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The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-05
HARRY LAUDER NEAR DEATH
Private Car 10 Crushed by Collision
just ss Comedian and Family
Leave II.

Cleveland. O.. Jan. 3l.-IIarry Lau-
der. his wife and his entire company
missed instant death by a minute here
Wednesday when LADDERS private car.
the Mayfiower. was wrecked In the
Lake shore depot by a rearend col
lision. The Scotch comedian and his
party had jcst stepped out OF the car
TO proceed to the theater when train
No. 4e. a heavy through passenger
ran through an open switch and
smashed into the Maynower. tearing
I've palace ear 10 kindling wood.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-05
Rules on New County Officers.

Rules on New County Officers.
Judge Stout In the Franklin circuit
court sustained demurrer to the an
swer of State Treasurer Thomas Rhea
In the suit of Commission of Agricul
ture j. w.. Newman to compel the
treasurer to stamp as interest-bearing
a warrant for $4,000 issued by the
state auditor in favor of the state fair
board. The warrant was issued under
an appropriation made by the general
assembly In 1912 to pay off notes of
the state fair. payment of which had
been guaranteed by sixty Louisville
business men. The case will be ap
pealed.
Judge Stout's opinion was not writ
ten He held that the treasurer was
purely ministerial officer and must
honor warrants issued by the auditor
Should The opinion be affirmed BY
the cc.irt of spfsals. rs.woe!d ieasS~
all the appropriations made by the last
general assembly when the auditor
had issued the warrants.
Judge Stout decided that the act Of
1912 requiring the state to pay for
bonds of state officials is invalid. as 1t
was not signed by the president of the
senate. A test suit was filed In the
name of State Superintendent Barks-
dale Hamlett, who submitted his bond
for approval and payment of the pre-
MUM. The case will be appealed.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-05
Shortage Is Made Good.

Paying TO the state $i7.50e. the
Title Guarantee and Surety Co. OF
Scranton, Pa, settled by compromise
the shortage of Judge C. II. Booc. the
defaulting former assistant auditor.
The full amount of his shortage was
$4,000. The peculations of Judge
Booe began under Auditor Gus Coul-
ter, and continued through the admin
istration OF former Auditor w. s. Ha-
ger and even under Auditor Frank p.
James. The settlement was made
through Col. Eli IL. Brown, represent
ing the surety company. with the sink
ing fund commission. and the s17.500
was accepted because many OF the
peculations were OF small amounts and
we're hard 10 account for. Judge Booze
was paroled from prison and Is In busi-
ness In this city.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-05
Loses Verdict Through Error.

Error in instructions caused re-
versal of the Floyd Circuit Court by
the Court OF Appeals in a case in
which Elizabeth Robinett had recov-
cred $500 damages on account of an
exciting ride she had from Catletts-
burg to her home in Harold. Floyd
county, on the Chesapeake & Ohio.
Her father, with whom she was sitting,
and the conductor engaged in an alter
cation over her fathers ticket, and her
father was knocked against her and
then put off the train. The conductor
was afterward declared insane, and
she sued the company, charging that
assault and battery had been COM
mitted on her person. The court held
that IL she had been brought into ply
sical contact with the participants dur
ing the fight by reason Of one OF them
being knocked against her. that sub.
stantially fulfilled the statutory defini-
ton of assault and battery. but the
trial court failed to give instructions
to the jury to which the defense was
entitled.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-05
U. S. AGAIN WARNS MEXICO
Reminder Sent by state Department
That II Must Preserve Peace
en- Bereer.

Washington. Fob. 1.-The state de-
partment sent q sharp reminder TO
Mexico Thursday Of its obligation to
preserve peace on the American bor'
der The note was prompted by rs-
ports OF the threatening aspect OF az
fairs In the vicinity OF Juarez. Gen.
erai Steever has also been directed 20
enforce the general order BY which
Is to prevent any ighting" at OF near
Juarex. or any place else. by which
American lives and property may 1e
endangered on this side OF the bordar-
The instructions 60 General Steevsr
empower him 70 send warning 10 tpe
commanders Of the rebel and the fad
-ral toroes
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-05
WouLD-sE ASSASSIN DIES.

