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The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-04-22
A new VETERINARY
FOR LANCASTER.

DIR. John NJ. Casey, of Danville. a re-
cent graduate of the Cincinnati
Veterinary College and a son Of DIR. j.,
NJ. Casey, will locate here for the
practice of his profession. DR.. Casey
comes highly recommended. being an
experienced horseman, besides three
years experience with the diseases Of
cattle in the West. We extend the
glad hand to the young veterinary.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-04-22
CONCERT
Al High School Auditorium.

The'Howard, Wade, Wimsey Concert
party will render pleasing concert at
the School Auditorium tonight Thurs.
day.
The pleasing program will consist Of
best music. Soprano, Bass and piano
Solos, Duets. Tros and Ensemble Num-
bers and readings and Representations
The party Consists of the following,
Miss Allen. Miss McAdams, Miss Ortiz,
and Howard Wade Kimsey.
The admission will be rs cts 70 Adults
and 10 cts To all school children,
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INTERESTING EXHIBIT.

While that famous stallion, Kentuekys
Choice, will not be here next Monday,
there will be on display in the window
of McRoberts Drug store. the winnings
of this noted horse, which consists of
4iO championship ribbons and badges,
besides about twenty silver cups. This
horse holds a wonderful winning record,
having to his credit 1875 blue or cham
pionship ribbons out Of possible 44O
shows. Don't fail to see them next
Monday. Mrs. Richard Tasker Lowndes
of Danville. is the proud owner of
Kentucky's Choice, while Joseph Nc
Dowell. of Bellevue Stock Farm. has
entire charge of him this year.
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FINED SIS. FOR
SHOOTING PHEASANT

Jesse Doty, negro, was the first
man in Jessamine county to shoot one
o { he newly imported ring-neck
pheasants. The shot cost him SIS.
Do,y was arrested ON warrant sworn
out by County Game Warden William
Ferguson. Doty entered plea that
he thought the bird was a kind of
chicken hawk.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-04-22

Some three years age Allen w.
Clark, st. Louis editor, started all
by himself movement that since then
has spread all over this broad land and
that has resulted in inealculable good.
Mr.. Clark realized that though "house-
cleaning time" was supposed by the
jokesmiths to be the bane of all men,
yet there was not a decent citizen of
the United States who was not glad TO
have his own premises and those of his
neighbors put in applepie order at least
once year. Especially welcome to
them was the idea that their respective
towns or cities should be made decent
and presentable.
In many communities there had been
annual cleanup" weeks or days, and
TO Mr.. Clark came the thought that all
that scattered effort should be organ
lied into constructive form and so dir
ected that il should have more uniform
and effective results. He knew he
could enlist the women in such plan,
and he thought the men also might be
induced TO take II up.
So in June. 1912. Editor Clark made
the announcement that national
Clean Up and Paint Up" campaign
would start the next spring. Then he
set about getting influential aid in
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-04-22
HORSE SHOW DAY
NEXT MONDAY

The fourth Monday in April is Away.
looked forward to with much interest
by lovers Of the horse, this day being
the annual horse show day. From all
indications one Of the largest crowds
ever seen here will be on hand and the
show Of stock should be the best in
years.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-04-22

am a candidate for County Court
Clerk to succeed J. w. Hamilton the
present Clerk.
| have accepted The Chief deputies
appointment in the Office in order to
acquaint myself with the duties of
Clerk and having fitted myself to take
the examination required by law.
sincerely ask and solicit your support.
T.. NJ. Walker.
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BUGGY DISPLAY.

On the eighth page Of this Issue ap.
pears the advertisement Of the d. T..
Bohon Co., Of HarrodsbUrg. Mr.. Bo-
hon has made an enviable reputation
with his buggies all over the United
States and will have them on display
here next Monday. Don't fail to see
them.
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Sale OF Livery Outfit.

Mr.. b. G. Fox sold in Danyille last
Monday his livery outfit at prices that
were satisfactory. about 10 horses and
40 vehicles having passed under tht
auctioneering hand Of Capt. English.
The horses bought from $50 to $3.50.
while the vehicles sold from IS TO Sl25.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-04-22
BLUE GRASS
DIXIE HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
ORGANIZED.

