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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-15
A Big SwINDLE.
MUCH oRooKEDNEss TO CON.
TEND WITH IN NEW YORK.

New York, Jan. I5-Attorney Je-
rome has received startling oorrobors-
:,on Of a John Doe inquiry OF the
confession OF gambler, who declared
that in not q single gambling house in
New York could any man play for
large stakes without having q" brace"
faro Dor or q crooked roulette wheel
to contend with.
An investigation was started by
Mr.. Jerome to lay bare the facts con-
corning the loss by a Broadway mer-
chant Of floo. 900 in the gambling
house Of Louis Ludlum, in West For
tieth street, near Sixth svenuo. The
inquiry developed that Ludlum Is one
Of the most skillful swindlers In the
country, and Is wanted by the police
Of several states as member of tho
green goods trust, which comprised
the most expert bunoo men in the
world
Little Lou" Ludlum was the
chief lieutenant and adviser Of John
Reed. alias George Spencer, alias Jonn
Greenhalge. alias Pet~r Wilson, alias
many other names, and Is soknowl.
edged by the police to be the king
Of bunco steerers." Ludlum travelled
all over the country with Reed, ana
together they swindled farmers out
Of hundreds Of thousands Of dollars.
They were arrested many times, but
as they always carried large sums Of
money tney were able TO put mp cash
bail and Keep out Of prison.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-15

1t is reported thst one Of the Demo-
cratic members Of the board of alder
men has a plan for all of the aldermen
to resign, as 9 means of settling the
presidency question. This would be
very nice. All eight of them resign
and allow Mayor Yeiser to appoint
eight of his political friends to the
places We know Of at least four,
however, who will never resign in ia
vor Of Mayor Yeiser and the injuno-
ton crowd.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-15
ROnY RRCOVRRRD
THE ELECTION LAW.

The Goebel election law as it origi-
nally stood may have bee" modified"
by the Democrats, but it was only for
a blind, as the objectionable features of
the law passed, Endorsed and used by
the Democrats of Kentucky are still
in effect. They enable board com.
posed Of two Democrats and one Re-
publican to name the majority of
every county election board in the
state, and as Hon. John X. Hendrick
said in one of his interviews in
objection to the proposed primary,
give the Democrats the power to
appoint men "who had sworn al
legianoe TO the machine and its candi.
dates" The members of these ooun-
ty boards can, whether they do or
not, appoint precinct officers who will
be favorable to their PARTY, and thus
the very thing that Mr.. Hendrick OBJ
jects to when he has tn contend with
it is enforced against the Republicans
of Kentucky from the highest to the
lowest offices.
Mr.. Hendrick is quoted as having
said:
"wby. every primary election board
in the state would be composed of
men who had sworn allegiance to the
machine and Its candid ates. What
possible show would there be for any
candidate antagonized by Young and
his colleagues IL he was clothed with
the power he seeks to assume.
81 would favor primary If each
county committee was given the au-
thority Of naming the election boards
within their respective counties. 9th
erwise,I oppose it,"
This same principle is now embodied
in the Kentucky election law, wheth-
er it is the "Goebel law" or not. Il
has been the principle that Republicans
have objected TO and that the Demo
Gratis have insisted on, and IL is clear
to anyone that II Mr.. Hendrick does
not indorse what his party believes in
ami is responsible for, he is not . good
Democrat.
Mr.. Hendriok would not object to
a primary. he is quoted rs saying, Elf
each county committee was given the
authority TO name the election boards
within their respective counties.
The Republicans would not object to
law that required the constituted
authorities OF q county, who held office
by virtue of the confidence reposed in
them as men of integrity and fairness
by the people, to appoint the election
officers in a county, instead of a par.
tizan board named at Frankfort. If
Mr.. Hendriok Endorses the principles of
the present election law of Kentucky,
which was made by the Democrats,
he certainly must indorse the same
principle when applied in primaries
Of his own party II he does not,
can he consistently claim to be a
Democrat?
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-15
THEIR OLD TRICKS.

