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Established 1 865-57tH Year No. 106
Richmond, Madison County, Ky. Saturday, May 6, 1922
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M'KEE ROAD BOOSTERS
GET INTO ACTION
Meetings At Berea and Here
Talk Plans and Committee
Goes To Frankfort
A good highway to McKce,
Jackson count);, received a for
ward impetus at Berea Friday
when delegations from Madison
and Jackson counties talked over
plans and methods of co-operation
by which it is hoped to make
certain the building of this road
way by 1924 at the latest. Much
discussion was had of the cost of
the road work, assistance of
state-aid funds, and what funds
must be raised by public subscrip
tion. Committees were named to
meet in Richmond Saturday morn
ing when further plans will be
made and committees appointed
to go to Frankfort Monday and
take up the whole matter with
the State Road Department.
The big thing is to secure
enough money to take care of
the small mileage that must be
reconstructed in Madison coun
ty. Much of this is over very se
vere grades, as up Big Hill. Mad
ison would have about two miles
to build if this highway is built
over Big Hill, and about four and
a half miles of construction if the
Scaffold Cane route is chosen.
Both routes will be canvassed,
and two surveys: after the sur
vey is made, which would be this
year', it is understood, the State
Highway Commission would
have to designate which rute is
to be reconstructed. It has been
estimated that the cost to Madi
son county over the Big Hill
route would be about $65,000 and
the Scaffold Cane route $50,000.
These sums appear large .it is
true, but when it is considered
that Jackson county's cost for
her part of the highway from the
Madison county line on to McKee
will be something' like $397,000. it
can readily be seen that Madison
is being asked for only a very
small portion of the cost. of open
ing up a highway which will
bring an immense volume of bus
iness right to her centers of
trade. The estimates on the cost
of the highway arc said to be fig
ured at about $18,5.00 for drain
age and grading and about $8,500
for surfacing to the mile in Mad
ison. Y. R. Reynolds, County Agent
of Jackson county, explained the
matter in full to the meeting at
Berea, and urged that Madison do
her part to meet Jackson county,
which has already voted $125,000
bond issue and stands ready to go
ahead the minute Madison says
so.
Delegates were named from
Berea to attend the meeting
here Saturday, and included
Messrs. Clark, Stephens, Gay,
Welch, Dean. Hutchinson. Farm
er, Strand, Flanery, Carrier, Ab
ney, Spence, Chrisman, Scruggs,
and Angel. A committee of five
from Berea will go with the Jack
son county delegation and a com
mittee from the business men and
Chamber of Commerce to Frank
fort Monday to see the State
Road Department.
The meeting was called to or-:
der at 10:15 by Mr. R. E. Turley,
and presided over by Judge Johnj
Goodioe. After a short talk by j
Mr. Goodioe boosting the project:
and assuring the delegation from 1
Jackson county, Berea and Rich
mond and the fiscal court was be
hind the project wholeheartedly.
Mr. W. R. Reynolds, the coun
ty agent of Jackson, was intro
duced and he in turn explained
the proposed road to McKee. He
also stated that it would be ne
cessary that a delegation should
appear before the State Highway
Commission at Frankfort on
May 8, at 10 a. m.
The delegation from Jackson
the' season, score 7 to 0. Bat
C. T. Moore, Hon. W. M. Hurst,
and J. R. Hays. The delegation
from Berea is composed of Prof.
F. O. Clark, of Berea College,
Mayor John Gay, J. W. Stevens,
John Dean and Charles Davidson.
The delegation from Richmond
includes Judge Goodioe, R. E.
Turley, wdio will represent the
Richmond Chamber of Commerce
Allen Zaring, Judge J. G. Baxter,
and M. C. Kellogg.
This aggregation of splendid
business men will leave Rich
mond Monday morning at seven
o'clock.
Buy a Ford and bank the dif
ference. 100 6t
Two Shot to Death at
South Carolina University
(By Associated Press)
Columbia, S. C, May 6 Pro
fessor M. Goode Holmes, of the.i
University of South Carolina,
and Ben Hale, University mar
shal, were found shot to death
today in the office of the Univer
sity treasurer. They were found
by W. T. Holland, a law student,
v-ho heard shots and entered the
office. Ho. found a pistol beside
the body of the marshal.
GENOA CONFERENCE
AT CRITICAL STAGE
(Ey Associated Tress)
Genoa, May 6 The most criti
cal stage of the international
economic conference was reached
today, when it arose through a
difference in the ranks of Allied
delegates over the memorandum
to Russia and through the atti
tude of the Russians themselves.
