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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-04
Mr.. SLAUGHTER
BURIED HERE
Body AT ! on Special
Train FIR a Nashville
Yesterday.
PROMINENT MEN CAME
To p the Last Respects to-
the Distinguished At
torney.

Funeral services over the remains
of Coleman c. Slaughter were held
in Nashville and the body left on a
special train at $50 yesterday, ar
irving here at II O'Clock, for inter-
ment in the family lot in Riverside
Cemetery.
The funeral party went from the
train to the cemetery, where prayer
service was held, with prayers by
Rev. Allen Fort and Rev. l. j. Van
Ness and a benediction by Rev. c. M
Thompson, of the First Baptist church,
The body was accompanied here
by R. T. Smith, Robin Jones, John
Bell Keeble, Lawrence G. O'Bryan,
B. Kirk Rankin, w. o. Farmer, j.
H. Reeves, w. R. Simmons, Hamil-
ton Woolwine, Bruce Shepherd,
Harry Carson, Lyles Black, John
Cox, Rev. !. j. Van Ness, Rev. Allen
Fort, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry j. Hurt,
Columbus, o., and Mrs. Walker, of
Rapidan, Va. Mrs. Hurt is the sRr-
viving sister of Mr.. Slaughter and
Mrs. Walker is her daughter.
In addition to these number of
local relatives were present and many
friends. Mr. Slaughter was rela-
tive to the Pendleton, Bradshaw and
other prominet families Of the county
and city.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-04
HIGHEST SINCE
CIVIL WAR
Gallaher Company Pays ST..
50 for Unfired Leaf To-
bacco at Henderson.

Henderson, KY, Jan. Tobacco
sales here today broke all former
records for high prices. More than
100000 pounds were offered and ev-
cry pound sold exceedingly high.
The top price paid today was
$40. so for bright, unfred leaf tobac-
co. 1t was purchased by the Gallah-
er, limited. The basket weighed L.
100 pounds and brought $254.25.
The price was the highest paid so far
this season and the highest paid in
this city since the civil war.
Much spirited bidding was indulged
in before Auctioneer Vessels knocked
off the basket. 1t was on the floor Of
the Farmers house and started at $18
The American Tobacco company's
buyer, the Imperial and William
Michals, buyer for the Gallaher,
limited ran the bids to S22.50, it final
ly going to the Gallaher, limited.
Many other baskets of unhred leaf
sold over $40 during the day.
STILL HIGHER TUESDAY,
All previous aecords were broken
on the three loase leaf floors again
Tuesday, when approximately $4,000
pounds Of tobacco sold at general
average aronnd sl1.50, with bright
un6red leaf going as high as $22.75,
which was a quarter higher than was
ever paid for tobacco in Henderson
before.
AT the Birk, Lancaster e Soaper
house the high-water mark was
reached on one or two baskets that
sold there at $22. rs, while a number
of baskets went as high as SO. 25.
w. G. Lester of Hebbardsville re-
ceived S22. % for a fine basket Of leaf
and an average of SIPS on 1,S60
pounds OF leaf, Tugs and trash.
Any number of crops sold as high
as $l3, $14, sl5 and SIC average dur
ing the sale.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-04
CORN And
MEN BEGIN WEEK
Eleven Other Stale Ors ::siis:-
tons Relating to Farmers,
to Hold Meetings.

Lexington, Ky, Jan. 1.-Two con-
ventions to-day that of the kentucky
Corn growers Association and that OF
the Kentucky Dairy Cattle Club-wiII
inaugurate the annual Farmers week
of the University of Kentucky. Elev~,
en- other State organizations will meet
during the week. They include four
on Wednesday-the Beef Cattle
Breeders, Alfalfa Growers, Poultry
Association and State Marketing Cor
ference; four on Thursday-Jack and
Mule Breeders, Swine Breeders.
Beekeepers and Home Economics,
and three on Friday-the Horse
Breeders, Sheep Breeders and Horxi-t
cultural Society.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-04
PAY$25O,OOOFOR
POUNDS.
GAINESVILLE Tobacco Dealers
Buy Entire Purchase Of
Springfield House.

