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at this writing. .-.
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to have a holiday dinner at Mrs. Rob-
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A Happy New Year to all.
(Last Weekly r.
Mrs. Patten from Des Moines was
visiting in our city Sunday.
Mrs. Wellington is still on the sick
list, but is some better.
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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-10-01
Investigating Election.

Winchester, n.y., sept 27.-A
subpoena was issued today for Judge
w. Rodes Shackelford and his broth
er. Bates Shackelford, both of Rich
mond. to appear before the Clark
county grond Jury tomorrow and tes-
tify in regard to the recent primary
in which Judge Shackelford defeated
Judge Benton for the nomination.
Last week Judge Shackelford's
bank account was examined, but the
grand jury disclosed but two checks
given between July and September
l, 1915. Judge Benton offered to
testify before the grand jury after de-
livering his charge to the body two
weeks ago. but so far he has not been
called.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-10-01
Lyceum Lecture.

The first lecture of the 1856
Lyceum Course will be delivered at
the College Monday night. October
4, at eight o'clock by the Welsh
Wit and Humorist. DR.. Arthur Wal
wyn Evans. DR.. Evans is relative
of David Lloyd George, Chancellor
of the Exchequer of Great Britain,
and is now pastor of one of the
largest congregational churches in
Southern Ohio. For the last three
successive seasons DR.. Evans has
lectured at the largest chatauqua
assembly in Ohio, in such company
as Bryan, Hills. Conwell and others
as we'll known. No one should de-
ny himself the pleasure of hearing
this most eloquent and witty speak
er. Drawing for tickets will be held
at the Ohio County Drug Cos store
today at $3.50 p. m. Popular prices
prevail.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-10-01
Stanloy's Speech at Beaver Dam.
Contributed a

A. o. Stanley in his speech, at
Beaer Dam, Saturday. evaded all the
specific issues and dealt lavishly in
generalities. It should be remem-
bered, by those who heard it. as a
forensical circumlocution by which
Mr.. Stanley hoped to smother and
stifie the main issues which he should
have discussed, thereby deceiving his
hearers in the belief that he had met
those issues squarely and had prov
ed that his position with reference to
them is unacceptable. From an in
telligent, well-posted voters view
point, the speech was a colossal fail
ure, and, in the light of what has
been happening during the present
administration at Washington and
Frankfort. it utterly disregarded the
common intelligence.
Nothing at all was said concerning
Mr.. Stanley's position on any OF the
following vital issues: The State
debt of s3.275,000; our wretched
system OF taxation; the 100000 Ken
tuckians disfranchised by a shameful
gerrymander; corrupt practice act;
the broken promise OF the Democrat
ic leaders to pass needed laws con-
corning our penal institutions, trusts,
and lobbying. He never said any
thing about our multitudious commits
sions, fire marshalls, and additional
new offices created by the last Legis-
lature. or what he would do with
them, should he be elected. No as
surance whatsoever was given the
voters of Ohio county that Mr.. Stan
ley and his ticket do not sanction all
the mistakes and follies of the pres
ent administration, or that he and
his colleagues will not commit the
same heinous sins. There was no
mention of Mr.. Morrow's damning
charges concerning reckless. will
full expenditure OF the peoples mon
ey-against the Democratic candi-
date for Secretary OF State, and no
assurance was given that Mr.. Ham
Tett will reform, should he be elect
ed to the offce to which he aspires.
He never expressed his approval or
disapproval o. fair and honest cleo
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-10-01
Domestic Issues.

The Tariff is the issue which en-
harnesses the Democrats. They en-
tered upon control of the Govern
ment with big surplus in the Treas
ury. with every factory running full
time and every man who wanted
work finding 1t in plenty. They up
set Tariff which accomplished this.
turned a surplus into deficit before
the war came, declared war tax,
though We were not at war; flooded
our markets with foreign goods. shut
down factories and threw millions
out of work. To land of peace do
nestle issues like these are more po-
tent than the safe steering of the
ship of state when the opposite party
is doing all within its power to help
steer afely.-Watertown IN. "
Standard.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-10-01
Democratic "Opening."

Monday was Democratic Day. Re-
publicans were not "In it," The
campaign was opened-as were sew
eral other things if reports are true.
Some Democrats recklessly claim
$4,000 present. 100 autos in the pa
rade and the world turned up side
down. OF course people generally
know that such stuff is not true. and
hereabouts it has got to be a fashion
to look to the Republican for the
truth. We overheard two demo-
Gratis talking the next morning, and
one of them said. "Well I want to
see what the Republican has to say
about it," Well. the Republican can
say almost anything about the meet
ing from pick-pockets and fsticuffs
to beautiful ladies and handsome
turnouts. and tell the truth. All
were here. According to the esti-
mates of the best democratic judges
we heard talk. there were somewhere
from 1000 to 5000 on the ground.
The procession which formed at the
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-10-01
MAY NOT TRY OTHER
POSTUM HUNTER CASES
Thought Ring Leaders In Others
May Not Have
Trial

