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Richmond, Madison County, Ky. Saturday, May 13,1 922
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BOGGS WANTS TO
MEET BOOSTERS HERE
Meeting To Be Called For Next
Week To Discuss McKee
Road In All Details
As a result of a letter he has
received from State Highway En
gineer Joe S. Boggs, County
Judge John D. Goodloe is pre
paring to call a meeting, probably
for some time next week, here at
Richmond, at which the McKee
highway in all its phases will be
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i.iuiuugu.y uismsscu. u..,f tn ,,Prfnrrn t1,;c f1,itv fn thp
mond and meet the good roads
Boirjrs desires to come to Rich-;
boosters who are so much inter
ested in this road, and "get down
to brass tacks" with them. The
letters that Mr. Boggs has writ
ten to Judge Goodloe and Jack
son county officials about the
road follow:
May 9, 1922.
Judge John D. Goodloe,
Judge Madison County,
Richmond, Ky.
Dear Sir:
1 am herewith enclosing vou
copy of a letter that I have just !
written the Count v ludee ot
Jackson county and a copy that
I have written to XV. R. Reynolds
county agent, at Tyner, Ky.
At the conference on yester
day with your delegation and the
State Highway Commission, it
was voted to accept Jackson coun
ty's bond issue of $125,000 on the
State project No. 30. from the
foot of Big I lil I to McKc pro
vided Madison county would by
some means, furnish half the cost
of building the road up Big Hill
or along the Scaffold Cane ridge
to meet with Jackson county at each succeeding year. It is be
the Jackson county line that isjlieved by politicians that it will
the Commission in accepting the I obviate much irregularity in vot
proposition accepts it in its en- ing- and that dishonest elections
inv.iT ami iiul ii vull uav.il iwiuiiv
individually.
Before this matter is fully con
cluded, so that each county may
understand just what it has to. do,
I believe it would be best to have
j ,.u inly ul u HifiiCU
parties either at Richmond or;
J.erea so that I can be present
Hid t r, i 4-1, in 4 . S, .,,n4-4... .
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detail. Prior to such a meeting,
however, I would like to settle
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ucii-.-ic.y ju.si wiiiv.il rouie it is
best to take in Madison co.untvj
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1J'o Xllll Ul d.HJllJ Lilt )lclilUIU j
Cane ridcre
Please advise me
when such a' meeting would be
agreeable to all parties concern
ed so that, if possible, I can ar
range to be present.
With kindest regards, vours
very truly. JOE S. BOGGS,
State Highway Engineer.
To Jackson County Agent
Mav 9, 1922.
W. R. Reynolds,
Tyner, Ky.
Dear Sir:
For your information I am
herewith enclosing you copy of
(Continued on page 3)
PROSECUTE WAR
FRAUD GASES
(By As ciated Press)
Washington. May 13 The
amount the government will re
cover from alleged war fraud
cases "will be many times
the
the
amount granted to defray
expenses incident to prosecu
tion," the House appropriations
committe declared today in re-!
porting a bill carrying $500,000
for use of the Department of
Justice as a special investigating
prosecuting lund. Attorney ben-
erai uaugherty told the commit-1
tee as revealed bv hearing's made
public today there are about two
hundred and seventy five such
cases ranging from several thou
sand to several million dollars
pending and that the 'total ag
gregated $192,000,000. v
Urging speedy passage of the
bill, the committee declared that
those who had defrauded the
government, should be prosecut
ed to the limit with all the vigor
the government could command.
Clark county farmers raised
684,000 bushels of corn and 84,-
802 bushels of . wheat in 1921.
HEAR MISS VIRGINIA SLADE : ,
. Redpath Entertainer '
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
MONDAY NIGHT 7:30 " TICKETS 35 CENTS
EVERY VOTER IN
STATE TO REGISTER
New Law Designed To Eliminate
Fraud Requires Registration
of Voters In July
On Julv 10 and 11 every qual
ified voter in the state of Ken
tucky, male and female, will be
required to register if they ex
pect to vote in the regular elec
tion In November next. There
will be another day for the reg
istration of such persons as were
unable for one reason or anoth-
, 1 , L JJr
regular P?rtJor tha,
purpose. 1ms registration will
suffice for all time for thrfse reg
istering and it will not be neces
sary again to register so long as
the qualified voter remains in
that precinct.
Registration of qualified vot
ers applies to those of the city
and county precincts. Without
registration it will be impossible
to take part in the election in
November or any primaries pre
ceding or following:. Three days
are nxed for the registration this
year, the third beinsr set tor ou
days just preceding the Novem
ber election. In years following
there will be one registration, on
the second Monday in July of
each year. This is for those who
may have reached their majority
or who may have moved from
one precinct to another, or into
the state and become qualified
voters.
