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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-29

therefore be abolished. Rigid clean
illness of glasses and utensils at soda
fountains, in saloons and other public
places should be inforced. Flies,
reaches and other vermin, by coming
in contact with Infected secretions,
may possibly convey them to our food
and thus directly bring about the de-
velopment of disease. Therefore
eliminate insects. Street and house
dust bear a definite relation to the
spread of many infections and is not
unreasonable to presume that they
may be factor in the dissemination
of infantile paralysis. Maintain strict
cleanliness of streets, yards and alleys
in order to prevent the breeding of
insects and other vermin.
See that all garbage and waste are
properly cared for and collected at
regular and frequent intervals. Guard
all food supplies, especially milk and
other perishable products. Digestive
troubles of children arising from the
ingestion of food of questionable quail
ity may lower resistance. Assemblies
of children in infected localities are to
be discouraged, if not actually forbid
den. While the above measures are in
a sense general, and applicable to
many epidemic diseases, their import
ance should not be overlooked.
Individual preventive measures
may be thus summarized
Summon a physician at once and
Immediately notify the health officer
Of the presence of the disease. If the
the disease is present in the commu-
nifty, medical aid should be sought
whenever a child is sick no matter
how light the illness; many causes of
infantile paralysis begin with slight
indispOsitiOn. Should the illness prove
to be infantile paralysis isolate the pa
tient, place a competent person in
charge, and reduce all communication
with the sick room to a minimum.
Hospital care is preferable, not only
for the child but in order to better
safeguard against the spread of the
disease. The sick room should be
we'll ventilated and screened. Nasal
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-29
MIR. Smith
RE-APPOINTED
As Library Commissioner,
His Term Having
Expired.

AT the recent meeting of the city
commissioners, Ira L. Smith, whose
term expired as a member of the
library board, was re-appointed. Mr..
Smith has done splendid service tC
the city as a member of the board anC
his disappointment by Mayor Yos
shows that the city appreciates hi.
work.
The commissioners decided to dis
penSe with the street sprinkling that
has been done in the business section
by the city this summer. Heretofore
this had always been done by sub
scription by the merchants, but this
year the commissioners decided to do
the street sprinkling from the city
funds. Lack of sufficient finances to
continue the work, is the reason it
has been stopped. 1t is understood
that the business men will take up
subscriptions so the sprinkling will
be continued.
A motion was passed that people to
whom the city owes money and who
had not paid their city taxes would
have their accounts offset.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-29
PREVENTION INfANTILE PARALYSIS

To control the present epidemic of
infantile paralysis, according to a
statement issued by the United States
Public Health Service today, the chain
of infection between persons harbor-
ing germs of the disease and the well
members of the community should be
broken. lnfantile paralysis is prob
ably caused by a very minute
organism found in the nasal, mouth
and bowel discharges of those who
have the disease or who are carriers
of the germ without themselves SUI
fering from the ailment. All of these
steps in the spread of the Infection are
not known but if this germ can be
prevented from passing from the in
fected to the well person, the disease
will cease.
lnfantile paralysis is not disease
OF recent origin. Sporadic or scattered
cases have occurred throughout the
country for many years, but it is only
during the last decade that the infec-
ton has assumed epidemic proportions
in the United States. The present cpl
demic in New York City, on account
OF its magnitude and virulence, has
awakened the residents of many COM
munitieS to the danger of the importa-
ton of the disease into their own
midst. This danger is real, but if due
precautions are exercised tits believed
that the epidemic will subsGe.
The actual control of the present
epidemic must be left to the city, State
and Federal health authorities. These
organizations will properly quarantine
and care for affected persons, pre-
scribe sanitary measures and limit as
may be necessary the travel Of indi-
viduals in order to protect neighbour
ing districts from the infection. And
individuals and communities, how
ever, can do much toward their own
protection.
Poliomelitis is probably spread
directly or indirectly, through the
medium of infective secretions. Ac-
count must therefore be taken by
communities of every means by which
such secretions are Disseminated.
Promiscuous eXpectoration should be
controlled. The common drinking cup
affords method for the interchange
of material of this nature and should
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-29
A. M. HENRY.
Resolutions Adopted by The
Christian County Colored
Teachers Institute.

