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Semi-weekly herald., 1917-04-02
WHAT THE LAST LEGISLATURES
ACTUALLY DID


The Herald, at considerable ex.
pense has kept its readers well ad-
yised from day to day of what was
actually being accomplished during
the session just closed of our state
Legislature. 1t now remains to reca.
pitulate information previously Civ
en-, not for its present news value
but for reference purposes, as it will
be some time before the new session
laws are published. The following
covers 'What Happened in the cases
Of practically all of the measures Of
general import.
Public Utilities Bill
A measure passed yesting in the
public utilities commission, the addi-
tional power of giving certificate
of necessity, before a public utility
can enter field already occupied.
Budget System Bill
Governor Gunter expressed himself
as being favorable to the measure
but did not come vigorously to its
support. Nevertheless, it went thru
the house by a practically unani-
mcus vote. In the senate the bill
Was referred to the committee on
state affairs, which reported favor
ably. Under the rules, it then went
to the finance committee, because it
contained an appropriation. Senator
West, chairman of that committee
was opposed to the bill. He refused to
report the bill out, notwithstanding
the efforts of Senators Puffer and
Elliot to get it before the senate
When the house bill came over, II
was sent to the judiciary committee
and, by hard work, that committee
made a favorable report upon the bill
Adams Killed Budget Bill.
During the last three weeks of the
session the calendar committee de
sgnates the bills which are to be
made special orders for consideration
for the senate and no others are con
adered. At the head of the calen.
dar committee was Senator Albums
and he was opposed to the budget
bill, and succeeded in keeping it off
the calendar. This bill died born
ing.
The only constitutional amendment
out of many introduced to receive
the sanction of the legislature, wa
senator E,lliot's measure, definitely
combining to four the number Of pub.
hcations of initiated and referred
law-, Two newspapers, of opposite
political faith, publish these amend-
ments twice, one week apart. This
amendment will be upon the ballot at
the next election.
Di,orcc Law Modified.
The Robinson divorce bill Of two
years ago, was amended. so ms to pro
vide that s-i.4 may he brought at
the present residence Of the person
bringing the suit and also so that one
year Of living apart is not necessary
before suit can be brought
Probate Law
The probate law was changed to
permit appeals from the country to
the district court, instead Of direct to
the supreme court.
Assembly Left Nothing in Treasury
The Twenty-sirst general assembly
was the greatest money-speuding
in recent years 1t appro-
priated not only the 100000 left in
the treasury by the last administra-
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-04-02
OF ATTACKS
REPORTED BY GERMANS

BERLIN, March 20, 49, The repulse
of all British and French attacks on
the western front was officially an
nounced. Four aeronlanes were shot
down by the Germans.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-04-02
AMERICANS ENDANGERED
WHEN SHIP is SUNK

WASHINGTON. March 30. - Con-
sui Frost advised the state depart
ment that the British bark Meath was
torpedoed without warning. The crew
was saved. Two of its members were
Americans. The submarine took the
Neath's captain prisoner. Later a
British patrol boat captured the sub
marine and rescued the captain.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-04-02

