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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-13
FIRE IN SHOOTING GALLERY.
Flames Explode Quantity of Am
munition, But No One Is Hurt.

St. LOUIS, Mo, December 12-Fire in
a shooting gallery at 3 North 9th street
today brought peril to firemen and spec
.ators when the flames exploded a guam
tfty of ammunition. Bullets flew in all
directions, but no one was hurt, although
windows were broken in nearby stores
The spectators were scattered by the
f,,sillade, but the firemen carried two
lines OF hose into the place and extin-
yuished the fire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-13
DROPS DEAD IN PARISH HOUSE.
Pioneer New Haven Churchman Dies
While Flaming Reception.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, December H.
Shortly before a reception in the parish
house of ST. Paul's P. f. Church tonight,
given TO Rt. Rev. A. Mackay-Smith, coad-
jutor Bishop Of the Diocese of Pennsyl-
vania. ard Rev. DR.. Cornelius Smith in
recognition OF the anniversaries OF their
ordination at the church. William KIM
berry, for forty years member of the
parish. dropped dead while assisting in
arranging for the event.
Bishop Mackay-Smith was ordained
fifty years ago and DR.. Smith thirty-two
years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-13
Suffered for Another.

ATLANTA Ga, December 12.-After
serving three years for another's crime
Otto +. Black of Dayton, Ohio. was to-
day pardoned by Gov. Smith. Black was
convicted of horse stealing but his in
nocence was proved recently by the con-
fession of the real culprit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-13
Orville Wright Going to France.

NEW YORK, December 12-Oryille
Wright plans TO join his brother in France
i'm Januar. according 10 letter which
Augustus Post. the secretary OF the Aero
Club, received from OrvlIe w right today
Wilbur finds it impossible to come home
before spring. the letter reads land I
am needed for consultation. 1t is proba-
bic that will come back together in
the spring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-13
Ten Rounds to a Draw.

NEW ORLEANS. La. December H.
Young Corbett and Phil Brock fought ten
ROUNDS to a draw here tonight at the
Southern Athletic Club. Ty cobb of the
Detroit American League base ball team
was referee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-13
Poem Asks for Pardon.

ATLANTA, Ga, December PA poem
of fifty verses is the unique plea for par
don now pending before the Georgia pris-
on commission. The poem was written by
j. w. Hart, an eighty one-year pris-
oner convicted of theft, and pictures how
he viii die in prison unless pardoned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-13
Simply Obeyed Orders.

BATON ROUGE. La. December 70
Four men from the country. who had
never before ridden on a train. leapod
from train travelling thirty miles an
hour near here today. Asked why they
jumped. they said because the porter called
out "All off for Baton Rouge They
were not seriously injured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-13
Princeton Quint Defeated.

NEW YORK, December 12.-Princeton
was defeated by the College of the City Of
New York at basket ball tonight by
score of 81 TO -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-13
Dartmouth Defeated.

HANOVER, n. H., December l2.-The
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
defeated Dartmouth College at basket bail
tonight by the score OF 70 to 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-13
Views on Judiciary Step To-
ward Anarchy, Says Jurist.
JUDGE MITCHELL'S SPEECH
Ignorance of Fundamental Law of
Nation Charged.
BONAPARTE TALKS ON TRUSTS
Suggests Relief Of Courts BY Ref.
erence Of Regulation to a Spe-
cial Commission.

