The Winchester News, 1908-12-21

DIU VliS OH f j i NA1AL WARFAL i i t I < I I > t 1n Piwiirs Sutanit ifs on SiA r It jectrrilakfrs > Bulky DccVtj J < > SSFS 5 j 1 X ument tJ i 5 S S 5 iind6n Dec 21The views ofifK S powers the delegates from which r r I assembled here to decide upon acodr pf laws for the international priawf court provided for at the last Hagiwr f jf f conference make a decidedly bullcjj volume Some of the powers Iitttw 11 I japan have submitted their propo > a I gals In the briefest form while otto t ers notably r Great Britain support their views with arguments and ref < erences io decisions which Britlslt naval courts have giyen in bistorleaJP naval cases The United States too > r has gbna into detail on the various < j I subjects which she thinks should re f ceiye consideration while GermamjT has submitted a draft code of lawfc Ih The United States Great BrIta15Y I andiJap an are agreed on the majority of points The American views lm elude the following suggestions k neutral ship found > within the iImIs of a belligerent power may W seized destroyed or used for waislik purposes Tiuttiie proprietors must JMf indemnified Inv cases where the enemy hat IMC7 S observed the usages ot war and the SelinqnenC call not be paptured the may be recourse to Reprisals but aJ ways in Accordance with tttie dtctaltr of humathty I The reprisals should not exceed MV severity the offense committed amdP should not be repeated after repar tlpn has been made for the injwy I complained of I rthe rt the enem are subject io capture ex J cet tb0j3f employed in purely char < ikdi5 di5 < vert and as hospital ships f Alf pr rjite vessels belonging to UM w enemy 4xcepi bona fide coastal fr r Jug bbatf are subject to capture am le 1 sexempt wider treaty in case fC s military or other necessary prrtaii ahipp of the enemy they cia b e li I tror retained5fprsrvi e otjb gjojernm nt Neutral ships emiloye 1 Ia aa alfc4or military service of ibjpf f enemy pr placed under cbat roiofctiiK enemy for naval pl military servlci > are subject to capture nddestr I tion fP S Warships of the ilnited States tx tf seek asylum during war in a jnitriij port subject to the limitations pti r scribed by the port authorities Such ships must conform to ibir S regulations pf the port authorities rtK 4 garding length of stay and interval t v be observed before going to sea k pursuit of any enemy or after def f r tureot enemys ship A neutral ship carrying an enemy i dispatches Is subject to seizure when acting as courier in the service ofth enemy Mail steamers under a near tral flag carrying said dispatcher whether as part of general man or separately for convenient reaspotr and without special contention of re r numeration are not subject to sejs V > ure and should not be detained mrj less there Is a well grounded COT t v to suspect a violation of the laws ott > i t War t In the section relating to the e emptlon from capture of hospltafv 1l f 5 l lshipsit should give succor and assistance to 1 1t S the wounded sick and shipwreck of the belligerents without distfnct tibn of Jiationality Belligerent should have the right to control t 1 movement and visit hospital sniper They could refuse their help order i 5 them away in any direction wished r 4 put a commissioner aboard and eyes y detain the ships If the gravity of th situation requires it Merchant ships yachts or neutraP vessels carrying Or picking up beinr erent wounded sick prjShipwreclc i If should not be captured on account tT such acts but should still be subject f to capture for any violations of rne trality they may hvec m Ji ttedt Merchant snips under escort bit war 7 shfps of their own nationality iho1J 5 be exenipt from the rIgHt of earek a > on proper assurancesSSSS the commander ofthe ooa T LC i t The American vIews aJ 1 lJfopDlal as to contraband aid 5 methods of blokII1ng fhi IC j Islniilar to thoe 1Jvt 1i 9 1 s BrItaIu ii a mqre it D tI i S S 5 1IcJ I r > r l f T = J GUNdITARRtWS 6 tl t t England Alarmtiat ftuatlia r jSi t s OJ S C Jr1tr HongkongpueC 5 5 lk u la S I j that the anti forelp movempt IoE I I Canton airi il byt t th f 8 Bthetr r t f ian5 who aNei4 to hays be c kt4j rr J 5 l tan a be1e WiJ1 o 1 S k5sott1kea r 1l p c 1if 1gkO er1O 11 fI < tati i t > < Br J tatlt p h pf ut h < pfS S ipra t tri 1 0 J oJ 1 tl < i < i < t

