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The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-08-27
HAS 8 WIVES
BUT QUOTES
POETRY
Admits Eight Alliances and Says He
Followed the Example of David
and Sol ONION.

A dispatch from New York says
that man has been found with
eight wives which circumstance
caused his appearance in Court there
on charge of bigamy, or as it might
be called "octogamy" if word may
be coined for the occasion, which
surely deserves it. He is said to have
a distraught and worried look, but
this could not have been due to matri-
monial troubles. However, he had
sufficient pep to quote the following
lines:
King Solomon and King David,
In youth led hayward lives.
Each had a few affinities,
Besides his numerous wives.
But when old age came rolling on,
With all its aches and qualms,
King Solomon wrote the Proverbs,
And David wrote the psalms.
The matrimonial delinquent gave
his name as Charles Hugh Wilson of
Barnesviile, Mo-, and freely admitted
that he had married eight women.
II am a close student of the Bible"
he told the Court. "The Bible says
Solomon had more than a thousand
wives and David had more than one.
l thought it would be alright if took
few. too"
He explained further that he was
at one time Y. M. C. A. instructor
and in reply to the Justice who ask
ed, "What attraction do you sup
pose all these women found in your"
he said:
swell, they are trustful women
They came to me in distress and
was merciful unto them"
"How did you manage to support
them?"
ooh, l didn't support them all al
once, but made fifty or sixty dollars
a day as salesman of novelties, SC
1 had no trouble in keeping few a!
time"
Wilson said four of the women he
married had been widows. "They
were all pretty, splendid women" he
added.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-08-27
Hold 10000
.YANKS TOGUARD
Delay in Treaty Ratification Costs
U. S. $1,000, 900 Monthly to
Care for Germans.

Paris, Aug. 2S.-Ten thousand
troops are held in France
to guard 10000 Germans taken pris-
oners by the Americans who cannot
be returned to Germany until the
peace treaty has been ratified by
three powers. 1t is estimated that it
is costing the United States roughly
$1,000,000 monthly to care for these
prisoners.
England's German prisoners num-
Der quarter of a million and more
than sixty thousand soldiers are re-
quired to look after them. Both the
United States and England expect
to release the Germans when the
peace treaty was signed but France
was unwilling that this should be
done until ratification was complete.
When Gerenal Pershing, the Amer.
lean commander-in-chief, sails for
the United States September 1, it is
estimated that there will still be
about 10000 miscellaneous troops in
France, not including the $500 on
the Rhine.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-08-27

the campaign of publicity has been
SO successful is making it compare
lively easy for the local organizations
and for the authorized selling agents
to place these securities in the hands
Of the people, and to keep the Eighth
Federal Reserve District in the high
place attained in the Liberty Loan
Campaigns, where in three success
full drives it was first over the top
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-08-27
DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION
AUGUST 50
Christian Democrats Called to Meet
At Court House at 2 p. m.
Saturday.

Pursuant to a call issued by the
democratic state central and execu-
tive committee, in joint session
Pettus White, Chairman of the Chris
tan county Democratic Committee
has issued a call for a. mass conven-
ton of the Democratic voters OF
Christian county to be held at the
Courthouse in Hopkinsville on Sat
urday, August 80, at 2 p. m. for the
purpose of choosing delegates to the
platform convention, which will meet
in Louisville on September 4.
The Louisville convention will be
held for the purpose of adopting a
platform on which the Democratic
candidates for state offices will make
their campaign for. election next No
vember. One delegate from each
county will be allowed for each fif-
ty votes cast for the Democratic
electors in the presidential election
of 1916.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-08-27
APPREcIATIvE OF THE PRESS


One of the gratifying features Of
the War Savings Campaign in the
Eighth Federal Reserve District is
the magnificent support that has been
accorded the movement by the press
of Missouri, Arkansas and Kentucky.
In practically every community in
these three states the newspapers
have gladly contributed space to car
ny the message of the United States
Treasury Department to the four cor
ners of each state. To this splendid
support, may, in large measure, be
attributed the exceptional standing
of the Eighth Federal Reserve Dis
trict in the volume of sales of Gov
eminent securities.
The articles which newspapers
have printed have been of an edu-
cational character setting forth the
desirability and the necessity of the
individual acquiring the saving and
thrift habit if he is to make sue
cess in life.
Practically all of the news carried
by the Kentucky, Arkansas and Mis-
souri, newspapers touching on the
Thrift Campaign has been prepared
in the Press Bureau of the Eighth
Federal Reserve District at st. Louis
under the supervision of L. A. Viii
son, the Government Director Many
of the articles have been written by
eminent financiers and by experts in
other lines Of endeavor and have
been rewritten, condensed and made
clear to the laymen by a force Of
trained newspaper workers who have
given their best efforts to the task.
It has been the aim Of those whC
control the destinies Of the War Saw
ings Press Bureau to see that no ar
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-08-27
.UU-O
LATE DEEDS.

