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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-10
HILL LINKED TO
BILLIARD BY MELLEN
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formed for EVERY NJ. Davis. OF THIS
c;ty nv Warren d. Chase, who, 1t APP
noar,d AT the Interstate Commerce m
pvirv into the New Haven, was assist
ont 10 +. d. Robbins in forming cor
rnrat;ons 10 handle New Haven affairs.
II is also understood that it was Nc
Intoeb who handed Grover Cleve-
land Richards, the twenty-one-year
dummy treasurer, checks for $1,000 OOO
in one Of the numerous New Haven
stoomship deals. as testified to before
The Interstate Commerce COMMISSION
Uemingways Memory Faulty.
Ucmingway's testimony, to which
NJ, UclIen referred, showed chiefly
hat the banker-treasurer OF the BIZ
Lard company had Il remarkably poor
Hemingway told the commission thai:
tba billiard Company had purchased
~ ooo shares of New Haven stock from
tGo Now England Navigation Company
,ndor a verbal agreement with Mellen
- hoom the issue to 175, it then sell
mo around 1873. The attempt was NOT
= success. and the stock, with 2oo
shares additional, were turned BACK 20
The New England Navigation Company
AT the purchase price, though the mar
ket was then but 1879.
lie had a hay recollection OF sign
ING a check for $1,500,OO0, the result
of loan from the Farmers Loan and
Trust Company. and he knew, he SAID,
that it was being loaned to some one
else. but he could not recall to whom.
Grover c. Richards, a Portland, he,
lad. who testified to signing checks for
millions at the instigation of persons
connected with the Billiard Company,
testifying at this hearing was not posi-.
tive that Hemingway was not one or
the men for whom he signed checks.
The printed testimony, however,
makes no reference to purchase by
Hemingway Of any bonds or stocks
from Hill. a. D. L.
IBy Telegraph TO The Tribune.l
Augusta, Me-, Oct norman l..
Bassett, counsel for the Hill estate. TO-
dav refused 10 discuss the mysterious
note for Sl,5O0,O00 found in the strong
box of the late Governor. maintaining
his position of not talking until or
dorad IN nv "a court.
Mountain advocate., 1914-02-20
Repeal Of Sentence Law.

A bill to repeal the indeterminate
sentence law. to provide for paroles
by the prison commission with the APP,
prevail of the governor, and to give
judges authority to fix the punishment
after juries have found the accused
guilty is before committees. Gov. Nc
Creary in a statement said he is in
favor of the repeal of the present law.
He said: 81 regret very much that a
majority of the judges Of the court OF
appeals believed it their duty to. rem
der the decision they did in the De
Moss case. 1t is under this decision
that about 200 convicts in the Frank.
fort Reformatory and about 100 at
Eddyville will be paroled. The indie
terminate sentence law, under which
these convicts are paroled and re,
leased, was enacted by the Legislature
OF 1910. before | became governor
am in favor OF repeating It,"
Mountain advocate., 1914-02-20
ZOE ANDERSON MORRIS
Kentucky Woman Predicted Death in
Last Issue Of Her Magazine.

Harrodsburg, Ky.-In the last issue
OF the little New York magazine, East
Side Zoe Anderson Norris wrote: Il
am going to take the journey to the
undiscovered country very, very SOON
Word has just been received that she
is dead that she died as she had
dreamed and predicted, very, very
soon" Mrs. Norris was Miss Zoe
Anderson. She was born AZ years
ago in this city. She was married to
S. w. Norris, by whom she had one
daughter, Mrs. Fletcher Chelf, who
lives at Harrodsburg. Mr.. Norris died
several years ago. On the East Side,
where she lived in a little five-room
fat, Zoe Anderson Norris was beloved
by many whose names are known in
the social and literary registers of
New York, and by hundreds whose
condition in life led them by the mar
row little ghetto world.
Mrs. Norris had been a contributor
to magazines, she had done active
newspaper work, and five years ago
she began the publication of the little
magazine. She was best known of re-
cent years by writer's and newspaper
people generally as the founder and
spirit of the Ragged Edge club.
Mountain advocate., 1914-02-20
Memory Of puekner Hener.d.

