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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-11-02
Rich Man Murdered.

Pittsburg. Nov. james Mcmillan,
prominent business man was
found murdered near his home in the
fashionable section of the city this
morning. His money watch and sew
eral diamonds we're missing. Me-
Millan's head was crushed as II with
a club.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-11-02
Fairbanks schedule Upset.

Peru. Ind. Nov. g. Vice Presi-
dent Fairbanks special was COM
PEELED to detour around a wreck this
His schedule was serious
ly disarranged. The wreck occurred
on the Wabash. west of Peru. A
freight train struck broken rail
and 81 cars left the track.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-11-02
RESCUES ANIMALS
AT RISK OF LIFE
Col. James Sleeth Burned On
Neck And Arms.
Thinks Of Dog and Horse First Thing
and Saves Them From Blazing
Stable.
FOUR STABLES ARE DESTROYED.

Col. James Sleeth, the druggist
and member of the board of health.
is badly burned, the result of his
heroism this morning In rescuing his
fine dog and horse from a burning
stable. His hands, neck and ears are
badly burned, and he IL today con-
fined by the injuries.
Col. Sleeth was awakened by the
cry of fire. He arose to find his sta
Bile burning. The fire caught from
the stable of w. J. Hills next door, al
31S North Ninth street, and spread
rapidly. Col. Sleeth secured a
blanket from his bed, thinking IN
stantly of the necessity of binding
his horse before he could rescue It,
and succeeded in getting the animal
out. His hands were burned in this
act.
He remembered his fine bird dog,
and rushing back into the stable,
grabbed the frightened canine and
carried 1t out, the falling brands of
fire severely burned his neck and ears
Or. Horace Rivers was called this
morning and administered to the
druggists wants.
Cause Is Unknown.
Fire bioke out from some IN
known cause in the stables of w. J..
Hills, 31S North Ninth street, at 2
o'clock this morning and burned
rapidly, consuming the stables of
neighbors before the fire was discov-
cred and the fire department called
out.
The Hills stable is located on an
alley back of the residence. It ad-
Joins the stable of Colonel James
Sleeth and Is across the alley from
the stables of Mrs. B. Weille, Sr.,
and Mr.. Louis Levy. All four stables
were burned. The Nos. /, and
fire companies answered the alarm.
The fire had gained too great head
way and the loss was complete.
Chief Wood states that the dam
age will amount to about $1,000
partly covered by insurance.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-11-02

New York, Nov. 2.-The Atlantic
transport liner Mosaba, with 81 cab
in passengers and cargo of live
stock aboard is over due 2S hours.
She sailed from London October 90
and should have arrived Tuesday at
the company's headquarters. It is
said no alarm is felt for the vessels
safety.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-11-02
Walked to See Brother.

New York, Nov. 2.-Lillie Devoe,
16 years old, dropped fainting in the
streets of Yonkers last evening. The
girl was taken to a hospital and
when revived said her plight was
due to the fact that she had tram
pied a great deal Of the way from
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-11-02

Pittsburg, Pa. Nov. 2.-The
plant of the Carnegie Plow and Man
ufacturing company with its valua-
BILE machinery in East Carnegie, was
destroyed by fire early today. caus-
ing a loss of $125,ooO. The fire
originated in the foundry building
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-11-02
THOUSAND POUND STONE
Knocks Men From Fourth Floor 20
the Basement.

Philadelphia, Nov. 1.-Two men
were killed and FIVE seriously injured
by the slipping Of derrick chains at
a new building today. Men were
working on a scaffold under the der
rick when the chain slipped, throw
ing a thousand-pound stone down
upon them. Men and stone were
carried from the fourth floor to the
basement.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-11-02
Judge Gary Dies.

Chicago, Nov. 2.-Judge Joseph
Il. Gary, one of the most widely
known jurlsts in this section of the
country, and who presided during
the famous trial of the anarchists in
1855. died suddenly yesterday OF
heart disease. He was 81 years OF
age.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-11-02
Stole His Outfit.

