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The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-01-06
JUDGE ]. NJ. BENTON
DECLARED NOMINEE
Hon. Ben Crutcher Also Given DEM
0cratic Nomination For Com
mOnWeaIth'S Attorney.

RICHMOND, KY, Jan. 6.-J. j.
Richardson, of Jessamine; j. M.
Stevenson, of Clark; j. H. O'Rear, of
Powell, and j. A. Sullivan, of Madi-
son counties, composing the commit
tee of the Twenty-ffth Judicial dis
trict, met at the court house here
Monday afternoon, with Chairman j.
A. Sullivan presiding, and canvassed
the election returns in the judges
race of December 81 Judge James
NJ. Benton, incumbent, of Winchester,
was awarded the certificate of nom
nation with a majority of 1858,
which according to the returns was
500 votes more than his only Oppon-
ent, Hon. j. Smith Hays, also of Win
chester, received in the entire dis
trict.
Hon. Ben. Crutcher, having no OPP
position, was declared the Democrat
ic nominee for Commonwealth At
toTncy.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-01-06
MR. JOHN T. GARNER
TO SPEAK AT BANQUET
Subject Kentucky As a Has Been,
Is, and Will Be" at Powell Din
ner In Louisville.

The annual meeting to the men of
the First Christian church of Louis
vile, and their friends, will take place
in that city on January 81 with Rev.
Edward L. Powell, D. D., chief host
and POSTMASTER of the occasion.
Mr.. John E. Garner of this city,
will be one of the speakers and will
respond to the toast, kentucky as
Hash been, Is and Will Be-"
1t is a great honor to be one of
the speakers at the annual Powell
dinner. Some Of the best speakers
in the State are always secured The
bars are thrown down and wit, humor
and repartee are INDUCED in by all.
In its way, this dinner is as notable
as the famous GridirOn. Club dinner
at Washington. All poor speakers
are barred
While the program has not been
completed, DR.. Powell announced
several names and topics that will
attract wide attention. These are !:
Thomas c. Underwood, of Hopkins
vile, whose sentiment will be ''Need-
les and Pins" Mr.. w. o. Davis, of
Versailles, KY, who will discuss
"Americanism: What Is It?;;" Mr..
John E. Garner, of Winchester, KY,
who will dilate upon "Kentucky as
Hasbeen, Is, and Will Be-" w. ].
Loos, of Owenton, KY, who will des-
cant regarding ''Poetry and IncOn-
gruvial Remarks"
As usual, the ladies of the church
will serve the feast and remain in
visibly In the background while the
diners are making merry. Another
speaker may be added, but, even
without any addition, the program
outlined above is sufficiently magne-
tizing. to attract overfowing attend
ance. Invitations will be sent out
within the next week.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-01-06
FARMERS CLUB IS TO
H.: IL SATURDAY
Clark County Organization is TO Have
Interesting Program at
Meeting.

The program for the meeting of
the County Farmers Club will be
published Thursday. State Agricul-
tural Commissioner, M. C. Rankin
has been in town the last two days
attending the meeting of the Burley
Tobacco Society, and he is very much
pleased with the interest now being
taken In this county in the club and
the improved attendance as reported
to him. He promesis to send Prof.
Sherins, tobacco expert at the State
Experiment Station, and one of the
professors in agriculture at the State
University to the February meeting
to talk on the proper method of pre-
pairing and caring for seed beds.
This lecture will be of great benefit to
the farmers. The increased interest
in the Farmers Club means money in
the formers pocket.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-01-06
JUDG N ENT
c. A. Tanner en- Petition.