Trenton, n. J.--James ]. Gallagher,
who shot Mayor Gaynor. of New York.
nearly two years ago at Hoboken, n.
j., died at the New Jersey State Hos
pital for the Insane in this city. Death
was due to paresis. He had been at
the state hospital since January IS.
1912, having been transferred there
from the New Jersey state prison.
where he had been sentenced to serve
II years.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-05
GOVERNMENT GIVES MONEY TO
STATE FOR PROTECTION OF
WATER SHEDS.
TO EMPLOY PATUOLMEA
General Assembly at Last Session
Made Way For important Work
BY Passage Of Measures Gre
sting Adequate Board
Of Forestry.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Frankfort.-For expenditures in the
protection of water sheds of naviga-
bic streams from forest fires the State
Forestry Department of Kentucky has
received $4,000 from the federal gov
ernment, and it will be used this year
for that purpose.
The appropriation is made under the
Weeks law, which provides that tho
protection afforded must be confined
to forested water sheds of navigable
streams, the state must provide a law
for system of fire protection, and
that the expenditures provided under
the law shall not be greater than the
amount appropriated by the state for
the same purpose.
Kentucky Is placing herself In the
van OF this important movement look
ing toward the protection of her for
est resources and the conservation
and regulation of the navigable waters
OF the state. depending on the forests.
Since the passage of the law by the
last general assembly creating a state
oaru OF forestry, Authorising tne EN-
ployment of state forester. and pro-
yiding for an adequate forest policy
in the state, Kentucky is In excellent
position to take advantage of the fed
eral governments aid. and the state
forester is at the present time arrang-
ing the preliminary details with a
view to having the cooperative. agree
ment between the federal government
and the state perfected before the fire
season within the state begins.
In accordance with the previous
practice of the federal government.
most of the funds allotted Kentucky
will be expended In the employment
OF fire patrolmen and lookouts In those
sections Of the state where experience
has showns the danger from fire Is
the greatest.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-05
New Senator is KentucISian.

w. NJ Kavanaugh, who was elected
United States Senator from Arkansas
for the short term. is brother of
State Librarian Frank Kavanaugh. and
Frankfort boy. He was educated at
the Kentucky Military Institute at
Farmdale, this county. and went to
Little Rock in 1886. He started as a
reporter on the Gazette, and became
successfully city editor and managing
editor. He is perhaps best known as
president of the Southern Baseball
League. but is head OF the street rail-
way system of Little Rock and of a
trust company. He and his brother
are projecting a water-power plant.
Mr.. Kavanaugh was appointed Sheriff
OF Pulaski county, By Governor. now
Senator Clark. and later serving four
years in that office was elected County
Judge.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-05
viii Keep Accounts at Penltentiary

The individual accounts OF prison.
ers in the State Reformatory and the
Eddyyille penitentiary will be kept by
the wardens instead OF by the audit.
or's office. This plan was agreed upon
at a conference between State Auditor
II. M. Bosworth and Daniel K. O'Sul-
llvan, chairman OF the State Prison
Commission. The percentage OF rev.
enue from prison labor set aside for
the benefit OF the prisoners will be Is
sued In lump to the wardens by war
rant on the treasury and the wardens
will issue checks TO the prisoners. This
was considered the simpler method OF
handling the funds, as otherwise some
one representing the prisoners would
have to come to Frankfort nom Eddy
Vile and send an order for a warrant
every time prisoner wished to draw
his money.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-05
Verdict Reversed For Error.

The verdict for $4,000 damages
awarded the administrator OF Dock
Beavers In the Whiteley circuit court
against the Proctor Coal Co. was re-
versed by the court OF appeals for err
ror In instructing the jury. Beavers.
a miner, was killed two years ago by a
tall Of slate caused by blasting In the
oompany's mines The entry where he
was working was In Tennessee. though
Inc entrance to the mine was on the
Kentucky side of the line.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-05
JAMES n. BERRY IS DEAD
Former v. s. Senator From Arkansas
sueesrabs at Bentonvlile After a .
lsne illness.