Springfield, Tenn, Jan 2. = High
prices are still ruling in the Spring
field tobacco trade and much of the
weed is being turned loose. 1t is es-
timated that about ten million pounds
of the Robertson county crop has
been sold. One crop last week sold
for $40 around and another crop OF
40, 600 pounds. brought sl45Oaround.
Moore & Gum. local tobacco dealers,
have sold their entire purchase
Of two million pounds to War
neken & Hayes If GAINESVILLE Tor a
round price Of $3.50 per hundred, or
ESQ. GO.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-04
AVERAGE
OF $l3.3S
Tobacco Still Scars On The
Loose Floors This
Week.
RECEIPTS ARE INCREASING
Both on Contract Sales and
at The Loose Floors
Every Week.

Tobacco is rolling in this week on
deliveries and for sale on the loose
floors. The open market sales have
materially this week but
are still relatively small. Prices are
highly satisfactory. One man from
Nortonville on Tuesday sold crop Of
three grades on Cooper's Loose Floor
at an average of 1888, the best crop
average on the loose floor. The leaf
brought SIS, the Jugs SLIPS and the
trash $40. Many sales were made on
all of the floors above $12.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-04
FORBES OFFICES
MOVED TO VA. ST.
W. R. Wheeler & Co.'S
Wholesale Grocery In
Main Street Building

w. R. Wheeler & Co. have been
for several days engaged in transfer
ring their wholesale grocery stock
from Sixth street TO the Forbes Office
building on Main street, placing the
goods in the warehouse portion of
the big building. The Forbes Manu-
featuring Co. yesterday began moving
their offices from this building to the
one on Virginia street and Wheeler &
Co. will soon have possession of the
entire office building. Radford &
johnson, real estate men, have one OF
the offices with a side entrance and
have already moved in.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-04
Ellis Roper and W. D. Haw-
kins Still Head Police
Force.
LICENSE ON OPTICIANS
First Payment Of Interest
Made on The New School
Bonds.

The City Commissioners met Tues
day and held two sessions, one in the
forenoon and the other in the after
noon.
The formal election of Ellis Roper
as Chief OF Police and w. D. Hawkins
as Lieutenant or night captain was
one of the important matters attended
to. On the election of chief, Commits
sioners Wicks and Bassett voted for
Ellis Roper and Mayor Stowe voted
for E N. Roper. Lieut.. Hawkins re-
ceived all three votes. Chief Roper
was first elected Jan. /, 1906, and
Lieut.. Hawkins became a member
of the police force Jan. /, 1908, and
has been Lieutenant since 1910. The
salaries of both were fixed by ordt
nance at $3.50 year.
The place of city physician was de-
clared vacant. DR.. L. A. Tate has
been filling the place but wanted to
give it up, and no appointment will
be made for the present.
Commissioner Wicks offered a res
olution to offer the city deposits to
the bank making the best proposition
for the funds. This was voted down.
Mayor Stowe then moved that the de-
posts be placed in the First Ma
tional Bank for 1917. but his motion
received no second.
An ordinance was passed forbid
ding nonresident oculists or opticians
from doing business in the city, ex'
cept upon payment of license Of $50
a day. The penalty was made fine
of 500 to $50.
The annual monthly reports from
the heads of departments were pre-,
sented and filed.
The saloon of Henderson C Jones
was changed from No. 10 Virginia
street to No. II Sixth street and the
! license transferred to S. T. Hender-
son and S. B. Searles.
An appropriation of $500 was
made to make the first semi-annual
payment of interest on the 100000
OF school bonds.
AT the adjourned session in the af-
ternoou the Commissioners finally
agreed upon the First National Bank
as city depository.
/ Commissioners Wicks made a mo,
ton to abolish the Office of city prose
cutor, held by Joe Slaughter at $500
but he got no second to the motion
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-04
TANNfR-ROPER.

