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Julr30 tuifr daily Kgwrweuy fAGC THfttK HOW f ROC TOR KNOTT WAS STRUNG AS "DARK MORSE.' I It was ''Mark home." that J. Troetor Knol waa first nominated for Congr, In tha f ourth district. and one who had probably mora to Ho , with printing hia nam befo- th ' nven'lnn than anybody else, ws',lollF w"h my held. I Wag toable Is H. C. Baker, of Columbia, a delegate 00 ,n' m1 from Adair county and ona of the! 1 wt wanted to ilp afl th Bm, lor rw survivors, of that memorable " m'T i couiu get, wncn "Democratic gathering, j 1 ,ileP ' beca "ervwis wrack Mr. Raker waa an ardent admirer !.fcom ,w1ul u"ertn wlfll f Mr. Knott, and after ha had tench-ih?t ad the eonvrntion, ha conceived th the lead not Id, of nominating; him for th con. " lump out erf my bed. premlcnal seat, despite tha fart thati"!"0 f"7fy " "M 10 4,0 thar waa thra avowed candidate. In tha field. Johnson, of Nelson; Thurman, of Washington, and firnvea of Marie. .1. th. h. 1- -t Mr. Kftott, It developed that Thur. u. ui.. i. j , . .... man waa th weakest candidate, and ft Bounding aom of the unin etruaUd delegates. It waa planned by Mr. 'Baker t spring tha nam of rroetor Knott on tha convention wba Thurman waa dropped. After th dropping a th hindmoat candidate, th convention waa In a bait of excitement for the flninsh between JaanM and Graves, the remaining candidates, and the bal lot bad been ordered, when the nam of Preetor Knott wu sonnenly sprung an th convention. It took like wild r and caat dismay upon tha man IfttM of th other candidates, who realised that It would b difficult to atom th tld of the new entry. Aft or another ballot had been taken without reeah. a rereea waa taken to allow th delegate to gather their wtta after tha unlooked for-epiaode .When the convention rrssaemhled. Marlon county withdrew Grave and Proctor Knott received th nomina tion and went to Congress, where he had each a distinguished career and gained a national reputation. Such were th poaaihilttie of the old-timo party eonvanUnn in mak ing nomination, and there are nu merous Inetanre In' the politiral hW. tnry of Kentucky, where convention disregarded the actual entriee and gava tb nomination to other con aldered mora available. Thia ele ment of sportsmanship also added largely to tha Interest of political contention! of bygone day. Cour ier oarna I. NO ADVANCE IN PRICE t. 1 SwaoModic crooa) la wnlly reaeva Hlb I'aaw aawacarlon l HE OlSVi -4. to. tl. Electric Heater 1 Iron it Machine Motor Stove Vacuum Cleaner Portable Fixtures Curling Iron Hot Pad Lishts for Home it t u Telephone) 301-2 BaughElcctricCo. P0RUBo5 00 ()CityBank&TrustCo;: j . Capital. Surplus and. Undivided Profits - $180,000.00 ; ' Deposits Over . One Million Dollars The Largest of Any Bank in Christian County The Long and Successful Career of Thia -Bank Recommends It As a Safe Depository v SasTasTeTaTaTasTaaBTa W.T.TANDY. Preaident H JNO. B. TFICE, Vica-Prai. IRA L SMITH, Caahier ,1 .. J. A. BROWNINO, Jr., AMlCtahlerM ' . JOE McCARROLL, JR Am"! fihla A NERVOUS VRECT fnm Tare Tears' Safftrfcr, Sari I Ordul M.J. Her Wei TeSS CHr, T In Itttemenl, Mrs. 0. H. Schlll, of tha) low, T "Foe three year I auflered awtold nTn,,n' . ". y"I ooy, iwi do ill my household duties. aa I was not able io do anythtfif mrtll " ,-Dlu- ' "woooroa aaar isad It surety cured mt of IhoM awful headache. , That baa baea three ytarM go, and I know tha car U permanent. , lor I htva never had my headaches! so itaklagCardui. .. , - ' ' - - 11 j.a 1. a vir'vi a iv uiw Try Card id lor your tioubltw wwda bom medicinal ingredient recomaieadad la medical books tt being of benefit hi lemale trouble, and to yeart at uae htt proven thai tbe books ara rkxht. Begin taking Cardui today. NC-134 (Advertiamnt) ' CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS. Forty-five comcientioua objector at Camp Zachary Taylor have be granted furlougha from tha local camp to aid farmera in harv ting their eropa and to do