While "Dink" Ballowe, of Clark's
river, was in a house on the south
side owned by him. collecting rent
yesterday. some one stole his horse
and buggy from In front OF the
house. and the outfit still is miss
ing.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-11-02
THROWS HIMSELF
UNDER THE TRAIN
And Engineer Is Helpless To
Avert Tragedy
Hetbroken Note Addressed to Some
One He Loves Is the Only
Explanation. a
MAN EVIDENTLY PIANO TUNER

The name Of the man killed by the
train ut Clark's Station Is John MUIR
ray, 30 years old, OF MayfieId. Fred
Roth telephoned there to Chief OF
Police McNutt, who identified him.
He is an itinerant piano tuner, sew
ing machine repairer and guitar
player.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-11-02
FOUR ARE DEAD.
In Battle Between officers and Rob-
bers In Washington.

Spokane, Wash, Nov. q Four
men are dead as a result of bat
tie late yesterday near Kennewyck,
Wash, between officers and two men
who had robbed two stores in Ken.
newyck.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-11-02

New York, Nov. g. There is no
settlement in sight OF the trouble be-
tween the New York Transportation
company and its striking chauifeurs,
and particularly all the company's
automobiles are still tied up.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-01
PRUNES FOR THE MILLION
stewed Standby of Boarding House
Table Comes Up to the
Bumper Notch.


When one thinks of all the boarding
surprising that more than 900 pounds
of prunes are eaten yearly in the United
States.
Prior to 1886 the supply came almost
wholly from France and the Danuban
provinces and sold under the designation
of French or Turkish prunes.
In that year prunes of American growth
appeared on the market and with each
succeeding year the supply has increased,
until the importation OF foreign fruit has
been reduced to extremely small proper
tons.
According to What-to-Eat most of our
prune supply is from the southern part of
California. In Santa Clara county alone
there are 100000 trees growing on $1,000
acres. 100 to the acre. The quantity of
prunes raised there exceeds 10000, 900
pounds-more than enough for the require
ments OF the whole country. but the ex-
cess is needed TO supply the export de-
mand.
In September the fruit ripens and Is
gathered by spreading sheets under the
trees and shaking the branches. The
green fruit is taken to the warehouse,
where It is graded in size and passed
through a boiling hot liquid, in which
process It is cleaned and the outer skin
softened. II is then spread out In trays
eight feet by three in size and exposed
to the heat of the sun for three TO eight
days. depending upon Gather conditions.
/ Ten thousand trays Of fruit spread out
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-01
HARVESTING THE EARTH'S HEAT
A Project UnIikely to BE Fulnlled
Until the Coal Mines
Give Out.

The proposed boring of a we'll 5000 feet
deep by the Carnegie Steel company at
Pittsburg will undoubtedly revive the time
honored question of the interior heat of the
earth and how 1t might be harnessed by
man for his own use. Two other sources
of power, as yet but little used, are fire.
duently being experimental with. occasion
ally successfully employed and constantly
speculated about. The force of the tide
Is used by wreckers to raise sunken ves-
sels and the magnitude of this force was
recently demonstrated when the final span
of the new Harlem river bridge was put
in position by it's help. "Sun motors" on
account of their expense and propensity
for short hours, are not very popular. but
several are operated In California purely
on a commercial basis, with partial sue
cess.
There remains, then, only the heat of
the earth for the disciples OF free power
to dream about. A superficial view of the
question would seem to indicate that the
i project is not so chimerical after all.
| The heat of the earth Is popularity sup
posed to increase on average of one
degree in every sixty-nine feet OF descent.
Taking water at temperature of go de-
grees at the surface. the boiling point being
| PIP degrees, a rise OF 1852 degrees would ac-
| complish the desired result. This would mean
a hole 10.SSs feet deep. not at all an i'm
| possible thing to accomplish. when mines
like the Paruschowitz Bore Hole. in Upper
Silesis, with It's 657S feet. or the Schlade-
bach Bore Hole, in Prussia, and Princess
| Dagmar, each considerably more than a
mile deep, are considered
To encourage the unwary phenomena,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-01

