The citizen., 1909-06-17
I'm OUR OWN STATE
Ed Callahan Better and Will Likely
Recover-Moonshiner Killed in Ow-
sley Couniy-State Deficit Explained
--Lebus To Get Big Salary.

-lebus To Get Big Salary.
CHILD KILLED BY SPIDER:--
Katherine Degen, little girl Of
Louisville, died after a sudden and
violent illness for which the only ex-
PLANTATION is that she swallowed a
spider while eating Strawberries and
was poisoned by the insect Her
grandmother was washing Strawberries
for dinner when she saw the spider
in the berries and went over them
again and again but could not locate
it, While at the table the child re-
marked that she believed she had
swallowed something. A short time
later she began to have convulsions
and in spite of all the doctor could
do, died.
SALARY FOR PRES. OF TOBAC-
co soC1ETY:-The Burley Tobacco
Society has granted to Pres. Clarence
Lebus for his labors in behalf of the
Society for three years, $4,000,
$4,000 each for the past two years
and $4,000 for 1909.
DEPUTY KILLS MOONSHINER:-
While arresting two men In Owsley
county for moonshining, Deputy U.
s. Marshal William Mays accidentally
killed one of them. He brought
the other to Beattyville for trial.
STILL DESTRoYED:-The raid in
which Beard was killed was made on
a still on White Oak, Owsley Coun-
ty, which was operated by him and
one Edward Wilson. it is alleged Will
son is said to have confessed. The
still was a 65 gallon one, one of
the largest ever captured. About 200
gallons of mash were destroyed.
SUICIDE IN JAIL:-John Mason.
accused of horse stealing. killed him
self in the Lee county jail Friday
night by taking carbolic acid. He
had recently been discharged from
the penitentiary.
THE STATE DEFICIT:-The Demo
cratic papers are trying hard to make
, it appear. as we predicted they would,
that the Republican administration
ard not the Democratic legislature
is responsible for the present deficit
I in the state treasury. Among other
things, they charge that the amount
spent by Gov. Wilson in attempting
to maintain the law in the tobacco
district is the cause of the deficit,
and of course they say that he should
not have tried to maintain the law.
A statement issued by Auditor James
shows that out of a deficit of
$5O0,000 or thereabout 4aaiy 100000
was spent for the use of troops. So
it is evident that is not the cause
of the deficit. Moreover, at the
time of the meeting of the legisla-
ture 1t was known that this money
was being spent, and it was the
duty of the Legislature to provide
for it. But the real trouble was that
the legislature would not take time
to study the finances. and appropriate
lot of money which it did not have.
Warning was given at the time but
no attention was paid to 1t. The
legislature is the real cause of the
deficit, and Gov. Wilson has done
nothing to merit the abuse the Demo-
Gratis are giving him. Moreover, the
time has not yet come, as the Demo-
Gratis will find out, when they can
make political capital against the
Governor by trying to blame him for
doing his duty and upholding the
law.
GOVERNOR COMPLIMENTED:-
A high compliment has been paid
Gov. Wilson by the American Bar
Association, the leading body or
lawyers In the United States. He
has been asked to give the an
nual address at the convention which
will soon meet In Detroit.
CALLAHAN BETTER:-Ed CALI
han, of Breathitt who was recently
shot by an assassin and whose death
was expected, is now much better,
and will soon be out. Strenuous ef-
forts are being made to trace the
crime. Judge Adams declined the
use of troops to check any possible
outbreaks, declaring that Breathitt
was capable of taking care of its
own troubles. A special grand jury
has been summoned. Bloodhounds
were used to track the assassin, and
as a result Elisha Smith and Lew
Johnson were arrested charged with
attempted murder.