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The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-09-02
ALLoT CROP FUNDS
s4e,ooo,ooo TO BE DEPOSITED IN
WEST AND SOUTH.
Government Chooses Special Repre-
sentative in Each City to Serve
With Clearing House Body.

Washington, Aug. 28.-An official
statement Of the apportionment OF the
$50,0O0,000 crop-moving fund. so far AS
completed, to be deposited in national
banks, was issued by Secretary OF the
Treasury McAdoo on Tuesday.
The total amount allotted to date Is
$46,000,000, of which $24.700,000 goes
to banks in the fourteen western states
and $21,SO0.O00 to the thirteen south
ern states and the District Of Colurn-
bia
The southern banks have asked that
their share Of the funds be deposited
in August and September, and those In
the west want the money apportioned
to them during September, October
and November. The money will be al
lowed to remain on deposit on an aver
age of four or five months. All of 1t
Is to be returned not later than next
April. and the southern bankers, who
get their money first, will begin turn
ing it back into the treasury in month
ly installments.
In each depositary city the govern
ment has chosen special represents
tive who will serve In conjunction with
a clearing house committee of five to
pass on all commercial paper recon-
mended as security for deposits, and
all paper before being accepted must
be unanimously recommended by this
committee.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-09-02
Clerks Ballot on Strike.

Under the direction OF the General
Committee in Richmond, Va, the
clerks employed by the Chesapeake &
Ohio railroad are now engaged in tax
ing referendum vote OH the question
of calling strike at an early date.
The strike vote will be taken over the
entire system, from Richmond to Chi
cago, including the clerical forces of
the road in Virginia, West Virginia,
Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois,
and affecting more than 1000 men,
The basis of grievance as set up by
the clerks relies mainly upon the dis
charged members of the union. The
referendum has been formally ap-
proved by the officials, and the votes is
already well under way. 1t is claimed
by those in charge of the matter that
if the vote to strike succeeds, it will
materially affect every office on the
entire line, and that clerks high and
low will heed the call, all, more than
1900 men. Oficial ballots have been
sent out. but it was stated by one OF
the Lexington clerks that they had noe
yet reached Lexington.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-09-02
Would Enlarge Powers.

Foreshadowing a movement seeking
legislation to enlarge the powers OF
the Kentucky State Railroad Commits.
sion, directors Of the Commercial
Club, members If the organizations
Transportation Committee and Lau
renee B. Finn, chairman of the rail-
road commission, held an informal
conference at the regular directors
meeting. John McChord, who repre-.
sented the Lebanon Commercial Club
in the successful fight before the In
terstate Commerce Commission for the
readjustment of l.. & n. freight rates
from Louisville to Lebanon, also at
tended the conference. 1t was indi.
Gated that the Commercial Club prob
ably would make public within few
days comprehensive plan to be en-
braced in a bill which it will strive to
have presented before the coming Gen
eral Assembly. This plan, it is de-
clared, is designed to greatly widen
the scope of the railroad commissions
authority. The chief feature is said
to be provision for the commissions
jurisdiction not only in railroad mat
ters confined to the state of Kentucky.
but also in controversies where in
trastate questions are involved. De-
tails of the conference were not made
public.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-09-02
SPARKS FROM
THE WIRE

Chicago, Aug. 26.-Suicide leap,
from the Masonic temple, claimed an
other victim when Henry Korthagen.
painter, jumped from the roof and
fell to the sidewalk on State street.
narrowly missing several pedestrians.
indianapolis. Ind. Aug. 26.--Officials
Of the Interurban Employees union
claimed that nearly 300 men we're on
strike. while the companies estimated
the number out between fifty and
sixty. There was little evidence OF
trouble In Indianapolis.
Philadelphia. Aug. 26.--Frank L.
("Red'0 Donahue, star pitcher a dozen
years ago, died at his home here,
after a long illDess. He was forty-one
years old. He signed with the st.
Louis Nationals in 1896.
Camp Perry, O., Aug. 30.-Francison
Zagara Ballon. Peruvian, was killed
when rifle in the hands OF Juan e.
Zagarra was accidentally discharged
This Is the first fatal accident that has
occurred at the shooting matches.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-09-02
BLAZE ON BIG LINER
PASSENGERS QUIT IMPERAToR
DURING FIRE PANIC AT DOCK.
Aid Summoned From Hoboken and
Boat 10 Saved-Second Officer Per
Ishes Fighting Flames.

