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The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-11-06
Ed WILKINS
LAID TO REST
Fairview's Leading Business Man
Died Early Tuesday
Morning.

Ed. Wilkins, one of the most pror
inent citizens and business men O
Fairview died about, three o'clocl
Tuesday morning of Bright's diseas,
from which he had suffered for some
time.
Mr.. Wilkins was 81 years of age
and his entire life had ben spent ia
the Fairview vicinity. He was one OF
its most active and useful citizens
having for several years operated a
large farm, then being engaged in
the mercantile business and for sew.
eral years past having been a dealer
in fertilizer. He was a man of high
standing and enjoyed the respect and
esteem of everyone. He was a con.
sistent member of the Methodist
church.
He is survived by his wife and two
children and by one brother, Rich
ard Wilkins.
Funeral services were held yes
terday at the home conducted byI
Rev. ]. W. Weldon. Burial took
place in the Shaw burying ground
,hree miles west of Fairview.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-11-06
COUNTY SHOWS
GAIN OF $40
christian Did Her Part NObly Bul
There We're 11s Other cOun-
ties in the State.

The election in this county passed
uf quietly and without any trouble
Both sides worked to get ont a full
vote and the fine weather helped to
bring it out. In precinct No. 2 the
polls closed with a number of voters
waiting to vote, as the Republican
clerk could not record the votes fast
enough to poll the heavy vote. ~
MorrOw's big majority of 203S in
1915 was cut to 1148 this time. The
wte by precincts in the governors
race is shown helow. The other races
varied but little, except that L. E.
Faster, the local candidate for super-
intendent of public instruction ran
ahead Of the Democratic ticket.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-11-06

Morrow's majority. -. 1918
In the race for Lieutenant Cover
nor Ballard received 1857, as against
S,208 for Shanks.
v. M. Williamson, Republican
was elected Representative by ma
jority of 1921.
The prohibition amendment was
carried by 1,O21, the vote being g.
012 for and 1901 against.
The anti-lynching amendment had
a majority of 1,61O.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-11-06
FOWLER FARM
BROUGHT $2101
PER ACRE

The sale of the W. ,. Rwer
farm, owned by F. E. WHAA las
held yesterday evening, - the
Kentuckian's forms were ma
farm was sold in several A
large crowd, headed by Md,
left town at 2 o'clock. the AIs vas
conducted by the T. ]. BgROynSMs.
Agency.
The seven tracts soSAat - aver
age of S217 an acre. ~ 1, 146
acres including house $20t No.2,
20h acres, $3.50; No 3 15h
acres, $3.50; No. A, 33 acres $235
No. 6, 80 acres, $227.5O; No. 2, 2sK
acres S227,50. Purchasers hamss
not given in first report.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-11-06
COMMISSIONERS
RACE IN CITY
John w. Richards, Democrat and W.
II. COlay, Republican, Are
Successful.

In the race for two commissioners
for the city of Hopkinsville, there
was well-bunched contest with four
candidates, two Democrats and two
Republicans on a non-partisan ticket.
John W. Richards, city clerk; R. T..
Stowe, Commissioner of Works, w.
H. Golay, former sheriff and ]. S.
Fritz, former councilman, were the
candidates. The vote in the seven
city precincts is shown below:
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-11-06

Sir Thomas Upton, whose yacht
Shamrock ~ has been IN dry dock in
New York for FIVE years, has come
over to see about it.
r A deputy sheriff in New York who
weighs anly 42O pounds was sent out
to arrest 2QO-pound woman and
had to call in help when she refused
to go.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-11-06