It is estimated by the county
officials that the registration will
cost the county $3,500 the first
year and about half that amount
will pe a thing of the past. The
law was passed at the last ses
sion of the legislature.
Officers for the registration
shall be appointed in June by the
election commissioners and shall
be the same as heretofore, judge
from each of the twQ domJinat
ti a sh -ff from
'
clerk from the other. Qualified
citizens must be named by the
commitee of each party on June
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l? 11 . WIU,US .ttri,Ilc" lo e
election commissioner lor the
j purpose of choosing the officers.
Little change is made in the
law, except the permanency of
the registration. Citizens who
have lived in the state one year,
the county six months and the
district sixty days are eligible to
vote and of coure for registra
tion. A record of the vote of ev
ery citizen shall be kept by the
polling officers, a place being set
aside on the permanent registra
tion book to indicate each time a
voter exercises his franchise.
Other facts to be noted on the
(Continued on page 4)
FOUR KILLED IN
CHICAGO TODAY
(By Associated, Press)
Chicago, May VitQ Gior
gio and James Cascio, both ot
New Orleans, La., were shot to
death in an Italian barber shop
here today by two unknown as
sassins who entered the shop and
began firing with shotguns, with
no warning,
Policemen are
acting on chief
of police Fitzmaurice's orders to
'fshoot to kill." Two policemen
today killed two bandits, wound-
ed a third and accidentally
wounded a bystander,
This makes four dead for the
day.' - .
Growers To Market
Strawberries In Henderson
(By Associated Press)
Henderson, Ky. May 13 Grow
ers in Henderson county will mar
ket approximately 2,000 crates of
strawberries this year from
acres, County Agent D. W. Mar
tin says. Organization of a
strawberry- market association
and the election of directors for
it, marks a new development in
the industry in the county,' he
added.
The Board of Education for
make the following statement as
of the public schools during the
outset that it is nqt only willing,
possession of all the facts. The Board not only courts the fullest
investigation but it especially desires that the people be correctly
informed and that they have a full and clear understanding of their
business as it relates to their schools. The Board cannot help but
feel that the numerous rumors
have been distorted and that it
is made to bring about mutual
basis for mutual confidence and
Much has been said about the
ing the bond campaign not to raise the tax more than 20 per cent,
which additional it was anticipated would take care of the sinking
fund and the interest on bonds. The Board sincerely regrets that
it cannot keep that promise to the letter. It was made in good
faith and every member who signed it thought it could be redeemed.
But the Board finds itself face to. face with a condition and not a
theory. The $80,000 in bonds and the $28,000 in insurance will be
exhausted in the actual construction of the new building. The
Board is also under promise to the colored people to make an addi
tion of two rooms to their building. For the Board not to raise
the tax above 20 per .cent would mean that it would not have a sin
gle dollar with which to buy a minimum of essential equipment for
the new building and that it could not redeem its promise to' the
colored people. Consequently, it faces a dilemma."-' It can carry
out literally its promise to the taxpayers and break' faith' with' the
children. It can keep faith with the children and fail to redeem
the literal interpretation of. its promise. After long and careful
consideration and after consultation with many of the city's leading
citizens and heavy taxpayers it
the children. 1 he children are the big issue involved in the whole
question. They have already suffered for more than a year by
reason of the unsuitable and uncomfortable places in which they
have been housed. They have had no desks, no blackboads, no maps,
no instruction material of any kind. The Board has come to the
conclusion that if education is worth anything at all, it would be
poor and uneconomical management of the peoples' business to al
low the children to enter the new building without such equipment
as would give a reasoable degree of efficiency to the process of ed
ucation. The Board has one thing further to say in regard to its prom
ise. It is true that a strict interpretation of its pledge would hold
it toa 20 per cent increase. Yet, at the time this pledge was made
there was propaganda being circulated that the actual construction
i of the buildinc would .cost much
that the tax. would be raised to complete the construction work.
What the Board really had in mind in the pledge was that it would
not raise the tax to secure funds to complete the actual construc
tion. It admits, however, that unfortunately the wording of the
pledge does not make this point clear.
The following table will show that the Board has kept within
its funds on the building proper : : '
Expenditures Assets "
Contrac tfor building .$99,450.00 Bond Issue ..$80,000.00
Heating 7.200.00 Insurance 28.000.00
Architect 5.000.CO Lot 5000.00
Extras 5000.00 Interest 3000.00
Total $1 16.650.00
The above figures show that
'funds on the building. No individual, let alone a body of men con
structing a building as large as the one under construction, ever un
dertook the erecting of a building without it costing more than he
contemplated. The Board was led
solid stone and that no concrete footings -would be necessary.
