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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-03-15
ALL U. S. WARS BEGAN
IN APRIL EXCEPT ONE

: With the exception Of the war
= with Great Britain IN 1912, every I
Big wal In which the United
> States has been involved started
' during tho month OF April.
The war Of the revolution began !
: April ~, 1875, at Concord and
: Lexington.
The war With Mexico wrs de-
= cIared April ~, t646.
= The Blackhawk war. che great
-sst1s5rstief with fndianM forces,
= began April n, 1881.
= The Civil war began with IN
: attack on Fort Sumter, April u,
, 1851. ~
: War on Spain WAS declared
, April 81, 1894
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-10
>PAN|C-STR|CKEN AS
DORM|TORY BURNS
Girls Jump Prom windows IN Bapt1s'
School in Galnpolis, o.

GALIIpOLIS. o.. Fab. 9.--t'ive hum
drad girls experienced much difficulty
in getting ont Of the d"rmlt"ry OF Inc
lsio I;randc .rlrGr. TN miles from mere
when the building WAS destroyed pS IRE
last night. Many jumped tr"W VIII
sufrocatcd when taken from the nutia-
ing \ binding SnowStorm caused mucn
suffering from exposure. several were
slightly injured.
The origin OF the tire is unknown. The
building WAS burned To the ground anu
nearly every student lost her "rtlrc OUT
tit Of clothing.
The dormitnry was four story brick
building. Each t'""r wa: mIlSM w,.9
number. The rullrg. * 4 Baptist school.
When the alarm was given there was
, manic among tn, students. Nearly all
attempted to leave by thu StairwayS. but
before thry could do 50 flames swept
along the corridors and ,lr"v: them hack.
Running TO the wind"ws. many VI them
Jumped. as the buiIplnE was not equip
ped with fire eScapef.
Nearly all We're forced - lcaN" the
building in their sleeping robes. AS re-
suit OF jumping from windows many
were bruised. The most seriously m
jured student was Philip Evans. "f
S.cnter Point. Ohio. who burned
about the "ntir.. body. II" was taken
To u nearby dwelling. where he was
:i"r,l medical attention.
The students are being given shelter
in nv. .,,.;l..s III III" town. hut aS INC
t.mptraturr was nrar zero thsy suffered
-~frons exposure before taken to the
$ dwellings,.
su-ed for $500. It - L total loss.
Simpson BinG * presidents Of the col
legc.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-10
81 AM GLAD
TO TESTIFY
Says Watoga Lady, AS to What
Cardui Has Done for Me, So
as to Help Others. y

N-ATOGA " Va Mrs : n. clad.
wall or This town saws. "Whrn
,hor, Il wears If age | suffered great.
" at time Sometimes
wo,,d on , month or two and ! had
orrih,a headache hackarhe and hear.
;,r dawn min. and would irs, dr,r
.rd r,d mn ,nnc,i,n Th.n whom |
,.or,d ii wouIJ ro., Two
,,,.. ,J u,. ca wo,Ecrir. ami my.
1oo1,,, v.,s ,wr,I.
Ny mother Dough, me Il boIlc Of
Cardu. and began To improve after
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-10
''POP" STRIKES IT
LUCKY IN OIL


Srccta! Dispatch IN The lnelli:cnrcr
WASHINGTON. Pa. Feb. !.--Oii may
not mix with water. but it certainly
does with baseball. as shown by Il deal
pulled off this week by {. ). (Popl
Shriver. formerly Il big league baseball
catcher and u Greene County product.
Shrivrr is in charge of the Barnett
Oil x Gas Compaany'S operations in Ken
tucky. He recently took Il lease on q
900 acres of land in Allen County with
three producing wells OH it. This WAS
after his company had turned down the
proposition and the lease was made i'll
his name. Yesterday he sold tho lease
to Il party Of Baltimore capitalists. The
consideration is said to have involved
$I00.0D0.
Shrver was formerly with Waynes-
burg in the l.. q. NJ. League. and with
Wheeling in the Central League. He WAS
with the Pittsburgh Nationals in 1898
and 1899,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-10

