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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-10-11
STATE STATE PRISON REFORMS.
Orders Made by CommissiOnsIstO Put
Them Into Effect.

Frankfort. Oct 2.-The Board OF
Pris.1 Commissioners adopted
resolution today designating the
Edd,ville branch prison as peni-
tan,'ary and the Frankfort prison as
the kentucky State Reformatory
The policy of the board will be t,
Sind p Eddyville all convicts moe
chan SO years old and habitual Grim
mas or those convicted of atrc-
iois crime. First offenders and
cuiiv.ts under 80 years old who IL
not eeme within the classes of old
offend ers or degenerate criminals
vii 8 sent to Frankfort.
On account Of existing contracts,
when require certain number OF
men III the prison shops. it will be
impossible to make transfers of the
lnen now incarcerated in the two
prisons, but the Circuit Judges will
be infcrmed of the boards action so
that hereafter in sentencing prison.
ers they may commit them to Eddy
Vile or Frankfort in accordance
with the policy OF the board. Ever
tually this will result in making the
distinction between the two insti-
tutions practical.
When this is done gradual pol
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-10-11
JUDGE JOHN D. White.
Bull Moose Candidate for Appellate
Judge. Spoke Here.

The controversy over whether
I. b. Blakey or John d. White
would go on the ballot as the Pro-
gressive candidate for Appellate
Judge in the Seventh district was
settled today by Blakey formally
withdrawing his name, White will
have his name on the ballot under
the Progressive party device and
will make the race against A. j.
Kirk. Republican, and C. c. Turner,
Democrat.
Mr.. White spoke here Wednesday
in the interest of his candidcey. He
had a pretty good crowd who listen
ed we'll He ''roamed with Romulus
and socked with Socrates" so vida
was his range, throwing in an occa-
sionaldose of vitrol, with here and
there dash of tobasco sauce. John
has lost none of his old time fire,
and he will stir up quite a muss
before November 9Th.
Quite an amusing diversion wss
created when couple OF ladies
strolled in, thinking they were COM
ing to holy roller meeting. They
were invited to seats. but when
Uncle Tip Moore told them where
they were at they declined with
thanks and retired.
Mr. White devoted considerable
of his speech to what he considered
the unfitness of Judge Kirk for the
office Of Judge Of the Court of Ap-
peals. Among other things he mne-
toned the case of the common
wealth against a man in one of the
counties where Judge
Kirk sat as special Judge The man
had been indicted for mistreating a.
girl. and when the case was called
for trial the Judge ordered 1t filed
away, saying that as the defendant
"had made 1t all right with the
family Of the girl II would be bet
ter not to have the case tried. Ac-
cording to Mr.. White the attorney
for the Commonwealth took the case
Continued on page eight
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-10-11
Three OIL Wells
Now In Course Of Drilling Here, and
Others 10 Follow.

...FH-
Three OIL wells are being drilled
Ia this county--the Norwood At
Torchlieht. the suiliyan-Mayo at
Busseyyille and the United Fuel
on the Betty Pigg farm near BUS
seyTills. The latter was the last well
10 start All are within the produc-
ing circle as already defmed md
there Is hardly a doubt about get
ting oil
The Yatesville well recently drill
ed is flowing steadily from three
to five barrels per day. The gas is
very much stronger here than in
any other we'll In this field. II is
estimated to be noar quarter cf
million feet per day.
II Il reported that the venora
company will do some more drifting
In tie near future. Also. the New
Domain viii drill another well On
their sO-acre Damron lease.
The Tabor's creek company VIII
develop leases Just across in West
Virginia as soon as their plans can
be perfected.
The Cumberland pipe line is not
yet completed and the large tarK
erected BY the company ia full. For
this reason the Busseyyille wells can
not be pumped regularly The Pipe
line win probably be in. operation
in about a month.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-10-11
:, Great opportnpity.

