The Kentuckian, 1919-09-17

Its long and varied career Servicei Now In Demand From AL Parts of the Surrounding Country. One of the most delightful features of the past summer life in Hopkins Hopkins-ville - ville Hopkins-ville were the band concerts at Vir Virginia - ginia Virginia Park by Lebkuecher's Band These weekly concerts have been a source of much peasure during the hot summer nights, to the thousands of those who have heard them. This organization, Lebkeucher't Band, has had a large and varied ex existence. - istence. existence. ' Since it-3 first organization it has been known as one of the best bands in the State. Its high standard and long life have been due in great part to the work of its leader, Mr H. L. Lebkuecher an Mr. Karl A. Witty. The- present organization of the band is as follows: H. L. Lebkeucher, Director: - Karl A. Witty, Solo Cornet, Libra Librarian." - rian." Librarian." ... Thos. . E. Overshiner, Trombone Manager.' Will Grau, Trombone. James Higgins, Euphonium. . Wallace Anderson, Double B Bass Harry Boyd, Eb Tuba. . . . Dulin Anderson, 1st Horn, rnest McCollom, 2nd. Horn. , John Henderson, Asst. Solo Comet. j Ernest Patterson,'. 1st. Cornet. ' John A. Mitchell, Solo Clarinet' -.Luther Gresham, Asst. Solo Clari Clarinet. - net. Clarinet. . Andy Anderson," Jst Clarinet. Wm, Gresham, 2nd. Clarinet ": Philip Datillo, Bass Drum. - Joe Day," Drums, Bells, Zylophone. The original Lebkeucher's d3and was organized in 1902 with, the fol following - lowing following -.members : ' Walter . War d, C G.1 McDaaiel, W.' D.- Ennis, James Reeder, Harry eKeach, Aimer Epgle Epgle-ton. - ton. Epgle-ton. ' Wiri. E. ' Girird, Roland Ward Henrys Wood, ' Jv E. ' Anderson, Tom Overshiner, Wm. Holmes,-. Iiu3sel Adams, W. W. Blythe, W. F. Graa Karl A. Witty, and H. L.' Lebkuecher Those active in the original organi organization - zation organization were Walter Ward, C. G. Mc Mc-Daniel, - Daniel, Mc-Daniel, and H. L. Lebkuecher. These 'original members worked to together - gether together with new members coming ir and some of the old ones dropping out. After about three years, thei band dwindled in" membership, uWi ' it was .necessary to disband the band After an interval of two years, how however, - ever, however, due to the good work of H. L Lebkaecher and Karl A. -Witty, th band was reorganized. The new Or Organization - ganization Organization met with varied success until January 11th, 1911, when thru the instrumentality of Arthur G Chapman, Captain and Adjutant, it became the regimental band of the 3rd- Kentucky National Guard. The band was recruited to the re required - quired required number of twenty-eight men among those were: Trice Waller Wallace Anderson, - Keen Waller Lawson Flack, Jarred -Renshaw, Geo Lackey, R. F. McDaniel, John L. Sny der, Maxie Beardon, James Richard son, Ed Clibomo,, Ernest Patterson Corbet Roe, Owen Meredith, Jewel Smith.,. George Richardson, James Higgins, Lewis Clarke, Ruby Croft Leslie Henderson, Philip Datillo, .Wil liam West, Nelson Long, Harry Boyd, Fred XJilbert and Elmer Gir ard. - The band was the only organiza tion of its kind it Orell and 'played during the whole encampment of 3t rtavA fnr tliA t.Vtrpo lnfnntrv rprnmpnti of Kentuck National Guar(L j, . ,.u played at every subsequent encamp ment and at the inauguration of Gov McCreary and Stanley. . Qn June 28th, 1916, the band left with the 3rd Kentucky Infantry foi the Mexican border. The following members passed the physical examin ation rnd were sent to El Paso: Wal Wallace - lace Wallace Anderson, Philip? Datillo,- James E. Richardson, Dulin Anderson, Kar L. Witty, James Higgins, J. A. Mit Mitchell, - chell, Mitchell, Luther Gresham, Elmer Gir Gir-ard, - ard, Gir-ard, H. L. Lebkuecher, Corbet .Roe Lewis Clark, Andrew Anderson, Bir Birdie - die Birdie Witty and Maxie Beardon. " All of these remained in the ser service - vice service during the emergency with the exception of H. L. Lebkuecher, Kar?