ton, but appropriated every cent in
sight for the next two years. When
this money had all be appropriated
still more money was spent thru the
scheme Of additional millages. First
under the spur of the governor 52-100
of mill was added for maintenance
and new buildings of five education
al institutions in the northern part
Of the state. This means s650,00O an,
nually. Then an additional millagc
was granted to the state capitol
board for the alleged purpose of pay
ing back an old debt, owing to the
state highway fund, and for the pur-
chase of additional land around the
state capitol A mlIage was voted
to pay for certain local Improvements
on state property, located in Denver
In this way, full mill, in addition to
the POT levied last-year, was voted
by this assembly. This additional
mil means an added tax of $1,000
600 annually.
Booze Bill
A bone-dry bill passed the senate
hut the governor did not like it and
called upon the house to reject it
which the latter body did. After va
-ious and suudry conferences, bill
was passed embodyiug the "permit"
system, whereby any one family may
import per month two quarts of whis-
key, or six quarts of wine, or "a
quarts Of beer-any one of the three
but not all three. The permits are
obtained from the county clerk in
duplicate, and one of them must ac-
company the shipment when it comes
into the state The governor will
withhold his signature for 30 days
after which the bill will become a
law Immediately. The lawyers are not
agreed as to how this will iibe with
the federal law, which becomes effec-
tive July l. The Colorado statute
says these importations must be for
medical or sacramental use. and the
federal law prohibits the transporta-
tion of liquor in interstate commerce
into states that prohibit the manufac-
ture or sale for beverage purposes
Is personal use of the above quaint
" for medicinal purposes also for
beverage purposes?
Game Laws Amended
Tho game laws of the state were
amended TO permit an open season Of
three days on deer, beginning with
1918; also to permit catch of IS
pounds Of trout, per person; an open
season on doves for Is days. The
duck season was unchanged.
The firemen's pension law was
passed by both houses. 1t places
about $4,000 annually, of state mon.
cy from the insurance fund, into a
pension fund for old or disabled fire
men in cities which have regular vol
pnteer or paid departments. The
policemcn's pension law failed of pas
sage
A "loan shark" law was passed
providing for a rate of interest not
TO exceed per cent per month.
A law was enacted appropriating
$4,000 for an investigation into the
treatment charges of the so-called
smelter trust. This bill provides for
a committee of five Legislators, with
full power to examine into the books
and methods and charges employed
in the smelling of ores.
y Industrial Bill.
The proposed amendment to the in
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-04-02
RELIEF WORKERS
LEAVING BELGIUM

WASHINGTON, March 30. -
American relief workers leaving Bel
gium will probably be interned for 9
weeks in some German city, under
agreement between this country and
Germany to prevent bringing out
fresh military information.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-04-02
San Juan Basin College Boys VIII
Enlist

The San Juan basin has occasion
to be proud of the splendid spirit that
characterizes the Colorado State Ag-
1cultural college, where every young
man i'll the institution has signified
his Willingness to enlist if war oc-
ours. rs eight OF our boys are in at
tendance there. These are Grin Reed
er and Richard Macomb of Durango;
Fred, Reuben and Dewey Fredlund of
Sunnyside; David Carr of Mancos
and Laughlin McNamee and Hilliard
Baker of La Plata, New Mexico.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-04-02
AUSTIN HOY BECOMES
ENGLISH SUBJECT

LONDON, March 20. Austin
Hoy, the American whose mother and
sister perished when the Laconia was
sunk, has renounced his allegiance to
the United States and joined the Brit
ish army.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-04-02
SUBMARINE CHASER
CONTRACTS AWARDED

WASHINGTON, March %. - The
navy department has awarded con-
tracts TO two private concerns to
build more submarine chasers. The
prices and numbers are withheld.
The department has also authoriz-
ed the immediate construction of an
addition slip for building battleships
in the New York navy yard.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-04-02
RAILROAD BUSINESS
Is BETTER THAN EVER

WASHINGTON, March 20. - De-
spite the contentious of the railroads,
the interstate commerce commission
estimates the net earning for January
will exceed the same month of last
year by S7000,000
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-04-02
SAN JUAN BASIN BOYS
TO FIGHT FOR L. :.

FORT COLLINS, Marcn 20. - The
State Agricultural college has set an
example that will win honors for it
thruout the nation. Every student in
the institution has signed Il card sig
nifying his willingness to enlist in
case of war.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-04-02
SUBMARINES WAITING FOR
AMERICAN VESSEL :

NEW YORK, March 20. - The
Herald declares it has reliable infor-
nation that two German submarines
are off Long Island sound, awaiting
orders to attack American ships or
ports.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-04-02
FRENCH CAPTURE
MUNITIONS DEPOT

PARIS, March 20. - The capture
of an important munitions depot by
the French troops has been officially
announced.
Soissons was bombarded by the
Germans during the night.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-04-02
DANIELS ADDRESSES
NAVAL GRADUATES

ANNAPOLIS, March 30. - Char
acterizing the navy as the first and
chief arm of the national defense.
Secretary Daniels delivered stirring
address. to hundred and eighty mid
shipmen, graduating two months
ahead of time from the naval acad-
emy.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-04-02
FOOD RIOTS CAUSE OF
MARTIAL LAW IN SPAIN

LONDON, March 20. - The Span
ish cabinet has declared martial law
as a result of threatened national
strike of all laborers, on account of
the high cost of food.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-04-02

JAPAN OFFICIALLY
RECOGNIZES REyOLUTlONISTSl
TOXIC. March 29.-lt is officially
announced that Japan formally rec
ognixes the new Russian government.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-24
100000
Paid For Automobiles In Ken.
lucky Last Year.

