The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-03-19
IN OUR OWN STATE
tobacco Raids Worse than Ever and
No Hope in Sight-FIve Drowned
Near Ashland.

Near Ashland.
TOBACCO WAR WORSE: -Appar-
emily Kentucky has been given over
to the mercies Of the night riders for
another two years, unless Gov. Will
son calls an extra session. The Sem
ate substituted Senator Burnam's an
thrust bill for the McChord bill
giving the state police power over
the tobcco industry, which lawyers
agree is unconstitutional and the
House refused to accept the substi-
tute. So there will be no relief in
that direction. The bill to give grow
ers a chance to recover damages from
any county which allows lawless-
ness has been defeated, as has the
bill allowing changes of venue and
the Intervention Of circuit courts. So
there will be no suppression of law
lessness unless the Independents be-
come lawless to do the work. And
the trouble is growing worse and is
spreading. There is not room to give
a list of all the outrages of the past
week, nor to tell of the damage
done, but it is steadily growing worse.
The marauders have taken to pois-
oning cattle and have extended their
raids to the Blue Grass, which is
about to take its place as a lawless
community. The legislature hav-
ing failed of its duty, there is no rem
edy in sight except a special ses-
sion. Independent growers are Civ
ing up the fight.
APPEAL TO UNCLE SAM: There
is movement among the indepen-
dent tobacco growerH to appeal to the
U. S. Government on the ground that
the state and county officers are not
giving adequate protection.
FIVE DROWNED:-Five persons
were drowned thru the sinking of
a fleet of coal barges off Ashland,
NY, on saturday.
RICHMOND GUARDING CHILD
REN:-Since the Collinwood fire
there has been great activity among
the officials in Richmond to prevent
any such accident in the schools there
There have been a number of fire
drills held, and plans are being made
for the installation OF fire escapes.
STOLE HANDCUFFS:-Shade An
gel was locked up in Richmond last
Saturday on a charge Of stealing
pair Of handouts from Deputy U. S.
Marshall, W. II. Mays. Mays says
Angel stole the handouts from
rack on train, and with them tried
to pass himself off as law officer
HUMAN HAND FOUND:--A mys-
terry has been developed in Jackson.
Breathitt County, over the finding
of human hand wrapped up in an
old newspaper 1t was found by Arch
lie Cope in house he had just moved
into, which was once occupied by
John ID. Strong. There is no clue
as to who owned the hand
NEGROES SHOOT DRUAiMERS:-
-Four travelling men were shot from
ambush by negroes in Webster coun-
ty Sunday. The negroes were friends
of Jake Mcdowell, who shot the De
putty Town Marshal of Providence.
and thought the travelling men we're
members OF a mob ON the way TO
Dixon to lynch Mcdowell. ]. b. Bar
ry, of Louisville, and p. b. Carter
were badly wounded. Mcdowell was
taken to Henderson for safekeeping.
and when the mob from Providence
arrived at Dixon the prisoner was
not there. -Four negroes have been
arrested on the charge of shooting the
travelling men.
KILLS WIFE BY MISTAKE: --Hugh
Hollis, formerly of Louisville, and
now employed in the Internal Reve-
nue. Bureau at Washington, shot
and killed his young wife Friday
morning, installing her for burglar
A. S. WINSTON DEAD:-Avery S.
Winston. a lesding banker and citi-
zen of Lexington. died at his home
there Sunday.