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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-08-10
SENATE FINALLY DISPOSES OF
FOOD BILL.

After many weary weeks of wrangl-
ing, sidestepping and filibustering the
United States Senate put the Food
Bill through the last stages of legis-
lative enactment at four o'clock,
Wednesday afternoon, when it was
finally adopted by the Senate in the
form previously adopted by the
House. The vote on the measure was
C. to z.
Immediately after the final vote on
the food control bill the Senate by a
viva voce vote also approved the con-
ference report on the first admins
tration bill providing for food sur
vey and appropriations to stimulate
production.
Prompt appointment of Herbert C..
Hoover as food administrator and i'm
mediate operations under the legisla-
ton, is expected to follow, when the
measure becomes a law. In addition
to it's comprehensive provision for
control of food, fuel, fertilizer and
equipment, the bill carries drastic
prohibition features. Thirty days af-
ter it is approved it will be unlawful
to use food stuffs in the manufacture
of distilled beverages or to import dis
titled spirits for beverage purposes.
The President will be empowered to
commander for military purposes all
distilled liquors now held in bond,
and to regulate or restrict the use of
foods in the manufacture of beer and
wine.
The bill will become a law immedi-
ately upon being signed by President
Wilson, which it is expected will be
| done to-day. The Senate took a re-
cess to Friday after passing the bill
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-08-10

A few moments after the doors of
the Bourbon County Court house
opens on January 1, 1918, several
new hands will be at the helm, and
several new faces will be seen in
familiar places about the big build
ing. The same will also hold true in
the city offices.
Mr.. George Batterton will occupy
the chair now occupied in the County
Judges Office by Judge Charles A.
Mcmillan; Mr.. William G.. McClin-
took will succeed Mr.. w. F. Talbot
in the Sheriff's office; Mr.. J. B. Cay
wood will keep the records in the
office of the County Superintendent
of Schools, the Office now held by
Miss Mabel Robbins; County Clerk
Pearce Patton will, as usual, be in
the same position he has held for sew
eral years, where he has gained the
reputation of being the best County
Clerk in the State; Mr.. Batterton's
chair in the County Attorneys office
will be occupied by Mr.. David d.
Cline; and genial billie" Webb will
be found in his accustomed place.
Mr.. Walter Clark will off1ciate for
the next term in the Assessors office /;
Mr.. Thomas Taul will hold the keys
of the Bourbon county Jail after Mr..
JOS. Farris turns them over to his
care; Chief of Police Fred Link will
continue in control of the destinies
and workings of the police depart
ment; Police Judge e. B. January,
who moves up to the dignity of the
Mayoralty, will be succeeded in the
administration of justice to offenders
against the law by Squire Ernest
Martin; Hon. Claude M. Thomas will
pack his grip and go to Frankfort as
the county's Representative in the
Legislature; new faces, those OF
Messrs. John Merringer, Thos. Kiser,
John Christman, S. Kenney Nichols
]. ]. Veatch, John Ankle and George
Doyle, will be seen in the Council
Chamber; John Virgins will blush
when his name is called at the first
meeting of the Fiscal Court as Gus
tice John S. Wiggins;;" Roxie Ru-
dolph Davis will agin be in harness
in the Coroner's office, where he fits
as if made for the place.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-08-10
CYNTHIANA PAPER MAKES
SPORT OF OUR "SPY."

