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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-31
Enjoyable Affair.

The Elks' Club was the. scene OF q
very enjoyable affair last Tuesday ev'
ening when Mr.. Cyrus Williamson
entertained the Williamson-Jacksor
bridal party at dinner. The affair was
quite merry one and between cours'
es the bride-elect was abundantly
showered with rice and good wishes.
Overs were laid for Misses Adelia
Williamson, Marion Jennings Dortch,
d Louisville; Allo Glass Turner,
Vinegar Bend, Ala; Thelma Will
hanson and Ruth Baynham; Messrs.
J. T. jackson. Of Akron, o., Everett
Penick, OF Elkton, KY; ]. w. Pig
gott, Jr., Of Paducah; Robt. L. Wright
and Cyrus M. williamson.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-31
FIVE GET OUT
4 ARE CAUGHT
Jail Delivery Friday Night
Through an Attic With
Rope Of Blankets.

Five prisoners escaped from the
county Jail Friday night, as follows:
Vernon Jones, serving B months
for larceny.
Henry Davis, serving 8 months for
larceny.
Edwin Davis, serving 5 months fol-
larceny.
Frank Parker, charged with for
gerry.
Will Patterson, under 2 years SEN
tence for horse stealing, awaiting
transfer to Eddyville.
Officer Dark, at Guthrie, caught the
first four the next day, but Patter-
son is still at large. All are white
men.
The men with three others were
on the top floor and the cell doors
We're left open. The men climbed up
On the steel screen that hides the
toilet and removed some brick from a
partition wall and gained access to
an attic beyond. Through this small
hole they crawled to a small gable
window and through this reached
the roof and escaped to the ground
by a rope made from blankets.
Negro prisoners saw them escaping
and notified Jailer Mullins when he
appeared some time later.
The place where they broke
through the wall was the only vul.
nerable part of the steel-lined cell.
room.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-31
CAR SHORTAGE
IS SERIOUS
And a Coal Famine Is Threat
ened Almost in. Sight Of
The Mines.

The coal situation is growing worse
from the shortage of cars and there is
real danger of a local coal famine.
Hopkinsville is suffering like the rest
of the country from condition due
to the country's wonderful prosper
ity.
The L. & N. railroad claims that
1900, or more than half OF its sup
ply of coal cars have gotten on to 9th
er railroads and are being held there
and used instead of being sent back.
And il seems they have no recourse
to force them to be returned. All the
other roads are short OF coal cars for
one reason or another and the situa-
ton is really alarming
The local merchants made contracts
last summer for September deliveries
that they have been unable to ill and
are now caught on an advancing mar
ket. They have been helpless and
are forced to sustain losses by the
present prices, that have jumped to
10 cents for lump coal. II is greatly to
the credit of at least some of them
that they are standing the loss and
completing their untitled orders
as fast as possible.
In the meanwhile take care of your
coal pile while the weather is good.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-31
Rumanians Crossing on Pom
toon Bridges---CIaim to Be
Holding Their Own.
RETREAT ACROSS DANUBE
Macedonia the Theatre Of
More Vigorous Fighting
at Cerna River.

London, Oct. 30.-Aside from the
continued progress of the Teutonic
allies in the Dobrudia region of Ru-
mania and fresh gains by the French
and British in the Somme region Of
France, there is little if any change in
the situation in any of the various
theaters of the war.
The Rumanians and Russians in
Dobrudia are still in retreat before
the German, Bulgarian and Turkish
troops and are now endeavOring 10
make their way across the Danube at
various points on pontoon bridges,
according to the Sofia war office.
On the Pennsylvania front the Rus
SLAMS and Rumanians apparently are
operating successfully against the
Teutonic allies near the junction Of
Bukowina, Pennsylvania and Rumania
and to !he south near Campulung and
in the jul valley the Rumanians are
declared by Bucharest TO have cap
tured two howitzer batteries which
later were turned against the Austro-
Germans.
The Macedonia theater is still the
scene of somewhat vigorous fighting,
especially at the bend of the Cerna
river.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-31
WORKMAN
IS KILLED
AT Kentucky Crushed Stone
Co.'s Quarry, While
Putting on Belt.
DEATH INSTANTANEOUS
Accident Occurred at Seven
O'clock In the Morn
ing.
DEATH INSTANTANEOUS