' an occasional revival in Washington.! 'Nrame sounds like he might be kin to lpihaw Wooldridje. . ' Representative Wm. D. Upshaw of Atlanta," Ga.,' is a preacher, who ..holds an occasional revival in Wash Ington. ' Name sounds like he might be.kfnd td Upshaw Wooldridge. f Stonewall Jackson, a 5 year old boy had three fingcr3 blown off While fooling with a dynamite cap at Pixon Ky. You never can judge how . 6ms"-V a boy is by the name he bears ' Stonewall Jackson, a 15-year-olc boy, had three fingers blown off while fooling with 4 dynamite cap at Dix Dixon, - on, Dixon, Ky. You, never can judge how smart a boy is by the name he bears ... The newest dance is called the ce. ' glide. The feet are dragged over the floor withou lifting them while the . dancers squirm and twist their bodies and muscles in time with the music. .- . - i Torquay,' the beautiful Wales watering place just off the Bristol Channel, promises to become the Bri British - tish British equivalent to Lon Angeles as a center for , motion picture studios. 1 .' The Jewish New Year, Rosh Hash Hash-anah, - anah, Hash-anah, will come on Sept. .25, the 56 56-80th - 80th 56-80th year of the Jewish calendar. It . marks the beginning of the ten days of penitence, ending with the day of Atonement. Gov. Black has issued a proclama proclamation - tion proclamation designating today as Constitu Constitution' - tion' Constitution' Day and calling upon patriotic citizens to observe it. That ought tc . be easy, as many citizens are consti tutionally opposed to work and al always - ways always ready for a holiday. Lucy B. Morton, aged 31, the last sivor of the Old Maids' Club, of "Yi lushington, . was. married the other day to Fr'ank: M. Eliot ' The' Club originally had more than 20 members, all of whom showed their insincerity by marrying when the opportunity came..:. '" Galveston was partly submerged by a tidal wave Sundaj, but the great sea wall broke its force and only the backwater from sewer did liarm. The Chairman Head, of the High Cost of Livh.r. Commission, han . c.t a . oouiiX'of- members, one of them a Jew, to Washington to see what lie can do to retailers who keep up prices when hogs have dropped from 23 to 16 cents.- xLook here, Col. Head, dc you .think a Jew is the right man io -reduce che price of hog meat? business section was flooded to depth of three feet and the railroad bridge across the bay was put out of commission. Dr. A. T. McCormack is tjuoted as saying that there are indications of another flu epidemic and that he will close the public schools and prohibit public, gatherings "when the first case is reported." .With all sorts, of colds prevalent, this is a good deal of authority to be lodged in" any one man. A woman who Hobsonized Gen. Pershing .in New York, when he pre presented - sented presented her with a medal of some sort, has had herself interviewed to tell how different his kiss was from oth others - ers others she had received. Which leads us to "the conclusion that the Foo' Ki'lj" in New York is neglecting his dutufs. ." . ' Mrs, Margaret Battle, who left her Wilber Wade, a bequest of I Nephew ' Wilber Wade , a beq $10, evidently didn't believe in let letting - ting letting young men handle too much money at one time. She left it in trust until he is 21. In the -meantime he can spend the annual. 5 pet cent income of 50 cents. Wilbui can't become a spendthrift on what hifVwint Maggie left him. Senator McCumber, Republican, ir a speech Monday, strongly urged rati ratification - fication ratification at once. Senator McCumbei lenounced most of the majority re re-ort - ort re-ort amendments as selfish, dishon dishonorable - orable dishonorable and immoral, and charged that they seek to isolate the United States from v ie rest of the work , and to abandon our allies.

