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A NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE HOME CIRCLE
VOLUME I.
RICHMOND, KENTUCKY, TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 1913.
NUMBER 23.
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DR. P. P. CLAXTOf
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER
OF EDUCATION, WILL DELIVER
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS.
Graduation Week Began Sunday With
- Annual Commencement Sermon.
Great Gathering Expected..
Western Newapaper Union tCews Service.
Richmond, Ky. Dr. P. P. ClaxtonJ
united States commissioner ol educa
tion, jwill. deliver the commencement
address at Eastern "State Normal "on
the morning of June 13. Other ses
sions for this day are a business meet
ing o? the alumni association and the
annual alumni reception and banquet
at night. : Special preparations have
been made to make this alumni gather
ing the greatest in Eastern's history.
Commencement week began Sunday
evening, when the Rev. Dr. Quisen
berry, pastor of the First Baptist
chuch, of Richmond, delivered the an
nual commencement sermon. Monday,
the 9th, was class and field day. The
reception for the juniors and seniors
of the Model High school (a depart
ment of the State Normal) occurred
in the evening of that day. Tuesday,
the lOthr the presentation of elemen
tary certificates will take place in the
auditorium. During the evening the
commencement play will be given.
This is a new event, and is anticipated
with much interest. Presentation of
intermediate certificates will 'take
place Wednesday morning. In the eve
ning at the graduation exercises of
the Model school, Dr. A. S. MacKenzie,
of State university, will make an ad
dress in behalf of the senior class. The
last chapel exercises of the term will
be .conducted by the junior class. The
president's reception and promenade
concert will be given this year on the
campus. President Crabbe and Mrs.
Crabbe, assisted by the faculty, will
receive theguests. '
BANKERS VISIT MAMMOTH CAVE.
Mammoth Cave, Kyi Declaring that
"the city banker can tell the country
banker( how . to handle 'collateral and,
the country banker can tell the city
banker how to handle men," R. Cv' B.
Thomas, of Bowling Green, welcomed
the members of Group S, Kentucky
State Bankers association, at opening
sessonjof the annual convention, with
President Robert Rodes, jr., in the
chair, j There was an unusually large
attendance, including visitors from
three states. The trip to the cave was
made in a specal train, though a num
ber motored to the meeting place. Of
ficers for the ensuing . year were
chosen! as follows: President, J. M.
Covington, McElwain-Megular Bank
ing Co., Franklin; secretary, Russell
Edwards, National Deposit bank, Rus
. sellville.
JOURNALISM COURSE AT "STATE!
Lexington, Ky. Trustees of the
State University adopted a resolution
to investigate the advisability of in
stalling, a printing plant for the publi
cation of the university papers and do
ing the printing' for the institution.
The . resolution was - introduced by
Speaker Claude Terrell, of the House
of Representatives,5 and it is probable
if the slant Is installed that a course
in Journalism will be established, pos-f
8ibly next year. A petition signed by
ing that former President Patterson
be. restored to the position of presi
dent emitus. The petition was taken
under consideration, but final action
was not taken on it.
DROPS THE MURDER THEORY.
Owensboro, Ky. Benjamin Chath
am Gibson,'! of Owensboro, Ky., post
graduate student in Columbia Univer
sity, whose - body was found in the
East river after he had been missing
from his" home for ten days, died of
drowning," according to Coroner's Phy
sician Curtin, who performed an au
topsy on the body. The doctor also
found hemorrhagic spots on" the stom
ach, which, he said,' might .bave been
caused by an irritant poison, probably
an ingredient of medicine taken. His
money and valuables - are " thought to
have been taken by river thugs who
discovered the body and did ilot notify
the police." . -; .. ' '"'-
GRIFFITH MADE COLLECTOR. .
Owensboro, Ky: The name of Josh
T. Griffith of Owensboro, was sent to
the senate by President Wilson, to be
Collector of Internal Revenue for the
Second Kentucky CollecUon District
) Mr. Griffith was born and reared in
H, ; 18 03 years oia. e
served for many times as County Clerk
; pavis county, and left the office on
;-SUn5,0f ,Us Per8aal busings inter
' boro is,President of the Owens
sever S0 C' H also 13 Hed with
; H Criffli 6f - busIne8s enterprises.
