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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-19

heart Dears under its cloak or nypoc-
risy. Sentiment to it Is unknown.
The whole institution is as cold and
bloodless as a corpse.
There never was a farm in all
Christendom whose value was increas-
ed by the mail order houses They are
parasites to which life is worthy Of
notice only while they can draw the
financial blood out of the communities.
to the upbuilding Of which they con
tribute nothing. They create no local
market for the product of the farms.
They have no property in the country
which can be assessed to help bear the
burden OF taxation.
Can Duplicate Every Offer.
In every town in the country the To-
cal retail merchant stands ready to
duplicate every offer seductively set
forth in the catalogues of mail order
houses. and more He will trump the
best trick the mail order house ever
played if you will put down spot cash
and accept from him a class of goods
devoid of respectable ancestry and
upon which no reputable manufacture
ers name can be found, but in which
the disease germs OF prison made goods
are secreted.
He can sell cheap goods if you will
buy them from him with your eyes
shut. He can meet the best price
ever made by a mail order house II
you will plank down your money and
accept what he gives you without
question and without recourse. But
you must not expect him to be in his
place of business every day in the
year. ready and willing to make good
any defect, ready and willing to stand
back of every article he sells with his
own reputation and the warranty of a
responsible company.
Local Merchant Needs No Advocate.
The local merchant needs neither ad-
vOcate nor defense. His methods rest
upon principles that have built up in
this country system of internal com
merce which is both the marvel and
the admiration OF the world His bust.
ness is legitimate because its success
contributes to the general prosperity
OF the community in which 1t stands
as thriving example of honesty and
industry.
1t does not require that man shall
be endowed with unusual mental at
tainments for him to know that a pri-
vate monopoly Ia restraint Of trade. de
signed to wiring eXtortiOnate profits
from consumers. is detrimental TO the
best interests Of the patrons of that
industry. ANY combination organized
for the purpose of smothpring competi.
ton. whether il be OF capitalists. cap.
tains of industry. laborers. farmers.
warehousemen. transportation lines or
any other branch of the business world.
is essentially unethical unwiSe and de
structive of business in the end
The honest CONSUMER must pat him
self enthusiastically on the back when
he spends his money in such a way
that in supplying his own wants he is
helping to build up the community 10
which he lives.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-19
The CREDuL!TY
OF MANKIND
Catalogue Houses QuaCk Doc
tors Of Commerce.
PROMISES, NOT GUARANTEES

A Mail Order House Baron Never
Stoves His Patent Leather Shoes Un-
der a Poor Mans Table-His Victims
Extend From Ocean to Oeean-From
Sunrise to the Last Chance.
copyrighted, 1914, by Thomas j. Sullivan.l
Said a clever quack to a painstaking
business man. How many of the pass
ing multitude. do you suppose, appre-
ciate your honesty or understand the
impositions of quackery?"
Not more than one in ten." was the
answer.
We'll" said the quack. you may
have the one. I'll take the nine"
That is the system upon which the
mail order houses operate, and nothing
more strikingly portrays the credulity
of mankind than their success. Quack-
cry is thing universal and univer-
sally successful. In most cases 1t Is
literally true that no imposition is too
great for the credulity of man.
The ouaek Doctor of Commerce.
The retail mail order house is the
Quack doctor of commerce. 1t prom
ises much and guarantees nothing.
Like patent medicines. the directions
are always on the inside. and you must
buy nonreturnable package before
you can find out what they are.
The mail order house never helped
to build the little white school in your
district or turnpike the road past your
door No mail order house ever took
you by the hand when you were in
distress and told you to let the little
account run until after harvest next
year. No mail order house ever sold
you vehicle and spent every cent OF
its profits in the community where
you and your neighbors could get II
all back again. No mail order house
ever showed its patent leather shoes
under your table and rejoiced with you
when you were glad. nor spoke en-
couraging words when atiliction visited
you. nor stood with uncovered head
beside the graves of your children.
Sentiment Is Unknown.
That the mail order houses are after
your money is an undisputed fact.
Every dollar sent TO them leaves your
neighborhood forever. The mail order
house may bear upon its face the
semblance of friendship. but no human
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-19

Love is the publication Of the heart
from self; ii strengthens and ennobles
the character; gives higher motive
and nobler aim to every action of life
and makes both man and woman
strong, noble, and courageous. The
power to love truly and devotedly is
the noblest gift with which a human
being can be endowed; but it is a
sacred fire that must not be burned to
idols.-Miss Jewsbury.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-19
Mrs. 3. Scores Twice.