Money. El Paso, Sept. 14. Six thousand dollars in gold was paid Mexicans late yesterday for the release of Dr. J. W. Smith, an American, and E. Monson, believed to be' a subject of Sweden, who was taken from a train near Santa Eulalia, Chihauhua, yes yesterday - terday yesterday morning, according to tele telegrams - grams telegrams received from Chihuahua City tonight. They are expected to reach that city tonight. , Monsen, of Munson, as one tele telegram - gram telegram spelled the name, was released by Mexicans and permitted to return to Santa Eulalia, where he presented the demand for ransom. The money was delivered to him and he return returned - ed returned to procure the release of Dr. Smith Paul Eteger, a Swiss citizen, su superintendent - perintendent superintendent 'of the Minerals & Me Metals - tals Metals Company properties, near San Santa - ta Santa Eulalia, and William Dwelly, a British subject, were also captured from the train yesterday, but were released after the payroll of the Bena Tierra mine, of which Dwelly wes foreman, had been seized by the barrdits. EOOD PRICES Louisville Grocers Make Cuts In Or der to Get Back Their Former Trade, - . - The. high, cost ,of,'pod is .gradually coming down from its perch in Louis ville. ' ..' - ' - ' This is the best thing in an inter interview - view interview obtained from W. 'O. Head chairman of the Kentucky High Cost of Living Commission, which was ap appointed - pointed appointed some weeks ago by Governoi Black, and which has been at work diligently since to secure relief foi consumers. "Reports we had received," said Mr. Head, "show that grocers thru thru-out - out thru-out the city are gradually making cuts in the price of meats, canned goods and other foods. "Housewives have helped 'greatly in securing this relief, and if they will help more in time still better re lief will be assured. "Instead of going to the phone anc ordering from one grocer a great many of them have been canvassing the market learning where they can obtain desirable goods at the lowest prices. As a consequence, many gro cers have lost all or part of the .trade they formerly had with these house housewives, - wives, housewives, who have patronized more than ever before the downtown mar markets - kets markets and other dealers who have tried to keep down prcies. Post. GOVERNMENT CHARTERS 161 BANKS IN 8 MONTHS Washington, Sept. 16. Steady growth of the national banking sys tem was shown m a report by Comp troller of the Currency Williams foi the first eight months of the year Charters were granted 161 banks with a capital of $15,475,000 and approval given for '$31,988,000 in crease in capital of 235 banks. There remain under consideration 244 ap plications. Aged Farmer Dies. Wm. M. Long, aged 82 years, died at his home near Pilot Rock, Satur Saturday - day Saturday and the body vas buried at Eb Eb-eneezer - eneezer Eb-eneezer church on the following day - Banks Help Farmers. In certain sections of Kentucky the farmer is able to buy ground lime stone even in ton lots at exceptional exceptionally - ly exceptionally low figures. This is made possi ble by wide-awake bankers who are buying limestone in carload lots st that the farmer may have it at the lowest possible price. Wherevei bankers are pursuing this plan the farmers are certain to learn very rapidly the tremendous value oi ground limestone even on their most fertile fields. . , . '.

