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Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1911-03-30

He was eighty-five years old. the
last of his generation Of the
family so distinguished in the
annals of the state.
Maj. Shelby was proceeded to
the grave many years by his
wife, who was Miss Mary Steele,
Of Chicago. He is survived by
eleven children Mrs. Godfrey
Darbishire, lately of England:
Mrs. Shelby Sanders, of Louisia-
ma; Mrs. p. NJ. McRoberts, of
Stanford; Mrs. Will Lawmill, of
Danville; Mrs. Kingsland Fisher,
of st. Louis; Alfred Shelby, of
Oklahoma, and Isaac Shelby, Jr.,
George Shelby and Misses Mary,
Florence and Tevis Shelby, of
this county.
In early life Maj. Shelby lived
in Fayette county with his faith
er. a1l later went to Chicago,
where he married. He enlisted
in the Confederate army and
rapidly rose in rank through dis
tinguished service. For the past
decade or so he had lived the
quiet life of a country gentleman
on part of Gov. Shelby's original
homestead, Travellers Rest"
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1911-03-30
Kentucky in Doubt Politically.

The 1910 census reveals a very
significant fact concerning the
political complexion of Ken
lucky. During the last ten
years, the population of the state
has increased 142, 500. Fifty-one
counties that gave Republican
majorities in both 1907 and 1908.
gained 127, 204 while the sixty
eight Democratic counties gained
only l5,4SS. Thirty-fve Demo
cratic counties lost in population
while only eight Republican
counties showed a decrease. The
Republican counties have "a, 554
greater total population than the
Democratic counties. These fig
ures indicate that Kentucky is
in a doubtful state. Warsaw
Leader.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1911-03-30
The Road Problem.

The local papers throughout
the state are discussing the good
road proposition from every an
gle imaginable. The road prob
lem is being handled as success
fully as it will ever be under the
present system in Kentucky, and
until it is entirely divorced from
the county and fiscal court, ex-
cept as to the furnishing of the
funds necessary for the roads,
there can be no improvement in
the road working. The roads of
a county ought to constitute a
separate and distinct department
of the local government, presid-
ed over by single officer who
has no other official duties. A
county Judge is not in a position
officially to look after the roads
as they should be. fle can not
leave his office to go about over
the county investigating com
plants. He appoints the best
men it is possible to get to ac-
cept the position of overseers of
roads. but it is impossible for
him to ascertain by personal OBJ
servation as to their success as
such officials. A county super
visor of public highways, with
the right man in the place, it
appears, would be an improve
ment over the present system,
as he could be and should be re-
quired to give the roads his in
dividual attention, and then be
held responsible for their proper
maintenance. Boone County
Recorder.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1911-03-30
Somebody Head Him.

Herbert G. Whitney of Water
Valley, Miss, has been keeping
the wires hot since Saturday
March 25th at LOS P. M. when
the stork Tit" at his house with
Miss Virginia Louise Whitney
a beautiful little lady Of eight
pounds weight. He notified all
his friends from President Mark
ham, of the l. C. R. R. down,
and is is being congratulated on
all sides. He thinks he is EMIT
led to a raise in salary and a
general promotion and we agree
with him and think he will get it.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1911-03-30
Woman Of Seventy
Goes To College.

Spokane, Wash. Mar. %. -
Mrs. w. c. Price, seventy years
of age, widow of a veteran of
the Civil War, will be graduated
with a class of young men and
women in a local commercial col
lege this spring, her diploma
showing she is competent stem
ographer and typist. She began
her studies last September, at
tending school five days a week.,
and up to today she has been
absent from only one session.
At the home of her son, Wray
r. Price, 201S Cleveland avenue,
Mrs. Price said she will take up
a homestead in Oregon after
graduating and expects to open
an office in a neighboring town,
making a speciality of steno-
graphic work and collecting to
support her while acquiring 100
acres of land. Mrs. Price has
been the second woman to regis
ter in Spokane when the ballot
was given to the women of
Washington. She is opposed
to the tactics employed by the
militant element in England and
elsewhere, believing the method
is wrong.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1911-03-30
MARION NAN
FOR GOVERNOR.
E. T. Franks Takes The Lead In
Race For Nomination.

