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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-14
GOEBELISM EXPOSED.

The Caleb Powers case and the re-.
cent outrageous verdict of death on
the gallows is attracting widespread
attention throughout the country, and
the eyes OF many able writers who had
been led to hold erroneous opinions
of the Goebel csses have been opened
by this last move of the political muir
derers of Kentucky's Democracy.
The Galesburg, Ill, Republican.
Register in recounting the facts in the
last Powers trial says of it;
Russia has not afforded anything
in the way of trial worse than the
foregoing in the way of discrimina-
tion. The case is yet to be reviewed
by the supreme court and there may
be hearing ordered"
Other papers are still more severe in
their arraignment of the Goebel cases.
Even some of the Democratic papers
are becoming surprisingly frank since
they think they have cinch on the
ignominious death of Caleb Powers
The Paris, KY, Gazette, published at
the county seat of the county from
which came the last Powers jury,
and paper supporting the Beckham
ticket, says Of the members of the jury
that imposed the death sentence on
Powers:
1T was Bourbon jury that con-
victed Powers at Georgetown few
days since. Each member is personally
known to the editor of the Gazette.
Most Of them are honorable, upright
gentlemen. But few of them have ca
pacity sufficient to detect the perjured
evidence and separate it from the
true"
1t is now rumored that Powers case
may be taken to the federal court, il
being alleged that there are at least
five reasons why this court may con-
slider the case. II plausible grounds
are found, a precedent will be estab-
hshed which will be watched with
great interest by the legal fraternity
throughout the entire country.
Colonel Belknap said in his speech
Saturday of the trials:
1.-THE trials that have been so far
conducted with partisan juries and
perjured testimony leave justice un.
satisfied. No such trsvesties can fool
the mass Of the intelligent people, and
once again they demand the facts,
which they have reason to believe are
being concealed for political purposes
and which are vital to the truth in
this case, be divulRed."
This reflects the universal sentiment
of the best people in Kentucky in
these Goebel cases.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-14

1t is therefore plain that the Demo-
cratic officials are insincere in their
demands for accuracy in the campaign
for they haze no regard themselves for
IT, Governor Beckham, who was one
of the prime movers in ejecting ne VS.
paper men from the state house, and
in withholding records from them be-
cause it was alleged they misrepresent-
ed the facts, himself did his opponent
a great injustice which could have
been easily obviated by investigation.
He knew, or could have ascertained,
the date the alleged offense he alluded
to in his speech was committed, and
also that Colonel Belknap was OF the
time in Porto Rico, but he probably
did not want to learn il. But even if
he could not have learned it then. he
knows it now. If Governor Beckham
can misrepresent his political oppo-
nents. his political opponents certain
ly do not deserve to be expelled from
public buildings for misrepresenting
him. II be believes in practicirg
what he breaches he should now make
a public apology to Colonel Belknap,
who is gentleman and a soldier.
Will he do it,
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-14

our con temporary idea Of fairness and
truth, but it will hardly have the
effect of deceiving any one, especially
the hundreds of people in Paducah
who know there lie not vestige OF
truth in II. In the first place no re-
port was made that the sewerage sys-
tenn was IN a bad condition. 1t is not.
Il was ordered that it be properly
cleaned so it will not get in . bad con-
ditjon. II is true that the sewerage
Is q sample of what the Republican
council did for Paducah, and there
would have been more of the samples
If the people were wise enough to put
the same men or. the same sort OF
men into Office at every election. Ii
is q sample of which the Republican
council, and those who placed it
in office, will always feel proud.
The statement that it has "alwa-s
been inadequate" is pslpably errone-
Gus. The sewerage system is
acknowledged by ali competent au-
tho,ities to be the best public inn
provement we have, and it is to be re-
GREETED that more people have not been
educated up to an appreciation of its
advantages and benefits, and connect
ed their homes with it. The sewerage
system has never been cleaned but
once or twice since it was built i've
wears ago, and has never occasioned
the slightest trouble at any time, not
even when the present officials allowed
the river to rise snd disable the pump
ing station, which wss built for use at
Just such q time as when they permit
ted it to become useless.
The sanitary sewerage is all tight,
and the city will need more Of it. 1t
will never have to be reconstructed.
1t will have to be extended as the pop
ulation grows to other localities as
the present municipal Authorities are
preparing to do. If the sewerage
were not first class and succ essful
piece Of work and benefit to the city
the present crowd would certainly
never think of extending it.
We should advise our contempora-
~, in seeking to advance the city's
welfare-and its politics-to be more
truthful, at least in matters that the
whole public knows about If it had
declared the Colossus of Rhodes was
fake or the Goddess of Liberty was
beginnins to droop, the public might
easily swallow it, because the public
doesn't know. But when it says the
sanitary sewerage is inadequate and
will have to be reconstructed at great
and needless cost it makes state
ment that every intelligent man and
woman in the city who knows any
thing at all about it, knows is fabri-
cation pure and simple.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-14
MONDAY, SEPT. Ia, 1908.
REPUBLICAN, STATE TICKET.

REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.
For governor-Col. Morris B. Bel
KNAPP of Louisville.
For lieutenant governor-J. e. Will
holt of Boyd county.
For tressurer-John A. Black of
Barbourville.
For auditor-George ". Welsh of
Danville.
For attorney general-Judge W. M.
Beckner of Winchester.
For secretary of state--J. G. Speight
of Graves county.
For superintendent of sohools-Liv-
ingston Mccartney of Henderson.
For commissioners of agriculture
George Baker OF Muhlenberg county.
For clerk of court Of appeals-J.
A. Newman of Monroe county.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-14
TOINVIYE MRS. DAVIS
U. ID. G. Held a Called Meeting
This Morning.
The Invitation will Be Sent BY Padu'
cab Ladies' at Once.

At called meeting Of the Paducah
chapter United Daughters Of the Con-
federacy this morning with Mrs.
Joseph W. Thompson, on Jefferson
street. il was agreed to extend An in
tation to Mrs. Jefferson Davis and
her daughter, Mrs Hayes, who will
be in Hopkinsville. Ky, some time in
October, to attend the reunion of the
Second brigade Confederate veterans
here, October Ii, 10. ms guests of the
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-14


The city could make no better in
vestment Of its public improvement
money than by building the fill pro-
posed by Alderman Troutman at the
recent board OF aldermen's meeting,
from Broad street towards the Illinois
Central depot. This would enable the
street car company to build line from
the extreme South side to the depot,
and TINS complete q belt line, giving
the people of that section quick street
car facilities to the northwestern part
of the city. At present they must take
Third street car. transfer at Broad:
way or walk to Fourth and pay an.
other fare to get to the depot. The
street car company would doubtless
appreciate the advantages Of such .
line and build it, II the city would
construct the fill, as il did on Caldwell
street to enable the cars to reach the
depot from the business part of town.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-14
THE WEATHER. .. .
Partly cloudy and cooler tonight an
Tuesday showers and cooler.
OUR SEWERAGE SYSTEM.

A report was made Friday night to
the aldermen that the Paducah sewer.
age system is In very bad condition.
The sewerage system is one of the sam.
pies Of what the notorious Repub lioan
oounbil did q few years ago. IL has
always been inadequate. and some day
will have to be reconstructed ct great
and needless cost to the city.--News-
Democrat.
The above may be consistent with
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-14
BIRTHS.

Born to Mr.and Mrs. Clint Houston
Of Rowlandtown, a girl.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. William hon-
man, of Littievile,a boy.
Born TO Mrs. Bette Sale AZ the
county poor farm sgirl
Born TO Mr. and Mrs. Len Potter'
Of Fifth and Jackson streets, girl.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-14

chsp.er. The invitation will be sent
at once. =.
Mrs. Roy Mckinney was elected
delegate to the state U. ID. O. meeting
in greensboro in October. The chap
ter also agreed to furnish dinner for
the veterans on the first day OF the re-
uuion.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-14
Voters Keep Woman In ONCE.

The office OF superintendent OF PUP
lie instruction In Colorado Is held oy
a woman. She is a Democrat mo
salary is $4,000. she has been re-
elected on the Democratic Ticket
though tho state has generally gone
Republican.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-14
CIRCULATION STATEMENT

DAILY AVERAGE, 2I77.
Personally appeared before me this
day f. J. Paxton, general manager of
The Sun, who affirms that the above
statement of the circulation of The
Sun for the month of Aug, 1908, is true
to the best of his knowledge and belief.
PETER PURyEAR,
Notary Public McCracken County.
Sept. 2. 1903.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-14

safe to predict Paducah will have one
Of the strongest teams going then,
which is consolation should we hap
pen this season to wind mp on the bot
tom
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-14
eessrlIVT'eNAI AMIHomssr
70 D. Voted On az the November
Erat. Election. =, ts.e ,,....
CHAPTEp 50.