L. B. Cranor and wife to Mary E.
Terry to H. P. Huddleston, 81; two
tracts on Tradewater.
p Il. J, Hopson and wife to j. E.,
Lennie, Cellie and Lula Knight, ST.
900; tract in county.
John F. Ellis and wife to Ephram
Campbell, 81; lot in Herndon.
Myrtle Lindsey Kimmons and hus-
band to ]. G. Gather, 81; property
on Main street.
Mcpherson Realty Co. to John
ROer, trustee, $4OO; lot near the
city.
Agnes Parsons and husband to
Robbie Wilson Hail, 81; lot with i'm
provements in city.
Mrs Louise Jones Peterson to E.
B. Bassett, 81; real estate On Main
street.
T. E. Dougherty and wife to W.
R. Taylor, 81; 2 tracts on Tobacco
road.
G. F. Grace and wife to E. H.
Pepper, $500; tract on Blue Lick
fork of Pond River
Mrs. Hattie G. Wood to Oliver L.
Henderson and wife, 81; property on
West 18th.
Mcpherson Realty Co. to Nettie ].
LaPrade, $40; 2 lots in Mcpherson
subdivision.
John NJ. Grace and wife to Isaac
Lyon and wife, 81; house and lot
on O'Neal avenue.
Mrs. E. ]. Thomas to W. P. Whar-
ton, 81; lot in city.
D. D. Cayce to L. A. Tate and EN-
NETT Hayden, 81; house and lot III
city.
Miss Lottie Bouldin to L. A. Tate
and Emmett Hayden, 81; lot in the
city.
W. C. Binns and wife to H. a.
Yonts and wife, 81; 7 lots in Grand
View Heights.
S. E. Fox to L. A. Tate, 81; lot on
West 18th street.
S. T. Henderson and wife to n
Hord, 81; house and lot on Cleve-
land Avenue.
A. E. Mullins and wife to Philip
E. Haynes, $500; house and lot or
South Virginia street.
v. H. Mckinney and wife to F. F
and Andrew Dulin, 81 tract in coun
ty.
A. w. Bowling and wife to H. B
Walker, 81; property in Crofton.
Clara Croft and husband to Willie
G. Henderson, 81; tract on Pond
River.
Mrs. Matte B. Well to VIM. Kim.
mons, 81; property on West 17tE
street.
F. M. Knight to j. Will Wynn
$1,000, tract on west fork of Pond
river.
Lula Bradshaw and husband t.
Mittie Cayce, 81; house and lot II
city.
Mite Cayce and husband anC
husband to Willie Owen, 81; house
and lot in the city.
Tom Parker and wife to Ben Men
ser, SIS; tract in county.
Kate Rowland to Jhonny jackson
and wife, 81; lot in city.
r. F. Rives and wife to kansa
Nebraska Rives and LaRue Fuqu'
Clark, $500; property on East Mint
street.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-08-27

ticle leaves the Bureau that does not
real news value and is up to
a high standard of literary merit. The
is no more discriminating class any
where than the newspaper editors
and by their having used such vast
quantities Of the copy submitted to
them through the press bureau con-
firms the judgment Of those who are
supplying the copy The fact that
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-08-27
TWO FLYERS KILLED IN
TEST OF NEW PLANE

San Antonio, Texas, August 26.-
Lieut.. Reid Haslam of Boston, Mass,
and Private Harry Higgins of Penn
sylvania were instantly killed Satur-
day at Kelly Field when a new air
plane they were testing fell 200
feet.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-08-27
Hide Picture Wires

Never, If you can help it. hang pic.
lures so that the wires win show, ana
do let the pictures hang against the
wall as If they were really and truly
decoration.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-08-27

leading all the twelve districts Of
the nation.
The sun., 1919-01-30
REPORTS NORTH SEA
STREWN WITH MINES
Steamship Hellig Olau Barely
Misses One on Way Ouer.

