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The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-12
BLIND WOMAN sUICIDED.
She Took a Dose of Laudanum in
 Mansfield.

Willimantic, Dec. 11.-Mrs. Ann J. Abby of Mansfield, aged seventy-four years, died at her home this morning from the results of a dose of laudanum taken last Friday.
 Mrs. Abby was blind and Respondent and took the laudanum with suicidal intent. She leaves besides her husband one son, who resides in this city.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-12
TWO NIGHTS.
Gymnastic Exhibition and Minstre
 Entertainment.

Gymnastic Exhibition and Minstrel
 Entertainment.
 One of the most attractive events Of the season will be given in Foy audi hereum on December 1S-1A by the Physical department and the Quinni- piac conclave, No. 13, I. O. H., when a combined gymnastic exhibition and minstrel entertainment will defray the expenses of maintaining Morris Cove clubhouse and should appeal to eve ry member of the association. 1t will be well worth the price of admission The minstrel entertainment will be fine, and such numbers as the hand balancing by Provost and Pallman will surely attract crowd. The pro- gramme is as follows; Overture ..... ..Odenkirchen's Orchestra
 Part I.
 Gymnastic Exhibition,
 MT. Herman schlssel. Director. Horizontal Bar Exhibition. Heavy weight Juggling. O. H. Munger (Second prize for most perfectly IOTUleQ uleHi 1hduloOi OQu0AS 1ll . den contest, New York.) Dumb bell Drill
 Fancy Hand Balancing ............" .Messrs. Provost and Pallman Club and Torch Swinging. ., ...........,....M MT. Max Soitzner Ground and Lofty Tumblng:
 MT. J. J. Reynolds, c. H. Barnes, e. w. Bulkley, J, P. Hevrin, and Her man Schlissel.
 Part IT.
 Minstrel Entertainment.
 MT. A. J. Odenkirchen. Director. rSoloists-Mr. Mortimer F. Smith. G. Loring Burwell, Russell K. Davis, Charles J. Daley.
 Alpha Quartette-Mr. G. L. Burwell, R. K. Davis. M. E. Stone and J. F. Hall.
 Interlocutor-Mr Walter R. Downs. End Men-Mr. Frank P. McCabe, Albert w. Beecher, Frederick D. Lane, Frank E. Lewis, William H. Byrne and MT. ELS. Brown.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-12

figure in the allotment, the thirty-fve which did not ask for state aid for highway work being; Burlington, Marlborough, Windsor, Windsor Locks, Beacon Falls, East Haven, Wolcott, Norwich, Griswold, Ledyard, Mont vile, Waterford, Darien, sherman, Weston, Westport, Wilton, Ashford Brooklyn, Canterbury, Hampton, Pom fret, Woodstock, Bethlehem, Bridge water, Harwinton. Kent, Roxbury, Wa tertown, Chatham, Chester, Durham, Holland Coventry, Union.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-12
STATE ROAD MONEY.
C0MMYSs'R MACDONALD MAKES ALLOTMENT FOR ALL TOWNS.

New Haven's Part of the Appropria-
 ton is s1,75O, and Most of the Towns
 in the County Are Generously Re-
 memberd.
 Highway Commissioner Macdonald Monday filed with the comptroller the allotments to the towns of money from the state for highway work, for the second year of the two covered by the last appropriation, September 30, 19O7
 'One-half of the 19O5-6 appropriation amounts to $2O4,5OO, of which the com missioner has allotted $2O9, ,49S,67. leav- in $6.33 unallotted. The allotment for New Haven county towns is as fol- lows:
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-12
PLEA FOR PORTO RICANS
PRESIDENT ASKS CITIZENSHIP FOR THEM IN SPECIAL MESSAGE

Tells About His Trip Through the Isl- and-Found a Happy and Prosperous People Whose Local Governments are C,ommendabIe
The Paducah sun., 1906-02-03
SENATOR CARMACK
MAKES ABLE ARGUMENTS FOR
RIVER IMPROVEMENTS.
Wants Appropriations For the Cum
berland and Tennessee Rivers.

