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The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-11-25
Will Cash Pension Warrants.

Anxious to prevent old Confederate
soldiers of Kentucky from falling into
the hands of the claim shavers with
their pension warrants, which are
now due to be sent out, and without
any money in the state treasury with
which to pay them, State Treasurer
Thomas S. Rhea has, after consider
able effort, completed arrangements
with a Louisville financial institution
to take up every one of these interest
bearing warrants, totaling $14S,503.34,
at their face value. The warrants to
be thus cared for are those due No
vember last, and more than a thou
sand old soldiers will be benefited by
what the state treasurer has accom-
plished in the face of many difficult
ties. For months past, holders of
state treasury warrants have had to
discount them from one to three per
cent to get the cash on them, notwith-
standing the fact that they bear five
per cent interest from the state and
are non-taxable. Only this week the
board of one of the public institutions
was unable to secure in Louisville or
elsewhere in the state money On war
rants even with such discount.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-11-25
HIGH WAYS WORTH
FIFTY MILLION
KENTUCKY HAS $4,000 MILES OF
ROAD WITH ONLY 1886
MILES IMPROVED.
COUNTIES RAISE TWO MILLION
Only Twenty Per Cent of Money
Raised BY Local Taxation Spent
For New Roads.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Frankfort-The first report of the
department of roads, now being pre-
pared by Commissioner of Roads R.
C. Terrell, who organized the depart
ment in July. 1912, gives the number
of miles of road in Kentucky at $4,000,
of which only 10,636.6 miles are i'm
proved, besides which there are 800
miles of toll roads remaining. The
number of acres included in the high
ways is 100000, valued at $50,000,000,
based on the estimated cost of repro
duction. The counties raised by local
taxation $1,933,OOO for road work in
1912, most of which was used in repair
and maintenance of roads and bridges,
only about 20 per cent OF the fund be-
ing spent on new roads. New roads
and bridges in 1912 cost 100000 and
100000, respectively. The counties
had employed on the roads during that
period $4,000 free laborers.
In connection with the new order
under the act creating the state de-
partment of roads, Commissioner Ter
rell examined 252 applicants for eoun-
ty roads engineers, of whom 173 pass
ed the examinations.
Commissioner Terrell, in his report
shows among the activities of the de
partment that seven bridge surveys
were made, f1ftysix bridges inspected
plans, estimates and specifications pre-
pared for 1877 bridges, surveys, plans
and specifications were furnished fol
sixty-one miles of roadway and 81
miles were inspected, besides inspec
tons of gravel, asphalt, conference:
with coury officials and other work
| of cooperation in local road work.
Commissioner Terrell probably vii
recommend that, as a matter of econ
omy, fiscal courts provide the county
road engineers with cheap automo
biles, so that they can get around t.
inspect the roads in all sections anc
supervise work in progress.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-11-25
Secure Important Admlsslon.

During the taking of the evidence
before the State Board of Valuation
and Assessment last week on the pro-
test of the Louisville & Nashville
Railroad Co. to the assessment Of
$76,O00,000 of the company's property
in Kentucky for 1913, G. w. Lamb, as
sistant comptroller of the company,
admitted that it would cost $70,436,-
740.61 to reproduce the road in Ken
lucky. He admitted, however, that
taken from that amount should be ST.
775,S28.02 for depreciation. This ad-
mission is the most important evil
dence for the state that has developed
so far, because beside it will be placed
the affidavit of President Smith made
in 1905, that it would then cost $780,
100000 to reproduce the road in this
state, and since then the company has
added ESQ miles of new track to its
system in Kentucky. The hearing re-
sumed Tuesday and at that time the
company submitted to the board all
of its sworn statements showing the
number of lines controlled and oper-
ated by the company in this state, also
the leased lines and the profit made
annually out of them.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-11-25


reach his point of vantage the sprint
ers burst into the homestretch. Larry
Glass saw it all at a g1ance-Speed
was weakening. while Skinner was
running easily. Nature had done her
utmost; she could not work the inn
possible. AS they tore past. Skinner
was ahead.
The air above the corral became
blackened with hats as il a flock of
vultures had wheeled suddenly; the
shrek of triumph that rose from the
Centipede ranks warned the trainer
that he had tarried too long. Heavily
ne set OF across the prairie for New
York.
The memory of that race awakened
Sneed from his slumbers many times
IN later years. When he found the
brown shoulder Of his rival drawing
past he realized that for him the eno
Of all things was at hand. And yet
be It said to his credit, he held dos-
redly to his task. and began to fignt
bis waning strength with renewed oe-
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-11-25
Down the Scale.

