The Richmond climax., 1913-03-28
NEWS NOTES

The March term Of the Crittenden
circuit court lasted only three days.
An.ope air roof school for invalid
children has been opened at Lexington.
Alex W. Jones has just rounded out his
fortieih year as clerk of the Willard
Hotel in Louisville.
Former Gov. Frank S. Black of New
York, died of heart disease at his home
in Troy. n Y.
seven year-old Gilbert Schaefer. OF
Evansville, Ind has his nose cut off in
an automobile accident.
Several persons we're injured by a
bomb explosion which wrecked five
story tenement house in New York
A relief committee has been formed
at Somerset to aid those who were rem
dered homeless by Fridays cyclone.
Eighty New York societies have star
ted campaign to ''clean up" the city
in an effort to reduce infant mortality.
The Supreme court OF West Virginia
upheld the right of the Governor to
declare martial law in lawless sections
of the State.
Eighteen persons were injured when
TWO passenger trains on the Kanawha
& Michigan railroad collided near
Gallipolis, o.
Dan Gambrel was shot and instantly
killed by Grover Conley. colored, at
Pineville. The killing was the result
of drunken quarrel
In Garrard court, Othel East and Lu-
ther Simpson were convicted for burn
ing Jess Simpsons tobacco barn in that
county and sent to the pen.
Mrs. Carlton Wright. of Rome, Ga,
was killed and three other women in
iured when an automobile, in which
they were riding turned turtle.
The Association OF Collegiate Alum
nae in session at Chicago has protested
against the ban on married women
school teachers.
Ellis Gibbs, farmer, was found
dead at Petersburg. Ind. with a bullet
hole in his temple, and Roy Spaulding
was arrested, charged with the murder.
"Bull Moose" members of the next
Congress, in a effort TO make showing
have called a conference to be convened
before the opening Of the extra session
April z.
Two daughters of Mrs. Jennie May
Eaton, widow of Admiral Eaton, have
oeen sommoned for the special grand
jury investigation into the admiral's
death.
The grealesl.connt cf money in the
world will begin April l, when former
Gov. Burke, of North Dakota, succeeds
Carmi A. Thompson as Treasurer of the
United States.
John Greer and Felix Burke, were
killed near Pikeville when half finish
ed two story house on which they were
working was blown down by the storm
which swept that section.
The safe of the postofiice at Withers,
Rockcastle county, was blown open and
robbed of S35. The postoffice was in
Woodall & Mullins store and their safe
var robbed OF $50 or more.
Following the recall of company OF
militia from the coal strike district OF
Kanawha county, West Virginia, fire
partly destroyed colliery and forty
miners were rescued with difficulty.
Young Bros, of near North Middle
town, sold Wednesday, to Mr. Oliver
of Clark county, pair of 3-year-old
mules for s4lO; also pair OF 3-year old
to Mr.. Daugherty, of Montgomery Co.,
for 1885.
Reports that Joseph E. Davis, Of
Wisconsin, has declined the appoint
ment of Assistant Secretary of war
unofficially clears the coast for Henry
G. Breckenridge of Lexington, an orig
inal Wilson man.
President Wilson reluctantly assented
to the declination Of tie French Ambas-
sadorship by Chairman McCombs, and
at the same time issued statement de-
i ploring that only wealthy men can afford
to accept foreign diplomatic posts.
The Northern and Southern Presbyte-
Fian churches at Harrodsburg have ar
ranged 10 unite the two congregations.
and the same will be effected at the
spring meeting OF the two Presbyteries.
IL will make united church of between
500 and 600 members.
Matt Kurtz, after writing a note ad-
dressed to his fathe.-in-law, asking to
be forgiven for the deed he was about 10
commit, entered the house where his
wife was staying in Louisville, where he
shot and fatally wounded her and killed
himself.
Rev. Lewis Taylor Robinson, colored
of Mason county, who was sold on the
block as slave 50 years ago on the steps
of the Brookville court house, bringing
800, will preach on the same spot nexl
Saturday afternoon, that being the an
niversary of the sale. His subject will
be, "Son, Remember
| American horse breeders have collect
ed good sized fortune the past ten
years. selling horses TO foreign buyers .
During this time the trotting sport has
dourished in Europe, and horsemen.es
pecialiy those of Russia and Austria,
have paid Yankee owners nearly 81 COO
600 for horse flesh.
The State Banking Commission, in a
statement Of the condition of Kentucky
State banks just issued, shows that on
Feb. the total assets were s5,022. 9l6
greater than at the September report.
The cash and total reserves were above
the amounts required by law and an
unusually prosperous condition of these
institutions is noted.
What is believed TO be conservative