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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-10

HOME SOCIETY
Has a Representative Here
Hunting Homes For
Children.

w. H. Collins is in the city. in
the Interest of the Kentucky Child
rens Home Society, of Louisville, the
only institution of the kind in the
State, which the state assists, and
in return the governor appoints one
third of the board of Managers and
Executive board.
The society takes the poor house
children from all over the state end
find Them good homes, where strict
oversight is kept of them till of age.
II not properly placed they are NOV
ed as soon as that fact is ascerteined.
They are visited once every year end
d Kodak picture made. A complete
history of each child. with all corre-
spondence ! tive to childrfnis kept
in a fireproof vault. for the berefit
OF the children and their desceu-
dants in the years to come.
The society has handled over 2, 100
children up to this time and now has
in the receiving home about 200, for
whom good homes are wanted. They
range in oge from a few weeks to
about y years, both boys and girls.
There have been sent from Christian
county by the orders of the County
Judge about 80 children, of these
one has been fraud, two ran away,
one married; one legally adopted,
two returned to parents, three sent
to Feeble Minded Institute, the
oilers are in good homes doing well.
Most of our readers will remember,
IRA Arvin, the boy sent from here in
July 1911, who was so near starved
and more dead than alive. For many
days he fingered but skilled physi-
clans brought him back to life and
he is now a fine boy doing well.
Mr.. George c. Long, of this city,
is one Of the State Board of Mana.
gers.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-10
Merritt Assaults Attorney.

After the jury had left the court
room, but while Judge Hanbery was
still on the bench, an alteration took
place in the court room between
George Merritt and John C. Duffy,
who had just made the last speech
in the case. In his remarks Mr..
Duffy alluded to Mr.. Merritt as ''the
sting lest man in town, who never at
any time gave his victim dollar"
The men met at the water cooler in
a corner of the court room and after
a few words heard by none but
themselves, Merritt struck Duffy on
the left side of his face once or twice,
knocking him to his knees. Duffy
quickly regained his feet and they
clinched, when Deputy Sheriff David
Smith separated the belligerents.
Mr.. Duffy's face was bruised on
one side and there was a cut on the
other side. where he was knocked
against blackboard. His injuries
are slight and he was in court as
usual yesterday morning. Mr.. Duffy
says he was in the act of taking a
drink of water when Merritt said.
II may be the stingiest man in town.
but | never tried to steal anything"
His reply was Go away George, !
don't want any trouble with YOU"
and raised the glass to his mouth.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-10
DROPPING BOMBS
IN CITY OF ANTWERP
Where The Brave Little Belgian Army
Is Making Its Last Stand.
KING ALBERT FIGHTING WITH HIS MEN,
Operations In The Other War Zones
Have Not Yet Been Decisive.

London, Oct. 9.-No less than six
Zeppelin dirigibles are dropping
bombs on Antwerp, and German
seige guns are keeping up steady
fire against the forts of the tempo
rary Belgian capital. So violent is
the bombardment that towns twenty
miles distant are visibly shaken. 1t
is stated that King Albert at the
head of portion of his army has
left the city. Great damage to the
city from shrapnel fire is claimed in
the German official report. The Bel
gian field army is engaged nine miles
out of Antwerp. The plight of the
little kingdom has aroused great in
terest in Washington, and the posi-
bi,ity that Germany would drive the
Government from Belgian sol was
widely discussed. 1t was said at the
Belgian and English Embassies
that King Albert would rule loyal
people, even if every foot of land was
taken from him, and he and his fol-
lowers made wanderers.
The Russian official statement is
ued last night reports the capture
of three towns along the Prussian-
Polish border from the Germans. 1t
is also stated that Emperor Nicho.
las is close to the battle front at the
present time and that his presence
will stir the troops to renewed activ
ity.
Its reported that the Bulgarianl
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-10