Louisville, KY, Nov. edwin
P. Morrow, Republican, was elected
Governor of Kentucky over James D
Black, Democrat, by a majority es.
timated from $4,000 to 10000.
Haynes Carter, personal manager
for Gov. Black, in statement con
ceded Blacks defeat by from 5000
TO 10000.
Unofficial returns from Eastern
Kentucky, where it was expected
that the Democratic nominee would
cut Republican majorities, showed
Morrow holding his own and in some
cases exceeding figures in the guber-
material election two years ago.
In the Western end of the State
there was considerable falling off
of Democratic normal majnrities,
while in Jefferson county, which in
elndes Louisville, the Republican
candidate not only overturned a ma
jority of 4,O63 far Stanley, Demo
erat, two years ago, but turned it
into "a Republican victory by approx
imately 5000.
Morrow will not have the State
Legislature with him. Returns indi-
cate beyond a doubt that the State
Senate will be Democratic but it
seemed certain that the House will
be Republican.
Unofficial figures from Eastern
Kentucky, Gov. Blacks home, show
that Morrow held his own there and,
indeed, in some places exceeded the
normal Republican vote In the
lie plurality was in evidence, but fell
of considerably.
The Republicans and Mr.. Morrow
promised to clean house
at Frankfort.
The league of nations was made a
strong issue by the Democrats. Gov.
Black said bis defeat would mean re-
pudiation of the league and of the,
peace treaty and of President Will
son.
Morrow declared the league was
lot a State issue. {
Figures on the two constitutional {
were belated, but SEEM !
ID to indicate that the statewide c
prohibition amendment had carried
y large majority. Tabulators ha a
ew figures on the amendment which e
you'd remove officers who failed to t
rotect prisoners from mobs. t
Ohio Goes Dry.
New York, Nov. 5-Ohio and Ken e
ucky, the only two States holding d
lections yesterday in which prohib- u \
ion was a direct issue, both enroll n
themselves in the army of volun- s.
ary abstinence, onthe face of par u
al returns tabulated at midnight. u
With more than half of the State, e
eported, Secretary of State Smith
redicted it would be found Ohio had
oted "dry" on all four prohibitional L
roposals submitted to the voters X
i'd that the majority would approx in
nate $4,000 One of these propos- Of
s was offered in the form Of ref ii
'endum on the legislatures action
ratifying the eighteenth amend
ent Of the Federal Constitution.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-11-06
NEW HONOR FOR MISS ARvIN

NEW HONOR FOR MISS ARVIN
Miss Mary Arvin, the local Red
Cross Nurse, has received an invita-
ton from the military attache of the
British Embassy at Washington, to
appear at an investiture His Roy
al Highness, the Prince of Wales
will hold on Nov. 18th. The object is
that she may receive her British dec
oration at the hands Of the Prince
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-11-06
Boz surper TOmOrrow Night.

There will Ibe a box supper at Walk
,r's School Friday night. Nov. Z for
The benefit Of Kentucky Orphans
Home. There, will be prize for the
orettiest girl and fish pond for the
Everyone cordially inyit-
ed. MRS. AL JAMESON,
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-11-06
Miners Vote For Morrow.
Liquor Interest Everywhere Got Behind
Republican Ticket Making a
Change of $4,000 in Louis
vile Alone.
vile Alone.
LOWER HOUSE STILL IN DOUBT

dealt with the prohibifion enforce
ment act adopted by the State legis-
lature. The other two proposals
were constitutional amendments
touching on prohibition.
In Kentucky it appeared that the
statewide prohibition act had been
carried by large majority.
In New Jersey, which was one of
the live states holding gubernStorial
elections, prohibition was an indi-
rect issue. Despite the assertion of
State Comptroller Newton A. K Bug
bee Republican candidate for gov
ernu1s that prohibition was an accept
ed fact because it is incorporated in
the federal constitution, Senator Ed
ward L. Edwards, the Democratic
candidate, made it an issue by de-
clarilg that he WI use all the legal
machinery of the State to make New
Jersey 'as wet as the Atlantic ocean ;
Kentucky and Massachusetts cleo
ted Republican governors today
while Maryland and Mississippi voted
Democratic, early returns tonight i'm
dicated.
New Jersey results give hope the
Democratic candidate is elected.
In Chicago early returns indicated !
that the three public policy questions
in the constitutional convention bal
lot had generally carried by about ,
to 1. These questions were design
ed to instruct convention delegates
and were termed the initiative and
referendum, the gateway amendment
and public ownership. /
In Ohio the constitutional amend
ment providing for the classification
Of property for taxation was defeat
I'd.
Vets claimed to have carried
Cleveland by from $4,000 to $4,000,
md in Cincinnati the vets claim ma
critics of $1,000 to $4,000.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-11-06
In Massachusetts,.

