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The Weather
FOR KENTUCKY - tfn.
MUIUnd Coldet Sslunfay-
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Vol. xxxiv
Hopkinsville, Kentucky, Saturday, January 27. 1912.
VICTORY WON
COUNTY UNIT
"DRYS"
HOPKINSVILLE
EENTUCKIAN
BILL PASSED
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4
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O.urlRazors wilbgive you
They are; geeh Kutters.
We 'shaved" our prices
warft: ' ,
We have thejedge" on
cause wei"handle" the most
nana a iuu stopK. i
You canjfind it at our stpie.
PLANTERS HAS?
INCORPORATED
BUNGLING
TRAINS
N
iJ.t s..
if
Caused The Death Of Harahan
And HisHiree Com
panions.
THREE OfWeM ARE NAMED
By The Committee Inquiring
IntTThXCausTor'ThT"
Accident.
Chicago, Jan. 26. Negligence on
the part of three trainmen, contri
buted to the IJIjnoisCCentral wreck
at Kinraundy.m.t Sunday night in
which J. T. Harrahan, former presi
dent of thaOine, andthree other
railroad officials were killed, an in
vestigating committeeldeclared here
Wednesday.
Ii3:wtohw-fe
It
HE
a , .
v'ELD SEED! sD
asc(bV6undCanywhere and at the right price.
nhift'fHrnfi nnr? pffnrf.ffnffliP "hnuinrr nf trftftd fspod.
the goo j'reputation
KmT.PQQrlo -Purtwi 5M"
sd F, A, YOST CO. s
Shave.
when we marked our
Hard-
the HarSwar.e , Business,' be
Reliable Brands-and keep on
The" trainmen are: Engineer R. J.
Stuart, 6f train No.3, which crashed
into train No. 25; John H. Brainard,
conductor of train No. 25, and Harry
J-Broecker. flagman on train No. 25.
lue uuuju ul iwjum v jiiima maw
the conductor and thp, flagman of
train Nc. 25, knowing that train No.
.v a . I V i i.. t r
o was loiiowing ciuseiy, were iieu'
gent in not using the means they
had in protecting the other Jrain.
The board also finds that the engi
neer, of No. 3 was negligent in not
discovering earlier his.proximity- to
train No. 25."
RAILROAD CONTRACT
For Concrete Masonry Awarded
to Meacham Company.
The. Meacham Contracting Co. has
secured thexontract for concrete
masonry amounting to about $40,000,
on the revision of the L. & N. R. R,
main line from Nashville to Birm
ingham. This work is on the first
section out of Nashville and the
company will establish a branch of
fice at Nashville with T. W. Spar
row who has been superintendent at
the Henderson Branch Office for
three years, in active charge of the
work.
a Smoo.th,
Grass and Blue Grass
which we have established
mm
By a
Hun-
dred And Forty-Eight
Votes.
WAS A STRENUOUS FIGHT
V - - : .
Big Meeting Held atf Night, Re
sult Celebrated by Speeches
And Songs.
Madlsonville, Ky.. Jan. 24.-The
"drys" were victorious in the local
option election here today, winning
by a majority of 148 votes, after
one of the hardestfought campaigns
the city has ever witnessed. The
day's program by the victors started
with services in the churches at
o'clock this morning and continued
throuffhout the dav. Hundreds of
school children paraded the streets '
all day, carrying banners worded in
various manner, singing songs and
the ladies joined in with prayer
service and were active atthe polls
When the result was announced
several thousand people, assembled
at the courthouse, broke.mto cheer
ing, and the demonstratidnwas one
the like of which was never seen
before.
Tonight a big'meeting was held at
thetabernacle, the building Being
crowded to overflowing, and the
victory was celebrated by speeches
and songs. The majority was one
ypte lees than two years ago, when
the city. wentdry,hy.a "rhajority of
149: The colored people took an
acfive part in the fight, and to them
much credit is due for the victory,
as the colored vote is large.
Kitty Dope.
Cairo is quite active in Baseball
matters this season; Flood has been
released as manager and Carl Pace,
oi-xuisa, AJKia., win. manage roc
team this year. " -
The proposed greater Kitty League
isto conBist of the cities of Cairo,
Paducah, EvanBville; Vincennes,
Henderson, Hopkinsville, Clarksville,
East St. Louis, Belleville and Deca
tur, eight of these cities to compose
the circuit.
Hopkinsville will have to raise
$2,000 to stay in the League, a good
deal more than last season.
seed before .
Clover.
bv leading seedsmen.
( -
We devote consider-
To this We attribute
as the reliable fcouse
Saloons Defeated
Orcbafd
Put Through Senate By Twenty-
Thursday.
NOW GOES TO GOVERNOR
Other Messages Have Been Act-
! red Upon Favorably In One
f House or The Other.
Frankfort, Ky., Jan. 26. The
Huffaker Bill offered as a substitute
for the Graham county unit bill and
favored by the liquor people, was
defeated by 22 to 16 in the Senate
yesterday.
The original bill passed by a vote
of 24 to 14.
Vote on theTJill.
The lineup on the bill was as fol
lows1.
For the Bill Senators B. M. Ar-
net, W. J. Bale, P. J. Beard, E. Ber
tram, J. E. Biggerstaff, Hiram M.
Brock, J. R. Catlett, John H. Dur
ham; W. V. Eaton, W. A. Frost,
Seldon K. Glenn, J, C. Graham, R.L,
Hubble, Starling L. Marshall. W. B.