The war story of Mrs. Fannie
Keen Roach in the. last issue of the
Kentuekian created great interest
and mich favorable comment in the
city. The picture of the burned
courthouse used with the article was
made from photograph taken by
Mir. E. L. Foulks, few days after
the fire, which was in December,
1864. The edition of the paper con-
tanning the story was exhausted be-
fore noon and many who desired
papers were unable to obtain them.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-10

have taken arms ON the side of Ger
many and Austria. No official infor-
nation on this report has been re-
ceived. so it is thought merely to
have been the action of Bulgarians
irregulars.
Berlin yesterday confirmed the
sinking of a German torpedo boat
destroyer by an English submarine.
1t was stated that most of the crew
were rescued. Investigation of the
report that Gen. Won MoItke had been
dismissed as Chief of Staff of the
German army shows it to have been
untrue, In official statements in Ber-
lin the assertion oe the Russians as to
enormous victories are classed as
Ties" The Germans maintain that
within the past few days they have
taken thousands of prisoners in Rus
sian-Poland and Galicia. 1t is re-
ported from Dutch sources that
fierce fighting has occurred in the
Nethe district, provinces of Ant
werp. Five German army corps are
taking part in the seige of Antwe p.
The official communication issued
in Paris says the situation is at q
stand on the battlefront of the Aisne,
Notwithstanding several violent en-
gagements in the region of Roye. Il
is claimed that operations have de
velcped almost to the North Sea, anC
the French claim to have regaineC
lpositions recently abandoned.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-10
B. P. CRAVENS
GETS $4,000
Damages In The Suit Against
Geo. H. Merritt, Jr., For
$4,000.
SENSATIONAL CASE TRIED.
Alienation Of WIfe's Affections
Charged Defendant AS
Saults Attorney Duffy.

Practically all of the time in Cir
cult Court for the last three days
has been devoted to the trial of the
damage case of B. P. Cravens VS..
Geo. H. Merritt, Jr. for SIS 600, for
the alleged alienation of his wife's
affections. In the spring of 1918
Cravens was committed to the State
Hospital for treatment and remained
there until July %. In December
1913 he discovered that his wife
would become mother soon and &C.
cordingly brought suit for divorce,
alleging adultery. A male child was
born in February and a divorce was
granted in March of this year. Prior
to this Cravens had brought the suit
on trial.
Mrs. Cravens, who is a woman
probably 40 years of age and the
mother of six children, testified that
Merritt is the father of the youngest
child. That their relations began in
the spring of 1913 and continued for
two months. She said Merritt, from
whom she rented the house in which
she lived, came to collect the rent,
which she had ne money to pay, end
that she submitted to his advances
because she was afraid she would be
put out of the house, This Merritt
denied and said he let the family re-
main in the house expecting the fis-
cal court, to pay the rent, as they
were receiving Z, charity from both
the city and county. The testimony
of Crayens was that he was absent
from his home several months be-
fore July % and upon that date he
returned and lived with his wife
until December. The defendant
claimed that he had not alienated the
affections of Mrs. Cravens in any
way, and in fact her conduct in liv-
ing with her husband showed that
her affections had not been alienated
by any one.
Much of the testimony was unfit
, to print and large crowd of men
heard the story detailed. Merritt is
married man, but bis wife did not
appear in court and Mrs. Cravens
was the only weman present.
The case was argued Thursday.
the court allowing an hour and a
half to each side.
Speeches of from Is to 80 minutes
were made by G. w. Southsll, John
Feland and C. H. Bush for the de-
PENDANT and by Ira d. Smith, S. Y,
Trimble and John C. Duffy FOR the
plaintiff. The case went to the jury
when court adjourned Thursday eve.
ninQ.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-10
CHAMBERM SAVINGS
Offered For War Present To
Germany.-.Funds Collected
In Rome.

Rome, Oct. ga meeting of Ger
mans was held the other day to
collect funds for a war present to
the fatherland.
The women in attendance gave all
the valuables they possessed, and q
.chambermaid insisted on giving her
handbook, calling for 5000 lire
(about 5000 though she was urged
to keep part of it.
The German women here have
sent to Germany three ears loaded
with rawlings for the wounded,
mace from their household linen.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-10
GENERALS TO BE HONORED
JOfre, Gallieni, Pau and Decas-
telnau To Become MarShalS.

London, Oct. 9.-The French Gov
eminent will create four Marshals
of France. according to the Paris
correspondent of the Express. The
men selected, he says, are Generals
Joseph j c. Joffre, the Commander
in-Chief of the French army; j. S.
Gallieni, the Military Governor of
Paris; Gerald P. Pau, and C. Decas-
telnau, who are on the fighting line.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-10
SuferingS Of John N. RenShaw
Are Ended At The Stuart
Hospital.
lNTERMENT THIS AFTERNOON.
The Grand Jury Will Doubtless
Return Indictments For
Murder.