! Boston, Nov. 5.-Cov. Calvin Coo
lidge, Republican, was reelected by
an overwhelming plurality today ov
er Richard H. Long, Democrat. Last
year, when Long also was his oppon.
ent, he won by a plurality of 1905
The vote today swept him into office
again by margin which had reach
ed more than $4,000 at II O'Clock
tonight, with two-thirds Of the re-
turns counted.
The law and order slogan of Gov
ernor Coolidge, based upon his stand
against the striking Boston police
men, brought out a heavy reserve
Republican vote. The Democrats al
so worked hard to bring the voters
to the polls with the result that the
total vote was one of the heaviest
ever cast in the State.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-11-06
IMPORTANT MEETlw

The w. t. C. U. will hCla an Inn
portant meeting at the PuAlie Libra.
ry tomorrow afternoon at woss a..
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-11-06
In New Jersey.

Trenton, N. j., Nov. Edward
L. Edwards was leading Newton A.
K. Bugbee, his Republican opponent,
in the race for governor by margin
of 1877 votes at 2 o'clock this morn
lfg. With returns received from
GA districts out of 2O11, the vote
IS: Edwards 1sO,71e; Bugbee
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-03
WHERE WILL 1T END?

With the railroad shopmen strike, and other
railroad organizations threatening to go out unless
something is done at increase their pay de-
crease the high cost of living President Wilson has
virtually asked congress order increase in freight
rates to pay the railroad higher wages.
Which brings forcbly to the front the question
asked above, Where will it end?"
Times are moving too swiftly for quotation of
the old phrase, "Whither are we drifting?" We are
drifting longer, but are moving with the speed of
q torrent to Providence only knows where
Two facts stand out clearly in this pell-mell race
between wages and living cost: Present methods do
not solve any phase of the trouble but only aggravate
it, and the man or woman dependent upon fixed sal
airy being ground tighter and tighter between the
millstones.
The Times Recorder does not question the justice
of the demands of the railroad for another increase
in wages despite the fact that they have been very
literally dealt with largely result of their organ
cation and power enforce their demands 1t believes
in high wages for labor and just compensation for pro
duction But, unless something is done to stop th:
sort of thing our whole economic system headed fol
ruin Here is the process The railroad workman says
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-03
WHY NOT A CIVIC CENTER?

The Y NJ C. A. building is to be sold for debt the
C. A. have carried this load for long cine; they have
been patient and long suffering. Americas has had
every opportunity to retain this spleadid building
this property that is decided assetor could be made
decided asset to the city And yet nothing is being
done 1t seems most unfortunate-alm deplorabe--
that low, just are the eve of great growth
that this property is to be lost and probably lost for
ever.
Something should be done. Some body of far seeing
citizens should carefully study the needs of Aercus
and then propose plan whereby this property could
be put to the very best public use.
Americas sorely needs civic center-a Place
where the many activities of the city could be carried
on an attractive home where the men and women of
Americas could meet, socially and know each other bet
ter.
Americas has social center. Most cities the size
Of Americas have country clubs business meas clubs
or other places or organizations where citizens,
.her wives and friends get together; where inc
problems of the city may be discussed and solved;
where the real morale of the city is fostered
1t to the Times ecorder thai Americas men
should get busy this proposition. The need is APP
parent.
It would not be an expensive undertaking to take
out the old gym floor and substitute splendid SWIM
nIng pool, where the and could enjoy
water sports, either day night, winter and
heating plant could be installed at no very great
cost
This building could house the chamber of COM
and its various activities providing rest room
Ter tAe men and women of the county when they are
ir Americas, thus bringing them closer to the people
of Americas.
The womens clubs, the Rotary club, the hospital
board, and the many other activities of Americas could
be housed here
THERE is A CIVIC NEED WAY CAN BE
WORKED OUT. THIS BUILDING CAN BE TURN
ED INTO A GREAT CIVIC ASSET. ALL THAT is
LACKING is A MOVING SPIRIT, SOME ONE MAN
WITH VISION, with love for his town and humanity
and the DETERMINATION TO SAY: 'IT SHALL BE
DONE"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-03
HARD TERMS

