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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-31
CIRCUIT COURT
NEAR END
Jury Cases Disposed of and
Jurors Will be Discharged
Today.

In the case of Vettus Gibbs, col.
against the L. & N. railroad com.
pany for $1,000 damages, alleging
personal injuries sustained by being
forced off a running train at the
point of pistol in the hands of q
railroad man, the jury found for the
railroad company. Gibbs claimed he
was forced from the train and fell
and broke one of his legs. July 3Ott
last, near Latham, one mile north
Of the city.
In the suit of w. r. LedforG
against the L. & N. railroad com
pany for $500 damages on account
of horse being killed on a cattle,
guard, the jury found for defendant
The jury in the case of the Hop.
kinsville Milling Co. against j. w,
Riley found for the defendant. The
milling company claimed tn e y
were entitled to damages because
the defendant had not fulfilled a
contract they alleged he made to de.
liver his wheat to them.
Jury trials for this term of the
court will be concluded to-day and
next week will be given to the dis
position of equity matters. Court
will adjourn the latter part of next
week.
The case of H. c. Bruner VS.. The
Pennyroyal Company, of this city,
was tried yesterday. The plaintiff,
a Louisville insurance man. sued for
one per cent. commission on $4,000
borrowed from the Great Southern
Company for the defendants. The
defendant company refused to pay
the 5000, claiming that Bruner did
not secure the loan, though he
made the application, and that a
member of the Pennyroyal company
had to make two trips to Louisville
and work out all of the details. The
case went to the jury Thursday af-
ternoon.
At 10 o'clock the jury returned a
verdict of 8, giving judgment for the
plaintiff.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-31
AMATEUR
PUGILISTS
Fought a Three Round Contest
at Armory Thursday
Night.

In a three.round boxing contest at
the Armory Thursday night, Ernest
Cantrell defeated Fayette Oliver, in
the presence of an enthusiastic crowd
of about 100.
The pugilists fought as welter-
weights and the contest was of
course within lawful lines, but it
created much interest. The victor
is a young salesman in Roseborough's
store, while Oliver is an employe of
the Princess Thsat Tom Kelly
was the referee.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-31
Quiet on The User.

London, Oct. 30.-The battle of
the User and the series of the fights
along the whole front in Belgium
and France appear, with the troops
now exhausted. to have degenera ed
into numerous isolated attacks and
counter attacks, in which gains and
losses are about equally divided.
On that part of the battle front
Learest the sea, where the Germans
have delivered repeated attacks with
daily increasing forces, in their efforts
to force their way to Dunkirk and
eventually to Calais. and where the
allies have offered such stubborn re-
sistance, there has been another day
of comparative calm, and, although
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-31
QUICK BAKE OVEN
Mr.. Melee Secures Patent On
New Utensil.

Mr.. r. B. MCGEE. of this city, has
been granted patent on bake
oven. The new cooking utensil is
to be used under an open CRATE and
biscuits can be baked in three min
utes with an ordinary fire. Sweet
potatoes can be baked in fifteen
minutes and a meal of bread and
meat can be cooked in seven or eight
minutes. The oven is so constructed
that ashes and smoke cannot enter.
Mr.. MCGEE expects to have the ovens
manufactured in large quantities
and will shortly place them on the
market.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-31

ator Camden's speech appears in full
on another page.
Those in the party were Gov. Jas
B. McCreary, Senator Ollie NJ
James, Senator j. N. Camden, Gov
j. c. w. Beckham, Thos. S. Rhea,
Claude Terrill. w. o. Head. Jno. w,
Newman, James Garrett. +. j. Me
Dermott. w. o. Davis, JAS. Reed,
DR., M. Board, Jno. B. Chiffon. S. r.
Glein and Henry r. Lawrence. Cor.
respondents Kaltenbacher. Perry
and Bloom, of Louisville. and Ton
Cromwell. of the Cincinnati Enquir.
sr. are with the party.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-31
EDITORIAL COMMENTS.
A Matter of Business.


