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A NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO TOE HOME CIRCLE
VOLUME I.
RICHMOND, KENTUCKY, TUESDAY, JULY 29, 1913.
NUMBER 30.
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FOR HER CHUi
GISL GOES TO WATERY1 GRAVE IN
UNSUCCESSFUL EFFORT TO
RESCUE FRIEND.
SECRETARY TO SUPT. HAMLETT
Unfortunate Drowning in Kentucky
River Waves From Boat Dashed
Feet From Under Them.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Frankfort. Miss Katherine Fa von,
25 years old, of Hopkinsville, secre
tary of Barkdale Hamlett, state super
intendent of public instruction, gave
up her life while trying to rescue Miss
Bessie Culter, her chum, from a wa
tery grave in the Kentucky river near
this city. The young women had ac
companied George Enright, secretary
to Appellate Judge Settle, on a swim
ming excursion, and while enjoying a
swim the steamboat Ed. Meyer ap
proached. The young women went to
the shore and Enright to the middle
of the river to ride the waves. Con
cluding that they were missing too
much sport, the young women waded
into the water up to their knees so
that s the waves would dash on them,
and the waves washed their feet from
under them, and plunged them into
. deep water. Miss Colter cried for help
and Miss Faxon struggled to save her,
while Enright hurried to rescue them.
Enright knew that Miss Faxon could
swim, and grabbed Miss Culter, but
Miss Faxon was exhausted and sank
to her death.
Attorney General's Opinion.
Inquiries from candidates and coun
ty election boards, received by At
torney General Garnett, indicate that
some of them misrepresented his
opinion, stating that the election offi
cers would have to be appointed to
serve for the primary. In some coun
ties, the question has been raised as
to whether the Election Board could
reappoint the same officers who served
at the election last fall. This may be
done. In reply to inquiries, the At
torney General said:
"The fact that person was appoint
ed as an officer in the November elec
tion last year does not constitute that
person as an officer in the primary;
neither does it prevent that person be
ing appointed as officer for the primary
this year. The County Election Com
missioners may, if they choose to do
so, appoint the same officers for the
primaryi who served as officers of the
election last fall."
Inspector Recovers $590.46.
State Inspector and Examiner Sher
man Goodpaster, who - has completed
examinations of the offices in Daviess,
Estill and Leslie counties, made his
report and covered into the state treas
ury $590.46, as follows: From Daviess
county Circuit Clerk Tandy, L. Harl,
18.50; O. C.Haynes, trustee of jury
fund, $14,55; County Judge W. W.
Owens, $5.70; Sheriff I. C. Winstead,
$97.35; Magistrate Pat Lancaster,
$138.20. From Estill county Circuit
Clerk F, J. Stevens, $20.17; Sheriff J,
P. Alambaugh, $53.50; County Judge
O. W. Witt, $40. From Leslie county-
Circuit Clerk W. G. Begley, $70.60;
Sheriff Joe Morgan, v$31.89; ex-Sheriff
W. R. Sparkman. $28.77; County Clerk
John Howard, $79.23.
Form Good Roads League.
The Franklin County Good Roads
League was organized at a meeting
held in the council chamber in the
City Hall. A constitution was adopted
and a resolution was passed calling for
an inspection of the roads of the
county and the streets of the city, by
the State Department of Public Roads,
with a view to establishing a model
svstem. The meeting was well at
tended and those , present expressed
gratification over the enthusiasm that
has been aroused throughout the coun
ty since plans for. the organization
were put on foot.
Governor Offers Rewards.
Two rewards of $200. each were of
fered by Gov. McCreary, one for the
arrest of Oscar Sloan, indicted in
.Wayne county for shooting Bunk
Dogger- to death, and the other for
the arrest of John Barrett, Jr:, of
Ballard county, charged with stab-
DIU& ueurgia iOinns to u.eaiu.
Commission Employs Lecturer.
The State Tuberculosis Commission
in co-operation with the State Board of
Health, w,hich i3 to conduct a six
- weeks' hookworm campaign , In Chris
tian county, beginning August 1, has
employed. Dr. D. - P. .Curry, of St
Charles, to deliver a series of lectures
there. ' - . - - .' '-
Good Roads Delegat6s Named. "
Gov. McCreary has appointed the
following delegates to represent Ken
tucky at the exposition of the United
States Good Roads association ai St.