IPi JICUDE8MANY r OiiIyTwoSe1ectiohs Have BeenM de1 SS7 i Burton Still On the I j 1 i S Ust S j 5 I 1 4 iJ e i f 1 3 S S = S 5 5 5 iJt S 5 V Ift 5 S f Washington Doc Alt Cabinet builders at lhg national capltalf fand r t thoO5who hale moyed to Georgia as asa - a asa part q the entouragebf Presiont r elee t Taf fc are succeeding in placing pnr the an Jous bench public men in all sectloifefof the country who have beenT looked 0n as spirants for port I iojJ s or wh se qCi11flcations have beep urged by admiring fiignds S The announcement of the appoint merit of Frank Ij r Hitchcjocfe 9be postmaster general followed by thoi tot Senator Philander 6 Kiioxriq be secretaryXof state and the < generally accepted report that George W WiG er ham of New York is the choice ot Mr Taft for attorney gen oraL indicates that the slate is being made up rapidly and thatan an noun epent of the entire cabinet may be expected before many weeks From a discussion of the cabinet slate among Mr rafts close friends in Washington there seems to bs a reasonable certainty that Secretary Wilson will continue for a year pir rala department that Secretary Garfield Will retire from the cabinet thaf Judge Hichtird A Ballinger ot sat tie Wash wUl be given a pldce probably that ot secretary of the inr tenor that Luke E Wjight will retIreS I tire from the cabinet and again take a post in tb0 diplomatic service and I that an Ohio man wlll b e given the position bt secretary of the treasury For these posts no selections have been made definitely alttipugh Mrt Taf bas men in mind For th ftst lew days the nam Of Charles jjtjffl of Missouri has been dIscusB6di In connection with the secretaryibip ot the departnient of commerce and Ia bor4 it is fcnpwn that at one time 5ud ff lt hought very strop ly of naming Nag l as attorney general but tbt laterke consIdeidWj ker J i fwrVB > t > = tTj i < > V wTr1 a1 Jtrii1iipuf s of that department Other mames ia d inr connection witri that department are those ot WiUiintUpeb Jr secretary to Frost dent Roosevelt Oscar S Straus who now1 has the portfolio and George A Kni rt toL Callfdrnia It riB Iiot be belIeved - lieved belIeved her however that two places will gp > ia the Pacific coast Probably the most difficult place remsdninsriof befilled is that of sec retaigr of the treasury Among the Ohio men mentioned are Former Gov Governor - ernor Governor Myron T Herrick aid Repre sentative Burton The rumor that there nakbeen a break in the cordial relations that existed between MrI Burton iud Mr Taft is not generally l credited by the friends of both in this city and in many quarters Mr Bur Burton - ton Burton Still is regarded as a possibility fbrrthe second postof importance in the cabinet For secretary ot war the name of I Charles Magoon now governor of I Cuba is heard frequently but the I generally accepted idea is IhafMrI Taft has not yet made up his mind whom he will appoint o that pdsi i tibn He is said to be looking for a I man who has made a record as a I business man William Loeb Jr As I also mentioned for secretary ofwthe I navy as Is alsO Charles H Thompson of New York There are some close friends of Mr Taft also whO think that Secretary Newberry will ere tained PractlcalIyal of the discussion is mere speculation however This is proved by the success Mr Taft had in keeping quiet for so long the fact that he wanted Senator Knox above I all others to take the place as secre I tary ot state Maine Survivor Buried Boston Dee 21 Private WlUlant IHanrahan survivor pf the battleship JpMBIiea Maine a hero pf the Boxer war in ChIna apd a Spanish war veteran who died at Newark N X was bur burled - led burled here with military honors by the Sjpanlsb War veterans of Boston CASHIER A 5pidbE Railway Employe Ends Life When Accounts Are Checked Up dmahVNeb Dec 21 William IL Kelley cashier 9f the Union Pacific rail pai at South Omaha Committed sucldebY sending eL bullet thrpugb filsoraln > Kelleyji office has been undergoing a periodical checkup by > the auditor for the past week but TJnipn pacific officiaJs declare that so far ui1i auditor bas goM Kellfjfii r accounts are in perfect cpnditk JLvti Yo Miner Dies In tfoSpfa Columbus Off Dee 21 u y j niJt rpJIi dea4 Ii tJra bis ImpMal wkerehe hat lata t n Ia in o1det5 1 ajalu r a t CIr r 1 ml i j < t Isr h 7 7i I S i2j

