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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-12-08
CHAMBERS co.
LOSES BY FIRE.
GAINESVILLE House Narrowly Es-
capeS Destruction and
Loss Is Heavy.

GAINESVILLE, Tenn, Dec. g. One OF
the most spectacular fires in the
history of GAINESVILLE occurred here
at an early hour Thursday evening
when the large storage warehouse OF
the W. A. Chambers Wholesale Gro
Gerry company was Quilted by flames.
About $50 o'clock the fire was
discovered by ]. A. Middleswartz.
who promptly turned the alarm in
to the fire department.
A large shipment of fireworks thae
had only been received that day kept
up an incessant din of popping and
cracking, with now and then the red
and green lights of Roman candles
to vary the most costly exhibition of
fireworks ever seen in this city. For
nearly three hours hundreds of pec-
pie stood in drenching rain and
watched the progress of the fire.
When seen by a reporter, Mr..
Chambers stated that he was not
to give out statement a
to how the fire originated or the en-
tent of the loss sustained. There
have been several theories advanced
as to how the fire started. One is
that a spark got among the fireworks
and started the trouble. The loss
amounts to thousands of dollars
There were large shipments of flour.
feedstuffs, fireworks, cocoanuts, lime,
ETC., in the building.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-12-08

The memorial services of Hopkins
! vile Lodge No. 545, Benevolent anC
Protective Order of Elks, held at the
Union Tabernacle Sunday afternoon
were largely attended and carried
out with delightful program OF
music and oratory.
About 100 members of the lodge
met at the Elks Home at 2:30 and
marched in a body to the Tabernacle,
where a crowd that almost filled the
big building had assembled.
After an opening number by the
orchestra, the officers assumed their
Irrespective stations and the opening
ceremonies were gone through with
gracefully conducted by Exalted
Ruler H. w. Linton, who delivered
a brief Introductory address.
Messrs Keen Waller, Robt. Waller,
Trice Waller and Joe Day rendered
vocal quartette. This was follow
ed by Miss Parler, of Bethel Female
College, who beautifully sang a solo.
The invocation was pronounced by
Chaplain Geo. C. Abbitt. After an
other piece by the orchestra and a
piano duet by Mrs. Shrode and Mr..
Gooch, the orator of the occasion,
Hon. r. G. p. Thomas, of Bowling
Green, was introduced by Judge j.
T. Hanbery and delivered the men,
orial address.
Mr.. Thomas is gifted Young at
torney, a brother to Hon. 1& w.
Thomas, who delivered thememorial
address in 1903. He bhuent and
eloquent speaker and h 2dress was
one that fitted the occasS0f, earnest,
sympathetic and patriotic. He paid
a glowing tribute to the order and
the great work of benevolence and
brotherly love in which its member
ship Of 500, 900 is engaged.
The services concluded with music
by the orchestra and the doxology as
a closing ode, in which the large au-
dience joined.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-12-08
Changes of Location.

Already changes for the new year
are being announced. The removal
of the postofiice has caused two or
three shifts. Sable Bros. moved
from the northwest corner of Ninth
and Virginia into the old postofice
stand. Reach & Fears will take the
room they vacated and Roy George
will take the present Reach & Fears
stand. The Cafe room in the Met
calfe building on Ninth street will be
occupied by the Blades-Cary Co..
who have outgrown their preseuf
stand.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-12-08
The Sentiment Of Business Men
In Mass Meeting
Assembled.
PROTEST TO CITY COUNCIL.
Committee Named To Ask That
Tobacco Market Be Kept
Free of Taxation.

