Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 33, Number 64, 19 April 1908 — Page 3
THE RICII3IOXD PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, SUNDAY, APRIL 19, 1908.
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KENTUCKY WOMEN SiW THE WORLD
iVove That They Can Keep The Secrets Despite Opposite Supposition. PART IN TOBACCO CASES. GROWERS ARE PROUD OF THE PART THE WOMEN PLAY IN THE PRESENT NIGHT RIDER TROUBLES. Louisville, Ky., April l5?. Ken tucky's women have disproved the statements which have been made from the beginning of time that women cannot keep secrets, and that the "best way to spread news is to tell a woman. "Who knows the secrets of the night riders, the. men in Kentucky, who wear rblac.k masks, who mount horses durlng the lonesome hours of the night end whisk hither and thither from one couty to another, setting fire to a to bacco barn here, scraping a tobacco ted there and leaving a note of warning on the sate of this anti-Equity man end depositing a little package of car tridges with a few matches attached Son the doorstep of another farmer, perhaps 8 or 10 miles away?" Officers and men of the state guard !tiave been dispatched by Governor Au!rustus E. Willson in the numerous fcountles of western Kentucky to ascertain if possible the identity of these iren. They have, been sent under sealed orders and in citizens' clothes Mind thousands of dollars of the state's Woney has already gone up in smoke in the endeavor of the executive to ferret ;out the names and whereabouts of the right riders. Circuit and County judges, commonwealth's attorneys and founty attorneys have made every effort to learn their names. Stat Fire I.Iarshal V. V. Xiekirk. who. it is said, lias a number of special detectives employed in various sections of the state, iias been working with a view of fixing the culpability of the men in order that, indictments might be returned .nd prosecutions made, but these efforts have been of no avail. The Lure of Mystery. Aside from these agencies which lave been at woi'k. nearly every citizen of the commonwealth has constituted limself into a detective, not with a view of informing, but to gratify his own curiosity as to the identity of the H'ght riders. There appears to be a certain fascination about these men CHICHESTER'S PILLS Aak 4'ht-eket-ter's blamon I'llis In Hrd and t.ol. boves, sealed with Bht Take no othrr. fitly UrnarirUt- Aver'l niAMOSB liRANU PILLS. fr Sift years known as Jlest, Safest. Alv.ayi ReH&ble SOLD BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE
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ho are so mysterious and who commit so much lawlessness and widespread depredation in a struggle which, the tobacco growers claim, is just as much a struggle for liberty and freedom as was ever fought They claim, that they are fighting to be released fiom commercial bondage and for the protection of their homes and their aives and children. "Where do the night riders come from? How many miles do they ride in a night? How do- they vanish in the darkness and where do they go? Who knows?'' Tobacco growers themselves say that the wives of the night riders are the only persons who are in on the secrets and today there are thousands of women in Kentucky who could reveal every bit of information that the officers of the commonwealth would like to have and could unfold the whole story of the mysterious operations of the night riders, but up to this time, although repeated efforts have been made to extract some little gleam of information from these women, not a woman has ever unbosomed a secret that, would in any way lead to any information that would give any one an idea as to the identity of the men who carry the torches and commit the lawlessness. Proud of the Women. The tobacco growers, although they do not say so. admit by their manner that they are proiuler of the women of the tobacco-growing sections of Kentucky than ever before, in their lives and they boast of the fact that their wives and daughters are just as much enlisted in the warfare aaainst the Tobacco Trust as the growers themselves, in fact many of tbe women are even
more antagonistic to the alleged octopus than the men. They know that when the price of tobacco is high it r-eans more ribbons and fussy feath ers, more fancy shirt waists and silk dresses, more frequent shopping excursions t Louisville and Cincinnati and other of the large cities,' but, first of all, they are actuated by a sense of devotion and loyalty to their husbands and to their fathers, and to them that l stronger than the law, ihe general assembly of Kentucky, the governor and his soldiers, or President Roosevelt and his regulars. One of the most prominent. and wealthiest tobacco growers in Kcniucky. who is a leader in the Society of Equity movement, was asked this quest'on: "Do you or any of the officers, cither state or county, of the Society of Kquity, have any idea as to the identity of the night riders?" "We certainly have not," he replied. "The men doubtless bind themselves to a secret compact, and the only persons who know who they are are their wives and perhaps, in some cases, their daughters." Who Makes the Masks? The night rider wears a black mask. Some of them may make their own masks, but the chances are that there are many Kentucky housewives who have sat down with a piece of black cloth on (heir laps, and with a pair of scissors, have cut the holes in the goods, in order that, the cloth might not interfere with the vision, and have sewed the strings to the piece of goods in order that it might be tied securely around their husband's heads. In doing this the chances are