Miss Bessie Mae Roper was mar
ried to Mr.. Wallace Tanner, at Bard
well, few days ago. Immediately
after the wedding Mr.. and Mrs.
Tanner came to this county for a few
days visit to the BRIDES grandmoth-
err, Mrs. Stamper, near Julien. Mrs.
Tanner is daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
E. Jasper Roper, and was reared
at Lafayette. The family resided here
until about a year ago, when they
went the to Purchase, where Mr..
Roper has several large building con-
tracts.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-04

The resolutions to shut out DR..
Butts and other visitors from doing
oratorical stunts at press meetings
was the wisest thing the X. P. A. has
done in years. The outsiders, men
and women, were given and finally
demanded so much rope that they
hanged themselves. Hereafter let the
motto be, ''Press- meetings for press
people,"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-04

The Chronicle says there is an
egg famine in GAINESVILLE, none to be
had at any price. The hens have
hardly had time to get back on the
firing line since the eggnog season.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-04

Miss Anna Case, New York oper-
attic star, lost a valuable diamond
brooch last spring while singing in a
Chicago opera house. Two months
ago il was found in crack of a divan
and was returned to her. Miss Case
returned to Chicago and as reward
cooked an entire dinner for the opera
house attaches. Miss Cases fame as
a cook is second only to that as a
singer.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-04
CONTRACTORS WON
Suit Against Illinois Central
Railroad Co.. =

In the case of the Meacham Con-
tracing Co. VS.. |. C. Railroad, tried
in special term yesterday, Judge
Buch decided the case for the plain
tiff, giving judgment for $l,425, 60
with interest for four years.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-04

Wheat prices shot upward Tuesday
in response to the answer Of the En-
tente Allies to the offer Of the Central
Powers to negotiate peace. Initial
quotations showed a rise of nearly 5
cents a bushel.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-04
IN BRIDES HONOR.

Miss Matte Adams gave luncheon
Thursday in honor of the bride OF
this week, Miss Mabel Pierce Those
present were Misses Mabel Pierce.
Mildred Elgin, Elizabeth McGee ana
Matte Adams and Messrs. Joe Gary,
John Gary Collins Williams and
Harry Boyd.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-04

and Tugs, the trashes brought fancy
prices. The averages were phenom-
email on the small amounts sold last
week. The top price for Pryor leaf
on Monday was S24.50. There was
a quantity OF Burley also offered for
sale, which brought fancy prices.
The market closed strong on Monday.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-04

The newspaper men in their rec ent
meeting at Louisville decided that
mighty little free plate matter viii get
into the papers this year. If a matter
is worth the purchase of plate it is
worth the purchase of space in which
to use the plate.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-04
THE ATHtNAEUN.
Two Papers by DR.. Gather
and MIR. Trimble.

The January meeting OF the Athen-
aeum will be held tonight at Hotel
Latham, following dinner at 7o'clock.
DR.. j. Cant Gather will have a paper
on Francis Joseph, the late Austrian
Emperor. S. Y. Trimble is also on
the program, but the subject of his
paper has not been announced.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-04

Gus. G. Singleton, for eight years
county court clerk of McCracken
county, is a candidate for reelection
for another term. Gus got his start
here and Paducah has kept him going
up the ladder.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-04

Villa followers have captured and
looted the town of Salinas, Hidalgo,
south of Villadama, between Laredo
and Monterey, according to advices
reaching the border. No loss of life
resulted, il was said.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-04

carranza's long delayed reply was
received Tuesday and he fatty refus-
ed to sign the protocol and the efforts
TO come to an agreement with him
will be abandoned, after four months
Of wasted time.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-04

In a speech before the Louisville
Board of Trade Gov. Stanley praised
the work of the tax commission and
spoke Of the necessity of changing
the taxsystem, but declared, "When
Il am convinced, if | ever am, that the
representatives OF the people from the
hundred districts of Kentucky will
meet and talk business, pass the act
tand adjourn, will call special SEES
sion, but until ! am so convinced !
,will not takea chance"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-04

The one great objection to the Tax
measure is that it creates another
board Of commissioners, to be paid
$4,000 salaries. The people are tired
Of having offices created.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-04

The new year came in with rain,
but the sun came out at intervals
during the day and the temperature
was mild and pleasant. After all, the
weather clerk is being good to us this
winter and the new year starts out
most auspiciously.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-04

An official Of the Standard Oil Co.
says the visible and invisible supplies
Of gasoline win be exhausted in 1888
years.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-04
CARy-9IfRCE.