general work on th farm. Th remaining objec tor are exerting every effort ta -cur th leva of abaence and many have written letter to farmer in tha communities from which theyi wer drafted aiking them to apply foe their errvicea on th farm. . Farmer hav eomo to tha mm fi from Ohio, lllinoia and Indiana ail well a from thia atate in attempt; tn eecur th aervirea of th abjeo tor. I.ieut Dobha, of the Camp Ad jutant' office, ia in charge of tha granting of furloughs for th con artentioua objector and haa been a hi to furniah every applicant with healthy farm hand. .cvrn objector aiked to b aaeign ed to farma owned by three Mnne- nite who applied at tha camp fT labor. The men wer of th aam religion a the aoldiera who have re fused to fight in th National Army at Tamp Zaa-hary Tavtor and expr ttirir dm ire to aid them jn getting on farma. forh took an objector away with him after he had produced th proper Credentials. Tha objec tor farmer cam from Indiana and! wore black broad-brimmed - hat. They wer ilrcwed in black and had long beard. Courier-Journal. Terr Haute had a nado Sunday. $100,000 tor. FOR SALE; THREE FARMS 80, 120 and 208 Acret Each. On and Off o( Pike . COME AND SEE THEM." J. B. SUGG, Adams, Teni. Wear 1 I G lasses - 1 SMILEJIS THEY-7 GO lilTQ CATTLE Spirit of American Soldiers ' France Described by Red Cross Worker." In lack BallevM If Ha Doaant 0t Into AaUaa Tava rtabw Will waeaWaajarVtSart AWaftowlN 5pVTT" an Ara Dlng. . . 1 ootb aVd4at-Ka)irii Cartwio,! oaagnier ertwnfi . waraeie at eraaHna nearer driving th Italian ot- rii. in 1 u in r ranrv ror a long time doing Red Croaa work. - kwJIba 4aa.wrlHea moot latetHig and tkatnaag aattero Star pawta a Jetter taat atvonM adaiDjat Bed Trwa work throogbout the wgrld and give to our aoldiera la the tremaea, on the fir ing Maea.ee na iap tbete .amebera. slaters. aweeiaeaiU and frteoda at borne -frees hop and aaaurance that the Amerlces) wn are awiag mag nificent work tn their behalf. Here la wbat bllaa Katbryn aaya: I wlah everyone, at honav- partle Urljr th loved eaes of oar SghHpg tnrn. eonld mrm "our boy as they an Into hattuv It' (he proadnat moment of Itfe and the grandest. Oh! how brare and sptesdld tbep are, with a mil oa thHr II pa. "Oood-by.1 -"We rltl eynj nrm again." Wa feed from (mi flva tbnaasad reaj-a.-0r raatssa la alwayai.. lmnnM.n, fc-' ,, rf MriMJ eroeded Of mars that cotn pi latent la oar greatest reward. We all try aad want to d fne "ear boy" tb eery beat. They dime and go St all bnura of the day and alght. nir i-u i' teea la never ctiteed. All of "onr boy' oa thia line of ennmunleail'ia atop and 1 rest and have their raeala and refresh ments st thia Bed Cross rente. Want ta Push . TVs slwsys hswiw, among the very first, when s big drive Is ns. and then we never seem In sleep. Nobody wsnts to. unr boys' don't even rare to stop ling and reel ; they want to p"h on. Bverynoe of these blessed men feel that If he fslls to get there on time snd st th very second when celled Inio sctlnn the light will be lost, snd ' It lll. Here Is a tuaat one of oar brsve off)-1 cere Ml with nr. tt eiprssen the at-1 tltade of "our bnya" to aa perhaps bet ter then sn word ef talne;. "To onr women, who eent a forth srlth nraraie tn tbelr hearts sod tesrs la their eye. . To onr wnasen at boss who are sso rtfletagekl that w any win. "To our women seer here whe gtv taetrewn Uvea that w may lira, "Ood Mess them, aad damn the man that does not respect them and the, coward that does not protect them." Onr boys" mean every word ei-j pressed, snd no woman waa ever more thoughtfully enoeldered and protected than w of the Americas Bed Crossi Who sere "our boss" at th front. -Over .000 American trucks, su heaver ladea. have paesed eur front door In IMS leal nig envo. B.verj mm la charge earn la fee reet and refresh ment and a tittle chat with eae of bla native loagn. then with th smlls of the soldier and a wave of the hand In fa re well. "Uoodby antll we meet again." .After every battle and at