George Jordan, a negro workman
for the Kentucky Crushed Stone Co.,
was caught in belt yesterday morn
ing while starting the machinery and
was almost instantly killed. He was
engaged in putting on the belt at Z
o'clock as he usually did and it is sup.
posed his clothing was caught in the
betting When other wOrkmen got
to him he was dead. An inquest was
held and a verdict Of accidental death
was returned.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-31
RECEPTION FRIDAY NIGHT.

Rev. and Mrs. j. N. Jessup were
given a reception at the Christian
church Friday evening and large
numbers of their friends called to ex-
press their regrets at their departure
for Los Angeles. They left yesterday
for Mr.. Jessup's new field of labor.
The going-away reception was de-
lightful affair with elegant refresh
ments. During the evening DR.. and
Mrs. Jessup were presented with a
handsome silver service by the ladies'
and DIR. Jessup with a gold watch by
the Mems Bible Class.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-31
BAILEY JOHNSON
DROPS DEAD
Brother Of B. B. Johnson, Of
Fairview, and Nephew
of B. F. johnson.

Information was received here yes
terday of the sudden death of Bailey
johnson, who resides near White
Plains. Mr.. johnson had gone to a
coal mine to get a load of coal and
dropped dead shortly after his arrival
at the coal bank. He was brother
of Mr. B. B. Johnson, of Fairview,
and a nephew of Mr.. B. F. johnson,
of this city. The deceased was about
so years old. He leaves a family.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-31
VICTIM OF
TUBERCULOSIS
Mrs. Arvin Dies at Her Home
on North Main Street
Sunday Morning.

Mrs. Maude Arvin, wife of Mr.. j.
S. Arvin, died Sunday morning at
her home on North Main, after an ILL
ness of about a year of tuberculosis.
Mrs. Arvin was 25 years old and a
member of the Baptist church. She
is survived by her husband and two
children. The interment took place
in Riverside Cemetery yesterday af-
ternoon at o'clock,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-31

GAINESVILLE sent out a party OF
boosters Friday TO advertise Trade
Week in GAINESVILLE this month.
They travelled in autos and A. B.
Broadbent and Dancey Fort went
along TO do the talking. The party
went unheralded and visited Stewart
county towns, passing through Howell
and Lafayette. At the latter place
they were given a treat at one of the
drug stores. Other trips are con-
Nmplated this week.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-31
Reply Received

England's reply TO the American
note Of protest on the blacklist was
received by the State Department Sat
urday. No answer will be formulat-
ed by the United States until the
British document has been thoroughly
studied. ~. ~
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-31

Col. Roosevelt is getting madden
and madden as the Wilson sentiment
grows. He said in his wrath in
Brooklyn Saturday that the United
States "has eaten the bitter bread Of
shame and trod the paths of dishonoI
under Mr.. Wilson" And just &c
think, Teddy, they are going to try
another NEAL
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-31

Gov. Stanley was laid up at the
Seelbach Hotel Saturday with five
carbuncles. He has some enemies
who are worse than boils, some of
them in the newspaper business.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-31
Car Shortage.

The Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion will make a searching inquiry in
to the car shortage with a view
to fixing responsibility for the
shortage OF freight cars, and . hear
ing will be held in LouisvIlh ON No
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-31

Prof. Cleveland Able, the father
of the weather bureau" died Satur-
day. The weather predictions ne
originated do not always come on
time, but they make good sooner or
later.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-31

Last year only one Hopkinsville
minister was outspoken for the
straight Democratic ticket This
year not a single Democratic minister
in the city has indicated a purpose
not to vote The ticket from Wilson to
Bush.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-31

A Louisville barber who was visit
ing in Cincinnati fell into the canal, a
Central City miner fell into shaft
IS feet deep and there is hardly a
week that some young man does moi
fall in love with a Hopkinsville girl.
But this is the fall OF the year.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-31

