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The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1914-12-18
TO EXTEND BOONE WAY
James Maret Now Working on En-
tension of Historic Highway.

Secretary Jalre Marct, of the
Commercial Club -, Mt. Vernon tthe
Mountain Gateway having Sue
-ceeded. IN getting J;oonewaN- ancb-
ored or the map from Cumberland
Gap to Crab Orchard. l. new .7t
work on a proposition To extend the
highway Ion to Chicago VIA loUI--
vile. pa,>im" through the cities at
Stanford. Danvilie. iIarro,i~hurs.
Lawrencebur- and Shclbyyillr IL
the Fall City: thence VIA Scym"'ir
and indianapolis 10 the Windy city
There are good turnpke~ over The
entire line from Crab Orchard 10 Gu
cage and the expense of improving
these Highways. 1" put them III prop
cr condition to deserve ,hc name ii
Eoone Way. official r"ntc. etc.
would not he great.
All concerned. that have been
heard trom. are Nurh pleased with
the proposition and declare their
cities and counties viii see I" 1t that
the highway through their dom!nI"n~
j. improved and kept in order and
proper condition.
The matter ha~ reached that stage
w.lerc II can he confidently declared
ii l. Il 90 -. cumberland Gap 10
chicago over Boone Way.
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RED HOT STOVE EXPLODED
And Miss Ella May Saunders Had
Very Marrow Escape

Miss Ella May Saunders, the well
known and popular milliner had a
very narrow escape from serious in
Jury ut the Veranda Hotel, where
she makes her home with her mo-
Their. Mrs. Joseph Goffey. on We'd
neSday morning. She was standing
hv the kitchen range. when the wa
ter box suddenly exploded, scatter
ing pieces of red hot hot stove about.
like Shrapnel from a bomb. BY the
!uckieSt chance in the world. none
of the pieces struck her, though she
was fully in range. Nand her friends
are congratulatins Der on her mar
row escape. The stove Is almost Il
total wreck. a
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1914-12-18
NEW TELEPHONE MANAGER.
D. D. Carrico Comes Here From
Frankfort to Take Charge

Another change ill managers of
the Cumberland Telephone Com
p;lny> plant at Stanford was made
this week MIR: ID. ID. CarI-icO. Of
Louisville. but recently of the com
panys headquarters at Frankfort.
bcin" sent here to take the place of
W. I. Herndon. who will return to
Carlisle. Mr.. Herndon came here II
few months ago to take charge tenn
porarily after Il. NJ. Fisher had re-
signed as manager. Mr.. Carrico Is
IN experienced man ut the business.
is hustler and good mixer and
will be cordially welcomed here.
Plant Chief Veach and Manager
Wray. Of Danville. came over and
inducted the new manager into
office here
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tuesdays and Fridays
TWO ROUTES FROM SOMERSET
Reiny Considered BY Those Wha
Want To Build Pike

DIR. vi. =. DooiIn. u S"ucr-et.
one III the good roads live wlre. OF
i-,Ila>hi county. came To Stanford
Monday morning amt spent the day
here boosting Tor the Proposed piss
connecting III" capital oi Pulaski
with the capital oI IincolH. Or.
l'"olin says that two routes are ua-
der consideration IN the Pulaski
authorities. one connecting SpHrr-
-,t with Crab Orchard an,! the other
with Nayne~bur" and thence with
Stanford Via the WJync~bur-- pike.
~ Doolin brought To county Judge
James T. Barley, ri I.!ncolu county,
u letter from county Jud.,. k. +.
Jasper. ot Pulaski. on the, subject,
which j. also endorsed bt Coasty
Attorney G.. W. SIladoan. The letter
reads a. follows: 49, -..-
Somerset. ny. Dee. l.. l9l4.
Judge .Iamc- T. bailey. Stainless,
Ky.
Nv Dear Judge The tula-Ai
County Fiscal Court ha> agreed -
appropriate liberal sum l." apply
on some county seat road next wear.
= I,c road To get the first aI,Arupr.a-
t;on will d.. th,. one that "tvcs the
Fiscal Court in donations the most
money. ~.I.060 bein" the ~siai!r-t
amount 10 be -Idercd.
We would like very much ii yoJsr
Fiscal tuur, could - their way
clear to agree to meet H. oE either
the >tantord "r Crab Orchard road.
80. III either of those reads secures
th,. largest donation IN this county,
We could have an outlet from the
termination of our pike. then that
would put Your county ON In IN
partial stand with regard I" the
two roads.
H"Pin. You and .y"r court can
-cc y"'ir way clear L" make the
above mentioned provisions.
am your respectfully.
X. F. JASPER
G.. W. SIIADoAN.
county Attorney.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1914-12-18

