The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-25
MEETING OF FAIR
SECRETARIES
COMMISSIONER NEWMAN CALLS
OFFICIALS TO GATHER AT
LOUISVILLE MARCH IA
WILL FORM ASSOCIATION
A Great Many Problems are Common
to All County and District Fairs
That Can be Better Handled
by an Organization.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
| Frankfort.-At the request OF sew
ersl county fair officials. Commission
er J. w. Newman called a meeting OF
the secretaries of the district and
county fairs at Louisville March IL for
the purpose of forming a permanent
organization. There are about fifty
fairs in Kentucky. The meeting VIII
be held in the state fair office in the
Paul Jones building.
There are great many problems
common to all the fairs, which 1t Is
believed they can best handle Jointly.
and the recent decision that lunch
| stand proprietors must pay a state IL
cense rs restaurant keepers has given
rise to the fear that stands OF all kinds
| will be compelled to pay state IL
| cense.
Early fairs are now letting their
concessions, and the secretaries report
that concessionaries are fearful of the
| state license and we will not contract
| until they are assured they will not
have to pay for the privilege for four
or 1--WE days. Heretofore the fair has
paid one blanket license for all its
amusements and stands. Some of the
secretaries declare that If individual
licenses are required they will not be
able to hold fairs at all.
Special Levy for Confederate Pensions.
A special levy to meet the Confeder-
ate pension appropriation probably
will be recommended to the next gen.
eral assembly. The schools, roads,
banking and game and fish depart
ments have specified revenues set
apart for them, while the Confederate
pensions, although falling due on a
certain day every three months come
out OF any money not otherwise appro-
priated In the general expenditure
fund and must take their chances with
expenses of the state, as we'll as other
appropriations. The present plan of
paying them has been found unsatis-
factory at the very outset. Two hun.
dred and eighty-four pensions, aggre-
eating about s22 900, fell due February
70. but they have not been paid yet nor.
= tny66e7ssemIt know WI. the
will be paid. Everyone says they will
be paid as soon as they can be. Gov.
McCreary said payment of them has
not been refused on any technical
grounds. but after the pension board,
of which he is chairman. passes them,
the payment Of the claims is q matter
for the fiscal officials.
Settling Primary Law Points.
Candidates before the August pri.
mary have begun to deluge the attor-
ney generals department with inquir-
les about the primary law. The two
questions that confuse them most are
with regard TO the signatures to their
petitions and the method of voting.
Many OF them are in doubt whether |
they must have the signatures OF a Ger.
tain per cent of the voters In every
precinct In their county. They have
been informed that where the law
says a certain per cent of the voters
In a county they need pay no atten.
ton to precinct lines and may get
their signatures from any part OF the |
county. These signatures must be Sc
cured not more than ninety nor less
than thirty days before the primary.
Others wish to know whether the
voters affiliated with one party may by
writing on their ballots vote for a can. |
didate of another party, to which the
answer is mo" The same answer Ia
given to those who ask whether they
may write on the ballot the name Of
person other than a candidate nomi.
mated by petition.
Reversed on Account Of Error.
The Henderson circuit court was re-
versed by the court of appeals in the
case OF the city OF Henderson against
II. II. Heron. who had recovered $500
damages for the pollution Of Canoe
creek with sewage. The court held
that there was error In instructions
concerning the limit Of damages and
the period OF time for which damages
could be recovered
Fitch to Succeed Wells.
The governor appointed ]. Norton
Fitch OF Jesssmine county as a mem.
Der Of the state board OF control for
charitable institutions to succeed
Judge A. J. G. Wells. of Galloway coun-
~. who was appointed warden OF the
Frankfort reformstory. Mr.. Fitch's ap-
pointment is for a fonr.year-term, and
he win assume his duties at once.
Governor VIII Attend Inaugural
Gov. .McCreary will attend the inau-
guration OF President-elect Woodrow
Wilson March 4 and will present 10 the
incoming president while there an in
Mtation for him to come to Louisville
as the guest OF the city next Septem.
Der 10 make an address in the armory
ON the occasion of the Perry centen.