In resolutions adopted on tho death
OF Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner, the
general assembly expresses the high
esteem in which he was held and to
place on the record here a brief me.
mortal of his public service In order
that other sons Of Kentucky may be
encouraged to devote themselves TO
the service Of their state and their
fellowmen." Gen. Buckner, a gradu.
ate Of West Point, was a lieutenant In
the Mexican war and a general in the
Confederate service. He was cover.
nor of Kentucky from 1887 to 1891. In
1896 he was nominated for vice presi-
dent of the United States at Indianap.
oils. In conclusion the resolution
reads: "ln his long, honorable, illus
trious life he shed luster not only on
himself, but on the whole Common
wealth. Distinguished in war and I'm
peace. he is good exemplar for the
imitation of the youth of the land. He
has been one Of the most distinguished
men ever born in the state. He has
helped to ennoble and enrich our heri-
tage. His services were great; his
escutcheon stainless; his fame Is graf.
flying to all highminded men"
Mountain advocate., 1914-02-20
Act To Avert Panic Movies.

Senator Robert II. Scott, Of Pa
ducah, is preparing bill to in'
troduce in the legislature that
will provide for a penalty every fire
insurance company must pay If It
withdraws from Kentucky because OF
the Glenn bill and returns to the state.
In speaking about his bill, Senator
Scott said: There is good deal OF
talk being made about the insurance
companies Withdrawing from Ken
lucky If the Glenn bill becomes a law.
| think that is a bluff. II there is an
insurance company desiring to with
draw from the state because of this
bill, and tries to precipitate a panic
among the insurance companies, then
it should pay a penalty before it is re-
admitted.
Without serious amendment the
Glenn.Greene bill, empowering the
state insurance board to fix a
fiat rate on fire insurance, was
passed by the house, 50 to %. The
bill raises a fund of 100000 to be
used in putting it into effect.
Mountain advocate., 1914-02-20
SLOT MACHINE DECISION.

Newport, Ky.-A verdict of interest
to saloonkeepers and con:ectioners
was rendered by a jury in the circuit
court in the case of Malcolm Eads,
who was charged with "unlawfully
aiding and assisting in operating a
nickel-in-the-slot machine used for bet
ting, whereby money is won and lost"
A verdict finding the defendant not
guilty was returned. The defense
was based upon the contention that
The worth OF nickel dropped into the
machine is given to each person. eth
er in candy or chewing gum.
Mountain advocate., 1914-02-20
QUEEN CITY WAS BOUND FOR
NEW ORLEANS WITH Ex-
cURsloNlsTs.
IFE-SAVERS RESCUE ITO
Boat is Swept Out Of Hsrbor by Cur
rent and Dashed Against Pier-Psnic
Follows, But Passengers Are Re-
strained From Jumping Into Icy
Waters.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Louisville. Ky.--The steamer Queen
City, bound from Pittsburg to New
Orleans with a crowd of Mardi Gras ex.
cursionists, was swept out into the
Ohio river by the swift current when
it tried to land at Louisville at o'clock
in the morning. The boat was hurled
against pier Of the Kentucky chute
and sank in eight feet of water. The
10 passengers were taken to shore
safely by the life-savers of the Louis
vile station. At the first signal Of
distress from the steamer, Capt.
Gilooley and all his men put out to the
Queen City and made rip after trip
to shore carrying all the passengers.
For a time there was a panic, and II
was with difficulty that women were
restrained from throwing themselves
into the icy water.
Mountain advocate., 1914-02-20
Legislative Districts.

The bill of Senator Bosworth. redis-
trictlng the legislative districts, was
reported without expression OF opinion
with a minority report signed by Sen
ator Welch. Senator Bosworth urged
the adoption of the minority report.
He said Section 33 OF the constitution
provides that no legislative district
shall be composed of more than two
counties. The ninety-third legislative
district, he said, was composed Of four
counties. Bell, Harlan, Perry and Les
lie.
Mountain advocate., 1914-02-20
ONLY EUGENIc MARRIAGES.
Two Lexington Ministers viii Require
Certificates Of Health.

