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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-07-19
JOHNSON DIDN'T OFFER
ANY JOBS FOR VOTES
will Mentisn This in Statement Of
Campaign Expenses To
Be Filed Soon.

Washington. July T.-isepresennatiye
Ben johnson. of Kentucky. In pnepar-
ing the anad-primary stsltensent OF GAM
.paiign expenditures and contributions.
which de will have to file with Cierl,
T'rin,hLe. of the House. In the next few
weeks under the Federal publicity law.
will state he has made no promise ar
offer of office to any man in connect!on
with lids ,ainpaign FOR the nomhAation.
The law makes 1t unlawful to offer an
office or mpke any promise for the sup
port of any mans vote. and MIR. Jnhn-
son will Include in his statement a de-
NAL of having made ANY pronlise.''
In TACT. since the nomination Of Gov.
Wilson on the Democratic ticket Nj.
Johnson has matted TO a. number of men
in Nentucky copies of the publicity law
with the mo PROMISE prOhihition
marked; this he is doing in case a Demo
Graf writes asking him what office ',e
will got df Gov. Wilson Is elacted Prasi-
dent.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-07-19
CSpe c,ial to The Republican,. }


OlaIton, KY. July lS.-Alifes IRoL,nda e.
Oller. of Olaton WAS quite painfully m
jured late Wednesday AFTERNOON when
the spring wagon in which she was ri,l-
ing was over turned near White Oak
school house. Miss Oller was the mein5,
of pleasure party who were returning
from the days stay in Hartford and it
was while the party was driving along
a densely shaded part of the road that
the wagon plunged over an embanlQment.
penning Miss Ollsr beneah the spring
scat.
The injured girl was hurridiy rushed
to O'aton where DIR. Charles w. Felix
was summoned and dressed the wounds.
An ugly cash In the forehead was the
most painful injury. but there were a
number of minor bruises about the face
and arms. Miss Oller spent the might
at Mrs, NJ. Halls and was able to go
to her home this morning. The other
members escaped injury with hhe ex.
ceptbon of few scratches. AND being
thoroughly frighented.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-07-19

Wheelwrisht. of the coal company. The
product of the new field, which Ia now
rcady for market. finds its outlet over
the LOUISVILLE & Nashville the Baltimore
& Ohio, and the Chesapeake & Ohio lines
The connection with the hast named is
over the Elkhorn IL Big Sandy road. the
line constructed by the coal company
direct 20 its mines. The raalroah Off
Gals were enthusiastic over the out
look for tonnage which the new de-
velopmcnt promises. President wlllard
has no hesttancy In saying that 1t is
the greatest coal development in the
world President Wlleclwright was asked
whether the opening of these new lnin.,s
had any influence on the recent advance
in nhe Consolidation Coal Cqmpany's
stock.
I'VE are too busy here to pay aitten-
ton to the market fluctuation of our
securities he replied. "tranldy. rare
ly know whether this stock Is UP or
down. / will say. however. that in my
candid Judgment the ConsoMda lions
property in Maryland. West Virginia ard
Pennsylvania can be eliminated entirely
and the new coal fields i'm kentucky
still afford value equal to that which
the company's stock has ever sold for
or is selling for now"
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-07-19
NO MONEY FOR TAKING
Stored TOBACCO CENSUS
Senate Refuses to Appropriate
For Purpose Despite All
Pleas Of Bradley.

=. Washington. d. c.. July l6-Kentulk,
tobaaoo growers were hit hard today
when the Senate Committee on ap-
priatioms reported the Sundry Civil Ap.
preparation Bill to the, Senate without
Including In ANY appropriation what
ever to make effective the bill which
has passed Congress providing that the
Census Bureau shall take q census u
TOBACCO on hand in the country. Sucl
census of tobacco. after leaving the
producer Is held to be highly important
To the growers.
Senator Bradley pleaded with the
committee to insert an appropriation
of $4,000 Tor this work, but the cont
mittee refused Ito do so. He will offer
the same proposition as an amendment
to the bill in the Senate but does moi
have much hopes of it's abortion. e.
He has autographed ITO Representative
j. Campbell Cantrin. asking him ID
return from Kentucky and hep in the
fight. Director Duand, of the Census
says unless the appropriation Gs made
the Census Bureau cannot undertake
the tobacco census.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-07-19
OLATON.

