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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-08-05
ANOTHER MooRMAN
FORECAST

Upon the Gazette s request,
one of its Graves county readers |
has contributed the following re-
garding the outlook in the Com
mOnwealth 5 Attorney S race II
will be interesting reading 10 the
voters:
Notwithstanding the strenuous
efforts of friends and boosters of
the candidates for Common
wealth s Attorney 10 create a
stampede TO their man, the final
week of the campaign opens with
no material change in the stand
ing of the contestants. As v"
see it Mr.. Norman will finish
with a safe lead over his nearets
running mate. This must be
manifested when the relative yot-
ing strength of the five counties
and the distribution of each
among the five candidates IS
taken into account. He is the
favorite by considerable odds
over his closest contestant, Mr..
Robbins, in Graves, with her
5000 votes. With two candi-
dates from Ballard the lead
which anyone of the remaining
three may have over the others
is of little consequence, while
the vote of either OF her home
men alone does not put him IN
the running TO any great degree.
Carlisle will give Adams a pn.
rality of possibly 1900 votes, and
Mr.. Norman will receive as
many as any other candidate. In
Hickman Mr.. Norman will re
ceive more of the 2O0O total
vote than anyone else, Adams
running second, while in Fulton
county the race is Enthusiastically
between Moorman and Robbins,
the chances being in Norman 5
favor.
Even if recent developments
had not weakened the chances of
Mr.. Turner, his combined vote in
Fulton, Hickman and Carlisle
would not equal that of Mr.. Moor.
man in those counties, while the
majority which Graves will give
TO Mr.. Norman will greatly ex
coed that which Turner receives
in Ballard.
Mr.. Wickliffc seems not to be
serious factor in the race.
This advantage in favor of Nr.
Norman will naturally draw 10
him the opposition 10 each of the
others in different localities and
center 1t upon him as the logical,
available man TO defeat those OF
that man against whom such op.
position is directed. We there
fore predict him an easy winner
IN next Saturdays election. -
Clinton Gazette. Adv.
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fight for the preservation of the
county unit law as against the a.
doptiOn Of State wide prohibition.
| have, after taking consel with
friends, arrived at the conclusion
that il is better that | sacrifi =
my personal ambition than TO en-
danger the welfare of the party
which / love and desire to con.
:iuuc in power at Frankfort aad
Washington. Therefore ! hereby
withdraw from the contest for the
nomination. -
MIR. Bosworth s withdrawal IS
calculated to help McChesney.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-08-05
MooRMAN HIGH MAN.

There arc men in Carlisle coun-
" who would like TO vote for Mr..
Norman for Commonwealth 5
Attorney but for the fact that
certain men with certain mo-
uyes have a made a point TO tell
them that he was not counted a.
mong the strong men in this race,
and could not be claSsed with the
winners. As we said at the out
set. there were motives back OF
these statements, and knowing
that everyone is more or less lla.
bile to Judge the outcome OF an e.
lection as we'll as TO form al
other opinions by the way they
are looked at in their own LOGAN
ties. We think that IL Is but ialr
TO Mr. Norman and to the vot
ers who for any reason have been
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-08-05
HICKMAN DRUG CO
Both Phones
ROPER DISTRICT NEWS.

Mrs Herman Edminston. a.
Union City. spent Sunday ni..'
with her sister. Mrs Elmer 20
rr,ou Marvin Shelton, OF Na
willie. arrived Saturday ~ y#
has mother. Mrs Il A. F,I.
and family. TINS week -M1 A.
thur Allen and son. Leonard.
visiting Mr. aud Mrs 81
sloan Mr. and Nm Mo-
Beasley spent sunday with ~
and MS. VIM. Pructi of u.
state Line Miss Allie ThuH
of CYce, spent Saturday w
Mrs j T. Thomas Mr. and 81
H.. L. bryant and children, 80
and Mrs Elmer Robertson au
son. and Ellis Henry and bro
.sr. Price. attended the harbr
.at Moscow Saturday MN. x 5
Fields and son. Marvin Shelf
were 10 Hickman Monday N
and Mrs Drrw Licp and son
near Jordan, spent Friday v
IT y Clark and family Mr
John Sloan spent Saturday uIc
with relatives near Union GIG
Mrs X A. Fields and Mar
shelton visited Mrs Lizzie b.
ley of Moscow. Monday Nl.
Myra shelton and Ida Roper vs.
100 Cayce Saturday Roy
shelton arrived Tuesday Dr.
/ Memphis fo visit his mother. N
/ 10 A. Fields aud family
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County
School Notes

