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Cheyenne record., 1915-10-14

tary Dl1iels, ply f,t It's sif sim }.
ly By e1lbling him t. oosai.l
fair treatm 1t from the arm or
manufacturers.
Army and navy officers gener-
ally are opposed 70 complete Gov
ernment manufacture Of mnni-
tions of war, taking the position
that it is the part of wisdom for
the Government to encourage
private manufacturers to operate
plants so that they may be avail
able in time of war. Experience
has shown. however, that instead
of patriotically coming to the re-
lief of the Government in time Of
war, the war traders take advan-
tage of the necessities of the
Government, which is at their
mercy, and boost :heir pr.ces
For instance, when our war with
Spain was imminent the armor
manufacturers practically issued
an ultimatum to the Government
that they would not manufacture
a single piece Of armor plate un-
less the Government should
agree to pay them $1OO a ton
more than the price fixed by Con
gress after an investigation as a
fair price. And it is also worthy
of notice that their patriotism
did not prevent them from SELL
ing armor to Russia for S249 a
ton, while they were asking their
own Government $6l6 a ton.
II the Armor and Powder
Trusts once overcharge G ,vern-.
ment in time of war because they
have it at their mercy it is their
fault, but if they repeat the per-
formsnce because they are a sec
ond time permitted to have the
Government at their mercy. it
will be the Governments fault.
Every man who opposes war
and favors peace can support a
policy of Government nanafac-
t ire. because as long as these
hy ira headed capitalistic cliques
which thrive and fatten on inter-
national distrust and suspicion
remain in our midst we are in
danger, not so much from the
people beyond the sea as from
the war traders at homo. who, if
permitted to ply their trade to its
final analysis. will lead US to the
very brink of desolation and then,
to satisfy their sordid greed of
gold, plunge us headlong into the
bottomless abyss Of war itself.
3, Permit me here to quote the
words of Minority Leader Oscar
w. Underwood, uttered in debate
on the Naval Bill in the House of
February S, 1915.
Il believe we ought to have
reasonable Navy and reasona-
BILE Army, but l do not want to
see my country have either a Ma
Wy or an Army that will invite
us to make issues that may pre-
cipitate our people into the cal
dron Of b!oolshed AMI disaster.
(Applause). Ibelieve that if you
propose to enter into race of
armaments the eai Of the story
will mean war. (App.ause).
The American people should
not permit themselves to be fool-
ed by the expr sssion, "peac, at
any price.
l will venture to say that not
one public official in the United
States, not one man outside of a
lunatic asylum. has advocated
peace at any price.
To ha for. npaca at anv pYice
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Of Clyde H. Tavenner
Ia regard to Government own
G. ship of Munit,na, of War.
Extract from Congressional
by CIyle II. TAvener.