49, CHARTEH 50. w.
An act q c.oside for an amendment
70 sectiop lsi Of the Constitution OF
Kentucky.
THE General Assembly may. by
general laws only. authorize CITIES
OR TOWNS OF ANY CLASS to pro-
vide for taxation for municipal pur
poses. on personal property, tangible
and intangible. based on income,
licenses or franchises. in lieu Of an
I'D yalorem tax thereon:
provided. cities of the first class
shall not be authorized to omit the
/ imposition OF an ad yalorem tax on
lsuch, property Of any steam raiaDad.
rect railwaUSaxy bridge. gas.
\ W. heotirs: telegraph
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-14

Is Mayor Yeiser, who vetoed the
sanitary sewerage ordinance when 1t
was passed by the Republican council.
now trying to justify himself by in
spring newspaper articles at this late
day declaring the system q. failure 2
What other reason is there fo} the only
paper in the city that is supporting
him, prevsricating about it?,5l ~
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-14
DAILY THOUGHT.

Recollection is the only paradise
from which we cannot be turned out.
-Tennyson. g. tt
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-14
COUNTY.

For representative-Earl M. Hazen,
padqcah. r''''5"'' h-
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-14

ELECTION OF 1899: W. S. TAY-
LOR, 1879 WIN. GOEBEL. 1871, 331
JOHN YOUNG BROWN. 1910.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-27
WAR AGAINST ROWDIES
BOARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY REAR
RANGES SERGEANTS' DISTRICTS.
Up Gangs Will BE Materially In
creased-New Sergeants.

In order TO keep watchful eye on Bun
galoos and other disturbers of the peace,
and, in general. to guard the city with more
effectiveness, the police sergeants districts
are to be increased in number. Every dis
trict will be made smaller to fit in with the
new arrangement. The matter was dis
cussed at the meeting of the Board Of Pub
lie Safety yesterday and the wisdom of the
plan was emphasized.
The members of the board and the super
intendent of police are determined that the
gangs of white and colored rowdies must
be broken up and the Encouragement Of
the districts will be long step in that
direction, ii is believed. Preliminary to the
new arrangement two additional sergeants
of police were appointed by the board yes
terday, beside choosing a successor to Ser
geant Schroeder, resigned. The rearrange-
ment will give the sergeants smaller dis
tricts to patrol and will add measurably to
their effectiveness.
The new sergeants are William B. Milan,
Republican; Henry w. Sandman, Demo-
crat, and Cletus Weaver, Democrat. There
will now be fourteen sergeants instead of
twelve.
Superintendent Taffe was instructed yes
terday to issue the usual orders preliminary
to the 4th of July, relative to the use of
firearms and explosives on the streets. The
board intends these orders shall be strictly
carried out.
Bids will be received July % by the board
for 1900 feet of fire hose. Next Wednes-
day bids will be received for the annual
supplies of coal for the fire houses police
station and South Side market.
Fleming Davis, fireman, has been retired
and placed on the pension list. j. V. r.
Allen, fireman, has been granted leave Of
absence for thirty days.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-27
Simpson Forgery Trial.

The trial Of Arthur ]. Simpson. charged
with forgery, dragged along in the Grim
inal Court yesterday. The members of the
firm on whom the drafts. it is said. were
forged. Warman, Chamberlain, Black &
Co.. were on the stand yesterday and the
State attempted to show by them that
Simpson, who was formerly their bookkeep-
er. had made errors in his accounts. 1t
was further shown that the firms ledger
could not be found. Ralph Smith, of
F'letcher's Bank, the stand to tes-
tify concerning the alleged forged draft
The draft in question was sent to Charles
ton. s. c., signed by b. j. Smiley, on j. B.
Stoffel. After IL went to protest and was
returned, the name or Stonel was signed
by some one. alleged to be the defendant
but in writing the name the initials had
been changed so that the name reads B.
J. StoffeL The defense will begin the in
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-27
caller and that was enough to satisfy him

