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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-10-19
Humiliating.

A contributor TO the columns of the
Louisville Times, commenting upon the
most recent eccentricity of Governor
Augustus E. Wilson, says: 1--WE can
excuse the extraordinary grammatical
construction of Governor Wilson's SEN
fences, and excuse great many things
which he does that do not actually in
volve the public welfare within our
own midst, but it is difficult to excuse
official action which misrepresents the
State of Kentucky and invites tt e clti-
zen to individual violence in lieu of the
enforcement of the laws of the COM
monwealth. AS a matter of fact, the
whole attitude of the Governor with
regard to the night rider has been fu-
tile and in many respects lacking in
reasonable judgment. The expendi-
ture of 5000, 900 to suppress the social
ed nigbt-riding has been without
effect, and an effort has been made to
punish the Individual citizen for being
obliged to take the law in his own
hands, when one fourth of the expendi-
ture in prosecution of trusts which
have compelled such individual action
would have remedied the evils of
which our citizens complain. To adj
vertise an invitation to personal vio-
lence, with assurances in advance of
Executive pardon, indiscriminate use
of pardoning power. the making of an
address at the American Association
of Lawyers which dwelIs entirely upon
the things that are not creditable in
our own commonwealth, instead of dis
cussing the question of law appertain-
ing to the general interests of the
country are all matters so serious, and
in some respects so humiliating, as to
compel the notice Of Kentuckians.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-10-19

Many interesting stories are told of
Bishop Wilmer of Alabama, who was
noted for his wit and sharp repartee,"
said clergyman. "a story which is
considered characteristic of the man
was told by Virginia minister:
when Bishop Wilmer was rector
of the little Protestant Episcopal
church at Upperville, Va. he was
much worried by the nonattendance at
service on Sundays of the majority of
the young men Of the community. On
inquiry he found that instead of going
to church they were in the habit of
playing marbles for stakes. Marbles
in those days, it must be remembered.
was a much more serious game than
it is now, occupying much the. SAME
position in the realm Of sports as do
billiards and pool In these days.
Bishop Wilmer, then a parson not
we'll known. determined to break up
this practice. He himself had been an
expert marble player in his boyhood.
Accordingly one Saturday he came
across a number of the young men
engaged in a game. The good bishop
asked several questions and finally
challenged the lot to play him for
keeps" They readily consented.
Much to their establishment. the
young minister won steadily, and soon
they had to go to the stores to replen-
ish their stock. Toward the close of
the afternoon Mr.. Wilmer had won
every marble in the town of Upper
vile. Putting his winnings" In a
bag, he remarked as he walked away.
Now. gentlemen. since you can't play
marbles tomorrow l hope to see you
all at church" And he did Wash
! ington Herald.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-10-19

evils growing out of our prosperity.
Men who have seized power by means
of accumulation of wealth and it's use
in methods that are not legal and can
not be approved, by way of monopoly
and otherwise. But the difficulty is
that whenever everybody is prosper
Gus. when everybody is comfortable,
that is the time when our old friend
Satan steps IN and helps along the evil
cause. Then is the time when we are
apt 20 be inert and enjoy the things
we have without looking forward into
the future and seeing that the evils
will grow and ultimately swamp us.
1t is to the people that we must look
for an enforcement of these principles
You should select your representatives
and have them know you are watching
them in Congress and see that they
follow the line of enforcement.
In the language of Uncle Eben,
Satan is represented as runnin' after
folks wifi pitchfork, when de truth
is dat so many folks is pulIin' at his
coat-talls dat he amt got time to
chase nobody -
The people should adopt, in the form
to platforms, specific rules or the guild
ance to public officials and then they
should select as their public officials
men who may be reasonably expected
to adhere to the pledges given to the
people and conform to the program
which the people. through their plat
form. have provided.
When it develops that men have
been elected to public Office who have
had the habit of "pullin' at Satan's
coat-tails," then those men should be
retired.
President Taft spoke we'll when he
said that it Is to the people we must
look for enforcement of great princi-
pies and that the people should make
their representatives know that their
official conduct is being scrutinized.
The application of this is that when
the people give power to political
party after that party's leaders have
led them to believe that they would re-
wise the tariff. downward and the
pledge is redeemed" by revising the
tariff upward. then the people should
drive them from public place and send
their party to oblivion.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-10-19
Show This to Your Republican
Neighbor.

