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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-21
Took White House Footman's Wheel

Charles A. Reeder. President Roosevelt's
footman, played the part of policeman. yes
terday afternoon when a small eolored boy
named Willie Coleman was seen with his
bicycle. Reeder had delivered a message
at 1641 p street northwest and when he
left the house he missed his wheel. 1t Is
charged that he saw the small boy going
off with the wheel and went in pursuit Of
him. The boy made no resistance. Police
man Rossan, who happened to come along,
took charge of him. Willie gave his age
as eleven years and was held upon charge
of grand larceny.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-21

Difficulty of Estimating.
The difficulties OF making accurate esti-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-21

mates are very great. The returns come
from all kinds Of people-optimists ana
pessimists. conservatives and sanguine
men, from illiterate and from designing per-
sons, from people who are careless and In
different and ignorant. More than one
thousand reports are received from differ
ent sources and the crop statistlcian Is
compelled to anaiyze them in the light OF,
his own knowledge and experience. There
Is also difference in the weight of the
bales. The normal weight Is 500 pounds.
but large proportion are much lighter,
and sometimes they are even below $50
the bales of cotton sent to market in the
United States was SOL pounds. AS most
OF the reports are given In bales, the esti-
matters are required to guess at their
weight. Therefore. they have a very in
tricate task. and the conflicting interests
are SO violent that they are never able to
satisfy everybody In 1904, the last year
of Mr.. Hyde's public service. the specu-
latfve excitement was very great and when
he predicted a crop of 13,000,oV0 bales it
knocked the bottom out of the market. A
great many people lost money by the rapid
fall of prices, for which they blamed him
instead of their own judgment.
Secretary Wilson Is naturally very much
grained to learn that the estimates of his
department have been SO accurate, and
that Mr. Hyde, in whom he had faith, has
been INDICATED.
l understand that Mr.. Hyde is now living
in Manchester, England and that he is
employed by the Cotton Spinners Associa-
ton as an adviser and estimator.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-21

Do you know that thousand different
advertisements under an hundred different
classifcations are in today's Star. You cam
not fail to find something of interest to you
In these columns. Try it and see.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-21
TEST OF SIGNALS.

Bombs and Rockets Exploded by OFF,
GERS Of Signal Corps.
There was beautiful display of rockets
and bombs In the sky near the Washington
Monument between Z 80 and $50 o'clock last
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-21
Novel Projectile Proposed.

The other day Assistant Secretary New
/ berry received a letter from an inventor
out west offering to the navy of the United
States new projectile which, he argued,
could be recommended from humans-
tartan standpoint well for its de-
structive qualities. 1t conquers without
pain and without boodshed He proposed
to take a thin shell of steel fill it with
chloroform, fire IL from an eight or twelve
inoh gun and drop it on the deck of the
enemy. The impact will break the shell,
scatter the chloroform among the gunners
and sailors. who would Immediately be-
come insensible and hors de combat. Two
or three such shells exploding in different
parts of a ship will soon put it out of bust
ness and the attacking fleet can send
boarding party to capture II and make the
officers and crew prisoners before they re-
cover from the effects of the chloroform
The letter was forwarded to the bureau of
ordnance which las jurisdiction over such
subjects.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-31
NEWS OR KENTUCKY


Lancaster. Ky, July al At the
conclusion of union service meet
ing last night in the Methodist
church. the Rev. r. NJ Nelson, pas
tor of the church. who delivered the
sermon, called on an who favored
the course of Gov. Beckham in the
closing of saloons on Sunday to
rise. Everybody stood up. The DEM
ocrats of this county met in the court
house July 20, and Endorsed Senator
McCreary. A resolution was offered
indorslng Beekham for his stand
against the saloons and gambling. 1t
was promptly voted down, causing
much comment. The pastor said this
action he hoped would cause other
churches TO indorse. Beckham's pol
icy on the whisky traffic.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-31
German ImmiDrants for Southwest
Kentucky.


