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The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-07-14
BIG FIRST DAY
CROWD EXPECTED.
SECRETARY WILL ASK THAT
HALF HOLIDAY BE DECLARED
ON AUGUST THIRD.
CLUB MEN WILL ARRIVE
Special Program Is Arranged to Make
Opening Auspicious One-Good
Racing Program Scheduled.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
being made for a big send-off for the
Blue Grass Fair opening day, Monday.
August 8, which is to be Lexington
day. All the merchants will be asked
to close Monday afternoon in honor
of the day. In past years, Monday
has been somewhat disappointing in
the matter of crowds but this year, an
especially strong card of show rings,
races and other attractions have been
scheduled for this day. These with
the selection of the first day for Lex
ington day and with the cooperation
of the merchants, will make the day
equal to, if not better than the remain
program of the week will be offered
on Monday, featured by the $1,000
Blue Grass Fair Stake for two-year
old trotters, in which score of the
best youngsters at the track are eligi-
BILE and from which a field Of from six
to ten colts are expected to start.
There will be good running race pro-
gram of two or three races and race
for members of the Lexington Driving
club, which events have always proven
good attractions in the past, and a
mule race always stellar attraction.
When it comes to the show ring
classes, some of the best of the week
to be seen Monday. These will in
clude the Junior Championship for
old-fashioned stake, the entrants each
to pay $40 TO which the association
adds S100. Another interesting class
to be decided on the same plan is the
sweepstakes for foals of 1913, under
the same conditions as in the Junior
Championship.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-07-14
STREET CAVE-INS
IN FASHIONABLE QUARTER OF
PARIS FOLLOW GREAT
THuNDERsToRMs.
Passengers Rescued From Taxi Which
Falls into HoIe-No Casualties
Are Reported.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Paris-In the central fashionable
quarter of Paris several street cave
ins occurred after heavy thunder
storm. In the Place Saint Augustine
not far from the spot where taxicat
was engulfed in a similar subsistence
on June Is, portion of the roadway
about 10 feet square collapsed. Traffic
has been diverted from this neighbor
hood.
Other pits were formed in the Rue
de Caumartin near the Rue de Havre
and in front of the Opera Comique
No casualties are reported.
A secticn of the roadway in the
Boulevard Ney suddenly subsidized anG
a taxicab fell into the hole
Firemen succeeded in lifting the cat
out and extricating two passengers
who had escaped with bruises.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-07-14
How To Have Better Roads.

Former Postmaster Robt. q Woods,
of Louisville, state director for the
National Highways association, which
through the State Good Roads associa-
ton is carrying on campaign to crys-
tallize public sentiment for the better
ment of the roads,, was in Frankfort
comforting with State Commissioner OF
Roads r. c. Terrell. Mr. Terrell has
issued the new road law in bulletin
form for distribution and will send
copy on application. Commissioner
Terrell has issued also a bulletin OF
hints on the subject of good roads
which he is sending out to county off
GERS: 1t is in part as follows: Burn
the weeds. (Sec 48, Chap. 80, Acts
1914) Drain the side bitches; tear
down the rotten bridges; trim the
hedges and give the roads a chance
to dry; Not once a year, but when
needed is the time to repair roads;
don't put gravel or broken stone on
road until it has been properly
graded and drained; don't expect some
one else to throw out the loose rock
in the road-throw it out yourself. The
state department of public roads is
ready and willing to furnish advice and
information concerning public roads
and bridges free of cost to the county,
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-07-14
/" PRoHIBs" WILL FIGHT
Meeting Of Stats Execetivs Gonnie.
tee Is Held.

Lexington, Ky-A meeting of the
executive committee of the Prohibit
ton party was held here for the pur-
pose of considering what action, if
any, the party should take in regard
to the local option elections called for
September 2S. The meeting was at,
tended by Thomas Demaree, of Will
more; C. A. Singer, of Louisville;
Adam Carpenter, of Moreland; Robert
Cooper, of Nicholasville, and Mrs.
Francis E. Beauchamp, of Lexington.
1t was decided to back the local op-
ton fight to the extent of supplying
speakers for the campaign, the ex-
penses to be paid from fund of a
quarter of a million dollars which the
National Prohibition party will devote
to the fight this year.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-07-14
Death of DR.. c. J. Bales