Capt. Hols. OF the Scandinavian
American steamship Hellig Olav, IN yes
terday from Copenhagen. reports that
navigation in the North Sea and con-
tiguous waters Is stil nenaoed by drift
ing mines. Several times the Hellig
Olav sailed dangerously close and once
she came within four feet OF one. She
anchored at night of the Norwegian
coast to avoid danger In the darkness.
on the trip a passenger not on the
original manifest appeared. The mother,
Mrs. Rlgmar CHAT. had hoped that the
little gi;l would arrive as All American
citizen and came across with that object
In view. She married On New York and
went TO Copenhagen two years ago to
live with her husband.
Walter Eitel Paul Harmon, who says
he Is a native American born in Chicago.
but who speaks no English. was de-
tained aboard the Heliie Olsv for ex-
animation by the Naval Intelligence Bu-
reau. He said he went with his father
and mother to Germany fourteen years
ago, when he was six years old, and that
he had been employed recently as tool
maker in Berlin. His admission that he
sought work In a German ammunition
factory during the war inspired the au-
thorlties TO investigate his record. He
says he w going to the home of Alfred
Domer. l43 Canal street, Manhattan,
Mr.. Domer being executor OF his fathers
estate.
The sun., 1919-01-30
$4,000 JEWELS ON WAITER.
Prisoner Says He Found Them at
Dinner in Toledo.

Harry Kastenbaum, Assistant District
Attorney opened small brown paper
parcel before Magistrate Sweetscr in
jefferson Market Court Yesterday and
produced therefrom $40 00o pearl neck
lacs, an emerald rins valued AT $4,000
and platinum rings and brooches worth
another $4,000 or $4,000, which he
said had been found on the person OF
Greek waiter. Pallip Stattlas. ar
rested In a Sixth avenue restaurant.
Statt!as Is said 10 have confessed TO
picking up the case q; Jewels al a So
ciety dinner in Toledo at which he was
serving as waiter. Ills burden began
TO worry him soon after ne made his
getaway and he is said to have told the
police he was glad he was caught.
Information he has given will result
In roundup Of persons in this city and
cities OF the middle West who have been
acting as fences FOR receiving stolen
property,
Stattlas was held without ball for n
hearing February II. following the read
ing Of n confession. The Jewels are
owned by Mrs NJ. J. owens OF Toledo
The sun., 1919-01-30
FARMERETTES PLAN
8HOUR WORK DAY
Four Hour Luncheon and
Siesta Period Demanded.

The farmerettes have left the city
The Hotel Aston, which for two days was
lively with the rushing 20 and fro and
up and down % their blue overalled legs,
knows them no more. The Womans
Land Army has finished Its convention
and returned TO its muttons or whatever
the fsrmerettes busy themselves with in
the winter months.
Yesterdays session was lively. Miss
Edith Diehl, director OF camp standards
for the national land army, told the dele
gates that IL was important 10 have
training camps where would be farmer
cites could be put through a course Of
sprouts to TT them TO be useful 70 the
farmer employer. IT was decided to es-
tahlsh one camp at Cazenova, and Mrs
Henry Burden OF that town will arrange
for It. The convention also planned a
careful physical examination of farmer
cites at frequent intervals.
The Woman's Land Army is strong
for tho eight hour day and holds that II
is entirely possible. even though the old
fashioned agriculturalist may fall dead
on first hearing this theory. The work
ing day OF the farmerctte is TO be as
follows:
terval for lunch, siesta and possibly some
powdertng or sunburned noses. Then
work TIL p. NJ.
Heads of the Land Army claim that
no working girls are 40 we'll paid as
these fair tillers Of tho soil. They have
their housing. good food Transportation
expenses. recreational opportunities and
training in farm work all free and in
addition they get SO cold cash each
month.
Would department store girl get
ting 50 a week have SIS at the end of the
month";" inquired one speaker.
Mrs. Florence Ferguson OF Purchase
was elected president OF the State army
and Mrs. William Sporberg OF Port
Chester was made secretary.
The sun., 1919-01-30
SO EAGER TO LAND
THEY SWIM ASHORE
Aviator and Signal Corps Man
Jump From Transport.