Whereas Mr.. Arthur M. Henry
who served as trustee and member Of
the Board of Education of Christian
county during the most turbulent time
in its history and in the history of The
common schools of the said county,
and much of this service was given
for the good of the teachers and the
colored teachers received much OF
this benefit.
Whereas, we believe this is an ex-
ample of the truest elements of patri-
otism and manhood, servingi in place
where the duties were not of a pleas
ing nature, for the good of others;
therefore be il
Resolved, that we extend to Mr..
Arthur M. Henry our heartfelt thanks
for this noble and self-sacrificing SER
vice, and pray that the over-ruling
Providence may continue to protect
and bless him, And be it further
Resolved, that a copy of these reso-
Iutions be sent to Mr.. Henry and
spread upon the minutes of this insti-
tute.
Resolutions presented by E. S.
Foreman.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-29
A Game Girl Governor.

Miss May Jones, acting Governor OF
North Carolina, declined to grant a
stay of execution in the case of a man
whose death on the gallows was SEIZED
uled to take place during her occu-
pancy of the Office.
Gov. Craig, bloodhound at Ashe-
vile, wired a stay of execution. But
for that the man would have paid the
death penalty.
Residents of Frankfort know better
than other Kentuckians the pressure
that is brought to bear upon Govern
ors in behalf of condemned men.
They will appreciate the backbone"
of Governor May Jones, who stood
pat.-State Journal.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-29
RESOLUTIONS.

AT a meeting of Ned Meriwether
Camp 241, U. c. ", held at the Office
of the Adjutant, Hunter Wood, ST., in
Hopkinsville, KY, on the 26th, day of
July, 1916, quorum being present,
the following proceedings were had:
The following resolutions of re-
spect which had been prepared by j.
p. Braden and Hunter Wood, Sr.,
Committee, were adopted:
Be it Resolved:
1. That in the death of our COM
rade and friend, Edmund w. Walker,
which occurred at his home in Hop
Skinsville, KY, May IL, 1916, that Ned
! Meriwether Camp has lost an esteem
ed and gallant comrade, and the
community an honorable and valuable
citizen, and a brave and patriotic
soldier.
2. That the fellow comrades of
our deceased brother hereby express
our deep sympathy with his beloved
family at their loss, and express to
them the high esteem in which CON-
rade Edmund w. Walker was held
by virtue of his fidelity, devotion and
merits as soldier in the service of
his country, as we'll as on account of
his high character as a citizen.
8. That it be recorded that Ed
mund Walker was born June 7, 1912,
in Appomattox County, Virginia, and
enlisted in the Confederate army
May 1861, Company A 44th Va. Regi-
ment as private in the army of
Northern Virginia, and afterwards
served with General Hughes at Nor
folk, Virginia, at Craney Island, then
at Richmond, Virginia; was paroled
April 9th, 1865; rank at close of war
was that of Second Seargent. He
moved to Kentucky after the war and
lived on farm an active and useful
life until few years ago, since which
time he had been an invalid.
a. That this resolution be spread
upon the minute book of the Camp, a
copy sent to the family of our deceas-
ed comrade and to the local papers
for publication.
j. P. BRADEN,
HUNTER WOOD, Sr.
c. F. JARRETT, Chairman,
HUNTER WOOD, ST., Adjutant.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-29
John Bull Climbs Down.

In submitting a partial answer of
England to the United States inquiry
concerning the blacklisting of Ameri-
can firms Sir Cecil Spring-Rice made
it clear that the action was not direct
ed against neutral trade, and that
firms feeling uniustly treated would
be given a hearing.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-29
Dossett-Morgan.

Miss Ella May Dossett, fourteen, a
resident of this county, and James
Raymond Morgan, eighteen, of Trigg
county, were married Thursday morn
ing at the court house by Judge Wal
ter Knight.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-29
Mrs. Helps Sayings.

Miss Hezekiah Stebbins is gittin'
kinda peaked" worried Mrs. Jonathan
Hep as she did her ironing, "becuz,
havin' ben to tn dentists she can't
eat on neither side NV her mouth-an'
she's kinda up 'gainst it-havin alwuz
been tongue-tied."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-29
Daily Thouuht.