New York, Aug. 30.-The worlds
biggest liner, Imperator, was afire for
uore than four hours Thursday.
Alone In the depths Of the ship, fight
ing the fire single handed, the second
officer. Karl Gobrecht. lost his life.
Most Of the ships provisions were de-
stroyed, but in spite OF the fire, it
sailed Saturday morning as scheduled,
and the thousands aboard could hard
ly see a trace of the desperate fire
battle.
Second Officer Herman Gobrecht.
who led the crew into the hold to
fight the flames, was cut off from his
men, enveloped in a cloud Of smoke
and suffocated. His body was found
an hour afterward. untouched by fire.
and brought ashore. Otto Stumpf, a
seaman, who went with Gobrecht, was
revived at hospital.
A feet of fire fighting craft, aug
mented by apparatus on shore, sur
rounded the ship and poured tons OF
water into it's hold When the fire
was checked, the great vessel had list
ed fifteen degrees.
The passengers In the steerage,
aroused from their sleep by the crack
ling of the flames, rushed, panie-strick-
en-. for thA pier. Most of them spent
several hours, huddled in discomfort.
at the shore end of the pier.
The great ship was dark with all
on aboard asleep save the officers on
watch. when smoke. ascending from
the provision room. caused the sound
ing OF a quiet alarm. Fire by that
time was heard in the steerage.
Commodore Ruesser, commander OF
the vessel. was among the first to re-
spond. One thousand. one hundred
and eighty members of the crew were
in their places within minute.
For three-Quarters of an hour they
fought the fire with only the Impera-
tors own apparatus. Then. despairing
of success, the Hoboken fire depart
ment was notified and general alarm
sounded. The loss was placed at $780,
600.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-09-02
Fusion and Primary Problems.


The fight for and against local fu-
sion movements in the state continues
to center around the primary law.
Hart county and Hancock county each
has presented state of case for the
opinion of the states legal depart
ment. In the former the Republicans
and Progressives each nominated a
county ticket. Now they plan to with
draw their tickets and unite under a
fusion device, with the ticket COM
posed Of portions of each of their
tickets nominated in the primary.
County Clerk K. E. Biggs has asked
the Attorney General whether there
is such an evasion OF the spirit of the
primary law requiring the three lead
ing parties to nominate by primary as
to justify him in refusing to have the
fusion ticket printed. In Hancock
neither Progressiyes nor Republicans
nominated in the primary, but a fu-
sion ticket is being prepared to be
presented by petition containing the
names of well-known Republicans and
Progressives. Democrats wish to
know whether 1t can be done. The
matter has been referred to Assistant
Attorney General M. Logan, who has
the matter under consideration.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-09-02
MONEY BILL 0. KID
CURRENCY MEAS
URE RATIFIED IN HOUSE
CAUCUS.
DEMOCRATS PLEDGE AID
All
Few Changes Are Made in Document
System Which Will Return for
Consideration Is Subject to Amend
ment by Banking Bocly.

Washington. Aug. 30.-The house
Democrats approved on Thursday the
Glass-Owen currency bill by vote of
1853 to 9. which has met the approval
and Endorsement of President Wilson
and the administration.
The nine dissenters were Represent
atives Henry, Eagle and Galloway of
Texas; Hardwick of Georgia. Lobeck
of Nebraska, Buchanan and Fowler OF
Illinois, Neeley of Kansas and Sisson
OF Mississippi. After agreeing to the
bill the caucus adopted resolution
by an almost unanimous vote declar-
ing the bill to be party measure, and
that members of this caucus are
pledged for the bill to it's final passage.
without amendment, provided, how
ever, the banking and currency COM
mittee may offer amendment in the
house."
The feature Of the session was the
adoption of a committee amendment
as substitute for the section on bank
reserves, which In effect simply served
to clarity the section as originally
drawn.
The measure will be reintroduced in
the house by Chairman Glass.
The measure as it stands after adop-
ton by the caucus is summed up by
Chairman Glass. who piloted 1t through
the caucus, as follows:
There has not been written into
the bill from one end to the other a
single sentence except by the initiative
Of the banking and currency commit
tee itself which has altered In the re-
motest degree the essential provisions
of the bill as originally reported by the
committee to the caucus.
The bill establishes II regional re-
serve banks, with a capital of not less
than S5,OO0,0 900 each, to which national
banks are required to contribute an
| amount equal to ten Per cent. of their
own capital stock and to become liable
| fos an additional ten per cent. in case
of CALL
This, it is estimated, will give the
re5ional reserve banks a combined
pa4d-up capital OF s195, 100000. These
regional reserve banks also are made
custodians of a large. part OF the re-
/ SERVE uOu0y VI uSuiDSI usiAhc, OciA'
mated at about s410, 100000 in the ag-
gregate. They also receive the gov
ernment deposits. estimated at from
$3.50, ,000, 600 to $3.50. 100000.
'Over the whole system of regional
reserve banks is to be federal re
serve board. consisting of seven mem
bers. This board is given extensive
powers of supervision and control.
The measure provides an advisory
council of bankers, without actual
power. composed of one member from
each of the IL regional reserve dis
tricts.
| "One important provision is for. the
gradual refunding for period of 2C
years of the United States two pei
cent. bonds into three per cent. gov
ernmssnt bonds without the circulation
privilege. This viii mean the eventua
retirefnent of national bank notes. TIE
| circulation privilege will thus rever
to the government itself. issuing
through the regional reserve banks oil
q gold reserve of 33 1-3 per cent. t
be provided by the banks.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-09-02
NEN TARIFF LAW By SEPT. l6
Simmons Predicts Bill VIII Have
Presidents Signature by
That Date.

