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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-30

eciaI Care Should Be Given
Fowls During Cold Weather
to Obtain Best Results.

To obtsia good results from a fl ,ck
of poultry duriag the win'er ali
houses and coops should be put in
good condition, only healthy fowls
placed in the buildings. and good
~ 1iten to the poultry. The hous-
should be thoroughly cleaned. dis
fhfected. and msde tight for sinter.
f.the house has a dirt floor. It 10
well to remove 8. or 4 inches from
The top and substitute fresh gravel
or sand. II the floor is cement or
wood. remove all litter and ant and
put In 4 or inches Of fresh straw or
litter. Be sure the house is tight on
three sides and that there is no
chance for a draft to strike the hens.
IL hen rooss are placed in adrafc
during the fall and winter. colds are
sure to develop, which may result
In roup and other. trouhles. The
south side. or 'front.' Of the poultry
house may be left comparatively
open. but should be under control, so
that the openings may be closed
gradually as the weather becomes.
cold. Have muslin curtains 10 the
front Of the house, or leave win
dow partly open evep on the coldest
nights to allow some ventilation 10
the house. Fowls will stand consid-
cradle cold air provided it.. is dry,
and ventilation will keep the air
thoroughly dry In the house.
The pulIets should be brought in
of the range and put ia winter
quarters. but before they are mixed
with the older fowls be sure the hens
are branded or that the web of the
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-30
Curious Condensations.

British India's 1914 imports we're
valued at $508. 000. 900.
Nine thousand Scotchmen went to
Canada last year.
Missouri's law code is to be revis-
ed by commission Of Is persons.
A microscope using X-rsys has
been perfected by French scientist.
The cross was in some sense a re-
ligious symbol among the heather
before the Christian era.
A French system Of rapid teIe-
graphy. by which it is possible to
send 10000 words an hour, ha work.
ed successfully for distances Of 900
miles in that country.
1t requires 10000 tons of cork an
nually to serve the British bottIing
industry.
About 2.75O.0 900 acres Of lend in
Great Britain are devoted to woods
and forests.
About $4,000 incandescent lamp
filaments can be made from pound
Of tungsten,
Aluminium alloy pistons in motor
car engines wear excellently with the
usual fabrication.
More than half the newspapers
published in the world are printed in
the English language. as.,
A muscle from a frogs leg is util-
lied by French inventor to receive
and record wireless signals.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-30
PROMINENT MEN
ARE INDICTED

Eight men. including a congress.
man, former congressman and a
former encouragement Of Ohio
were indicted by a federal grand
jury in New York on charge of
conspiring ofoment strikes in Amer.
lean munitions factories as a part of
a campaign, financed by the German
government, to check the exporta-
ton Of munitions to the entente al
lies.
The men indicted were Congress
man Frank Buchanan. Of Illinois,
former Congressman H. Robert Fow-
Ter. of Illinois. Frank S. Monnett,
former attorney general of Ohio; H.
B Martin, Herman Schulteis, Franz
Won Rintelen. David Lamar and
Jacob c. Taylor. All Of the men ex-
cept Won Rintelen and Lamar are Of
ficers or former officers of labor's
national peace council. The gov
eminent charges that this organiza-
ton was financed by Franz Won Rim
telen. a German agent, to instigate
strikes in munition plants, while os-
tensibly working in the interest of
the international peace.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-30
CompulsoryEnrollment Urged

Washington, Dec. 29.-Compul-
sorry enrolment for military service
Of all young men Of the age Of IS ia
urged in resolutions passed by the
executive committee of the Army
League of the United States. Con.
gress is urged to provide also that
unless a sufficient number of the en-.
rolled men volunteer for service to
build up force Of 500,00O in three
years. the full quota he obtained by
conscription.
In statement accompanying the
resolutions. Gen. Robert Shaw
Oliver. president Of the Army
League. and former assistant secre.
tary of war. declares that the
Army League Of the United States
has decided that universal military
training Of men Is to 81 years is the
only true solution as to the method
Of raising a force of citizen soldiers
other than the organized militia"
members of the organized militia
would be exempt from service in
this citizen soldiery.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-30
A Scared Drummer.
(By R, A. Brennsn)

