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VOLUME II.
RICHMOND, KENTUCKY, TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1914.
NUMBER 4.
General News
If you do not get this paper
regularly, please call our attention
to it' We want you to read each
copy. 1
Mrs. Robert Goelet, wife of the
New York millionaire, filedsuit
last week for divorce, alleging ex
treme cruelty.
The Synod of the Protestant
Church in Switzerland has voted
to license women as pastors and
one has already been so licensed.
To celebrate her first wedding
anniversary, Mrs. Finley J. Shep
herd, who was Miss Helen Gould,
provided dinners for 500 Bowery
outcasts and 200. beds for the
homeless. . ' -
The habit of borrowing money
on life insurance policies is stead
ily increasing in the United
States, according to a report of
the Association of Life Insurance
Presidents.
Mr. Roy Willis, aged about 51
years, of Millersburg, was run
over and killed by a Queen &
Crescent train at the Versailles
crossing in Lexington, last Sun
day night
Mr. Willis leaves a wife and
three children to survive him.
Miss Piny Broadwick went up
in an airship with Glenn Martin,
at Los Angeles, Cal., and jumped
out at an elevation of 850 feet to
test a parachute life preserver.
The contrivance opened success
fully and she made a gentle and
safe decent
On last Monday Hon. Meri
wether Smith introduced the res
olution in the House regretting
the death of General Simon
Bolivar Buckner. The resolu
tions were beautifully written.
Mr. Smith has been chairman of
the Committee on Kentucky
Statutes, and is a member of the
committee on Criminal Law . and
also on that of Charitable Insti
tutions. A supplemented report on the
bill to appropriate , $25,000,000 a
year for Federal aid to road con
struction in the various States
was filed in the House last week
by Representative Shackelford,
Chairman Roads Committee. The
measure was viewed with favor
by many, "and if the proposed
federal aid is extended, Kentucky
will receive under the provisions
$583,750.
The damage suits of G. A. Mc
Cormick and A S. Hart, admin
istrator, against the Chesapeake
& Ohio Railroad for $50,000 for
the killing of Florence McCor
mick, and injury to Judge G. A.
McCormick, at Mt. Sterling, has
been compromised out of court
for a sum iaid to be $13,200. The
case was to be tried at this term
of court, but the compromise was
effected, , on Saturday evening.
The girl was killed by a train at
Owingsville pike crossing one
year ago in December. -
: Now that Senator James has
named. his choice for United
States Marshal at Covington, the
Eastern Kentucky district his
next selection will be for United
States District Attorney and As
sistant District Attorney at that
place. While these are sometime
in the future, yet a great deal of
interest is being manifested. , The
Marshalship having gone to the
, Eleyenth Congressional district,
the Attorneyship will probably go
to the Ninth. And it is believed
that J. M. Slattery, of Maysville,
will most likely get the job.
FINE SERMONS
Along Practical Lines Being
Delivered By Dr.
Barnes
AT CHRISTIAN CHURCH
The sermons being delivered
by Dr. Barnes at the Christian
church on Sunday evenings along
practical lines, are - attracting
quite a great deal of attention.
His sermon last Sunday night on
the "Menace of the Streets" was
listened to with rapt attention by
an appreciative audience. The
subject was intensely interesting
and the able manner in which
it was handled by Dr. Barnes
has leit a protound impres
sion on the minds of his hearers.
He hit the movies in the solar
plexus, with thirteen inch bails
and some of their devotees, with
grape and canistry. t
The street urchin is more to be
pitied than censured. This is
especially true in the larger cit-
ies. Even in a place the size of;
mcnmona it is true, cnuaren
are imitators and they readily ao-
soro tne rumanism ot tne streets.
ihey nave no suitable play
grounds and their associations
from beginning to end are such
as tend to degrade rather than
to uplift them.
Some "months ago the Madi
sonian wrote a series of editor
ials dealing with similar ques
tions and we have nothing to add
to the same.