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WOULD TAX THE CHURCH.
Louisville, Ky. In his annual ad
dress before the National Association
of Controllers and Accounting Officers
in session here, Samuel M. Wilhlte,
City Controller of Louisville, president
of the ' organization, criticised in no
uncertain terms the practice' of ex
empting . church property from taxa
tion. "I fully appreciate the fact that
it is almost a universal, custom to ex-1
empt all property owned by rlliglous
bodies, not only church buildings, but
schools, infirmaries and other institu
tions deriving revenue from their pa
trons," he said, "and the prevailing
opinion is that this is the right and
proper course to pursue. Owing : to
the rapid growth of the majority of
our cities much property now owned
by religious bodies is located on most
valuable sites, often in the heart of
the business district, and, in' my opin
ion, where such property consists of
schools other than public schools, in
firmaries and institutions .operated
upon other than a strictly charitable
basis, the same percentage of assess
ment and taxation should apply as to
any other holdings owned by any in
dividual or corporation.
MAYSVILLE'S HISTORY REVIEWED
. Maysville, Ky. -The early history of
Maysville received reference in an
opinion by Judge Shacklef ord Miller,
handed down by the court of appeals
at Frankfort, affirming the Mason cir
cut court in the case of the Keystone
Commercial Co. against the City of
Maysville, in which the company was
required to take down a fence ob
structing Phister avenue, and the ave
nue was declared a public way. The
city is located in part on an 800-acre
tract patented to John May in Decem
ber, 1785, by Patrick Henry, then gov
ernor of Virginia. It was then in Fay
ette county, out of which Bourbon was
carved, and lafer Mason was carved
out of Bourbon. It was in Bourbon
county when, on December 11, 1787,
the town of Maysville received its
charter, Daniel Boone being one of
the five trustees. Lots were sold,
and early in the last century the tract
involved in this suit was acquired by
Mike Ryan. It is situated on the south
side of Third street, . between Sutton
and Maddox.
DEPOT UNFIT FOR ' WAREHOUSE.
Covington, Ky. In plain words the
condition of the Louisville and Nash
ville railroad passenger station in Cov
ington was laid before the State Rail
road Commission at-' Frankfort by the
members of the Covington Industrial
Club, who are urging the commission
to compel the railroad company to or
der the construction of a new depot.
R. C. Stewart, president of the club,
when asked bz Attorney Jouett, of the
railroad company, if the L. and N.
depot in Covington was not in keeping
with depots in other cities of its size,
he replied "It is not In keeping with,
the warehouse in which I keep ray
iron." Others testified to unsanitary
and inadequate condtion of the depot
The commission fixed June 25 as the
date for taking evidence for the rail
road company and inspecting the sta
tion. '.
$1,000,000 FOR BETTER SCHOOLS.
; Louisville, Ky. -Certification of the
necessity of - a bond Issue in the
amount of $1,000,000' for: the better
ment of the - public school system
made and the specific use to which the
money" would be put should the Issue
carry was decided by the board of ed
ucation, and resolutions and an ad
dress to the general council were sub
mitted, to the latter body, by Arthur
M. Rut tl edge, attorney" for-the board,
and Samuel D. Jones," business dirsic
tor The. money would be spent as
per following tabulation '. .Tor sites
for1 schoolhouses, v $42,000; -for high
school and other schoolhouses, $853,
000; for land for the enlargement of
existing school yards," $105,000;' total,
$LOOO,000.: .'; . -
TO RAISE MONEY FOR Y. M. C. A.
Paris, Ky. Plans are maturing and
taking definite shape for the ;.Y M. C
A. campaign to raise money sufllcleat
toi)uiId and equip a local association,
which is to be inaugurated June 15,
when the pupils of the city are to le
supplied by state workers of the or
ganization. "Mr: E. S. Woosley:is in
the city getting his force ready, and
the ladies are planning for a banquet
to be given at the court house. Mon
day evening, June 16, and ; for - tlie
lunches to be served at headquarters
every day during the campaign. -
CAM PAIGN FOR HOSPITAL FUNDS.