Drumming in the years Just after
the Civil war was different propo.
siiion from what it is today. By the
way. it will perhaps surprise the com.
mercjal traveller of today to learn
that selling goods by sample, as it is
praeuced today, was practically on
known until some time after the war
In fact the writer well remembers
when ute drummers carried only a
snisil sample case and slso remem-
befs when that little old case grew
into two. thSee- Or more "keysters."
with It's attenApt extra baggage
charges.
In thoss days each house or most
Of them kept team and made to
order wagon" in which two men
different lines) would make a GER
tain trip, Covering hundreds of mics
and taking terhaps six weeks or two
months to46ake.
We had to do ali the collecting and
il was noxhing unusual forus to have
several THOUSAND dollars with Us and
cou d only get rid of it by. reaching
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-30

some river town and ser ding IL in BY
some homewsrd bound steamboat.
The custom was for merchant 70
pay all the money he had on hand.
(bank drafts and checks were prac.
tically unkhon ID. to the first drum
mer that came along. Evansville
controlled all Our territory so much
for The dry goods house. clothing,
shoe house. etc., Toe merchant
would give the drummer say $500
to be distributed to his own and other
houses that this particular merchant
trsded with.
One experience had when | was
badly scared, happened as follows:
John Berridge with L. Lrwentha
z C'., and myself were mekiug what
wac own as the Cumberland river
trip. J n,d Teen on the road but a
short time and had not got thorough
~ seasoned. John and had been
out some three weeks. had collected
considerable money and had per-
heps between us, FIVE or SIX thousand
dollars.
Ii was raw cloudy dav in Nov
ember and we were at lafayette.
KY. snA our next point was Ro ar
ing Spring. Ky. After getting
through at Lafayette, we liked out
and were ptrhaps half wsy to Roar
ing SVrirg when we we're pessed by
four horsemen. John called my at
tention to them aod reminded me
that the men were in Lafayette when
we were. We both concluded that
bunch" were after US and the
farther we went, the worse scared
we got
On our arrival ct Roaring Spring.
about dark and at the only hotel In
the village. applied for a room, the
landlord informed US that the only
room available YVES a large one up
stairs, containing four b DIS. one of
which we were to occupy and the
Other three were taken by our
friends. the horsemen, who had ar
rived before us.
We'll maybe" we felt happy.
John who was much the older and
more experienced, told me to fasten
my money Gall bills. we rarely got
any specie those dsyG under my un.
derRsrments and keep my revolver
handy. We always carried gun.
We finally retired but Lot to sleep.
We lay there all night like couple
of scared hounds. At last daylight
came. We got up and found that
our supposed robbers were simply
cattle buyers and had no thought Of
harming US. but we were all fired
scared just the same.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-30
SUIT AGAINST
I.C. RAILROAD
Administrator Of Man Killed
Asks $4,000 as
Damages.

r. A. Cook, administrator Of Har-
ry Thomas. decd, has filed suit
against the /. G.. Railroad company
for $4,000 damages. alleging negli-
gence in the killing Of said Thomas
at Green's crossing on Oct. Is. 1916.
The suit was filed by Breathitt, AL
lensworth & Bfeathitt, attorneys.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-30
Bothered BY Catarrh, Bronchitis,
Asthma, Head or Chest Colds?

gradients are released in the form of vaporS,
These soothing, medicated vapors are in
hailed all night long through the air passa-
|ges 70 the lungs, loosening the phlegm,
soothing the infIamed membrane, and aid
ing the body cells to drive out the invad.
ing germs.
In addition, vick's is absorbed through
the pores, reducing the Inflammation aud
taking out that tightr--s and soreness.
Csc, soc, or Sl.00. At all druerists
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-30
Acquiring AbiIhy

The very best way to get ability a
TO do thoroughly whatever you d.
Master every detail Of work that pai1s
10 your iot.-Selectod.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-30

J[CKS Snesa enssSATVF
sOR 49, OLD TR o - q Le S
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-30

Canada has a vast reserve OF sugar
In the sap OF the sugar mape.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-30
Try the ,v.p-o-Rub" Tssatnent-R
iisvss By Inhahtioa and Absorb
tieu. No Stomach Dosing.

No need to disturb your stomach with
internal medicines for these troubles
Vick's "vap-0-Rubv Salve, combines by .
special process-Menthol, Thymol, Euea.
iyptol. Camphor and Pine Tar, so that when
applied to the heat of the body, these in.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-07
DO You feel DEPRESSED !?

