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The Adair County news., 1911-01-04
French Valley.

Christmas passed off quietly
and everybody seemed to enjoy
themselves fine.
The health of this community
is very good at present.
Bro. Beck filled his regular ap-
pointment at this place Christ
mas morning at eleven.
Mr.. U. T. Selby and wife Wis
tied their uncle, Ben Selby, who
is very sick last Tuesday.
Mr.. C.. C.. Hale, our merchant,
has his new dwelling almost
completed. 800
The school at this place closed
December 23rd. We had a fine
school and regret very much to
lose our teacher. We hope to
have him again.
The Adair County news., 1911-01-04
EIIer.

Mr.. A. L. Foley returned
Wednesday from a visit to his
parents in Lincoln county.
Mr.. l.. E. Mckinley, Russell
Springs, was here Friday buying
produce.
Mr.. Arcylus Flanagan and Mrs.
G. M. Choate, are visiting their
sister, Mrs. ]. P. Garrett, Joyce,
KY, at this writing.
Mr.. D. C. Hopper and Willard
McQueary, Fonthill, were here
Friday, enroute to Gossages
Landing.
Mr.. Eldora George left for
Georgia last Saturday, where he
expects to teach school.
Mrs. w. G.. Bolin has been
quite sick for several days.
There will be an auction of Mr..
]. w. Bradley's store at Long
street, Saturday, JAM. 7th.
Mr.. Sam George and family,
of Efie, visited at Mrs Rachel
Bernard's Tuesday night.
Mrs. ]. B. Bennett has been on
the sick list for several days.
Rev. w. N. Coffey preached
at Clear Spring last Sunday.
Mr.. L. M. Wilson was at Effie
last Tuesday, buying furs.
Mrs. A. J. Stephens, Jr., who
has been sick fer several weeks,
is improving.
The Adair County news., 1911-01-04
As Others See It.

Attorney James Garrett of
Columbia, is spending a few days
with his uncle, DR.. B, T. Wood,
on Lexington avenue. Mr.. earn
EFT is a candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination for Attorney
General and is one of the finest
gentlemen in the State. Although
Adair county is overwhelmingly
Republican, he has been elected
County Attorney two terms He
is strong at home and out in the
State, and the man who beats
him will be the next Attorney
General. Mr.. Garrett is one of
the most prominent Mason in the
State, having formly occupie d
the eXaulted position of Grand
Master of the Grand Lodge of
Kentucky. = Danville Advocte.
The Adair County news., 1911-01-04
Pyrus.

The health of our community
is very good at this writing.
Messrs. w. S. Pickett, G. w.
and Turner Keltner, transacted
business in Columbia last Mon
day.
The young f. ks have enjoyed
the holidays fine so far as we
know. Every thing has been
quiet and a nice time has been
spent with them all. We must
compliment the shiveree they
gave US Tuesday night, quite a
crowd of young folks, boys and
girls gathered together to shiv-
cree the neighboys, but did not
come in the old time noisy way
but had a guitar and banjo. Miss
Lula Matney played the guitar
and sang some good songs with
some one following with thu
banjo, and to bid US farewell
they rang an old time cow bell
Not a loud word was spokel
during the time.
Mr.. G. L. Wire, of Keltner
spent several days of Xmas will
The Adair County news., 1911-01-04
MarrOWbOne.

Miss Maudie O. Hood of Glas-
Cow, is the guest of friends and
relatives here.
Prof. C. E. Wilson and Mr..
Johnnie Smith of South Marrow
bone, spent Saturday night at
Mr.. C. ]. Grays.
Misses Bertha Dawes and Eura
Gray were the guests of Miss Ella
Butler Monday.
The Christmas dinner given at
Miss Mamie Buffers Monday
was great success, many young
people were present..all departing
Monday afternoon wishing many
more merry days like the one
past.
Mr.. Elmer Goodman of Wis
dom, KY, is visiting his aunt
Mrs. Henry Paymth, of this
place this week.
Mr.. C. ]. Gray spent Monday
night at L. L. Cary's, Cloyds
Landing, Ky.
Misses Ella Butler and Bertha
Davis were the guest of Miss
Eura Gray Monday night and
Tuesday.
Mr.. Kendall, of Waterview,
has moved to his new farm at
that place. We gladly welcome
Mr.. Kendall in our midst.
Mr.. Richard Alexander and
Miss Kitty Garden, were mar
ried at the brides home Wed
nesday at 10 a. m. The cere-
mony was performed by ]. R.
Crawford of Columbia. TIL G
bride is the second daughter OF
w. D. Garden of Marrowbone
and has been working in the
dressmaking department here
for the past two years. The
groom is a son of Mr.. ALONE
Alexander, of Aliens Creek
Both of the young people stoot
high in SOCIAL life, and theil
many friends join in wishing
them a long and happy life.
The Adair County news., 1911-01-04

