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STATE'S MONEY
WASTED
MANAGEMENT OF - EASTERN KEN
TUCKY NORMAL SCHOOL
SHARPLY CRITICISED.
REPORT OF THE EXAMINER
State's Legislature Did . Not Intend So
Much . Latitude School Debt
Will Be $81,781.98.
"Western Newspaper Union News Service
Frankfort- Almost reckless use of
money in the expenditures of main
taining the Eastern Kentucky "Normal
school at Richmond, and money spent
" with no hope of return in the form
6f benefits to students, is the charge
Sherman Good paster in his report to
Gov. McCreary of his investigation of
the financial condition of this institu
tion. In addition to the general main
tenance of the institution a farm has
been purchased by the school at J18,
O00, a house used by the president was
purchased at a cost of $12,500, and re
modeled at a cost of $2,343.42, and an
addition has been made to Sullivan
ball at a cost of $29,400. Goodpaster
says that the statute providing for ex
penditures' of money appropriated to
this school is not broad enough to cov
er such expenditures as these. Good
paster estimates that at the end of
this month the school will ;be $81,781.98
in debt, with no available assets to
meet the expenditures." A recapitula
tion of the receipts and expenditures
for the fiscal year, ending June 30,
1912, shows receipts $118,995.87 and
expenditures $107,816.53, leaving a bal
ance of $10,932.14. For the first nine
months of the'present fiscal year the
receipts, including the balance on
hand, were $80,856.29 and the disburse
ments $70,922.6& He estimates the
expenses of maintaining the institu
tion from March 31 to June 30 at $12,
500, and the outstanding liabilities of
the institution at $98,029.08, while the
available assets, including $27,500 due
from the state, $933jB0 cash balance
and $313.50 due from the students,
amount to $28,747.10, leaving estimat
ed net liabilities at the close of the
fiscal year $81,8.71.98.
Small Cities Get Deposits.
Secretary McAdoo, of the treasury
department, announced the names of
banks in Kentucky, Indiana and other
states among which are to be' distributed-$10,000,000
of government
money at 2 per cent interest. Ken
tucky gets $180,000 of this fund. In
the list qf new depositories Louisville
does not receive any additions.. This
was explained at the department as
no reflection on Louisville's banking
insttutons, but is in accordance with
the new policy of recognizing the
smaller cities and banks in the $10,
00,000 deposit. The new Kentucky
depositories are: Bowling Green,
American Citizens' National bank;
Danville, Citizens' National bank and
Farmers' National bank; -Elizabeth-town,
First National bank of Hardin;
Henderson, Henderson National; Jack
son, Frst National; Lexington, Phoe
nix and Third National bank; Morgan
- field, Morganfield National bank;
Paris, First National "bank; Somerset,
First National bank. ' ,
Sues City of Hopkinsville.
The judgment of the Woodford cir
cuit court awarding the administrator
of the state of Thomas Parks $5,980
damages against the Louisville &
Nashville railroad for-Parks's death,'
and the judgment in the case of James
Gee's administrator against the city of
Hopkinsville, were affirmed by the
court of appeals. Gee was drowned
while attempting to cross a stream at
night, and his administrator sued the
city for damages for not having erect
ed a bridge and maintaining lights so
that travelers could be able to dis
cover the condition of the" stream.
Well-Known Correspondent Dies.
John Huston Stuart, 47, for 31 years
a newspaper correspondent in this
city, and known to every politician of
prominence in the state, died at Daw
son Springs, where he went a week
ago in the hope of. recuperating from
an illness which had confined him..to
his bed for six weeks. His death was
due to a complication of causes. His
body will be brought here. Mr; Stuart
was a native of Clark county, a broth
er of Thomas Stuart, of Winchester.
Governor To Announce Candidacy.
Gov. McCreary returned from Wash
ington after an absence of more than
a week.' In a conversation. he stated
that U is his present Intention to enter
the primary for United States senator
and intimated that his announcement
may come the flatter part of this or
next week, depending on how soon he
finds the' opportunity to prepare his
announcement."
Health Exhibit Car Entcur.
The Kentucky tuberculosis commis
sion made final arrangements for tak
ing the health exhibit " car , over tha
state, and the commission hopes to
keep the car on the road for tw?
years, in" order ; to reach all of th a
available points. The committee, com
prising Mrs. Desha Breckenridge, 1 oi
Lexington; Dr. Everett Morris, of Sul
phur, and Dr. H.. 8. Kellar, of this city,
was apointed. to engage 'one or mora
representatives to travel with the cai
and explain the exhibits.
