Winchester news (Winchester, Ky.). (Winchester, Ky.) 1909...
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t I = i fc t f r I f fast Edition ll i IiI VOL NO 82 = KY MONDAY i 1909 2 CENTS A COPY 10 CENTS A WEEC x CELEBRATING THE BIRTHDAY t 4 Memorial Services For Robert E Lee at the Court House Tues day Afternoon < The Daughters of the Confederacy will celebrate Robert E Lees birth ¬ day Tuesday January 19 at tlje court house at2oclock with a most interesting program I Prayer Rev J R Peeples Song Massas in the Cold Cold Ground I Winchester High School Song k Soldiers Rest KW C Quartette Address V Prof JL M Shia p Song Old Black Joe Winchester ElghJShpol Song Dixie K W G Quartette ATTENTION 4 The Virginia Hanson Chapter of ilie Daughters of the Confederacy will have memorial service on Jan nary 19 1909 being the anniversary Of the birth of Gen R E Lee and the r ladies invite especially all of the Con- federate ¬ soldiers to meet with them on this occasion The meeting will be at the court house at two oclock p m It is desired that the soldiers meet thereat one oclock as business lof importance requires attention B F CURTIS Commanding DAUGHTER IS SUING FATHER nts3GOO Damages For Alleged Injuries By Being Beaten 7 With a Shoe Q 1J r e crowd g as Jq t h o μ CUlt courtroom Monday morning > wKeh the ease of Miss Laura Ewing against her father WR Ewing was called for trial Most of the morning- s ssiQl1 eras taken up in the selec- tion ¬ of tin jurors and in each side stating their effuse to the jury This was completed about 1030 oclock and the hearing of the evidence was begun Miss Ewing issuing her father for t 3jQPQ ddmages for injuries received she alleges by being beaten about the head With a shoe by her father There is about 15 witnesses summon ¬ ed on eachside The following are the names of the jurors B A Ogden J A Holten W F Barnett D C Haggard C R White W A Orme George F Gat son J M Hodgkin D T Railsback W E Fishback W F Bush and r Frank Miller The plaintiff is represented by R E Weloh of Stanton and Byrd and Dav ¬ is of this city The defendant is rep Bushi noonr hour Miss Ewing was one among the last fio testify Her testimonyin sub ¬ stance was that after the deathof her mother her father and after bringing his second wife in to the home he became cruel and t mean towards her and her other two sisters and told them that when they were 21 years old they would have to leave his home At the timp of her fathers second marriage she was not 21 years of age and had no where to go to make her home and Jived with him up until last March when in a ndof a family argument she calimed that without cause or provacation he strucK here over the head with a mans shoe inflicting a Very painful cut in her head from the effected of which she fainted and had to remain in bed for three weeks The docketfor Tuesday will be as follows Tuesday January 19E Leonard Robinson vs R S Spill man F T Burris vs Clark County Con ¬ struction Company + < L R Henry vs Jett Spencer Dis ¬ tillery Company FaR Haggard vs Will Tucker Wednesday January 20 Millard Dennis vs L E Railroad Company Charles Craig vs C 0 Railroad Company W W Milamyvs Vic Bloomfield h John M Stevenson vs John G> Locklane > i 1 f c l I 1- J r 0 I j r LARGEST CIRCULATION tN WINCHESTER AND CLARK 9UNIT 1 tI WINCHESTER NEWS I s v 1 WINCHESTER JANUARY I CONFEDERATES marriedagain SOME TIME TO MAKETRANSFERAb- stract of Title to Government Be ¬ ing Prepared and > ThenI Deeds Made fI The government having accepted the site of the old Christian church and the residence ofiDr Shirley for the postoffice building > nothing re- mains ¬ except to make he transfer This however will require some time First the transfer will be made to Mr M T McEldowney and he will make the deed to the government The government before accepting the deed requires a complete ab ¬ stract of the itle Nothing is taken for granted by the government The records must show a clear title All of the information required by the government is in preparation Nothing will be done on the plans until the title is shown to be perfect Each plan is drawn to conform to the lay of the ground for convenience and artistic effect When the plans are completed the building will be ad ¬ vertised and lei by contract SWINE BREEDERS WILL MEET PRESENT WEEK Friday and Saturday in Lexington Selected For Sessions of Association The final preparations for the an nual meeting of the Kentucky Swine Breeders Association which will be held iu Lexington next Friday and Saturday January 22 and 23 have been made and the program for the two days session has been filled The meeting will be held in the lee ture