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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-07

the day moved down in front and
spoke against the resolution. One of
the most earnest speeches in behalf
of the presidents cause came from
Republican Leader Mann, who de-
clared Germany had deliberately af-
fronted this country and that only war
could save the nations honor.
Administration leaders had paid
little attention to reports that Repre-
sentative Kitchin would oppose the
resolution. Rather looking to him as
the man who would have to lead the
fight for revenue, they talked with
him freely of the financial phase of
the situation. Aroused by reports of
his attitude, Democratic leaders has
tened to his Office to find that he
had prepared in part speech oppos-
ing the resolution. Fellow members
of the house and senators pleaded
vainly with him to abandon his plan.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-07
KITCHEN LINED UP
AGAINST PRESIDENT
House Debated The War Resolution All Thursday The
Leader Mann Came to Presidents Support When Democrat
Proved Reeant
WAR RESOLUTION PASSED THE HOUSE AT AN EARLY HOUR
Passage Of The Resolution By Both Houses Declaring The Country
Makes Good Friday Momentus DyPredent Proam War Exists

Washington, Apr. 6.-The house
debated the war resolution all of yes
terday and throughout the night.
II passed at 800 a. M, 373 to so.
For the most part the discussion
proceeded with an air of Unconditional
acquiescence, scores ofmembers max
ing brief speeches to put themselves
on record as reluctantly accepting war
as the only course of honor.
During the day the debate revealed
an unexpected strength in the minori-
ty opposing the resolution. Confident
predictions of not more than dozen
votes against it gave place to reports
that the opposition might muster up
wards of a hundred on the final roll
call.
This surprising accession to the
minority ranks was attributed to the
effort of Democratic Leader Kitchin,
who took the floor and in drastic
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-07
By Jas. E. Hill, Who Is Now
In Jail on Murder
Charge.
SOLD MEAT AND PRODUCE
Shooting Occurred at Hills
House on Younglove
Street.

Walter S. Sims, huckster and
dealer of meats, was shot and fatally
wounded by James f. Hill, Wedhes-
day afternoon about three o'clock
The shooting occurred at the house
of Hill, on Younglove street.
Sims drove up to the Hill residence
in his express wagon, from which he
peddles meats. S. T. King was with
him and leaving King on the wagon
containing the produce, Sims went
into or around the house and in a few
moments came running around the
house followed by Hill, who was
shooting him.
Hills story is that Sims came to his
door and said he had brought man
to see Mary Bell Rose, a sixteen-year-
old girl, who lives at his house, and
that he seized a pistol and as Sims
ran out he followed him and shot
three times.
One shot entered near the backbone
and another in his left side. One of
the bullets went through and was
found under the skin on the right
side of his stomach.
The wounded man was taken to
the Jennie Stuart Hospital, where he
died at $50 O'Clock, it being found
useless to attempt an operation.
While being taken to the hospital
Sims told Chief of Police Roper that
he went to Hills to sell him some
produce and that Hill got mad and
shot him without provocation.
Hill was arrested and put in jail
shortly after the shooting. He is a
son of Tom Hill, also a produce ped
dler.
Sims is survived by a wife who
is at Whitesburg, Texas. His body
was taken to the country yesterday
and buried near Fairview.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-07
Proved Recreant.

speech announced that he could not
with a clear conscience vote for war.
Supporters of the presidents course
were not concerned over the defec-
ton, hswever. Sure Of a great ma
iority, they permitted the roll call to
be delayed only so every one might
be heard. Late at night a suggestion
by Representative Flood that debate
be closed before midnight met with
loud shouts of approval, and the op-
position of considerable number of
members, opposed to voting on Good
Friday, was insufficient to get an
agreement to vote by IL o'clock.
Mr.. Kitchin's opposition drew an
immediate following from among the
group which has opposed prepared
ness and armed neutrality, and many
of them, who had sat silent and glum
in the rear of the chamber throughout
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-07
Early Morning Fire Wrecks
Factories Of ]. M. Buck
ner and Carsey & Co..
TANNED BY HIGH WIND
Church, Storage and Several
Dwelling Houses Laid
In Ruins.