Feet snits. Ark. Feb. l.--James II.
Berry. fermer United States senator
and governor Of Arkansas and one OF
the most brilliant statesmen in early
pobsssai days OF the state, died at his
home at Bentonville Thursday. He
was seventy-two years Of age and had
been ~ for several weehN
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-05

Ft. Smith. Ark.-Otis Davidson,
convicted at Harrison, Ark, for the
murder of Ella Barham. was sentenced
to hang March 81. An appeal to the
supreme court being granted, the ex-
ecution will be stayed until the highest
tribunal grants a hearing
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-05
WOMEN SENT TO JAIL
rHiRTY-oNE ENGLISH suFFRAc.
lsrs GIVEN a DAYS IN PRISON.
at Is Nov War to the Knife" %
ciares "csn." Mrs. Drum
mond In Court. {.

London, Jan. 31.--Fourtcen oaye
Isil was sentence Of s0en.
Drummond and thirty other m1'i<71'
suffragettes Wednesday - me ~ )
of their determination 70 forco pqvze
Lloyd-George. chanoelIor Of ~ n
chequer, 70 recsi}6 them 81 = depS
tation ID The h6y6o o. eommoYp>
x .-;;-is -. - -, ssss-z eaz1 s~tsses ~
after they wef5 sentehced that meg
would Immediately start hunger
strike"
The accused women we're brought
up at Bow street police court before
Robert Marsham, police magistrate,
and the same sentence was imposed
on all of them.
Mrs. Drummond complained during
the hearing that the police had han,
died her roughly when she was arrest
ed. She declared the patrolmen had
thrown her in the mud.
"It is now war to the knife" she
told the magistrate and continued:
You and Mr.. Lloyd-George have
lot of trouble ahead Of you. You VIII
have to do the dirty work. and you
will have plenty OF It."
The women all refused the option
which was offered them of paying
fine instead OF going to prison.
Bow street police court looked IKE
a busy railroad station when the saf'
fragettes were arraigned. Most OF the
women had made preparations to go
to prison. They carried boxes. bags.
blankets and fur-lined coats.
"Bashi-bazoukssses" Is the favorite
nickname given by Londoners to the
militant suffragsttss.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-05
RIOT PREVAILS IN PHILADELPHIA.

Philadelphia. PA small, but de-
termined section of Philadelphia mu-
TIMED when motorman and con-
ductor tried to enforce the new ordi-
nance of the health board against spit
ting or carrying lighted cigars or ci-
Qarattas inIa cars
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-05

washington.-Hollo Horn Bear.
OF South Dakota. an Indian chief. and
the original of the picture OF the In
dian on the five-dollar treasury certifi-
Gates. has written to the inaugural
committee, through Senator Gamble.
OF South Dakota. expressing a desire
t. attend the Inauguration.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-05
Revenue Collections Record sroken,

January internal revenue collections
at the deputy collectors Office here
broke all previous records. Collections
Amounted TO s2S6.s7s. The largest pre-
yious collection foe one moath, $685..
coo. was In November. 1911.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-24

toll and struggle for him. Indeed, this
is the case will, every criminal who APP
propriates tho goods Of others. All
wealth is accumulated by labor, and
when the black. handler OF the forger
steals another mans money he is MAX
ing that man work for him, inasmuch
as that man has worked hard for the
money.
The black handler is tho most merci.
less of criminals. The highwayman who
goes out to rob with revolver OF a
bludgeon causes his victims only tenn
porary suffering, but the black-hander
prolongs the agony from day to day,
from week to week, and even from
month to month Believing himself safe
III ambush, he chuckles at his ability to
torture his fellow man without being
caught, and then il he is brought to
Justice, he utters the inane and thor
oughly contemplate excuse that he
merely tried to scare his victim,
Judge Lands sentenced the criminal
who made such an excuse to FIVE years
in prison. Perhaps the punishment was
adequate under all the circumstances as
revealed to the court. but on general
the black k-hander deserves
less consideration than an anarchist and
an anarchist about as much considera
tion as a mad dog.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-24
A BLACK-HAND PLEA.