Washington, ID. c., Feb, 3.-While
the river and harbor engineers were
hearing the claims of the Cumber-
land river in Nashville yesterday.
Senator Carmack was presenting to
the senate a masterful argument for
river and harbor improvement, with
especial reference to the Tennessee
and Cumberland rivers.
Senator Carmack urged the import
ance of enforcing economy on other
expenditures OF the government
rather than in improving rivers ana
harbors. He said congress should
call halt on the naval expenditures
which have grown so great, as admit
ted by Theodore Burton, chairman
of the river and harbor committee.
that il has been necessary to curtail
the appropriations for improving nav
igable waters of the country.
Senator Carmack treated the Cum
berland and Tennessee as one sys-
TEN of navigable rivers and present
ed extracts from the report of the
special committee composed of Sena-
tors Carmack. Morgan and Overman,
showing the commercial and indus
trial advantages to be derived from
improving those waterways. He urg-
cd that those interested in river inn
provement cease the cut-throat war
among themselves to get small slices
of scanty appropriations and all work
together to procure an adequate ap-
preparation for all.
The Paducah sun., 1906-02-03

For several weeks the rebuilding
of the local system of the Paducah
Home Telephone company has gone
on here, says the Marion Record.
The reconstruction work has been
steadily executed under the plans as
outlined by us a few weeks ago.
All the local telephones have beeh
cut in, and with the coming of the
end of the present week, all the pat
rons of the system here VIII be en-
joying the new metallic service. The
cost of the reconstruction work done
here will amount to several thous-
and dollars and has been first class
in every detail Besides the rebuild
ing of the local system, stretching
new wires, etc, the main line to Pa
ducah has been rebuilt and no effort
Is being spared anywhere to give the
people here the best service compa.
tible with the field and that the
Home company's money can buy. On
The Paducah sun., 1906-02-03
WILL SOLICIT
SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR PROPOSED
METHODIST COLLEGE.
The Committee Met at Commercial
Club Headquarters To Discuss
the Project.

The Commercial club college COM
mittee held a meeting at the club
headquarters this morning to receive
reports from Secretary Coons of the
club, and Mr. II. c. Rhodes, chairman
of the committee. and discussed the
matter informally. The committee
will probably begin an active solie-
iting campaign in a few days, and
hopes TO raise a good sum to offer as
inducement for the location of the
college here.
"Paducah must have the college, ''
said Charles X. Wheeler. of the COM
mittee today" and we expect every
Paducahan to his duty towards as
sisting us 60 land II. | can conceive
of nothing that would be better for
the town.
The Paducah sun., 1906-02-03
Mr.. s. w. Arnold Dead.

Mr.. Yves Arnold. age G5. of 1916
Broad street, died at his home
this morning at five minutes of 10
of general debility. after an illness
of three months, the first illness dur
ing his lifetime, it is said.
The deceased was born and raised
here and for twenty-five years was
collector for the Langstaff- -Orme
Manufacturing company. During the
past three years he had engaged in
the real estate business, meeting
with a great deal of success as an in
dependent dealer
The deceased was twice married.
his second wife surviving him. Be
sides her he leaves one son, Con
dpctor James Arnold, of the l. c.,
and several daughters, Misses Allie,
Lizzie and Eva Arnold and. Mrs.
Georgia Crouch, the later of Eddy
Vile.
He was a member of the Methodist
church and a well known and popu-
lar resident of Paducah. The fu-
neral will be conducted from the
Broadway NJ. f. church tomorrow
afternoon, services by Rev. Arm
strong. interment at Oak Grove.
The Paducah sun., 1906-02-03
AN IMPORTANT TAX
OPINION FILED
Sheriff Enjoined From Levying
on Ayer-LOrd Property.
The Home Port Is Now Evansville,
Ind, Where All Marine Taxes
Are Paid.
BACK TAX is STILL PENDING

Circuit Judge William Reed yes
terday afternoon late filed his writ
ter opinion In the case of the Aver &
Lord Tie company against J.. ID. Pot
ter sheriff of McCracken county.
granting a perpetual injunction
against the defendant from levying
and collecting taxes amounting to
$4,000 on marine property belong
ing to the plaintiff The taxes were
levied for the year 1905. and were
levied against the Aver & Lord Tie
company when the property belongs
really to the Aver & Lord Barge com
pany, of Evansville, Ind. and all
taxes foT last year were paid at the
home port in Evansville by the barge
company.
The Judgment is one victory for
the tie company which has been in
litigation with the county for sew
eral years on its taxes. Several
years ago the sheriff levied on the
tie company's marine property. AT
this time the boats and marine prop
erty were assessed at Chicago, al
though the home port was named as
Paducah. The case is now in the
supreme court for a decision on back
taxes amounting to about $121,G00,
all Of which has been paid, however,
in Chicago. Two years ago the
barge company was organized and
the home port changed to Evansville,
where all boats. barges and river
property was listed and from the
time this action was taken the prop
erty has been taxed and paid for in
Indiana.
The tax for 1905 was shown to
have been paid in Evansville and the
judge here decided that the sheriff
could not legally tax the boats mas
much as the home port was the Ev-
ansville and not Paducah. no mattef
II the taxes were not yet pald IN IN
diana. The perpetual injunction is
supposed to hold good for this year
and in the future as long as the con-
ditions are as they are now. The
boats all run into Paducah and most
of the business is done here.
The attorneys for the tie company
expect to win In the highe, court in
the SUI. broasnt lor back taxes for
four years back. The receinti. etc.
are on record 10 show the tax has
been paid and ,he question to de-
eide is whether tie technicai..y ex-
isting in the fact T. at the taxes were
paid in Chicago when Paducah was
the homo port, is strong eh~rgh ia
compel paving q dual tax.
The Paducah sun., 1906-02-03
Prominent Christian Woman Ill
Only a Few Days.
Was Widow of the Late Capt. j. ".
Smith-TwO Sons Survive
Her.
MIR. YVES ARNOLD DIED AT NOON