THE NEWS has had the opinion
all along that there was a touch of
comic opera about the alleged Ger
man spy" Majors, who has obtained
considerable newspaper notoriety
lately in connection with his recent
arrest in Paris.
Now comes The Cynthiana Demo-
crat and proceeds to launch heavy
brick at Majors, who, it claims, hasn't
enough sense to be German spy"
The Democrat proceeds to shake up
Majors pretensions and exposes him
as a charlatan and pretender un-
worthy of all the hullaballo he has
caused. The Democrat says:
''The man giving the name George
Majors, arrested in Paris and taken
to Lexington as suspected German
SPY, charged with impersonating a
United States officer, is believed to be
none other than Floyd Irvine, plas-
terer and concrete worker who was
employed at Berry and other points
in that section.
I oil LlCS LULU IaC OLuCl udy OoAO
to The Democrat that the description
Of the man and his actions correspond
identically with those of Irvine and
they have no doubt he is the man
held over to the grand jury by the
Fayette courts, and now in Jail at
Winchester. If their surmises are
correct, the authorities have not cap
,ured a German spy, but rather a dis
soIute character who drinks a good
deal, is not particularly bright when
sober, and is certainly not dangerous
from war standpoint. The Berry
folks say he hasn't sense enough to
be a spy.
"Floyd Irvine was arrested at Berry
sometime back on the charge of mis-
treating horse, was fined 500, and
laid the fine out in the Cynthiana
jail. He hired a horse from a livery
man at Berry to drive to Cynthiana,
and it was alleged worked the horse
so hard that it died. While in jail
here he was employed by Jailer Green
in helping take care of the court
house yard, and did little concrete
and other work.
HE claimed to have been in the
navy, but those who knew his ire
sponsible character doubt the truth OF
his claim. His mysterious Capt
Cults is probably creature of his
imagination. He possibly has some
letter from girls at Berry, and is said
at one time to have been engaged to
a young woman down that way, bu!
she broke the engagement when she
found out what sort of fellow he
| was"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-08-10
BOURBON APPOINTEES.

Word was received here yesterday
from FIT. Benz. Harrison that two
Bourbon County boys who have been
taking intensive there training in the
Officers Reserve Corps had been COM
missioned. They are Mr.. Robt. Jones,
who was commissioned as First Lieu
tenant, and Mr.. William Collins, who
receives the rank of Captain. Both
are from North Middletown.
The War Department win an
nounce this week the names of ali
the graduates who are to receive COM
missions. The first lot to be commits
stoned will be from Kentucky and In
diana.
In the list of officers commissioned
yesterday appears the following:
Captains - Morton G. Colliver,
Paris; VIM. Collins, North Middle
town; First Lieutenants- Reuben
B. Hutchcraft, Paris; Robt. G. Jones,
North Middletown, Cavalry; Second
acknowledgement w. Ogden,
Paris; Second Lieutenant, Quarter
masters Corps Catesby w. Spears.
Hugh Campbell, Paris; Second Lieu
tenant, Regular .Army-Jas. w. Nc
Clure, Jr., Paris.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-08-10
EARLY CLOSING MOVEMENT
SUCCESS.

So far as known no merchant of
Paris has had cause to regret the
early closing movement which gave
his clerks a breathing and recrea-
tion-seeking spell at the end of the
days work. They all pronounce it
the best thing that ever happened.
They have themselves discovered that
they had something to live for be-
sides grabbing off the dollars and
shortening their lives.
The clerks have Utilized the re-
creation-hour in man ways. One OF
most popular has been visits to the
bathing beaches up Stoner Greek,
where almost every afternoon scores
of bathers have enjoyed the cooling
and refreshing waters. Driving, Wis
iting, seeing the great outside world
at longer range than from behind
four walls, have filled in the workers
hours and made them full of enjoy
ment.
Shoppers have also taken kindly to
the movement, and very few have
Ldhcu IL DIS d. IudICcI VI pcIoOudA AC-
sentiment. Rather to the contrary,
they have accepted the clerks point
of view, and by doing their shopping
early, have helped themselves and the
tired clerks. One woman told one OF
the clerks at Frank & Co.'s, II didn't
realize before how much shopping
could get done before five o'clock in
the afternoon, and what a pleasure it
is to know that you get an hour
to yourself"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-08-10
BOURBON ONE OF FOUR HIGHEST
ASSESSED COUNTIES.

