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The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-10
OLD NE|GHBORS
WELCOME B|NNS
Peterborough Makes Hero of Wireless
0perat0r-GuiId Hall
is Packed.

Peterborough, England, Feb. TO-
Jack" Binns, the wireless telegraph
operator, who was on board the
steamer Republic at the time of her
collision off the Nantucket light ship,
with the steamer Florida, was given
a rousing reception in Peterborough.
his native town, when he arrived
here from London. He was met at
the railroad station with bands play
ing See the Conquering Hero
Comes" and the mayor in his robes
Of Office extended him a welcome.
A procession of carriages with
Binns in the lead and headed by the
bands then made triumphal progress
through cheering crowds from the
station to the Guild hall. The Guile
hall was packed with the leading citi.
zens Of Peterborough, and all rose
and cheered wildly when Binns, his
sweetheart on his arm, entered. The
mayor made a hearty speech of well
come, and said to Binns:
Your pluck and courage have ex-
cited the admiration of America and
the whole world. Some men are dec
GRATED for the slaughter of thousands;
you have saved thousands, by your
gallantry. We present you with this
address as permanent record Of
your bravery. Your fellow citizens
are very proud of you"
In few modest words Binns then
thanked the mayor for the welcome
extended him and said there were
greater heroes on board the Republic
than himself. He had only done his
duty. The men of the engine room
had risked their lives by remaining
below to open the steam valves, an
act which saved every one from being
blown up.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-10
LOBBYISTS ARE
ON THE CARPET
Postal Employees Must Explain Con-
duct to Postmaster Gen.
eral Meyer.

Washington, Feb. 10.-Acting upon
charges made against three officers
of the organizations of postal en-
ployes, Postmaster General Meyer
served notice that he would allow
them two days in which to defend
themselves of the allegations of lob,
bying before cengre> in the interest
of legislation affecting postal en-
ployes. Officials of the department
declined to divulge the names of
those who made the complaints
against the three men accused of al
legged attempts to influence legisla-
ton.
The complaints were made against
Frank T. Rogers, of Chicago, presi-
dent of the Association of Post
Office Clerks; William E. Kelley, of
Brooklyn, president of the National
Association of Letter Carriers, and E..
H. Roberts, of this city, representing
the railway postal clerks.
In the case Of Messrs. Kelley ano
Rogers the postmaster general has
also cancelled their leaves of absence
and issued instructions to them to re-
turn Immediately" to their respec-
tive posts of duty.
The three men represent about 49,
600 employees of the postal service.
The postoffice is confronted with the
greatest deficit in its history, it is de-
clared, and the action of these repre-
sentatives is embarrassing to the de-
partment 1t Is stated in this con-
necticn that the postmaster general
has written letters to the chairman OF
the postoffice committee of the two
house of congress declaring that,
while he favors legislation to improve
the condition of the postal employees,
he can not recommend such action at
this time, in view of the condition of
the postal revenues.
He also informed them that If they
will establish a special parcel post on
rural routes it will increase the rev.
enue by many millions of dollars
without any outlay, because there will
be no costs Of railroad transportation.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-10
COMMITTEES TO
Be APPOINTED
W. O. w. Are Preparing For Meet
ing of Grand Lodge on
March 9.

At the regular meeting of Winches-
ter Camp, No. 80, w. o. W., Friday
night, all the committees on arrange
ments for the meeting of the Grand
Lodge which will take place here
March 9, will be appointed. Fully 500
delegates are expected when the
Grand Lodge meets. The Woodmen
Circle, which is the ladies department
of the order, will also meet here at
that time.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-10
HART CHAPTER AT THE
AUDITORIUM RINK
Beautiful Valentine Party Will Be
Held BY D. A. r. Fri
day Night.

The Hart Chapter, Daughters of
the American Revolution, will hold a
beautiful valentine party at the Aud
itorium next Friday night. Plans are
being perfected daily. There are now
between so and 100 skating couples
arranging to be on the floor in the
Grand March.
The proceeds of the entertainment
will be used as a fund to build a
monument of Hart, the famous Clark
county sculptor.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-10
FIRST DISTRIBUTION OF MONEY
ON 1907 CROP IS NOW READY
CLARK County Board OF Control Notifies Growers To Call At Office And
Receive Checks For Distribution No l.

The growers of this county will in
the next few days receive $22S,OOO
on their 1907 crop. Checks are now
at the office of the Clark County
Board of Control of the Burley To-
bacco Society for distribution No. l
OF the 1907 crop to the growers. This
means that there will be $228,OOO put
in circulation at once among the far
mers of this county. The following
is the official notice sent out by the
Board of Control;
Notice to Tobacco Growers.
Growers who have tobacco in the
1907 pool will please call at the Of
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-10
Gotham spitters Fined.

