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r HOPKINSVILL THF WHITHER. Aft rear miw. mm prompt!. nd not mltia mmi br. Th PogUI isrotaMM require atcrlptlonf to H paid In adranef . rOK KMffUCKT -Pro I' My iAwert rnl Hi : Tol. XXXV HorxfNSVJLLE, Kentucky, Thursday, April 3, 1913. No 40 E 1VMMK1AJN. mm It K Editorial Comment'!rRl?T AT? After all Gen. Hancock wm right 1880 when his was ridiculed for saying tho tariff waa local question The Louisiana Democrats are de manding a tariff on sugar, the West eri Democrats on wool and bo on (dSttwn the line, every section wanting tb favorite commodity protected .and all others mauo free in the pro posed revision. The wholesale sowing of plant bpda in Henderson couniy by night riders continues and about 100 beds have been destroyed by sowing them with grass seed. A reward of $1000 has been offered for the apprehension of the guilty parties by J. S. Taylor of the Henderson County Tobacco Association. Fredrick Kirchner and Miss Linda Land, after an acquaintance of two seks, were married in the surf at Palm Beach, clad in their bathing .suits, L. W. Baldwin will succeed A. H. Egan as superintendent of the Ken tucky division of the I. G. Railroad. Financial experts estimate that after all J. Pierpont Morgan left an 23tate of only a measley $50,030,000. The London Daily Mail offers a prize of $50,000 for the first aero plane to cross the Atlantic. Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner cele v brated his 90th birthday on April 1. Schoolmaster Wilson has turned over anew Page. HOLE CUT -Into The New Bitulithic Street By Sewerage Company. The first opening was made in the m bitulithic street yesterday in of the Hooser property on ifxm street by the Hopkinsville Sew erage Co. A sttip about 18 inches wide was cut out from the curb line toa.point near the center of the street in order to make a connection rtthat was not made last fall. The Abpening is made at the expense of the Sewer Company and under the five years guaranty the Southern Bitulithic Co., will have the opening repaired and put back as it was be fore. The opening of the street was a very difficult matter, as the four inch topping was as hard as a rock and its enduring character was fuiy demonstrated. Many protests by citizens were heard against cutting into the street, but the Sewerage Company has a right underlts fran chise to make tbe connection but it will be an expensive proposition for it. It is likely that the Council will pass an ordinance requiring a cash deposit to be made for any future openings in the permanent streets. NEW OFFICERS Installed By Hopkinsville Elks Lodge Tuesday Night. The new officers of Hopkinsville Lodge No. 545 B. P. O. E. were in stalled Tuesday night as follows: Hiram E. Brown, Exalted Ruler. I&W. Linton, Esteemed Leading T Knight. T. L. Morrow, Esteemed Loyal Kniht. Vigo Barnes, Esteemed Lecturing . Knight. T. C. Underwood, Secretary. Bailey Russell, Treasurer. A. C. Overshiner, Tiler. Odie Davis, Trustee, long term. Joseph Slaughter was named as Esquire by Exalted Ruler Brown. Municipal Ownership. I am in favor and do not Buppose there is a candidate for Councilman in the city of HopkinBvillo who does Junt favor submitting to tbe people We question of municipal ownership of the light and eowerage systems. S. G. BUCKNER. Advertisement. Visit Yellowstone Park tonight, free, Metcalfe's Avalon, 8:00 p. m., under auspices of'tho 11. B. M. A. THE FLOOD Is Reached at Cincinnati And Louisville. Other Cities In Danger. FALL WILL BE VERY SLOW. Lower Ohio Valley And Miss issippi Valloy Now The Danger Zone. Louisville, Ky., April 2. As the water recedes from the upper Ohio and the cities of that section are re lieved, the Southern and Western river communities are facing a des perate situation. The levee at Shaw neetown, III., was cut belojv the town Tuesduy afternoon to save greater damage if it broke. The drainage district levee at Caro.broke during the afternoon and all of the workmen were engaged on the main levee of the town to prevent its go ing out. At Hickman the water stood eighteen inches above tbe top of the levee, held in only by a thin board and sand wall. The following special bulletin was issued from the Weather Bureau at 9 o'clock last night: "The river iB falling a3 far down as Mnysville at the rate of one-half of one-tenth of a foot an hour. It has been stationary at Cincinnati all daj reaching a stage crest of 69.8 feet. It was reported stationary al so at Madison. The crest will be reached at Louisville by 'morning, will remain nearly stationary for about twenty-four hours and tben hegin to fall slowly. The decline will be very slow during the next three or four days. F. J. WALZ. "Professor of Meteorology." Dayton is planning to ask the Fed eral Government to loan that city $20.OO0000 to $40,000,000 for recon struction purposes. The damage done by the flood was yesterday es timated at $150,000,000. Secretary of War Garrison.