Before Judge Lands in the United
States Court at Chicago yesterday. the
writer Of a b9cE-band letter whincd
II just sent the letters 70 scare him, >:
and the Judge repIicd: THAT 5 all the
black hand letter writer ever does
Every criminal has an excuse for his
wrongdoing. but VIC do not remember
ever 10 have read Of an excuse quite
so weak as that Of the Chicago black.
handler As q matter Of fact il would
be difficult for criminal Of even the
most vivid imagination TO coniure up
any excuse 10 extcnuatc this cowardly
crime. 4 few days ago five or six men
stole food N q Seattle restaurant and
pleaded that they had been without
anything TO cat for several DAYS. Such
IN excuse appeals 10 the beart of
everyone, especially at this kindly sea-
son OF Christmas. All of us can under
stand that man might steal loaf Of
bread to keep himself or mis- little ones
from starving, but this only emphasizes
the fact that the black -handcr is alb
solitely without any excuse that can
win human sympathy.
The blackhander seeks revenge or TO
levy blackmaii. lie does not try to gain
few dollars to provide for present
wants, but usually demands large
amount Of money so that he can live
comfortably at the expense of another.
In the larger cities the black handler di
rects his savage threats against hard,
working people, who have saved little
from their business or from their sal.
aries.
Unwilling to work for the comforts
and the diversions Of life, the black.
handler seeks TO make the honest man
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-24
END NOT IN SIGHT.

| Dictator Huerta has exercised the
servient congress and proclaimed n
"bank holiday until after the first Of
the year. Two Of the largest banks Of
| Mexico the Central and London and
Mexico, were unable to pay their de
postors and a financial panic was i'm
minent. Even now it is doubtful if
the crash can be long averted.
The government has been bending
every energy to secure loan in Paris
and it has been stated several times
that the negotiations were successful,
but the members OF the French syndi-
cate fear that the money would never
be repaid certainly not If the Huerta
government is driven from power by
the constitutionahsts.
Failing to secure q loan abroad Huer-
Ia undoubtedly will take money
wherever he can find it. Just how
long the wealthy and well-to-do classes
VI lHO VIII " CAIoi
tion remains TO be seen. No civilized
people would stand it for minute.
President Wilson probably reckoned
on the financial difficulties when he an
nounecd his waiting policy, knowing
full well that even the best of friends
soon come to the parting of the ways
when one levies an enforced contribu-
tion upon the other, It may be that
the Mexicans living in the capital city
will rise up and overthrow the govern
ment of the dictator, but there are no
surface indications of any such action
on their part.
Meanwhile Huerta is pursuing the
even tenor of his way, seemingly with
out thought or care for the morrow. He
absolutely refuses to be coaxed, ca
joled or bluffed into yielding the reins
of power. Really the old Indian is a
whole Don t Worry Club by himself.
A careful survey Of existing condi-
tions in Mexico serves TO strengthen the
belief that the end of the trouble in
Mexico is not yet in sight, no after
what the administration at Washington
thinks about il.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-24
SALT LAKE AND NEW LAW.

Apparently it is the consensus OF
opinion among the Salt Lake bankers
that this city will be unable to secure
one of the regional reserve banks. 1t
is maintained that San Francisco Is
the natural location. 1t is the strong
csi banking center west OF Chicago or
st. Louis, and, ii is argued, Salt Lake,
therefore, will derive much greater
benefit if the regional reserve bank is
located in San Francisco than If 1t
is establish in Denver or in some OF
the middlo-western cities.
While il is to be regretted that Salt
Lakes central position is insufficient
to win for it one OF the regional
banks, the bankers of this region
should unite in favor Of some city such
as San Francisco, if it is definitely de-
termined that Salt Lake is ont OF the
running.
BY all means, however. Salt Lake
should have member on the Federal
Reserve Board if ii surrenders what
appears to be very good claim to one
OF the regional reserve banks. The
Federal Reserve Board at Washington
will be appointed by the President,
aud will consist of the Secretary of
the Treasury, the Comptroller OF the
Currency, and FIVE other members.
Two of these must be expert bankers
but none shall have banking afiilia-
tions or own bank stock during his
service The Federal Reserve Board
will be the central supervising and con-
trolling power Of the entire system.
1t is to be hoped that the bankers
Of this city will seek TO secure one of
these positions for Salt Lake man.
1t VIII add greatly to the prestige of
salt Lake in western financial affairs,
aud will keep the city aud its banking
institutions in better touch with the
new system.
New that the law IS in force, Salt
Lake should not hesitate to partici-
pate in its benefits as far as possible.
While the operation of the law is apt
TO develop weaknesses, it should be
given fair trial and all the merit
that is in it should be brought out.
Nothing is TO be gained now by hos
tlity, and Salt Lake should strive to
gain every possible advantage from
the law for this city and for the State.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-24
Is THERE A SANTA CLAUS?

