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r x Wyt HUixtfotb JtoitMitittt KM ;v Fine Job Work. DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF ALL THE PEOPLE OF OHIO COUNTY Subscription $1 per Year VOL. XXIV. HARTFORD, OHIO COUNTY, KY., FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1912. No. 34 U COMMITTED SUICIDE Owensboro Physician Ends His Life. Could Not Overcome Habit For Strong Drink and Made Up Mind to End All. ! Concerning, Die milehlo of Dr. W. K. Holmes, of Owensboro, tho Inquirer Monday said: After finishing two pages on a lot tcrhend, giving n description of soma Insurance policies and notes that ho held, ii ml also a few lines bequeathing ccrtnin projierly to Ms wife, and Mien calling lilt wife over tlio telephone from ins office, telling her "goodbye. r. W. K. Holmes, oiio of the most prominent nnd well Known physicians of Owensboro nnd Daviess county committed MiicliUi shortly nfter 7 o'clock this morning by swallowing nearly tlio entlro contents of u four ounce hottlo of carbolic ueld. Death unlet, luive leu almost Instantaneous, ns thtro was no uxidcuco of nnv struggle, nnd when found hy his brother, James Holmes, and his son J, L. Holmes, tlio doctor was lying on Ills hack with tils legs crossed closely nt tlio hottom nnd his hands clasped ucros-.s his breast. That Dr. Holmes had Intended tak ing his life, there can be no question, us everything had liecn decided uhiii, ns shown from tils nctlons, Tlio fur ther fact that ho douhtless haw that It was linpossllilo fur him to oercomc Ills thirst for strong drink luistened lilm to end his life. Dr. Holmes inowd Ills family to Ow ensboro about threo months ng, hav ' Jng purchased tlio handsome residence of W. S. Dean on " Frodorlcn court. He opneed tip his offleo In the rear of Dr. II. 13. Decker's office at tlio cor ner of Fourth ami I'redcrlca streets. JIo continued the prnettco throughout thu Utlen mill MoMsleyvlllo neighbor hood, and during the past ten days lie had been constantly on the go, -day nnd night. On last Thursday Dr. Holmes had a call out In tlio Ilandyvlllo neighbor hood which required Ills attention nearly tlio entire night. Upon his re turn home, ho wns completely worn out, nnd was suffering groatlj' with nervousness. Believing that a drink of whiskey would quiet ills nerves ho took n small dram, which was tlio beginning of tlio sad catastrophe that Caused him to tuko Ids life. At ono time Dr. Holmes 'was an ex cessive drinker, but last December tliroo years ago, lie mado up Ills mind to cease the habit, and told Ills wife, so It Js said, that If ho ever took an other drink he would end bis Ufe. Dr. Holmes continued to lake his drinks, and for tlio past four days lias been under tho Influcnco of liquor and so much on Sunday that Ills nctlons wore very notlccablo not only to his family but to his friends as well. At 5 o'colck this morning , Dr. Holmes arose and left 3ils liame and came at once to Ids office. As soon as Jits wife discovered his absence she at once became uneasy and tela phoned to Col. Holmes' residence thinking that ho had gono over to see his father, but slio was Informed that lie had not been there. Mrs. Holmes then Bent Iter son Jamoa to the office, and ho found his fattier sitting at the desk writing. Dr. Holmes told his son to return homo and tell his mother to luwe breakfast ready by S o'clock as lie would be tliero by that time. Before the young man had time to get home, Dr. Holmes went over to Danhauer'a ,drug storo nnd purcliasod a four-ounce botUe of carbolic acid. The young; clcik did not ask Dr. Holmes for what purpose he wanted the poison, widen1 1b very rarely ask ed when purchased by physicians. Upon returning to his office, Dr. Holmes called up ids wife over the telephone and said "goodbye.' He then went to his couch, and with the exception of about one table spoonful of the poison poured In Into a glass and swallowed It. When Dr. Holmes told his wife "goodbye'' she knew that something terrfblo was going to happen, and she sent her soh, who had Just entered the house, over to Col. Holmes' residence. nnd tlio ion, with tils uncle, Jnmcs Holmes, nnd Iko Short, hurried to the office, only to find that death had claimed Dr. Holmes. Dr. Strother was summoned, nnd wild that Dr. Holmes luid liccn dead but n few moments, as tho lody wus still warm. An examination showed that tlio mouth nnd lips woro badly burned by the acldr An Inquest was hold by Coroner Pennington, nnd the Jury returned a verdict that Dr. Holmes camo to his death by swallowing " cnrbollo ncnl, with suicidal Intent. Tho body was then removed to the