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Smith, widow
of the late Capt. J. II. Smith, died
this morning at 10 o'clock at the
family residence, 426 Washington
street, of pneumonia after an illness
dating from last Tuesday.
Her death cams as a great shock
to her family and friends, as the
seriousness of the illness was not ap
parent until yesterday. She had
planned to go to New Orlenas in a
few days to visit her son, Joe Smith,
who is travelling out of that city.
Mrs. Smiths maiden name was
Miss Mary Elizabeth Orr. and she
was born in Pontecompee, La, April
2, 1874. She was married to the
late Capt. j. r. Smith, who was one
of Paducah's most prominent and
wealthy men, in Galloway county
September 1, 1859, and they moved
to Paducah in 1870.
She was a member of the Presby-
terian church and was an earnest
church worker and deyout chris
tian. She was very charitable and
did a good deal for the poor of the
city. She lived for her family and
was a devoted mother and wife and
a sincere friend. She leaves two
sons, James p. Smith and Joe Smith.
No arrangements have been mads
for the funeral, as the family has not
been able to locate Mr.. Joe Smith.
Efforts have been made to find HMM
several of the southern cities that he
makes on his trips. and II is thought
probable that he may be on his way
home, as he has been expected here
on visit at any time.
Capt. Smiths death nearly two
years ago was also quite unexpected,
as he had been i'll from congestion
and stomach trouble for only few
days at the time)of his demise.
The Paducah sun., 1906-02-03
MattOOn-CharlestOn Have Sign
ed Papers.
Danvi,ie is Getting Ready by Elect
ing Association Onicers-New
Club Nicknomes.
PADUKE STAYS THE SAME.
s.-Mniteou. Fah q. 1906.

= -'o~- Nrslieou. Fab g, 1906.
INSTRUMENTATION will be 'rep-
resented in the Kitty Base Ball
league provided they are given a just
and right contract, fair deal in
the schedule and the leagues assist
ance, the whole to be guaranteed.
These were the terms that Presi-
dent Potter of the Traction company,
asked and was granted by Anglo Mar
re.
A contract embodying these condi-
tions was drawn up and forwarded to
President Gosnell for his signature.
Mattoon has a population of $1,000
while Charleston has 1000. They
are II miles apart.
The park used will be at Urban
Park on the Interurban line midway
between Mattoon and Charleston
which has been in use two years for
playing independent ball.
What is wanted is a good playing
manager who can put in good team.
The Jacksonville team will prob
ably be known as the Jacks" while
the Danville aggregation will be call
ed the "Old Soldiers" Mattoon may
be called the Mats" or Corn Husk-
ers." Cairo, of course, will stick TO
the Rats" while Paducah cannot
help being called "Squaws, Papoos-
es" Indians" or Cigar Signs" Vim
eennes will still retain the sweet
name of "Alice."
officers of the Danville, H., base
ball association are as follows:
Manager-C. A. Wortham.
President-Edward Bauer.
Secretary-Austin Ellsworth.
Herman f. Brown.
Mr.. Brown is also treasurer of the
X /. T. league, being elected to that
Office at the meeting in st. Louis.
The Paducah sun., 1906-02-03

Former Mayor James NJ. Lang has
returned from Frankfort, KY, where
he has been for several days on busi-
ness.
"The legislature is certainly busy"
he said today, ''and some bills will
have to, of necessity, be left over.
The legislature seems to be doing
unusually good work. Most of the
committees are composed of excel
lent men and some very good, much
needed legislation will go on the
books.
II was in the legislature the day
Former Senator John G.. Carlisle
The Paducah sun., 1906-02-03
DIsTILLING COMPANY.
Biederman Company Filed Articles
of Incorporation.

