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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-02
Members of the Militia Interes-
ted in Decision.
They Desire TO Know il Militiamei
May Be Sent to jail for
Petty Offences.
QUESTION TO BE SETTLED

A suit in which the state militia OF
Kentucky will be interested probabl,
court soon for the purpose Of testing
the oonstitutionality of the state mill
tia law relative to the power Of com
manding officers to order the ares
and imprisonment of privates or nor
commissioned officers for petty viola
tions IF the law, such as the failure &,
attend drills. etc.
The suit is contemplated by Colope
J. II. Ward, of Louisville. whose son
. member of Battery A, was arreste'
BY . policeman and placed in the coun
~ Jail. where he was kept in cell
until Sunday morning. The order for
young Wards arrest was made BY
First Lieutenant Robert @. Gordon,
charging him with refusing TO atteno
nestings and drills of his battery.
When the order for Ward's arrest
Wa drawn, like warrants for several
ether members Of Battery A were also
drawn and placed in the hands Of the
pslice, but those named in them we're
not apprehended until Monday night
When they we're taken to jail they
were refused admittance by order Of
Jailer Phanz, who, after consulting
his attorney, decided he had no eight
to receive prisoners on the order Of
Aisutenant Gordon. The men were
then liberated, and the police refused
to serve other warrant in their hands.
This raised the question as to the pow
er conveyed by the statutes, and Colo
mel Ward is now having prepared q
suis to test the law and its constitu
tioaality.
The sootion Of the law under which
the warrants were issued, and which
Colonel warde will attach in the con-
tsDplated proceedings. is as follows:
And the commanding officer of
any regiment, battalion, or company,
troop or battery, may arrest any mem
Der of his command for a violation of
any order, regulstion or law for the
government of the kentucky state
guard and he may authorize in writ
ing any constable, police officer or
sheriff of the city or co Inty wherein
such violation occurs, to so arrest any
such delinquent member; ami such
officer may turn over tn
any constable, police officer or sheriff
any mem Der of his command so ar
rested by his. and suoh constable, 20
lice off, or sheriff shall hold such
man 80 arresed in his custody until he
has been tried by the proper court
martial or has been disc bsrged by pro-
per aut hority, and for period not *
Gee ling five days.
Colonel Ward holds that If a militia.
man is arrested by q peace officer he
must be "held'in his custody" until
Tried, and not placed IN jail.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-02
LITTER c r ERS
OFFICERS ELECTED FOR THE
ENSUING YEAR LAST NIGHT.

The Psducah Letter Oarriers' associ.
alton last night elected officers for
the wear as follows: Chsrl Grimm.
pr.sident; tranK Moore vice presi.
dent; Jesse g. Cnrf, tinsnoisl and re.
cordinp secretary; Fred Acker, treas.
urer; @. X. Williamson. sergeant al
arms; ]. Allard Williams. collector OF
mutual benefit assessment
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-02
BEST WAY TO HOT SPRINGS.

Iron Mountain Route from st.
Louis or Memphis. New fast train
faster than ever; less than twelve
hours from st. Louis. Leaving $40
p. m. daily. arrive Hot Springs 8 o IN.
Effective Sunday, Novembe 8. Con-
nections from Memphis with this fast
service. Low round trip rates year
round. Free descriptive books, fold.
ers, etc. See ticket agents or address
r. T. q. Matthews, T. p. A., Room,
202 equitable Bldg, Louisville, Ky.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-02

The ladies' are invited to call to
see The Kentucky Glass and Queens
ware Cos line OF CHRISTMAS goods.
TITS the prettiest store In Pahucah
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-02

CAPITA u J. Y. Browinski, Of Jopps
was In the city today and reports bus
iness booming.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-01

