Lexington Herald-Leader from Lexington, Kentucky • 29

SUNDAY THE LEXINGTON MARCH 29 1936 PAGE TWENTY-NINE Group Plans More Fairs Crowd Gathers To See Slaying In North Fork Area Of Rowan: Cops Attend And Arrest Pair John Springer 9 19 Dies When 10 Or IS Bullets Riddle His Body Theodore Stone And Arthur Plank Held Feud Seen As Cause in a few inches of me and going Into Springer's Jennings aid Jennings declared that the bullets could not have missed him more than four or six inches as they came fiom his left and he was holding Springer by the left arm let loose of Springer and he slipped to the ground Then several shots were fired at him while he was lying on the Jennings said Jennings and Alderman said they thought Plank fired all the shots but Theodore Stone was arrested by them after several eyewitnesses said he fired several shots while Springer was lying on the ground Springer was dead when he was picked up by neighbors An examination of his body disclosed that he had been riddled by the gunfire At least 10 bullets possibly 15 hit him five of them in the right shoulder so close together that the palm of a hand covered them The sheriffs office reported there had been numerous complaints from residents in North Fork over the feud Court records disclosed that two years ago the same John Springer was indicted on a charge of shooting and wounding Harlan Stone North Fork residents said that condition at that time was critical but he finally recovered Officers said they believed much of the bad feeling was over the marriage of half-sister to Harlan Stone MOREHEAD STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE DEBATE TEAM Front row Earl Dean Dr A Lloyd coach Alton Payne Back row: Howard Ecklee Adrian Utterback Clyde Burton Thomas Rogers and Elijah Hogge Georgetown To Entertain Legion Today Posts Auxiliary Units From Twelve Counties Will Be Represented Special to The Leader GEORGETOWN Ky March Approximately 100 members of the American Legion and auxiliary representing 12 counties in the Seventh district are expected to come to Georgetown Sunday for the joint spring conference of the two organizations The program will begin at 12:30 with a luncheon which will be served at the city school Principal speakers will be Department Commander James Hammond Frankfort warden of the state reformatory and Mrs Robert Barrett Ashland state president of the auxiliary The program which has been arranged by Sullivan Frankfort commander of the Seventh district and Mrs Raymond Connell Paris Seventh district committee-woman will be presided over by Mr Sullivan The invocation will be given by Rev Fossett pastor of the Georgetown Methodist church after which the guests will be welcomed by Dr Weldon head of the department of education Georgetown College representing the Legion and by Mrs Warner Haynes representing the Auxiliary Responses will be made by XL Potts Lexington state vice com' mander and by Mrs Raymond Connell Others who will have part on the program will be: Mrs A Blackburn Versailles past national Auxiliary president Whiting Louisville adjudicator of veterans claims Ed Seay Louisville state vice commander Terry Lee Erlanger Sixth district commander and Tom Hayden Louisville department adjutant The benediction will be given by Rev Herbert Tinsley Dry Ridge chaplain of the Legion in his district Music will be furnished by James Baird who will sing a group of solos accompanied by Mrs William Blackburn at the piano and by Miss Virginia Ashford who will play a group of xylophone solos In addition to the representatives from the district Gov A Chandler and Lieut-Gov Keen Johnson have been invited to attend the meeting Counties in the district are: Oldham Hdhry Owen Franklin Fayette Scott Woodford Bourbon Lee Estill Powell and Clark The local committees arranging the meeting are: Mrs Elmer Cray-craft president Mrs Odell and Mrs Estill Glass from the Auxiliary and Horace Gatewood president and Elmer Shelton Hood Odell and Fred Wehrle from the Legion Bullets Fatal To Preacher second place in the Round Robin Debate Tourney' held at Transylvania College Feb 29 Earl Dean of the Morehead team was ranked third out of the 75 debaters participating in the contest A girls' team composed of Martha Neblett Jackson end Mary Ruth Wells Paintsville was first among the girls team in the contest and Miss Neblett was tied for fourth place among the individual debaters and headed all girls in the contest Last year the Morehead team placed seventh in the Mid-South Forensic Tournament at Conway