The business men who are advo-
eating commission government Tor
Hapkinsville have no selfish motives
to Influence them. They are not
seeking jobs, but are men interested
in the growth and prosperity OF the
city. They want to see the same
business methods applied to the
city's business that cautious. pru-
dent and successful business men
apply to their own business. They
want to see the affairs of the city
lifted out of the mire of ward poll
tics. There are many business houses
in the city whose executive officers
are paid more than 81, 800 year and
vet the entire council and mayor OF
Hopkinsville receive less than that
amount in the aggregate. Salaries
of subordinate officers have been In
creased from time to time, but the
governing authorities are still placed
upon a cheap scale. Commission
government is exactly the opposite.
Commissioners are employed at good
salaries to manage the city's business
like business men manage their own
affairs, stopping leaks, paying only
such salaries as are earned, requiring
officials and employees to put in full
time and to lose their own idle time.
and above all to see that honesty is
practiced in every department at all
times.
Under the new law there will be
three commissioners at 81, 800. One
of these will be paid by the salaries
now paid to the mayor and council.
The increase of $1,000 Gao be saved
every year ESTABLISHING useless Of
fees. the duties of which can be
performed by the commissioners
themselves.
The object that the business men
}who are for it hope to attain through
the commission plan is one that will
benefit all alike. The object OF those
who are leading the opposition ought
to be perfectly apparent to any one
who will stop to think.
AS a taxpayer, you are investing
your money, every year, in the city,
a corporate enterprise. Do you think
1your investment is good one! II
not, you should try to make it so,
for so long as you are citizen and
property owner. you will be an In
Gestor whether you desire it or not.
( the plan of managing your cor
poration is not satisfactory or prof
liable, your remedy is to change the
plan.
IL YOU are not entirely satisfied, If
your mind is not clear upon the SUBJ
ject, do as if you were going to in
vest your earnings in a commercial
or financial enterprise, get the opin-
ion of those in whom you have
confidence and upon whose judgment
YOU would re)v-men who have no
personal interest to serve and whose
orinions will be unwarped and I'M
biased. They will not mislead or
deceive you.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-31
Spoke Last Night At Taber-
nacle and Spent Night In
City.
OFF EARLY FOR LOUISVILLE
Democrats To Hear McCreary,
Beckham, Camden and
James.

The Democratic special containing
the speakers who are campaigning
Western Kentucky arrived last night
at s o'clock and the big Rally at the
Tabernacle was held as scheduled.
A great crowd attended and the
enthusiasm was high.
A large committee of citizens met
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-31

Prince Maurice of Battenberg, a
cousin of King George. has been
killed on the battlefield in France.
The British army on rolls and drilling
amounts to 100000 men. Or this
total 100000 belong to what is
termed Kitchens army.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-31

Two banks in Galloway county
have failed in a week. Following
the failure of one of the Murray
Banks Monday, the Bank of Hazel
has been placed in the hands of the
State Ranking Commissioner.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-31

Open opposition appeared yester-
} law for the first time when sample
ballot was circulated appealing for
votes for IL Councilmen as being
preferable to commission govern
ment.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-31

Gen. Botha is living up to his name
in bothering with the South African
rebels.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-31
Registration 2I66.

The total names added by supple
mental registration was 40 Demo-
Gratis, SO Republicans and 2 indie
pendents, making 81. The grand
total is now 2l66, of which 974 are
Democrats, 1896 Republicans and 81
Independents.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-31

Some editor has called attention
to the fact that in Kentucky Chris
tan county went wet" while Bour-
bon county went dry" Eliza
bethtoWn News.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-31
SPEAKING TONIGHT.

behind the Commission
for whwnd finish the campaign with speaking
tonight Monday night. There will
Everybody
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-31

in the first division for some time q
come.
The League is composed of m.
billiard champions of the world ana
all OF them will be seen here during
the season. This being the first a
the series q matches soaonnln e.:
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-31

Gov. Hunt, of Arizona, is as much
~ ted as Gov. Colquitt. of Texas,
was some time ago.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-31

Pitchblende has been discovered in
II dia and a syndicate has been form
ed to exploit the deposits for radum.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-31

GOVERNMENT
A Business Mems Movement
Organized Outside of
Politics.
APPEAL FOR GOVERNMENT.
Circular Mailed To The Voters
Who Will Pass Upon The
Question:
APPEAL FOR GOVERNMENT.

