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The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-12-18
A RESPITE HAS BEEN
GRANTED TO THE ALIENS

Richmond, Va, Dec. 14.--On a
statement of attorneys for Floyd AL
len and Claude Allen, sentenced to
die in the electric chair here, for
the part they played in the Hills
willie court house tragedy, that new
and important evidence had come
to light, Gov. Mann this afternoon
granted a respite to the two men
until January Il.
Wytheville, Dec. 14.-Following
the verdict of voluntary manslaugh-
ter with a verdict of five years, in
the penitentiary against Sid
ma Allen for the murder OF Com
monwealth's Attorney Foster in the
Hillsville court house tragedy last
March, a final settlement of all the
cases growing out of the tragedy
was reached this afternoon, when
Sidna Allen pleaded guilty to sec
ond degree murder for the killing
of Sheriff Webb, and Wesley Ed
wards pleaded guilty to three
charges pending against him. Thir-
ty-fve years in the penitentiary is
the penalty Sidna Allen viii! paw.
Twenty-seven years is Wesley Ed
wards lot.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-12-18
A COLLEGE COURSE OF
CIVIL ENGINEERING

''adLexington, KY, Dec. 14.-The
College of Civil Engineering of the
State University OF Kentucky will
open on January s, 1918, the sec
ond annual course for Municipal
and Highway Engineers, and very
large attendance is expected.
This course will be open to all
citizens of the State free OF charge
and persons applying for admission
viii be admitted without any refer
epce to educational qualifications.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-12-18
CALIFORNIA WAGERS ON
ROOSEVELT TO BE PAID

San Francisco. Dec, 16.-Twen-
ty-five thousand dollars staked on
the California election will be paid
OFF here tomorrow by Commission
er Tom Corbett. Those who bet
that Roosevelt would carry the
State, win.
During the weeks the result hung
In doubt. Corbett decided to name
as winner the candidate who car
ried majority OF the electoral del
egation aud by popular plurality.
The odds were two to one on Roose-
welt.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-12-18
HERE 1T Is AND YOU
CAN JUST FIGURE 1T OUT

Chicago, Dec. 12.-G. S. Faber, a
civil engineer with a penchant for
chronological dates, figured out last
night that at twelve minutes past
noon to-day one could take firm
grip of his pen and write the date
"12:12-12-12-12."
If there is a desire to add anoth-
er - to the date line one could wait
until twelve seconds after the min
ute.
Faber figured further that the
next time 1t will be possible to get
a like combination will be in nine
ty-eight years. eleven months, two
days. twenty-three hours and fifty
eight minutes. Then it will be pos
sible to write the exact date 1910
10-1O-lO.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-12-18
Ambassador Reid Dead.

Whitelaw Reid, American Ambas-
sador, to Great Britain since 1905,
died at his London residence short
ly after noon Sunday from pulmo-
nary oedema. His passing was
peaceful. Mrs. Reid and their
daughter, Mrs. John Ward. were
present. 1t Is anndhnced that men,
bers of the family probably will
start on the return to America Sat
urday with the body. and that the
burial will occur in Sleepy Hollow.
King George sent "a message to
President Taft deploring the AM
bassador's death, and in reply the
President paid an unusual tribute
to the deceased.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-12-18
STAND FIRM. SAYS A. :. OF
r. OF McLElN COUNTY

Calhoun, Ky, Dec. l2.---After he
ing in session two days. with one o.
the most sucC essful meetings held
in Kentucky for several years. ;he
State meeting of the American So
ciety of Equity finished its bust
ness at noon to-day.
The Society was largely represent
ed from all sections of the State,
and much good was accomplished
by the meeting.
A resolution was passed endOrs-
ing the action of the several district
committees of the organization hav-
ing charge of the sale of the pooled
tobacco, not to sell until they had
secured the price as originally fix
ed, and calling upon the committees
to stand firm" and not to accept
one penny less than the price fixed.
In the election of officers, ]. H..
Mcconnell, of Princeton, was re-
elected president; ]. H. Burney,
Greenville. vice president. and S.B.
Robertson, Calhoun. secretary and
treasurer. The executive board is
composed of c. G. Davenport, Bowl
ing Green Ben Watson, Dixon; r.
E. I. Ray. Vine Grove; Fl. NJ. Pr
tie, Hartford; ]. w. Dunn, Whites
vile.
The place of the next meeting
will be announced later.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-12-18
HARTFORD, KY, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1912

rates. but only at the pound rate OF
third-class matter.
The law provides for the use OF
distinctive postage stamps, and
there is now being distributed to
Postmasters for use in the parcel
post system set OF stamps of IL
denominations. Parcel post maps,
with accompanying guides, are to
be sold to the public at their cost,
rs cents, through the chief clerk of
the Postoffice Department.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-12-18
Dean College OF Civil Engineering
A LEAD PENCIL FACTORY
BEGINS AT BURNSIDE