The possum hunters are things of
the past in Ohio county, according to
Judge T. F. Birkhead. The recent
conviction of five of the leaders of
an example for that lawless element
that has been daring anything in that
county for the last several months.
According to Judge Birkhead, and
it is the opinion of many of the law
abiding citizens of Ohio county those
recently convicted at the special term
of circuit court held at Hartford
will learn, before their terms have
expired in the penitentiary, that the
county of Ohio will not stand any
longer for the cruel and inhuman
outrages that have been committed
in that section of the state. There are
still many indictments pending
against persons charged with the
same offense that the FIVE men are
who are wearing stripes behind the
bars. The prosecutions will be call
ed again at the October term of court,
but whether or not they will be tried
rest entirely with Commonwealth
Attorney Ringo. If the prosecuting
attorney is convinced that the leaders
are in the penitentiary, and there is
some doubt as to the others indicted
voluntarily entering these midnight
mobs and gangs of lawless men these
men may go free. otherwise they will
be tried and must suffer the conse-'
quences of the law.
At all events it is safe to predict
that the whipping of men and women
in Ohio county is thing of the past.
The officials of that county are cog
infant of the fact that that element
that have been committing the out
RACES will take lesson from those
who are now in the penitentiary. The
officers that stepped in and took the
lead in these proceedings. acted with
the hearty approval of, many Of the
good citizens of Ohio county. and no
longer will depredations and outrage
Gus be committed in that county,
for fear of meeting fate like the
fate of those who by their own con-
fessions are now paying the PEN
atty of their crimes behind prison
bars.-Owensboro Inquirer.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-10-01
Delivers strong Charge.

Lexington. KY, Sept.27,-Circuit
Judge Charles Kerr. in instructing
the grand jury today, directed their
attention to the fact that the wisdom
or unwisdom of enacing a law was
not to be considered by them in their
deliberations. but that they should
deal only with the consideration Of
whether the law had been violated
or not. His charge in regard to Of
lenses against the election laws was
particularly strong.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-10-01
LOUISVILLE
= ~ CONFERENCE
:"9Fe i ~
Hartford Filled With Min
listers and Delegates.
-
Nerything Points To One Of the
Best Sessions in
History.

Ministers and delegates to the
louisville Methodist Conference be-
gan arriving In Hartford Monday
ADD by Tuesday night several hun
,dred were here and quartered in the
homes of Hartford people and vicin-
ATTY.
The conference session was opened
by Bishop James Atkins "Wednesday
morning at 8 o'clock. DR.. s. N. Mill
er, the conference secretary, called
ahe long roll of members and dele
gates, after which he was reelected
secretary. The Bishop read scrip
ture lesson and made a good talk on
the lesson.
The address of welcome was made
by c. NJ. Barnett and was responded
to by Bishop Atkins.
On Tuesday evening the Rev. ID. d..
Cam pbell read an interesting paper
on early Methodism in Hartford.
Wednesday afternoon DR.. Foote,
OF Louisville. delivered one of the
ablest sermons ever heard In Hart
ford.
Wednesday night the anniversary
of the Church Extension Society was
celebrated with strong addresses by
Bishop Atkins and DR.. Price, Assist
ant Secretary of the Board.
Yesterday the conference took up
the reports from the various dis
tricts and ministerial charges. They
were unusually good.
In the afternoon DR.. Robinson. of
EIizabethtown, delivered a strong ad-
dress and was followed by DIR. Saw
age, OF Owensboro. who preached
the afternoon sermon.
Last night the address was made
by DR.. Stewart.
q All the various committees, through
which the real work of the confer
ence is done. are hard at work.
All the law Offices in town, rooms
over the Bank of Hartford, and those
III tne CnuTCh udSchVht "iV eo"S"
over by the committees in this
work.
The conference will close Monday
when the list of appointments will
be read by the Bishop.
The selection of the place for
holding the next conference will take
place at 10 o'clock to-day. Prince
ton and Franklin are the candidates
with the prospects favorable to the
selection of Princeton.
Hartford is making a great repu-
tation by the reception given the
conference and the splendid way in
which the delegates are being treat
ed.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-10-01
A FEARFUL
EXPLOSION
Two Hundred Injured When
Gasoline Explodes.
Little Town in Oklahoma Scene
Of Sudden and Frightful
Calamity.