A certain bride is very much in loVn
with her husband and very willing to
admit it. She likes to, sound his
praises to her mother and to her girl
friends. She has number of original
expressions. When her husband Is
good she says he is Chocolate cake.
three layers Deep" When he is very
good he is chocolate cake, four layers
deep" and so on up the scale. occa-
sionally, however. things take turn,
The brides mother dropped in the
other day. The bride was a trifia
peeyish, but her mother pretended nos
to notice this.
"Ar how was JOHN tcday?" was
her inquiry. Chocolate, four layers
deepf
NO.
..Three layers deep?"
y .tNo."
..Two layers deep?''
s'No." This with pout-
ssThen what is fIe7"
.Dox biscuit! -Natiarsl NpnthAs
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-11-25

picion. Certainly" said he. Didn't
/ say so, all along? Now take that
clothes line of of me; I've got to run
some more"
That evening ]. Wallingford Speed
and Helen Blake sat together In the
hammock, and much of the time her
hand was in his. From the bunk
house across the courtyard floated
the voice of the beloved Echo Phono-
graph, now sad, now gay; now shril-
ling the peaceful air with Nine. Mel
ba's Holy City," now waking the
echoes with the rasping reflections of
"Silas on Fifth Avenue" To the
spellbound audience gathered close
beside 1t, it was divine; but deep as
was their satisfaction, it could not
compare with that of the tired young
son of Eli. Ineffable peace and con-
tentment were his; the whole wide
world was full of melody.
And now that I've told you what
miserable fraud l am, you won't
stop loving me?" he questioned
Helen nestled closer and shook her
head. There was no need for words.
Jack Chaplin came out upon the
porch with the chaperon. well, Fres-
no caught his train" he told them.
"And we have had such glorious
drive coming back! The night ia
splendid"
Eyes, so nice and moonlight" Wal
ly agreed pleasantly, whereat Jack
Chaplin laughed.
TITS as black at pitch"
why, so it Isl" Then as a fresh
song burst forth from the very heart
of the machine, he murmured affec-
tionately: by Jove! there goes The
Baggage Coach Ahead once morei
That makes ten times
ITS a beautiful thing. isn't it?''
Miss Blake sighed dreamily.
/ "I-I believe I'm learning to like 1t
myself" her lover agreed. Poor
Frez!"
The bridesmaids wore white organ.
die and carried violets.
THE END.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-11-25
SYNOPSIS.

Cowboys OF the Flying Heart ranch are
heartbroken over the loss of their much
priced photograph by the defeat of their
the Centipede ranch A house party is
ON at the Flying Heart. ]. Wailingford
Speed, cheer leader at Yale, and Culver
ner, are expected Helen Blake Speeds
sweetheart, suggests to Jean Chaplin, sis
ter OF the owner of the ranch. that she
induce Covine'ton her lover to win back
the monograph. Helen declares that If
'CoVlngton won't run. Speed will. The
COWBOYS are hilarious over the prospect.
Speed and his valet, Larry Glass, trainer
at Yale, arrive. Helen Blake asks Speed,
who has posed to her as an athlete, to
race against the Ceutipede man. The
cowboys join in the appeal to Wally, and
fearing that Helen will find him out, he
consents. He insist, however, that he
shall be entered as an unknown, figuring
that Covington will arrive in time to take
his place. Fresno, glee club singer from
Stanford university and in love with
ladies and the cowboys. Speed and Glass
put In the time they are supposed to be
training playing cards in secluded spot.
The cowboys tell Glass 1t is up to him to
see that Speed wins the race. Willie the
gunman. declares the trainer will go back
east packed in ice, If Speed fails A tele-
In Jail at Omaha for ten days Glass in
panic forces Speed to begin training in
earnest; The cowboys force Speed to eat
IN the training quarters and prepare him
q diet of very rare meat. Miss Blake
bakes cake for Speed and is offended
when Larry refuses to allow him to eat
1t. Covington arrives on crutches. He
rays he broke his toe In Omaha Mrs
keap, engaged to Covington and in love
with Jack Chaplin. exposes Speed to
Helen, because Speed had failed to pre-
vent Covington from joining the party
Speed decides to cripple himself but
skinner, the Centipede runner appears
with proposition to throw the race
Glass attempts to escape at plight. but is
captured. Fresno gives GALLAGHER. the
Centipede foreman, $500 to bet against
Speed for him. Helen Blake hears of it
and bets $500 on Speed. Glass recognizes
Skinner as a professional runner.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-11-25