Dr. Barnes subject for next
Sunday night will be "Marriage
andj Misery." Rather a queer
mixture and doubtless he will be
greeted with a large audience. We
have been taught that marriage
is the supreme happiness and
crowning glory of man and wo
man and we will listen to Dr.
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marriage and misery. -
Will Take Work
The Commercial Club has un
der consideration the reduction
of freight rates to Richmond and
has appointed a committee con
sisting of X. F. Higgins, J. J.
Greenleaf, F. M. Stiver, W. .E.
Blanton, G. D. Simmons, Allen
Zaring and G. W. Goodloe. This
committee has been in consulta
tion with Mr. J. H. Ramsey, an
expert on freight rates, and has
taken some steps looking to the
presentation of the question be
fore the Railroad Commission.;
Mr. Ramsey will meet with the
club Tuesday night, February ;3,
at the City Hall and all of :the
citizens of the city and county
who feel interested in this matter
are urgently requested to be pres
ent The meeting vitally affects
the people and if the committee
is successful in getting a reduc
tion of the freight rates, it will
redound to the interest of "all the
people. Be on hand- promptly
and prepared to support the com
mittee. r
Buys Interest In Store
Mr. Jim Deatherage has bought
a half interest in the grocery
store of D. B. McKinney on West
Main St
Mr. Deatherage is a fine young
business man, and Mr. McKinney
is one of the leading grocers of
this city. Both are men of in
tegrity, and this new firm should
enjoy an extensive and profitable
'custom.
Get our cards "For Sale," "For
I Rent," "Furnished Rooms For
j Rent" 10 and 15 cents each.
. Read and hand
your neighbor.
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paper to
NOTICE
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scriptions have expired and will
be expiring from this on, it is
fitting that we announce our pol
icy with- reference to renewals,
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mentary papers to a subscriber
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will enable everyone to renew
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sire to do so. If not renewed,
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far we have been much gratified
with the many renewals made,
and with the very kind words of
appreciation from our readers.
We do not wish to occupy the
attitude of apparently forcing
our paper on anyone, nor do we
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homes, better government and
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tian church, the old church, the
present pastor and Dr. Rains the
dedicatory pastor. These pictures
are not for sale, and are given
only with yearly subsciptions,
either new or renewals.
We thank you for . your past
patronage and will duly appreci
ate your renewal.
Of the; Children's Home
Louisville Strongly
Condemned.
at
The Senate Probe Committee
which nas ueen invcMigdims uie
tT i.j
a report strongly reflecting on
the management of the institu
tion. They say in part as follows:
"Your committee, appointed to
investigate the State departments
and institutions to which an ap
propriation has here-to-fore been
made, beg leave to report as fol
lows on the Kentucky Children's
Home Society of Louisville, Ky:
"This institution received from
the State an appropriation of $50,
000 annually. We regret to say
that we find little in the manage
ment of this institution to com
mend." '
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Veteran Editor Dies
John A. Bell, the veteran edi
tor of the Georgetown Times is
dead. He was the editor of the
Times for a half a century, and
was a man of high ideals and
sterling qualities and also a man
of ability. "'
The newspaper fraternity has
lost a valuable member.
Little Sara Arbuckle Breaks
1 Arm
Little Sara Arbuckle aged 10,
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Matt Arbuckle, had the misfor
tune to break her arm Friday at
school while playing with some
children. She is now doing nice
ly however and her friends hope
she will soon be out again.
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."' - Against It
The Finn Railroad bill has
met with severe opposition at
the hands of the Louisville Board
of Trade. They claim- that the
bill, if passed, will put the rail
road completely at the mercy of
the commission, and that -the ef-
; feet of the same would be to stop
j the railroad development
BASKET BALL
Eastern
v& 41 London
. SchooL
High
On Saturday, January 24, Prof.
