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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-27
Path for Pedestrians.

A phase of the good roads movement
in some parts of the country is the pro-
vision of a path for pedestrians along
side the roadway so that they will have
a chance to take the best exercise in
the world without mourning the risk OF
being run over by automobiles.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-27
NEAR THE END.

"The Twobbles seem to be having
a lively dispute across the way"
eyes, but it will soon be over"
"What makes you think So"
''Mrs. Twobble has just addressed
Mr.. Twobble as John Henry Twob-
.ble.' Whenever she calls him his
full name like that he cools off con.
.siderably."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-27
jackson Highway.

mileage in good condition; in Ala.
bama and Mississippi more than one
half of the total distance is now in
good order, and both states are rapid
ly building the unimproved sections Of
their road and improving the condi,
tons of such portions of the road as
are partially constructed.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-27
INNOCENT MAID.

"Do you know" remarked the
youth with the ingrowing mustaehe,
."that l have only met two really
beautiful girls in my life?"
"And who" queried the innocent
maid, gazing into his eyes, "was
the other one?"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-27
Money Well Invested.

New Jersey has voted 100000 for
good roads. and it is one of the states
that have learned by experience that
money spent on highways is well in.
vested.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-27

81 think the young girls of today
are much more public spirited thar
men,"
eyes, there isn't one who isn't
perfectly willing to let her fathers
house be used as a courthouse p
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-27
TOO TRUE.

"There is a great deal which is
under the water in this discussion"
"What discussion?"
"That of the submarines"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-27
FAMILY EXTREMES.

''rhe baby has just cut another
J tooth" Ma q~~
Sand the baby's grandfather has
Just had another tooth cut him."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-27
NOTHING NEW.

81 see where scientists are max
ing use of idiots brains"
|. "That's an old stunt. You can
see 'em doing it in every campaign"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-27
Surface Water Left.

Poor drainage leaves much surface
water ON poorly constructed country.
roads.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-27
EXACTLY.

'Why does not your brother care
= to hear me play? 1 thought you
hid he was fond of music"
'Thats why" ~
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-27
~ THE wIrELY VIEW.

my dear, what do you think ]
ought you? A nice cock book"
"a man buying a cook book ? That
eaaYssssg mgst have bee2 a peach"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-27
THE PAYMENT OF COMPENSA-
TON MUST BE SECURED BY
THE EMPLOYER.

Every employer must either insure
and keep insured his liability for
compensation, or must furnish to the
Board satisfactory proof of his finan-
cial ability to pay direct the compen-
ton in the amount and manner and
when due as provided for by the Act;
and i'm the latter case, the Board shall
require the deposit of an acceptable
security, indemnity or bond to secure
to such an extent as the Workmen's
Compensation Board may direct, the
payment of workmen's compensation
liabilities as they are incurred.
FORMS TO BE FURNISHED BY
THE WORKMEN'S COMPENSA-
TON BOARD.
The law requires that the Work.
mems Compensation Board shall pre-
pare, cause to be printed, and upon
request furnish free of charge to anv
employer or employee such blank
forms as may be deemed requisite 10
facilitate or promote the efficient ad-
minisration to the Act.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-27
Elrst Eeed for chloks.

Chicks should not receive food until
they are thirty-six hours old.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-27
PARTY.

The law provides that if an employee
is injured under circumstances Great
ing some other person than the en-
ployer a legal liability to pay damages
in respect thereto, the employee may
elect to bring suit against such person
other than his employer, or may elect
to receive the compensation provided
for in the Act, or he may elect to pro-
coed both against the employer for
compensation and against such third
person to recover damages, but he
shall not collect from both; but if he
accepts the benefits by the Act, the
employer shall have right ito recover
in his own name or that of the injured
employe from such third person the
amounts paid by such employer to
such employee. a
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-27
LIABILITY OF CONTRACTORS,
INTERMEDIATE AND SUB
CONTRACTORS.

