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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-30
Largest Class Of Graduates
In History Of
School.
CLASS DAY THURSDAY
Commencement Exercises at
The Tabernacle Friday /.
Night.

Final examinations of the city High
School were held last week and the
closing exercises will be held this
week.
The class day program will be at
the Tabernacle at 10 O'Clock Thurs
day morning.
The graduating exercises will be
held Friday night at 8 o'clock at the
tabernacle. The graduating exer-
cises this year promise to be unusu-
ALLY interesting and entertaining.
The graduating address will be made
by Prof. j. A. Dickey of Bowling
Green.
The music will be furnished by the
High School Orchestra and a chorus
of sixteen selected voices from the
school. Miss Julia Arnold has charge
of the chorus. The music this year
should be great Improvement over
that of previous years as Miss Ar
mold has had more time this year to
devote to music. The orchestra will
be conducted by Prof E. N. Mallary.
The honors will be awarded by
Prof. Hoffman. Prof. Hoffman also
has several scholarships which he
will give out that night.
There are forty-fve students en-
rolled in the Senior class. Those en-
rolled are as follows: Misses
Juanita BARLEY, Imogene BARLEY.
Mary Belle Bible, Louise Breathitt,
Mary Campbell, Elizabeth Cayce, Da-
Wis Claggett, Mary Fox Clardy, Anna
Nell Earle, Frances Garnett, Brent
wood Gee, Eleanor Henry, Ruth Had
den, Elizabeth Mcpherson, Sallie
Mayes, Bertha Means, Ruby Morris,
Mary Belle Radford, Grace Richards,
Anna Scheifer, Myrtha Southall,
Amelia Startling, Bessie Walker, An
ME Waller, Myva Winfree, and Lille
Mae Workman. Messrs-Robert Win
free, Mcfarland Wood, William
Thompson, McHenry Tichenor, VIII
liam Tandy, Phil Roberts, Joe Nose
ley, Lee Oldham, John Metcalfe, Pot
ter Lackey, David Hooser, Livingston
Leavell, Earle Fowler, Petit Fentress
Bryant Charlton, Manning Brown,
Milton Buckley, Edward Breathitt
and Robert Brumfeld.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-30
DECORATION DAY.

About thirty-hve old veterans of
the civil war gathered Sunday morn
ing at the Christian Church to attend
the memorial service and sermon by
Rev. MIR. Jessup. The Blues and
the Grays sat together. Old memo
ries were STIRRED. There is but one
sentiment among them now and that
is, Our Country" This morning at
9 o'clock there viii be an informal
service at the cemetery and decora-
ton of graves, participated in by Fed
erals and Confederates. Those hav-
ing flowers viii please leave them at
the court house early Tuesday morn
ing.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-30
TR|CE SALE
THURSDAY
Will Open One Of the City's
Most Beautiful Add
tons.
ON SOUTH MAIN STREET
Forty Building Lots To Be
Sold at Public Auction
at 1890 a. m.

The most valuable addition to the
residence district of the South side
that has been made in several years
will be the opening of the tract of
land owned by John B. Trice on
South Main street, just beyond the
city limits. II has been divided into
40 building lots. A crescent shaped
avenue to be known as Latham aven-
ue runs through the tract with build
ing lots on either side. This avenue
and other streets have been graded
and concrete walks will be laid in
front of every lot.
The sale, which will be put on next
Thursday, will be conducted by the
Newbury Realty & Auction Co., of
Warsaw, N. c., of which j. H. New
bury is President. He will be assist
ed by B. P. Sandlin and H. F. Wal
tiers, who have been here tor a week
or two. The auctioneer will be w.
H. Matthews, of Greensboro, N. C.
A novel feature Of the sale will be
that $3.50 in gold will be paid for
the best names suggested for the adj
dition, $40 to the first best, S. to the
second and $3.50 for the third. These
names are to be handed in at the sale
and passed upon by disinterested
committee.
The sale will begin at 1890 O. clock
a. m. Free autos will take the peo-
pie from down town to the sale.
This property is very valuable and
is just one mile from the court house.
1t is on the South side of the city in a
most popular residence section and is
destined to be one of the city's most
beautiful additions.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-30
Artillery Duels Continue With
out Further Offensive
Moves.
RUSSIANS ARE ADVANCING
Austrians Pressing Italians
Hard and Taking Pris-
OnerS.