HoAvever, this hope did not come true and the additional cost for
footings will be approximately $3,000.00 The Board was led to be
lieve that it would not only have enough common brick for the new
building but enough for the colored building also. It now finds
that it must buy 100,000 common brick. The location of the build
ing was changed after the contract was let, and this involved an
extra cost for demolishing an additional part of the old building and
for added excavation. Other small extras have been found neces"
sary which bring the sum total for extras to $5,000.00. The Board
had hoped that this amount s would take care of the colored school
needs.
The Board met last Wednesday evening in conference with the
finance committee of the City Council. It was decided that the
budget for the coming year can be reduced approxiamtely $3,000.00.
The original amount of the budget after deducting the state tax audi
tuition was $62,275.00.' Subtracting $3,000 in. proposed reductions
and $3,000 for possible franchise tax, the amount left to be raised
by city taxation is $56,275.00. On a $4,000,000 property valuation
it would take a levy of $1.40 to raise the amount' needed. The
Board at its meeting on. Thursday
resolution to fix the rate for the coming year at $1.33 and anticipate
a deficit of $2,275.00.
It must be remembered that in all the discussion of this tax
question the fact has never been mentioned once that Richmond has
had a fire. Verv respectfullv submitted,
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
JOHN NOLAND, Chairman.
Z. T. RICE.
D. B. McKINNEY,
JOHN C. CHENAULT,
Why Has Gasoline Gone Up? ,
Washington, May 13 An in
vestigation in the recent increase
in price of gasoline was propos
ed in a resolution introduced to
"day by Senator McKeilar, demo
crat, of Tennessee. Prompt ac
tion was asked, but the resolu
tion went over,' pending a deter
mination as to whether a similar
resolution t was pending.
Conductor Kills Self, at Pineville
(By Associated' Press) !
Pineville, Ky., May 13 Tom
Peters, 52, for the last twenty
years conductor on the Cumber
land Valley division of the Lou
sville & Nashville railroad, shot
and killed himself in: the pres
ence of his wife here Thursday
night for no known reason.
the City of Richmond desires to
to its management.of the business
last year. It wan'tjs to say at the
but anxious for the public to have
have mislead, the public, that facts j
misunderstands. this statement
understanding which is the only
esteem
promise made by the Board dur
has decided that its big duty is to;
more than the available funds and
Total 1 $116,000.00
the Board is within $650.00 of its
to believe that it would run into i
afternoon, May. 11th, passed;; a.
;H. G. SANDLIN, ,
ADA B. DUNN. ,
12,000 Pure Bred Eggs
Distributed In Taylor County
(By Associated Press)
Campbellsvilie," Ky.. May 13
The Taylor county Barred Ply
mouth Rock Associaton, which is
co-operating with the College of
Agriculture extension division at
Lexington, and County Agent J.
L. Miller in promoting the state
wide poultry standardization cam
paign- in this section, distributed
12.000 nurebred hatching- esrs of
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the standard breed this spring in
the interests of the campaign,
Mr. Millet, said, The eggs will be
used by farmers in changing the
flocks from mixed and : nonde
script ones to pure bred ones, Mr.
I Miller said.
Richard P. Cane, of. Louisville. "
is the honorary consul for the
Republic of Cuba.
DERBY VISITORS
CROWD LOUISVILLE
(By Associated Tress)
Louisville, Ky., May 13 Der
by day dawned bright and clear
with the city jammed with vis
itors to see the race about five
o'clock this afternoon. There was
no change overnight in the en
tries of which Morvich is the fa
vorite for the classic which car
ries $50,000 in added money. The
gross value of the purse to the
winner will be approximately
$47,000.
Jtselore noon the stands were
seemingly filled at Churchhill
Downs, the club house became
jammed and still the crowds
streamed through the gates. Bet
ting was sharp from the moment
the morning book on the Derby
opened. The bets on Morvich
kept the machines working at
top speed, dealing out tickets.
Thirty Thousand at Pimlico
(By Associated Tress)
Baltimore, May 13 The track
is fast for the Preakness at Pim
lico today. 30,000 are expected
to witness the race which is for
a $50,000 purse. Miss Joy, a
western '"entry, appears the fa
vorite. Thirteen horses are sche
duled to face the barrier.
