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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-01-02
-WOULD PLACE STREET
LIGHTS ON BUILDINGS

New York, Dec. 30-Abolition of
street lamps and the substitution of
street lights on buildings liz the novel
proposition which the executive COM
mittee OF the Broadway association IL
considering in Its scheme to make
Broadway "the best lighted thorough
fare In the world"
The incumbrance OF lamp posts and
the shadows which they cause are re-
sponsible for the movement for bracket
lamps, the cost OF which owners of
Broadway property are to be asked to
help meet for the sake OF the Inn
provement. 1t Is proposed to have the
new lights every 20 or 80 feet. While
much Of Broadway is already known
as the great white way" there are
many stretches of the thoroughfare
which are poorly lighted
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-01-02
OLD LANDMARK WILL
BE TORN DOWN SOON

New York, Dec. 3o.-Like SO many
old teeth New York is pulling out one
by one most OF the few old land marks
that are left among the newer build
ings The passing of the old Grape
vine, little gable rooted ale house, at
Sixth avenue and Eleventh street, is
announced for the new year, to give
place to modern structure for other
purposes. Alex McClelland, Scot who
has preceded over Its musty ale and
mutton pie for 40 years, is going into
retirement. The old two-story frame
house has many traditions and In its
time it has been visited by many dis
tinguished persons. The last mug Of
ale will be served across its bar when
the old year passes out
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-01-02
FEWER CATTLE But
PRICE WAS GREATER
Chicago Stock Yards Report
Shows Big Slump In Re-
ceipts for Year.

Chicago. Dec. 3o.-Fewer cattle b,
181,2S8 have been received at the Chi
cago stock yards this year than in 1911,
according to figures announced last
night. Despite this fact, more money
was paid for beef during 1912 than in
1911 by $3,282.736. The total paid out
this year was 4183. 300
Three reasons are given for the in
creased price of beef. The western
states did not raise as many cattle as
usual owing to droughts, many farm
ers are turning their pastures into
wheat fields and the demand has In
creased. 1t WAS explained that the
population in the United States has in
creased in the last 20 years 20 per
cent, while the increase in cattle pro-
duction has been only per cent.
Beef exports fell or this week, ow-
ing to the big home demand
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-01-02
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
HISTORY OF ALLEGED
DYNAMITE CONSPIRACY

Summer 1905-First explo-
sion (railroad bridge), Millers
Falls, Mass; IL sticks OF dyna-
mite discovered.
1905-1910-Almost 100 explo-
sions in Ohio, Pennsylvania,
New Jersey, Massachusetts,
Connecticut, New York, Mary
land, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin,
ern states.
Oct. l. 1910-Los Angeles
Times building blown up; 81
persons killed.
Dec. Is. 1910-Llewellyn Iron
works, Los Angeles, blown up.
April IL, 1911-James b. Nc
Namara and Ortie e. McMani-
gal arrested at Detroit.
April %, J. Nc
Namara. SECRETARY treasurer of
. International Bridge and Struc-
tural Ironworkers. arrested at
his ONCE at Indianapolis.
Dec. 1. 1S11-McNamaras
plead guilty at Los Angeles,
John ]. to murder in the first
degree in blowing up the Los
Angeles Times building, and
James b. to having blown up
Llewellyn Iron works. Both
sentenced later.
Feb. s, 1912-Federal grand
jury at Indianapolis returns 80
indictments charging "a men
with having participated in a
conspiracy illegally to transport
dynamite.
Feb. 14-Almost all the de-
PENDANTS arrested within a few
hours at signal telegraphed
to many parts Of the country.
March 12--Defendants ar
raigned and plead not guilty.
Oct. Exactly two years af-
ter the Los Angeles disaster the
trial begins before a federal
court at Indianapolis. Number
witnesses to be examined, 700:
probable length of trial, not less
than three months; possible
sentence, two years imprison-
ment on conspiracy charge. is
months on each charge of I'M
lawfully transporting explo-
SiveS.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-01-02
: DYNAMITE TRIAL AT GLANCE. !.