NEW YORK. December 12-Seven
hundred members and guests of the
Pennsylvania Society of New York
gathered at the annual dinner of the
society at the Waldorf Astoria tonight
and listened to indirect but pointed
criticisms of President Roosevelt's atti-
tude toward the judiciary by Chief JUS
tice Mitchell of Pennsylvania. one of
the speakers at the banquet.
The chief justice did not mention the
executive by name. but left no doubt.
through his quotations and his illusions
to various matters of public knowledge.
as to the object of his criticism.
The courts, the bar and the laws Of
states and nations were touched upon
from various viewpoints by the speak
ers. who. besides Chief Justice Mitchell,
were Attorney General Bonaparte,
James NJ. Beck and Hampton l.. Carson.
Mr.. Beck responded to the toast "A
Government Of Laws, Not Of Men," Mr..
Carson had for his theme THE Supreme
Court In American Jurisprudence
while Attorney General Bonaparte
spoke on The Bar of the Country and
the Cause Of Federal Justice"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-13

ance of trade
They condemn monopolies hut the mere
TACT that one man or one corpora ION
does all the business which is done does
not create monopoly; unless he or II
shall shut out others from that business,
others who could and would otherwise en-
gage in IL. no monopoly exists
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-13

ations then what becomes of the $12oVn
appropriated for that service In the Treas
ury Department? On inquiry. however.
we found that when man in the secret
service is transferred or loaned or de-
tailed the man employed in that service
is no longer paid out of this approprl-
alton
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-02-27
RossERs TOOK POSSESSION.
Rlnd FaWaIly to SEEDS. Prepare . Meal
and Ransaek HeUss.

Kansas City. Mo. Feb, A.--TwO
darfng robbers took possession OF the
homo OF Irwin Brooks, aged IS years,
a wealthy farmer living one mile from
Bethel, Wyandotte county, Kas.. for
feur hours Saturday night, while the
members Of the family were bound
and kept prisoners in bed. When
Brooks resisted the entrance OF the
robbers he WEs shot ia the hand. The
robbers then tied his hands and feet
and placed him In bad. Mrs. Brooks
and tive daughters, Emma. aged 70,
aud Eva, aged IL. were SIMILARLY
bound and placed in bed. The rob
bers raAsacked the house. securing
$50 ia money. They then prepared
a meal for themselves and leisurely
ate It. The robbers released the old
est Brooks girf for time while she
quieted her baby, which had begun
TO cry. After the robbers left the
girls succeeded in releasing them
selves and their parents and notified
the sheriff. but the robbers escaped.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-02-27
LIST OF LETTERS
Remaining UncaIIed for in This Office
for the Week Ending Feb. rs, 1908.

Names Gentlemen:
Thos. Fulkerson, Harry Bradley,
Tom Allen, Joe McKinly White,
Saul Brown, Albert Edwards, Eli
Crockett, Alex Cayce, Frank Morris,
Genie Lee. Gordon jones, Thee.
Gather, John GhOsln, e f. Town
ley, Dave WHISKY, r. G. Dean, Tom
Hicks, Dick Halloey.
Names Ladies':
Mandy NJ. Lock, TIMER Miller
Liza Robertson, Effie Wallace. Lula
Adams, Cora Hicks, Martha Hardy,
Ellie Wagner.
These letters will be sent to the
dead letter office March 10 1868. if not
delivered before. In calling for the
above, please say Advertised" CIV
Jug date of list.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-02-27

member on each board.
specify the following officers
as unnecessary; Three Peni-
tentisry Commissioners, salaries
1900 each, 80, 900 a year; three
members Of the Board Of Con
troll, salaries 81, 500 each, 90, 500
a year; four Assistant Deputy
Wardens at 200, or $4,000 a
year; twenty guards, more than
needed in the penitentiaries, re-
ceiving $4,000 a year; steward
of the Feeble minded institute,
at 81 900 per annum; secretary
of the Capital Commissions,
u, 200 per annum, Twenty. five
hundred dollars a year, order to
be paid out OF the State APP.
preparation for the State Fair TO
a member Of the Senate as secre-
tary of the body, should il be
prohibited by law; the Office Of
Commissioner Of the Court Of
Appeals at 5000 per annum,
adopted TO help the court catch
up with It's work. which got be-
hind owing to the total loss
through illness for several years
of any service of one Of the
judges.
Appellate csmnissiOnsr Hot Needed.
With the full bench, the Com
missioner aud the stenographers,
the court is now practically up
with its work and TO longer need
the help of the accomplished
and admirable Judge, who has
been performing The duties of
Commissioners in a manner great
lv respected by the State and by
the profession.
There are no doubt other I'M
necessary offices which l cannot
specify, now, but l have not been
able to have any examination
of the institution by an inspec-
tor other than the Democratic
chairman of the late campaign,
an active partisan and defender
of the present conditions which
the people voted to end, who has
held on to Office after being ad-
visable to have an examination
made by a new inspector indie
pendent of the old control, which
seemed reasonable under the CIR
cumstances.
Unable to Secure Information.
Although his term of Office en-
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-02-27

