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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-27
NOT MUCH MONEY IN POETRY


In this day Of revival OF poetry there
may be a natural curiosity TO know
whether prices for poetry have gone
up In proportion to the apparent pop
ularity. am afraid not, remarks a
writer in the Buffalo Express. Masters
did not get a cent Tor the magazine
publication OF the Spoon river poems,
but he will get few hundred dollars
royalty from the book and since. its
success understand he has been paid
as much as 500 for a single poem by
a New York weekly. The usual price
is 81 a line, or S25 for a very short
poem. And the spoon River Anthol-
ogy" is the most talked about book in
America today, either poetry or fiction.
The London Times paid Kipling $500
for the "Recessional." and the same
for other poems at various times.
Walt Mason apparently is making
more money out of poetry than any
other man in America today. He
writes a poem every day in the year
for a newspaper syndicate, and in a
recent interview he says he is paid
$12 each on yearly contract, which
Mr.. Howells in the Editors Easy Chair
figures out to be $3.57S or thereabouts
year. Mason says the most he ever
made in one month is $875.
It was Moore and Byron who got
the really big prices for poetry. in
the days when the public gave the hon.
ors to long. etorylike volumes, such as
"Lalla Rookh." for which Moore re-
ceived 5000 guineas, or about $4,000.
Tennyson was said to have been paid
$4,000 a year by Moxon for his poetic
output, and James Whitcomb Riley
was offered $4,000 a year for his. The
New York Ledger paid Longfellow
S., 900 for THE Hanging of the Crane"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-27

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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-27

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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-27
Ice Cream Social

There will be an Ice Cream Social
at Highland Chapel tonight for the
benefit Of the Sunday school.
Everybody cordially invited.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-27

els ana psFlumeH an0 ''1n 80.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-09-15
RAID BY VILLAS MEN.
Bandits Attack Ranches and Villages
Near Manzanillo.

Salina Cruz, Mex-Fifty rebels that
attacked Constitutionalist force Of
about the same strength at San Ger
nonimo, Oaxaca, September 6, still
were besieging the town, according to
latest reports. Train service to San
Geronimo has been suspended for two
days. Villa infantry, 200 to 400 strong,
under General Alonzo, is reported ac-
tive near Manzanillo, raiding ranches
and villages. A Carranza force at
veladera was engaged by the rebels
without success.
Silver valued at $150,00O and 200
tons of concentrate, property of the
Carranza government. has arrived at
Manzanillo by steamer for shipment to
Mexico City.
Few votes were cast at the election
held at Manzanillo Saturday. Lack
of interest was shown in an election
at Mazatlan.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-09-15
JOINT commission
TO HEAR GEN. BLISS
Assistant Chief Of Staff Will
Submit Information.
INSPECTION is COMPLETED
"A DeIuge Of Requests Is Received BY
Secretary Baker Asking For Re-
lease Of Guardsmen From
Further Border Duty.

Washington Secretary Baker
granted the request of the American
Mexican Commission to have Major
General Tasker II. Bliss, assistant
chief of staff, go to New London,
Conn, to give the commissioners in
formation ne has gathered first hand
concerning the military situation
along the international boundary.
General Bliss was authorized to hold
himself in readiness TO respond to a
summons. The General is regarded
Is one of the Army'ss most competent
authorities on Mexican questions. As
sdstant chief of staff, he has more to
do with the administration of military
operations along the border than any
other officer, except Major General
Funston, and recently he, completed a
personal inspection of all the border
patrol militia camps.
Pressure from political and business
quarters is being brought to bear upon
Secretary Baker and admins tration
officials generally to withdraw Nation
eli Guard organizations from the bor-
der. Members of Congress, business
houses and friends and relatives of
guardsmen have deluged the depart
nlent the last few days with requests
for the release of the militia. The de-
partment has Informed all inquirers
that action will be, taken as soon as
practicable.
Secretary Baker already has indi-
Gated that as soon as the units now
en- route to the border arrive other or
CARNATIONS will be withdrawn
Guardsmen still In their state camps
all probably will be given a tour of
border field service before being mus
tered out.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-09-15
THE COUNTRY AT LARGE.