London, May 29.-Only artillery
bombardments have been in progress
on the French front around Verdun.
No infantry attacks have been made.
Around lie Mort Homme, northwest
OF Verdun, and the sector west of the
Thiaumont farm, northeast of the
fortress, the bombardments have been
violent. In the Argonne forest the
French have captured craters caused
by the explosion of German mines
and in Alsace have put down an at
tempt of the Germans to advance. In
the fighting of Saturday night the
Germans in the Champagne region at
several points penetrated the French
line and took 100 prisoners.
Petrograd reports an attempt of the
Germans in the Lake Drisviaty region
to start an offensive. The movement
was stopped by the concentrated artil-
lery and infantry fire of the Russians.
The Austrians are still on the often
sive against the Italians in the region
southeast of Trent, but Rome reports
that whatever infantry attacks were
started, Austrians met with repulse.
On the lsonzo front at San Michele
the Italians in mining operations de-
stroyed Austrian trenches and took
the defenders of them under their
rifle fire as they fled.
Turkish contingents which tried to
advance against the Russians on the
Caucasus front in the region of Rivan-
douza-Dergala, were repuIsed by the
Russians, according to Petrograd.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-30
w. A. WILGUS.
(From an old photo.)

Distant relatives of VIM. A. Wilgus,
who committed suicide Nov. 1, 1914,
leaving an estate of $4,000 to T. w.
Long which on Mr.. Longs death
three weeks later, descended by the
terms of his will to the city, are seek
ing to break the will.
The estate was left to the city of
Hopkinsville for providing public
Fairgrounds for the white children.
No grounds are set up further than
that the will probated here was not
the last will and testament. Furth-
er, the petitioners pray that the city
be adiudgedto have no interest in the
property whatever and that it be
turned over to them. The will left
all the property to Thomas w. Long,
closest friend of the deceased, for his
lifetime and at his death it was to be
used for providing Fairgrounds. Mr..
Long lived only few weeks after
Mr.. Wilgus died. The suit is direct
ed against George c. Long, admins
traitor, and the city of Hopkinsville.
The plaintiffs, who live in several
different states, are Sadie Wilgus
Yeager, Lucy Wilgus Luxon, Parma
Wilgus Bond, Tibbie Wilgus Prather,
Lucy Nutter Dennie, Charles Wilgus,
Willie Lee Nutter, who sues for HIM
self and as next friend for three in
fants, Lucy Wilgus Freeman, Annie
Wilgus and Sadie Wilgus; G. A. VIII
gus, Mrs. L. B. Desper Mrs. NJ. V.
White, j. r. Thompson, Mrs. David
Thompson, c. X. Grain and Richard
Kelly.
The will which it is sought to set
aside was made some time before Mr..
Wilgus' death and was revision of
a former will with some changes. It
was written in his own hand and was
deposited in his safety box at the
First National Bank.
Mr.. Thos. w. Long qualified as ex-
ecutor and few days thereafter was
taken i'll and died Nov. 81, 1914 His
brother, Geo. c. Long, was appoint
ed to wind up the estate, which con-
sists of real estate, stocks, bonds and
notes.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-30
FOR
PROTECTION
Tell President Mexican Au-
thOrities at TampicO Trying
to Drive Them Out.

Washington, May 29-On the eve
OF the receipt of Gen Carranza S new
note which officials believe will re-
new the demand for withdrawal of
American troops from Mexico and
with another conference between
American and Mexican military COM
handlers about to begin, a protest
was received at the white house to-
day reporting serious difficulties be-
tween American oil operators at
TampicO and the Mexican authorities.
The protest came in the form of
telegram addressed to President VII
son by 81 American citizens resident
at Tampico, who had held a mass
meeting and determined to lay their
case before the government. They
declared the Mexican military officials
were promulgating DEGREES designed
to make it impossible for Americans
to do business in the country and told
how one of their number had been
arrested and imprisoned for three
hours because he refused to pay his
employees wages fixed by the authori-
ties in excess of terms previously
agreed upon with the men.
The signers of the messages as
serted their right to protection from
the American government and an
nounced their determination not to
comply with arbitrary and confsca-
tory orders and degrees by the Mex
leans.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-30
BINNS and
M'CAUCHEY
Will Be Hosts Of One Hun
bred Visitors at Pee
Dee To-day.