A meeting of business men was
held at the rooms of the H. B. M A..
yesterday morning at $50 to take
action in regard to the imposition of
licenses taxes on the tobacco business
of the city in the proposed new or
dinance that has passed its first real
ly before the Council.
The ordinance proposed a license
of $50 on loose floors, $25 on brokers,
1925 on warehouses and 25 cents a
hogshead on the purchase of tobacco
above 200 hogsheads by rehandling
houses. 1t is estimated that the lat
ter license would apply to 10000
hogsheads bought for the export
trade, making a license tax Of SIS. 900.
The meeting was organized by the
election of j. T. Wall as chairman
and c. H. Bleich secretary and the
discussion, which was participated in
by R. E. Cooper, ]. T. Wall, DR.. P.
E. West, John H. Bell, C. R. Clark,
E. M. Flack, Geo. E. Gary, E. B.
Bassett and others was all in the d.
rection of unalterable opposition to
any sort of tax being laid upon the
tobacco industry, to which Hopkins.
vile owes its prosperity.
Col. E. B. Bassett, John H. Bell
and c. r Clark made particularly
strong speeches. urging that the
world be notified that Hopkinsville
was to remain always an open tobac-
CO market, free in every sense Of the
word. Col. Bassett called attention
to the fact that it was the seventh
anniversary of the date upon which
two of the warehouses were reduced
to ashes from without and saidit was
incomprehensible that all of them
were tobe subjectedto an attack from
within that would utterly destroy
them as a free market, and put the
industry at the mercy Of other mar
kets that would be quick to profit by
the mistake" A formal resolution
was drawn and committee appoint
ed to place it before the council last
night. The committee was COM
posed of ]. T. Wall, Geo. E. Gary,
w. T. Tandy. C. R. Clark, E. B. Bas-
sett. John H. Bell and Sam Frankel.
The tobacco men expressed their
willingness to pay privilege tax
themselves, but the resolution as
drawn and adopted by rising vote
asked that no license Of any kind be
imposed on the tobacco industry of
Hopkinsville.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-12-08
w. A. WILGUS
FAIRGROUNDS
School Board Takes Action In
The Matter of Be-
quest.

The Public School Board met yes
terday afternoon and appointed the
commission provided for in the w
A. Wilgus will to carry out the terms
of the will in providing Fairgrounds
for the white school children. The
commission is made up of:
Ira l.. Smith,
VIM. A. Long,
Thos. l.. Metcalfe.
They will. under advice of attor-
neys, ask County Judge Knight to-
day appoint Mr.. Geo. C. Long as Ad-
ministrator to wind up the estate.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-12-08
Decision To Assist Allies Ar
rived At, But May Wait
Till Spring.
VARYING SUCCESSES IN WEST.
Report That French Have Cut
German Communications In
Vicinity Of Metz.

Geneva, Dec. THE Journal de
Geneve publishes a dispatch from
Bucharest saying Rumania has defin-
itely decided to enter the war on the
side of the allies. This decision, ac-
cording to the dispatch. is in accord
ance with the wish of the entire
country, including King Ferdinand
and all the Rumanian statesmen,
except the minister of finance, M.
Marghileman.
The question of when Rumania
will make her entry into the conflict
is still being discussed, however, one
side desiring to avoid winter cam
paign; but the military authorities
express the fear that Servia may be
defeated before spring.
The attitude of Bulgaria remains
doubtful. Greece, Servia and Ru-
mania have proffered certain con-
cessions which, however, Sofia seems
not to consider a sufficient induce
ment.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-12-08

France. but the Germans explain
they are giving ground for tactical
and strategical reasons. The ad'
vance. as far as Flanders is con-
cerned, seems to have been checked
on the outskirts Of Langemarck.
There has been a renewal of hard
fighting in the Argonne district.
where the French claim progress
On the whole, however, in these
siege operations successes and re-
verses only mean a gain or loss Of a
few hundred yards and a slight re-
adjustment Of positions.
Seemingly more important is the
unofficial statement that the French
have seriously interfered with the
German communications between
Metz and the Woevre district in
France. for here. as elsewhere.
command of the roads is of the
greatest importance.
1t was announced officially tonight
that during his visit to France King
George conferred the order Of merit
on Field Marshal Sir John French
and also pinned the victoria cross
on the first Indian soldier to win
that decoration.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-12-08
VIRGIL PEPPER
SHOT TWICE
Charges Owen Marshall With
Attempt On His
Life.

Virgil Pepper. COL. was shot twice
and seriously wounded Saturday
night. He charges that Owen Mar.
shall did the shoot ng. One ball en-
tered Peppers breast and the other
the abdomen. An operation was
performed and IL was found that the
wounded mans intestines had not
been perforated. II is said that the
men had trouble in a restaurant and
when they met in an alley on Sew
enth Street. between Main and vir-
ginia. the shooting occurred. Mar
shall has not been arrested.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-12-08
Broken Matches.