Graves and Fair View had an
enthusiastic ball game Friday at-
tcrnoon. The score was l3 10 -
in favor of Fair View. A number
of visitors were present Thanks
are due the teachers for their
interest in the school games, and
the patrons who furnished wagons
for the visiting school.
Miss Lillian Coffcy has been
elected to nll the vacancy n
the Hickman schools caused ly
the resignation Of Mrs Stair
We are sorry to learn that VIII
son Nipp, teacher OF Sycamort
Chapel, is quite III at his home n
Troy, Tenn.
Blue Pond has been improve!
by painting and the addition OF
a new blackboard Miss Ethel
Rogers, a progressive teacher OF
Smithland, Ky, has charge OF
Tins school.
We are informed by the patrons
Of Sylvan Shade that they will
open new road running east
from Poplar Grove TO the Shu''
road. Tins will be quite an ad
vantage 10 many pupils and vi.
help to build up still bette.
school in that section. Good d.
rect roads are what our rural
schools need that We may ha'.
better attendance during the win
II ter months. Two other fstrici'
are discussing improving ine lan
leading 10 their schools We
nope tins will be done.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-08-05

The Reily-iiilbo race for gov
crnor in Mississippi Wednesday
was very close aud the official
figures cannot be given at Sthls
time. The latest returns giving
Reilly about $500 votes in the
lead.
Crystal Theatre Today, IN
Hiss" in ) reels; Saturday, "The
Triumphs of an Emperor, in .
reels; Monday, "The Butterfly,
in ) reels; Thursday, Hearts in
Exile" in ) reels.
John Provow was fined $50 IN
police court this week on charge
of fionrishing a deadly weapon.
Bert Wallace was fined Sll.5O
for breach of the peace.
Billie" Carpenter, now mana
ger of the Home Tele. Co., at
Wickliffe, came down yesterday
to visit his father, Geo. Il. Car
penter.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-08-05
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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-08-05
VOTE FOR WILL FROST
FOR STATE SENATOR.

A reason Because he is beng
fought by the professional poliii
clans, the liquor crowd and DOM
mating corporations.
And-because he made you a
good Senator and gave a credlla
hle account of his stewardship.
To say nothing of the fact that he
was largely instrumental IN say
ing the State thousands AZ dol
lars by the passage OF certain
bills II was through his efforts
primarily that primary elections
have been taken out of the hands
OF the political crooks lie wa
on the Job all the time, and Ger
| tam interests are afraid that II
he is re- elected, he will again be
on the job Ii elected, they vii
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-08-05

The workers on the stretch of
the State road, which IL being
graveled, are complaining Of what
seems TO be a lot of unnecessary
traffic just at this time, and
which greatly interferes with and
retards the work. Persons who
can should go around this piece
of road, as it is in no shape for
travel; 10 say nothing of knock
ing down grade stakes and stop
ping the workmen to a greater or
less degree. As these men are
doing this work free of charge,
travellers should show their appre-
citation to the degree of at least
driving over another route until
the work is finished. Your CO.
operation to this extent will be
greatly appreciated by those in
charge Of the work.
Wednesday morning Ed Stubs,
a negro Methodist preacher, in
the frenzy of jealous rage, at
tackled his wife and beat her in
a most brutal manner. Off
GERS were called in TO settle the
disturbance but before their ar.
rival Stubs ran out OF the house
Seeing the officers in pursuit he
attempted TO cross the railroad
track near the station. He was
struck by the engine of the fas.
mail train and instantly killed.
1t is thought that he was so bad
ly frightened that he did not
realize how near the train was.
His head and hip We're badly
crushed.7Clinton Gazette.
Master Paul Hughes, son OF
Burnie Hughes and wife, and
Harry Threlkeld, Jr., son of Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Threlkeld, enter.
tanned about 80 of their little
friends at the home of the latter
Tuesday afternoon. Ice cream,
cake and punch were served and
games enjoyed by the little folks.
Myra Faris and John Howard Dill
lon were the winners in a prize
contest, in which a crocheted com
purse and a sack OF marbles were
given.
FOR RENT: Rooms 10 couple
for light housekeeping, furnished
or nufurnished. Phone pa. 4clt
Mrs. Annette Robinson, OF
Dyersburg, is the guest OF her
sister, Mrs. S. NJ. Naifeh.
Mems 81 and $3.50 Shirts now
75c.-Bradley's.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-08-05