room of the Agricultural Build iveIltYtbeginningT Many of the farmers who have at 1 Flnnec suc sin Iie bieeaiug flive stock will b > present and deliver ad- dresses Banquet Friday Night Friday night a banquet will be giv ¬ en at the Leland Hotel to the members of the association In the banquet hall the following addresses will be made Relation of Cattle Breeder and Feeder to Swine Breeder Mr Chas Marvin Paynes Depot Ky Hog Cholera New Serum Treat ment ForProf E S Good Head of Animal Husbandry Kentucky Ex periment Station Care of the BoarMr WT Harris Morganfield Ky Care of Young PigsMr A P Adair Paris Ky Private or Public SalesMr J Lewis Letterle Harrods Creek Ky Type to Breed FromMr G Murrel Middleton Shelbyville Ky Care of the SowMr J C Mc Connel Danville Ky Saturday morning the breeders will meet at State University and the rest of the day will be spent at the pig barns at the Experiment Station This portion of the program will be con ducted by Prof W H Dietrich of the University of Illinois The Program For Friday Following program for Fri day 11 oclock a m meeting called to order by W W Johnson acting pres identAddress of WelcomeProf C W Mathews Dean of College of Agricul- ture Lexington x Response rMr M W Neal Secre ¬ tary Kentucky Sine Breeders As ¬ sociation Roll call and enrollment of new members Two Oclock P Hf Feeding of Swine Prof W H Dietrichof the Illinois Experiment Station Feeding for the Show RingMr ileorge Claytou Hutchinson Ky Ai 5 oclock in the afternoon the Ktftitucky Berkshire Breeders ASso- ciation and the IentuclryprocJer ¬ sey Breeders Association will hold their annual meetings at the Leland Hotel JUDGMENT FbR 85 f The jury in the case of W Z Eu ¬ bank against William Huls returned a verdict late Saturday afternoon giving the plaintiff judgment for 85 Miss Bessie Osborne spent Sunday in th friends 7 y ILi t MEDAL FOR FLEETS WORLD CRUISE This nieual just struck at the Philadelphia mint is for the men of the battleship fleet One side bears a likeness of President Roosevelt the other a viewingthe CONVICTS VISIT THEIR FRIENDS VERY NIGHT Penitentiary Officials Discover In ¬ genious Schemeto Get Out of Cells 1 FRANKFORT Ky Jan lRTlfe pdnitentiaiy officials have been wor ¬ lied of late by the fact that every onetiCl their cells S in some mysterious way and get into other ells andisit each f1i r TBoy maUo mFifttfenipr toe = caper from the prison but simp j 3f wanted to run round and visit each etlyandthe as they moved from one cell to the other but there were evidences show¬ ing plainly that the doors were un ¬ locked and the visits made After a long and careful search Col E E Mudd the warden found the kit of tools that had been used to open the cell doors It was found in a hole in the cell of a convict which had been used for the heating box The hole ail been carefully mented up apparently but the cement on the outside covered a narrow little draw- er ¬ whichcould b e easily pulledopen When closed it was hardly discern able to the naked eye In the kit of tools was found several files and a large skeleton key that would un ¬ lock any cell on that tier The cleverest piece of work how ¬ ever was a long piece of wire with one end wound tightly around a small bunch of rage When the guard would go around each night locking up each cell the convict who had the kit of tools and the wire would shove his little bunchof rags into the bolt socket just before the guard turned the key that shoji the bolt intoplace As soon as the guard took the key out the convict would hive his piece of wire a jerk and the bon would be shoved back and he could walk out whenever he was ready take his skel- eton ¬ key and liberate as many of the other convicts as he wished SECOND COLLEGE TERM OPENS TUESDAY I 0penin9Exercises in MorningMore Than 40 New Students Enrolled f The second term of the 190809 session of Kentucky Wesleyan Col ¬ lege will open Tuesday morning The second term will show marked in crease in the attendance at the col ¬ lege as there will be more than forty new students enrolled After the op ¬ ening exercises at the chapel in the morning which will consist of several addresses by some local school will then adjourn until Wed- nesday ¬ morning The students and the members of the faculty will at- tend ¬ the LeeMemorial nat the court houusa in the af ternor abbdy dJ VA J J I t T j JURY IBLACKWELL CASE IS DISCHARGED Unahle to Agree en Damage Asked Fort Injuries Sustained in Fall 1 rsKateI The jury in the case of Blackewll gariit the city of Win ¬ chester in which Mrs Blackwell was suing for 1500 for injuries received from falling over a stake that had been driven in the