The Paducah Commercial club Il
endeavoring to perfect arrangements
by which they can have the co-opera-
ton Of all the property owners and
business people in the five counties
comprising Jackson Purchase, in an
effort TO establish an immigration
bureau in connection with the Com
mercial club work. for the purpose of
bringing in desirable immigrants TO
locate on the vast acreage in this sec
ton that is now undeveloped and I'M
occupied.
Robert Watchorn, commissioner Of
immigration. reports total Of l.
0G2, 044 immigrants as having arrived
from foreign countries for the last
year ending jane so. Ellis island at
New York handled SIS .5ss of these.
II the plans Of the .Padueah Com
merolai club are carrissla out, hun
dreds of good families. principally
Germans, can be obtained TO settle on
our vacant lands scattered throughout
the counties composing she Purchase
within the next two or three years.
This will be carried out faithfully and
energet.cally. II those who would be
benefited will show proper encourage.
ment In this matter, and encourage
the Commercial club in tbs work.
The club has already distributed
great deal Of literature advertising
this section of the state. 1t is the de-
desire of the club to hold in Padueah
early in September. meeting or con-
vent ION at which. it is hoped every
one in the southwestern section of the
state will attend II is also the inten-
ton at this melting TO have as many as
possible enroll themselves as members
and co.workers in this movement. It
is also intended at THU time to COM
plete the organization OF an immiga-
ton bureau to represent all the coun-
tiestof the Purchase in this great
work.
No ond can question the vast bene-
ft that such a movement will be to
this section II carried out. but 1t can
not be successful without the co-opera-
ton Of the people.
II means a great increase in our
population great Increase in the
ial wealth and prosperity of southwest
II means a great increase in the mater
ial wealth and prosperity of southwe I
Kentucky; 1t means that every patcn
OF land in the entire Purchase can be
made to blossom into beautiful homes
and thriving farms. and now where
thousands and thousands of acres OF
unoecupied land can be seen in the
course of three to FIVE years can be
seen German families, law-abiding and
industrious. adding to the wealth and
prosperity of southwest Kentucky. II
means better supply of efficient labor
for our factories and farms. and the
substantial Improvement and progress
of this entire section.
We cannot conceive of any possible
reason why this movement should not
be encouraged and assisted by every
property owner and business man in
southwest Kentucky; because. II made
success, It will be of some benefit to
every individual.
The Commercial club invites cor
respondence with all the citizens and
business men embraced in the Jack
son Purchase In relation to this ques
ton. We want to enroll the names of
those who would be Interested, and
who will assist us in this work.
Yours very truly,
PADUCAH COMMERCIAL CLUB.
d. w. cooNs. Secretary.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-31
DIES OF INJURIES.
Negro Brought From Dycrsburg
Succnmbs.

Dan Glider, colored, 40 years old,
died at the railroad hospital this
morning at G o'clock from injuries
sustained at Dyersburg, Tenn, yes
terday morning when he was struck
by train. He was brought TO Padu-
cab at noon and operated on In the
early afternoon. His skull was frac-
tured and his left leg badly crushed,
nesessitating amputation. He lives in
Memphis and the body is being held
at the Nance undertaking establish
ment pending word from relatives.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-31
Lcxing,on's Population 1000.

Lexington, KY. July 31.--Lexing-
ton today became city of 10000 peo-
pie. as the ordinance recently passed
by he general council to annex the
outlying territory for half mile be-
came law today. The ordinance
was protested against by numerous
residents beyond the old city limits.
and 1t is said that the matter will be
carried to the courts.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-31
Making His Mark.

Mr.. John Byng, formerly OF Padu-
cab but now manager for the r. G..
Dun & company at Sedalia. Mo, is
the subject Of a sketch In a Sedalia
newspaper of recent issue. The young
man is making a mark in the business
world and is one of the most progress
sive young business men in Sedalia.
His friends here will be pleased to
learn of his success. Mr.. Byng start
cd in Paducah as a minor employe Of
the company.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-31
City Solicitor Returns,

City Solicitor and Mrs. James
Campbell Jr.. returned this morning
from Mudlavla Ind. where Mr..
Campbell has been for treatment,
Mr.. and Mrs. Campbell have been
absent since the first % May, 6rst
going to Colorado Springs and Man
itou. and thence to Mudlovia. Mr.
Campbell has been much benefited
by the treatments, and will resume
the duties OF his ONCE.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-31
New Postman.