Settlement of the Alaskan fisheries
difficulty with Canada probably win
be made by a joint high commits
sion.
Lieutenant Child, Navy aviator, fell
into the Potomac River.
The National American Woman Suf-
frage Association Convention. in At
lantic City. defeated resolution that
the association in the present nation,
al campaign support only those candi-
dates for national Offices who pledge
their support to the passage OF the
susan B. Anthony amendment to the
Federal Constitution.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-09-15
FRANCE NEEDS s,,ss7, 100000.
VIII Bring War Appropriations Up To
2,2oo, ooo,o0o

Paris. S. Ribot, the
French Minister of Finance. will ask
the Chamber of Deputies for appro-
priations for the last quarter of 1916
amounting to S,347 ,00O, 600 francs ($1,-
667, 900, OO0) or about 5O0.0OO.OOO more
francs than was asked for the present
quarter. The total appropriations
asked by the French Government since
August, 1914. viii amount to $1,000
600 600 francs in round numbers. or
$4,000, 100000.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-09-15


OF three to Investigate the effects Of
the eight-hour standard, present wages
not to be reduced during the investi-
cation nor for 80 days thereafter, and
work in excess Of eight hours to be
paid for at pro rata rate.
General Railroad Legislation-Cr Gre
alton Of joint committee Of Senate
and House Interstate Commerce Com
mittees to investigate necessity for
further legislation for railroads and
the Interstate Commerce Commission,
question of Government ownership Of
public utilities and comparative worth
Of Government ownership as against
Government regulation
Tariff - Creation of non-partisan
tariff commission of five members TO.
investigate and advise Congress on
tariff revision; repeal Of the free
sugar provision; amendments inereas-
ing duties on dyestuffs to encourage
manufacturing dyestuffs; enactment
of an anti-dumping provision to pre-
vent dumping Of forefgn-made goods
at less than foreign market prices;
authorization for the President to re-
taliate against foreign nations pro-
hibiting importation of goods by lay
| ing an embargo against their imports.
Cotton Futures Act-Providing a
prohibitive tax on cotton sold for
future delivery in fictitious or wash
sales.
4 =
Philippines-Law to provide for a.
more autonomous government Of the
islands, enlarging self-government,
reorganizing election Jaws, establish
ing an elective Senate and promising
independence whenever, in the iudg-
ment of the United States, the Phil
ippine people demonstrate capability
for it.
Record OF Appropriations.
Appropriations for all purposes
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-09-15
BIG bridge
SPAN FALLS
Eleven Lose Lives in Quebec
Disaster.
BOATS RUSH RESCUE.
Groups OF Men Fall Into Water and
Others A. Hurled From Bridge
BY Flying Debris-chief
Engineer Saved.

QuebAc-W the loss of IL lives.
the second attempt to bridge the St
Lawrence River here resulted in q.
failure when the massive center span,
weighing 500 tons, suddenly col
Eapsed and fell into the river. OF the
e0 men caught on the span when it
began to sway all were rescued except
the IL and of these only four bodies
have been found
The span was being raised from the
pontoons and was about Is feet above
the water when from some unknown
cause it collapsed and sank into the
river which is 200 feet deep at this
place.
Plunge Ends Ceremony.
The st. Lawrence River was filed
with many boats at the time of the
accident, and on the hills along the
shore were hundreds of persons who
came by rail and automobile TO see
the elimination of the mighty en-
cheering project The big steel frame
was taken in tow to the gap which tt
was expected to fill
Shortly after o'clock the pontoons
reached the allotted place, and were
Withdrawn by tugs, leaving the mas
sive girder resting en- hydraulic jacks.
These had begun to raise the big span
while the crowds shouted thinking
that they had seen the most impress
sive ceremony of the bridge raising.
The spectators began to leave, when
suddenly there was roar Of breaking
steel and the span dived into the
water.
The 80 or more men who were On
the span were thrown into the river
and about IS were rescued by pleasure
craft
Seventy Lost Nine Years Ago.
Nine years ago similar accident at
the same spot took toll of 10 lives
To-day scores of men were carried into
the river when the 5,000-ton span, be
ing raised from pontoons in an en-
gineering feat designed to complete
the $17,00o,000 cantilever suspension
for trans-continental railway traffic
plunged distance of Is feet into the
water and sank 200 feet, perhaps never
to be recovered.
Contradictory stories were told re
garding the collapse The pontoons
had been removed and the span was
being lifted by massive hydraulic
jacks when, according to some of the
spectators, the northern end of the
span fell with the breaking of girdeTs.
Frantic efforts were made to place
a chain rope around the lettering
structure, but with reports like shells
exploding, the remaining supports
snapped and the span disappeared with
a tremendous splash. Some of the OBJ
servers said that the structure also
buckled at the center as it fell.
Groups of men at work slipped off
into the water and others were knock
ed into space by flying debris. Scores
of craft containing spectators went to
the rescue and their endeavors pre-
vented larger loss of life
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-09-15
a PRINCESS AS A PRIVATE.
Russian Lady In Soldiers Uniform On
the Firing Line.