=
,Iow comes the tip that Wall
Street will demand not only vast
Increased armrment, but that
u. Government must purchase 1t
irvm the Walt Street controlled
Y. >.r l usl.
1nis was to have been expect
ell. From J. P. NJ ,rgan's Navy
lie ,gue di ,covered that the Unit
ed States was without a navy
it might have been expected that
when Congress should decide to
bull one, the J. P. Morgan con-
troled War Trust would be. ali
re aiy to accept the fat contracts
tu do it. II is the way the armor
and ammunition concerns obtain
their business in every country
On earth.
The argument that will be ad-
vanccd by those who will push
the campaign fer private instead
Of government manufacture of
increased armament will be that
it is a wise policy to distribute
ord RS among private firms in
time of>peace in order that these
plants may be available in the
emergency Of war. This is not a
reason, but subterfuge. Any
contracts that would make it pro
fitable to the War Trust to man-
tain plant, would also make it
profitable to the people. to main.
tain government plant Of the
same capacity.
Naturalization of the maniac
ture of munitions would undoubt-
cdly have prevented the present
strain I'd relations with Germany.
The cause OF disturbed relations
is that Germany has besu sink
ing ships. Germany has been
sinking ships principally to pre-
vent American-made ammunition
from reaching her enemies. Thus
in order that comparatively few
Stockholders in war trafficking
firms may make private profits.
the peace Of 00,000,000 people
is placed in jeopardy.
War is profitable now to but
one class, the stockholders Of the
arrnor az d ammunition firms and
their friends. it's not to the in
terest Of this class that the Euro.
peans war is brought to a speedy
close but that it shall not be
brought to speedy close. 1t is
not to the financial interest of
this class that the Ufired States
oil America shall not become EN-
!. broiled in the European conflict,
but that it. shall become emboiled
The more war. the more profits.
Behind the War Trusts is tie
most powerful group of men in
the United States, if not in the
civilized world, Its control is
in the han Is Of the same group
of money kings that rules the ex-
press companies, telegraph COM
panies, insurance companies,
railroads, the steamship lines
and the great Wall Street banks.
To realize the colossal power
of the capitalists benin tn steel,
armor, a nmunition and ship
building trusts, and recall the
despera ends to which more
than one i tvestigation hasreveal-
ed, they will go to satisfy their
sordid gread for gold. and then
to contemplate that the United
States in War means more in dol
lars to this group than the United
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and legs and gouge out our eyes,
and that we would still be for
peace. 1t is absurd! Any ma
ton Jumping en- us or invading
our fair land with the idea that
we are for peace at any price
would receive the surprise of its
life.
Peace at any price" ismerely
the officially adopted cry of an
guish of the stockholders of the
munition and armament firms,
and their friends. who are max-
ing use Of it to take the wind out
of the sails of any man who has
the audacity to oppose their war
propaganda-and their private
profits.
These patriots for profit-the
richest and most powerful group
of men in the United States
have their minds set on vastly
increased armament, and they
want no interference. But what
is more important, and more sig
nificant, they also have their
minds set ON supplying the in
creased armament themselves.
In this connection | desire to
suggest to the American taxpay-
ers method by which they can
turn the table and take the wind
cut of the sails of the patriots for
profit who hold stock in munition
firms and cry out to heaven for
preparation for war.
Have Congress say to j. p.
Morgan> and the other war trust
stockholders, some Of whom ARE
high in official life: All right,
gentlemen, you can have a fleet
of battleships that will darken
the sky, and Notifications that
will cumber the earth, but the
government itself will manufac-
ture all it's own war parapherna
liza. in government plants. But,
although you will not draw down:
the fat munition contracts as
heretofore, your patriotic desire
to serve your country will not be
slig,lted. The prest mt tax Oh n
comes in excess of $40, 900 anAu-
ally will be Immediately tripled,
which will give you an opportu-
nifty to demonstrate the calibre
of your patriotism by helping the
poor bear the burden of the cost
of the increased armament which
you advocate, and 80 per cent OF
which agitation comes from the
rich. OF course you gentlemen
will have no objection to COM
piete government manufacture OF
war materials, because your on,
ly interest and motive is the safe
guarding of your country frcm
invasion by a foreign foe, and so
long as you get the ships and the
increased armament, and the
country is saved, you don't care
where the ships and the NUM-
tions come from? ?'
There have been ten official es-
Inmates as to the actual cost OF
the manufacture Of a ton of ar
NOR plate. The average estimate
is $239. GA a ton. Yet since 1887
we have purchased 2l7.3 $40 tons
of armor. paying the arnor ring
an average of $40. 04 a ton, or a
total of sos. .656, 240. Ii all this
armcr had been manufactured in
a government plant it is entirely
conservative to say that at least
$35, 600, 600 would have been sa-
we'd 10 the American taxpayers.
Another samp;e illustration
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to trsmble for the peace of this
nation of patriotic and Christian
people.
And if war should come, what
a monstrous proposition it would
be which would require one group
of citizens TO go to war and sac
rifice their lives for the state
while another and smaller group
the war traffickers principally
responsible for the war--remained
at home becoming immensely
rich.
II the powers that be in this
country are going to compel the
American Taxpayers to keep an
even an | eyel incceasel f1)w of
gold pouring into the bottomless
pit of miltarism. why not at least
take all suspicion of private pro-
fit and private graft out of it by
having the government manufac-
ture all of its own materials?
Private ownership of armor
md munition factories is a stand.
ing menace to peace. AS long
as there is a private profit in war
and preparation for war, there
will be incentive for a powerful
group of men to keep us on the
verge of war continuously.
Why not. in the interest OF
peace--which is the cause of men
women and children, the most
deserving cause on earth make
war Improbable even TO the war
and preparations for war? Con-
gress could do it with one stroke
Of the pen.
It would require several vol
umes to c)ver. all the transactions
deserving publicity concerning
armor. Let it he sufficient in
passing to say that the govern
ment purchased of armor has
been a scandle from st,rt to fin.
ish. The conduct Of the armor
ring in dealing with the Govern
ment averages throughout at
least 80 per cent rotten.
There have been nine officials
estimates as to actual cost of the
manufacture of a ton of armor
plate. Tae average estimate is
S217, II per ton. Yet since 1887
we have purchased 2l7,379 tons
Of armor, paying the armor ring
an average Of $440, Oh per ton, o,
total OF sos, ,656. .240. l believe
| am we'll within the bounds of,
conservatism when l say that ii
all this armor had been manufac-
tured in Government plant at
least $35, 900, 600 would have been
saved the American taxpayers.
and ar.nor as only one of the
things being purchased by the
Army and Navy under similar
conditions.
Take powder. We have pur-
chased S25.000,0o0 worth of
powder from thu trust since IS
O5, paying for itall tae WY
from So cents to 80 cents PER
pound. We are manufacturing
powder in government plants
now for 3S cents per pol1i, aal
the officers in charge state that
the more we manufacture, the
cheaper we can produce it.
There is little doubt but that
from eight to te n million dollars
of the twenty-five million dollars
paid the Powder trust could have
oaen saved by ths Goyernm snt
manufacture. Secretary Dlniels
has asked Congress for al appro-
priation for a Government armor-
,,1oAo footorv h.,t +hu, fow C,,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-09-30
THE SUN SHINES BRIGHT ON
THE GREAT PENNYROYAL FAIR
DEATH OF
p. E. DOWNER
Fairview's Most Prominent
Citizen Passes Away,
Aged Is Years.