Close to two millions and half
pounds of tobacco with an estimated
value at between 100000 and $500, :
600 were destroyed by fire Wednes-
day morning when the two big ware
houses of j. M. Buckner on Front
Street and w. H. Carsey C Company.
fronting both on Main and College
Streets were burned to the ground.
The losses are covered by insurance.
According to the best information
that could be obtained the fire origin
ated between $3.50 and A o'clock, just
at the time when the wind and rain
storm that visited this city was at its
height.
The origin of the fire is a mystery.
While there can be no doubt that 1t
started in the Buckner Office, accord
ing to statements from those who first
arrived on the scene. Mr.. Buckner
states that there had been no fire in
the office either last night, yesterday
or the night before. The building is
heated with steam from the engine
room and the engine room was locat-
ed at the end of the building that was
last to be consumed by the flames.
COVERED BY INSURANCE.
w. H. Carsey had a small amount
of tobacco in his warehouse, great
er portion OF the building being rent
ed to j. ii. Smith & Sons, who were
storing Mr.. Buckner's tobacco there.
Mr.. Buckner stated that he had prob
ably 800 hogsheads Of tobacco in that
factory; and between 700 and 800
tierces of tobacco in his own factory.
He only had about 70 hogshead in his
factory. Both Mr.. Carsey and Mr.
Buckner stated their losses were full
ly covered by insurance.
Mr.. Buckner stated that it was inn
possible for him to tell exactly how
much tobacco he had stored, as all of
the books and records were DESTROY
ed in the office. Before accurate fig
ures could be obtained, it would be
necessary to communicate with the
headquarters OF the concern for which
he is buying at Louisville.
St. James Church, colored, at the
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-07
TO CHANGE LOCATION.

The site of the old Paradise Candy
company is all hustle and activity
The place is being remodeled and I'm.
proved on large scale. A complete
new front will be put in and the new
stand OF the Rexall Store promises to
be the most palatial in the city
MIR. Elgin expects to be in his new
quarters by the first of May and
the new ''Elgin's Store" will far sur
pass the old. Over the drug store
there will be Office rooms with all
modern equipments.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-07

The Christian County Strawberry
Growers Association, with headquar-
tiers at Pembroke, is preparing for its
first season of selling berries on the
wholesale market. The Association
organized a year or two ago and its
present officers are Geo. P. Rives,
President, VIM. Wilson, Vice-Presi-
dent; B. M. Trabue, Secretary; S. A.
Powell, business manager, and w. E.
Forgy, J. w. Keeling, T. d. Jameson
and w. R. Dudley, directors.
II has about 60 members, who start
ed in with from acre to 10 acres Of
berries. The Aroma was adopted as
the best berry, everything consider
ed.
The l25 acres were well cultivated
and mulched, and prospects are good
for the crop, which will begin to rip.
en- about May Doth.
The prospects are fine for selling
the berries, as the dealers from East
ern cities are making inquiries al
ready, and there will be a ready
market for all of the crop. The farm
ers are very enthusiastic and will in
crease the acreage about double this
spring. The contract has been closed
with large nursery for the plants that
will be needed. AS soon as the soil
will do to stir, the planting will begin.
The membership embraces many Of
the best farmers of the county, and
some over the line in Todd county
Mr.. s. A. Powell, the active manager,
is a successful merchant of Penn.
broke, and one of the county road
commissioners.
The success of the strawberry in.
dustry in Warren and other counties
has made the wide-awake farmers OF
Christian enthusiastic over its posi-
bilities. j. w. Keeling, w. R. Brum'
field and other growers in reach Of
Hopkinsville have found the business
very profitable locally, and the ship
ping to wholesale markets is sure tC
prove more profitable. The crop is
marketed at time when it does moi
interfere with other crops and las
year brought to Warren county some
thing like 100000. Christian coun
! ty berries are as fine as can be grown
anywhere on earth and will undoubt
eddy command the top price in the
wholesale market.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-07
MURRAY COURT
Will Begin Monday With
Murder Trials on The
Seventh Day.