Wisbrxt f. Hall spent Monday the
gnest of his cousin. Mrs. M. A., Ez,l
at Horse Branch.
Mrs. Alice. and Miss Uka Stormes.
Of White Run. passed thrpush here "a
route TO Hartford Tuseday.
WilbeGt E. Hall was in Fordswille an 1
Narrows Tuesday onbusiness.
Willie Bond. wife and four olaiadrep, of
E'tOwn, are here vistdng reAahives.
John J. Monroe. wife and child OF
Louisiana. visited near Flallen Rock.
Charlie Monroe returned 10 the South
after vist to relatives lat FhiLlen Rock.
The Misses Landrum returned 10
Henderson after "a visit to friends AZ
Fallen Rock.
Miss Rolinda E. Oller OF Crescent
Hetelhts. was DIN Friedaland Monday.
Ceoit E. EAell and Miss zylpha Brown,
of Horse Branch. attended the Olaton
Picnic.
Miss Amy Douglas. of ,Davidson's was
the guest of fniends here last week.
Mrs. Francess Z. Allen and Eugene
Randall Allen. of Rosine and Mrs David
B. Duke, of Louisville. wene guests of
Mrs. Melvima Hall from Friday uatil
Sunday.
Mr.; and Mns. Wesley d. Duke and
Miss Jessie Avaena Hall have return
ed from Hardinsburg MRS. Dukes bro
Their. Mr.. Dowell whose SERIOUS illnass
of appendicitis was mentioned hast week
died hefore their arrival at hAs home.
Mrs. Miller and daughter, Miss Pauline
are here from Louisville the gpiests OF
William II. Lyons.
MIR. Freddie Mitchell Of OLaton. ami
Miss iMinton of near Hartford. were max
| ried.
Miss Garnett E. Felix has returned
from "a visit TO the Misses CaRan al
Sulphur Springs. T.
Iva Patton. of Render, attended the
picnic saturday
Admiral p. Dickery. of Aherdeen. was
in O,aton Saturday.
Several attended, the unwilling at Mt
Vernon Sunday.
Uncle Tom Felix. OF Hartford. visit
ed here several days.
Mrs. John f. Alden and Mrs NJ. Hall
dined Monday with Mrs. John Dove
St Clair In the country
Mr.. Jake NJ. Oller. Misses Rnllnda r.
Oller, LYNNE ID. Stormes. Mrs. Alice
stormes and Wnbart Il. Hall were Il
Hatford "Wednesday.
Miss RNlinda Oller. Miss Ula Storm.s
and Wubert Hall attended the revival
near Hamlin Chapel Tuesday night.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-07-19

DIR. Claude Wilson. a prtcticing ply
sscian of Fordsvdlle has filed a petition
in bankruptcy in the office of ithe Federal
count, DIR. Wilson owes the sum of s5a.-
1924. or th4s amount &l6625.4s is secur-
ed by bankstock and other eollataral
In banks at South Oarnollton. Rocres-
ter. Fordsville Hartford and Louisville.
Tire unsecured clFldms amount to $li.-
l77.6s. while the accommodation paper,
for which the bankrupt is 1iable. aggre-
gates s25,O6607.
The total assets are "A lot OF house
hold goods 500: physicians books and
sunsfral Instruments, $500; open az
counas. SIS.
DIR. Wilson is housekeeper. AMI
! under the daw he is ckaimkng exenp-
tions to the extent of 400 dollars. =
Owensboro Inquirer.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-07-19
Object to Fire and Birthstone.

Washington. July Ia.--Dy unanimous
action Monday hte international Bible
students Association adopted reso!'-
ton unreservesily /epudaatns rs
thoroaghly unscriptural the teaching of
a place. State or conditions Of hell firs
and hrimstone'' for the torment OF the
wicked.
At the same time. the four thousand
delesates In the convention resolved
that the vast majority of ministers of
all Protestant denominations of the
United States have privately repudiaS-
ed the ''hell fire. theory. but Cor sup
Rosedly good neasons had hssitatci
fully to inform their congregations. II
was tho sense of the convention that
In this account thousands and per-
hags tens of thousands were being
driven into skeptLcism or infidelitya
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-07-19
Stops Flirting By Mail.

effective scheme for curling misuse uf
the Rastotftce's general delivery wGd0w
has been put into effect by Postmaster
Thamas b. I-owerre hene.
He will henceforth conflscate all general
delivery letters addressed 70 young girls
OF the village and turn thcm over to
their parents, or some male member Of
tho family
Mr.. Lowerre said he recently became
aware that some of the young gLrds OF
the village were receiving mad wilsqh no
thought would stand inspection by their
parents.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-07-19