Mrs. Blunderby Ito caler)-While
passing your house yesterday ! saw
the hospital avalanche drive up and
stop only few doors away.
Caller-The avalanche? (Recovers
herself) Oh, yes; a poor man very
i'll.
Mrs. Blunderby-Dear me! Moth
ing contiguous, hope.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-19
L. & N.
Time Card
Effective Aug. l3. 1916.
TRAINS GOING SOUTH,

ANNhlNo NOl4NN OOO III
No..93-C. & N. o. Lin. 1921 a N.
No. 5l-St. L. Express 5:29 p. m.
No. 95-Dixie Flyer 9:35 a. m.
No. 55-Hopkinsville Ac. 700 a. m.
No. 53-St. l.. Fast Mail $3.50 a. IA
TRAINS GOING NORTH.
No. sc. & st. L. Lin. 5:29 a. m.
No. 52-St. Louis Express 1855 a m.
No. 94-Dixie Flyer 1902 p. m.
No. 56-Hopkinsville Ac. 1855 p. N
No. 54-St. L. Fast Mail 1924 p. n.
No. 81 connects at Guthrie for
Memphis andipoints as far south as
Erin, and for Louisville, Cincinnati
and the;East.
Nos. SO and IS make direct CON
nection at Guthrie for Louisville,
Cincinnati and all points north and
east thereof.
No. 93 carries through sleepers 70
Atlanta, Macon, Jacksonville. st.
Augustine, and Tampa, Fla. Also
Pullman sleepers to New Orleans.
Connect at Guthrie for points East
and West. No. SO will not carry 10,
cal passengers for points north Of
Nashville, Tenn. ,lg
T. S. w00SLEY, Ticket Agent
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-19
w. II. HILL
Ideal Motor Company
Incorporated.

Incorporated.
First aid to injured Autos. A tele-
phone call to our garage will secure
it. 'Promptness and Efficiency is
our Motto. When in need of Tires,
Accessories or Gasoline, pay us a
visit.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-19
More MaIapropsry.

"Yes," said Mrs. Twickenbury,
they we're very careful about that
infectious membraneous Group. They
had anecdotes hanging up all over the
house.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-19
Uncle Ebsn.

Sometimes" said Uncle Eben,
you'll see reformer so useful dat II
he kin save somebody else FUN do
struction, he's willin' to take chance
on his own prospects."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-19
k.SS'!!.G3l
cEz2 IZ2
Value Of Peanuts.

Value Of Peanuts.
A doctor is quoted as saying that
a handful of peanuts eaten before re-
firing will quiet the nerves OF the
stomach. The same authority also
claims that a few peanuts eaten after
each meal viii aid the digestion, pro
vided they are freshly roasted.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-19
To Brighten a Carpet.

Wiping carpet with a cloth wrung
out in warm water and ammonia In
which a tablespoonful of kerosene has
been bixec. cleans the carpet and
brightens the colers wonderfully.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-14
RICHMOND SWElTERS
UNDER INTENSE HEAT
Officially the Temperature Was ef at
Its Maximum. But Old Man Kfosh
Says Weather Man Faisifleh

The coolest place in the United
States yesterday was Duluth. MINI.
There was no snow reported but ii
was almost cold enough to carry over
coats along with It, The mercury stood
at "a.
Baitimre was hotter than Richmond
by four degrees That can be ac-
counted for very easily. by the fact
that the grand lodge of Elks Is meet
ing in Baltimore,
st. Louis looms up as tho sizzling
point in Uncle SANS territory. with
the mercury up TO 80. Richmond got
as high as 81 at one time, but the
breezes over Chimborazo cut that down
later as the sun got over toward the
Country Club. And at o'clock ana
later the coolest figure was not above
50. Old man Kiosk, however. told a
much warmer story.
Over in Galveston the figure was 81,
which was some cold, when 1t Is shown
that in New Orleans 1t was go and in
Oklahoma the same, while way up
in Spokane the figure did not get above
a.
The most interesting returns come
from Jacksonville. where, wonderful
to relate the mercury stood at rs.
There were no available returns
from the border but calculating upon
the mercury at New Orleans. Jackson
Vile. Galveston and Oklahoma. 1t 10
quite safe to believe the intensity of
the heat at Brownsville could hardly
have reached that at Camp Stuart.
An eclipse of the moon takes place
tonight. The moon will start entering
the shadow at 1011 o'clock, and
the eclipse will be at its height at
I he ,,rill
1.04 tomorrow morning.
Indications are that the sky will be
clear tonight, and the eclipse may be
fully observed by all who are UP at
that time.
AS intense as was the heat YESTERDAY
there were no cases of sunstroke re-
ported In Richmond.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-14
DETAILS OF NEW LOAN
TO FRANCE MADE PUBLIC