Somerset. KY, Dec. ia lead
pencil manufacturing establishment
has just begun operation at Burn
side, this county. with a force of
some sixty people in the factory
This factory has been under con-
struction for some time, but has
just been finished and put into OPP
Grafton. The factory was located at
Burnside on account of a particular
character of cedar, which is now
very rare, being somewhat abundant
along the river cliffs OF the Cumber-
land.
Burnside is the head Of navga-
ton on the Cumberland and from
there down the river there are large
groves of the king of cedar for this
purpose.
The cedar in the rough is manu-
featured here into small oblong
blocks and then exported to Germa-
ny, where the lead is inserted and
the finishing touches put on. Aside
from the standing cedar along the
Cumberland. there are now many
farms which have been fenced with
this valuable cedar and these fences
are being shipped to the factory and
wire fences placed in their stead.
The factory will run at full ca
pacity from this time on and heavy
shipments of cedar will be made
regularly.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-12-18
90 o @ o o o o o o @ o O o 0 o o
O OIL FIELD NEWS. @
o O o o o Q o Q o . Q Q o Q Q

| The Wood OIL Company received
their new wrenches a few days ago
to repair their recent bfeakage and
are continuing the roaming work on
their we'll. Larger casing will be
put in to shut out the water, on &C
count OF which they have had much
trouble. They will begin drilling
again and anticipate good results.
Mr.. Grant Sinsell is the we'll con-
tractor and Mr.. H. M. Jordan man
ager for the company in the local
territory. Mr.. M. H. Fitzgibbons,
OF Carnegie, Pa, one OF the chiefs
of the Wood Oil Co., is spending a
few days here.
The West Kentucky Oil Co. re-
sumed drilling Monday, after a
short cessation on account Of an ac-
cident to the machinery. They are
now down about 700 feet on we'll
No. 3. Machinery Is on the ground
and they will start at once pump
ing out well No. /, which has been
idle for some time. This Is the we'll
where they struck so much water,
but it has been demonstrated that
there. is also much oil there and
they are going after it with much
vim. They look to bring in we'll
No. 8 by the first of next month.
Well No. 1 of the Rough River
Oil and Gas Co. on the Weller farm
is now down to depth of ABOUT
500 feet. They struck two slight
showings of oil few days ago and
the indications so far are splendid.
The boss driller will not run the
machinery on Sunday unless on ur-
gent necessity. He says he has
never found that there was any
thing really gained by drilling on
the Sabbath.
The Ohio Fuel & Gas Co. has
rented Office rooms over the Bank
Of Hartford, which will be head
quarters for the field men. This
company has taken up a large num-
Der of leases in this county.
Mr.. J. M. Lane, who has been in
this territory several months leas-
Ing lands for a syndicate of Penn
sylvania capitalists left Monday to
spend his Christmas vacation with
his family at Washington, Pa. He
has leased a large lot of land in the
Beda territory and elsewhere in the
county. -',
The Oil City Derrick makes the
announcement that, on Monday of
last week, five cents more was ad-
ded to the price of Pennsylvania oil
and its various grades, making the
present prices as follows: Pennsyl-
vania, $3.50; Cabsll, $50; Mercer
black, New Castle and Corning,
$1.43. No change was made in the
Somerset or Ragland oils, their
prices remaining at $1.1O and CSC
respectively. At the same time
three cents was added to the Lima
and Illinois oils, their prices now
being: North Lima, $I.16; South
Lima and Indiana, $1.1O; Illinois
light acc, neavy 96c, and Prince
ton, Wc. On the same date five
cents was added to Wooster oil
making the price OF that product,
$1,3S. Pennsylvania oil at $40
Is the highest price paid for that
grade since December 2S, 1908.
The West Kentucky Oil Co., op-
Grating in the Hartford field, now
get 9S cents per barrel for their oil
delivered in tank cars near the we'll. |
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-12-18