Intervals iw see eer noy coming oar. h ! I .kL.aara. kat oh I hew bravev"ear bora.' with twyoaet and hell amnads wUI leU poa qulcktjr ami firmly. "I am all O. K." "I csa wslt," "took after Jim there," or "Look after thia Ud; b'a gaased." The pity and tha brutality of that horrible gaal , . Oet Beet ef Car. Cvery American fther and mother can rest la full assurance that If their hoy cornea In anywhere along tha line th mt lAoughtfaVnsuldefat and efficient car U glvea to him Immedi acy. Our bora." of coarse, come A ret. t-bet In behalf of humanity, aod taa Inv ef Christ. never asp er do asytbtnf to a wounded enemy, and ws sea she by lh h undress, that any oe wwlii asiUcUe... Th AaierUea Red Cruse Is her for service, and It rsAdo. the beet, dap and night. I serrvoss that seta. . IWhils It's work, bard work, aod wprk all ths Urn, ws get a lot of It, aad lbs san shine Jat as brightly ever bees en the Bring Uu a at botue. Efsrp dsp le a new ene and U ape sad downs All ap tha time. A eulandid gnersl came In the otb )diBid be. we slghU. Uia ctothe weresshlU. with dust ad his fscs blekst want of a ahav. The csn teen wss psrksd-v4t waa on of our buey days. Th general wanted le ebsve aad wash up before eatlag, and the only spot vacant snd svausUe waa ths BaaeU etvsM-dreasls swum used illhisssaly bp er Aawi lannj ewusen. WeswsuasdM the was, pat th eneral la our private dressing room, with hot and cold water, and on ths outside of the dear. west a not and pinned It an. reading: f MKWARR illrbj stay out Tb gen rtt Is bating.' - rVheer ear-aaaat intahed -end eaaae out , ise- MHBWthei aig d doebtlea read It with amUM-meut, hsraaaa be wimm dasl bale" 4b aa follow t - "Olria. pour gnesg, has finished, hlasy tltgaks tojUud'a gtet girt to at djacrUaa ewnaa-", , And 4hen.be algnait bis S Uenetrv essta esveOSf' t AIR RAIDERS JEiVn : THE SEARCHLIGHT Allies Find Powerful and Far Feaohlng lluminatlon in Im- . portant Factor." Plek Up Htm emblnf Plan at Olatanea and Keep Tham Caev atantty In Vleve Cav4pd With Sound Dttec,-ta M0m r-k t.ri r.n am. (1lm -from (Mr aerd-wnn mountain form a. the defeated army had en wee poo whIHt It constantly -need to haram and Imped th fne. This wa th elertrle searrhllgM.1 S Sewcowc on th fteld of battle. . Powerful llfhta Were trained every fright upon th advancing Aaatrlana thiiiMi lh mrnmm Ce a eleee eeeefc Ing or wbeneeee thee were nltltgeil V f halt for another resema, pered and Irritated th ceedlngly. It was not ooly-tkat - rtone danger attended tap dlarfMi of their oneratlnns. They suffered also from nerves when the long feel ers of light hrnehed ver tbrtr faces .w i . and hand and revealed -every eMail of the work apoa which' they -were engaged. The aaa of sesrcbHgbsa bp ear Mm in.itllliMiapB f.ii 1 I. fc .i.i tv m Ing service. Not long sg voted sn spprnprtstlna mt tlrtUfm for seerrhllgMs ef horn the Seld type and ths aatl-slrrrart-eypa, -Tb Mgtrta commonly aaed sr IM-lfKh Itghta, hsv- 1 . j, nm ...a s maximum rang of apprsilmafetp 10,000 yards, sr nearly ell mile. First Uss In Warfare. When searchlight wer first Intro duced In warfare It was esneeted that they would he primarily service able In battlefield IHnmtnatlesv 'Ths scheme waa tn throw right- epm the npfMMtng battle ila end "show ad vancing mmpanlea of Infantry the kind nf grnwnd aver which they had to gn, . A nm her -plan waa tn bare row f aeercMlghisparallel with th trenchee snd sweep ths terrain be fore them, lighting np th barbed wire entanglement laid by the foe and eapnalns wartlea ef smnr eol dler at work repair!! them. How evr. neither of the nee rnrnwt not to be eepedally etgwIArswr. 