WANT INFORMATION
ABOUT STEEL MERGER
(By Associated Press)
Washington, May 13 Presi
dents of more than half a dozen
independent steel companies,
mentioned in connection with a
reported merger, were called
upon today by the federa? trade
commission for "full and specfic
information as to the plan of the
proposed merger before the p!an
is consummated or an actual
transfer is made."
CRITICAL CONDIT
AT GENOA CONFERENCE
(By Associated t-rccs
Genoa, May 13 As a result of
the meeting of the economic con
ference's subcommission on Rus
sian affairs .today, the situation
became so critical that it seemed
doubtful whether the British and
French positions could be recon
ciled. . The British delegation an
nounced that' a "serious though
friendly discussion had occur
red." GRADED SCHOOL
BOARDS REORGANIZE
(By Associated Press)
Frankfort, Ky., May 13 Grad
ed school boards throughout the
state today will meet to reorgan
ize. Elections were held in all
districts last Saturday.
; A letter outlining the proceed
ings, of the first meeting of the
boards iifter the election lias
been sent to the secretaries of
the graded school boards over
the state by George Colvin, state
superintendent of public instruc
tion. He says:
"All graded schools operating
under the general graded school
laws should have held their reg
ular election on the first Satur
day of this month, and failure to
do so will result in vacancies in
the board. I trust you held your
election as provided for by law.
The members then elected and
hold-over members should meet
at the school house on the sec
ond Saturday and reorganize the
board. The secretary for the
past year should call the meeting!
to order and preside while the
new chairman is being elected
for the ensuing year. Then the
new chairman presides while t
secretary is elected for the ensu
ing year. 1 he secretary may be
a-member of the board provided
he serves without payj but no
member of the board can serve
for pay. as its secretary, or as its
treasurer, or in its " employ in
any capacity." ;
Back to Normalcy Fresh Fisb
15c pound up at Neff's. Phon?
S31. U
The present . constitution oi
' Kentucky was adopted Septem
ber 28, 1891. .jlIL
- The Weather
Generally fair tonight and Sun-
day; little change in tempera
ture.
Saturday' Livestock Markets
Cincinnati, May 13 Cattle,
hogs and lambs steady; Chicago
strong.
Louisville, May 13 Cattle 200,
slow; hogs, 1900, strong; sheep
900, active; all unchanged.
FEUD BREAKS OUT
IN CLAY CO, AGAIN
London, Ky., May 13 News
was received here Friday from
Clay county of another outbreak
in the Benge-Martin-Philpot
feod uar Portersburg a few
nights 2.go.
A party of snned men, said to
be members of the Benge fac
tion, went to the home of Dan
Martin, one of the Martin-Phil-pot
leaders, and fired several vol
leys of shots into the house, re
ports say. One of Martin's chil
dren was shot through the hand
and another child was slightly
wounded. Many bullets passed
through the. walls of the house
or lodged in the furniture.
Martin is said to have recog
nized several of the attacking
party as old enemies whom the
officers failed to get in the re
cent cleanup in Clay county
when all but a few of the feud
ists on both sides were called in
to circuit court at Manchester
by Judge Johnson and placed n
jail or under heavy peace bonds.
This is the only trouble that has
occurred in the feud region since
the leaders shook hands in Judge
Johnson's court and pledged to
lay down their arms and turn
over their moonshne stills to the
officers.
Search is now being made in
Clay and adjoining counties for
the men charged with shooting
into Martin's home.
TELLS ROTARIANS ALL
SHOULD LIVE TO 1 00
There are 3,500 people in the
United States over 100 years of
age, according to Dr. ; Royal S.
Copeland, Health Commissioner
of the city of New -York. -In- his
address at the Rotary Club : Dr.
Copeland said there was no rea
son why , every man and woman
in the country should riot live, to
be 100. .
"The chief offenders in wrong
living are you business and pro
fessional' men,"- - Dr. Copeland
shot at the Rotarians. "During
Physical Culture Week, which is
here, make up your mind to do
your duty towards yourself by
daily exercises. Many business
men work hard at their desks all
week long and then take a week
end and play 8 or 10 sets of ten
nis on Saturday and Sunday and
wonder why they feel poorly thc
next week. Daily exercise is the
panacea for what ails you. Make
it an every day affair:1 Take this
advice, even though I don't set a
good example myselL.
"I weigh more than I should
Multiply the number of inches
you stand over 5 feet by 6 and
add 110 pounds and you' will get
what your correct weight should
be
A man 50 years of age who
is 50 pounds overweight has les
sened his length of life 50 per
cent.. This has been proven by
statistics of life insurance com
panies after studying a half mil
lion policy holders' span of life.
