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4 WEATHER Fair Thursday; Friday partly cloudy, possibly followed by showers; no chango In temperature. OUR SERVICE United Pre Wire New; Auto-easter News Pictures; Up-To-Dsta. Horn News, and Timely THE LEADING COUNTRY DAILY OF THE BLUE GRASS. Established May 6, 1910. Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky, Thursday, June 19, 1930 wipif VOL.21.

No. 38. CHAUTAUQUA ASKS SUPPORTS OF FIFTY LIE! I asssssssss sassaassssssssassssssasMasBsssssssssaMsssaajBasaweB Avenue School Here KJWAN1ANS HOLD PROBABLY BEST BREVITIES NEWS Local State National COMMENTS I I I I 0 JUDGS ALDEN of die Redpath i. Circuit says: "America needs few permanent waves and more per inanent wives." ilf luuAi ruzzLE for very small children Who has suffered more financial loss because of Chicago's bankruptcy school teacher or policemen? 8 8 I MAYOR Mclntyre is right. Dan ville is truly the "show place" of Kentucky.

Twelve "sweet papa PROGRAM OF YEAR) Chautauqua Provides. Entertain ment; Former Senator A- O. Stanley and W. S. Rupe Are Heard in Speeches.

M.VEATCH NEW MEMBER; BALL GAME IS TOMORROW The Djinv'Jle'Kiwanis-Club held probably its best- program of the year today at noon when the Chau tauqua provided the entertainment. Vlcrra's Hawaiians, who will give a concert at the tent tonight, gave a musical program which was most enjoyable and entertaining. W. S. Rupe, General Manager of the Redpath, gave one of the most brilliant talks that has ever been heard in Danville.

He spoke only 15 minutes but be paid a high compliment to Centre College and to Danville. JUs speech was a "little gem of literature." Former Senator A-, O. Stanley was a rueat and he was introduced by CoL Vernon, Jtifhard son who de-j scribed mm as lemre voueges gretftest living Mr. Stan-1 ley said that he was in vanviue on pleasure and that he bad been drawn hero by an irresistable mag net and homesickness. He gave a toast to the city Jn which he said.

"Here's to. Danville as it is, as p. minstrels, high class carnivals, or gigantic circuses," have shown here r. -r--' r- 11; since the first of April. IMS THE KIWANIS-POSTOFFICE baseball game will be played to morrow afternoon on Cheek Field.

The contest will start at 8 o'clock and the admission charge quarter. 8 8 COLORADO SPRINGS. (UP) Mert Kilgalbn said it was a pair of shoes, but when police insisted upon looking, he hurled the sack against the windshield of his automobile. The jug in the sack didn't break, but this windshield did. -ii I 1 to furnish the cut stone for -ths building as their reputation as fur has always been and as we nope.vme is a matter 01 great prjae 10 it shall always be." jthr residents of this community, a highly modernized stone quarry which is equipped with electrically driven rcreens and crushers.

They manufacture strong, durable I I I THE CITIZENS Bank will sooa hr "concrete" evidence that it represents so mo of Danville's prosperous -citizens. We trust that the farmer's Bank will not try, in the VwJrchltectur of its new building, to depict too nearly the financial con Other viaitors today were H. D. Hint on, nianaer of the Chautau- qua. Dr.

C. M. Gordon, and Miss May Bonds. Melvin Veatch was Installed as fioors of the structure. This product especially is prepared to set readily and form a concrete mass with "high early strenjrth.

Wsbash Condtito, a perfect brick mortar, was UBed on all brick and stone work. Concrete tile for back-ups, also manufactured by Wabash making this a Wabash 100 per cent job. Bcn F. Hurst, of Richmond, furnished all of the hot air, steam, a new member of the club today.) Thu new structure which was d-Mr. Veatch proprietor of a store signed by Frankel and Curtis, ar-on Main atcaet and is one of Dan-chitects of Lexington, is one of the vllle's best known young business most modern school uniti in the men, state of Kentucky and no amount dition of some of our farmers.

nil THE EASTERN states seem to be accumulating a great surplus of wetness. Soon the behind this rising' tide will cause it break from its limit and flow into the dry sands of the south and Ball Cae Tomorrow. Announcement of the lineups of theJCIwanis and PostoflVce baseball P-v we4 wtterw.it wilt disappear Uams which meet tomorrow ine AJanvme puonc scnooi sys-afUrnoon at .3 o'clock on Cheek cm itself is one of the finest in aa April shower. I I I I Field wsa made. The game South and is ably directed by THE TOUNG MEN'S Democratic club' will meet at the courthouse Monday night at 8 o'clock for the purpose of organization.