DR.. c. J. Bales, a prominent
physician and citizen of this city,
died at his home on West Main
Sunday morning at two o'clock
after an illness of several weeks.
DR.. Bales was born in Rose
Hill, Virginia, and was sc years
of age. He was a graduate of
Kings Medical College, Bristol,
Tenn. He was twice married,
his first wife being Miss Della
McLin, of Jonesboro, Tenn. To
them was born one daughter,
Mrs. Maggie Gibson, who sur
wives him.
DR.. Bales came to Madison
county in 1876 and married Miss
Florence Maupin, and to them
were born two children, Sam end
Kathleen. Sam died about nine
years ago.
In 1890 DR.. ]. M. Poyntz, de-
ceased, and DR.. Bales formed a
partnership and enjoyed an ex-
tensive and lucrative practice up
to the time of the death of DR..
Poyntz. He has been the health
officer for the City of Richmond
for the last several years.
Dr.. Bales was a man of sterling
character, genial and companions
able, although of retiring disposi-
ton, and had many warm friends.
He was member of the Presby-
terian Church, at which church
his funeral was held at 10 o'clock
Monday morning, the officiating
minister being Rev. C. K. Mar.
shall, thence his ihterment in the
Richmond cemetery. He is sur.
vived by his wife and daughter
Miss Kathleen. Many handsome
floral designs covered his grave.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-07-14
PETRAs' TRIAL TO CHICAGO
Attorneys for Young Man VIII Ask
Change of Venue In the
Second Trial.


Geneva, H., July 12.-The second
trial of Anthony Petras, over whose
fate jury disagreed, may take place
in Chicago. When the retrial is called
here in September his attorneys will
ask the change of venue. Petras, who
was tried on a charge of clubbing to
death his former sweetheart, Theresa
Hollander, in an Aurora cemetery four
months ago, will be freed on $4,000
bonds tomorrow morning, his attor-
neys declare. Arrangements have
been made to have the bond signed
by prominent Aurora men at $3.50
o'clock tomorrow morning. Petras'
attorneys declare that the signers
have already agreed on the amounts
they will contribute.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-07-14
COST OF CAMP is $4,000
The Most important Day of the State
Guard Meeting.

Lexington, Ky.-Pay day was the
most important from the standpoint
of the militiamen in the entire ten
day encampment at Fort Spring, as
the troops were paid for their serv-
ices in camp. There were a number
of funds available for the payment of
various expenses of the ehcampment,
but the total expense of the camp is
estimated at about $4,000, of which
$4,000 was paid to the officers and
men. OF this amount about $4,000
was disbursed by Major Theodore B.
Hacker, quartermaster at Fort Ogle-
thorpe, Ca, and paymaster of the
camp. Major Hacker arrived at Fort
Spring and was busy one day in check
ing over muster rolls and other items.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-07-14
BETTER BABIES FoR KENTUCKY.

Paris, Ky-A better babies contest
will be held in this city, under the
auspices of the child hygiene commit
tee of the health and welfare league
of Bourbon county. The contest is for
children between the ages of and S6
months, and the scientific tests VIII be
conducted by physicians, according to
the better babies standard score card,
by which healthy, well-developed
baby may score LOCO points. A bronze
medal and a better babies diploma
viii be given to the highest scoring.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-07-14
EPIDEMIC OF TYPHOID FEVER.

Henderson, Ky.-Facing an epidemic
of typhoid fever, with two deaths and
many seriously i'll, the health authori-
ties of Henderson are adopting ex-
treme measures. Citizens are warned
to select vegetables and other food
with great care; to eat moderately, to
boil the water and use only filtered
water. They are urged to take the
typhoid immunity treatment. An agi-
tation has been started for a filtration
plant for Henderson and protest will
be made against the pollution of the
Ohio river by means of sewage.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-07-14
OLD STAGE COACH IS GONE
laundering Ole Vehicle Replaced BY
Auto Bus Service.

Whitley City, Ky.-The numbering
old stages that have piled from time
almost immemorial between Cumber-
land Falls, on the c. & O., and Par
kers Lake, distance of Is miles, have
been withdrawn never to be seen again
if the auto bus with which they have
been replaced, gives the service which
is expected. 1t used to take the stages
nearly six hours to make the trip. The
auto, which is powerful machine.
gallops over the old route in some
thing more than an hour.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-07-14
EPWORTH LEAGUE MEETS
Three-Day Session With 200 Delegates
Held at Marion.

