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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-20
WESTERN
PREACHER
Defeats Five Other Contestants
For 0ratorical Prize At
Baptist Seminary.

OIL. Gibson. of Oklahoma. won
the oratorical contest held here at
the Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary by the Intercollegiate
Prohibition Association over five
other contestants. The subject Of
bis address v as "A Battle Royal"
The contest was held to furnish a
representative from the seminary to
take part in state contest at Will
more, KY, May ga. where a man
will be chosen to represent the State
in a sectional contest. the winner Of
which will be eligible to compete in
a national contest three years hence.
Louisville Times.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-20
ASKED BROTHER FOR DETAILS.

"Bruddren and sistahs," trium~
phantly related Brother Bogus, DUR
ing the recent revival in Ebenezer
chapel, 81 swoonded away and was
transplanted straight up to heaven
in chart O. fab! And as 1 entered
in at de golden gate was done well
coined by de loud hozanners O. de
redeemed, and"
"Tell it all, brudderl" in indorse-
ment shouted a hearer. 'Tell it all 7"
Oats right" spoke up pessimis-
tic Brother Stookey, whose grudge
against the first speaker had been of
long standing. "Tell it all W'yn't
yo' stay dar? If yo'-all ever gifts
to place whuh yo's as poplar as all
dat, yo' better Stick p-Kansas City
Star.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-20
MAN BURIED In QUICKSAND
KEPT ALIVE UNTIL SAVED.

In the course of digging a well
shaft on his property near Ware.
Mass, a farmer encountered quick
sand at depth Of approximately Is
#. beneath the surface of the ground.
and sank in it until his head alone
was visible when his predicament
was finally discovered. Every pos
sible agency was called upon to assist
in the rescue work, the fire depart
ment included, but despite this he
was buried for more than "a hours
before he could be taken from his
precarious position. A picture in
the May Popular Mechanics Maya
zine shows how the rescue was final
ly affected.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-20
Had to Stay There.

"You are not very happy in this
house." friends remarked to the rent
er. mo. l can't say we are" Your
ceilings are falling" They are, and
that isn't all. Our roof leaks. our eel
lar fills with water every time 1t rains.
our radiators thump, our furnace is
too small for the house. its appetite is
too large for our income, our cutters
have rusted away, the porch says, the
house hasn't had new coat of paint
for seven years, the wall paper hangs
loose in every room and the chimney
is shorter after every windstorm.'
why in the world don't you mover
Because we can't find another house
with hall that our long oriental run
ner will fit."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-20
EITHER ALLIES OR ENEMIES
HeiIiserent Nations Of Europe Former
~ Absolutely Refused TO Reeos-
nize NeutraIs.

In ancient times nations at war
classed their neighbors as either
allies OF enemies, writes Herbert W.
Bowen. Neutrality as an interna-
tional relation was not recognized.
There wero no neutral rights and no
neutral duties. International law
itself existed only in very Fudimen-
tGry form.
II was not until after the fall of
Rome end until the nations of Eu-
rooe hal Become numerous and we're
asserting and exercising compara-
lively equal privileges and power
.hGt their interests became so con-
fliotin: that they perceived the nee
essity Establishing and supporting
a system of Jaw that must be appli-
cable to them in their relations one
with another. Grotius (1593-1645) f.,
the so-called father of international
law, published in 1925 his famous
book, "De Jure Belli ct Pacis,"
which described the laws of war and
peace. OF neutrals, whom he called
middlemen in war, he had but little
to say.
Bynkerschock, who was born rs
years after the peace of Westphalia
was signed, and who was one of the
most distinguished successors of Gro
titus, was, if not the first, at least
among the first, of publicists to de-
fine and explain neutrality authori-
tatively, and to give to it a perma-
nent place in the law of nations
Case and Comment. o..
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-20
ATTENTION FISHERMEN!


Designed so that it may be used
in number of different ways, a
fishing-rod holder has been invented
which performs a real service for
the fisherman who is using several
poles simultaneously. especially ifhe
be trolling from a boat. The device,
which is described with illustrations
in the May number of Popular Me-
chanics Magazine, is made of sheet
steel in the form of an adjustable
socket, which, by the changing of a
pin, regulates the angle at which
the pole may be held. 1t is possible
to use it in almost any place. from
the gunwale of boat to ones trous-
er belt. A small bell is also provided
which fits to the device and sounds
an alarm when a fish takes the bait.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-20
Broke The VIII.