This proceeding before the Court
is under Sec. 21S0 and the five fol-
lowing sections of Chapter 20 of the
Kentucky Statutes, providing fOr' the
discharge of insolvent indebtors. The
only question to be determined on
this hearing is whether or not the pc
titioner. C. A. Tanner, has made a
complete and full disclosure of all
the property owned by him. This
Court has no jurisdiction to deter
mine whether or not the petitioner
has previously made preferential
conveyance of his property. A Court
of equity alone would have jurisdic
ton to determine the question Of
preferential conveyance and to de-
termine upon the evidence in an ac-
ton brought in such Court as to
whether or not the payment of the
money to the Clark County National
Bank on notes owning by c. A. Taner,
constitute a preference of said Bank
over Ills QUIET cIcOlJOIS.
1t appearing to the Court upon the
evidence heard, that the petitioner
has been confined for ten days in the
County Jail under a writ of Capias
ad satisfaciendum, and that he has
made a. full and complete disclosure
of the property owned by him, and it
further appearing that the petitioner
has not, directly, or indirectly, sold,
assigned, or otherwise disposed of,
IN trust, or otherwise, for his use, or
for the benefit of another, or conceal
ed any part of his effects whereby
to secure the same, to receive or ac-
cept any profit or dividend from the
same to defraud any creditor to
whom he is in any wise indebted, it
is the judgment of the Court that the
petitioner be, and he is hereby, forth
with discharged from custody, and
the keeper of the Jail is hereby or
dered to discharge the petitioner from
the Clark County Jail.
1t is understood that this Court
does not, at this time, in this pro-
ceeding, pass upon the exemptions
claimed by the petitioner.
1t is further ordered that the prop
erty mentioned in the petitioners
schedule shall be vested in the Sher-
if Of Clark county, in trust for the
use of Miss Adelaide Stevenson I'M
der whose execution he stood charg-
ed. and said Sheriff shall perform the
trust, and he shall do all necessary
acts in the premises as provided by
the laws in this State.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-01-06
WILL BE NO WAR
Minor Leagues Gain Point Before
National Commission.


Cincinnati, O., jan 6. Unless
something that is not in any manner
anticipated happens the clouds that
lowered over the baseball situation
will have passed away and there will
be no baseball war The finishing
touches on an otherwise interesting
meeting will be made by the national
baseball commission today. The COM
mission, in conjunction with the ma
tional association, decided to accede
to the requests of the Eastern league
and the American association in all
but one particular, that being that
the two leagues be made a third
party to the national agreement and
be given representation on the ma
tional commission.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-01-06
In the House,

Washington, Jan. 6.-Transacting
business without even the semblance
of a quorum, the house of representa-
tives passed several bills of a miscel-
laneous character, but of little gen.
eral public Importance The only in
cident worthy of note during the con-
sideration of these measures was a
heated discussion among the mem
bers of the Indiana delegation over a
bill to provide for the establishment
of judicial divisions in the district Of
Indiana.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-01-06
Young Harqis on Rampage.

Jackson, KY, Jan. 6.-With Walker
Cole, companion, Beach Hargis,
who was released on a $4,000 bond
to await trial for the murder of his
father, Judge James Hargis, was ar
rested, disarmed and jailed in this
place. It was charged by witnesses
before the police judge that young
Hargis had been drunk and disorder
ly and that he had fired many shots
before the store of County Judge S.
s. Taulbee.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-01-06
Pres. LEBUS
GETS $4,000
Salary of BurIey Society Officials
Have Been Fixed BY the Board
of cantrOI.

The committee appointed by the
District Board of the Rurley Tobacco
Society to fix the salaries of Presi-
dent Clarence LeBus and other off
Gals of the society whose salaries
have not been heretofore fixed made
their report Wednesday morning and
fixed the salaries as follows:
Clarence LeBus, president, annual
salary, $4,000 and expenses.
Forty three members of the dis
trict board, $4,000 annual salary
and expenses.
Seven members of the executive
committee, 100000 annual salary
and expenses.
The report that was out Tuesday
that Mr.. LeBus had asked for sal
airy of $4,000 a year was strongly
denied Wednesday by members of the
district board who say that Mr.. Lee
Bus asked for no given amount what
ever.
The District Board of the Burley
Tobacco Society convened Tuesday
morning and was in executive ses-
sion almost constantly up to 10
O'Clock Tuesday night and again
Wednesday.
Aside flom the routine business
the one most important matter be-
fore the the Board was the fixing
of the salary of President Clarence
LeBus and the other officers Of the
Society and the executive commit
tee and district board. The ques-
ton gave rise to an ami mated dis
cussion in which Mr.. LeBus was
heard in his own behalf and in the
interest of the other Ulcers whose
salaries have not been fixed.
A committee was appointed by
the board to take the salary propo-
sition into consideration and to fix
the compensation of the officials,
the committee to make a report
last night, but it was said by the
members of the board that the mat
ter was not brought up at all at the
night session and was deferred un-
til Wednesday morning.
Mr.. LeBus was app cached twice
Tuesday by News reporter regard
ing his salary and he would neither
de: Y nor confirm any of the reports,
but simply referred the reporter to
some member of the committee for
information.
An effort was made to. get the
names of the mem ers of the salary
committee, but Mr.. r. B. Thomas,
of Scott county, who is chairman of
the committee, declined to give
their names out for publication.
Another matter before the COM
mittee was the formation of a pro-
visional pledge for the pooling of
the 1909 crop, but this has not been
perfected. Considerable discussion
of this matter is expected before it
is finally submitted.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-01-06
CIRCUIT COURT.