The actual increase in registration
of automobiles in Kentucky in 1916
was 1900 for the year. If ten per
cent of the cars registered in 1915
were consigned to the junk pile or
taken outside the state, the sale Of
new cars reached the total of 14,0Oc.
Of these $4,000 new cars about 80
per cent were cars priced under ST.
900, many of them under $500. The
20 per cent of higher priced cars will
bring the average price to about 500
per car, or about 100000 worth
of new cars were purchased in the
state in 1916. This is about "A per
cent of the value of the tobacco sold
in the year. 1t might be said for 1917
tina. tobacco is bringing 40 per cent
better prices and the prospects for tn
automobile salesman is 40 per cent
better this year.
The total state registrationfor 1915
was 81, 500 automobiles and 1880 mo-
torcycles, which paid $lSl, l74.94 in
fees. The entire receipts of the Of
flee are turned over to the state road
fund less the expenses of the depart
ment. This adds about one-third to
the collections from the state road tax
of 5 per cent per 500, all of which is
distributed to the counties by the
state highway department.
There is every indication that the
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-24
EGG CONTEST
W. L. Deutsch's White Wyan'
dottes Lay rs Eggs AT
Experiment Station.

Lexington, KY, Feb. 23.-Clarence
Freeman, of Cadiz, took pen honors
with his white leghorns for the six
teenth week of the Federal egg race
at the Experiment Station. Twenty
eight eggs was the quintet's total.
White Wyandottes in the pen of w.
L. Deutsch, of Louisville, were sec
ond, with twenty-six, and Elmer
Woodhead's Buff Orpington's from
Falmouth, and an incognito pen Of
Kentucky Leghorns, No. q, tied fcr
third with twenty-five.
Three pullets finished abreast with
perfect scores. These comprised a
white leghorn belonging to the Wal
nut Hill Farm, Louisville, which is
first mentioned because she laid for
forty-seven consecutive days. The
no miss record for the world is sixty
three.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-24
KENTUCKY BOY BECAME
A STAR OF GRAND Opera

Twenty-Five years agothere lived in
Hopkinvilre, Ky, husky lad named
Hugh Martin.
There are hundreds Of people in
Hopkinsville and many in Louisville
who recall Hugh Martin with great
interest because he is now Ricardo
Martin, star of the Metropolitan
Grand Opera Company, one of the
greatest tenors in the world.
But twenty-five years ago he was
just growing youth, like thousands
of other boys in Kentucky towns. He
went to school, enjoyed himself after
the manner of boys in towns, and if
any one had forcasted his future about
the last thing they would have pre-
dieted he would become was star OF
grand opera. He didn't know he had
a voice. Neither did any one else. His
family loved music and Hugh was
taught to play the violin.
A reasonable prophecy was that
Martin would enter the tobacco bust
ness in Hopkinsville,or start a store
there and play the violin only for
the enjoyment of himself and friends.
But some one who knew voices
heard Martin sing and told him he had
a voice that was worth cultivating.
Martin liked to sing, and he went to a
vocal teacher. Gradually it was re-
vealed to the young Kentuckian that
he possessed an unusual voice, and at
last he went to Paris to study.
When he first appeared in Paris his
manager insisted that he change his
name. He said that Hugh sounded
like a pigs grunt. So Martin consent
ed perforce to Ricardo. He has been
Ricardo on the stage ever since. In
Hopkinsville he is still Hugh.
To-day Martin is one Of the great
est singers in the world. Louisville has
heard him here recently with the
Metropolitan Grand Opera Company.
Martin remained for years ignorant
of the fact that he had an unusual
voice. 1t was only by luck that he
discovered it at all.-Post.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-24
PURELY PERSONAL

Mr.. NJ. X. Litchfield, wife and
baby, of Christian county, spent sew
eral days in Trigg county last week
visiting relatives and old friends
Record.
Clyde Crenshaw, who has been &C.
cupying the Hale house, on South
Main street, has moved to one of the
cottages of Miss Anna Landes, corner
of South Virginia and Fifteenth street.
Mr.. Peter Tribble came up from
Trigg the first of the week to spend
few days in the city.
Harry P. Ware has accepted a po-
sition with the merchant tailoring de-
partment of the Irving Roseborough
Co. and will spend a good deal of his
time on the road.
Mr.. Z. F. Griffin was stricken with
iappopleXy at his home near st. Elmo
Tuesday, and for a time it was feared
that he was in a critical condition.
He is now able to sit up.
Miss Myrtle Dean, of Nashville, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Shelby Peace.
Mrs. Bailey Russell has returned
from Adairville.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-24
Shan, Usually Seen Through.