There are wands capped with immense
roses. butterflies Of tinsel for the ladies,
and b~Outonnieres for the men.
The idea Of this year seems to be to sup
ply either costly gifts or grotesque ones. II
the decorations are flowers they cannot be
too large or too snowy.
Old figures like the pretty Maypole are al
ways danced. and it Is interesting to re-
member that the cushion figure of to-day,
when a lady chooses her partner by plac-
Ing Il cushion for him to kneel upon, orig
mated in Queen Elizabeth's time and was
much used at her court.
Cotillons. which have been so popular in
England. France and America. have Ger
many to thank for many of the prettiest
figures. One of the new favor figures is
danced by six couples.
After waltZing they form In line as IL for
a country dance. the head couple then pull
the string of a large German motto, which
swapping is found to contain twelve caps.
These are at once donned, and each man
chooses as his partner the owner Of the cap
which matches his own.
Among the handsome favors given this
year are beautiful little jewel boxes of sill
yer gilt, with Il miniature of some old court
beauty on the over. and at one exclusive
dance a set Of the favors were tiny gold
elephants fashioned in quaint East Indian
workmanship, which probably owed its sug-
gestion to the interest felt In the durbar.
Golf bags are always pretty for favors.
and are much in rogue. Sometimes they
are filed with bonbons: and. again. the bags
have silver sticks to be used as lace pins,
or when long enough az hat pins. Flowers
are always in fashion, and never was there
a year when there were more beautiful
things for holding them.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-01
HOW THE BENTON-LVCAS f E
E DUEL CANE TO BE FOUGHT.
Continued from the Preceding Page.

the redress. or satisfaction you ask for. or to
any person who may feel wounded by such ex-
posure Of truth. Yours. etc.
CHARLES LUCAS.
The story of the attractive personality
and manly character of Charles Lucas has
been handed down from father to son and to
grandson. There is no authentic portrait,
however, of Charles Lucas in existence. An
old painting loaned the Missouri Historical
Society some years ago is supposed to be
Charles Lucas, though not definitely iden-
titled. 1t is the picture of quite a young
man. and from a strong resemblance to
members of the same family it is evidently
the portrait of a Lucas. and, presumably,
Charles.
BENTON A MAN
OF COURTLEY GRACES.
Missouri history is too full of all the de-
tails of Benton's life and career to call for
any additional, or reiterated, observations
here. Benton's record of achievements has
placed him before the world as one of the
most influential men in shaping the desti-
MES of the West. He was a man of iron
VIII and courtly graces and one who feared
not the hardships of life.
There is a homely little legend among the
descendants and relatives of Benton that re-
cites that when the old Senator found a
pause in his career with nothing to call for
endurance or put him on his metal, he daily
subjected his flesh to a severe rubbing with
a coarse and very rough brush, for, he said,
there was danger of a mans getting too
ussd to being comfortable"
This little eccentricity was an Indication
of the Spartan nature that made Benton the
s~tupendous toiler that he was from early
manhood to old age.
The only portrait of Benton in st. Louis
is the one now in the rooms of the Mis-
souri, Historical Society. This shows a man
advanced in years.. with strong and promi-
nant fAaf ~ -aG n fnaa n 2 -nnnN
attention as that of an extraordinarily firm
character. MODESTO II. JORDAN.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-01
Fannie Bloomfield eiSler to
BE a SOlOiSt at Union Recital.
Lesehtezky. the Viennesc Master, was Her Teacher.


WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
rahnie iooniheiu-Aeisier the ipiaho VIZ
tuoso, mas been engaged as the soioist OF
the artist recital to be given at the MOI
Musical, FEBRUARY ,.
This Is not Mrs. Zeisler's first visit to st.
Louis, but it Is some time since she has
been heard here. and in the interim She has
taken m fame and distinction
e.. . TEL. A.. ,.,
q e INV
'n'uosi'y on the Hos'
oiiicuit OF All instruments mas peen the
marvel or her audience. Unlike many other
American musicians. she first was heard in
her own country. Having come to this
country with her parents at the apo Of .
,ao,, 49,, .us,r,a, s;Ias,a ~. st,,;.+o
80 ~ - ~ >"1
CONSUMERS herseiI a tnorou2n american
Leschietzky. the removed Viennes mas
ter. was her teacher for several years. "A
tour of this country followed the artiste's
emancipation from Leschtezky.
rh.r como a ,nrr ~ IN. nr,ro,no, o,,,.,
-, E,ron. n,th A.. - .~.;a,,e .,,aa..
w.. nss nSa...'@ 80
Liza h"o her <ihericah u"'
els.
Ever s'hee the war OF iS'o-i'h hrench-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-01