If the proposed new good roads
bill which will be drafted and
presented to the next Legisla-
ture, becomes a law we will soon
have good roads all over the
State. The bill will provide that
the State pay one-half and the
county one-balf of the cost of
construction. This came up at
the good roads congress which
met in Louisville last week. The
following committee was appoint
ed to draft the bill: Senator J..
F. Bosworth, of Bell county; Mr..
H. A, Sommers, of Hardin coun-
ty; editor of the Elizabethtown
News; Mr.. G. L. Pickett, Shelby
county; Mr.. w. E Rowe, Fayette
county; and Senator G. T. Wyatt,
of Logan county.
The Adair County news., 1911-01-04
DiriSO.

Messrs. Lee Burbridge and Ray
McClister, of the Fairplay COM
munity visited at j. W. McClis-
tiers during the holidays.
Last Sunday the 25th inst,
was the birthday anniversary of
Mrs. Matthew Wooten. She had
intended to set dinner and in
vite all her relatives and friends
to spend the day with her. The
dinner was duly prepared and
the invitations sent out, but on
account of the inclement wealth.
er but few could get there.
Earl, the little son of Mr.. and
Mrs. R. l.. Campbell has been
very sick with fever for the past
week or ten days, but is some
better at this writing.
Rev. - Payne preached a
very interesting sermon at In
dependence last Sunday.
Married ON the 18th inst, at
the home of the brides father,
MIR. Joe Stotts and Miss Cordy
Campbell. Rev. T. ]. Campbell
officiating. The bride is the eld-
est daughter of Mr.. aad Mrs.
Josiah Campbell and was very
popular in the Sparksville COM
munity. The groom is son OF
MIR. and Mrs. George w. Stotts,
is an excellent young man and
stands high in society. They
will reside on the farm neal
here recently sold by Landy
Stotts to R. H. Mckinley. May
success md happiness attenC
them is the wish of your report
er. .s
Mr.. C. C. Mckinney who hal
been in Jacksonville for thu
past year or SO came in last Wed
nesday. He is looking for
location and says that if he cal
find home that suits him he in
tends to again become a either
The Adair County news., 1911-01-04

of this community. His family
did not come with him, but he
will return for them as soon as
he can find a dwelling suitable to
bring them to.
The people of this community
have held prayer meetings at
some place every night this
week. The revival started some
weeks ago seems to be still in
progress.
Well as this will be my last
communication for 1910, let me
wish one and all happy new
year.
The Adair County news., 1911-01-04

The press gang had a very de-
lightful meeting at Louisville
last week. There were per-
haps more weighty questions
presented to the body than at
any meeting in the past. Men
W h o are making Kentucky's
needs a study were there, and
did not hesitate to give their
views. Aside from business
transacted for the benefit of the
Association, the social features
of the meeting were highly en-
joyable. Louisville did every
thing in her power to see that
the boys had a good time.
The Adair County news., 1911-01-04

The social at Mr.. M. H. Hale's
was success and all reported a |
jolly time.
Mr.. Willis Bernard, Of Louis
vile, is visiting friends and rela-
tives here,
Mr.. Ethridge Petty, of Picnic,
attended the::Fentertainment at
this place:Christmas-Eve.
Messrs. Jim andsSam Hurt and
Willie Ross have returned home
from Illinois.
Mr.. Bulou sGrider and Miss
Mamie Stapp visited here last
week.
Several from here attended
the entertainment Welfare
last Wednesday.
On last Tuesday night quite
crowd surprisedsMiss Genevieve
Lapsley andEhad a social at her
home. All reported an excellent
time.
Miss Lula Holt visited in Adair
county during the holidays.
Mr.. Otis Stapp and wife, of
Roy, visited their friends here
last week.
Miss Maggie Coffey, who has
been in Illinois for the past year,
has returned home.
Mr.. Marcus Woodbridge and
Miss Julia Kimble, both of this
place, were married Wednesday
December 18th.
At the church on Christmas
Eve the school here gave a most
interesting entertainment which
was up-to-date in every respect.
After this there was a beautiful
Christmas tree Introduce d
which was covered with t h e
lovliest of toys and presents for
girls and boys. OH Santa came
and made all happy with his
jingling bells and jolly laugh.
The very best of order prevailed
and all reported a n enjoyable
time.
The Adair County news., 1911-01-04
WED. JAN. 4, 1911,