Never did the great common peo-
pie have such chance to come to
their own as now. The big interes
have for years been financing the
campaigns and then claiming the
right to dictate to the successful
candidate in which they have gen
orally been successful.
Governor Wilson positively re-
fuses to accept any of their money,
but is looking to the people to fur
nish the necessary funds for the ex-
penses of his campaign. so thai
when elected he can take the office
amenable to none but them.
In his splendid address to the
editors at Louisville last Saturday,
Chairman Johnson ~ Camden, OF
the Democratic Campaign Committee
laid especial emphasis on the peo-
pie taking advantage of their op-
portunity and by helping to pay the
expenses OF the campaign, keep, the
rich man from doing so, and give
the demagegues no chance to in
flame the masses against the rich.
1t will increase their love for coun-
try and be test of enlightened
and patriotic manhood. If. they fail
to do SO the next campaign may see
the old order of things resumed.
Let u.s." as Mr.. Camden says, 'on
our part uphold Woodrow Wilson
and see that he Is not left to the
humiliation of asking his personal
friends to pay him out of debt"
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-10-11
A Plague on Both.

Governor Wilson does not hesi-.
tate to charge that Colonel Roose-
velt "did an Illegal thing in order
to build up an irresistible power, :
as he terms it, in permitting the
purchase by the United States Steel
Corporation of the Tennessee Coal
& Iron Company. The Colonel says
the power Of the trusts can not be
destroyed, but it should be con-
trolled as much as possible by a
commission. In other words the
trusts must be asked to be good. 1t
is optional with them whether they
will or not. With Colonel Roose-
velt coddling the trusts and TAFT
showing his willingness to put up
with them as long as they put up
for his campaign fund. and both
shouting for high protective tar
iff, the people who suffer under the
burdens can well exclaim "a plague
on both of your houses" A vote for
Wilson and the Democratic nomi-
nees for Congress will put the seal
of your condemnation on such prac-
tically legalized robbery.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-10-11
THE CHURCHES.

Church attendance on Sunday last
was good at all the houses OF wor-
ship. Rev. Mr.. Plummer and Rev.
Mr.. Critics, OF the NJ. p. and the M.
70. Church South respectively. filled
their pulpits morning and evening,
as did Mr.. Summers, Of the Chris
tlan church. Rev s, F. Reynolds
preached in the Baptist church
Sunday morning. AT the close OF
the service one candidate was bap-
tized in the pool. At night Rev.
Roscoe Murray filled the pulpit
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-10-11
NJ. F. coNLEY. Publisher.

a panic worse than that of 1907. But
this prophet of evil is Joined ID
his idol of high protective tariff,
which he claims is the cause of the
country's great prosperity, whereas,
as a matter Of fact it is in spite Of
II. Prosperity is due to record
breaking crops and other natural
causes. To tax the people for the
benefit of the trusts and not to pay
the expenses of the government
economically administered is a crime
The people have stood it as long as
possible and have determined to
punish those responsible for it by
electing Democratic President and
a Democratic Congress.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-10-11
COUNTY ENGINEER.

Acting under the new law. the
Lawrence Fiscal Court last week
elected B. j. Galloway County En-
gineer. His salary was fixed at 5000
per year. and he entered at once
upon his duties. He has charge Of
the roads and bridges.
The new law makes number of
radical changes, many of whicn
should be put into force at once. II
done. we shall have better roads
The NEWS will publish an epitore
OF the new law soon.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-10-11
FISCAL COURT.

This body adjourned on Friday
morning last after a session of five
days. The usual number of claims
was allowed, and for the usual
things. DR.. Will Hays was elect
ed Infirmary physician and Lindsey
Pigg Infirmary keeper The keeper
10 allowed $1.25 for the keeping Of
each adult inmate and 65 cents for
each child per week These COM
ptratively low rates are made possi-
BILE by reason of the fairly good
farm belonging to the Infirmary.
The next term of the keeper and
the physician begins March 1, 1913.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-10-11
THE SUPPER WAS FINE.