. Henderson, Ky. A: four days' cam
.i ?n"nnn fnr a nubile cily
' hospital has" been planned, beginning
-r OA TV. R!Ypriitive . Committee
has been organized with H. C. Mason
as chairman Spalding Traiton b w-
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Trial matches' between the American and Australian lawn tennis teams In the contest for the Davis cup
are about to begin in New York, and all tennis enthusiasts are watching for the results with deep Interest. Our
Illustration shows, above, the American team. Hackett, McLoughlln, Williams and Little; below, the Austra
lians, Daust, Hicks, Rice and Jones. ; - j . , ' .
CHINDA SEES WILSON
JAP ENVOY SUBMITS NATION'S
PROTEST TO PRESIDENT.
Insists on Repudiation of Anti-Allen
Laws and Recognition of Equality
"With United States.
"Washington, June 7. Viscount Chin-
da, the Japanese ambassador, acting as
personal representative of the mikado,
had an hour's conference at the White
House with President Wilson Thurs
day, to whom he personally submitted
Japan's grievances.
This act of the Japanese ambassa
dor was as extraordinary as it was
dramatic and startling, in view of the
full and free conference he had with
Mr. Bryan, when he delivered the
rejoinder of Japan.
The appearance of the aznbasasdor
at the White House caused the imme
diate report and belief that the am
bassador was not satisfied with either
the comprehensiveness nor direct
ness of Mr. Bryan's solutions and had
appealed promptly to the president. It
became known in : less than an hour
before the call of the ambassador at
the White House that Japan had sug
gested a "new proposition."
' The proposition - is, substantially,
that the federal government shall
make some official declaration, which
shall be a recognition- of the conten
tion of Japan as to her place among
nations, and the equality of her citi
zens with the citizens of the leading
powers of the world. .
TRIES TO STOP EPSOM DERBY
Militant Suffragette" Seizes' Reins of
King's Horse and Is Badly
- . Trampled On.
Epsom, 5 June 6. A militant suffra
gette attempted to break up the Derby
event here Wednesday and nearly suc
ceeded with a tragically fatal result.
Just as the horses ' were .rounding
Tattenham corner " a woman rushed
from the side ' lines and seized the
bridle' of Anmer, horse owned by
King George. Anmer crashed heavily
to the ground, hurling-the Jockey over
his head.; ' ' ' ." .
The woman was Identified as Emily
Wilding ; Davidson, B. A., ' of London
university, who. has a police record in
connection with suffrage violence. It
was she who assaulted and seriously
Injured an aged clergyman last year
when" ' she - mistook him for ' David
Lloyd-George, chancellor of the-Britlsh
exchequer. ; '''
The -great derby resulted in-one of
the biggest sensations of the English
turf : today when the favorite Craga-
nourjEPQ the race and was then dis
qualified for bumping In the straight
Craganour finished first, with Aboyeur,
second; Louvois, third. '-;;
With the disqualification of " Craga
nour, Aboyeur was ' awarded the race;
with "Louvois and Great Sport in sec
olid and thirfl places respectively. . -
CONTENDERS FOR TENNIS TROPHY
II1Y FACE PRISON
PICKETS FOUND GUILTY BY PA
TERSON JURY OF UNLAW
FUL ASSEMBLAGE.
JAIL WOMAN FOR CONTEMPT
Seventeen-Year-Old Leader Is Arrest
ed So Often Police Are Tired Giv
en Twenty Days by Exasperated
Judge. ;
Paterson, N. J., June 7. A Jury In
Judge Klenert's quarter sessions court
Thursday found 38 strike , pickets of
the silk workers guilty of unlawful as
semblage in front of the Harding mill
on April 26, and all now face a three
years term in prison . and - a fine, or
both.