Mr. Joseph E. Gary and Miss MabeE 4
Pierce were married yesterday aftc: y
noon at five O'Clock, n the home N
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Pierce, axs ~
Church Hill Rev. Virgil Elgin 6IIGfJ
cisAed hJe]
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-04
Refugees Arrive.

Nine hundred and sixty-6ve refu-
gees from Belgium and Poland were
brouehtto New York ON the steamer
Amsterdam.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-04
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

The Panama-C California Exposition
at San Diego. after being open two
years, closed Jan. L.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-04
THE ALLIES
Reject II.
Are Not Ready For> Peace
On Cermany's Own
Terms.
A DEFINITE GUARANTEE
That the Worlds Peace viii
Not Be Disturbed
Again.
A DEFINITE GUARANTEE

Washington, Jan. 3.-The entente
reply rejecting the peace proposal OF
the central powers was cabled by the
state department for presentation to
Germany and the other belligerent
governments whose diplomatic inter-
ests the United States represents at
allied capitals.
PERMANENT PEACE ONLY WAY.
Ii its present form the peace reply
is about the same length as the note
to the central powers, and has the
same characteristics of general and
guarded language. One of the most
important points is differentiation
between peace among the present
belligerents and such future arrange
ments as may be made for permanent
peace, the purpose being to show
neutral upholders Of future perma-
nent peace that this is attainable not
alone by first concluding the present
war but also by concluding the kind
of peace which will pave the way for
a permanent peace.
While the original draft, like the
reply to the central powers, was writ
ten largely in France, Foreign Secre-
tary Balfour also has had consider.
able part in it, particularly in regard
to phrases seeking to elucidate the
situation for the benefit of public
opinion in neutral countries.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-04

q The Henderson Chamber of Com
nerce IS making determined effort
y o secure the $ll, 100000 armor plate
? slant to'bs erected by the federal
government in some city in the mid
die West Thf many advantages OF
----,-s )derson as a site for the new plant
been presented to Secretary Of
~ y Daniels by Congressman David
GQT KincheIoe in brief prepared by
ASt Chamber Of Commerce. Mr..
VA also submitted supple
brief prepared BY himself.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-19
FIRST DISASTER OF KIND,
ATTORNEY GENERAL
OF IOWA ORDERS A
RECOUNT OF VOTES

Des Moines. la, Oct. 19.-Attorney
General Havner, has ordered recount
Of the votes cast Oct. Is, on the prohib-
itary amendment. The attorney gem
eral wired all county auditors calling
attention to code section 117l which
provides that in special elections the
vote must be canVassed by the county
board. Unless such action has already
been taken, the board should be re-
convened and recount made of every
ballot cast.
In most counties the procedure fol-
lowed was the usual one of merely
checking the returns as marked on the
outside of the envelope containing the
ballots.
IT is probable that the vets will con-
test the recount and may secure an IN
junction against such action in some
counties. In any case, Il delay will re-
suit in getting the official returns.
Letters are being sent out from dry
headquarters to the prohibition lead
ers in each county informing them OF
the attorney generals action and urg
ing them to be present at the recount
and see that the law is complied with,
Unofficial returns give the vote
against the Amendment as SSI. This
is not likely to be overturned unless
grave errors are discovered upon Il
recount.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-19
OLD FITZ MAKING
GAMEST FIGHT OF
HIS CAREER NOW
Former Champion Pugilist,
Face to Face With Death,
Says He Never Has Quit
and Never Will.

Chicago. oct. ia nation watched
today while the greatest of modern
gladiators fought a game battle with
the champion of all times-Death.
Weakened and suffering, with all
hope abandoned by friends and physi-
clans, Fighting Bob" Fitzsimmons
called into play the wonderful stamina
and courage that carried him to the
pinnacle Of pugilistic fame, and refused
to quit"
Tn not going to give up until I'm
counted out" he painted. Il never
have quit--and | never will
KEEPS UP HIS COURAGE.
About the white sheeted arena in
Michael Reese hospital were gathered
his advisers and seconds" number
talent in the country.
Fitz, his hitherto impregnable body
wracked by the suffocating pain of
pneumonia, wore grim smile and
tried to instill into the hearts of his
wife and other watchers the faith that
he felt.
HAS "THE CROWD WITH HIM."
Hundreds Of kilograms of encourage
ment were received from all parts of
the country.
We're with you. Bob" was the bur
den Of their text.
And the ancient warrior, whose
prowess made him an inter
national figure, knows that he has
the crowd with him."
They expect a game fight. He won't
them.
Fit2, who at one time held three titles
-heav vyweight, lightweight and mid
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-19
ENTIRE REGIMENT
SURRENDERS TO THE
RUMANIAN TROOPS