During Physical Culture Week
learn to live right by proper ex-
ercise and not eating too much."
(From Eastern Progress)
Mr. Gentry was the host at a
delightful dinner at his new home
on Second street, JVednesday
night, May 3, and had as his
guests Messrs. Hembree, Cox,
Aaron Coates, McClain, Denni
son, Bell, Barnes.- Mr. Gentry
has recently moved into his. beau
tiful bungalow and it was indeed
a rare treat and pleasure to be
counted among his friends at this
affair.
LEAVE of phone your order
for Ice Cream for your Sunday
dinner. It's the best made, de
livered anywhere in the city. 1-2
gallon 80c; 3-4 gallon, $1.15; 1
gallon, $1.50. Phone 206. L. &
M. Rseaurant; Mrs. J. K. bhaw.jwere promised their lmprovt
Pror . i . "- It ,. (Continued on page 2) 4
SPECIAL COMMITTEE
REPORTS TO MAYO
In School Tax Matter Meeting
Called For Monday Night
At 7 O'clock
A special meeting of the citi
zens and taxpayers ' -:' be held
Monday night at 7 c .v at the
court house in which the increas
ed school tax rate will be discuss
ed. The following card from May
or O'Neil and the report of the
special citizens' committee re
garding the proposed increase,
appear below.
To the Taxpayers of Richmond
At the regular meeting ot the
City Council held Thursday, May
4, the Board of Education pre
sented as required by lav, their
annual budget and tax levy for
the school year 1922-23, and as it
showed such on enormous in
crease over the levy for the past
years, which was as follows: 1917
50c; 1918 50c; 1919, 50c: 192C 75c
and 1921 75c, on the $100 of the
total assessed valuation for taxa
tion purposes and they have now
ordered the Board of Council t;
levy a tax of $1.35 on the $100 of
(property for the school year 1922
and VJZS. I appointed the fi
nance Committee of the City
Council and a committee repre
senting the taxpayers at large,
composed of T. K. Hamilton.
Waller Bennett, J. XV. Crooke
and J. Hale Dean, to meet with
the Board of Education and care
fully go over the budget a 5 pre
sented to see if by some ways or
means some of the items could
not be reduced thereby reducing
the rate of taxes for school pur
poses and said citizens commit
tee having rendered their report,
which is published below, and the
the Board of Education after
careful consideration of the re
commendations offered by the
Finance Committee and Citizens
Committee, have advised v.ri that
the tax rate of $1.35 as requested
shall remain.
At the request of a rumber of
citizens and taxpayers of the city
of Richmond a meeting wjl! be
held at the court house Moa b v,
May 15th, at 7 o'clock p. m.j (ot
I the purpose of ascertaining what
j. -e ' !. L- v
bieps ,u any, tne taxpayers nfi. n
to take in the matter.
"WM. O'XEIL, Mayor.
To the Mayor of Richmond':
Pursuant to your request thai
the un'dersigned constitute a
committee from the pcr-le at
large to -meet with ti e -Finance
Committee of the city council it!
a conference with the Board ol
Education and go over with them
their proposed budget for the
year 1922-23 with the object ol
trying to bring about a reduction
so that an excessi-' ' roen ol
taxes may not be ,l . .i against
the citizens of Richmond, we. ac
cordingly held this meeting in the
office of the Chairman of the
Board of Education Wednesday
evening, May 10th.
A very thorough discussion of
the whole matter was held, each
item on the budget being taken
up and considered separately. The
Board of Education has by law.
it appeared, sovereign power to
incur any liability that does not
exceed an amount of $1.50 per
$100 of the total assessed valua
tion "for taxation purposes of all
property in Richmond, and as
their budget does not exceed this
amount, the assessed valuation
being approximately $1,200,000,
they apparently are within their
legal right to demand the city
council levy the rate ther ask for
A close examination of the bud
get' showed a reduction of some
$3,400 could well be made in the
operating expenses, and if the
item of furnishing, which thev
put at $12,000 the merit of
which we are not in position to
pass on is paid for in three year
ly installments, as can no doubt
be done, this would make a fur
ther reduction in the current bud
get of some $8,000 a total of $11.-
400, bringing their total budget
down to $50,800, thus permitting
a levy of $1.25 instead of the
$1.35 as requested.
.In the matter of letting the con
tract for the new building, as per
the plans they adopted, the Board
expended all of their available
funds on this without taking into
consideration, apparently, the
items of furnishing the building
or the improvements in the color
ed school, although the negroes
r
i