misled in regard 10 the chances
that he has of winning next Satur
day-and winning by a large
majority 10 tell them that he
is not only probable first aud a
sure second, but the chances are
that he will capture the nomina-
ton by a good comfortable ma
jority We could write a column
or 50 about this excellent man
and his excellent prospects OF
winning this contest, but II is m
necessary. The facts have been
stated TO the best of our belief -
Clinton Gazette. Adv.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-08-05

Mrs. W. II. Baltzer entertain
ed a few of her friends Tuesday
afternoon from TO 6. As the
guests arrived punch was served
by Miss Thelma Baltzer. 500
was the diversion Of the after
noon. At the close of the games
delicious lemon cream and cake
were enjoyed. Those present
were: Mesdames Milton Sprad!,n,
D. b. Choate, a. A. Faris, Jr., +.
d. johnson, l.. a. Stone, Mamie
Kingman, f. NJ. Maddox, r. J..
Bradley. j. r. Stephens, l.. il.
Fitzpatrick, NJ. +. Warner, a. 5.
Birnbaum, l.. c. Moss, j. c. Sex
ton. Misses Irene and Lite Faris,
Dell Allen and Bonnie Carpen-
ter. Out of town guests were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Vaudeville, Of
Ithaca, n. Y.
Mrs. Rachel Moore returned 10
her home in Union City after a
visit 10 her son, Z. II. Moore,
and wife.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-08-05

Mrs. Henry Sanger was th
charming hostess at q very plea
ant affair Tuesday evening from
7 80 to 10 when she rnterlana
at 500 The rooms thrown open
for the evening We're decora q
in nasturtiums and petmlas. TIE
score for the 500 game was kept
on quaint little cards picluru ,
Dutch figures. During the games
punch was enjoyed and late no
the evening lemon cream and
cake were served on the card
tables. Those present We're Ms
danes $. II. Hinton. T. r. Powell.
+. NJ. Case, +. VI. Maddox, VI. f..
Warner,A. s. Birnbaum, j. W.
Meacham, c. II. Bondurant. l.. n.
Fitzpatrick, j. c. Sexton, r. l..
Stone, Milton Spradln, d. r..
Choate, Elvis Stair, Russell John
son; Misses Victoria and Nil
Bondurant, Mildred Ramagc, Ma
RE and Homer Green, Berthe May
Rice, Rubye Fleming, Irene Farig.
lnez Luten. Out Of town gucJt.
Mrs. Rubye Cayiit, of ST. Louis.
Nice lamb, zoe pound.-Ezell.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-08-05

not be disappointed lie is the
common folks candidate.
While he got big vote Ia
Fulton county IN his first race
not a single vote was counted for
him so far as We have been able
to learn The Courier viii give
five years subscription to thr
first man that will show MS the o..
fetal returns from that primary
Vote for Frost and clean poll
ties.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-08-05

Thread. thimbles, button
combs, pins, pencils, tablets, in
pens, and notions of yarIu
kinds Betiersworth.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-08-05

Ellison Grocery & Hardware Company
Incorporated.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-08-05
Ellison's Grocery
Will sell this week,

Will sell this week,
20 lbs. American Refinery Granuated Sugar
for $1.00
if $500 worth Of other goods purchased at same
time other than sugar and flour.
10 lbs GRADUATED Sugar for S100 bought alone.
DC for Mason Quart Jars.
IoC for Mason Half Gallon Jars
SIC for Quart Cans
QUO for Patent Flour, fully guaranteed
JUG for Finest Flour on earth
Phone Us your orders, give them to drivers.
They will be promptly delivered to you
where in town.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-29
CARM|CHAEL'S AID IS STRONG FACTOR Official Circles Pleased Over His Endorsement of the
 Bond Issue

