The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1913-09-05


the plan of having juvenile delinquents
fogged publicly instead of sending
them to prison,
| The balance in the State treasury at
the close of business Aug. 81 was 1884,
274.60. Outstanding warrants July 81,
81, 967, OO6S4.
Secretary Hester's annual report on
the 1923 cotton crop puts the pro-
duction at IA, 1877, lis bales, a decrease
under that of l9l1-12.
Four automobile drivers in the TWEEN
ty-five mile race at the Nashville fair
were killed and their machines were
twisted into junk plies.
DIR. T. E. Pickett. author of THE
Quest of Lost Nation and other vol
umes, died at Maysville, aged ~. He
was Confederate soldier.
The American Bar Association en-.
dorsed President Wilson's Mexican pol
icy and most of the provisions of the ad-
ministration currency bill.
Water is so scarce in Carlisle that the
mills there have to haul their supply for
steam purposes by train from the river.
Drinking water even is hard to get.
BIZ Miner, rs years old formerly of
Jackson county. Kentucky. notorious
robber and jailbreaker, died on a
Georgian convict farm at Milledgeville.
Lola Norris, arrested in Reno, New,
with F. Drew Caminnet.i admitted at
the trial in San Francisco that she had
testified falsely regarding her relations
with Camminelti.
First Lieut.. Moss l.. Love. OF the
Eleventh Cavalry, U. S. a, was dashed
to death at San Diego, Cal, when an
aeroplane which he occupied fell 25O
feet to the ground.
Col. Theodore Roosevelt has advis d
Gov. Sulzer to make full and straight
forward explanation and answer in re-:
erence to the charges that resulted in
the Governors impeachment.
Riley Shepherd, "a years old, the faith
er of 20 children, is dead at Noblesville,
Ind He is survived by 20 children, 126
grand children, 68 grandchildren
and four great-great- grand children
Capt. &. T. Helm, of the State Fire
Department, found that the fire in Cor
bin was doubtless the work of incendia-
ries and will recommend their arrest.
Fourteen business houses and three no.
tells were burned.
Senator Bradley's amendment to in
crease the duty on hemp came within
two of being adopted. Thornton, Demo
crat, so-called, of Louisiana, and all
the Republicans and Progressives voted
for it,
Mr.. J. L. Carpenter, who was post
master at Irvine for some time, has re-
signed, and his resignation has been &C
copied Eight applicants for his posi-
ton will take the examination on
September q.
Bud Brock and Ernest Allan pur-
chased from Maury We'll this week go
head of feeders at &c. They expect to
receive Sc for the bunch after getting
them into the export class.-Wincheste
| Democrat.
A French aviator named Pegoud flew
to a height of 5000 feet, then dived
straight down, describing perpendicu-
lar IS" and sailing head downward for
quarter of mile, afterwards landing
in easy, graceful spirals.
Years ago the whole of Letcher county
might have been bought for the sum eff
500, 600. Now ]. III. Bentley wants that
sum for Just an acre in Jenkins, that a
a railroad desires for switching purposes,
and condemnation proceedings have
been begun.
Without roll call, the Senate passed
the committee amendment to the Tariff
Bill imposing on rectifers of distilled
spirits stamp tax estimated to yield
81, ZOO, 600 additional revenue per year,
a large portion of which will be paid by
Kentucky.
| In a rear end collision on the New
York, New Haven and Hartford railroad
near New Haven, Conn.,, 20 persons were
killed and over fifty injured. The Sc
cond section of the train ran into the
other blowing its way through the Pull
mans and day cars.
Taylorsville, the county seat OF Spen-
Ger, suffered two fires in "a hours, caus-
ing loss of 10000. Among the many
buildings burned were the court house,
the Peoples Bank and the Spencer Cou-
rier. Shelbyville and Bloomfield re-
sponded to the call for aid in fighting
the flames
A strong petition for the pardon Of
Richard Allen, who escaped from the
Casey county Jail in 1887 while under
senteace for killing Charles Tucker, and
who was brought back to Kentucky and
placed in the Frankfort Reformatory a
few months ago has been presented to
Gov. McCreary.
The impeachment trial of Gov. VIM.
Sulzer, if it lasts one month, will cost
the State OF New York more than $780,
600. And if the trial continues more
than month. $50. 900 expense must be
added for every additional week, The
question of which is Governor, Sulzer or
Lieut.. Gov. Glynn, has been put up to
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