Washington, Aug. 26.- Chairman
Simmons of the senate finance com
mittce on Sunday predicted the sem
ate would complete the tariff bill and
pass Il by September 5. and that the
measure could be finished by the con
ference committee and signed by
President Wilson by September 16,
Only unforeseen delay In debate viii
prevent the tarin bin from becoming
a law by that time. In the opinion oil
Senator Simmons.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-09-02
New Telephone company.


Home Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany have been filed in the office of
the county clerk. They provide for a
capital stock Of 100000, divided into
800 shares at 500 each. Louisville
people hold the majority Of the stock.
The Bourbon Home Telephone COM
pany, doing a general telephone busi-
ness in Paris End Bourbon county, has
been sold at receivers sale and the
plant and equipment bought by syn
dicate headed by Samuel w. Heller,
of Louisville, who was the court re-
ceiver in charge of the property. The
Bourbon Home Telephone company
was organized by Paris capital. who
later disposed of their holdings. Sew
eral months ago the company encoun-
tered financial troubles and the busi-
ness was transferred Ito the hands Of
receiver. Under the new articles
the company is to begin business a:
once and is to continue for period
Of twenty-five years, and is to carry
Dn business in the transmission OF
speech or sound by telephone or tele
graph or other electrical means, and
the manufacture of any character of
appliance or property useful in the
conduct of the business. The highest
amount of Indebtedness the company
can incur under the incorporating ar.
ticles is $250,0O0, and the private prop
erty of the stockholders will not be
subjected to the payment of the debts
of the corporation. The men con
| nected with the deal are identified
with the Home Telephone company
in Louisville.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-09-02
MISSOURI IDEA
IS ADVOCATED
STATE SENATOR WANTS GOV
ERNOR TO FIX TWO DAYS TO
ROAD IMPROVEMENT.
FUSION and PRIMARY TANGLED
Commercial Clubs Want Enactment to
Widen Scope of Railroad Commis-
sion-Appeilate Court Opens Sep
tember IS.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Frankfort.-Senator Huffaker, of the
Thirty-seventh Senatorial District in
the General Assembly, has requested
Gov. McCreary to consider the advisa-
bility of issuing proclamation fixing
two days in the early autumn during
which the people of the state may de-
vote their energies to putting the
roads of the state into condition for
the winter traffic. The procedure
would be the same as that recently
taken in Missouri. Mr.. Huffaker's let
ter is as follows:
"The Hon. James B. McCreary, Gov
ernor--My Dear Governor: | have.
read with great deal of interest and
satisfaction the accounts of the result
OF the proclamation of the Governor
of Missouri setting aside two days as
good roads days in which to- "pull
the state Of Missouri out of the mud"
and calling upon the citizens of the
state to spend this time in working on
the roads
In view of the fact that one of the
great needs of the state of Kentucky
is the betterment of our system of
highways and in view of the repeated
unsuccessful efforts to secure proper
legislation along this line, it has oc-
CURED to me that 1t would be a most
advisable and commendable policy on
your part to issue just such a procla-
nation, not necessarily and entirely
for the results of the work of such
citizens as might respond, but also to
give to those people who really desire
the betterment of the highways an op-
portunity to step forward and to indi-
cate their enthusiasm by doing all
within their power to accomplish the
results which we all must realize
would be most beneficial to the people
Of the state at large. Should the peo-
pie of Kentucky respond as did the
people of Missouri it would be
demonstration, the significance of
which the coming Legislature could
not overlook when considering the
good roads bills.
I'm view of the above l trust you
will pardon me for taking the liberty
of calling to your attention this matter
and of expressing my views thereon.
l, for one, am sufficiently interested in
the welfare of Kentucky and her peo-
pie and the development of her high
ways to gladly exercise any energy
possible to secure the best results in
this direction, for I am fully convinced
that it would also inure to both our
educational and financial welfare
IF you, in your wisdom see fit to
favor the above suggestions it will be
appreciated, / am sure, not only by ME
but by at least thousands of citizens
throughout the state who have like
interest in our people.
Awaiting an expression of your
views relative to the above and trust
ing that l have ot>taken too great a
liberty in expressing myself upon this
subject, believe me, yours very re-
spectfully,
"HITE HUFFAKER,
Senator Thirty-seventh District"
Frankfort, KY. August 26, 1913.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-09-02
kentucky. Ranks 1.Nenty-slxth.