John Gentry has given up the po-
sltion OF regular carrier in the Padu-
cab post-office to succeed Postman
Jesse Curd. and the position has
been given Willie Edwards, first sub
stitute. Mr.. Henry Randle has been
given the position made vacant BY
Mr.. Edwards promotion.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-31
KEEP YOUR HAIR CLEAN
AND YOUR HEAD
COOL.

On hot and sultry days the best and
easiest way to cool your head and
clean your hair Is to rub on little
Partisan Sage. the great French Hair
restorer. It is guaranteed TO cur,
Dandruff, stop falling hair and restore
gray hair. IL is a cooling. delightful
Hair dressing and is for sale and guar
anteed by W. b. Mcpherson at only
SO cents a large bottle. Mail orders
filed. Giroux Mfg. Co.. Rochester,
N. Y.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-31
Somebody Ate the Ring.

Greensboro. Ky. July s1.--At a
church festival here this last week a
child's band ring was placed IN a cake
and was not again found, and It is
feared that one of the many children
who ate of the cake swallowed the
ring. Many mothers are anxiously
watching for appendicitis symptoms.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-31

July on the rivers has been a
month of uncertainties. The steady
fall from 81 on the LIST, to the 14th,
when the river with stage of Go
was at its lowest here, suggested
wholesale laying off Of large boats
and substitution of lighter draft
boats. General rains. however. start
ed an upward movement and the riv-
er rose to 14.1 on the 29th.
This morning the gauge showed
a stage of 1872. fall of OF in the
last "a hours. Rainfall in the same
period was .46 inches. With the ex-
ception of March of this year, there
has been more rainfall IN July than
an month since jury 1904. Rain
fall for July was COZ inches: -
On the 18th the Peters Lee passed
down hurriedly to get to Memphis
ahead of low water and the suspen-
sion Of navigation by that line was
a heavy blow to river business. The
Buttorff which was superseded by
the Dunbar will resume its regular
trade.
The City of Saltillo will be due
to arrive this evening from st. Louis
on the in trip to the Tennessee river,
The Seioto of Davenport, Ia, will
go on the dry docks today for repairs.
The seioto is a government boat and
is peculiarly built. Though a small
boat II has side wheels and is shap-
ed like an arrowhead at the mar
rowest is IL feet wide and at the
widest is 21 feet wide.
The Dick Fowler had good trip
to Cairo aud way points this morn
ing.
The John Hopkins was the regular
Evansville packet today.
Owing to the failure OF the Dun
bar to arrive yesterday, the Buttorff
did not leave for GAINESVILLE. but will
leave Wednesday for Nashville. The
Dunbar will be repaired on the dry
docks.
The Bob Dudley will probably get
of the dry docks Wednesday and
will run In the Golconda trade while
the Royal is being repaired.
The Inverness arrived this morn
ing from the Cumberland river with
a tow OF ties.
The Savannah will be due out of
the Tennessee river tonight on the
return trip to st. Louis.
4 The Clyde arrived at noon yester-
day from the Tennessee river and
left immediately for Joppa. The
Clyde will leave for the Tennessee
river Wednesday evening at G
O'Clock.
Every time the river falls SO low
that the regular boats have to quit
running, new impetus is given to
the agitation for an all-the-year-
round 3 foot stage. River men gen.
orally expect the river business to
revive with something of its old life
should such a millennium Of river
conditions come about. AS It is, there
Is little stimulus for capital to seek
investment in boats when they must
lie up half the time.
The Cairo Bulletin says: Supervls-
ing Inspector of Steam Vessels S. b.
Crumbaugh yesterday received from
Washington notice which will be of
interest 10 steamboatmen generally.
At a session of the board Of super
yising inspectors, held in Washing
ton last winter, rule was passed
requiring that no steamboat would
be allowed to navigate unless she had
aboard certificate of inspection set
ting forth the fact that |, came up to
the requirements Of the law. The
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-31
Omcial Forecasts.