tie Cincinnati Gas Transportation
company. The franchise of this com
pany was assessed for the year 1911
at $3O.Se4 and paid TO the state taxes
IN tnat assessment amounting to
si54. For the year 1912 the franchise
Of this COMPANY was assessed BY the
Present boart, at 81 SG6.3 $50 and paid
70 the state that year the sum of
ss.""3l In taxes. and a like sum for
ea"H succeeding year
During the four years of my ad-
ministration this one company will
have paid TO The state IN taxes on its
'iiah"hise OF The assessment made by
fh,S board the sum of s3.324, where
as. had this board permitted the as
sesSment of previous years to stand.
y would Ia four years have paid the
slate SS16 The state will cave re-
ceived from this company on the in
crease of its assessment i'm four years
tho sum of 80! EOS. enough to paw the
salary Of state auditor for ten years
The total ASSESSED value of tae
franchises Of all corporations in the
state for the taxing year of 1911 was
$4S.2it 64t. on which the state re-
ceived Ina taxes the sum of So4i.2lS32
The tDtai assessed value Of the
franchises of all corporations in the
state made by the present board, of
which | am chairman. for the year
1871? vas s!2..42l.4l5. on which the
taxes due the state amounted u
$6i2 1907. On this assessment in the
increase Of the revenues of the state
amounted tn $37O.sSa a year In four
Years the increase i'm revenues Of the
state from this source will amount to
81 .50c. 400 in round numbers
The four largest railroad comra-
res in the state brought suit in the
federal court I'm Kentucky enioininz
the collection Of the increased taxes
levied ON their franchises Toe prin-
cipal grounds relied upon by these
companies to maintain their suit was.
In substance. that the farm lands and
ether real estate In Kentucky war not
assessed ut more than one-nalf of its
zeal value lit MAS not seriously con-
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form their Judgment OF my character,
honesty ard Intelligence and fitness
for he Office. after "A critical exam,
iratioE OF my official conduct and
after making careful inquiries OF
those who know me as 10 my reputa-
ton Cor honesty and fair dealin. 10
ali meu. and il il for them to say
w1eJher I am entitled 10 a continual
tioa Of that support and of The con-
fdeace they have in the last So gem
g. ousiy accorded me
While acting as treasurer of the
state during the fearful financial
pGnic Of 1900. | made sucn disposition
of The finds Of the state in my care
curing that critical time as To pre-
Eerve the credit of The state without
impsril,ne or destroying the credit "f
. single institution in the state and
w:taout the loss OF a single dollar ri
the states funds.
The auditor of the state. by virtue
Oi his Office. is chairman of the board
81 valuation and assessment of the
STATE OF Kentucky. which board ha Is
entrusted 10 il q duty which is of
mere importance to the people Of the
state than any other duty connected
with that Office. II is the function
Of that board OF which nave
been chairman for the past three
years. to value and assess for
taxation. the franchises Of all railroad
CON paIies and public service CORPORA
lions doing business within the state.
This character of property forms a
considerable proportion OF the total
taxable property in the state and the
omOunt OF taxes these companies are
required to pay 10 dependent upon the
nature OF the assessment made
against them. That is. IL the assess
lent Of their property 10 too low.
@eSe corporations will not be charged
with their full shares Of the public
burden. If too high. then the owners
thereof pay more than their fair pro.
portion of the taxes of the state.
1t was a matter Of common report
and general belief among the people
Of the state that the franchises of
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1914-12-18
A TEXAS WONDER

The Texas Wonder cures kidney and
bladder troubles. dissolves gravel,
cures diabetes. weak and lame backs.
rheumatism, and all irregularities of
the kidneys and bladder IN both men
and women. Regulates bladder troubles
in children. If not sold by your drug
gist, will be sent by mail on receipt OF
S1.GO. One small bottle is two raonths'
treatment. and seldom fails to perfect a
cure. Send for testimonials from this
and other states. DR.. E. w. Hall. 1926
Olive Street, St. Louis, Mo. Sold by
druggists. (adv.)
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1914-12-18
HIGH SCHOOL NEWS
(By iIartwell Shank,)