We take pleasure In answering at
once and thus prominently the COM
munication below. expressing at once
our great qualification that the faith
full author is numbered among the
friends OF the SUM-
Dear Editor / am years old
Some of my friends say there Is no
Santa Claus. Papa says, III you see
II in the sun. it's so. Please tell
mo the truth; is there real Santa
Claus VIRGINIA O'HANLON,"
Virginia. your little friends are
wrong. They have been affected by
the skepticlsm of a skept!cal age.
They do not believe except they
see. They think that nothing can
be which Is not comprehensive by
their little minds. All minds. Vir-
glnia. whether they be mems or chill
drcns. are little. In this great uni
verse of ours man is Il mere insect.
an ant in his intellect. as compared
with the boundless world about him.
as measured by the intelligence cap
able OF grasping the whole OF truth
or knowledge.
Yes, Virginia. there is Santa
Claus. lie exists as certainly as love
and generosity and devotion exist,
and you know that they abound. and
give to your life It's highest beauty
be the world If there were no Santa
Claus. II would be as dreary as If
there were no Virglnias. There would
be no childlike faith then, no poetry.
no romance 10 make tolerable this
existence We should have no en-
eternal light with which childhood
fills the world would be eXtinguished.
Not believe in Santa Claus You
might as we'll not believe in fairies
You might get your papa TO hire men
10 watch in all the chimneys on
Christmas eve 10 catch Santa Claus.
but even II they did not see Santa
Claus coming down, what would that
prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus,
but that Is no sign that there is no
Santa Claus. The most real things in
all the world are those things which
neither children nor men can see.
Did you ever see fairies dancing on
the lawnp OF course not, but that's
no proof that they are not there.
Nobody can gine all the wonders
there are unseen and unseeable in the
world.
You may tear apart the aby's
rattle. and see what makes the noise
inside, but there is a veil covering
the unseen world which not the
strongest man, nor even the united
strength OF all the strongest men That
ever lived. could tear apart. Only
faith. fancy, poetry. love. romance,
can push aside that curtain and view
and picture the supernal beauty and
glory beyond. Is IL all real? An.
Virginia in all this world there is
nothing else real and abiding.
No Santa Claus, Thank God. he
lives. and he lives forever. A thou
sand years from now, Virginia, nay,
ten times ten thousand years from
now. he will continue To make glad
the heart OF childhood.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-24
THE MEANEST MAN.

No sympathy will be wasted on the
New York man, one Gustave Kotch,
who was hailed into court and fined So
for trying to make his si1-year- son
believe there is no such person as Santa
Claus. A thrcc.doIlar fine is not enough
punishment for a disbelievcr in the pa.
tron saint of the Good Fellows, he
should have been denied benefit OF
clergy, hanged, drawn and quartered.
Something is gone out of the life
Of each little child on the fatal DAY
that the existence Of Kris Kringlc is
doubted. 1T can never be replaced on
this earth. Wealth may como and hon.
ors he sbowcred thick and fast upon
him. bat there is nothing so sweet in
manhood as the innocence Of childhood,
the days when the little ones fondly
believe that dear old Santa drives no
IN his sleigh, drawn by reindecrs, shoul-
ders his pack or toys. aud goes down
the chimneys Of the houses where good
little boys and girls live
There arc some things which cannot
he forgiven and shattering child IS
faith in Santa Claus is one Of them.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-24
HOLIDAY RATES.

One fare for round trip between all
Utah points via Salt Lake Route.
Tickets on sale December 10 TO 25. in,
elusive. December 81 and January l.
Return January 5. Ticket Office, 10
East Third South. advertisement
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-24
There Is a Santa Claus

Editor Salt Lake Tribune: Will
Christmas so near, everything about
even to the delightful snow. reminding us
OF Santa Claus and his countless little
worshipers. IL gives me a great deal oi
pleasure to be able to offer you the fol-
lowing editorial for publication I'm The
Tribune: "It appeared first many years
ago in the New York Sun, and probably
no one newspaper editorial has ever beer
reprinted so many times" says the edito,
OF the country newspaper OF New York
state. from which l made tho clipping
Trusting that you Will care TO use II,
remain very truly yours,