caller, and that was enough to satisfy him
that the man had business intruding
into his private office.
"'Get out OF here he said You can't i'm
agine the way he said it. I'm busy. Can't
you see that haven't any time to waste on
your
copies by this time. But the agent did
not get out He closed the door behind
him and sat down.
Didn't tell you to get out of here? the
lawyer said. or roared, rather. He was too
mad by this time to simply say things.
"'Yes. I know you did, answered the
agent and he talked about as loud as the
ia~S Wen o T be dd if T. s ever saw any one
like you before. DID you, leave here. Do
you want me to kick you out? | don't
" you ~ Couldn't buy any of my books if you
wanted to- roared the agent. But Id
you. don't think you're going to kick me out
".Sit down. said the lawyer.
1.-THE agent had broken through the. old
lawyers crust, and 1T pleased him to have
some one to give back little of the same
kind of treatment he gave. Before the agent
left the Office he sold 500 worth OF books.
A man at the Statehouse has a friend
who found himself at reception the other
night wearing full dress coat and pair
of blue serge trousers. He said:
My friend was late getting away from
his Office that evening and he telephoned TO
his wife to lay out his dress suit and have
everything ready for him so he would not
be late at the reception. Well, he went home
and changed his clothes and went to the re-
ception. Late in the evening he discovered
that instead of his black trousers he had
put on a pair of blue serge trousers. He left
the reception quite suddenly"
BY getting in late at the banquet of the
Indiana hotel men at the Hotel Claypool
one evening this week, Senator Albert j.
Beverage was forced TO make an address
before the time for the POSTMASTER to an
nounce the speakers of the evening.
The banquet had been in progress some
time when Senator Beverage quietly en-
tered the room and took a seat near the
door
"Beveridge," Beverage" shouted half a
dozen of Indiana's best-known hotel keep
ers Speech Speech" In vain did the
senator protest that he was on the pro-
gramme later in the evening and said that
he would rather wait till he was called upon
by the POSTMASTER. But the hotel men
would not have it that way. They insisted
that the Senator make a few remarks"
right then.
So Senator Beverage spoke little out of
his turn.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-27
CONSPIRACY IS CHARGED
WILLIAM p. STEVENS ALLEGED To
HAVE ACTED CRIMINALLY.
Sale of Gas and Oil Company Was
Made Gross Misrepresenta-
ton, Ii Is Claimed.

A brief on behalf Of the defendant. Will
liam P. Stevens, In support of his demurrer
was fled in the Federal Court yesterday
10 the bill OF complaint in the case of the
w. V. Smith Company against the Wood
burg Glass Company ct al. II is charged
that Stevens. acting for the promoters and
fncorporators OF the Pittsburg Oil and Gas
Company. entered into a conspiracy and
agreement in writing with officers of the
glass company in the Misrepresentation of
Oil property. The sale of the property was
made to the w. V. Smith Company at a
stipulated cost of $4,000. when In truth the
cost was only $4,000 and the remainder was
divided among Stevens and the officers
The output OF the oil wells was also mis-
represented, IL is charged.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-27
BOARD OF WORKS ROUTINE.
BIDS RECEIVED.

Wooden block roadway and curb in
Michigan street from Highland avenue to
stone curb, kreodone blocks, $4.92; cement
curb, kreodone blocks, $474; stone curb.
blocks treated with No. / oil, $3.50; cement
curb, blocks treated with No. oil, s445;
stone curb, blocks treated with No. oil,
$4.44; cement curb, blocks treated with No.
oil, $4.25; j. X. Cooper & Co., creoline
creosote paving oil, class c or d, with
stratified curb, $AS4 oolitic limestone curb,
$4.7S; cement curb. S466; combined curb and
cutters, SASS; Hoosier Construction Com
pany, kreodone blocks and stratified curb,
kreodone blocks and combined curb and
cutters A60.
Gravel roadway, brick cutters, cement
walks and curb In Twenty-fifth street from
Northwestern avenue to Senate avenue
George w. McCray, stratified curb, sass;
oolitic curb, 1918; cement curb. granite
corners. 2.7S; Indianapolis Construction
$3.50; George Kessler, curb and brick gut
tiers, $2.17; combined curb and cutters, $40
All bids referred TO the engineer.
FINAL ACTION TAKEN.
Cement walks and curb in Yandes street
from Twenty-Second street to the Belt Rail-
road; estimated cost, sl,525.
Grovel roadway, cement walks and curb
in Sherman drive from Washington street
to Michigan street; estimated cost, 81 $50.
Gravel roadway in the first alley north of
New York street from Oriental street to
first alley east of Oriental street; estimated
cost, Sooo.
TAKEN UNDER ADJUSTMENT.
Brick roadway and curb in Michigan
street from White river bridge to Holmes
avenue; estimated cost, $3l. $50
Brick roadway and curb in Michigan
street from Blake to White river; estimated
cost, So, go.
PRIMARY ASSESSMENT ROLL AP-
PROVED.
Cement walks, approach walks, grading
and sodding lawns in Brooksde avenue
from Tenth to Newman street on the north
west side and from Tenth TO Twelfth
street on the southeast side.
PETITIONS FILED AND REFERRED TO
THE ENGINEER.
For creosoted block roadway in Michigan
street from the west end Of bridge over
White river to Holmes avenue.
For cement walks next to curb and stone
curb in East Tenth street from Fort
Wayne avenue TO Massachusetts, avenue.
For permission to lay under private con-
tract a brick walk in front Of $50 and $50
Mulberry street
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-27
THE COURT RECORD.