The Bluegrass Dixie Highway As
ISOLATION was organized at Lexington
last Friday at at a meeting of the
representatives of the twelve counties
forming the tier through Central Ken
lucky from Kenton to Clinton. The
officers selected were:
I President Edwin l.. Quarles. Of
Lexington.
Vice President George Bohon of
Harrodsburg.
Secretary-Treasurer Frank B. Jones
of Lexington.
The purpose of the Associations or
ganization is to place some responsible
ciosely-organized force in charge Of the
advancement of the interests of the
counties which are working for the
selection Of the Bluegrass route for the
Dixie Highway.
I The Associations program as map
ped out last Friday is to gather togeth-
er all the available information con-
corning the conditions along proposed
Bluegrass route which will be submit
ted to tn Dixie Highway Commissioners
as the most desirable route for the
great Chicago Miami thorofare.
The Bluegrass route as fixed upon by
the representatives and organizers of
the Bluegrass Dixie Highway Associa-
tion, will start at Covington and run
thru Lexington, Grab Orchard and
Somerset to point on the Tennessee
line from which point jamestown, Tenn
may be most conveniently reached.
In addition to the officers. a steering
committee was named consisting of
two members from each of the counties
interested. This steering committee
is as follows;
Kenton-R. p. Ernst and Harry
Meyers, of Coyington.
Grant-Judge w. T. Simmons and j.
b. DeJarnett, OF Williamstown.
Scott-Judge J. u. Ward and viii
liam Kelly, of Georgetown.
Fayette Harry GiovannoJi and j.
w. Porter, of Lexington.
Jessamine John q. Chambers and
Walden Smith. of Nicholasville.
Mercer George Bohon and james
Isenbery, of Harrodsburg.
Garrard-J. +. Stormes and John NJ.
Farra of Lancaster.
Boyle-W. V. Richardson and Ed
ward DillehaY. Of Danvllle.
Lincoln Thomas Cherry and J. b.
Willis, of Grab Orchard.
Pulaski-Judg II. +. Jasper and j.
N. Farmer, of Somerset.
Wayne-John W. futile and j. II.
Shearer, on Monticello.
Clinton-Dr. F. w. Huddleston and
DIR. j. z. Dyer. of Albany.
The steering committee will have
general charge of the work of the as
ISOLATION, especially in the task Of
stimulating public interest and support
for the Dixie Highway IN the eoInties
in which they hive, and will also rep
resent their counties in general meet
ings of the Association.
In addition to the steering committee
two other committees were authorized,
places upon which were directed to be
filled by the president. They were the
executive committee and the publicly
committee. The executive committee
of which President Quarles is ex-offieio
chairman has been selected as follows:
George Bohon. John b. Chambers.
John M. Farra, II. Gioyannoli and
Judge ]. b. Ward. All Of the mem
bers Of tbs executive committee are
members Of the Steering committee.
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AT CRAB ORCHARD
Kentucky Bankers To Meet.

The executive committees of Group
s and IL of the Kentucky State banks
have decided to meet at Crab Orchard
to hold the next meeting of these
groups. the date fixed being June 4th.
Interesting addresses will be made
on this occasion and a pleasant and
profitable meeting is anticipated by
the members. The meeting will be at
tended by about seventy five bankers
from both the State and National banks
of the districts.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-04-22

William f. Klair, Fayette County,
Candidate for Reelection as Railroad
Commissioner, Second District of Ky.
Subject to the action Of the Democratic
party in the August Primary.
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STANLEY
To Launch Campaign Nav LIST.

Former Congressman A. o. Stanley
and the probable nominee for the DEM
ocratic nomination for Governor. an.
nounced Tuesday that he would open
his campaign in Frankfort May LIST.
He has established headquarters at the
Gait House in Louisville. and Judge S.
w. Hager of 0wensboro, will be his
campaign manager.
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Railroad Commissioner.