Owensboro Undertaking and Lit cry nsso elation and prepared for Initial. Dr. Holmes Is tho sou of Col. nnd Mrs J. M. Holmes, both of whom are In very feeble heutlli. He was born near Habit In Daviess county, nnd after graduating from Jefferson Medical college of 1'hll udelphln, took up the practice of med icine near Ullcn, whero with tho excep tion of four years residence in California and Colorado, lie wns engaged SI years in his profession. IIo was always a kind hearted and painstaking physician uud was neer known to refuse to seo a patient, regnrdlcss of the weather, or whether nr not he would get any money for his services, and on this latter ac count ho is said to liavo hundreds of dollars on his books still owing lilm. Wilson Breaks Record. Washington, Mahch 1. James Wilson. Secretary of Agriculture, today broke nil records for continuous service In presidential cabinets. Ho now has serv ed fifteen years. Tho longest previous term of any cabinet officer was credit ed to Albeit Ylnllutln, who was Secre tary of tho Treasury from 1901 to 1913. RED INK AND WOOD ALCOHOL FOUnd in Bottle Instead Of th The Genuine Ten Year Old Liquor. i Louisville, Ky., Match 1. A number of surburban saloon keepers nro said to have been swindled by two well dressed whiskey agents, according to reports mado to tho pollie department Wednesday night. The two men rep resented themselves to be placing 'Pot-of-Gold Ten-year-old Whiskey' up on tlio market. They are alleged to have been their victims samples of good whiskey add In order to intro duce It mado the following proposi tion: "Vou buy one or more cases of whiskey. For every case wo will distribute in your territory G"0 brass checks, each good for ono drink. Your customers will bring In the chock and recelvo a drink and then wo will ro deem the checks at tifteon cents ouch." When the customers failed to come In with tho checks the saloon keepers Investigated the whiskey and found that it was composed of red Ink and wood alcohol. i Now Selling Ink. Washington, D. C, March 4. Clifford Nadod, formerly a Covington resident, who made numerous attempts for tho Democratic nomination for Congress In the SIxUi district, lias reached Wash ington, but not as a member of Con gress. Ho Is selling Ink. He wants to get the contract to supply the govern ment departments for the new year. His home Is now In Los Angeles, Cal. Nadod walked over the Sixth district when he first ran for Congress. Then ho rodo over the district on a blcyclo. Later on ho left Kentucky and went to 'Egypt. Thoro he botteld water from the .river Nile and shipped It back to this country for baptismal purposes. After a time ho wandered back to this country, and now he I In Mie Ink business. TugM Kinhif. Bollefontalne, Olilo, March (Miss Belle Holmes, ot Belle Center, this county, recently married at Ravenna, Ohio, to Perry Lowe, the ceremony being performed by Itev. J. A. Whor ton. A relationship tangle Is made by this marriage that is difficult to un ravel. The bride Is the stepdaughter of John Lowe, who Is a brother' of her hus band. She married her unole and became tbe sister of her father,whtle her hus band Is a son of his brother. Site Is her own aunt and her husband is bis own uncle, , i , , , , t , . ODD FELLOWS HOLD GREAT MEETING Over a Thousand Members Gather At Lexing ton. Lolngton, Ky., March 2. Over a thousand Odd Fellows from almost ovcry lodge In the State gathered in Lexington Thursday night to witness the work of Mie Merrick ijodgo champion dtgreo team of tho world In Initiating candl laics. This work Thursday night Was at the special Iti vltntion of tho Gland t.odgo of Ken tucky for tho benefit of the Odd Fel lows who desired to sco this team tn nctlon. Long before the time for tho open ing of tlio ceremonies tho crowds be gan to asscmulo at tho Auditorium and when the clock struck 8 o'clock and tho ceremonies began the lower floor of the large loom was complete ly filled. Among those piesent tvoro grand Master Otto A. Breith, of Covington, who mado a short address commend ing the team for Its excellent work and congratulating the members on their victory over nil other teams In the world, nnd Grand Secretary It. O. Klllot of this city. The Audltotlum wns fittingly deco rated for the occasion nnd the work of the team was carried on without a hitch, the excellent "" training Captain J. White Guyn having given ills men being moro than compensated for by the cheers w.hieh greeted tho efforts of the team. After their successful work at In dianapolis the Mcrrlsl: Lodge was swamped with letters of congratula tion fiom other lodges and many let ters