1t is generally predicted by
thinking men that Mr.. Jas. Gar
nett, of this place, will be named
as the nominee of the Democrat
ic party for Attorney General at
the State May primary. This
opinion being general, there is a
reason for it, a good one, when
the situation is properly viewed.
1t is known throughout the State
that the Eleventh Congressional
district is largely Republican,
and to cut down the majority,
the Eleventh's candidate for a
State Office must be a man of
wide acquaintance, possessing
personal magnetism, and known
to be a man of fine ability and
well qualified for the position he
seeks. These requisites have
been discussed by thinking party
men all over Kentucky, and it is
asserted from all corners that
Mr.. Garrett can poll more votes
than any Democrat ever received
in said district. He is known in
every county in the State and his
name is perfectly familiar to the
voters in the Eleventh, his prac-
tice extending to several counties
in the tel ritory. He is not only
a successful lawyer at home, but
his ability as an attorney is
known throughout the State. He
is less than forty years of age,
possessing vitality and activity
and one of the best known vote
getters in the Commonwealth.
Like his lamented father, Judge
James Garrett, he is a man of
sterling character, who will be
found on the right side of everv
proposition in which the States
interest is at stake-will do his
duty honestly, and fearlessly,
and would make the Common
wealth one of the best Attorney
Generals it ever had. He will
be busy at home for the next
few weeks, as the Adair
circuit court will be held in this
month. After it closes, Mr..
Garrett will take the field and
will make an effort to visit all
the counties in the State before
the May primary. Keep h is
name before you, remembering
that with Garrett on the State
ticket that the Republican ma
jority in the Eleventh will be
greatly reduced and that his
general vote will be surprisingly
The Adair County news., 1911-01-04

his relatives in this community.
Misses Pearl Kemp and Flora
Pickett are spending a few days
in the Pickett community.
Mr.. ]. A Wire visited his SIS
ter Mrs. R. o. Keltner of Grady
vile, last Saturday night and
Sunday.
Mrs. j. H. Pickett's school
closed last Friday at Basil. She
started for Campbellsville Satur-
day morning where she will
spend a few days with her par
ents, then she will join her hus-
band who is stationed at Coon
Hollow.
Mr.. Allen Rose of Keltner,
the well known tobacco man. was
in our community last week and
bought some tobacco. Mr.. Rose
is a fine man and pays very
liberal for tobacco according
to prices being so low.
Mr.. Charlie Diddle whose
school closed here last Friday
has taught one of the best schools
that We have ever had. The at
tendance has been good all the
time, the children have all adj
vanced rapidly in their studies,
and Mr.. Charlie certainly knows
exactly what to do in a school
room and leaves us with the best
wishes of this community, and
we trust that We shall have he
pleasure to have him with US
next yeor.
Mr.. Squire Kemp and wife
visited Mr.. Tom Fhin and wife
of Pickett, Tuesday.
Mr.. Edd Pickett and wife of
Bridgeport, visited the fornpr
parents, Mr.. w. S. Pickett, pit
of last week.
Rev. Pangburn and wife re-
turned to Gradyville last Satur-
day. Rev. Pangburn has been
quite sick at the home of Mr.. G.
Dohoney's of Keltner. 1t is
hoped by his many friends that
he may soon be restored to health
again.
Died on the q of this month,
Mrs. John Wilson, of Basil. The
interment took place at Morris
chapel church, her funeral was
conducted by Rev. R. F. Payne.
Mr.. Wilson has our sympathy in
this sad hour.
! On the q of this month a lit
tie daughter of Mr.. Davis Cof-
fey, died of Group. on the % a
little daughter of Mr.. G. T.
Kemp, of Pickett, died of Group.
We eqtend our sympathy to these
people,
The Adair County news., 1911-01-04

Hon. G.. w. Metcalf, of Pine
vile, was in Louisville last week,
and being asked if he was a
candidate for a State office said:
mo, all | want is to see my
friend, Jim Garrett, elected At
torney General.
The Adair County news., 1911-01-04

Mr.. H. A. Sommers, editor of
the Elizabethtown News, made
d spendid speech favoring good
roads before the good roads Con-
vention held in Louisville last
week. Among many ideas ad-
vanced he declared that bad
roads cost the State of Ken
lucky twelve million dollars each
wear.
The Adair County news., 1911-01-04

1t looks like some voters in
Ohio are to be DISTINGUISHED.
One hundred and six indict-
ments were returned at Western
Union last week against parties
charged with selling their votes.
The Adair County news., 1911-01-04