In the production of lumber during
the calendar year, 1912, Kentucky
ranked twenty-sixth among the states,
with yield of 641,2O6 M feet board
measure, says an announcement of the
Bureau of the Census, issued. The
Kentucky production in 1911 was 643,
Ais; in 1910, 1885.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-09-02
Want Pardon For TaIston.

A petition for the pardon of Tom
Ralston, who is serving an indeter-
inmate sentence Of from tweRty-one
years in the Frankfort penitentiary
for killing man named Finley in
Garrard county in 1912, was presented
to Gov. McCreary. Judge Lewis L.
Walker, of Lancaster, Senator Brad
ley's former law partner; E. L. Wood
and Curt Robinson, OF Lancaster; R.
A. Ralston, of Paint Lick; John HI.
White and H. w. Stewart, of Rich
mond, and w. T. Morris and G. T.
Higginbotham, OF Lexington, presented
tho petition
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-09-02
Rrxan Eoraets to. Go iome.

Washington, Aug. 2S.-The Mexican
situation so absorbed, Bryan that he
forgot to go home. and while he wait
ed for messages from John Lind he
curled up on a couch. where he slept
until morning.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-09-02
Democrats Issue Call.

Chairman r. III. Vansant. Of the
Democratic State Central and Execu-
tive Committees, has issued g call for
a meeting at Frankfort, September s,
at IL a. M. to discuss contests, fail
campaign and other business that may
come up.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-09-02
Two Killed in Upset Auto.

Beckett, Mass. Aug. 29.-Albert VIII
liams and David Garvin Of Pittsfield
we're killed when their automobile
overturned while. descending q steep
hill known as Jacobs Ladder.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-04-15

PAR: .lSBURG = "Parkersburg--
Biggest Little City on Earth" Such
is the title by whlc best city in
West Virginia will,herearter he known
which was selected by the Judges Of
the slogan contest OF the Board OF
Commerce. Miss Winifred Taylor
was the author of the slogan selected
end on Monday will be awarded the
$2j in gold Offered as the prize for the
winner.
Slogans that received honorable
mention:
First honorable mention - BLOW
Your Whistle in Parkersburg," con-
tributed by w. J. Mulligan. G32 Sixth
street, Parkersburg.
Second - "Watersways. Railways
four ways, Parkersburg Always" con-
trlbuted by w. P, Egan, Parkersburg,
Rddte No. /.
Misunderstanding, Built for Big
Business" contributed by Prof. ]. Il.
Jefferson, principal of Sumner school.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-04-15
Only 'cAsGlRETG"
It G0nSTIPATED
SALTS, cALoMEL AND cATHAR
TIC PILLS ACT ON BOWELS AS
PEPPER ACTS IN NosTRtLs.

Take Cascaret tonight and thor
oughiy cleanse your Liver, Stomach
and Bowels, and you will surely fee!
great by morning. You men and
women who have headache, coatef
tongue, cant sleep. are bilious, nerr'
GUS and upset, bothered with sick
gassy, dIsordered stomach, or have
baekache and feel all worn out.
Are you keeping your bowels clean
with Cascarets-or merely forcing
passageway every few days with
salts, cathartic pills or castor oil
This is important.
Cascarets Immediately cleanse and
egulate the stomach, remove the
sour, undIgested and fermenttng food
and foul gases; take the excess bile
from tho liver and carry off the con
stipated waste matter and poison
from the lntestines and bowels.
Remember, Cascaret tonight will
straighten you out by morning. A
lG.cent box from your druggist means
healthy bowel action; a clear head
md cheeriulness for months. Don't
Icrget the children.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-04-15