Few people like to be used for 9TH
er peoples purposes. Discriminating
persons resent efforts to impress them.
Such processes lack sincerity. Those
doing 1t put forth means for an end
and often fool themselves into think
ing they are clever. Usually the facts
are too patent to fool anybody. It's
easier to see through most shams than
most people suppose. You put your
self at a discount when you try acting
a part. That may do for the stage but
it's a failure in daily living. People
want wholesome sincerity of thought
and deed to take pleasure in you.
That's the only thing worth while.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-24
Appeal Argued.

The appeal OF Frank Postell, negro
boy sentenced to die for the murder
Of j. j. Robinson near Hopkinsville, a
year ago, was argued Tuesday before
Court Of Appeals by Assistant. Attor-
ney General Charles H. Morris and
w. o. Soyars, of Hopkinsville. The
case turns on a characterization made
by Robinson, who, in the conversation
is reported to have asked when he
would be able to get up if he recov-
cred. Courier Journal.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-24
RoumanIan Peasant pIversIons.

'Many hands make light work." is
proverb of the Roumanian peasant
often put into practice. Almost every
night there is nelghborhood gather
ing like the old-fashioned apple-cutting
or apple-butter boiling in early Amer
lean rural history. The houses have
their turns at these parties, and there
Is always kettle Of cornmeal mush
and baked pumpkin and potatoes and
popcorn ready for the occasion. All
hands join in the evening program OF
combing. carding. and spinning the
household supply Of wool or fax, while
the nelghborhood gossip passes current
among the elders and occasional words
Of love orchildish Jest among the more
youthful members Of the party.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-24
LAYTONSVILLE

Mr.. and Mrs. f. E. Henderson
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Theo
Campbell Sunday afternoon.
Rev. Virgil Elgin filled his regular
appointment at Vaughn's Grove Sum-
day. Owing to inclement weather
there was very small crowd present.
C. ", Jr., the little son of Mr..
Clarence Harmed, is quite sick with
measles this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Dulin were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Carpen-
ter Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Perkins, of Hop
kinsvilles visited Mr.. and Mrs. Theo
Campbell Sunday.
Mr.. Alex Shaw's family have all
been sick with la grippe this week,
we are sorry to report.
The entertainment given by Mr..
and Mrs. Willie Fritz Tuesday night
was highly enjoyed by about thirty
young people. BLUE BIRD.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-24

R. B. Knollenberg, of Memphis,
has succeeded Mr.. Wells as manager
of the Kress store.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-24

collections for 1917 will run to $685.
900, as the same proportion of in
crease would give a total of $4,000
cars.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-24
Methodist Church.

Rev. Lewis Powell, D. D. Pastor.
Sunday School at $50 a. nj. H.
Cate, Superintendent.
DR.. Powell will preach at 10:45 a.
m. on "A Farewell Message" and at
p. m. on "How to Overcome.
Mems Bible Class, Ira L. Smith,
Teacher.
Woman's Bible Class-Mrs. Lizzie
Clark, Teacher.
Primary Department-Miss Mary
Walker, Supt.
intermediate Classes for all grades
and ages.
Epworth League at 6p. m. John
C. Lawson, president.
Sunday will close the SO years OF
service in the old church building,
and the services will be in the nature
of farewell to the old building with
its sacred memories and associations.
Black Diamonds.
Genuine black diamonds, although
considerably more valuable than the
ordinary white diamond, are not used
for ornament, having an appearance
no more attractive than bit Of stone
or fragment of coal. They are of dark
gray, brownish, or black color, and
Opaque, without crystalline form. They
are somewhat harder than the crystal
or gem diamond, being, In fact, about
the hardest substance known and arc
found in irregular pieces, ranging in
size from one-half to 500 carats-
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-09
KETCHIKAN IS
 TO BE CLEANED
 UP BY OFFICIAL
The U. S. Prosecutor IS- sues Warning That the DiSreputabIeS
 Must Get Out.
SECURES A CONVICTION