Two years ago, the Business Mems
Association adopted the slogan
Thirty Thousand Population liz
1920" As a means to this end, the
Association started a movement last
December for putting HopkinsviIIe
under the Commission Form of Gov
eminent. In doing this, Hopkins
vile is following the example of
great majority of the wide awake
Cities and Towns of these United
States.
Wherever tried, it has proven
more efficient, more economical and
less cumbersome than the old Coun-
cilmanic form.
Our Hopkinsville Association pro-
cured the passage of a law by the
last Legislature enabling Henderson,
Greensboro, Middlesboro, Frankfort,
Bowling Green and hopkinsville to-.
adopt Commission Government.
They will all probably vote on, and
adopt it, next Tuesday, November
the 3rd. 1914.
In view of the fact that this is
purely a business mems movement
forthe upbuiIding of our City, backed
by three hundred of the leading bus
mess men and a thousand other
staunch voters signing the petition
for it with no axes to grind, no Of
fees sought for, and no pie counter
in the bac ground, it should appeal
to every good citizen who wants to
see his city grow by leaps and bounds
A bigger City means bigger BUSH
ness for every business man and
more employment and steadier work
for the laboring man.
No corporation nor private BUSH
ness could exit year if run like a
city is run under a government, by
council. Commission Government
means that the business of the city
will be run by selected, well qualified
business men, who will give tine
city's business their exclusive atten-
ton, who can be found in their Of
flee, the City's Office. eight houn per
day, all chosen by the people.
These things will all follow in the
wake of vigorous, wide awake, en-
terprising City Government such as
the business men believe Commission
Government to be and as il has prov
en- where tried. We want your sup
port. We want your help to make
the adoption of this measure as near
ly unanimous as possible. That IL
will carry no one doubts, but let il
be carried by all the people, and all
these good things will be sure to
follow.
Respectfully signed, The Committee.
M. C. Forbes, w. T. Tandy. A. ID.
Noe, W. A. Wilgus. H. A. Reach,
Geo. d. Dalton, Jno. H. Bell, Jno. G.
Duffy, Jno, W. Richards, B. F. Me-
Claid, W. A. Long, H. r. Tilford, s.
Y. Trimble, Jouett Henry, Sam
Frankel, Geo. f. Gary, Mat Startling,
j. o. Cook, j, d. MCGOWAN, Chas,
M. Meacham. N. A. Barnett, Nor
gan c. Boyd, r. E. Cooper, A. H. Eek
les, w. M. Hancock, VIM. William
son, S. Crit Anderson, |. P. Duke,
Geo. E. Randle. E, M. Flack, r. T.
Stowe, Ode Davis and Frank Rives~
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Germans Retreating.

Washington, Oct. 30.-Ali of the
German army corps on the left bank
of the Vistula, in Poland, are in full
retreat, according to an official re-
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-31

Novorossysk is on the northeast
cost of the Black sea, and is the cap.
ital of the territory of the Black sea.
1t is almost opposite Theodosia at a
distance of about 100 miles.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-31

Vote for the stock law for Chris
tan county.
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After your name. renew
promptly. and not missa nuz-
Der. The Postal regulations
require subscriptions 10 bs
paid in advance.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-29
THE PATH OF NAPOLEON ne.9sT 1so Years After ss, i%
HOW NAPOLEON SOLD AN EkPIRE UNITED
nj. Is a simple hut dramatic story

This is q simple hut dramatic story
Of
How narrowly the United States
missed having Napoleon for q next
door neighbor and how closely the new
world came TO being included In his
scheme of conquest
Hew the saucy little Republic Of the
West. with an army Of only 5000 men,
braved the conqueror Of Europe. and
how some assassins In st. Petersburg
and black rebels I'm Santo Domingo
saved American soil from . military
invasion-
How England doomed Napolecn's
ambition for q CREST colony I'm Amer
lea and how three Bonaparte brothers
quarreled over Louisiana In q bath
room
How the fate of the great Missfs-
sippi Valley was sealed at daybreak In
the Palace of st. Cloud, and how Tai
leyrand opened the biggest real estate
auction I'm history
How Thomas jefferson started out
to buy q town and Napoleon thrust an
empire upon hint how the greatest ter
ritorial conquest ever made by peace
able means was brought about, and
how France furled her nag forever on
the North American Continent.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-29