Mdody, Hermann D. Newcomb, J.T.
Pricfi&rd, R. M. Salmon, H. G. San
der&M.C. 'Scott, Claude M.Thoma?.
B. FVTichenor, J.T. Tunis and;W.F.
WelcH.
Against Senators L. W." Arnett,
T. F. Bagby, John W. Berkshire, J.
F. Bosworrth, Gus Brown, I. B. Chip
man, N. R. Coberti, W. E. Dowling.
fWeblter Helm, E. E.-Hogg7Commo
fdoreHolman , Hite Huff ak er , Dr. C
W. Mathers and Mark Ryan.
mi f i t
ine nouse nas uegun to vote on
the measures before the Legislature,
and the firstones have been given
approval. The bills that have been
voted on favorably include a measure
affecting fourth class cities which
provides for the reconstruction of
streets one. half at the cost of prop
erty owners and one-half at the cost
of the city and street railways:, one
giving the commonwealth's attorney
in Jefferson county a stenographer
at $1,200 ,a year; one giving, the Jeff
erson county clerk an assistant clerk
for the Juvenile court.
By a vote of 62 to 25, the House
adopted the bill permitting women
to vote in school elections in Ken
tucky. A number of amendments
were beaten.
Compromise Prison Bill.
Suggestion is now being made of
a compromise prison bijl, which will
provide for a bi-partisan board, with
the understanding that in addition
to two republicans, the governor
will reappoint .Brown and McCutch
eoh to serve two years longer or for
the time they were originally chosen,
Hearst Accepts.
A telegram was received fiom
W. R. Hearst, accepting an invita
tion to address the assembly.
KENTUCKY BOARD OF
HEALTH UNDER FIRE
Dr. J. N. McCormack of Bowl
ing Green on the Grill for
Two Hours at Frankfort.
Frankfort, Ky., Jan. 25 The
state board o f health is n o t a
"machine-dominated" organization.
Dr. J. N. McCormack, of Bowling
Green, who has been secretary of
the board for 30 years says it is not.
He made a statement to the coim
mission on the Kentucky statutes
which had been charged with the
consideration of Representative L.
B, Herringtoa's bill providing for
the re-organization of the body,
Mr. Herrington conducted the ex
aminat ion. He had Dr. McCormack,
who bad been subpoenaed, on the
grill for two hours in an effort to
Banking Facilities
WITH ample working capital, excep
tional collection arrangements, and
a thoroughly organized office system this
bank has the ability and disposition to
extend to its customers every facility
warranted by safe, conservation banking.
Throo porcont Intorost on Tlmo Cortlflcatos of deposit.
BANK OF HOPKINSVIL
Nat Gaither, President; J. E. McPheraon, Cashier;.
H. L. McPherson, Asst. Cashier.
D
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
HOPKINSVILLE - - - KENTUCKY.
UNITED STATES DEPOSITARY,
Only National Bank In This Community
Capital $75,000.00,
Surplus 25,00O.0Cr
Stockholders' Liability 75.000.00
ISSUES TRAVELER'S CHECKS GOOD IN ALL PARTS
OF THE WORLD.
HAS A REGULAR SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
Three Per Cent Interesl Paid on Savings and Time Deposit s
W. T. TANDY. President
JNO. B. TRICE. V. Pret
CITY BANK
CAPITAL STOCK
SURPLUS EARNED
This Bank is prepared to act as
. Trnsteo, AaditerfQrmlwtieB InaULildnciary capasitivt
THHEE PER CENT. ON THE1 DEPOSITS,
If you have never tried ours we will especially appreciate
an order and compare them with the kind you have
been using.
Norway Mackerel
They are large, fat and juicy. There is no more compair
ison between them and ordinary mackeral than there is
between "skimmed milk and cream". Shall we send yoir
one or two for SUNDAY'S BREAKFAST?
BOTH PHONES, CUMB. 116 HOME llftr.
W. T. COOPER & CO.
show that the witness by clever
policies had perpetuated himself in
office, had practiced nepotism to a
degree and had taken care of his
friends generally in the matter of
splendid appointments at his dis
posal.' A '
In iiis preliminary statement to
the committee Mr. Herrington de.
clared Dr, ITcCormack was too bril
liant a man to be at the head of any
machine. "He's the smartest, the
moat plausible, powerful and peri
suasive Ipbbyist .who ever yisited
Frankfort," declared Mr. Herring
ton. Dr. McCormack smiled blandly
throughout the arraignment.
"You'll have more respect for me
after this hearing than you ever en
tertained for mo before in your
life," he said calmly, when Mr.
Herrington had done.
Other witnesses will be examined
by the committee.
Woman Conducted Funeral.
VersHi!' . K., .lun. 27 -A' the
fpnerut f Mrs. Jane Fuller, who,
died of bu'Nti, the services were con
ducted by Mrs FuUer'a niece, Mrs
Josephine K Henry, the. noted suf
fragist and agnostic
IRA. L. SMITH, Cashier.
J. A. BROWNING. JR.. Asst. Cfc.
TRUST CO.
$ 60,000.00-
. , 90.000,0$
Executor, Administrator, Chxarftinr.,
Ladies Bank
Accounts!
Wa. give careful , artS
valuable attention to qnr
lady customers, of!
whom we have many,.
Open an account in
your own name get:
your affairs separata
from those of your hus -band,
and learn how to i
transacc ousmess- on
your own account,
Planters Bank
& Trust Cg
W T. BLAKEY, Preet
A.H. ECKLES, Cashier.