were better managed by the old
time boards of citizens of high
character, and that those most
deeply concerned felt safer
about them than since they were
put in charge of men chose DO.
liticslly.
We have created number Of
other boards generally to pro-
mote pood, patriotic, philan-
thropic, semi public efforts, his
torIcal work, ETC., which are adj
mirable, but should be maintain
ed by private patriotism and
enterprise instead of from the
State Treasury.
Requests Bi-Partisan Boards
i renew the recommendation
that all boards in charge of PEN
itentiaries, asylumns or other
public instructions whether un-
der the present system or the
old local boards, be taken out Of
politics by making them nonpar.
tisan if it require an additional
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-02-27

.-,sred 0rtn revision. 49, :.
waahburn OF Massachusetts, in favor
Of removing the restrictions of the
sherman antitrust Law regarding or
ganIsstiOns OF merchants "a certain
cases.
A sub committee OF the house oon-
mlttee on postOfaces and pcstroads
Monday voted to report favorabIy the
BILL TO authorize an appropriation of
$500, 900 for higher contract prices
for the carrying Of United States mail
between Pacific coast ports and the
orisat aad between United states
ports and ports OF South America. OF
this amount $4,000 is to he appre-
prdated ferthwith.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-02-27
NAMES USELESS
STATE OFFICES
Continued from first page.)

ers, a State board to control,
manage and regulate the doctors,
State Board of Embalmers and
of BARRIERS. There is bill to
establish a bill for trained
nurses, a commission to regulate
the cultivation and sale of tobac :
co and others of growing tend
ency to interfere with, regulate,
control and order the business Of
everybody else, and L am con.
WINGED that the tendency is an
unsafe departure from our
settled plan of government and
an unsafe interference with the
natural rights and liberty of the
people and "too much govern
ment."
/ believe that the asylums
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-02-27
CONGRESSIONAL

