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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-08-10
NATIONAL BANKS
WIN AT LOUISVILLE
Judge Gregory Holds That Gov.
eminent Bonds Can't be Taxed.
Agent Lucas, Of Paducah. Loses q
Big Subtitle Decision Contrary
to Judge Paynter's Ruling.
THE LATTER Is NOT FINAL

Louisville. Ky, Aug. 10.-A de-
cision of importance was rendered
by County Judge Gregory here yes
terday In the suits brought by Reve-
nue. Agent Frank Lucas of Paducah.
against the Southern National and
fort TO enforce the collection of
large claims for back taxes for al.
legged delinquencies in assessment
covering the period Of the past FIVE
years The capital stock of the ma
tional banks is assessable for state
and county taxation. and Mr.. Lucas
in his statement. claimed that the
defendants had omitted large pro-
portion of the actual value of their
stock In making up their assessment
schedules.
II was represented by the banks
that in certifying TO their schedules
they had deducted from their value
the value of their government bonds
and other nontaxable property. and
gave the remainder as the amount
for which they were liable for taxes.
II was pointed out that in the case of
individuals and state banks owning
government bonds they were not re-
quired to pay taxes upon them there
fore, Il was argued. the national
banks should be entitled to the same
privilege.
Judge Gregory sustains this view
of the case and in doing so overrules
the commonwealth demurrer TO the
defendants answer. lie holds that
not TO allow the national banks 10
make this deduction would be In vi
olation of the section OF the state
constitution which provides that all
taxation shall be upon an equal ba-
sis. He furthermore cites United
States Statute No. 5.219. which pro-
vides that there shall be no discrim-
nation between assessment of ma
tional bank stock and other money
ed capital. Two recent decisions of
the court of appeals are referred to
which lay down the principal that,
where deductions are allowed state
banks on their worcestershire proper
~, the same shall apply TO national
banks. A curious situation Is present
ed in the fact that Judge Thomas II.
Paynter. in passing on temporary
injunction question involved In the
tax suit against the American Ger
man National bank, of Paducah. de-
cided exactly the other way. The de-
cision. however, only holds until the
court of appeals meets in the fall.
Judges Barker and Settle, who were
sitting with Judge Paynter. though
not officially. informally expressed
dissent to his finding at the conclu-
sion of the case.
Another question yet to be decid-
ed in the cases before Judge Gregory
is whether or not the assessment, as
already made. is binding. The com
monwealth contends that II is not.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-08-10

furniture, OF carpets OF farm machln
cry. OF building materials and every
other article of rural consumption
All this is but another name for stag
nation and panic. which has marked
every experiment with tarlif for reye
nue. only from the beginning OF oui
history until now.
"The disastrous results OF FREE
trade have not followed each and ev.
cry experiment with free trade be.
cause they were desired by the men
who advocated the measures that pro
duced them, but because the meas
ures were unwise, however learned
however patriotic and however hon.
est the men who enacted them.
I'VE are codependent people
When prosperity blesses our shores
The laborer and the employer OF la
Dor, the farmer and the consumer o;
farm products, the merchant and N
banker all prosper"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-08-10
MAIL ORDER BUYING.

There was always two sides toany
proposition and there are two sides
10 the catalogue house buying bust.
ness that is INDUCED In so extern
siyely in some localities. The local
merchants who sit idly by and let
their local papers go TO press every
day and every week without an ad-
vertisement, are the fellows that get
the worst of II from the catalogue
house, says an exchange.
The local paper that goes into tn.
homes of the people to be read over
each day or week Is the means of
bidding for the trade of the people
who buy what they eat. wear and
use. The catalogue houses send their
books, quoting prices TO the farmer.
and he has II before him all the time.
When he makes up his mind to buy
groceries or pillow and wonders
what the merchant in town will ask
for IL suppose he picks picks up the
local paper and does not see a line
from him. He turns to the catalogue
and finds the price quoted. He is in
vited to come and trade in Chicago.
ST. Louis, Louisville or somewhere
else. and perhaps his local merchant
does not have word TO say. Is IL
much wonder that he patronizes the
house that gives him the strongest
invitation?
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-08-10
VERY UNCERTAIN
WILL. BE ,HE BUSINESS FOR THE
SOUTH.
Manager Thomas Roberts Returned
From Chicago, Where He Sc
lectcd Attractions.