Louis, November 10 to 15:
Pendleton Beckley, County Road En
gineer J. R. Gaines, Louisville; the fol
lowing county road engineers: Guthrie
Wilson, Nelson; M. G. SullivanWhit
ley; B. J, Calloway, Lawrence; J. G.
Baxter, Madison; R. S. Paris, Living
ston; Paff Hawkins, Fulton; . S. H.
Kimmel, Henderson; M. H. Crump, War
ren; T. W. Crawford, Calloway; W. H.
Edwards, jr., Woodford, J. N. Coffey,
Adair; Cleveland Bourne, Garrard; W.
R.x Caldwell, Boyle; C. S. Woodward,
Jessamine, and Harry Sommers, Eliza-
bethtown; Senator Joe F. Bos worth:
Middlesboro; Park .Smith, Smithfieldj
R. D. Wilson, Vanceburg ; former Sen
ator Newton W. Utley, Kuttawa; F. S.
Jameson, Cynthiana; C. W. Burton,
Dry Ridge; A. J. Offutt, Taylorsville;
J. C. McChord, Springfield; George W.
Peak, Lagrange; A. L. Hamilton, Lex-
ngton; Senator E. E. Hogg, Boone
ville; C. C. Pope Pansy, Harlan coun
ty; Andrew Chaney, Somerset; Geo.
Carpenter, Salyersville; S. L. Palmer,
Benton; Dr. C. W. Neely, Franklin; E.
C. Riley, Burlington; S. Pemmick,
Lewisport; A. B. Eversole, Hyden; E.
B. Wiley, Georgetown; June Gayle,
Owenton; James P.. Bailey, Stanford;
H. G. Cottle, West Liberty; Judge A.
N. Crooks, Owingsville; Representa
tive B. S. Wilson, Morehead; George
Pinson, Pikerville; J. M. Baker. Hind-
man; the Rev. A. J. Pikes, War
saw; John Rhea, Ru3sellvllle; the
Hon. W. J. Paxton, Lawrence
burg; W. A. Shawler, Colesburg:
Representative C, B. Thompson, Cov
ington; William Moberly, John D.
Goodloe, Roy White, Dr. Hugh Gibson,
James Ballard, Robert Terrell, Rich
mond; Thomas B. Robinson and Alex.
R. Denny, Lancaster.
Begs Admittance To Prison.
George Koors, 54 years old, sen
tenced to the penitentiary for life from
Covington, Ky., in 1882 for the the
murder of his brother-in-law, H. H.
Bruns, of that city, and who escaped
from the prison in 1892, returned to
the prison and begged Warden .Wells
to admit him to serve his term.. Dur
ing the 21 years of liberty Koors has
not had a minute's peace. He has been
pursued by the ghost of the slain man
Realizing that he must live a life of
misery as a punishment for his crime,
Koors decided he should live it within
prison walls. He was taken to Gov
McCreary by Warden Wells, and if
sane . probably will be pardoned. He
is suffering from neuritis and is a phy
sical wreck. Koors killed Bruns for
striking his sister. Since his escape
KoorB has traveled all over the world,
finally landing in New York City,
There he married Lottie Brugger,
whose residence, he says, was raided
a week ago, and she was sent to the
Tombs. He then decided to surrender.
More Alfalfa Will Be Grown.
The Department of Agriculture
is bending every effort to en
courage an increase in the acreage
of alfalfa in Kentucky next year, and
has issued a "bulletin, ' giving data on
the cultivation of the crop. Commis
sioner of Agriculture J. W. Newman
said: "The acreage this year was
between 5,000 and 7,000 acres, the
second crop from which is now being
cut. It will yield, one more and pos
sibly two, according to the season and
conditions.- Experience has shown
that the best time to sow. alfalfa in
Kentucky is between August 1 and 20,
and there, are few places in the state
where it can be successfully culti-
vatedwithout the use of ground lime
stone," , Besides an . introductory
chapter by Commissioner Newman
there Is a scientific article by Prof.
George Roberts, of the Kentucky
Agricultural Experiment Station.
From One Prison To Another.
Securing a parole from the Ken-
tucky penitentiary only to be arrested
to 6erve a term in the Illinois peniten
tiary was the fate of William Johnson,
who was paroled by the prison com
mission at its meeting here recently.
He was arrested when released . from
the Kentucky reformatory and will be
taken to the penitentiary at Chester,
111., , to serve a sentence for violating
his parole in that state.