T.. NJ. Wichc. Wheeling.
r.. T.. f'ranklomsrr. New MartinSHlllc.
6. II. Clovis. Wheeling.
John G. llurp. Wheeling.
Will Cruise, Wheeling.
T.. +. Glass. Wheeling.
J. G.. W. Schafrr. Eridgrp"rt. q.
\. II. Higgins. BclIairr. q.
NJ. II. McCutchcnu. East Liverpool. y.
II. Il. Copeland. Wheeling.
j. y. Campbell. Wheeling.
Walter NJ. Dalby. Wheeling.
t.. J. Merge. Wheeling.
Charles J. Ryan. WhrrlinC.
\. +. Rublc. Elm Grove.
Il. t. Drinkard. Wheeling.
r. RI. Wilson. Martins Ferry. ..
William Frohmc. Wheeling.
!. T.. Armstrong, Wheeling.
G. L. Werlich. WcllShurg.
David \. Mckee. Wheeling.
G. L. tlfcrt. Wheeling.
T.. i. McDonouEh. Pittsburgh. Ia
H. l.. DrvcrcauX. Wheeling.
NJ +. Casey. Weston. w. Va.
Z. ~. W. Hall. FrrrmanShurE:. W; va
y. r Post ClarkslurE.
!. G. pcckc, Mnundsvil".
:. Il. Lawson. Logan. ". Va.
L. l.. Matsnn. Hundred. W. Va
Robert J. Reed. Wheeling.
J.. II. MrIghrn. Wheeling.
\. r. Barnett. Wheeling.
Il. \. SaudcrS. Cambridge. ..
+. G.. HuSii Cambridge. q.
r. IL. Boone, New MartinSvllle.
VI V. Godbcy. Charleston
Henri l.. EinSZ. Wheeling.
Walter s. Lmrk. rarkrrshurg.
H. w kccSur. Wheeling.
Thomas TomlinSon. E"llair".
II. \. Henderson. Wheeling.
r. N Shields. Elm Grove.
& l., Nuhlrman. parkrrShurg
W. ~. Morris. Wheeling
NJ. Is. Williams. Wheeling.
j. q. Howclls. bridgeport
{. $. Blum. Wheeling.
\. l.. Moore. Wheeling.
II. q. Eacr, Wheeling.
+. ". Slrickler. Fatrm"nt.
/. W. nesch. Wheeling.
\. N. Snhanz. Wheeling.
Charles Menkcmcller. Wheeling.
G. II. Tracey. Wheeling.
J. ". Fux West Liberty.
n. l.. SpragE. Wheeling.
Il. f.. Harden. WcllShurr.
II. Bigger Best. Wheeling.
William G. EtZlrr. Wheeling.
charles II. Krrs"r. Wheeling.
y. y. flaming. Wheeling.
q. y. -ASrhman. Wheeling.
John l.. Dickry. Wheeling.
W. j. Blake. Wheeling.
L. *. S'l. Ecnw""d.
NJ. t. Krlly.i Wheeling.
j. Albert Stri"hch. M"undSville.
e. u. Williamson. MoundSvillc.
q. ". EurdatIS. Wheeling.
Homer $. West. Whr"lin%.
t. NJ. TruSchrl. Wheeling.
John r. Thornton. Whrrling.
G. /. l:urkr. FullauSl"''.
r.. VI. Phillips. Wheeling.
;rnrgc W. kins"y. Wheeling.
". &. Gordon. Wheeling.
&. Il. Mcgahan. FnIlnnsh""
John \. Bradley. Si"mh"nvlll".
John W. Gilmore. Wheeling.
:. i. puh"wiki. Stcuh"nvill".
J. e. Davis. Wheeling.
=. g. COyl". Wheeling.
l.. W. MarSnn. Sl"uh"nNili".
leonard ESkcy. VINO bS'lnic
James s. Mcclellan. E"llair".
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-10
Dr. william NAbou.

NEW YORK, Feb s-William, Mabon.
Superintendent Of the Manhattan State
Hospital for the insane since 1906. died
here today from pneumonia He was one
of the best known alienists In this coun-
try and was chief alienist for the state
In the Thaw case.
DR.. Mabon was born in New Durham.
y. j., tifty.seven years ago. the son
of the Rev William v. Mabon. He was
graduated from the Bellevue Hospital
Medical College and later became su-
perIntendent Of the Bellevue Hospital
Prior to his appointment to the Malta.
wan State Hospital he was presldeht
of the state commission on lunacy.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-10
Mr. rarshs1l,s FUNERAL Sunday.

