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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-02-20
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Former Master Commissioner Clip
Husbands has two crisp new IS bills
he has just received from the United
States treasury at Washington. and
there is. quite a little story connected
with them.
\ short time ago man paid SIR
Husbands some money, and he was
counting It when supper was an
nounced. He picked Up the bills
and chucked them into his pocket
without noticing that $40 bill drop
ped to the floor. His pet fox terrier,
however, was more observant. and
when Mr.. Husbands re-entered the
room after supper he found a small
green looking scrap of paper on the
floor which upon investigation.
proved to be a fragment of $40
bill. The dog had eaten the re-
mainder of IL.
There was no number on the rem
nant of the bill. and only about one
third of the note remained. Mr..
Husbands. however, sent the remain
ing portion of II to the United States
treasury, accompanied by an afli-
davit as to the manner of its destruc-
ton, and was surprised when the
government promptly redeemed the
ragged fragment with two new 50
bills.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-02-20
A SISTER HERE.
Mrs. Emma Patterson Hughes Dies
at Mayfleld.

Mrs. Emma Patterson Hughes
aged 22 years, wife of Mr.. John
Hughes. died at the Hughes house,
at Mayfield, of lung trouble. She was
daughter of Mrs. Bette and Mr.. Tom
Patterson. of Murray. She leaves
one son, Err. aged four years, besides
a husband and two sisters, Miss Ruth
Patterson and Mrs. George Johnson,
Paducah, and a brother Harry Pat
terson. The funeral services were
conducted this morning at l 0 o'clock
by Eds. Petite and Warterfeld with
interment at the Mayfield cemetery.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-02-20

Engraved cards and plate $1.25 at
The Sun Office.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-02-20
TO CURE a COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BRoMo Qui1ine Tablets
Druggists refund money II it fails to cure +,
W. GROVES signature . on each box. sse.
Accident Caused Death.

Union City, Tenn. Feb. 20.-Miss
Lena Bains, IA years of age, daugh-
ter of Elmer Bains, stuck a splinter
in her foot about ten days ago. and
a few days later she fell on the ice
and sprained her back. AS a result
of one or the other of these acct
dents. she died.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-02-20
ORGANIZEDTo PLEASE

Prices 25c, Boo, soc, Toe, 800.
Seat sale opens Tuesday morning
at ID o'clock.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-02-20
PARLIAMENT OPENS
First Time i'm Ten Years Liberal Ma
jOrity Dominated.

London Feb. 20.-King Edward
yesterday afternoon read a speech
opening the first parliament which
the liberal majority has dominated
in ten years. The king outlined the
parliamentary work the liberals hope
to accomplish.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-02-20
Small Blaze on Roof.

The fire department was called to
the residence OF Emma Graves, col
ored, near Eighth and Adams streets,
yesterday afternoon. A spark from
the fue caught the dry shingles on
the roof and started small blaze
which was extinguished with little
loss. The house was owned by
Judge Bethshares.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-02-20

For the real good old buckwheat
flavor, buy Mrs. Austin's Buckwheat
and don't forget the name.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-05-17
REHEARING is REFUSED.
United States Supreme Court Denies
petition of Chicago Traction
Company.

Chicago, May 15.-The traction
companies in Chicago are left at the
mercy of the city by the action OF
the United States supreme court Mon
day in denying the motion of the street
railway interests for rehearipg in
the "99-year rights" case decided two
months ago.
This action clears the way SO far as
legal technicalities are concerned for
an early improvement of the service.
The demand of the traction companies
for. the right to change their cable
systems into trolley lines now can be
taken up by the city council without
danger of complicating the general sit
uation pending a permanent arrange
ment for rehabilitation of the entire
surface transportation systems.
The action of the supreme court
clears the way to the change Of sew
eral of the lines from cable to over
head trolley methods Of propulsion as
soon as the council takes action.
The decision will also enable tie
council to negotiate with the Union
Traction interests for the immediate
lowering of the tunnels at La Sale
and Washington streets without fur
Their delay.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-05-17
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