The transport Scranton, which arrived
yesterday morning from France with
explosives aboard. anchored In Graves
end Bay. Her three passengers. an avia-
tor, member of the Signal Corps and
an officer of the Quartermaster's Corps.
became impatient when the tug that was
scheduled to come down and take them
TO Hoboken failed to show UP at the
hour they expected her.
The aviator and the Signal Corps man
regretted they did not have a plane to
make landing. Then they decided to
take chances in swim to the nearest
pier. 200 yards away
A boatman saw the Americans Jump
over and put out. They were within a
short distance to the pier when the boat
man picked them UP and landed them
somewhere In Brooklyn, wet and chilled
but glad to be on land. Debarkation
headquarters was notified and sent out
men to locate the impatient swimmers,
who probably will show up in Hoboken
to-day.
The sun., 1919-01-30
HYLAN HITS CROPSEY ED1CT.
Asks "PhenomenRT" Opinion to BE
Filed in VILLA msOn Case.

Mayor Hylan yesterday made public a
letter he had written to William =. Burr.
Corporation Counsel. directing that Off
cial to make a record for future reference
of the phenomenal decision" of Justice
Cropsey of the Supreme Court In Brook
lyn in respect to the application OF a
Brooklyn newsdealer named Williamson
for al injunction restraining John y.
Harman. Park Commissioner OF Brook
Ign, from cancelling his license.
Williamson had declined to offer for
sale copies of the Hearst newspapers. and
in the advertisement FOR new bids for
his stand at Borough Hall, Brooklyn.
Park Commissioner Hartman specified
that he should reserve the right TO de-
term!ne what newspapers and periodi-
calls should be sold.
In his letter to Corporation Counsel
Burr Mayor Hylan attacks the Cropsey
decision continuing tho injunction oh
tanned by Williamson on the ground that
it was not rendered within twenty days
OF the time IL was submitted TO him
The sun., 1919-01-30
CITY TO FIGHT GAS SUIT.
As Largest Consumer Asks TO he
Made Party to Action.

Federal Judge Mayer signed an order
yesterday requiring the Consolidated
Gas Company to appear before him Fri
day and show cause why the city
should not be made a party to the suit
OF the company TO set aside the law re-
curing an so cent rate for gas, The
order was signed on the application Of
William p. Burr, corporation counsel.
In its suits the gas company named
the Public Service Commission, State
Attorney General Newton and District
Attorney Swami as defendants. II al
legged that tho cost OF making gas had
increased so greatly that II was impos-
s!bls for the company 10 make reas-
enable profit with the rate at so cents
Tho Corporation Counsel contended
that II is his duty to appear where the
rights OF the people are affected and
that the city is a necessary party as
the largest single consumer OF gas.
The sun., 1919-01-30

world 10 indebted to her for an express
sion Of these through centuries"
Mr.. Hedges said that he was glad to
be present at dinner which had no pur-
pose except TO convey by a group OF men
their appreciation and sense OF obl'ga-
ton TO another man and was without the
feature of the anticipated headline" or
the practical. and generally political,
meaning underlying 10 many gatherings
called in the name OF hospitality and
fraternal regard.
As the other speakers had done, he
predicted future understanding be-
tween Greece and the United States built
on the solid foundations OF common suf-
ferng and a common conception OF SER
vice to mankind destined to endure a.
long as the two countries remained ma
tons
Among those at the dinner were :
Brig. Gen. Oliver p. Bridgcman, Paul d.
Cravath. +. CunlifYe Owen, Cass Gilbert,
Frank A. Munsey. Henry A. Glider
sleeve. A. Barton Hepburn. Charles r.
Miller. Francis *. Pendleton. John D,
Rockefeller. Jr.. Theodore =. Shonts, r.
A. C. Smith. John b. Stanchheld. Fred
erick d. Underwood. Martin Vogei. Louis
Wiley, George T. Wilson. Admiral Grout
OF the French navy. F. d. kalopathakis.
X. Konstantinides and E. Travlos.
The sun., 1919-01-30
SOUVENIR BOMB ATTACKS
TWO SNORING SOLDIERS
Grenades From France Cached in Brothers Bureau
Only One Expodes, Shattering Walls-Ma-
chine Gun Bullets Join in Fusillade.