Clovernort. n.y., July 13.-Eugsne Kings
berry. IS years old. one Of thc'best
krsowm men In this city. died here as
result of AN overdase of paris greco.
taken, 1t is said. with suicidal intent
No cause DIS assigned Tor the aobion. Mr..
Kingsbenry is survived by his wife and
two SONS. Allan King sherry AMI Aifon 40
Kinesherry. of Louisville. -.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-07-19
STATE 7. R. MEN
perfect PLANS
County Mass Conventions
July u.
Meeting Of Fourth District To Re.
Held at Elizabethtown
August IA.

| Lexington. KY. July 13.-4At a con-
ferenre of Roosevelt men at the Phoe-
ordered issued for county mass conven-
tions i'm Kentucky at 2 o'clock saturday.
July q. except in those counties which
already have taken action III. support Of
the Colonel.
Following the mass conventions. dls-
trict conventions will be held August 1.
at which delegates to the Chicago con-
vention to be held August will lie held
A meeting OF the delegates will be neid
in Louisville on August to select for
delesntes- Each district will no
the four delegates-at-la Kentucky
will be represented at the Chicago con-
vention by twenty-six delegates.
The selection of presidential ELECTORS
will not be made until after the ChNa
convention. according TO Leslie NJ.
Combs, who presided at the conference
here today
Mr.. Combs presided over the nesting
this afternoon. which was composed OF
representatives Of the Seventh. Eighth,
Ninth and Tenth Congressional Dis
tricts. Mr.. Combs tod of recent witt
to Louisville. where he was informed
that three-fourths OF the Republican
vote of that city was for Col. Roosevelt.
Among those who took part in the
nesting besides Mr.. Combs were former
Postmaster Thomas l.. Walker. FORMER
County Chairman c. H. Berryman.
Capt. T. w. Throckmorton. Of Lexing-
ton; It. Sanders Orr. editor of the Har-
rodsburg Leader; A. M. Wash. of fIar-
rodsburg Col E. s. Hdt1ings. of Olive
Hin. and DR.. Salisbury. OF Ashland
In conclusion. the call reads:
A call Is also hereby made for county
mass conventions, except tnl -Jeffers.sr
County, to be held at the county scat Of
the respective counties ON July q. at
two O'Clock. for the purpose of organia-
ing county committees for the same. and
for the purpose OF appointing delegates
to the district convention provided for
In the above call
THE county committees selected will
elect a chairman 4
of thsa lruy mi IT,
tees will form the district comm.IJt,c
who will elect a chairman
''The district chairman thus ELECTED will
constitute the State Central OOmmAttec'
who will elect the chairman pf the Stale
CENTRAL Committee. and to the said Staie
Central Committee will be entrusted the
ment of the panty until State con
vention may meet
''Nhe committees provided for above
will have charge of the campaisn in tho
Territory for whoh they are elected.
1.-THE action of any county that may
have perfected an Organization wifi 10
held regular and their delegates rscox-
nized in the DISTRICT conventions
1.-THE district convention tor the First
DISTINCT will be held at Padues.h; Tor
the Second District. Henderson; for the
Third DISTRICT, Rowiing Green; for the
Fourth District. Elizabathtown; for the
Sixth District. Oowington; for the Sew
enth District. Lexington; for ahe Eighth
DISTINCT. Danwille; for the Ninth District.
Ashland; Cor the Tenth Districts Paints
Vile and for the Elewenuh District.
Corbin.
Leslie Combs on the Provisional Ma
tionai Committee.
Lexington, Ky. July 10. 1917"
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-07-19
All for Roosevelt.

Mr.. Kirby Blake. leading tanner
borhopd. hack Of Hawesville was here
and AT Tell City Saturday and sun
day visiting nelaAlvas. Mr. Blake Is an
ardent Roosevelt man. and avows that
Teddy will carry the county OF Hancock
In whnop over any other candidate.
He said that Taft will prohahly got two
votes In Hawesvile. The county. he
says. Is solid for Roosevelt.-The Can-
nelton (ind) Telephone.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-07-19

shreveport. La. July l6.-An auto in
which CAPT. W. II. Williams, his son.
Sidney. his guest. DR.. M. +. Dodd.
pastor Of the First Baptist CHURCH, and
Walter Cooper. the chauffeur, wee
riding. was struck by a passenger train
on the TeXarkana. Natchitoches and
Shreveport branch of the Texas AMI
Pacific Railroad near Cash Point,
several miles north OF here to-day
Capt. Williams a wealthy Insurance
man and planter. who bought the car
yesterday. sustained II broken collarbcne
and numerous bruises of body and limos
while DR.. Dodd, who was In the rear
seat with him. had one foot severely
spnaned.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-07-19

DIR. DOdd was we'll known In HARTFORD
having held a protracted meeting at the
Baptist Church a few years ago Al
that time me was pastor of "a CHURCH m
Paducah, and later held the pastorate
of Louisville Church. After leavtns Lou
isville DIR. Dodd accepted the pistorate
of the First Baptist Church of Shreve-
port. La. where he has lived sknce.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-14
Of the -Four Gangmen
OpenS--St Rests.
Defence Claims Fear of
Jack Se|ig Caused Murder.
VIII Try and Show None Of -Four
We're Connected with Plot.
Justice Goff Denies Motion Dismiss
Indictment Against Men.