One of the problems to come before
the State Tax Commission for settle
ment is that of rectifying the inc
quality in real estate assessments.
For the purpose of showing the peo-
pie of the State how real estate has
been assessed, the State Tax Com
mission has prepared figures on the
report of the State Board of EQuaH-
zation for 1916. During that year
Jefferson county paid the highest
land assessment, that Of $3.50 per
acre. Real estate in Fayette county
paid the next highest assessment,
that of $85.15. The other two coun-
ties assessed at more than $50 an
acre were Woodford $61.98 and Bour-
bon $61.01.
Menifee county bears the distinc-
ton of paying the lowest land as
sessment, that of 1888 per acre.
The counties assessed at over $45
and less than $50 per acre were Jes-
samine $49.79 and Kenton $45.93.
Three counties assessed at over $50
and less than $45 per arce were
Clark, $42.99; Mason, 5000, and
Campbell, $40.78.
The counties assessed at over $35
and less than $45 per acre were
Shelby, $38.2S; Boyle, $685., and
Scott, $35.40.
Six counties were assessed at over
$40 and less than $35 an acre were
40 O..
| Montgomery, $3.50; Garrard,
$33.16; Boone, s30.38.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-08-10
WOMAN MEETS DEATH IN FRONT
OF MOVING CAR.

Death in horrible form came
swiftly to Mrs. Keene Daniel, aged
forty, of this city, yesterday morning
at Nineteenth street, when she was
caught under the wheels of rapidly
moving interurban car, and crushed
to death.
Mrs. Daniel was at her home near
Nineteenth street, alone, all the other
members of the family being in Lon
don, KY, attending the fair in pro-
gress at that place. Some neighbors
who had been calling on her had just
left, and she called to one of them
that she believed she would go across
the street and mail letter to her
daughter. The Lexington-Paris in
terurban car, due here from Lexing-
ton, at 9:45, in charge of Motorman
Haggard and Conductor Jordan, was
coming in just as Mrs. Daniel start
ed across the track Immediately in
front, to hail Mr.. Earl Swearengen,
who was passing at the time in his
mail wagon. The motorman sounded
his gong and blew his whistle several
times, but the unfortunate woman
evidently became badly confused, as
she started diagonally across the
track in front of the car, which was
then almost upon her, and ran a
few feet in advance of it.
The motorman, AL Haggard, made
every effort to stop the car, but too
late to avoid the accident. Mrs.
Daniel was struck and knocked down,
the car passing entirely over her be-
fore it could be brought to a stand
still. Her body was horribly mangl-
ed, the lower limbs being entirely
severed from the body and the head
crushed, both arms broken, and cuts
Passengers and others who witnessed
the accident state that the motorman
did all in his power to avoid striking
the woman, and that the accident was
unavoidable. The body was removed
to the undertaking establishment OF
George w. Davis and prepared for
burial. The inquest will be held al
the court house this morning at ter
o'clock by Coroner Rudolph Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel came to Paris
from Missouri last March, when they
purchased the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Thos. F. Brannon, who had moved tt
Lexington to reside. Previous to 60
ing to Missouri they had lived il
Eastern Kentucky at several points.
Mrs. Daniel is survived by hel
husband, Mr.. Keene Daniel, one
daughter, Miss Mittie Daniel, AM
two sons, Messrs. George and DAME
Daniel. The funeral arrangement.
had not been completed last night
but the body will probably be sen
to London, KY, their old home, TO
interment.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-08-10
SPIES IN KENTUCKY.

The presence in the coal region of
kentucky of mysterious strangers
who are suspected by the natives OF
being German spies prompted Repre-
sentative Langley, of the Tenth Ken
lucky district, to call on the depart
ment of Justice to send secret service
operatives into Kentucky to investi-
gate reports emanating from several
counties in the district.
Pike county people especially, have
had their curiosity aroused by these
prying strangers, at least one OF
whom has appeared in the garb of a
preacher.
1t is suspected by the natives that
they are getting information about
the coal resources of Kentucky fol
some unknown purpose.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-08-10
AN APPRECIATION.