Just think of it. A big bowl of
stewed oysters. or a dozen fried.
with all the delicious homemade
bread, hot coffee and most appe-
tizing pickles-all for quarter of
a dollar This is Just what the
ladies of the NJ. E. Church South
provided for the public last FRIDAY
evening. and delicious ice cream.
sherbet and cake could be had for
very little more. The net proceeds
amounted to about twenty-five dol
lars.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-10-11
Masonic AND / 0. 0. r

william Shannon and William
Wilson left Monday last for Somer-
set, where they will represent Lou
lisa Lodge l. o. o. F. at the an
nual meeting Of the Grand Lodge.
On Sunday next Henry Evans,
representing Apperson Lodge. and
g. @. Hill, representing Louisa
Chapter, win 60 to Louisville to az
tend the annual meeting of the
Masonic Grand Lodge and Chapter.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-10-11
Cause Of High Cost Of Living.

The Republicans and the Bull
Moosers try to make the people be-
lieve that there is no connection be-
tween the excessive tariff and the
high cost of living. Moody Mag
azine. an authority on economics.
prints table to show that in ten
years prices only increased "a per
cent in Europe, while in America
the average was S4.S per cent II
the prices on some articles incrsas4
ed over 100 per cent. The tariff
and the trusts are chiefly responsi-
BILE for the high cost of living. Vote
for Wilson, Marshall and the Dem
ocratic nominees for Congress with
assurance of reduction of the one
and the subsection OF the others to
the laws Of the land, instead of be-
ing law unto themselves.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-10-11

General apathy has lost many
fight. Kentucky can give the Demo-
cratic ticket 100000 plurality. but
she won't do it if the voters take
for granted. Let every
Democrat don his fighting clothes
and remain on guard until the even-
Ing of November 5th.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-10-11

The belief is general that Wilson
and Marshall will be elected. This
confidence however, may prove our
undoing. Democrats should not be
confident to the extent of relaxing
any effort. Get busy and keep busy
until the election booths close.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-10-11
A Prophet Without Honor.

President Taft says that the DEM
Iocratic policy as to the tariff will
put an end to prosperity, shut down
1.-THE mills and factories and produce
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-06-21
s. 8. Association Meeting.

The regular quarterly meeting OF
the Union County Sunday School AS.
sociation will be held next fifth Sun
day, June Both, at Browns Creek
Baptist church. The following is the
program for the day:
1000 a. m.-Devotional, S. w. Jolly
1O:15 a. m.-"Decision Day in the
Sunday School,, H. H. Pruitt.
II a. m.-Sermon by Rev. J. D.
Bailey of Cowpens.
IL m.-Adjournment for dinner.
1 p .m.-Devotional, by A. j. Greer.
1:15 p .m.-"Teaching Doctrine in
the Sundey School,, Rev. L. M. Rice.
200 p. m.-"The Sunday School
Teacher Drawing the Net; When /?
How" Rev. j. L. Hodges.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-06-21

ton county The committee decided
to summon the three men named and
others to appear in Columbia at an
early date. Members of the commit
tee tonight expressed the opinion
that the testimony of the three
would furnish the connecting link
with all of the testimony presented.
The witnesses were put up by Mayor
Grace to prove his charge that graft
had been traced practically up to the
governors office.
Graft Paid Stothart.
Ihe testimony was given to prove
that the graft money had been paid
to b. H. Stothart, chief constable in
South Carolina. Louis Schomonzes,
appearing before the committe, stat
ed very frankly that he was a "blind
tiger" and that he was engaged in
the whisky business because there
was more money to be made. He de-
clared emphatically that he had been
paying $40 month as protection
the Marion Stock Company a whisky
corporation He said that he went
to Ben Stothart and told him that $40
was too much and that he was not
able to pay it The amount, he said
was reduced to $3.50 after Stothart
had told him that inability to pay
was one thing and refusal another
thing. did you pay Stothart any
money!" asked the committee. "The
money was placed in Stothart's hand.
| placed it there myself" said the
witness. This was the most direct
charge made before the committee
that graft had passed to the chief
constable of the state.-Spartanburg
Herald
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-06-21