The Fairbanks frost has destroyed
the last hope the Republicans had in
Kentucky. Wilson will sweep the
State by an old-time majority.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-31

A Zurich, Switzerland, dispatch
says an entente aviator dropped a
bomb on the Kaiser's special train and
killed the engineer.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-31

$There are l65 voters among the
students of Kentucky University and
a straw vote shows l29 for Wilson,
35 for Hughes and for Benson.
They will 90 to their homes to vote.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-31

The Republican campaign fund up
to Oct % was 81, 667, 1923, of which
sum four men gave each S25, 900 or
more.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-31

\ Mr.. Hughes auto and his special
train barely escaped a collision at
Ogsdenburg, N. Y.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-31

The war has cost Germany 12,O0o,.
! 600, 900 marks ard some uncompli
\nentary remarks.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-31

Rev. Boyce Taylor. OF Murray, was
expected to begin revival meeting
at West Union Baptist church. at
Gacey, last night
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-31

The Democratic campaign fund has
reached 81, JIG 900, of which $500, 900
came from New York.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-31

Cleveland H. Dodge, one of Presi-
dent Wilson's classmates, has given
$4,000 to the campaign fund. About
1900 contributors have Clipped
in"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-31
BARNfS-DRACKROCGt.

Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Bfackropye
announce the approaching
marriage of their daughter.
Verna Katherine
10
Mr. Joseph Lynn Barnes,
OF Nashville. Tenn.
Inc marriage will be tonorrs =
November LIST.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-31
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

Railroad unions in mass meeting
at Evansville unanimously endorsed
President Wilson,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-31
Weather For Week.

Washington, Oct 20. Fair weath-
er and moderate temperatures are
forecast of the southeastern states for
the first half of the week, beginning
today. Beginning about Thursday,
colder weather will set in. Local
rains are likely in the Florida PENN
sula and general rains in the South
Atlantic and east gulf states about
Thursday.
Mrs. q, K. Medley is visiting her
sister, Mrs. 7. c. yanCleve. in Evans
Vile
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-18
PUTNAM SEEKS TO DICTATE.

The Mail Tribune office has been
the headquarters for the county court
for the past three years. Also, 1t has
been Prosecutor Kelly's chief resting
place during his incumbency. No
doubt Putnam has had more influ-
ence with the court and the prose-
cutor than any other citizen. Now
Putnam is making gumshoe effort
TO establish the Mail Tribune office
as headquarters for both the sheriff
and county clerk. While his paper
has been silent on the subject per-
sonally, Putnam is boosting Grieves
for sheriff. There is definite reason
why Putnam is fighting Mr.. Gardner
openly and Curly Wilson privately.
These officers have been performing
their duty efficiently and to the sat-
isfaction OF the taxpayers, but they
have not been satisfactory to Putnam
because they did not make the Mail
Tribune their headquarters and fol-
low implicitly the direction of Put
nam.
The Tidings is in favor of electing
officials who will establish the Jack
son county court house as their Of
ficial headquarters and listen as we'll
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-18

Some candidates are content TO
visit about and approach individuals
in the hope of gaining their vote at
the primary. Not so with other can
didates. Some of them are satisfied
with nothing short of shooting voters
in punches. Individual solicitation Is
too slow for them. For example,
Grieves is a good member of the
Medford Golf Club and the University
Club. Also, he was county assessor
in 1915. Notwithstanding both of
these institutions did a flourishing
business last year, and paid the same
bar license other Medford saloons
paid for their bar, Grieves left both
of them entirely off of the tax list
We have heard some complaint lately
about high taxes. Maybe that ac-
counts for it, at least in part. In
1914 the Elk Lumber Company was
assessed s177,74O on 13,4SS acres Of
timber. Last year the same company
was assessed, on the same property,
only $135,47O. That may account
for your high taxes some more.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-18
Ashland, Ore, Thursday, May 1S, 10
THAT FEEBLE-MINDED NUT.