. Among those convicted are Hannah
Silverman, ; the seventeen-year-old
picket leader, and Benjamin Hagedorn,
a local leader of the I. W. W.
' Miss Silverman has been arrested
so many times that the police are ex
hausted. , After two days in Jail for
Interfering with a policeman she got
out on a writ of certiorari.
1 She went to ' Recorder Carroll's
court as a spectator at the trial of
Harry - Price, ; a striker arrested for
beating two women mill workers. In
the course of an argument between
the recorder and Lawyer Isldor Klen
ert, appearing for Price, Miss Silver
man tittered" and then hissed. . :
."Come, up here- ordered the Judge.
"You're getting altogether too fresh
around here. I . commit you to the
county Jail for twenty days as a dis
orderly person ina public place-"
; So Hannah is In Jail and seems like
ly to stay there until . the strike is
ended. - ' -. : , . :
Price wa3 sent . to Jail . for three
months. ; :: '
In summing up the trial of the piclz
eters. Assistant Prosecutor Force said
that public sentiment demanded their
conviction, and that It was for the
Jury to decide whether Paterson fa
governed 'by law or by a mob. Only
three of the forty-one prisoners were
acquitted. . '. . '
Meat Supply Grows Short.
, Washington, Juney. 5. The , depart
ment Of agriculture issued a ybulletin
Tuesday w jnlng the nation that the
supply, of meat in the United -States
is getting shorter every year.
In the year 1912, for the first time
in the history of this country, the im
potts of : an!,mals and aninvU products
exceeded the exports.
' Plot to Arm Ulster Men.
London, June '.t.A' gigantic . con
spiracy to arm - the Ulster Unionists
for the pufxBe of resisting the cornt'
ing horaa rale regime In Ireland was
discovered by Scotland Yard detec
tives Thursday. v
REBELS CAPTURE CITY
MATAMORAS, MEX.f TAKEN AFT
ER MANY ARE KILLED.
Federal General Is Mortally Wounded
Battle Was Fierce and Bloody
-Affair.
Brownsville, Tex., June 5. Hun
dreds are believed to have been killed
in a battle that raged for 12 hours
Tuesday - between the rebels under
Gen. Lucio Blanco and the federal
forces in Mattamoras, the northern
stronghold of the federal government,
and which resulted, after desperate
fighting, in the capture of the" city in
the evening by the rebels.
Much of the fighting was hard to
hand. MaJ. Estaban Ramos,-one of
Mexico's noted soldiers, made a heroic
defense against . .terrible odds. His
officers capitulated only after- their
chief had been mortally wounded by
a half dozen rebel bullets and lay at
the point of death in a hospital in
Brownsville. - '
The dying general heard -the shouts
of the victors in the streets of the
conquered town Just before he passed
away.'
SPARKS FROM
THE WIRE
Cincinnati," O.,' June 5 Mrs. Vera
Schurma , is dying in a hospital here
from burns sustained - when she gave
first-attention to. the rescue of $210
hidden in her stocking when her
clothes caught fire after a lamp ex
ploded in her home. 'i .
-'New York, June 7. Eugenics has ta
ken such a hold on the clergymen of
the city that several, of them at least
have canceled vacation arrangements
to advance the propaganda of health
as the first requirment in marriage.
Paris, France, June 4. The suffra
gette question, - although ' it Is to be
discussed at the international-, wom
en's congress, which opened Monday
In Paris, Is to be subordinated to the
other subjects under, consideration.
YoUngstown, " O., June :. 5. Seven
workmen were, badly burned, two fa
tally, at: the open hearth furnace of
the Republic Iron and Steel company
here. . ' - .' .
Calgary, June 5. The city solicitor
of Edmonton gave a decision " that
boxing, cannot be -prevented in the
city under the rpresent 'laws, and is
pertecuy legal. inis : wiu nave a
marked moral effect upon ; the trials
of Burns and Pelkey.'as the crown
bases Its effort to prove McCarty-Pel-ky
bout a prize fight and therefore
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Buda Pest, June 6. A riot broke out
Wednesday in the lower chamber bf
the Hungarian parliament "wnen the
premier announced the resignation of
the cabinet The police had to be
called in to eject the unruly members.