from lodges asking them to -omo to their. towns and put on the work of-tho first degree. This was lmpo- . slb'.e, so tho Grand Lodge of Kentucky suggested a plan which would give tho various lodges tho benefit of the work of tho Merrick Lodge degroo team while they Initiated twenty-etglit Fellows a cluiucc to witness tho work. Tho Gland Lodge t-ent an urgent In vitation to tho Merrick Lodgo team to give nn exhibition at the Aud itorium and every lodge In Kentucky was Invited to attend and bring their candidates with them. The team gave their consent to this plan and as a result tho hundreds of Odd Follows gathered In this city Thursday night, and rounds of applause greeted the team while the Initltaed twenty-eight candidates into the mysteries of tlio order. Peculiar Accident. A Boyle county stockman turned a bunch of steers Into a field pn the farm of A. F. Sanders, near Bryontsvllte Havtng driven a considerable distance and being almost famished for water, tho cattle made a rusji for a pord. Tho Ice broke with the weight pf the bo vines, and sixteen head were drowned tn sight ot the astonished drlt'er. The water was unusual deep and there wus no chance of rescuing the struggling animals. The steers belonged to M. J. Farrts, ot Danville, and wero valued at 60 a head, the loss amounting to 1800. Scarcity of Stock Feed. Mt. Sterling, Ky., March 4 Montgom ery county farmers and stock men' are facing a "feed famine' for stock, and unless the weather moderates shortly and grass comes, they will bo In a bad predicament. The past year corn was scarce, and common fodder was prac tically worthless. As a consequence all has about been used, and cattle men are now feeding considerable clover and timothy liay Instead ot fodder, which Is something unusual tn this county, and with another month of winter all feed will have bean used. Considerable corn U being shipped In here, and that ot good quality Is finding ready sale at tG per barrel in tho city, while farm ers and stock men are hauling It to the country by wagon loads. Timothy hay is selling steadily at 138 and ISO ton; clover hay at ftt to f5; baled straw, f to $12 per ton; oats at 75 cents per bushel; fodder, from 48 to M cents Per shock In field. These prices re higher Mian tor many years In this county, and the scarcity of teed Is go ing to make export cattle Jump to high er prices than last year, and probably touch Mie top figure. The feed situation Is becoming alarming to stock men all orer this section. . i TRIES TO BURN LONDON POST-OFFICE Carries Fireball Into Building and Then Smashes Plate Glass. London, March 3. A suffragette at tempted to start a flro In tho general post-off leo of London to-night. Tho woman carried a bundlo of paper and flimsy material soaked with parnfluo into the public hall and set It on flro hear a corner. She then smashed n plntcglass window and surrendered Jlersolf to the police. A hundred suffragettes, awaiting trial in Ilolloway Jail, engaged in a riotous demonstration lasting two hours today. They bioko tho windows of their cells, sang, tho "Marseillaise" and shouted to see "Our Leader, Mrs. Pankhurst.' Many thousands of pollco have been or dercd to bo hi the vicinity of Parliamen Square tomorrow night, and other elab orate precautions have been adopted against another 'threatened suffragist demonstration. Detroit, March 3. At tho conclusion of an address by Sylvia Pankhurst, the British militant suffiagette, before a largo audience here today, a cable gram was sent to Premier Asqutth, of Great Britain, In behalf of tho "Votes for Women" campaign now In progress In Iondon. Tho message fololws: "Bxtrolt mass meeting aska enfran chisement for brave British women." A cablegram also was sent to tho Woman's Political Union of England extending tho sympathy of the mass meeting, and notifying the women that. a messago liau been sent to mo Premier. In her address Miss Pankhurst churged that Chancellor Lloyd-George, of the British Cabinet, was chiefly re sponsible for thp defeat of the efforts of the women to secure enfranchise ment, because of his refusal to Include women tn tho manhood suffrage bill. Woman Wants Damages. Louisville, Ky., March 2. Carrie M. Owen, through Attorney David It. Murray, has sued the Continental Casualty Company ot Chicago, for .'5.CO0 damages. She sas her brother, Guy F. Moorman, of Breckin ridge county, who died from a fall from a street car In Los Angclos, liad a pol icy with the defendant company for 3, 000, and tliat the company, without hor consent, performed an autopsy on her brother and removed and retained fcr a time the