Ark Move than 70 teams were entered in this contest Morehead teams have participated in 105 debates over a five-year period and have -lost only five debates on their regular schedule They have debated colleges and universities from 24 states This year the team has been in 43 contests The Morehead team has not lost a debate in the last five years The team has not suffered a defeat at the hands of a Kentucky college in the past two years Dr A Lloyd who obtained his degree from Vanderbilt University has been debate coach for the last five years Street Work Order Given In Bourbon Arrangements Are Made By City Officers To Beset Poles On Main Special to The Leader PABIS Ky March 28-At a call-Jeeting of the city commiwion-1 ttS afternoon Mayor George SLS Commissioner Denton and Managing Agent Boone authorized to enter into agreement with a contractor to for the resetting of iron Eta preparation for the recondition snd widening of Main southern Bell Telephone -SLny was notified to start re-SJiof wooden poles from that SE which the improvements Si be made It was announced that Sit of reconstructing sidewalks in of the city in line with the fi project recently authorized been itsrted and that a crew of StJm was engaged in the work citizens desiring the im-SSment which may be secured Ewthrough tiieir purchasing the Ljai were reported to be be-S3nf more numerous daily of men will begin work on kf tting back of iron poles and 2 nlues on Main street between Kiwi snd Tcnlli streets Monday SSinlnt it was announced by City Effig Agent Baldwin The work corners at street inter-o allow more traffic room will be started at that time ffipment of the Kentucky-Vir-SSa Stone Company which holds Ktract for construction of the gtreet arrived in the city Wed-and has been placed in posl-Sito start work Monday at the 25h and of Main street near Owen Kelley engineer for Construction cuinpany will be in durge I resetting the ples lights form-h "white way will be set in Eecment with the curb line so as fom a perfect line throughout to eourte it was stated by Mr Baldwin For Sale One used electric refrigerate 185 John Merringer Farmer Takes Own Life John Willoughby 53 a tenant on (he tom of James Woodford String-town pike this county ended his jib today by firing a bullet from a caliber pistol into his right ft-pi His wife and other mem-ten of his family were in a room is the rear of the house and heard the shots She stated that her husband had Men In ill health and several times hid threatened to take his life Coroner Rudolph Davis was called md stating it was a plain case of ipieMa decided not to hold an inquest before a jury Besides his wile he is survived by dx daughters two sons five brothers sad sister Funeral services will hi held at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon at the residence with burial In the cemetery at North Middletown lev Tinder pastor of the Forth Middletown Christian church' will officiate 4-H Meeting Set Monday Mrs Mildred Neal Schneider of (he College at Agriculture Lexington will preside at a meeting of Bouton county 4-H clubs at the courthouse at 1:30 Monday afternoon when instruction in the dothing program of the clubs will be flven The training meeting will be attended by members of the Ruddles Mills Centerville Clinlonville vd Little Rock clubs Far Fainting and Papering A Zorncs Phone 91(14 Filers Parents of Son Mr and Mrs Filer Lexington are parents of a aon born at Hassle Memorial hospital today The Bother was formerly Miss Hazel Crombie this county Ban Born To Downing Mr and Mrs Dock Downing this dty are parents of a daughter born at the hospital today Mrs Down-inf was formerly Miss Nina Barr Sfcarpsburg Bourbon Briefs George Kiser Louisville is the Pwst of friends and relatives in this jjVMr a-d Mrs Charles Rale were called to Dayton today by the death of Mrs Bales' bother-in-law A Thomas Qnrlei White Lexington pike nan recovered from a recent illness Clark Man lx Held On Liquor Charges Special to The Lender WINCHESTER Ky March Carney Neui was arrested by -irolmen Cla- Park and Wilburn nn on charges of possessing liquor The man was taken ato custody at his home on north japlo street where officers said tony discovered two Rations of boahint whisky in a five-gallon Kerr Services Today rvices for Asa Kerr 39 JH be conducted at 11 a Sun-J the Log Lick Christian Web by Rev Malherly and i I Kash Burial will be in JiSLLIck graveyard Mr Kerr died st the home of his sister Adams Park avenue JJtoues his sister he is survived by widow Mrs Mary Buford