The Colonial Amusement Co.,
which operates the Alamo and the
Paris Grand in this city, as well as
a chain of movie houses in Lexing-
ton, and other cities in the Blue
Grass, has the good fortune to have
at it's head man of discriminating
taste and good business Judgment,
Mr.. John B. Elliott. Mr.. Elliott has
been a generous and consistent user
of printers ink in furthering the in
terests of the houses he controls,
and is not bit backward in accord
ing a just need of praise to THE
NEWS, as evidenced in the following
letter:
Lexington, KY, Aug. z, 1917.
1.-THE NEWS, Paris, Ky.
81 notice a statement in the 'Edi-
torial Musings department of THE
NEWS of August z that you could
not understand why Paris people
would wear out their good shoes
borrowing an inferior paper, and
then state that there was never any
thing in the old paper, anyhow
That's just the trouble with
Paris to-day-too many knockers.
You have the best paper published
in any town near the size of Paris
that know of. Why don't the peo-
pie boost instead of knock? Paris is
the best town in the State consider
ing it's size, yet you meet some peo-
pie from Paris who persists in tell
ing you what bad town they have.
Let us hope that the Paris peo-
pie will get together and boost their
home town. and buy at home, also.
You have the merchandise.
Every Truly,
JOHN B. ELLIOTT, Manager"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-08-10
BOY SCOUTS CONTEST.

A swimming contest in which men,
bers of the Boy Scouts of Paris will
participate, will take place at the Y.
M. C.. A. this evening at 1880 o'clock.
The winner will be awarded box Of
fine candy. The judges will be T. A..
Rice, Jr., and Herndon Waller, of the
Y. M. C. A., both experts.
The contests will be as follows:
best fancy dive on board; -
Long distance swim under water: 3
Backward header on hoard: -
Best footer on board: 5-Best header
on board; e-Best overhead Stroke:
7-Longest time under water.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-08-10

Leo Houston, physically fit, claims
exemption, father.
VIM. Henry Earlywine, physically
fit, claims exemption, wife.
Roy Watts, physically fit, claims
exemption, wife.
Chas. Body, physically unfit, dis
charged.
Raymond Myers, physically fit, no
exemption claimed.
Virgil Allen, physically fit, claims
exemption, wife.
Walter Minton, physically fit,
claims exemption, wife.
Charles T. Dwelly, physically fit,
claims exemption, wife.
Herbert Milton King, physically
fit, no exemption claimed.
Earl Griffith, discharged.
Theodore Carter, physically fit,
claims exemption, industrial.
Joe Baker, physically fit, no exc
emption claimed.
Charles R. Johnson, physically fit,
claims exemption, wife.
Woodson N. Reed, physically unit,
discharged.
Carl Hughes, physically fit, claims
exemption.
Ike Hally, physically fit, claims
exemption, wife.
Raymond F. Ferguson, physically
| fit, claims exemption.
Clayton Renaker, physically fit,
claims exemption, farmer.
j Geo. Louis Payne, physically unfit,
discharged.
w. B. Tobin, physically fit, claims
exemption, wife.
Claude Walden, physically unfit,
! discharged.
James Harding, physically fit,
claims exemption, wife.
Chas. E. Wilson, physically fit, on
exemption claimed.
Harry S. Hill, physically fit, claims
exemption, wife. 4
L. c. Gaunce, physically fit, claims
exemption, wife.
| S. s. Ardery, Jr., discharged. one
eye out.
Earl Inslso, physically fit, claims
exemption, wife.
M II. Lemaster, physically fit,
claims exemption, industrial occupa-
ton.
Moses B. Sparks, physically fit, no
exemption claimed,
Clyde p. Price, physically unfit,
discharged.
Will White, physically fit, no ex-
emption claimed.
Chas.. R. Bland, physically fit, no
exemption claimed.
Bennett D. Taylor, physically fit,
claims exemption, wife.
Harvey L. Taylor, physically fit,
claims exemption, wife.
/ Allan HuddIeston, physically fit,
claims exemption.
i Ralph Menifee, physically fit, claims
exemption.
Adam Welberg, physically fit.
claims exemption, wife.
| CONTINUED on Page A.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-08-10
RAILROADS TO HELP FAMILIES
OF employees.