The body OF william MAfphaIIi
former we'll known painter Of this city
VIII" died in his home In Finley. O..
Thursday, arrived here yesterday after.
noon and was removed to the home Of
his sister. Mrs. Charles Davis. Of Ego
Sixteenth street, where funeral services
will be held tomorrow afternoon at =
O'Clock. with the Rev. DR.. Ira G. Nc.
t'reary Of the Second United Prcsbyter.
ian church, officiating. Burial will be
il, Peninsula cemetery.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-10
MAY SHOVE UP THE
NEWSPAPER POSTAGE

: WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-An immc'
date increase from one to one and
half cents q pound in the poStac.'
rates on newspapers and periodicals
for this year and TO two cents 4 pourH
next year is provided in the postotii'"'
appropriation bill ordered reported H.
the senate today by the postnff'"'
committee.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-10
Funeral for Thomas Farmer Today.

This afternoon. ut ! 80 o'clock brief
funeral services will be held for Thomas
Farmer. the we'll known South Wheeling
resident who died Wednesday, In the
family homo. 43OI Eofr street, followed
with additional services in ST. Andrews
Protestant Episcopal church. The Rev.
j. Logan Fish will he In charge. Burial
will he in Greenwood.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-10

Funeral services for Charles c. Scha-
fer. the we'll known glassworker. who
passed away in the family home. 43S
Erie street. Thursday. will be held In
o'clock, with the Rev. DR.. Thomas G.
Koontz, of the Second Presbyterian
church. officiating. Burial will be In
Greenwood
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-10
Funeral Tor Nh. HSrvsy.

Funeral services for Mrs. Letlts
(Alcxandcr) Hcrvcy. aged %. who died
in the family home. 10 Virginia ave-
nue. Wednesday. were held in the place
Of death yesterday afternoon. MIS-. Her
vey was the widow OF Prof. John Z.
Hcrvcy: lntcrlnent was in Stone Church
c. me terry.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-10
Frederick z. Wheeler.

Los ANGELES, Feb. 9.-Fredcrick
Freeman Wheeler. capitalist and prolnt-
nent in the prohibition movement. died
here last night Of heporrhage OF the
in Albany. y. Y. and chairman OF the
New York state prohibition committee.
He came to California in 1897. He ts sur
vived by 4 widow and three Children.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-10

ices were conducted in the family home
at 1918 EofT street. Mrs. Morningstnr
was laid at rest in Greenwood.
The pallbeurers were: Samuel Las
horn. Wave Morningstar. Howard Morn
ingstar. John Soudcrs. Albert Ames and
Carter Lashorn.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-10
JOB FOR CRABBE.

Special ptss,eA . Tie 1atsirssae.,.
BALTIMORE. Md. Feb. 9.-George
". Crabbe, Of Charleston u. Va. has
been elected Superintendent of the
Maryland Anti Saloon League 10 sue.
eefd Or. T. VI. Hare. who also came
from West Virginia.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-10
Funeral FOR ArIis I. 1raats.

Fields of the First Christian church.
conducted funeral services for Arlie Z.
Franks. aged II, who died Wednesday
as Il result of al accident at coal
mine, i'm the home OF his mother, Mrs.
Mary Morgan OF 90 Twenty.hrst street.
Burial was in Greenwood.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-10

vices for Joseph Wilkinson. the aged
South Wheeling citizen. were held yes
Icrduy in Chaplinr Street Methodlst
Episcopal church. The Rev. Samuel u.
Jones. pastor ofticiated, assisted py
The Rev. NJ. j. Griffin OF Hope church
lnlrrmSnt WAS in Mt. Zion.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-10
FOR SUBMARINE BASE.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9-Immeaiate
creation OF a submarine base ut Coco
Solo Point, at the Atlantic entrance
10 the Panama Canal, was recon-
mended to Congress today by Secre,
tary Baker who asked for $1.57S, 00e
for the purpose.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-10
,Ianlea J. MCGEE.

