The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-07-17
IN OUR OWN STATE
LEXINGTON STRIKE SETTLED

LEXINGTON STRIKE SETTLED
One of the worst strikes experience
ed in Kentucky was called off at Lex
ington, yesterday when the strikers
and the officials Of the Kentucky
Traction and Terminal Co. came to
an agreement Rioting and disorder
have prevailed there for over a week,
lives have been jeopardized, property
destroyed and officers Of the law rem
dered powerless by disarmament. Act
ing Governor McDermott was appeal
ed to for military assistance but this
was withheld at the request of the
city officials at Lexington who hoped
to control the situation till an agree
ment could be reached.
Strike breakers were imported from
New York and elsewhere but all eff
forts to resume car service we're with
out avail as the strikers attacked the
breakers with such violence as to
render them helpless.
Acting Gov. McDermott finally ap-
peared on the scene and personally
arranged for compromise which re-
suited in partial victory for the
strikers. Cars started yesterday and
the prospects are of more efficient
service on all lines within a short
time.
JUDGE BENTON WARNS VOTE
BUYERS
As the result of rumors being circu-
lated by certain politicians concern
ing his sincerity in his fight for clean
politics and decent elections, Circuit
Judge j. NJ. Benton of Winchester
issued one of the strongest warnings
to vote buyers that has come from
Circuit Judge in many years. He says
that seventy-five years ago vote buy
ing was not known but that today it
has become so prevalent that, "the in
tegrity of the people is being Slapped
by this traffic in votes" Judge Ben
ton does not intend for the law to be
trampled under foot, but proposes to
charge all the Grand Juries in his
district to search for the offenders
and to administer justice to each and
all.
JOIN THE "DRYS"
AT County option election held in
Warren County the first of the month
the "wets" were defeated by a large
majority of over 1900.
Muhlenburg County also swung in
to the "drys" on July 18th when
Judge W. p. Sandlidge ruled against
the whiskey interests. The County
went dry" by large majority at
recent election but a contest case was
started on the ground that Judge
Rice, who called the election, acted
enormously in ordering the election on
Monday following the Saturday on
which it was called.
/ STATE GUARDS IN CAMP
Middlesboro is the scene of unusual
activity since the arrival of the Ken
lucky National Guards and the pitch
ing of their camp there, Monday.
Whitesburg Co. D., the Middlesboro
Co, Lexington's two Cos, and the
Harlan Co., under Capt. Gross have
been on the ground since, Tuesday.
Twenty officers including, Maj. John
A. Webb of Whitesburg; Captains
Mat S. Walton and Jackson Morris
of Pineville arrived by special train,
Sunday night, and preparations were
started at once for some genuine re-
gulation soldering.
MALADY AMONG HOGS
At the Mckee farm near Ver-
sailles, owned by VIM, and Jas. Nc
Kee, two hundred head of high bred
hogs died last week. The hogs had
been treated with serum furnished
by the State Experiment Station for
the prevention of cholera and it was
thought they died from the affects
of the serum but DR.. Graham, of the
State Experiment Station, announced
after an examination by experts that
this could not have caused the loss
but that some other cause must be
found.
Some trouble has been experienced
at the Hagaan farm among the hogs,
several Of their finest breeders hav-
ing been lost, so it is thought by vet
erinarians that a new malady is
prevalent.
KY. CORPORATIONS THRIVE
An enormous amount Of business
has been done by corporations thru
out the country during the past year
and Kentucky holds her place remark
ably well. The following are the
assessments of earnings and the in
crease in several districts for 1912.
Second district, $4,000, increase,
$l,994; Fifth district, s257,S45, in
crease, 5S,2O4; Seventh district, $751;
1923, increase, S3,59s; Eighth district,
Sl0,760, decrease SS40.
The cornorations of the IInitad