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YOLUMF XVI
'COLUMBIA, ADAIR COUNTY. KENTUCKY, WEDNESDAY FEB. 12, 1913.
NUMBER 15
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"TROUBLE THICKENS
AROUND FRANKFORT
Claims, Claims Everywhere, But
Not a Cent to Pay Them.
EDUCATORS ARE EXCITED.
List of Appropriations That May
Be Held Up Indefinitely. '
Honer in one of his tales relates how
Odysseus in departing from the Isle
Aeolian, received from Aeolus a wallet
in which were confined all the winds.
It was stored in the bottom of the
'boat, and while Odysseus was asleep
his companions suspecting- that the
bag contained some precious gift
opened-it and let all four of the winds
out at once with disastrous results.
Whoever steers the good ship of State
in Kentucky over the financial depths
through the threatened storm of con
tending winds will have to be an
Odysseus that won't go to sleep on the
job and must have some lusty fellows
on the rowlocks.
The first to open a corner of the
wallet and let out a bit of wind was
the department of education. With
suspicion born of experience, educators
apprehended that any policy of "re
trenchment and reform" will first be
visited upon the schools.because there
in times past, it has been found that
fewer polical influences have been dis
turbed by the retrenchment. So they
are planning to lay before the county
superintendents,- at a meeting in
Frankfort, April 2, and later before
'theteachers and trustees, at the meet
ing of the Kentucky Educational Asso
ciation in this ciy, a novel plan of
organization, whereby the solid influ
ence of 15,000 teachers and superin
tendents and school trusteess of every
county, reaching, necessarily, the pa
trons, will be opposed to any effort to
cut into school appropriations.
It's an ambitious scheme, and what
the schools to do boldly other interests
are doing less ostentatiously, but )iow
effectively will be seen when all the
winds are speedily let loose out of the
wallet and the boat begins to rock
whether our Odysseus will prove him
self no sailor and get sea sick, or the
crew will mutiny, or whether they
will stick valiantly by the helm and
oars. The opinion is growing that
the whole Democratic party is riding
in that boat, and its fate depends on
on the boat's weathering the storm.
Aeolus can hardly be expected to send
it forth from his shores under so
auspicious conditions another time in
a generation.
SCHOOL FUNDS AT STAKE
What the investigation now being
made by the State Inspector and Ex
aminer will develop no one can tell.
The school men are taking precautions
to protect the welfare of their insti
tutions against misguided retrench
ment which would cripple them; but
the embarrassment of the administra
tion is foreseen to be in discriminat
ing between the good and the bad.
If any one in the educational depart
ment has been playing politics for his
own benefit, he is going to be the first
one to cry out that the schools, are
attacked and screen himself behind
the educational system. While he is
doing that and .the just school men
are trying to protect their institutions
from danger, the whole issue of re
form is apt to be lost sight of. The
program of reform mapped out con
templates an analysis of expenditures
of all institutions and departments,
it is declared. If anyone lias been
squandering money in the name of
education of anything else, it will be
exposed. The summary of all the
work will go before the General As
sembly eventually and with it the re
quirements of same departments and
institutions for the ensuing two years
GUAKDIN'G APPROPRIATIONS.
The underlying idea, aside from the
business-like proposition of informing
the Geuural Assembly as to exact con
ditions, so it con act intelligently, is
to get back to the law: to appropriate
only such money as the law permits,
and to spend it only as the law directs.
The Kentucky Court of Appeals long
since'evolved a rule.knownasthe doc
trine of contemporary construction.
wlMch in popular terms means that
where the language of astatute is open
to two constructions, either of them
valid, the construction placed upon it
by the official charged with its execu
tion at the time the law wasenac&edf
shall prevail. Three conditions are
essential to the application of the doc
trinethe language of -the statute
must be ambiguous, the prevailing
-construction must have been placed op
it'by an official charged with its exe
cution at the time of - its- enactment
and his coristrnction must be valid.
Like all rules of law, it is narrow in
its definition by courts and broad as
charity in its application by execu
tive officials. Many departmental
heads and employes are resting serene
behind what they thinkis contempo
raneous construction, who. it is said,
will find that the construction was er
roneous or invalid or is in fact just a
slovenly custom grown up in later
years
The State Inspector and examiner,
it seems, is not collating department
al folk-lore, but is going back tothe
original statutes on the subject of ac
counts and expenditures, leaving the
doctrine of contemporary construc
tion to depaitment heads and the
State's legal advisers.