Every young Democrat in the county has feten extended a eerdial invitation to attend the meeting and is hoped that many of the "older heads" will be present. John B. Nichols, Jr, is president of the Young Mens' organization in this Company Promise "To Sell Four Hundred Tkketa. If Business Men Will Guar- antec Seven Hundred. LAST PROGRAM OF THIS YEAR IS TODAY A final effort will be made at tlio Redpath Chautauqua tonight to secure its retiyn to Danville in 1931.

The Danville Woman' Club, whah has sponsored the Chautauqua for fourteen the nineteen years thi. it has been here has become disorganized' and is not backing it for next year. The Redpath Company ha asked for at--guarantee of $2100. Fifty business me Bare required to guarantee to the Company the reciit pf the J2100, while in return ti Chautauqua Company has promif to guarantee to the business nt'-n the sale of $1,200 worth of sca ticket. s- An attempt to secure the ple! of four hundred ticket and fifty guarantors failed last nij but the authoriti'e expressed opinion thi morning that the will be reached today.

The ma ger stated that he believe that i people of Danville do not want to go out of this I and 'that the business men of city will bring it back. The final number of the pro Chautauqua h.Qwing will be eented at 8 o'clock: tms ever, 'when Vierra' Hawaiian give nn.iral MTllTIITl feStUriniT 1 melodies and-settings of the tr cul elands. The Redpath Company con-; th program tonight to be the ture of this year's series. emphasis ha been placed on I sets, which are described by -t fumi.ny in following t. "A spsrk throwing, moke-h volcano I to be a future cf tauqua this year.

The most orate and expensive set of scenery ever carried by a Ch u' qua company is to be used by ra's Hawaiian thi season. A istic tropical sea, thatched ho la abac ground of palms, moon and a volcano In included ia the and tic scenic and lighting effect this program." Uring in your Chick i and Exgs. We pay 1 est Prices. THE 1103 GROCERY, Fourth Walnut Streets. Soy Ikans make dcrful hay for cows sheep if eown in month.

Farmers Co. Phone 47 and 48. ROlitNS PLAY AT IJCRNSIDE SCMi Th local Robm bssebsil will th Buinside Bomside next Sunday f'ern- two o'clock. Ilm-era who will to from to BurnsW to take part in gn ar a follows: I i- Matherlv. Godberrr.

G. ISrys' Bryant, Philips, Johnson, snd Vsnhook. Iccbcrir lettuce Crisp Celery at JON 5 SI. NOTICE Th Ann Fo Anderson 1 American Legion 'AiVrj meet Frulsy, afternoon, June st 3 o'clock, wi'B. Mr.

Iv Freeman at hef hm'n Fourth Hreet, An effort hs isda to reach every member tiV'ne. If you hsv pot bi and ar planning cotiie ji call the hos'rss. phone, once. SPECIAL SATURDAY P.ird limn, $7.00. Ch' White or Gray.

P-Tv 102 Main H. It '57- jewstre and water rtitinrrm. He ala did all of the tinning, short mvtai i work and pipe and valve fitting. --Thr-Ixinfrto) Cut Stow Corff- pany, who operat one of the best rut stone eftaltJishmcnts the state of Kentucky, were employed 1 are many. At the present time approximately 8U0 application ar pending and entitled to careful and immediate consideration.

Without thi office, who can do this work? With all the other duties which now demand at'ention of the gov. I irnor, it is utterly impossible for all the pending and prospective par- don cases to receive that careful, I painstaking and fair consideration which the seriousness cf such mat-I ters merit. IThi wa not only low, cheap politic, but such a calculated to injuriously affect many innocent people and deny to many others. even though guilty, a fair opportunity to be heard." ADMIRAL BYRD IS RECEIVED 'IN HEW. YORK (United Press) NEW YORK, N.