BEING
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Byron Newton, a former newspaper
man, who has been acting as private
secretary to Secretary of the Treas
ury McAdoo, is considered the prob
able successor to Assistant Secretary
Sherman Allen, a holdover from the
Taft administration.
100 MAY BE DEAD
Miners Are Entombed by Blast
. in Big Colliery.
Scott Shaft of Susquehanna Coal Co.,
Near Shamokln, Pa-, is Afire
. Rescue Burned Bodies. ..
Shamokln Pa., June 9. One hun
dred miners are entombed in the Scott
colliery of the Susquehanna. Coal com
pany, which is located near here. It
is said the mine is on fire and that a
score or more badly burned were res
cued from the mine. ;
Several miners were killed and a
number burned in an explosion of gas
in the second lift of a slope in the
Scott colliery, operated by the Sus
quehanna Coal company. A party of
men have gone to the entombed, the
number, it is said, about 25. So far
it is impossible to tell how many vic
tims of the explosion there -are. At
noon two dead men, George Soduskie
and Steven Warren, and ten burned
men had been recovered. A majority
of the burned were in a serious con
dition and it Is feared a few of them
will die. The rescuers have been com
pelled to wear oxygen helmets to with
stand the poisonoua air. Nearly all
of the workmen are foreigners.
Lisbon, O., June 9. Michael Dunn,
forty, is dying here, a suicide, after
failing to murder his entire family, a
wife and six small children. Accord
ing to Mrs. Dunn, he came home after
having been drinking heavily and
armed with a revolver threatened to
kill the entire family of eight. His
wife barred him from the house. After
vain attempts to break down the door
and get in he went to the barn and
shot himself.' She found him there
later.
LONDON EDITOR IS FINED
Cecil Chesterton of Eye Witness
Found Guilty of Libeling God- .
frey Isaacs. .
London, June 9. Cecil Chesterton,
publisher of the Eye Witness, was
found guilty of libeling Godfrey Isaacs
manager of the . English Marconi com
pany. His statements in the publica
tion imputed dishonesty in relation
to the stock transactions in Ameri
can Marconi "shares. ; Chesterton was
fined $500 and ordered kept in prison
until the amount was paid. He was
also ordered to pay the costs of prose
cution, - i
KEENE BREAKS COLLARBONE
Captain of Newly Selected American
Polo Team -Hart In Practice
Game.
Meadowbrook, N. Y., June 9. Fox
hall Keene, captain of the newly se
lected American polo team, broke his
collarbone In a practice session v here.
The Injury to vKeene means that he
will not be able to participate in . the
international . polo matches which are
to take place , here on June 10, and
Harry Payne Whitney, captain of the
old team, no doubt will take his place.1
..Baer Refuses. Aid to Veterans.
Washington, June 9. President
Baer of the Philadelphia & Reading
railroad has refused to comply with
the request of Secretary, of War Gar
rison that the road provide additional
facilities for. the veterans-assembling
at the Gettysburg , celebration, July 1
to 4. - ; v. ., .' .
. Y Miss Davidson-Will Die. .
. . London, . June 3. Miss , Emily Wild
ing. Davison, the militant suffraeette
wno i attempted to break up the Eng
j llsh', Derby and who was trampled hy
me a.ing'8 norse, is said to be in a
desperate condition. In fact the doc
tors who operated upon Miss Davison
say that her case is hopeless, , ,
FIGHTS III SECRET
DEMOCRAT; SI; NATE CAUCUS ON
TARIFF MEASURE BEHIND -:
V CLOSED DOORS. -
ROBS DEBATE OF INTEREST
Only Two or Three Senators of Ruling
Party Will Voice Their Objections
In Public Material Changes Will
"- Be Few. V
, By GEORGE CLINTON.
Washington. If the Democratic cau
cus in the senate, held for the purpose
of discussing the tariff 'bill and -of
binding the members tc(jupport it as
a 'party measurer were not held be
hind closed . doord ; the country prob
ably would - be given- the ", details of
the most interesting Incident, connect
ed with the presentyariff debate in
,the senate. The Democrats,-for' what
they say are adequate : reasons, have
declined to follow the example which
the Progressives! arid later the Re
publicans set by holding open. -caucuses.
' ' . , " '
- It is -very' " likely'" that the -only
thing really exciting in connection
with the tariff debate is the Demo
cratic; caucus Jn the senate, for when
the bill ' gets to the floor it virtually
will be assured of united Democratic
support, except -for that of two or
three senators made temporarily
aliens to their party by- sugar and
wool. In the caucus room when the
doors are closed the various members
say what is in their hearts against
different schedules of the biU and thus
one could get, If he could, hear, a
perfect line on individual Democratic
upper house opinions on the. subject
of a measure which nearly all the
Democratic senators will support on
a final vote.