New York, Feb. 10.-A campaign
against the expectorating nuisance
was. instituted in this city by the
health department. More than $50
arrests were made Of men caught in
the act of violating the ordinance.
Magistrates in the courts had their
hands full in dealing with the pris-
oners, nearly all Of whom were fined,
usually q dollar each.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-10
CAPTURE ESCAPED
NEGRO PRISONER.

RICHMOND, KY, Feb. 1O.-WiI
Denham, the negro who recently broke
into the girls dormitory of the Nor
NAL School here, and was captured
by students, but afterward escaped
from an officer, who rescued him
was arrested today at Lockland, O.
He will be brought here for trial.
When the negro was captured by
the male students they had a rope
ready to lynch him.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-10
Mr.. JOHN w. RICE VERY ILL.

Mr.. John W. Rice was stricken
with heart trouble about 2:45 We'd
nesday afternoon and fell on the
street in the North End. He was at
just reported dead but at the time of
going to press he has been removed
o his home on Cook avenue and efforts
are being made to revive him. Re-
ports are that he will probably not re-
cover as he was still unconscious.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-10
1850 HOGSHEADS
ALREADY DELIVERED
Half of Pooled Tobacco of Fayette
Turned Over to Pur-
chaserS.

All of the efforts OF the Fayette
County Equity Warehouse Company
are directed at this time to the de-
livering of tobacco to the purchasers
of the two pooled crops Of 1906 and
1907. There were about $500 hogs
heads raised in Fayette county and
pooled in the two years, Of this
amount up to the present time about
1880 hogsheads have been delivered.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-10

flee OF the Clark County Equity Ware
house Company and receive their
checks for distribution No. 1 on the
1907 crop. Where liens are held
against crop of tobacco, all parties
holding the liens as well as the own
ers OF the tobacco must be present
when the check is delivered so that
they can agree on the amount and IN
terest due on the liens and the cor
rect amount paid to each lien holder
All contracts held by growers must
be presented when the check is de-
livered.
CLARK co. BOARD OF CONTROL
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-10
GOING. TO PUBLIC SALE.

Quite number of city people, in
Guiding number of candidates, left
the city Wednesday morning to at
tend the public sale of land, stock and
crop of Couchman and oJnes on the
Mt. Sterling pike. The sale was con-.
Quoted by auctioneer j. r. Bush.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-10
improvements Planned.

The management expects to build a
fence twelve feet high on the west
end of the park. They will add addi-
tional bleachers and will improve the
grand stand, In addition to those
improvements a wire netting or heavy
wire fence with large meshes will be
built the entire length of the right
field and down the left field to the
end of the present bleachers, so as
to exclude the spectators from the
diamond. The club will also have to
buy a complete set of uniforms which
will cost at least $3.50; they must
pay their guarantee fund Of $500,
$3.50 of which is to be paid today in
Richmond, and the remaining $3.50 on
the first day of April; they will also
have to pay the rent on the ground
and likewise the deficit from last year,
so it is readily seen that there is not
near enough money yet subscribed to
properly run the club and to make
the improvements which the manage
ment think is necessary for the pleas
1re and comfort of the spectators.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-10
FOUR MINERS BURNED.

Special to The News.
WHEELING, w. Va, Feb. TO-
Four miners were fatally burned by
an explosion of powder in the Gaylord
mine near here.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-10
WILL RAISE TOBACCO.

A number of Estill county farmers
will try their hands on raising tobac-
co this year. This will not be alto
gether in the nature of an experiment
for it is known that fine tobacco can
be grown in this county. Some of them
will put in large crops.-Estill Coun-
ty Herald.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-10
CLASS MEETING POSTPONED.

On account Of the absence of the
teacher from the city this week the
Chandler Bible Class will not have
their social meeting; but will meet
with Mr.. Geo.. Tomlinson the second
Friday night In next month.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-10
1.-TWO SENT TO ASYLUM.

OWINGSVILLE,~ Ky, Feb. 10
Isaac Stewart and Buck Manning
were tried here yesterday on a charge
of lunacy. Both were sent to the in
sane asylum at Lexington. Manning's
hallucination is religion. He was very
violent and had to be handcuffed,
while Stewart was very quiet.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-10
BEST CONDITION
OF ANY OFFICE
Inspector Terhune Says Circuit Clerk
Fox's Office Finest Shape
in State.

Mr.. w. c. Terhune, State Inspector
OF county officials offices who was In
this city last week, after completing
his trip through the State. said that
the books in the office of Circuit Clerk
W. I. Fox here, were in the best con-
dition Of any Of the offices he had been
in in the State.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-10
CALIFORNIA STANDS PAT.