Lexington, Ky.-Dean Robert X.
Massie, of Christ Church cathedral,
and Rev. II. c. Salmond. of the Church
of the Good Shepherd, both Episcopa-
liam, have announced that after Easter
Sunday they will solemnize no mar
riage unless the prospective bride
groom shall present certificate of
good health from the family physician
of the woman he intends to marry or
from a reputable physician, designated
by the bride to be or her parents. The
ministers are acting under the general
law of their church, which permits
them to exercise their own discretion
in solemnizing any marriage.
Mountain advocate., 1914-02-20
To Repeal Charter Proposed.

Representative Klette. Of. Kenton
county. introduced a bill in the house
TO repeal the charter of the. Cincinnati
and South Covington Street Railway
Co.. granted by a special act of the
legislature on March 16. 1863, The
purpose of the act Is to end the pend
ing litigation in the federal court at
Covington between the city of Coving-
ton and the railway company. II the
legislature repeats the charter and its
action is held to be valid by the
courts. then the city of Covington will
offer for sale franchise for a street
railway company. This sale has been
stopped by injunction.
Mountain advocate., 1914-02-20
OFFER OF STATUE WITHDRAWN

Louisville, Ky.--James =. Whallen
withdrew his offer of an $1,000 statue
of John H., Whallen, which had been
accepted by the Louisville board OF
park commissioners. Whallon charges
that a fraternal order had ALREADY held
meeting. in which his Offer to pay
a tribute TO his brother was made the
vehicle of torrent or religious preiu-
dice" The Women's Christian Tenn
perance Union also adopted rssolu-
tons protesting agains the proposed
statue.
Mountain advocate., 1914-02-20
Appropriation Not Solicited.

A communication was read from Nj.
j. Gooch, vice president of the board
of regent of the Western Kentucky
Normal School, calling attention to
the fact that a bill was introduced re-
Gently providing for an appropriation
of $4,000 year for the institution.
He said that neither President Cherry
nor any member of the board had
asked for the appropriation. He
wrote: The members of the board
have stated repeatedly both to state
officials and members of the genera
assembly that the Western Norma
School would not ask for anything ad-
ditional during this session, and We
don't want to be put in the attitude
of acting in bad faith. Our present
annual appropriation of $4,000 is am
pie at present to pay the running ex-
penses of the school, and any addi-
tional amount, restricted to this use,
would be superfluous. Representative
+. ID. Stone, of Crittenden county, who
introduced the bill. explained that IL
had been misprinted.
Mountain advocate., 1914-02-20
PLAN FOR PHILIPPINES.

Stanford, KY. - Representative
Harvey Helm, Of Stanford, has
just submitted to the House Com
mittee on lnsular Affairs, of which
he is a member, a new plan of gov
eminent for the Philippine Islands
under the administrators plan to
grant increasing independence to
the islands until they finally are
autonomous. Mr.. Helm would give
them a status such as the thirteen
original American colonies occu-
pied in their relations toward Eng
land. They would make their own
laws and collect their own taxes.
Under this plan, Mr.. Helm thinks,
the provinces could stand as terri
tories, while the more progressive
provinces could be states, with full
voting powers.
Mountain advocate., 1914-02-20
Cary Measure Passed.

The house passed the Cary bill,
which prohibits the insurance CON-
panies. not incorporated in Kentucky,
but licensed to do business in the
state. from insuring any risk except
through legally licensed agents, and
making it unlawful for any person or
concern to insure in such a company
without retaining four per cent OF the
premium and paying 1t into the state
treasury. Consideration Of the bill to
empower graded school trustees to
levy a school tax not to exceed so
cents on the 800 was deferred two
weeks, on account of the illness Of its
author, A. ]. Oliver.
The bill to increase the tax on rec
titled liquors was reported unfavor-
able. Measures recommended by the
committees included the measure pro-
vding for the licensing of public &C
countants.
Mountain advocate., 1914-02-20
(By Ernest w. Heinz

Frankfort, Ky.--The fellow-servant
rule will be abolished in this state II
the senate passes the bill adopted by
the house. This bill has been earn
estly advocated by the labor unions.
The measure passed two to one. 1t
has been the rule of courts in Ken.
lucky since the institution Of damage
suits that where an employe of cor
poration or an individual is injured or
killed through the negligence of an
other employee of the same corpora
ton or individual working in the same
capacity or grade of work to hold that
the corporation or individual is not
liable for damages. This is the law
erased by the bill now half passed.
Mountain advocate., 1914-02-20
AN EDUCATIONAL AWAKENING.