Kerr daughters isscs Flnrene and wima Lee Kerr and a brother Stories Kerr Robinson Kites Held funeral services for (Couch) gbinnon 75 who died Friday at home on south Maple street 72 conducted today at the grave winchester cemetery Winchester To Amend Traffic Light Rules Special to The Leader CHESTER Ky March HL ordinance "overning traffic SS? torill be amended to eliminate ErU rht on rei1 it was voted regular meeting of the City iaalon Friday night Attorney Stanley Clay waa to alter the existing ordi-X? Introduction next Friday erV The new mandate will gov-lights on Main street at street Lexington avenue aid and Washington street Txington avenue-Maple 75 intersection Ricker lights on other 2JJghfares will remain un-providing atop on red and Tjju on yellow" 'mission named Mrs Fish back to membership on kit iw board due to the fact tou tonnie Bush will be un- Rrtefi Jrv- Mr Clay waa in-bi report at the next meet-? the 'undaries of Maasie Dates For A Number Of Central Kentucky Exhibits Set At Session Plans for the organization of an association to promote county fairs in Kentucky were discussed at a meeting held Saturday in the office of Mat Cohen at the Lafayette hotel Dates for a number of fairs in central Kentucky were agreed upon and plans for a night horse show in Lex- ington to be held in conjunction with the annual district 4-H club fair were considered The dates tentatively assigned for the Lexington event were Sept 2-5 Dates for county fairs in other Bluegrass cities were fixed as follows: Harrodsburg July 27-Aug 1 Springfield Aug 3-8 Shelbyville Aug 12-15 Lawrenceburg Aug 19-22 Germantown Aug 26-29 and Bowling Green Sept 2-5 The fair secretaries and others in attendance at meeting tentatively arranged for another session to be held in June when an organization will be formally effected and officers chosen Plans were made to advertise the various fairs on a cooperative basis and Thompson Webber who has been secretary of the Shelby county fair for 38 years was placed in charge of all publicity except that appearing in county newspapers Letterheads and envelopes bearing the dates of the fairs and the names the secretaries will be printed and distributed among the associations In addition to Mr Cohen and Mr Webber those attending the meeting included Cyril Duncan secretary of the Franklin fair Richardson secretary of the Warren county fair at Bowling Green Frank Routt secretary of the American Legion fair at Lawemceburg: Thomas Campbell secretary of the Germantown fair Clell Coleman of the Mercer County Fair Association Har-redsburgT Cline and Eddie of the Shelby county fair Ed Wilder executive secretary of the Lexington Board of Commerce and Ed Parker Jr Fayette county agricultural agent The next meeting is expected to attract representatives also of existing or proposed fair associations at Alexandria Ewing Mt Sterling Hartford Glasgow and Winchester Estill Estate Rule Upheld Court Of Appeals Holds Berry Stone Property Belongs To His Widow Special to The Leader 'IRVINE Ky March 28 News has been received here of the affirmance by the court of appeals of the decision of Estill circuit court in the Stone will case A jury in the lower court made a verdict in favor of Mrs Elizabeth Stone who was claiming uie entire estate of her deceased husband Berry Stone under a will The mother of Berry Stone Mrs Mary Stone who was entitled to snare in the estate in the event there had been no will contested it teaming the instrument was a forgery Mr Stone a well-to-do merchant of Parvin eight miles from here left an estate appraised at approximately $20000 The widow was represented in tha suit by John Walker and Shumate and Shumate the contestant bv Clarence Miller and Rodney Haggard the latter -an attorney ot Winchester Kiwanlans Visit Other Clubs A Benning Ravenna lieutenant-governor of the Kentucky-Ten-nessee division of International Ki-wanis and Rev Joe Berry Ravenna attended the meeting of the Danville Club Thursday when Mr Benning was guest speaker for the noon luncheon Friday Mr Benning and A Srrithers attended the meeting of the Berea club Rev Berry Mr Benning nna Mr Smith-ers are all members of the Irvine-Ravenna Kiwanis Ciab and all are former presidents of that club Irvine Postal Race Is Cut Smiths And Mrs I Toward Eligible For Appointment Special to The Leader IRVINE Ky March The civil service commission has certified to the postoffice department as eligible for appointment as postmaster at Irvine the names of Smith Jr Mrs Elizabeth Smith and Mrs Sarah Howard