The Act provides thai principal,
contractor, intermediate, or sub-con-
tractor shall be liable for compensa-
ton provided for by the Act to any
employe injured while in the employ
of any one of his intermediate or sub
contractors to the same extent as the
immediate employer; but that any
principal, intermediate or sub-con-
tractor who shall pay compensation
may recover the amount paid from
any subordinate contractor through
whom he may have been rendered
liable,
Every claim to compensation under
this section of the Act, however, shall
in the first instance be presented to
and instituted against the immediate
employer, but such proceeding shall
not constitute waiver of the en-
ploye's rights to recover compensa-
ton from the principal or intermedi-
ate contractor, provided that the col
lection of full compensation from one
employer shall bar recovery by the
employe against any others, nor shall
the employe recover from all a total
compensation in excess of the amount
for which his immediate employer is
liable.
This section of the law applies only
in cases where the injury occurred
on, in or about the premises upon
which the principal contractor has UNI
dertaken to execute work or which
are under his control otherwise or
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-27
ATTORNEYS FEES.

The fees of attorneys shall be sub
iect to the approval of the Board, but
no fee shall be allowed to any such
attorney exceeding an amount equal
to fifteen per cent. of the amount of
the first 81, 10000 or fraction thereof
recovered, or ten per cent. of the ex-
cess of such recovery, if any, over
81, OOO.O0; and the Workmen's Com
pensation Board may deny or reduce
an attorneys fee upon proof of solicit
tation of employment of such attorney.
EFFECT OF LAW AS BETWEEN
EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYE
WHERE INJURY TO EN-
PLOYE is DUE TONEG-
LIGENCE OF THIRD
PARTY.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-27
EMPLOYER WAVES COMMON
LAW DEFENSES BY Reject
ING ACT.

The Kentucky Workmen's Compen-
sation Law provides that every en-
ployer affected by the provisions Of
this Act who does not elect to operate
hereunder is deprived of those So
called common law defenSes. In other
words, if an employer is sued by an
injured employee to recover damages,
and the employer has not accepted the
provisions of this Act, he is prohibit
ed from making any one of these
three defenses to any suit brought by
an injured employe; the effect OF
which is practically to make the en-
ployer who fails to within the provis-
ions of the Act an insurer of the safe
ty of his employees.
EMPLOYE ASSUMES COMMON
LAW BURDENS BY REJECT
ING ACT.
The law also provides that if the
employer agrees to come within the
provisions of the Act and the employee
refuses to accept its provisions, that
in such event, in any suit brought by
any injured employee to recover dam
ages, the employer is permitted to
plead as defense to any such suit
any one or all of these common law
defenses above referred to. 1t will
thus be seen that while the Kentucky
Workmen's Compensation Act is call
ed an elective act, its practical effect
is to make it a compulsory one.
METHOD BY WHICH EMPLOYER
AND EMPLOYE MAY COMET
WITHIN PROVISIONS OF
ACT.
The Act is very explicit in its terms
as to how the employer and employee
may accept its provisions. 1t provides
that an election to operate under the
provisions of the law may be effected
by the employer by filing with what
is known as the Workmen's COmpen-
sation Board, whose office will be at
Frankfort, Kentucky the following
notice:
"(Name of employer elects to oper-
ate under the provisions of Chapter
90. Acts of 1916, commonly known
as the Workmen's Compensation Act,
this election being effective as of the
day of ... and covering (here in
Ii our neighbors would mind their
own business we would be more apt
TO mind ours.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-27

between the date Of death and 535
weeks after the date OF the accident
to the deceased employee, or until the
intervening termination Of depend
eucy, but in no case to exceed In the
aggregate on account of such death
the maximum sum of 100000.
HOW DIFFERENCES AND DIS
PUTES ARE SETTLED.
The Workmen's Compensation
Board shall settle all differences and
disputes that may arise between an
injured employe and his employer
pertaining to the amount of compensa-
ton to which said employee, or in the
event of his death, his dependents,
may be entitled to, subject to a right
of appeal by either party to the Cir
cult Court, if the amount is sufficient
under the existing laws to authorize
an appeal, to the Court of Appeals of
Kentucky.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-27

Ii our neighbors would mind their
own business we would be more APT
TO mind ours.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-27
WHEN COMPENSATION is NOT
ALLOWED.