Paynter Meets With Accident.
Former United States Senator Thos.
H. Paynter fell down the steps of the
Capital hotel, but escaped serious in
jury, though his head was cut and his
shoulder severely wrenched. He was
talking to a friend and missed the top
step as he turned . to descend to the
sidewalk. ' " "''.'v":
High School Recognized.
The State Department of Education
recognized , two new . county : high
schools in Fleming, a first-lass high
school at Hillboro, and a second-class
colored high school at Flemlngsburg.
MEXICAN AFFAIRS DRAWING TOWARD CRISIS
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Washington authorities suspect that certain foreign nations, In co-operation with President Huerta of Mexico,
are scheming to force President Wilson's hand in the matter of recognizing the Huerta government. Ambassador
Wilson has been summoned to Washington to tell what he knows concerning the critical situation. Our illustra
tion shows a body of Huerta's cavalry marching against his opponents; also President Huerta and Ambassador
Wilson.
65 BURNED TO DEATH
MOST OF VICTIMS OF BLAZE ARE
YOUNG GIRLS.
Terrific Burst of Flame Traps Tollers
on Top Floor of Blngham
tonf N. Y.f Factory.
Binghamton, N. Y., July 25. After
several estimates had been made as
to the number of lives lost In the
twenty-minute fire that razed the
Binghamton' clothing factrory plant,
the list of probable dead was increased
to 65 Wednesday.
Of this number only five have been
positively identified. Twenty-six bod
ies have been recovered from the
ruins.
One of the charred bodies is be
lieved, to be that of Nellie Connor, the
forewoman, who sacrificed her life in
an effort to save those in her charge.
A diamond ring and diamond earrings
worn by Miss Connor were found.
Some twoscore persons are known
to have escaped as by miracles from
the building, which burst into flame
like a tinderbox and became a roaring
furnace in a short time after the first
alarm was sounded. About 125 per
sons were in the factory when the fire
broke out. Those unaccounted for, or
most of them, are believed to be in
the red-hot ruins of the structure.
Around the scene of the disaster,
the greatest the city has ever known,
thousands watched the workers in the
glare of three big searchlights, many
in the great throng being restrained
only by the closely drawn police from
rushing into the ruins to seek the
bodies of relatives or friends.
After the first fierce blast the fire
seemed to burst from every other part
of the building at once. Upon the
fire escapes girls, women and men
were clustered and inside others were
waiting to get onto the iron ladders.
But the flames were too quick for
them. i
FLASHES
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Stettin, Germany, July 22. The
workmen employed in the ship-building
yard here, to the number of 8,000,
voted to join the strike Monday,
Kalamazoo, Mich., July 25. Briga
dier General P. L. Abbey of this city,
head of the state guard, started for
Lansing in response to a message
from Governor Ferris. ;
Beloeil, Que., July 25. Seven per
sons were . kijled and many : Injured
in an explosion in 'the plant of , the
Canadian Explosive . company.
Tdpeka, Kan.; July 25. Judge John
Marshall, in United States court re-,
fused to allow receivers for the Kan
sas Natural Gas . company to extend
gas mains into Oklahoma to get ade
quate supply of natural gas for next
winter. - , : '
Washington, July; 26. A debt of
$14,000,000, probably the largest dis
pute in a financial nature, was the sub
ject of a conference here. Virginia is
trying to collect the money from West
Virginia.. X) '"' .
McPherson, Kan.. July1 26. Using
the braces he had taken from his
iron cot as tools,' Oliver Peyton iug
away the cement between the stones
in the wall of his cell, removed some
of the stones and escaped, x -
TROOPS GALLED OUT
ENTIRE NATIONAL GUARD OF
MICHIGAN ON DUTY IN COP--PER
MINE DISTRICT.
15,000 STRIKERS MENACE LIFE
Deputy Sheriffs Guarding Property,
Are Set Upon by Infuriated Men,
Stripped of Stars and Beaten
Union Heads Decry Violence.
Lansing, Mich., July 26. Governor
Ferris on Thursday ordered out two
troops of cavalry, two companies of
artillery and all infantry companies of
the Michigan National Guard to pro
ceed to the copper country and aid in
quelling the disturbance caused by
15,000 tamers who are on strike.
Adjt. Gen. R. C. Vandercook, who
received orders from Governor Ferris
to rush the militia to the strike zone,
had 2,400 men in Houghton and Ke
weenaw counties Friday 'night.