%lhe membership of the Philippine
xsrmnmission will be increased by one
nznmber if bill passed by the senate
becomes law. Senator Lodge ex-
E,Ra7ned shat this Increase in member
zsRfp was necessary to make the whole
uEunnbeT nine, which would make easier
Ghue kseping of a quorum at Manila.
Consideration of the Fowler sur
mEsna.y bill was continled in executive
szzzsiOn Monday by the house commit
Aae ON banking and currency. At the
scADEa of the all-day session Mr.. Fow-
Mr. said: THE committee is working
IN harmony and is making excellent
Eass.ress with the BILL Thus far 1S OF
GKme 80 sections have been canVassed'
MEmtative amendment being agreed to
mz we progress. The clause providing
Nm federal guaranty of national bank
dH.pOsits was discussed Monday. The
Gzzuse providing for substitute cur
Ee1ry has been considered and passed
uwIGhOut material amendments. When
GKhe examination by sections has been
EmmnpIeted, the bin as tentatively re-
wfself will be printed and again thrown
unpen 10 discussion by the committee
an the executive session"
The bill to revise the criminal code
"a the United States was passed by
Che committee OF the whole of the SEN
zA1s Monday and was ordered reprinted
Naffh amendments so that it might be
NMa upon its passage.
Ooean mail subsidy and currency
nEgisIation were both the subjects OF
mEaeches in the senate Monday Sena-
alr 'Ca1inger opened the debate in
GHuor of his bill for ocean mail sub
u1zay b build zap an American merchant
NEazTine and ne was followed by Sena-
aEg Depew, who strongly approved the
uussasure Senator Simmons OF North
G7krolina and Wbyte OF Maryland
Funke in criticism OF the Aldrich cur
tsscy bin, Senator Whyte announcing
Mo ne would not vote for any meas
are now before the senate.
The unusual spectacle of the com
nzftee ,on rules being oyerruled by It's
nuiruan. the speaker. On the floor Of
rNue horse was witnessed In that body
A1Hnday, much to the discontinue or
Mr. Talzell, a member OF the commit
aee. Mr.. DalEel brought in a resolu-
tGDn providing f0r an investigation OF
pe0nage in the southern states, but
She speaker, on an objection by Mr.,
Aaann of Illinois, held II was not prlyl-
Iesed. Despite hT Dalzelrs argument,
ghe speaker recessed TO alter his de-
sfaion and the resolution was recon-
mited The army appropriation bill.
carrying $S5.097 sec, was taken up.
Alter Mr.. HuLi OF Iowa had explained
~ provisions, Mr.. Slsydeh of Texas
GEigicised tho eaormois extraVaeaaoe
10 tao military establishment" while
- holiday OF Iadiana pleaded for In
- bsRd pay for the enlisted inea or
~ army. Other speeches were deliy-
cd Az Mr. Hamilton OF Iowa, who
re~ aad
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-02-27
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Words of Praise

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The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-02-27
seIieve Murder Was Committed.

New York, Feb. 24.-Gorolamo Celia.
wealthy Italian wine importer. a
leading member of the Italian cham
Der of commerce and a 32d degree
Mason, died within few moments
after he was found early yesterday in
the office of his warehouse in West
Broadway with his skull fractured and
suffering from the effects of poison.
The police are working on the theory
that murder has been committed.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-02-27
WHAT is TO BE DONE ABOUT TT
tLouisv,lls rimss.)

The Times here repoduces editorial expressions
widely each of them representative OF the
thought its 1t will be noticed that but two of them are
Northern and that the suggestion that Federal inter
be restore order in Kentucky to be
found the Chattanooga Times we'll an the Providence Even
The statement that the activities of the night riders
have hurt to the State driving out
capital already invested will Kentucky wide berth has
made repeatedly by The Times That not made with
out foundation is testified to by the following.
blow pride ii TeunsssoeAns aud
rely for the safety Of their lives
such would to be
the following upon the admission Of the suao
Government will hold of long there possibility
the Federah GOvernment
anarchy anywhere under It's aachAtAnOOea
Times
Kentucky gaining reputation
citizens The
coming bear significance
Shotgun torch and whip mock the law and no taken contest
their The State government apparently powsre to deal
the Of the Federal
interviewed The spectacle State given over ~narchy
the whole polite longer endurance intOerA
ton. Providence Evening Bulletin.
becoming daring
spite
permitted go
Of the General Assembly the State the Outrags the night riders
defended 1t certainly time that the
doing protection of the
peaceful people of the harmless countes'-savannah News
kentucky OF
daily
support legal authority, protection
paceabe industrious only ordinary
rights 1t he tobacco much the state
than notorious feuds that continued make it
bloody grouud."-BostOn Evening Transcript.
they
acting
punishment
civilization perish
Such heou live the American side by side with
liberty" -Washngton Post
The Times eeve that when all the facts known there
will be Gov Wilson by the press
people outside the STATE He has done all that within his
That he has failed due the fact the State of which he
is Governor blind to its interests and its imperative
duty force from the General Assembly session
enactment of law making the counties by the night riders
responsible for whatever damage property
within its limits.
Until that done there possibility of conviction for
much the that have hVown aside all petense of
animated by purpose help those suffering from the
of working Judges officers of the law and
citizens who have had the manhood ctcse their
Unless that is done The Times other hope of relief
than that every the night rider of the State
shall be patroed by deachmen of mounted infantry
powered by the authorities to make and sufficient
number compel the aendapc of witnessed
and TO guard the until sentence has been passed
true that such would impose heavy the
State but the would be small in with which
Kentucky paying and will continue pay anarchy
longer unchecked and UNPUBLISHED.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-02-27
vwuRsDAY. rtSRUAT II. tO's


