The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1914-12-16
General News

| Representative henry mas Oeen uo
feated in his efforts TO obtain the pas
sage of a bill authorizing the issuing OF
currency on cotton warehouse receipts.
A Bible has been found in San Anto-
MO, Texas, in the possession of young
woman, on the hyleaf of which is writ
ten Dorothy Arnold" This is the
name.of the long-lost New York girl,
but members of the family attach no i'm
portance TO the find.
Congress will investigate the prepar-
edness of the United States for war.
This plan was proposed by Representa-
tive Gardner and is opposed by the Pres
ident. Admirals Fletcher and Badger say
| that the United States is now prepared
for war.
| The striking miners in Colorado have
accepted President Wilson's advice and
will call off their long continued strike.
They are expecting Federal help.
Walker Bond. of Lexington, was shot
by his wife at Bristol, Va, where they
had moved from Lexington, KY.
Il v. q
com mission to ]. l. Lyle, of New York,
recently elected as a trustee of State
University, on the ground that he is a
nonresident of Kentucky. He also re-
fused to issue a commission to DIR. ]. d.
Roberts, of Hindman.
VIM. Rockhill, distinguished Amer
lean diplomat, died in Honolulu, on
Dec. Sth.
Madison Cawein, a distinguished poet
and man of letters, of Louisville, died
Tuesday, after an illness Of only few
days.
Representative Hobson gave out the
statement that Congress would be COM
PEELED to vote on the question of Nation
al prohibition, because majority OF the
rules committee would report the bill.
Rufus II. Vansant, State chairman of
the Democratic Committee, has gone to
Hot Springs, Ark. for the benefit of his
health.
The Consolidated Companies have
made contracts to furnish l 000 600 tons
of coal from Eastern Kentucky mines,
a large amount of which will be shipped
over the L. & A. Railroad
R. L. Pippin, policeman of Big Stone
Gap, Va, was assaulted~and shot twice
by unknown parties. He was from Ken
lucky.
Capt. E. R. Monfort, who has been
postmaster of Cincinnati for 16 years,
has rendered his resignation.
Thomas Byars, who was indicted in
the Franklin circuit court for default in
the automobile department, gave bond
in the sum of $40, 900 for his reappear-
ance. His case will be tried on the End
day of the Jan'y term. A delegation of
Shelby county friends made the bond
for him.
Miss Linda Neville. of Lexington, has
entered protest TO the renewal of the
prison labor contracts.
Col. Chas. Alexander, a millionaire,
has been arrested in Providence, r. l.,
on an indictment returned in Chicago,
for white slavery.
Katherine Gould has filed suit against
two Partisan jewellers for $500, 600, said
TO be the value Of jewelry left with them
that never has been returned.
Court of Appeals decided in the case
of Marks against Sheriff Boske, that the
assessor has no right to add personal items
or to raise the assess meut of a tax payer
without notice to him. The amount in
controversy in this case was $79, 900.
which the assessor had added to the list
given in by the tax payer without notice
to him.
The leaf tobacco men of Kentucky.
Tennessee, Indiana and Ohio viii be
asked TO join with the Louisville Tobac-
CO Board of Trade in protest against
the proposed increase of 33 1-3 per cent.
on freight rates on tobacco.
The city council at Mt. Sterling has
refused to issue licenses to saloons, but
passed an ordinance imposing tax on
the business and professional men of the
city.
The Illiteracy Fund in Winchester
amounts to 800.
Leonidas Redwine is probable can
didate for Lieutenant Governor of Ken
lucky.
According to figures issued by Secre-
tary of the Treasury McAdoo, it is esti-
mated that this Congress will be anoth-
er billion dollar one. 1t is estimated
that the expense for operating the en-
tire government for the next fiscal year
will call for appropriations aggregating
81, 0O9, IT'S, l34, inclusive of the 1927, OOO,-
900 for the postal service.
The French capital has been moved
back to Paris and business has greatly
revived.
The Berlin board of health report SO
cases of cholera.