The provisions which the quarter
master's department had ordered for
the annual encampment of state troops
to be held in Ludington next month
were shipped north ' at once. Thou
sands of rounds of ammunition and
the two field guns of the Lansing artil
lery companies,' supplied with shrap
nel shells, were included in the equip
ment of the militia.
It is planned to keep the men in
camp until the trouble is entirely over.
Attorney General Fellows wired the
prosecuting attorney of Houghton and
Keweenaw counties to close all the
saloons and prohibit the sale- of liquor
in the strike district.
Calumet, , Mich., July 26. Violating
orders of the Western Federation of
Miners against violence, many of the
15,000 striking miners of the copper
belt on Thursday created , enough dis
turbance to "result In the. ordering out
of troops. By night there were 2,400
state (soldiers, including'-cavalry and
artillery, . in the mining fields of the
upper peninsula of Michigan.
There were no concerted attacks on
mine 'property or persons about the'
minesbut several persons were in
jured in. sporadic brawls, and some of
these are expected to die. So menac
ing did the situation appear to Sheriff
Crune' that he asked Governor' Ferris
for militia early in the day.
The governor was on his way to Al-
pena,. , and ; when the request reached
him' at Bay. City he was at first In
clined to think that the sheriff was un
duly alarmed. Later reports, however,
convinced the governor that 1 armed
help -was needed, ancT he ordered 'Ad
jutant General Vandercook to rush sol
diers to the strike zone. :
' While there were several outbreaks
in vaiious parts of the mining coun
try, the chief disturbance that set the
troops' in motion was an assault on the
deputy sheriff a stationed at the mines
of the Calumet and Hecla company to
protect property. None of the mines
have attempted to operate, but the
strlkeirs seemed to object to the pres
ence of the deputies.
About SQ$ strikers' armed, with steel
drills, clubs and stones, and a few
with firearms,. hich they fired in the
air, marched to the No. 2 Conglomerate
shaft - and ; stripped' the deputies of
stars. ; ' - TV-;-:
MULHALL WANTS REST
PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY EX
HAUSTED BY ORDEAL.
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Lobbyist Swears Taft Elicited Manu
facturer's Help When He Was
In Office.
Washington. July 28. Physically
and mentally exhausted by the ordeal
through which he has passed during
the two weeks he has been on the wit
ness stand. Col. M. M. Mulhall, former
chief lobb)1st for the National Asso
ciation of Manufacturers, broko down
before the senate investigating com
mittee and brought about a hasty ad
Journment Friday.
Toward the close of the day's ses
sion, after bringing ex-President Taft
Into the inquiry. Mulhall became con
fused during the reading of one letter.
When Senator Walsh suggested that
he needed a rest, Mulhall exclaimed:
"I'm just about broken down. For
God's sake do have mercy if you can.
I don't want to say I'm breaking down.
but I don't want to answer questions
if you'll let me go."
WTashington. July 25. The senate
lobby committee put on full speed
ahead Wednesday and in an unusually
short session got into the record near
ly five hundred letters of Martin M
Mulhall, alleged political worker and
legislative detective for the National
Association of Manufacturers. Mul
hall was on the stand only about an
hour after the noon recess, but in
spite of the short session, the com
mittee made rapid progress.
Martin M. Mulhall. confessed ex-
lobbyist for the National Associa
tion of Manufacturers, retracted
Tuesday the most serious charge he
had made before the senate investigat
ing committee. He had sworn that
former Representative James E. Wat
son of Indiana was employed by pri
vate interests in 1909 while a member
of the house to work for a tariff com
mission bill. In retracting he said
Watson was not a member of the
house at the time.
Reports that Watsoiy was about to
ask the District of Columbia grand
jury to indict Mulhall on a charge of
criminal libel were heard meanwhile
about the investigating- room.
Mulhall volunteered his retraction
He said he realized his mistake- when
he saw the date of a tariff convention
In Indianapolis In February, 109.
More of the Mulhall letters were-
bared while the ex-lobbyist was testi
fylng. February 4, 1909, in a letter to
F. C. Schwedtman, . Mulhall, got into.
Illinois politics and brought-in. former
Senator Hopkins, who was defeated
for re-election by William . Lorimer.
