The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1907-05-24
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON, MAY %, Thirst
stricken Kentuckians, locked within
the confines of prohibition counties,
can now laugh at the specter of thirst.
The United States Supreme Court this
week reversed the decision of the |
Court of Appeals of the State of Ken !
lucky in the cases of the Adams Elk
press Company versus the common
wealth. of Kentucky, involving the
traffic in whisky through the instru-
mentality o. the express companies.
For sometime it has been the practice
of enterprising liquor dealers in Gin
cinnati to ship packages of "wet
goods" to imaginary consignees in
''dry" towns in the Bluegrass State.
The express company's agent, who re-
cieves the packages turns them over to
any one who will pay the appraised
value and the transportation charges
on them. The Kentucky authorities
Immediately set up claim that this
was an infringement of the State law
and that the carrier was violating the
statute on the plea that it was engaged
in interstate commerce and was not
amenable TO local laws. The Supreme
Court has upheld this view of the COM
panies and the liquor men of Cincin-
natl undoubtedly are joyous. 1t is a
noteworthy fact that the only member
of the bench who dissented was Justice
Harlan, native OF Kentucky.
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The President itinerary at the close
of his summer vacation may be radically
changed within the next few days. He
had intended leaving Oyster Bay late
, in September, going direct to Canton,
/ o., where he is to speak at the dedica-
ton of the Mckinley monument Cd
September 30th, and Immediately after
that returning directly to Washington
to resume his duties. 1t is probable
now, however, that he will go through
| Ohio to Cincinnati, and from there
south to Memphis to attend the deep
waterways convention which is schedul-
ed to meet early in October While
this is not settled definitely yet, it
seems gen r-ily conceded that the trip
will be undertaken, for the President is
deeply interested in the Inland Water
ways Commission, which he created,
and in the whole problem of water
ways Improvement, He has shown this
repeatedly, both by action and by words,
and, in addressing the delegates to the
conventions of the National Rivers &
HarbOrs Congress, has most heartily
endorsed the work of that organization
and its aim, which is to procure an APP
preparation of not less than $50, 900, 900
a year from Congress for the steady
Improvement of the rivers and harbors
of the country. 1t is believed, also
that the President is not averse to
showing himself in the South for he
is nothing if not good politician and
realizes that by October the fight for
delegates 20 the national convention
will be in full swing in several of the
States south of the M ason and Dixon /
line.
Judge A. P. Humphrey, Of Louis
vile, does not see how the Republi- |
cans stand any chance in the election
next{fall. He declared that the Demo
Garlic party is in splendid condition, !
its forces are united and the state
ticket holds to be generally satisfac- /
tory. Judge Humphrey believes that |
the Republicans will nominate Angus
tus E. Wilson, of the Louisville bar,
VINO is recognized as one of the most /
eloquent campaign orators in the Re-
publican ranks of the State. However,
Judge Humphrey does not believe that
Mr.. Wilson's oratory will be able to
bring victory to his party.
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the Palace of Peace is not the
only artistic addition promised that is
to make Of Washington the architec-
tural wonder of the world The George
Washington University authorities are
redoubling their efforts in the local
campaign to raise by subscription
fund sufficient to purchase a suitable
site for the buildings for the new
national university that is to he built
up around the present organizati. n.
So satisfactory have been the returns.
the trustees of the University believe
II, will be possible to announce at the !
commencement exercises on June Bird I
that the 5000, 900 fund has been COM
pleted and the purchase of a new site
arranged fer. This educational insti- .
tuition will not be local in any sense OF /
the word but will be international in |
character. 1t is intended to attract
students from all over the United (
States and graduate students from
foreign countries, especially from the /
Latln-American republics. AS a means
for the advancement of political and
commercial relations with other
nations, the project has the hearty en-
dorsement of John Barrett, director of /
the Bureau of American Republics, and
OF President Roosevelt and members OF
his cabinet. The plans of the Univer-
slty trustees include general appeal
to patriotic citizens of the United
States for subscriptions to an endow /
ment fund that will permit the Univer-
slty to realize its full ambitions in this
direction. This appeal is already be-
ing made in a small way. and it will
become more general once the fund