cess. as the country could not produce the
steel forgings necessary for heavy-rifled
cannon and because the navy was in slch
decadence that ii was deemed folly to spend
money on it.
Forginss were finally procured abroad,
and the first modern 6-inch gun for the
navy-not for experimental purposes. but
for service-was completed in 1854.
Since 1883 1.4O0 sets of gun forgings for
main battery guns alone have been manu-
featured in the United States for the navy
tO'NeiD. The first large order by which
this home industry was put on Its feet was,
in 1887, placed by Secretary Whitney of Mr..
Cleveland's Cabinet with the Bethlehem
Iron Company now Steel Company.
Curiously enough, no great change in
principles of construction or material or in
methods of manufacture has been made In
twenty years.
Larger forgings. with higher Characters
tics. are available, but the central idea
adopted then still holds its place and testi-
fes to the high intelligence and native in
genuity exercised by the ordnance officers
of that day.
Great progress has been made in the d.
rection of greater power and of greater ra-
pidity of fire. We secure the first because
We know how to make and fire better and
larger explosives; and the second because
Of the gradual and Simplifying improvements
In the details Of breech mechanism. The
successful development Of smokeless powder
has enabled US to take a long step ahead.
The use Of electricity with gun mountings
has been a contributing energy, as it has
done away with the heat and danger of
steam pipes and has introduced ease and
simplicity of power transmission and facili-
ty of control.
These In turn permit more accurate as
well as more rapid pointing and firing. Still,
with all the devices. intelligent and per-
sistent drill is the prime necessity.
This demands ample appropriations for
target practice, and. for the Individual, the
employment of some true method Of con-
tinuous aiming. and such recognition by the
Navy Department that the gun pointers
and captains will be the best-paid men Of
the ship.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-01
PRETTY FAV1BS AND QUAINT
FIGURES FOR THE DANCE
White Paper Dresses Worn by Men-Cos-
tunes Fashioned Like F~ross-Tinsei
Butterflies for Ladies'.

Notwithstanding the fact that the men of
to-day show so little interest In dancing.
On with the dance, let joy he unconfined'
Is still a watchword worth carrying out.
Most of the smartest balls end with a
coti!lon. danced after supper. and some
times the whole evening is given to this
charming dance. which perhaps has retained
its popularity because 1t represents endless
variety and gives opportunity for many
beautiful gifts.
There are houses whose whole business is
the making of favors and inventing some
thing attractive and new. One novel figure
of this season is Il ninepin figure. A ball is
the room.
The leader waltzes with his partner and
designates eight other men who are to
choose partners for this figure.
The men are given fGvors of paper con-
tanning costumes made to represent a nine
pin, which they put on and stand in line at
a little distance from the ball.
Their partners form in line on the oppo-
site side of the ball. and in turn they toss
the bail toward the men. and the first man
catching it claims for his partner the fair
damsel who has thrown the ball. These
favors come in sets of nine.
Another new and pretty costume figure is
that of snow men. White paper dresses are
worn by the men. and tiny snow figures to
match are given an equal number Of girls.
These they pin on their gowns or can car
ry on their finger, and the man chooses for
his partner the girl whose snow man has
buttons on its coat which match those of
his costume.
Other costume figures are fashioned like
frogs, while soldiers of the
type. with plenty Of gold braid. are in evil
dence. No end of favors are wrought from
colored tissue papers.
A beautiful one is a huge mum Of pink
roses hung from the neck by a ribbon of
silver tinsel. These muffs cost from 50 to
s12 a dozen. according to size. but the larger
they are the more desirable they become.
The favors for the men to go with these
are long moss green paper horns sur
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-01
ARTIST LOWS STORY OF
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.