Very little has been done in Cir
cult Court this morning. The cases
against Everett Carter and Jim Mich
oils, who were charged with stealing
a watch from DR.. Clark, took up
nearly all the day. The Nichols ne
gro was given five years in the Re-
form School and up to press time,
the jury had not returned a verdict
in the case against Carter.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-01-06
DEFENSE ARGUES TODAY
Expected Jury Will Have Night Rider
Cases by Tomorrow Noon.

Union City, Tenn, Jan. 6. = Forty
minutes after court opened today the
arguments for the defense in the
night rider trials were begun, Judge
Swiggert having consumed that time
in closing the case for the state
Judge Caldwell said he appeared
for the state without fee and despite
i'll health, because he was born in
Obion county, felt that a stigma had
been placed upon his birthplace and
because he knew and loved the
young man who had been murdered
1t is expected that the jury will
have the case by tomorrow noon.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-01-06
NORTH main Street
LOT SELLS $3.50 A FOOT
DR.. J. M. Rankin Buys is Feet From
J. n. Gibson For Twenty
Four Hundred Dollars.

DR.. j. N. Rankin has purchased
from MI. j. II. Gibson a lot sixteen
feet font on the east side of North
Main street, between Broadway
and Washington street. Price
50, 400. This property adjoins DR..
Rankin's residence on the north,
and he is remodeling 1t for his
Office Mr.. Gibson, who conducted
photograph gallery in the build
ing will 60 South for the winter.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-01-06
FuIIington Announces Appointments.

Columbus, o., Jan. 6.-Auditor of
State-elect Edward M. Fullington has
appointed A. W. Beatty OF Belmont
county as deputy auditor, retaining
all but three OF the old Office force
Those who retire are A. C. German,
6. R. Clark and E. H. Archer. They
are replaced by Joseph L. Feek OF
Paulding, j. c. Howard of Union and
A. B. Dawson of Franklin.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-01-06
KINGS DAUGHTERS
ELECT THEIR OFFICERS
Mrs. Mary Bush is Leader and Mrs.
T. w. L. Van Meter Vice
Leader.

The Kings Daughters elected the
following officers for the coming
year at their meeting Monday:
Miss Mary Bush, Leader.
Mrs. T. w. L. Van Meter, Vice
Leader.
Miss Cornell, Secretary.
Mrs. S. w. Willis, Treasurer.
The following committee was APP
pointed for the month of January
Mrs. Ernest Bean, Miss Johnson,
Mrs. w. A. Beatty.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-01-06
.SUPT. Tanner
IS DISCHARGED
Judge Evans Gives Judgment in Fav-
or of Defendant On His
Petition.

Judge Evans in the hearing of the
petition of County Superintendent
Taner to be released from Jail under
the $4,000 Judgment III the case Of
Miss Adelaide Stevenson against c..
\. Tanner rendered judgment Tues
day afternoon in favor of the defend
ont and ordered the discharge of Mr..
Tanner. The Judgment is as follows !:
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-01-06
TO BEAT DREADNAUGHI
American Navy to Have Largest Sea
Fighter AfIoat.

