The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1913-05-23


hogs to Cincinnati this week for which
they paid from 81. so to 81. go Advocate
Gov. McCreary, the only Confederate
veteran now holding the Office of Gov
ernor of any State. will make an address
at the Confederate Veterans Reunion at
Chattanooga on May "a.
Senator James announced his inten.
tion of attempting 10 persuade President
Wilson to remove Gov. Thatcher, of the
Panama Canal Zone, and appoint Ken.
lucky Democrat in his place.
Suit to test the constitutionality of the
new primary law was filed in the Jeffer.
son circuit court by Charles T. Gardner,
president of the Louisville Progressive
Club, against County Clerk Ray.
Secretary Bryan is arranging to make
memorable the formal announcement Of
the ratification OF the amendment to
the Constitution providing for the direc,
election of United States Senators.
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson has invited
Congressman Ben johnson. chairman oil
the House Committee on the District oil
Columbia, to CO operate with her in an
effort to improve conditions in the slum
section.
Democratic leaders in the Senate were
Endorsed in their efforts to refer the I'm.
derwood Tariff Bill to the Finance Com.
mittee without public hearings, when
the Penrose-LaFollett amendment was
defeated IL to SO,
Senator Ollie James has asked that
Col. Joseph Garrard. Commandant al
Fort Tyler, be promoted to be Brig.
adler General He has also Endorsed
Lieut.. Col. John T. Thompson for Chiel
OF Ordnance.
Eighty-seven owners won S42, l20 al
the recent Spring meeting of the Ken
lucky Association at Lexington. ]. N.
Camden heads the list with SO, 46S, oil
which Imperalor won $6,4lS. S. C.
Nuchols, Jr., won 1878,
The National Manufacturers Associa
ton adopted resolutions protesting
against the President signing the Sundry
Civil Appropriation Bill because of III,
clauseexempting labor from prosecution
under the antitrust statute.
Six persons were killed and severa
others injured Tuesday night when q
mixed train on the Sew ell branch of the
chesapeake g. Ohio railroad was swept
down steep mountain side by land
slide near Huntington, w. Va.
That Republican Senators plan tc
introduce amendments 10 practically
every item in Underwood Tariff Bill be.
came evident when Senator Penrose an
nounced that practically every member
of the minority would have amendm ents
to offer.
As the result of the discovery of a
plot among life prisoners at the Frank.
fort reformatory to make dash for lib
erty on Flower Day, June o, Superin-
tendent Wells has ordered the transpor-
tation to the Eddyville penitentiary oil
two leaders in the conspiracy.
Senator Bankhead, of Alabama, has
been informed by the United States
Steel Corporation that work will be re-
sumed on the SIS. 0OO, 600 steel mills near
Birmingham. previous suspension OF the
work having been attributed to tariff leg
islation. This is declared to be vindi.
cation Of Oscar Underwood.
Ezekiel Dove, charged with shooting
Policeman H. Clay Gooch, at Somerset,
was sentenced TO from one to five years
in the penitentiary. Dove was discharg-
ing firearms on public highway and
shot Gooch when the latter tried to ar
rest him.
Republicans and Progressives in Meade
county nave formed a coalition and are
trying to put out ticket as the Pro
gressive- Republican ticket.
w. II. Crossfield, the Anderson coun-
ty trader, reports the purchase of about
40, 600 pounds OF wool from the farmers
of his county at prices ranging from Is
10 20 cents.
Gov. McCreary has appointed the Rev.
M. V. P. Yeaman. one OF the pastors Of
the United Presbyterian church Of
Georgetown, a delegate TO represent the
State Of Kentucky at the National Con-
ference OF Charities and Corrections to
be held in Seattle, WASH, in July, 1913.