viii Low. the painter. told recently a
story of the Latin Quarter days of Robert
Louis Stevenson. Low and Stevenson were
great friends in their youth; their friend
ship. indeed. continued up to the time of the
writer's death.
Louis said the artist. was no less
diplomatic than brave. He could be fiery
ard he could also be gracious and pacific.
One night. I remember, we sat In Il garden
in Montmartre. The red wine had been
flowing pretty freely, and one of our party
got heated and aggressive.
FINALLY some one said a thing that this
fighting chap disliked. As soon as the words
were spoken he grabbed up a bottle and
hurried it at the others head. 1t was a
strong. true shot. and would have hit the
mark had not Stevenson sprung to his feet
and caught the missile.
Tut. tut. George he said to the throw
er. tut. tut. II the bottle is passed so quick
ly none Of us will be able to stand out the
eyening.'p-New York Tribune
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-01

i, the Connecticut class 1906 tons normal dis
placement. there are unQuestionably great
advantages obtained in the individual pow
| er of the battleship as compared with its
smaller predecessors.
To show justly the advantages of increase
in size. comparison should be made between
ships which are tactically comparable; thai
is, Of practically the same speed and whose
motive power and battery are Of substan-
TALLY equally modern design.
COMPARISON BETWEEN ALABAMA
AMI MAINE CLASSES.
To demonstrate the effect of the increase
In size of our own battleships, n compare
son in figures and percentages easy of COM
prehension can be made between the Ala
bama, and Maine classes (our most recently
completed ~classes), these last being conSid-
cred together as Of about 1900 tons dis
placement. while the Connecticut class Is of
1900 tons.
The cost Of the Maine and Alabama. COM
plete. is about 5000. 600 each.
The cost of the Connecticut is about ST.
100000. The displacement has been increased
SO per cent in passing from the Maine and
the Alabama to the Connecticut. and the
cost Of -four Connecticuts will equal the
cost of five Names or Alabamas. The
weight devoted to battery and ammunition
in the Maine or the Alabama Is 1908 tons
and in the Connecticut 1.3i0 tons. There.
fore, by increasing the displacement of the
Maine or the Alabama 80 per cent, there
has been a corresponding increase in the
weight of armament carried.
The weight OF the discharge OF one round
from all the guns of the Maine or the Ala
bama over stx-pounders is 5.312 pounds;
the weight of the discharge of one round
from all guns over six-pouuders of the
Connecticut is 1856 pounds, or an increase
of 40 per cent.
Therefore. for an increase of one-third in
size there has been a gain of nearly one-
half in effective battery power. Thus. If
the battery power Of the Maine or the Ala
bama be considered unity. that of the Con-
necticut will be IL. and for S0.O00.OO four
Connecticuts can be built. with n battery
power of six, and five Maine or Alabamas,
with n battery power of five.
In the Maine and the Alabama the weight
devoted to armor protection amounted to
2,1l0 tons. and in the Connecticut to 1892
tons. thus showing an increase In protec-
ton of A per cent for an increase in size
of 80 per cent.
These Illustrations of the enormous gain
in offensive and defensive power of these
vessels. corresponding to the increase in
size, find well-known parallels in the higher
cargo efficiency of the great steamers m the
merchant service, which Is due to the fact
that the larger vessel requires a less pro-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-01
Font, Not the Altar.

Mrs. Langtry was discussing the other
day the recent marriage of the octogenarian.
Marquis of Donegal. with a young Canadian
girl. She said it reminded her of an incl
dent in the life of her father.
Her father was a clergyman, and there
came to him to be married one day a man
of 20 and a girl of Is. The minister whis-
pered, when this ill-assorted couple came
and stood before him:
The font is at the other end Of the
church"
What do we want with the font? We
are here to be married" said the old man.
oh. 1 beg your pardon" the clergyman
rejoined: II thought you had brought this
young girl here to be christened."
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-01