Circuit Court is winding up this
week and Judge Bush will 90 to Muir
ray Monday for a term of three
weeks. The trials OF the other two
negroes indicted with Lube Martin as
accessory to the murder of Guthrie
Diuguid, are set for Monday week.
They are in Jail at Paducah. The ex-
citement at Murray subsidized follow
ing the conviction OF Martin and it is
not likely that troops will be needed
at the coming trials. Judge Bush
will decide the matter when he
reaches Murray.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-07
GERMANS IN
new PLACE
Turn On The French And
Score A Great
Success.
CLAIM 800 PRISONERS
Russians And British Have
Joined Forces In
Turkey.
CLAIM 800 PRISONERS

The Germans and French have met
in sanguinary engagement north
west of Rheims where the Germans
with picked forces attacked on a front
of about mile and a half between
Sapigneul and the Godat farm. The
exact result of the battle is clouded
by conflicting statements from the
Berlin and French war Offices.
The Paris war office admits that the
Germans occupied portions of the
French first line trenches, but says
the attack failed completely over the
greater part of the front; that the
French troops re-occupied almost inn
mediately the captured positions and
that counter-attacks for the recap
ture of elements still held by the
Germans are in progress.
A Berlin official communication re-
ceived by way of London says the
Germans inflicted sanguinary re-
verse on General Nivelle's troops in
this region and that 800 men were
made prisoners.
On the battle front in the region oil
st. Quentin there have been only ar
tillery duels between the French and
German forces. On their part of the
line the British have captured the vii
lagos of Basse-Boulogne and Ronos-
soy, northeast of Peronne.
Here the Germans suffered casual
les by being caught in their own wire
entanglements and raked by the fire
of the British machine guns. Addi-
tional gains for the British east and
northeast of Metz-en Coutre also are
told of by the British war office.
Probably the most momentous
operation has been that of the
Russians, who driving from Persia,
have captured the Mesopotamian
frontier towns of Kasrichirin and
Khanikan and joined hands with the
advance forces of the British coming
up from Bagdad. The Turks, how
ever, are making stand against the
Russians in this region TO prevent
them from crossing the Diela river
northwest of Khanikan.
On the eastern front, according to
Petrograd, the Russians have reached
the right bank of the middle Stokhod
river, on the left bank of which the
Germans defeated them in a sanguin.
airy encounter Wednesday. Petro-
grad admits that of two regiments Of
the Fifth Russian rifle division only a
small number of the men were able
to cross the river. Heavy fighting
has taken place between the Austre.
Germans and Russians in northern
Galicia. In six attacks the Russian
lines were twice invaded, but the
Russians, in counter-attacks, dis.
lodged the Austro-Germans and re-
captured the positions, according 10
Petrograd.
On the other fronts no actions Of
great moment have taken place.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-07
Tobacco Receipts Heavy But
Gradually Growing Less
Each Week.
AS THE SEASON WAVES
Market Loses Strength Espec-
tally on Fine Leaf
Types.

There was quite drop in tobacco
this week. The receipts were still
high, exceeding three-quarters of a
million pounds, but those who have
waited till the seasons wane, have
done so at a loss of 81 or more on the
finer grades. The lower grades were
about the same as heretofore. The
average for the week was % cents
below the seasons average and was
still well above $40.
The weeks quotations:
LOOSE FLOORS.
Week Ending, April 5, 1917.
Sales for week. ........ 757,340 lbs.
Sales for season. 800. 10, 291, 140 lbs.
Sales this date, 1916. l0,5l2,0 $50 lbs.
Average for this week 100, $40. II
Average for this season. $40 As
Quotations are as follows:
Trash SO. rs to 1925.
Com Lugs $9.25 to $3.50
Med Lugs $3.50 to 1915
Good Lugs 1915 to $1,000
Fine Lugs
Low Leaf $3.50 to $1,000
Com Leaf $1,000 to $1,000
Medium Leaf $1,000 to $ll.00.
Good Leaf Sl150 to $3.50
Fine Leaf, $3.50 to $l450
H. H. ALTERNATELY,
Secretary.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-07
! GRAND LODGE
! :;
der Golden Cross Meets
Here Next Thursday.

be Grand Commandery OF the fra
al order of the Golden Cross will
,et here next Thursday. The BUSH
SIS sessions will be held at the Ava
Ii, beginning Thursday morning.
ursday night there will be public
,taIlation of the newly elected grand
lcers. Everybody is invited to
illness the installation. A number
will be made by the visit
.grand officers. Further particu-
Is will be given in our next issue.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-07
MAY PROVE FATAL.