Miss Anne ID. McRobert> and
Clinton Coleman have been absent
for two week on account Of Illness.
Both are improving and we hope
they will return to school very soon.
The High School will hold an OPP
en- session OF the Athenian Literary
Society Wednesday. afternoon at
l 80 in the school auditorium. The
public is cordially itS,ted to attend
The following program has been ar
ranged:
Reading Of Misunderstanding
Mixed Quartette-Misses Embry
and Powell, Messrs. Aobley and
Hooker.
Origin Of Nnas Festivities Hiss
Bette Warren.
Vocal Solo Miss Nellie w.. Hill
Amus Hccitallon-Miss Nancy N
Mckinney.
German Song-Senior Class.
Recitation-Mlss Jean Paxton.
Violin SOlo-Clarence Singleton.
Prophecy OF Sophomore Glass
Miss Pattye Perkins.
War Newo-l'rescott Brown.
INSTRUMENTAL Duct--MisSe, RAJ
ncy and Singleton.
Dcbatc-Sublert: Resolved that
In our SchoiI Athletics Interfere
with Good Scholarship. Affirma-
t.rc> Shirley Cover and Sam t.mi'ry
Negative Misses Sallie Mills rain
and Bessie Moore.
Quariette-Alisses Rout, Early
Powell and Grimes.
Recitation-Miss Rachel Hill.
Scxtci-Sh anks, Perkins. Cash.
Mathrny. Tucker and Embry.
Eccitation-Miss Bessie Bracket
nuet-Misses Graf g and Wearen
BE sure and come to the Literery
Society if for no other reason than
10 hear the debate. You will be well
paid.
Will Wood has been snow bound
for a week.
School will adjourn Thursday to
, take up n" more until next year.
The Mozart Club will entertain
their friends Tuesday evening. Dec
20 Therc arc II members in this
club and their party promises to
he one of the most enjoyable social
functions of the holidays.
Come to the pie supper tonight
and enjoy the program and the pies.
! Mrs. Lola Pickett will leave Tues
day night for her home in Texacoma
20 spend the Xmas holidays.
Miss Lucille Gastineau leaves
Thursday morning for her home in
MiddlesborO.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1914-12-18
HENRY BOSWORTH IN RACE FOR
70 COvERN0RSH|P IN OLD KENTUCKY

railroad companies and other COR
rorations liable to a franchise tax had
been inadeQuately assessed for many
years. and consequently were not pay
ing their fair proportion of the taxes
Que the state and the counties and
cities tnerein. During my campaign
for auditor in 1911, l pledged the peO-
| !e that. if elected. | would fully and
fairly investigate this subject and. if
found that the franchises of these
corporations were not fairly assessed,
as chairman Of the board l would use
NY power TO correct any Official de-
linQuency that had Heretofore exist
ed in that respect.
Soon after entering upon my official
duties as auditor l caused careful
examinat ton tc be made OF the reports
made by all corporations for assess
ment purposes to ascertain whether
these corporations in the past had
been adequately assessed for the pur-
poses OF finding out the truth as to
the actual value Of this character of
property in the state.
! had tais information carefully pre-
Jared. in writing. and when the time
came 70 assess these franchises laid
il before MY colleagues on this board.
The result of the investigation
made of this subject showed that
most of the small companies doing
business in the state had previously
been properly assessed; but the large
great power aud political influence,
had been grossly under-assessed
teither by design or through incom.
etency). One Of the most hasrant
examples of favoritism extended by
r.y predecessors in office was that of
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1914-12-18

We ure having sVn,e cold and
snow weather nov.
Mr.. and MR. Ashford Wilson Wis
tied his mother Saturday night and
Sunday.
MIR and Mrs. Jesse James have
moved 10 Frank Coleman place To-
I've the coming year.
W. NJ. Anderson sold fat hog to
T.. G Russell for $24.
MIR. Murphy Reynolds was the
guest of :. j. Pollard Saturday
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Spratt visited
Mr.. and Mrs. n. J.. Kidd Sunday.
Miss Ella Harris is slowly in,-
proving at this writing.
Mr.. Cyrus James had the misfcr-
tune to lose a fine horse.
Mr.. and Mrs. Led Siler have NOV
cd to their new house.
Miss Elva Wilson was the guest
Of Mrs. Mamie Pollard Tuesday
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State Auditor Who Has Helped
to Bring About fairer vaIua.
tiOn Of Franchises Of Big
Corporations Is a Candidate
For Democratic Nomination
RUNNING ON RECORD
AS PUBLIC SERVANT
Full Days Work For Full Days
Pay and a Square Deal In
Taxation For Rich and Poor
Alike In His Platform.
70 the Democrats OF Kentucky:

To the Democrats OF Kentucky:
After due reflection I have fully de-
cided to become a candidate for the
Democratic nomination for governor
0; this great state. l do this With a
FIJI sense of tie high responsibility
Incurred. if nomina ed, and the obliga-
tons that will rest upon me ii elected.
have been a Democrat all my life
and have never voted against party
IA minee. My father before me was
a Democrat. and | am proud to say
that ] nave five brothers Of the same
faith. all of whom have been equally
loyal with myself TO the Democratic
faith. and / now ask that the people
y, tails great commonwealth shall,
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1914-12-18

At the sale OF +. W. COppage,
south of HustOnville ON Tuesday,
Dec. 18th, a good crowd was pres
'ent Notwithstanding the cold day.
Some of the sales made were: one
black mare. bought byb MIR. Murphy,
east of Hustonville for $40; mare
bought by S. Stephenson for SO;
mare bought by j. b. Dinwiddie
for $25; brood sows $27.25 and So
each: farm machinery sold well. Il
disc for $40 and mower for $50.
J. B. Dinwiddie cried the sale.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1914-12-18
LATEST WAR NEWS

Germany struck. terror INTO the
heart OF England Wednesday when
d German warship fleet bOmbarded
three English coast towns. For the
first time IN centuries England has
been struck by Il foreign Toe. A
fleet OF swift German cruisers crept
through the log to the eastern coast
and turned their gun, against the
Britons. When day broke they be-
gan the bOmbar,lment OF three i'm
portant townS-llartlepool, at the
Mouth of the Tees: Whitby, 81 miles
southwark and Scarborough. noted
as pleasure resort. 10 miles be-
yond. Ilartlepool suffered most
There two battle cruisers and an
:irmored cruiser were engaged and
ar this place the greatest loss OF
life occurred The British War
office fixes the total number OF
dead ut Hartlepool at seven sol
dicrs and D! civilians and the
wounded at IA soldiers and 30
civilians.
At scarborough where Il battleehlp
shelled the town, Is casualties are
reported, while 1T Whitby two We're
killed and two wounded. Men, We
men and children OF the civilian
population were left dead OF wound
ed, struck without warnIn" while
at breakfast or ut work. In all the
casualty list totals Ito, according
to the official estimates, OF whom III
are known to be dead. Three
churches We're damaged, the gas
works and lumber yards ut Hartle-
pool were set aflre and the abbey
w ST ucN. The .31:tiino-
raj Hotel at Scarborough received
the full effects Of Il shell. n number
Of houses and shops were shatter-
cd and partly burned IN each of
the towns. The hostile ships es-
capped in the mist after an encOunt-
er with coast guard vessels patroll-
in" the nei.hborhood, which were
rc-eniorced az soon as the presence
of the Germans wa, signalicd TO
other ships Of the British fleet.
One Of the greatest victories OF
the war l. also claimed by the Ger
man, on land thi- week The Ber-
lin official statement contains these
words: The Russian offensive
against Silc>ia and PO>en has been
completely broken down. In the
whole of Poland the enemy WAS
forced to retreat after fierce and
>tubb"rn frontal battles and l. be-
ing pursued everywhere. y semi
official statement from Berlin speaks
confidently of the situation in the
east and says that the Au~irian>
appear To have achieved their first
actual >ucce>>c- against the Rus
slams in the last few days in west
crn Galicia.
All the recent official commrinlca-
tion- issued by both the allies and
the Germans referred to the allied
offensive from Yprcs I" the sea.
Consequently, the Germans are on
the defensive
A British squadron Is still stand
ing off the coast aud has aided the
attacks in the vicinity OF Newport,
but nowhere has marked progress
been noted 1t may be- said heverth-
less that the attempt of the allie, tn
push the Germans out of Bel gum
has definitely begun and that the
results so far reported i'll Flanders
have converted the German line into
& series of tenaciously held posi-
ton rather than II >traig light front: "a.
many points allied wedges have
been driven in.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1914-12-18

You know Group is dangerous.
And you ought to know too, the
sense of security that comes from
having Foley's Honey and Tar
Compound in the house. 1t cuts the
thick mueus and clears away the
phlegn, stop the stranglinc cough
and gives easy breathing AMI
and Guiat slee,. Every user is
friend. For sale by ali druggist.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1914-12-18
New Insurance Man Here