groiihdvbycity em P love iho te1ion P c Jfign Sn dee wa1k 1 qq4 Q t1 1 was discharged by JuQgtfBietpntJate urday afternoon being uilalle to agree on a verdict I SEVEN CHILDREN WERE CONVERTED SUNDAY Rev C E Crafton Preaches at the Washington Street Presby ¬ terian Church m n f RevC E Craft on delivereda strong and interesting sermon to fife children at the Washington street Presbyterian church Sunday r morning resulting in seven children andone lady connecting themselves With the church INDOOR BASE BAll a MONDAY NIGHT I Second Game of Series Between Town I and College at Aud = itdrium The second game of the indoor bas- ket ¬ ball series will he played tonight between the college and town teams The first game although ragged and slunving lack of practise was fully appreciated by an enthusiastic crowd and gave promise of sonic good base ¬ ball to follow The men of both teams lave put in Jiard practise all weekand are in much better shape to play clean arid fast baseball The town team won the first game by a narrow margin but the college men feel that they will carry away tonights gamp and from their show ¬ ing they bid fair to do it This series iscreatinga great deal of interest among friends of baseball and its developments being eagerly watched The rooters club promises to be in full attendance andkeep things moving Thwill be no de ¬ lays in tonights game < Bverything will move smoothly and fast Batteries will be Town team Proc ipr and Duty CoUega team Crockett and Eagle ti jif Umpire Jeff St warJn Admission inGliiHingv skates 25 cents > 3frs Ernest Bean spent Saturday in Lexingtony tJlh iJ f oi ri Yr z f r FINEARTSAREPresident For t Their Recognition and Names r Council of Thirty I Washington Jan l8Quick to ap- preciate ¬ the plea that the fine arts have been denied that governmental consideration so universally accorded by other nations as suggested by the American Institute of Architects President Roosevelt has taken the first steps looking to their recogni ¬ tion by this government As the initial move in response to InstituteI nounces asked the insti ¬ tute to designate the names of 30 men representing all parts of the country to compose a council of the fine arts The object of the council which is to consist of architects painters sculptors landscape archi ¬ tects and laymen df which the super vising architect of the treasury is to be the executive head is to advise upon the character and design of all public works of architecture paint ¬ ings sculpture all monuments parks bridges and other works of which the design forms an integral part and to make suggestions and recom- mendations for the conservation of all historic monuments Gives Cordial Approval Cordial approval is given by Presi ¬ dent Roosevelt to the recommenda- tions ¬ of the American Institute of Architects The president says he will direct members of his cabinet to refer to the proposed council of fine arts for their expert advice on all matters in their charge embracing architecture selection of sites and painting ¬ Moreover declares the president I shall request the council to watch legislation and on its own initiative theexecui I proposed changes In existing menu I i merits or with regard to any new project I earnestly advisee your body theenact M eet to whatvj am directing to be done The course you advocate1 and which I approve should not be c per- missive ¬ with the executive it should be made mandatory upon him by act of congressWill Immediate Report The president will Immediately call upon the council for a report as to the character and location of the Lincoln memorial After thanking the institute for its wise and patrl otic action the president says it will secure to the American public what Is literally priceless advice from the best men in the several artistic pro ¬ fessions throughout the country The committee also recommends that a bureau of fine arts be estab ¬ lished which snould have authority to approve or disapprove plans and de- signs of all future public works of architecture etc In presenting its recommendations the committee calls attention to the many millions of dollars appropriated for public buildings monuments and other works of art as lasting monu ¬ ments to our civilization and de Glares that under our system and in the absence of proper management the results do not adequately and properly represent or express the state enlightenment and cultiva tion which our people have attained TO FIGHT OPIUM EVIL Half Million Suicides Yearly Traced to Use of Deadly Drug Cleveland 0 Jan 18 Opium causes half a minion suicides a year Rev A S Gregg of the international reform bureau