like the boiling springs in the Yellowston,
park and the hot water encountered by
the excavators in the Simplon tunnel. oc.
casionally appear. A hole less than TIVE
miles deep and large enough to admit
boiler, or several boilers, one on top OF
another, could certainly be constructed
Gravitation would bring water from the
surface down to the heat, and the livins
steam could be automatically brought to
a point high enough to permit men to live
and work. These dynamos could trans
form the steam into electricity. and a wire
would carry the force to those eagerly
awaiting 1t.
II makes an attractive picture. Free
heat and cold, hot water and cold water
fuel and ice, telephone and light. with
the invention of a light storage battery
man could run automobiles for half cent
day, yachts for 2 cents day and private
flying machines, whose cost is unknown at
the present writing.
The trouble comes in the fact that water
would not boil at 10000 feet. The rule Of
one degree increase for every sixty-nine
feet holds good for a great distance down.
but when "a mile is reached the rate gets
much lower 1t lie possible that II keeps
on decreasing as the depth does When
10000 feet is reached II would be uncom-
fortably hot, to be sure, and labor there
not cheap. Furthermore, for every degree
of heat gained not sixty-nine feet, but
more likely 800 feet, would have to be gone
through. So until coal becomes even more
rare and costly than 1t is at present It
will receive the preference. However, a
good dream is worth something for its own
! sake.-New York Tribune.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-01
VISITS A CANNIBAL TEMPLE
Woman Writer, I'm Search of Atmos-
phere, Gets q Thrill or Two
on an Island.


Beatrice Grimshaw, the young Irish au-
thoress. who has been roaming around alone
in the south seas for the last two years
in search Of literary material, seems to
have run across the real thing in the way
Of adventures. She has just returned to
London to finish a book or two and will
then return to Fiji. Just before she sailed
she succeeded in slipping into a native
devil temple on Nallicollo, one Of the New
Hebrides group, an island populated by u
very manlike and treacherous cannibal
race.
These temples are Bluebeard Chambers
to all women, being strictly forbidden TO
the gentler sex. Any native woman who
broke the law would he killed and eaten
Immediately and no exception would proba-
bly, be made for a white woman II she were
caught. Miss Grimshaw. however, was
lucky enough to find the temple unguarded
save by one or two old women outside. She
made her way in and saw what no woman
had ever before been permitted to look at
rows of New Hebridean mummies hanging
on the pillars of the roof. strangely carved
spears and sacred killing mallets and a
fine collection OF skulls. Afterward she got
way down TO the shore unseen and left be-
fore the natives had time to find out. At
another time she penetrated several miles
into the unknown interior and saw an idol
dance in a cannibal town never before
visited.
On another island a cannibal feast took
place during Miss Grimshaw's visit a mile
or two from the house where she stayed.
The victim was a woman, whose husband
killed her because she talked too much"
as he afterward explained to the missionary
wSlo demonstrated with him. Nothing was
known of the tragedy till 1t was over
A native OF the island brought a much
gnawed thigh bone Of the unfortunate vic
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-01

tions were made no more expensive than
tradition required.
1t is probable that Mr.. Roosevelt not
only uses up his salary. but that he draws
upon his private fortune to pay for the
elaborate social functions which have
marked his administration.-9uffa Elk
press.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-01
Not So Dry I'm maine.

A reporter for the Lewiston Journal.
a stanch republican and prohibition sheet.
has recently visited the Penobscot metrop-
oils in search Of the exact facts, and he
reports; Bangor 10 neither wide open nor
tight shut. Liquor can be had in nearly
every street Of the business section. In
addition II can be had In very many streets
of the residential section. 'ss There are
about thirty places running; they are SELL
Ing hard stun, and most OF them beer. The
stranger has no dificuity In locating them.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-01

tim TO the stranger to see and Miss Grim
shaw took it home as a memento. This and
a skull from neighboring island are among
the curios of her collection that are least
appreciated by her friends. Miss Beatrice
Grimshaw is OF opinion that the New He
brides are extremely interesting because
of their primitive state and strange GUS
toms, but that they lack the curious charm
and beauty of the caster, Pacihc.-New
York Herald.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-01
sold straight Goods.