The funeral Of James j. McGcr we'll
known and highly respected resident or
Rrnwuud. whose death occurred Thurs
day morning in the North Wheeling nos
pital will hr held Monday morning Mt
$50 o'clock from his late residence. NO.
900 ..Iarshall street. Hcnwood. Requiem
high mass will bc celebrated IN st.
Johns church al y o'clock. lnterment
will IL. in MI. Calvary cemetery.
Mr.. Mcticc WAS In his forty-iifth year.
IT,. was born in Wheeling. but had lived
in BenwOod since 1880. He formerly
worked in the steel department Of inc
Wheeling steel and Iron company, bur
had conducted grocery business tho
laSi eight years.
fic was the son Of Patrick and kathc-
rrcu Mcticc. His father died about NJ
teen years ago. while his mother died
last September. He is survived Ivy four
hrnl hers and a sister ana also two ha IT,
brothers aud two half-siStcrs. namely:
Charles McGcc. BrnwO0d: Felix McGec.
Wheeling: Bernard and John McGcc.
I!cnwood: Miss Knth.rccn McGrc. Ut
home: a. J. Kennedy. "f Benwnod
Daniel .ennrdy. Of Detroit. Mich; Mrs,
&. r.. McCullry. McMcchrn. and Mrs.
Julia Nnltr. at homo.
MIR. Mctier was a member Of st. lnhn s
church. Benweod. and Of the Holy Name
SuCirtv,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-10
Funeral ror M, Mcrninsstar.

. A large number Of old friends and
many relatives attended the funeral
services hold Yesterday afternoon for
Mrs. Sarah \. MnrninRstar. widow Of
the late Confederate" soldier, Samuel A.
MornlnEStar. who dird this month. Tile
Rcv. Arden 4. Miller. of tmmauoi Rap
fist church. was In charge. and the scrv-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-10
ClartsburY Deaths.

Special DisIa.cn 10 the IntelllEoncer w.
,,,' ni.ANkSb. H. ,h w. dcath today IN A
t-larksbury hospital Of Seth W. 1nErahm-
IA real csta,r dealer Of Elkins,. aged ~.
Andrew j. Shafer, u veteran or the Con-
fedcratn army died today OF inlirmiticS
NJ tho home Of Mrs. Frank H. Shlnh.
daughter at Stralry Heights. aged Il.
+ VI sidcbottom. a we'll known farmer.
died Of pncurinnia at his home at Alpha
near here aged 80.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-10
Funeral for mrs. schaffner Today.
Funeral for Jacob wilkinson.

Following ritual services held by Bal
timorc lodge No. +. knights OF FyihiaS
in the Palace rarlorS. -3hi Mann street.
Thursday evening pubic funeral scr
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-10
Aaron 4. ChASe.

SCRANTON. Pa. Feb ?.-Aaron
Augustus Chase. lawyer, veteran OF IN"
civil War end founder Of the. Scranton
Times. is dead At his home In Fleet"
vile. dyed IS years
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-10
nr. W. II. Ro1efH.

NEW YORK. Feb. 9.-Dr Willard
Hall Rogers, inventor OF the water
ri"ctrod~" used by physicians in giving
electrical trcatmcn; To patients. die6
at his home herr today. he was born
y. Can-rA.taun DAl, IN 1850.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-10

SuhStitutr,lS-Wa and LIE:
Nay for EnCl":
Field goals: Fisher. Daniel. N"alc.
Beck. Engl". Young >: Graham :. Adams.
, Foul goals: Fisher. OUT IF II:
(Young.6 OUT Of -.
Referee: Lylc:"f Mt. Union. :
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-10
WESLEYAN FIVE LOSES
HARD CONTEST, Is TO Is

Spe i ESI%T;TDN. Va, t'cI.. I'm the hest
..;,me II the season Wesleyan held
Washington and l."s 4" an Is TO To-
score here tonight. time being called as
Adams Gagged TN" winning goal. N"S.
80 van led during most of the second half
after having got q bad start Graham
Young and Adams starred for Washing
ton and Lee. while for Wesleyan Beck.
Fisher and Morrison played brilliantly
Lineup: >,
SU&aIAvnn Is W. &c Ii, 10
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-10
Funeral for jacob Mehl Monday.