STATE FAIR MONEY.
The fair hope that the Inquiry will
be pressed to a conclusion apparently
is sustained by the indications that
the State is in such desperate finan
cial straits that the executive officers
could not stop short of thoro ugliness
and a remedy for it, if they would,
and the possibility of a Legislature
being convened before its appointed
hour may ripen into certainty at a
crisis already scented. Constitution
al questions already have been raised
about one appropriation made last
year, that of S30.000 to pay oif a debt
of the State Fair. That same ques
tion involved in other appropriations
may precipitate matters. The Attor
ney General contends that unless the
Legislature intended the appropria
tion to be contingent upon the State
treasury at some future, definite date,
containing such an amount of money
not otherwise appropriated, and at a
time when there are not outstanding
as much as $500,000 in floating obliga
tions, it is unconstitutional. The
Court of Appeals will pass upon the
question Should it be decided in fav
or of the Fair Bdard, the whole deluge
of appropriations would fall upon the
empty treasury, creating an emergen
cy for legislative treatment, and that
right speedily. Should the court, on
the other hand, decide adversely to
the Fair Board, then would all the
other special appropriations be like
wise contingent upon circumstances
not possible to be realized until the
Legislature raises more revenue, and
the b3ueficiarie? of the1 appropria
tions, who were influential enough to
have them passed, might be expected
to clamor for a special session, declar
ing that they asked for bread and were
given a stone. Louisville Post.
A Most Enjoyable Event.
Last Wednesday being Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Turner's 33rd wedding annivers
ary, and their daughter, Miss Lily's
birthday, they gave an elegant (5
o'clock dinner. The menue consisted
of every thing nice from a fine turkey
to dainty deserts. Those present
were as follows:
Mr. and Mrs. Babe Pollard and
chilnren, Mr. and Mrs. Otha Turner
and child, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Mitchell,
Mr. Roach, of Breeding, Mrs. Lucy
Hudson, Misses Lulyand Lily Turner,
"Rrtio tnr) Tort-.lin "PrkllnrH loccii. '
Shearer, Messrs Everett Turner,
Everett Miller, Tom Shearer, Sam
McCatfree, Clarence Bell. Mont Pol
lard and Will Stinson. The Missses
Turner and Pollard rendered some
tine music and it was an event long to
be remembered. May Mr. and Mrs
Turner' live to see many more anni-1
versaries, and Lily see many more ;
birthdays. Miss Lily in her charm- !
ing manner made every one feel a',
home. '
A Quiet Home Affsir.
Saturday evening of last week, Mr.
Sam Antle, son of Mr.. Marion Antle,
this place, und Miss Bess Coffey,
daughter of J. W. Coffey, were quietly
married at the home of the bride, on
Bomar Heights, ibis c;t, Eid. F.J.
Barger officiating in his usual solem
manner. Soon after the cereraonv Mi
couple left for the home of the groom's
father, where thej will reside for the
present.
The groom is an industrious young
man and he has chosen for his help
mate a very excellent young lady.
May prosperity and happiness go with
this couple through life, Is the wish of
the News.
Gen. P. W. Hardin is now a resi
dent of Atlanta, Ga. We learn from
the Glasgow Times that he was in
Frankfort a few days ago, mingling
tWitUJrieud that he made in--that
city during the three terms he served
the State as its Attorney General.
Gen. Hardin was born and reajed in
Columbia, but nearly all his friends
of boyhood days haye passed beyond
the veil. -
MRS. MARY CRAVENS.
She Dies at Middlesboro Sunday
Morning at 2'clock After a
Short Illness
INTERMENT IN COLUMBIA CEMETERY.
The death of the subject of this
writing which occurred at Middles
boro Sunday morning, February 9, at
2 o'clock, brought much sorrow to her
old home town, though it was known
she could not live, according to nature,
many more months, being, in her 8Sth
year when the summons came. Dur
ing all these years she had enjoyed re
markably good health, the immediate
cause of her demise being the result of
a fall, received a few days before the
final dissolution.
Mrs. Cravens was the widow of
Timolean Cravens, who in his life
time was one of Kentucky's most
prominent lawyers. She and her hus
band were both born and reared in
Columbia, and in the struggle for
prominence and prosperty, they were
surrounded with plenty of this world's
goods.