Montgomery, December 2S.-(Special) ) What is considered in official circles as the most important development in the fight to secure the ratification of the bond issue is the statement of Speaker A. H. Carmichael of the house of representa- tives, that he will vote for the amend ment. As will be remembered. Speaker Carmichael favored the amendment act when it came up for passage in the house. He stated at that time. however, that he would reserve the privilege of op- posing the bond issu in the elecion, and, until few days ago, refused to commit himself either for or against the amendment.
 Speaker Carmichaels declaration in letter to Michael Cody, president of the Exchange National bank of Montgom- cry, and president of the state campaign committee. In that letter the full text of which appeared in today's Age Herald, he declared that the issuance of short time bonds offers the only Satisfactory manner of fully protecting the states ob- liza tions," and called upon 'all patriotic vitizens" to follow the lead of the gov ernor.
 This statement of Speaker Carmichael indicates that he Is convinced that the proposed bond issue offers the only solu- tion of the states financial difficulties. That his declaration will have far reaching effect is the opinion of every of ficial at the capitol. for the speaker is re- garded as oneaQf the ablest men in pub lie life in Alab4ma, and his statement in regard to any political issue carries con- siderable weight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-29

The following excerpts are from an ad- dress delivered by Miss Jaffrey, ex-secre- tary of the national commission on prison and prison labor, to a group of New York women at the residence of Mrs. Freder- ick Lewisohn These women are studying conscientiously the prison question and will aid the work in New York state by their interest and cooperation wherever they are needed.
 The subject, ''rhe Development of the Prisoner was divided. into five heads the prisoner, the development of the pris- oner. prison administration, prison labor and reform.
 Miss Jaffrey said in part that criminal law was based on crime and not on the criminal The first criminal law was made when the clans were merged into states, developing through this the kingly power; here we find the criminal going through tests to establish his innocence; such test as putting the hand in boiling water or metal and not fiinching, or walking through fire and coming out unharmed.
 Through all times criminal law has been to protect society. and never to pro- tect the criminal. The beginning of our present penal system was during the mid dle ages and continued in It's brutal treat ment until the eighteenth century. Re- form in criminal law came with the open ing of America, when criminals could be deported instead of tortured. The mod ern prison system had it's real inception with Howard and Elizabeth Fryer in the eighteenth century. Here we find the first thought expressed for the criminal.
 Lombroso in 1888 opened the Italian school He said the criminal class must be analysed and gotten rid of, and that meant to analyze the man, not the crime. Thirty-nin crimes in England were pun ishable, so that the removal of the crim- inal was a big step. Oglethorpe came to America with the first colony and settled in Georgia.
 Miss Jaffrey continued. saying: "The present century demands the study of the prisoner. Dr. Katherine Bement Davis has in her Bedford laboratory an experimental station established by social workers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-29
CAPITAL LEARNS OF MUCH INTEREST IN
 FRIDAYS MEETING. Expected Meeting Will Be HarmOniOus-Several Can- didates Expected to An
 nOunce for Office

Montgomery. December 2S- Especially Reports brought to Montgomery indicate that considerable interest Is attached to the meeting in Birmingham next Friday Of the state democratic executive com mittee. which will assembie TOT the pur- pose of arranging for the primary cleo tion in the spring and for the consider alton of other matters of interest to the party.
 It is declared here that the meeting of the executive committee will be harmon ious throughout its entire session The present administration will be ,indorsed, the preparedness programme will be ap- proved, and resolutions will be adopted calling upon delegates to the national con- vention to vote for the renomination of President Wilson.
 It Is further indicated that the com mittee will decide to carry out the rec ommendation of the national democratic platform. adopted at Baltimore. relative to the selection of delegates to the na- tional convention in primary. As will be remembered. the delegates to the last convention were selected in convention.
 The Birmingham meeting is further an- ticipated in view of the fact that a num- Der of candidates are expected to an- nounce for office. Among those mem tioned are Gen. c. R. BriclSen of Luverne for judge of the court of appeals: o. c. Wiley of Troy and l.. Fl. Brassel of Ans dalusia, for congressman from the Sec- ond district. Ernest Fite of Marion for congressman from the new Tenth district: w. w. Callahan of Decatur, for con gressman from the Eighth district, and G. J. Sorrell of Tallapoosa county, as congressman from the Fifth district
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-29
ATHLETIC MEETS PLANNED AT Y. M. c. A.
 FOR THURSDAY