No compensation is allowed for an
injury or death caused by a wilfully
self-infiicted injury, wilful misconduct
or intoxication of an employee.
COMPENSATION DUE EMPLOYE
FOR INJURIES RESULTING IN
TOTAL DISABILITY.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1916-06-27
LOCAL CONTRACTOR A BIDDER
For Pike Work From Somerset to
Lincoln Line-Pulaski Sells Bonds.

Two hundred and fifty thousand
of the 100000 Pulaski county road
bonds were sold Friday to James E.
Caldwell & Sons, of Nashville, Tenn.
The bonds bear 1-2 per cent inter-
est, and were sold 1T par, the COM
pany paying the county 2 per cent
interest on daily balance. The mon
ey is to be delivered by July 1.
The Pulaski Fiscal Court, in ses-
sion at Somerset received bids on
sixty-six miles of pike and work on
the construction of the six inter-
county seat roads will begin within
twenty days. Twenty contractors
were on hand to bid on the roads,
including the Woodward Bros, who
are building such splendid pike to-
ward Crab Orchard, from Stanford
They bid on SomCrset-Eubank road,
which comes to the Lincoln county
line. A Knoxville firm bid on all of
the inter-cOunty pixies to be built out
of Somerset. while smaller contract
ers bid on the separate roads. Mr..
Woodward who returned to Stanford
Saturday after attending the meet
ing of the court at Somerset, said
that the court will consider the bids
this week and he is confident of
landing the contract he is after.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1916-06-27
BUYS HORSES FOR ARMY.

Mode Nichols, prominent horseman
of Lexington, spent last week in
Boyle county, buying horses for the
United States government, which has
directed that $1O,OOO,OOO worth of
horses and mules be purchased i'm
mediately for the military service of
the country. The prospective break
with Mexico has FASTENED activity in
providing this class of army equip
ment. In Boyle county, Mr.. Nichols
succeeded in buying twenty-one hor-
ses at prices ranging from 500 to
$125. Before going to Danville, he
purchased 200 head at Lexington, all
of which will be inspected before be-
ing accepted by the government. In
addition to these army horses, which
will probably be used for cavalry and
artillery service, Mr.. Nichols bought
a fancy horse from Mack Hughes,
of Danville,, for which he paid $3.50.
All animals purchased by the gov
eminent, Mr.. Nichos says, must be
between five and eight years old.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1916-06-27
TWO CASEYITES PARDONED

Gov. Stanley last week pardoned
Sam Lee, of Clinton county, who
has served five years of life SEN
tence. for the death of D. C. Moles.
who was shot to death on the public
road. The evidence on which he was
convicted was purely circumstantial
and a man accused of completely was
acquitted. The trial Judge and
others petitioned for clemency, stat
ing that highly inflamed public SEN
timent had much to do with the con-
viction. James Jewell, convicted in
Spencer county year ago of con-
decorating with others, all of whom
were acquitted, to intimidate some
people in the neighborhood, was par
doned. 1t was alleged that the visi-
tation was for the purpose Of stop
ping a nuisance. The remainder of
the Jail sentence of James and Henry
Allen, convicted in Casey county of
stealing a hog, was remitted. A
neighbor lost a shoat and as these
boys had traded some shoats with a
sister and hauled them at night, sus-
picion was attached to them; but
Gov. Stanley said the record showed
the boys had good characters and he
believes they are innocent.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1916-06-27
LAUREL MINER KILLS WIFE