The husband died at the age of 42
years,leavingthe widow and six child
renMrs M. H. Rhorer, Thomas,
Isaac, Montgomery, Mary Lee Frazer,
Bettie Sampson and Maggie. Three
of the number are yet living Mrs.
Rhorer, Montgomery and Mrs. Frazer.
Two children, if we remember cor
rectly, died in infancy.
The remains of the deceased were
brought to Columbia and to the home
of her son, Mr. M. Cravens, arriving
about 5:30 Monday afternoon. From
the time the body reached this place
until the interment, Tuesday morn
ing, the residence was visited by hun
dreds of friends viewing the remains
of the beloved dead.
Mrs. Cravens wasa woman of strong
christian character, and had been a
most zealous member of the Presbyte
rian Church since her early girlhood.
Even after she reached old age, she
regularly taught a Sunday School
class, and outside of church and Sab
bath school, she constantly admonish
ed the young to strive to attain the
high ideals of life.
She was the writers friend and often
sent him cheering messages, the las
one never to be forgotten.
Having done only good in the world,
and knowing that her Surviving child
ren and grandchildren were comfort
ably situated, she could fold her hands
across her breast and looking into the
face of her Maker, say:
"I would not live alway,
1 ask not to stay."
The funeral discourse was preached
at Middlesboro; but short religious
services were conducted here at the
church, Rev. J. X. Crawford, officiat
ing. At the close of Mr. Crawford's
remarks, Judge II. C. Baker told
pathetically of the many noble traits
of character of the deceased, after
which the remains were conveyed to
the city cemetery and there deposited
by the side of loved ones.
Those who were familiar with Mrs
Cravens' life and noble chiistian
character know that the world was
made better by her having lived in it
The floral offerings were beautiful
Elsewhere in this issue we publish)
acliping from The Louisville Post
showing the trend of affairs at Frank
fort. It is worth a close painstaking
wading si'nd points to a readjustment
of matters which vitally effects the
welfare and prosperity of the State.
Evidently we have reached the turn
ing point, the place where a halt is to
be made in the wreckless expenditure
of the States funds, a place where law
must control the fiscal affairs of the
commonwealth Lavish appropria
tions and increase of expenses to :i
point nearing a half million dollars in
excess of our revenues will not meet,
the approval of our citizens nor re
downed to the advancement of indus
try. The clamor of the different de
partments, the demand of various in
stitutions and the pleasure and pride
of charities must be reduced to the
ability to pay. Retrenchant is neces
sary, it is indispensable and we heart
ily indorse the position of the Attor
ney General who is largely responsi
ble for the awakening. We who
know him as a business man and a
lawyer expect the closest business
methods to prevail where his power
and influence can secure it. Regard
less of who is hurt or who favored, or
whose political fortune destroyed or
advanced we expect Mr. Garnettto
hue to the line for the best interests
of the State as the laws give him pow
er. - ' -
St. Valentine day is.fas'& approach
ing, and the little girls and boys about
town are busy making pictures. -
BEAUTIFUL WEDDING. ,
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Miss Virginia Hunn and Mr. J. H.
Goff Take the Marriage Vows
In the Presence of Many
Friends.
NOW VISITING IN CUMBERLAND.
One of the most beautiful weddings
solemnized in the limits of our city for
a long time, occurred when Mr. James
Goff and Miss Virginia Hunn took the
solemn pledges of matrimony last
Wednesday evening at 8:30, in the
parlors of the brides' parents, Mr. and
Mrs. A. nunn, under the impressive
ceremony of nuptial vows given by the
Rev. W. F. nogart, Presiding Elder of
the M. E. Church. The bride was
gowned in a most pleasing and attract
ive manner combining beauty and
simplicity -md in full accord with the
tender:) and modesty of her living.
The ble,.ding of intelligence, beauty
and lovabledisposition never more con
spicuously pointed to admirable wom
anly virtues than manifested in
the daily living of the bride. She is
therefore deservedly popular with a
large circle of young people and highly
appreciated and admired by a host of
others of maturer years. For three or
four years she has been a faithful
teacher and in this line of work merit
ed the confidence and esteem of her
many patrons.
The groom is one of our active busi
ness young men, a gentleman of inter
grity good habits, enjoys a broad ac
quaintance and many friends. He
came to this town a few years ago
from liis native county, Cumberland,
engaging in the livery business with
his brother, under the firm name Goff
Bros. Success has crowned his effort
in this line. On the road, grip in
hand, he likewise was interested and
his going and coming netted good re
sults. He enjoys the confidence of the
firm whose business he has been ad
vancing as truly as he does the many
friends at home who know him more
Intimately.