Manager Thomas w. Roberts. ol
the Kentucky theatre, returned today
from Chicago. where he went TO bool'
a few more good attractions for hi;
theatre.
He found matters theatrical in q
very confused, uncertain state on ae-
count OF the guarantees which make
II impossible to travel In parts OF the
south
Scores of companies find that thell
entire route will have to be altered
to conform TO the change In cond..
lions. AS a result. many big shows
will have to play small towns and In.
wade territories in which they were
not booked.
Manager Roberts secured the fol.
lowing big musical shows:
Richard Carte in 1.-THE Mayor o.
Toxic"
The Tenderfoot
Miss Templeton's Telegram.
The Land of Nod.
The Aristocratic Tramp.
II has not yet been decided whar
will be secured for the formal open.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-08-10
GIRL GETS SALOON LICENSE.
Miss Margaret Leipohl Agrees Ia Sell
Bottled Beer Only.

Newport, KY. Aug. 10.-Judge
Hissem has put an end 10 the fight
which has been bitterly waged by GER
tain residents of Brent Station, in
their effort to prevent the granting
Of a tavern license to pretty Miss
Maragret Leipohl. of that town. He
issued a saloon license to Miss Lei
pohl yesterday. When she announc-
ed her intention. some time ago, OF
opening a tavern and saloon at Brent
Station, the temperance advocates did
all in their power to prevent the
granting of the license, but when
Tuesday morning came IL developed
that the advocates of total abstinence
had Withdrawn from the fight, and
Judge Hissem issued the license
Miss Leipohl agrees, however. to sell
bottled beer only.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-08-10
ME CAUSE on PROSPERITY.


The masterful address of Secretary
of the Treasury Leslie NJ. Shaw, al
the republican state convention al
Roanoke, Virginia, should be read BY
every thinking man in the United
States II Is doubtful II more could
be said in so few words, II the situa-
ton could be more clearly. concisely
and accurately explained as ii is BY
Mr.. Shaw who shows exactly wha;
the republican party stands for, why
IT has brought prosperity. and why fl
will always be successful.
Secretary Shaw said in part:
THE spirit of the last half century
was republican. II was progressive
The spirit of the twentieth century
will be republican. II will be pro
gressive. Judging the future by the
past, is there reason to doubt that
the communities most in harmony
with the spirit of the century will
gather most from the rich harvests OF
progress? come to preach the COS
pei of American progress and to teach
these principles and policies which
have made us what we are and which
will carry us to higher planes ana
grander achievements whenever. un
der God and the brain of the south
and the brain of the north. the brair
OF the east and the brain of the west
Jhall be allied for affirmative action,
NH If
country. shall be lonSer held welded
TO negative .raditions, which tend on.
ly 10 retard.
And now my friends, what arr
these principles that divide parties?
The parties separate primarily on
questions of political economy Ey.
cry industrious citizen is both a pro.
Queer and consumer. The dom
inant party appeals to the producer
II tells him that the question Of
greatest importance to him Is the
price at which he disposes of his prod.
ucts. whether those products be labor
or the result of labor. The opposi.
ton party promises the American con-
sumner the best market In the world
in which TO buy, The republican par.
~ promises the producer the best
market in the world in which to sell
Gentlemen, we can not have both
Our political opponents may promise
higO-prlced labor and cheap products
hlgh-prlced wheat and cheap bread
high-e:iced cattle and cheap meat
but they make these promises with
out possibility Of fufillment When.
ever they have put their policies ir
operation we have had the cheap pro
ducts OF labor, for the products OF
cheaper foreign labor have found our
markets in superabundance. But
cheap products of labor mean cheap
labor. Cheap factory products car.
res as a concomitant curse low wag.
es for the artisan. and low wage
for the artisan means curtailed con
sumption OF farm products. Curtail.
ed consumption OF farm products re
suits in reduction in the price there.
OF, while a reduction in prices means
less TO the producer of clothes, OF
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-08-10

Special Police Judge d A. eros.
this morning held brief session of
police court.
Sam Winston and Jake Henley
colored. were fined 500 and costs
each for gaming
Richard Lewis. colOred. pleaded
guilty TO "toting a pistol. and was
fined s25 and costs and given ten
days in Jail
Other eases we're: Alfred Hale, col
ored, disorderly conduct. 81 and
costs; Lottie Jacobs, Wanda Lam
bert. Emma Ward. Violet Lee and
Nellie Edwards, white. dlsorderly
conduct. 81 and costs each: Law
renee Dungley. colored. breach of the
peace. continued, Berry Noyes. col
ored. beating his wife. $50 and costs;
Jim Kindred. colored. breach Of the
peace. 81 and costs; Arthur Burk,
petty larceny. held over. Arthur
Burk, colored. carrying concealed
weapon, dismissed
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-08-10
Sues For Divorce.