The Ohio from Evansville to Cairo
and the Mississippi from below ST,
Louis 10 Cairo. will continue falling
during the next several days.
The Tennessee at Florence, no ma
terial change during the next "a
hours. At Johnsonville, will continue
falling
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-31
Charge Of ColiusIon.

Milwaukee. Wis. July 31.--Presi-
dent J, D. o'Brien. of the American
Association. today issued call for a
meeting OF the board of directors in
Chicago tomorrow afternoon to sift
the charges against Umpire Owen. of
collision. with gamblers, preferred by
the secretary OF the Minneapolis ball
CLUB. in connection with the last Min
neapolis- Columbus series. The board
of directors meeting wiH be followed
by a meeting Of the American Asso-
citation magnates.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-31
THE Big LEAGUES
National League.

Cincinnati, l; New York. 8. Bat
teries-Wicker and Livingston; Mat
thewson, Ferguson and Bresnahan.
st. Louis, 3; Brooklyn. /. Batter
ies--Karger and Marshall; Eason and
Ritter.
Boston, 2; Chicago 5. Batteries
Lindaman and o'NeiIl; Lundgren and
King.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-31
ADJUSTMENTS.

The performance at the Wallace
park casino is one of the most at
tractlve presented by the stock COM
pany this season.
Charles B. Hanford, the eminent
tragedlan, has been booked for jan
nary 2S by Manager Roberts, Of
the Kentucky theater.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-31
American League.

American League.
Chicago. 4; Washington. L. Bat
teries-0wen and Sullivan; Patten
and Heydon.
Cleveland 4; New York. 6. Bat
teries-'aess and Buelow; Orth and
Kleinow.
st. Louis, 8; Boston. 8. Batteries
Glade and 0,Connor; Harris,
Young and Armbruster.
Detroit. 3; Philadelphia 6. Bat
teries-Seiver and Warner; Plank
and Powers.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-31

The tea gardens of Northern India
&x&end over 100000 acres, and they
produce 1s0.0O0gOO0 pounds OF tea
per anpum at a profit of about 500
en- acre.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-31
Negro Exploded Dynamite.

A negro exploded dynamite under
. cabin near MaryvilIe. Tenn. Two
negroes were killed and the residents
OF the town were startled by the ex-
plosion.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-31

Malaria Causes Loss Of Appetite.
The Old Standard Groves Taste
less Chill Tonic drives out malaria
and builds up the system. Sold by
I'll Dealers for 81 years. Price soc.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-31

Yesterdays Results.
Mattoon 8. Paducah 3.
Danville o. jacksonville 0.
Cairo 8, vlncennes 0.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-31

Hamburg uses $500 worth of
every year for changing
white wine into red wine.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-31

And after all, they who hoard their
money have only money to show for
it.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-31
"Gone ashore.

To stand watch on boats no more. ="
One by one they are passing away,
and in a few more years all will be
gone. leaving mono TO tell Of the grand
Boats and happy days Of successful
times of steamboating on the Ohio
and Mississippi rivers, never to return.
Capt. Conner was one of the few old
time steamboatmen left to tell the
story of old times on the riyer.-cour.
Ter Journal.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-31

latest ruling of the board required
that the Inspection be made in plenty
of time so that the new certificate
could be issued on the date of the
expiration OF the old one. The or
der received yesterday instructs Mai.
Crumbaugh and local inspectors OF
steam vessels, Damerson and Pay,on,
to issue a temporary license II the
boat has been found to come mp to
all requirements. to be issued by the
customs office.
In the haleyon days OF successful
steamboating In tho Louisville and
New Orleans trade. for years ''befo'
de wah." there was no man better
known or better liked as pilot on
the fine. fast palaces Of those days
than Capt. IVES Conner, who died at
his home in New Albany last Thurs
day night. A clever and popular man,
a successful pilot and always modest
unassuming, polished gentleman. John
Richardson. Henry Christopher. Chris
Damon. Jeff Stewart, Billy Under
wood and Rajlre Jamison were all his
partners in the pilot houses of such
boats as the Peytona Alex Scott. bal
tic, Diana. Empire, Eclipse and other
fine, fast boats of antebellum days.
but they have all gone ION watch"
and now the best and best known of
them all has made his last landing.
and
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-31
Hoosiers Shut Out.
On the Toboggan,.