Washington, Jan. 6. = Plans have
been outlined by the bureau Of con-
struction of the navy for a great bat
tleship of $4,000 tons, designed to
carry eight 14-inch guns. This fact
became known through the making
public of testimony given before the
house committee on naval affairs by
Rear Admiral Caps, chief construc-
tor No indication has been given
yet that such battleship will be au-
thorized, but that there is in the
minds of officials of the department
the possibility of asking for an appro-
priation for ship of larger type than
the Dreadnaught is attracting atten-
ton among members of congress.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-01-06
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS.

Among those in attendance at the
Tobacco meeting here are Hon. M. c..
Rankin, Commissioner of Agriculture,
and Hon. c. M. Hanna, of Shelby
county. The Burley Society owes
much of its success to these gentle
men.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-01-06
Marriage License.

Marriage license was issued We'd
nesday morning to Alvin J. King
and Miss Hillia Burgher, both of
this county.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-01-06
FIRE CAUSES LOSS OF
QUARTER OF MILLION
Baldwin Theatre and Many Buildings
Destroyed in Springfield,
Missouri.
Special to The News.

Special to The News.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, Jan. 6.-Fire
destroyed the Baldwin Theatre and
many other buildings and damaged
the Colonial Hotel. The loss is a
quarter of million dollars.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-01-06
Appointed Administrator.

Appointed Administrator
Mr.. Charley. Mitchell was APP
pointed administrator of W. M.
Mitchell, deceased, Wednesday
mo rning.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-01-06
Dogs GNAW
DEAD BODIES
Are Fierce With Hunger in Streets
of MeSsina and Attack
the Living.
Special to The News.

Special to The News.
MESSINA, Jan. 6.-Rabid dogs
are crowding the streets of the ruin
ed city, are gnawing the corpses and
attacking the refugees.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-13

dairy line of the adjoining property it has
been established over and over again in
New York that the owners of the building
may be sued and damages recovered. APP
plying this aspect of the land law it is easy
to see that an aeroplane or balloon may do
a lot Of trespassing' theoretically lin the
course Of one of it's flights. That the flight
does no actual damage is immeterial. A
man may walk across the property of an
other and do no damage, yet he Is a tres
passer in the eyes of the law. 1t is also a
trespass to suspend anything over a mans
land, even IL its presence does not do him
the most infinitesimal amount of harm.
There are several cases where damages
have been recovered in the courts for shoot
ing over a mans land without touching
any part of It or doing any damage a
man has stood on his own property and
sent a bullet through the air across the
property of another and has had to pay
roundly for so doing.
However carefully al airship may be
made or driven there always will be a risk
of it's coming suddenly to earth. Theoretie-
ally, therefore, the land owners property
will thus be in peril. That is one of the
few nice legal questions that the Judges of
the future may nave to determine, and be-
cause there are no laws or precedents abso-
lutely to guide them in the matter, new
legislation will have to come to their aid.
Another branch of this new field of law
will be the enactment Of laws governing
the rights of one aviator against another.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-13

session. Paper, The Boy and the Call to
the Ministry" Rev. F. D.. Tyner.
Wednesday, u m.-Prayor for missions.
Lunch by women Of st. Luke's church.
Wednesday 3 p. m.-Paper, Modernism
and the Apostolic Faith Rev. w. w.
Barnes.
Wednesday, 8 p. m.-Evensong.
Wednesday, s p. m.-Missionary service.
Addresses by Rev. S. Mills Hayes and Rt'
Rev. Arthur l.. williams, ID. D.
Thursday, z a. m.-Celebration OF holy
communion. Celebrant, Rev. r. r. Diggs;
epistoler, Rev, w. w. Barnes; gospeier,
Rev. F. c. Taylor.
Thursday, $3.50 a. m,--PrayeI. Business
Evssion. Paper, The Legitimate Use OF
Church Buildings for Other Purposes Than
Church Services Rev. A. z. Marsh.
Thursday, II m,-Prayer for missions.
Lunch by women of st. Luke's church.
Thursday, 8 p. m.-Paper, The Appoint
i've System" Rev. w. II. Moor. Discussion.
Thursday, 5 D. m.-EvenSong,
Thursday. s p. m.-Reception by Rev. and
Mrs. Bean.
I Friday, Z a. m.-Celobration Of holy COM
munion. Celebrant, Rev. w. H. Frost;
,pistopler, Rev. w. A. Mulligan; gospeler,
Rev. Arthur +. Cash.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-13
FIGHT WITH A WILD BOAR
With Only a Small Ratchet Hunter
Succeeds in killing Fierce
Beast.