A dispatch from London Tuesday.
said: Fred Webb, a miner, about 80
years old, living at East Bernstadt.
five miles north of here, cut his
wife's throat, probably fatally wound
ing her, at the telephone exchange
at East Bernstadt last night, and
then took his own life. Webb and his
wife had been married some ten
years and had one child. a girl. 5
years old, who witnessed the murder
of her mother. They had been sepa-
ated three or four months. Mrs.
Webb leaving her husband, claiming
nonsupport. She was employed as
operator at the East Bernstadt eX-
change of the London & Manchester
Telephone Company. She was on
duty last night when she was called
to the back door by her husband. On
Ter again refusing to live with
him, she was seized by her husband,
dragged several yards away into an
alley, where her throat was cut from
ear to ear. Leaving her as he
thought dead. Webb walked to Alta
mont. one mile north. cut his own
throat. threw his body across the L.
& y. track, where he was run over
by a freight car which mangled his
body almost beyond recognition. Mrs.
Webb IS still alive but is not expected
to recover.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1916-06-27
BOOTLEGGERS
ON ROCK PILE
Three More Gentlemen From Mil
ledgeville Feel Iron Hand of the
Law Thro' Heavy Fines.

The Moreland Law and Order
League again invoked the mailed fist
of the law, and landed another right
in the solar plexus of the illegal Ii
quor sellers of Milledgeville. Lead
by Col. John B. Dinwiddie, this fear
less organization made up of the
best people in that section of the
West End, have secured the evidence
which, they say, will put every boot
logger who operates in their commu-
nifty entirely out of business. And
they are losing no time in going
about it.
Three alleged bootleggers were
before Judge Bailey in the county
court Monday, and two of them see
ing the array of testimony against
them confessed guilty. These were
Brack Reid, brother of the famous
outlaw Charley Reid, who is still in
hiding from that $4,000 ine-and
the other was Jonas Ingram, father
in-law of Charley. Each confessed
guilty. Brack Reid was given a fine
of $50 and 10 days in Jail at hard
labor on each of four charges; In
gram caught it to the same tune.
Frank Reid elected to go into trial
of the case against him. 1t was
shown by the railroads records that
he had procured total of 10 gal
Ions of whisky since the 4th day of
last January, and a number of prom
inent citizens testified that his gen.
eral reputation in that community
was that of an illegal whisky seller.
The only witness that Reid put on
the stand said that was his reputa-
ton. Judge Bailey fined Frank
Reid 500 and gave him 40 days,
and Jailer DeBorde took the trio to
the rock pile in the county work
house, where they are now busily
engaged in making little ones out of
big ones.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1916-06-27
DR.. DAWSON A CANDIDATE
Lincoln Has Congressional Timber
For Both Parties.

Stanford now has two candidates
for congress in the field in the
Eighth congressional district. DR..
R L. Dawson on Saturday filed pa
pers as candidate for the republican
nomination for congress, thus giving
Stanford and Lincoln county their
second entry in the at present four
cOrnered race, Congressman Harvey
Helm, who is seeking denomination
as the democrats candidate being
the other.
Opposed to DR.. Dawson is Repre-
sentative Tom Neat, of Adair coun-
ty, but friends of DR.. Dawson say
that he is certain to be nominated as
he has the entire Hughes machine"
in this district behind him. Dr.
Dawson and his friends in the dis
trict were lined up solidly in favor
of the man who won the republican
nomination for the presidency, even
against the leadership of Edwin ?.
Morrow and other powerful men In
the G.. o. P. That their foresight
was good is shown by nomination of
Hughes at Chicago, and should such
an unexpected calamity befall as the
election of Hughes and the return
of the Republicans to power in the
nation, DR.. Dawson and his followers
would be right up on the front pew
when the dishing out the pie to the
faithful began. The fact that he led
his party in losing fight as its con-
gressional nominee, would hurt him
a lot, you can easily guess-not. The
Doctor and his friends say that he
will make a vigorous campaign be-
fore the primary in which they ex-
pect him to win easy, and against
whomever may be the democratic
in the final. DIR. Dawson
is at present Police Judge of STAN
ford. He is a brother of the late
George M. Dawson, who squeezed in
to congress from this district a num-
of years ago when the demo-
Gratis weren't looking, and who was
one of the real leaders of his party
in the state during the greater part
of his political career.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1916-06-27
100000 FOR
BUILDING SITE
Helm Gets Appropriation for Loca-
ton in Stanford Through Con-
gress Sub-Committee.