Marion, Ky.--The Epworth League
Conference, held under the auspices Of
the Louisville Conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church, South, was in
session here. Two hundred delegates
were present from all the counties of
the state composing the Louisville
conference, and were assigned homes
for the three days meeting, Virgil
Y. Moore, of this city, made the well
come address. The Rev. Paul S.
Brooks. of Drakesburg, responded.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-07-14
High Honor Conveyed.

State Banking Commissioner Thos.
J. Smith was elected president of the
National Association of State Bank
Supervisors at the 18th annual meet
ing of the association at Atlantic City.
Commissioner Smith was elected vice
president at the meeting last year,
and is the first southern man to oe,
come head of the organization. Thirty
two states are represented in the as
sociation.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-07-14
rHIRTY-FvE ARE BLOWN UP

-Thirty-fve midshipmen
were killed when bomb exploded on
the Chinese gunboat Tungchi. The
explosion occurred just above the main
magazine, and only the prompt food
ing of this and the other ammunition
chambers saved the vessel 1t is
thought that the explosion was the
vestigation will be made.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-07-14
200 PASSENGERS ARE TAKEN OFF

New York.-Two hundred passen.
gers, more than half of them women
and children, on board the excursion
steamer Rosedale, aground on a ia
vessel in lifeboats and transferred to
a police boat, which brought them to
this city. The Rosedale ran ashore in
thick weather while returning from
Rockaway Beach to New York The
Rosedale remained fast in the sand.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-07-14
Supplies Purchased.

The state board of control. composed
of Judge G. S. Wall, of Maysville; Maj
]. Norton Fitch, of Nicholasvil1e, and
Col. T. A. Hall, of Frankfort held their
monthly meeting at the Kentucky
State Hospital for the Insane After
taking up all routine matters they in
voiced the needs of the institution in
the way of supplies of coal, provisions
and clothes. The purchases will sup
ply the institution for the next six
months and will consist OF everything
that is used at the hospital in clothing
for the patients. supplies, etc.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-07-14
VOTE FOR ROAD BOND ISSUE.

vanceburg, Ky.-Lewis county
voted in favor of issuing $150,O0O in
bonds to build roads. The vote cast
in 15 precincts heard from is 1900
for and 116 against. Three precincts
unreported will not make any ma
terial change in the result. This is
the first county in the state to vote in
favor of a bond issue under the act
passed by the last legislature and the
result is gratifying to the Good Roads
League
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-07-14
Prison Wage Question.

The question whether prison guards
week to earn their SIS month is be
fore Judge Settle of the court of ap
peals, having been submitted to him
by Assistant Atty. Gen. o. s. Hogan
on motion to dissolve an Injunction
against the prison commission, grant
ed by Judge Stout, of the Franklin
circuit court in the suit of E. S. Page
guard at the reformatory, against the
commission.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-07-14
SEVERAL BANKS ASK FOR MONEY.
Request Uncle Sam For d Five Hun
dred Thousand Dollar Loan.

Lexington, Ky.TThe several ma
quest to Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo for loan of 100000 to aid
in moving the crops of Central Ken
lucky This was in response to no.
tice issued a month ago that the gov
ernment would again consider such
loans. Last year Lexington borrowed
1915, 900. The increased amount is
asked now because Of the prospects
for larger crops.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-07-14
LOCATE TEXT BOOK DEPOSITORY

Louisville, Ky.-A decision to es-
tablish joint text book depository in
Kentucky was reached at meeting
held in Chicago of the 81 book com
panies recently awarded contracts for
the furnishing of texts to be used in
the rural schools of Kentucky.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-07-14
Prison Board at School.

The state board of prison commits
sioners were in Lexington for an in
spection of the reform school at Green.
dale. The members of the board in
cluded William Connolly, Henry Law
renee and Chairman Daniel E. O'Sulli-
van. Mr.. O'Sullivan said that the
board found the condition of the school
excellent, with the superintendent
making constant improvements. In
commenting on the recent criticism
of the school by the grand jury, Mr..
O'Sullivan said that the need of more
land had been recognized by the board
for some time, and that the criticism
of the grand jury in this respect was
well taken, but that the board was
powerless to increase the acreage at
the school without a legislative appro-
priation.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-07-14
KENTUCKY ATTORNEYS TO ACT.
Will Seek To Strengthen Laws on Ad-
mission To Bar.