if1oobi ffoQJ 1 s < POUNDM1S1N6 4oC Hew JLbJH Municipal Council Find I Scandal jri city Ac counts Speciality The News A Y t LISBON Portugal Beret 2gUrEhj new municipal v council has unearthed > a scandal in the city accounts Over seven million dollars is found miss it ing The Rational Government is blamed I GTO CLOSE i r TERM = tDNtAY I I midyear Examinations Will Be Held jn Week Following Jan t j uary 5 I J WeHriesday willsee the last of the students until after January Ji The pn4 tte buildings vill have a deserted and the buildings ill Bave t deserted S airi School will reconvene January T ind the week following the mid Qexammations will be held QI heldt t t l January 19th the new term begins 1 Itwill show a considerable increase Jitsudmc and villbc opened x1p TOropriate exercises A lecturerqf note will be beard from Basket Bali The girls will have a publie biisket ball contest Monday night in the j gymnasium Two games will ibe played The ladies are playing se gee e worth traveling far to see IUterary Society r > 4 The > ieiean Literary Society held I IIIan open session Jat Thurs ay I1 onir i 4 ing on th e small chapel The exeV < c cises were iltogetlier the best and iao t deiightful of anything of a like t CtiEture in a long time A most ili 7 testing debate was held roh the soba J jct ofJ Women1nvgsion fInd si I > S Io Jin jg Beneficial totlf tQQ1 rt CHe ladies discussed the question ihorbughlyy and Intelligently showing A Vide range of Reading and a great I deal pf original thought The Affirm ative was upheld by Miss MarySpen < er and Miss Edna Hay s ThVTSTeg ative debaters were MIS Sarah Dud S ley Tracy and Miss Mary jCuls The1 1 decision went to the AlBnnative 1 An original poem by Miss Lucy Jones marked her as an artist A I I ttaper by Miss Bertie Thompson deal dealing - ing dealing largely with personalities made a decided JUt Speaks at Cynthiana Prof H K Taylor will speak at Oynthiana next Sunday morning and evening in the interests of the cmtege Series of Orations An addeoXf eattire in the work of the Senior Class will be a series of thefstude xj students and faculty in the chapel 4 exercises The first set will beS de livered immediately after the vaca I I iion Jfr is a much needed drill and 1 tife students seem to enjoy the prosI S peel peelfr x yNew Stufent Enters MriRichard Clark of this county xMitereU college this WkjTuesday Two Le fures Dr Thos Hambly of Ohio will de deliver - liver deliver two lectures in the college chap fl Feb 3 and 4 j2lIe topic of the first Will be 70 Miles by togs and Snow Shoes arid tiie second on The Bfeast that Carries the lfophet Dr f Hambly sa lecturer with a national reputation and Itfill undoubtedly x prove arrare pjicL for Winchester Preparatory Declamations i The boys who tfike part in the iY Preparatorv Declamation v contest S are in Very good shape and are I awaiting the event with cwifidence r They are evenly matched andivi1l j cf furnish a close and stro nglvgood < contest The > contestants are iPrank i MacNeill John Carter Taylor and 1 Wm Cark ofthis own and Thos lJ Harrison of Miason county It will i be held in the small iiapel Tuesday ftel 9p lat 315 oclock The pub lic is cordially ihyitad 1 Prof fipsley v f Prof Jbhn b Bbslev principa1of the GifcySchpoli delivered a very fine f addreftiB before the Y M C A lastS S G Tuesdayiight ISe gave a report t of IYie Missionary Conference at S al1xin ci > We hope to > hay Prof ProfS - S ProfS r yius vry ofte o < S S Do1srltM thpj1ng early and ernIng MddtIIl me r S i7Tv ife F dl vtf > fi

JURY DISAGREES j IN fARRISHCASE Owen sboro Banker Will Have To Be Tried Again On Charge Against Him j Speit i if The News V V HAWESV1LLE Ky Dek 21 The jury in the caseof James Parrjsh jury in the case of James Parrish the Owe eborp banker charged with receiving deposits when the bank was insolvent reported a disagree disagreement - ment disagreement this morning and ivas disciiarg 5 ed i OSCAR ii SCHMIDT JS ISHOT FROM AMBUSH Left Fielder of Winchester Baseball Team Seriously Hurt > jn Russellviile I S S jVli H H Phillips secretary of the baseball club haSsTeceived in information - formation information that Mr Oscar B Schmidt who last week signed a contract to play leftfield with ithe Winchester baseball club next year was shot in the shoulder Thursday night while walking down the street in Russell viile by au unknown assailant The report does not sajr how seriously Mr Schmidt was injured Schimdt is a Nashyille boy who played with the famous Eussellyille team last year and was there on a visit of a few days Mr Phillips has written fQr full particular and it is to be hoped that Schmidt is not se riously injured as he will undoubtedly prove to be the star leftfielder of the Blue Grass League