The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1905-1910, 1910-01-21
NEWS NOTES.

The Farmers State Bank Of Glasgow
and the Third National Bank, also Of
that city. have consolidated.
One woman died from shock, three
were seriously injured and two are
missing as the rcsalt Of fire in the
Hollingsworth apartment house, a FIVE
story structure in West Philadelphia.
John Goodwin. political lieutenant Of
T. Coleman du Pont. president Of the du
Pont Powder Company and Republican
State chairman, of Delaware, must
serve two years in Jail for attempted
election bribery.
Charges affecting the Burley Tobac-
co Society were to have been ventiat-
ed before Attorney General Wicker
sham and Wade II. Ellis. assistant to
the Attorney General. at the Depart
ment Of Justice yesterday.
The price Of a comely girl in New
York is $50. For this sum Elizabeth
Harzo, 20 years old. was sold" to a
woman maintaining a resort. according
to indictments returned by the Rookie
Teller white slave grand jury.
The indictment against Mayor John
Sksin. Of Lexington. charging him with
non-feasance in office, was dismissed
without trial. II was charged in the
indictment that the Mayor had not kept
the streets in proper condition.
A contract was signed by Tex"
Richard and the management OF the
Salt Air Beach Co. for the use of the
bicycle track arena at the bathing re-
sort at Salt Lake. Utah. as the scene
Of the Jeifries-J ohnson contest, on July
4th.
The statement that a traffic and
trackage agreement has been entered
into between the Western Maryland |
railroad and the Pittsburg and Lake
Erie railroad. a Subsidiary lime of the
New York Central system, was con-
firmed by President Bush Of the West
ern Maryland.
DIR. W. l.. Nuttall. former superin-
tendent Of the Institute for the Feeble
Minded at Frankfort. who was charged
with OBTAINING female inmate several
months ago. and who has been in hid.
ing. it is said. in Mexico. turned up at
his home at New Castle the other day
and was declared insane.
The petition for a writ Of certiorari
in the case of John X. Walsh. former
president of the Chicago National Bank,
of Chicago, under sentence TO five
years Imprisonment in the Federal
prison at Leavenworth, Kansas, on the
charge Of misspplying the funds of
the bank. was denied bv the Supreme
Court Of the United States.
Col. X. A. Thornton. one Of the most
prominent ATTORNEYS at the Lexington
bar. was stopped from reading news
paper in the Fayette Circuit Court by
Judge Parker. who has ruled that read
ing papers in court constitutes con-
tempt of court. Col. Thornton has
raised an objection to the ruling on
the grounds that it is unconstitutional.
After extending a rising vote Of
thanks to John ID. Rockefeller for his
"munificent and humanitarian" gift of
81, 900. 900 for the eradication of the
hookworm disease. a permanent or
ganization, to be known as the South
ern Health Conference, was effected
at the second days session of the con-
ference on the hookworm in at Allan
IA.
IL is reported from Frankfort that a
compromise may be effected between
the wet" and dry" Senators as to
the committee assignment of the coun-
ty unit bill. Eli II. Brown. Jr., has
been selected as an intermediary. The
dry" forces prefer the Committee on
Kentucky Statutes. while the "wets"
are willing to have it referred to the
Judiciary Committee. At any event,
the measure will not be referred to the
Committee on Religion and Morals,
which was said TO have been objection
able tie the leaders in favor of the