New York. July 13--Details of the
new 500. 100000 loan by American
bankers to France. were made public
today in statement by J. p. Morgan
& Company, and Brown Brothers 4
Company.
banking syndicate of national pro-
portions in being formed to underwritt
the Offering of the general public. I,
will be much like the syndicate which
underworld the $500, 600, 600. Anglo.
French loan. except that provisions
have baeu-made- for hettar distribution
The notes will be offered to the general
public, 1t lis understood, at as.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-14
RUSSIANS HITTING HARD
AND FAST BEFORE LEMBFRG

Iondon. July 15-Heavy blows
struck at the rtEht-Center Of General
Won pothmers army before Iemherg
featured the fehting today along the
eastern front.
The Russians succeeded in taking
2.00n prisoners one large gun and
several machine guns after fierce at
tacks west OF Buczazas. on tho lower
I Etrypa
2 Vienna admits strong Russian at
Jack northwest Of Buczacs The Rus
kians succeeded in penetrating one sec
fion Of the Austrian positions, hut
were speedily elected In a COuntcr-at-
tack. according TO the Austrian war
Office Official statement The repulse
of Russian attacks along the SarnH-
-KoYei railroad also IS claimed by
Vienna
Apparently the Russian drive on
Kovei. as well f.s the nFhtlnC north
and south OF the pinsk marshes has
resolved itself into continuous ar
tillery engagement
The official report issued today al
PetroSrad follows
In Galcia TO the west Of the lower
Strypa the fighting continues. The
enemy liz making energetic counter
attacks We have taken 1000 pris
cners, one run and several machine
guns. In the BLACK Sea on Tuesday
our torpedo boats captured the Turk,
ish steamer ltchikhad, loaded witt
petroleum and harley In the eau,
rasus our offensive west of Meridian
and Erzerum is successfully develop
ing.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-14
Suddenly a sharp bolt struck Jacohus.
He pitched forward dead.
IIneunnn Is Killed.

Lightning instantly killed Rudolph
Jo -nets. llneman for the Western
Union Telegraph Company, az he
stood beneath a large oak tree NJ
Bloomfield, y. j.
Henry Rteman, was fixing a pigeon
coop on the roof OF No. 329 East
Fourteenth Street when the storm
broke. He was hurrying to get of
the roof when struck and killed In
stantiy,
An unidentified section hand. en-
p!o}ed by tho Pennsylvania Reil.oad
sought shelter from the storm in a
barn at South Eliza beth. y. j. He
looked out to see If the rain hsd
ceased. \ bolt Of lightning nj: him
as he stood in the doorway. killing
him. TWO companions in the barn
were stunned.
The Western Union Telegraph Com
paHy reported much trouble ON is
View England and New York nncs
Wires TO Boston were put out of bnsi-
ness Service to Buffalo was Grip
pied.
The territory surrounding New
York City suffered severely from the
storm. Windsor Conn. reported
heavy damage 10 the growing 20
bacco crop. Willimantic. Conn. re-
ported one man struck by lightning.
the Gripping OF the electric light
plant and the suspension OF the WI
Inmate Chronicle because the power
that ran It's press was cut Off.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-14


the Deutschland will submerge and
start on her homeward voyage. The
haste which marked the completion
of the unloading of the submarine
cargo today is regarded as significant.
While Captain Koeng announced on
his arrival last Sunday that tho
Deutschland would sail in ten days,
it Is now believed she will put to sea
before the expiration of that time.
Members of the crew began today
to make slight repairs to the subma-
rine's machinery, and TO tune her up
for the eastward voyage.
Bomb as ~ Gift.
timed dynamite bomb, intended to
blow up the submarine, was received
at the pier today in box supposed
to contain love tokens to the crew.
1t was opened just in time to prevent
the explosion, It is said.
Count Won Bernstorff, German am
bassador, came to Baltimore today to
compliment Captain Koenig and in
spect the Deutschland.
The ambassador said he received no
letter in the correspondence brought
over on the submarine for President
Wilson. Regarding the protests ma de
by the British and French emba ssies
to the State Department, he would say
nothing.
After l,tnch;nK at the Germania
| club with Consul Carl A. Leuderitz.
officials of the Eastern Forwarding
Company, Mayor Preston and Captain
koeng, he was taken to the Deutsch-
land
After inspecting the vessel thor
ouRhly. he expressed himself as highly
pleased
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-14
PAVES WAY FOR MOVING
OF TROOPS FROM MEXICO