-yester-dav, on his way to Washington, noti fied the Governors of ten flood States of the Government's readiness to aid them if emergencies arise. LECTURE TONIGHT Yellowstone Park to Be Seen In Moving Pictures and Graphically Described. William B. Leffingwell, one of the foremost lecturers of the country, as well as a noted traveler, will lect ure at The Avalon tonight. Heeomes under the auspices of the H. B. M. A., the lecture is free, everybody is invited and there ought to be a crowded house. There is a treat in store for those who havo never eeen the most beautiful natural parkin the world and wonld like to learn something about it. From what the papers Bay where Mr. Leffingwell has lectured, the moving pictures might be cut out and still the lecture would be well worth everybody going out to hear. Lecture begins at 8 o'clock. NEW LAWYER T. F. Callard Admitted to Local Bar Tuesday. T. F. Callard was added to the list of the Hopkinsville Attorneys yester day morning, making a total of 44 lawyers. Mr. Callard was examined Monday atElkton by Judge Sandidge and Attorneys Benjamin Petrie andS. Walton Fnrgy. He answered all questions highly satisfactorily to the examiners and presented himself be fore Judge Hanbery and was admitt ed to the practice of law in Christian county. THE DEAD FINANCIER Something of J. Pierpont Mor gan, The New York Money King. John Pierpont Morgan started his bisiness career half a century ago oi the board of directors' of a large marHme insurance company, He Bo:ured the position through the in fluence of his wealthy father. For a year young Morgan attended the di rectors' meetings, but never opened hu mouth except to vote. The president of the company told tie elder Morgan that nothing could be done with his son, who seemed to take little interest in business. John Pierpont, however, oil the time was laying his plans for his first railroad consolidation, which when accom plished, established his standing in Wall Btreet as the only man who ever got the better of Jay Gould. The president of the insurance company had mistaken taciturnity for indolence. The sobriquet of "Sphinx of Wall Street" later was applied to the man who at first was believed to have been without busi ness acumen, but in time becims the f upreme head of the finances of the American continent. Morgan's control over men and m-jney was the dominate keynote of h 3 life. Others, perhaps, were wealthier than Morgan, but he commanded his wealth and that of others. At the height of his power ho is said to have controlled $9,000,008,- 000. In addition to finance, art, litem ture, philanthropy and sport al came under his influence. His prestige was not confined to his own country kings and emperors and even the Pope were wont to call him into con sultation. Mr. Morgan came from an old Purjtan New England family -which (dates back in this country to 1636 He was born in wealth. His father. Junius Spencer Morgan, left him $10,000,X0, and also young Mcrgan inherited important banking con nections. J. S. Morgan had accum ulated his fortune in the dry goods business 'with Levi P. Morton and later as on associate of George Pea body, merchant, banker and philan thropistu J. Pierpont Morgan was born Apri 17, 18S3, in a modest, red brick cot tage in Hartford, Cann. As a young 8ter his tendency to write poetry gave hid the nickname of "Pip." When he was 14 Morgan was sent to Boston to the English High School He showed a particular bent for mathematics, but had no gifts indi cative of unusual mental power. Despite a life of strenuous endeav or Mr. Morgan found time for other things. He gave away millions in charity, but nothing perturbed him more than to have it mentioned to him. He was a devout Christian and vestryman of St. George's Episcopal church, where he could be seen every Sunday morning when at home pass ing the silver salver for the collection. It is impossible to estimate with any degree of accuracy the -size of the Morgan fortune. It has been variously estimated in recent years at from $75,000,000 10 $200,O00,-O00. If it is anywhere near the latter figure, it is equally true that Mr. Morgan made as much for others. In 1861 Mr. Morgan married Miss Amelia Sturges, who died the follow ing year. In 1865 he married Frances Louise Tracey, by whom he had one son and three daughters. The son, J. P. Morgan, Jr., is now a man of middje age, and a number of years has been the active head of the Mor gan banking house in New York. THE ATHENAEUM Will Elect Its Annual Officers This