Petrograd. Princes Volonsky, %
years old, whose husband, father and
brother were killed early in the war,
cut her hair. adopted mems clothing,
enlisted as private and fought on the
southern front for several months. Her
sex being discovered, she was sent to
Kieff to be discharged, but she eluded
her guards and returning to the fight
ing line Now she has just been dis
covered wounded in Khardoff hos
pital.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-09-15
U. 5. CONSULATE is DEMOLISHED:
Building At AIexand-etta Destroyed
BY Shells From Warships.

Berlin. The destruction of the
American Consulate at Alexandretta,
Asiatic Turkey, during bombardment
by Entente allied warships is an.
nounced in delayed Turkish official
report dated September 4.
Small hostile warships shelled the
open town of Alexandretta," the state
ment says. 1.-THE damage to Turkish
property was insignificant. The
United States Consulate was destroy
ed completely. No lives were lost.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-09-15
OPERATES TO MAKE HIM GOOD.
Or. HaIseIden Opens Skull OF HonI-
cidaI Criminal.

Chicago-Dr. H. J. Haiselden per-
formed an operation on John Oran. a
former policeman who turned criminal,
which, he says, will bring him back to
his normal, honest instincts. The po-
.liceman had continued to develop
homicidal tendencies and once was ac-
cused of murder. DIR. Haiselden open
ed his skull and found the bone press
ing on tumor The pressure was re
moved and the physician will remove
the tumor by medical treatment
"Oran will now be good man."
said be.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-09-15
WAR CUTS U. S. MEAT SUPPLY.
Exports Multiplied Since Conflict In
Europe Began.

New York.-The European war is
encroaching seriously upon the meat
supply of this country, according TO
figures made public by the foreign
trade department of the National City
Bank. Notwithstanding marked de
crease in the number of food animals
in the United States, exports OF meat
have trebled since the beginning OF
the war, and of beef alone exports are
greater by tenfold.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-09-15
.PERSH|NG MAY
RENEW VILLA HUNT
May Act if He Gets Within Strik-
ing Distance of Force.
GENERAL BACK TO BASE
No Agreement Between Mexican and
American Military Men Fer
Concerted Action Against
Band.

San Antonio, Tex.-If Francisco
Villa gets within striking distance OF
the American expeditionary force Gen
eral Pershing's soldiers may join
troops of the de facto government in
an offensive campaign to exterminate
the bandit and his followers. This was
the statement of General Funston.
There has been 10 agreement be-
tween Mexican and American military
men for concerted movement against
Villa. Gen. Francisco Gonzales, Car
rama commander in Northern Chihua-
hua, already has sent force against
the bandit, last reported in the Santa
Clara Canyon, and if the occasion
arises, the American commander might
take part in the pursuit.
That is UP to General Pershing,"
said General Funston
Army men pointed out that General
Pershing entered Mexico to capture
Villa and that his object had not been
accomplished.
left here for his headquarters in Mex
leo, having concluded his inspection of
the base of the punitive expedition.
Ell Paso, Tex.-Trains leaving Juarez
for the south carried additional guards
of soldiers. Mexican military authori-
ties would not discuss reports that
the step had been taken because Of
the northward march of Francisco
Villa, said to be operating in the Santa
Clara Canyon.
Twenty-four cases of typhus have
been discovered in Juarez.
Hipolito Villa, a brother of the ban
dit chieftain, turned over by federal
authorities to state authorities, was
placed in the local county jail charged
with an alleged conspiracy to destroy
a railroad bridge near Hancock. Tex,
last February.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-09-15
COL. CHISHOLM ELECTED.
Spanish War Veterans Meet At cIeve-
land Next Year.

Chicago.-Col. Daniel v. Chisholm,
Of Washington, d. c., was unanimously
elected commander-in chief of the
United Spanish War Veterans at the
annual reunion here. The next reunion
will be held in Cleveland, o.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-09-15
TO INVADE ARCTIC AGAIN.
Borden, Whose Vessel Was Wrecked,
VIII Build Another.