heart, lungs, kidney, stomach, spinal cord and part ot the backbone. When she learned tills slio says she suffered nervous prostration, for which slio asks damages in tho sum named. She burled the body less the parts men tioned, which were not received by her until six weeks later, and which then had to be burled with the body "as formerly Interred by her.' Oldest man Dead. Columbia, Ky., March 4. Information of the death of John Morg, which oc curred on Indian Creek, Clinton coun ty, a few days ago, has Just reached here. He was perhaps the oldest man In tho world. Ho came to this country from Germany In ISIS. His papers show he was a soldier In tho War of ISIS, as he . drew a pension for this service for many years. His papers gives liis ago as 24 at the time he enlisted. Taking that as a cue, he was about 121 years old when he died. He became a citizen ot Clinton county about fifty years ago. School Motes. V Misses Leila Glenn and Nancy Fori ipent tlio week end with friends ur leaver Dam. Mr. Dudley Westerfleld, No Creek. llss Dona Hoover, Clear Run, tu- the Normal Department Mon Wlmberly and Mell, after which Mell, of Beaver Dam, Mr. Yates, of Marlon, and Col. Harnett, city, were present at' Chapel ,' Monday morning. Devotional exercises wore conducted by Rev, Wlmberly and Mell, after 'which Mr,' Yates sang two solos much to thu delight of the pupils assembled and Rev. Wlmberly recited some pleasing numbers. Miss Effie Duke was absent from her "'mil several days this week on ac count of illness. The Senior class had a meeting Mon day afternoon for the purpose of choos ing their class motto, colors, officer. ancr-a tered day. Revs, Tho class Is composed of the following: Misses Daisy Wedding, Bess Hudson, Ozona Moseley, Flora Taylor, Beatrice Haynos, Corlnne Woodward, Leila Glenn, F.fflo Duke, Eddltu Duke, Ituth lllley, Lela Magna. Messrs. Herbert Felix, Edgar Barnard and Shelby Stevens. Mrs. Ney Foster was In Owensboro last Saturday nnd Sunday. Dana Walden, the Mugtclan, present ing tho third Lyceum number, delight fully entertained a largo audlenco fit the Opera House Wednesday evening. Tho fourth number will be given on March 29th when Wlggnm, a lecturer of wldo renown, will lecture. Kentucklans Lose Out. Washington, March 4. Kentucky again Is represented hi tho army of unem ployed among the former census clerks In Washington, which to tho extent of 2S1, who drew their ilast pay Thursday evening. When this 231 were dismissed by Census Director Durand, tho last of tho temporary clerks who went on duty In 1910 were severed from the govern ment payroll. The employes Just dis charged were from thirty-eight States. Tho force still on duty Is under the civil service. Many ot tho clerks let out were hard lilt, financially, as wero tho 2,000 or moro discharged at various times dur ing the past few weeks. While all of them knew that their tenure of offleo was limited, yet few seemed to have laid aside anything for a "rainy day." Tho result was that hard luck stories wero numerous, and men in public of fice were called on for aid in securing other positions, for money, railroad tickets, etc. Some few may get other positions in Washington, others will not. ILLUMINATION OF' . NIAGARA FALLS By New York State and Province of OntarioPlan Tested Successfully. Albany, N. Y., March 3. The first step toward acrrylng out the project for the permanent Illumination at night of Niagara Fans at tlio Joint expense of the State of New York and tho province ot Ontario will be taken to-morrow who Senator Glttlns, ot Niagara Falls.wlll present a bill to the Legislature to make the pbon effective. The measure calls for an appropriation of 150,000 for the construction of a power plant and I2.K0O for Its maintenance for ono year. The money however, will not be avallublo until Ontario provides equal appropria tions for the subject. According to Senator Glttlns, the necessary co-operation on tho part of Canadian authorities will be forthcom ing. Ho lias been carrying on negotia tions with members of the Provincial Parliamen t, an 1 Evan E. Frasler has pro pared a bill carrying similar appropria tions, which will be presented soon to the Canadian law-makers. The Joint appropriation of 100,000, Sen ator Glttlns says will provide an ample power plant, while the $6,000 a year will support it. Tho co-operation of New York and Ontario Is expected to obviate all difficulties which liitherto have balk ed efforts to carry out such a plan. Tho experimental illumination of the falls about flvo years ago, which was mado possible by the contributions of publlc-Bplrlted citizens, was such a suc