Articles of Incorporation of the
Biederman Distilling company were
filed this morning in county court.
The capital stock is fixed at $4,000,
divided into so shares of 500 each.
The incorporators with the amount
of stock held are as follows: Jake
Biederman, 20 shares; b. j. Preslter,
10; ]. b. Buchanan, 8, and Henry
Biederman, 5. The nature of the
business is to be the general liquor
business, the distilling and sale OF
liquors.
The Paducah sun., 1906-02-03

Talk has been revived of abolish
ing the Office. of collector of customs
in Paducah, and bill has been in
troduced in congress which may have
this effect.
Yesterdays Louisville Post says:
"There is considerable speculation
In certain circles as to the effect of
the bill, II passed, which was recent
ly introduced in congress relative to
the reorganization of the customs
departments all over the country.
So far as Kentucky is concerned. *
appears that the Paducah Office. un-
der ]. r.. Puryear, collector. may be
affected II the bill should go through.
The Paducah sun., 1906-02-03
PADUCAH KENTUCKY. SATURDAY EVENING FEB. 1906

the local switchboard there are now
about $40 drops and new ones yet to
be added. 1t will take the construc-
ton crew something like two months
to finish the work here and most of
this time is to be spent in building
new routes and putting in new tele-
phones. The Paducah Home compa-
ny is also constructing an up-to-date
system at Salem, and besides the To-
cal subscribers having free use of the
Salem system, they may also have
free use of the Pressnell exchange at
Smithland, the Hutchinson exchange
at Carrsville, Worten exchange at
Hampton, Lay exchange at Birds
Vile. and the Tolu Company ex-
change at Tolu, Including free service
to Kuttawa, Eddyville, Kelsey. Dy-
cusburg, and several other local
points. The parties named have re-
Gently constructed good local sys-
TENS at their respective towns. Man
ager w. 3. Butler, of the local ex
change, is now making up the local
directory, correcting old numbers
and adding new names.
When all the reconstruction work
in this immediate vicinity is complet-
ed the local exchange will be accord
ing to size, one of the most import
ant and best paying in Western Ken
lucky.
The Paducah sun., 1906-02-03
Want to Kin the sultan.

Constantlnople. Feb. 3.-The sui
tan today received telegram from
members of the young Turkish party
at Paris. reading: 1--WE have ar
ranged all. You will soon be assassi-
mated by one Of your supposed deyot-
ed servants"
The telegram caused the greatest
excitement at the Palace, and the
Sultan summoned a conference of the
highest police officials and ordered a
strict Investigation made of doings
of all the palace functionaries.
The Paducah sun., 1906-02-03
Bill introduced in Congress Which May
Abolish the Customs Office in Paducah

Last year, the Paducah Office did not
collect penny. Mr.. Puryear's sal
airy is $3.50. and a percentage of the
collections.
''The bill. which was introduced
two weeks ago, has been fayorably
reported upon by the ways and
means committee. and the secretary
of the treasury has been authorized
to reorganize the customs depart
ments.
at is possible, If the bill should
pass. that the offices at Memphis.
Nashville. Paducah and Evansville
may be annexed to the Louisville
Office"
The Paducah sun., 1906-02-03
AMERICAN COUNTESS
And Her French Husband Have Sep
arated.

Paris, Feb. 3.-Countess Anna De
Castellaine has instituted legal pro-
,ceedlngs for separation from the
count. The countess remains at
their residence in Avenue Bols Bou-
logne in charge of the children, un-
der permission of court. The count
has returned to his home in the
country. The countess was formerly
Miss Anna Gould, of New York.
The Paducah sun., 1906-02-03
ALLEGED ROBBERS CLAIM
THEY LAVE IN PADUCAH

Cincinnati, o., Feb. 3.-iier-
man Find and Hardy BONNER
are under arrcs, ON n charge of
holding up saloon keepers and
Marie Moore, of Newport, Ky.
at whose house the men board
ed. stys that the young man told
her that the elder was his father
and that their home Is In Padu-
cah, ky. lie said the mother
sent him here to keep his father
from drinking aud he got drunk
with his father.
The Paducah sun., 1906-02-03
THE REES LEE
May BE Saved. hut IL Is Very
Doubtful.