AT least one hundred North Chris
tan people will be toasted at Binns'
Mill to-day at IL o'clock. In Is OF
20 autos they will be driven by r. H.
McGaughey's stock farm, Col. A. M.
Henry's mint bed and on to Pee Dee,
where the big pot will be put in the
little one.
Crofton will send 60, Honey Grove,
Sinking Fork, Pleasant Hill and other
places smaller delegations.
Speeches will be made by A. M.
Casey, r. E. Cooper, r. H. Nc
Gaughey, w. c. Binns and perhaps
others.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-30

j. S. Anderson, negro elevator OPP
orator at the Paducah City Hall, who
recently became wealthy when oil
was found on land he owned in Tex
as, has become philanthropist. He
is negotiating deal for the West
kentucky Industrial College property,
Hadjoining Paducah, and if the trade is
made will increase the capacity of the
building on the site and present the
property to the negro people of Ken
lucky for college. The West Ken
lucky Industrial College is negro
institution, but has notbeen success
full owing to a lack of funds.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-30
DAMAGES ASKED.

j. B. Sheriff. has sued the Hop
kinsville Water company for $1,000
damages. He says that by the rails
ing of the dam at Lake Tandy a tract
of three acres of land belonging to
him has been overhowed and a spring
from which he got water for his
stock and washing, etc., has been
filled up and he believes permanently
ruined.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-30
Sued For $SO,623 By John c.
Duffy For Alleged Unau-
thorized Expenditures.
I'm STATE SUPT.'S OFFICE
First Fruits Of Probe Into the
Expenditures Of All De-
partments.

Frankfort, KY, May 29.-Three
suits to recover to the State school
fund from former State superintend-
ents and their bondsmen an aggregate
of $50, 1923. AZ, were filed in the Frank
lin circuit court Saturday by Special
Assistant Attorney General John c.
Duffy.
He sued Barksdale Hamlet with
his bondsmen, Rufus H. Vansant and
D. w. Gardner, together with the
widow and executor of the late John
c. C. Mayo, another bondsman, for
$64, I'll; j. G. Crdbbe, with his bonds
man, Frank P. James, for $40, $50 43,
and Ellsworth Regenstein, with the
National Surety Company, for S.
361. $50.
The suit against Hamlet includes
salary alleged to have been illegally
drawn by him and his wife; alleged
unauthorized expenses allowed Ham,
lett; the cost of alleged unauthorized
publications, and salaries of clerks
and stenographers, whose positions
the Court of Appeals held in recent
test suit were not provided for by
law.
The salary of the State superintend-
ent, acting as school inspector, was
increased by the 1912 General Assem-
bly,, and until February, 1918, when
it was held that Hamlet was not en-
titled to the increase as it was made
during his term, he drew 1895,
which is sued for.
Up to that time he had paid Mrs.
Hamlet as a clerk in the department
81, 900 annually and he then increased
it to $1,000. The petition prays the
recovery of the 6,916.67 received by
her, and in any event the $2,9l6.67
which she drew as an increase.
The petition alleges that Hamlet
illegally drew for himself as inspec-
ton and contingent expenses $751;
so during the four years of his term.
The alleged unauthorized eXpendi-
lures for publications amount to $685.
O37.47.
j. G. Crabbe, who was elected in
1907, gave a blanket bond, with for
mer Auditor Frank P. James on it.
He is charged in the suit with 81
770.51 paid out for clerical salaries
not authorized by law; $2,672.26 paid
out of the school fund for alterations
in the offices of the Department of
Education, which were originally in
tended for the Historical Society and
were ordered changed by the Capitol
Commission, provided the expense
was borne by school fund, and with
$5,l17.66 for alleged unauthorized
publications.
Ellsworth Regenstein, of Newport,
who was appointed State superintend-
ent by Governor Wilson, when Prof.
Crabbe resigned in 1910 to become
president of the Eastern State Nor
NAL, gave bond of $25, 600 in the Ma
tional Surety Company. He is charged
with $4,000 expenses drawn by him
without itemizing his account; So
O45. 80 for clerical salaries not au-
thorized by law, and 81, 400 for ex-
penses of alleged unauthorized publi-
cations.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-30
WEATHER FOR THE WEEK.