The heirs of the late c Siege. who
left an estate of 100000 in Louis
vile. mostly to his wife. have brok-
en- the will. The estate will be d.
vided according to law Mrs. Siege.
the widow. will receive half of tn
personally outright and one-third of
the real estate for life. The remain
der is divided between ten children.
each child's share being subject to
any debt it can be shown it owes the
estate. Mrs. John H. Milliken. the
ell'known railroad mans wife. is
one of the children.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-20
Crawford A Suicide.

The body of Robert |. Crawford
was found in a thicket on a lonely
island near Memphis. Saturday. The
young salesman disappeared from
his home in Louisville Monday, April
IL, after receiving a promotion. A
pistol in his hand showed that he had
killed himself. His suicide was prob
ably on Friday, as he had by him a
Memphis paper telling of the arrival
of his brother in the city to search
for him. His death is a mystery.
His body was taken to Louisville,
where his parents and his wife and
child reside.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-20
DEATH OF MRS. DORR.
Complication Of Diseases Caused
Her Demise.

Yrs. Dena E. Dorr, wife of Mr..
r. w. Dorr. died Saturday at her
home just outside the eastern city
limits. She had been a sufferer
from heart trouble for some time,
but the immediate cause of death
was pneumonia. Mrs. Dorr was
born in Kentucky and was Sc years
old. Her parents were natives of
Tennessee, but moved to this state
many years ago. The deceased is
survived by her children. The in
terment took place in Riverside
cemetery Sunday.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-20

Minister, In Speech, Condemns the In.
evItabIe Shortening Of the Years
of School Life.

Laws raising the age at which
children may be put to work we're
favored by the Rev. Hugh McCau-
ley, in speech in Paterson, N. j.
"a strange sight greets us every
day in this rich and prosperous coun-
try" said the clergyman. every
morning an army of 1,75O,0O0 child
workers, ten to fifteen years of age,
goes forth to- labor eight, nine, ten
and even eleven hours in factories,
sweat shops, mines, glass works, can
neries, fields or street trades. Every
night these weary thousands turn
homeward too worn out to play or
anything else but to snatch rest
less sleep, to enable them to 90 to
work again at seven or eight o'clock
the next morning.
"More startling still is the growth
OF this great evil. During the twenty
years ended in 1900 the federal CEN
sus shows that while child laborers
increased Sc per cent-more by 10
per cent than the increase in child
population-little girl workers in
creased 65 per cent. This, then, is
the preparation we are giving to the
future mothers of our land.
"Child labor means not only stunt
ed growth, long hours, physical over
strain, night work, but also a lamen-
table shortening of the school life Of
these children"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-20
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed bids will be received by the
Fiscal Court of Christian county to
build two miles Of pike on Butter
milk road II miles on Palmyra road
and one mile on Greenville road. All
bids to be in by Monday. May 8. at
noon. The right is reserved to re-
ject any and all bids. For plans,
specifications or any other informa-
ton. sec j. H. Dillman. Road En-
gineer. Approved bond will be re-
quired by the person securing any
of these contracts.
j. H. DlLLMAN.
Road Engineer Christian Co.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-20
SPRINKLING BIDS WANTED.

For sprinkling from Twelfth street
out South Virginia to Alumni ave.
nue., out Alumni avenue to South
Main, down Main to Twelfth street.
Said streets to be sprinkled with wa
ter four times each weekday and
twice each Sunday from April 20 to
Nov. 20, 1915. Also an additional
bid forsprinkling the five cross streets
in said territory. Address proposals
to SPRINKLING COMMITTEE, Hop
kinsville, KY.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-20
Huerta's Salute at Last.

On his arrival here. in an inter-
view Gen. Huerta said: 1T is a
pleasure for me again to be in the
United States. and it gives me an op-
portunity to admire once more the
greatness Of the American people.
whom | salute through their press.
tbs nothing strange that on STEP
ping on United States territory
should consider It to be my first du-
ty to salute this great nation. as
many of its citizens have been and
are my personal friends"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-20
UNDECIDED.