He who loses wealth, loses much /;
he who loses a friend. loses more
but he that loses his courage, loses
all.-Cervantes.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-06
Beer Means Fewer
FingeTsior Workers
Single Weaver Declares Re-
suits of Drinking Are
Clearly Seen on Hands
of Mill Laborers.

sec the papers are printing a lot
about what tho bankers and their
friends arc saying about the Brewers
Bill
Well. I am just n shingie weaver out
at Ballard and don't know what booze
does to bankers and their kind but /
think ! do know what It does to us
wcavcrH and our kind. and lest some
think ] am an amateur talking about
something | know nothing about, i
want TO say that as for personally con-
Stunning that stuff | take OFF my hat
10 no man living. no matter how much
OF n banker he r..
Helped the Brewers
No, sir. the brewers need not be sorc
NJ mo because I've up and left them.
II every man I'm this state had given
as big a slice OF his earnings to the
upkeep Of that gentry. as did. all tho
brewers. their children. and their chill
dren's children could retire on fortunes
never was n God fearing person
like my wife and her family. but Il
does strike me that brewers quoting
holy writ isn't exactly regular.
Now ! said thought | knew some
thing about what booze did to weavcrs.
! do. I'm sawyer and I've just one
thumb and one finger on my left hand.
] lost my fingers. one NJ time and
! lost every ono OF them on Monday
Monday mornings. But II II stranger
still when you see three fourths OF the
fingers that are cut off go into the con-
veyor on Monday mornings.
Logic Says lt's Beer
Now banker logic may tell you that's
coincidence but my logic tells mo that's
beer. drunk on Saturday nights and
Sundays, and still working Monday
mornings
Even us weavers know that No %
means more beer and no matter what
It does 10 bankers, for us. more beer
means fewer fingers. That's about all
we have, us fellows, and when we lose
our fingers we lose our all.
Won't YOU put in one vote against
No. "a and help us keep-our fingers?
Yours truly,
SINGLE WEAVER.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-06
Personal Liberty No
Argument for Alcohol
Workman Says He Sees Fall
lacy of Asserting That
Prohibition interiors
With Rights

For many years I was a strong advo-
cats Of regarding tho liquor question
along personal liberty lines. consider
ing that we were living In free coun-
try where tho optional individual in
dulgenco or rejection Of the flowing
bowl should govern.
The faliacy Of this Argument becS me
apparent later from association With
enterprises employing armies 81 skilled
and unskillcd laborers. particularly IN
frontier locations have observed tho
thrifty. temperate. 100 per cent eff
Client employe displaced by the incffl-
cirnt for tho reason that tho latter
would return TO his employer. thru mo
dunn of the saloon. tho larger portion
Of his wages. The working arrange
ment between liquor dealer and con
tractor was only too evident
Under prohibition such conditions do
not and could not exist. no why take
backward step by supporting any
measure that will make liquor accessi-
bic TO tho unfortunates who cannot re-
slsi It's Influences
Personally. am not n teetotalor. but
believe we should embrace this oppor-
tunlty by advocating any measure that
will do tho greatest good 10 the greatest
number. NV vote will be against Init
ative Measures IS and - Yours truly.
AN INDEPENDENT WORKMAN.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-06
Brewers Poor Losers

Brewers Poor Losers
But the beer barons have proved
themselves poor losers. For so many
years had they debauched and corrupt
ed the politics OF the state they could
not be convinced Of their defeat.
Immediately the brewers began q
systematic campaign TO get back into
power IF you won't let US have the
saloon. let us make a little harmless
homes" they said. Look at the mil
lions OF dollars we will pay for this
privilege every year. See how We will
help TO pay your taxes II you will only
let us pour a steady stream Of alcohol
directly down the threats OF the mem
beers OF your family. All. you wouldn't
deprive us OF this one little boon in our
great necessity See our great brew
ing plants standing idlel Just vote for
our harmless 90 little Initiative Meas
ure No. "a and that is all we ask (this
iime)." This is the burden Of the
brewers wall.
Who Gets the Benefitf
Did you ever stop to consider who Is
the real beneficiary OF Initiative Meas
ure No. 247
The beneficiary isn't hard TO discov-
er. No one but the brewer would profit
by the measures passage.
The brewer gets all the benefit and
leaves the voter holding the sack"
He VIII sell his vile concoction Of corn
and rice. which he calls beer. at q high
er price than ever. and direct to the
consumer. He will not even have the
expense OF the middleman's profit to
pay. which he had under the old saloon
system. He will have more money
than ever before with which to control
the politics OF the state. Don't you
SEQ what that means. aside from his
greatly increased immediate profits?
The passage OF the dry law In WASH
ington was made possible by the brew
ery-owned saloon. II Initiative Meas
ure No. "a Is carried at the election
November Z the saloon will be succeed
ed by the brewery home.
This would be the entering wedge to
the reinstatement OF the beer makers
and their allied interests as the ruling
factor in the states politics. Do you
want your state again brought under
the thumb of tho liquor interests7
No more selfish proposal ever was
presented to the voters OF Washington
by special privilege" than that now
made by the beer barons.
Vote mo" on Initiative Measure No.
% and protect your own homo and In
terests.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-06
W0MEN'S VOTES
MEAN Death TO
BREWERS BILL
Mothers and Wives of This
State Will Cast Their Bal.
lots Against Initiativ e
Measure No. "a, A. They
See Its Harmfulness.