In the making of a tariff law, one
would naturally suppose that those
least able to bear the. burdens of taxa
ton would not be Disseminated
against in favor of those best able to
pay the tax involved in any tariff levy.
But what are the facts?
The man who imports 81, 1000 worth
of diamonds pays tax of but 5000
per cent. If he imported thousand
shirts worth dollar each he would
have to leave at the customs house
and tack onto his selling prices $6Ol. 60
-60.l6 per cent.
If he decided that he would bring in
81, 900 worth of champagne, one of the
items upon which there is large in
crease, the tax levied by the tariff is
$500. If he brought in $1,000 worth of
blankets he would pay tariff tax of
81. 645.42.
If he brought in $1,000 worth of
paintings and statuary, all he would
have to pay as customs duties would
be $500. but if it were sugar he would
pay $685. tax on $1,000 worth.
If he brought in $1,000 worth of
jewelry he would have to pay $500
tariff tax, but if he brought in 81, 600
worth of wool dress goods he would
pay 81, O5O.92 tariff.
If he imported $4,000 automobile
the tariff takers would relieve him of
$2.25O. If it were $1,000 worth of
yarns the tariff tax would be Sc. 1850.
If the importation were $1,000 worth
of furs the tariff tax would be 81. $50
but if it were SIS. 900 worth of clothing
that tax would be 81. $50.
If some New York millionaire brings
in 100000 ocean-going yacht the
tariff would be S35, 900. but il the i'm
portation were stockings the tariff col
lected would be $87, $50.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-10-19
Follow The Line Of Enforce
ment.

In an address at Sacramento. CAL,
/ residen. Taft said: 1--WE have hat
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-10-19
FOR RENT.

Six room house, bath and stable in
East Paris. Apply to
8 tt MRS. ELIZABETH C. ROGERS.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-10-19

insure with W. 0. Hinton
Prou pit paying non-uniOn COM
panies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-21

far as official expression Is concerned,
deferred definite conclusions as to
Cook pending further investigation.
Moore Was Much Interested.
Prof. willis l. Moore, president of
the National Geographic society, which,
through a committee of the body, is
conducting an investigation into the
discovery of the North Pole, expressed
the liveliest interest in the information
from the University of Copenhagen.
Our own committee" said PROF.
Moore. with Prof. J. Howard Moore
as chairman will continue its work so
that its report may be completed and
contain full history of the discovery
of the pole. We hope that the report
will be so fair and impartial that the
world may understand in all it's details
the controversy respecting the discov-
cry which has arisen.
Il presume that neither the Univer-
sity of Copenhagen nor DR.. Cook now
will have any objections to our COM
mittee examining the original records
and 1 anticipate the committee will still
desire to go to Copenhagen for the pur-
pose of making that examination.
1.-THE committee is acting under the
authority of the board of managers of
the National Geographic society which
permits - to use it's own discretion;
but as it can not make its report en-
tirely complete without seeing these
records it is reasonable to assume the
committee Will go ABROAD TOT the pur-
pose.
''Our committee examination of DR..
Cooks records doubtless would confirm
the findings of the University of Copen-
hagen and would in no sense be an
impeachment Of that universitys eX.
aiming board but under the rules of
our society it is necessary that the or
iginal records shall be examined by its
investigating committees in order that
the secretary's findings shall in every
sense be original
Some of the members of the board OF
directors of the National Geographic
society saw no reason why anything
should be done by them in relation to
the claims of DIR. Cook as the discov-
erer of the North Pole. So far as they
were concerned the incident was end
ed.
These members of the board don't
care to see DR.. Cooks records and are
quite ready to let the matter drop so
far as Cook is concerned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-21
1T WAS EXPECTED.
National Geographic Society Had No
Doubt of the Result.