"Grayce is engaged to four differ
ent men. | wonder which one shell
marry"
"She doesn't know herself. She
hasn't had the rings appraised yet.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-20

him OF his bad
sy m p { o m s &.
This happened a
number of years
age y Since then,
MT. Capers states
that he has had
similar attacks Of
trouble, the promi-
lIent symptom Of
which Is constipa-
ton. and has al
W Us 70 u n d
prompt and eff
Client relief from
Peruna. He says:
up TO the time I
started using your
Peruna l could
drink castor oil
like water. II did
no good. As for
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-20

salts. they were OF no use. Physics OF
all kinds and classes were used. but
we had to call on the fountain syringe
for help" Peruna was able to cor
rect this condition completely I'm Mr.
Capers' case. and there is every rea-
son to believe that 1t was the tonic,
qualities OF Peruna, added to the Lara
tive qualities. that procured this verZ
desirable result
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-20
Ouiilyed Them All.

Mrs. Anna BARLEY, aged 80, last
week buried the last of her nine
children. a daughter 70 years old,
with whom she lived at Blooming
ton, Ind.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-20
TO MATCH

"What material would you recon-
mend for dress TO go to a garden
party?"
Il should suggest lawn"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-20
IN THE SOUP.

Bill-In the course of one year
more than six thousand persons were
identified by their finger prints in
the London police court.
Jill-Were they walters?
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-20

On Januarv there were $50 meu-
bers of the British house Of COM
mons in the ranks of the army at the
'front.' Fa.tf
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-20
HER IDEA.

"Then she doesn't think that two
can live as cheaply as one?"
"No; her idea is that two ought to
live as extensively as five or six"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-20
HELPING HIMSELF.

81 couldn't help myself" declared
the young man after he had Kissed
the young girl.
"But that's exactly what you did
do" tearfully walled the maiden.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-20
THE DIFFERENCE.

"Your cook is just like one of the
family, isn't she?'
"Dear me, mol She never would
sat warmed-over dishes"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-20
LITE RALLY.

81 told the leading lady her facial
makeup was all wrong for her part"
"What did she do?"
"She changed countenance."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-20
Took Poison.

Mike Huller. aged 80. committed
suicide by taking quantity of car
bolic acid Thursday morning in Hen.
D rson.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-20
THE RIGHT THING.

81 am sorry to say this school is
not properly conducted"
"Well, what can you expect in a
girls school but miss-management ~
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-20
YEA, VERIFY.

Flo-Do you think girl should
learn to love before twenty?
Fli-Nope! Too large an audi
ence.-Dartmouth Jack O. Lantern.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-20
PRUDENT COURSE.

"How did Jack persuade his ia
her TO give him a motorcycleT
''He seized the cycle-ogical mo-
psat"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-20
LIME.

The clean up and whitewashing
season is now at hand. Let US have
your orders for lime.
ALLEN & JACKSON,
Feed Store, Phone 2l7.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-20
OUGHT TO BE.

"Vhy is it that progress with
smooth paving is often so hard?'
81 don't know. 1t ought to be a
walk-oyer."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-20
HIS BUSINESS.

?" There is one labor trouble which
ministers welcome"
"What might that be?" = 2 ?
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-20

Eddie-Say, papa, why do they
call whisky an eye opener?
Papa-If you take enough YOU
will see things you only dreamed o.
before.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Slifer, of
Freeport. ILL.,. have been married 76
years. Mr.. Slifer is SO and his " life
is 81.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-20
DIR. BEAZLEY
Specialist
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat }
Oldest Priest.

Father Henry Japes, sged 95. the
Oldest priest in Nashville. died Toes
day.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-20
" Jour attention l. re-
~ spectfully called . 30
i an important point
not generally known,
that a laxative should have
a tonic element to success
fully meet constipation.

Mr.. John B. Capers. OF 60 Pecan
ST., Fort Worth, Texas, had a sig
niscant experience In this particular
He was afflicted with a severe case of
constipation and bowel trouble. He
spent a good deal OF money in trying
to ind a remedy. To his astonish-
ment Peruna very quickly relieved
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-12-24
TAX ASSESSORS OF texas
HOLD Big CONVENTION
Meet at HoHSton In Tenth Annual Con.
Ventton, Elect Officers, Choose
Fort Worth for Next Meet.