declared with refer ence to the opium conference called by President Roosevelt which begins its session at Shanghai Feb 1 The statement is based on letters and reports from Dr E W Thwing special secretory of the reform bu ¬ reau who has been sent to China by the bureau to attend the opium con ¬ ference As an expert Dr Thwing will ask the conference to take action that will hasten the destruction of the opium traffic throughout the world Ashland Judge Arrested t Ashland Jan 18R M Campbell Judge of the court of common pleas was arrested upon a warrant sworn to by George J Frey prosecuting att- orney of Ashland county for receiv- ing ¬ 209 attorneys fees Oct 1 1907 of George A Ullman executor of the i Mary Freer estate for the a purpose of defrauding the Childrens home and taxpayers Thj arrest caused a sensation Fined on Two Ceunta Zanesville 0 Jan 18 William Parker was fined 100 for violating r thet1tM law and 100 more for con- ducting a d immoral retortr l lr iii11L o V r i J J ZV cti wW1IMI II cA WEATHER 4 t u 1 Cloudy Toni ht Tiesda y Slowly Rising Temperature t i t + SEA TELLS OF- IWESSELS T r LOt Schooner Wrecked on Long island Coast and Entire Crew is Lost > i Ii i jO New York Jan 18 In a biting drivingsnowstorm off the Long IsP at dshore another vessel tha schooner Swallow of St Johns NP landher crew paid the toll so often of those who go down to sea in ships The story of the wreck was told by the sea itself for it strewed the beach east of Fire Island for several miles with bits of wreck- age from the ship itself and front her cargo On some of this flotsam appeared the name Swallow St probablyfive schooners size there was no trace While a beach man from the Blues Point lifesaving station was tolling through the storm he saw some black objects in the surf close t6fthV shore Finally he came to a sign ¬ board which told the unfortunate ves- sel sn met v It is supposed that the Swallow presumably a fisherman was bound krCa ably lost their bearings and struck en one of the many sandbars a mils or so off shore near the Blue Point station There the wind and heavy seas pounded the vesel to pieces hr a short time The Swallow accord ing to the marine register waS a schooner of 73 tons Carried Crew of Twelve St Johns Jan 18Thescliooner Swallow left here a fortnight ago laden with herring for Gloucester Mass She hailed from Piney island and the master and men also belong¬ ed there The Swallow carried about 12 men When leaving here she had aboard Captain Daggett an American herring packer who loaded the vessel for the market i Attacks Woman with Raze Springfleld 0jan 18 Craz 4 Move Peter Kelley 32 drank crb acid and then murderously attacked r3 iss Alice tampnrdtk fc iadr He was overpowered by other board- ers at home and dier1- a few hours later at the hospital Mrs Tiramohs was seYreiyslash butt will recover T LIDS TO COST MORE Hat Manufacturers Decide tof FJght r Union to a Finish l New ork Jan ISThe open she R- and a fight to the finish was the ac tin decided upon by the Hat Manu¬ meetfnJ1held growing out of the strike of hatters which began Friday An effect of tha strike according to the manufactur- ers will baa rise in the price of hats as the trouble occurred in the bust season President Samuel Mundheim made the announcement after the meeting that the manufacturers had declared for the open shop and were prepared to fight to a finish He said the num ber of strikers I was between 15000 and 20000 but that there were nonunion hatters out of employment- Arrested For Kentucky Murder Columbus 0 Jan l8Said to Im wanted in Wolf county Kentucky fog murder Clarence Linden 23 colored NugentI ness of Wolf county Linden admit- ted ¬ shooting Deska Adams also col ¬ ored during a fight over a wpma but claims selfdefense OPEN VIGOROUS CAMPAIGN Woman Suffragists Hold Forth at Yonkers Tonight v New York Jan 18ImitatingOto some extent their strenuous EnglIsh sisters the woman suffragists of New York state will begin tonight at Yon- kers a vigorous twoweeks covering the state as far uPasAlbanrj The movement will wind up in tw large meetings in the state capital im tended to Impressthestate legislators with the strength of the movememt They will be held Jan 25 and 26 I British Steamer Wrecked Cuxhaven Jon 18 The British steamer Fidra has been wrecked otf Amrun and is a total loss The Fldnt carried a crew of 18 andit ii belies ed thatmost of them perished while trying to make the shore the boats being smashed by the heayy break- ers Several bodies have beer waali ed up I Caught by Revenue Officers Marion 0 Jan 18W A se fer a Larue grocer who signed the reojwrt Rose local option petition was M selling whisky by revenue oiBMcenr and made to settle for a goy i Rttt license Now the Law and Order l ague will prcfecnU kina z e 7 1 > +
