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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-06
HUSBAND And WIFE
IN PISTOL DUEL
Woman Begins Shooting Because
Her Husband Wanted to At
tend Carnival.

Rock Rapids, Iowa, Oct. 6.-Because
her husband insisted on attending the
street carnival at Sioux Falls, Mrs.
Bert Smith seized a pistol and opened
fire on him today. Smith retaliated
and an exchange of shots followed.
Smith was wounded in the back and
will die. Mrs. Smith received a. slight
flesh wound in the arm.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-06
BLOCK FIRE-SWEPT.

Chicago. Oct. ,6.-The plant Of the Chicago
Housewrecking company, occupying full
square, was badly damaged by fire today. The
building was stored with general merchandise
and salvage material. The loss is $75,OOO.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-06
Journal Special Service.

journal Special Service. s- 81 n -
Mobile, Ala, Oct. 6.-Two hundred
masked men met Sheriff Powers with
the two negroes charged with assault
at Richardson Switch, three miles
north Of Mobile, on the Southern rail
way, took his prisoners from him and
hanged them on&the spot. Nosothers
were hui The negroes had been tax.
and were being brought to Mobile for
trial. SIS r z.x@.t.$< rs !5.ss -: 81 I
S. Th eslynchers left%here on the South
ern railway today to meet Sheriff Pow
ers and his prisoners. ,,s
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-06
n. CAROLINA LAUNCHED
BY GOVERNOR DAUGHTER

Newport News, Va, Oct. 6.--The
cruiser North Carolina, one Of the finest
vessels Of its class ever built for the
United States navy. was launched here
stef 81 Governor Glenn of North Caro-
lima; was the sponsor.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-06
I0WANS MAY START =
+: !. AN ALCOHOL PLANT
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal. a.. So
Marshalltown. Iowa, Oct. GA move
ment is on foot here to-. convert the
Marshalltown Pottery works, which
have not been in operation for some
time, into plant for making dena-
tured alcohol. Local capitalists have
the matter under consideration and be-
ieve there is an oportunity, to make
money out Of the venture
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-06

Continued on I'd Page, 9th Column.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-06
GALE SWEEPS LAKE ER1E.

Cleveland. Ohio Oct. GA gale reaching a
accompanied by a heavy rain, swe-,t over Lake
Erie today. Many vessels were forced to seek
shelter The local weather bureau says the
storm will have died out by tonight
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-05-15
Experiments in Ditch Pudding.

At Irrigon. Oregon. there has just
been completed most exhaustive and
thorough series of experiments on the
value Of various materials and meth
DDS for pudding bitches, with the view
of determining the best possible meth
cd of preventing the loss of water in
canals constructed in common soil or
sand. To this end numerous pits
were constructed by special machin-
cry. all exactly the same size and
under exactly the same conditions
The inner surfaces Of some were then
mixed with certain percentages OF
Umatilla river silt; some with a GER
tain clay which abOunds along the
river banks; others with a mixture of
these clays and silt and a small per
cent of lime. and others were treated
with crude California oil.
Various hand methods were employ
ed for treating these admiXed surfaces
and most careful notation was made
as to results of holding water. To this
end the most delicate instruments
known were employed and accurate
data kept for every hour of the twenty
four for a period of six weeks, which
time was deemed sufficient to thor
oughly test pits of the size used.
At the beginning of these expert
ments some soils showed that If
ditch were to be constructed through
that formation the whole amount of
water would be lost in travelling one
mile, while the same soil treated ac-
cording to determined results could be
made to deliver ninety per cent. of
water at distance of ten miles. Spe-
cial machinery was then employed
and actual work begun in the bitches,
where every theory and result obtain
ed in the small experiment pits were
more than verified, and it is safe to
say that the results obtained at this
time will revolutionize ditch building
and finishing throughout all the sandy
regions of the United States. The
work is being carried forward to COM
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-05-15
SUGAR Beets for Okanogan.