The form OF influenza commonly
called The grip" IL no respecter of
persons Rich and poor alike suffer
from n.
The duration OF the acute stage
Of the grip is short. few days At
most; without complications IL In
never fatal What makes the grip
90 dreaded IL the miserable condt
ton In which IL leaves It's victims
after the cold and fever have run
their course. Some medical writer's
refer 20 this "afterefiect" ~ the
grip as a form OF neurasthenis.
Depression OF spirits. headache.
thin blood. dersnged digestion. over.
sensitive nerves-these are the US
ual after-effects OF the grip, and
they will continue even for months
and years until the blood In built
up and made rich and red.
After an attack Of the grip all
the vital powers OF the body are at
low ebb. Building up the blood
with DR.. williams Pink Pills 10 the
surest way TO restore the weaken
cd body. They have a special &C.
ton on the nerves and every sur.
ferer from the lingering effects Of
the grip should give them a triai.
Your own druggist sells them
Write today 70 the Dr. Williams
Medicine Co. Schenectady, ". n,
for the free book. Building Up the
Blood" IL you have stomach trou-
BILE ask for q diet book aiso.-Adv.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-07
BUSINESS -EFORE
POLITICS, is THE
BARNETT MOTTO

Business before politics. Is AID.
Earnett's Inotto The alderman has
resigned from the committee on
parks and hoalevards. End declares
nc will ask to be relieved Of another
committee. icon.
During the pest several months I
have given r great deal Of time 20
city business az a private less OF
raore than $1,000" explained Aid.
Rarnett Il have successfully
launched new business venture
and from now on 7 viii have 10 d.
V.de my time between private and
cit, business more equally do not
propose 20 neglec; the needs OF the
Third ward for an instant. bu. I
Hili be less active IN committee
work"
Aii. Barnett sn1ognoes that he
does not intend TO give Up the chair.
manship Of the committee o, ordL
nances. one OF the most important
council appointments
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-07

STATIONS In Denmark. where women
were recently enfranchised. All OBJ
lection h being swept away by the
work OF women since this war be-
gan. Premier AsQuith's recognition
Of the efnciency Of women IN the
arms fActories and his glowing trib-
ute to them forsshadows what Il
coming IN England.
The var babies 70 be adopted
win be those whose mothers are un-
able 70 support them. These win
include many young girls who have
been wronged by those not caring
10 assume responsibility. The stu
alton Is probably not exaggerated,
but whether II h or not u n pain
fully known Worldwide that such q
situation really exists and that II
must DO dealt with. This We intend
90 do"
Mra Pankhurst said that on June
3 she win unfold the details OF her
plan 10 the British public and win
then ask for financial and moral
support. She says that she win sp-
peal TO America and other neutral
countries for aid 30 that the work
can 90 forward without delay. The
number OF babies 10 be cared for
mutually win depend on the public
aid received. Ms Pankhurst ex-
poets to come TO the United States
NEXT winter 10 lecture and person
ally enlist American aid
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-07
ID. u. r. WILL RUN
TRAILERS ON THE
WOODWARD LINE

ID. L. r. officials have announced
that single-truck trailer cars win be
TUT in operation. Friday afternoon,
en- woodrard-ave. line The com
pany has 30 cars OF old type. open.
which will be used until center en-
trance traiiers can DO secured. Tho
trsiIers yin be used primarily fcf
the heavy traffic OF morning and
evening. but II the riders Justify
sneh action. they viii DC KEEP, on
throughout the day Smokers VIII
be permitted on The last three seats
The company las ordered 80 CEN
terensrance trBgcrs, and expects %
PURCHASE ~ mere. The company
SAYS that Il has not put on traners
before nov Lecause The street rail
way cor mission did not want the
Company 10 add 70 rs equipment
durins nercu-ticus for the purchase
% Tie propertT; eut n the circuit
court IL 20 decide the value OF me
property, such caution Il no longer
necessary.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-07
BOARD OF HEALTH
PROPOSALS FOR
PAINTING AND
FLOORING

Sealed proposals for painting the
hrst aoor rooms ard halls OF the
Interior % the Service Building. and
placing q certain kind OF floor COW
rring upon the Railways OF that
building. being part % the Herman
kiefer Hospital Hamilton boulevard
and blaine avenue will be received
az The offee OF the Secretary OF the
Board OF Health, :5s 81 Antoine
..rset until ~ o'clock noon. May y.
Proposals. must be accorupanlsd hy
. certified check or cash In the sum
OF six per cent OF each proposal. pay
able 20 the Board OF Health OF he
Two bonds in a sum equal 10 tho
full amount thereof will De required
for each contract
The person 10 whom contract ls
let must be prepared TO proceed With
the work forthwith after the siKa.
Ing OF the contract therefor.
Proposals 10 be made in accord.
ance with plans and specifications
prepared BY Louis Hamper. architect
on ale NJ his office. T0i Fine Arts
building. copies OF which may be
secured upon application
The Board reserves the right 20 re-
ject any or all proposals submitted
THE BOARD OF HEALTH
BY JOHN r. McKtNLAY.
Secretary.
May !. 1918. A-i35s
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-07
Suburban NesDs
lPSILANll.