~. b. Bennett, who was whipped
Hymight riders ut Dycusburg, KY,
hasannonnced that he will leave
Mentacky, the following public
saaaement having been made over
NE signature.
--To 4be farmers in and around
CENyDe; 4 Will not receive any
ins.ere tobacco at all in Kentucky, or
buY more. expect to go to Arizona
Or Washington state just as soon as
n car wind up my business, and
sthAt-ef w. l.. Bennett, deceased"
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-02-27
RAILROAD AND POLITICS.


1t is time for the public to look railroad business
teprise not issue politics 1t to the of
every railroad that producer and the pros
per- the he has sell the he will and the
work there will be for the railroad And the interest
for the the railroad the better physical
don will be, always has always will
rates.
Why take this great business of politics? 1t
business there to bring gst the demagogues mill
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-02-27
Depreeste Change in Navy Program

New York. Feb. ga resolution
made public last night and which was
Saturday night adopted at a meeting
of the board OF directors Of the Navy
League of the United States. depre-
crates amy action by congress mate
rally changing the program present
ed by the navy department and ap-
proved by the president, particularly
with respect to disturbing the relative
proportions of types and vessels rec
commended"
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-02-27
Legislature Indicted.
Courier Journal.)

ds7srd juries have failed in many
@antiee TO lndIct night riders, but
che dOpkinsville and Christian
co1nty Law and Order League has
indicted the Kentucky legislature,
and the stigma will stick till the
sSolons sidetrack dog tax laws and
aG0hibitIon measures and consider
aAse states most vital problem.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-02-27
Dance on St. Patrick Eve.

A dance will be given on So.
Patricks day, March IL, at the
Rink by the Barnett brothers
and the music will be the best
that can be gotten. No skating
will be allowed on that night and
the best of order wilt be main.
tanned and the dance will chap.
aroned by Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
McGary.
Doy vonr enhecr;Dt;on
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-02-27
iKentucky's Chief Industry.
louisville Times.

It needs to be repeated <frequen tly
GAAt Kentucky's principal crop is to-
aADcco. Otherwise, the uninformed
wnigbt garner the impression that it's
chief industry is raising hell.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-02-27

ded the 14th day Of January,
1908, he has resisted the change
aud the confirmation Of the new
inspector appointed promptly
has been delayed by some ar
rangement to which ! was not
q party and the inquiry into the
full details of all employed IN
the penItentiaries and asylums
and what the work is worth and
what the State gets. for their pay
in order to be able to advise the
General assembly as we'll as un-
necessary Offices, has been delay
ed against my wishes aud with
out my approval.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-02-27
have Report.


l regret that | have not been
able to make this report more
complete, but the General As
sembly met so soon after the
inauguration that 1 have been
unable for that reason aud the
lack of an inspector to get all
the facts necessary to a complete
answer, hut before the next Gen
eral Assembly l shall have an ac
count Of all the people who have
received pay from the State aud
the work il worth and VIII ether
1t is needful or not, aud of The
various statutes adopted to rtgu-
late different callings and thar
usefulness is such as justify eff
cial interference with the natur-
al rights of the people, with ex-
action Of fees for so doing and
present a report on these mat
ters, taking into consideration
simply the need, the actual worth
and the usefulness of each of the
different laws and Offices or jobs
established by statute to do the
work of the State.
AUGUSTUS K. WILSON, Gov.