Washington, d. c., May 28.-
Weather forecasts for the week be-
ginning today issued by the wealth
er bureau, for the various parts ofthe
country, says;
Ohio Valley and Tennessee-Gen-
orally fair weather and normal tenn
peratures are probable during the
week.
Region of the great lakes-Partly
overcast weather and moderate tenn
peratures except that local showers
are probable at the beginning Of the
week.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-30
WAITE OBJECTS TO WAITING.

DR.. Arthur w. Waite, tried for the
poisoning of his wife's parents, was
found guilty and will be sentenced to
death in the electric chair June /.
"This is a great relief" was his only
comment. 81 am satisfied and am
willing to take my punishment and
the quicker it comes the better" he
is quoted as saying. He will be SEN
fenced Thursday.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-30
MORE SUITS AGAINST CITY.

Two more suits have been filed
against the city of Hopkinsville by
colored people, growing out of the
attempt to improve Howe street in
the fifth ward. The petitions are
Cornelia Western and j. H. Laprade,
who pray for $500 and $500 respec-
lively. They allege that the cutting
down of the street on which their
property abuts has damaged the value
of the places in the sums asked.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-30
DAMAGES ASKED.

Richard Leavell has sued the L. &
N. railroad company for $500 damag-
es. He says that on April A he con-
tracted with the railroad company to
transport a carload of mules from ST.
Louis to Hopkinsville and that by
reason of the careless manner in
which the car was handled and look
- after three of the mules were bad
'ly injured.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-30
Bunch of Boosters.

Ten autos loaded with Pembroke
boosters, headed by S. A. Powell
and Nose Levy, visited the city yes.
terday advertising the Pembroke
Chautauqua, June /, 2 and 8. They
came in filed with enthusiasm and
covered with dust, some of which
had lodged in their threats.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-30

At meeting of members of the
Winchester Development Company
held Friday night the company went
on record as favoring the commission
form of government, and committee
was appointed to agitate the question
with view to holding an election to
test the sense of the people regard
ing the matter.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-30

The Serbian army driven out Of Ser
bia was taken to the island Of Corfu
and wintered and has been reorgan-
lied and with full equipment has been
landed at Saloniki for service with the
allies. Originally there were 300, 900,
but the strength of the new army is
not given.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-30

A woman at Brazil ind., whiie put
ting her arms around her husband to
kiss him goodbye, discharged pistol
in his pocket. She was seriously
wounded. Her husband was miner
and carried the gun for protection.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-30

More than 200 civilians were killed
on train between Mexico City and
fCuernavaca by Mexican rebels, ac-
cording to advices received in San
Antonio.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-30
No Sale.

The Hill House property offered
for sale Saturday at public auction
was knocked off to John Fl. Bell for
$12, 800, but the sale was rejected.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-30
EDITORIAL COMMENT

Caron's director for 1916 gives the
population of Hopkinsville as 1925.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-30
MUSIC RECITAL.

The annual recital of Miss Follan-
by's music class will be given this
evening at the Methodist church.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-30
WATCH The DATE

After your name. renew
promptly. and not miss q
number. The Postal reguis-
tons require subscriptions TO
be paid In advance.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-09-19
MILLION ACRE FARMS.
Those Are the Kind, as General Rule,
They Have In Mexico.

Those Are the Kind, as General Rule,
They Have In Mexico.
In the United States the farmer Is a
humble person. In Mexico he is king
Of millionaires. You look out across a
level plain and you see a magnificent
house of stone, cement and great tim
bers, covering sometimes as much as
half an acre. Surrounding it are 9th
er houses, hundreds of them, but all
small, constructed Of adobe, brush or
even of cane stalks. You are not look
ing at a town, but at a ranch settle
ment. In the great house, which costs
many times more than all the little
houses put together, live the hacien-
dado and his family. In the little
houses live the poems.
The typical farm in Mexico is not of
100 acres, but of 100000. In the
state of Morelos twenty eight hacien-
dados own all the agricultural lands;
twelve own nine-tenths of them. The
territory of Quintana Roo, double the
size of Massachusetts, is divided
among eight companies. The greater
portion of the state of Yucatan is held
by thirty men, kings Of sisal hemp. A
major fraction of the agricultural and
grazing lands of Chihuahua is owned
by one family. Lower California,
equal in size to Alabama, is nearly all
held by five great corporations.
The 100000 acre farms lie mostly
fallow Naturally a rich agricultural
country, Mexico does not produce
enough corn and beans to feed her
own peon population. Modern ma
chinery Is needed, but modern ma
chinery will never be used extensively
so long as the peon is so cheap that
primitive methods are cheaper than
machine methods.-World Outlook
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-09-19
STREETS OF LONDON.
A Name System That ls Confusing
Even to Residents of the City.