Miss Reva Copeland, aged II. com
mitted suicide at Wingo, KY. by
drinking a solution made of match
heads broken off and dissolved in
water. She fingered several days.
A falling out with her sweetheart,
Owen Cunningham, aged 10, it is
said, was the cause. At least the
method was appropriate.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-12-08

Burnside men have organized q
night school for men who are over
the school age and have no educa-
ton. Thirty-tive men were present
the first night. their ages ranging
from twenty to forty-fve years. The
school will be in session two hours
each night. five nights during the
week. Great enthusiasm is being
shown. and 1t is expected there will
be sixty or more enrolled by the end
Of the week.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-12-08
Moved to City.

Mrs. Edgar Bradshaw and son,
George, on yesterday moved from
near Masonvile to this city. where
they will reside. They will occupy
the dwelling on Ninth street. recent
ly vacated by Mr.. John c. Thurmond.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-12-08

Katherine Winters, missing for
two years from Newcastle. Ind, is
again reported found, this time at
jacksonville. Winters will be easy
to find from now until Spring.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-12-08

The first installment of "The Mas
ter Key" the serial to run for the
next fifteen weeks, appears today.
Another installment will appear
Thursday and thereafter once a week
on Thursdays. keeping pace with the
presentations at the Rex Theatre on
Saturdays.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-12-08

Signor Perugini, a widely known
singer and actor. at one time hus-
band of Lillian Russell, for period
of four months, died in Philadelphia,
Friday.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-12-08

Benjamin T. Blewett. aged "a. a
former president Of Bethel College.
at Russellville, KY. died in st. Louis,
Friday. His son Of the same name
is superintendent of the St. Louis
public schools.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-12-08

Now and then you hear of mod
erD miracle. An auto turned turtle
at Frankfort with seven people in
it and nobody was hurt.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-12-08

Henderson's new salary ordinance
was defeated because it received only
2 votes and s votes are necessary to
pass salary or license ordinances in
third class cities.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-12-08

Carleton Hudson. wealthy Chicago
lawyer, has admitted that he is Car
Teton H. Belts, wanted in New York
on an indictment returned in 1894,
charging forgery.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-12-08

Madison Cawein, the Kentucky
poet, suffered a stroke of apoplexy
in his apartments in Louisville Fri
day.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-12-08

The American Minister in Picking
has been ordered to confer with the
Russian Minister in regard to the
condition OF Germans in Siberian de-
tention camps.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-12-08

Former Lieut.. Gov. M. C. Afford,
lawyer. promoter. politician and one
of the best-known men in Central
Kentucky. was taken to Lexington
hospital Friday evening and his con-
dition is said to be serious.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-12-08

Two thousand tons of food for the
Belgians was sent from New York
Friday on vessel sailing for Rotter-
dam.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-12-08
White Wild Geese.

Mr.. VIM. Cloud. of South chrs\
tain, is authority for the statement
that a flock of 40 or 80 wild geese.
seen on his farm last week. contained
sor 10 entirely white ones. flying
with the grey ones. They were the
first white wild geese ever seen "a
fhsT localitx.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-12-08

The Glasgow Times announces that
it will adopt a rigid cash system, the
only one that will keep newspapers
circulation on business basis.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-12-08

The Roman Catholic Church will
fight the Arizona Prohibition law be-
cause it would bar the use of wine
for sacramento purposes.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-12-08

Col. Charles Alexander, a million
aire capitalist. has been arrested in
Providence on an Indictment return
ed in Chicago for white slavery.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-12-08

During the last week of November
Sheriff Jewell Smith collected $780,
600 of state and county taxes.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-12-08

Yesterday was the seventh ami
vefsary of the night rider raid of
Dec. 81, 1907.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-12-08

Premier Cassandra says Italy wants
to remain neutral, but is ready for
anything that may happen.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-12-08

Mrs. Lewis Dixon rolled on her g.
months.old son in her sleep at Win
chester and killed the child.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-12-08

Hon. Lavega Clements. of Owens
boro. delivered the Elks Memorial
address in GAINESVILLE Sunday.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-12-08
EDITORIAL COMMENTS.