Railroads may grant passes to fam
lilies of employees who have Joined the
army or navy and are regarded by
the railroad as absent on leave. A
ruling to this effect has been made
by the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion in session at Washington.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-08-10
DO IT ELECTRICALLY.

Use an electric iron these hot days.
Try an electric washing machine,
and for real comfort sit by an cleo
trical fan and enjoy life. We have
everything in electrical supplies.
PARIS GAS & ELECTRIC CO., Inc.
CITY
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-08-10

Beach of Cool Cloth Suit, at $40.
J. w. DAVIS e co.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-08-10

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LIGHT ON THE PURSE.

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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-07-07
hercules CLUB Opens
new RIVER CLUB House

The formal opening Of the Hercules
Club of Wilmington. took place on
Wednesday at their clubhouse at
Gordon Heights on the Delaware.
AT IL o'clock the members and
guests gathered at the pier Tor tne
raising of the stars and stripes. the
flag was presented TO the club by the
board OF governors.
Trapshooting was the center or at
traction I'm the afternoon. A twenty
five target match was contested by
the amateur shooters Of the CLUB.
Prizes awarded under the Lewis
Glass System" were as follows
First Hercules gold fob 10
c. II. Lickle, breaking 20x25; second
prize-silver fob, to II. Y. Rose, .break-
ing l5x25; third prize-bronze fob, TO
j. r. Harkins. breaking 1925.
An excellent orchestra provided
dance music for the members and
their many guests and dancing con-
tinued during the afternoon and In
the evening until the automobile hack
arrived
The club house presents an improy-
ed appearance with its new porch
new paint, new furniture rugs, cots
etc.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-07-07
new REGULATIONS FOR
CITY Street markets

Under a resolution just passed by
tbe Street and Sewer Directors and
approved by Mayor Lawson. King
and Madison streets are 10 be used
exclusively as the farmers ana
truckers curbstone markets. space
will be let on the streets bisectins
King and Madison streets undeI
tenn and conditions to be imposed
Inv the Street and Sewer Department.
The north side OF Fourth street ana
bo.h sides OF Walnut street north OF
Fourth shall be set aside as TRUCK
,re' Wholesale curbstOne market. Inc
sontberlv side Of Fourth street from
King stree. east and from Jenersou
street west shall be set aside as the
buclfs4ers, retail market. FOURTH
street from Shipley TO Tatnaii
streets snail be set apart as llul1
and grain curbstone market TOT lhe
nroducer Of such fruits or grains OF
his legally authorized agent. King
and Madison street from front 'o
Second will be fish markets. skin
street from Market eastward Will De
a flower market for the producers OF
euch flowers. The market at Church
etree. wharf shall be only for such
nersons as bring their produce nl
mat wharf in vessels and pay wharf
age. .,,a,o.oio
curbstone market shall be 90 cents
per space per day It is used Tor aus
piav or sale of products; IN tne
farmers and truckers and otnei
markets 25 cents per day, and in al
dition the owner of any properly d
front of which a stand is establisne.
may demand payment OF 30 cents PEI
foot OF space occupied per year. Oc
cupants of spaces shall nave mrs
preference for their spaces for th'
following vcdr.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-07-07
mERE.s YOrR cmANcr. pRANDJER

Sporting Editor EVENING JOURNAL.
Sir am not a newspaper fighter
! DO my fighting in the ring. II Kid
brandier is game he VIII meet me az
TIE EVENING JOURNAL Office at 8
o'clock this Saturday evening pre-
pared TO pos. $50 against my S25 for
a match az any time and any place
he may name. How about IT, Kid2
Respectfully
Glen Hackett.
Wilmington DEL July Z.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-07-07