Owensboro, KY, March n. -
f T. Franks. Of Greensboro, one
of the best known and most
ular among prominent Repubh-
cans of Kentucky is first in the
field as a candidate for gubernat-
orial nomination of his party.
He came to Louisville yester-
day and made his announcement
late last night. Mr.. Franks has
been regarded as a probable can
didate since the pot began to
boil. His decision to offer him.
self followed the receipt of
hundreds of letters from every
section of the state urging him
to take the step. Not a Con-
gressional district was unrepre-
sented in these communications.
and the sentiment expressed was
so enthusiastic that resistance
seemed impossible.
Mr.. Franks realizes that he
will have probably strong rivalry
for the nomination, and, in the
event of success. a strenuous cam
paign against the Democratic
choice, but he is ready for the
contest, and his ability as a cam
paigner is well known.
Few men in the state are
reader or more forceful on the
stump. His following in Wes-
tern Kentucky is powerful and
loyal, and he enjoys the conf
dence and admiration Of Repub-
licans in general.
Ed Franks has many admirers
and loyal friends in this county
who would be proud to see him
in the Governors chair. EDITOR.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1911-03-30
BACK TAXES PAID AS
A MORAL OBLIGATION
Heirs Of Rich Boston Man Make
Good With City Treasury.

Boston, March Is. Purely as
a moral obligation and not on &C.
count of any legal liability, back
taxes on the estate of the late
Quincy A. Shaw, amounting u
1892, GOO, on property overlooked
by the assessors in 1908 and 1909
have been paid into the city
treasury, according to a state
ment issued by the finance COM
mittee. The committee finds
that the assessors were at fault
in not eXhausting all means of
obtaining information regarding
this taxable property, and that
the city was unable to enforce
collection in full.
The benefciaries under the will
of Mr.. Shaw were asked to pay
the amount as a moral obligation
and they have not only done so
in the case of the city of Boston,
but have also paid to the city of
Beverly, where Mr.. Shaw had a
summer residence, $40, 600 in adj
ditional taxes. Shaw was Boston,
heaviest individual taxpayer.
John c. Green of Salem, one
Of Livingstons most enterprising
farmers was here last week.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1911-03-30
DEBATING TEAM AT WORK
Busily Preparing For Big Inter-Col-
legiate Event in April.

The University Debating Team
has at last been selected and
have now gotten down to hard
work, preparing itself for the
coming debate with Central for
the intercollegiate championship
of the state.
Owing to a misunderstanding
with CentraPs representatives
on the Executive Committee of
the Debating Association. there
has been considerable delay,
working greatly to our disadvan-
tage, but from the energetic
manner in which the boys are
getting into harness, we have
great hopes of their bringing the
championship back where it
rightly belongs.
Our debaters are w. C. Shultz,
a Senior education student from
Ohio county, j. f. Bruner, also
a Senior in education, from
Daviess county, and j. O. Gill, a
Junior law student from Marion
Crittenden county. None of the
, men have been members of the
Intercollegiate team before, but
all are experienced public speak
ers, Mr.. Shultz and Mr.. Gill both
having won previous oratOrical
and declamatory contests and
Mr.. Bruner being his class orator
with quite ar enviable record in
his Literary Society. All three
are industrious, capable students
and we need feel no hesitancy in
trusting the banner of the Uni
versity in their hands. They
are being coached by Professor
j. Ire. Noe, one Of the ablest
and best equipped men in the
state for such task.
The debate is to be held here
in the latter part of April. The
subject is. Resolved, That the
Amendment to the Constitution
OF the United States proposed by
the SiXty-frst Congress and
granting to the Federal Govern
ment the power to lay and collect
an income tax according to the
principle of uniformity, should
be ratified by the states"
State, having the choice of
sides. took the negative, and we
confidently expect a clear dem
onstration or the inadvisibility
of the adoption of the amend
ment, when Greek meets
Greek" in the University chapel
next month. The Idea, Univer-
sity/of Kentucky.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1911-03-30
Shrode Valve Company
Capitalized at 100000.

Articles of Incorporation were
filed at Frankfort by the Shrode
Valve Co. The incorporates
are j. L. Shrode the inventor of
the patent, DR.. F. w. Num-. T.
H. Cochran, C. S. Num- and ].
w. Blue, all of Marion. The
Company has not decided on it's
plans but may establish a factory
here.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1911-03-30
TRAIN ROBBERS MAKE
ESCAPE WITH $40, 900
Iron Mountain Passenger is Held
Up in Kansas By Five Men

Coffeyville, Kan, March 25. -
Five men held up st. Louis, Iron
Mountain & Southern railway
train No. 104 between Cofey-
vile and Lenapah, Okla, shortly
after midnight and after robbing
the mail and express car escaped.
The loss is said to be $40, 900.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1911-03-30
GRANDSON
OF Kentucky's First Goyerno
Passes Away.
MAJ. ISAAC SHELBY DIES IN
LINCOLN COUNTY