Who said baseball?
Did. any one ask II Paducah was
sfIll in the league, IL the Kitty was
still. going, and IL, 50 where are the
teams? The startling fact that base
ball Is dying a slow but sure death in
Paducah has forced Itself on the pub
lie and even dog fight would excite
mora interest than the Paducah team
seems 10 be exciting at present.
Thu Indians have been doing the
toboggan act so nicely lately that the
public has ceased to feel auy uneasi-
neas about the result. The Indians
WI ''get there all right and there is
10 MISLEADING this II there was any
doubt about the feat the team is now
accomplishing. the public might take
soma hand in II. but no obstacles seem
TO present themselves TO retard the
nice slide the team is making.
The question is. will the fans know
that the team is here when it arrives
Back Freeman the pitcher form
erly with Paducah but now with Ev-
ansville in the Central league. pitched
a no-hit and no run game against
Terre Haute Sunday. Evansville
made two scores.
o.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-31
Bethel Female College,
hoPkiNsviLLE, nv.

Select Home School for young ladies'. SD
eono141 opens sept. J. Thorough instruction
~ eEper1enced teachers In ali departments.
~ ckte'ofae ssd Information
goaeUNo HARRISON, A,M.,l.L.p
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-31

NATION H. July al The In
dams lost to the locals yesterday
through bad support and the Wild
ness Of Miller. "Rough-house" Me-
earthly proved effective.
M rcora. II IL Z
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-31
- THREE
GORE AT NATION
Indians hose Another Game
On thelRoad'
Witness of sHllcr and Poor Support
Responsible for Defeat by
n Tailentiers.

BOYS ARE ON THE WAY HOME,
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-31
Danville Wins.

Danville. Ill Juyl 31.--The locals
won yesterday. making 1t a goose
egg affair for the visitors.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-01-13
CANAL METHODS TO Be
INVESTIGATED BY SENATE

Washington, Jan. l0.-The senate
has adopted two resolutions Of inquiry.
one of them to authorize an inVestlga'
ton by the committee on interoceanie
canals into the general conduct OF the
affairs Of the Panama canal, and tne
other an inquiry by the finance COM
mittee into the question OF the Ok
change rate on money on the lstnmuS,
The first was reported from the cana
committee by Mr.. Willard, and 'ne
second is the resolution presented Wy
Mr.. Bailey, with the provision 1ela
tive to the sale of the Panama rall1oau
bonds omitted.
The remainder of the session was %,
voted to speech by Mr.. Morgan on
the railroad rate question. ne ao'o.
Gated the settlement of all differences
over rates in the courts, accordins " "
common law methods, as caicuiaso'
to do away with much awkward LILO
chinery.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-01-13
Big DEAL in MUD
SEATTLE TIDE LANDS SID DR
OVEN 4 MILLION.
Purchased IN the Name Of Harrlman's
Secretary, which Lesds 70 B<iief
They arc ATTENDED for Union pscl-
f,c Terminals - Speculation IS 10
as 10 Route.

r =
Seattle, Jan. 1O-John Davis & Co.,
q prominent real estate firm OF Seat
tie, has taken options on Seattle tide
lands approximating 81, 500, 600. These
tide lands are close to the holdings Of
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
holdings and have been purchased by
the firm of John Davis & Go. for Jo-
seph HELEN and Frederick Knicker-
booker, two New York men, who ar
rived in the city last week with letters
to F. K. Strive, Jr., member Of the
firm of John Davis & Co. This firm
does all the busines in Seattle for the
erman Savings & Loan Company, Of
San Francisco, of which one Of the
largest stockholders is Jacob Schiff,
of New York, one of the Hartman
crowd.
Coming on the eve of these pur-
chases is the news from New York
that arriman will parallel the North
ern Pacific to Puget sound. This, with
we'll defined rumors in real estate cir
cles, pointst to Hartman as the man
behind HELEN and Knickerbocker.
The land on which these options have
been taken is ideally located for rail
road terminals, fronting on the east
waterway, which would give rail
road excellent shipping facilities.