"old HHah Kenney." saloon keeper who
died last week in Philadelphia, had held
forty-seven successive licenses and never
was even suspected Of having sold a drop
OF adulterated liquor. Many. physicians
when they prescribed alcoholic stimulants
would send their orders 10 Hugh Kenney's
saloon rather than TO the drug stores. His
saloon was In the heart OF the graf ship
building and manufacturing district and
seven other saloons were wiuan radius
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-01

in one unbroken tract may be seen in
Santa Clara in the drying season. When
sufficiently cured the prunes are stored In
separate bins and there allowed to sweat,
thfs process taking from ten to twenty
days, when they are ready for marketing.
New York Sun.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-01
No Argument wanted.

I'D like to know what you are doing
here?" inquired the lady who had surprised
the housebreaker.
You don't expect me to enter into any
argument with you. do you, madam" in
quired the impudent pilferer.
NO" replied the lady. Come TO the
point at once" ~
And she advanced a hstpin toward him
so threateningly that he ran for dear life
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-01
very Tow rate. 40 the we.t.

The Chicago Great Western railway will
sell tickets to points In Alberta, British CO.
lumbia. Idaho. Montana. Oregon and WASH
ington at about oue-half the usual fare
Tickets on sale daily August "a to October
81, inclusive. Get full information from
II. H. Churchill. General agent. l5l2 Far
nam st., Omaha, Neb.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-01

Of one block. But while the others provided
free lunches and various attractions, Ken
ney, without such things and because Of
his reputation. did almost as much busi-
ness as the seven combined.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-01

q These figures do not by any means rep
resent what the royal families OF Europe
cost, as in almost, all the countries there
are further grants TO relatives of the rul-
ing prince, and in a number Of cases the
ruler has sources of official income aside
from his civil list For instance. in Great
Britain the remaining members of the
royal family are allowed 100000 a year,
and in addition the revenues OF the
Duchy OF Lancaster, about 5000 900 a
year, go TO the king. and those of the
Duchy OF Cornwall. about sSoo.O year.
70 the prince OF Wales. The emperor of
Germany has vast estates. castles and
forests. from which he derives an enoI-
NOUS revenue. Even impoverished. Spain,
after allowing the king ti.7e5. 600. gives
q further 100000 for the support OF the
royal family. II is impossible. accurately.
20 estimate the income OF the car of
Russia. but IL Is well established to be
larger than that of any other monarch.
To the crown there are attached more
than 10000 square miles OF cultivated
land and forests, and the car also en-.
Joys the revenue from rich gold and other
mines in Siberia The income TO the sui
tan OF Turkey likewise is a guess, as Il
10 mainly derived from the revenues from
the crown domains. 1t probably Nis much
larger than S7,60O.00O.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-01
WHAT GOVERNMENT COSTS
,esidsntisl Expenses Almost BALI . Nil
lion DolisrsA Year.
WITH OTHER COUNTRIES
Chief Executive of United states
Lives In PIeSeisn style Conn
pared with Head of Most of
the Foreign Nations.