Stanford, KY. Mar. 10. Maj.
Isaac Shelby, grandson Of Gov.
Isaac Shelby, the first Governor
of Kentucky, died at his home,
Arcadia, this county, near Shell
by City, shortly afternoon today.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1911-03-30

John Parr of FredOnia, one of
the old land marks of that Sec
ton was here last week as jolly
as ever.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-20
LA REFoRMA WORTH
IS CENTS A SHARE


reopening
within a short time .
which have been worked out Will lower the cost
month be attained To make TINS posi-
6OO0o
and the proposition bonds for that amount WI" DC
meeting be held
under determine whether the owgrade
cyanide
is large enough TO take care OF this
will the Donds
stockholders possible.
$4,000 gold hand and having no debts save os
noang the stock and the selling cost was not ign
The Capitalization of the company
S o while las issued
Of
neighbong IL believed
speculation until
reasonably be expected how
thing the price that should for the
which
conditions
pceI possibilities
the with which the
investment OF course and there Is chance that
willie worth
The Detroit times., 1911-01-20
FLAYS BALLINGER AND
DEFENDS MINORITY REPORT
Senator Fletcher Reviews Famous
Case and Urges Senate To
ADOPT u.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-ln a
speech that traced in detail every
point of Importance III the Ballinger-
Pinchot investigation, Fletcher (Dem.
Fla, a member OF the committee,
urged the adoption Of the minority
report, condenlning Ballinger, In the
senate today.
Fletcher told about the questions
involved, read the laws, explained the
Cunningham claims and set forth
briefly the official records Of the main
characters in the drama.
'Ballinger was uncandid," he said,
sin his letter to the president. deny
ing l.. r. Claws statement that after
his resignation as commissioner he
acted as the legal representative of
the Cunningham group and Tor a
large number OF others interested in
Alaska coal fields. He admitted en-
the stand that he acted as tine legal
representative of the Cunningham
group"
Fletcher charged that Ballinger
sought to procure the passage or q
bill by congress that would have leg
allied the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
claims to Alaska coal lands worth
So, 900, 900.
Throughout the record" nc con
tinued. 1T appears that Commissioned
BaIlinger, Lawyer Ballinger and Sec
rotary Ballinger we're in full sympathy
with the coal land claimants and de
sired that they should have their pat.
ents. IL they had violated the law
IT was because the law was absurd
and the violation ought not TO be re-
garced. Nowhere does Ii appear that
he sincerely wanted the law enforced.
Nowhere is he shown to be safe
guarding the public interest. All
along he seemed to feel it his duty
to look out for private interests and
to lose sight OF the fact that the peo'
pies property was at stake"
II was positively wicked, Fletcher
said. for Ballinger to send 'young
lawyer, who was only year out OF
college and had never tried a lawsuit
to the Pacific coast to defend the gov
ernment's s25,000,000 interest In q
hearing on the Cunningham claims
The Detroit times., 1911-01-20
EPIDEMIC OF GRIP
STRIKES CITY HALL
D. P. W. ofaoe Force Practically
Demoralized By Prevalence Of Mala-
dy-Street Dust Blamed.

An epidemic OF grip has struck the
city hall. The first floor is particu-
larry hard hit. The germs found
Judgment first In the controllers Of
flee and seriously crippled the stan
for two or three days. Now IL has
spread TO the department of public
works, and nearly everybody from the
commissioner down arc involved.
The office was practically democrat
lied. Thursday morning. The book
keeping department was almost de-
serted. or the Ave employees here,
three OF them, Thomas Ray, Joseph
Lougheed and r. L. Post. are home
with the grip. Otto Braun was the
only man on the job. William O-Boyle.
the only other employe OF the depart
ment not sick. being engaged in taking
inventory in the western yard.
The grip got Commissioner Haarer
Wednesday night. but liz spite of 1t, he
was able to be around during the af-
terncon. Chief Clerk Willis p. Rand
was regularly hitting a bottle OF
cough medicine In An effort 10 stave
of a threatened attack OF the popular
malady.
The epidemic is by no means con-
fined to the city hall. Many Of the
Offices in the downtown sky scrapers
are short OF help by reason OF the
grip.
Dusty streets are blamed for the
prevalence of the malady. One Ia
lucky to escape without even sore
throat. The mist. Thursday morning.
brought some relief from the dust, but
the remedy also had Its discomforts.
There Is nothing We can do to
prevent dust In the winter" says
Sup,. OF Streets Frank Aldrich. The
health department will not permit us
to use the sweepers without first
flushing the pavements, and. OF
course, that is out of the question now.
The water would freeze before We
could do any sweeping. | understand
that the Studebakers have perfected
street sweeper that works by the
vacuum system. II that Is the case.
we will surely have one In another
year"
The Detroit times., 1911-01-20
FUGITIVE TORONTO BANKER
PASSED THROUGH 500
Or. Beattie Nesbit, Wanted On
Charge Of Incorporating Funds,
Went TO Chicago.