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that these women have been prompted by the same spirit that the mothers and wives were actuated by when they fitted out their sens and husbands when they left for service in Confederate and Union armies, back in the sixties. Then, again, the wives are bound to be in on the secrets of the night riders, .because it would be necessary for these men to account to their wives for their absence at night. An explanation might be made once or twice, but it would not suffice for any length of time. The exhaustion of limb, body and mind of the rider and his horse could not bo kept secret frpm the wife, and those who have read and heard of the operations of the horsemen have no doubt that while they are scurrying through the country on their mission of warning, and sometimes of devastation, the wives of all of them are keeping a lonely vigil at home and each one is wondering whether the band will be attacked and if it should be, whether her husband will escape with his life. From the history of the night riders in Kentucky it is believed that, in most cases the night riders are not residents of the county in which the lawlessness is committed. Perfectly Organized. It is believed that they come from other counties. That they have an organization there can be no doubt, and that it is one of the most perfectly organized bodies of men is not hard to
believe, in tne tirst. place, it is necessary for them to have a meeting place. It must be in some remote spot and if the location of this place should become known it would not be at all difficult for officers of the law or men opposed to the cause of the night riders t lead the horsemen into a trap, pen them tip and kill them like rats. Therefore, every move they make must, be kept a secret. Numerous raids that have been made indicated that these bands of raiders cometimes traverse the territory in two or three counties and travel all the night bug. Every man must have a good orse or he would be unable to keep up with the band and would be left by the wayside. The reports also indicate that, the men who belong to these bands operate under a solemn oath and that if ill befalls any member that he is protected by all the others. Up until the past few weeks there had been no acts of lawlessness in the .")." counties comprising the white burley district. The agitation of the Equity men that there be no crop in 190S was successful to a great degree, but not. entirely so. Two or three weeks ago there were many farmers in Henry, Shelby, Fayette and other counties who declare that they could not be deterred from planting tobacco. The Deciding Factor. There is no doubt but that the operations of the night riders in Woodford. Shelby, Nicholas. Mason and other counties have won the fight for "no croppers." and it is now a certainty that in some of the counties there will not be a pipeful grown, and in others all that will be raised will be used by the growers themselves for chewing and smoking. A crop of burley tobacco that last year amounted to almost 200.000.000 pounds will have vanished. Corn, wheat, hemp and other products "will take its place in the ground. Even the men who are opposed to the Kquity movement, and who want to grow a crop are afraid of Articles
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to do so. The constant and careful guarding of their l'ds, their property, the roof over their heads and their lives would be too wearing and uot worth while even if tobacco sold at $1 a pound. The operations of the night riders in the lllue Crass have also demonstrated to the minds of many people another fact, and that is that manv of the night riders are evidently men with blue blood in their veins, of good families, and men whose standing in their respective communities is high. The citizenship of such counties as Fayette. Woodford, S.ielby and Nicholas is as good as any in the state. The Garden Soots. Fayette and Woodford counties are known as the garden spots of the Blue Grass and the people of Woodford speak of that county as the "asparagus bed of the world." the meaning being that the soil of Woodford county is tMe richest in the world. People of these counties are highly educated ind cultured and when over 100 men burned a barn in Woodford recently it. carried the conviction to the mind?: of hundreds of persons that, in that band were doubtless some of the best men of the Blue Grass section. Although all the officials of the Kquity society frown down upon the lawlessness and say they do not approve of it, they can not deny ihat it has been one of the chief agencies in cutting out the 1108 crop. A Central Kentucky tobacco grower, who was in Louisville when reports were received of the murder of the farmer Hedges in Nicholas county, said: "Such a thing is to be deplored, but there never wa a great struggle for freedom won without the shedding of human blood." Within the past two or three weeks it. has been learned here that the American Tobacco company has advanced the price on many of its leading brands of plug tobacco. It is said that they will continue to do this and will make the consumer pay in proportion to the advanced price of the leaf. If you like a small cigar, get a Pathfinder Z cents. HUNTSBERGER IS NDICTED BY JURY Man Having Troubles of His Own Just Now. S. E. Huntsberger, the Cottage Grove railroad and express agent, who confessed to burning the depot to conceal the theft of money stolen by him, has been indicted by the grand jury. Huntsberger has been bound over to the circuit court under a $1,000 bond. He plead guilty to the charge of burning the station. A large amount of evidence has been obtained to disclose the use Huntsberger made of money which it is believed he stole from the companies he represented. RAILROAD TO OPERATE LINE BY TELEPHONE Erie Takes a Step Which Is Decidedly New. Buffalo, April 1. The Lake Shore ! railroad will operate trains between j Erie and Buffalo by telephone. Telej graph wires for this distance of eightyI eight miles will be entirely suppiantI ed.