Documentary charges by Senator
Tillman that President Roosevelt has
betrayed the Democratic friends Of eff
fective rate legislation by surrender
to railroad influence and statement
from President Roosevelt branding as
a deliberate falsehood a portion or
these charges brought the sensations
of the present session of congress to
climax.
Free seeds were considered by the
senate committee on agriculture. Rep
resentatives of seed houses and nurs-
cries urged the committee to limit the
free distribution to rare varieties OF
vegetables, grains, flowers and plants
which are experimental with and
propagated by the government.
The house committee on foreign az
fairs authorized favorable report on
the diplomatic and consular appropri-
alton bill. The measure carries to-
tai of $2,744,000.
Three hundred and twenty pension
bills were passed by the house In one
hour and a half. This record has
never been equaled in the disposition
of pension legislation.
A law to protect Niagara falls PROB
ably will be passed by congress and an
agreement made with Canada to limit
the amount of water which may be
used for the development of power.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-05-17

the Standard foe say, of honest meth
DDS and square dealing as against dis
honesty and double dealing.
Secret Rate Evidence.
The commission also succeeded in
securing the first evidence rega riding
the secret and mysterious six-cent rate
which the Standard Oil company, ac-
cording to Commissioner Garfeld's re-
port, enjoyed for years Charles j.
Smith, assistant secretary Of the Illi-
nois railroad and warehouse commits
sion, declared that the rate had never
been on file. H. E. Blowney, rate man
for. the Burlington, declared that his
company had filed an application sheet
with the interstate commission stating
that Whiting took the Chicago rates.
Commissioner Prouty took the wit
ness in hand and showed that while
this may have been done there was
nothing on file with the commission
showing what the Chicago rate was.
There could be but one conclusion, he
said, and that was that the Standard
Oil company had enjoyed that rate Sc
cretly and unknown to anyone for
years.
Exposes Trade Tricks.
The story Saturday was of additional
methods employed by the Standard
Oil company for throttling competi-
ton. At the opening of the morning
session the commission decided to adj
NIT the testimony OF H. L. Hibbs,
against which the Standard Oil attor-
ney objected so strenuously. Hibbs
proved a glib witness, as we'll as an
apt pupil in Standard methods. He
said he was in the service of the Stand
ard Oil company from 1892 until early
in 1905, starting as d roustabout and
ending with employment of Importance
to the company. He was asked to IL
lustrate some of the tricks which the
company instructed its agents to use
in convincing people that none but its
oil was fit for use. To do this Mr..
Hibbs was provided with lamp, with
which he made demonstration.
ct is very easy thing" began the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-05-17
POWDER BLAST SHAKES CITY
MANY WINDOW PANES IN
BRIDGEPORT, CONN, BROKEN.
About 100000 Pounds Touched Of
by Unknown Cause-People Flee
from Homes in Panic.

Bridgeport, Conn, May 15.-Four
magazines in the testing grounds of
the Union Metallic Cartridge company
in the northern section of the city,
containing about 100000 pounds of
powder. exploded early Monday.
The concussion shook the whole city
and caused great alarm among many
persons, who believed there had been
an earthquake. Windows were shat
tered, and in many houses crockery
fell from the shelves, but no serious
damage was reported.
The full force of the explosion was
felt in the city proper, and apparent
ly there is not a single large pane of
plate glass left in business buildings.
AS for private residences few escaped
without broken windows The dam
age seems to be confined entirely to
broken glass, and already the Union
Cartridge company has given notice
that property owners will be COM
pensated for damage of this nature.
There were two explosions, with
but seconds interval between, and
a large amount of powder was de-
stroyed. None of the company's build
ings was damaged. So far as known,
no person was harmed. ~
Following the explosion many per-
sons clad only in their night garments
fled to the streets. Many women be-
came hysterical, and it was some time
before they were treasured.
The four magazines which exploded
contained about $4,000 pounds of pow
der each. The cause of the blast is
not known.
Most of the plate glass windows in
the city were shattered and the isola-
ton hospital, small structure half a
mile away, was wrecked. A panic
occurred among the inmates of the
town farm,
New Haven, Conn, May 1.-two
shocks from the Bridgeport powder
explosion were felt in this city dis
tinctly. Windows ratified and in some
houses dishes were shaken from
shelves. 1t was at first thought here
that the shocks were caused by an
earthquake. The force of the eXplo-
sion was felt in many parts of the
state
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-05-17
OIL AGENTS MAKE FAKE TESTS
Discharged Employs Testifies to Man
ipuIation Of Wicks and Burners in
Order to Den1OnStra ate Rival
Brands Were inferior.