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IiIVOL NO 82 = KY MONDAY i 1909 2 CENTS A COPY 10 CENTS A WEEC
x CELEBRATING
THE BIRTHDAY
t4
Memorial Services For Robert E Lee
at the Court House Tuesday Afternoon
< The Daughters of the Confederacywill celebrate Robert E Lees birth ¬
day Tuesday January 19 at tljecourt house at2oclock with a mostinteresting program
I Prayer Rev J R PeeplesSong
Massas in the Cold Cold GroundI Winchester High School
Song k Soldiers RestK W C Quartette
Address V Prof JL M Shia pSong Old Black Joe
Winchester ElghJShpolSong Dixie
K W G Quartette
ATTENTION4 The Virginia Hanson Chapter of
ilie Daughters of the Confederacywill have memorial service on Jannary 19 1909 being the anniversaryOf the birth of Gen R E Lee and ther ladies invite especially all of the Con-
federate¬
soldiers to meet with themon this occasion The meeting will beat the court house at two oclock pm It is desired that the soldiersmeet thereat one oclock as business
lof importance requires attentionB F CURTIS
Commanding
DAUGHTER IS
SUING FATHER
nts3GOO Damages For AllegedInjuries By Being Beaten
7 With a Shoe
Q 1J r e crowd g as Jq tho µCUlt courtroom Monday morning >
wKeh the ease of Miss Laura Ewingagainst her father W R Ewing wascalled for trial Most of the morning-s ssiQl1 eras taken up in the selec-tion
¬
of tin jurors and in each sidestating their effuse to the jury Thiswas completed about 1030 oclockand the hearing of the evidence wasbegun
Miss Ewing issuing her father fort 3jQPQ ddmages for injuries received
she alleges by being beaten aboutthe head With a shoe by her fatherThere is about 15 witnesses summon ¬
ed on eachsideThe following are the names of the
jurors B A Ogden J A HoltenW F Barnett D C Haggard C RWhite W A Orme George F Gatson J M Hodgkin D T RailsbackW E Fishback W F Bush and
r Frank MillerThe plaintiff is represented by R E
Weloh of Stanton and Byrd and Dav ¬
is of this city The defendant is repBushinoonrhour Miss Ewing was one among thelast fio testify Her testimonyin sub ¬
stance was that after the deathofher mother her fatherand after bringing his second wife into the home he became cruel and
t mean towards her and her other twosisters and told them that when theywere 21 years old they would haveto leave his home At the timp ofher fathers second marriage shewas not 21 years of age and had nowhere to go to make her home andJived with him up until last Marchwhen in a ndof a family argumentshe calimed that without cause orprovacation he strucK here over thehead with a mans shoe inflicting aVery painful cut in her head fromthe effected of which she fainted andhad to remain in bed for three weeks
The docketfor Tuesday will be asfollows
Tuesday January 19ELeonard Robinson vs R S Spill
manF T Burris vs Clark County Con ¬
struction Company+
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L R Henry vs Jett Spencer Dis ¬
tillery CompanyFaR Haggard vs Will Tucker
Wednesday January 20Millard Dennis vs L E Railroad
CompanyCharles Craig vs C 0 Railroad
CompanyW W Milamyvs Vic Bloomfield
hJohn M Stevenson vs John G>
Locklane> i
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Ij r LARGEST CIRCULATION tN WINCHESTER AND CLARK 9UNIT
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1 WINCHESTER JANUARY I
CONFEDERATES
marriedagain
SOME TIME TO
MAKETRANSFERAb-
stract of Title to Government Be ¬
ing Prepared and > ThenIDeeds Made
fI
The government having acceptedthe site of the old Christian churchand the residence ofiDr Shirley forthe postoffice building > nothing re-
mains¬
except to make he transferThis however will require some timeFirst the transfer will be made toMr M T McEldowney and he willmake the deed to the government
The government before acceptingthe deed requires a complete ab ¬
stract of the itle Nothing is takenfor granted by the government Therecords must show a clear title Allof the information required by thegovernment is in preparation
Nothing will be done on the plansuntil the title is shown to be perfectEach plan is drawn to conform tothe lay of the ground for convenienceand artistic effect When the plansare completed the building will be ad¬
vertised and lei by contract
SWINE BREEDERS WILL
MEET PRESENT WEEK
Friday and Saturday in LexingtonSelected For Sessions of
Association
The final preparations for the annual meeting of the Kentucky SwineBreeders Association which will beheld iu Lexington next Friday andSaturday January 22 and 23 havebeen made and the program for thetwo days session has been filled