; Cost to government. ISL, 900.
; Witnesses called by prosecu-
) ton, 546. Of whom 499 testified.
; Government witness fees, $32,-
!. 600.
; Length of trial. almost 70
; weeks.
Place of trial, Federal Judge
} Albert B. Anderson's court, In
) dianapolis.
; Principal defendants. Frank
; NJ. Ryan. president International
; Association Of Bridge and Struc-
; tural Iron Workers; Herbert s..
= Hockin, who took J. j. Mona
mara's place as secretary of
; same union; Olaf Tveitmoe. sec
: rotary of California Building
Trades council.
Number of defendants. 40.
; Charge against defendants.
+ conspiracy to ship explosives on
cars ofecommon carriers from
state tqtate, contrary to law.
+ the structural iron workers,
: about 100.
I Cause of explosions declared
: to be effort to unionize jobs OF
} open shop contractors.
Length Of struggle between
: union and contractors, 1905 to
\ present time.
! Most important explosion
charged as part of conspiracy,
wrecking of Los Angeles Times,
= October 4, 1910.
: Witnesses called by defense,
165.
Length of trial record, 10000
: typewriter pages. Il
Two of original defendants,
: Edward Clark Of Cincinnati, and
: Ortie McManigal. of Chicago.
pleaded guilty.
= Case given to jury by Judge
: Anderson soon after 5 p. M. De-
cember rs. 1912.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-01-02
PARCELS POST TO
CUT LIVING COST

New York, Dec 3O.--Apples, fresh
eggs and country butter direct from
the farm to the housewife by parcels
post to reach half million homes In
New York and its enyirons-this Is the
newest plan announced today by Mrs.
Julian Heath, president Of the National
Housewives league. Mrs. Heath says
her plan will become operative to some
extent on January 4. when the malls
are opened to parcels post packers.
Registery bureaus for Farmers will
be opened next Wednesday in the prin-
cipai cities Of the country, Mrs. Heath
declared.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-01-02
TWO PLEAD GUILTY
TO JEWEL RY THEFT

st. Paul, Mimi, Dec. 80. Samuel
Kaufman, 10 years old. and Mrs. Ruth
Ellis, % years old. whose husband lives
In Colorado. pleaded guilty to grand
larceny before Judge Orr IN the dis
trtct court To-Day and were given sus-
pended sentences.
last week on warrant sworn out by
the boys father, G. K. Kaufman, secre-
tary and treasure: Of the kaufman
Jewelry company. charging the theft
q: jewelry from the company.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-01-02

men and three women, all in humble
circumstances. who mortgaged their
homes to raise money to provide Daniel
Buckley's bond, were jubilant over the
vindication. of their belief in his hon
esty. when they learned he was ac-.
Quilted OF the charge OF completely In
the dynamite conspiracy.
Buckley has lived in Davenport for
many years and has enjoyed an excel
lent reputation for integrity. He was
secretary of the local structural iron
workers union at the time the Dayen-
port Locomotive works plant was
blown up. ss
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-01-02
WILSON INAUGURAL TO
BE BRILLIANT AFFAIR

Washington. Dec. 3o.-Major General
Leonard Wood, chief of staff. who has
just been named as chief marshal of
the approaching Inauguration parade,
has begun to outline his plans for a
military, naval and civic demonstra-
ton.
General Woods purpose is to make
the Wilson inauguration parade as we'll
balanced as possible in the matter Of
the representation OF the cavalry, In
fantry and artillery of the army, the
blue jackets and marines of the navy,
an adequate and liberal representation
of the national guard and we'll pro-
portioned civic display.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-01-02
NEvlpENcE MAY NEXT BE
J GIVEN OVER TO STATES

Washington, Dec. 80. Att0rney Gen =
eral Wickersham will consider the
question Of turning over to various;
state authorities the evidence taken, at.
the dynamite trial, for such action a.
local authorities might wish to take
toward the possible prosecution of the
convicted men on charges OF being acc
cessories to murders and destruction
Of property.
According 70 department Of justice
s->ss~s-s-;l 8 ID said that sentence for
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-01-02

federal conviction might be suspended
while the men We're tried In state
courts, or after serving part of their
sentences. they might then be turned
over to the state authorities. Assist
ant Attorney General Parr, who has
directed the government case from
Washington, will take up the case with
Attorney General Wickersham, when
the latter returns to town Monday.
HACKERS or BUCKLEY
HAPPY OVER VERDICT
Davenport, la. Dec. So The seven
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-07-18
Judge Hughes On A Journey.