ing OF the other that detonated the hand
grenade yesterday morning.
Look out. Joer' yelled Ralph an
instant after 6:l+:2S A. N. yesterday
morning. There goes the hand grenade.
Duck under the bed clothes!"
why duckT' asked Top Sarge Joe.
sleepily. Don't say. There goes the
hand grenade'-it's gone"
But there are two more under the
bureau, you POOR nut - screamed High
Private Ralph. whereupon the Hamil-
tons did what they had scorned TO do In
battls-they ducked under the bed
clothes and listened fearfully while the
echoes of the exploding hand grenade
and machine gun cartridges simultane-
ously died away and brought all sleeping
Post Chester to instant life. The two
remaining grenades remained quiet.
Pair Protected by Wall.
Fortunately for the Hamiltons the bed
In which they we're sleeping when the
hand grenade went Off was protected
from the bureau battery by the thick
walls Of an alcove in which the bed was
placed. The explosion tore hole two
feet In diameter in the floor and smashed
almost all OF Uncle Lowdens windows.
A bit of flying window glass clipped
High Private Raiph's finger, but not
severely enough to entitle him to a
wound stripe.
When the Hamlltons stepped ashore
December 20 at Hoboken from the naval
transport Mongolia they were loaded
down in the way that has caused Brit
irh comic, after seeing homecoming
American soldiers. to remark. France
went into the war for her national saliva
ton. England 10 help Belgium and
America for souvenirs"
For month tho Hamilton heroes
collection of Hun helmets, cartridges and
grenades was the star war exhibit Of
Port Chester. but at last accounts yester-
day part OF the collection was in Iceland
and the rest OF 1t kicking up a wheat
field in Argentina.
The sun., 1919-01-30
FOOD TRADES FIGHT
PRICE FIXING BILL
Big Protest Meeting Will Be
Held in Chicago.

TIE countrywide campaign started
by trade exchanges to induce the Coy
eminent to put a stop 10 official prize
fixing on food and TO abandon the Nra'-
tice OF continuing war time restrictions
is gaining momentum.
There will be meeting of hand"rs -
the products of agriculture AT Chicago
on Saturday and Sunday TO pro'cs'
against the rood Administration OIL
providing for an appropriation o,
$3.50 100000 and authorizing President
Wilson to exercise any Of the powers
The sun., 1919-01-30
JURY COMPLETED
FOR O'LEARY TRIAL
Defence, However. May Exer-
else Right of Challenge-Rob-
inson Pleads Not Guilty.

A tentative jury was obtained yester-
day at the trial in the Federal District
Court Of jeremiah A. O'Leary and others
accused OF conspiracy 10 commit espion-
age through the publication known as
Bull. The jury vas accepted by James
W. Osborne I'd. Assistant United States
Attorney. as satisfactory TO the Govern
ment but the defence, which had
Used none OF he ten peremptory chal-
lenges to which II is entitled. may change
It's makeup to-day the fourth day Of
the trial. The tentative Jury is:
Charles s. Dllier. 81 Eagle avenue
James ". Hsrte. as East i4?d street.
James p El!s"o.th' lss Broadway.
II J K-lsy, s23 Morri. avenue.
Phi!!p J. Eberhardt. 2s77 Bainbridse road.
James c. Hun. ITO West Fortieth street.
John ]. Hammond. Broadway.
George y. Hall. 10 Riverside Drive.
Andrew A. Jones, :i3 West Ninety eighth
street.
Harry HemIen. lH IVES, Ninety. ninth
street
W, l. Amerman. $50 Yves, Ninety fourth
street
Judge A. y. Hand curtailed the exami-
nation of talesmen by counsel for the de-
fence. When Arthur >Leary, a brother
OF Jeremiah. trleu 10 examine Il WltncSS
about free speech and the Constitution
the court said tho jury when finally Sc
lected would be instructed fully in this
regard. Afterward the questioning OF
witnesses for tho defence was LEFT largely
to Thomas b. Fielder, chief of counsel
\ number OF talesmen were excused
for cause on motion of Mr. Fielder
Among these was Charles I. David. q
tailor at ais Fifth avenue. He said he
would not trust an enemy alien. Adolph
Stern, defendant, is n German.
w. l.. Amerman was tentatively ac-
cepted over the motion OF Mr.. Fielder &c
excuse him. He said he thought Irish
agitators either were inslncere or lacked
good sense.
Jay Willard Robinson pleaded not
guilty yesterday before Judge Learned
Hand TO an indictment charging trea son
He was a stenographer for jeremiah
O'Leary. who. besides the conspiracy
charge against him. is alleged TO have
been German SPY and courier for
the alleged spies Baroness Won kretsch.
man and Herman Vessels. Robinson
was given until February 10 to enter q
final pleading or deuur 20 The .nd!ct
ment.
When arraigned Robinson read pre-.
pared statement denouncing his arrest as
a "hideous trRvcsty on sjustice. directed
against the Irish republican movement
and said Winship Taylor. Assistant Unitet
States Attorney, should be impeached fol
his part in the case