r1 HE Germans are disgusted their blood for
/ weeks has boiled; their fondest hopes bust
ed their faith in man is spoiled They say "Our luck
is rotten; we thought our wartime sins and crimes
would be forgotten, if We wore pious grins; we
thought our protestations of and regret
would cause the allied nations to wilt already yet.
Instead of which they soak US, demand our stock
and store upon the field they broke US, in peace
they break US more. And so the Germans barters
his future for his past; we are the modern
tyrs, ach himmel and dodgast" We hear the Ger
man whining who staggered every hour, when on
his helm was shining the sun of pomp and power.
If he had been the victor, if he had done US brown,
doggone his ugly picture, what terms would he lay
down? Would he be strong for mercy? He's not
that kind of gent; but swollen up and pursy he'd
take our bottom cent. He'd shoot us full of bullets
and give US grievous hurts and eat best spring
pulets and swipe our Sunday shirts. With Ger
mans for our masters we'd know what hard luck is;
envroned by disasters we'd sadly sigh Gee whiz."
We hear the German grumbling and beefing at his
lot; he thinks the terms are humbling, and all that
kind of rot
The sun., 1919-09-15
PERUVIAN PRODUCTS
IN HEAVY DEMAND
Urgent Call for Sugar Comes
From Europe and North
America.
COTTON PROSPECTS GOOD
American Spinners Anxious to
Obtain Good Grade Of
Metafifi.

According to the lateet Boletin Com
ercial Of the Banco Mercantil Americana
del Peru, advanced copy of which has
just been received by the Mercantile
Bank Of the Americas the demand for
Peruvian raw products has become 50
strong that producers in Peru are en-
joying a period of high prices unsur-
passed in the history of that country.
1t is stated that he past thirty days
have been the most exciting which Peru
Wan sugar planters have experienced in
many years. From Europe, New York
and Vancouver have come urgent dc.
mands for offers of export sugar, with
higher prices indicated in each succeed
ing request. AS a result during the last
month prices hardened very materially,
and it Is now impossible to get options
on large quantities except on the
planters terms, and even then they are
not inclined to leave their offers stand
more than very short time.
The strongest demands have come
from Vancouver refiners, who have re-
quested offers on $4,000 to 5000 tons
for shipment up to the first OF the COM
ing year. with price as secondary con-
sideration. Japanese buyers also have
appeared in the market in August the
representative of one firm solicited offers
for 10000 tons for shipment to that
country during the next month or two,
but .he was not successful in obtaining
any sugar for the reason that he was
hampered by a price limit below the
market
Cotton prospects too are very bright
for long expected revival Of trade has
arrived, judging from the great differ
ence in prices prevailing to-day and
those of two months ago as well as from
the very persistent demand which has
come from both New York and Liverpool
for Peruvian cotton. Large quantities
of this article have been recently
shipped on consisnments to New York
and Liverpool and with but few ex-
ceptions where lots are being held by
their owners for better prices, prac-
tically every lot has been disposed of TO
advantage
American spinners seem to be more
anxious than ever to obtain good grade
Peruvian Metafih cotton and undoubt-
eddy business in large lots for future
shipment could be done II the planters
here were in a position to guarantee
such shipments as equal to previous
lots sold in New York, so that the pros
pective buyer could have some basis on
which to work. Unfortunately many of
the Peruvian planters are obliged to let
pass good opportunities to dispose of
their cotton at advantageous prices be-
cause of the little attention which is
paid to the gathering of the crop and
the production OF uniform grades and
classes in the different cotton growing
sections.
The sun., 1919-09-15
COSTA RIGA SEES
SHIFT IN RULERS
Activities of Gonzales Fac
tion Stir InteresN.

LlMoN, Costa Rica, Sept ~ tde-
layed) Political circles are much In
terested in the reported departure from
New York Of some fifteen or more ad-
herents Of ex-President Gonzales. 1t is
stated that they are bound for Costa
Rica, and the wise politicians are al
ready predicting that President ouiross
days as chief executive are numbered.
The wearer OF Gen. Tinoco's mantle
has found 1t extremely difficult to please
both factions and in fact has pleased
neither. AS to who will succeed In giy-
ing him his congo it is not known defi-
nitely, but all gossip points to Francisco
Barquero being the successful candidate.
Chief interest Is in speculation as to
whether the Government will be recog-
nized by the United States. Gen TIN
oco's rebuffs at the hands OF Mr.. Wilson
make the outlook rather dubious for any
Costa Rican revolutionist, but 1t Is point
ed out on the other hand that the recog-
pition of President Leguia Of Peru
would indicate recession on the part OF
Mr.. Wilson from his previous antagonts-
tic attitude toward successful Latin
American dictators.
The sun., 1919-09-15
South American
Shipping Notes