John M. Renshaw died at the Jeu~
ME Stuart Memorial Hospital short
ly after O'Clock yesterday morning,
after lingering II days from a gun
shot wound in his brain.
At 4 O'CLOCK p. m, Sept. 25, while
riding in buggy near mis- home, an
unknown assassin ran up behind his
buggy and shot him in the right side
of the head, back of the ear, with a
pistol ball, at close range. He was
rendered unconscious and never re-
gained consciousness, except one
day last week when asked if he want
ed water he answered, Eyes, be-
lieve do" He was never able to
ma e a statement and the formation
of an abscess in his brain soon after
wards caused him to become wholly
unconscious and his death had been
expected for several daps. For the
last three days there had been a dis
charge from both of his ears, show
ing the rapid progress of the fatal
complication,
| On Sunday following the assassF'
nation T. J. Baynham at Edgoten'
detained billiard Young, a.neg o rail"
road hand, and Sheriff Smith went
to Edgoten and brought Young U'
ial. He answers the descript. on Of
one ofAthe two negroes Sea on the
bridge just before Mr.. Renshaw vas
shot in crossing the bridge on the
GAINESVILLE pike. Several witnesses
saw the men, one tall and the other
short, and one witness saw the N
running from the scene. 1t is also
said that some strong circumsta1t;at
evidence points to Young as Their ight
man. He is still in Jail and has new
er asked what he was arrested for.
Stories of his movements told bv
, him were investigated and found to-
be untrue.
The grand jury has been awaiting
the result of Mr. Renshaw's wound
before taking action.
! John M. Renshaw was born in
IChristian county Nv. 1852 and for
years conducted store at Era, KY.
Afterwards he moved to town and
was appointed Sheriff in 1908. He
was defeated for the same office in
| 1913 by Jewell w. Smith. being the
nominee of the Republican party.
Mr.. Renshaw was an honorable and
respected citizen and was popular
with men of all parties. Two or
! three years ago he moved to his
farm near town and was engaged in
stock-raising,
A post norton examination was
made and the ball found and re-
moved. 1t was on the opposite side
of the head from where it entered
and near the top, having ranged up
ward. and an abscess had formed
Mr.. Renshaw's body was taken TO
his home yesterday and the funeral
services will be held this afternoon
at o'clock, conducted by Rev. J. B.
Fosher, pastor of the Universalist
church, of which the deceased was
member. lnterment at Riverside
Cemetery.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-10

when Merritt struck him.
Merritt's story does not differ ma
terially, except that he claims Duffy
called him liar. which Duffy stout.
ly denies.
Judge Hanbery announced that he
would defer any action in the case
until he had conferred with Com.
monwealth's Attorney Smith. who
was out of town.
The court can impose fine of S25
and send to Jail for six hours for
contempt, but it is probably that the
grand jury will investigate the case
and may indict for assault and bat
terry. which is punishable by fine and
Imprisonment.
The jury resumed consideration of
the case at 8 o'clock and two hours
later brought in a verdict of Sc. 200
for the plaintiff.
The defendant is a prominent sa-
loon man of the city and is a man of
means, owning a good deal of valu-
able real estate.
B. p. Cravens. the plaintiff, is very
poor in purse and in health, He has
weak lungs and while at the State
Hospital was in the tuberculosis de-
partment. He was benefited by the
treatment and is now able to work
at his trade of carpenter. but not
regularly. His five children live with
their mother.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-10
POPE BENEDICT APPEALS
TO Austrian Emperor To Use
Influence To Bring About
Peace.

Rome. Oct. 9.-0n Sunday En-
peror Franz Josef's name day, Pope
Benedict XIV, addressed the Austrian
Emperor with an appeal for peace,
asking that he use his influence with
the Powers to bring about an early
cessation of the international strug-
gle.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-10
Editorial Comments.
Go Slow.