a Name System That ls Confusing
Even to Residents of the City.
When it comes to confusing street
systems London should not be over
looked. Some consider it the most con-
fusing, even Londoners not always be-
ing sure Of locations.
AS an example of what one meets In
the British capital man once asked
to be directed to certain house on
King street. He was sent In one d.
rection. When he did not come to
King street as soon as he expected he
asked again for King street and was
sent in an opposite direction. Again
not sure Of his direction, he asked q
third time for King street and was
asked which King street he wanted.
The question stumped him, not know.
ing that London has nineteen King
streets. This number does not include
the King streets In London's suburbs.
II this man who wanted King street
had asked for Queen street his predic-
ament would have been even greater,
for there are thirty-four Queen streets
In London.
Great as the city is, 1t is far behind
New York In regard to a comprehen-
siVe street system, even though cor
ners of New York such as Greenwich
Village are most neutrality-suspicious.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-09-19
Sheenskin.

Sheepskin was used as parchment be-
fore the invention Of paper. Even then
it was substitute for vellum, which is
made from calfskin and of far finer
quality than parchment, and was en-
ployed for fine Illuminated work Tan
ned sheepskins are in the trade called
basils. For these there are many legit-
innate uses, but it is for imitation pur-
poses that the sheepskin is most large
" used
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-09-19
Transformafinn

An English farmer had a number Of
guests to dinner and was about to help
them to some rabbit when he discov.
cred that the dish was cold. Calling
the servant, he exclaimed, Here
Mary. take this rabbit out and eat Il
and bring It back little 'otterg'
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-09-19
In a safe place.

First Undergraduate-Have you tele-
graphed to the old man for money?
Second Undergraduate-Yes
Got an answer"
Yes. | telegraphed the governor,
Where is that money wrote for? and
his answer reads, In my pocket -
Baltimore Sun.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-09-19
REPUBLICAN THRIFT IS
SQUANDERED BY WILSON
Built Panama Canal Out of Cur
rent Revenues. Periodically
boarding Bonds in Treasury
Which Democrats Fitch
to Hide a Deficit.
CARNIVAL OF DEBAUCHERY
! IN PUBLIC EXPENDITURE

Senator Penrose Believes the Looted
Condition of the Treasury VIII
Necessitate the Withholding of
Contracts for BattIeships and De-
lay the Whole Scheme of Prepared
ness = Nations Money Frittered
Away to Finance Hare-5raIned and
I'll Advised Projects.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-09-19
Early Morning Talks.

"He is always doing something that
causes q lot of talk
"Why, never heard any of it,
HE is the only one who hears it.
He is always staying out at night later
than his wife wishes him to."-Hous-
ton Post.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-09-19
AIreadv Knew Some Of Il.

Johnny" said the small boys moth
er, Il want you to stay home all after
noon and learn the Declaration of In
dependence by heart"
I'm have TO If you insist. But the
idea doesn't line up with my ideas Of
life. liberty and the pursuit of happi-
ness" Washington Star.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-09-19
SACRIFICED CoUNTRY'S
HONOR AND INTEREST

Mr.. Wilson's defenders say he
"has kept US out of war;" As
a matter Of fact his policy in
Mexico has combined all the
evils of feeble peacs with all the
evils Of feeble war. He has Sc
cured none Of the benefits of
war; but he has not avoided
war. He has sacrificed the hon.
or and the interests of the coun-
try; but he has not received the
thirty pieces of sIIver-From
the speech of Col. Theodore
Roosevelt, delivered at Lewiston,
Maine, In behalf Of Charles {.
Hughes.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-09-19

First they said that Hughes was an
iceberg, now they are saying that he
is mud-slinger. He cannot possibly
be both, and as a matter of fact, is
neither. The Democrats must feel in
mighty bad way when they cry
out mud and treason"