The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1913-10-21

AS a sample Of Democratic prosper ity,
North Carolina farmer sent q 6 4
pound potato TO President Wilson who
had it for dinner Sunday,
Fifteen persons were injured, two
probably fatally, when the midnight
special" of the Chicago & Alton railroad
from Chicago to St. Louis was wrecked
at Alton, Ill.
American exports of beef and beef
products, which were f44, 900, 600 in the
first eight months of 1904, were scant
81, OOO 900 in the corresponding period
this year.
After a conference between Represen-
tative Cantrill and Senator James it was
stated they would urge Rush Hughes for
postmaster at Frankfort and L. I. Doty
for the Owenton postofflce.
William Sulzer, impeached as Gov
ernor OF New York, was nominated last
night for the Assembly by the Progress
sives of New York. He has accepted the
nomination.
Gen. Bennett Fl. Young, head of the
U. c. V, proposes that pensions be paid
Southern soldiers out of the $50. 90. 900
collected as tax on cotton following
the Sectional War.
A campaign was announced to raise
81, 600, 900 within two weeks in New
York for use by the Young Women,s
Christian Association and the Young
Mems Christian Association
Secretary Bryan, Senator James,
Representative Glass. former Gov. Folk,
of Missouri, and Representative Swager
Sherley, of Kentucky, will speak in
New Jersey gubernatorial campaign.
Thomas Pritchard, of Barbourville,
and William and Thomas Clark, of Man
chester, were killed and another man
was injured by falling slate in the War
rem mines of the Carter Coal Co.
Thirty-two members of the Alabama
state guards were killed and over one
hundred wounded by the train which
was taking them to the State Fair jump
log a tressle on the Mobile & Ohio rail-
road.
Up to last week government doctors
had examined 1878 Harlan county peo-
pie and found /, AGO affected with hook
worm, 1913 with FOUND worm, $50 with
stomach worm, 40 with tape worm Only
759 of those examined had no parasites
OF any kind.
The State Tax Commission is studying
the tax system revision bill prepared by
Prof. Carl Plehn, the tax expert, to de-
termine in what shape the measure shall
go before the Legislature. Many changes
in the system are included in the meas
ure.
Gov. McCreaty has restored to citizen
ship Irvine Maness, of Irvine, who SER
we'd sentence of one year, commencing
in 1906. for malicious wounding. Cir
cult Judge Hugh Riddell and all the
county officials recommended the res
toration.
With the Preside mt willing to accept
amendments in the Currency Bill, in
the hope of expediting its enactment,
Administration leaders are more Opt
mistic concerning the passage of the
measure before the December session
Of Congress.
Not only the German navy. but the
army as well. suffered from aviation &C
cdents at Berlin. Three army officers
belonging to the flying corps were killed
Friday in aeroplane accidents and TWEEN
ty-seven persons persisted in the explo-
sion of the Zepplin airship, L. III.
The annual fire waste in the United
States approximates $3.50, 900. 900, which
is equivalent to an annual tax of over
%. 50 for every man, woman and child
In the country. This is fully ten times
as much as the average loss throughout
the different countries of Europe. Be-
sides 1900 people lose their lives in these
fires yearly.