Our esteemed friend Judge M. D.
Hughes leaves this week for an ex-
tended trip; he will meet his son Mr..
R. E. Hughes in Louisville and together
with the Mrs. Hughes, both NJ. D. and
K. E. will go to Seattle Wash. for a
visit to their daughter and sister who
reside in that city. Judge Hughes af-
ter a stay of couple of months will
return to Lancaster. but Mr.. R. E.
Hughes and wife and child, before
again seeing Kentucky soil will visit
China, Japan, the Philippines, will
drop off at Guam for visit with Mrs.
Hughes brother, Lieut.. John Paul Mil.
Ter, who is stationed there and will
visit many other places of interest.
Rob" Hughes since leaving Lancas.
ter many years ago, has labored long
and faithfully, and his efforts have
met with splendid success and he has
richly earned the recreation and in
teresting trip which he is now giving
himself and family.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-07-18
"Wets" Will Contest.

The local option election recently
held in Jessamine county, taking the
county as unit, will be contested.
The "wets" who came out second best
in the controversy, have already filed
notice of contest, taking as their
grounds the constitutionality of the
county unit law, alleging that the coun-
ty had no right to control the action of
the town in their desire to have open
saloons and also alleging some irrgul-
arity in the printing of the ballots.
The majority for the "drys" was
overwhelming, somewhere between 500
and 600, and it seems to us that the
good people of our neighboring county
gave voice in no uncertain tones as to
their desires in this matter, and with
out reference to the merits of the
case, We are of the opinion that their
desires will be hard to thwart through
| the courts.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-07-18
The Wheat Crop.

Garrard county people in recent years
have turned from the raising of wheat
and given their time end attention to
other crops 1t 'froze OUT, winter
killed, the fly, rust and various other
causes made it such an uncertain crop
that they practically abandoned it, at
least upon large scale. However the
present crop has brought forcibly to
their attention the fact that Garrard
county can grow wheat under favor
able circumstances and conditions.
The acreage in the county this year is
exceedingly small, under the average
of other years. but the yield and quail
ity is splendid. Farmersare reporting
from Is to 35 bushels to the acre and
the former is an exception not the rule,
and we believe the average will reach
between 20 and rs bushels to the acre.
The cereal is weighing from 50 to SO
pounds and the grain is plnmp and dry
and the millers say is grinding equal to,
if not better than old wheat. How
ever, farmers who in former years
were accustomed to raising large wheat
crops, will think twice before going
back to it on an extensive scale, as
they figure that this splendid crop
crrlJ not be counted upon to repeat it.
self, and they Prefer to raise some
thing little more certain.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-07-18
Election OF School Trustee.

In one half of the school sub-districts
in every county in the state at the
respective school houses between the
hours of one and five o'clock p. m. on
Saturday August End. an election will
be held by the voters to select a trus-
tee for the district who serves for two
years. In most cases interest has been
heretofore taken in the election of a
trustee only when persons had friend
or kinsman whom they desired to give
a job and get the public money, with
little thought of the education of the
children of the district.
But the people are now investing
large sums of money in the form of
taxes collected in school matters and
the local trustee has something to do
indirectly with the amount of the tax
collected and the place and manner of
its expenditure. The people will we
think, or at least ought to, take some
interest in who will be elected as trus-
tees of the sub-dlstrict at this election.
In order to create an interest in all
forms of school matters the last Gen.
eral Assembly extended to women the
right not only to vote in these elections
for trustees but to serve as the trust
zee if she aspired to the office and could
be elected. In many places we note
that women are candidates for trustees
and will doubtless be elected to the
office in some districts. No harm can
can be predicted by having some wo-
men upon the school boards.
The trustees of the sub districts
elect on August End select the County
Board of education, which in this coun-
ty consists of four members, one from
each of the four districts of the county
with the county Superintendent as the
ex-officio chairman. This Board has
some considerable responsibility. II
has the power to levy and collect a
school tax to support and conduct the
schools of the the county. Our present
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-07-18