Salyersville, Ky.-An unusual enthu-
siasm for education is sweeping over
Magoffn county. Nearly every public
school teacher held box suppers to Sc
cure funds to supply their respective
districts with libraries. AS a result
nearly every school district in Magof-
fin county has library. A Magoffin
county Educational association has
been organized, and the slogan is,
Two For Two" meaning that Magof-
fin county will have two teachers for
every other two at the coming meet
ing of the Kentucky Educational asso-
citation.
Mountain advocate., 1914-02-20
DARING ROBBERS CAUGHT
Three Men Held Up a Poker Game
and Robbed Players.

Louisville, Ky.-Captured and iden-
titled as the armed bandits who held
up Vincent Gargoppos poker game,
three men, James McCherry, a boiler
maker of Los Angeles; Ben Smith, a
structural ironworker OF St Paul, and
James Hukell, known to the police as
Spokane Whitley" a pool shark, are
prisoners, each facing four charges of
robbery. Three of the twelve men
who were around the poker table
searched at the muzzles OF two revolv-
ers and relieved Of nearly $500 in cash
and valuables, including fat pot and
a kitty" looked over the prisoners and
made the charges, after which the trio
confessed.
Mountain advocate., 1914-02-20
CLAWS WIDOW is DEAD.

Richmond, Ky.-Mrs. Dora Brock
Clay Hunt. who gained national notice
10 years ago when she married Gen.
Cassius Marcellus Clay when he was
in his ninetieth year, died at her home
near here. At the time of her wedding to
and Mr.. Clay, who was at one time
minister to Russia, barricaded his
home in Madison county in order to
prevent any relatives from stopping
the ceremonies. The girl later was
divorced and since that time had been
married four times. Gen. Clay died in
1905.
Mountain advocate., 1914-02-20
sTRINGINe CURRENT LINES.

Whitesburg, Ky.-The Consolidation
Coal Co. is arranging to start work
upon the construction of $50 miles OF
high tension transmission lines to fur
nish current to all cities and mining
communities within a radius of 60
miles OF jenkins. where 1t has 12,50Q
horsepower plant, Already the com
pany has constructed lines to the new
cities of Wayland and Watson to
Beaver creek. where the Elkhorn Coal
and Gas Co. is operating on a large
scale.
Mountain advocate., 1914-02-20
STUDENTS SMOKING FORBIDDEN

Lexington, Ky.-A resolution adopt
ed by the faculty of state university
provides that hereafter 1t shall be
unlawful for any student to smoke in
any of the recitation rooms, Y. VI. c.
A. rooms, armory. gymnasium, draw
ing rooms, Railways. doorways or lab,
oratories OF the university; and that
it shall be the duty of the professors,
assistants and instructors and the
cCmmandant to rigidly enforce this
regulation"
Mountain advocate., 1914-02-20
CONFEDERATE VETERAN DEAD.

Louisville, Ky.-James Mcdowell, SO
years old, a confederate veteran, died
of the infirmities of age, at the State
Confederate home at Pewee Valley.
He had been in failing health for sew,
eral years, and during the. last II
months had been almost helpless. At
the hour of Mr.. McDowell's death a
granddaughter was born in
Louisville, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter h.
Jones being her parents.
Mountain advocate., 1914-02-20
Insurance Conspiracy Charged.