Stanford is TO have a government
building. Sounds good; doesn't it?
Several years ago Congressman Har-
vey Helm pledged his efforts in that
direction and Notwithstanding the
fact that the city's population and
postal receipts are less than the de-
partmental standards, ne has finally
secured an authorization by the sub
committee on Pubic Buildings and
Grounds Of $4,000 for which 10 Duv
a site. This practically insures that
the appropriation VIII be incorpOra-
ted in the Omnibus Public Buildings
Bill, which is to be reported II the
House in a few weeks. After the
site is secured the matter of an an
preparation for the building viii De
taken up and in a few short years,
and probably less, stanford Will have
a government building of which she
will have reason to be proud.
1t is very appropriate that Mr..
Helm should have made his home
town the exception, as he did in this
case, and the building will be a last
ing monument to his efforts for his
home people.
Much interest has already been
shown concerning the site for the
proposed building and many loca-
tions have been suggested 1t is
hoped that one will be agreed upon
and secured that will be satisfactory
to Stanford's entire citizenship.
A public building is a good thing
for Stanford. Let US all join hands
in the promotion of it and place the
credit for it where it is due. E.C.W.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1916-06-27
FIRST NATIONALS DIVIDEND.

At the meeting Of the directors of
the First National Bank late last
week the usual $50 semi-annual divi-
dend was declared, payable on July
1st. So good has business been with
this popular financial institution, that
after declaring the dividend, over
$1,000 was carried to the undivided
profits, making its present suplus
and undivided profits over 100000.
President J. S. Hooker and other
officials of this bank are being high
ly complimented upon making such a
splendid showing for the first six
months of the year.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1916-06-27
TO PICK CAMPAIGN CHAIRMAN.

The State Democrat committees
have requested the county commit
tees to meet July 1st and name a
campaign chairman for each county
to conduct the fight against the Re
publicans this fall. Chairman ". o.
Walker, of the Lincoln county demo-
cratic committee, has called the local
county committee to meet on that
date and select such chairman. Lo-
cal democrats are anxious that the
best possible man for the place be
selected. Lincoln is naturally very
close. 1t went 500 democratic in
1914 but only about 80 last year so
that the need for putting the very
best man possible at the job is APP
parent.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1916-06-27
THIRD BIRTHDAY PARTY.

Miss Ann Frances Pennington de-
entertained a number of
her little friends with a birthday par
ty in honor of her third natal ami
versary at the home of her parents,
DR. and Mrs. 7. ". Pennington Sat
urday afternoon. A pretty birthday
cake with three candles. was a fea-
ture of the affair and all had most
delightful time. The little guests
were George Proctor, Keith Masters.
Jane Murrell Foster, Gatewood Bal
ley, Roberta Baughman, Dan Stagg
Rife, Edward Southland, Martha
Campbell and j. Smith Murphy.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1916-06-27
UNEASY ON ARIZONA BORDER.

L. B. Hilton, agent at Rowland,
received letter from his brother-in-
law, F. w. Hannah, of Nogales, Ari-
IONA, early this week, in which Mr.
Hannah wildly describes conditions
on the Mexican border. He says
that the people on the American side
are in anticipation of an attack from
the Mexicans, and all the civilians
have armed themselves and are con-
stantly on guard. He says the Mex
leans have brought up a vastly SUI
perior force on their side of the bor-
der; have a large quantity of artil-
lery, and will play havoc with the
small American force, at Nogales un-
less the latter are reinforced. He
reports however, that two special
trains are on their way to Nogales
with more soldiers. 1t is for this bor-
der guarding duty that the state mi
litiamen will be used.