Ohso'' CNPts Ohts
Ave bodies have ben recovered ear
ly today from the ruins of the struc-
lures razed by the explosion of a
gasoline tank car here yesterday.
Twenty-one were negroes, one Indian
The property damaged is estimated
at a million. At least 200 persons
were hurt, some perhaps fatally.
AS the search continued more
bodies were found. At 10 o'clock
the official death list was SO. Thirty
three were white.
With the exception of uncovering
a score or more of bodies rescuers
continued searching today the ruins
of business houses and public build
ings of victims of yesterdays explo-
sion.
Thirty-six bodies were early recOv-
cred. First estimates of over so
dead and 100000 property damage
still were unchanged officially, but it
was believed that these figures would
prove too small when the final story
OF the disaster was written. In addi-
ton to the bodies believed still in the
ruins, it is feared. that several of the
two hundred persons injured will
succumb, making probable death
list of three score.
Investigation of the cause Of the
disaster was started by city execut-
ives today. 1t is supposed that
spark from hammer of one Of the
workmen repairing the car ignited
the gasoline.
Eye-witnesses said flames shot into
the air for a distance of 200 feet i'm
mediately preceding the explosion
which scattered the flaming liquid
for blocks. thus starting scores of
fires in the buildings, wrecked by
the conclusion.
Most of the persons killed were
crushed under falling walls. some Of
them more than block away from
the scene of the explosion.
Ardmore today virtually was under
martial law while business was sus-
pended to permit the work of rescue
to proceed with greater speed. One
hundred special deputies had been
sworn in to prevent disorder.
The down town business section
presented picture of disaster. One
block of main street, from the rail-
road station to the Wilmington ho-
tel, having been RACED by the explO-
sion. many buildings on the opposite
side of the street destroyed, and the
plate glass front of nearly every
store in town damaged.
The greater part of the city was in
darkness last night the electric lights
have been cut off owing to the dan
ger from PROSTATE wires. Many in
stances of heroism and freakish re-
suits of the explosion were recounted
today by persons who witnessed the
explosion and themselves escaped
with. slight bruises.
Many clocks about the city stopped
at 2:35 o'clock, are curious remind
ers Of the explosion.
The loss In pate glass alone. has
been estimated It 20 900.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-10-01
Superintendent Hamlett's Hall or
Fame
Fame


Frankfort, Ky, Sept. 25.-The
State OF Kentucky will shortly have
u unique Hall of Fame.
1t will contain the portraits of all
the officials, high, low and medium.
who have from time to time graced
or otherwise, the various depart
Rents of the State government. il a
plan organized by State Superintend-
ent Barksdale Hamlet is followed
logically thru the other numerous
branches of the State government.
Mr.. Hamlet. in order to preserve
the historic continuity and success
sion of his office, recently ordered
fifteen sepia portraits of all the
State Superintendent up to the pres
ent time, which now hang in his de-
partment in the State house. as an
example or a warning to those who
see them. according to the point of
view.
The fifteen portraits only cost
hundred and fifty dollars. which. con-
sidering that the State is only a cou-
Pile millions in debt, is a very small
matter. The State could not afford to
make any appropriation for the in
struction of illiterates, SO that Mr..
Hamlett's investment in the interest
of education is expected to bring
large returns. as one does not have
to be able to read to see the fifteen
"sepias" which cost the State $3.50.
Seeing that Mr. Hamlet "got by"
with his little bill with the State aud
itor, the preoedeat may now be con-
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-10-01

sidered eStaDliSned LOT sinnlidr dC'
ton by the State Board of Prison
Commissioners the State Game War
den, the State TREASURER and the
Road Commissioner. "a secure for
the adornment of the State house
and other State Offices, other ten dol
lar sepia portraits of the incumbents
and their predecessors.
There is plenty of room in the Aud
itor's Office for scores of portraits of
former State Auditors, which can be
obtained for ten dollars each, with
room for the portraits of deputy aud
itors as we'll.
In the Secretary Of States Office
to which Mr.. Hamlet, with his pic
ture gallery ideas, now aspires, the
wall space will not only accommo-
date the smiling faces of the thirty or
forty more or less distinguished citi-
gens who have at one time or another
held down DR.. Crecelius' job, but
many others. So that 1t would not
be at all surprising to see Automo-
bile Commissioner Byers investing
ten dollars of States money in nice
sepia print. sixteen by twenty, franz
ed. to start a gallery of the noted
automobile desk incumbents.
Thus far the $4,000 pumping
plant and heating system in connec-
ton with the big Capitol is devoid of
sepia prints, but 1t will be a serious
oversight II the years pass by and no
gallery of engineers and firemen and
oilers who have faithfully served the
State in their honorable capacities
is established.
OF course, with the system Of ro-
tation in Office which is 30 popular at
Frankfort, there is a possibility that
the same faces may appear success
sively in the sepiagalleries of the diff
ferent departments. Thus, 1t is a
question whether. in the event of
Mr.. Hamlett's election, he plans to
take his ten dollar sepia likeness,
paid for by the State, from its place
on the wall in the superintendent's
Office and hang 1t in the Secretary of
States office, or whether he plans to
buy a new ten dollar sepia, leaving
the old one to ornament its present
environment. together with the bird
book extravaganza and the colored
institute scandal.
1t is likely that Mr.. Hamlet pro-
poses to buy a new sepia. With the
State only couple of millions in
debt. few taxpayers will be so nigg-
ardly as to intimate that ten dollar
picture Of an office holder is an ex-
travagance, altho it might occur to
some that ten dollars represents the
State tax on two thousand dollars
worth of property.
II will be interesting to ask the
man who own a little home or farm
worth Just two thousand dollars, and
who honestly pays his taxes whether
he fully approves of the entire
amount of his State tax being spent
to buy a sepia. sixteen by twenty. of
some happily obscure politician, as a
part of the educational development
of the State. 80.