| washington. July IA telegram
to the War Department from General
ing the way for announcement OF the
withdrawal of troops from Mexico.
The significant parts of General
| Pershing's telegram read
"Mexicans this vicinity along rail-
road reported very friendly toward
Americans last few days. Generally
believed trouble between United States
and Mexico settled"
This last and most important phase
of the Pershing expedition is to be
discussed thoroughly at the cabinet
meeting tomorrow, soon after which
II is expected that 1t will be intimated
10 General Funston the Pershins ex-
petition liz to be withdrawn to the
American side.
The developments looking to troop
Withdrawals are preliminary to the
negotiations for a theoretical solution
of the border troubles by Acting Sec
rotary of State Polk, Ambassador
signate Arredondo and a commission
of experts which is yet to be APP
pointed.
Another significant feature of Cen
eral Pershing's report was his refer
ence to trouble encountered along his
lines In the last few days, owing to
heavy rains General Pershing said
he would report within day or two
on effect of rains upon roads and the
general prospects regarding road
maintenance"
Further efforts of officials to pro-
duce the impression of an early set
Element of the trouble Is found in an
other statement made public by the
War Department today. The report
said collectors of customs along the
border have been instructed not to
interfere further with shipments OF
food and clothing intended for Mex
leo. but with the understand that
present methods of handling NUM-
tons of war destined to points in
Mexico contirAe in force until further
notice"
Collectors also are requested to ar
range for an equitable exchange Of
freight cars between the United States
and Mexico.
1t was considered significant that
the Var Department should issue a
statement with reference to orders
given to collectors of customs. who
are under the Treasury Department,
and receive orders directly from Sec
rotary McAdoo, no matter in what
other departments the orders orig
mate.
Preliminary to Conference.
The steps are taken as prelimina ries
TO the peace conferences Carranza
demanded withdrawal of troops and
lifting Of the embargo on food ship
ments He protested also against the
holding up of arms and ammunitions
The War Department statements are
acce pied as paving the way for parleys
between Carranza and the State De-
partment, as 1t is generally believed
that unless the United States moved
to carry out Carranza demand for
withdrawal of troops the negotiations
would have been deadlocked at thu
outset.
CarranZa's insistenCe on relief from
the food embargo is believed to be due
| to his fear that his forces under Gem
eral Trevino will be cut off from the
south by Nillistas and other anti-Car
rama forces and he will be compelled
to rely on the United States for food
supplies. This strengthens the belief
! in the army that no matter how the
peace negotiations progress, clash
in Mexico is bound TO happen which
can be settled only by the return of
American troops to Mexican soil.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-14
DfAZ STILL CHE-RISHES
THE REVOLUTION BUG

Nogales. Ariz, July 13.-Another
revolutionary plot on foot by Felix
Diaz to cause the overthrow OF the
Carranza government in Sonora was
revealed today in the United States
District Court when Colonel Alejan-
dro Baron was held on a charge of
starting a military expedition into
Mexico Only sufficient evidence to
hold Baron was introduced by the
government.
Ramifications of the proposed revo-
luton extended through half dozen
border towns and called for the set
ting up of new revolutionary govern
ment In Sonora. which would embrace
other Mexican States.
A number of high military officers
were implicated in the plot TO over
throw Carranza's domination of the
State
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-14

Washington. July 1.-THE wsr ~
partment today indirectly invited ii
nations Of land for sites for the SO
100000 nitric acid plant and 1900
600 powder plant provided for i
recent legislation.
The act providing half q million dol
lars for powder plant authorize
Secretary Baker either to enlarge II
existing plant at Picatinny. N. j.. d
build a new one. The bill also author
lied the secretary to accept a site ter
dered without cost to the governmenl
Secretary Baker issued statemen
today announcing that in view Of IL
dangerous location OF the PicatInn|
plant. which is too near the Atlant}
seaboard for comfort in time OF hoo
tilities" he would favor a site west :
the Alleghanies.
Many ordnance officials are know
to favor Chicago or some point on tn
lake nearby as a site for the govern
ment plants.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-14
HEALTH AUTHORITIES
AWAIT LEWIS RETURN
Richmonds Health Chief win Bring
Back from New York last Word
On Infantiie Paralysis