ent l am unable to fix the exact time
but will probably do so later) and
lay. bare before the governor con-
ditions general in Charleston which
l thought were working to the detri-
ment of my friend, Mayor Grace.
In Governors Office.
The following conversation took
place in the the governors office:
"On entering the Office his secre-
tary advised me to make my visit as
brief as possible, as the governor was
going out of the city at II o'clock. In
reply, | said: Let him tell me that.
He says, Hello, John, come in and
have a seat sat down and waited
until he had finished opening his mail
and he criticized generally every
correspondent in language that would
not be we'll in print. But in behalf
of the governor 1 will say they did
not play any favorites; he criticized
them all. When he got through he
turned to me and says: We'll, John,
what is the news in Charleston p
WE'LL / says, everything is lively.
governor. We are having a hot cam
palgn and my friend, John P. Grace,
is going to be there. But, governor.
what brought me to Columbia TODAY
was to tell you frankly and truthfully
the conditions that exist in Charles
ton that are working to your detri-
ment and our friend, John P. Grace.
NOW, governor, you say to me that
you are John P. Grace's friend. |
know that John is your friend, but
your man Friday (or Ben Stohtart)
is doing everything in his power
against Grace The governor said
TO me IN reply, John, Ben tells me
ne Is doing absolutely nothing. He is
hands off, said in reply: Regard
less OF what Stothart tells you, he is
doing everything on earth. Why
governor his Office on Society street
Is @ a rendezvous for these people.
holding daily and nightly conferences
-Huguenin, Hawes and other Con-
solidated officials and employees,
along with city and county officials,
hang out there all the time, whose
names | do not care to MENTION I
says: Furthermore, governor, after
this campaign is over, take my word
Tor 1t, regardless of who is elected.
although Grace is going to be, YOU
Will be the target that they will train
their guns on and shoot to pieces be-
cause your constables are collecting
or extorting monev from every blind
tiger in the city of Charleston, to the
tune of from $4,000 to $4,000 a
month, varying in price from $5, SIS
or $50 according to the amount of
business the various blind tigers do.
The people know that, and it is gen
orally believed that you are sharing
the spoils.
"a Damn Lie"
"The governor said that is a damn
lie says, you mean to saw thatI
am liar He says. No, do not
mean that you are liar, but 1 mean
that / am not receiving any money.
Although, John, you are the third
man that has told me these condi-
tions, viz. Capt. John Black and
Charlie Webb l says, well, the
devil, why don't you take action and
protect yourself?' He says, What
will l do John?" I says, THE best
thing to do is to put a new chief
there. He says, We'll, l have some
mighty good boys down there, for in
stance, Jim Crocker. He is straight:
also, naming Lightsey, he is straight.
have known him all my life I
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-06-21
THE HEARING IN CHARLESTON.

Charleston, June 1s.-Testimony
tending to show wholesale graft IN
connection with the Charleston whis-
KY situation was given before the
Legislative investigating committee
which held two long working sessions
here today and tonight. The commit
tee adjourned tonight to meet next in
Augusta on July 8 when the testi-
mony of T. B. Fielder, the Atlanta at
torney, will be taken.
"Do you remember a conversation
with Capt. John Black, coming back
from Columbian" This question was
asked James Crocker, former consta-
BILE, by Senator Carlisle with refer
ence to the promised pardon state
ment. eyes, sir" said Crocker.
Captain Black said he was going to
see Cole Blease and make him put me
back to work. / went on to the train
to meet him and Chief Stothart came
out behind me. Some one said Todd
was there. Black was complaining of
having very severe headache. Mil
ler said let's go by place and get a
coca-cola. Miller told me that some
thing was wrong with Black. He said
I'll get away Black and I went on
up. He said you go prepared. l ask
ed, what's the matter?' He said,
true Ben Stothart is drunk, but he
told me coming down on the train
that he had been instructed by the
governor that if he would dispose of
you and John Miller he would pardon
him."
1s his the same Black who was
convicted for grating in dispensary
matters and pardoned by the gov
ernor?" asked Representative Evans.
Eyes sir" replied Crocker.
Testimony of the same character
was given in the affidavit of J. J.
Miller.
Man after man of various national
tiles. appearing before the committee
at the different sessions, openly and
unblushingly admitted that they were
blind tigers and that they were vio-
lating the law.
The System.
The system of collecting "protec-
tlon money" was carefully outlined
by the various witnesses. It was
shown by the testimony that there is
a system something like the follow
ing. in existence in Charleston: The
blind tiger" buys his whisky from
the wholesale dealer and pays sums
ranging from $5 to $40 a month for
the wholesaler to protect him from
the state whisky constables, who are
working under the direction of Cole
l.. Blease, the governor. Testimony
presented today was to the effect that
many Of the dealers had paid the
hush money" In several instances
the alleged graft was traced to well
names were given. These witnesses
said the that wholesalers had told
them that the protection fund was in
turn delivered to the whisky consta-
bles.
Various witnesses appearing charg-
dthat they had paid this protection
fund" to j. Henry Doscher, Santos
Sottille and p. J. Oneill, ali said to
be well known whiskey dealers of
Charleston.
Every effort was made by the COM
mittee to subpoena these men, but it
was found that they had left the city.
This report was made tonight to the
committee by the sheriff Of Charles
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-06-21
Advertised Letters.
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M. Bradus, Anguss Conner, j. T. Coof-
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Hamilton, w. C. Honed, Eliza Hughes,
Eldon Hughes, Bessie Jackson, Will
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The following packages: w. w.
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p. V. Millness, Rev. M. T. Wash, Mat
tie Sanders.
L. G. Young, Postmaster.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-06-21