The meeting will be held in the leeture room of the Agricultural Build
iveIltYtbeginningTMany of the farmers who have at 1
Flnnec suc sin Iie bieeaiug flivestock will b >present and deliver ad-dresses
Banquet Friday NightFriday night a banquet will be giv¬
en at the Leland Hotel to the membersof the association In the banquethall the following addresses will bemade
Relation of Cattle Breeder andFeeder to Swine Breeder Mr ChasMarvin Paynes Depot Ky
Hog Cholera New Serum Treatment ForProf E S Good Headof Animal Husbandry Kentucky Experiment Station
Care of the BoarMr WTHarris Morganfield Ky
Care of Young PigsMr A PAdair Paris Ky
Private or Public SalesMr JLewis Letterle Harrods Creek Ky
Type to Breed FromMr G
Murrel Middleton Shelbyville KyCare of the SowMr J C Mc
Connel Danville KySaturday morning the breeders will
meet at State University and the restof the day will be spent at the pigbarns at the Experiment Station Thisportion of the program will be conducted by Prof W H Dietrich of theUniversity of Illinois
The Program For FridayFollowing program for Fri
day11 oclock a m meeting called to
order by W W Johnson acting pres
identAddressof WelcomeProf C W
Mathews Dean of College of Agricul-ture Lexington x
Response rMr M W Neal Secre ¬
tary Kentucky Sine Breeders As ¬
sociationRoll call and enrollment of new
membersTwo Oclock P Hf
Feeding of Swine Prof W HDietrichof the Illinois ExperimentStation
Feeding for the Show RingMrileorge Claytou Hutchinson Ky
Ai 5 oclock in the afternoon theKtftitucky Berkshire Breeders ASso-
ciation and the IentuclryprocJer ¬
sey Breeders Association will holdtheir annual meetings at the LelandHotel
JUDGMENT FbR 85f
The jury in the case of W Z Eu¬
bank against William Huls returneda verdict late Saturday afternoongiving the plaintiff judgment for 85
Miss Bessie Osborne spent Sundayin th friends 7
y
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tMEDAL FOR FLEETS WORLD CRUISE
This nieual just struck at the Philadelphia mint is for the men of thebattleship fleet One side bears a likeness of President Roosevelt the other aviewingthe
CONVICTS VISIT THEIR
FRIENDS VERY NIGHT
Penitentiary Officials Discover In ¬
genious Schemeto Get Out
of Cells1
FRANKFORT Ky Jan lRTlfepdnitentiaiy officials have been wor ¬
lied of late by the fact that everyonetiCltheir cellsS
in some mysterious wayand get into other ells andisit eachf1i r TBoy maUo mFifttfenipr toe =caper from the prison but simpj3f
wanted to run round and visit each
etlyandtheas they moved from one cell to theother but there were evidences show¬
ing plainly that the doors were un ¬
locked and the visits madeAfter a long and careful search
Col E E Mudd the warden foundthe kit of tools that had been usedto open the cell doors It was foundin a hole in the cell of a convict whichhad been used for the heating boxThe hole ail been carefully mentedup apparently but the cement on theoutside covered a narrow little draw-er
¬
whichcould b e easily pulledopenWhen closed it was hardly discernable to the naked eye In the kit oftools was found several files and alarge skeleton key that would un ¬
lock any cell on that tierThe cleverest piece of work how¬
ever was a long piece of wire withone end wound tightly around a smallbunch of rage When the guardwould go around each night lockingup each cell the convict who had thekit of tools and the wire would shovehis little bunchof rags into the boltsocket just before the guard turnedthe key that shoji the bolt intoplaceAs soon as the guard took the keyout the convict would hive his pieceof wire a jerk and the bon would beshoved back and he could walk outwhenever he was ready take his skel-eton
¬
key and liberate as many of theother convicts as he wished
SECOND COLLEGE TERM
OPENS TUESDAY
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0penin9Exercises in MorningMoreThan 40 New Students
Enrolled
fThe second term of the 190809
session of Kentucky Wesleyan Col ¬
lege will open Tuesday morning Thesecond term will show marked increase in the attendance at the col¬
lege as there will be more than fortynew students enrolled After the op ¬
ening exercises at the chapel in themorning which will consist of severaladdresses by some localschool will then adjourn until Wed-
nesday¬
morning The students andthe members of the faculty will at-tend
¬
the LeeMemorial natthe court houusa in the afternorabbdy dJ VA
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JURY IBLACKWELL
CASE IS DISCHARGED
Unahle to Agree en Damage AskedFort Injuries Sustained
in Fall 1
rsKateIThe jury in the case ofBlackewll gariit the city of Win ¬