Mrs Martha r Hiseoek has sold
her tarni in superior township 10 W.
b CONS.
n. 80, rl i,:ts Ihas.s. A,a society
In the home Of Mira Floyd Budd
Fs,-Iohanna Granger. OF Augusta
township. 10 critically I'll with an at
tack OF pneumonia
The inasmpeh Bible class are 20
Preseytertan church snnen.
A sunday school social will be held
Friday evening In the Denton hall
The funds secured viii be used In
orsr.''is SEscs,, ss:ssaa ten an, N,es.
gan ave. sa,sTssIa.a ., =, dinner Mes on
THURSDAY In honor OF her eighty
''s Mi.e gmaa L eros. Of IN. Nor
NAL Health. cottage. has been spend-
where she has been attending the
eleventh annual meeting Of the
Michigan state Nurses association
and the second annual meeting OF
the Michigan state League OF Sars-
hsid in the sarah Caswsi AnEeil hall
81 Barbour gymnasium. and were
open 70 the public
TIE following Normal June gradu-
atss have received recent appoint-
x. Gels. .ntermedia,s. Grand Rap.
.ds Leah Halter. eighth grade and
high school, Tekousha: Georgtna ~
Hathaway, household arts. Sc Jo-
seph. Gertrude Hodgea music and
drawing. otsego: Julia Josiin. nrst
and second grades. New Baltimore.
Ruth H. Lyon. seventh grade. Tucson.
Ara: Lulu Ballard. Are grads Port
land. Daphne Van Ripper. NTH grade
Traverse city: Lena simpson. seventh
aud eighth gradss Crystal Fall:
Nsn shore sixth grade. iren~sod;
Lixlle Ryker. seventh grade. ira.
verse City. Mary L ogttby. nrst
rrad. Grand Rapids; wintfred Look.
domestic science. Crystal Fails. Ida
A Little. primary. Grand Rapids,
Elizabeth PurgesS nrst grade. Crys-
tai Fails: Anna Brownsn. interrns-
date. Mstsmora Louise carfstcn.
third grade. NILES. Arleen CosTrova
arst grade, Niles. Ruby " Evans
fourth grade Lake City. Louise Will
let's. intermediate. Detroit: " A.
Wood. Psilston.
me futile nm Birthday club will
be entertained Friday evening In the
horae ot Alonro Austin.
The 10 What You Can ctrcie OF
Kings Daughters win meet SATURDAY,
IN the home OF Mrs. William Prince.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-07
FITZPATRICK
CASE DROPPED

Prosecuting Attorney Jasuowski
put sn end TO the case against
Thomas J. Fitzpatrick. former man
ager Of the Central Savings bank
branch nj Fourteenth and Grand
Thursday afternoon.
when he asked Judge Connolly TO
nolle pros the case. in which FitI-
patrick was charged. q year and a
half ago, with unlawfally transfer
ring bank funds.
Fitzpatrick was alleged 20 have
honored overdrafts for $500. made
by Lyman ID. Burnett. horse dealer.
and the arrests OF the cashier and
the horse dealer caused a sensation
az the time.
Since then. While the cases were
dragging "a the courts, Burnett
settled accounts with the bank. and
the case against him was dropped
Mr.. Jasnowski said that be did
not want 10 prosecute Fitzpatrick
when the bank had placed the affair
In the light OF q civil matter by
settling with Burnett.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-07
DIR. c. !. LOSES
SUIT FOR DIVORCE

Dr. Cornelius Carey lost his suit
for divorce. Thursday afternoon.
Judge Giiday declaring that he
would be branding the wife and her
sister as perjurers II he sustained
the phya.cian'A charges. DIR. Cdrey
charged his wife. May. with drunk.
enness The wife's relatives denied
sho was addicted To the use OF
llquor. Dr. Carey practices In Hair.
way. Mich
DEGREES we're granted IN the fol.
lowing other divorce cases: Irma
w. Charles Horvath. Theresa Va
Prank snay. Minnie W.. Frank r.
Williams, and Robert vs.. Ada sun.
.quis;
The following BeV cases were
filed Anthony VS.. Ella S. McEvoy
James ". vs. Eva Fielder. Florence
W. Thomas Tempest. Maud W.
Henry Gage, Ilone ". John Huszar.
and Josephine ". Frank Clrard.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-07
CARMAN
DEFENDANT
SHAKEN