June 19, Rear Admir' Richard E. Byrd and viiiivw jiuiuiia iiiiiuuiiiif mrc, block, back-up units, drain tile, fcr.re posts, and cemt-nted pieces. All cf the woodwork in the schop) (was furnished by the Biand and Stnitg Lumber. Company, dealers in pradc lumber and building ma-, terials. They also operate a hitrli- ly modem mill which is equipped to do any of the fine work needed on 1.

an exwnsive hmMinir Wabash Hih-Early Strength rr ftient, manufactured by the abash Portland Cement Company, was used on all of the.ioumlationa and SAI'PSON TiIAKES I IIUGIIETT MEMBER STATE TAX BODY Pardon Formerly Held Office of CommiiuioM Which Was Abolished By Action of State Legislature. SAMPSON'S STATEMENT HITS LEGISLATION June 18. FRANKFORT, KY. J. L.

Hughrtt, Republican, of Madi- jtonville, today stepped from th de-jfunct a year offic of Stat pardon commissioner Into th fS.OOO a year office a a member of the state tax commission, to succeed B. J. Bethurum. His appointment to the tax commission for a term ending March IS, 13.il, was announced this afternoon by Governor Sampson, just one day after the office of State Pardon Commission ceased to exist in accordance with an act of th 1930 legislature abolishing the office. Husfbelt will be In charge of in- hetiiance taxe in the tax rommis- aion.

it was announced. Me was I give oath of office by Judge S. H. Willis, of Ui Court of Ap- peals. Governor Sampson today issued a statement in connection with the the Danville school board composed of John S.

Van Winkle, W. H. Smith, Dr. John D. Jackson, John II.

Meier and Prof. L. C. Boslcy, mperintendent of the Danville public schools. The' general contract for the construction of the Maple Avenue school was awarded to A.

W. Walker, rcltuhle building contractor in Danville for the past 30 years. Mr. Walker ha erected many fine public and private buildings here and in central Kentucky during hi ca reer as a general building contrac Concrete, tile and crushed stone for the structure were furnished hy the Caldwell Stone Company, who Elliot, Louisville; Mrs. W.

O. Burn-ford, Lebanon. The inspirational addresses it 8 o'clock each evening will be given by the Rev. V. M.

Elliot; the morning devotions will be by the Rev. Olof Anderson, the leader of the sinking will be the Rev. Leo Hall; the Rev. E. N.

Rock will be business manager of the conference; and athletics will be in chargo of the Rev. Olof Anderson, Jr. A similar conference of th Kentucky Presbyterian Churches U. S. A.

will begin immediately after the close of the present one and continue for another week. AUTO TO EVERY 8.S2 PERSONS There it an average of one automobile In Kentucky to every nine persons, or to be exact, one for each 8.62 cf th population, according to figure compiled by J. Sherman Porter, manager of the Lexington Automobile Club. The number of automobile in the United State i one to every persons. California has the largest number of cars, with one for each 2.64 population, while Ceorgia with one car for each 10.E2 of population, has the smallest ratio.

THE MARKETS CHICAGO LIVESTOCK MARKET (W. L. Lyon Co.) Chicago, June 19. Ifng receipt, 81.000; late trade 10 to 15c lower; slow at decline; top heavy weight 19.85; light weight t9.S0$9.B5. Cattle receipts, steady trade; best fed steers bulk sale on grain fed steers tl.hOGt steers $7.25 fed yearlings heifers Lambs weak and mostly 25c lower; native lambs fed yearlings $10.25.

CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET L. Lyon Co.) Chicago, June 19. Following i the close of the grain market here today: Wheat; July, 99; SepU Corn: July, 75H; Dec, 70 H. The public school system of Dan- but the recently completed Msple Avenue public school is perhaps the 'greatest improvement made in I Danville, 'the city of good schools. during, the past decade.

I'of money was spared in buildin? aii fitting it with the best of mod- t-n acho4 150 TO ATTEND COIiFEREKCE AT WOIilAIl'S DEPT. Kentucky Synodical Young People' Cxmferenc of Presbyterian Church U. 8H Convene Here Tonight. THE REV. CHAS.