Houston, Tex.-By o majority oil
only one vote Fort Worth was Thurs
day selected as the next convention
city of the Tax Assessors Association
OF Texas. Dallas was the other appli
cant for the honor and when the votes
were counted it was seen that Fort
Worth had twenty to Dallas nineteen.
Many interesting subjects were dis
cussed by the members.
Officers elected for the new year
were: President, John B. Raines,
Sherman, Grayson county; vice presi-
dent, William Wendt, Brennan, Wash
ington county; secretary and treas
urer, Gus Reininger, New Braunfels.
Resolutions were passed urging the
creation of state board of equaliza-
ton or state tax commission. The
next legislature will be asked by the
association to enact a law creating
such board or commission.
Nearly half hundred Texas coun-
ties were represented at the session,
as follows:
c. T. Schwsb, De Witt county; Will
liam Moody, Harris: J. B. Raines,
Grayson; William Wendt, Washing.
ton; Gus Seydler, Wharton; Henry d.
Lass, Colorado; R. Valenta, Lavaca;
W. E. Horton. Dallas, assistant; John
Brook, Milan; P. ]. Smith, Guadalupe:
c. B. Stevenson, Wilson; w. H. Shaw,
IImmit; George w. Prichard, Tar
rant; J. R. Young, Hays; L. T. Bras
well, Jasper; Tom C. Person, Hamil-
ton; j. H. Hale, San Jacinto; George
E. Chamberlain, Bexar;, w. Sherman,
Chambers; J. W. Stewart, Jr., con-
troller's department, Austin; Thomas
F. Teel, Hardin; ]. D. Croix, Calhoun;
Squire Boone, Tom Green; T. 0.
Brown, Liberty; Green Prescott, Lib.
erty, collector; Marsh Elliston. Dallas:
A. V. HUH, Bexar; N. D. Anderson.
Fort Bend; ]. l.. Moore, Matagorda;
J. +. Pangle, Burnet; George Cham.
plon, Cameron; C. B. Kimmins, Bra
zoria; E. NJ. Masterson, Brazoria;
ferd Grato, Austin; E. L. Walters,
Bell; J. A. Merritt, scurry; ]. E.
Lyons. AtaScosa; L. B. Smile. Travis,
controllers office; John Yates, Kauf-
man; George Reading, Fort Bend dep
atty; o. NJ. Duclos, Harris, district
clerk; F. NJ. Sellers, Limestone, assist.
INT; c. H. Umland, Waller; Gus Rein |
niger, Comal, secretary; Lon D. Nor.
gan, Johnson, sx-prssident State Tax
Collectors Association; George A. |
'oreman, Jr, Orange; L. H. Harris, |
foung; r. L. Parker, Eastland; CT.
Agee, Angelina; R. @. Sisk, Angelina,
thief deputy.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-12-24
COTTON SALES At HOUSTON
BREAKS WORLDS RECORD
Houston Was the Biegess Spot Cotton
Market in the World Last
Wednesday.

Houston, Tex.-Houston was the
biggest spot cotton market In the
world Wednesday, even outstripDins
Liverpool in the number Of bales re-
ported sold, despite the fact that
Liverpool sales were unusually large.
When the Houston spot quotations and
sales were posted on the boards We'd
nesday it was shown that sales for
Houston were 2434 bales spot, 1926
bales to s~rivG and 100 bales fe b.
Cotton men gathered around the
boards and were quick to notice the
large sales, several calling out that
Houston is The biggest cotton mar
ket in the world today"
The Liverpool sales were $4,000
bales, an extra large showing, as for
several weeks the daily sales have
been 5000 to 10000 bales, with occa-
sionally 1900 recorded. The weeks
sales were large, however, 12,eoe bales
Monday, $4,000 bales Tuesday and 49,
900 bales Wednesday, indicating that
cotton is in good demand in England.
Houston receipts this year have
been 1889 bales, compared with
1,345,791 bales for the same period
last year.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-12-24
DAUGHTERS or CONFEDERACY
ADOPT MANY RESOLUTIONS
Additional Funds Raised for Shiloh
Monumental Place Memorial
Window in Red Cross Building.