chester in which Mrs Blackwell wassuing for 1500 for injuries receivedfrom falling over a stake that hadbeen driven in the groiihdvbycity emPlove iho te1ion Pc Jfign Sn deewa1k 1 qq4 Q t1 1
was discharged by JuQgtfBietpntJateurday afternoon being uilalle toagree on a verdict
I
SEVEN CHILDREN WERE
CONVERTED SUNDAY
Rev C E Crafton Preaches at theWashington Street Presby ¬
terian Churchm
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RevC E Crafton deliveredastrong and interesting sermon to fifechildren at the Washington streetPresbyterian church Sunday
rmorning
resulting in seven children andonelady connecting themselves With thechurch
INDOOR BASE BAll
a MONDAY NIGHT
I
Second Game of Series Between TownI
and College at Aud =
itdrium
The second game of the indoor bas-ket
¬
ball series will he played tonightbetween the college and town teamsThe first game although ragged andslunving lack of practise was fullyappreciated by an enthusiastic crowdand gave promise of sonic good base ¬
ball to follow The men of bothteams lave put in Jiard practise allweekand are in much better shapeto play clean arid fast baseball
The town team won the first gameby a narrow margin but the collegemen feel that they will carry awaytonights gamp and from their show ¬
ing they bid fair to do itThis series iscreatinga great deal
of interest among friends of baseballand its developments being eagerlywatched
The rooters club promises to bein full attendance andkeepthings moving Thwill be no de ¬
lays in tonights game < Bverythingwill move smoothly and fast
Batteries will be Town team Procipr and Duty CoUega team Crockettand Eagle
ti jifUmpire Jeff St warJnAdmission inGliiHingv skates 25
cents >
3frs Ernest Bean spent Saturdayin Lexingtony
tJlhiJ
foi ri
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r
FINEARTSAREPresident
For
t
Their Recognition and Names
rCouncil of Thirty
I Washington Jan l8Quick to ap-
preciate¬
the plea that the fine artshave been denied that governmentalconsideration so universally accordedby other nations as suggested by theAmerican Institute of ArchitectsPresident Roosevelt has taken thefirst steps looking to their recogni¬
tion by this governmentAs the initial move in response to
InstituteInounces asked the insti ¬
tute to designate the names of 30men representing all parts of thecountry to compose a council of thefine arts The object of the councilwhich is to consist of architectspainters sculptors landscape archi ¬
tects and laymen df which the supervising architect of the treasury is tobe the executive head is to adviseupon the character and design of allpublic works of architecture paint ¬
ings sculpture all monuments parksbridges and other works of whichthe design forms an integral partand to make suggestions and recom-mendations for the conservation ofall historic monuments
Gives Cordial ApprovalCordial approval is given by Presi ¬
dent Roosevelt to the recommenda-tions
¬
of the American Institute ofArchitects The president says hewill direct members of his cabinet torefer to the proposed council of finearts for their expert advice on allmatters in their charge embracingarchitecture selection of sites andpainting ¬
Moreover declares the presidentI shall request the council to watch
legislation and on its own initiativetheexecuiI proposed changes In existing menu I
i merits or with regard to any newproject I earnestly advisee your body
theenactM eet to whatvj am directing to bedone The course you advocate1 andwhich I approve should not be c per-missive
¬
with the executive it shouldbe made mandatory upon him by actof
congressWillImmediate Report
The president will Immediatelycall upon the council for a report asto the character and location of theLincoln memorial After thankingthe institute for its wise and patrlotic action the president says it willsecure to the American public whatIs literally priceless advice from thebest men in the several artistic pro¬
fessions throughout the countryThe committee also recommends
that a bureau of fine arts be estab ¬
lished which snould have authority toapprove or disapprove plans and de-signs of all future public works ofarchitecture etc
In presenting its recommendationsthe committee calls attention to themany millions of dollars appropriatedfor public buildings monuments andother works of art as lasting monu¬
ments to our civilization and deGlares that under our system and inthe absence of proper managementthe results do not adequately andproperly represent or express thestate enlightenment and cultivation which our people have attained
TO FIGHT OPIUM EVIL
Half Million Suicides Yearly Tracedto Use of Deadly Drug