Reports from Mexico city are TO the ef-
rect that the steamship service of the
Compania Nacional Naviera del Pacinco.
whose operations between the Mexican
ports on the Pacific coast have been aus
pended since 1914. will be restored during
the course of the present month.
These ships Will conduct both . freight
and passenger service and will call at
Manzanillo, Santa Rosalia, Las PemAs La
Paz, Maxatlan, sinaloa and san-Bias The
Bonita and the Sonora. which are at pres
emit undergoing repairs in the dry dock al
duaymas Will be ready for service imme-
dlately and these will inaugurate the SER
Vice between the ports above mentioned
This service was operated or the Pacific
coast prior to July. 1914, and was entirely
OF Mexican ownership and management.
The cause for IL SCspcuE.oa WA tho ra.ui
sitioning OF the ships by the Constitution Al
government for the transportation OF sup
plies and troops necessary for the military
campaigns on the Pacific coast at that
ime. The eoastwise traffio has suffered
especially ports such as Guaymas and
those OF Lower California. They have
zen almost without any sort of shipping
facilities and tho renewal OF the service
Will be Of tremendous value to the com
merce and the industries of the Pacific
littoral.
There IL q great demand for passenger
accommodations to South America, accord
Ing to steamship officials. 1t is expected
that all travel records between this coun-
win A Be Sno.n y.aT Ssaos countries
New Orleans indicate that the travel TO
Central and South America is the hsaviest
In years.
The sun., 1919-09-15
PRESIDENT
URGES ECONOMY
Says Prosperity Will Folio.D
Retrenchn1ent.

RIO DE JANE1Ro. Sept sl.--A pro-
gramme Of economy Is urged in a mes
sage by President Pessoa to the Con-
gress Of the republic. The President
declares that 1t Is necessary for Con-
gress to begin at once the study of GER
tain economic measures of extreme
Importance, as the nation is not as rich
as 1t Is believed to be and II is neces-
sary that thrift replace extravagance.
president Pessoa urges that a leRis-
lative programme OF watchful economy
be adopted 30 that the various budgets
OF the governmental departments shall
not be unbalanced.
The crisis In the Brazilian finances is
due. declares the President to the war.
which Affected the entire world during
the last years Of the struggle and espe-
cially Brazil, which was a belligerent
nation. These retrenchment measures
are necessary at once. declares the
PRESIDENT and II adopted he believes
that an era Of prosperity viii soon
follow.
The sun., 1919-09-15
NICARAGUA SEES
FRIEND IN CARRANZA
People Cannot Understand
Hostility to Him Here.

BLuEyIELDs, Nicaragua, Sept IL (de-
layed) Considerable wonderment is be-
ing expressed In these quarters at the
continued hostility toward President
Carranza on the part Of certain news
papers in the United States. In Mica
raRua he Is considered as a most effi-
Gent statesman, and one of the leading
newspapers OF this oity has come out
with an almost extravagant eulogy OF
the Mexican President
In an article which Is headlined Pres
ident Carranza and His Friendliness To-
ward Nicaragua" It Is stated that the
name OF Venustiano Carranza is not
unknown either in the Government of
Nicaragua nor In the heart Of the Mica
raguan people" Among y the reasons
given for Nicaraguas appreciation OF
the Mexican leader Is his presentation
to this country Of the Institute Antirra-
bico, for the installation of which a
Mexican scientist, DR.. Leal. has been
sent to this country.
In concluding It's eulogy the news
paper states that President Carranza,
possessed of a great altruistio spirit
which Is lighting to establish In a prac-
tical manner democratic principles in his
own country and in the other republics
Of this little America, Is induhitaoly
called upon to solve with skill the great
problems Of a nation. and 1t will be
he who win sooner or later lead Mexico
into triumphant political future"
AS a proof of the trust and confidence
which this country reposes in the states
manship of the Mexican President II
may be mentioned that In accord with
Costa Rica Nicaragua has selected him
as arbiter for certain diplomatic dis
putes which have arisen between the two
countries.