In a lengthy article published in the Mis-
souri, Gazette of September 20. 1917. Mr..
Lawless states that Mr.. Benton was about
TO withdraw his demand for a second meet
Ing when he was assailed with reports OF
the most offensive nature to his feelings and
reputation"
1t was reported. seemingly, among other
statements ascribed to Mr.. Lucas's author
ship, that Mr.. Lucas had said that, should
he again meet Benton, Benton being
the most accomplished duelist, that the dis
lance should be shortened to give him. Lu-
cas-, an even opportunity with his adyer-
sary.
In consequence of this specific report. n
declaration was drawn up by MIR. Lawless.
submitted to Colonel Benton. and signed by
Lucas.
The terms of this declaration are as fol-
lows:
In consequence of reports having reached
Colonel Benton. OF declarations coming from me,
respecting the shortness Of the distance at which
1 intended TO bring him at our next meeting, /
hereby declare that 1 never said anything on
that subject. with a view to it's becoming public,
or Its coming to the knowledge of Colonel Ben
ton. and that L never said or insinuated that
Colonel Benton was not disposed and ready to
meet me at any distance and at any time
whatsoever.
,signed) CHARLES IJ-cas
Lucas evidently thought much of SUBJ
stantial honor md his youthful pride prob
aps ioAodue hiS refusing 10 accept 4 second
challenge from Benton, who was known
then as a great duelist, for fear his failure
to 90 so would be ascribed TO fear.
After the episode in the courtroom, cited
by Lucas as the direct cause of the dueling
between Benton and himself, the first chaI-
lenge was sent him by Benton and refused
in the following positive manner:
ST. Louis, Nov. is, lSl6-Sir: Your note of
this afternoon received. on proper occasions or
for proper causes 1 would give the kind Of
satisfaction You appear to want. but for such
causes as the one you complain of, under all
the existing circumstances, | would not feel
Justified in placing myself in such a situation
as TO be under the necessity OF taking your life
Or jeopardizing my own.
l Will not suffer the free exercise OF my rights
or performance of my duties at the bar 10 he
with me the subject of private disputes. nor will
i allow 1t TO others for doing my duty to my
/. clients, moro particularly to you in this case,
who made the first breach Of decorum. IL one
was made.
You complain Of my having given YOU the lie
direct and have as much right to complain of
the whole jury, who. on their oaths, found a
verdict in direct contradiction to what YOU stated
to be the evidence. My object was that no mis-
statement OF the testimony should be made in
hearing OF the jury without beiag contradicted.
This was my duty TO my client and myself.
The verdict OF the Jury verified the statement
I made of the evidence. and will not. for sun
porting that truth. be in any way bound to give
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-01
0G6

BY COMMANDER J. d. JERROLD KEEL
LY. I. S. y.
WRITTEN FOR H SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
The development OF offense and defense
in war constructions finds its highest eN-
preston in the battleships of the Connecti-
cut type.
This is attributable mainly to the large
displacement, in which the various elements
have found room for proper expansion. and
TO the improvements made in structural ma
terial.
In the earliest battleships most of the es-
sential qualities had 20 be denied their
greatest value owing to the compromises
that were forced by the necessary associa-
ton of such a~ntaEonistic factors as speed.
battery. armored protection. coal capacity,
ammunition supply, habitability and sea-
going and seakeeping powers.
What had TO be produced was not the
best attainable. but the best all-round eff
ficiency.
The principles Of all constructive design
are controlled by considerations of weight
and by its scientific distribution.
II one of the qualities. speed for example.
We're to be unduly favored. through the as
signment of extra weights to motive power,
this would be at the expense of some other
quality. such as protection, battery or
coal capacity. In special types, of course,
such a highly favored distribution IS often
adopted, in order to satisfy the particular
employment lor WHICH a Type Is ElleHueu.
But in a battleship 1t is IMPOSSIBLE.
there must be room, and marge for many
qualities, as II is a rounded production.
wherein the total available weight must
be distributed TO produce not the very best.
but the best possible. results.
Lieutenant Commander Niblack, L. s.. N,
has put this cogently In a paper read at the
last meeting of the Society Of Naval Ar
chitects and Marine Engineers. THE bat
tleship is" he said, 1.-THE epitome OF sea
power. Reduced TO its simplest terms. It is
a floating gun platform.
MAXIMUM OF THE
DESTRUCTIVE POWER.
las a unit of defense It contains on the
gun displacement the maximum of concen-
trated destructive p~ower-frst. for battle
on the high seas. for which it is principally
designed; second. for coast attack. which
is its secondary and seldom-used purpose.
'"The difference between the tactical value
of battleships and of cruisers. torpedo boats,
submarines and rams are those of de-
gree rather than of kind, for each merely
chooses some weapon or some quality of
the battleship and sacrifices everything else
TO 1t. The special tactics suited to each are
taken from the battleships."
Hence 1t may be profitable to inquire into
the considerations that have governed our