Since the Okanogan irrigation pro-
iect has become an assured fact peo-
ple have began looking to that section
as a field for investment. The Okano-
gan Valley Argus reports that among
the many inquiries received by the
business men of that section there
was one a few days ago from persons
east of the Rocky mountains relative
to the prospects for the successful and
profitable production of sugar beets,
and expressig a willingness to put in
beet sugar factory in the district,
provided the beets produced there con-
tain a sufficiently high percentage IN
saccharine values to warrant it, and
also provided the Columbia e Okano-
gan Valley railroad is constructed.
Of course the latter would be essen
tial to profitable disposal OF the
product. AS to the values in sac
charine content that feature, the Ar
gus says, has been pretty well proven
through the efforts of w. l.. Davis, the
we'll known orchardist, of Oph1r, In
the Okanogan valley.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-05-15
Okanooan Irrigation Project.

Upon authority from Washington,
D. c.. it can be stated that the gov
eminent will soon be digging in the
Okanogan valley, in this state for an
extensive irrigation system. The sec
rotary of the interior has called for
bids for the construction of the stor-
age works and for he main canal.
These bids are to be opened on June
9th. and the award will be made
thereafter as soon as possible. 1t is
reckoned that the actual work Of con-
struction should be under way by the
end Of August. The work called TOT
by the first contract involves about
25S,OO0 cubic yards Of earth excava-
ton, $4,000 cubic yards of rock ex.
cavation, 1,40O cubic yards OF tunnel
and 1850 cubic yards of concrete
The bids for the work will be opened
at the office Of the reclamation ser
vice in Portland on the above date.
R. H. Lord is promoting an irriga-
ton project at Chelan. He is one OF
many who believe the country to the
north and northeast of Wenatchee is
destined to be one of the finest sec
lions in Washington state.
President Roosevelt is one of the
strongest advocates of irrigation to be
found in the country. He loses no OPP
portunity to inject into his numerous
speeches some reference to the farm
er and his work, and among recent ut
terances he said: mot of recent years
has any more important law been put
upon the statute books of the federal
government than the law a year ago
providing for the first time that the
national government should interest
itself in aiding and building up sys-
tenn of irrigated agriculture in the
Rocky mountains and plains states
The public appreciation of the funda-
mental truth that the water belongs
to the people, to be taken and put TO
beneficial use, will wipe out many con-
troversies which are at present so
harmful to the development of the
west"
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-05-15

pletion careful data being kept at es-
tablished stations along ten miles of
the main canal, tabulated results of
which will be given to the press at an
early date.
The Oregon Land G Water Company
has been carrying out these expert
ments, and has spared no pains or ex-
pense in these Investigations, and
since their enterprise is typical OF
such a large area of the arid west this
work must prove of immense value to
others who have co-operated with gov
eminent engineers in the same class
of work. using the same formulas used
in all government work.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-05-15

has it cut up into the proper dirhen-
sions of lumber. The usual practice
is to haul the logs to the nearby
sawmill and have them cut, then haul
the lumber back home This entails
much time and expense, and in many
cases it would probably be cheaper
to let the mill do all the hauling of
logs. the builder to get only the fin
ished product. There is cheaper way,
however, and we suggest that those
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-05-15

who are interested might find it to
their advantage to look into it. 1t
will be noticed the Caldwell Bros Co.,
of Seattle, now offers to sell small
mill outfits to the farmer at very rea-
sonable prices. If an outfit is liable
to remain idle much of the time when
purchased by one farmer, why can't
two or more farmers in the neighbor-
hood combine and purchase the plant
for their joint use?
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-05-15
IRRIGATION

This department is open to contribu-
lions from any one interested in irriga-
ton. Make your articles as brief and
consise as possible and be careful 10
give facts and figures.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-05-15
The New Town of Alfalfa.

In the advirtising columns the Col
umbia Coal Company is offering some
bargains in cleared and leveled lands
near the new town of Alfalfa across
the Columbia river from Kennewick.
Even if you do not want to locate
there yourself, it would be a good
plan to invest in some land there,
for it is sure to rise in value. The
Columbia Canal Company has its
Offices in the Marion building, in Sc
attic, and invites you to call or write.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-05-15

The farmer in the timbered sections
of the northwest is in position 10
build himself a more elaborate mousse
or barn than his neghbor on the plains
for the simple reason that he has the
material right at the door. But he
cannot utilize this material before he
The Paducah sun., 1906-05-08
Spread of ContagiOn.