A. RAY WILL BE IN CHARGE On hundred and fifty young people art arriving in Danville this afternoon and tonight to attend the annual Kentucky Synodical Younx People's Conference of the Presby- terian Church U. S. The conference begin with the uppcr hour tonight and continue until Friday, June 27. The Rev.

Chnrle A. Ray, of Louisville, director of th conference, arrived here this morning and began the work of registering the delegate. The first meeting will be called tonight when th plan cf the confeiwce will be outlined to line iieiettaie. i no nuiw week I I Tl Knyi. ni gtarted tomorrow; con- sisU of three clss hour each morning, a recreation and social h(ftir In the afternoon, and an inspirational hour In th evening.

During th morning class per-ods course will be offered in the following: life of Christ, Presbyterian Home Missions, Old Testament Character Studica, Vacation Church School Work, Foreign Mis sions, Social Teachipgs of Jesus, Stewardship, and Young People's Work. Instructor and leader in the work tit the conference ar as follows: Rev. Ch. Ray, Louisville; Rev. Willism M.

Elliot, Louisville; Rev. E- K. Rock, Louisville; Rev. Olof Anderson, of Frsiikfort; President Chrle J. Turck, Danville; Rev.

Dr. O. F. Bell, Louisville; Rev. W.

N. Cook, Rev. Leo Hall, Louisville; Rev. Dr. J.

3. Rice, Danville; Rev. J. W. Carpenter, Harrodnburg; Mis Lucille DuBo, Nashville, Tenn.J Mi Cornelia Enele, I-ouinville; Miss Minnifl Thorns, Atlanta, Ga.J Mw Alma Harris, Jsrksont Hiss Lou Elia Carvill, Dixon; Mr.

W. nishers cf good cut stone was well known in Danville. Frankel and Curtis, one' of kthe best architectural firms in the state drew up the plans for the school and directed the construction of thj structure. This firm has diened man yof the largetit and hot de-many of the largest and best de- The Brock Electric Company, of Lexington, a firm which conscientiously and AjMiliIy complete their contract did all of the installation rf electrical equipment on the build- ing. Courtesy Lexir.cton Herald.

AT COURT HOUSE HERE TOMORROW Objection To Highway Commis sion Abolition ol linthway 161 and tS Will Be Purpose of Meeting. ALL TOWNS AFFKCTFD TO BE A mass mectinjr will be held at the court housa in I'snville tomir row morning at 10 o'clork to pro- test against chunges msde In th routing of Federal Hlghwy r-Icently by the Kentucky Highway I Commissioners. Objection will be raised and for- 'wardtd to th Highway Commis sion scainst the abolition of Fed eral Ilii-hway 1W whi. extendi front Louisville through Ejr.Jntown, Hjiringfield, Perrjvillfl, Danville, Stanford, and Crab Orchard, to MU Vernon moted by Dsnviile people nd whicli ington, Versai! r.srdstoirn, p. the recent shakeun In the I routing of highways the town for morly on Wt nd with the x- connecting highways of the aiate.

Lvleeates are" at tomor- row' meeting from Fpringfield. Perryville, SUnford, Crab Orchard, Mt Vernon nd Danville. Home- drown Grern Beans, every day. JONES UROS. Phone 35 or 91.

On arrount of the scarcity of hay it will pay you to sow Soy Ikans. Farmers Supply Co. Phone 17 and 48. hi but would merely say how glad It wa to welcome bird horn again, 1 County. 1 1 1 DANVILLE people have not shown such an intense oVsir to hive the Chautauqua return next year.

Only a few names were sign-' ed as guarantors last night. Indications are that the Chautauqua will not be back- Probably next sumnvr at Chautauqua time local people will regret their action and mani-. fest a desire for 'the entertainments in 1932. But, it will be hard to get back on a good circuit, once we are off It. I I I I i GANGSTERS seem to have grown tired of killing and abusing each other and have started, in common with the rest of the world, on" newspaper men.

it Here's an article from London, England: Dispatches from Hydney, Aurtralia, today reported that the city was agitated by the kidnaping of a newspaper man for reasons imilar to those which led the killing of Alfred Luigle, Chicago newspaper man, by gangsters. Murray Hullett, reporter for the Sydney Truth, disappeared yesterday. Polk fear he was kidnaped by gangsters and perhaps murdered because of an artklo he' wrote recently about Sydney's gepg. Hullett wss attacked June 14 by four men In Surrey Hills, a quarter of evil every indication of being a ool one and the proceed will go for student welfare work at Centre College. Ticket art only a quar- fer-each.