Special to The News.
SACRAMENTO, Cal, Feb. 1O.-The
efforts of Governor Gillett and sup
porters to effect compromise on the
anti-Japanese legislation failed
Grove Johnson, author Of the bills,
announced he would stand pat.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-10
JOINT MEETING OF CITY AND
COUNTY BOARDS OF EDUCATION
Will Be Held Thursday Morning To Discuss Plans For City and County
High School For Winchester And Clark County.

A joint meeting of the City and
County Boards of Education will be
held in the County Court room Thurs
day morning at 10 o'clock for the pur-
pose of discussing the plan for the
erection of the new High School for
the children of the county schools as
required by the new school law.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-10
Canvassing Committee.

The canvassing committee made
their report and they were requested
to continue soliciting subscriptions to
stock. The management will give
Winchester one of the best teams and
one of the best ball parks in the
league if the citizens are sufficiently
interested to subscribe for the stock.
The club hopes to sell enough stock
to complete the improvements, pay
their guarantee fund, pay off what
Indebtedness they may now owe, and
fully equip the team with uniforms
and other paraphanalia and have ST.
900 to their credit with which to be-
gin the season.
With that much Ii. oney on hand it
insures the players that there will be
no question about their salary, and
with the players satisfied, that they
will get their money, they will of
course, give better work. 1t now be-
hOves our citizens to subscribe early
and literally to the stock of the com
pany.
Elect Officers.
The stockholders Tuesday night
elected the following as directors:
W. r. Thomas.
j. Q. Stewart.
George Hon.
w. II. Hodgkin.
H. H. Phillips.
B. r. JOuett.
Walton ROunsavall.
B. d. Golf.
w. S. Duty.
These directors will elect the of
ficerS of the corporation.
The meeting appointed w R. Thorn
as, B. r. Jouett, H. H. Phillips, and
j. Q. Stewart as a committee to at
tend the meeting of the Blue Grass
League to be held at Richmond We'd
nesday. They will give a full report
Thursday of what was done at the
meeting.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-10

The law provides that the school
may be built jointly by the county and
city and used by the children of both.
where there is no difference in the
studies, and it is thought that this
will be done instead of the county
building it separately. A full attend
anee is desired at the meeting.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-10
SECRETARY OF TREASURY.

Special to The News.
CHICAGO, Feb. 1O-The name of
Cranklin Macvough, a merchant of
this city, will be presented to Pres
ident-elect Taft for Secretary of
Treasury.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-10
CANAL ZONE BILL PASSES.

Special to The News.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1O.-The
House by 2O3 to 101 passed the bill
providing for the government of the
Panama Canal Zone and the con-
struction of the canal.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-10
PAINFUL INJURY.

Oscar Ecton, one of the employees
of The News Office, had his hand
badly mashed in a job press We'd
nesday morning. Though no bones
were broken, he sustained very
painful injury and it will be several
days before he will be able to use ii
freely again.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-10

An actor is like an Indian: When
he wants to marry again he pays no
attention to the fact that heis married
already.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-10
TAFT Is REPORTED.

Special to The News.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 10.-The
wireless reports Taft and party three
hundred miles off south mouth of the
Mississippi.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-10
PAYS $500 FOR LOT.

DIR. Lyon bought Tuesday from T.
c. Robinson, lot on Lexington ave-
nue. for 81, 500.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-10

When max comes home he asks
his wife one of two questions. One
is, as dinner ready?" and the other
is, SIS supper ready"
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-10

When a man is good he is apt to
make three-ring circus of his good
ness.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-10
WINCHESTER TO KEEP FRANCHISE
IN THE BLUE GRASS LEAGUE
Enthusiastic Meeting Of Baseball Fans Tuesday Night Makes Matter
Certainty Schedule COnmite Meets Wednesday At Richmond.


There was an enthusiastic meeting
Tuesday night at the Court House
of those interested in baseball. The
necessary money to authorize the
team to be incorporated had not been
subscribed, but this was arranged
temporarily so that the committee
that was sent to Richmond Wednes-
day could report that Winchester
would take the franchise and would
thus be member of to Blue Grass
League for the comine EAR.
Those who were present were much
elated over the outlook for this years
team but to make the team the sue
cess that the management desired,
it is necessary for our citizens to
come forward and subscribe for the
remaining stock.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-26
LANDLORDS HANDED k>LEMoN
Chicago Court Rules Against the Ex-
cIusiOn of Children from
Dwellings.