After spending several thousand
dollars, the pellagra commission an
nounces that II does not know what
causes. the disease, has. found no
remedy for 1t. that pellagra is in
crossing with appalling rapidly and
that there are now 10000 cases OF
1t throughout the country" ~
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-12-18
And So He Fled From the
Scene of Explosion.
MQURNEO FOR WEEK AS DEAD
Man Who Dropped a Box of
Dynamite Turns Up
Much Alive.
RIVER WAS DRAGGED FOR HIM

Frankfort. KY. Dec. John
r. Falls, who was supposed to have
been blown up by dynamite Sunday
night and for the recovery of whose
administrators offered a reward of
$3.50, arrived home safe and sound
tonight. after fleeing all the way
to Jacksonville, Fla, under the de-
fusion that he had thrown a box OF
dynamite among a crowd of people
and killed them. He read in a pa
per at Jacksonville just as he was
about to take a boat down the st.
Johns river for the ocean, that he
was the only victim of the tragedy.
So he retraced his steps and walked
in on his overjoyed family tonight
at 9 o'clock.
Falls was carrying a box Of dy-
Mantle from his store down to a
shantyboat on the river bank last
Sunday night when he stumbled
and dropped the box. His wife and
daughter heard the explosion and,
rushing down the path to the river,
found an immense hole blown in
the bank, but not a trace of Falls.
The next day the river was drag
ged and later an administrator was
appointed who offered $3.50 reward
for the recovery of some portion of
the body, as Falls carried about
$500 life insurance. The reward
stimulated rivermen, who have
been industriously searching the
bank and depths ever since for the
body. Even as Falls stepped into
his store tonight, three graphing
hooks and lanterns were engaged in
the grewsome task.
While his wife and five children
were mourning his supposed death
and the administrators was taking
an inventory of his estate, Falls
was putting miles between him and
the scene. He had about $500 on
HIS person at Ine time.
81 was on the edge of steep
bank above the boat" he said,
when | slipped and as | did so
threw the box from me down the
hill. | heard the explosion, then
did not know anything until some
time later. ! was bareheaded and
cold and near the railroad Sever
al people passed while | was there,
and every one was talking about
those people being blown up with
dynamite.
Then I began to think if some
one was killed | would go to prison,
maybe for life. | started walking
and made it as far as Christians
burg, where | caught the o'clock
freight for Louisville. | arrived
there early that morning and
caught a train for Florida. My in
tention there was to catch a steam
er on the St. Johns river for the
ocean, but | felt so bad | stayed a
few days and kept close. When
out | saw newsboy SELL
ing papers. bought one and read
an account of the explosion and as
no mention was made of any one
but myself being killed, made all
haste to return home"
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-12-18
A. s. OF n. Notice.

The Ohio County Union. A. s. of
e. will convene at the court house
in Hartford on December 81 and 20,
1919. All locals are urged to be
fully represented, as this Is the time
to elect new officers.
!. ~ %. l.. B. TICHENoR, Pres.
HENRY M. PIRTLE. sec'y.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-12-18
SAUSAGE MAN SUFFERS
A DOGGONE HUMILIATION

New Brunswick. n. j., Dec. IL
William Rupprecht, driver OF sau-
SAGE wagon, Was fined IS by Re-
corder Houghton to-day for assault
ing Thomas Dutton, Newark's ON
cial dog-catcher, and hindering him
in his work.
81 can't go anywhere without this
man following me-" complained
Dutton. 81 can't catch dogs with
him logging my steps"
Rupprecht said he only wanted
TO see how he does It,"
For sausage man." said the
Recorder, you are too much inter-
ested in dogs. Dog-catching and
sausage making are two separate
businesses. fine you $5.,,
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-12-18
For Sale.