Evening. The Athenaeum will hold its April meeting tonight at Hotel Latham. On the program are Col. Jouett Henry and John Stites. They have not announced the subjects of their papers. The meeting is un import, ant one as it is the time for the elec tion of officers and the announce ment of the program for the May Banquet. NEW ARMORY FOR SOLDIERS n. i Handsome New Quarters Turn- edupver to Co. Di Monday MUSIC, SPEECHES, DRILL, BALL County and City Think Nothing , is too GoodHFor the Z Soldiers. Last Monday night was a gala ttme-for the officers-and members of Co. D, Kentucky State Guard. The new armory was formally taken po session of by the soldiery, without the firing of a gun or a bayonet charge, or a charge of any kind. Everything was free and everybody who could get into the building was there, large numbers having to re turn home for want of room. The Third Regiment Band was there and opened up the program with a thrilling selection rendered in the usuul perfect manner of the best military band of the South. Col Henry made a happy address of wel come and Mayor Meacham followed with a tribute to the company's past and present. Hon John C. Duffy followed him in a speech in which he recalled the many good things that nave come to the people in the past few'years two parks from the late John C. Latham, a Carnegie library, and a memorial hospital from Dr. Stuart. The next thing he is look ing for is a big Y. M. C. A. building. But while we are receiving so much in the way or guts the people are stirred up to the point of doing more for themselves. After a violin solo by Prof. Fied ier, of Evansville, the competitive drill took place. The judges were: Col. Henry, Col. Bassett, Majors Tandy and Nelson, Adgutant Win free ani Lieutenants Smith and Cli born. The contestants were put through the manual by Capt. E. W. Clark, Who has given many years to the work of having the best drilled company in Kentucky, and with the assistance of hia lieutenant?, Smith and Cliborn, he has about tsucecC-ded. The drill was entered snto with earn estness by the soldier boys, but one by one they dropped oat until it nar rowed down to Frank Logan and Harry 'Tappan. TheBe two young men stood the work well, each alert all the time to catch the words of command until Tappan made a break and Logan won the medal. Prof. Fiedler then gave a solo, the band played and the crowd dispers ed excepting those who remained for the dance. The new armory is all soldier boys could osk and predate what the county have done for them. that they and op-! city I NEW TAR PRODUCT Is On Trial On a Section of Virginia Street A preparation of coal tar. a refuse product from the gas plant of the Kentucky Public Service Co., has been tried as an experiment on Vir ginia street front Fourteenth to Six teenth streets. The street has been swept and oiled and the tar will be compared in its results with the oil heretofore used. Tho citizens are beginning to clamor for oil on the streets, as the dust is unbearable. The council is letting the dust prob lem help the people make up their minds whether they want oil or wat er this season. The streets will bo oiled only at the expense of proper ty owners who order the oil in ad vance. Sprinkling will be done by private contracts or with lawn hose as property owners prefer. Visit Yellowstone Park tonight. free, Metcalfe's Avalon, &Q0 p. m., under auspices of the H, B. M, A. POSTAL CLERK ARRESTED I. G. Mason, oi Adairville, Is Charged With Tampering With Mail. Russollville, Ky., March 31. L G. Mason, who is chief clerk in the post-office at Adairville, this county, and who is the husband of Mrs, Ma son, postmistress at that point, was arrested Saturday by Deputy United States Marshall Wise charged with tampering with the mail. Mason has been prominent in local Republi can politics for some years and at one time was Democratic Sheriff of Logon county, He was brought to Russellville and tiken before United States Commis sioner George S. Hardy. He waived examination and was put under $500 bond to answer before Federal Court at Owensboro in May. Mason was licensed to practice lav about two years ago. Post-office Inspectors Milliken and Culman have been working on the case since the first of March and through means of a large number of decoy letters the alleged evidence was secured. Mrs. Mason continues as postmistress, but Mr. Mason has been suspended as clerk. NO AEROPLANE FOR WRIGHT Inventor of Flying Machine Had to Save Himself on Foot Like Common Mortals. South Dayton, Ohio, March 31.