We are authorized to announce
JOHN E. NEWMAN, of Bardstown,
Nelson County, as candidate for the
Democratic nomination for Railroad
Commissioner from the Second Dis
trict; the primary election to be held
Saturday August 7th., 1915.
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The W0mans Club


We want healthier town. more
sanitary town. a better town in which
TO live.
A scrubbing brush and paint will do
il.
While thousands Of cities and towns
are cnthusias tieally engaged in a clean
up and paint up campaign why should
We not have the same kind Of cam.
paign right here at homcl
Why not clean up the streets and
alleys. the back and front yards. the
vacant lots! Why not remove the dirt
wherever We can find ~ Why not
paint the dingy houses and fences,
There is both pleasure and economy
in such eompaign. It means more
attractive place in phich to live. Re-
moving the accumulated dirt means
less sickness, and painting up adds to
the value Of our homes and business
buildings.
The man who inaugurated the clean
up and paint up campaign that has for
the last three years swept over the
nation has benefited millions Of people.
We should get into this popular move
ment and share in the pleasures and
benefits that invariably come from
campaign Of this character
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-04-22
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

i VulllOnu hvvVOVVnllblvl ~
The Central Record is authorized to
announce the following candidates for
Office, subject to the Democratic
primary, August 7th, 1915.
FOR GOVERNOR.
Hon. A. o. Stanley.
FOR CIRCUIT JUDGE.
c. A. Hardin, of Mercer county.
Chas. C. Fox, of Boyle county.
FOR COMMONWEALTH'S
ATTORNEY.
E. V. Puryear, of Bowie county.
r. w. Keenon. of Mercer county.
j. S. 0wsley, Jr., of Lincoln county.
FOR CIRCUIT CLERK.
w. B. Mason.
W. A. Doty.
FOR SHERIFF.
G. T. Ballard, Jr.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE.
II. Clay Kaufman.
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Why not orgsnize clean up and
paint up campaign. and make our
town abetter home town. now? Here's
brief plan Of action: Hold meeting
TO discuss the matter and TO organize
tor an effective aud thorough campaign.
Elect or appoint:
One man and one woman as direct
ing heads Of the general movement.
A committee on public buildings,
and stores.
A committee on residences and out
buildings.
committee on streets aud alleys.
A committee on parks and planting.
A committee on painting and repair
work.
A committee to interest the school
children.
A committee to supply teams Tor
removal Of rubbish.
Captains and lieutenants Of working
crews for each day of the campaign.
Here are some Of the things TO be
done during Clean up and Paint up
weeks, and to be continued thereafter.
Clean up lawns. cutters. back yards
and alleys.
Burn or haul away all garbage and
rubbish.
Prune shade trees; plant trees on
lawns and vacant lots.
Fin up dangerous and unsightly
holes in vacant lots.
Repair fences. gates, porches, screens
windows. etc.
Tear down old. worthless and I'M
slightly signs.
Make ehildren's gardens in vacant
lots.
Tear down old. WORKOUT awnings and
put up new ones.
Plant flower gardens and shrubs on
lawns.
Spread disinfectants in germ-breed-
ing holes and buildings.
Whitewash cellars, barns, sheds. etc.
Paint store fronts, porches. window
stills screeng etc
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Rates For Political Announcements
For Precinct and CITY Offices IS 500
For County Offices. ............. 1000
For State and District 0ffices.... $500
For Calls, per line. 80, 10
For Cards, per line. .... ..... 10
For all publications in the inter-
est of individuals or express
sion of individual views, per
line. -................ III
obituaries. per line. ........ .05
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-02