If there were several Senator Dol
livers in the" present senate interest
might hold its own in the coming tar
iff debate even if it is the third or
fourth one of recent history. Dolll
ver is dead, however, and there is no
man just like him on either side of
the senate's center eisle today. Mr.
Penrose, the Republican leader, will
offer amendment after amendment to
the Democratic measure and these
will call for lengthy debate, 'because
there is no way of shutting it off, but
the "give and take" on most of , the
things which the Pennsylvanian will
offer almost unquestionably will be
found to be in words identical with
those used on former occasions.
If They Said What They Thought.
What would make the debate in. the
senate really exciting would follow the,
granting of permission by the party
leaders to every Democratic senator
to say openly juet what he feels like
saying about the different schedules
of this bill to which the president of
the United States has given his sanc
tion and over the passage of which
he holds party authority. The two
Louisiana senators can be depended
upon to say some things not entirely
sweet about sugar, and it is probable
that John Sharp Williams, whose
tongue is keener than his - middle
name, will add. Borne pointed words
about what he considers the inequali
ties of the bill which his Alabama
friend has sent over coupled with a
request to( put it through ' expedi
tiously. " . '
Certain' dispatches recently had it
that Senator Owen of Oklahoma in
tended to introduce a resolution to
amend the senate rules "so that de
bate could be ' shut off at any time, as
it is ; possible to do in the house of
representatives. It is not likely, it is
said, that ' the Oklahoman could com
mand ten votes from either or both
parties on such a proposition: ;
Few Material Changes Likely.
In the Democratic caucus, the walls
of the room having no ears, the sena
tors say what they please about the
bill. It-Is known to every person
who has had opportunity to get sena
torial opinions on the measure that if
each Democratic senator could have
his way in the matter 'the bill on its
passage would look" so little like the
bill on its introduction that Mr. Un
derwood , would., pass .it ; by unrecog
nized. The measure ; probably, how
ever, will .undergcTno material altera
tions." ' . ;
. Some changes -will be made in the
bill 'by, the finance committee of the
senate, but '.if those .. which already
have been suggested are a sample of
those yet to be made it can be said
that the measure from the low tariff
man's point , of view will be helped
rather than Injured by the changing
process. President Wilson has been
asked about -some of the changes
which it is proposed, by the finance
committee to make and he has agreed.
This makes It certain that the varia
tions will be equalizing in nature or
will make for; lower rates. The presi
dent seems to be complete master of
the situation in thrt 'senate, ' " ;
: Fitness the Test for Office.""
, Democratic senators and representa
tives, by force of ii,n intimation which
amounts to an order, from. .President
Wilson are undertaking the Diogenes
task with somethirg added. They are
trying to find, mea to recommend for
office who-are not only honest but fiC
ana apparently tnoy are having a job
of it in some cases.
There i$ restiveness if not resent
ment evident among the Democratic
ofiicials who think they ought to. have
something coming to them in the way
of patronage "with , no ; sharp ques
tions asked."v They trudge the va
rious ways to. the cabinet members'
offices day after day with the names
on their tongues tips of favorite Dem
ocrats seeking preferment. The names
lh only a few cases thus far have fall
en on readily receptive ears. The
members of the president's .official
family seemingly know how useless
it - is for them to go to the : White
House as the sponsors for men whose,
ability , and character records cannot
stand scrutiny, and so they are sifting
out the names of men , before their
judgment. Seats.
Here It is -nearly . into the fourth
month j of. the: present administration
and .barely a baker's dofcen of the
great offices have been filled through
appointment' by the president of the
United States. The leaders In con
gress have given over all through, ap
parently, that Mr. Wilson is holding
up . nominations until he finds
out how the " senators intend to
vote on the tariff a'nd the currency.
They say that they have come to the
conclusion that the White House is
"square" In what it says about fitness
for preferment, and that none but the
.fit need apply or be applied for.
Some Leaders Are Caustic .
. Occasionally the Democrats of au
thority and place who seek 'office" for
others . get ;a v trifle., caustic -In their
comments on the administration's at
titude toward thenTand their friends.