With DR.. E. c. Levy, chief health
| Officer of Richmond In New York fol
conference with experts on childrens
and nervous diseases in connection
with the infantile paralysis outbreak
there, local and State health officers
yesterday marked time. Though the
spread of the dread disease to Rich
mond has been feared for several
days and precautionary measures have
been taken that RiChmond's infant
population might be spared, II is felt
in some quarters that further pre-
parations for combating the possible
appearance here OF the malady might
be taken.
Ii is possible that there has been
left undone something that might be
done to protect Richmond's chill
dren and II is anticipated that when
DR.. Levy returns he will be armed
be.
There has been some talk OF quar-
antining the State of Virginia against
entry into II OF children from the
North who may be carriers OF the dis
ease, though not actually stricken
with 1t. That such quarantine would
be established was not intimated at
the State Health Department Offices
or at the City Health ONCE yester-
day.
No cases OF infantile paralysis have
been reported in Richmond. Ali ply
sicians suspectins cases of the dread
disease are instructed to report such
cases Immediately to the City Health
Department. and all parents are ad-
vised to isolate such children who be-
come i'll until after physicians have
assured them that their ailment is not
infantile paralysis.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-14
PLEA Is UNAVAILING
Judge tROnyinced BY Explanation
and Litense Revocation Is Upheld.

Judge nconyinCed BY Explanation
and license Revocation Is Upheld.
Louisville. KY, July 13.-Judge
Robinson declined in the Criminal
Court to accept the plea OF william
Corcoran. saloonist. 3003 West Wal
nut St, that he was treating friends
OF his brother-in-law when arrested
Tor disposing of beer in stable sun
day, April 2. In sustaining the ruling
~ the License Board. revoking his
license.
The court did not think II proba BILE
that Corcoran would feel called upon
TO extend the courtesy of bottle Of
beer TO each friend OF his brother-in-
law who might call at his home, nor
reasona BILE that he would extend such
Hospitality when. as he admitted, he
knew none personally The court
thought IL remarkable thatthe alleged
recipients of the hospitality did not
volunteer to Testify in the City Court
nor before the License Board.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-14
ombay BARS Mrs. Be,sa nj

London, July 13,--Mrs. Annie Be-
SAINT, one of the leaders Of the move
iment for home rule for India. has
been prohibited amer the defense OF
India act from entering the Bonn Y
presidency. says q Bombay dispatch
TO the Exchange Telegraph Company
Mrs Annie Besant was elected
president OF the Theosophical Society
of London in 1907. She has made sew
erAl lecture tours in America Her
activities in the India home rule move
ment have not been generally reported
In this country.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-14
EArkANS MAKE SHARP
THRUSrS AT INV ADF.tSS

Rome. July lathe Stsmpa's cor
s91pondent at the front reports ter
<th3e Italian attacks on the two wings
80 the Austrians. Enormous masses
I'll Italian artillery and infantry are
"A khtink without cessation in the La
fkfina and Arsa valleys in order 10
s41oes the ring of steel around the Aus
5xT1An army Continual progress Is be
lhg made and the circle will soon be
N The Austrians. recognizing their
I 6anwer. are hurting all their forces
#AgAinst the Italian wings. Fifteen
xAnstrian divisions are engaged in the
R6eAperate struggle.
Meanwhile another large circle "a
being formed around the Austrian po-
An1tions on the east and west,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-14
GRAND DUKE AGAIN HEARD
FROM on TURKISH FRONT

London. July 13-Grand Duke
Nicholas has resumed strong often =
eive against the Turks in Armenia and
Persia Dispatches today state mat
the Russians have reCap tured Mama"
khatnm. nifty miles west Of Erzerum-
Counter-attacks hy the Turks we're re-
pulled. Petroersd announces oifoiallY'
Activity IN the Black Sea also. was re-
ported TO-DAY. On TUESDAY Russian
forpedo craft captured Turkish
steaner with a cargo Or petroleum and
barley "Wednesday another steamer
was taken out Of the mouth OF the
Nell River west 81 EiEhH