The women Of the state Of Washing
ton will defeat Initiative Measure No
20 as decisively as they carried our
present prohibition law. They may not
take the time 20 laboriourly decipher
the meanings, apparent and hidden, IN
each Of its interminabie sections. But
women use their instincts and common
sense az effectively In the field OF poll
ties as they do elsewhere. They can
therefore form their opinion Of No. "a
by merely hearing its name.
Disregardlng the official title given
the bill by the attorney general. dis
corning public has dubbed II The
Brewers Bill" II received this name,
not merely because Il affects the brew
cry business. but because II was draft
cd by the brewers, filed by the brew
ers. sponsored by the brewers. and
they alone are now trying. by as reck-
less an expenditure OF money as was
ever designed TO silence public criti-
cism. 10 befuddle our people. and unite
the breweries and tho homes OF this
state in some sort OF unholy alliance.
Women Against Bill
And Just because this bill In The
Brewers Bill" the women OF this state
win have none Of II. For they are In
stinctively distrustful Of proposals that
come from brewers. They can not un-
derstand how a good piece OF legisla-
tion need resort 10 such a sponsor.
They are just practical enough to be-
lieve that ordinarily good cometh from
good. and they little expect to gather
figs from thistlcs.
The women OF this state will tolerate
no change in the prohibition law. ex-
cept such changes ms are made by its
friends. The enemies OF prohibition
are proposing No. % as real temper
ance measure" But their temperance
propaganda comes 200 late. IL is worse
than deathbed repentance II Is n voice
from the eternal grave. TO which the
liquor interests were unalterably con-
signed by the people OF this state two
years ago
Very truly yours.
TAXPAYER.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-06
Brewers Demand That Voters
Give Them Millions in Blood Money

the liquor dealers 10
l thrOwpr lion in
and allow
victims These factories Of evil now
vote o
mddnn handled
Of
homes with their
VOTE AGAINST INITIATIVE MEASURE 80
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-06
STARTLING FIGURES
COMPILED FROM CON.
DITIONS THAT PRE-
VAIL IN STATES WHERE
LIQUOR IS CONSUMED.
new YORK N THE LEAD
For Every 100000 Persons
in the Empire State 275.3
Are in Asylums, Accord
ing to Statements Made in
The Outlook Pauperism
Also Increases Under Ii
cense for Intoxicants.

No less an authority than The Out
look In it's october issue gives some
amazing figures on deplorable condi-
lions In the largest states in tho Union.
The Outlook says:
IN PennsyivsnlA a wet state, with
about 100000 population. thore arc
confined in asylums for the insane
over $4,000 persons.
In New York. another wet state.
with about s.0Oo.00o population. over
81 900 persons are confined In asylurSs.
In the nine dry states-Georgia. Kan
sas. Maine. Mississippi North Caro-
lima. North Dakota. Oklahoma. Ten
nes.ec and West virginia-with COM
bined population OF about i&.soo.oo
there are only 1855 insane people.
More Insanity In We. States
Figured on the basis Of population.
the number OF insane people per ioo.-
600 was a. follows: In dry states.
iiSa. in the near prohibition states.
iso: in the partly licensed states. 23..
in the wet states. :T5.s.
The figures alluded to above for
Pennsylvania give that state 1914 per
w. 600. while New York has st32 per
800 population.
.7psupsrisn Heavy In Wet States
!, THE number OF people IN aimshouses
Per 100000 population Is as follows;
In dry states. ass: in near prohibition
states. i23i; in wet states. 127. Penn
syivania has ig75 paupers and New
York i72 per 100. 900
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-06
Don't Burn Down Your Own
House Which Cost So Much