Jas. A. Caywood, accompanied by
Superintendent M; H. McNutt
and his entire faculty, brought
his . well-trained bunch of Ken
tucky Highlanders for one of the
iastest games seen on the local
floor this season.
The game was snappy from
start to finish. While from the
first there was no doubt as to the
final results, the London bunch
were determined to make a
splendid showing and put up an
excellent fight. The game was
featured by close guarding on the
part of both teams. Final score,
24-12. Eastern is glad to meet
in contest such a gentlemanly
bunch of athletes.
The work of the Normal team
showed a splendid improvement
over that of the last game and
Coach Barnard is rapidly working
his material into an excellent
team and, with the splendid
schedule already arranged, some
excellent games are assured.
The line-up was as follows:
McDougie-Thomas.jf Caywood
Dye rf Bruner
McCowan . c Seefey
Keiley ... Ig . . . . .Wilder-Black
Broaddus rg Salyer
Field goals McCowan 9, Mc
Dougle 2, Broaddus 1, Dye 4,
Bruner 2, Wilder 1.
Referee Keith.
The C, M. Clay Sale
Judge W. R. Shackleford and
T. J. Curtis, administrators of
the estate of the late Hon. C. M.
Clay,'sqld at public auction,' Wed
nesday, - at "Auvergne Farm",
near Paris, all of the stock, crop
and farming implement belong
ing to the estate. A large crowd
was present and the bidding was
spirited. The sale was cried by
Tom Chenault of Madison coun
ty. The following well known gen
tlemen attended this sale: T. E.
Baldwin, N. B. Deatherage, Elmer
Deatherage, Waller Bennett War
field Bennett Will Bennett John
Baldwin, Joe Deatherage, J. W.
Ballard, Jake Shearer, Alex Gibbs,
Jake Collins and Sam Deatherage.
Although the weather was bad
there were about a thousand peo
ple present and everything sold
well, some yearling cattle
for $70 per head.
sold
PROBE BUREAU
To Be Established.
Thing For
Probers.
-A Good
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An effort will be made by the
present Legislature to establish
what it calls a Probe Bureau, an
investigating committee to hold
office for two years, the object
of which is to have a permanent
body to investigate the conduct
of all institutions. '
Examining Trial of Perkins
The examining trial of Luther
Perkins who shot and killed his
cousin Terry Perkins last week
is being held today, but has not
been concluded as we go to press.
There seems to be a disposition
oh the part of the interested par
ties to class it as an accident
Senator James Submits To
An Operation
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Senator James i s suffering from
his eyes,
A painful operation
has been performed and
it will
be several days before he'ean use
his eyes for reading. He is suf
fering from a stye. -
Fine Lecture
The lecture given by Prof. Ros-
coe u. btott last friday evening
was a very fine piece of oratory
and a large crowd was in atten
dance. His subject was 'The
birds I would like to. shoot and
others" and he illustrated them
in human beings whose charac
teristics were like the dove, so
much so that they were good for
nothing, and then the next was
the parrot who simply imitates
others in their- thoughts and
works, and the next was the vul
ture which he compared to the
gossiper who talks too much
about others; then he good birds
were the robins who bring the
Spring-time and who have a hap
py and helpful dispositions, and
the last was the lark who resem
bles the highest type of happi
ness and good time.
Prof. Stott's lecture was well
received, and he. was very happy
in his delivery of the same.
GRINSTEAD
On the Hot Griddle at Frank
fort Also Has Com
pany. Phil Grinstead, of Cold Springs
and a member of the Board of
Regents of the Eastern Kentucky
State Normal School, and repre
sentative of the American Book
Company, has been put on the
griddle by the house probing
committee. . The investigation of
Mr. Grinstead will be thorough
and painstaking and will cover a
wide range. One J. W. Carna-
han will also be quizzed. He
represents the big firm of Ions
& . Carnahaiv; of Chicago. - Nat
Sewell will also be asked a few
questions. This promises to be
highly sensational, the outcome
of which , will be watched with
great interest by the people of
Kentucky
Residence Destroyed By Fire
On Sunday afternoon the resi
dence of Ed Morton, on the Otter
Creek pike was completely de
stroyed by fire and practically
all of its contents. The house
was a two story frame residence
and is a total loss as there was
no insurance on the building.