Tomorrow morning the regular pro- gramme of the junior boys classes of the Young Mems Christian association will be changed. Instead of the gym nasium classes that are usually held in the afternoon, an athletic meet will be the entertainment.
 Starting at 9:30 the boys will com pete in various athletic events. The programme that has been planned by Director Abell is as follows: Standing broad jump, 12-pound shot put, 25-yard dash, high jump, shuttle relay race, ob- stacle race, peanut scramble. Over 50 boys are expected to compete in the events.
 At 7:15 tomorrow night, the senior boys will have their fun An athletic meet will also be their programme which will consist of the following Twenty-Five yard dash. standing broad jump, high jump, 12-pound shot put, re- lay race, potato race. basketball game with two 15-minute halves. Admittance will be free The public is invited to attend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-29
Woman Gives Her Views on
 Development of Prisons
Social Service Department By MRS. SIDNEY n. LILLIAN

made wonderful history for the move ment such laboratory should be used in every prison, penitentiary and jail throughout the country, for 1t IS an es- tablished fact that only through the classification of the prisoners and care ful study of them. physically, sociological ly and neurologically, can they be prop erly treated"
 Examples were given of subjects studied, the first 100 patients examined at Bedford were found to contain 20 per cent defective to such an extent that they had to be committed to institutions for feebleminded, and B per cent were dis eased. Many results were shown of fam flies as a consequence of subnormal and defective or diseased parents. as, for in- stance descendants of soldier in the civil war that was married to a sub normal woman, numbered 137 subnormal descendants; while a union of the same man with normal woman brought forth 37 normal descendants.
 After all is said the prison should be place in which there can be the es- tablishment of good record to offset the record of evil.
 The prisoner should be turned over to a board of scientists, first, for medical ex- animation; then, they should be encour- aged to allow the sociologist to get at the family history, and next an industrial expert should be consulted.
 The 'indeterminate sentence is then the weapon with which to conclude and decide the cure.
 We quote from pamphlet from the educational committee of the national committee on prison and prison labor in reference to the "indeterminate sentence ''
 ''The first requisite of cure Is to sat- isfy the prisoner and those interested in him that justice has been done both to him and to society. Under the present system if justice is done In one case 1t fails in another. and as there is no way to tell which decision is correct. the nat ural conclusion of the offenders and of the public is that justice failed in both cases.
 ''The indeterminate sentence is the transfer of the power of fixing the dura- ton of the sentence, which was formally vested in the judge, to board of experts which has custodial care of the individual and passes upon the question as to when his cure has been effected sufficiently to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-29
MANY ARE PAYING
 PROPERTY TAXES

As is the usual custom at this time of the year the offices of County Tax Col lector F. B. Bowers and that of the tax assessor. D. l. McLendon, have been be- sieged by those desiring to pay their prop erty taxes and make their assessments. There are but three more days in which the citizens of the county can pay their taxes without mourning the delinquent penalty and for the past several days the offices have been crowded with steady line waiting on the outside. It is estimated that the amount collected this year will be a material Increase over that of last year and this week the collec- tions will amount to half a million dol lars. The receipts are banked each day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-29
POLITICS OPENS UP
 AFTER NEW YEARS

Judge John Pelham member of the court of appeals, was at the Tutwiler last night on his way to Anniston. Judge Pelham stated that he would return to Birmingham by Friday and would be here during the meeting of the state dem- ocratic executive committees.
 The political situation has been very quiet all over the state for the past sew eral months" said Judge Pelham, but now that Christmas has passed, interest is being awakened in the various races. Up to the present time have not made any active campaign for reelection, be- lieving that the people should not be troubled during the busy season by hav- ing politics thrust upon them. The va rious state and county campaigns will open up immediately after the new year begins and the next four months will see number of interesting contests"