said, why don't you make Crocke,
chief ?'s If you have got to catch
Stothart' send him some place alsa,
!! says, Now will tell you about how
1T is down there. l can not saw posi-
lively, but l am almost sure that thew
were going to bring Ben Stothart be-
fore the grand jury, but I am not
positive about this, but the rumor is
current He says, Say, John, /
want you to do me a favor when you
get back to Charleston. Wire me YES
or no, meaning whether he was be-
fore the grand jury or not I SAYS
Furthermore, governor, let me tell
you what | have seen for myself. 81
have seen this man Crocker pass up
unmolested wagon after wagon of
liquors, and asked him his reason
for doing SO, and he told me, John,
l have caught them until have been
positively instructed to let up on
them so what can I do?". said.
"Crocker, l will certainly continue to
catch them. l will do my duty and
land them fore it if got my discharge
for it and then tell the cause of my
dismissal" The governor then said
to me, :! will give this some atten-
tion. John, | am glad you came up.
Goodbye and good luck to me-
Stothart to Columbia immediately.
and | was at the union station depot
IN Charleston Monday night to see
him return. Ben Stothart and A. w.
TODD got of the train together, both
helplessly drunk. Todd so much so
that he went the wrong direction to
get out of the depot.
"Ben comes down with Crocker's
removal for the part he had taken in
my mission, and he also stated on the
train to q personal friend of mine that
he had been promised a pardon if he
would put Jim Crocker and myself
out of the way; that knew too much
and would talk. The next day or two
this friend, Capt. John Black, came
to me, along with Jim Crocker, and
said, Miller (or John), as a friend of
yours l feel it is my duty to advise
you, or at least put you on your
guard. didn't want to tell you last
night, but l have been thinking over
the thing, and / feel sure you ought
to know 1T. Ben Stothart said on the
train last night( although drunk
that ne had been promised a pardon
by the governor if he would put you
and another fellow out of the way.
Now John, do not want you to say
anything about this, but want you to
protect yourself. You can get your
self gun, and don't take any chances
because there is no telling what these
fellows will do. laughed at the
idea and told him that / was not at all
scared of any one. However, will
prepare myself, and, in fact, Jim
Crocker was, and they loaned me
Capt. John Blacks pistol, As maga-
zine. went down and consulted with
my friend, Mayor Grace, and told him
what 1 had heard, and he told me
that he did not think there was any
danger, but advised me to be careful
and not take any chances to get hurt.
These are true facts, and if the
investigating committee want fur
ther proof, if they will come to
Charleston the writer will aid them
in every particular.
(Signed) ~. J. Miller.
Sworn to before me this 18th day
of June. 1912.
(SeaD "W. Turner Logan.
Notary Public s. c."
The State.