II costs the American people a little less
than $4,000 year. TO pay the salary Of
the president Of the United States. to main
tain his mansion and executive off1crs and
the naval vessels which are at his dis
posal. This is a tax OF about six-eighths
Of a cent upon each man. woman and child
certainly not n heavy burden. Compared
with what It costs to support the royal
families Of the old world Americans are
ruled at bargain-counter rates.
Following is an itemized statement Of
the executive budget:
Salary of the president ................. $50, 900
Presidents travelling expenses ........ 900
Secretary to the president ............. 5000
Other employees I'm executive Office. 81 600
Contingent expenses ..................... 1000
House .l..9.......,...........e......!....ss 5000
Repairs to White House ................ s. 600
Fuel for White House ................... 5000
Care OF greenhouses .................... 5000
Repairs to greenhouses .....s........... 5000
Maintenance OF White House grounds 1900
Policemen. at White House ............ 10000
Secret service men ....................... 1900
Naval yacht Mayfower ................ .150, 600
Naval yacht Sylph ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1900
loJal ...........-............... st4tSUOV
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-01

No one who enters them and has the price
of his toddy is refused" The editor vouches
personally for the exact truth Of these
statements.-Boston Transcript
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-01

Waas.

A set Of four handsome Japanese
fans only 10 cents. Inquire or
write THE Northwestern Lima
City Ofnces, l4oi-14oe FarnAm 81.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-01
Use of Naval Yachts.

In the foregoing table the cost of keeping
in commission two naval yachts is Included.
As to whether the whole of these sums is
properly chargeable against the president
is a matter upon which there Is a differ
enes Of opinion. The naval vessels were
not built expressly for the presidents use.
nor are they officially assigned to that duty.
They are held, however, at his disposal,
and while they are subject to any other
business which may be required OF them,
In these piping times of peace there is not
much else for them to do.
Those who insist that the cost OF keeping
In commission the Mayiower and the
Sylph is a proper charge against the cost
OF the chief executive argue that were II
not for the fact that the president uses
them the vessels could be placed out OF
commission, thus effecting an annual saw
ing~ef about sl75.0o0 The answering argu-
ment is that the same would hold true Of
all the other vessels Of the navy. were 1t
deemed wise policy to lay them up and
discharge their crews just because we have
not war on nand.
The second item In the, table, that OF
900 for the presidents travelling ex-
penses, was voted for the first time at
the session of congress just closed. The
fray the travelling expenses of the presi-
dent and his invited guests" and the
item was the subject of heated debate
in both houses of congress. Opponents
Of the appropriation declared II was an
attempt indirectly to increase the salary
of the chief executive. The law giving
the president this money to enable him
to go travelling was the direct outcome
Of the aroused public sentiment against
transportation abuses. In years past II
was not considered improper for the presi-
dent to travel In special trains furnished
by the railroads without cost to him OF to
the government but this practice came in
for condemnation. along with the accep-
lance of passes by members Of congress
and the judiciary. In response to this
aroused public sentiment Mr.. Roosevelt
announced that In the future he would
accept no transportation favors from the
railroads. In this situation, congress had
20 make an appropriation for the purpose,
else the president would have to stay at
home or pay out of his own pocket the
< cost OF his trips.
N Cost of Hereditary Rulers.
The total of $4,000 includes substan-
TALLY every expense in which the president
involves the American people. aside from
the enormous cost each four years OF the
presidential election. There Is no available
way In which comparative figures can be
secured from other countries, for royalty
entails upon a people tremendous indirec,
expenditures, aside from the amounts
voted directly to the rulers. The civil lists
Of European sovereigns alone however
furnish an interesting comparison. 1t is
a small and unimportant country. indeed
which does not vote its ruler for his per
sonal use more than the entire amount
charged up as expenditures on behalf Of
the American president. The civil list
OF the rulers of sixteen European states ar,
folinwa.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-01

Save time and money by using The Bee
want ads.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-01

In the good old days. before the United
States became a world power, and WASH
ington world capital. the president was
able to save a comfortable sum each year
out OF his salary OF $4,000. Even when
the republic was young and the presi-
Dental salary but $4,000. the Job was
much more profitable, from a financial
viewpoint than It Is today. Life was
simpler then. and there We're fewer So
eial demands upon the chief executive.
or all the presidents OF recent years
M mckinley probably was the most
frugal II is said that during his little
more than four years in the White House
he saved approximately 500. 900. or about
one-hah his salary. The McKinleys gave
few entertainments aside from the stated
onaciAl functions, and the ofhciAl func-