News has been received from Sar
Francisco that WIN u. Spann. for
merly manager OF the laundry al
Fifth and Jefferson streets. has illed
suit there for divorce from his wifi,
here. Laura Spann, formerly Mis-.
Laura Peter. lie claims that he wa,
forced 10 marry her at the point OF d
pistol, and that she has no lega
right to the use Of the name Spann
spann resigned his position and left
Paducah principally for the purpos,
of getting divorce. being engaged
TO another young lady at the time
Of his forced marriage. He could
not have obtained divorce here ex.
oept on the plea of five years separa
ton.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-08-10
Senator-EleCt LafOllette to Start
Anti-Pass Crusade in Congress

Washington. Aug. "a Washing
ton newspaper man. who was re-
Gently in Wisconsin is authority for
the statement that Governor and
Senator Elect Lafollette when he
comes TO the senate. intends to make
a crusade against the use OF railroad
passes by congressman and other Of
ficials of the government.
The newspaper man who told OF
the anti-pass crusade. went on to
say that Governor Lafoilette Is very
much in earnest He thinks It is
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-08-10

Illinois is said to have guaranteed
against Kentucky and Tennessee. This
Is one of the results OF Kentucky
towns. like Paducah. admitting refu-
gees without any kind of examina
ton. The refugees can come direct
from the infected districts TO Ken
lucky towns get a health certificate
and proceed to Illinois and the au.
thorlties there cannot tell that they
came from the stricken region.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-08-10
INDEPENDENT BALL
May BE r,ayed by Paducah . the
League Disbands.

The Paducah baseball manage
ment thinks that Cairo is ready Ia
get down and quit the Kitty league
because Of poor attendance and the
fact that the quarantine established
will affect the business, and are pre-.
pairing 10 retain the Indians II the
league goes up, and play independ,
ent ball
President Gus Thompson, of IN,
local association, and Manager Har
~ Lloyd held conference This
morning relative TO the matter. If
the league disbands the players will
be retained and independent bali
played The patronage will have 10
be as good II not better than II has
been but the local fans, Il is Thought
VIII support the teams. Nothing deb-
mite so far has been announced about
The league dlsbanding.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-08-10
Scott Oyerton Back

Scott Overton. colored. arrived In
Padueah this morning. having given
a $3.50 bond at Jackson to answe'
TO circuit court during the October
term. He stated that he sold bev.
erage bought from local dealer
with the understanding that IL wa
not intoxicating He was compelled
10 be here today because he was 4
witness in police court. and recognize
ed for his appearance.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-08-10

Able scientists have about decided
that the mosquito brings yellow fever
but they fail TO explain where the
mosquito gets II. There must be a
starting point. Mosquitoes no doubt
spread the disease by biting yellow
fever victims and subsequently lnocu-
late others by their bite. But where
does the first mosquito get his supply
of germs?
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-08-10
Four Months For Stealing Pistol.

Arthur Burk. coiored. was this
morning given four months in the
county Jail for stealing a pistol from
Scott oyerton, colorcd He was tried
by County Judge r. r. Lightfoot q
few minutes after being held over
from police court.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-08-10
In THE COURTS
To she Western Union.

William Dallas has employed Al
iorney Hal Corbett to bring suit foi
him against the Western Union tele
graph company for $1,000 for thu
alleged failure to deliver a message
to him May last. announcing the
death Of Dallas mother az Gilmore
Ohio.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-08-10
THE INVESTIGATIONS.
OF Sanitary Officer May Take Place
Friday Sometime.