an appeal to the Corps Legislatif for an
army OF 10000 men to defend and revenge
| the republic" George III came back at
| him by calling out the British militia.
| The occupation of Louisiana was aban-
doned France could not spare a soldier
| from Europe. and moreover. could not
send ship across the ocean while at
war with the mistress Of the seas.
Monroe was not yet on the French
shore. when Napoleon said to his min
listers at St Cloud, 1T is necessary tc
balance England's influence by a mari
time power that may one day become
her rival; that power is the United
States. l shall be useful to the whole
universe. IL l can prevent her ruling
America as she rules Asia" Meanwhile
over in London, Lord Addington was
saying to Rufus King, the American
Minister, IF you can obtain Louisiana.
well! II not, we ought to prevent its
going into the hands of France"
Sunday mt st. Cloud.
The next scene in the drama of the
Louisiana sale and purchase took place
Sunday. There. while Monroe was driv-
ing in a post chaise on the road from
Havre to Paris. Napoleon was saying to
his minister of the treasury. Barbe
Marbois. and to his minister of marine,
Decres. both of whom had seen serv-
ice in America. Il know the full value
of Louisiana and ] have been desirous
Of repairing the fault Of the French
lines of treaty have restored 1t to
me. but I have scarcely recovered it
Tts when ,nI1Ht / must expect to lose en It. ,
the he Mississippi. which S"Ih they not co1et. GSse
The Jealousy they feel at the
restoration of this colony to'the SOW
ereignty of France acquaints me with
and it is thus that they wa begin the
war. ! have not moment to
lose in putting IL out Of their reach.
-. think Of cedI9g i to the the
least time TO our enemies I shall only
transmit an empty title to those re-
publicans whose friendship I seek.
They only ask of me one town in Lou
isiana, but ! already consider the COL
only as entirely lost"
Marbois. who had been secretary of
the French Legation to the Continental
Congress and whose wife was an
ment. Decres, however who had served
in America under Rochambeau. urged
Napoleon to hold on to Louisiana.
arguing that a nation could not hope
to be rich without colonies, and that
there does not exist on the globe
a single port, a single city susceptible
Of being an important as New Or
greater value, he said.
when a canal across Panama should be
constructed.
Louisiana's Fate Sealed.
Far into the night the three men at st.
Cloud debated the destiny OF Louisiana.
the ministers sleeping in the palace in
stead OF returning to Paris. At daybreak
the fate Of Louisiana was sealed. After
only a brief rest Marbois was aroused
by a messenger from the First Consul
whom he found up and reading a newly
arrived batch Jf London dispatches.
"Irresolution and deliberation are no
longer in season. Napoleon said. re-
nounce Louisiana. 1t Is not only New
Orleans that I Sfll cede. but the whole
The Washington herald., 1914-03-29