according to news received here by the applicants Appointment will be made from this eligible list of three Other applicants whose names were not certified were: John Lisle Mrs Ann Cox Mrs Adelaide Spaulding and A Davis Methodists May Lift Debt About 60 persons attended the banquet at the Irvine Methodist church Thursday night which was arranged by the Sallie Lou Lester Bible class Rev Cropper- presiding elder made the principal address Friend made a talk on tithing A Smithers chairman of the board of stewards reported that the Methodist board of church extension had offered to donate to the local church $1000 on its church debt If the balance was raised by the month of August The total church debt at that time including interest will be $2940 it was announced Pledges for donations on the debt were asked fqr and all but small amount was taken care of by the pledges which were in amounts of $100 $50 and $25 Operator Of Hotel Fined At Richmond Special to The Leader RICHMOND Ky March Charged with permitting persons of ill repute to frequent his place of business John Ellison proprietor of the Richmond hotel east Main street and and railroad was fined $10 and costs by Judge Broaddus in Richmond police court Officers who arrested Ellison testified that they found a number of known prostitutes at the hotel both in rooms and gathered in the lobby of the establishment Trial of Ellison on a charge of selling beer on Sunday was continued to Friday April 3 Special to The Leader MOREHEAD Ky: March Theodore Stone 27 and Arthur Plank 19 were arrested here today and charged with the slaying of a neighbor John Springer 19 of the North Fork section of Rowan county as a result of what officers described as a mountain feud of several years standing Examining trial tor the men was Immediately set for Monday morning at 10 o'clock They were remanded to jail without bond on a charge of murder County Patrolmen Jennings and Moody Alderman who were eyewitnesses said that they were called to the North Fork section on the Information that there was likely to be trouble between Springer and the Planks and Stones According to the version told by Jennings and Alderman and a score or more other eyewitnesses the men had been on ill terms for some time and Springer had sent word to Harlan Stone a brother of the man now held for murder that he was going to him The patrolmen said that a crowd had collected id the doorway of Harlan barn when Springer came up A brief argument ensued and Springer hit Harlan Stone knocking him to the ground Jennings declared grabbed Springer by the arm but before I could take a step Arthur Plank started shooting and I could feel the bullets passing with Has Lead In MISS MARY SUSAN WALRIP is cast in the role of Desdcmonia feminine lead in Shakespeare's to be presented by the Transylvania College Stagecrafters at Henry Clay high school auditorium Thursday and Friday nights Tickets for the production will go on rale Monday morning in the Phoenix hotel lobby Gov A Chandler a former member of the Stagecrafters and in his student days one of its most ardent workers plans to attend Prof Edward Saxon head of the school's expression department is cast in the stellar role Prof Stubbs will play the role of Iago and Miss Dixie Paritz that of Emelia at her home in Waynesburg Ky following a brief illness of pneumonia Had Mrs McMullin lived until Nov 11 she and her husband would have celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary Besides her husband Mrs McMullin is survived by a daughter Mrs Richard Eubanks Waynesburg and three sons Willie McMullin Eubank Ky McMullin Birmingham Ala and Virgil McMullin Richmond A number of grand children also survive Mrs McMullin was a life-long member of the Baptist church Funeral services will be held at Waynesburg with burial at the Olive cemetery Sunday afternoon at 2 Hopkins Is Retained Ily Somerset Schools SOMERSET Ky March Hopkins superintendent of Somerset schools since 1927 and president of the Kentucky Education Association was reelected by the city board of education for a four-year term Mr Hopkins a native of Albany was former superintendent of schools at Lancaster and was later connected with the state department of education at Frankfort The contract for the foundation work was awarded to the Lexington firm of Gilson-Taylor Inc the cost for this phase of the construction being $74937 Kent Kern acting project-manager said Saturday that about 74 per cent of the excavation work and about 15 per cent of the foundation had been