The attendants were Mr. Clyde
.Crenshaw and Miss Bess Hunn, sister
of the bride. This happy married
couple left the following day to visit
the groom's parents in Cumberland
county, but will make their home in
our own little city. The high esteem
in which both are held was attended
by the many who witnessed the nup
tual rites in response to formal invi
tations. The unusual number of
beautiful, costly and useful gifts are
likewise tokens of love and good will.
Not merely a matter of formality, but
in sincerety. The News tenders con
gratulations, trusting that this hap
py union may pass many decades
reaching a golden age through the
channel of a happy, prosperous and
useful life, that the sunshine of mar
tial love may be so strong as to dis
pell the trial, vexations and disap
pointments to which all are heirs.
Tragic Death.
Many young people of Columbia
will be sorry to learn of the death of
Mr.Frazier Read. the onlyson of Judge
Jus. F. Read, Fort Smith, Ark.
While acting as peacemaker he was
shot and killed in his home City last
Tuesday, ne was a talented young
man and had been practicing law for
several years. The father of the de
ceased, who is a prominent attorney,
was a son of Rev. n. C. and Ada Read
and was born atid reared in Colnmbia,
and his many friends deeply ( feel for
him, his companion and daughter,
Rebecca, in this their hour of great
sorrow. Mrs. Annie Caldwell, of Bur-
dick, Taylor county, was an aunt of
the deceased. At our fair August,
1908. was young Read's last vis
it to Columbia, at which time he
formed the acquaintance of all the
young people in town and was the
life of many social gatherings. The
father, an old friend and school mate,
well-knows that he and his family
have the sympathy of the office and
the entire town of Coluiubir.
vr.A W Kreinheder, of Buffalo,
N. Y. and Secretary of the Standard
Hardware Lumber Co., was in this
town last week. Mr. Kreinheder is a
Republican in party affiliation but an
optomist over the business outlook.
He predicts unprecedented activity in
the lumber business for several years
and that prosperity will be general
1 Interest In Odd-Fellowsliip is rapid
If our Russell county friends, who ; iy growing in Columbia. There has
have business with this paper,- wilhbe
in Jamestown next week' they will be
given an opportunity to see a repre
sentative of the publication.
Mort Abom ,he Bmi '"
Dear Editor:
After hearing the question of issue
ing bonds for the purpose of building
roads in Adair county discussed by
tax-payers in this part of the
county I find that almost everyone
strongly opposes it. Nevertheless,
they are in favor of a reasonable road
tax, but believe ttiat if the tax they
now pay was used in the right way,
we would have better roads, that is,
to put as much of the tax on one road
as another, and not put it all on some
road s.buying tools ect, while others
have none. To prove that this has
been done, we ask any man who
doubts this statement to visit the
western end of the Neatsville and
Jamestown road and then tell us what
he thinks.
This road has not been worked for
two years past, for the very reason
the overseer has had no tools for the
hands to work with. The overseer
has tried different times to obtain
tools for the above named road but
without success. Whether tho Judge
thought we had tools or just disliked
the looks of the overseer we have nev
er been able to learn.
The majority of the tax-payers are
in favor of Mr. Jeffries' plan, to let
every magesterial district receive ev
ery cent it pays as road taxes for the
betterment of its own roads, evervone
favors everything said by Mr. Jeffries
ana Mr. Jones and also Mr Dudley, in
regard to issue! ng bonds. Evervone
feels proud that Adair county affords
such men who will at all times stand
to the right without fear or favor.
Hoping to hear from others in differ
ent parts of the county on this sub
ject I will ring off.
Willie Wheat
Tarter, Ky.
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The field that offers the
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ambitious young men and
young women of to-day is
found in the modern bus
iness office.
The education that will
best fit you to perform
the duties of a competent-
business assistant cn
only be had at the
Bowling Green Business
University
The stepping stone that
will place you nearer to-
the manager's desk and in line for
quicker promotion is
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literature describing this
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Bowling Green, Ky.
Former Adair County Young
Dies in California.
Man
Will Ed Willis who made Columbia
his home several ears ago died at his
late home Brutte city, Cal., where he
resided the last two years whith his
sister, Mrs. Ed Ross, at that place.
He leaves 5 sisters and 2 brother, ill's.
