ASSOCIATION STATEMENT
To the Tobacco Growers of the
Five Counties that are
Interested.
Fellow Farmers:
In so far as the crop to ho grown in this year of 11)12 in the
counties named above is concerned it remains to be ascertained if
tin growers of that crop will co-operate to pool and sell the same.
As the ollicial representatives of the Stemming Distriqt As'
S'toi.ition We, the members of the District Hoard of that Association,
representing the live above named counties, deem it our plain
djt t issue the statement to follow for the consideration of all
Vt growers of the 11)12 crop. In this statement it
i'! be the sincere intent and effort of the undersigned to clearly
.I'd i raciotisly sum up in an unbiased manner the pertinent facts
i. im; a bearing on the situation. To date, and as prefacory to
t ihTDi'iit, this Hoard has caused to be discussed through the
, j. s publicity column of the Association, which articles through
t k fulness of the public-spirited editors of all the newspapers in
, . counties, is freely reproduced, in all of said paper?, many,
s.iv truly, nearly all the issues alfuctinir farmers
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ting mi- euro and disposition of the current years tobacco
Hie groweis, therefore, supplementing their own
. ition ami reflections, by a stud) of these articles should
iMIehs have a very clear understanding of the situation.
. Hrd has also during the current week placed in the
;' tne Co.inty Committeemen all over the district the pool
;. rs for 1012 -with instructions to employ good and efficient
t visit each particular grower in all the (vu counties
, it t him lo pool or to decline to pool.
Continued on Page Thrcr.
MISS MAIIY JIHNEII
IN AUTOMOBILE WRECK.
Has Many Fr.cnds in Marion.
K . I' V. Joiner, pastor of
"i Mtti. Miist Church, left
atternoon for Reynolds,
(ry.i having been called to
V i' nt m account of the
.s i .nditjon of his daughter.
' M.trv Joiner, a teacher in
t' ''nan Institute, who was
- injured Saturday
..'if n . un in an automobi 1 e
. ' ! nt Hartford Republican.
M s Joiner is pleasantly re-
ri )i u be red in Miirinn u'lmrnlinr
fi"'' was pastorof the Metho-'i
- batch four years. She
J.'dmanv sympathizers in
't 'it, which she has visited
s r )'t r father's pastorate here
n the family have many
fr( - U
Marion on The Main
Line This Week.
A visit to the I. C. Depot the
last few days would certainly
impress one with the immensity
of the trafic carried on by the
great I. C. railroad between the
north and south. Since the tracks
were flooded and washed out at
Cairo, III , all the main line
trains are being dctoured via.,
Maltoon, Ftansville and Princeton
to Fulton. Iuist Friday afternoon
there were fourteen
trains here of various kinds;
the Panama Limited, the Chicago
fc New Orleans vestibuled
parlor and Pullman trains, Seminole
Special, Dixie Flyer, New
Orleans &. Chicago fruit express,
Chicago & Gulf mail, express
and baggage; Cannon Hall. Chi
cago vv Southern fresh meat fast
; retrigerator train (10 cars) and
long freights seldom seen on
this line. It certainly mat!"
i things busy about the station
and Agent Venner handles the
situation just like he was used
' to it. You can't lose Venner.
Bakings Powder
t .o IK jCW
7!- a w. Tk $Xm
gyADSOluteljrjri
Where the finest biscuit,
cake, hot-breads, crusts
or puddings are required
Royal is indispensable.
Royal is equally valuable
in the preparation of plain,
substantial, every-day
foods, for all occasions.
The only baking powder made
from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar
Ho Alum Ho Lltno Phosphates
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ANNUAL ORATORICAL CONTEST
Of Marion Graded School to Be
Held at The Auditorium Friday
Night, April 12, 1912.
Four young men of the Marion
High School will compete for the
Cochran medal for Oratory, Fri-.
dav evening, at 8 o'clock. The
winner of this contest will
sent Marion in the Central Orat
orical Contest to be held here,1
May 3.
Much interest is manifested in
the local contest because of the
larger contest to
Processional - Orchestra
Invocation - Rev. Eicott
I. Coleman Foster
Subject: Heroes of Peace.
II. Earl Sullenger f
Subject- The Power of ati,
enlightened Public Opinion.