Chicago.-An amazing story of Stan
dard Oil corruption and bribery, of the
systematic training of employees to
commit deceitful practices, if not ac-
tual crime; wholesale debauching OF
human character-a story that dis
closed business record so black as
scarcely TO be credible in the twentieth
century-such a tale was told upon the
witness stand Saturday before the in
terstate commerce commission.
The story was the climax of three
days investigation, during which for
Dler employees turned informers on
Standard Oil. 1t was the day of the
Independent dealer, and if the. record
gees for anything it serves to even up
long score in which the debit side
heretofore was largely in favor of the
Standard company
After hearing the revelations of al
legged crime committed to drive inde-
pendent dealers out of business, of de-
ceit practiced to convince dealers that
there was no virtue save in Standard
OH products; of mems honor purchased
by wholesale that Standard Oil monop-
oily might be strengthened and in
creased, of well-kept school for crime
which was, perhaps, no better and no
worse. than that of the celebrated Fa-
gin of story-book, the commission adj
iourned to meet again in Cleveland
May "a. In the latter city will be
heard the Independent refneries' side
of the Standards alleged oppression
and sinister, if not illegal, methods en-
plOyed in securing a firm grasp upon
the oil trade
The stories which have been told
here have been those of the independ~
ent retailer and of the Independent
wholesaler. The stories to be heard in
Cleveland will deal with the struggles
Of the Independent refners to keep
their heads above water-a struggle,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-05-17

chimney fit very tightly to the brass
burner in order to get good results.
so we gently bend the burner of the
competitors lamp SO some air will get
in and interfere with the light. 1t is
also necessary that all of the holes in
the burner are free, so the right
amount of oxygen can get to the flame,
so we stop up some of the holes with
blackened flour or something else,
which we rub on our fingers and from
them to the burner"
The witness also told how he used
to arrange matters in the tests so the
competitors lamp would draw out
the magnesia from the oil and black
en- the chimney, thereby frightening
the contrast between Standard and
other oils.
Resorts to Bribery.
do you know anything about the
bribery of railway employees to secure
cancellation of contracts with indie
pendendents?"
eyes. At recent dinner given by
G. H. Hand, manager at Cincinnati, of
the Standard Oil company of Ken
lucky. we fell to discussing business
and methods of securing it and retain
ing it, Mr.. Hand told us that one of
his statesmen had recently gotten some
business by the use of 500 in money.
Robert Carlisle was the man he said
had used the money"
did he say what the business was
that this bribery secured away from
an independents"
He did not, other than to mention
that it was a handsome business and
had proven a good investment on the
$780,
did you ever get information for
the Standard by illegitimate meth
ods?''
Il frequently did SO. was, for ex-
ample. instructed to get the bills Of
lading of the Royal Oil company, at
Monmouth, III. I secured them by al
lowing man certain amount a
month and the Standard paid the
bills
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-05-17

witness, Ito make poor oil show up
better than good oil. In making these
tests before dealers who were using
other oils we always selected lamp
with shallow bowl, so the oil would
not have to be drawn up so far. The
cheaper grades of oil are not drawn up
to the end of the wick so readily as
the better grades. We always used a
new lamp for the competitor and an
old one for ourselves. At that time
was fighting the oil sold by the Ma
tional Oil company in Illinois towns
It's oil runs about 40 in specific gravity,
while the perfection of the Standard
runs about "A to 451a.
Manipulates Lamp Wicks.
1'The first thing we do is to dry out
both wickS and then surreptitiously
moisten the wick of the lamp repre-
senting our competitor. The result
of this trick is that when the wick
burns down to the wet point the light
diminishes while ours remains bright.
In order to make our flame show up
white we cut the competitors wick
off squarely, making a thick flame,
while we trim ours with thin sur
face, making a lighter flame. Both
lamps are always placed against a
white background, which makes the
whittier flame look whittier and the dull
flame duller.
Still another trick is to cut our
wick SO it will hang perfectly straight
in the bowl while the other wick is
cut long so it curls up in the lamp
and the oil has to be drawn further.
Before the lamps are lighted we work
the competitors wick up a bit so that,
after it has burned a short time the
wick chars and the lamp smokes"
do you do anything with the chin
ney?" was asked.
Makes Unfair Tests.
yes. 1t is necessary to have a
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-05-17
Parade to Awe Mohammedans.