John Benham, IN Adirondack guide, who
won distinction for several years I'm canoe
padding contests in sportsmen's shows. in
New York, had a thrilling light with a
Wild boar a few lays ago at Big Tupper
lake. He succeeded in killing the beast
with a oodm Ratchet only, after a
fight that threatened to end his own life.
The boar was one of a horde imported
from the Black Forest and placed in an
immense preserve known as Litchfield
park, near Big Upper lake. The bears
managed to break out from the preserve.
They have multiplied very fast during the
last two or three years, it is stated, and
have wrought havoc among the deer. Hun
dreds Of fawns and many does are said
to have been killed by the bears.
Benham, who lives in Saranac lake.
has a hunting camp on one Of the smaller
lakes. One day recently he went to Tup-
per lake on business. He did not take
his rifle, as he had to carry his canoe
several times during the eighteen-mfle
journey and did not wish to be hampered
with the weapon. His only weapons were
a large clasp knife and a woodman's
hatcher thrust through his belt. He says
he owes his life to that little Ratchet, as
he had no time to get out and unclasp
his knife when the fight began.
While carrying his canoe over one carry
near Big Upper lake, Benham saw a
couple of young fawns lying on the
ground. He laid the canoe down and
went over to where they were. Both were
dead. Proceeding a little farther, he found
their mother. She had been mangled while
defending her fawns, and had Just died.
Benham heard a noise in the brushes, and
turned Just In time to avoid a wild boar
that rushed at him. Benham stepped
quickly aside, drawing his Ratchet from
his belt, The boar turned with remarkable
celebrity apd again rushed at the guide,
who once more sidestepped.
AS the boar rushed past him Benham
struCk him with the Ratchet, drawing
blood, but doing him no permanent in
jury. The wound seemed to infuriate the
brute, and its attack were renewed with
startling yigor and swiftness. The guides
high topped moccasins were torn by the
boars's tusks, and he began to feel that a
revolver or a rifle would be a mighty
handy thing 20 have.
Finally, in one OF the boars's rushes, Ben,
ham managed to bring his Ratchet dOwI
on the beasts neck. severing its spina
column, ana the fight was ended.-NeH
York Herald.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-13
SOME LAW FOR HIGH FLYERS
AtrsbIps Are TrespassinE When in
Flight, According 10 Black
stone.

When the railway, the telegraph and the
telephone began to come into general use
a new lot Of special laws, born Of the
changed conditions that these great inven-
tons brought about, sprang into existence.
Now, to meet the new conditions that have
arisen from the solving of the problem OF
aerial navigation, 1t seems more than prob
able that before long the laws Of civilized
countries will have to be modified in many
respects, The first hint of this has Just
come from a recent lawsuit in a london
court, In which It was decided that an aero
naut could be held for trespass on a mans
property simply because he passed over il
in a balloon. The ~balloonist's graphing iron
did a little damage In this case and the
owner Of the property got judgment for
sass.
Balloons or aeroplanes passing over land
at a great height without letting more than
their shadows fall upon it cause no injury
to the property beneath, yet, according to
the laws as they now stand, they are guilty
of trespass. Until these laws are changed
any man who has a grudge against an
aviator can undoubtedly start suit against
him for flying over his property. and get
damages.
This legal view OF the case is sound"
said a New York attorney yesterday. when
questioned In regard to the matter. 1T is
all based on Blackstone's ancient dIctum
which is one Of the corner stones OF reaI
estate law in America and England. Black,
stone says, land hath also, in its legal sig
MITIGATION, an indefinite extent, upward as
well as downward II Is a common saying
that a mans title to a piece of real estat,
extends from the center OF the earth below
Indefinitely into the space OF the heavens
above. II a skyseraper Is found to lean al
inch or more At It's top story over the 'boun.