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The Washington times., 1908-12-18
Capt. Oyster Explains Rea-
son Soiled Books Are
Given Pupils.
BOARD OF TRADE
HEARS THE REPORT
Charge of Loose Business Methods
in Supply Department
Is Made.

The adverse report Of Herbert F. I.
Allen. vice chairman of the committee
on public schools Of the Board Of Trade.
has aroused officials OF the District
schools. Mr. Allen objects 10 the man
ner In which the school supplies ar
regulated and 10 the action OF the
Board Of Education in ordering new
supplies IN excess Of the number for
| which bids had been invited
The school authorities declare MI
Aliens unfamliarity with the facts is
the basis for his remarks concerning the
administration OF affairs
Oyster Explain.
The report OF his own coIamittee SAYS
the board does not purchase supplies.
said Capt. James F. Oyster, president Of
the board. 10 whom Mr.. Allen addressed
his remarks at the meeting of the Board
OF Trade last night at the New Willard
MIR. Allen started to read a cOpv
OF protesting letter he sent 10 the
board some days ago, and il was re-
ported 70 me that his complaint was
caused by the fact that his daughter
was given a sOiled speller. That NAV
be So What Mr.. Allen does nor seem
10 know is that 5000 books were last
year put out Of service by SuDerin-
tendent Chancellor because they were
solled, but as the District Commission
ers had no funds with which 10 give
US oIner textbooks we were forced to
again use some OF those sOiIed ones or
discontinue the classes needing them.
me board has not penny 10 spend.
and MI Aliens own report states that
In answer 10 he criticism OF the
report Itself that the methods of
handling supplies are un nbusinesslfke.
II IS explained that IL was only
few days ago that storage quarters
had been provided by the District,
after long standing request, and
that 1t was obviously impossible to
receive All supplies at Franklin
school, where supplies were kept be-
fore the storage rooms were leased
Report of Mr.. Allen.
The report which so severely critI-
cised the buying and distribution OF
school supplies was submitted tC the
Board Of Trade by Herbert r. L. Allen,
vice chairman OF the committee on
schools
A superintendent Of supplies was rec
Ommended as a remedy for the present
alleged unbusinesSlike methods Of the
board in that department What
amounted to a shirking Of response
bility was charged against the board.
in the report, through It's toleratiOn Of
divided responsibility. The instance of
failure TO distribute 500 spoilers from
known TO be needed at Hubbard School
was cited.
In the discussion Of the report the
Caustic rlSs anent this department
caused the presiding officer finally 10
call for order
To Enforce Child Labor Law.
Two clerks 10 aid them in the en-
forcement Of the child labor law were
finally recommended In the report by
the adoption Of an amendment made by
Captain oyster. president OF the Board
Of Education. who was present His
request for two clerks IN the office of
the superintendent caused Mr.. Allen 20
declare that many OF the actions Of the
Continued on Seventh Page)
The Washington times., 1908-12-18
No Extra Fare to Chicago on 'Tb

No Extra Fare to Chicago on "The
Pennsylvania Limited" No extra fare
is now charged from Washington o..
Baltimore to Chicago or points west -
Alliance o. on The Pennsylvania T5u,-
tied" the Pennsylvania Railroads stan
dard passenger CTafl. The Pennsy.-
vania Limited leaves Washington daily
at HISS a. m. and arrives Chicago at s:s5
the next morning, come citing at Chicago
with through trains &C the West and
Ncrthwest.-AdYt
The Washington times., 1908-12-18
ELECTS CHANCELLOR.

DUBLIN. Dec. 1S.-At a meeting OF
the senate OF the New University. Arch
bishop Walsh, Of Dublin. was elected
chancellor
The Washington times., 1908-12-18

Today-High tide, $3.50 a. m. and 1855 D.
m. Low tide. 10 a. IN. and 10:45 p. m.
TOmorrow-High tide. AZ g. m. and
4;42 p. N. Low tide, 10:47 a. m. and 11:24
D. m.
The Washington times., 1908-12-18

FORECAST FOR THE DISTRICT
Rain this afternoon; generally fair To-
night and Saturday; colder: rli1inl1ITn
temperature tonight slightly bekoyo
freezing; fresh westerly, shifting to
northwesterly winds.
The Washington times., 1908-12-18

SIa5 to Baltimore and Return
Saturdays and Sundays via Pennsyi-
Vapia Railroad. Tickets good returning
until Sunday night All regular trains
a8Sa1t the Congressional Limited"
The Washington times., 1908-12-18
Suspects Acting President of
Venezuela Has Played
False.
REVERSES INJURE
MONEY PROSPECTS
Still Seeks German Financial Aid
Amid Drinking and
Feasting.