Alexandria, May 15.-The British
garrison of Alexandria, consisting of
infantry and artillery, with bands
playing and colors flying, marched
through the main streets of the town
Monday and paraded on the big
square The object of this military
demonstration was to reassure and
impress the natives who had been
somewhat disturbed by the recent pan
Islamic campaign launched by the
supporters of the Turkish action on
the Sinai peninsula.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-05-17
MISCELLANEOUS.

John Alexander Dowie was mobbed
by crowd of Voliva followers when
he tried to preach in the tabernacle at
Zion City. Eight were injured in a
scrimmage during services.
Age is held to he no bar to the as
pirations of Speaker Cannon to be
president by member of the Illinois
delegation who mentions a number of
European statesmen who achieved
most long after they had lost their
youth.
The North British and Mercantile
Insurance company took over $45,-
600 900 worth of British holders Mu-
tual Life policies and may take more.
The governor and natives of Samar
have proposed to Gov. Gen. Ide war of
determination against the Pulajanes.
A body identified as that of Father
Gapon, was found hanging on the wall
of deserted house in town in Fin
land.
The douma almost decided by storm
to demand of the car immediate po-
litical amnesty. Leaders sidetracked
the plan.
New York had a flood of funerals.
resulting from the settlement of the
funeral drivers strike, in which the
men were granted all their demands.
A menagerie broke loose during a
storm on the voyage across the At
lantic and made things lively for the
crew of the vessel.
Fire insurance companies doing
business in the state of New York re-
ported to the insurance commissioner
at Albany, estimating their losses at
$113,441, 595.
Germ which causes rheumatism is
discovered by a New York physician
after many years of unavailing search
by scientists over the world.
Champ Clark, of Missouri, declares
1T is time southerner was seated in
the White House and says if no one
else will run he will undertake the
task himself.
The funeral of Sidi Mohammed FL
Hadj, hey of Tunis, took place before
ETA enormous gathering of natives and
Europeans and the French military and
civil authorities. The ceremony was a
magnificent display of Mohammedan
rites.
Senator Arthur P. German, of Mary
land, is critically i'll at his home in
Washington He has not been in his
seat in the senate for many months.
Robbers held up the Imperial Linn
tted on the Canadian Pacific railroad
near Kamloops, and rified the mail
car.
The reichstag passed a bill taxing
automobiles from two to ten marks
per horse power.
Fire damaged the Masonic temple at
indianapolis to the extent of $4,000
and caused total loss of $25, 900.
Raper commandery and several blue
lodges lost their paraphernalia.
A. G. Bentley, editor of the Pike
County Times and former secretary Of
the Democratic state central commit
tee, died in Springfield, III, CO apo
plexy.
The court at Pana, H., held ]. NJ.
Mosby to the grand jury for swapping
wives.
The house of commons called upon
the British government to sound the
powers as to plan for armament re-
duction.
Moses Haas, arrested at the in
stance of the government in connec-
ton with the cotton leak, was dis
charged.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-05-17
Con oress Sets New Record.

Washington, May 1.-THE files of
the index clerks at the state depart
ment show that the first session Of
the fifty-ninth congress has broken
all records in the matter of com
pleted legislation up to this moment
Already more than 1900 laws have
been enacted, which is between 700
and 500 more than in any preceding
session up to the beginning of the
month of May. The greater part of
this mass of law was made IN OF
bills of private nature and only
about ESQ of the total enactments were
general laws.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-05-17
Seek Sherrick's Release.

indianapolis, Ind.-Attorneys for Da-
vid E. Sherrick, former state audltor.
convicted of embezzlement and now
serving a sentence of from two to IA
years. in the state prison. Thursday
filed in the supreme court a brief sup
porting their petition for supersedeas
in the reviewing OF the Sherrlck case
The brief alleges that Louis He'd,
one of the jurors. was prejudiced
against the defendant. Sherr1ck's re-
lease is sought pending the review OF
his case by the court.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-05-17
Paw of Miners Fixed.