Washington, May S.-The surgeon
general of the army today received q
telegram from Lieut.. Col. Turner
chiof of the surgeon department In
California. announcing fifty-sever
cases of smallpox and also sever
cases of typhoid fever among earth
quake and fire victims i'm San Fran.
cisco. The war department does not
expect an epidemic Of either disease
The most rigid precautions are being
taken to prevent all contagion.
The Paducah sun., 1906-05-08
Government Credit Unconstitutional

Washington May S.-The senate
committee on finance yesterday au-
thOrized an adverse report on Sena-
tor Newlands' resolution looking to q
national guaranty of credit to Sar
Francisco. The report of the com
mittee said it was determined u1ani-
mously that the relief plans "are witt
out the legitimate province of con
gresslonal action, and therefore thai
the appointment of joint committe,
to consider their adyisabllity or prac
ticabllity is inexpedient.
at does not seem to your com
mittee advisable at this time to ap-
point a committee to consider othel
plans for national aid.
"nhey therefore report the resolu-
ton adversely and recommend that il
be indefinitely postponed"
The Paducah sun., 1906-05-08
Two Sign Carpenters Scale and
Men Return to Work.
First Step Towards General Weak
cning aud Fall of the Stand
Taken.
MORE EXPECTED TO FOLLOW

The striking union carpenters have
won first down" in the fight against
local contractors and are confident Of
victory in the end. The fall came
this morning when 1t was announced
that two prominent contractors had
signed up the agreement. II means
that the line Is wayering and the 9th
ers may probably follow suit in few
days.
Yesterday morning the nine con
tractors holding out against the
strikers agreed TO 'stand pat and
an ultimatum was presented the
strikers. The contractors Intended to
stick together and II by Wednesday
the carpenters did not return 10 work
under the old agreement the con
tractors would run "open shops" and
employ whom they pleased and at
any wage thoy desired to pay.
This morning Il was announced
that Two of the biggest contractors.
Messrs. Gus and William Lockwood
had signed up and their men have
gon to work on the several con racts
Il came about by pressure brought &c
bear on the latter by property own
,rs building houses. II was slated
that Mr.. William Lockwood received
several notices urging him to pro
coed with the work or fOrfeit the con
tract and in a measure threatening
damages for delaying the building.
This is the incentive that 7, suited
in the signature and Gus Lockwood
is quoted as saying he signed mp be-
cause the ice had been broken and
he did not desire to remain out when
the cntlre body did not stick to-
gether.
1--WE believe that others will fol
low in the footsteps of the Lock-
woods. "a prominent carpenter stat
ed this morning. 1--WE ask a fair
rate of pay and Il is not too much for
them TO pay"
The rae asked is s2.SO for cdght
hours work.
The Paducah sun., 1906-05-08

Washington ID. c., May S.-Ths
following is quoted from a personal
letter received from General Funs.
ton by one of his friends among the
officers at the war department.:
''In taking the action did on the
morning of the earthquake. mapch-
ing troops into the city for the pur-
pose of aiding the police and fire de
partmCnt. / knew | was acting with
out warrant of law but the constitu-
tion and laws are not framed for tho
purpose of dealing with conditions
arising from earthquakes and tire
mendous conhagrations. Fortunately
We had a level-headed lot of city of
fcers to deal with. The swift and
efficient work Of tbs army during the
three days and nights of the fire have
made great Impressions on the peo-
pie here. Orders to. troops were
transmitted by mounted messang gers
all kilograms and telephones being
put out of business but in an hour
and half We had them patrolhng
the down town Streets
The Paducah sun., 1906-05-08

away and w. H. Mason.
q "Oration in Surgery" w. j. Rog-
ers. Discussion by society.
Evening Session.
Call to Order.
Election of Officers
Presidents Address.
"The Proper Relation of the Medi-
cal Profession to the Public" J. ~
Mccormack, Bowling Green, Ken
lucky.
Notes.
During the business meeting this
morning the association voted to APP
propriate 500 to the aid of San
Francisco doctors to be sent at once.
The reception commlttee extended
an invitation to all visiting doctors
to make an inspection of the railroad
and Riverside hospitals.
The Paducah sun., 1906-05-08
GREAT CORPORATION
WORLDS LARGEST
Is Being Formed in New York
to Rebuild Frisco.
Based on Wealth of the RoclSefellers
supplemented by Other
Capital.
CONGRESS- CAN'T GIVE CREDIT

New York, May S.-A gigantic
corporation, probably the greatest OF
its kind ever formed, which is TO be
based, IT is ssaid on the wealth OF
the Rockefeners, supplemented by
subscriptions of many of the wealth
lest men OF the country is being
formed to expend quarter OF bill
lion dollars In the reconstruction OF
san Francisco The meeting has
been held at which the project was
blocked out. The object is to get
to work quickly so the city can b,
rebuilt without any loss of time.
The Paducah sun., 1906-05-08
The Final Struggle.