Mulhall wrote of. the senatorial dead
lock : at Springfield : ', ; ; r
"We are spreading the Impression
that on account of the contemptible-
stand taken by Hopkins in the con
vention at Chicago last June, wherein
he was extremely unfair to the manu
iacturlng interests in refusing them
hearing before the committee on reso
lutions and packing that committee
In favor of the Gompers crowd, he
has In a large measure, brought this
fight on his own shoulders."
V Plnkham Governor of Hawaii
Washington, - July 26, .president
Wilson nominated L. , E. Pi.akh.am
JIawall to be governor of Hawaii.-
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AMBASSADOR VILSON DISAP
PROVES TRIPARTITE COM
MISSION FOR MEXICO.
CITES THE MONROE DOCTRINE .
American Envoy Says He Stands Pat
on His Actions While in Republic
and Expects to Be Retained in
Position.
New York, July 28. Ambassador
Henry Lane Wilson 'arrived here from
Mexico on his way to confer with;
President WilBon and cabinet regard
ing the situation in Mexico. He- an
nounced his opposition to- several
plans under consideration by the stat
department for bringing about peac
in the republic. Mr. Wilson arrived)
at this port aboard the liner Mexico
on Friday.
Supplementing statements he made
earlier in the day, disapproving the
suggestions of American mediation.
or the appointment of a tripartite com
mission. Mr. Wilson on Friday night
gave his reasons why he considered
the plan for the tripartite commission
not a feasible one.
"If we are to consider such a plan
we may as well abandon the Monroe
doctrine entirely," he said. "The Mom-
roe doctrine pledges the United States
to take care or the interests of Amer
ican governments without the aid of
any foreign country. Consequently
under the Monroe doctrine we cannot
attempt to settle Mexico's affaris
through the services of such a body
as the proposed tripartite commis
sion, since it involves calling in out
side governments to help."
Mr. Wilson was reticent when ques
tioned as to his policies on American
intervention and recognition of Mex
ico by the United States. These views,
he said, he felt he must reserve for
his conference with President Wilson
and Secretary Bryan.
'T have been blamed for a great
deal," the ambassador commented, aa
he discussed his administration in
Mexico City.
On everything he has' dene he
"stands pat," however, he said, and
believed as he hurried on to Wash
ington, that he would be retained in
his position and sent back to Mexico.
"I want you to understand that I
will stand by whatever I have done
and said," declared the ambassador.
"I have been accused of using my
Influence to keep the Huerta-DIaz gov
ernment In place. I certainly have
tried to keep that government in con
trol, and t will stand by my position.
"A lot has been said in the Ameri
can newspapers about American inter
vention, and perhaps some of it is
inspired by persons who would be In
terested in American control of Mex
ico," was his comment.
""I have always striven to keep
down factions opposed to Huerta. My
motive in aiding the federal govern
ment of Mexico has been to protect
the lives of Americans.
"If I had not intervened when I
did and brought Huerta and Diaz tp
gether, the entire City of Mexico
would have been in flames. If the
present government does not last, the
entire country will be plunged into'
chaos."
The ambassador's silence regarding
his opinion as to American recogni
tion was broken long enough for him
to comment on one of his acts just
subsequent to the overthrow of Ma
dero. Mr. Wilson recalled that this
act was Interpreted in many quarters
as a virtual recognition of Mexico,
notwithstanding the refusal of hia
government at Washington to admit
the republic on a diplomatic footing
common with other governments.
In February, when Huerta became
provisional president, the ambassador
instructed American consuls In Mex
ico,' "in the interests of Mexico,-to
urge general submission and adhesion
to the government, which will bo rec
ognized by all foreign governments.
Mr. Wilson said a wrong construc
tion would be placed upon this advice
to consular officers by any person who
believed It meant that he recognized
the Huerta government or that he had
desired to conflict in any way with
the policies of either Mr. Taft as
president or President Wilson.
'"It waa the de facto government
only that I recognized," Mr. Wilson
explained. "The de facto government
was the only government that pos
sessed the power to offer protection
for American lives and property and
for the lives and property of. other
foreigners. I acted as an ambassador
had the right to act In the interests
of my countrymen. The government
I recognized was the only existing
one' of law and order. I believe that
1 did right at that critical time."
Must Obey State Laws. V
Washington, July 28. A warning
has been sent to all fourth-class post .
masters that . post offices located in
states having limited hours of labor
fixed for- women the department will.
I Insist on adherence to he statute.
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