W. p. Pilkinton, of Trigg county,
who picked a splinter out of his hand
with brass pin, is suffering from
blood poison with the daily attendance
of physician.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-07
WHEAT and CORN.

Local mills are offering $2.l0 for
cash wheat with none to be had.
Flour is selling at $ll.00 for first
grades and $l050 for second patent.
Corn is $l.20 bushel and meal $3.50
a bushel.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-07

The Franklin Favorite SAY a turkey
hen in Simpson county laii six eggs
in one day. What it probay meant
Tit was that she laid De egg in
days.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-07

|e take no stock in the port that
German spies are trying tocause an
uprising among the Southerhegroes.
The negroes as rule are patriotic
and woe to the spy who wuld trust
Ntne of them with treasohble plot.
HE would leak the secret ! the first
white man he met.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-07
SISTER LIVES HERE.

Thomas II. Stovall. who was killed
in railroad accident in Texas few
days ago, formerly lived at Bland
vile, KY He was brother OF Miss
Jessie Stoyall Of this city.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-07

corner of Spring and College Streets,
fell victim to the flying sparks as did
also a negro dwelling on Spring
Street, occupied by Mack Smith, and
a storage house fronting on the same
street and just opposite the Tennes-
see Central passenger depot.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-07

Carranza troops in thru Western
Mexican States are repded to be
moving towards she bor{r, but as
Villa dominates that terribly no fear
is felt.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-07

Mayor w. H. Kiel, DIST. Louis,
was reelected Wednesda by %, 4O1
majority and 25 out of aldermen
are Republicans.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-07

= Nipety-one German merchnt ships,
which sought refuge in Unifd States
ports at the beginning ofbe war,
were seized yesterday at lew Or
leans, New York, Boston, Fillmore,
Philadelphia, Norfolk, Pens$ola and
,ther ports. The are valuedat $780,
loo, 1000.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-07

A company of soldiers guarding
the L. C N. Railroad tres at Gum
Lick Hollow, between Clifton and
Kelly, relieving the railrGl guards.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-07

! historic Capitol Hotel 3tFrank-
vas burned Thursday hight at a
Y 100000. F. C. Dudley, of
.iount, w. Va, was shffocated
5om 20. Lieut.. Gov. Black, wife
laughter and Representative M.
risn were rescued with great
calty by soldiers. The insurance
5000. The fire originated in the
nent. Many thrilling escapes
e made by ladders.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-07

, The Library Benefit nd Thursday
night will be something lind new in
the line of local entertainments. You
can't afford to miss il.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-07

In Florida they are ducing the
high cost Of living by ting cheap
strawberries.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-07

1t is doubtful if thd legislature
would quit before April if all of
the hotels in Frankfort ould burn.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-07
Dance Given.

LAST night at the Elks Club Room
young men of the city gave a
pee, which was enjoyed by all who
bndsd. -
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-07

mview of improbabilty that the
herman press will be pehitted to
publish the text of PresidentWilson's
var speech it is said the hllies are
onsidering a plan of distributing it
Yer Germany by aeroplfe. The
wilson speech declares thai America
'ars on the rulers, and Apt on the
y. of Germany, and aims only to
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-07
w. Breathitt haSeen accept
4 volunteer in the aktion corps.

hatever you do, pld a garden
year. Don't let a I'd Of ground
v up in weeds.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-05-11