Music - Orchestra
Music - Orchestral
III. Marion Conditt '
Subject: Life is More than
a Living.
Music - Orchestra
IV. Fugene Wilson
Subject: The Land of Promise.
Music - Orchestra
Decision of Judges-
THE FLOOD.
Second onh to the one pulled
oil by that ancient Mariner, old
mill Noah, was the flood which
has forj the past two weeks
devasted the Ohio i n 1 Mississij ?
pi valleys. Cairo did not
to the Hood. Its main
levees which are stone faced and
seventy-five feet wide andate
most impregnable, stood, by the
help of 1000 men and 100,000
sand bags. The outer levees all
gave way though, flooding the
factories.
Paducah usually high, (and
dry in some ways) and proud,
had her pride taken down a little,
many of her outlying residence
districts were flooded and much
trouble was had in keeping cellars
and basement rooms pumped
out. Her business section was
not overflowed and no interruption
was experienced.
Hickman and Columbus, Ky.,
where some of our friends live,
were harassed greatly by the
raging floods and high winds.
The water was from G to 20 feet
deep in parts of these two towns
and all business suspended and
many residences in both places
abandoned to the water. Hundreds
camped on the hills back
from the river in tents furnished
by the government, rations were
sent from various parts of Kentucky,
as much of the food supply
was lost in the hurry of
evacuating when the levees gave
way.
Fddyville and Smithland suffered
greatly from the floods in
the Cumberland valley and
many were forced from their
homes and places of business.
All are now in much better
shape as the waters are receding
all along the line as far south as
Memphis.
Splendid Official Resigns.
Albert S. Cannnn tendered his
resignation as City Marshall
and collector at the council meeting
Tuesday night. It came as
a complete surprise and was re
luctantly accepted. Mr. Can-nan
has served Marion in the
above capacity over eleven years,
and no city of any size or pre
tentions has been better patrol-
ed. lie lias been a terror to
evil doersi but has had the support
of the council and the better
class of citizens.
City Council Notes.
The City Council at its regular
meeting Tuesday night, elected
Frank Loyd as City Marshall.
Paid the Marion Electric Light
& Ice Co., for street lights for
Jan., Feb., and March.
Passed Dr. Frazer's "clean up
and keep chan cidiu.rce," a
sphndid measure. Paid all
claims for street work. etc.. that
were presented. Tabled for future
reference and investigation.
G. R. Bibbs dog tax ordinance,
and did not order any new
walks builtas had been predicted.
Mayor Cochran was present
and presiding and councilman,
Orme, Crider, Gray, Yandell,
Nunn and Venner, were all
present.
F. E. C. U. of A.
To the Farmers' Union pools
of tobacco, we would be glad to
have all tobacfb come in bv
Apiil 23rd, if possible. Only
small amount is out. Please
bring it in and save expenses.
We want to close out by April
23rd. -G: H. TAYLOR, Ch'm.
No. 133 was the number under
the seal last Wednesday. Anril
3rd. No. 300 held bv Mr. 1W
Gilbert was she nearest to the
correct No, present and was
thersfore given the beautiful 41
niecedinnerset. Taylor & Cannon
gives away one of these sets
every Wednesday evening at
I o'clock. Remember you have
your tickets. Present promptly.
Death of Little Hattie Hill.
Hattie Hill, the 7 year old
daughter of John and Emma
(Burgett) Hill, was taken to
Evansville to a sanitarium last
week to be operated on for appendicitis.
The operation was
performed Saturday, but she did
not rally and died Monday morn
ing. The remains were brought
to Crayne and were laid to rest
in the cemetery there Tuesday
afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
Burgett, of this city, grandpar
ents of the deceased, attended
thefuneral and burial. The parents
have the sympathy of all
their friends, in their trouble.
Farm Special TJafn.
The Farmrrs' Educational
Train was here as per announcement
on time at 12;15 Saturday
afternoon and remainen 2 hours.
There was a large crowd in attendance
much too un wieldly to
derive much benefit from what
under some circumstances would
have been interistering and instructive
occasion. Those who
were able to get into the train
and hear the lectures were delighted
and Icame away feeling
that the state was not spending
money in vain.
GOING SOME.