Nome, Alaska.-John Borden, the
millionaire sportsman of Chicago,
whose power schooner Great Bear was
wrecked on pinnacle rock in Boring
Sea on August 10, left for Seattle on
the steamship Umatilla Borden says
that he will build another boat next
winter, engage Capt. Louis L. Lane,
his partner of this year. as commander
and set out on another Boring Sea
and Arctic Ocean cruise.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-09-15
BURGLARS HAD MANNERS.
Pledge Health In Toast To Man Whose
Safe They Robbed.

Philadelphia.-P burglars, with
rare touch of Chesterfield as well as
streak of bon vivant, robbed John
Ashbert's safe and pledged the pro-
prietor's health in a toast left on a
neat little cardboard.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-09-15
IRISH ASK Foa PROHIBITION.
Petition 21a Miles Long Sent From
Ulster To Parliament.

London.-The longest petition ever
presented to Parliament arrived the
other day from Ulster county, Ire
land. 1t was two and one-half miles
long and bore the signatures of $4,000
persons who asked for the prohibition
of the sale of intoxicating liquors for
the term of the war and at least six
months thereafter in Great Britain anS
Ireland.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-09-15
LAUGHS HERSELF TO DEATH.
eirI's Appreciation OF Joke Brings On
Heart Paroxysm.

Pottsville, Pam Investigation by
the coroner shows that Mary Bofano, a
pretty girl, 16 years cid, who fell dead
on South Centre street Sunday, laugh
ed herself to death when her lover,
with whom she was walking. told her
joke. A heart paroxysm followed
with almost instant death.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-09-15
SHIPPING BILL SIGNED.
Government Corporation To Operate
Vessels If Necessary.

Washington. President Wilson
signed the shipping bill. 1t authorizes
Government organization of corpora
ton or corporation with capitalization
of not more than $5O,00O,0O0 to buy or
lease ships and put them in trade if
they cannot be leased for operation to
private capital
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-09-15

Grand Total. ........ 81, 637, 583, 682
In addition to the total there were
authorization for expenditures in
future years, including naval, good
ROADS, tariff commission and other ex-
penditures, to bring the total to ap-
proximately $2,O00,O 100000, but these
amounts do not properly apply to the
appropriations for the fiscal year.
Miscellaneous Legislation.
In addition Congress enacted an I'M
usually large amount Of miscellaneous
Legislation, including reorganization
of the Patent Office; provision for
trial of space system for payment for
railroad mail service and leaving to
the Interstate Commerce Commission
determination of the method and rate
of pay; creation of a National Park
Bureau; establishing warehouse regu-
lations for cotton and grains and pro-
viding new grain grading law; ex-
tension for year of the Government
War Risk Insurance Bureau: uniform
law making bills of lading negotiable.
Proposed legislation which failed in
cludes the immigration bill, the cor
rupt practices act, a vocational edu-
cation BILL conservation legislation, in
GLIDING the public lands water power
bill, the Shields navigable streams
water power bill, the oil leasing bill,
a flood control bill and a bill to es-
tablish citizenship for natives of Porto
Rico
Four Treaties Ratified.
Four treaties were ratified by the
Senate. The most important was the
Nicaraguan convention providing for
the acquisition Of a canal route and
naval station rights in the Bay of
Fonseca for $3,9o00O0 Another was
the treaty with the Republic of Haiti
providing for an American financial
lprotectorate. The much disputed
treaty with Colombia was favorably
reported, with an amendment reduc-
ing from $25,000,OO0 to sis, 100000, the
proposed amount to be paid for the
partition of Panama. The treaty,
however, was never taken up, and it
remains on the calendar.
There was ratified with Denmark for
purchase of the Danish West Indies
for $25.O00,00O A treaty with Great
Britain providing for protection of
migratory birds ON both sides Of the
Canadian border was ratified.
| Death claimed four members of the
Congress during the session, Senators
Shively of Indiana, and Burleigh OF
Maine. and Representatives Brown
and Moss, both of West Virginia. Rep
Preventative Witherspoon of Mississippi
died just before the session began.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-09-15
RECRUITS FAMILIES BARRED.
Federal Relief For Those OF Men In
Guard When Call Came.