An Ashland editors driveling vic
iousness indicates that he is rapidly
progressing from the class of the
feeble-minded, crack-brained into a
fully developed nut.-Mail Tribune.
The above is Putnam's only de-
fense for HIS county court. The
question, George, Is not whether an
Ashland editor is crack-brained, fee
ble-minded or a nut. He may be all
of that, but, how about YOUR court?
The people are about to recall 1t for
disregerding the law. 1t Is freely
claimed, and believed, that the said
county court acted under your direc-
tion; that by doing so 1t has laid it.
self open to charges Of gross extrava-
gance and irregularities which justify
a halt, and they are about to call it.
Do you think you can cloud the. issue
by calling somebody nut" or
launching about the courts differ
ences with a contractor, or by yell
ing that Tom, Dick or Harry is be-
hind the recall. That won't do,
George. Your day Of innuendo and
vitriolic assault and bluster is past.
You have worked it too long. The
people are tired of it. Villification is
not argument, nor mud-slinging de-
fense. George, YOUR court, In fol-
lowing your advice, has gotten in
bad. or course, 1t expects you to
pull 1t out, Do you think you can
do so simply by calling your brother
editor 1--WE assume you mean Wolff
A nut? Don't you think 1t would
be better time and space used in ex-
planning why your henchmen should
not be recalled? Surely, they are
not above the law or public opinion.
Upon what meat do these, your
Caesars, feed that they have grown
so great, while you would have every
one who disagrees crawl beneath
their legs and find dishonorable
graves? ies {.
1t makes little difference to the
public If an Ashland editor is a
nut" but it makes considerable diff
ference whether the county court
renders a good account OF its steward
ship.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-18

The Tidngs is in favor OF consist
ent and absolute enforcement of the
prohibition law at all times. 1t be-
lieves that such service may be reas-
onably expected only from officials
who practice prohibition in private.
We have absolutely no confidence
whatever in officials who stay under
the influence of liquor two-thirds of
their time during tenure and shame
fully neglect their duty by reason Of
it and then become wonderfully vir-
tuous just before election, hire a
bunch of rough-neck, irresponsible
detectives" and arrest citizens on
charges of violating the prohibition
law without evidence to convict, and
submit them to public suspicion and
contempt and their families to shame,
simply to catch votes. That looks
too much like political buncombe-
too much like deliberately fishing for
w. c. T. U. votes. Better elect men
who are on the square in their at
tempts at law enforcement, and who
work at the business during their
whole tenure.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-18
THE PEOPLE LIKE 1T NOT.

Putnam says this is critical time,
and because Of that the people should
not make a demonstration against
the county court. He refers to the
litigation pending between Jackson
county and Contractor Sweeney. He
is afraid the agitation will discredit
the testimony OF the members of the
county court with the judge and re-
suit in defeating the county in the
suit. And all of this after the suit
has been tried and taken under ad-
visement by the Multnomah district
court.
There are many people in Jackson
county who do not expect the county
to win in its litigation with Sweeney.
After having read the contract be-
tween Sweeney and Jackson county
they have concluded that it was never
intended that the county should win.
They freely express it as their
opinion, formed from perusing the
contract, that this great expensive lit
igation between Jackson county and
Contractor Sweeney was not intended
to defeat Sweeney's claim so much as
cover for the loose contract made
by the county court with Sweeney.
They seem to think this is a critical
time-not for Jackson county, but for
Putnam's county court.
They cite the fact that Portland
banks, after having the Sweeney con-
tract carefully looked into, went right
forward and financed Sweeney in
amount about $65, 900 to do the work
that Jackson county now claims he
should not be paid for. They think
now the jig is up. The critical time
is long ago past, The critical"
pellOu was IHe llllG lHe COuHly COull
entered into the ambiguous and loose
contract with Sweeney.
We are told some interesting facts
are being gathered in relation to the
contract between Sweeney and Jack
son county, which not only will make
interesting reading, but will create
a more critical period-for Georges
court-than can possibly be brought
about by recall agitation.
They seem to think Jackson county
will be vastly less damaged by recall
than by further lax, loose and dis
criminatory expenditures of the tax
payers money.
Go on with the dance. Let the
critical" jade vince "Methinks he
protests too much" His protestation
hath a lean and hungry look" The
people like it not.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-18