Asserting that five insurance COM
panies have formed conspiracies and
combinations to control the fire In
surance business in Kentucky, Repre-
sentative ]. C. Duffy offered joint
resolution, calling upon the National
Congress to instruct the Federal De-
partment of Justice to institute pro-
ceedings under the Sherman antitrust
law against the insurance companies
doing business in this state.
Mountain advocate., 1914-02-20
DOCTORS OBJECT TO RATE.

Versailles, Ky.-,At meeting of the
city council an ordinance was adopted
making vaccination in Versailles com.
pulsory, conditioned upon the doctors
consenting to vaccinate at 80 cents per
capita, instead of 81, the regular rate.
Some OF the doctors when approached
declined to accede' to the 'cut rate"
proposed by the council, and the ordi-
nance was suspended.
Mountain advocate., 1914-02-20
Pike County Bill Withdrawn.

Advocates of the measure TO create
the county OF Mayo out Of part of
Pike appeared before the senate COM
mittee on Kentucky statutes, and with
drew the bill. 1t was explained by
the hackers of the measure that they
had become satisfied they could not
overcome the constitutional barrier
providing that the boundary line OF a
proposed county shall not be within
ten miles OF the county seat OF anoth'
or county at any point. II was an
nouneed that the committee stood 8 to
. against the bill
Mountain advocate., 1914-02-20
VIOLATIONS OF DRY LAWS.

Carlisle, Ky-The Nicholas county
grand jury has adjourned after return
ing into court SO indictments, Eighteen
of them are against persons charged
with violations Of prohibition laws and
there are a number OF charges of car
rying deadly weapons concealed,
Mountain advocate., 1914-02-20
CIVIL WAR HERO PASSES.

Lexington, Ky.-William Robertson.
one OF the oldest locomotive engineers
in the state, having run an engine dur
ing the civil war, died at his home
here. During the war he and his en-
CINE were captured by the federal
army during the battle at Cynthiana
after he had raced across two burning
bridges.
Mountain advocate., 1914-02-20
FRUIT CULTURE is PUSHED.

Salyersville, Ky.-The Magofiin
County Fruit Growers association has
held two enthusiastic meetings. The
slogan of the association is "Fultless
Fruit" County Superintendent S. S.
Elan is president OF the association.
There is 10 doubt but Magofiin county
will soon come to the front as a fruit
county. The Magoffin County Home
Canning club has been organized,
Mountain advocate., 1914-02-20

The Three States is the name OF
II. c. Chappell's new paper at Mid
dlesboro. Mr. Chappell is one of the
best known newspaper men in Ken
lucky. His first newspaper venture
was the Thousandsticks, published at
Hyden in 1903. At the time Mr.. Chap
pell was only nineteen years of age.
Later be was connected with the
Somerset (KyD Republican.
Mountain advocate., 1914-02-20
ODD FELLOWS HOLD MEETING.

Eminence. Ky.-Several hundred
Odd Fellows attended the meeting OF
the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows, com
prising thirteen counties of Central
Kentucky, which was held in this city.
A large class was given the grand
lodge degrees.
Mountain advocate., 1914-02-20
CASH FOR MINE PROPERTIES.

Henderson. Ky.-April l is the date
fixed for the consummation of the
$6,OOO,OOO coal consolidation in West.
ern Kentucky. A deed in escrow for
the properties OF the Pittsburg Coal
company at Basket and at Scottsville
has been prepared, Cash will be paid
for these properties.
Mountain advocate., 1914-02-20
WATER SCARCITY IN HARDIN.

Elizabethtown. Ky.-The effects OF
the drouth last summer and fall are
still noticeable upon the water supply
of Hardin county. Wells are being
bored TO a great depth in the place Of
the dry wells, in order to obtain water:
The dry branches of the county, which
are generally flooded at this season,
are still! without water
Mountain advocate., 1914-02-20
PERSIAN CHOSEN FOR PASTOR,

Sbelbyville, Ky.-The Rev. NJ. Max
Jossip has accepted call to the pas
torate of the Mulberry Presbyterian
church. MIR. Max Jossip is a native of
Persia and will graduate from the
Presbyterian Theological Seminary in
Louisville in June.
Mountain advocate., 1914-02-20
HORSES BRING GOOD PRICES.