Tamaqua, Pa, May 15.-Commis-
sioner Neil, who was appointed by the
anthracite strike commission to com
pute the rates of wages for anthracite
miners, has notified the coal operators
that the miners will be paid eight per
cent. on the $3.50 basis for the month
of May, the average price of coal at
tidewater last month being $4.93 per
ton. This is the highest rate at which
the miners have been paid since the
commission made it's award.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-05-17
ICE THIRTY CENTS TON.

w. H. Eaton, farmer living near
Emerson, Ia, is making ice at a cost
of 80 cents a ton. Eaton has bull.
200 tanks of galvanized iron, foot
deep, two feet wild, and three feet
long. These tanks are filed with wa
ter every time the weather man an
nounces a cold snap, are set outside
and the next morning Eaton has ons
IF his ice houses filled with the finest
ice imaginable. The tanks are made
In such way that they can be sep
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-05-17
STANDARD OIL PROBE.

Sensational disclosures involving the
bribing of ministers of the gospel to
spy on their parishioners and report
TO agents of the Standard Oil company
what brand of oil was used by them
were prepared for the interstate COM
merce commission at Chicago. That
preachers by the score were on the pay
roll of the trust was told at prelimi-
nary hearing OF witnesses.
Startling revelations of the Stand
ard Oil company's alleged bribery of
railroad employees in order to learn
secrets of competitors shipments were
brought out before the interstate COM,
merce commission at Chicago.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-05-17
Fire Ruins Naval Stores.

Gulfport, Miss, May 15.-The enor-
NOUS plant of the New Orleans Naval
Stores company and S. Shotter & Co.
were totally destroyed by fire Sunday,
six acres occupied by the rosin yards,
warehouses, commissary and storage
rooms being entirely swept by tie
flames. Less was about 100000, with
$500. 900 insurance.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-05-17

Marquette, Mich, May 15.-"All
right. I'm ready to die" With these
words Edward Gruber, at Do1larville,
turned and jokingly faced young
woman whom he had offered to teach
to shoot. She raised the shotgun and
pulled the trigger and Gruber fell
mortally wounded. She was not
aware he had already loaded the gun
and he had no time to tell her.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-05-17
Mrs. Davis Seriously III.

New York.-Mrs. Jefferson Davis,
widow of the president of the south
ern confederacy, is dangerously Ill
of the grippe in her apartments
in the Hotel Gerard in West Forty
fourth street, this city. As Mrs.
Davis is nearly so years old, it is
feared that the attack may be fatal.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-05-17
Double killing.

Lincoln, Neb., May 15.-Arthur
Moose, a night Waterman at Crawford,
Neb., was killed by colored soldier
from Fort Robinson. James Moose,
the watchman's brother, killed the sol
der and friend of the latter struck
James Moose and broke his arm. Of
ficials are investigating the case,
which threatens to lead to riot
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-05-17
Newfoundland solons Rest.

St. Johns, N. F.-The colonial leg
islature closed Thursday The gov
ernor has assented to all the DIS
passed, the most important of which
being the foreign fishing vessel act
against American fishermen.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-05-17
German Evangelical Synod.

Indianapolis, Ind.-Ministers and
slaymen of the Indiana district OF the
German Evangelical synod began their
annual conference in this city Thurs
day. Delegates are present from In
diana. Ohio and Kentucky.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-05-17
Acceptance Is Complete.

Constantinople, May 15.-The Turk
ish government in reply to Ambassa-
dor O'Conor's last communication
objecting to the terms of the previous
Turkish note has notified the anlbas-
sador of its full acceptance of the
British demands.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-05-17

arated from the ice cake by the use OF
little heated water. This winter
Eaton has been storing his 10000 tons
of ice almost every night. The other
icemen are worried.