Twenty acres Of fresh land, sit
uated within mile and half OF the
oil field. House and good barn.
VIII sell cheap. f se 48t4
Lester Arbuckle, Rosine. KY.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-12-18

Eighty-one fire insurance COM
panies. are fighting the new order
reducing the rates % per cent. ON
dwellings in Kentucky.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-01-12

to pass without some action. She had
recently offered her house for sale at
$1,000 but said she would take even less
if she could sell it. When the assessors
visited her they took great pains to
impress her with the seriousness of
the oath she must take, and she said
to make sure that the value was high
enough, that the home was worth
$1,000. According to her statement
the assessor asked her, Wouldn't you
sell it for So, OOO?" She of course said
she would. Her house was assessed at
So, 900 on the books. These are simple
instances of the reassessment. The
books are full of them and everyone
who visits the city hall comes away in
fighting mood. The impression has
gone out that this assessment will not
really effect the taxes, that there is
only certain amount of money to
raise and that increased valuation will
only mean low tax rate. This is not
true, however, for the people of James
vile will have to pay their state tax
upon this valuation when other cities
of the state are paying on even a lower
valuation than that in GAINESVILLE before
the reassessment.- Recorder.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-01-12
GAINESVILLE Is Mad Over Reassessment.

Probably nothing in recent years has
caused as much indignation as has the
reassessment of GAINESVILLE under the
state tax commission. Perhaps in some
ways it is we'll. The people of James
vile have been served with an 'eye
opener" and as is usual they will have
to pay for it themselves. We are get
ting a practical example OF the imprac-
tibility of the state COMMISSIONS which
have been feeding from the public
trough for several years and which,
when put to some actual test, prove
their actual worthlessness. The pro-
test going up against the men who
made the reassessment is not confined
to any one class of people for the prop
erty of almost every Individual property
owner in the city has been raised to
far greater value than in any other
city or town in the state. AS an ex-
ample of the basket judgment of the
assessors and their ignorance of prop
erty values in GAINESVILLE, many in
stances are shown by the books. One
business property offered for sale only a
short time ago at $40, 900 was assessed
at $50, 900. One old shack which the
owner tried to SSH for $50 and could
not was assessed at $780, A railroad
| man who tried to sell his home for
S2100 when he was transferred will be
forced to pay on valuation OF $500.
Several lots which were recently bought
at $3.50 and offered for sale at 5000
| were assessed at $1,000. One widow,
| left with only her home and with no
| knowledge of the affairs of business,
| tells a story that should not be allowed
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-01-12
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKETS.
Continued From Page T..
New England.
SPRINGFIELD, MASS, Jan. 2, 191.

SPRINGFIELD, MASS, Jan. 2, 1912.
The new year dawns auspiciously for
the New England tobacco grower, so
far as prices and the prospect of their
maintenance are concerned. North of
the Massachusetts line prosperity is
evenly distributed, but in that part of
Connecticut which suffered both hail
and frost damage, scores of growers a
year ago rated as twill fixed," are in
straitened circumstances because of the
misfortune over which they had no
control
The warehouses are busy, in some
towns being at the height of the sea-
SON. s work. The tobacco market rules
quiet, the great bulk of the new crop
having already been bargained for.
Probably 70 or Is per cent of the new
crop has been delivered.
The future of Havana Seed tobacco
is a subject of involved discussion.
Part of the shortage, which the trade
now faces, is undoubtedly due to the
untempered elements which played
havoc last summer. But eliminating
this cause, the increase in the shaded,
Broadleaf and primed tobacco areas
account for big shrinkage in the Ha-
vana Seed acreage. Moreover, the
fact should not be lost sight of that the
men who abandoned Havana Seed cul-
ture for one of the new departure in
tobacco raising may be put down with
out question as the growers most likely
to raise high quality of tobacco.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-01-12

WILL BraziPs great valorization
scheme ruin itself? 1t looks like it..
Some time ago in order to save it's cof-
fee growers from the result of over
production and insure them handsome
profit regardless of natural laws or
their own greed, Brazil, with the aid of
some American financiers, undertook to
regulate the supply at the port of ship
ment by buying the crop and storing it.
1t evidently forgot two things. First,
that there must be another crop that
would add to supply that was exceed
ing consumption, and, second, that
when prices go too high consumption is
likely to drop off. And that's what has
happened. Brazil has taught a good
many Americans that they can do with
out Brazil's coffee-or at least can get
along with less of it. High prices have
caused falling off of Is per cent in
the American demand. And this coun-
try uses the greater part of Brazil's
crop. The operators evidently thought
the Americans would always be ''easy
marks" and ''stand for anything"
They guessed wrong and now there is
a large supply of coffee on hand and
the new crop coming on. Hence there
is chance for something happening in
the coffee market before long. Mil
Waukee News.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-01-12