The Democrats, seeing that they
have the worst Of it in the contest
for president of the board of alder
men, have resorted to misrepresenta-
ton and peanut politics. They had
chance to settle the question of
VINO was to preside over the board of
aldermen at the start, ard instead of
settling it elected to make it a mat.
ter of politics and fight 1t out along
this line.
10 order to fool the public their
representatives have suggested as the
fifth member of the committee men
who are known to be committed TO
their candidate, hoping to make polit-
ical capital upon their being rejected,
because some Of them are Republicans.
The Democratic members OF the CON-
mittee suggested the name Of Alder
man Kirchof for president Of the
board yesterday afternoon. Either
they were sincere or they were not.
II they were sincere they see they are
whipped and want to show the white
feather. II they are not they are
merely playing at politics and It is
probable that they are only attempting
something OF which they are not rap
able. They knew that they were not
to vote for anyone for president Of the
board Of aldermen except the two
nominees. If they couldn't decide on
q president they were to select, IL pos
sible, the fifth member OF the commit
sse. They could not have voted for
Mr.. Kirchoff for the fifth member Of
the committee because he is 3 member
of ,bs board OF aldermen. They could
not have voted for him for president
of the board because they were re-
stricted to the two nominees. That is
the reason they felt safe in Offering
his name. They knew it could not be
accepted, and hoped to make political
capital out Of 1t by sending abroad the
impression that the Republican mem
bers of the committee had rejected
one Of the Republican aldermen.
Probably to aid them, someone starts
the report that the two gentlemen on
the committee as representatives Of
the Republican nominee vigorously
opposed" him, and that Que said he
was not of the fright cslibre," hop
ing, no doubt, that such a report
would offend the Republican alder
man named and , .sS HIM to :. de, de
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-15
SMOOTHED IT OVER
MAN FOUND BY THE POLICE
WITH A BADLY SMASHED
MOUTH.

EARLY this morning officers were
called to Fourth and Jefferson streets
where they found a man who gave the
name OF W. T. Snyder, of Ragland,
Ky. His mouth was smashed and he
said that in dispute over tobacco he
was beset by Robert Baldridge and
Will Finch.
Officers subsequently arrested the
latter, however. and be could not be
identified by sny der, and was releas-
ed. The police think the trouble was
patched up by the men.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-15

The same citizens, pre- sumably, who
elected the four Republican aldermen
elected the four Democrats, and the
four Republicans co not QUE these cit
izens any more than the four Demo-
Gratis do. II anyone is displeased
with the situation in the board Of
aldermen he should blame the Demo
Gratis ms much as the Republicans,
There are great many more reasons
why the Democrats should yield than
the Republicans The plain facts in
the case are that the Republicans are
ia a position where they don't have to
YIELD.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-15
THE PERIODS or GROWTH.
Some Scientific Data az to the Human
Body.

Body.
Children born between September
and February are. some authorities
state. not so tall az those born In the
summer and spring months. and the
growth OF children IL much more
rapid from March TIL August The
extremlties grow rapidly up TO the six
teenth year. then there is a slow
growth TIL the thirtleth year The
legs chiefly grow between the tenth
and seventeenth years. Comparing
the general results. It appears that
there are six periods Of growth. The
FIRST extends up TO the sixth or eighth
year. and is one OF very rapid growth;
the second period. from eleven TO
fourteen years, growth Is low; the
third period. from sixteen to seven
teen; the fourth period shows a slow
growth up to the age Of thirty for
fifth period 10 one OF rest. from thirty
to ATTY years; the sixth period 10
characterized by a decrease In all
dimensions Of the body.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-15
CHANCE FOR THE DEMOCRATS.

CHANCE FOR THE DEMOCRATS.
II the Democrats are in earnest
about wanting TO end the aldermanic
muddle, and are seeking good man
for president Of the board, their atten.
tion is called to the following indorse-
men Of Alderman Kirchoff, one Of the
Republican members, who is citizen
respected by every body. The quota
tion Is from todsy's Register, a paper
that has for several years never miss
ed an opportunity to abuse the only
progressive lswmaking body Psducah
ever had, the business mems council,
and now thus recommends Alderman
Kirchoff, who was a member Of that
council:
$50 far as industry. frugality and
wealth is concerned, Alderman Kir-
choff has by his own efforts climbed
the ladder of prosperity from trades
man to one of being the owner of con-
siderable property, and financially he
is regarded as being well fixed, +"
something that has not been accom-
plished by many other men, evidenc-
ing that from business standpoint
Mr. Kirchoff is OF the fright calibr g. "
Then again. in the matter Of morals
and citizenship, Alderman Birohoff, 80
far as we know, is a man of integrity,
good morals and a good citizen, abid
ing by the law and paying his debts,
therefore as citizen, he seems to be
Of the fright cslihre."
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-15
The American Girls Charm.


In an article on American Women
and American Men" In the December
Smart Set. the Yicomte de Santo
Thyrso writes:
What makes the American girl q
most attractive being is har self-con-
fdence, amiability and good temper.
-To tell the truth | have never met
an American girl OF twenty who did
not consider herself fascinating; this
Is self-confidence; and for a woman to
believe she is beautiful is halfway TO
reveal beauty. In the first place, a
plain woman, who is aware OF her
plainness is unhappy. Man is sell
fish animal, and. despite what novels
say about sad women and the power
OF tears, unhappiness is as repellant
to a healthy mind as disease TO a
healthy body. Then, the conscious
plain woman gives up every thought
of pleasing, and, therefore she does
nothing to mako herself attractive.
She does not dress in becoming
way. she does not smile. she does not
try TO be attractive, She becomes
sour or dull. or both"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-15

The Republican committeeman sub
mitted as the fifth member Of the ar
bitrstion board, one man who served
as alderman by appointment Of May
or Yeiser, and another who ran for al
derman on the Democratic ticket, and
still the Democrats were not satisfied
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-15
Carnival ASSOCIATION
IT WILL BE FULLY ORGANIZED
THIS EVENING.