They say it may be only an accident,
but that most of the men already ap
pointed to offices are "original Wil
son" men. It remains, however, for
the critics of the president's course to
point out more than one or possibly
two original Wilson men who have
been given preferment and who have
not been able to qualify under . the
ability clause of Mr. Wilson's private
pronouncement. -
The Democrats say that with spring
crowding hard on the heels of sum
mer, all the big offices should be held
by Democrats, but 'that as things are
now the Democratic administration is
doing its work hemmed in and in part
regulated by hold-over Republican offi
cials. The Democrats do not like it,
but their resentment is not likely to
take on an aggressively severe form.
There are a dozen places in the at
torney general's department which the
Democrats would like to give to the
faithful, but as yet there is no "To
Let" sign hanging above the desks of
the men who were appointed under a
previous administration. - Before Dem
ocrats can get these assistant attorney
general Jobs the Republican lawyers
and the few Democrats who were ap
pointed by a Republican administra
tion and therefore are .considered
proper subjects for removal, must be
separated from their jobs. '
Washington Press Club.
President Woodrow Wilson has ac
cepted honorary membership, as have
most of the presidents before him, in
several Washington clubs. The only
club in this city to which, the president
belongs and in which he pays dues like
any other member - is . the National
Press club. He is eligible as an au
thor to membership in this organiza
tion, which has just celebrated its fifth
anniversary and has published its
sixth year. book. '. V-
There are no honorary members of
the National Press club. Secretary
of State William Jennings Bryan, Sec
retary of the Navy Josephus Daniels
and Secretary of the Interior Frank
lin K. Lane are dues-paying members
of the club, and they have .secured
membership in it because of their
editorial experiences. Washington
newspaper men feel rather proud of
their press club and they have set
forth some of. its merits as they view
them in the year book which has just
come from the press. This newspaper
men's organization is a financially
successful institution. It has . a bal
ance in the bank and it is looking for
ward to the day when it can build a
home of its own.
.The writer and compiler of the at
tractive year book probably does not
overstate matters when he says: "The
'Hobby Night' discussions in .which lit
erary light, . scholars, scientific and
celebrated professional men of differ
ent spheres have participated on invi
tation, have proved to be not. only
highly entertaining, but educational
for the country at large. .- A great east
ern newspaper recently said editorially
that the National Press club, through
the ,'Hpbby Night' . Innpvation, has
done the people of America and the
world of notable service." ,
.Some Hobby Night Speakers.
Among the men who have participated.-in
the "Hobby Night" discussions
at the Press, club are President . Wil
son, who - spoke on his hobby 'to the
newspaper men while he was still
governor of New Jersey; James Bryce,
former British ambassador to the Unit
ed. States; former Secretary of the
Treasury - Franklin MacVeagh; Maj.
Gen. Leonard Wood, Joseph G. Can
non, Champ Clark, Dr. Harvey W. Wi
ley, Admiral Peary, the discoverer of
the north pole; Count von Bernstorff,
the German ambassador to the United
States; John Phillip Sousa, and many
others of national and world fame.
. In, the course of the year the Press
club's quarters are visited by news
paper men of prominence from.' all
over the world. ; 'its non-resident list
includes the names ' best known to
modern journalism, and the list is not
confined to the 'names of. Americans.
The club maintains a special guest
committee, whose duty.it .Is to Invite
distinguished men who happen to visit
Washington ' to accept the organiza
tion's hospitality and to talk to the
members .upon subjects . which they
hold closest at heart. :
There are no "closed sessions" of
the National Press club. Men who
are Invited to express their, view on
"Hobby Night," or any other night,' arc
told -in advance that they must i say
nothing which they; are not willing
shall be published. Thus warned in
advance no speaker ever yet has. made
a "break" and he has been able to
give to the newspapers of the country
his views ,upon major subjects of nja
tlonal interest.
, An Outdoor Birthday Party.
How children do love parties, birth
day parties especially, and every
child is entitled to one day out of the
year for his or her very own, and of
course this is the natal day.. I won
der If mothers realize they;are mak
ing history and how very short the
time, will be when these wee tots will
be saying: "When I was little we did
so and so I am reminded of an eld
erly woman who always counts back
to her sixth birthday and the sake
which she chose for the occasion was
"roll Jelly." The young mother was
not an expert cook but she had prom
ised the child she would chose the
kind of cake she wanted, and, let me
add. she made it, and it was glorious
in the child's eyes and has gone down
into the annals of a happy life with
many a birthday cake and a party.
Remember, children sre the most
satisfactory of all gueists, the very
fact of dressing and, going to a party
and bringing home the spoils is bliss.
Provide little baskets of dainty tissue
paper bags in which to put the favors
and candies, and even the cake, for
some kiddies love to take samples
home.