KETCHIKAN, Jan. 9. - United States Assistant District Attorney William Holzheimer struck the pOpu. lar chord here when he announced yesterday in Court that every dis reputable character in Ketchikan and especially the men who were living off Inc earnings of the women of the District" must get out.
 This announcement followed his conviction of Clifford Raymond, who was found guilty Of assault and bat tery upon his woman of the red light district.
 District Attorney Holzheimer se- cured conviction after hard fight and Raymond was fined $500 and sentenced to six months in jail. Ray mond's attorney immediately served notice of appeal
 The citizens are pleased here with the fight being made by the new official to clean up the city. There are none here wh5 fail to admit that if the men who live off the earnings of the women were driven out of town few complaints would come from the district"
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-09

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-Thomas A. Lawson, the Boston fnanCier, promised the House rules committee today that he would disclose the names of a Cabinet official, United States Senator and New York banker, whom he says a member of Congress told him were engaged in stock gambling partnership. MT. Lawson said if the House rules com mittee ordered an investigation as a result of its report on the prelimin- ary hearings he would also give the committee other names of those profting by inside information.
 Nr. Lawson nearly added fist fight to his list of sensations late yesterday afternoon when he hurled at the committee a direct charge that it had tried to smother his al- legations that official Washington was fairly honeycOmbed with leaks"
 Representative Chiperfeld, of T. linOis, hotly resented Lawson's charges and called him "big four fusher."
 h the excitment Lawson arose from his seat at the witness stand, advanced toward Chiperfeld, shook his fist under the Illinois Congress mans nose, and said: T demand fair play" Re fairly shouted this.
 The whole room was thrown into tumult when a physical clash be- tween Lawson and Chiperfeld seem- ed unavoidable. Jerry South, chief clerk of the House, rushed forward and seizing Lawson by the arm suc- ceeded in persuading the fiery fnan- cier to sit down.
 Thereafter Lawson answered ques- tions with a fair degree of calmness although Chiperfeld once interrupt ed him to say: If he goes a little further he won't go any further to- day"
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-09
FRED BRADLEY
 UNDER ARREST
 ON A WARRANT
Former Manager of the Standard Oil in This City Charged With
 Being Short.
WILL BE BROUGHT BACK

Fred F. Bradley, former local man. ager for the Standard oil Company, who left here last week with his wife, to accept a position in Seattle, was arrested in Seattle yesterday as he stepped from the steamer and was turned over to the Federal au- thorities, acting on complaint tele- graphed from the office of Marshal Fl. A. Bishop here.
 The complaint under which Mir. Bradley was arrested was sworn to by J. D. Helps, Alaskan represen- tatlye of the Standard oil Company, and in effect charges that Bradley is short in his accounts" The ex- act amount of his alleged peculation is not known but will be ascertained as soon as an inventory has been made and an investigation complet' ed.
 Photographic advice that Bradley had been arrested was received to, day by w. w. Casey Jro chief depu' ty in the marshaPs office, and stated that Bradley would be sent north as soon as the proper acquisition pa pers from the Governor of Alaska, which will be sent south on the first boat, are honored by the Governor of Washington.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-09

The disturbance referred 10 above will be distinctly remembered by the oldtimers. especially in this sec ton of Southeastern Alaska. For three weeks the earth quakes con tinued and the people were kept in a partial state Of terror. Many oi the shocks were of such Q nature that if the cities had possessed large buildings. these would have been demolished. At is was many two-story structures were damaged by the grounds frequent and severe vibrations. The natives for days were panic. stricken. The shocks ceased as suddenly as they began
 Various disturbances were report. ed at that time along the coast, islands to the westward disappearing and tidal waves being reported.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-09
Well Equipped Soldiers and Plenty of MunitiOn Stars a Campaign
 in Right Sector.
STRUGGLES IN SOUTH
Russians and RumanianS Engaged in Fierce Attacks on
 Teut0nS.

COPENHAGEN, Jan. g. - The Russians are preparing for great offensive in the Riga sector. Troops equipped with great quantities of munitions, backed by large reserves, are near Mitau and south of Riga. Artillery fire has constantly increas- ed on both sides during the last few days and become extremely voilent. The weather is frosty and clear and the country is covered with snow.