Cleveland 0 Jan 18 Opiumcauses half a minion suicides a yearRev A S Gregg of the internationalreform bureau declared with reference to the opium conference calledby President Roosevelt which beginsits session at Shanghai Feb 1
The statement is based on lettersand reports from Dr E W Thwingspecial secretory of the reform bu ¬
reau who has been sent to China bythe bureau to attend the opium con ¬
ference As an expert Dr Thwingwill ask the conference to take actionthat will hasten the destruction ofthe opium traffic throughout theworld
Ashland Judge Arrestedt Ashland Jan 18R M CampbellJudge of the court of common pleaswas arrested upon a warrant swornto by George J Frey prosecuting att-orney of Ashland county for receiv-ing
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209 attorneys fees Oct 1 1907of George A Ullman executor of the
i Mary Freer estate for the apurpose of defrauding the Childrenshome and taxpayers Thj arrestcaused a sensation
Fined on Two CeuntaZanesville 0 Jan 18 William
Parker was fined 100 for violatingr thet1tM law and 100 more for con-ducting a d immoral retortr
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drivingsnowstorm off the Long IsPatdshore another vessel thaschooner Swallow of St Johns NP
landher crew paid the toll so oftenof those who go down to
sea in ships The story of the wreckwas told by the sea itself for itstrewed the beach east of Fire Islandfor several miles with bits of wreck-age from the ship itself and fronther cargo On some of this flotsamappeared the name Swallow Stprobablyfiveschooners size there was no trace
While a beach man from the BluesPoint lifesaving station was tollingthrough the storm he saw someblack objects in the surf close t6fthVshore Finally he came to a sign¬
board which told the unfortunate ves-sel s nmetv It is supposed that the Swallowpresumably a fisherman was boundkrCaably lost their bearings and strucken one of the many sandbars a milsor so off shore near the Blue Pointstation There the wind and heavyseas pounded the vesel to pieces hra short time The Swallow according to the marine register waS aschooner of 73 tons
Carried Crew of TwelveSt Johns Jan 18Thescliooner
Swallow left here a fortnight agoladen with herring for GloucesterMass She hailed from Piney islandand the master and men also belong¬
ed there The Swallow carried about12 men When leaving here she hadaboard Captain Daggett an Americanherring packer who loaded the vesselfor the market
i Attacks Woman with RazeSpringfleld 0jan 18 Craz 4Move Peter Kelley 32 drank crbacid and then murderously attacked
r3 iss Alice tampnrdtk fc iadrHe was overpowered by other board-ers at home and dier1-a few hours later at the hospitalMrs Tiramohs was seYreiyslashbutt will recover T
LIDS TO COST MORE
Hat Manufacturers Decide tofFJghtr
Union to a Finish lNew ork Jan ISThe open she R-
and a fight to the finish was the actin decided upon by the Hat Manu¬
meetfnJ1heldgrowing out of the strike of hatterswhich began Friday An effect of thastrike according to the manufactur-ers will baa rise in the price of hatsas the trouble occurred in the bustseason
President Samuel Mundheim madethe announcement after the meetingthat the manufacturers had declaredfor the open shop and were preparedto fight to a finish He said the number of strikers
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Arrested For Kentucky MurderColumbus 0 Jan l8Said to Im
wanted in Wolf county Kentucky fogmurder Clarence Linden 23 coloredNugentIness of Wolf county Linden admit-ted
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shooting Deska Adams also col ¬
ored during a fight over a wpmabut claims selfdefense
OPEN VIGOROUS CAMPAIGN
Woman Suffragists Hold Forth atYonkers Tonight v
New York Jan 18ImitatingOtosome extent their strenuous EnglIshsisters the woman suffragists of NewYork state will begin tonight at Yon-kers a vigorous twoweekscovering the state as far uPasAlbanrj
The movement will wind up in twlarge meetings in the state capital im
tended to Impressthestate legislatorswith the strength of the movememtThey will be held Jan 25 and 26
IBritish Steamer Wrecked
Cuxhaven Jon 18 The Britishsteamer Fidra has been wrecked otfAmrun and is a total loss The Fldntcarried a crew of 18 andit ii beliesed thatmost of them perished whiletrying to make the shore the boatsbeing smashed by the heayy break-ers Several bodies have beer waalied up I
Caught by Revenue OfficersMarion 0 Jan 18W A sefer
a Larue grocer who signed the reojwrtRose local option petition was Mselling whisky by revenue oiBMcenr
and made to settle for a goy i Rtttlicense Now the Law and Orderl ague will prcfecnU kina
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