Mr.. Preston E Downer died at his
home at Fairview Tuesday night
from the effects of a stroke Of paral-
ysis.
He was born in Todd county Sept.
%, 1887, of a pioneer family. He
was married Dec. 10, 1863, to Miss
Mary E. Long. He is survived by
his wife and two children, Mrs. Joe
E. Moseley, of this city, and Robt. j..
Downer. One other son died in in
fancy. In early life he was in part
'nership with his brother. r. W. Dow
ner. in the nursery business, but they
retired from this business several
years ago. Mr.. Downer owned a
fine farm and was a man of affairs
and prominent in many ways. He
was a member of the Baptist church.
The funeral was held yesterday and
the interment was in the family
burying ground.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-09-30
LOUISVILLE DELEGATION.

Next Friday, October l, a big del
egation of stockmen from the Bour-
bon stockyards at Louisville, and
commission men from Louisville, will
be here to fraternize with the local
dealers with a view to securing a
special weekly train for live stock
from this region to Louisville. The
visitors will arrive at 9:55 M, and
will remain until 5:29 that afternoon.
lnasmuch as the fair will be going on
at that time il is regarded as an es-
pecially suitable time for the stock
men to come here. 1t is greatly de-
sired that all stock raiser and deal
ers possible meet with them next
Friday to talk over matters in gen.
eral that may be of interest to the
stock business.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-09-30
; EDITORIAL COMMENT.
GERMANS HARD PRESSED.

Furious fighting still characterizes
the efforts of the British and French
forces to break through the German
lines. The allied forces, the French
War Office reports, continue to make
gains Of ground and TO add to their
captures of men, guns and stores.
An official statement given out in
London says that the German second
line has been taken. and the British
are now after the third. Field Mar
shall Sir John French reports the
capture of powerful defenses around
Loos, where the number of prisoners
taken by the British Tuesday has
reached 5000. Forty machine guns
have been captured and many des.
troyed.
On the Eastern front. the Russians
near Dvinsk are reported by Der in
to have attempted to recapture
ground lost to Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg, but their effort was un-
availing. -
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-09-30
ITINERARY CARDS.