Mayor ID. A. Yeiser stated this
morning that the joint sanitary COM
mittee would probably meet Friday
TO try the charges brought against
Sanitary Inspector Henry Brush.
The charges will first have to be
preferred in the board of aldermen
and referred TO the committee Of
this board. Then the committee will
be called together by the chairman
and a date set for hearing the evil
dence. Sanitary Inspector Brush de-
MES that he has failed to do his duty
but members OF the board of health
promise to make IL warm for him.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-08-10

dreadful for congressman TO in
weigh four days In the week against
railroads and then run over to New
York Friday night on weekend
trip on transportation furnished az
their request by the railroads. and
to travel to and from their homes on
passes. while they collect mileage
from the government.
The governor has just discovered
the existence Of this practice and in
tends to bring II to the attention or
the senate.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-08-10
Licensed 10 Marry.

w. A Record, aged 10, OF Graves
county, and Cara J. Perry. of Car
isle county. aged IS. were yesterday
licensed to wed II will make the
first marriage of both.
. K. b. Turner, of St. Louis, aged
49, and Eola Lackey. aged 30. OF
Sharpe. Marshall county, were today
licensed TO we'd 1t will make the
first marriage of both.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-08-10
Snits Eil.tl.

or The following. suits were hled n
circuit court today: A. Kiefer Dru.
Co. against H. b. Grace and T. o
Fisher, for s127.92. alleged to be due
on account
F. G Rudolph, guardian for Albert
Rogers. against the Cohankus Mfg
Co.. for $4,000 personal damage for
Rogers, who lost finger in a ma.
chine at the defendant plant.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-08-10

Mayor Yeiser's recognition of the
modern method of preserving the
streets, killing germs and dispensing
with dust by the use of crude Oil. is a
good sign If the city will only proceed
TO do something. The trouble is that
most of these spurts OF municipal
progresslyeness end in whirlwind
of talk
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-08-10
Deeds.

Samuel Levy deeds 10 r. G.. Boone
for s2.S90. property near Tenth and
Harrison streets.
f. G. Boone deeds to Sam |. Levy
and others. for sl.G9O. property near
Tenth and Harrison streets.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-08-10
The President in pennsylvau,,

Oyster Bay. Aug. President
Roosevelt and party left this morn
ing for Wilkesbarre. Pa, where the
president will address a joint meet
ing of the Catholic Total Abstinence
Union of America and the United
Mine Workers.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-08-10

The state capitol contract has been
let and the edifice will cost when FIN.
ished close to a million dollars. The
people of Kentucky hope II will be
built quickly and we'll.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-08-10
TOOK HIS MONEY
But Left Watch and Other Valua.
hIeS

Mr.. Richard Sherrer, employed az
bookkeeper for the Jackson Foun.
dry a Machine Co., reported to the
police this morning the loss OF SEQ
taken from his trousers pocket las.
night while he slept at his bordine
house on South Fourth street neal
Clark. This morning on arising h.
round his money gone. but his watch
and other valuables were left un
touched
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-08-10
YOU DON'T NAVE TO WAIT

Every dose makes you feel better. Lsx. Pos
keeps your whole insides right. sold on the
money ba plank everywhere. Price 5oes
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-08-10
Daily Thought.

As ever in my great Taskmaster
eye. Milton.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-07
The American Hotel Clerk.

The American Hotel Clerk.
He stands ut a desk upon the counter
which fronts your entry. He is usual.
" man in the prime Of youth. He
wears diamonds. according to general
rumor. and usually lives up to his repu-
tation. He assigns your room. To the
Londoner he appears as magnificent
parsonage, who combines mysteriousiy
the duties of the man at the door OF
the Carlton and the privileges ct the
president Of the United States. You
require Information as to railway
route or stamp, and the hotel clerk
is ready with 1t. You PROFOUND to him
all your difficulties, and he solves them
with snap Of the lips and shift Of
his cigar, for within his circle he Is
omniscient. He is not subservient.
There Is no reason why he should be.
Indeed. 1t was a little startling when
the hotel clerk at Chicago overlook me
as | was going In to dinner, linked his
friendly arm In mine, and said: "Well,
sonny, how are you making out? Bul-
Typ We have nothing like the hotel
clerk In England. for the hotel man.
ager IL more aloof and the hall porter
Ii more subservient. Whence the hotel
clerk gets his diamonds cannot
imagine. Not from, tips. I would as
soon think Of dropping a quarter
into the palm OF Mr. Roosevelt after
an interview as Of offering tip to an
American hotel clerk.--.'T. P.'s Tra1el
Talk In T. P.'s London Weekly.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-07
why Ru.sian soidiers sine,