The Rees Lee. the Lee line steamer
which was snagged and sunk at Tip
tonville two weeks ago, Is still in the
same condition as when she first
went down. The company has Sc
cured the vessel to the bank, so that
1t can not change position. The
stage of the river. however, has been
very unfortunate. as about 20 feet
of water has risen on the boat since
It sank. The river is now falling at
that point, and II II goes down soon
the work of raising the boat will be
commenced.
The Paducah sun., 1906-02-03

The first letter received by Presi-
dent Gosnell of the Kitty league
since he assumed the Office was from
E. Hackett of st. Louis. who wants
to be an umpire in the league.
President Gosnell has not announc-
ed when he will announce the ap-
pointments of umpires but this. will
probably be done before the first of
March. Ned Zinkins, the old standby
who is the only person that has been
able to hold a position in the Kitty
for two seasons. will be appointed
without finding it necessary to make
application. Zinkins is now follow
ling his trade as carpenter during the
day and reading baseball law and
baseball news during the evening.
The Paducah sun., 1906-02-03
Must Not Show Mercy.

81. Petersburg, Feb. 3.-General
Krugeron. commander of troops ar
Comel, has Issued orders TO soldiers
not 10 act with mercy in suppression
of disorders there. as they will be re-
lieved Feb. 25, or thereabouts, of all
responsibility.
The Paducah sun., 1906-02-03
THREE MILLION Is
TO Be EXPENDED
For New Toll Lines Between
Louisville and Memphis.
Cumberland Company Holds Annual
Mecting-The Home TeIc-
phones Progress.
IN OPERATING LINES ABOVE.

A great deal of the three million
dollars to be spent by the Cumber-
land Telephone company will be
spent in this section. Manager A. l..
Joynes has received information that
the company is to improve its long
distance, or toll-lines, at once, by
the addition of four new wires to
Louisville, and two pair of new NO.
copper wire to Memphis, three of
the new wires to be No 10 copper.
The annual meetings of the com
pany we're completed yesterday at
Nashville. Two have to be held, one
in Kentucky and one in Tennessee.
The Nashville Banner says of IL:
Up to the present time, Mr.. James
Il. Caldwell has occupied the dual
position of president and general
manager of the company while Mr..
Leland Hume has been Assistant
General Manager and Secretary. the
rapid growth of the company's bust
ness has made II necessary to elect
several additional officers and there
by divide the exactlng duties of the
various departments. The following
officials were elected:
President, Mr.. James f. Caldwell;
ice-presidents. Messrs w. w. Ber-
ry and VIM. Litterer: general mana
ser. Mr. Leland Hume; treasurer.
Mr. T. ID. Webb; assistant treasurer,
Mr. George r. Knox, Jr.; secretary.
Mr. John W. Hunter, Jr.; auditor,
Mr.. II. Blair Smith. All of the for
mer officers of the company were re-
elected, but the division of the du-
ties deemed necessary resulted in
some changes in the official title of
some of the officers as above and the
election of some additional officials.
The largest item of cost in carry
ing out the extension and improve
ment plans of the company will be
the construction of several heavy
copper long-distance lines. The long
est OF these will be from Louisville
to New Orleans. The contract re-
Gently entered into between the Cum
berland company and the Illinois
Central Railroad will call foI a con
siderable expenditure between two
cities named, but, in addition TO this,
additional long-distance lines are pro-
posed for regular commercial use
between these points.
additional long-distance lines are
also proposed from Nashville to Lou
isville in order to take care of the
increased business throughout the
territory between these two import
ant points. Then, too. the company
will do large amount of work In
the states of Mississippi and Louis
lana. This section of the south. Ten
nessee and Kentucky, is the original
territory occupied by the Cumberland
company.
the improvements is already arriving
in Paducah, and this will be the head
quarters for the linemen during Il
great deal of their time.
In regard to the $4,000 factory
the Cumberland is 10 build to manu-
facture its own material. il is not be
lleved that any other city can get it
away from Nashville, as that place Is
the headquarters, and has always
been friendly to the Cumberland, ad-
herring to the idea that more than one
telephone system is bad for the peo-
pie of a place, and keeping out all
other lines. Louisville is making a
hard pull to get the factory. but viii!
probably lose.
The Paducah sun., 1906-02-03
VOL. XVIII. NO. 30.
LIFE-TERM MEN
Escape From Waiting Room Al
though ShackIed Together.

Dwight, ILL.,, Feb. 3.-Two prison
ers being taken to Joliet to serve life
sentences for attacking a young wo-
man of Bushnell, Iowa, escaped from
a Chicago and Alton train while 1t
had stopped at this station early this
morning. Although shaokled to-
gethher they made their escape
through a waiting room.