The carnival association, the pre-
liminAry organization of which was
effected last Thursday night, will be
completed this evening at Elks hall
after the regular meeting Of the Elks
The executive committee appointed at
the last meeting will make its reg
ular report and officers will probably
be elected.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-15
lake No Substitute.

the directors of the Oomwercial club
was as fair as could he wished.
The Commercial club is non.politi-
cal, and its members, who are
Psducah's most prominent business
men, would doubtlesssettle the
middle in a way that would rebound
to the best interests of the city.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-15
POLICE COMMISSIONERS
ToNIGHT's MEETING POSITION.
ED ON ACCOUNT OF
ONES ILLNESS.

The meeting Of the board Of police
and fire commissioners for tonight has
been postponed on account Of the ill
ness of Mr.. Pete Rogers, member Of
the board. II was intended to elect
police and fire chief. and stationmen.
The meeting will be held when Mr..
Rogers 10 able to attend.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-15
WEIGHS LESS THAN
THREE POUNDS

New York, Jan. ia baby, weigh
ing only two and quarter pounds,
has been born to Mrs. Vincent McNal-
w. of this city. The father carried
the chilu to a hospital, where 1t was
placed in an incubator. The physi.
clans at the hospital say the infant is
well formed and healthy and will pro-
badly live.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-15

We have to have canal. II does
mt make much difference which
route, so the canal is built Negctia-
tions are new ON for the NicaTaugsn,
which ought to bring the other fell
lows to terms.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-15

Germany seems to be getting quite
bold. Not long ago she wanted to
stack up against the Monroe doctrine
and now she has tackled the Stanard
Oil trust II it weren't so far away,
we'd whisper, "Taint no use, Ger
many"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-15

After anthracite is put on the free
list and the foreign coal is brought
over in sufficient quantities to relieve
the demand, the calamity howlers will
begin to abuse the Republican party
for allowing these foreigners to come
over and compete with our progressive
American miner.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-15
ROOF WAS DAMAGED.

The fire department was called to
Ninth and Burnett streets this morn
ing to extinguish = small blaze in
the roof of q negro cabin. The blaze
originated from a defective hue and
no damage was done other than the
burning Of small hole in the roof.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-15

Mr.. Youtsey is still confessipg. II
il took as long to get up "conspir-
acy" as il is taking him to tell about
il, it must have been q pretty elabo-
rata Affair
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-15

IL is evident that the Democratic
aldermen are not very anxious for a
fair settlement of the aldermanic
question. Tns suggestion of Alderman
starks TO refer tie matter to
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-15
NO FAMINE
COAL WENT UP BUT THERE -
NO DANGER OF A SHORTAGE.

Coal went up cent bushel IN Pa.
ducAh today, as forecast yesterday,
but local dealers say there IL no dan =
ger Of = shortage IN Psduonh. There
is plenty of coal on hand, and its prox-
Unity 10 Paducah insures an adequate
supply during the winter.
Conductor ID. q. Mccain CON-
tinues to improve at the railroad hos
pital.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-05-09
A Splendid Change.
Franklin Waterman.

Few people know it, neverthe-
less it is a fact, that the time for
the election of judges and district
attorneys has been changed since
the last State election. The last
legislature separated the date from
the time of holding the State cleo
ton to that Of the congressional
or presidential election in Novem-
Der. Those two officers will not
therefore be mixed up on the State
ticket, and instead of being a frac-
tional part OF that affair, will hold
over until November of next year,
when they must set into the traces
and trot along with the candidate
for congress.
We are higldy pleased with the
change. The judiciary is, by this
means, taken away from the rab-
BILE of strictly political contest
and placed upon the high plane
of pure merit. The fellow who
gets there hereafter will not bs
bound and gagged 10y pclitica
obligations or unsettled scores due
his friends aud adherents for ex
ira services rendered at a time
most necessary for their success
The legislature did a wise thing IL
taking the positions out of politics
and elevatipg them to the mucl
higher plane, whose trade mari
must be full, fair and square
though severe execution OF publi
duty without reference to persons
their wealth, standing or influence
in ordinary matters in the leas
possible degree. What we nee,
for the creation of respect for tn
law is more hangings and fewe
public officials who apply for til
pardon of some black hearted ras
cal who happens to fail in his al
tempt to defeat the outraged la'
of its Just and honest returns.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-05-09
Investigation of Lack of Pres
sure at Fire.