THE HAGUE, Dec Is.-The Dutch
fleet has captured n third Venezuelan
ship, according 10 an uHCOnhrmed re-
port that reached here today No
details have been received, nor hHs
the war Omce been OmciaIly notified
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-21

it is In the center of the State and
OF the negro population; it is close to
the mother school at Berea; it is
surrounded by fine farming lands;
and it is in easy reach of the regions
where raw materials are produced.
Our colored people have raised for
the school over one thousand dol
lars, more than any county in the
State so far, except Madison, which
is handicapped by having the school
for whites.
Last summer President Frost Of
Berea, drove over a large part of this
county with me and discussed our SUI
perior advantages with great free
dom. The Louisville and Lexington
Commercial Clubs have dined Pres
ident Frost and had him make them
talks on the subject and they are
thoroughly alive to the chance, but
we who have advantages over both
OF them seem to be asleep. This is
not our custom. Let us have him
over here and find out what there is
In this great enterprise for us.
LUCIEN BECKNER.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-21
BIG TOBACCO CROP
PLANNED IN CLARK
Farmers Who Never Before Planted,
Burning Beds and New Barns
Building.
Lexington Herald.)

WINCHESTER, KY, Dee. 21.-
From present indications the largest
crop of tobacco ever raised in Clark
county will be grown next year. The
farmers have been busy for the past
two weeks burning the beds and max
ing other. preparations for the grow
ing of the crop in 1909. Farmers
who have never before engaged in
the raising of tobacco are making
preparations to put in large crops
next year and at present there are
six large tobacco barns under con-
struction in different parts of the
county and as many more farmers
contemplating the building of larger
barns on their places to enable them
to house the crop they intend raising
next wear.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-21
WARM DAYS HELP
So e ~ GRASS IN MADISON.
Wheat and Rye. Have Healthy Ap-
pearance and Tobacco Growers
Are Shipping Their Crops.


RICHMOND, KY, Dec. 21.-The
unusual warm days of the past week
caused all the grass to sprout up
and begin growth equal to that of
an early spring. In fact, nearly all
the week has had an appearance of
weather conditions equal to that of
spring.
Wheat and rye have been taking
advantage of the warm weather and
have a healthy appearance. The
past week has also been an unusual
ly busy one for the tobacco growers
Of this county. They have been
hauling their product all week to the
depot for shipment.
The bank officials of this city say
their Institutions Golfers are running
over with tobacco money. 1t is
claimed that Madison raised the
largest crop of any county in the
State, very few of its farmers being
in sympathy with the Burley Tobac-
co Society.
A considerable quantity of wheat
has also been hauled to this city the
past week and sold to the ]. w.
Earring Grain and Mill Company here
for prices ranging from 90 cents to
$780,
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-21
THE POOR ARE
ALWAYS W|THuS'
Liberal Responses Are Coming to
Santa Claus Association For
The Children

The Financial Committee Of the
Santa Claus Association reports that
they had a good day Sunday, but
they have not yet received enough
monev to meet the obligations which
the Purchasing Committee have in
Cured; but they have no uneasiness
of not being able to get the money.
The presents and other packages
will be arranged Thursday morning
in the store building just north of the
VIM Furniture Company, where
Shearer, the Florist, will have his
display. This work will be in charge
of Mrs. c. E. Lyddane, Miss C. c..
Page and Miss Sue Peddicord who
have had charge of this part of the
work for the past five wears and any
who wish to see how it is conducted
are privileged to come in Thursday
morning.
The packages will be distributed
Thursday afternoon.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-21
THE MEAT OF IT.