- Orville Wright, who, like thousands cf o.her Daytonians, was engaged in shoveling mud from the Wright hDmestead today, had no chance to use an aeroplane when the ftaod came. When warning of the flood came, his father, Bishop Wright and his sister, Katherine, left the place in a wagon. In some way they became separated and for two days the in ventor could not find his father. When located it was found that he had experienced a mishap. Orville Wright fled soon after the other two and found refuge on high ground. His shop and its contents were not damaged. Of R. E. Cooper, on South Mail Street in Hands of Con tractor. Mr. R. E. Cooper has let the con tract for building his new residence, on South Main street, adjoining the 'home of H. D. Wallnce. The plans and specifications were considered by several contracting firms, but the 'Forbes Mfg. Co. were the successfu bidders. As stated in this paper couple of weeks since, Mr. Cooper will have one of the most complete and up to date homes in the city, and that is saying much. The con tract calls for quick completion, and the contractors are ahle to comply with it. ODD FELLOWS Will Give Big Carnival, Begin ning Monday April 21. The Question of the time of hold ing a carnival wa3 definitely fixed by the Odd Fellows at their meeting last Tuesday night, The date agreed upon is April 21 to 26 inclusive. It will be held in Mercer Park. The Moss Greater Shows will furnish the attractions. Although this company was here last year under the auspi ces of tho Third Regiment Band the attractions this year will be on a much larger scale and will have many new features. Tho performances last year were well patronized and the return of the M033 Greater Shows will bo worthy of Innre at tendance every day. The Odd Fel lows never do anything by halvos and their support and financial in terest in the carnival spell sugom at the very start, MEETING OF THEGRANGE Crowd Was Enthusiastic and Many Subjects Discussed. APRIL SPECIAL, 100 HEAD. Annual Sale and Fish Fry Has Been Planned For May 23. The farmers of the Church Hill vicinity had a rousing meeting in their hall last Friday. Severn! im portant subjects were freely dis cussed. During the meeting it was made known by several of tho members that they had a lot of cattle that were in fine condition for the mar ket and they did not want to feed them until the regular annual sale day. It was finally decided to sell about 100 head on Friday, April 11th. The members of the Grange want it understood that this eale will in no way interfere with their annual sale in May. At the regular sale they will be prepared as usual to furnish dinner to those who attend. Anybody who has attended these s les knows what that means. This year the plan h to have a regular fish fry with the usual accompani ments. Church Hill Grange has nevei shown the least symptoms of dying, as have most, if not all, of the or ganizations in Kentucky, if not in the South. On the contrary, tho grange is very much alive. Though Dr. Clardy, one of the leading spir its of the organization will, probably, never be able to attend another meeting; though J. B. Walker, who was one of the organization's most active and useful members, has been called into the great beyond. Church Hill Grange still has on its roll many of the county's most useful citizens, who will not let the organization fai! or cease to exist. These men know what their Grancre has done for them, aid they are willing to trust in ita banefits for the future. DELIGHTFUL PROGRAM Musicale and Readings at the Avalon Tuesday Night. An appreciative audience greeted the four ladies who filled the pro gram at the Avalon last Tuesday night. Whilst the attendance might have been larger yet the evening was a most delightful one. Every musical number being all that the mo3t critics! could enjoy with a zest. All enjoyed it and encore after en core followed. The program was opened with a violin solo by Mrs. A. B. Anderson and never before had she used her violin with more effect. Through out the program she seemed at her very best. Mrs. Clark, one of Nashville's most gifted vocalists, was in splen did voice and in every number she soared from the lowest notes to the highest with the ease and sweetness of the songbird of spring. The range and carrying power of her highly cultivated voice is wonderful. Miss Camp, the pianist, who is numbered among Nashville's mag nificent performers, did h ike the true artist she is. Owinir to a slight indisposition the audience was deprived of hearing her instru mental solo, The "Gnome Dance."" by Li3zt. Miss Parrent's reading was a great feature of the; program. She never ooked more bewitching or read bet ter than on this occasion. "The Message" was delivered bo feelfng- y that it is hard to say whether her peculiar gift belongs to tho realm of pathos or better is adapted to the tamnaramant of thwm whn tab a v,tr - viw VMKW M 1 V in a happy-ge-hioky way.