The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-03-15

n people. II is not easy to suggest to
you, some pertinent things that 20 to
the dscredit Of our nation and State.
but we can only discharge well our
duty as citizens and officials when the
facts are made known.
I'VE as a nation have been shown by
students of the question as not having
proper respect for the law You need
but to look at the Worlds Almanac
Encyclopedia for 1917 TO find a record of
our shame by one of our greatest sta
tlsticIan. IL is shown that the United
States leads in homicides every civiliz-
ed country in the world. including New
Zealand. Jamaica and Japan. and in the
last three or four decades up TO the
year 1919 homicides had been on the ir-
crease. II we stopped here the shock
would be softened. but we have the
statement Of one of our distinguished
/ Circuit Judges few years back that
not only did the United States lead the
world but that Kentucky lead the
/ United States, there being only two
states IN the Union having higher
percentage of homicides. population
/ considered. 1t is suggested as prob
able reason for our State showing
practically no increase in population in
/ the last twenty years when other Stat
Is of less resources have gone forwal!
by leaps and bounds. Ii is believed bv
many that it has kept millions of dollars
of capitol out Of our state that would
have otherwise been placed to develop
our resources.
| Judge Hardin pointed out at length
| the enormous cost that falls upon the
taxpayer IN prosecuting housing and
careing for the criminal. the awful sig
niiicance of lawlesSness IN the d'struct-
ion of body. soul and the up setting Of
the peace ard order of society and the
sweetness Of the home He then called
attention to the sources AMI causes of
crime. the making of the criminal. He
quoted Thomas NJ. kIlbride, Secretary
OF State Board of Pardons of Illinois as
saying that the three causes of crime
in Illinois a. being liquor. lust and
gambling. He impressed at length the
importance of investigating the blind
tiger. disorderly house and the gam
bling houses. He said further that one
Of the most prolific causes of crime was
the use of the cigarette by children
and boys under Is years Of age lie
quoted United States army certificates
70 show the breaking down Of mental
physical efficiency Of voting men because
OF the smoking of cigarettes. The
crime record of the juvenile courts
growing out of the habit and told quite
u number of instances that mad come
under his own observation in the Court
and pointed out the relation Of that
habit to lawlessness among the BOYS in
the development of their criminal ma.
ture. lie dwelt at length upon false
SNt al INK as biit Vi NIlf Ilb-l lltN'AtllN
crimes of the day and made it plain
how it shielded the criminal and how It
degraded the man guilty of it, and how
demoralizing it was to the community
which tolerated it. He touched upon
the pistol toting habit and discussed
fully the violation of the fish and game
law and concluded his instructions by
suggesting that by the certain and
swift putting into operation the law de-
pended and rested the highest good Of
society.
The iuries empaneled are az follows;
Grand Jury
Meade Trater, II. }. Tinsley, Joe
Nevius. j. Il. Guley, Burdette Ramsey,
T.. j. Hammack, J. Il. Bourne, j,
A. Rice, John Green. John Camp
bell, William Hendren. J. y. Denny.
Foreman.
Petit Jury
Wn. Onstott. Phil Brown. Male Al
bridge, } A. Beazley. J. ID. Pope, q.
NJ. Henderson, j c. Foster, Eb Bently,
W. r.. Moss, j. l.. Dozier, JasC c. CLARK
ST., Clay Humphrey, Eb Scott, ID. c.
Sanders, F. h. Marksbury, Ike Mailer,
l.. ". McCreary, Vim. Grow, ". l..
Grow. 5. l.. Rich. W. Il. Moss Sr., l..
f. Speaks. Dave Di,hon and II. b.
Lee.
Alsike Sapling, Red and Sweet Glow
or; Timothy, Orchard Grass. and XIV.
Blue Grass Seed, Hudson. Hughes &
tarnau.