Francis P. Fleming, former cover.
nor of Florida, died at his home in
Jacksonville.
Mrs. Nellie G. Purcell Of Rochester,
Mimi, recently discharged as cured
from insane hospital, ended life by
locking herself in trunk and in
haling chloroform.
Abe Raymer, alleged leader of the
Springfield Qll.) riots, has been con-
victed of robbery during the race
troubles.
Residents of Puy, Notre Dame,
France, were thrown into a panic by
an earthquake shock, which did little
damage.
Cardinal Victor Lucian Sulpice
Lecot, archbishop of Bordeaux, died
at Chamberg, France, while return
ing from visit to Rome.
William Stockton's plea for self
defense and insanity was accepted by
the Hot Springs Is. d. jury which
tried him on a charge Of numbering
R. G. Cramer.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-21
MILITARY DRILL OF
K. W. C. STUDENTS
College Athletic Association Realize
Nice Sum From Saturdays
Entertainment.

The military drill and entertain
ment given by the Cadets of Ken
lucky Wesleyan at the Auditorium
Skating Rink Saturday night was
quite success in every way. A GER
tain per cent of the ticket receipts
were given for the benefit of the ath-
letic department of the college and
quite a sum was realized as they
were greeted by one of the largest
crowds seen at the Auditorium this
season.
The people of Winchester are TAX
ing great deal of interest in the
military department of the college
and are very proud of it and never
fail to come out when they can to
see the boys in blue perform.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-21
To the Editor of The News:


Apropos of the article that recent
ly appeared in your editorial col
umns on the new school for negroes
which Berea is planning and prepar-
ing for, it may be interesting to your
readers to learn a few details. To-
gether with the sum which will be set
aside from the endowment of old Be-
rea as belonging to the negro, there
will be raised sufficient to make the
endowment of the new school $780,
600. Two hundred thousand Of this
will be expended in real estate and
buildings. The desire Of the promot-
ers is to purchase a square mile
of good farming land in the center
of which the buildings will be erect
ed. They desire also to be near a
good town where transportation ia
cilities are good and to be on a ma
cadamized public road. Close enough
to railroad to have their own sta
ton is also part of the plan. These
arrangements minimize the oppor-
tunities for contact between the pup
lis and their white neighbors, give the
students a chance to learn agricul-
ture and assure whatever neighbor-
hood the school is located In that
it will not be detrimental but
will be an assistance In helping the
farmer to solve the labor problem,
which makes farming a bugbear.
Raising the grade of intelligence of
labor enriches the neighborhood and
the county. Ignorant labor is the
heaviest tax the South now pays.
The school is to have no academic
department as that is the most ex-
pensive branch of school work and
the branch that is least needed. The
main purpose Of the school is agri-
cultural and mechanical. The boys
being taught to be more efficient in
the work they will have to do when
they go out and to be better citizens
ana the girls taught cooking, laun-
drying, etc.
1t is surprising to find that our
people are not after this enterprise
with their accustomed enterprise and
vigor. We went after the Kentucky
Wesleyan College with an impetus
that swept away all opposition.
There is six or eight times the money
In the new school and it will work
amongst part of our people In vast
ly more need of Improvement than
are the people the K. W. C. reaches.
This city has advantages that few
can boast of as the location Of this
school. Its transportation facilities
are the best; it has water and gas;
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-21

81 have suffered a good deal with
malaria and stomach complaints,
but l have now found a remedy that
keeps me well, and that remedy is
Electric Bitters; medicine that is
medicine for stomach and liver trou-
bles. and for run down conditions"
saws w. c. Kiestler, of Halliday,
Ark. Electric Bitters purify ard en-
rich the blood, tone up the nerves,
and impart vigor and energy to the
weak Your money viii be refunded
If it fails to help you. SOC at Phil
lips Drug store.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-21
REPAIRING ORGAN
AT THE AUDITORIUM.
Manager Scobee Has Ordered Sever
al New Music Pieces For the
Skating Rink.

Professor Redmon, of the Rudolph
Wurlitzer Music Company was in the
city Monday repairing and returning
the organ at the Auditorium Skating
Rink. Professor Redmon says that
Winchester has one of the best and
most up-to-date skating Kinks to be
found in Central Kentucky. Man
ager Scobee of the Auditorium has
also ordered several new pieces of
music for the organ.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-21
All Tobacco of 1908 Sold.