TOWl APFEALS FOR QUICK AID Use Courthouse as Morgue and Boats Rescue Persons Clinging to Spars in Bay. . Corpus Christi, Tex., Sept 6. From fifteen to twenty-five persons are dead, approximately four thous thousand - and thousand are homeless and. property dam damage, - age, damage, it is estimated, will reach ?4, ?4,-000,000 - 000,000 ?4,-000,000 as a result of a tropical hur hurricane - ricane hurricane which raged here for twenty hours. ; The rcity is in distress and May 01 Gordon Boone has sent an appeal tc Governor Hobby at Austin. The courthouse is beingf used as a morgue. At least a score of persons are afloat in Neucos Bay tonight where they were washed out by the waves. They were clinging to spars and debris, and what "few boats were left undamaged by the storm were being Used tonight to rescue them. 4 IK FAVORABLE Other Leading Soil Products Retard-,- ed, But Number of Hogs Increases. .. .Kentucky's crop prospects now' in in-(dicatethe - (dicatethe in-(dicatethe production of 424,490,000 pounds of tobacco compared to pros pects July 1 for 442,178,000 pounds and 427.500,000 pounds produced last year,, according to the govern ment crop report issued by H. F. Bry ant, field agent o4 the United States Bureau . of Crop Estimates. Good growing weather, . now, however, is likely to increase this estimate very much' before the tobacco is cut, as there is a large acreage of late to tobacco - bacco tobacco that is growing fast now and the total acreage is considerably greater than last year. The United States crop of tobacco is now estimat ed at 1,279,000,000 pounds compared to 1,340,000,000 pounds produced last year. ' The Kentucky corn crop is estimat ed at but 79, 6S2,000 bushels because of drouth. Last year's crop was 93, 93,-600,000 - 600,000 93,-600,000 buslrela.- Oats are estimated at 9,500,000 compared to 9,789,000 last year; potatoes 4,687,000 com- pared to 5,625,000; sweet potatoes 1 1,125,000 compared to 1,23,000 barley 190,000 compared to 196,000 apples 2,190,000 compared to 3,780, 3,780,-000, - 000, 3,780,-000, and sorghum for syrup 2,631,- tha this time last year and 5 pel cent more numerous than usual. Un Unless - less Unless the corn crop turns out bettei than expected thi? is likely to prove quite a problem for many farmers who have planned to feed hogs this fall. In the United States there are now 4.6 per cent less hogs than 1918 Wool production in Kentucky this summer ws3 3,211,000 pounds com pared to 3,058,000 last year. Condition of other crops in Ken tucky is: Buckwheat, 80 per cent clover for seed, 85; millet, 75; pas ture,. 72; field peas, cowpeas, etc. 74; field beans, 70; broow corn 75 cabbage, 65; onions 85; tomatoes 75; grapes, 65; pears, 36., Singer Machines At Auction. The Church Hill Red Cross Society will have an aution sale of two Sing Singer - er Singer sewing machines at the Grange Hall, Thursday Sept., 18,'at" 3 p.' m. NEWEST THING IN TOWN The Dalton-Davis Motor Company are showing the new Overland 4 This light car is attracting attention on the streets wherever shown, and at every stop a croW collects around the car to view it.

Democrats Are Preparing to Mak Opening Rally Stupendous Affair. Ira D. Smith, who has been named as Campaign chairman for, Christian county, has opened Democratic head headquarters - quarters headquarters over W. T. Cooper & Co.a grocery and is already busy prepar ing for the big opening at the Fair Fair-Grounds - Grounds Fair-Grounds next Saturday, which wil be a State event of mammoth pro portions. Gov. Black will fire his opening- gun and among the notables expected are Congresmen Heflin, of Ala., Kin. cheloe and Barkley, of. Kentucky. Senators Stanley and Beckham and most likely Gov. Cox, of Ohio. It will be ' an all-day affair with an in termission for the free barbecue din dinner. - ner. dinner. THE MARKETS Sept 16, 1919. Corn took an up- ward turn today, the market closing with a gain of three cents per bush el over yesterday's close. Oats went went-upward - upward went-upward with corn, although the net gain was not so heavy. ; Quotations on Chicago Provisions: Grain and (Furnished by Whitfield Bros.) CORN Sept 138 141 136 140& Dec...... 120 123 119 122 May... ..119 121 1174 121 OATS - , May . ?. . 1 . . . . Sept... . Dec.;. . . May. . PORK .65 67 5 67 .68 -69 67 69 .70' 72(70 72 .41.50 42.00 41.60 42 A Sept 1 Oct: LARD Sept . . , . .25.95 25.95 25.85 25 87 Jan. 22.80 4 22,85 RIBS Sept 20.lVifj.os 20.30 Oct. ,-. . 20.30 20.25 20.25 Jan .. ....18.4518,25 18.37 1852 The Louisville hog market showed an unsettled cohdition. Receipts 1,700 head; best heavies, 163 pounds and up 16.50; seconds, 120 to 165 pounds, $16.50; pigs, 120 pounds down, $13$14.75; throwouts $13,. 00 down. Other Livestock Steady. Prices on sheep, lambs and calvej were made on an exchanged basis. Receipts of calves were 392 head. Market: Best - veals $1C.70$17: medium $8.50$11; common "$5.50 $8. Receipts of sheep and lambs were 925 head. Quotations: Best lambs $14 seconds and butcher lambs $8$10: cluus $5$6; best sheep $7 bucks $5 down. Cattle Market. Prices in' cattle are unevenlv lower with indications pointing to a sti" lower reduction. Quotations: Prin heavy steers $12.00&$13.00; hea shipping steers $9.50$1Q.00; lid Steers $8.50$9.00. Stock Market. Stocks, especially steel stocks, were more settled, due to the fact that the steel heads are more optimistic in regard to settlement of steel strike. HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL The entertainment at Ncwstead School on Friday night was highly successful, bringing in a net profit of $117, to be used for the fund to build a home for the teacher on the schoo! grounds. The cake awarded to Mist Isabel Trahern as the most beautifu." lady present was sold at auction and brought $81. The cake awarded tc. Jimmy Caudle as the "ugliest man' sold for $6. Everett Harned Returns. Everett Harned, of Honey Grove ha just been discharged from the medical department of the army. Ffl worked on a hospital train in States. , Mr. Harned is a son of M I. N. Harned. For hundreds of years the Ni floods have not varied ten days in their arrival.