in rebuttal II Is possible that the
fate OF Mrs. Csrman win rest with
the Jury early tomorrow afternoon
Prior TO opening OF the trial to-
day. District Attorney Smith an.
nounced that the state would offer
Eve witnesses in rebuttal All are
new. Three are Carrie. Lena and
Lillian Hingie, sisters. residing at
Baldwin. L. |. smith said they would
testify that on the night Of the kill
ing they walked from Baldwin TO
Ereeport. and detail how they
passed the Carman home at about
Sis. the time OF the crime as set
BY defense Witnesses Smith said
he would show by their testimony
that there was no strange person
lettering about In the Carman yard.
and that no strange man ran from
the physicians home. II was AZ s:1S
that Miss Harriet r. Wallace. de-
tense witness. said she saw q man
running from the Carman home.
The three girls, according TO Smith.
Efll also rebut testimony that Rich
ard Colder wore straw hat on The
night OF the tragedy.
This evidence 10 20 be introduced
20 show that Colder. wearing q soft
hat. was the nan Mrs. Mary Black.
state witness. saw from her porch
in the Carman yard after the crime.
The two other state witnesses will
be Freeport newspaper men. Smith
explained when DR.. Carman notified
the police Of Mrs. Bailey's Staying.
a newspaperman hrst received the
message. lie and colleague ran
al once to the carInan home. passed
the window through which the shot
was fred. and. IN order 20 see how
the slayer might have escaped. one
Of them tried. by Gaping over Tie
fence. TO see II sach jump could
be made. The state will contend
this reporter was the mysterious
man described by defense Witnesses
as the one who appeared 20 be run
ming away from the Carman home.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-07
TO STANDARDIZE
SERVICE POLICY

One OF the DEFINITE results Of the
two-day convention Of motor truck
manufacturers. which ended In the
Hotel statler. Thursday afternoon.
was the appointment OF a committee
Of 10 TO prepare a form OF standard
service policy to be recommended
for adoption by all makers OF CON-
merciai vehicles. This action IL In
line with q paper read By Alyan
Macauley. OF the Packard Motor Car
CO.. In the opening session
The advisability OF holding an IN.
nual motor track show came In for
considerable discussion, but q vote
OF the delegates showed that senu-
meat was against n show this year.
by unanimous vote the motor
truck men approved the standard
form Of warranty adopted by the
National Automobile Chamber OF
Commerce. IL has been In use
among car makers for the past two
years and has given general satis-
faction.
The reading and discussion OF pa
pers occupied practically all OF the
time Thursday. Many OF them were
OF n highly technical nature.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-07

center reporting increases OF IS and
% per cent. respectively, as com
pared with the two Immediately
preceding years. While q large pro-
portion OF this gain 10 doubtless due
70 the revival OF activity on the
stock market. 10 some extent II Ia
also owing to an expansion In ordi-
nary business operations.
The cities outside New York still
show considerable irresularity. and
While the general tendency Is TO-
waids improvement numerous CEN
tiers continue TO report more OF less
contrac.ion. so that the aggregate at
ell points Is 2.5 per cent smaller
than last year and 0.s per cent less
than two years aso.
Detroit clearirss for April. the re-
port shows. fell on 1873 per cent
from April 1914. the ngures being
sil2.s5s s6s as compared with sist,-
cI3.ss6. Cleveisnd showed O gain
Of 50 per cent. Cincinnati gained
g per cent and Chicago lost 20 per
cent Several Michigan cities show
increases. They are. Kalamazoo,
ss per cent: Jackson. li.6 per cent;
Lansing. % per cent: Ann Arbor.
~ per cent. Grsnd Rapids clearing
decreased 2 per cent.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-07
Turks Take Ten
Allied Machine Guns

coNSTANTINoPLE. (via wire
iessl. May TEN machine guns. a
great quantity OF ammunition and
many prisoners have been captured
by the Turkish forces operating on
the Gallipon peninsula, according TO
today's offsrial statement In all OF
the nghting 10 date the war once
claims success has rested with the
Turkish arms with the exception OF
the points where the enemy Is oper.
ating under the concentrated Ere Of
his ships At these points the de-
Tending army has been withdrawn
out OF range, but the enemy has
made no effort TO attack.
In the nghting In The vicinity OF
Arriburnu an entire battalion OF the
enemy was annihilated. In the fght.
Ing for the positions around Sedd.
Ei-BAhr the English have lost very
heavily