While the compact entered into
was predicted last week, the agree.
ment was not reached without a final
struggle on the part of the miners to
get something more. Mitchell in
stating to the operators the action of
The Scranton convention asked that
the proposed agreement be made for
two years. In arguing for a two
year term he said the cost of living
might increase considerably in three
years and that other changes in min.
ing industry might come that would
make the wage scale unfair to the
men. The operators replying said
they felt that any contingency thar
might arise was covered by the award
OF the strike commission and thev
concluded by asking the award be
continued three years. This was
then agreed 10. In taking up the ques
ton Of discrimination against some
Of the men II was the intention Of the
mine owners to take back only such
men as they choosa to re-employ, bur
Mitchell contested this point SO
strongly that the operators withdrew
IT..
No date has been officially set for
the resumption OF work, it was
The Paducah sun., 1906-05-08
Murder and Suicide Over Cats.

Steubenville. o., May s. William
Cox and his son-in-law, William Car
ney, both coal miners of Smthfleld,
quarreled over the possession of two
cats. As Carney was leaving the
yard Cox seized a shotgun and shot
him dead. He then turned the weap-
on on himself and fired the second
load into his breast. dying almost in
stantly.
The Paducah sun., 1906-05-08
Is All Om-work Resumes Monday

Scranton, Pa. May S. The con-
vention Of anthracite mine workers
this morning ratified the three year
contract entered into yesterday with
the miners. There is great rejoicing
over the news of positive assurance
that peace was brought about by de-
cision to renew the award of the coal
strike commission. The miners will
return to work Monday and the re-
pair men tomorrow.
The Paducah sun., 1906-05-08
GETTING READY FOR WORK.
Think Today viii Bring End
To the Strike.

ShamolSin, Pa, May s. At Yari-
co collieries, in the middle anthar-
cite regions, employees went to work
this morning to make repairs pre-
paratory to an early resumption of
the mining of coal. The idea is gen
eral that tomorrow's conference be-
tween the miners subcommittee and
the operators will result in ending
the strike.
The Paducah sun., 1906-05-08
Immense FLOODS in China.

Washington, May s. The state
department today received a dispatch
from Hankow, China, stating there
had been immense floods in the Huan
province, causing much damage and
some loss of life.
The Paducah sun., 1906-05-08
Mayor Refuses to Call Aldermen to
Give Carnival Permit to Continue,

The carnival. therefore. will have
to pay license for each day il Is
conducted, or the license inspector
Will get ont warrants against it.
The managers of the carnival.
when seen this afternoon. announced
that notwithstanding the action of
the mayor. the carnival would con
tinue all week.
The association will probably pay
the license. which is 500 day.
The Paducah sun., 1906-05-08

Acting Mayor starks was asked by
the Carnival Association to call a
special meetingnof the aldermen To-
day to give the association privilege
OF continuing the carnival this week,
but after receiving great number
OF petitions from merchants and citi-
zens. who are opposed to allowing
its continuance he decided to refuse
to call the meeting.
The Paducah sun., 1906-05-08
OTHERS MUST FACE
REBATING CHARGE
Sugar Investigation to COntin-
ue i'm New York.
Grand Jury for This Month to Stand
Up Many Roads and Prominent
Men.
MANY SENSATIONS PROMISED

New York. May S.--A continuance
of the investigation of the crimes Of
rebating by railroads other than the
New York Central, in behalf of the
sugar trust, on evidence furnished
the government will be one Of the
first duties Of the May federal grand
jury which begins its labOrs today.
The presenlment handed down last
week by the April grand jury was so
lnsls,ont that the Investigation OF re
batting he continued that the new
grand jury can do nothing else but
consider the many remaining cases
In the form of carefully drawn com
plants, presented by Mr.. Hearst, ac-
companiCd by much documentary ev
idence. and reinforced by Information
secured through a federal subpoena
dragnet. the new grand jury VIII have
no lack OF material on which 10 work
and there IS every indication that
even a larger batch Of indictments
will be handed down early in June
than the seven which caused so much
corporation rot last Friday.
The Paducah sun., 1906-05-08
Prominent Men Interested.
Big Times Have Been Arranged.