next season The management of the Blue Grass had lieen negqtinyi Schntfdt for the fpaqitjre inpnhs and Only last week reeeiyedvhis > signature tp a eontacLS iv v nUls TIIRIJIQ IHE C S TRADING STAMP PARtOB At CB Boss StpriB WM Adyer 0 5 tiSihgJh The tws Wtn Do The value of progressIve advertis lug was never more fully denion strated than by the crowds attracted to the opening of the S H stamp premium parlor by the Sperry Hut chison Company Saturday U Our big ads in The News did the work remarked the manager as he surveyed the hosts of people At that the place is well worth a visit Tastefully even beautifully dec orated bjr the JonesLawrence Paper Company it is stocked with count countless - less countless premiums of real worth > It would be useless to enumerate all the different kinds of merchandise given free for S H stamps cut glass imported china special fur nit re sall in a distinction and ole gance of their own make the room a real beauty spot The Sperry Hutchinson people who own and operate the system while having a few small imitators are tna class by themselves Everyone calling at the premium parlor will be given a stamp book and 10 free S H trading stamps FEDERAl COURT lEUERALCOURTAGA1NST AGAINST THAW Rules That Prisoners Cannot BeTak J en From Asylum to PiUs v burg j S t Special to The News j v PBIJuPELPHIADec 21Tlie Federal circuit court rulestoday that Harry K Thaw now in the > asylumlat att wan NJ W York cannot be tak en to Tittsbiirg to testify Jin the bankruptcy proceedings I v HART CHAPTER D A R The regular monthly meeting of Hart Chapter D A Jj win be held Saturday afternoon ajfc 230 o clpcK with Miss Mary Bell Yield Miller v S GejL Iieyant Dodge State Com marider G A R will address the thee - e thee lo1d Gt As B Post1o Wuicliefitery attlieirhall the evening oLDecexn br28tk 5S v > W

srrcAt MEETING OF JHE CIIY COUNCIL i S Has Been Called For Wednesday S Night to Close Business oif S the Year YearS - S YearS There will be a special meeting of the City Ooiiic il Wednesday night for the purpose of paying out stiand t g a coiintsand closing thebus Thesofhioear trh i rWin Thesofhioearice ice lias ben sent out Notice 4r J v There will be a meeting pf the City Council Wednesday December 23rd afcr 7 p m i SAll accounts should be presented as this is the last meeting of tlie year tpthenvise they cannot bepaid until the February 1909 meeting J A HUGHES HUGHESMayor Ma or orS - S orS B TRACY Clerk 1 LAST SHIPMENT OF TUB FOR MARKET Went Saturday to BostonOver S 300000 Pounds Sent Pres Present - ent Present Season i The last shipment of turkeys from this city by the local poultry dealers to the East for the Christmas market was made Saturday afternoon to Boston Mass by Toohey Bros and Leon Kenaker Altogether there has been nearly SOOjOOO pounds of turkey meat ship oed from Clark county for the Thanksgiving and Christmas market in the larger cities There will be one more shipment made from here this year it Tvill con sist of one carload of mixed ppultry and eggs The total number of tur turkeys - keys turkeys shipped from here this year is a Uttle more than that of other n years OffICERS OF STATE GUARD 1NPECTING1 Pass Through City on Way FriIjl Middl sboro to Salyers ville S Col Jouett Henry of Hopkinjvili < Col Chas G Clay 1of LexTngh Col Wm N Hugby of Fraiikr ui J Major A M McLainVof MonceU lt Lirut W H Meadows of Louis i f f J all pf the State guards oxan i1 fcpecting tour passed through flH y < j Holiday morning on their AVUV i 4 i Midl esboro to SalyersvilleT I are frying to get the State Vgni l i in condition to confornr to thi 1 y J bilL passed iythe nagress Li v T I the atandarcl pf the militia Cheap notoriety pjntjme v i I x fy v > t > A f 7 v 1 y aiie thn tHeotberkiiLr p > 5 i l < I i 7v 2 A 1 < i f

I T = IJ r7 THE LATE DONALD G MITCHELL IK MARVEl t t Donald G Mitchell known all over the woftdns Jk jVIarAjel author ot filleT cries ota BAchelor and Dream Life who died reccnUy At his home In Connectfeut was born in Norwich Conn in prih 1322 His father was a clergyman and took personal charge of the < 8arlrdacailonof tiie < 8Qn 4mplanf lug in his mind many of ibe beautifully poetic sentiments that inadejir Mltch ells work so dear to the hearts of thousands of readers in after Ufp In his youth Mr Mitchell was very delicate and af te b6 gradualllbn wept abroad Jn search PC health His first work to attract eneral attentlon was jaeverles of a Bachelor J1 which he produced In 1850 j 1