Mammoth Cave, Ky.-That Ken
lucky is the dumping ground for un-
desirable applicants for admission to
the bar because the states standards
of admission are so low was the state
ment repeatedly made at business
sessions of the Kentucky Bar Assoeia-
tion in annual convention here. Reso-
lutions were adopted by the lawyers
who pledged themselves to work for
remedial legislation at the next ses-
sion of the General Assembly.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-07-14
WILL TEST COUNTY UNIT LAW.

Shelbyville, Ky.-The opposition to
an election under the county unit act
made its first move when petition
was presented in the county court,
with the signatures of 294 voters, ask
ing that separate election be held in
the city of Shelbyville on the same
day that the election is held in the re
mainder of the county, to take the
sense of the voters on the prohibition
of the sale of spiritous, vinous and
malt liquors.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-07-14
titanic Losers Gain Victory.

New York, Jaly 13.-Filers of claims
growing out of the loss of the steam
ship Titanic won a victory when Fed
eral Judge Hand ruled that they may
prosecute damage suits in English
courts by withdrawing claims from
admiralty litigation here. Under the
English law claimants may recover
$3,000,000 for the account of salvage.
freight and passage money, while the
American statute limits recovery to.
$4,000.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-07-14
TO LEVY AN OCCUPATION TAX

scottsville, Ky.-The City Council
has Just passed an occupation ordi-
nance, in which tax is placed upon
every business that is conducted with
in the corporate limits. This tax will
aggregate sum of nearly $4,000.
which will be spent in the consr-dt-
ton and repairing of streets.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-07-14
Situation Shown in Films.

The moving picture exhibit of the
State tuberculosis Commission, show
ing two phases of the tuberculosis sit
uation in dramatized form (the Price
Of Human Lives and Hope), were
shown for the first time on the
grounds of the old State Capitol. Aft
er touring Franklin county by auto
mobile the show will be taken through
ten counties of Central Kentucky this
summer.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-07-14
Teaching of READING.

The most comprehensive analysis of
the course of study for the common
schools ever made by the department
was completed by the department of
education this year, and it is in the
hands of the printer. The course in
cludes agriculture and domestic
science and treats extensively on the
teaching Of these subjects in the
schools. Great stress is laid on the
teaching of reading, on which the com
mon schools of the country have seri
iously deteriorated through improper
methods.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-07-14
KENTUCKY BREVITIES

Shelbyville, Ky.-The third annual
convention of the Womans District
Temperance Union of the Eighth dis
trict will be held at the Centenary
Methodist church in this city on We'd
nesday and Thursday, July % and %.
Mrs. Frances E. Beauchamp, the state
president, is on the program for two
addresses on Thursday, one at the
afternoon and the other at the evening
session. The district president, Mrs.
Anna B. Wheeler, will preside.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-07-14
Our Mineral Riches.

Two large volumes of the first re
port of the state geological survey
under the act of 1912, including the
work of the department from the be
ginning, have just been issued. In his
foreword J. B. Hoeing, director of the
survey, gives a general outline of the
scope of the report. He says: IA re
port is given of the Goals of the Upper
Licking river. 1t shows valuable
coal field accessible to railroad trans
portation in coal veins above drainage.
as well as a possibility of finding a
large area of Elkhorn and Van Lear
Goals, which are there under drainage
and can be developed only by the dia-
mond drill. What is one of the val
liable assets of Kentucky, and one
which has not had the publicity which
it deserves, is well treated in a report
by A. F. Crider on the fire clay depos-
its of Northeastern Kentucky in Car
ter, Boyd and Greenup counties. These
fire clays are present. in large quaint.
ties and are the source of the material
for very large output of refractory
material of all kinds.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-07-14
Lunch But a Memory.

Lunch But Memory.
The Frankfort Protective associa-
ton, composed of saloonkeepers of
Frankfort, has put the ban on free
lunch, and the order promulgated
caused no end of adverse comment
among the devotees of the counter who
heretofore have satisfied the inner
man with juicy roast beef sandwiches,
soup, hard-boiled eggs, weinerwursts
and other indigestibles.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-07-14

Mr.. George Venters, eighty-six
years old, was found dead in the
road near his home in Lincoln
county last week. A coroners
jury found that death wat due to
heart trouble. He leaves large
family of children.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-07-14
Doctors Meet Here.