I once signed another great instrument, the
Declaration Of Independence! As for
his colleague, vas not this treaty remov-
ing European power from America, a
| fitting prelude to another paper with
! which his name vas to be associated, the
Monroe doctrine. that warning to the ma
hands OF the new?
Good Bargain.
Jefferson and most Of his felIow-citi-
Zens were filled with amazement at sud
denly finding themselves in possession OF
a new territory larger than all the rest
than France. Great Britain, German
Spain, Portugal and Italy Combined
There There were thrifty folk. however. who
been bought from Sir ferdinand Gorres s
Tor S6.2O and William Penn had bought
fennsylvania for only $4,000 NanoIeon
gain.
Nevertheless the Treasury sent him his
SlL5GO0O and stood pledged to settle the
spSont pUaoh a. clSims a ms against France to tho
the States of Arkansas, Oklahoma WiS,
souri,, Iowa. Nebraska. North and south
& DaSota that nave been wholly formed.
and the States Of Louisiana. Minnesota
Kansas, Colorado. Wyoming and Nor
tana mostly formed out of the purchased
IerriSory. the price does not seem unrea-
s9nabIe. one shearing OF the sheep in
thoSe states '.OT would suffice to pav n
Besides u made the subsequent purchase
oL tne rlorldas from Spain and the oc-
Gupation of Oregon. Washington and the
Far Northwest inevitable while II msds
possible the anneXtion Of Texas, New
Mex Mexico: Arizona. California, Nevada.
purchase in itself still stands as the big
gest land deal n history and the greatest
territorial conquest ever made by peace
able means.
Frances Farewell.
The last scene in the drama Of Lou
dArmes at New Orleans the week be-
fore Christmas in the year 1893.
For 6O.O00.00o francs in hand. Napo-
the town. A little force Of Ameri-
can soldiers. under Gen Wilkinson,
marched in and drew up before the old
dral Of st. Louis in the Place d'Armes,
row Jackson Square. The treaty ot
cession was read aloud to the people
in in French and English. whereupon
the balcony of the CabiIdo. read his
credentials from Napoleon Bonaparte.
tirst consul OF France and Gov. Clai-
read his credentials from Thomas Jef,
ferson, President OF the United States
Laussat then surrendered to Claiborne
chairs with him.
The red. white and blue banner OF
France. which had foated over New
slowly lowered on the fagstaff as the -
red. white and blue of the American
Union was hoisted. Midway Of the
pole. both flags paused for fraternal
moment to mingle their folds, while
the trumpets sounded and the drums
rolled. The Stars and Stripes then
to the top to receive the
salute OF the artillerymen and mus
ketmen and the tri-color to the bottom
to be reverently received in the arms
Of fifty Louisianians. veterans of the
Army of France. who had gathered
from distant settlements to pay hom-
age to the last banner of the country
Df Champlain. Marquette, La Sale. and
to wave In sovereignty above
a spot Of earth on the continent Of
North America.
Copyright, 1914. by James Morgan.)
The Washington herald., 1914-03-29

like and sober population may present
to you a redoubtable enemy" Alliances
were recommended with the Choctaws,
the Creeks and other Indian TRIBES
against the bellicose Kentuckians and
| Tennesseeans. To be sure, Victor was
admonished not to forget that the
French government wishes peace"-but
TO remember that 'if war takes place.
Louisiana will certainly become the the
ater OF hostilities.'
Again Napoleon wrote to Victor: Il
have no need to tell you with what
impatience the government will wait for
news from you in order to settle its
ideas in regard to the pretensions Of the
United States and their usurpations oyer
the Spaniards. Every time you per-
ceive that the United States are raising
pretensions. answer that no one had any
idea OF this at Paris. but that you have
written and are expecting orders"
Just when the situation was at its
most highly infiammable stage Spain
dropped a match in It. The Spanish gov
ernment, no doubt under French infiu-
ence. suddenly suspended the trading
privileges of the Americans at New
Orleans and closed the river to the get
tiers in the Western States, who lifting
UP their lusty voices for war. made
angry demand arose for the immediate
seizure of New Orleans, and Livingston.
seeing little prospect of gaining any con-
cessions In Paris. indorsed a resort to
force.
Jefcrson's Foresight.
But Jefferson insisted that peace is
our passion and he announced to Con-
gress a special mission to France. No
other man in the New World understood
SO well the politics Of the old as the then
ferson, knowing that the newly maze
peace between England and France could
not last long. prepared to profit by the
rupture WHICH was certain to come.
cial commissioner. gave him 81. ooo. 600. anu
authorized him to tempt Napoleon with
a money offer. instructing him to pay
New mgsh Sans s ans sSs auf eessty thar
is to say, the osst of Alabama and
Florida, which was then known as the
Flordias. II, however. France would not
sell. Monroe was to try to have our port
privileges restored. As for the rest OF
Louisiana, to the headwaters Of the Mis-
sissippi, no one cared cent for that
Wilderness Ss .ia ana u sS, was no, s aiiuasd 70:
port Jefferson's foresight with their ir-
resistible logic. Even while the plan was
being drawn up at Washington. Napoi-
Gen. Leclerc and the ruin Of the French
army in San Domingo where yellow fever
had formed a deadly alliance with the
negro rebels. France could not afford to
sacrifice any more men In the conquest
OF the island and. crying havoc. turned
]. 500 bloodhounds loose upon the insur-
gent population
All the while London and Paris were
making uglier ana uglier faces at each
other The British government Drot.st-
ed against the Louisiana expedition.
which 1t declined to believe was destined
to New Orleans. Napoleon retorted with
and Io..rk;us II. Wowsu WI. IL .