Practically all the tobacco that
was grown in this county this year
has been sold, and in almost every
instance the farmers are well pleas
ed with the prices they received.
A great deal of blowing is being
done now and the ground is being
put in shape for the early planting.
Trading in live stock among the far
mers here this week has been unus-
ually quiet, probably due to the fact
that there have been several public
sales of stock and crops this week
and most of the buying was done at
these sales. -
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-21
penman 70 Retain Force.

Columbus, O., Dec. 81. = Attorney
General Denman has announced his
intention to retain the present Office
force, including First Assistant w.
H. Miller of Clepmont county and
Second Assistant John A. Album of
Cuyahoga county. Special Counsel
S. w. Bennett will retire from the
Office to engage in practice of law
here. Mr.. Denman is now cemplet-
ing the term of Wade H. Ellis, and
has announced he will retain the as
sistants of the latter except Mr.. Ben.
nett, who voluntarily retires.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-21
NAnON's SUGAR BILL
Uncle Same Population Spends MIL
lion = Dav For Sweetenino.

Sn(tS S4ttt - TORotaktsSH 0<(D0o . WIZ
lion Day For sweetening.
Washington, Dec. 21.-Cold figures
gathered by the bureau of statistics
show that the average American citi-
zen consumes half his own weight in
sugar every year, and Uncle Sans
sugar bill averages a million dollars
q day.
A statement issued by the bureau
reads more like popular fiction than
the ordinary government report. The
total consumption of sugar In the
United States in 1907, which is the
latest year for which statistics are
available, reached the almost un-
thinkable figure of 1908, 667 ,975
pounds.
Calculating this enormous total at
the average retail price of 51h cents
per pound" the report states, I'VE
get a total of s372,000,000 as its cost
to the consumer, or more than ST.
100000 for each of the 365 days Of
the year."
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-21
Pulitzer to Visit Panama.

Newport News, Va, Dec. 21.-Jo-
seph Pulitzer, publisher of the New
York World, accompanied by a party
of friends and several staff writer's,
arrived off Old Point Comfort on Mr..
Pulitzer's yacht Liberty. 1t is stated
that he is on his way to Panama TO
investigate the conditions prevailing
in the canal zone, and probably to Sc
cure evidence in connection with the
purchase of the canal property by the
government.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-21
FIRST PASSENGERS ON
NEW L. E. N. TRAIN.

DIR. Washington Miller and wife
were the first Winchester people to
go to Florida on the new L. & N.
through train to Jacksonville. They
will spend the winter at their home
in DeLand, Florida.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-21
UNCLAIMED LETTERS.

Bunch, Arab.
Bntler, Marion.
Curtis, Miss Laura.
Caules, G.
Fugate, viii.
Holden, Frank.
Hampton, Chas.
Murphy, NJ. E.
May, Joseph.
Marble, Glare.
Newkirk, Mrs. Annie.
Parnell, Miss Ellen.
Powell, C. d.
Rismon, j. T.
Ramsey, Minor.
Sheets, Mrs. Hallia.
Stevenson, Rev. w: II.
Simmons, George.
Tyler, j. B.
r. R. PERRY, Postmaster
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-21
APPRECIATES ADS. IN
WINCHESTER NEWS,
Jouett's Insurance Agency Says
Small Display Offer of CaIen-
dars Brought Crowd of
'.is People.
Editor of the Winchester News:

Editor of the Winchester News:
How many thousand subscribers
have you? Last week we put mod
est notice in your paper telling the
good people of Winchester and Clark
county to call at our office and get
their calendars. The next morning
much to our delight, the rush began.
We have been busy handing them out,
ever since but have some left which
we will continue giving until all are
gone.
JOUETTS INSURANCE AGENCY.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-21
Night Rider on Stand Today.

Union City, Tenn, Dec. 21.-Frank
Fehringer, the self-confessed member
OF the night rider clan and one Of
the states principal witnesses, is on
the witness stand today in the night
riders trial. An unusually large
crowd is in attendance, owing to the
sensational nature of the testimony
to be given, and an extra detail of
soldiers is on duty.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-21
Hannahan to Resian.