The City Council has given the first |
passage to an ordinance proposing to |
submit to a vote of the people at the |
November election, school bond iS-
sue of 100000. There are now S65,
700 of the High school bonds issued
by the Council at the request of the
SnSool Board in 1910 and 1912, as
provided in the charter under which
the schools have been operated since
February 1881. The bonds were is.
sued without vote of the people,
but their legality has never been
questioned. Bond investors in sew
eral northern cities were anxious for
some of the bonds after their attorn-
neys had fully investigated, The
courts have since held that the bonds
are to be considered as current debts
in limiting future contracts, but be-
yond that fact, which doel not seem
to be creating any trouble. there is
no reason to be assigned for refund
ing these bonds, which is said to be
one of the purposes in view. 1t is
said that the additional bonded debt
of S35, 900 is to be expended lin
necessary improvements in both
white and colored schools" The
special charter under which the
white schools are conducted prov des
for the absolute separation of the
schools and only white voters may
vote on any question concerning the
white schools. The colored schools
are operated under authority OF the
State laws and an ordinance of the
City of Hopkinsville. 1t has been
, thought best for the white schools to
operate under their special charter
and the schools have never been
transferred by ordinance to Board
of Education authorized in 1898.
The abandonment of the special char
ter will necessitate an entire re or
ganization of the school boards and
no good can come from such dis
Aturbance at the present time. There
As no necessity for a school bond is-
sue of $4,000. The Kentucsian does
notbelieve the public is in any humor
for further increase of taxes at this
time. A former Council set aside
$4,000 Of license revenues in 1911 to
pay a school debt and similar ac-
ton fof a few years would pay off
the present bonds, and make way for
an issue of bonds for streets or some
thing that we have not already Sc
cured.
In 1906 the city owed SCI, 900 of
bonds and $15, 900 of floating debts.
All of this debt was paid off in sew
en- years excepting $1,000, although
the bonds were not due. un il 1921
and were called in at premium pri-
or to 1911. ThensWhy should asmall-
err debt at this time become an ex-
cuse for burdening the city with a
new issue of 100000 of long-term
bonds? At least let the matter alone
until the governments Sl0o,O06, 900
of war taxes have been imposed and
we can take new bearings and see
what we have left
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-10

Consular Agent Silliman has been
sent to Mexico City with instructions
from the Administration that this
Government will tase no sides in the
Carranza-Villa controversy.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-10
School Money Ready.

County school Superintendent l..
E. Foster has received a check from.
the State treasurer at Frankfort for
So, S4O99, which is the first INSTALL
ment for the teachers of the rural
schools of Christian county. All
teachers who have taught a full
month and have their papers prop
erly signed can get their checks to-
day by calling at the superintend.-
ent's Office.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-10

Former Senator William Lorimer
has been indicted by a Federal grand
ipry on the charge of misa pplying
dds in connection with the recent
ing of several Chicago banks.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-10

1t is becoming more evident every
day that the war tax is not going to
be popular with the people. Many
Democratic papers are openly OPP
posing the war measure, but there
seems to be no way out of it, unless
Ithe allies would turn TANKS little
faster.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-10

The associated charities of Louis
vile is trying to raise $4,000 for a
winter charity fund.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-10

Miss Beulah Haddock has returned
from Asheville, N. c.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-10
WATCH THE DATE

After your name. renew
promptly. and not missa num-
Der. The Postal regulations
require subscriptions to be
paid in advance.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1914-01-24
Pass 1t Along.

There is man in our town
And he is full of prunes;
He has rusty photograph
And never changes tunes.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
There is man in our town,
Our goat for sure he's got;
He dumps all sorts of rubbish on
His vacant corner lot.
Allentown Democrat
There is man in our town
Who helps mosquitoes breed;
He owns a world of vacant lots,
And never cuts a wed.
Houston Post.
There is a man in our town
Who's even worse than that;
He's teaching tango on
The floor above our fiat.
Chicago Record Herald,
There is a man in our town
A pest you probably know
No matter what the day brings forth
He says: Il told you So"
louisville Herald
There is a man in our town,
For hot Avernus bound;
Each night he ties in his back yard
His cussed, bowling hound
San Francisco Chronicle
There is mutt in our town,
Who sits behind your seat;
And everything the actors say,
He thinks he must repeat
-Goodwin's Weekly.
There is a man in our town
Who is always running bills;
And when you go collecting
He hides out in the hills.
Carson City News.
There is man in our town
Who sits around and whines
That there's nothing good in anything,
Our smelter, farms or mines.
There are other men in Yerington
With tales of woe to tell
To those who wish to locate here
They ought to be in hell
-Yerington Times.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1914-01-24
Hotel Holland Arrivals.