Mr.. Roosevelt says that he has
never intimated that he was for
Mr.. Taft in the next contest for
the Presidency.
The Adair County news., 1911-01-04

Mr.. G.. G.. McChord will be
sworn in as a member of the In
terstate Commerce Commission
this week.
The Adair County news., 1911-01-04

The present Governor of Ten
nessee, M. R.sPatterson, will re-
turn to Memphis and reopen his
law office.
The Adair County news., 1911-01-04

Entered at the Columbia Post-office as Sec
ond class MALL natter.
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only one chance in three of your get
ting it right. What kind of tax is II
which a man has to guess upon and
don't know whether he gets his rights
when according to the lowest figure
he has only one chance in three that he
will guess right? Now the same holds
true as to rate. The same method of
reasoning would hold as to a poll tax.
The chances are that all such arbitrary
figures are unjust.
There is another objection to AN income
tax. that it puts Il premium on dishonesty.
| do not think il is any part of the bust
ness of the government to make men rich
in order TO make them good. but it GER
tainly should not be any part OF the bust
necc of the government to put bonus on
dishonesty, TO put premium on lying and
to make ii an object that man should
tell an untruth. Another objection is that
il applies equally to an earned or an I'M
earned income. II man makes Two or
three thousand dollar. year his laX i'm
posed upon him is just the same a. though
he had an income received from land or
from other wealth that has been handed
down to him from his ancestors. Thai would
appear to me unjust. | appreciate the
fact that the object of those who argue in
favor of an income tax is to get at the
unearncd increment and that is Il very
laudable object, but | don't think ii can
be attained in tins way. The fact of the
matter is that all earned income should
be exempt, of whatever size. and all I'M
earned income, the whole of it, should be
taken. not any part of IL If we may sup
pose that man may legitimatcly and
honestly earn $4,000 and that all above
that is unearned income. by what right
does he keep any of it? The place to get
at these things is at the bottom.
Now i'll spite of all the foregoing l am
following reasons: In the first place, my
constituents favor an income tax. and
judge it is my duty here to act as l
have reason to suppose they want me to- or
to resign. In the next place. both plat
forms of the great parties in this State
endorsed the income tax last summer, In
the third place. it is SO much better than
the tariff that there is no comparison be-
tween them. The tariff falls hardest on
the poor. on the man with a large family
who is working hard day after day to get
along. And in any tariff which has ever
been framed the burden of taxation falls
harder on the cheaper grades of goods.
An income tax. of course, TO certain ex-
tent, or to a large extent, falls at least
on those who are better able to bear it.
And there is another reason in favor of
this. that a national income tax will have
a tendency to reduce large fortunes, that
it will take away from them large part
of what is called the unearned increment.
AS men seem to learn very little except
by experience. l think ii is necessary
for them to pass through this stage and
find out that national income tax or
any income tax can have but mighty lit
tie effect in that direction. but they must
go through this before they will be will
ing to look deeper.
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MAINE LEGISLATURE.
Continued from Page Eighth

ing to us for relief from some of the
Z brrtiens Of taxation which are bearing
loo heavily upon them: and it is an
/, accepted fact that the people under
stand, or believe they understand. that
if we pass or adopt this amendment
for Il federal income tax. ii Will be
come the panaeea for all the evils OF
taxation that the burdens of taxation
Will be lifted from the poor through
out the length and breadth of this
State and placed upon the incomes of
THE rich. bat | believe. Mr.. Speaker
and gentlemen, that this is an erroneous
+ belief. If We surrender to the national
& government our inherent rights and
those rights are grated INTO the Con-
4 stitution of the United States. We can
= never nope Ia Recover them again foT
z the benefit of our citizens within the
length and breadth OF this stats. Of ours
Ne shall be represented in the next
Congress Of the United Stptes by fewer
congressman, or at least b. less per
5cfatage. The trend ot population has
Been in the past and is now toward
the great central West. And BY sur
rendering the rights To the governmrn:
of. The United States tn take from her
citizens their hard earnings and plac,
them in the treasury OF the United
States, What right can We expect tina;
our proportional part shall ever be re-
ccived into the State Of Maine con
sres from the middle West through
their votes Will prevail III OF great
Congress For ten weeks We consider
ed IA bill, or two bills, that would have
an effect upon lessening the burdens Of
taxation of our own citizens. ManV
citizens from different sections of the
State appeared before our committee
and argued either for the adoption or
the rejection of both FEDERAL income
tax ami q State income tax We do not
claim, gentlemen, that if We adopt this
bill the State income tax that we keep
it here at home. that we have the power
10 amend and perfect il in future lcgis
lation.
Some men claim that il is in our
party platform. in the platforms of
both political parties in this great
state of Maine. | believe. Mr.. Speak
er and gentlemen, that We are sent
here to this Legislature III members
to represent our constituents in ii way
that. we believe will be for their benz
fit that we have another duty beside
the duty to our platform, that we have
duty to ourselves, that we should
respect plr official oaths. that We have
DUTY to those poor people at home
VINO Ild not have way, who did not
nave a right to come here and exam
Inc the conditions for themselves. as
they appeared to US, their representa-
tives hero in this Honorable Body. |
believe it is rot only our right but ii
is our bounden duty, if we believe that
any other bill would be better for those
people, the plain people, the People
wlo toll upon the farms and who work
in the shops. that if any bill that we
could substitute to lessen or relieve
them from the burdens OF taxation i'm
posed upon them by the federal gov
efnment, burdens of taxation imposed
upon them by an cXtravagant admin
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BOSTON A. A. BOUTS.
Murphy, O'keefe, Crous and Conoly are
the Winners.