Monday afternoon ut :3n o'clock flu
neral services Will he held III the fam
iIv home. 4O4i Woods street. for Jacob
Mrhl aged 81. who passed away Thurs
day night The Rev. .. {. DEAN or
Trinity Lutheran church. will officihte
tna int"rmrnt will b" in Greenwood
cemetery beside his SON Edward Mehl.
who died in this city last spring.
Mr. AirhI was one of the oldest citi-
Gems at South Wheeling and had lived
in this city for twenty years. lie re-
moved Ia Wheeling twenty years ago
from Darlington. Ohio, where hc lived
for many Years. Mr. Mchl was a car
prntrr-cnnlr:Ictor since Il young man.
For til" past several years he has been
retired. DEATH was due to old age. He
WAS II member Of Trinity Church since
ruminE la this city.
Surviving. besides his wife. is one
sol. Albert t. Mchl. Of Richmond. VA.
and six daughters. Mrs. w. II. Bowers.
OF Warwnnd: Mrs. e. II. Albright. Of Ma
rIrita. hhiu: Mrs. u. \. Hinton. ot Clcve-
land: Mrs Emma klapcck. or this city:
Mrs. Joseph Stacklc and Mrs d. II.
I1unnr. Of W"llShIrg
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-10
Funeral for MIS-. Dolen.

h'unrral services rur Mrs. .NEncS
W'runlnHhami l'"lcn. t.. wife Of L. Il.
iI"l"n whn died Thursday night. will he
hcll in thu faulty hrnl". ""hI Nnnrn
nvrnn". Warwn,,d. This evening at
n'"lurl, rh,' Rry. i. {. Eucklry. Of the
Wnrw0ri M"thh,li>t Episcopal church.
will "nh'tat" The body Will h. taken
I" lr"r lat" hnmr. ''alts. Marshall county.
Sunday Afternoon Tor tnturnIcut.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-08
Eight Known to Have Been
Sunk and Seven Reported
Sent to Bottom.
SIX BRITISH SHIPS LOST
Two Neutral Vessels Destroy
ed---0thers Believed To
Have Been Lost.

Germany's submarine warfare APP
is growing in intensity. Tues
days reports show that underwater
boats have probably accounted for
fifteen additional vessels-seven neu-
traland eight belligerent-of 46,76S
tons, eight Of them are known to have
been sunk, one is reported to have
been 'torpedoed" and the others are
believed" to have been sent to the
bottom.
OF the known sunken vessels, six
were British, one was Spanish and
one Swedish.
Of those supposed to have been
sunk, four were Norwegian, one Brit
ish and one Russian.
The vessel reported merely as tor
pedoed and which is not known posi-.
lively to have been sunk, was Nor
wegian ship.
One of the British ships torpedOed
and sunk was Port Adelaide, vesse
of 8,O51 tons which carried passen
gers. Ninety-six persons from her
including the crew were rescued
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-08
new YORK
IS AROUSED
Starts Vast Schemes For
Getting on a War
Basis.

New York, Feb. Military train
ing of 240, 900 boys between the ages
OF 16 and IS years and the enrolment
of half million suffragists in the
cause of national defense were an
nounced as among the activities under
way in New York states vast scheme
of preparation for possible hostilities.
Enrolment of the women suffra-
gists came in the form of an an
nouncement by the executive commit
tee of the New York state women
suffrage party that their services had
been offered to Gov. Whitman. The
organization has offices in the 15C
assembly districts of the state. They
are prompted in this action, the wo,
men said, as loyal American citizens
and especially as women sufragists
organized and trained in co-operatior
and service.
The woman suffrage party Of the
city OF New York also passed a reso
luton offering to Mayor Mitchell the
services Of its membership, number.
ing 100000,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-08
BURIED AT
WINCHESTER
Body Of Mrs. Dietrich Not
Brought Here For
lnterment.

The funeral services Of Mrs. Chas-
H, Dietrich, who died at Winch siers
Ky, Sunday, were held Tuesd aud
the interment was in the Gems g AZ
Winchester, which has been t.e t.s-
lily home for the last ten years. rot
Dietrich has been for many yaara q
travelingrepresentative of the SIX
can Book Co., of Cincinnati, will head-
quarters at Winchester. The older
daughter, Miss Lois, teach
es in Lexington, and Amy and Neal
the younger children, are at schcos in
Lexington.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-08
Chamber Of Commerce Pre-
poses Complete New
Road.
is LONGER THAN L. & n.
Mineral Field Now Untouched
Would be Reached---S Short
Line To Dawson.

