The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-07-30
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Arkansas has become the twelfth
state to ratify the woman suffrage
law.
The attention to Gov. Blacks crit
les is called to the fact that Italy
needs 18 billion lires.
AZ Cardinal MERCER is coming to
~America September 10 to thank the
people for the aid given to Belgium,
His secretary has already arrived.
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Prof. Wilson is still having the
bad boys who show signs of proving
troublesome in the Senate brought
into his study to be talked to. Most
of them go out better boys.
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A st. Louis dispatch says only II
cases of jimjams have been treated
inAthe hospitals of that city since
July 1, whereas the daily average
used to be a dozen cases.
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Jewels are commanding particular
ly high prices in auctions in London.
A rope of 315 graduated pearls
brought $2O7,5OO and three other or
naments an additional 100000, max
ing the total sales for the brief auc-
ton almost record.
**ts
Demand for. a nationwide investi-
CATION of exhorbitant food prices,
through concerted action everywhere
of Federal, State and county law en-
iforcement officials, is manifesting it
self throughout Ohio, according to
reports received
In the last five days 645 automo-
bile licenses have been issued by the
State Department of Motor Vehicles,
,an avrage of more than 1875 day.
Automobiles are increasing in num-
Der in the State on an unprecedented
scale, according to reports of the
number of licenses issued.
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The primary election Saturday
will end the contests within the Demo
cratic party and then it will be in or
der for Democrats to get together
and elect their ticket. Some harm
has already been done by campaign
liars, but Kentucky is Democratic
State and will remain so,
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Gertrude Hoffman, famous dancer.
disappeared from her home in New
York Saturday, according to report
made to a private detective agency
by her husband, Max Hoffman, who
asked that a search be made for her.
She was reported to have been last
seen entering Fifth Avenue drug
store. Gertrude doubtless did some
high kicking when she learned that
Max was trying to keep up with her.
Two young men just returned
from the army, one of them bride
groom, were drowned in the Ohio
river at Caseyville, KY, within a
few feet of the bank because they
could not swim. A Hopkinsville boy
last summer was dumped into the
Atlantic ocean and being a good
swimmer was rescued. Teach the
boys-and the girls too--how to
swim.
Curtailment in the amount Of cloth
used in the kilt worn by Scottish
troops has saved $115,OOO to the Gov
ernment. The Scottish troops did
not resent the innovation, and to all
appearances their kits are as full
and as picturesque as ever. This
showing may. encourage the wearing
of shorter skirts. 1t gives girls an op
pertunity to. practice economy, and
every little helps in times like these.
Just when the preserving season
was about to be ruined by a cry that
sugar was so hard to get that the
price had bounded upwards, along
comes the president of the U. S. Sug-
ar Board with the announcement
that the government has just thrown
37;O00,000 pounds of sugar on the
market and the supply is abundant
and the retail price should not any
where exceed IL cents.