It was declared this afternoon by
the officii! Italian spokesman the
main point of difference between!
the delegations concerns proper
ty clause in the Allied memoran
dum to the Russians.
3 NEGRO BRUTES
BURNED AT STARE
(By Associated P-er)
Kirvin, Texas, May 6 Three
negroes were burned to death at
the stake here early today by a
mob of five hundred. The ne
groes were charged with crimi
nal assault and murder in con
nection with the death of Eula
Awsley, 17, white girl, whose
mutilated body was found near
here Thursday night. One ne
gro was taken from the custody
of the sheriff as he was being
hurried ic safety. The other
two were taken from jail.
FARMERS USING
MORE LIMESTONE
(By Associated Press)
Lexington, May 6 A marked
increase in the use of limestone
in Kentucky during 1921 is re
ported in the last annual report
of the extension division of the
College of Agriculture, Univer
sity of Kcrtticky. Approximate
ly 732 demonstrations involving
7.771 acres were conducted bv
farmers who cooperated with
county agents and the division
in showing their neighbors the
value of this material as a soil
improver while a total of morel
than 10,000 acres are estimated
to have been treated during the
vear. Estimated profit from the
demonstrations was $15,506. 15.-!
864 tons cf fertilizer were used, Considerable cloudiness and oc
31 lime crushers installed and 13 , i i1f,wPr.c Temnerature
new lime sheds built in
parts of the state.
various
Wilson Foundation Fund
Subject To Income Tax
(By Associated Press)
Washington, May 6 Secretary
Mellon today announced that the
Treasury Department upon re
consideration, had reached the
conclusion as. that held by Com
missioner of Internal Revenue
Blair, that contributions to the
Woodrow Wilson Foundation are
not exempt from the federal in
come tax. He added, however,
he would be glad to postpone for
mal ruling until the Foundation
might be reorganized to permit
exemptions under the law.
The coa-. strike seems to be of
absorbing interest to everyone
except the miners.
Buy a Ford and bank the dif
ference. 100 6t
YOU MUST HEAR--
PROF. JOHN L. HILL
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; CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH
(Big Hill Avenue)
SUNDAY, MAY 7th
3:30 P. M "THE LAYMAN AS A KINGDOM FACTOR."
-TO MEN ONLY- ,
7:30 P. M. SOME PRINCIPLES of CHRISTIAN GROWTH
FOR EVERYBODY -You
are cordially invited to come and bring your friends.
NICK WHITE
DIES SUDDENLY
News of the death of Mr. Nick
White, aged 48 years, early Sat
urday morning, came as a great
shock to his family and friends.
Friday he was at his usual place
of business and in his usual
health. Saturday morning at 4 J
o clock, he called to ms wile tnat
! he was feeling ill and expired be
fore she could call a physician. I
Two weeks, ago Mr. White while
moving a safe, broke two of his
ribs, and it is thought death was
probably due to an internal in
jury sustained at that time. He
is survived by his wife, who was
Miss Cora Winkler, his aged
mother, Mrs. George White, four
sisters, Mrs. Betf Bennett, of this
city, M,rs. Lee Bennett, of Lex
ington, Mrs. Charles Golden, of
Illinois, and Mrs . Emerine, of
Missouri, and one brother, Mr.
George White, of Lexington.
Funeral services will be held
at his late residence Sunday af
ternoon at 3 o'clock, Rev. Mc
Goldrick having charge of the
service. Interment in Richmond
cemetery.
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G OFFER FO
(By Associated Press)
Paris, May 6 A purse of $490
000, 75 per cent of which is to go
to the winner and 25 per cent to
the loser, was offered Jack Demp
sey, world's heavyweight boxer,
here today for a return match
with Geo.rges Carpentier, Euro
pean champion, to be held in
Pershing Stadium the day before
the Grand Prix race which is
scheduled for June 24.
Henry P. Davison Dies
On Operating Table
New York, May 6 Henry P.
Davison, of J. P. Morgan and
Company, died on the operating
table today while Surgeons were
endeavoring to remove a tumor
the size of a five cent piece. It
was pressing upon his brain. Ne
cessity for an operation appeared
only recently and he had not told
it was planned until Thursday
night. .
Won't Fight Tobacco
Aurora, 111., May 6 The No
Tobacco League of America will
base its campaign on -education
and not seek legislation against)
tobacco. Secretary Charles Fil
more of Indianapolis, announced
here todav at the opening of the.
League's six day meeting, to plan
its work in Illinois. The League
has organizations' in six middle-
western states.