SAULT STE MARIE, Mich, Jan.
19.-(SpeciaD-It has just developed
that DR.. Beattie Nesbit, president OF
the Farmers Bank OF Toronto, want
ed en- a charge OF Incorporating
funds of the bank and making false
reports TO the government, arrived
here Sunday, leaving for Chicago,
Monday afternoon.
He was well supplied with money
and -~had $500 in Canadian bills
changed to American money. He re-
gistered at the Park hotel as w. Mes
hid, no address, but answered the
name OF Nesbit when talking to u
Canadian 500 attorney for whom he
sent for.
He sent several kilograms, one 70
Chas. McEachern, of Toronto, stat
ing, Notify Baker deal Is of" one to
X. McCaffery, Toronto saying that
he arrived here safely, and another
to r. Armstrong in care of the Chi.
cago automobile club stating that ne
had arrived in the 500.
He had considerable baggage with
him
The Detroit times., 1911-01-20
WON'T REPORT ON CURRENCY
REFORM THIS SESSION
Monetary Commission May Present
Partial Report to Congress Next
December.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 19.-"No cur
rency- reform bill will be introduced
and no report will be made by tae
Monetary Commission to congress al
the present session" said Senator
Money iDem. Miss), a member OF
the commission, today. 1T wodld be
utterly impossible to have a report
ready before the March adjournment
The commission In all probability,
will present a partial report to con
gfess next December"
The fact that no issue will be
raised at present on the Aldrich plan
has led members of congress &c take
no active interest in the matter.
Those who are coming back next
winter say they will study 1t during
the congressional recess.
Senator Aldrich. 1t was said by his
colleagues today, closed his long leg
islative career. when he, went south
on a health-seeking trip a few days
ago, and permanently relinquished
the leadership of the upper house OF
congress. Preceding his departure he
sought his close friends among the
senators and babe them a final fare
well, SO far as their association In
the senate was concerned.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-20
WILL ADVOCATE CHANGE IN
EMPLOYERS LIABILITY LAW
r. c. Schwedtman, who Lectures
Here Friday Evening, VIII Ex-
plain European System.


For the purpose of acquainting the
public more July as to relations be-
tween employers and wage workers
in America and the necessity for Inn.
proving the existing employers liabil-
ity law, the Employers association or
Detroit has arranged to have a lee
ture in the Y. NJ. G.. A. auditorium, Fri
day evening. by Ferdinand c. Schwedt-
man. commissioner or the National
Association of Manufacturers, who
has recently returned from several
months study OF the labor and capital
situation in Europe.
The lecture will be illustrated with
stereopticon views, upholding Mr..
Schwedtman's contention that the
progressive European nations are
more advanced than America In re-
spect to employers liability and indus
trial accident idemnity. Mr.. Schwedt-
man believes that "the present Amer
lean system of determining employers
liability Is unsatisfactory, wasteful,
slow in operation and antagonistic to
harmonious relations between employ
ers and wage earners, and that an
equitable, mutually contributory In
demnity system. automatically provid-
ing relief for victims Of industrial ac-
cidents and their dependents is re-
ouired TO reduce waste, litigation and
friction and to meet the demands Of
an enlightened nation"
Mr.. Schwedtman's lecture Friuay
evening will embody comparison be-
tween the European and American
methods, and he will tell why he be-
Iieves that from every humane, eco
nomic and legal viewpoint the present
American system should be changed.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-20
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK. Jan. 1s.--Flour: Quiet
and steady Pork: Steady: mess. t22.25
s1O.45GIO.55 Sugar: Raw, easy; cen
trifugai. So test. S3.51h muscovade. SO
test, s3.o1h: refined. steady; cut loaf.
formulated, $3.50. Coffee: Rio. No. 7.
on spot, ish @ls%c. ,TTaliow; Dull:
steady; prime, sli2h No: - sSsXsg:
Firm; turkeys. 16d25c: chickens, lilo
22c; fowls. marc; ducks, l29 zoe.
Live poultry: Unsettled: geese. "a y II &c:
ducks 1sc: fowls 16c: turkeys. ID a 1Sc:
ROSTERS. 12c. Cheese: Irregular and
unsettled: state milk, common to spe-
Gals. 9117c: skins, common to spe-
Gals, 3912c: full skins, 2m2hc.
Butter. Dull: receipts, 5.129; cream
cry extra. 20 Nc: state dairy tubs. $50
csc: imitation creamery hrsts, 800 29c
Eggs: Firmer; receipts, 11.054: nearby
white fancy. 35436c; nearby mixed
fancy. 2s6 soc; fresh irsts. 2712sc
The Detroit times., 1911-01-20
CHICAGO GRAIN LETTER.