and. possibly, of type not altogether
as desirable as those who will be ap-
! pointed by court or BE- drawn for
a grand jury: certainly such a pro-
vision will multiply officials and be an
/ Increased charge on the State. and
thus on the taxpayer. | am firmly of
the opinion that In the matter Of dis
covering intar gible property for tax
alton. the provision making il manda :
tory that Judges of courts in all juris-
dictiors in the State summon grand
Juries annually to pass on the assess
ments of this class of property. wilt
bring about compliance with the law
and at a minimum cost to the govern
n ant and taxpayer This i take 1t, is
desirable.
| H. the matter of erroneous assess
ments," The time allowed for appeal,
three years. appears to be to be I'M
reasona nile; l would suggest that zone
year" be- substituted (six months
would be nearer right, and that
topples of petitions, etc, be served on
Commonwealth Attorneys. etc, within
thirty days. My reason for this sug.
gestion Is that after lapse of three
years much of the evidence, including
conditions at the time, Is lost sight of.
even the officer who made the assess
ment may have retired from Office or
have passed away and the facts gov
erning at the time cannot be exhibited
to the court.
There Is general agreement tina.
what Is known as ''land-grabbers' :"
bill should be changed and that the
State ought TO find some other and
ljuster method of collecting delinquent
taxes. The general idea suegeste In,
your bill. that proceedings be had
through court at the instance of the
Sta te's-e official representative and
property sold for taxes after due no.
ltice to interested parties and proper
advertisement, appears just The
proposition to rent out such property
for any period. up to five years, in
wolves too many contingencies, in my
opinion. In addition to the costs OF
laccountinEs necessary, the matter Of
up-keep may be a serious one, and
failure to do this properly will likely
involve the State. 1t will be admitted.
II think. that property coming into the
control of the State on this account
will not likely be in the best physical
condition, and 1t is more than prob
able that he-bedy and roof wifi Of
necessity. have to be painted within
"a period OF FIVE years, to say nothing
of other ana sometime extraordinary
repairs demanded In addition. the
matter OF insurance would have to b..
considered. As compromise, would
suggest that. If in the Judgment OF
the court. the rental return on = par
Gel of property for one year will dis
charge the obligation for taxes, the
court may order the rental provided
the condition of the property il such
as not to demand material expendi-
tures for repairs during that period
Again. alluding to the prospective ad-
ditional costs. against which there will,
and ought to- be. considerable protest
10 the provision that the board may
employ one CT more attorneys to rep
resent 1t in instituting such proceed
ings'' This IL q broad provision, with
possible opening to abuse.
Change Constitution,
Your pamphlet does not present
any rates on any Of thu vas1ous kinds
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government; Tor this reason have al :
ways felt some hesitation about dis.
cussing such a great and grave ques-
tion, certainly as a science.
After twelve years experience an
Commissioner Of the Revenue IN this
city. where there was presented as
many different quastis MS under our
tax laws as at any point In the State,
was forced to the conclusion that
present laws are unnecessarily Gem
pick and often ambiguous. both to 4
degree rendering the officers charged
with their execution and the taxpayer.
uncertain as IN the intent OF the law
In an article published in Rich
mond." magazine published by the
Richmond Chamber Of Commerce,
November. 1914. issue, have ex
pressed an opinion in favor Of partial
segregation. as swell as in favor of a
tax commission. to be. composed Of
three persons not holding any other
official position and who shall devote
their entire time to the duties OF their
affice. These men must be Of the high
est Integrity and ability and clothed
with ample authority. OF courss.
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when questions of import arise be.
tween the citizen and the ctmmiss' on
appeal to court should be provided
for. Where any contest should arise
as between any subdivision in our
government and the commission. my
ruggestion would be that appe$l be al
lowed by either party, but to be d.
icct to our Supreme Court. Ny rea-
son for this Is to get rid of any pos
etble local bias.
Under segregation, 1t may not be
necessary Tin my opinion will not a =
complish any good under either sys
temp to provide for local boards
either for direct assessment purpose
or for purposes of review. Under no
circumstances do think i will be
wise TO have on such board two out
of three persons holding elective Of
fees Commissioners of revenue and
treasurer) dependent upon the good
will Of local voters. One such officer
the Commissioner of Revenue, might
render useful service in the Quin
quennial assessments OF real estate for
the reason that he personally views. or
should view, all improvements in his
district annually. his ONCE handles all
transfers and with the information
furnished to him by the clerks. which
should include the consideration in
all sales he Is able to keep up fairly
we'll with values obtaining.
His Objections.
My objection to provision for ad-