Parts. KY, May s.-The most in
terestlng feature Of the coming state
eonclave OF Knights Templar in this
city win be the big parade on Wsh-
resday. May s3. A ecordsbreaking
crowd IS expected, and Paris IS max
ing elaborate Preparations to receive
and entertain them.
The Paducah sun., 1906-05-08

thought Thursday will be selected
but as some Of the mines are not in
good condition for immediate re-
sumption, the beginning OF opera
lions may be delayed until Monday
This is the sixth week of suspension
and represents a loss in production
of about five million tons.
The Paducah sun., 1906-05-08
PADUCAH TUEnDAY EVENING. MAYS 8. 1906.

The circulation OF The Sun
for the month of April was
4,O1S, n day average.
Business instinct tells you
that IL Is the paper that
tells its circulation daily that
merits your confidence.
The Paducah sun., 1906-05-08
Appointment of Wallace Key
as Postmaster at Mayfield.
Spcight-Fisher Faction of Party !.
Controlling West Kentucky
Patronage.
nlsrof OF FIGHT JUST CLOSED.

The appointment Of Wallace Key
as postmaster at Mayfield, as an
nounced in The Suns dispatches yes
terday. created quite a sensation in
Mayfeld and west Kentucky, and
was as much a surprise 10 Happy and
his coherts as 1t was to any one.
Happy was in Washington a few
weeks ago and thought he had the
reappointment cinched. so states a
dispatch in yesterdays Louisville
Post. and no doubt the announce
ment was a very rude awakening. II
was not believed at first at Washing
ton by the pie-seekers who are there
seeking other positions. and it was
only after the record of appoint
ments was sen that it;would be be-
leyed
The appointment is a great victory
for the Hon. J. c: Spelght. OF May
field. and Postmaster Frank NJ. Fish
er. Of Paducah, who have been work
ing hand in. hand on the West Ksr-
tucky appointments. They have land
ID their men in very nearly every in
stance. and the days of the Happy
crowds influence in West Kentucky
are evidently a thing Of the past
Happy has fought the local Fisher
Farley element of the republican
party for years. but clch year his in
fluence has waned more and more
and this. seemingly, is the final prov
erbial straw that does things to
camels.
Mr.. Key is one of the most popu-
lar men ia the western part of the
state A young man, he is very in
fluenual and an active worker for
the party in his native city. He is at
present secretary and treasurer o!
the Citizens Life Insurance company
of Louisville.
The Mayfield papers in comment
ing on the appointment. state that it
came as a boil from a clear sky, as
everyone thought Happy, who has
held the Office for four years, would
be reappolnted. The few in the in
ner circle of politics in this part of
the state, however, knew what was
going to happen. as a few weeks ago
the grape vine tip went forth that a
recommendation for someone in
Happy's place had been received. ana
Key was selected as the man.
This is another nail in the politi-
cal coffin of former Senator Deboe
who endorsed Happy, and has always
fought FISHER so hard. 1t will be re
membered that he told Mckinley and
also Roosevelt that he did not care
so much what was done with his
other recommendations when he was
senator, $50 long as Fisher was turn
ed down at Paducah."
In this connection the following,
which is from a Mayiield special re-
ceived this afternoon, is of additional
interest:
POSTMASTER J. II. Happy, of this
place, left this morning for Wash
ington to renew the postohlce fight.
The appointment of L. W. Keys by
the president Monday for postmaster
to succeed Happy was quite a sur
prise to the people at this place. The
senate will be asked to hold up the
confirmation of Mr.. Keys appoint
ment until Mr. Happy reaches Wash
ington and il is predicted lively
fight between the Republican fac
tions of this county is now on. II is
also predicted that Mr.. Key will have
no trouble in hasips his appointment
confirmed and VIII soon enter upon
the duties of his Office"