Reported FOR The Times by Paine.
Webber a. Co, Jan. 10: Wheat--Wheat
prices this morning held * a hc under
the close yesterday on rally OF about
II c from the low point OF the morning.
Supporting orders I'm May wheat around
sl.0l were noted soon after the open
ing. but the market gradually worked
its way under that figure. and on the
was led by McDougal, Brosseau. Darrell
and Peavey. Brokers noted some south
west selling orders, probably due to
improved crop outlook In Oklahoma
caused by rains over night. MINI e.
apolis had larger run or wheat than
a year ago, reaching 36s cars for the
day, and stocks there which showed
225,e0o bushels. Decrease for three
days now show $4,000 decrease for
1--WE days. Foreign news Is largely ig-
nored and the market Is based on do
nestle conditions with crop news and
milling situation the important factors.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-20
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

DETROIT. Jan. 20.-opening Wheal
In the Detroit market opened witnou'
change and Chicago was STEADY LIE
inr prices Friday: Cash No. 2 red
wheat. sssc; May. sl.osh July 800
No I white. 97%c
The corn market ~ que. snr a
oats are easy at s5c for standard
and 34ikc for cash No. white /,
and ssisc for No. 2. 49,.
Beans are dull and steady at Sz.Vo
for cash aud s2.10 for March.
Cloverseed is In. good demand an ~.
firm at 9for prime spot Sy;v9 TOT
March and Ss,1o for prime aisike' a.,
Timothyseed Is quiet at $500 Tor
prime spot. p.a.
Wheat. "a ears; corn. 32l cars; oats
MAY wheat in Chieaeo opened Fri
day at sl;0lisglol sc, corn az SSs'e'
liverpool wheat opened sd higher
and was later quoted Y 20 Nd higher.
Corn opened UNCHANGED anu Was ia'er
quoted unchanged TO I'D higher.
TOLEDO. Jan. I9.-wheat: Cash.
80 Isc; May. sl.O3; July. 9s4c Corn;
Cash, 4shc; May. 5ehc; July. 6slsc.
Oats: Cash, sSe; May; sIke; July Si,yy.
cioversed: Cash and March. sg.o5:
April. SS75: Feb. s9.o5: oct. s775;
Jan S9.O5 Alsike: Prime. $3.50:
March. $40 Timothyseed: Prime,
$40. Butter. eggs and hay unchang-
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
CHICAGO Jan 19.--May wheat
opened OF &c, July OF sc. May and
July corn OF hc. May oats advanced
&c. July declined hc. Provisions were
ffactionally lower.
Noon: May wheat declined sc; July
down Ac. May and July corn lost &c.
May oats declined 1sc; July up 1ac.
Close May wheat nc lower: July
wheat &c lower May corn and July
corn &c higher. May oats &c up:
July oats &c higher Provisions steady
TO fractionally higher.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-20
NEW YORK COTTON.
HOUSE COMMITTEE WALKS.
Action Of Senate In Calling Blur OF
Legislators Has Left undercurrent
Of Feeling.
(From a staff Correspondent

LANSING, Mich, Jan. 19.--(Spo-
ciaD--To show its contempt for the
anti-junket attitude of the Legislature,
the house committee on state school
for the blind this morning walked
to the institution. The committee
consists of willoughby, G. NJ. Green.
Young, Catlin and Brown OF Wayne.
There Is considerable undercurrent
OF feeling i'm the house against the
resolution which cut of the jnnkets.
w. A. COTTON RESIGNS. y
The Detroit times., 1911-01-20
Damage Suit Follows Accident.

Attorney II. II. GreenDerS nied
suit in the circuit court. Thursday, on
behalf of John Seymeth against the
Albert Albrecht Co., contractors, for
$685. 900 damages. The plaintiff claims
that he was sent at night into a build
ing in course of erection to put away
some tools, and that, being unaware
of the presence of several holes in
the floor, he fell into the basement.
He says that the hearing in one ear
was destroyed and the sight Of one
eye impaired.