'The dlf flcntty waa that, aa soon fbe light were In operation, they were easily picked off by the enemy's anna.. In the same manner, they eeotd' not be Ylaced along the line of trenches1 More recent eapertments have dem enatated that there-la a real Beefs I- aeea for field eenrrhllght. They are now being employed to spot the en emy's tank advances. Instead of be ing hanled by horses, like the Srst fletd sesrchllghts, the newer one wr mounted on motor trucks. They as fUahed for only a minute or two np a 1 time, snd are Inatantly shifted to an plhM, point. Tht affords them a greater meaaure of self-pro tectlon. The antiaircraft searchlight Is th most vslusble type of light now need by onr aoldiera. It la onr moot ef fective defense sgalnat th low-flying nlght-homblng plane of the Germans. Antiaircraft Tim have proved almost hopeleeely Inadequate In coping with night air raids, and If It were not for the long pointing fingers of the search light the foe would be able to Street e- some very deadly work In night ' at tack npon supply depots and amrasnW tlon dumps. The method Is Is pick np a boatll bombing pisne when It I a boat' live miles sway from Ita et'jecttv. , For this pnrpnee the searchlights ere lo cated at points likely lo be attacked. They are sunk la hole In the gmnnd and are heavily eandhagged. tlntb the light and the men working rear given conaldecshl imitert ion. Fitted With Sound PJs(osj To detert the sscwuecb d tiela I the sesrrhHst-eimrete-lsnlhed wtb sound iecetee Wllhowt thee recelvee the mitA la pseeth stly a lens. The receiver CIS be wun around tn catch th Bound vibrations, snd they are remarkably accurst- ta discovering th poet t leva of th ptaaer ruatly tt can he berated eMIiks n few degree. -"The light k sot twrneoas) at all nntll tb airplane la practically le eted.Then M Is wddeeiw sesheehe th craft. Once a bnmbfcag -piss Is found It Is hard foe It to get sway prom ths Inexorable pencil of light.' itnmb Ing planes sr not Hk battle plane ; they mn at fly In comparatively straight lines and are ant fro I twist d ram sn aa t wriggle eat of range of the ngwt,M The Seat thintr an aetateenee arbenf be find himself In th spotlight b t rla. Thst Is Just wbst the operator of th searchlight want him lo do. Th higher he goes the leas arewrate bla aim beenmea aad the emaller greev the Chance that he Can hurl his bomb at a deelred point. Furthermore, he le dairled by the light and- Ma -sense of seenrlty Is completely destryd. eme tliaas as e a be found eat by an of the antiaircraft gun.- er- pumad by one nf our ew airplane. Kvea If th sesrchllght crew doe nothlap t tbaa to frighten an 1ru ssdrrv hint awsjr It has prrfornied a defeastv art which mny uaatmesj ef Mores gnd eiwrsant'lps,-to say nutKUag CJU. . . WOULD CONNECT CHICACO WITH NEW YORK. jTe Tree Vf4 U Oa Ye.r le Pub- liih Eadeeaate f Deaa Kid ney Pill. Of th many kidney remedie on the market today., none ether ia re rommcaded like Iman'a Kidney Till. Fifty thousand hear filed people g'ad ly teatify in the newspaper of their own town. Forty-five hundred Amer ican aewapasera- publiah this horn proof of Doan's merit. The type seed m one year to tell this won let -ful atory would make a solid column of metal twice a high ai the world' h'ghwnV. ateantain. . If iced end to end to and tha tinea of type would reach from New York to Chicago These mil of good word told by SO. 000 tongue sound glad tiding to any Hopkiatville lufferer who wants relief from kidney and blad es IIU.1 HrVr HopkinevilJe . IMn't 'eaaerimant.v L'm the remedy sn bp 'Psaphn yoa know. J. D. ODastot shoemaker r O'Neal'- .. yw- "1 had a arheianl aaiaassa a th ft my aMiaa fsK laniraN and my m tedM mi gslorryv- J got Thia kiriUa'BtaerrMt at thrin's. Drug enemy er-Ilitora ens) tbey soon atrenathstied my back aad pet my kidnap en good - aivi t aH dealer. Fosur-Milbuvn . . " STOCKs NOME FOUND. a A Sn bam hslongiar t WalUr PewRraesVC1rb Gee. sV Powell, was' stuksj-tooislr. Powell's aU- bl veeUresr oiomng soon after! mldnignti w Walter Powell lives on hie father farm about 11 milea from Hopfchssvih en the Greenville read rand nwent a mile from Fruit Mill. P" A beet 4 o'clock ysUrds morning Mr. Powell went to the stable to feed and1 feemH bia noma mia.