Week's Weather Guess
Washington, May 6 The
weather outlook for the week for
near normal.
Harding Studying Bonus Plans
(By Associated Press)
Washington, May' 6--President
Harding, after a conference to
day with the Senate Finance Com
mittee, withheld his decision on
the soldiers' bonus legislation un
til he can study the various plans
proposed.
Billy Sunday Promises To
Hold Revival in Louisville
Louisville, Ky., May 5 The
Rev. William A. (Billy) Sunday
definitely promised a delegation
of Louisviile church leaders who
conferred with him at Richmond
Ind., to hold a revival campaign
in oLuisville next ' spring, the
Rev. Dr. M. F. Hunt, a member
of the party, announced on h-is
return from Richmond. '.
Buy a Ford and bank the dif
ference. 100 6t
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1 I I V III
The budget for the. maintenance of Richmond's city
schools for 192 shows that the City Board of Education fig
ures its needs about $20,000 more money for this year than
for 1920. A glance at the figures is eloquent. They show
that $4000 is asked for the addition to the colored school. If
there is a taxpayer who voted for the school bonds last year
who did not understand that the addition to the colored school
was to be paid for out of the proceeds of the bond issue, the
Daily Register will be glad to print that fact. The sum of
$12,000 is also asked for "furnishing and equipping" the new
building another item most everyone expected to be cared
for from the bond issue.
The whole city government expense outside of schools is car
ried on on its tax rate of 75c, and has been for several years ;
in fact since 1917. In 1917 the schools were operating on a
50c tax rate, of which 38 cents were for payment of expenses
and 12c for interest and bond payments; in 1919, the school
tax of 50 cents was divided : 44 cents for general school ex
penses and 6 cents for bond interest and sinking fund; in
1920-21, the school tax rate was jumped to 75 cents. School
expenses absorbed 72 cents of this and 2 cents went for inter
est on bonds, etc. Now the demand is for an increase to
$1.35 for all school purposes. Here's the school board's
budget for 1920 and for this year :
SCHOOL BUDGET 1920 1922
Superintendent's Salary $ 2200.00 $ 2750.00
: High School Principal's Salary ' 1800.00 ; 1950.00
i Four' High School Teachers. (3) 3500.00 (4) 5000.00
: 16 Grade Teachers (15) i 13500.00 (16) 14560.00
Manual Tr. and Truant Officer 1200.00 1200.00
Janitor for White School ' 1500.00 1250.00.
Janitor for Colored School 450.00 450.00
Coal 2500.00 2500.00
Water and Light 475.00 500.00
School Supplies ' 400.00 1000.00
Chemistry and Physics Supplies 200.00 200.00
Library 100.00 100.00
Insurance 500.00 . 750.00
Principal for Colored School 1300.00 1300.00
8 Grade Teachers (colored) 4500.00 4500.00
Domestic Science (colored) 630.00 . 675.00
Music (colored) 630.00 630.00
Manual Training (colored) 720.00 . 810.00
2 High School Teachers (colored) 1350.00 1350.00
Building and Repairs 12500.00 1000.00 ,
Sinking Fund 6000.00
Furnishing and Equip. New Bldg 12000.00
Interest on Bonds 5300.00
Addition at Colored. School 4000.00
LESS
From State School Fund
From Tuition
BAPTISTS COLLECT
$37,000,000 SO FA
(By Associated Press)
Jacksonville, Fla., May 6
Many important questions affect
ing the future program of South
Baptists will be faced by the 7,000
or 8,000 messengers and visitors
to the Southern Baptist Conven
tion when it assembles here May
17. Seventeen Southern states
and the District of Columbia will
be represented.
Among subjects of importance
to be considered are these:
The proposal to establish a
South-wide Baptist hospital at
New Orleans.
The proposal to establish two
South-wide Baptist universities
and an additional theological sem
inafy.
Appointment of a committee to
co-operate with a like committer
of the Northern Baptrst Conven
tion in drafting new Baptist Con
fession of Faith.
The naming of women to mem
bership on the executive com
mittee and the five general
boards of the convention. .
Revision of the Constitution
and By-Laws of the body.
Creation - of a standardizing
agency for Southern Baptist
schools. .
The conservation commission
the Baptist 75 Million Campaign
expects to be able to report cash
collections in the neighborhood
of $37,000,000 on the forward
movement projected in 1919, and
the completion of the five-year
program through the collection
of the subscriptions probably will
prove one of the outstanding fea-1
tures of the convention.
Memorial services for Dr. T. B.
Cambrell, president of the con-i
vention for the last four years
preceding: his death, will be held
I on Sunday, May 22.'