~ possessed by the blind sense Of DR.
rection that guides the homing pigeon
or the salmon in its springtime run.
He was headed toward the east.
why, it's Larry" calculated Speed.
And Cloudy and Carara."
"Wally. your man has lost his rea-
son" Chaplin called
At that instant the watchers saw
the Mexican thunder down upon
Glass, his lariat swinging about his
head/ Lazily the rope uncoiled and
settled over the fleeing figure, then,
amid a cloud of dust, Carara's horse
set itself upon its launches and the
white-clad figure came to the end of
its fight. There was a violent strug
gle, as II the cowbody had hooked a
leaping tuna, cactus plants and sage
brush were uprooted, then the pony
began to back away, always keeping
the lariat taut. But Glass was no
easy captive, as his threshing arms
and legs betrayed, and even when he
was dragged back to the scene of the
race, painting, grimy, dishevelled, the
rope still about his waist, he seemed
obsessed by that wild insanity for
flight. He was drenched with perspi-
ration, his collar was dangling, one
end of suspender trailed behind him.
At sight of Speed he uttered cry,
then plunged through the crowd like a
bull, but the lariat loop slipped to the
neck and frightened like a hangman's
moose.
Larry" cried his employer, sharply,
have. you lost your head?"
Amt they g-g-got you yet?' queried
the trainer in strangling voice.
you idiot, wont"
What"
81 won-easy."
you wont" Larry's eyes were
starting from his head.
"He sure did," said Slower. Didn't
you think he could?"
Glass apprehended that look of sus
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-11-25

gyrating about the Echo Photograph
in the midst of a war-dance. He
kicked violently with his spiked shoes,
whereat the foreman bucked like a
wild horse under the spur and dropped
him, and he staggered out of the
crowd, where a girl flew to him.
ooh, Wally," she cried, 81 knew you
could" He sank to the ground, and
she knelt beside him.
Skinner was propped against the
corral fence opposite, his face distort-
ed with suffering, and Gallagher was
rubbing his ankle.
't'Taint broke. reckon" said Gal
lagher, rising. 81 wish to hell it
was!" He stared disgustedly at his
fallen champion, and added; I'VE
don't want y'all for a cook no more.
Skinner. You never was no good no
how. He turned to Helen and handed
her a, double handful of bank-notes, as
Berkeley Fresno buried his hands In
his pockets and walked away. Here's
your coin, miss. If ever you get an
other bunch, let me know. An here's
yours, Mr.. Speed; it's weddin' pres
ent from the Centipede" He fetched
a deep sigh. Thank the Lord we'll
git somethin' fit to eat from now on!"
Speed staggered to Skinner, who
was still nursing his injury, and held
out his hand, whereat the cook winked
his left eye grayely.
"The best man won." said Skinner,
"and say-there's parson at Albu-
querque.'' Then he groaned loudly,
and fell to massaging his foot.
There came fluttering by his side,
and Miss Blake's voice said to him,
with sweetness and with pity:
"Tm SO sorry you lost your posi-
ton, Mr.. Skinner. You're splendid
runner!"
.Never mind the job, miss, I've got
something to remember it by" He
pointed to . sash which lay beside
him, 'The loser gets the ribbon,
miss" he explained CALAMITY.
on to the right there came new
outcry. and far across the level prairie
a strange sight was revealed to the
beholders. A fat man in white nan.
nels was doubling and lodging ahead
Of two horsemen. and even from 3
considerable distance It could plainly
be seen that he was behaving with re-
markable agility for one so neavy
Repeatedly his pursuers headed nm
OF. but he rushed past mem. sesln'na
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-11-25
County. May Adopt city Plan.

ELL providing for state board
of education composed of eleven
members, minimum salary Of
$1,000 and maximum salary of $4,000
for county superintendent of public
schools, and constitutional amend.
ment providing that the state superin
tendent of public institutions may sue
coed himself, will be among those that
will be pushed in the next legislature
by the Kentucky Educational Associa-
ton The legislative committee of the
association met here and elected DR..
Fred Meutcher, of Bowling Green,
chairman, and T. w. Vinson, of this
city secretary. Vinson was instructed
to prepare all bills to be introduced in
the legislature that we were approved
b. the association at its last meeting.
Legislation changing the manner OF
electing county school superinten-
dents, making them elective by the
county boards, as city superintendent
are chosen by their boards, instead OF
being elected by popular vote, may be
enacted by the, general assembly.
While members Of the legislative COM
mittee of the Kentucky Educational
Association, which met here, declined
to give out any information in regard
to legislative plans other than those
already recommended by the K. E. A,
movement to reform the manner Of
choosing superintendent has gained
considerable Roadway among the
teachers of the state, and it is posi-
BILE that such a bill will be presented
at the next session. Members of the
committee said they would not make
! public their program until the, bills
being drafted by Secretary Thomas
Vinson are passed upon, so that their
purport will not be misunderstood and
undeserved opposition incurred.
Among the recommendations of the
X. E. A. are to require pupils of grad
ed school districts to pay tuition to
county high schools to the support OF
which graded districts contribute no
tax; abolition of the old trustee sys-
tenn and the enlargement of the state
board; a seven months term; mini
mum salary for county superintendent
of $1,000; permission for decreasing
the boundaries of graded districts or
their adjustment; election of subdis-
trict trustees for four years; making
warrants for violation of the compul-
sorry attendance law returnable before
any county magistrate; authority for
county boards to levy 80 cent tax.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-11-25
Tenement House Law Verdict.

l.. Frank Johnson, one of the most
prominent lawyers at the Franklin
county bar, was the first to feel the
effect of the new tenement house law,
jury in police court assessing fine
of SIS and costs against him after hear
ing evidence on the charge that a
house belonging to him at 72O Wilkin-
son street, was unsanitary and detri-
mental to the health and morals of
the community. Great interest was
manifested i'm the outcome of this trial.
City officials appeared as witnesses.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-11-25
Won't Write Further Risks.

