The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-04-09
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The editor of the Kentuckian di
not Dut any faith in the ean.nre..ass
with the vets last fall, because it wa
not put into any binding form an,
there was no occasion for surrende
when victory was assured. Now come
the Owensboro Messenger to jeer a
us for way it has turned out: 9Th,
Christian county prohibitionists las
year had everything ready for 10
cal option election with admitted vic
tory in the air, but entered into &
"gentlemen's agreement" with the
keepers of lot Of country town dog.
geries that all liquor business in that
county should cease April /, and call
ed'the election off. Now the gentle
manly keepers of the aforesaid dog
! geries at Pembroke have brazenly
violated the agreement and the silly
prohibitionists are getting what was
coming to them"
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A Washington special quotes Sec
rotary Baker as saying that Presi-
dent Wilson favors the complete in
dependence of the Philippines. The
Filipino people evidently do not
know when they are well off. If they
undertake to set up for business for
themselves they will last about as
long as snowflake in boiling water.
Japan is casting longing eyes at the
Philippines even under our protec-
tien and the nation that is constant
~ encroaching on the oriental main
line and Selling islands wherever they
are found would make short work of
conquering the Philippines.
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Surrendered German submarines
now being brought to the United
States by American navy crews will
be exhibited at ports on the Allan
tic, Pacific and Gulf coasts, the Great
Lakes ana Chesapeake bay AMI On
the Mississippi and Hudson rivers.
The FIVE submarines will arriy, late
this month while the Victory Loan
campaign is in progress.
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The Kentuckian has seen no reason
TO alter it's previously expressed
opinion that the Democrats should be
nominate a man for Governor who
can be elected. With the Third Dis
trict split into three throat-cutting
factions it does not take a prophet
to tell where such man should be
looked for,
Congressman Nick Longworth,
Col Roosevelt's son-in-law, says of
the new Republican floor leader, Mon
dell, Wyoming, that he is an cora
tor and parliamentarian" but "his
war record is dubious to say the {
least" The Republicans are prepar-
ing to drive all the patriots into the
Democratic party.
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Official casualties are still being
given out. The last one had 81
names, A killed. in action, one died
of wounds, II from accidents, 81 :
from disease, 222 were wounded and Z
6 missing in action. The total has
reached 200,411. The total deaths
are IA, 465 in army and marine corps,
on the other side of the ocean. {
Elias Howe, born 100 years ago !
July 9, invented the sewing machine {
and his claims were laughed to scorn !
and he went to England to get back
ing in his poverty. His machine was I
stolen during his absence and after
a long legal battle the courts gave {
him justice in 1854 and he died {
in 1876.
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Before the war monarchies and re-
publics were about equal Now there
are twenty-nine republics and twenty
one monarchies counting Germany,
Austria and Russia as one republic {
each. Several new republics are in
course Of formation. {
Mrs. Vernon Castle, famous dan
Ger and widow Of Capt. Vernon Cas-
tie, who was killed in an airplane ac- I
cident, denies that she is engaged to
anyone. Arumorwas circulated that T
she was about to marry Capt R. F.
freeman.
$50 $3.50 u
The probable announcement Of two Q
other candidates, one a soldier and j!
the other shrewd politician, it isl n
said is about to cause the retirement
If Or. H. II Cherry as gubernator-
al candidate. T
Tommy Ashbaugh, a boy only IL o
years old, hanged himself to wire a
led To q rafter when his mother sent