The AVoman s Missionary Un
ionn, representing the organized
Baptist women of the South, .will
meet with the convention.
' 4 Registered Shorthorn bulls
for sale. M. B. Arbuckle, phone
227W. ' 104 3p
"Under Cover" May 12, bene
fit CfeX v
$49955.00
$ 7000.00
500.00
$69775.00
$ 7000.00
500.00
$62275.00
$42455.00
"BIG JUDGE" TO GO
ACROSS ON VACATION
Frankfoit, Ky., May 6 Judge
W. R. Shackelford, who is going
to Europe on his vacation, will
be unable to hold court in two
counties of his district during
the next six weeks and two spe
cial judges were designated by
Gov. Morrow to relieve him.
Judge Henry Prewitt. of Mt.
Sterling, was assigned to preside
in the Jessamine circuit court
for the term beginning June i,
and Judge D. W. Gardner, of
Salyersville, was assigned to the
Powell circuit court for the term
beginning, June 19.
Purebred Bulls for Canada
I (By Associated Press)
'Calgary, Altai. May 5 Four
hundred, purebred bulls are to be
distributed in Western Canada
?oon by the federal government
as part of its general campaign
to replace scrub animals with
blooded herds. The animals have
been purchased by the chief of
the livestock branch of the de
partment of agriculture at auc
tion sales held recently in the
prairie provinces. These sales
were a part of the government
campaign. In distributing the
ourebred animals the government
arranges easy terms of payment.
The Calgary bull sale, considered
of minor importance a few years,
ago, is now one of the largest of
its kind in the world.
Great Crowd Expected
At Oommandery Meeting
Maysville, Ky.; May 6 The
entertainment committee of the
Maysville Cemmandery Knights
Templar, has received word that
the Portsmouth, Ohio, Comman
dery has chartered a special train
cn the Chcaspeake & Ohio rail
road to attend the conclave of
Kentucky Knights Templar to
be held here May 16 to 18. Sev
eral other Ohio commanderies
are expected to attend and it is
estimated that -more than 5,000
Knights, and their wives and
daughters will be here.
i 1
Just received a big shipment of
Frsh Fish. NefTs, phone 431.
The Weather
Showers and thundershowers
tonight and probably Sunday
mornmg ;
cooler Sunday.
Saturday's Livestock Markets
Cincinnati, May 6 Hogs 15c
higher; Chicago shade higher;
light cattle and lambs steady;
calves $9.
Louisville, May 6 Cattle 250;
strong and unchanged ; hog's 1800
15c higher; tops $10.65; sheep
800; lower, $6.50 and $7.25; lambs
$17.25.
WANT A MILLION
IN SUNDAY SCHOOL
The S unday School forces in
Kentucky are expecting to have
one million in the schools ot
Kentucky tomorrow. This is the
day during the year when the
educational department of the
church reaches its maximum at
tendance and there is every pros
pect that this year all previous
records will be broken.
The loca churches are making
a special effort to have every
possible attendant present. Ev
ery church man is being urged
to be in line and attendance tags
are seen on the people at every
turn.
JUDGE G00DL0E
HAS A BUSY DAY
Judge J. din D. Goodioe had a
mighty busy day in county court
the other day. D. C. White, 11-year-old
negro boy, was sent to
the Reform school for a year, on
a chicken stealing charge. His
elder brother, Louis White, who
was in trouble last September on
a turkey stealing suspicion, was
charged with breaking into a
house and was sent to the Re
form schoo.' for three years.
Ed Hurt, of the Paint Lick J
section, charged with trapping
fish, was acquitted on motion of
District G.me Warden Sam F.
Gentry, when certain witnesses
did not appear. ..
Mason Richardson, 22, charg
ed with breaking into the home
of Mary I.ee W'hite, colored, and
stealing $67.50, was held to the
grand jury in $300 bond wdiich
he failed to give. The charge
against him is grand larceny. He
is said to have gotten the money
In three $20 bills, $5 in dimes and
a $2.50 gold piece.
Harry Campbell, colored, wrho
vi-as charged with forcibly enter
ing the store of Parrish &
Combs at Peytontown, was held
to the grand jury under $300
bond which he failed to give. He
is charged with having stolen
greenbacks and silver to the
amount of about $20 or $25.
M'DOUGLE TO SPEAK
, TO DRAKE GRADES
Dr. E: C. McDougle has just
accepted an invitation to deliver
c , . i . court room as the ministers pray
to one of the largest educational i f , i
. x. , . , , . L. eel tor the offenders and crave
institutions of the Christian f , ., 0.