Now for the party. We will need
a lawn, some trees and a big porch
and then with these accessories there
must be a big bowl of lemonade on
hand under a Japanese' umbrella, the
stake or handle being driven Into the
ground. Children are. always thirsty
and this will prevent them from run
ning into the house for a drink every
five minutes. Hide animal crackers
over the grounds and tell the guests
there is a whole menagerie hidden un
der the bushes. In the grass and even
in the benches of the trees; give each
one a paper bag in which to put the
game and give a little ' prize to the
one who finds tne most. A small flag
may be hidden and that will make an
other hunt, the gay little "stars and
stripes' being pinned on the lucky
finder.
The "eats" will be the climax of the
party and the cake should be lighted
with due ceremony and the children
allowed to blow out the candles. Cun-.
ning favors are made by sticking ani
mal crackers together with icing, and
thus made they will stand upright at
each plate. Delicious small cookies
may be ornamented with daisies made
from blanched almonds, the stem. and
leaves of angelica! fasten them on
with frosting.-
Snapping motto caps always give
pleasure and sometimes the Christ
mas tree sparkles are obtainable at
this season and they are lovely set to
going outdoors and are not -harmful.
Ice cream may be served in orange
halves, thus . making baskets with
smflax for handles. Orange ice is very
good served this way and is not so
rich as ice cream. The party sta
tionery that comes for ' parties is a
joy to use for the invitations and the
"Sunbonnet" baby cards are attrac
tive also. The "five and ten" cent
One Material Is Used in
These Dresses From Vienna
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, Models show the us of one material for the! entire dress. All three
Cretset are of c Id rose cotton crepe with lingerie collars.
ttnra furnish anr number of trifles
f gt a fish pond if one cares for this,
or for a grab bag, or better still, for
a "fairy tree." Tie the parcels onto
the low -branches and let each child .
clip off one with , a pair of scissors.
Anything that makes for mystery te -an
adjunct to a child's party. ' . .
'.. Candle Tricks.
I Children and even grownups enjoy
after-dinner tricks and I give these
Just as they came to me. They are all
to be performed with candles. I have
not had time to try them. Perhaps
some of you will be kind enough to
write me if they are any good. You
could use them " as an adjunct to, a
bazar, performing them in a separate
booth with curtains hung at the door
to give an air of mystery, and charge
a penny to get in. Of course, this is
all to be done by young people; as It
is within their possibilities.
Put a nail In the end of a candle and
set. It all in a glass filled with water.
The nail will steady the candle, which
will burn until nothing remans, al
ways rising above the surface of the
water by. reason of the decrease in
weight.
Take a small picture cut from a pa
per or book, and wrap it tightly
around a candle. Light a match or
another candle and hold the flame
near until the paper becomes trans
parent. Unwrap the paper, and every
pne will be astonished to find the pic
ture printed on the candle.
Put a candle unlighted in a basin
of water. Let several try to take it
out with their mouths, not touching
the candle with their hands. Every
one will fail. Then you put your face
in the water, and, when your mouth is
near the end of the candle, draw in a
deep breath, and the suction of the
water will draw the candle into your
mouth.
Allow some drops from a Uglier!
candle to fall into a basin of cold I'a
ter. This grease will form floilLE.
String these on a wire with green
leaves made from paper, and an in
teresting plant will be the result
Heat a piece of wire and stick it
crosswise through the middle of a
candle. Make a wick at both ends.
Balance the candle on two tumblers.
Light the wicks, and the dropping
of the candle grease will make the
candle see-saw, faster - and faster as
the flame grows hotter. This is a
pretty experiment
Pastimes For Outdoor Parties.
Did you every try "Blowing the
Cone?" The youngsters will love it
Make a large cone of stiff paper and
slip it on. a string stretched between
two trees about three feet from the
ground.
Give each child a try to see if by
blowing into the large end of the
cone they can send it across the
string. The art is to see who can
send it ever with the fewest "blows."
Another very good amusement is to
tie a knot in a clothes line and stretch
it conveniently high between two
trees or posts, blindfold each child in
turn and give him three clothes pins.
Then see who can come the nearest
the knot. Each pin is marked with
the player's number? for instance,
three will be marked "I," three "2,"
etc. This gives each one three trials.
If the party is a large one it will be
best to let each child have just one
pin and instead of numbering the
clothespins could have colored ribbons
tied to them, each child to remember
his or her color.
MADAME MERRI.
When Darning Stockings.
Use a white china egg as a mending
ball for black stockings and a black
one for white stockings. This ' wil?
preventjjre strain.