J. J. Welsh, Nina; R. l.. Darcy,
Los Angeles; Geo. R. Hand, city; A.
Freitas and brother, city; A. Meehan,
Buckskin; John Conner, Mason; f.
w. West, Thompson; A. G. Spencer,
Reno; w. J. Jessamine, S. F.; c. w.
Barnes and wife. Reno; Mrs. Nellie
Price, Reno; Thos. Wayne, Silver
City; A. J. Bovard, city; Ambro Ro-
saschi, Haven Ranch; George d.
Smith, Jr.. Carson; Emmett Boyle,
Carson; w. F. Gage, Wellington
Kate Gallangar, Wellington; A. W.
West, Los Angeles; II. Frank, Reno
Thos. E. Kepner, Reno; A. U. Price,
Reno; ID. c. Beach, Schurz; George
Lever, Schurz; F. P. Langan, Vir-
ginia City; Fl. c. Stanley, S. F.; A.
J. Vance, Oklahoma City; Al Clifford
Oakland; F. B. Flanagan, Ludwig; n
Therein, Wabuska; Joe SALES, East
Walker: ]. F. Calford, Buckskin; F
G. Michelous. Reno; G. J. Tuska
Sparks; J. P. Kelley, Sparks; Bert
Anderson, Sparks; w. H. Burton
Reno; Geo. Lever, city.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1914-01-24
Ladies' Aid Society.

The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Methodist Church met at the pleasant
home of Mrs. Leverich Wednesday
afternoon, January II, and had most
enjoyable time There were II ladies
present The ladies decided to have
a Cooked Food Sale Saturday after
noon from o'clock till o'clock at
the Postofice. Also, each member,
and as many friends as will, are re-
quested to earn a dollar and bring it
to the next meeting which will be held
February 4, at the Methodist Church
in Spangler Hall. Splendid refresh
ments were served by the hostess
and the ladies are eloquent in their
praise of Mrs. Leverich as an enter
tainer.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1914-01-24
Wonderful Cough Remedy.

DR.. Kings New Discovery is known
everywhere as the remedy which will
surely stop a cough or cold. d. P.
Lawson, of Edison, Tenn, writes:
"Dr. Kings New Discovery is the
most wonderful medicine | ever sold
in my store 1t can't be beat. 1t sells
without any trouble at all. 1t needs
no guarantee" This is true, because
DIR. Kings New Discovery will relieve
the most obstinate of coughs and
colds. Lung troubles quickly helped
by its use You should keep bottle
in the house at all times for all the
members of the family. 50 cents and
81. All druggists or by mail Fl. E.
Bucklen & Co., Philadelphia or St.
Louis. Advt
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1914-01-24
Eye No Better.

Will Reymers returned from San
Francisco the first of the week and
reports that his fathers eyesight can
not be much improved according to
the specialists below. The cause of
the trouble was a slight shock of pa
ralysis and it is feared that the nerve
of the right eye is so affected that the
eyesight cannot be restored. The
sight is not entirely gone in this eye
but Mr. Reymers can see but poorly
with it,
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1914-01-24
Married in Carson.

The Carson News says a marriage
license was issued Thursday to Lloyd
Lyton Austin, of Smith, Lyon county,
and Miss Dollie Lucille FORBADE, of
Carson. They were married that ev-
ening at the Episcopal Church in Car
son and will make their home in Smith
Valley.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1914-01-24
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Serial 02217.

Department of the Interior,
U. S Land Office at Carson City, Nevada,
December IL, 1918.
Notice is hereby given that George Murphy,
of Wellington, Nevada, who on April IS, 1908
made Homestead Application No 022l7, for
the SEA OF Section 81, Township 10 n
Range "a f., Mount Diablo Meridian, has
filed notice of intention to make final five year
proof to establish claim to the land above de
scribed, before L. r. Ames, L. s. Commits.
sioner, at Smith, Nevada, on the goth day OF
January, 1914
Claimant names as witnesses:
Clarence K. Wedertz, OF Wellington, Ne
vada.
Charles +. Wedertz, of Wellington. Ne.
vada.
Samuel Kimmel. of Hudson. Nevada,
Charlie NJ Carter, of Smith. Nevada
LOUIS J. COIN. Register.
Date of first publication, Dec 20, 1913.
Date of last publication, Jan. IL. 1914.