The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-12-04
State Railroad Commission Sus-
tanned.

State Railroad Commission Sus-
tanned.
The attempt Of the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad TO override the
State Railroad Commission failed to
succeed when the case was tried be-
for the Supreme Court.
The Commissions refusal 10 grant
the l.. & NJ injunction against the
McChord rate law was sustained and
the power of the commission TO fix
rates was asserted.
This decision is important because
It establishes the authority of the
Commission and shows that we have
an effective curb to the railroads.
Death of cassius n. Clay.
The funeral of Hon. Cassius M.
Clay was held Saturday at "Au-
vergne" his home near Paris and
was probably the largest funeral
ever held in Bourbon County.
Mr. Clay was nephew of Cassius
NJ. Clay the famous advocate of free
dom and free speech, and was wide
ly known as patriotic citizen and
man Of letters.
His death was caused by l0ckjaw
developed after an operation some
time before.
Vital Statistics.
The state board of Health reports
that the birth and death returns for
1912 are much more satisfactory in
number and quality than in 1911.
The total number of births report
ed for 1912 is 2,i8i, being f,452 more
than in 1911. Based upon each fOO,-
600 population the birth rate for 1911
was 1882 and for 1912 1878.
There were 1885 deaths in 1912.
or these 5,i62 were of infants under
one year of age; 2,344 were of chill
dren aged one to four years, and
1876 were of persons aged 65 years
and over. This gives a death rate
Oh l2.9 per thousand.
There is a decrease in all prevent
able diseases, there being 500 fewer
deaths from tuberculosis and 297 less
from typhoid fever than last year.
There were ia deaths from pei
lagra and 10 from hOOkworm.
Five Kentuckians Pass Rhodes e.
animation.
Five men qualified for the Rhodes
scholarship at the examination held
last October.
Out of these one will be chosen to
receive the scholarship.
The Rhodes scholarship was
founded by the British statesman
Cecil Rhodes and provides $500 a
year for the expenses Of a student at
Oxford University in England. Young
men from every English speaking
nation are eligible to this benefit.
Two are chosen from each state of
the Union.
The object of the scholarship is to
promote unity and good will among
English speaking people.
More Railroads for Mountains.
New outlets for the coal of East
tern Kentucky are badly needed and
to meet this need an extensive sys-
tenn of railroads is being projected.
The new plans involve vast outlay
of money and are being undertaken
by the b. & o., C. & o. and the l.. &c
Connections will be made with At
lantic coast lines and a large share
of the coal and timber will go to
southeastern cities.
"Drys" Win at Georgetown.
Ever since prohibition was secur-
ed at the local option election last
September the ''wets" have been
cOntesting the returns.
The decision of the Circuit Court
is in favor of the "drys."
Pending the result of the contest
eight saloons opened for business,
and, as the case is to be again ap-
pealed, they are still open.
II is to be hoped that Georgetown
will be saved from the danger ami
curse Of the saloon.
Forest Fires.
Timber worth thousands of dollars
has been destroyed by extensive for
est fires in Bell and Knox counties.
The fire ragged for over week and
extra men were called out 10 fight
the flames by the fire wardens.
This is the season of forest fires
and extra precautions must be taken
to prevent needless waste and loss.
Newspaper Changes Hands.
The Lexington Leader, long owned
and edited by the late Samuel l..
Roberts, has just been sold to a syn
dictate of Lexington men.
Mr.. Harry Giovann0li, chief of the
stamp division, Bureau of Internal
Revenue, has resigned that position