Wednesday afternoon commit
tee of firelnen made a test of the
waterworks in order to determine
the cause of the lack of pressure
during the big fire Saturday night.
With 10 feet OF water in the stand
pipe the pressure from If alone
was 56I pounds to the square inch.
After using two feet, pressure fell
54g. With the main closed and
pressure given direct from the
pump, only 35 lbs pressure could
be given. With all the mains
closed, the pump gave pressure
of % pounds.
1t is evident from the examina-
ton that the employees at the wa
ter works were not in fault, but
that the difficulty lies somewhere
in the plant. Just what the diff
Guilty is, has not been positively
determined. A number of causes
have hearing, but without doubt
one of the chief causes is that the
pump is too small for the work re-
quired on it. When first put in it
was sufficient but since the great
extention of the mains and heavy
demands on the water supply a 6
in. pump is inadequate. What
ever other causes may be certainly
the town will have to purchase a
much larger pump aud the sooner
it is done the better. The condi-
ton of the hose is very bad, an en-
tirely new supply being needed.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-05-09
Courtesy To The Public.

The discourteous and unaccom-
modating railroad employee is ra-
pidly disappearing from view, and
every day it is being instilled into
him Ly his saperiors that civility
and courtesy must be practiced by
the men who come in contact with
the travelling public, says the
Houston Post.
The following circulars, sent out
to the employees of the various
Hartman lines in Texas and Lou
isiana by G. II. Markham, presi-
dent of the Houston, East and
West Texas and vice president of
the Houston and Texas Central
railroad, and w. G. Van Week,
manager of the Southern Pacific
company, are self-explanatory:
To Employees:
Houston, Texas, April 16.-In
transacting business with the pub
lie, you should remember tina. you
are representing the company, and
that many people, who may not
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-05-09
The MACHINERY for the Water

The machinery for the Water
Works aud Electric Light plant
have commenced to arrive. The
boilers arrived this week and were
placed in the power house. The
other machinery will continue to
arrive every week, now on until
Che plant is completed, which
will be in about two or three
months.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-05-09
Patronize Home Industry.

Coming right down to brass
tax it's a cold blooded business
proposition when you go out TO
buy a suit of clothes, or ham, or
baby carriage, or any other ne
cessity of life. You buy where
you can get the best value for your
money. That's business. The
man you buy from patronIzes your
store if you give him better value
for his money than your competl-
tors; if he can get better bargains
across the street he goes there.
If you can give him as good bar
gain as your competitors he trades
with you because You trade with
him. That also is business. You
have no kick coming either way,
for YOU have had an honest chance
to compete, and the money stays
in town.
But suppose you are tailor or
dealer in general merchandise,
and you buy your baby carriages
for little Willie aud the twins from
local dealer. A few days later a
solicitor for individual orders OF
clothing comes to town and the
baby carriage man orders his
spring clothing from New Orleans,
or Kansas City, or Cincinnati.
You could have furnished him at
, least approximately the same va
lue for his money, and the capital
would have remained right here.
, You could have felt better about
it If he had gone to your COMPETE
: tors at home for his clothing.
Where will you be likely to buy
7 your babby carriages next year, il
you are lucky enough to need more
juvenile transportation facilities.
"The business or professional
| man who goes out of town to buy
! what he can buy at home is viola
: ting a sound business principle
the principle of domestic trade re-
!. ciprocity. The employee who is
9 not enough interested in his town
4 to patronage its industries is not
5 made of the right stuff to be any.
: thing else but an employee.
: whenever you have occasion
TO buy anything from an outsider
: first 60 TO your home merchants
. and find out if,they can furnish as
: good an article for anything like
: the same money. liz they can
. give them the preference. You
: will be surprised to see how few
5 things you find it profitable to buy
: away from home" Elk.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-05-09
MADE YOUNG AGAIN.

"One OF DR.. Kings New Life
Pills each night for two weeks has
put me in my teens again" writes
d. III. Turner of Dempseytown,
Pa. They're the best in the world
for Liver. Stomach and Bowels.
Purely vegetable. Never grippe.
Only 25c at L. J. Liable drugstore.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-05-09
A STARTLING TEST.

To save a life, DIR. L. G.. Merritt,
of No. Mehoopany, Pa, made a
startling test resulting in won-
derful cure. He writes. "a patient
was attacked with violent hemorr-
hages. caused DO liberation of the
stomach. L had often found Elec-
tric Bitters excellent for acute sto-
mach and liver troubles so [ pre-
scribed them. The patient gained
from the first, and has not had an
attack in Ia months" Electric
Bitters are positively guaranteed
for Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Con-
stipation and Kidney troubles.
Try them. Only soc at I. j. Lab
be druggist.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-05-09

When you want a pleasant physic try
Chamberlain'S Stomach and Liver Ia
bets. They are easy to take and plea