Bromley & Bromley, insurance
agents Of this city, this week sold
the agency for the country business
only OF thu Continental Insurance
Companr to David Thomas, OF Lam
caster, who has been engaged in the
banking and insurance business
there Mr. Thomas will be in the
ny-~-~Icv cfeicn "nd look after that
hrr":, OF the business, having four
counties as his territory.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1914-12-18
Ll,.Ior..t.
Lynn-Sc0tt

Charlie, Scott and Mis-. Jessie
Wood Lynn. were united in marri-
age nj the Baptist parsonage by
Rev. NJ ID Early Wednesday ever
ing. The groom l. ~ pron,,nen, young
farmer of the northern sectien OF
the county, while the bride i, the at
tractive daughter OF Middleton
Lynn. Both have u host eli friends
VIII" wish them much happ,me-, and
eXtent heartle,t congratulations
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1914-12-18

Gore. Ga. 4. A. Morgan had oe-
casiOn recently to Use liver medi-
cine and says. of Foley Cathartic
Tablets: ''They thoroughly eleansed
my SYSTEM and felt like new
nan-li.ht and free. They are the
best medicine i have ever taken for
constipation. They keep tie stomach
sweet. liver active. bowels regular"
For sale by all druggists.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1914-12-18

The weather bureau says that
this is next to the coolest December
on record. Thirteen wears ago
December morning resembled one Of
the kind experienced this week.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1914-12-18

Make delicious, nutritious. econ
mical feasts. Write headquarters
OYSTER Growers & Dealers Associa-
ton, Baltimore, Nd, for free cook
book Of 100 recipes. lO0-lp
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Arrange To Join Early

and get the full benefit of member
ship in the Lincoln County National
Hank's l.andis Christmas Savings
Club. which starts on Monday. Dec.
q. 1901
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1914-12-18

A NEW electric lantern at W. H.
Higgins fed by dry battery. Try
one. 1901
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coop p'ct'e- 8 "n~- Fr'd'~ -
:; = r,:,y lights.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-12-30
HUNTING HUNDRED BUCKS YET.
Mr.. Ellison Hasn't Found Man i'm
Overalls or Money.
Casper, Ala, Mountain Eagle }

Casper, Ala, Mountain Eagle.)
The man in overalls" who recent
ly took an envelope addressed to the
Jasper Trust Company, which con-
tanned one hundred dollars in cash,
in many respects one of the most
mysterious persons ever heard Of in
Jasper. has not been located at this
writing.
Mr.. Ellison, who sent the S1OO to
Jasper, writes us that the mysterious
person who took the envelope at the
Frisco depot and promised to carry
1t to the trust company, did not wear
overalls at all, but was commonly
dressed"
Il would suggest that you use the
words commonly dressed instead of
shabbily dressed as there is quite a
difference. | am commonly dressed
every day, but not necessarily shah
billy dressed
"The story you have on me is all
right and acknowledge the corn,
but that might mislead a little when
you state the reward is offered for
the returr Of the contents. That is
not the condition of the reward
twenty-five dollars for information
that will establish the identity Of TIE
party. III take chances on the bal
ancc.
"Thc man was not dressed in over
ais, though he may have worn over
all trousers"
Here's chance for some one to
make some Christmas money. Did
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-12-30
Majority for Nationwide ProIli.

Washington, Dec. 19.-Represen-
tatiVe Hobson declared to-day that
canvass he had made OF the House
showed that advocates Of his propo-
sal for nationwide prohibition COM
manded majority, but that its ad-
option was uncertain. The rule pro-
viding for vote on the resolution,
ready to be presented on December
22, requires majority vote, while
the adoption OF the resolution re-
quires two-thirds vote.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-12-30
Meets Father She Never Saw.

4 Wilkesbarre. Pa. special SAYS:
l.. S. Walker, aged -, veteran Of
the civil war, met his daughter, Mrs.
Ida Tennyson, aged As, Of Tennsy-
son, Ind, and his granddaughter,
Mrs. w. A. Sloane, aged %, Of Chi
cagO, to-day, for the first time in his
life. .
When Lincoln called for volunteers
Walker responded and enlisted in the
Eighth Pennsylvania volunteers,
serving throughout the war. When
peace came he settled in Indiana.
There he married Miss Eleanor Hook
in 1866. Shortly aftcrward the cou-
pie separated. After his departure
the present Mrs. Tennyson was born.
Mrs. TennysOn learned recently