It has been pointed out to me by an
enlightened critic that must be mis-.
taken In describing the lot of the Rus.
Sian soldier as an unhappy one. RUS.
sian regiments always sing on the
march," he explains, and therefore, OF
course. the men must be happy. He Is
perfectly right about the singing. Rus
Sian soldiers are always singing: they
sing on the march, they sing In the
train. they sing while they are eating
their black bread and kapusta (sour
cabbagel. they sing In the kharchevna
public house,. have also seen gang
Of over 400 prisoners In chains on their
way to Siberia, and they, too, sang as
they marched to the station and after
ward In the train. / suppose, therefore.
that they must have been quite happy
and contentei.
An American huInorist has told US
that 4 certain amount Of IDEAS IL good
for dog. He passes the day 10
scratching himself and 90 forgets to
brood over the misery Of being dog.
Ask the Russian soldier why he II Ill.
ways singing. and he win give you
much the same reason. He passes the
day Ii singing ana % forgets to brood
over the nIeefy q being d soldier.
uarI soubert n Hinetesnth Century.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-07
WORST IN YEARS.
All Means Of Communication Are Badly
Crippled in Dixie.

All means OF communication are oaoty
Crippled in Dixie.
Louisville KY. Feb. 7.--All means o.
con ~nunication in the central south are
crippled to degree Of seriousness I'M
known in many years by sleet stormy
of several hours duration, extending
f.om Georgia TO Texas and as far north
as the Ohio river. Atlanta. which uni
der normal conditions keeps in touch
with the world, had over $50 telegra phi
wires cut off Monday from all COM
munication with any point. Telephone
wires were also unavoidable. and rail-
roe DIS. deprived of their usua. method
Of transmitting Geographic train or
ders by their own lines. were forced to
use other methods Of directing train
operations.
Telegraph companies had large
gangs Of men at work In the sleet ter
ritory, but II will be several days be-
fore wires are restored One Of the
first reports which came into Chatta-
noora was that 400 telegraph poles
were fat on the ground in the vicinity
Of Atlanta. This information was
brought IN by a train.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-07
ovE.. A WIDE AREA.
severaI Southern St7tes Covered With
Thick Icy Coat

4 Thick Icy Coat
r Louisville. Ky, Feb. f.-Telephone
and telegraph service over a wide area
Of the south was almost completely
errp"i by heavy sieet Sunday. Raft
road service also suffered, and in some
toWns The lighting and street car facll-
tiles were srS,,e. ed. The tieup was
the most complete in many years. AMI
although the telegraph compani and
tli!ruadS have large forces Of men at
work. II may be two Or three days be-
fore normal conditions resume.
The storm, which covered with a
thick Icy coat Kentucky. Tennessee
Arkansas, Oklahoma, Indian Territory
MissisStp !, Alabama. Louisiana asd
GeorTia, had prevailed Internationally
for three days. and tho wires broke un-
der the accumulated Ice. Service from
Louisville to Memphis. Nashville Chat
tanooga and Birmingham was but little
Interrupted South of those cities 10
the gulf only two or three wires were
working imperfectly. Sunday night
The fall Of snow and sleet varied from
one to three inches. and extended as
far north as 1uisville.
For several hours Atlanta and New
Orleans were cut off from the rest OF
the country.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-07
SERVICE .HAMPEREp.
Hundreds Of Telegraph Poles Pros
! trated South Of Memphis.

Memphis. Feb. 7.--Tcmperature rose
slowly Monday and at 10 o'clock the
thermometer registered 80 degrees
The downfall OF snow and sleet in this
territory seriously hampered street
ears and railroad service while tele-
graph md telephone wires are badly
dem.ralized. Hundreds Of telegraph
polse are down south Of Memphis and
communication with New Orleans and
other southern points temporarily
suspended. IT, i
Only a part OF Georgia was reached
by wire. Columbus, in the southwest
ern corner OF the state. and It reported
no communication hadzbeen had with
Atlanta or Macon for two days. New
Orleans also suffered from lack Of
communication and very few wires
were working into that city. Com
mercial telegraph companies. owing tn
impaired facilities. were forced to route
kilograms originally intended between
cities only short distance apart over
territory covering thousands Of miles
and Involving much delay.
Many southern cities reported eripp-
ping OF street car and lighting facilt-
ties. and in every direction trains were
hours late.