The origin of the- fire is un
known. Mr. Morton is a nephew of the
late Judge Jerre Morton so well
remembered here.
The Banks' Sale
Friday afternoon at the skat
ing rink the sale of the personal
affects of the late Benjamin
Banks and family was held. A
very large crowd, was in attend
ance and the property sold well
The total amount being some
thing more than $1,000.-
H. Clay Stone purchased the
automobile at the price joi $205.
Smith Unlocks His Interlock
Because of the nation-wide
agitation against interlocking di
rectorates, Milton H. Smith, pres
ident of the Louisville & Nash
ville Railroad Company, retired
last Tuesday from the directorate
of the National Bank of Com
merce. Mr. Smith's action was
the most notable feature of the
annual election of local banks.
Wants Another Pie Fiesta
: Senator Joe Bosworth, the live
wire from ; Middlesboro in- the
Kentucky Senate, has introduced
j a bill calling for a constitutional
i convention to draft a new con
tucky and same has passed the
senate. i!
PUT ON THE GRILL
Sam and Percy Must Face
the Music in the Legisla
tive "Grill Room."
There has been introduced in
the House a joint resolution call
ing for a committee to investi
gate Sam Shackelford and Per
cy Haly, who are classed
as notorious lobbyists. The res
olution reads in parf as follows:
"Whereas, Percy Haly and
Sam Shackelford are notor-
iuos lobbyists and for years have
carried on the Business of lobby
ing and for many years have had
no gainful occupation other than
influencing legislation; and
"Whereas, in order to main
tain a market for their services
as legislative agents it is neces
sary for them to organize the
General Assembly, that is to say,
to provide it with such officers
or employes as are elected or ap
pointed by it, and also for them
to exercise some influence in the
appointment of its standing or
special committees or to pretend
to have such power and influence,
&c." '
Congressman Helm Sick
Representative Harvey Helm,
of Kentucky, may be obliged to un
dergo an operation soon. His phys
ical condition for some time has
Deen such as to cause apprehen
sion among his friends, and since
his return to Washington a few
days ago, he has been advised by
experts to go to a hospital and
submit to the knife.
Oliver Against School Suf
' f rage for Women
Representative Oliver says he
has to introduce a bill to repeal
the act which conferred school
suffrage on woman. His reason
for this is that the women of
Allen county manifested the
same zeal and enthusiasm in po
litical matters that men have al
ready manifested.
Police Court
For violating the local option
laws, Will Selkirk, Kirk Moore
and John Crawford received fines
of $50 each. iRobert Green, dis
orderly conduct $10, and Silas
Martin just for a plain drunk
paid $1.00.
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Walker Named Trustee
Gov. McCreary has sent among
other names that of Judge L. L.
Walker, of Lancaster, Ky., to the
Senate for confirmation as a mem
ber of the Board of Trustees of
the Kentucky State College.
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Philanthropic
Public School Children Soup
Fund has been in operation one
year.
- In that time there has been ex
pended $140 and lunches furnish
ed to forty poor children for 14.
weeks. ,
. Voluntary contributions to this
fund will be received by the
Newspapers of Richmond and
acknowledged weekly in "their
columns. The following is a list
of donations:
Miss Lucia Burnam . .
The Madisonian . . .
Cash .......v.
Cash . . . . . . .
$3.00
1.00
1.00
,1.00
. The total amount of contribu
tions received by all of the papers
to date is $42.14. ,
Wizard Edison says that he is
perfecting a machine which is so
finely and delicately adjusted,
that a girl can operate it and
which machine Will displace fifty
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