Ed Ross, Mrs John Price and Walter
Willis, of Brutte city, Cal., Mrs.
Albert Miller, Mrs. Olie Conor, r aud
Oliver Willis, of Columbia, Mrs. Susie
Chelf, of Kuifley besides a host of
friends to mourn their loss.
A Sister.
No Need to Stop Work
When the doctor orders yon to stop
work it staggers you I can't, you
saj . You know you are weak, run
down and failing in health day by day
but you must work as long as you can
stand. What you need is Electric
Bitters to give tone, strength and vig
or to your sjstem, to prevent break
down and build you up. Don't be
weak, sickly or ailing when Electric
Bitters will benefit you from the first
dose. Thousands bless them for
their glorious health -Kind strength.
Try them Every bottle isguaranteed.
to satisfy. Only 50c. at Paull Drug
Co.
J been quite a number of additions", in
i
recent weeks, to the lodge at tins
place, and at this time these are four
or five petitions to be acted on.
KILLED WHILE
AIDING POLICEMAN
Story of the Tragic Death
Young Frazier Read in
Fort Smith, ArR.
of
The following particulars of the kill
ing of Frazer Read is taken from the
Louisville Post of last Thursday:
James Frazier Read, Jr.. son of
Judge J. F. Read, formerly a resident
of Louisville, was shot to death in
Fort Smith, Ark., Tuesday, when he
went to the assistance of a policeman
who was having a struggle with a ne
gro he had placed under arrest. The
negro wrested the policeman's pistol
from him and shot Read and the offi
cer. News of Mr. Read's tragic fate had
been received here as told in the Even
ing Post, but the details were lacking.
Mr. Read was on his way to his law
office in Fort Smith when he was
slain. Policeman Fentress had arrest
ed the negro, was taking him to jail.
He had drawn his revolver to cow the
prisoner, and the latter, while the
policeman was off guard, sprang on
him and tried to wrest the pistol from
him.
A struggle followed and was in prog
ress when Read came along. Seeing
the officer's desperate plight, Read
rushed to his aid, but before he could
do anything the negro had gained the
pistol and shot the policeman and
Read.
One bullet passed through Read's
body and he died in a few hours later.
The policeman was shot through the
legs and is expected to recover. The
murderer escaped.
Frazier Read was twenty-four years
old. H had attended Culver, Mooney,
Vanderbilt and Michigan colIeges,and
was prominent in Southern athletics.
He had many friends in Louisville.
Honorable Harvey Helm.
Mr. Chesterfield Turner,
Columbia, Ky.
Dear Sir:-
I am in receipt of the communica
tion stating the action and attend
ants on- the mass meeting presided
over by Judge Moss as Chairman and
yourself as Secretary, and in response
to same have to state that I will take
pleasure in voting as requested when
the matter referred to comes before
the House.
With very kind regards, I am,
Very truly,
Harvey Helm.
The above is a letter in reply to
the communication of the mass meet
ing held last Sunday Feby. 2. It is
very gratifying to note that Mr. Helm
favors the Kenyon-Sanders anti-shipping
bill.
There'! be Running.
There ars three Republican aspir
ants in Cumberland county to repre
sent Cumberland and Adair in the
next Legislature. Dr A W.Clasp, of
Kettle, Dr. W. S. Taylor, of Marrow
bone, and J. O. Huddleston. of Water
view are all candidates for the above
honors and submit their claims to
the action of the Republicrn party in
the August primary.
Chapman Bros , Glensfork, Adair
county, realizing that the way to sell
goods is to let the people know what
they have to sell, giving prices, etc.,
occupy the second page of The News
this week, telling the trade of their
great bargains. It is of an enterpris
ing firm, and the great inducements
offered is bound to prove profitable to
the purchaser Call at this store and
see what printers ink will do in draw
ing crowus. There win te salesmen
to wait upon all callers.
Special Notice .
Parties indebted to the firm of Drs.
Russell & Hindmau for medical ser
vices and wishing to settle their ac
counts with the doctors will please do
so before Feb. 10, as said firm has
dissolved partnership and will after
that date place all their accounts in
the hards of a collector. All accounts
due said firm must be settled by that
time some way, as the doctors will
after that keep separate accounts
while they still occupy the same of
fice. After the town mail was put in the
office the announcement of the death
of Mr. J. D. Walker, of this place,
came. A more extended notice! the
death of this good mnn iH appear
next week.
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