Congress reconvened yesterday at
noon.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-12-08
Germans Claim LODI.

Berlin, Dec. lit is officially an,
nounced that the Germans occupied
Lodz Sunday.
LODI, a city of some $50, 900 pcpu.
lation. is the chief manufacturing
center of Russian Poland. 1t ha.
numerous textile mills, the majority
Of them for the manufacture of cot
ton goods. In addition it has flour
mills, dyeing establishments, brick
yards, machinery plants and brew.
cries. The population is made up Of
Poles, Germans and Jews.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-12-08
Fighting In Storms.

London. Dec. BATTLES for pos
session of LODI and railroad leading
through Northern Poland to Warsaw
continue without abatement, but the
reticence of German and Russian
headquarters stats and the meagre-
ness of telegraphic communication,
which is interrupted by storms, pre-
vent clear view of the progress of
the fighting.
The German official report dis
misses the struggle in single sent
ence-"the battles of LODI are de-
veloping according to our expecta-
TONS while the last Russian report
sent from Petrograd Friday, simply
recorded that fighting was in pro-
gress.
From unofficial sources, however,
it is gathered that on Thursday last
the Germans. having failed to pierce
the Russian center. commenced, with
the aid Of reinforcements, another
attempt to envelop the Russians on
both tanks. Thisis indicated by the
fact that there is fighting near How,
north Of LODI. and at Piotrkow, to
the south. Both places are in ad-
vance of the positions at which the
Germans previously have been re-
ported in their second invasion of
Poland. and like LODI, they are on
the main roads to the Polish capital.
There is no news from South Po-
land beyond a German denial of a
reported Russian success at Czensto-
chowa.
The capture Of an advance posi-
ton at Przemysl is regarded as con-
ferring a valuable advantage to the
Russians in their attack on the fort
ress. Leaving this city to the at
tentions Of the besieging armies.
the Russians are pushing in small
bodies steadily across the plains Of
Hungary and fugitives are said to
be pouring toward Budapest.
In the face Of the Austrian ad-
rance in Servia there has been talk
# the removal of the capital from !
Nish to Mitrovitza. but Servia de-
nies that this step actually has been |
aiken.
The allies continue to push for
ward in Flanders and in North
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-12-08

After your name. rsosv
Dr. aptly. and not mesa num-
The Postal regulations
. subscriptions TO b
paid In advance.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-12-08
MEMORIAL
SERVICES
Of The Elks Lodge Held At
The Tabernacle Sunday
Afternoon.
HON R. c. P. THOMAS ORATOR
Eloquent Eulogy Pronounced
and Delightful Musical Pro-
gram Carried Out.
THE DEAD.

1914
Jas. W. Ridgeway
Henry Blumenstiel
Robt. c. Payne
VIM. A. Wilgus
Thos. w. Long
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-07-09

Cave park, near Custer, report that
the elk and buffalo confined there
are In very poor condition, due to
lack of food. These animals have
been kept in a sixty-aere enclosure
since last winter until the park fence
could be completed. The fence still
is in course of construction. The
grazing is entirely exhausted in the
small enclosure in which the elk and
buffalo are confined. The CONNER
cial clubs of the Black Hills are being
urged to take steps to have these
animals looked after and provided
with sufficient feed until the big pas
ture Is ready for them.
Yankton-Much interest has been
manifest here for several days as to
the whereabouts of Charles Bowman,
murderer OF Nellie Brewer, as it was
ascertained he had been removed in
the night from the county Jail. 1t
has been definitely determined that
Bowman is at the state hospital,
three miles north, where any attempt
to reach him If made, would be like
ly to end in failure. The county of
ficers are not proposing to run any
risks, but reports to some outside
papers that mobs had actually form
ed here is mere rubbish. Some
threats were made, or rather beliefs
expressed, that Bowman ought to be
lynched, but there has at no time
been any concerted action to attempt
TO get hold of Bowman.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-07-09
STATE NEWS