-. Oa investigation he found that the bridle snd saddle bad been taken alo Aa soon aa possible he jumped in his car snd drov down the road to Fruit Hill where he got Deputy . Sheriff Perd Warner and returned to his stable to get on track of the animal. It was soon discovered that the bora had gon toward Hopkinsvllle and kept the main tcS, an branch road being examined for tracks. About two miles from Hopklnsville the found th horse hitched to s fence but no rider In sight Evident ly Ut thief wa being crowded end escaped on foot or elae somebody wanted to take a ride and tied the horse np when he had reached tho end of his Journey. For nny luhes of th skin, foi skin rashes, chap, pimples, etc., try Doan's Ointment, 0e at all drug stores. Advertisements. PRATER Mtrrma SERVICE. Ninth Street Christian - church Wednesday vnlng - at 'clock Splendid talk "by good speskor. Fin musical program by Junior chorus of fifty voicss and- an inter esting helpful service throughout 300 is 'ths msrk for attending this week. We invito yon to b on of them. E. H. HESTER, Uader. STRIKE CALLED OFF. Th threatened trik of aama and firemen e th Great Lakes waa called off yesterday, following a con ference between anion leaders aad Chsirmsn Harteyt ef th Shipping Board-.' All 'gri ranee f tb men were met. A laxy livr Issds t chronic dys pepsia and - constipation- weaken th whol aystom.-' Doaa's Regubtt (30c per box) act mildly on the Iiv4 sr iwweU. At all drug stores. LAdvtrtirementi STRIKERS RESUME WORK. . Evidently impseaesd by th threat ef.th British -Premier that if they remain en strike -until Monday they i would b liable to military service, a majority of th dissatisfied muni tion worker, in England will return to work Immediately. '" Cheapest accident mursa Dr. Thomas' Eclectic Oil. For burn. cald. "cuts and emergenel. ' All druggists sell' it. SOe and 0c ' TEXAS ntlMAJtr; Da tb facs mt lnrmpll return from sWTtus primary, farmer Gov. Jsmea. sV-Fergeeon- is bsatsa. It i gnlirncdd that Gov. William, P. Hobby na been Dominated, theugh but awsithard- tb vol has bsa coaatode - FseJ knguieVvaak, -run ,downT A good Stomacb-l'erX remade to Beadeeiv JsloM- niuers. Ask yewr diegs-mt . rrt. SLSo. 1 (Adv U. 1 faaaMi: Croaa naUd raca horss "Okinr,r died af prwainnia Frt- y (wren Don't take chances witb your eyes. Let our eye -special iit txa mine -them and grind tlid'lenseario'-" ' suit you. Don't wear cheffp Glasses. I! LOOK' FOR 3 teCHARDWIGK' Tmr l " S. W. HARDYVICK, Manager. potU - , , . y . S j STILL AT THE SAME OLD STAND 1 pj HOPKINSVILLE Among tha many monuments to General Sherman, tha one illua- ted In Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, ia a most unique, compelling- da sign. The very character of Its architecture seema lo emphaaixe tfaa faithful and honorable spirit of this old warrior. Herman. . .Monument Tin .".' yrji 11: flavs. If 111 r JWlteJ i I McCLAlD & ARMSTRONG Strj N. Main SI, Hopkiiwvlllu, Ky. Telephone 400. Radford & Johnson REAL-ESTATE - - We wilt sell you a farm in Christian and adjoin Jug counties. ' We know the farm lands of this community and will do our best lo 'sell you a good farm or will sell you a nice house and lot in the city. We have several attractive farms in our hands for sale. Prices reasonable. 2(i5 acres I i milca of Fairvlew on rural route. Well im proved and well watered, about 70 acres of fine bottom land. 'A bargain at 110,000.00. Terms rtrusoaeble. 215 acres 4 miles south of Hopkmsville - nn Main Street Pike, Land liet woll. ffoud improvements. A nice showy place, 1 jjeod home in fine community. t , Come to see us and we will show you something" interesting. Office: Pennyroyal Building; AD WELL! BROS. TIN WORK- OF ! ALL KINDS' Roofing,. Guttering and r Repairing. ; Plat Bed Steam Boxes. Country Woih a Specialty.' HOPKINSVILLE, i KENTUCKY. 1 Real L 0. 0. F. Building. . KE-" HARDSImS , 1 tGlacse9tatr30. Mean UcUerVsiriie: at 60." 3 THE NAME OWENSBORO S We believe in beings faithful to a trust. We' believe in being honorable in our dealings. We do a high charade red work at a reasona ble price. BringSiRcbult; 5v l-e a :-') 1