Washington.-Com of the
Treasury Warwick ruled that State
militia recruits who joined the coiors
after the Presidents call cannot par
ticipate in the s2.OOO.o00 Federal fund
appropriated by Congress for the re-
lief of guardsmen's families. He de-
clared this fund was for the benefit of
families of those guardsmen who were
members of the State militia when the
call was issued. The law provides that
$50 a month shall be paid to destitute
families of the soldiers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-09-15
RUSSIANS PRESS ON
GRIP IN GAL|C|A
Take 5000 Prisoners and Set
Haliez Ablaze.
60 MILES NEARER LEMBERG
Russians Claim TO BE Driving Turks,
From Strong Positions On the
Mountains-Fighting Along
the Euphrates.

Petrograd (via London) In the
fighting in Eastern Galicia the Petro-
grad announcement says, the Russians
took $500 more prisoners.
Russian troops have occupied the
railway lines between Halicz and
Semikovitze and Wodniki.
An offensive movement undertaken
by the Turks along the Euphrates,
west of Erzingan, in Turkish Armenia,
is said by the War Office to have been
repulsed. In the region of Ognott,
where stubborn fighting has been I'M
der way, the Russians are driving the
Turks from their strong mountain de-
lenses. The report follows:
"a Turkish offensive on the left
bank of the River Euphrates, west OF
Erzingan, was repulsed. Notwith-
standing stubborn resistance Of the
enemy in the region of Ognott our
detachments are advancing and driy-
ing the enemy out of his strongly
fortified mountain position, repelling
all Turkish counter-attacks.
According to statements Of pris-
oners, the Turkish troops operating
in the region of Ognott have suffered
great losses. Here the commander OF
the Thirtieth Turkish Division was
killed, the commander of the Second
Turkish Corps, Falk Pasha, was killed
or seriously wounded, and the COM
mander of the Twelfth Turkish Divi-
sion was wounded"
Berlin.-After heavy fighting with
the Russians in the sector southeast
of Lemberg, Eastern Galicia, the Ger
mans have fallen back in the sector
between the Zlota Lipa and Dniester
Rivers, the War Office announced.
Russian attacks near Brzezany, on the
Zlota Lipa, southeast Of Lemberg, were
unsuccessful. The announcement fol
lows:
Army Group of Prince Leopold
There were no events Of especial i'm
portance.
Army Group of Archduke Charles
Francis = Unsuccessful attacks were
made by the Russians east and south
east of Brzezany. Between the Ziota
Lipa and the Dniester, in connection
with the battles, we withdrew to
position previously prepared further
back. Our rear guards reached these
positions in the course of the day."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-09-15
Railroad Legislation.

Railroad Eight-HourD Day Law-Es-
tablishing eight hours as the standard
for reckoning the compensation Of rail-
road employees operating trains in
interstate commerce after January !.
1917. and providing for commission
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-09-15

Columbus, N M.--General Pershing
left here for his headquarters in Mex
leo, having concluded his inspection Of
the base of the punitive expedition.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-06-14

HARTFORD PRESSING CLUB.
Clothes cleaned and pressed. Re-
pairing. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Work called for and delivered. Shop
over Ohio County Bottling Works.
16tf ED. NALL, Prop.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-06-14
MINORITY PRESIDENTS
HAVE BEEN FREQUENT

When Joseph H. Choate sneers at
Woodrow Wilson as minority
President he should remember that
Abraham Lincoln was also a minori-
ty President-yery much so, indeed
and that many occupants of the
White House have failed to COM
mand absolute majorities of the
electors. Had Colonel Roosevelt or
Prof. Taft been elected President in
1912 it could only have been as a
minority President. Under the
American system of choosing Presi-
dents it may even happen that one
is elected who has less votes than
his principal competitor. This hap
pened in 1876 and in 1888, when
Rutherford b. Hayes and Benjamin
Harrison, both Republicans, were
returned as elected, though they
failed to receive as many votes as
Samuel J. Tilden and Grover Cleve-
land. Democrats.
Other minority Presidents have
been James X. Polk, Zachary Taylor,
James Buchanan, James A. Garfield
and Grover Cleveland. 1t is also ex-
tremely probable, in view of the
present political mix-up, that the
President to be selected next Novem-
Der will receive only plurality of
the votes, not a majority, and will
thus be a minority choice. None
the less he will be entitled to the
support of the whole American peo-
pie, just as all Presidents are
Philadelphia Record.