The Kentucky Midland Medical as
sociation held its 74th annual session
at the Capital hotel The association
embraces Franklin, Fayette, Woodford,
Scott, Bourbon, Shelby and Anderson
counties. DR.. W. C. Parker of Yer
sailles, is president, and Dr. John d.
Mcguire secretary-treasurer The next
meeting, when officers will be elected,
will be held at Versailles in October.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-07-14
Crops curtaIIed.

The report of Commissioner of Ag
riculture Newman received for July
is the most discouraging in years. In
some localities there has not been any
rain since the first of May, and the
drought has prevailed over the state
generally since the first of June. Not
withstanding the exceedingly unfavor-
able conditions. Commissioner New
man says there still remains chance
for a fairly good corn crop and good
tobacco crop if there is rain in short
time. Farmers are urged to continue
the cultivation of corn.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-07-14
Made Special JUDGE.

Frankfort, Ky.-Gov. McCreary
designated Judge ]. M. Benton to pre-
side over the Martin circuit court the
remainder of the present term to sit
in cases in which Judge Kirk is dis-i
qualified.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-07-14

Midway, KY. w. Parrish sold to
E. L. Davis, representing a Lexington
firm, 5000 bushels of orchard grass
seed at S14O rushel and 4,0C0 bush
els of bluegrass seed at fifty cents a
bushel. These crops were grown on
the farm of Mr.. Parrish and have been
pronounced the best lot of seed ever
grown in Central Kentucky.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-07-14
Contract for Supplies.

The state board of control has fin
ished the letting of contracts for pro-
visions and clothing supplies for the
state hospitals for delivery between
October and the first of next year
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-07-14
Sill YER Mine is
FOUND AGAIN
EoNG-LOST SILVER MINE SOUGHT
FOR CENTURY LOCATED
IN LEE COUNTY,
DEVELOPMENT is PLANNED
Soil Said To Be Honeycombed With
Rich Mining ore-The Mystery
Has Been Solved.
Especial Frankfort correspondence.)

Especial Frankfort Correspondence
Frankfort.-The mystery surround.
ing the location of the famous Swift
silver mine, of Eastern Kentucky
which has been diligently sought dur
ing the last 100 years by prospectors
and adventurers, and which has been
reported as having been discovered in
score of counties in the Southeast
ern Kentucky mountains at various
times, only to prove hoax, has, it is
believed, at last been solved by the
recent find of silver on a farm near
Beattyville, Lee county, KY, together
with relics of John Swift, reputed own
er, which go to prove that the original
Swift mine may have been at this par
ticUlar spot. The evidence submitted
b. the owners to prove their claim is
arousing much interest among the peo-
pie of that section as well as mining
experts at the State university.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-07-14
Statistics For the State.

Statistics For the State.
An increase in the school per
capita is assured this year, al
though the amount has not been fix
ed by State Superintendent Barksdale
HAMLET, who is awaiting information
as to the estimated revenues for the
schools, which will be forthcoming in
few days. The per capita last year
was 81, which means that the state
school fund was distributed among the
counties and cities in the proportion
of 81 for each child of school age. The
census reports for 1914, with two
cities missing and two counties approx
imated, showed an increase over 1913
of 6,237, but does not come up to the
high-water census mark of 1912, when
the returns showed a total scholastic
population in the state of 730,359. This
was cut down the next year by a care
full supervision of the census to pre-
vent names going on the lists errone.
ously. The total census for 1914 con-
tanned 727,87O names of children of
school age, of whom 590113 live in
rural districts and 137,757 in cities OF
the first four classes. There are 537,-
432 white children in the country and
52,581 colored. In the cities there are
111,546 white children and 26,211 col
ored. The increase in the census is
accounted for by the normal growth of
the mining counties both in Eastern
and Western Kentucky.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-07-14

Hopkinsville, Ky.-Judge Knight
has issued formal order calling a
prohibition election in Christian coun-
ty, to be held on Monday, September
21. This action was taken when
Judge Knight considered the petitions
which were filed asking that the elec-
ton be called. These petitions pur-
ported to contain 1900 names.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-07-14

Whitley City, Ky.-The coal mining
business in this section is suffering
from more or less of depression as
within a short time two companies
have been placed in the hands of re-
ceiYers