The lineups, subject to change, ate as follows: Postofflce F. A. Clark, L. M. Burke, W.

O. Alexander, IU S. Claonch, E. L. Mullins, 2nd base; A.

P. catcher; K. M. Fianklin. 3rd base; F.

M. Powell, l.t base: W. A. Tillett. pitcher.

SubetituUs, L. E. Barssdale, I. C. May, L.

E. May, R. D. Cxgar, and R. L.

Lane. Kiwanis J. Sterling Tewles, 2nd base; Cabel Arnold, 2nd base; Pat I'ct or L. M. Milliard, 3rd base; Walter Frankel, catcher; Jack Baker, B.

A. Lindsay, Dr. C. Warren or Clay Burru Munn, Richard Eb- erta or Howard Robertson, pitcher. Substitutes, Add Lanier, W.

B. Martin, Dr. Roy Kleiner, Ssm Fer- rell, F. V. McChesney, Root.

Glore, Ben Geo. Thurmond, Robt Klnnaird, J. 8. Best and others. Home Grown 'Beets, Fresh Corn.

Green Onions, Carrots, Green Peppers, 1 Cucumbers. Asparagus, -r tnUDaru, CaSv JUiXIO' tAItC BROS. Phone 33 or 91. 27 BRITONS ARE KILLED BY 'STORM (Unfed Press) LONDON, Ehelsnd, June 19. Twenty-seven persons are dead in th British Empire as a result tf storm tidal wave.

Seven were killed In a rain and electrical storm which stjnirk southern England suddenly. 5 wenty other wer ssilors who wer drowned In a tidal wave which followed an earthquake in New Girin. Sweet Cantaloupes and loney TJew Melons, at ONKS BROS. Phone or 91. We Deliver.

For quick and high pro- ein hay now Soy Beans. hi party fi returned! Disapproval will ako be express-cme today after two year of ex- the abolition of Federal High- ab'ilishment of the) office of pardon nd other relative wer abord to rptlnn of Bardstown, will be re-commissioner which said that welcome him. Byrd wss bl to moved from two of th Important ploration in the resinas Of South Pel. Seventy-seven ships esccrted the returned adventurers up the New Tork Harbor while thousands rrowiled the battery of I the, Broadway et, hall to acclaim him. I Admiral yH's mother, brother spend a fw private moments with I hi family on lh lutter en rout to the city.

A welcoming committee heled by Grftver Whlen greeted him. Gret multitude of cheerin? people showered tap on the party It proceeds! up P.roadwsy at tended by Governor Pollard, of Vlr ginia. Richmond blue bnd, nd th New Yprk Polir escort. Byrd appeared. rather stetn srwl dignified; said aeain and again how glad he W4 to horn, bdt himself in practically no other way.

Mayor Jimmy Walker greeted him at th City Hall where the parade was concluded. Th fnsyor praised him for bringing hi men horn in good heaHh f- tef a hsisrdous trip. He stated that New York wmild not -prais Beans sown fa this among th "many inexcusably bad things' done by the Democratic majority In the last general assembly was the abolition of that office. "It Is an open secret that the office was abolished not because was not needed, for it I greatly noeded, bat because certain Democratic politicians in th general assembly wanted to punish th present administration by taking awsy its patmnsre nd by huhiiliting Juries Hughett, th commissioner of pardons, by turning him out of efTVe- In retaliation for hi opposition to the candidacy of some of them. the governor said.

"The office of pardon commissioner has been a great service to th Hate and to the people handling i (lon of which there month will mature for hay. Call Farmers Supply Co for your requirements. RKBEKAI1 TODGtt NOTICE Milton J. Durham Rebeksh Lodge No. 61 will open lodge tonight at A short business session will ha hold, which will be over in time dl, that those who wish may t- Farmers Supply Co,.

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