Pierre-Gov. Byrne has appointed
Carl Behrens OF Rapid City to sue
coed himself as a member OF the
state board of embalmers.
Webster-As the result of injuries
received when her horses SHE'D and
overturned the vehicle In which her
self and others were riding, Mrs.
John Hammer, wife of a well known
Day county farmer. is dead.
Pisrre-An increased assessment
of SJS0,341 for express companies
operating in this state is shown over
the figures of last year by the list
ings made by the tax commission for
this year.
Pierre-The members of the state
board of charities and corrections,
the state board of regents Of educa-
tion and the soldiers home board as
sembled here to let bids for coal for
the various state institutions under
their management under the provis-
lon OF the law requiring all such bids
to be on a heat unit basis.
Yankton-At a special term of cir
cult court George Fuller and Archie
Rhinehart pleaded guilty to burglary
and were each sentenced to one year
in the penitentiary.
Watertown-W. b. Robinson. for
years a prominent resident of Rob
erts county, is dead as the result of
injuries received when a gasoline
lamp exploded. He is survived by a
widow and three children. He was
filling the gasoline lamp, when I'm
some way the liquid became ignited
causing an explosion and throwing
the burning gasoline over his cloth
ing.
Winner-During the severe cleo
trio storm which visited this section
last night lightning struck the tower
OF the Catholic church, causing dam
age to hat structure to the amount
OF $500. The structure did not
ignite, though the building oc-
cupied by the Winner Ice company
was struck about the same time and
caused a considerable blaze, which,
however, was promptly brought un-
der control by the fire department.
Huron-Ed J.. Miller of Huron,
cashier OF the First National bank of
tuiS City, HAS D6eu S6lccleu Dy the
American Bankers association as a
member of the executive council of
that organization, the term of office
being three years. The council meets
twice yearly In the east, the position
to which Mr.. Miller has been APP
pointed being an important one.
Spearfsh-The ranchers and other
residents of the northern section of
Lawrence county r being terrorized
by a lunatic. who is running at large
and who thus far has successfully
evaded capture. The fugitive is
known as Fast" and for some time
had been employed at odd jobs on
the different ranches of the region.
He was known to be ~demented, but
was regarded as harmless. Yester-
day he developed a mania for setting
fire to buildings, thus following out
threats that he would get even''
with several ranches.
Custer-Recent visitors to wind
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-07-09

Gives History and Cause of Forty
Years In Prison.

Milwaukee, July 9.-The most un-
derpaid mar in America, If not in the
entire world, is a temporary resident
of Milwaukee.
He is Thomas Henry Murphy, SO
years old, alias Thomas Mcintyre,
alias Snake" Murphy. alias twenty
other names and his record (consid-
cred one of the most remarkable of
any criminal) is in every police sta
ton in the United States. Murphy,
he says himself, is a cheap crook"
He has served thirty-six years in
penitentiaries in three states. This
does not include sentences in houses
OF correction, county jails and Gala
booses for minor offenses nor the
time lying in Jail while awaiting
trial. about five or six years.
THE wages of sin are small"
whined the aged. bent men as he
crouched on a seat in district court.
II have spent more than forty years
of my life in prison, but the total
value of all l have stolen will not
reach 500.
II started when l was a kid" he
explained, after some wheedling. Il
was living with my mother in st.
Louis. A negro washerwoman was
drunk on the street and a cop stop
ped an express wagon to take her to
jail. | picked up a stone and hit the
cop back of the ear, laying him out.
| vas sentenced to the reformatory
until | was 81. In two years my
mother got me out.
After this | was in no serious
trouble until l moved to Colorado.
This time i stole about IS worth of
stuff and got twelve years in the
penitentiary. | had broken into a
place, and the charge was burglary.
/ was sentenced three times in Colo
arod, serving about eighteen years in
all.
Then I went back to Missouri, but
it was no use. / kept getting in bad
there and in Kansas. As fast as I
got out I would steal some small
thing and get back in again. I
haven't had a free summer in twenty
years. Every summer l have been
locked up. That's why l came to
Wisconsin. I planned to have a