, , ,, . T. . I thanks to: work the court has
church in the country. It is,' t;.
, TT . ., . n r accomplished in making this a
raKe n;versiry aiies
Iowa, of which Dr. Arthur
Holmes is. president. There are
230 graduates this year. Dr.
McDougle is much in demand
for commencement day address
es this year. He will speak to
the graduating classes of half a
dozen or so Kentucky towns.
Buy a Ford and bank the dif
ference.
Iflft (It
Will Ape's Mother Love ,
Cause Her Recapture?
San Francisco, May 6 Mother
love is pitted against jungle free
dom in the chase to capture or
kill Sally, a female ape which
has been frightening residents
near Sarto Park since its escape
from a sid- show at Ocean Beach
Tl'ie ape kit her 9-month-old ba
by when she picked the lock on
her cage and escaped. The ittle
ape has been tied to a stake near
the thicket where the mother is
thought to be hiding. Near the
little ape has been set a trap with
raw eggs, an ape delicacy. Of
ficers are instructed to shoot to
kill if they sight Sally, as she is
pronounced "dangerous." She is
between three and four feet high.
Buy a Ford and bank the dif
ference, ICO 6t
JOHNSON HOLDS
REVIVAL IN COURT
On Final Day cf Term In Clay
County After Many 'Shiners
Promise To Quit
Manchester, Ky., May 6 Be
fore pronouncing sentence on six
men convicted on charges of am
bushing peace officers, Judge Hi
ram J. Johnson today held devo
tional services in the Clay county
circuit court in which several
hundred persons, including 175
school children, participated. The
prisoners were among the 1,500
persons indicted in the clean-up
campaign on charges ranging
from "pistol toting" to murder.
After the children had sung
several hymns, the Rev. W. A.
Gardner, of Louisville, whose
prayer in court two weeks ago
wrung confessions from 25 moon
shiners, and the Rev. Grace Wil
son, formerly of Detroit, con
ducted a prayer service. The six
men pleaded guilty and were sen
tenced to four year? :- he state
reformatory, following informa
tion given bv the wives of two of
them when Judge Johnson made
them understand that his efforts
to clean up the district, if suc
cessful, would result in better
homes and better opportunity for
their children.
When Judge Johnson sentenc
ed the six men he told them that
they would take "either Christ or
the devil to prison with them and
that they could return better or
worse men."
When the court called for vol
unteers to protect the wives and
jT.hildren of the prisoners during
the tour years absence, ojO men
stoo chip and promised to assist.
Included among the men who
stood up and promised to assist,
arrested several weeks ago when
Judge Johnson issued warrants
for practically the entire adult
population of Mill Creek.
The exercises today closed the
term of the court during which
Judge Johnson directed a sweep
ing investigation of an alleged
plot in the Mill Creek section of
Clay Hole to obstruct the courts
by preventing arreststrf Mill
Creek residents, even if it was
necessary to kill officers to do
so.
The questioning of many resi
dents including officers, resulted
in the returning of 1,500 indict
ments, most of them charging
moonshining, bootlegging, drunk
enness or pistol toting.
The trial of the six men sets a
record for Clay county, as the
crime was committed and the
men indicted, tried and sentenced
during a short term of court.
Two other members of the alleg
ed gang will be tried at next term
of court.
Judge Johnson invited every
citizen of Manchester and Clay
county to attend the closing day
of court and the courtroom was
crowded. School was dismissed
that the school children might at
tend, and they marched to the
court house with their teachers.
Tears filled the eyes of the
prisoners and members of their
families and spectators in the
I better community in which
to
rear children," and many of them
joined with the school children in
singing hymns.
The men who were sentenced
today are Frank, Joe, William
and Ed Smith, an'1 ey and
Jim Grubbs. Homer Grubbs and
McKinley Jones are to be tried
next term.
- jlijjuovu ii nave
been members of a oartv which
j fired on officers, wounding Depu-
iy onerin: stivers, stivers horse
and the mounts of two other men
were killed as bullets -whizzed
about the ears of the possemen.
The slaying, of John Taylor, a
witness in a lawsuit that was ex
pected to be tried this term, re
sulted in the indictment of Louis
Moorewood and Merkle Smith,
both of whom arc held under
bond for trial at the next term of
court.
Buy a Ford and bank the dif-
ference. 100 6t
A dispatch from Frankfort
says that 247 former soldiers are
serving1 sentences in Kentucky
penitentiaries. '
Now is the time to eat Fish
good for-the nerve and brain.
Neff'; Phone 431.
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