President Chas. Il. Markham, Of
the !. c. Railroad Co., passed through
Hopkinsville Tuesday afternoon en-
route to Nashville. In the forenoon
he visited Evansville to discuss with
business men the proposition ola road
from Providence via Dawson to Hop
kinsville, which would give a much
shorter route from Hopkinsville to
Evansville, through fine coal field
Evansville is very much interested in
the new route and there is said to be
a good prospect to have il built
Mr.. Markham was accompanied by
L. A. Downes, OF New Orleans, gem
eral superintendent of the southern
lines of the |. c., and 7. A. Hill, Of
Louisville, superintendent of the Ken
lucky division. Both men are traffic
experts as well as experts on natural
resources of the country through
which their lines pass.
The Evansville Chamber of Com
MERGE committee met Mr. Markham
and had a conference in his car
This committee was composed OF
Harry D. Bourland, William H. Nc
Curdy, Rogert T. Bonham and Ben
ljamin T. Breckenridge, local CONNER
cial agent of the l. c.
After the conference in Mr.. Mark
hams private car, in which Mr.. Bour-
land went into the advantages thai
would be derived by the road and by
the city from a direct route to Daw-
son Springs and Hopkinsville, the
railroad official was taken around the
city in an automobile, that he might
see what an industrial and nanufac-
turing center Evansville has grown to
be- He expressed his delight at the
evidences of prosperity he saw dur
ing the ride. He assured the commit
tee that he would do everything in his
power in the future to faver Evans
lville in the other way he could
| Following the automobile tour az
the city. Mr.. Markham was taken to.
the Chamber commerce where re-
ception was held for him. This was
attended by about forty business mes-
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-08
Louisville Paper Says Syndi-
cate Buyers There Are
Going to Quit.
CROPS ARE DISPOSED OF
Exporters Withdraw Buyers
D AS Result Of Ruthless
Submarine Policy.

The louisville Times has this arti-
Gle bearing on the tobacco market:
Prospects are that the tobacco
markets in the western part Of the
State will suffer severely as a result
of the ruthless submarine policy of
Germany and the p6ssibilityof war
between this country and Germany.
Already ocean shipping is such that
many exporting houses have with
drawn their buyers from the markets,
and others are expected to cease buy
ing altogether or only sparingly.
Most of the tobacco raised in the
western part of the State enters into
exports and on account of the big de-
mand from abroad there has been a
rush to buy since the crop began to
move and prices have been higher
than ever before known. Fortunate
ly about rs per cent of the crop has
passed out of the, hands of the grow
erS.
81. NJ. Buckner, of the local firm
of j. M. Buckner e Co., who buy al
most exclusively for export, stated
that his firm had withdrawn thirty
one buyers from the western markets
of the state since Germany's an
nouncement Of a new naval policy.
Mr.. Buckner said the situation as a
result of the latest developments was
a serious one for exporters; that there
was no ocean shipping room at all
available; that warehouses at Eastern
seaboards were glutted and that rail
roads out of Louisville were refusing
to issue bills Of lading for tobacco for
export He added that on account of
the outlook his firm would not buy at
any price.
&c. O. Tuck, of G. o. Tuck C Co.,
also big factor in the export Of to-
bacco, Stated that his firm had with
drawn its buyers from the markets
on which export types Of tobacco
were sold.
1T is not thought the break with
Germany viii have any serious effect
on the market for types entering into
domestic manufacturers. Stocks OF
manufacturers in this country are
below normal and for this reason il
is believed prices will be maintained. "
Hopkinsville dealers express the
lopinion that the market here will re-
main strong. Only about Is per cent
of the crop remains unsold. Lower
prices now would not help the buyer:
much. The syndicate represented by
Louisville nrm has bought heavily
to corner" the market and sell at Z
big profit This syndicate cannot af
ford to lower prices on the remnan
of the crop. Sc far this week there
has been no perceptible change il
the market.