ditIonal county and city boards Ia. first,
boards will likely be of the same class
which the elective officers are drawn,
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Of property to be taxed. hence I can
not discuss that feature
May l say. that in the progressive
and growing condition to which Our
grand old State has attained In recent
years. our Constitution ought to be
changed so that real property may be
assessed every second or third year
instead of waiting five years between
assessments. / believe more frequen,
assessments would be juster to owne'
and State. Some other progressive
States assess real property annually.
The argument most stressed agains,
segregation complete segregation
has been that the taxpayer would lose
interest in the State government, GER
tainly would not observe and have q
part in controlling possible excessive
expenditures ty the State. This argu-
ment did not have great weight with
me. because / do not believe that 10
per cent of our citizens keep track
of expenditures of the State. How
ever. under partial segregation. as
suggested by Idr. Donahoe and others,
and In order to get rid Of the rightly
some would charge to the segregation
plan, they provide that, when neces-
sary, the State will assess against the
various subdivisions. both counties
and cities, lump SUM. according to
wealth. TO be paid into the State treas
ury. This, | think, overcomes the OBJ
lection.
The urgent demand for revision in
our tax laws seems to be expressed in
the one word equalization" The adj
mittedly gross inequalities In assessed
values Of real estate is the black
bug In the ointment. My contention
is that under the plan for partial seq
regHtiun we get rid of this bug-bear
in large part in fact. altogether. ex-
cept as ii bears on the sums to be paid
by the various localities in the State,
when such payments shall be required
and In the items Of intangible prop
erty and licenses. Barring this
feature, no one county or city will
care a continental what valuation the
other fixes for taxation. In other
words, the proposition Of values on
real property and tangible property Is
changed from State to local propo-
sition.
Under partial segregation. the COM
mission will have to provide a plan or
plans for getting at intangible per-
sonal property and assessing It at a
proper valuation, and will have to pro-
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vide plans fo- securing information for
the purpose OF assessing licenses on .
Just basis: these will employ their time
very fully. and IL we are to Judge by
result of refe rms effected in other
States. should bring into our treasury
by the end of 1916 an Increase OF
something Ike 100000 from thess
basis OF the equalization about
which we have heard so much. That
Is to say. portion Of our citizens are
disclosing to the state all of this char.
acter of property they have and ara
paying taxes on It: the other fellow,
through the commission and grand
juries, will be made to do likewise.
Surely. to bring about such a ~.
suit. the State can afford to expend .
paltry $4,000.
Delinquent Taxes.
! have read the tentative plans pub.
lished first by the Committee on Tax
Revision. and have made q partial
survey Of the report. only recently
made by them to the Governor. hAva
gone over yours hurriedly because
there 10 so little time for revision on
your part, II you deemed any change
wise.
Under plan suggested in re colIec-
lion of delinquent taxes: / believe
that much Of this trouble will ~
obviated IL collecting officer be ~.
quired to open an account akains&
each parcel OF property, say. begin.
ming with the year 1915. and In every
instance when payment is mazda,
crediting to the oldest unpaid charge.
To undertake to go back to the period
Of last cancellation and work up the
delinquents. many items being rep.
resented by life tenants, an enormous
number of poll taxes alone. will cost
at least $7.6Uu. A great portion OF the
de1inquents on land taxes will, u.
evitably. be brought in anyhow when-
ever the property changes ownership.
Taken all together, the reasons I'm.
pelling me to favor the plan OF par~s
tial segregation. under commisnIAn
required to devote the entire time 90
Its members to the discharge Of In
duties, are as follows. in part:
First: The simplicity OF TIE plan.
Second: The ease and inexpensive.
ness with which the State secures u
her tire asury the bulk OF her income
Simplicity and sinexpensiveness are
two ideas which believe will appeal
to all OF our citizens.
Very respectfully,
O. A. HAWKINS. {
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RAILROAD Y.M. CA,
HAS Bis MUSICAL
SPLENDID PROGRAM PLEASES
HUNDREDS OF MEMBERS
AND FRIENDS.

With q large crowd Of members and
friends present and enjoying every
minute OF the evening the first day
Of 1916 was celebrated at the Rail
road Y. M. c. A. last night with the
annual New Year musical. A SPLEEN
did program of music, reading. singing
and dialogue kept the interest of the
audience throughout and the comedy
of the Bunkertown Literary Club
brought down the house.
The room was decorated in colors
and evergreens and beautifully light
cd. The orchestra played throughout
the evening, calling forth applause on
more than one occasion, Altogether
the celebration was-offe of tire-bcst
ever held at the Railroad Y, NJ. c. A..
and when the program was concluded
shortly after 10 o'clock the company
was in a most enjoyable frame OF
mind.