IS CHIEF LOBBYIST
TOWNSEND OF MICHIGAN DE
CLARES WILSON INFLUENCES
MEMBERS FOR TARIFF BILL.
SAYS IT MAY BE ACCIDENTAL
Republicans: Hold Recent Denunciation
Will Force Certain Members to Voto
as Chief Executive Wishes All
Deny Being Approached.
Washington, June 9. Senator Town
send of Michigan threw the lobby com
mittee into an uproar Friday when he'
virtually charged that the methods and
influence . used by President Wilson
and the Democrats in forcing con
gressmen lata line on the tariff bill
constituted the ''nearest approach to
undue influence upon members of con
gress" that could be found.
Senator Townsend , criticized the
committee for not having asked mem
bers of the senate whether the presi
dent had sought to influence them, and
declared even though the president had
not intended it, his recent denuncia
tion of "lobbies" working in support of
changes In the tariff, would force cer
tain senators to vote against amend
ments they knew to be Just.
"Who are those senators?" demand
ed Senator Reed.
"I don't care to name any one," re
plied Townsend.
The two Democratic members of the
committee present, Senators Reed and;
Walsh, indignantly resented any inti
mation President Wilson had used
patronage or threats to force any one
to support the bill as a whole. Senator
Townsend insisted the committee had
not asked any senator thus far whether
President Wilson had tried to influence
him.
"I move," Interrupted Senator Walsh,
"that in view' of the serious state
ments made touching the executive,
that any. senator who has already tes
tified may be recalled and interrogated
in reference thereto."
"I am for that," said Senator Nelson,
and members of the committee agreed.
Dragging President Wilson's tariff
activities into the Investigation some
what intensified feeling within the com
mittee, and it is expected it will make
more searching the Investigations still
to be carried on.
Senator Weeks of Massachusetts,
also a Republican, following Senator
Townsend on the witness stand, ex
pressed the opinion that executives had
had more influence in bills than all the
persons put together who had come to
Washington.
"The statement the president put
out in regard to an Insidious lobby in
fluenced the public mind," said Senator
Weeks, "and that has its effect upon
the senators. The public believes a
lobbyist likes to oppose' a measure U
the president says lobbyists are seek
ing to change it"
The senate agreed to extend th
time limit for the lobby investigation 21
days, or until June 28. Members ol
the committee doubt whether It caa
be completed within that time. ,
Senator Townsend's statements ia
relation to President Wilson were no!
in the form of charges. He expressly
said he did not charge the president
with using Improper methods, but hi
insisted the charges that lobbies, exist
ed and the actlivty of the president in
support of free wool and free sugai
amounted to an "undue Influence,
even though he did not use the "bij
stick" of patronage. J
VOTE AGAINST BRITISH PACT
Nine Senators Protest Renewal of
Treaty on Arbitration Which Ex
, plred June 4.
Washington,' June 7. Nine of the
most Influential men 4n the United
States senate behind the closed doors
of an executive session Friday after
noon voiced their protest against the
renewal of the arbitration treaty with
Great Britain that expired June 4.
A similar, treaty .' with France has
been renewed.
They, declared that these treaties
tied . our hands in every direction
where American interests should , be
protected. ',
The Bryan plan for universal peace
was sneered at during the discussion
and charged with being responsible
for the yielding to the demands of all
foreign governments where American
Interests w we at stake.
The senators said It was because of
this that the United States was afraid
to enter Mexico and protest its own cit
izens ; that the impression . had been
created in Japan that 5 this country
would not stand for its rights and had .
led to the dispute over California.
Indicted for Photographing. $23 Bills.
St Paul,, Minn., June 9. Howard
A. Guilford, editor of aMocal weekly
paper, was indicted Friday by the fed
eral grand Jury, charged with having .
photographed $20 bills with intent to
manufacture counterfeits.,
dents. ' -;