Lancaster, Ky.-Pendleton q Miles,
of El Dorado, Ark, have bought five
saddle horses from W. b, Burton at
an average of 5000 a head and fifteen
head from other dealers at $3.50 each.
Mountain advocate., 1914-02-20
NEW COURTHOUSE OCCUPIED.

Whitley City, Ky.-Circuit court
convened here in the new $4,000 court
house, with Judge f. ID. Sampson pre-
siding. There were more than 400 per
sons in attendance. The judges charge
TO the grand jury was strong as to the
violation of the liquor law and the car
rying of pistols. There are three muir
der cases TO be tried.
Mountain advocate., 1914-02-20
AT FUNERAL UNDER GUARD.

Nicholasvile, Ky.-The funeral OF
James Bishop, who died in Jail from u
gunshot wodnd was held in Wilmore,
aud Bishops father. who is in Jail for
the allegea killing of Robert Gorrum,
In the same fight, was allowed TO at
teud the funeral under a guard
Mountain advocate., 1914-02-20
BOND ELECTION WANTED.

Franklin, Ky.-Petitions are being
circulated in this county for an cleo
ton on the proposition to float for an
amount not 10 exceed 100000 for the
purpose of building pixies. 1t is the re-
quest Of the petitioners that a special
election Ne held April 70.
Mountain advocate., 1914-02-20
YER THE STATE

Gov. McCreary appointed II. II.
Howard police Judge o; Eel. Morgan
county. TO succeed Is. +. Davis, who
has become postmaster at that place.
and appointed W. II, Wood poi, e
Judge OF Rochester Batter county.
Robert Link. n&rB groceryfpaA.
who va shot and da1serouslyi wound.
ed. wI1 y al possibility recover.
surseons sFspAIasS nis skull,
Mountain advocate., 1914-02-20

Through the generosity of John C.
C. Mayo, of Paintsville, Confederate
soldiers of Kentucky entitled to a pen
sion payment at this time will receive
their pension in money, nearly $780,
600 in cash. instead " being com
PEELED to accept an interest-bearing
state warrant. Mr. Mayo has consent.
ed to take the warrants without dis
count. All other state warrants issued
at this time, as for months past, have
been stamped interest bearing instead
OF being paid.
Mountain advocate., 1914-02-20
FELLOW-SERvANT'''
Law IS ERASED
BILL ELIMINATING LIABILITY
STATUTE IS HALF THROUGH
LEGISLATURE.
ADVOCATED BY UNION LABOR

Federal investigation Asked Of Charge
That Five Companies Have Formed
Conspiracy To Control Fire Risk
Business In kentueky-other In
surance Legislation Before Assem-
bly,.
Mountain advocate., 1914-02-20
Mean Hint.

His wife made him"
Good heavens! Where did she eve'
get the pattern"
Mountain advocate., 1914-02-20
mi, WIN Interost MotAors.

IhH VIII NHN0FUHN "lNF1NE's
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Chiidret
relieve Feverishnesa, Headache, BEd stomach
reethlng Disorders, move aud resgalate tbs
Boyxels aud destroy worms They break NJ
colds In "a hours They are 20 pleaeant - taxi
children like them. used by mothers Tor Z
years. All Druggists, use. sample FR1n. Ad
Aress, A. 5. olInsted, lie Roy, n. Y. Adv.
Mountain advocate., 1914-02-20
v. I'd, swINFoRo REAPPolNrEo.

Carlisle. Ky.-circuit Judge L. p.
Fryer has reapnolnted u, NJ. Swinford
master commissioner.
Mountain advocate., 1914-02-20

j. o. Ward. executive agent of the
Fish and Game Commission, and his
colleagues were highly commended in
the report of the Senate Investigating
Committee.
Mountain advocate., 1914-02-20

A reroruer never believes In him
self as much a. he wants other to b
nsys In him.
Mountain advocate., 1914-02-20

A bill by Representative Wood ex
empts from taxation moneys received
from the United States government
and the commonwealth of Kentucky
by citizens as pensions.