New York, Nov. 13.-The state rest
ed its case, tonight, in the trial of the
four gangsters accused of numbering
the gambler, Herman Rosenthal at the
instigation Of Charles Becker and
counsel for the gunner opened fer the
defence, declaring he would show that
none of the four took part in the shoot
iIle, Or were in any way connected with
the plot to kill the gambler. He de-
elared he would show the quartet was
lnred to the scene. on pretext and
that the shooting in front of the Met
repole was done by Brldgie Weber,
Harry WALTON and a mysterious stran-
ger, who was thus brought into the
case for the first time.
The defence's outline of it's case,
traced by the gunmen's attorney, C.
G. F. Wahle, was not concluded until
nearly Z o'clock tonight. Court was
then adjourned, until tomorrow, when
the first witness for the defence will
take the stand.
When the prosecutions last witness
had testified, Justice Golf denied Mr..
W9hle's motion to dismiss the indict-
ment and acquit the defendants. The
lawyer then outlined his defence. He
announced his intention of placing
each of the gunner on the stand. Mir
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Passenger Train Takes Open Switch
At High Speed==Rms into Freight,
AT Indianap0lis=-Many Serious
ly Injured as Cars Telescope.
Head Brakeman Failed TO Close Switch Railroad
Did Not Have Adequate Signal System.

indianapolis, Ind, Nov. 13.-Accord-
ing to inspectors fer The Indiana Rail-
road Commission, the disastrous wreck
on the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Day
ton Railway At Irvington. a suburb, at
an early hour. today. in which Is per-
sons lost their lives and Il others were
seriously injured, was the result Of
the compaHy's failure to install block
signal system as it had been ordered
to do by the commission. The order
was issued some months age.
Had this order been obeyel, the
commission says the wreck could not
have occurred. The wreck was caused
bv the failure Of the head brakeman
to close the switch to siding on
which Il heavy freight train had been
run to let the rapidly running passen-
ger train, which was more than an
hour late, pass. Carl Cross the head
brakeman. has assumed blame for the
disaster. He has not been arrested.
but is under police guard at a hospital,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-14
The Maine Fruit
Exhibit, Portland.

Portland, Me-. Nov. 1s.-President How
ard L. Keyser of the Maine State Pomo-
logical Society stirred the members and
others in attendance at the annual meet
ing and exhibit which is being held in
the City hall, in his annual address,
Wednesday morning. when he made some
pertinent suggestions to the fruit grow
ers relative to what needs to be done in
putting Maine in Its proper place as u
Embarrassing State. Referring to tho
fruit growers of the East, he said: ITS
time for Rip Van Wrinkle to arouse,
speaking in this connection OF the Inn
portance of the fruit-growing states IN
this section of the country TO studying
conditions and improving methods in or
der to compete with the West. IF we
wake to new ways" he continued. we
have all in our favor-eheaper lands.
nearby markets, lesser cost of produce
ton"
In another part OF his address Mr.
Kevser pointed out that the success OF
the Western fruit raiser lay IN ms non
esty. and not in the superior quality OF
his products, and in this he suggested
the Importance of the Eastern produc-
err rightly labelling his product. HE al
so recommended change in the size
of the apple box to 1sx111sx10h inches,
owing to the simplicity with when II
could be packed, as compared WITH
that of the present standard. He urged
the Importance of an appropriation
of $1,000 by the Legislature with winch
20 secure the enforcement Of the stat
ute relating to packing. The neeo Oh
education along the lines OF packing
was also emphasized by the president
The attendance, this morning, was
large. and later in the forenoon the
company was augmented by soliio
hundred of the Grammar school pupils
being admitted to the first and second
balcony for the purpose of hearing the
lecture by DIR. James z. Porter of Wor-
cester on "The Life and Habits anu
DEVELOPMENT of the Honey Bee,
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Watertown. Mass, Nov. 13.-Rioting
marked an attempt of operatives OF
the Hood Rubber Co, many of whom
are members of the Industrial Work.
ers of the World, to prevent workers
going into the factories, today. All
departments except the packing roora
were closed, last Friday. according TO
statement of officials, to allow eX-
tensive repairs to be made. When the
packing room employees and repair
men reached the factory to go to work,
toady, they were forcibly prevented by
a crowd gathered at the gates.
Riot calls brought out large squa q
of Cambridge and Waterfowl police
and the encounter which followed
shots We're fired and several men were
injured by clubs and rocks. one Sc
riously a stream from fire hose
dispersed the crowd.
Again at closing, tonight. num-
Der of officers were on hand to pre-
vent a repetition of the outbreak, but
no trouble developed.
During the afternoon, 1900 of the
operatives were paid off without trou-
BILE. Some of the operatives contend
ed that the closing of the factory was
a move by the company to forestali
action on the part of the Industrial
Workers of the World. The factory
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-14
EttoT,DuringI nstruc-
ton Of Foreigners,
Said Constitution, Laws,
Courts, Police, Soldiers
All Belonged TO The Capitalists,
And He Believed II True.
Abolition Of the Wage System,
Industrial Workers watchword.

