The bee., 1916-06-13

Superintendent Of Public Instruction,
has been notified that he was elected
President Of the Colorado State Teach
ers' College at an annual salary Of
$500.
Governor Stanley announced the ap-
pointment Of Henry Hines, of Bowling
Green, and Herbert Carr Of Fulton,
as members Of the State Prison Com
mission to succeed Daniel e. O'Sul-
Ivan and M. f. Conley. The other
member is F. Thomas Hatcher, Of
Pikeville.
Colonel A. T. Hert, Of Louisville,
is Kentuckys new member of the Re
publican National Committee, without
contest, Colonel John W. McCulloch,
Of Owensboro, having withdrawn his
name when the case was called for
the committees consideration at the
national convention held in Chicago.
Thomas Washington, so years old,
was tried at Harrodsburg on a lunacy
charge and ordered to an asylum at
Lexington. Washington has been mar
ried four times and each of his wives
presented him with eleven children,
the greater number of whom are liv-
ing.
William Walker, of Hopkinsville,
was found in a serious condition along
side the c. C o. tracks at st. Paul,
near Maysville. Walker said two ne
groes robbed him, beat him up and
threw him from the train. His face
is mass Of cuts and bruises and one
ear is almost torn off.
A resolution aimed at putting ban
on any Methodist preacher engaging
himself to assist in any "Camp-meet,
ing or other meetings where there
will be buying and selling Of soft
drinks, ice cream or other unnecessary
luxuries on the Sabbath day" was
passed by the Hopkinsville District
Conference, in session at Grand Rivers.
When attempting to walk across the
railroad tracks in company with sew
eral girl companions, near New Hope,
Miss Lizzie Sweats, Of Lebanon, 19
years old, was struck by fast pas
senger train, receiving injuries from
which she died a few hours later at
a hospital. Her companions escaped
without injuries.
Difficulties that had threatened with
indefinite delay the construction Of
an inter-county seat road between
Owensboro and the Mclean County
line, on the road to Calhoun, were
removed when three farmers withdrew
their objections to the construction
at points where it would infringe on
their property.
Mrs. Phoebe G. Wadsworth, 81 years
old, killed herself at her home in Car
rollton by taking acid. She had been
a patient at the Craigmount Asylum
at Madison, Ind, but was released in
June a year ago, later recommitted
and again paroled last April. She
was to have been taken back again.
She rebelled.
An argument over a Scriptural quo
tation is said to have led to a quarrel
that resulted in the death by shooting
of CISCO Profitt, resident Of near
Tompkinsvrle. Soon after the shooting
Jere Tom adams, 40 years old, surren-
dered to officers. The two men were re-
turning to the county after a visit to
town when the quarrel arose, Adams
is said to have told officers.
The tobacco report issued at Frank
fort by M. G. Cohen, Commissioner of
shows that there were
3,714,9O5 pounds of the 1915 crop of
tobacco sold during the month of May
for $324,716.47, or an average Of 1914
per hundred pounds. There were S42,-
020 pounds Of the 1914 crop sold dur
ing the same month for SS1,754.29, or
$9.71 per hundred pounds.
Beach Hargis, q years old, was
paroled from the Frankfort peniten-
tiary. He left for Lexington to join
his mother, Mrs. Louella Hargis, who
has been i'll in hospital there. Hargis
killed his father, Judge James Hargis,
at Jackson in February, 1908, while
the noted feud leader was standing
in his store. After two trials, being
defended by the late Senator w. o.
gOuAS was NOhNANNCh
and sentenced to the penitentiary for
life. He was received in March, 1910.
Anna Hilton, "a years old, and Lii
liam Price, 32, we're arrested at Louis
vile on a charge Of having caused the
death of Richard Thomas, negro.
The police charge that the Hilton wo-
man beat the negro on the head with
a stove lid litter and then threw him
out of a second story window into an
alley, crushing h'5 skull Nd killing
him. When tai "A to Jail, the Hilton
woman said the negro had come to
her home and attacked her and that
she had picked up the iron weapon
and knocked him down.
Although the Hessian fly has greatly
damaged the wheat in this State and
the unreasonable weather has retarded
crops OF every kind, reports received
by Commissioner Of Agriculture Cohen
Indicate a fair crop this year. Gem
missioner Cohen says the outlook is
hopeful, as the pastures are splendid
and live stock is in good condition.
The tobacco seasons have been excep-
tionally fine. and what the farmers
and planters lose on their wheat they
will gain on their corn and tobacco