Enterprising merchants along the
Dixie Bee Line route from Hender-
son to Madisonville. a distance of 49
miles, by way of Dixon, have gotten
out an itinerary card, one side for
the trip south and the other north.
giving the route in great detail.
Every cross road is pointed cut, eve
~ church, school house or rough
piece of road is set down and the
traveller can refer to his pedometer
and tell where he is every mile of the
route. At the towns the traveller is
told where to do his trading, the
cards being paid for by the adver-
tisers and presented free to all trav-
elers. Good idea to adopt in.this
county.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-09-30
Five Hundred Mexican Bandits
Threaten to Cross Into.
u. S. Territory.
BATTERY DISPATCHED SCENE
American Soldiers May Follow
Band of Marauders Across
the Boundary.

Washington, Sept. 29.-Conditions
along the Mexican border again
have become acute, Major. General
Funston reported today, and a bat
terry of mountain artillery has been
dispatched to Progreso, Tex, to
prevent a raid by five hundred ban
dts who threaten TO cross into
American territory.
Colonel Blocksome reported
through General Funston that the
bandits seemed to constitute an in
dependent band.
'If Carranza does not stop these
bandits" he telegraphed, Il believe
we soon shall be compelled to follow
them across"
Secretary Garrison said he inter-
preted the telegram to mean that if
co: ditions did not improve Colonel
Blocksome would find it necessary to
recommend that American troops be
permitted to pursue attacking forces
across the line if necessary.
Information placed in the hands OF
the department of justice by t. R.
Beltran, Carranza consul at San An
tonic, bears out to an extent Colone
Blocksome's report that the bandits
seem independent of Carranza con
troll.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-09-30
LECTURE At BETHEL.

Colonel A. M. Lochwitzky, LII. D.,
who for the last five weeks has been
military drill instructor at the Wes-
tern Kentucky State Hospital for the
Insane, has finished his work there
and has taken up residence on South
Virginia street. He has been invit-
ed by President Peterson to give his
standard lecture at Bethel College
next Friday. October LIST. Friends
of the college and town people are
invited to avail themselves of the op-
portunity to hear this famous lee
ture.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-09-30
School Exhibits.

The county school exhibits this
year are probably the largest and
finest, and surely the most educat,ve,
ever shown here. The exhibits re-
veal the fact that the rural schools
education is being voeationalized.
Domestic Science and Arts and
Manual Training have taken the
place of technical training in dry
Arithmetic and Grammar. The ex-
hibits show that sense of artistic
beauty. and pure joy that comes
only with work well done is arising
from the simple scenes of home,
and shop. Through such teaching
in years to come drudgery will dis.
appear from simple life and pleasure
will be evolved.
And more. the exhibits reveal
that under the excellent direction
and inspiration of Supt. Foster. the
teachers are touching the young
lives in the tenderest and most
sacred of places, and giving to them
faith in life and things lost by their
fathers, noble sentiment. purity of
design. confidence in high ideals.
Different kinds of furniture are
shown. though much is toy size and
and made by small children. There
arc completely furnished homes.
built by boys, and interior arrange
ments made BY girls. fancy work.
cooking. aeropIanes. wheelbarrowp.
plows. harrows, tables, chairs.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-09-30
BUSINESS CHANGE
ON MAIN STREET
BARLEY & McCOrd Buy Con-
fectiOnery Business of VEL
vet Cream Co.

Messrs. Willard BARLEY and Ohio
McCord have purchased Of the Vel
vet Cream Company their confec-
tionery business in the Phoenix
building. Main street, and possession
was given yesterday. The firm name
will be BARLEY & McCord and Mr..
BARLEY will be in charge of the bus
iness. They will add largely to their
stock, which will include fruits of all
kinds, and they will also sell soft
drinks at their fountain.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-09-30