Salem. Mass, Nov. 13.-That he told
the foreign strikers of Lawrence thar
the Constitution, the laws, the courts
the police and soldiers belonged to
the capitalists, was testified to by Jo-
seph j. Ettor. in his trial here, today,
as an accessory TO the Anna Lopizzo
murder in riot, last winter.
Ettor was under cross-examination
by District Attorney Attwill. He testi-
fed that ne told foreigners the Con-
stitution and laws belonged to capital
lists because of his own knowledge OF
conditions in this country. was
making them familiar with the insti-
titions of this country when told
them that" Ettor asserted In his tes-
tilnony. emphasizing his statement
In this connection the district attor-
ney referred to conference Ettor
had with William d. Haywood of the
Industrial Workers of the World, re-
garding the Persecution of the strik-
ers'' IN Lawrence, and asked the wit
ness what persecution he referred to.
Il meant the clubbing of strikers,
Ettor answered. ..the bayoneting and
the striking of men with butts of guns.
the arrest OF men under false charges
lind men being condemned without
trial or a drum trial at least
Those drum trials took place in the
police court, didn't they" asked Mr..
Attwfil
"You may call 1t that" said Ettor.
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pr0gresSiyes Will Go After
Legislative 0ffices-Organization
OF Party Will BE Continued.

Bangor Me, Nov tspeciai)s--
The members of the State committee
of the Progressive party, which is in
executive session here, this evening,
are voting upon a resolution intro
dueed by Judge E. G. smith Of Fox
croft. State committeeman from Fox
croft, which, if passed, will provide
that the State committee urge the
Progressive members of the Legisla
ture to present a full list of Progress
sive candidates for the offices to be
filled at the coming session, and to
act generally as distinct party or
ganization in all matters to come be-
fore the Legislature. The resolution
and the action of the State commit
tee, it is said, will not bind any mem
Der, but viii express the desire of the
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where ne lies with broken leg. Later
he denied he was responsible. saying
he was under the influence of an
araesthetic when he made the first
statement. Late in the day after the
vrecidug crews had completed the
search Of the demolished passenger
cars. the coroners Office here gave out
n correct list Of dead and injured. The
dead:
c. L. Gundhoefer cincinnati; Albert
Allen. &rs. Albert Allen, Ben Doyle,
William Sharkey, single. engineer on
the passenger train. indianapolis; Ir-
vie - Virgins. married, conductor on
the passenger, Indianapolis; Glenn
Imholt, Los Angeles, Cal; Horace f.
White, brakeman on passenger train,
Indianapolis. j. L. Palmer, Itawa,
Tenn Charles Cheney, Jackson, KY;
Julia Kenney, wife of Clifton Cheney,
Jackson. Chester Cheney, 5-months old
son OF Julia and Clifton Cheney; John
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committee in tile matter.
The resolve called forth a long dis
cUssion in The afternoon session of
the committee at which there were
several invited members of the Pro-
sreseiye party from various sections
of the State, end il was discussed par
ticulafiy with reference to the sena
torial candidacy. Following the dis
eussien, an informal vote of the Pro-
gressives present, outside the State
committee, was taken to give an ex-
preston of the feeling prevalent, and
il was stated at the close of the ses-
sion that the vote stood IA to in fla
vor OF the adoption of the resolution.
The State committee voted to make
arrangements for big banquet in
Augusta to be held, the first of jan
uary, at which it is planned to have
a large gathering of Pregressives from
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