Washington, Dec. 21.-"It is time"
was the comment of one of those off,
Gals who Investigated closely the Arc
tic claims of Peary and Cook, and it
was an ejaculation that aptly ex-
pressed the feeling of practically all
of the officials of the National Geo.
graphic society. All along the officers
of that organization representing diff
ferent lines of scientific research have
believed that the result of the deliher-
ations of the Copenhagen institution
would be as stated, but they were
willing to be convinced.
Admiral G. M. Chester. the former
head of the United States naval obser-
vatory and prominent figure in the
inquiry into the claims of the two ex-
plorers, attacked the alleged attain
ment of DR.. Cook in a more or less
public way at a lecture before the
University club in this city about
month ago. While the Geographic so
ciety did not go on record. it was ap-
parent that the feeling of the person.
mel of the board of officers of that
organization was very closely aligned
to the views then expressed which ar
raigned DR.. Cooks contentious in q
sweeping way.
The society has already awarded
Commander Peary a medal and. so
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-21
BACK PAY FOR PosTMAsTERs.
One Files Claim for Six Hundred
Dollars.

Washington, Dec. 21.-Concerted
action by number of senators IN
introducing resolutions calling FOR IN
formation relative to amounts derived
from the rental of postoffice boxes
and registration fees between the
years 1864 ard 1875 has aroused con-
siderable interest.
Inouirv developed the fact that dur
ing those years postmasters in nearly
every state turned these fees into the
treasury, but that there had been
ruling since that time that these fees
should be kept by the postmasters in
lieu of salaries.
Claim by one postmaster in the of
Washing ton for $500 started the flood
of resolutions and it is the intention
of the claimants to try to have con-
gress enact an omnibus measure to
refund to all postmasters the amounts
paid to the government during tnat
period
No one seems to have any idea how
much money will be involved:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-21
THEY ALI HAD DOUBTS.
London Scientists Never Believed
Strongly in Cook.

London. Dec. Eli wouldn't like
to kick man when he was down."
said Captain Scott, the Antarctic ex-
plorer, when asked his opinion on CO.
penhagen's verdict on Cook.
ut is very delicate matter to dis
cuss,' he added, but it is very salts
factory for the matter to be cleared
up. Peary is to be congratulated on
having established the claim to being
the first to reach the North pole"
Asked whether. having read Cooks
published s tory, which apparently
was all the Copenhagen committee
had to go on, he could say if Cook
reached the pole, Captain Scott re-
Piled:
when I first read this published
account I came to the conclusion DR..
Cook had not accomplished what he
claimed to have DONE"
Members of the Royal Geographic
society found at their club rooms to-
day expressed no surprise at the Co
penhagen verdict. They were dis
posed to congratulate ethemselves that
the society had not in any way recog-
nized DIR. Cook as the discoverer Of
the North pole. fec
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-21

the salaries of the policemen be rais--
ed $40 a month also. This was inserted
as a "bugaboo to the other members
of the city council and the people OF
the city in order to make the denclt
in the treasury look like dark light
house The resolution is before the
committee.
The next move that will be made by
the four adverse councilmen will be to
defeat the ordinance when it comes up
for final passage. 1t takes seven votes
to approve and pass an ordinance and
it depends upon the next meeting of the
council before the matter is cinched al
though the friends of the raise in SAL
airy believe that they have the battle
won.
Those who voted for and favored the
ordinance last were Councilmen How
ard, Miller. Fink. Fraser. Simpson and
Lannan. Mr. Tandy was not present at
the meeting but the friends of the ordi-
nance say that he has promised them
that he will stay by the report of the
committee. In this case the ordinance
will be passed at the next meeting of
the city council
The salary scrap has been intense
at every stage of the game, but last
night was the first time that the coun-
cilmen really showed their sentiments.
Mr.. Howard was the leading light of
the ordinance and through his many
we'll founded arguments he won the
day. Mr. Miller was also a fighting
friend Of the firemen. Every scheme
imaginable has been resorted to to de-
feat the ordinance and there is still
good fight ahead. Each councilman
has frozen himself to one side or the
other and the whole proposition de-
ponds upon the word of Councilman
Tandy. If he supports The report of
the ways and means committee the
firemen will receive their raise,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-21
BALLINGER LTIMATUM.
Demands Investigation on Penalty of
Quitting the Cabinet.