completed Further excavating is going forward and the pouring of concrete for a number of other unit foundations is under way General plans for the entire project have been approved by housing division officials and detailed plans for the individual units are being worked out by the Association Architects an organization of local architects headed by Hugh Meriwether It is possible Mr Kern stated that the additional plans will be ready within six weeks and the contracts for the superstructures will be let as soon as possible thereafter Mr Kerns plans later after he has received authorization from Washington to appear before the Lexington planning and zoning commission with a request that the zoning ordinances be revised to place the area covered by the project in a residential zone Part of the area at present is in an industrial zone and the remainder is in a business zone The zoning change would not affect nearby establishments already located but would prevent any ad ditional business or industrial enter prises from moving into that area' Will Mitchell Lincoln Comity Dead Officers Seeking Accused Man STANFORD Ky March Will Mitchell 45 Holiness preacher who suffered several wounds during a shooting in the Broughtontown section of Lincoln county this morning died this afternoon at Danville and Boyle County hospital Danville where he had been taken for an operation He died on the operating tablej Officers of Lincoln and surrounding counties tonight were seeking Darrell Killen who was accused by Mitchell as firing the shots The accusation was made by the preacher in a statement given Sheriff Anderson and County Attorney Hill while the wounded man was enroute to the hospital Killen recently returned to his home in the Broughtontown neighborhood from a CCC camp The shooting occurred in a wooded section about eight miles from Stanford Officers reported that a 22 caliber rifle was used in shooting the preacher Mitchell who came to this county about a year ago Is survived by hu wife and his mother While officers did not obtain ccfinite information as to the cause of the shooting they learned there had been ill feeling between the preacher and Killen for sometime Mrs Green McMullin Dies At Waynesburg RICHMOND Ky March Mrs Green McMullin 80 mother of McMullin Richmond died Friday Special to The Leader MOREHEAD Ky March The Morehead State Teachers College Debate team recently placed second in the South Atlantic States Debate Tournament held at Winthrop College Rock Hill More than 30 colleges and universities from Pennsylvania to Florida participated in he event Members of the Morehead squad who took part in the contest were Earl Dean Salvisa Elijah Hogge Morehead Alton Payne Ashland and Howard Eckles Huntington Ind The Morehead team also tied for SHERIFF ASKS AID IN PLAN Cooperation of all residents of Fayette county was requested by Sheriff Porter Land in commenting Saturday on plans for which has been set for Monday Trucks will be sent to all 1 sections of the county to collect unwanted dogs and take them to the Humane Society headquarters on the Old Frankfort pike where they will be destroyed without charge to the owners day" was scheduled at the suggestion of Robert Meyer president of the Fayette County Farm Bureau and other leaders in that organization as a means of ridding the county of roving dogs which raid shecp flocks and cause other livestock losses The sheriffs force and the Humane Society are cooperatnig in the move Eight trucks will be sent out Monday morning each being assigned to one mail route in the county The drivers have been instructed to meet the mail carriers at 7:30 o'clock near the city limits and to follow the carriers ever their routes All farmers and others having unlicensed or unwanted canines are asked to tie the animals besid? their mailboxes or to bring them to the road by the time the mail carrier is due to pass With each truck driver the Humane Society will send a man experienced in handling dogs No charge will be made for hauling the animals away or destroying them The expense of hiring the trucks will be paid from the county's livestock funa Sheriff Land said Woodford County Man Passes In Lexington VERSAILLES Ky March Pate King 75 died at St Joseph hospital Friday night following an operation He had made his home with his son Hardin Kin? on the McCracken pike He is survived by six sons and two daughters Funeral cervices will be held Monday at 2 o'clock at Grab Orchard Ky Cummins Held To Jury Tom Cummins Louisville was arraigned before the