Won HAVE finished building house after long usse anu
Il and
We 8
public officials
%
brewer bosses
officials enforcement of the
discourage
and y he brewer
No oneb Initiative No "a
We ared of his
than ever
You his insole him
INITIATIVE MEASURE
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-06
ALCOHOL FAST
Being ABOLISHED,
SAYS WOMAN
Writer Declares Other States
Besides Washington Will
Vote to Further Curtail
the Brewery Interests. /

The world has grown tired Of alcohol
and afraid OF it-and it IL ready to
go to any length to get rid of IL.
The mo permit" laws of Idaho and
Arizona will be voted on at the coming
election in Oregon and California, and
I'm Arizona there will be vote to
strengthen Il. This will be the tend
ency everywhere in order to raise up
generation unused to liquor.
In view of this tendency, II Is the
height OF folly to establish again In THE
state a commercial interest which Will
be a power in the fight against intou-
cants.
The breweries are out. Adjustments
are taking place. They should stay out.
Both is and "a should be defeated, and
l think they will be overwhelmed.
There is every indication that Mon
tana-the "wettest' state In the Union
will go dry this fall by 10000 ma
Jority. ADElsl-A NJ rAfSnEN
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-06
SAVE OUR BOYS
Brewers Break All
HfTonteTy Records
Not Every Man Who Has
Spent His Life Exchanging
Poison for Money Will Ask
Victims for Favors

Seattle. Nov. 3. 1916.
The ancient gentleman who is cred
tied with the statement that there ia no
new thing under the sun did not know
the brewers OF the state Of Washing
ton. History affords no other instance
where these manufacturers. IA they
choose 10 call themselves. have with
drawn from their lifelong partnership
with legislatures. and. unmarked. car
ried their fight 60 the people.
Mark you. reader. this Ia not the
first time the brewers have been I'm
politics Moro likely II IL the last But
never until the people Of this state
emasculated tho power Of our legislat-
ure by providing for direct legislation.
was Il necessary for brewers, tho rich
and powerful. to deal directly with
humble citizens.
Beer a Bit WobbIy
Beer. the hero OF a thousand legisla-
tive ambuscades. is n novio in open
battle He is n bit wobbly on his legs
from tho profound thrashing tho people
gave him two years ago. His smile II
awry and his jaunty assurance Is gone.
Nothing remains Of the all-conqueror
hut his sim unlimited purse. Upon that
he must depend moro than over. Per-
haps he id not spend enough two
years ago. Very well. he will spend
moro. Every legislator has his price.
tho people may have theirs. too.
So on no comes, the brewer. tho actor
in tho last act OF his own tragedy The
audacity Of his campaign suggests no
has really abandoned hope OF political
success. But fame he can still achieve.
For II Is not every man who has spent
his life In exchanging poison for lawful
money. that viii ask favors OF his vic
Tins.
Thus, in the years 10 come. Wash
ington brewers will be known no long
er as brewers. But their name may
resound thru the ages. for that, having
proposed Initiative No. "a. In the year
1915 A. D.. they established worlds
record In effrontery and impudence
that. mayhap. viii never be equaled.
EDWIN HOOVER.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-06
Beer Contains More
Alcohol Than Whisky
Chemists Analysis Shows How Dead.
Iy Is the Average Drink Of
the Brewery Product.

Few persons know that the ordinary
glass of beor contains more alcohol
than the average drink OF whisky
Yet this IL a fact proved by chemical
analysis.
Chemists show that in the ordinary
glass of beer there is AS Of an ounce
of alcohol. while in the average drink
OF whisky the consumer gets only 40
OF an ounce.
This Is Just one illustration of the
deception that brewers practice on the
public when they talk about mild"
harmless" beer.
The beer barons never tell you the
drunkard's first drink was beer. But
the boy or girl who starts on the NJ.
coholic path invariably begins with
beer.
Vote against Initiative Measure No.
"a and keep this deadly concoction
from the lips of your children.