swings, gates, beds. picture frames,
hand-painted screens. pictures, etc.
New booths have been made and
each schools exhibit is in its booth.
Perhaps the largest exhibit from
the county schools is that from the
New Idea Consolidated Graded and
High School. 1t may be seen on the
city side of the exhibit hall, where
Prof. Foster made special arrange
ment for the unusual amount of
space required. A large banner
bearing the name of the school is
over the exhibit. All the specimens
are the product of only six weeks
work. In this school Manual Train.
ing, Domestic Arts and Science is
taught in rooms especially equipped.
Yet this is only a country school.
The furniture was constructed under
the supervision of Mr.. r. H. Me-
Gown. 1t was made by the Fresh.
man and Sophomore classes. Tnere
are tables. book cases. music stand,
book racks. Norris chair. porch
swing, etc. Fancy. work, pprtlers,
paper cutting and other work, made
under The direction of Miss Jennie
West, Miss Annie Pierce and Miss
Martha Louise Pierce. This school
has a large exhibit yet behind. Mr..
McCown will also enter agricultural
productions from the school garden
and the Domestic Science.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-09-30
AuspiciOus Beginning Made
Yesterday Morning With
Bright Prospects.
EXHIBIT RINGS ALL ARE FULL
Automobile Show Tonight Will
Be a Great Feature That
Will Draw Big Crowd.

The good old Weather Clerk tried
himself yesterday for the great
Pennyroyal Fairs opening day.
A nice shower fell Tuesday and
laid the dust and then there came a
cool wave that removed the fear of
a raining opening.
A bright sun cast its beams on
lucky Hopkinsville yesterday and all
went we'll with the big fall show.
The fair artedeff with something
doing in every department.
In the poultry department, wo-
mans department. school exhibits,
agricultural department, cattle barn
and the pig and sheep pens the ex.
hibits are finer than ever before.
There are over hundred horses,
both racers and show horses, al
ready quartered at the fairgrounds.
Every stall has been taken. and ex.
ira stable room on the outside had to
be secured. There will be both run
ming and harness races each day,
with a mule race thrown in for good
measure,
There was horse show last night
and there will be another Friday
night and some of the best stables
are here to enter this. Tonight,
which is known as society night, y
there will be an automobile show,
with several prizes offered for the
handsomest car. best decorated car,
best lady driver, prettiest woman,
etc.
To day will be Hopkinsville day
and $50 of the stores will close be.
tween IL and 4;30 O'Clock. Sstur
day will be travelling mems day, and
a big time is expected. John Felanc
will deliver an address of welcome
ON that day, and this will be followed
by an address by Congressman D.
II. Kincheloe of jacksonville. The
mule race that day will be featured
twenty mules having entered. anC
these will be ridden by well known
commercial statesmen instead of the
usual boys.
The first exhibits in the stock
rings yesterday were shorthorn cat
tie and the herd of eleven showa by
Hammer & Meacham, of Morgan.
field, took all prizes.
w. A. Glass as an exhibitor of
Aberdeen Angus cattle captured al
prizes in that class.
There will be no Herefords this
year. Polled Durhams will be shown
to-day and Jerseys tomorrow.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-09-30
IN CIRCUIT COURT
Two Parties Tried and Given
Short Sentences.

Hugh Long, aged II, charged with
breaking into dwelling. was tried
yesterday morning on a plea of
guilty and was given sentence Of
from 2 years to years and one day.
On Tuesday one conviction was
made. John Hicks, COL, charged
with malicious cutting. on plea of
guilty was given the minimum sem
tence of one year.
A. j. Shelby. who cut w. r. Brum-
field on the head with knife, was
fined $50 and costs.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-09-30
CUNNINGHAMGRAHAM.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Graham an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Mabel Ruth, to DR.. Her
bert G. Cunningham, the wedding
to take place October 27.--Bristol.
Tennessee, Herald.
DR.. Cunningham was recently of
Cadiz. but is now engaged in the
practice of dentistry at Bristol.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-09-30
CONE TO GOTHAM.

Coleman Moore. Jr.. Hopkins
vile boy, has gone from Frankfort,
to Thomkinsvile. Staten Island N.
T., to accept a position ss account
ant. He has been with the Ky. Pub
lie Service Co. at Frankfort since he
left school. His local friends will
confidently expect him to make good
in Gotham.