A singular fact in connection with the mail which arrived vester- day morning is that quite a number received first class mail. One ex- planation given of this is that these letters were handed to the steamer in Seattle and then mailed upon arrival at the Alaskan port. Quite a number also received Juneau mail
 in fact a large mail from the ca pital, first and second class mat ter came through, and now the people are wondering If this could come through why was no: later mail dispatched from Seattle. For it must be understood this spring Is not the latest in a number of years by any means. Reports from the Interior reveal the fact that it is one of the earliest.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-05-11

w. J. Rowe communicated with Brown and Bigelow, lithogrphers of St. Paul. relative to an art calen- dar ordered but which had not been received. Chas Milot wrote the firm during the winter asking if an order sent in June or July would be filled before the close of navigation. An answer in a recent mail said that there was a traveller representing the firm now leaving for Alaska "and would call upon you in a few days. He has still to come. Ap- parently the magnificent distances ot little old Alaska are things un- known in the St. Paul business house.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-05-11
NEW WAR TAX BILL. N|ILL.
 MAKE ALL SIT UP A BIT

NEW YORK, May 9.-The new war tax bill is still keeping the people gasping with astonishment at the generality of the impost. No thing seems to escape. The slump in industrial securities continues and is likely to be heightened for a few days.
 There is certain to be rush for the untaxable government loans and the stock slum anticipated by Morgan is sure to be an accomp- lished fact. For this reason the financial kings are hoping that the loans will not be called by subscrip-
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-05-11

PARIS, May 9-The advance from Craonne is an essential part of the British strangulation tactic east of San Quentin. For this reason the success of the French today in further pushing forward their lines in a northeasterly direction is great ly appreciated by the commanders
 The fighting is violent, bloody and desperate.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-05-11

road communication with San Quen- tin. The Germans are bringing up road beyond the town is being bombarded by gruelling British artillery fire which has destroyed the line for a considerable distance Troops trains have to discharge their living freight miles from Fresnoy and to advance to relief they have to pass the barrage fire. The slaughter is epochal even in this bloodiest Of wars.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-05-11

most drastic. The income tax is four per cent with exemption of two thousand for married persons one thousand for unmarried. Graduated super taxes on incomes, rising from six per cent over six thousand. Cor poration taxes increased from New
 Years. Inheritance taxes increased. Ten per cent duties on all free ar ticles. Letter mail, three cents,
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-05-11

Haig reports gaining the heights commanding the east of the town, very important strategic gains, espe- cially from the artillerist point of view, The Germans are counter at taclting in tremendous force.
 The capture of Fresnoy means the evacuation of all the territory west of it on the main trunk line.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-05-11
LOCAL ITEsiS.

A letter received by a party in Nome from Ward Estay says that the Rubyites pulled off two races. When they started their program they had no funds in sight and little chance of rasing any. They thought then of the queen contest stunt that always got the bawbees from the Nomeites, and they succeeded so well in the extraction process among the unsophisticated Rubyites that they amassed the comfortable sum of $240O.
 Geo Zollinger is now overhauline a boiler which Rowe 'is to ship to Fairbanks along with a hoist now on the city side of Snake river. Yesterday the Scheid shops were en- gagged in taking out the tubes of the boiler, all being in a very delapidat- ed condition. The boiler will be retubed and fitted in every way. This is the boiler which once did business on River street for the city pumping plant when located there. It was rolled hither and thither in the big storm, but other wise the plate of the boiler is in very good shape.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-05-11

postal cards two cents, newspapers under zone system, liquor and to- bacco taxes double, stamp taxes on all telegraph and telephone mess ages, theater and club dues, movies, motion picture films, newspapers taxed five per cent on advertising collections.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-05-11
FIGHT WEST FRONT
 FOR FRESN0Y POSITION

LONDON, May 9.-The fight for the possession of Fresnoy is being resumed with the slaughter huge.
 The main importance of this po- sition is that it cuts off the rail-
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-05-11

tion but will be distributed by the leading financial institutions them selves, in this way guarding the amount available for popular sub- scription as we'll as possisble.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-05-11

WASHINGTON, D. C., May S. The new war bill to raise billion eight hundred thousand next year has been favorably reported. It is
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-05-11

Anything in the line of Job work