Room Flames NJ. feathers, Judge.
Lilly & Stalnaker vs. Edward C. Claypool
mechanics lien. On trial by court.
Room 3-Vinson Carter, Judge.
john +. Carson, executor, VS.. Ida Nor
gan. On note. Finding and judgment VS..
defendant for $SS2. 81 and costs
Helen T.. Wayman VS.. r. Z. Merrill; ap-
peal On trial by court.
CIRCUIT COURT.
Henry Clay Allen, Judge.
CITY or indianapolis VS. Charles Arnell eft
al Dismissed. Costs paid.
Charles Steiter VS.. Edward Rentsch. Dis
missed. Costs paid.
CRIMINAL COURT.
Fremont Afford, Judge.
Arthur ]. Simpson; forgery. On trial by
jury. Evidence heard
NEW SUITS.
City Bond Company VS.. Jane Foster ct al.
improvement lien. Superior Court. Room q
CITY Bond Company VS.. Emma l.. Leyen-
decker. Improvement lien. Superior Court.
Room /.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-27
MICHIGAN-STREET MATTER.


The Board of Public Works yesterday
took under advisement the two petitions
presented by West Michigan-street prop
erty owners concerning the kind of ma
terial to be used in paving the street from
the river to Holmes avenue. One petition
favors asphalt and the other brick. The en-
gineer will investigate the matter. Bids
were opened by the board yesterday for
the paving of East Michigan street with
block Owing to the restraining order from
Judge Carter's court no action was taken
other than opening the bids.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-27
RUSH OF BUSINESS.
One Hundred Cases I'm Judge Carriers
Court Transferred.

The rush Of business in Judge Carriers
court has resulted in 100 cases in that
court being transferred to the other two
Superior Courts. They will give this court
a chance TO clear up the docket before va
cation. Suits are filed alternately in the
three rooms of the Superior Court. More
than 500 cases have been disposed of in
Judge Leatherss court since last September,
showing how heavy the business has been.
Most Of the cases filed are actions for di-
vorce. and the number for this cause alone
aVeraRes three a daY.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-27

Friends of Mr. and Mrs. j. w. Cowdery
and son. Of Atlanta, Ca. will be pleased
to learn they are thinking of returning to
their old home in this city after an alb
sence of eighteen years in the South. Mr.
Cowdery Is travelling for Philadelphia
gas company and was here in their inter-
ests last summer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-27

The first report of the Krag-Reynolds as
signment case was filed with Probate Com
missioner Walker yesterday. John Reagan,
trustee, has so handled the affairs of the
company that per cent. dividend will be
declared. Claims amounting to $266, 500 have
been fled Trustee Reagan has collected
from all sources 500 1868 and claims credits
for expenses, including attorneys fees of
x5,559.4. The report shows a balance of
dend
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-27
YOUR SUMMER VACATION.

II you take one you will want TO
keep in touch with home. The best
way to do this Is to have the Journal
mailed to you. Leave your order be-
fore starting. We will change the ad-
dress as often as you desire.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-08-13
Miss Harper Is Fourth in 4:43R
Two-MiIe Dash.

Miss /. w. Harper, the two-twenty
class trotter of the McCulloch string
gave a pretty exhibition of her pow
ers at the Joliet meeting Friday by
being a starter and performer in a
two-mile dash that was trotted in the
sensational time Of 4:43k. Five
starters went into the race for the
purse Of 100000. This time not
many years ago would have estab.
lished a new worlds record for the
distance. Miss Harper came home
in fourth place.
The horses will appear at the DAY.
export races next week. They are
showing in better form, day by day,
and will be inside of the money in
the company of next week,