Cruise. st. Louis, leads the National
League batsmen by one point He
IS hitting .84S 70 .347 by Rousch.
Cincinnati. other 800 batters in the
National are Tom Clark Cincinnati;
Predergast. Chicago; Rawlings, Bos'
ton; ]. Wagner. Pittsburgh; Fischer
Pittsburgh; Hornsby. ST. Louis; Ru-
dolph. Boston; Zimmerman New
York; Crayath Philadelphia; Neale.
Cincinnati: Wheat Brooklyn, Groh.
Cincinnati and Olson Brooklyn
Love leads Inc American League
pitchers with five victories and no
defeats for the Yankees Bader, Bos-
ton has won two and lost none. and
Cunningham. Detroit. has won ono
with no defeats. Shocker New York,
has won six and credited with one
defeat.
Reuther. Cubs remains indicated,
with two victories credited. Schupp,
New York mas won ten and lost two
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-07-07

Winding up a batting streak that
mad given him in IS consecutive
games a batting average OF .445 dat
ing from May 81 Ty Cobb today top
ped the American League batting
averages with a seasons mark Of
.S7S. more than thirty points ahead Of
his neares. rival among the regulars.
Iris SPEAKER is hitting .34S
During his mad batting spree Cobb
went 20 bat 141 times, scored p runs
and hit safely Ga times. OF these
blows eleven we're doubles, ten
triples and three home runs. His
furious playing mas carried the
Tigers again into the fearsome class
and they must be figured as factors
in the pennant race.
other 800 hitters I'm the American
League are Hamilton, 81. Louis;
Ruth. Boston; Rumler st. Louis
Russell. Chicago; Sisler. S. Louis;
McInnis Philadelphia; Russell, New
York: Walters. New York; Milan,
Washington, and Chapman Cleve-
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-07-07
REAL EsrATE FOR SALE.


EoR SALE ROOM HOUSE. TWO
porches an convenicnces, west side
good location frat class condition. Address
500. Evening journal. iuno3o.eod.lm
CEvEN ROOM HOUSE AT no. a4a n.
- Franklin street, bath. front and back
porch. Price $3.50. Apply SO. 72i Mad.
son street iuneo'eod Inn.
TOR sALE-HOUsE. 10 ROOMS. BATH.
two porches. gas and electric fixtures,
Al condition bargain 90 quick buyer Pos.
session July 25. Apply is1t Washington
street. iunei2.cod-u.
EOR sALE-NEw HOUSES. iMMEDr.
ate Possession. north side of Nineteenth
street west Of Tatnall ST.. sf.15O and up.
wards. lu section increasing in Vnluo.
Only 10 minutes walk FROM Tenth and Mar
kot streets. Among the features are hard.
wood floors, laundry in cellar. cellar entrance.
front and rear. sanitary bathroom runran.
teed plumbing fixtures. hot water heat. gas
and electric fixtures and beautiful Colonial
fireplace. sample house No. i08 W 10th
So. Open Saturdays and SUNDAYS. j 90 q
=. NJ evenings. 60 o =. ST.. Terms
may be arranged
THE HOME BUILDING CO.,
No. 92a Market Street
J.. milford Taylor. Manager.
.uno25 .mon.wed'sat.1m.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-07-07
SOLDIERS ASSAULT GREEK.

Two soldiers. who are alleged TO
have beaten several men they met
on the stress late Thursday night as.
saul.ed Riggio Papas. Greek OF
Washington. ID. c.. early yesterday
morning az Fourth and Market
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-07-07
LINK DEALERS.

TUNK DEALER-WE BUY RAGS, IRON,
- brass newspapers. secondhand furni-
ture. and pay the best prices in Delaware
n Sloan. No. 1Of Madison street. ID. A.
phone lg43-J. Automttic. 2os6 ian2o-iyr