Labor troubles are multiplying, and
strikes seem to be more numerous than
ever before in the worlds history.
The great coal strike in West Virginia
in the Cabin Creek locality is still on;
the street car strike in Cincinnati
was closely followed by the ice strike,
and now close upon their heels come
strikes closer to home and which are
having their effect upon people in this
locality. The strike of the Lexington
street car men, which occurred last
Friday resulted in a complete tie up of
the entire Lexington street car system,
and also the interurban service. And
to cap the climax we are threatened
with an incense railroad strike which if
it actually occurs will effect AZ trunk
lines and 80, 900 men; so gigantic are
the proportions of the threatened strike
that it has given rise to uneasiness in
Washington, and every effort will be
made to bring about an amicable
adjustment of the differences between
the railroads and their employers. lest
the strike, should it occur might result
in depression to business all over the
country.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-07-18
A Welcome Visitor.

Walter McWhorter and his attractive
bride of Denver Colo. are on a visit to
his mother Mrs. Vina McWhorter of
Paint Lick. Walter left Paint Lick
soon after the death of his father G..
C. McWhorter when he was boy and
went to Denver seeking relief from a
most desperate case of Asthma of which
he was soon relieved. Walters open,
manly, honest disposition and his heroic
energy soon won for him position
among the business people of Denver
and he has made good, now being the
proud possesser of 27OOO shares in one
of Denvers greatest enterprises. A few
years ago he married fine christian
young lady, and they are now enjoying
their first visit to their devoted mother
and relatives.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-07-18
watch Us Grow"

Lancaster is enjoying an unpreced-
ented period of prosperity, if the am
cunt of work going forward in the
community may be taken ss an indica-
ton. There is more building gong
forward than was ever known here be-
fore. Much work is being done by the
municipality in the matter of improv-
the water plant and the streets, the
railroad has also caught the spirit of
improvement and are seeking to beauti-
fly their premises and have them in
keeping with their surroundings, and
the citizens of the community seem to
be conducting a friendly rivalry in their
efforts to make their premises more
presentable.
With no unusual incentive, we can
but ascribe this improvement to our
splendid school system and the expecta-
ton that with our handsome new school
building completed and ready for &C.
cupancy, we may expect even better
educational facilities than we have
heretofore enjoyed. Another attrac-
ton is the healthful condition of the
community; we have in the last few
years had remarkably small amount
of sickness, no epidemics worth men
tioning; true we have whooping cough,
measles and other childish ailments
which are to be found in all localities,
and are peculiar to none, but we are
remarkably free from typhoid and other
like diseases. For community which
depends solely upon agricultural pur-
suits for its livelihood, this presents a
remarkably thrifty appearance, and
the stranger who visits our town is at
once impressed with the air of thrift
which pervades it. Our one crying
need is industries of some description.
factories of some kind, that would fur
n;sh both market for our products
and employment for our people and
would at the same time attract out
siders to come to US. A few good in
dustries would work wonders in Lam
caster, would increase our population
and soon place US well up on the list of
progressive Kentucky towns.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-07-18

unable to see the advantage in having
three instead of four men in charge of
our affairs and we feel that as the peo
pie have the right to select the Court
that man from each of the districts
could be had fully as competent and
trust worthy as if elected from the
whole County. However, the enlarged
duties and responsibilities of the Fiscal
Court requires that the magistrates be
men of more experience and better
business qualifications now than ever
before. These complications and bus
mess responsibilities have grown rap
idly in the last twenty years. In this
County in 1893, twenty years ago, the
County levy was fifteen cents on each
one hundred dollars of assessed valu-
alton of property, and the valuation as
reported was considerable less than
four million dollars. In 1918 the total
of the County levy is seventy cents on
the assessed valuation and the valu
alton is reported is more than six mil
lions. Of the present County levy,
however, the Fiscal Court has nothing
to do with twenty cents on each one
hundred dollars which is for school pur.
poses and is under control of the Coun.
ty School Board. Twenty years age
the Fiscal Court expended less thar
ten thousand dollars of the peoples
money. In 1913 the Fiscal Court Of
this county will have between forty
and fifty thousand dollars to expend
this being the amount of the tax funC
for County purposes in 1918. The bus
mess interests in most Counties of KY
have increased in the same proportion
as this.
We feel that the people have no
fully realized the increased response
bility of the members of its Fisca
Court, and have failed to select mel
as members of the Court, who are full,
competent to handle so intricate an,
complicated business as is now requires
in the various Counties of Kentucky
and by reason thereof the tax fun
collected from the people has been i
many instances wasted in mismanage
ment.
The remedy as We see it in Countie
with conditions similar to this, is nc
to undertake to abolish the Fiscs
Court but for the tax payers to awake
to the necessity of having capable an
trust worthy men as your magistrate
and to see that such men are nominate
at the primary on August End an
elected in November.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-07-18