This week the
goes to its 10,000 readers
with 10 pages and a supplement
and notwithstanding the
large edition, we are compelled
to leave out several letters from
correspondents, until next week.
J. Frank Loyd, who was chosen
! city marshal Tuesday evening by
j the council, was marshal A. S.
Caiman's predecessor. A dozen
years ago he was marshal for
several years and was succeeded
bv A. S. Cannnn, who he now
succeeds.
WANTS TO SUCCEED
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VOLUME XXXIV.
STEMMING DISTRICT
MARION, CRITTENDEN COUNTY, KENTUCKY, APRIL 11, 1912.
NUMBER 41
OWE M. JAMES
Hon. Denny P. Smith of Cadiz,
Candidate for Congress from
First District.
In this issue of The Crittenden
Record-Press appears the formal
announcement of Hon. Denny P.
Smith of Trigg county, for Con-1
gress. Mr. Smith's entry into
the race is of much interest to
the Democrats of Crittenden
county not only because of his
known fitness for representative
in Congress, and his long and
able service to the Democratic
party, but also because he has
always been the close personal
and political friend of Crittenden's
own gifted son, Senator-elect
Ollie M. James. In Mr.
James' hard fight to get the
nomination of a United States
Senator included in the last state
primary, he had no truer friend
and few, if any, more effective
ones to stand by him in the battle
than Mr. Smith; and just here it
may not be amiss to say that,
perhaps, the one thing which en
dears Denny Smith so closely to
the hearts of those who know
him best, is the fact that he is
fearless, stands for high ideals
in politics and in public service
and does not hesitate to wage
war for them when necessary.
Mr. Smith was born in Trigg
county, forty-five years ago, on
a farm, and labored on the farm
in spring and summer seasons
and in timber in fall and winter
until he was nineteen years of
age. He was educated in the
public schools, Bowling Green
Normal School and in Kentucky
State College. At nineteen he
taught the public school in the
school district where he was born
and with the proceeds spent two
terms in the Bowling Green Normal
School. After that in Sept.
1888, with between fifty and sixty
dollars only, he entered the
State College at Lexington and
worked at odd hours on the Experiment
farm at 10 cents per
hour for three years to pay for
books, clothing, etc. For one
year more he assisted in the
Chemical Department of the
College at the same meager
waees. and the fifth vear assist
ed in the Bilotrical Dennrtmont
and graduated in the degree of
Bachelor of Science in June 1893
with high honors During the
term of five yeaas he earned all
his expenses by hard labor, and
so close was the contest to keep
up his studies and at the same
time keep the wolf from the
door, that he had to remain there
and work on the farm during
summer vacations, having the
means to go back to Trigg county
to visit his ngd father anp
mother only twice in hve years.
He taught the Cadiz Public
school three jears after graduation
and at the same time studied
law under the instructions of
Hon. Fen ton Sims, and was admitted
to the bar in 1S95.
He was twice elected County
Attorney of Trigg cwunty, and
in 1905 was elected Commonwealth's
Attorney of the 3rd
Judicial district, and was reelected
without opposition to the
same office, which position he
now holds.
He has made an able and fearless
prosecuting attorney and
has endeared himself to his
people as none but a positive
character with honest purpose
could have done. His successful
prosecution of the Acme Mills &
Elevator Company cases, a prosecution
involving the investigation
of books covering more than
seven millions of dollars of business
transaction?, to discover the
guilt of the accused, has shown
him a master of figures and detail
as well as a strong, painstaking
lawer.
Trained in the school of hardship
and labor, his sympathies
are with the laboring people, and
he has taken their side of every
question. In Congress the people
could have no more faithful representative.
Nothing need be said here of
his democracy or party service.
His loyalty and ability have been
shown, in too many hard fights,
to require comment from us. Being
a skillful politician of honest
purpose and a man scrupulous
integrity he is a most valuable
man to the struggling masses.
With his experience and character,
no son of toil need fear the
tricksters or the srhprnnrs
against the people's interest can
either tool lum or buy him.
Now in the ficrht we niwlinf:
that he will be a most dangerous
antagonist to any and all who
mav oDnose him for tlm hiVh
honor of ronrpspntiniv tlio flih.
ralta District in Congress.
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