Chicago children have been given the
right to live-in any flat, apartment house
or dwelling which they and their parents
desire to occupy. and they can stay just as
long as their fathers pay the rent. The
landlord cannot longer tell the man Of un-
limited family and limited means to go to
the suburbs n build himself q house II he
insists on providing a roof for his sons and
daughters,
The state law, which landlords and their
attorneys had laughed at, declaring II un-
constitutional and class legislation to pro-
hiblt their turning away tenants with chill
dren, was upheld as constitutional by NUM-
clpaI Judge Hines, and II the decision
stands unreversed in the higher courts Chi
cage tenants, through their spokesman,
Roua r. Longenecker, say they have estab-
lished an important means by which many
II ings, from reasonable periods for re-
papering the rooms to proper degrees of
heat in zero weather, nay be regulated
by law.
A the lawyers laughed at me and said
of course the law was unconstitutional. but
l went ahead and took a chance" said At
torney Longenecker. The case was brought
on Mr.. Longenecker's complaint that w
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-26

The newsboys of the city got their ChTist-
mas, too. 'Mogey" Bernstein, probation
officer, and his assistants, together with
representatives from the newsboy forces
from each of the three papers Of Omaha,
gave out dinner baskets to $50 newsboys
Friday afternoon.
Each Of the newsies got a live chicken,
together with all proper trimmings for a
Christmas dinner, and a pair of warm
woolen mittens.
The Omaha City mission more than car
SEASON by providing 1.4cO poor people with
Christmas dinners, and made many hearts
happy by special Christmas services and
entertainments.
At 8 O'clock in the morning there was a
special meeting and gathering for the boys,
Following a short program and dlstribu-
tlon of gifts came a sleigh ride for all.
department were treated to a program,
gifts, stereopticon lecture by Rev. L.. o.
Baird. pastor OF the st. Mary's Avenue
Congregational church, and many other
forms of entertainment.
The evening was given over to the men.
who were entertained with a s~tereopticor
entertainment by Rev. Mr.. Baird. and thare
were other features.
Tho Mission hall on North Tenth street
had been Hastily decorated for the festive
occasion and a Christmas tree
laden with presents and good things, oc.
cupied a prominent position.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-26

s. Boyleston, on assuming control of the
flats at 511 East Sixteenth street, had re-
fused to renew the Longenecker lease, de-
claring that he did not care to rent to
families with children As Mr.. Longe-
necker has a son 8 years old and a daugh-
ter aged 5, he saw the point, but instead
of submitting he went to the courts.
1T is the first case that has been brought
up under this law. and unless the supreme
court reverses it 1t will mean serious conse-
quences for any landlord who refuses to
rent his flats to families with children
commented Mr.. Longenecker. Judge Hines
ID to be congratulated on unfolding the
law"
Judge Hines in the opinion declared that
children have as much right to protection
as the game OF the state, and the game
laws have been universally upheld. Power
placed in the hands OF landlords to drive
large families to hotels or dwelling houses,
both of which are beyond the purses of
the majority, tends to encourage race sui
| eide, he limited. Amy law that will make
for the comfort. safety and welfare of the
community, he declared, is well within the
police powers of the state.
''In the exercise OF this" he said, the
general assembly may prohibit all things
hurtfuI to the comfort, safety and welfare
of society, even though the prohibition in
volve the right OF liberty or property Of an
Observation-Disclosures Post.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-26
GEORGE P. SHELDON IS DEAD
Deposed President of Phoenix Fire
Insurance Company Passes Away,
INDICTED FOR GRAND LARCENY
Detectives Were Waiting Ills RecOv-
cry with Extrndition Papers to
Take Him Back to New
York.

GREENWICH, Conn, Dec. 25.-George
Preston Sheldon, the deposed president Of
the Phoenix Fire Insurance company of
Brooklyn, under indictment Tor grand
larceny in connection with financial irregu-
larlties in the company recently exposed
by the state insurance department OF New
York, died at his home here today, ig-
norant of the fact that detectives were
waiting with extradition papers, ready to
take him to New York for trial in the
event Of his recovery. At the time the af-
fairs OF the company were arrange in a
statement by the New oYrk insurance de
partment recently. Sheldon lay critically
III Of ptomalne poisoning, and in view OF
his condition, details OF the investigation
ind news OF his indictment were withheld
from him. He never rallied, However
Sheldon had been president OF the Phoe-
nix Fire Insurance company OF Brooklyn
Tor twenty-one years prior to his removal,
and was one of the most prominent resi-
dents Of Greenwich. The report Of the
investigation, made by William II. Hotch-
kiss, state superintendent Of insurance OF
New York, declared that the company had
for years vaded an official investigation
at sheldon's dictation, and that by consent
o fthe directors he had pledged the Sc
ourlties OF the company for loans. Sums
a%ggregating $4,000 had ben loaned, 1t was
charged, to former officers of the state
Insurance department. Sheldon, It was
further alleged. had overdrawn his owr
salary and had used the c~ompany's fund.-
in speculation.
Sheldon was born in New York sixty
two years ago, and was a graduate Of
Yale. In 1855 he was elected president Of
the Phoenix Fire Insurance company OF
Brooklyn. A widow, three daughters ant
two sons survive him.