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A CRUEL CREATURE So Says Mrs. Frank Jay Gould In Complaint Against Husband. SHE WANTS A DIVORCE. New York, April IS. Action for separation has been filed by Mrs. Frank Jay Gould, the beautiful young wife of Jay Gould's youngest son, in the Supreme Court, and the papers were served on Mr. Gould in the Hotel Plaza. Mr. Gould has hied no counter suit, but he plans a vigorous defense. The nature of the cruelty ami neglect charges against Mr. (jould have not yet been made public, riling of the papers in the Court lnmng been delayed, but in a general way it is learned that the husband's extreme jealousv is at the bottom of the difficult v. FORMER WIFE OF TOBACCO KING OUT Mrs. Duke Released in Chicago on Bond. Chicago. April IS Mrs. Alice WebbDuke, divorced wife of the tobacco king, who has been held at the County Jail on charges of passing worthless checks at the Great Northern Hotel, has been released on bond of $1,000. The release came after many hours of search on the part of Mrs. Duke's attorney to secure a bondsman. Amusements THEATRICAL CALENDAR. NEW PHILi IPS. Week of April 20 Vaudeville. GENNETT. Week of April 20 American Stock Company. Vaudeville at the Phillips. While there are to be many attractions In the city this week, the man agement of the New Phillips has no ; doubt but that the program in vaudeville that has been prepared will get its full share of the patronage. A ' epeoial effort has bee made to get a
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AND UP bill of more than ordinary interest and apparently this has been done. The headline act will be Rismoi. the Himalayan Yogi, who claims to be able to amaze the public with his wonder working. The remainder of the bill runs through the features that are usual to vaudevil'e entertainments. The full program is as follows: Overture Miss Eva Hazeltine, assisted, by Phillips Theatre Orchestra, (evenings only.) Mortimer Rassett, imitator and whistler. Rainbow Sisters, dainty soubrettos. Applegate and Whitesides, one act. playlet. Two scenes, entitled. "An Automobile's Misfortune." Scene 1 Pearl's Parlor. Time 2:. TO p. m. Scene 2. Street; time two hours. later. Illustrated Song Miss Thompson. "Since Arrnh Wanna Married Harney Carney." Rismor. The Himilayan Yogi. The Cameragraph. latest Motion pictures. Wednesday there will be a souvenir matinee for the ladles and on Saturday a special matinee for the children. Saturday nicht is the only occasion on which there is a double performance. American Stock Company. Scenery, electrical effects, good actors and actresses, pleasing vaudeville novelty advertising ideas and lots of
THE NEW PHILLIPS VAUDEVILLE THEATRE O. G. MURRAY, Lessee. WEEK OF APRIL 2a Dally at 3:00 and 8:15; Saturday Night, 7:30 to 10:15.
A. OVERTURE Miss Eva Hazeltine, assisted by Phillips Theatre Orchestra (evenings only) B. MORTIMER BASSETT Imitator and Whistler. C. RAINBOW SISTERS Dainty Soubretts. D. APPLEGATE AND WHITESIDES One Act Playlet.. Two Scenes. Entitled "An Automo-
Special Matinee each Saturday; children. 5 cents; souvenirs at'Wedneaday's matinee. General admission. 10c. Reserved seats at night, '5c xtra.
GENNETT THEATRE Zgr Week Commencing Monday, April 20
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Opening Monday Afternoon and Comedv-Drama
A KENTUCKY FEUD
Full of Startling Climaxes. Side-splitting Comedy and Tear Starting Pathos. A complete scenic equipment. Pleasing vaudeville betweea , acts. EVENING PRICES 10c. 20c, 20c. ; DIME MATINEES Daily starting Monday. Ladies admitted free Monday nisht under usual conditions. Thi3 theater does not advertise in The Evening Item.
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On and after April 16th, we will be located in our new office at 1010 Main street, in the Westcott Hotel Building, ground floor, ready for business. Automatic Phone 1341.
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them, five plays with nice paper, a desire to please and to be welcomed back, make up a good portion of the capital of the, American Stock company, which begins a week's engagement, at the Genneft on Monday with the production of "A Kentucky Feud." The management guarantees the attraction jo be equal to the be&t. Elaborate scenery is carried by the company and it is claimed that nothing is shown on the stag" during the rntlr week which is not carried by the American Stock company. Contrary to the practice of various other of the stock companies, the American will befdn its engagement on Monday afternoon. ? Theatormm i 620 Main St. J. H. Broomhall, Mjr. ...Monday and Tuesday... A Thrilling Story of $ Darkest Russia 1: Michael Strogof i " j bile's Misfortune. Seen 1, Pearl's Parlor, time 2: SO p. m. Scene 2, Street. Time two houra later. E. ILLUSTRATED SONG Misa Thompson. "Since Arrah Wanna Married Harney Carney."' RISMOR The Himilayan Yogi. THE CAMERAGRAPH Latesfr motion pictures. 4 Night in the Sensational Southern . 99 1
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