Boston, March 2S.-Eddic Murphy of
Boston needed all his skill to secure the
decision from Paul Kohler of Cleveland
Ohio in 10 rounds of fast boxing at the
Armory Athletic Association tonight. An
other lightweight contest. which was equal
Is close, was a 10-round bout between Tom
my O'Kecfe of Philadelphia and Johnny
Glover OF Cambridge, won by the former
The third main bout, scheduled for 10
rounds. was concluded with the fifth when
Frank Perron of Pawtucket, r. L., con-
coded the victory to Buck Crous of Pitts
burg, who proved a whirlwind boxer. Per-
ron was sent to the floor three times in
the fourth round and was only saved from
being counted out by the bell at the end
of the fifth
In the preliminary Mark Conoly of Bos-
ton defeated Kid Wiletts of Fall River in
six rounds.
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AFTERNOON SESSION.

The House having under considera-
ton the State income tax BILL also Re-
solve in regard to the National taxa
ton bill,
Nh. HERSEY said: Mr.. Speaker, 1
want to add word to what | said
this morning. | made the statement
that the supreme court rendered its
decision on the constitutionality Of the
law of the right of Congress to tax in
comes under the constitutional amend
nent at about the time of the Spanish
American war. | was mistaken about
the dates. 1t was during the time of
Cleveland's administration. 1t does not
matter one way or the other as far as
that is concerned. They simply decid y
ed that YOU could not tax incomes
without constitutional amendment
But / wish to add still further, Mr.
Speaker. that in my opinion as law
Yer this bill pending before this House.
r"norted from the taxation committee.
An Act to tax incomes of this State of
Maine, is unconstitutional, and | can
not see for the life of me how any
lawyer here can for moment believe
that it is constitutional. 1t seems to me
that you have got to have a constitu-
tional amendmen of this State before
you can ak incomes of the State. | do
not wish to accuse anybody of unfair
ness or of playing politics. l do not
wish either to accuse the Democratic
party OF this Legislature of playing
politics in this matter, but when this
matter comes from the taxation
committee under these circumstances
lii,
gress may be authorized to vote an
amendment, to submit this amendment
to the national constitution. has come
before us. to have the committee re-
port substitute for that resolution,
state act or statute authorizing the
taxation of Safe incomes as a
state law, it seems to me this
must result-you make that a substitute
and you avoid your responsibility and
your duty to do it. You have got a sub
stltute. ii is a State law, it goes to tn.
| supreme court, and our supreme court
| said it is unconstitutional, and then what
| nave you got? You have neither got a
| state law for taxing incomes nor a Unit
ed states law for taxing incomes Now
, my position was this. Stand I'D to your
| platform. Approve the amendment to tn,
| constitution of the United States, and
then don't adopt bill that is brought in
here without public hearing in the last
hours of this Legislature without going
nome, without submitting it to your peo-
PIE without submitting it to your party
without discussing it in your party cir.
cies' and then in two years from now i;
your party or my party puts into their
platform that they want State income
TAX submit constitutional amendment
or ask you to do so, it is your duty and
niue to do it. Until that time comes
our duty is plain to stand up to our plat.
, forn@
have said all l need to say to the Re.
| pubiicans of this Legislature / do want
Mr. Speaser, to say this in part to the
DemocratsSof this Legislature. 1 have
in my hand clipping from the Eastern
| Argus this ma ming. have not dared te
) quote from II Waterville Sentinel be
. cause the gent pan from Waterville. ha.
f discredited 1t az emocfatic authority 81
the floor of this\ House. but up to the