Washington, Dec. 21.-President Taft
has yielded TO the demands of both
Secretary Balm ger and his critics for
a public investigation of the whole sub
ject matter underlying the socalled
Ballinger-Pinchot controversy Mr..
Ballinger served upon the president viz
tually an ultimatum that such an in
vestigation was the price of his re-
naming in the cabinet. He made it
clear to the president that he was no
longer willing to sit silent and wait
for the thing to blow over"
Mr.. Taft, it is said, reluctantly ad-
mitted the disappointment of his hope
that the country at large would &C
cept as final his own vindica1op OF
Mr.. Ballinger in his dismissal of the
charges brought before him against the
secretary of the interior by L. r. CLAWS,
the former special agent of the land
office, and his conclusion that the in
vestigation demanded by both sides In
this matter was inevitable.
Mr.. Ballinger's attitude III TINS mat
ter has the support of leading Repub-
licans in both branches of congress
who feel that 4 fostering sore OF this
character must poison the whole SyS-
TEN of the party in power and 1t IS
high time to resort to the lance. These
leaders have rot hesitated to go to the
White House and impress their views
upon Mr.. Taft.
Several things have served to bring
the matter tc a head. The speech OF
Representative Hitchcock. Democrat
of Nebraska in the house a few days
ago, demanding action upon his reso-
luton pre- viding for an investigation
las a factor.
Mr.. Ballinger, it is said. feared this
resolution might be laid upon the table
by the Republican majority and that
such acto would be construed by his
enemies as an effort on the part of the
administration to whitewash him
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-21


whole course in this matter seems in
applicable to me-
IT am sick of the whole blooming
polar business and don't, want to
hear anything more about the North
pole or any of it's attributes was the
characteristic way in which Mr.. Brad
ley summed I'D his attitude.
Charles Wake, DR.. Cooks closest
personal friend and the only person
beside his brother who knew the
whereabouts of the explorer in the
last few weeks, was so dumbfounded
when Informed of the verdict reached
by the University of Copenhagen that
telephone receiver. '@This is such a
severe blow to me that I can not
now fully appreciate it." said Mr..
Wake. when he had partially recov-
cred his composure. 81 had every con-
fidence in DR. Cook. Yet I am we'll
acquainted with the authorities of the
University of Copenhagen and know
that any verdict they reach is just and
true.
Cook Was Confident.
t'Dr. Cook never expected this ad-
verse decision, ! know. for he always
spoke with full confidence that the
professors would decide that he had
gone to the pole.
cat present 1 do not know what to
think of my old friend. DR.. Cook. Ger
ta1nly never dreamed or Such q IrauO
as now seems apparent"
Mr.. Wake said DIR. Cooks wife was
with him in Norway. but that his chill
dren were here, Wake is a general
agent for a large insurance company,
is rated as wealthy and has been one
of DR.. Cooks most earnest champions
from the beginning.
From my personal knowledge of
DR.. Cook and my knowledge of the
work in the Arctic I never wavered in
my belief that DR.. Cook could never
prove the claims he made said Her
bert L. Bridgman, secretary of the
Peary Arctic club. when informed Of
the verdict of the Copenhagen scien-
fists. 'T thoroughly believed in the
story of Peary and the Eskimo that
Cook had not gone far north. Again,
DR.. Cooks story was filled with holes
SO that anyone who had knowledge OF
Arctic conditions could plainly see that
no faith could be placed in it."
DR.. Cooks claims that he made the
ascent of Mount Mckinley in Alaska,
the highest peak in America. is now
under investigation by a committee of
the Explorers club here. DR.. Cook
promised 70 appear before the COM
mittee after he had completed his
Polar data, but he did not do SO. His
guide, Edward Barrill, who Cook
claimed went with him up the noun
| tain. came out with an affidavit few
weeks ago declaring they had not been
within several miles of the peak.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-21
TODAY,S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago. Dec. 21.-WHEAT-Notwith
standing an advance of I'D to sd in the
price of wheat at Liverpool. the market
here was weak during early trading owing
to. liberal sales by leading holders. Re-
celpts in the northwest show some in
crease and eastern demand for flour con-
llnues very slack Prices at the opening
b here s higher TIE t. e Is Ms lower with peee
to sl-131s. There was little support at the
start and prices declined still further. De-
Se:;be- selling off to s1-15N and May to
$112A
siderable strength developed toward mid
day owing to bulge IN corn but late in
the session decided weakness was mani
rested May sold off to $1.115s@1 11a< The
at 81 16. May was down 11z@13sc at S1.1IA
CORN-Profit taking in the December
delivery was feature of trading in the
corn market and the price of that option
declined 1c from the previous close Fu-
ture deliveries also were weak Opening
quqoqtaqtqiOnS were &c higher to 1k0Xc
lower, with December at 62szc to 627Ac and
May at 66Ac to &c. Within the first half
hour December had sold off to 61Kc and
May to 661ac.
F'ololwing rally toward the middle of
the day the market again became weak,
May selling off from 67Ac to 661lc. The
close was weak at almost the bottom.
May being off &c at 6614 @66ssc.
OATS-Oats were weak to liberal sales
by prominent levator interests. May OPEN
ed a shade higher to A@Ac lower at 451hc
to 454c and sold off to 45Z@45Ac.
vISIONS-Provisions were weak.
lower. - w
.RYE-Cash: 79c; December, TIC; May.
soc.
ARLEY-Cash: 53@1c.
TIMOTHY-March 50 $500 O5
CLOVER-March, $3.50
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-21
New, YorN Stock Market