board will collect more than IL thOus-
and:dollars from the county tax fund
in 1918.
The trustees not only select the
teachers but in addition is largely res
ponsible for the success of the school
in the respective sub-districts for the
next two years.
Only the very best equipped person
of the district should be selected as
your trustee. This election is in the
afternoon of the day of the state wide
primary and if the men are SO absorb
ed in politics that they can not spare
the time to be out in the sub-districts
in which trustees are elected, let the
good women meet at the school houses
in such districts and vote for and elect
suitable person, interested in educa-
ton with business capacity to properly
expend the fund provided from the
taxes collected. WE will suggest that
if the men are not there at the school
house that a woman may be elected
trustee under the law.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-07-18

We are endeavoring to increase the
circulation of the Record by means of
a contest for valuable prizes which will
be participated in by some of the most
prominent young people in the county.
This is no cheap, catch penny affair,
but bona fide contest for valuable
prizes, which together with the actual
cost of conducting the affair, will
doubtless cost the Record pretty close
to the actual one dollar per year which
we receive for the subscription, but
we want the subscribers and we offer
the very best incentive possible to get
them.
We say with pardonable pride that
we are furnishing to the people of
Garrard county good. clean readable
paper, and we expect in the future to
do even better than we have in the
past; and to continue our efforts for
improvement until we make the Re-
cord second to no county newspaper in
the state of Kentucky. 1t will take
your hearty co. operation to enable us
to do this, and it is that cooperation
which we are seeking through this
contest. We expect to be within q
short time better equipped than evel
before to get out good paper, to have
more and better facilities at our dispos
al with which to accomplish our pur
pose, new and more modern machinery
and larger and more commodious quar-
tiers, and many other things which tent
to improve our paper. The RECORD
should go into every home in the coun
ty, and we expect to spare no effort t.
put it there. We have made every e.
. fort to make the Record a WELDON,
. visitor to the people of the county, W,
, have always and now stand for the ad
vancement of Garrard county and tn
interest of her people, and in an i'm
, partial and fair way we have don
, everything within our power to advanc
, these interests. While the policy o
/ the paper is democratic, we are care
> full of those who are not in accord wit
a these policies, and at no time ma
e there be found In the columns of tn
Record anything to offend anyone, re
p CARELESS of their political utilization:
+ Our sole aim and purpose is to max
A the Central Record a newspaper fo
q ALL the people of Garrard county.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-07-18

The press over the State and especi-
ally of the City of Louisville are max
ing continuous attack upon the Fiscal
Court system of County government.
1t is demanded that the Court be abol-
ished and instead there be substituted
the Commission form of County gov
eminent. There is no doubt that the
people have just cause of complaint
against the former and present man.
agement of County affairs in many
places and that the press is expressing
the true sentiment of the people in the
complaints registered.
In this County we have four justices
of the peace, who constitute our Fiscal
Court with the County Judge as the
presiding officer. A Commission gov
eminent would place the affairs and
business in the hands of three men
selected from the County at large in
stead Of from four districts. We are
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-07-18
Was Well Known Here.

Mr.. John H. Curry one of the best
known fire insurance men in Central
Kentucky, died suddenly last Saturday
while sitting in his automobile in front
of DIR. Wiley's- Office in Lexington,
where he had gone to take his wife for
treatment. The cause of his death was
heart disease
Mr.. Curry visited here frequently on
business and had many warm friends
here. He was originally from Harrods-
burg, but for many years has made hi
home in Lexington. He was distant
relative of Mr., Theo. Curry of this
place.