county court today on a charge of stealing batteries out of the Troy school and Hillsboro church about two months ago He leaded guilty to the charge and was over to the grand jury on $1(HJ9 bond Farm Is Withdrawn The re farm of James Graham Incited five miles from Versailles at the junction of the Ty-lone and Willis Mill turnpikes was withdrawn today The last bid oi Ben Downey Versailles at $2100 was rejected James Donnellan was the contending bidder First 1936 Tax Bills To Be Mailed Monday First of the city tax bills for 1936 will be mailed Monday it was stated Saturday by Miss Genevieve Fee-han city treasurer Thq list this year Includes 14723 separate bills assessing taxes totaling $127782770 Miss Feehan reported The 14511 bills issued last year called for $126305738 Semi-annual payments on the city tax bills are due by June 30 and Oct 31 A three per cent discount is allowed on each till paid In April for the full year and a two per cent discount is allowed on each full payment made in May Condemnation Asked Hoskins drug inspector of the state health department's bureau of foods drugs and hotels Saturday filed a petition with County Judge Nichols asking that powdered elm bark seized at the store of the Hart Drug Company 112 west Main street be condemned and destroyed The petition was accompanied by an affidavit of James Ii Martin drug chemist at the public service laboratories that a substance brought to him for examination "is dangerous to the public health in that it is in truth and in fact hellebore a dangerous His finding was that the elm bark had been with powdered i Capture Whisky Cargo County police and federal agents early Saturday night captured I in automobile and a cargo of illicit whisky in quart cans at north Broadway and Fairlawn avenue The driver of the vehicle escaped County Patrolmen John Doyle and Charles Westfall assisted federal officers in the case Relief Ends In Harrison DiscontiniianceOfKERA Blow To School Lunch Program At Cynthiana Special to The Leader CYNTHIANA Ky March The local KERA office will be discontinued here April 1 according to notice received by Miss Helen McKellup who has had charge of the office for several months The discontinuance of the office may deprive more than 200 children of hot lunch that has been served to them at Marshall school since November The services of Miss Me Kellup and of Miss Anna Lewis Terry her assistant will be discontinued At present there are 62 unemployable relief clients receiving direct aid an additional 40 having been taken from this roll by reason of their qualifying for old-age in surance Embry engaged as commodity clerk for the WPA will not be affected Mrs Roy Peak president of the Cynthiana A stated that the organization would continue feeding children at the Marshall school but not on a large scale About 40 or 50 pupils -will be all for which the A will have funds for the month of April It is possible that with supplementary contribution's a large number can be given food Mrs Ingles Appointed Mrs Harold Ingles formerly head of the home economics department of the Cynthiana high school has accepted a position as area supervisor for the WPA training work centers The six counties in this area that will be under her supervision are Harrison Bourbon Fayette Jessamine Scott and Woodford Groby Taking Census Wilbur Groby of the Department of Commerce has been in this county for about two weeks taking a 1935 census of all business and manufacturing concerns Stephenspn Reelected By Clark Farm Group WINCHESTER Ky March Dr Stephenson was reelected President of the Clark County Farm oan Association at the annual meeting of the stockholders at the court house Levi Good Jr was named vice president and I Todd was named secretary and treasurer for the tenth consecutive year Directors chosen were Dr Stephenson Mr Goff Martin and Jilson Whitsitt Brief addresses were made by Dr Stephenson who has been president of the group since 1918 and May of the Federal Land Bank Louisville Secretary report showed the association had 199 members with farm mortgage loans outstanding to the amount of $1045200 In addition 118 Land Bank Commissioner loans have been made and are being serviced by the Clark organization The report also showed only two delinquents and no delinquents to the land bank commissioner Seventy-three stockholders attended the business meeting Mrs Zanone Succumbs At Home In Lancaster LANCASTER Ky March Mrs Zanone 76 died at her home in Lancaster at 11:30 o'clock Friday night as a result of a heart