Wall ST., New York, Dec. 21.-STOCKS-
The market opened irregular within a
narrow range. Only a few stocks showed
changes in excess of a half and the
gains and losses were quite evenly divided.
International Harvester rose l and Rock
Island g. United States Steel and New
York Central declined Is.
A buoyant rise in the gas stocks
strengthened the whole list temporarily,
but profit taking prevented substantial
progress upwards. Consolidated Gas rose
g. International Harvester 23s, the prefer
red 31R, National Lead and United Dry
Goods ~ and Central Leather and Peo-
pies Gas 1. Westinghouse Electric fell
IA.
Prices wavered uncertainty over a mar
row range and on very light dealings.
Specialties made the only conspicuous
movement. International aPper preferred
rose 1ss and Utah Copper, Pittsburg Coal
preferred and CRANKY Mining l. PITTS
burg c. c. and ST. Louis, American Cot
ton OIL and Manhattan declined 1, and
American Can preferred ~.
BoBnds were irregular.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-21
Chicago. Live stock Market.

Chicago Live Stock Market
Chicago. Dec. N.-CATTLElReceip
estimated at 5000. Market steady. Beeves,
seegs s' stoekels ana M feeders
$30oQ5.25; cows and heifers, 81. 10q5.50;
HoSGcis ~Receipfs estimated at 5000
Market steady. Light. 81 95GS. 40; mixed,
IS. 15@S.55; heavy. $S.25@S6 go rough, IS. 25d
s.S5; good to choice heavy, S. sS@s6o; pigs,
sHEEP-Receipts estimated at 1s.Oot
Market steady Native. So. 6od5 s.: west
e1n $500 g sa 4o ester ssSoa 90
DAILY MOVEMENT OF PRODUCE.
WHEAT-Receipts, 5000 bushels; ship
coRN@Receipts. 100000 bushels; ship
ments. 121,9o0 bushels. =,
Car lot receipts: Wheat 80 cars. with q
of contract grade; corn 456 cars. with ISL
of contract grade: oats 179 cars.
nea 1adi and D,'iuth todaV were 81 cars
compared with GIT cars last week and 2S5
cars the corresponding day a year ago.
Kansas City .tre STOCK MARKET
Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. M.-cATTLE
Receipts 5000 including 400 southerns.
co geutshTa ste nafve eo@s anG
s.. 25@5s; bulls. So. Ooa4 go; calves. $: 75d
cow cows, s2.7ea475.
HOGS-Receipts 1900. Market steady to
strong Bulk of sales, S. 1905 As; heavy,
S. zoos so; packers and butchers, $S.25@S. As;
light, 81 SOFAS. 49, pigs, s6.75d775.
SHEEP-Receipts 5000. Market steady;
Muttons, S4.5OG575; lambs, Sc. 25@7 80: fed
western wethers and yearlings, s4.75@7. 90;
fed western ewes, 81 S@5.25.
Kansas City Live Stock Sales.
1.-THE following sales were made this
morning at the Stock Yards. Kansas
City and reported over long distance
telephone direct to the State Journal by
Clay Robinson & Co.. live stock commits
sion merchants, with offices at all MAJ
kets.1
Kansas City, Dec. N.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts 5000 head. Market steady to
Strong.
HOGS-Receipts 1900 head. Market
steady. Bulk of sales, IS. 15@S.45; top,
SHEEP-Receipts 5000 head Market
HORSES AND MULES-Receipts light
supply and prices weak.