cess, Senator Glttlns points out, that he believes his project to make tlio light ing permanent Is sure to win approval. Heflin Woodmei Booming. There Is probably no Camp of Wood' men of the World In Ohio county with. he membeiBhlu equal tliat has grown o greatly as lias Heflin Camp No. J19. Last August their beautiful new, lode hall, erected especially for them, was dedicated, and stnoo that time ithey have taken in 17 new members and have about four more ready to be Initiated. They now have a total membership of about DO, and liavo their workers out after more Choppers. This Camp Is composed of good, solid material and Is under tlio eladershlp of Consul om mander A. V. Rowan, who is assisted by Adviser Lieutenant Herbert Hoover, Banker Guy Rowan, and Clerk A. C. Porter. ' KfUtt. To the Wool Growers of A. 8. ot . to meet at Hartford Saturday March to elect officers and attend to any busi ness that may. come before the body. E. C. BAIUD, Pijss. COL, ROOSEVELT JUEADING Has Taft Beaten Two to One In Oklahoma. Will Do Jury Service and Refuses to Dodge His Duty as Citizen. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, March 4. Returns received up to noon (today show that 227 delegates to tho Okla homa Republican State Convention are instructed for Roosevelt and 113 In structed for Taft.. I.ast night's reports wore that 127 delegates had been In- structed.for Taft. This was found to day" to bo an error In telegraphic 'com munication. It appears today that George A. Priestly, of Hartlesvllle, a Rooscvolt supporter, is certain of election as na tional committeeman. REFUSES TO DODGE JURY. Mlneola , N. Y., March 4. Col. Roosevelt came hero tills morning fromv Oystcr Bay In response -to a summons for Jury duty. Though ho had' boon assured In advance by Judge Schulzo that ho would bo exempted from serv ice because of his military servlce.Col. Roosevelt sprung a surprise on tho crowd that was lined up In and around the court house to greet hlm.when he calmnly accepted tho summons to Jury duty without an attempt to evade service. " Ho qualified as a member of the pan el of petit Jurors, and only accepted a reprieve from service unttt Wednesday which was proffered lilm by Supreme Court Justice Putman, ot Brooklyn, who .was sitting hero today. "Are you really going to serve on the Jury?" asked several newspaper men as the Collonel ,was leaving the court room. "X am on the Jury," replied Mr. Roosevelt. "I conceive It to be a man's duty to serve when he Is called. I sliull be at tho Outlook offices tomor row to keep an appointment. After tliat I shall make tlils Jury service my chief consideration, and readjust my other arrangements to accord with it." There are about fifty cases on tho calendar which will be presented to the Jury, most of which are civil ac tions against the Long Island railroad. Just before Col. Roosevelt returned to Oyster Bay he consented to tajk ot the fragment of a letter given out In Washington yesterday, In which he Is quoted as having positively declared that he would not be a candidate for the Presidency in 1912. "Before I reply to this matter in de tail I shall Insist that the letter be made public in full, and the name ot the person to whom It Is addressed be given out," he said. "Meantime I have but to say that any man dishonest enough to publish a private letter, especially without giv ing his name, is dishonorable enough to publish a portion ot It apart from the context. "Everybody with whom I have been In communication knows that I have always been consistent In my course; that I have never sought nomination, but that I have never placed myselt In a position where I could not accept tlio nomination It the party wanted me." As a Juror, Col. Roosevelt will be paid 13 a day and .his mileage from Oyster Bay. He seemed .to be, delight ed at tho prospect, and Bald tliat he Avaa not worried about the Preslden- campaign. Others, ho said, were taking care of that. Wilsoi Seitimeit Stroig. Washington, D. C, March 4.-WiUIam F. McCombs, manager of the campaign of Gov. Woodrow Wilson, is putting Kentucky in the list ot Wilson States since his return from a trip through the South. Mr. McCombs asserts that he not only, found the Wilson organi sation in Kentucky In good shape, but ha found a strong, Wilson sentiment among the masses. Senator Gardner and Congressman McQIUicuddy, both ot Maine, say that Gov. Wilson will be almost Impreg nable In tliat State It he I the party nominee. Clarence E. Carr, who was the Democratic candidate for Governor of New Hampshire In the tost State election, says Wilson will carry that State it be is nominated. V i