atfack She was born in the Goshen neighborhood of Lincoln county Surviving are her husband and four children Mrs George Spoona-morc Stanford Mrs Edward Hays Louisville: Dean Zanone Danville and Charles Zanone Lancaster two brothers Dan Traylor Stanford and Ed Taylor Lexington one sister Mrs Duddcrar Birmingham Ala seven grandchildren and one great grandchild Funeral services are to be conducted at the grave in Lancaster cemetery at 3 Sunday by Rev Horace Kingsburg pastor of Lancaster Christian church of which congregation she was a member City Health Officer Returns From South 'Dr Charles Moore city health officer returned to duty Saturday after having been absent on leave for a week He and Mrs Moore and their children had been called to thekr former home in South Carolina by the critical illness of Mrs Moore's father whom they reported Saturday was greatly Improved Gannon Will Is Probated Bequests Approximating $50000 Are Ordered Farm Share To Mate A number of bequests for charitable and religious purposes and gifts to members of her family possibly amounting altogether to about $50000 were made in the will of Mrs Rosa Gannon admitted to probate in county court Saturday Mrs Gannon died Monday night The will dated March 14 After the customary clause directing the payment of just debts and funeral expenses Mrs Gannon bequeathed $500 to Rev Joseph Klein pastor of St Peter's Catholic church for masses to be said for the repose of her soul $300 for the same purpose for her brother John McKenna (who died the day after the will was written) and $200 fur masses for deceased members of the McKenna family The sum of $1000 was left to the church to be expended by the pastor and his successors lor the care of the family lot in Calvary cemetery Mrs Gannon bequeathed $1000 to a niece Mrs Kate Muccie Lexington: $100 to another niece Mrs Nell Fallon $200 to a brother Charles McKenna Sr $100 to Mrs Margaret de Waegenaere $100 to Rev John Walsh $100 to Rev Josmh Klein $100 to Rev Sylvester Eisenman St Paul's Indian Mission Marty for use in missionary work $2000 to St church $2000 to John McKenna (who as stated died after the will was written but before his sister's death I $500 to Father Klein to be expended at his discretion for charitable purposes and $500 to th? testator's niece Sister Mary de Lillis Maryknoll mission New York City for use in Chinese missionary work Mrs Gannon left to her husband John Gannon for life her interest in a farm that they jointly owned on the Tates Creek pike at his death to go to her brother Charles McKenna and the following members of his family: McKenna Jr William McKenna Rose McKenna and Julia Margaret McKenna AH the remainder of her estate she left to Most Rev Francis Howard bishop of the Catholic diocese of Covington to be used for the support and maintenance of orphans' and missionary objects in the diocese This portion of her estate possibly will amount to about $40-000 it was indicated by the fixing of the executor's bond at $50000 The Security Trust Company was named executor and qualified Saturday Machine Will Grade Efforts Of Student Speeial to The Lender RICHMOND Ky March Dr Noel Cuff professor of psychology at Eastern Kentucky State Teachers College has just received notice from the United States Patent Office that his testometer a device for grading student examination papers by weighing results has been granted a patent Dr Cuff perfected the testometer after several years experimental work and it la now used by several instructors at Eastern for grading student examinations The Invention uses a perforated test card over which a thin paper sheet which has previously been punched by the student in taking the test is placed in such a manner that weights suspended above the perforations fall through the perforations where correct answers are given onto a scale below where the result of the test is calibrated by reading from the scale The epparatus is novel In construction and eliminates the drudgery and errors in counting answers as is now done in educational institutions While it is extremely simple in construction it Is reliable and efficient enabling the instructor to 4tain correct student grades at a glance and the device is said to be inexpensive Dr Cuff has had several offers from firms interested in manufacturing the testometer but has not yet decided just what plan he will adopt for the distribution of the device Court House Cleaning Reveals Old Gallows Special to The Leader RICHMOND Ky March 28 Workmen engaged in cleaning out the