The Irving Roseborough Co. has been forced to have more room, by the rapid and constant expansion of its business, and Mr. Roseborough has leased the upper story of the store he has occupied at 204 South Main Street and is having the entirt building fitted up for his business The upper rooms have heretofore been used for offices. Mr.. Rosebor Roseborough - ough Roseborough will add an up-to-date tailoring and pressing department, which wil be in charge of Wallace Anderson an experienced and highly "capable man, and will give especial attention to this branch of his business. . The company has become one of Hopkinsville's well established and highly Successful enterprises, cater catering - ing catering to men who are satisfied with on only - ly only the best in the lines of clothing furnishings and notions. This is the second time in two years that it ha' outgrown its quarters and has been compelled to seek more room for a business that has taken a strong hole on popular approval. The new department is now ready for business. CLOSES SCHOOL Non-Union Instructors Are Induceo ..- : '. "' to Refuse to Teach at .. Linton. Linton, Ind., Sept 16. The twenty-five schools in Stockton - township outside of Linton did not open Mon day as planned because of difference! between James T.. Roach, township trustee, and a teachers' union, which was. organized during the summer. Mr. Roach recently had" announced he bad obtained a complet staff of in instructors - structors instructors who were not members oi the mion. When they went to the school school-bouses, - bouses, school-bouses, however, they were indacec try the union teachers not to attempt to teach. According they returned tc their homes. DIED AFTER Aged Farmer of White Plains Brought Here In Hopeless Condition. ' ' ,

trouble and died following the opera- j tion. The body was shipped to his former home yesterday, for burial. Prefer Country Churches Two of the strong Baptist pastors of Louisville are leaving the Metrop Metropolis - olis Metropolis and accepting pastorates in the country. Dr. W. D. Nowlin has ac accepted - cepted accepted a call to Greenville, Ky., and Dr. W. W. Landrum one to Russell Russell-ville, - ville, Russell-ville, Ky. L. Witty, Andrew 'Anderson, Dulin Anderson and J. A. Mitchell, whe were furloughed to the reserve at the expiration ,of their enlistment and sent home. After Mr. H- L. Lebkuecher left the organization, Mr. Jamea Higgins took over the leadership and regain regained - ed regained with the balance of the band dur ing the whole of the world war. The organization was attached to the 49th Field Artillery, U. S. Army. The older men at home continued skeleton organization, and wher the young members were ( musterec out of the service and returned home the organization was complete ant the band was again one of the best musical organizations in the State. The band has had many calls this summer and has been busy playing at celebrations of different kinds.

will, be discontinued Sept. 25, be- cause not more than ten per cent of the supplies' have been taken ' .. The' Democratic opponents of the . League of Nations in the Senate have . narrowed down to Reed, Gore.Shields Thomas and Smith, of Georgia. . Representative Wm. L ; Upshaw, of Atlanta, Ga., is a preacher, who holds