Austin, Textile Texas division,
United Daughters OF the Confederacy,
adjourned their meeting Friday. Res
olutions were adopted at the meeting
recommending that the legislature
give Foard county its correct spelling,
calling it rip Ford" 1t is now mis-
spelled as Foard.
Miss Katie Daffan's motion was
adopted to "can" the rebel yell for fu-
ture generations by having it made
into photograph records. The nation
al United Daughters of the Confed-
eracy will be asked to adopt a similar
motion
A motion to change the regular an.
nual sessions from October to Decem-
Der was lost.
A motion was considered to offer
the West Point Military Academy
Confederate flag to be placed in tho
academy's collection OF flags of the
earth. The national association will
act in the matter
Mrs. E. o, Spencer of San Antonio.
the newly elected president, appeared
before the convention and thanked
the delegates for the honor conferred.
Additional funds have been raised
for the Shiloh monument and pledges
taken for the memorial window to be
placed in the Red Cross building to be
erected at Washington. Three win.
doWs are to be placed, one from the
north, one from the south and one
from both sections, IMPLYING the
union of the North and South.
A resolution was adopted encourag-
ing the proposed Jefferson Davis high
way from Washington to San Diego.
Cal.
A neat sum was collected for II
large victrola fer the Confederate
home.
Numerous committee, chapter and
department reports were made. Tho
tendency is to build UP the CHAPTERS
instead Of scattering chapters broad.
cast.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-12-24
THE AMERICAN NOTE
TO AUSTRIA HUNGARY
Good Relations of Two Countries
Must Rest Upon Common Regard
for Law and Humanity, Says Note.

Washington,-The text of the Amer.
lean note to Austria-Hungary regard
ing the sinking of the Italian steam
ship Ancona, made public Monday, re-
veals a formal demand by the United
States for prompt announcement of
the illegal and indefensible" act, for
punishment of the submarine comman-
der and for indemnity for the killing
and fnjuring Lf innocent American citi-
Zens.
These demands follow a statement
informing Austria-F ungary ''that the
good relations of the two countries
must rest upon a common regard for
law and humanity"
The note arraigns the Smelling and
torpedoing of the liner as 'inhuman.
barbarous, and a wanton slaughter of
helpless men, women and children"
In official and departmental circles
the communication is regarded as be-
ing the most emphatic declaration to
come from the United States govern
ment since the beginning of the Eu-
ropean war. No attempt is made to
conceal the fact that unless the de-
mands are quickly complied with Dip
lomatic relations between the two
countries will be in grave state. The
text of the note was handed to the
Austrian foreign office Thursday by
Ambassador Penfield.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-12-24
The OIL OUTPUT IN THE
TExAS-LOUISlANA FIELDS
Humble Leads All Other Fields With
Daily Production of $4,000 Barrels.
Other Fields Promising, Etc.

Beaumont, Textile Humble oil
field IS the largest producer in the
gulf coast section, with a total daily
production Of $4,000 barrels. Sixty,
seven drilling rigs are actively en-
gagged there and seventeen of that
number have already reached a depth
OF 1000 feet or more. Four OF the six
ty-seven were started during the past
week.
At Edgerly, La, another very prom
Using field, twelve wells are being drill
ed, several of which were tested dur
ing the week. Salt water was found in
each of the wells and the drillers are
going deeper, The total daily average
of oil production is listed at 1880 bar
rels.
On Spindle Top only one rig is &C
lively engaged in drilling. The aver
age daily production now is $40 bar,
rels.
Ten wells are going down at Sara
toga, with prospects of bringing In a
few good producers within the next
few weeks The daily average of the
Saratoga field is $500 barrels.
Three wells are being drilled at Bat
son, and the average daily production
is 1900 barrels.
Eight wells are being drilled at Sour
Lake. The daily yield at Sour Lake is
1890 barrels.
At Goose Greek three wells are 60
ing down, with a daily yield of 400
barrels.
Vinton, La, is another field that is
becoming big, with thirteen rigs work
ing. The last well, No. 26, was brought
N and is now flowing 5000 barrels of
good, clean oil per day. The daily
yield at this field is $500 barrels.
-Four wells are being drilled at
1Vangeline, La. The four wells that
Ire going down are not deep enough
% give out any hopeful indications.
Fhe daily production at Evangeline is
300 barrels.