basement of the Madison county courthouse today found a gruesome reminder of the only hanging ever held publicity in the Madison county courtyard The gallows used in the hang-of Bill Taylor Negro hanged in 1894 for the murder of hts employer David Doty and the rope used by the hangman were found by the workmen where they had been stored for 32 years Older citizens recall that Taylor a huge man went to the gallows smoking a cigar and attired in best suit I ever had as he told the crowd assembled to see him die His last act before the hood was placed over his head was to Hick a cigar ash from his lapel The seal fold will be cut up for kindling to be used at the county jail and courthouse For the present the rope is at the jail Collins Electrtl Head Of Montgomery League MT STERLING Ky March More than 90 men attended the men's banquet given in the Hazelrigg Bible class room at the First Christian church Friday night The purpose of the meeting was the organization of a local branch of the Laymen's League and the following officers were elected: Frank Collins president: Robert Collier vice president and Horton Duff secretary Piano solos were played by the blind pianist George Wilhoit Lexington and the College of the Bible quartet sang several numbers Inspirational addresses on the work of the Laymen's League were delivered by Rev George Frey pas tor of the Owingsville Christian church and by Rev Kenneth Bowen evangelist now holding a revival at the First Christian church here Miss Marie Amburgey a senior at the Camargo Consolidated hign school this county was the winner of a prize in the Ashi'r-Little Jimmv three-letter radio vlardard English word contest just closed Mrs Ginn this city who has been ill in St Joseph's hospital Lexington for 10 days underwent a major operation at that institution a few days ngo and is resting comfortably ASSESSMENT UPPED OVER 3 MILLIONS (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) and $160000 on livestock It had not suggested increases on intangibles but in this classification the board made increases of about $600000 The board had sent notices to all taxpayers whose assessments had been raised and for the past 10 days had been holding sessions at which opportunities were given those who thought their assessments too high to appear and present their arguments The board was composed of Shinn chairman Fred Hunt Samuel I Cole and Barker Besides the water-company increases some of the larger boosts were: Citizens Bank and Trust Company $350000 on bank shares Bank of Commerce $135000 on bank shares: Edgar Wilson No 4 $80000 on intangibles Hallie Wilsoa No 4 $35000 on intangibles Oscar Wilson No 4 $80000 on intangibles: Mrs Alma de Waal McDowell road $50000 on notes Lexington Grocery Company Rose and Water streets $22800 on accounts merchandise trucks and furniture and fixtures John Mizner 117 Iroquois court $16800 on stocks Patrick 251 south Ashland avenue $83115 on intangibles: Mrs Fannie Rogers Gratz 231 north Mill street $168-900 on stocks and bonds and Anderson Gratz estate $35102 on intangibles The- Gratz increases came about through a change of legal residence to Kentucky PRINCE TIGER GOLFER PRINCETON Prince Ko-naye of Japan is a golfer on Princeton University's team Potatoes are about eight-tenths water Names Are Chosen For Federal Housing Project In Lexington Park Picked For While Section And For Negro Selection of the names and for the white and colored sections respectively of the federal government's model housing project in Lexington was announced Saturday by Charles Marshall chairman of the Lexington municipal housing commission The names Mr Marshall said will be sent to Washington for formal approval by federal authorities In addition to Mr Marshall members of the housing commission are Dr Frank McVey vice chairman: Henry Milward secretary Len Shouse Jr and Mayor Reed Wilson who is an ex-officio member The project located at the site of the old Kentucky Association race track in the northeast end of Lexington will cost about $1500000 It is being constructed by the housing division of the federal emergency administration of public works Preliminary work at the site of the old race course was begun sev eral weeks ago and construction of the foundations for the 48 housing units has moved forward fairly rapidly in spite of adverse weather conditions Actual start of the work was delayed considerably by the un usually severe winter and rainy weather recently has 'interfered somewhat with the contractors WBd by the city I.