Judge c. B. Watson has made a
thorough and clean campaign for the
nomination to the office Of prosecut-
ing attorney for Jackson county
Should he be nominated and elected
Jackson county may expect vigorous
enforcement of all the laws and es-
pecially an effective application Of
the prohibition law, without fear or
favor. Judge Watson's work in the
past for dry Ashland is well known.
The same vigilance he has exercised
here applied to county affairs will
keep Jackson county dry. He de-
serves a heavy vote from the Ashland
precincts tomorrow, especially from
those who want to see prohibition ef-
fective in this county.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-18

Putnam is taking little interest in
candidates save those running for
sheriff, district attorney and county
clerk. Why? Already he absolutely
controls the county court. Just
think for a minute, Mr.. Taxpayer.
Suppose you absolutely controlled the
district attorney, the sheriff, the
county clerk and the county court,
what could you do if you wanted to-
that is, what could you do to the tax
till? Putnam is for Kelly and Grieve
and against Curly Wilson, and any
old thing to beat Gardner. Why?
Looks to a man up a tree that the
safe thing is to vote for Wilson and
Gardner because Putnam is against
them. Step down and look at the
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-18

to the average citizen as to Putnam.
1t would be fine thing for Put
nam if he could elect a sheriff and
county clerk with whom he would
have as great influence as he now has
with the county court and the prose-
cutting attorney, but how would the
people fare?
If G. A. Gardner is renominated for
county clerk, Curly Wilson for sfer
iff and Judge Watson as prosecutor,
one thing is reasonably certain: Put
nam will not be able to dictate to
them.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-18
OLDER BUT STRONGER

To be healthy at seventy, prepare at
forty, is sound advice, because in the
strength of middle life we too often forget
that neglected colds, or careless treat
ment of slight aches and pains, simply
undermine strength and bring chronic
weakness for later years.
To be stronger when older, keep your
blood pure and rich and active with the
strength h-building and blood-nourishing
properties of Scott's Emulsion which isa
food, tonic and amedicine to keep your
blood rich, alleviate rheumatism and
avoid sickness. No alcohol In Scott's. !
Scott & Bovine. bloomfield. NJ.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-18
REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMIT
TEE.

Every kind of advertising that it is
possible to get for Ashland this year
should be sought by our citizens. The
appearance here of Senator Cummins
was a splendid advertisement for Ash
land. 1t amounts to something to
entertain a candidate for the presi-
dency. Mr.. Cummins was induced to
speak here by the progressive repub-
licans like G. B. Lamkin. Senator
Burton should have been induced to
speak here as well as at Medford.
This failed because the local central
committee was under the domination
of the republican machine, whirh did
not want to detract from his audience
at Medford by giving Ashland citizens
an opportunity to hear him without
going there. Ashland is a strong
hold of progressive republicanism.
Senator Cummins is especially repre-
sentative Of that element of the
party, while Senator Burton appeals
more to the standpatter and conse-
quently was handled by the republi-
can committee, whose policy it has
been to ignore all republicans except
approved standpatters.
Republican committeeman should
be more in harmony with the senti-
ment of the people-willing to give
every candidate for the high office of
president equal consideration. To-
morrow the republicans of Ashland
will have the opportunity to vote for
precinct committeeman in harmony
with their views and they should do
so, for the future. of the party in
Jackson county will depend largely
upon whether the party machinery is
in accord with republican sentiment.
Following are the republican pro-
gressive candidates for party commit
teemen in the several Ashland pre-
cincts. They should be elected
East Central, H. A. Baney.
East Main, Frank r. Merrill.
Ashland Oak, G. B. Lamkin.
Ashland Boulevard, W. H. Gowdy.
East Ashland, Charles w. Fraley.
North Ashland, Louis Werth.
Southeast Ashland, o. F. Carson.
West Central, v. o. N. Smith.
Belleview, W. L. Moore.
Northwest Ashland, Homer Bill
lings. si