New York, Dec. 21.-Announce-
ment was made here that John ].
Hannahan. grand master of Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen and En-
ginemen, would on Jan. 1 next sever
his official connection with the organ
izaticn to take the vice presidency
Of the American Automatic Stoker
company, with Offices in Chicago.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-21
A DANGEROUS OPERATION.

is the removal of the appendix by a
surgeon. No one who takes DR..
Kings New Life Pills is ever subject
to this frightful ordeal. They work
90 quietly you don't feel them. They
cure constipation, headache bilious
ness and malaria. 25c at Phillips
Drug store.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-21
Discriminating Woman.

Lady theatrical managers seem to
be peculiarly fortunate, or rather pc
culiarly clever at gauging. the taste
of the public. Possibly they are not
so vain as the actor-manager, or they
choose their plays with greater acu-
men, or they pay more attention to
trifies and good management in small
matters.-London Graphic.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-21
NEW SALESMAN.

Mr.. Will P. VIM, the well-known
salesman, has accepted a position as
salesman with Henry H. Hall and
will be glad to see any of his friends
who may want something in the fur
niture or crockery line.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-21
Operators Steal Thousands.

Portland, Ore, Dec. 21.-It has
been discovered that operators for
the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany on the Pacific coast have rob-
bed the company and it's patrons of
thousands of dollars by failing to
send messages, destroying the copy
and pocketing the money.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-21
COMMUNICATIONS

(Under this head the Editor of The
Winchester News invites anyone to
contribute on subjects of general in
terest. The Editor does not neces-
sarily agree with any communica-
ton published. 7 Editor of The
News.)
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-21
FLEET LEAVES CtYlON
Begins Longest Leg of Trip Around
the World.

Washington, Dec. 21.-Rear Ad-
miral Charles S. Sperry, commanding
the American battleship fleet, has ca
bled the navy department that the
feet made its departure from Colon
DO, Ceylon, for Suez. The message
was in cipher and very brief. The
fleet has begun the longest single leg
of its world cruise through the In
dian ocean, the Arabian and Red seas.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-21
THIS is WORTH READING.

Leo F. ZeEnski, of So Gibson St,
Buffalo, N. Y, says: 81 cured the
most annoying cold sore l ever had,
with Bucklen's Arnica Salve. / APP
piled this salve once a day for two
days, when every trace of the sore
was gone" Heals all sores. Sold
under guarantee at Phillips drug
store. 25c.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-21
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

FOR SALE.-First-class, second
hand, Moore's Air Tight heater.
Will sell cheap for cash, if sold at
once. T. S. BUSH, on the corner.
12-21-6t
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-21
TWO CHILDREN CREMATED
Parents Unable to Rescue Them
From BURNING Home,

From Burning Home.
Traverse City, Mich, Dec. I'll
Two children were crema.ed when
the home of Edward Toner was burn
ed in the village of Interlochen, IA
miles west of this city. The family
were all in bed when Mrs. Toner was
awakened by the fire. There was just
time for herself and her sick husband
to escape with baby which was
sleeping in their room, leaving Mary,
5, and Lyman, 3, who were in another
ROOM
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-21
ALL DEFENDANTS
WERE IN RAID
Frank Ferringer Testifies at Union
City Against Rankin's
SIayers.
Special to The News.

UNION CITY, Tenn, Dec. 21.-
Frank Ferringer, night rider, testi-
fed for the State today that all the
defendants participated in the raid
that ended in Captain Rankin's death.
He declared that Garrett johnson led
the band, that Bob Hoffman and
Sam Applewaite shot Rankin and
that Jess Carter put the rope around
Rankin neck.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-21

Persistent advertising is absolute
Iy necessary for the man who has a
good thing to sell, for the people will
forget.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-21
Castro Enters HosnitaI-

Berlin, Dec. 21.-President Castro
of Venezuela was removed to Dr. Is
rael's hospital to undergo a course
of treatment and dieting.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-21
WOUNDED CURB BROKER
Dies MONDAY MORNING
Harry Suydam Shot BY John lums-
den Saturday Expires.

Special to The News.
NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-Harry
Suvdam, the curb broker shot by
John Lumsden, an inventor, Satur-
-day,.died today.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-21

All kinds of China on a special ia
bic. YOUR CHOICE FOR TEN
CENTS. HENRY H. HALL.
I2-l4-e-o.d.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-21
SEE.

Fox Bros. for your Christmas coal.
12-21-2t
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-21
MEDICINE THAT is MEDICINE.

R. R. PERRY, Postmaster.