ALREADY it is announced that it will
cost one hundred and forty thousand
dollars to put into operation the first
year the provisions of the new income
tax law, and that the cost will prob
ably exceed the sum realized from the
laws enforcement. Forty tried and
true political rOuStabOuts, salaried at
from twelve to fifteen hundred year,
are soon to be turned loose with crow
bars to pry into our secrets and ascer
tain how much we have made with our
brains and industry. Just think of it,
Mr.. Workeri You are to work and
slave, plan and dig to maintain regi-
ments of men in luxurious idleness. IF
the cost of collecting the income tax
exceeds the revenue derived from 1T,
what excuse can be offered for its en-
actment? However, one of the head
men appointed to enforce it says that
if the cost exceeds the income the leg
islature will increase the tax. This is
consoling, to say the least. 1t is a
mighty pleasant thing to contemplate
the next legislature, composed, as it
undoubtedly will be, of men coming
within the exemption of the income tax
law, when one knows that the present
TdI0 HdTUIy yl0IuS revenue Sul1lCleuI "
defray the expenses of the laws en-
forcement. Anyone familiar with the
wild legislative antics Of the last legis-
lature may we'll imagine that if politi-
cal conditions continue there will be an
organized onslaught made on thrift and
enterprise that will outrival in fero-
cious destructiveness the worst cyclone
Wisconsin ever experienced. The Ar
aphoes, the Winnebagos, and the Nav
ajoes of reform will go after frugality
with knives whetted, tomahawks sharp
ened and poisoned arrows in their quiv-
ers, and theyewill never let up until
capital is driven naked from the fields
of commerce in our state. But what is
the use of finding fault? Thousands of
unsophisticated taxpayers are singing
praises to the wonderful progressive
ism that annually increases their taxes
for no other purpose than to create
good paying places for poverty stricken
ward workers. If they enjoy the bless
ings of free government in this way,
and take naturally to the function OF
beast of burden; in other words, if il
is pleasure for them to be swindleC
and robbed and they really like the ex
hiliaration produced thereby, then By
all means, let the plunderer go to the
mit.-Stoughton Courier-Hub.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-01-12

TAXPAYERS are invited to consider
the situation in the light of the follow
ing figures: The disbursements from
the general fund in the state treasury
in 1901 were $2,882, 658.58. The dis
bursements from the general fund for
the year ending June 10, 1910, ten years
later, were Sc, 434, 097.O6. The increase
in population the past ten years is 1878
per cent, while the increase in taxation
is about 123 per cent greater. Another
legislature like that of last winter will
take about all the people have left
Jefferson County Union.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-01-12

THE disposition of the democratic
national committee to run the steam
roller over the peerless leader does
not argue well for harmony in the
party in the next campaign. Bryan
has nearly all the leading candidates
for president on his blacklist already.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-01-12

THE revenue collected in the Madi-
son internal office during 1911 amount
ed to $1,146, 1864, according to a re
port Of Collector F. L. Gilbert. The
largest receipts came from the sale of
beer stamps, $500, $50; cigar and tobac-
co receipts were $121, OPS. 63; special
taxes, penalties and collections on the
lists amounted TO 1874, 653. "a; the cor
poration tax netted to the government
$82, 361.47, and the amount received
from other sources was So. 101.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-01-12

THE supreme court has given it's O..
K. to the new income tax law in a de-
cision handed down Tuesday and the
people must stand for another method
of raising a few more taxes. The court
holds that the law neither conflicts with
the state nor federal constitution, not
withstanding the failure of such law
in seventeen other states.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-01-12

The Wrights have new safety de-
vice for aviators. If it don't work
any better than the safety devices on
elevators the rate of risk on aviators
will not be reduced.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-01-12

Fears as to the fate of the Mona
Lisa are now tempered by reports
that the lady found her complexion
suffering by exposure to the light,
and, with proper feminine precaution,
withdrew from the glare.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-01-12

There is in Boston a woman who
believes her cat possesses the soul of
a king. Still, even that is perhaps
not the most foolish thing that is be-
lieved by a Boston woman.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-01-12

THE man who saw the first robin was
simply mistaken. 1t was not the first
but one that fingered too long and fail
ed to get away before the cold wave
overlook him.