gale. because she had stunned her ears
with cotton to keep ont che cold nishi
air Just 50. the wax of wor'dliness
Is stopping your ears 50 that they
.haTe not Seen able 10 hear the voice
81 cod.
Is II conclusion Di Lyon reviewed;
There must be, then, iis IKE are 70 e
have proper preparation for Gods ser
wee, flrst, the vision Of Cod; second
the realization OF God; third, confes-
sion Of sin; fourth. the assurance Of
pardon; and fifth, the call to service
.It was hard work that God has 70
isaiah to do-To go forth and giyt
his life as a martyr in jehovah
,ause, hut doubtless to his dying day
1t was that vision that he had feceh
ed from the Lord that was his great
Incentive TO victory
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-04-15
NOTICE OF COMMISSIONERS SALE

Lee R. shriver vs.. Falrmont 6: Pitts
burgh Railway Company.-In Debt
and Upon Attachment. lntemedi-
ate Court, Marion county, West vir.
gTnfa.
Pursuant to ar order entered in the
above styled action by the Intermedi.
ate Court of Marion county, West yir.
5lnia, on the 18th day of November,
1912, the undersigned Special Commits.
sloner will. on SATURDAY, MARCH
Sd, 1918, offer for sale at public auc.
lon, at the front door OF the Court
House OF Marion county. West vir.
slnia, 10 the highest and best bidder
he following described real estate,
.O.wit: All those certain parcels or
strips of land situate in Warrington
district, Marion county. West Virginia,
and more particularly described as lol-
lows:
First. A parcel 30 feet wide, lying
Is feet on each side OF the center line
II the Fairmont G Pittsburgh Rail.
way, as located upon and over the
lands OF ]. T. Shriver d distance Of
1881 feet. and being the same Land
conveyed to the said Fatrmont y Pitts
burgh Railway Company, BY J. 7.
shrlver.
Second. A parcel 80 feet wide, lying
rs feet on each side of the center line
Of the Fairmont & Pittsburgh, Rail.
way, as located through the lands OF
Thomas Cross, ct al, o distance OF l.,
40 feet, and being the same land CON
veyed to the said Fairmont & Pitts
burgh Railway Company by Thomas
Cross ct al.
Third. A parcel 30 feet wide, lying
rs feet on each side OF the center line
Of the Fairmont & Pittsburgh Rail-
way, as located through the land of
w. B. Cunningham, and being the same
land conveyed to the Fairmont s
Pittsburgh Railway Company by saiu
W. b. Cunningham.
Fourth. A parcel. 80 feet wide, ly-
Ing Is feet on each side OF the center
line of the Falrmont & Pittsburgh Rail
way Company, as located through tho
lands of syrena A. Wycoff, containing
80 of an acre, and being the same land
conveyed to the Falrmont & Pitts
burgh Railway Company, by said
syrena A. Wycoff
Fifth. A parcel 80 feet wide, lying
lis feet on each side of the center line
Of the Fairmont & Pittsburgh Railway,
as located through the lands Of Nancy
4. Cunningham, containing 81 of an
ccre, and being the same land convey
cd 10 the said Fairmont & Pittsburgh
Railway Company by the said Nancy
"A. Cunningham.
Sixth. A parcel, together with the
buildings thereon, situate in said Man
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-04-15
. moHAN's RUN.
Mannluston, R. F. D, No. 8.

Flowing for oats is the order of the
lay on. our run. The farmers are very
busy this spring as there has been so
much wet weather It kept them back.
Conrad Fluharty was business cal
Ter at Warrington Saturday last.
Those calling on Mr.. Fluharty Sun.
lay were Mrs. c. c. Fluharty and chill.
lren, Charlie FIuharty, wife and
laughter, Olive.
Mr. R. K. Looman was at o. H. Loo
mans Sunday.
Coleman Fluharty was calling on A.
.. Fluharty Sunday night.
Miss Lucy Fluharty went to Man
aington Sunday on a visit
There Is Sunday school at 2:3O
o'clock every Sunday. Everybody is
invited TO come and bring your friends.
HONEY BEE.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-04-15
LEAPEo THROUGH WINDOW.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Williams,
one OF the well known men.about.towii
attempted to end his life shortly after
. o'clock Tuesday night at the home
OF his sister, Mrs. Harry Miller, at
1855. Third avenue. ieaping from an
upstairs window, falling a distance Of
eighteen or twenty feet 10 the
ground below. Fe failed to attain the
end he evidently sought, succeeding
only in cutting several ugly gaShes in
his forehead and hands on the broken
glass as he went through the window,
carrying sash and all with him.