Eight more fire insurance com
panies, making forty-four in all, have
Cancelled the authority of the Kentucky
Actuarial Bureau to rate dwellings
and private barns for them, in effect,
Withdrawing from writing this class
of business in Kentucky, as result of
the adoption of schedule of basic
rates and rules by the state rating
board, reducing insurance premiums
on this class of risks. Information has
reached the insurance department that
the actuarial bureau has ceased en-
tirely re-rating insurance on the new
schedule, both in Louisville and over
the state.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-11-25
Protest Is Filed BY the L. & N.

Notwithstanding Federal Judge
Cochran decided recently that the
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co.
must pay the state taxes on a fran
chise in Kentucky, valued at $23,O00,-
900 for 1912, and those figures fixed on
a sixty-per-cent basis of valuation, tn,
company filed a statement with the
board of valuation and assessment, in
which it fixed the total value of it's
franchise for assessments in 1913 at
$3.50, 5S6.31. No reason is given in
the protest why Judge Cochran is ig
nored by the company in determining
the value of its franchise for this year.
The company filed a list of IS ques-
tons requesting the board to show the
mode, plan or principle used by the
board in arriving at the $4,000, 900,
the tentative assessment of the COM
pany's franchise for this year, and
asking if it used the stock and bond
plan or the net earning plan in arriv
ing at it's capital stock, and If the basis
of apportionment of the value of the
tangible property of the company To-
Gated within and without Kentucky
was deducted from the entire capital
stock and the remainder apportioned
to Kentucky on the mileage basis.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-11-25
Clay County Vote.

Clay county certified its returns of
the vote on the constitutional amend
ments, the eighty-eighth county to re
port. The vote in Clay county was:
Amendment No. 1--Yes, 318; no.. 235.
Amendment No. 2-Fes. 1929; no. 386.
The total vote in the eignty-eight
counties Is Amendment No. II Work
ing convicts on the roads: Yes. 1856;
no, 2s.054; majority for amendment,
26,202. Amendment No. 2Tax re-
form Yes, 51,7O4; no. 1926 majority
for amendment, rs, 40s.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-11-25
CHAPTER xvII.-contInued.


Instantly full-lunged roar went up
that rolled away to the foothills, and
the runners sped out of the pandemon-
ium, their legs twinkling against the
dust-colored prairie. Down to the
turn they raced. Speed was leading.
Fright had acted upon him as an cleo
trio charge; his terror lent him wings;
he was obsessed by propelfing force
outside of himself. Naturally strong,
1.-THE, and active. he likewise pos
sessed within him the white-hot flame
of youth, and now, with a nameless
fear to spur him on, he ran as any
healthy, frightened young animal
would run. At the second turn Skin
ner had not passed him, but the thud
of his feet was close behind.
This unparalleled phenomenon sur
prised Lawrence Glass perhaps most
of ALL Was this a miracle? He
turned to Covington, to find him dane
ing madly, his crutches waving over
his head, in his eyes the stare Of a
maniac His mouth was distended,
and Glass reasoned that he must be
shouting violently, but could not be
sure. Suddenly Covington dashed to
the turn whence the runners would
be revealed as they covered the last
half lap, for nothing was distinguish
able through the fence, burdened by
human forms, and Larry numbered aft
-er him, ploughing his way through the
crowd and co1liding with the box upon
which stood the Echo Phonograph. of
New York and Paris. he hurled
Mariedetta out of his path with brutal
disregard. but even before he could
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-11-25
Will Donate Land.

Commissioner of Agriculture ]. w.
Newman has received from A Gatliff,
of Williamsburg, an offer of 1000
acres of land if the state will put it
in fruit as demonstration orchard.
Commissioner Newman will submit
the offer to the state board Of forestry
at its next meeting, and it is probable
that the land will be planted in or
chard trees and cared for by the Will
liamsburg institute.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-11-25
CHAPTER XVIII.

HE only thing in the world
that the victorious Speed
wanted was to lie down and
stretch out and allow those
glowing Goals in his chest
to cool of. But rough
hands seized him, and
he found himself astride
of Stover's shoulders and
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-11-25

picion. Certainly" said he. Didn't
1 say so, all along? Now take that
clothes line of of me; I've got to run
some more"
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