Washington, Oct. l9.--An entire
Austrian regiment with officers at its
head and carrying it's own arms, has
surrendered to Rumanians along the
Russo Rumanian front, according to
cables received today.
The report stated that the regiment
was composed almost entirely of Mo-
hammedan Serbs from Bosnia. The
colonel declared that they were all jug
oslavs and surrendered voluntarily In
ordeI 10 enlist in the Jugoslav legion
now being formed out of the reorgan-
lied Serb army.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-19
REDUCTION BORAH PLEA
in PRICES. RINGS TRUE;
PROMISED APPEALS TO
BY HOOVER ALL TO AID

Washington. Oct. 19.-The public will
get lower food prices by the new year.
That Is the latest food administra-
ton pledge, with the single If the
matter of whether farmers and retail
ers operate with the government TO
check soaring rates
Retail grocers have already pledged
Food Administrator Hoover that they
will work harmoniously toward price
reduction. Neither the retail market
man nor the grocer Is absolutely under
government control
Despite the fact that the many cities
are on sugar rations. due to tempo
rary short supply, this commodity and
others show signs of going down be-
fore the new year. A large reduction
from August prices is shown in flour.
The corner has now been turned
in high prices says Hoover.
The bean harvest is plentiful; corn
promises a 40 per cent drop on the big
new crop; beef pork and poultry feed
will be cheaper and hence meat should
be lower: cold storage in meat lines is
In process of regulation: beef prices
show a tendency toward reduction in
Wholesale. but this has not reacted yet
in the retail price; lower potato prices
will be warranted this fall: and i'm
portation of certain oils should reduce
soap prices
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-19
TO INVESTIGATE CAUSE
OF SUICIDE OF SOLDIER.

Battle Greek. Mich, oct. 19.--Gov-
ernment authorities were starting to-
day on the long governmental investi-
cation of the suicide of Private Aug
ust Kempinen, first battalion one hum
dred and sixtieth depot brigade.
Kempinen entered the officers lava
tory, which is some distance away from
the barracks, yesterday afternoon and
crawled through a very narrow aper-
ture to a cubby hole behind the water
heater Here he slashed his throat
with. razor. Insanity Is the only
cause advanced.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-19
SENATOR BORAH MAY
M A K E PATRIOTIC
SPEECHES IN EAST

The Loyalty League of America has
invited Senator Borah by wire to give
three weeks of his time in November
to patriotic speeches in the east.
The senator said today if the liberty
loan campaign in Idaho was closed
within the allotted time he would ac-
cept the invitation, otherwise he would
remain here.
The senator has also been invited to
deliver several speeches in New York
city in the interest of Mayor Mitchell,
who is known as the war candidate
for mayor as distinguished from
Hearst, Hyland and HohenZollern."
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-19
BLAINE COUNTY HAS
CHANCE TO LOCATE
BIG SUGAR FACTORY

Capital News Special Service,)
Haley, Oct. IA mass meeting has
been called to be held at Gannett on
next Saturday night for the purpose
of discussing the location of a big su-
gar factory costing approximately
$1,000,0O0. If the farmers will pledge
their support in the way of raising
sugar beets, factory will be built in
Blaine county. Specialists have exam
ined the soil in various parts of the
country and claim the soil is partic-
ularly adapted to the raising of sugar
beets.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-19
TRAINS AGAIN IN
OPERATION UNDER
MILITARY GUARD

Buenos Aires, Oct. 19.--For the first
time In "a days, some trains were run
ming in Argentina, today, mark ing the
governments successful step In com
batting the general strike. All those
in operation today were under strong
military guard.
Even If the present paralysis of bus
mess on account of the strike is amel-
iorated, leaders predict another similar
movement about the first of the year.
Presumably the government. having
started trains running, will now turn
it's attention to other industries tied
up by the strike.