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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-11
THE PANAMA MIDDLE.

President Roosevelt's letter trans
hitting TO congress the report of the
isthmian canal commission Is a
frank document, and throws light on
some points IN the canal commits
sion's work which have been of"cure
says the Globe-Democrat. The fact,
however, that these elaborate expla-
nations are necessary is something
which the country regrets. II is evil
dent that though considerable work
of preliminary sort has been trans
acted, not nearly so much has been
done as the country expected By this
time.
The report that Chairman Shonts
may resign shows that things have
not been running smoothly recently.
Secretary Taft disapproves of some
of the acts of Shonts as chairman OF
the canal commission and as head of
the railroad property on the 18TH
mus. 1t had been popularity suppos-
ed that when Wallace got out half
year ago, and when few other
changes had been made in the COM
mission and its attaches, everything
would be serene thereafter. This hope
is now seen to have been vain.
Things have not been working at the
isthmus to the liking of the country,
although it is possible that some OF
the delay and the decentralization
may have been unavoidable.
1t is unfortunate that either the
president or Secretary Taft finds i.
necessary to take notice OF the charg-
es which are made by casual writers
on the situation at the isthmus. One
of these writer's has just printed an
attack on the commission in an OBJ
scure weekly publication in New
York, and the secretary of war makes
a reply to it. This is disagreeable to
the country, and shows that the adj
ministration chiefs are getting sens
five, about the attacks which are be-
ing made on them over the shout
ders of the commission and its at
.taches. The country would like to
see the practical work of construc-
ton on the isthmus begin. Less
wrangling and more digging would
please the people who are paying the
bills.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-11
RUSH FOR SEATS.
First of the Season Took Place at the
Kentucky Theater Today.

Seats for 1.-The Clansman" went on
sale at the Kentucky theater this
morning at 8 O'Clock, and the first
real rush of the season took place.
There had been patrons lined up be-
fore this season, but today there were
many of them. and they strung out
quite distance from the box Office.
Before noon the rush was over, and
Manager Roberts stated that the sale
was very good, and the indications
are for the largest audience of the
season tomorrow night at The Ken
lucky. There are plenty of good seats
left.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-11

Ciety yesterday The boat Is laid up
at Paducah. Capt William
Lloyd of the Eagle packet company.
announced in Alton yesterday that
the selection of q name for the new
boat. which will ply between ST
Louis and Alton will be left to the
Alton people. who will be asked to
vote upon whether the boat shall BE-
called Spread Eagle or City Of Alton
The cost of the new boat will be
about $4,000. II will be equipped
FOR excursion business especially
Globe-Democrat
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-11
WHOLESALE PLAN
Is Believed TO Have Been Used by
Harness Thief.

Officers Hill and Ferguson recov-
cred the theft of another SET, of har-
ness yesterday which is supposed to
have been stolen by Charles Lee, col
ored. who is now in jail pending a
trial for the theft of harness from
II. Wallerstein.
The harness is a pretty good set
and is at the city hall awaiting a
claimant. II is understood that Lee
was in the harness stealing business
as several sets of harness had been
missed of late prior to his arrest, and
none has been reported since his in
generation.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-11
Mr.. R. v. BROWN
GRAND EXALTED RULER OF THE
ELKS COMING TO PADUCAH.
Accepts Invitation to the Corner
Stone Laying Here Sunday
Afternoon.

Grand Exalted Ruler r. w. Brown
of Louisville, has wired that he will
accept the invitation to attend the
corner stone laying Sunday at the
Elks' Home on North Fifth street
between Broadway and jefferson.
Mr.. Richard Rudy today received
a telegram from Mr.. Brown saying
that he would come, and ii the cere-
mony takes place on Sunday. as now
intended, MIR. Brown will be here.
He is one of the most popular and
prominent Elks in the United States
and is managing editor of the Louis
vile Times. He was at a meeting
of Louisville lodge, No. s. on last
Tuesday night. made a member or
the lodge for life.
The various committees will re-
port tonight to the lodge at its reg
ular meeting. and the program for
the ceremonies will be decided on.
The present intention is TO have the
corner stone laid in the afternoon.
Rabbi David Alexander. formerly
of Paducah. and member of Padu-
cab lodge. but now of Toledo. Ohio.
was also invited to attend. but tele-
graphed that 1t would be impossible
for him to come.
About the only thing to consider
now in regard to the occasion is the
weather. II it is not good on Satur-
day. the ceremonies may be postpon-
ed. but nothing can be definitely
stated about this until Saturday.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-11
FOOD OR
STIMULANT.

Asl'.your doctor if when
he orders a patient to drink
lots of pure milk he advises
the addition of a large
quantity of whiskey. He'll
tell you mo" very emphati-
cally. Yet there are people
who when ordered to get
SCOTS Emulsion, will accept
some wine, cordial or extract
of cod liver oil and think it is
the same thing or better. If
you want and need cod liver
oil in its best. purest and
most easily digested form, get
SCOTS Emulsion. If you
want whiskey, that's another
matter, but don't look for the
same results.
SCOTT BOVINE, 400 Pearl ST.. New York.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-11
THE WEATHER.
Rain and SNOW Predicted For Today
and Tonight.

Rain and SNOW Predicted For Today
and Tonight.
The following forecast of the
weather was sent out by the weather
man this morning:
For Kentucky: Rain or snow this
afternoon and tonight. Friday partly
cloudy.
The weather last night was cold,
but the temperature was not so low
as it's predecessor. Towards mid
night the clouds became thick ami
carly this morning a light snow SCI
in. The snow turned partly to rain
about daybreak and on account OF
the condition OF the ground Is not
sticking we'll
This is the first snow of the sea-
son where snowballing has been en-.
Joyed. the snow being of the SNOW
hall kind" The school children en-
joyed themselves immensely this
morning snowballing all pedestrians
and vehicle drivers.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-11
WESTERN UNION OFFICIALS
Are Expected From New York This
Week.

j. c. Barclay. assistant general
manager Of the Western Union Tele-
graph company. with headquarters
in New York city, and other high of
ficlals. are expected in Paducah in a
day or two from Nashville or Mem
phis.
This will be Mr.. Barclays first Wis
II TO Paducah.
j. c. Barclay is practically the ex-
ecutive head OF the vast Western I'm
ion system, he being assistant to
President Robert C.. Clowry. The pre-
sent trip. 1t is understood. is being
made for purposes CT general inspec-
ton and after look around the par
ty will leave for the south.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-11
HOSPITAL BOILER
VIII Probably Cost the City
Nothing.

The new boiler for the city hospit-
al is expected tomorrow and will be
put in place as soon as possible. The
mayor said today that he thought the
old boiler was guaranteed by the
firm from whom it was bought and
that il such is fact, the city will
lie a claim for a reimbursement for
the expense it has been to in the mat
ter
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-11
NOT A LUNATIC.
so Jonas Gabriel Was Released This
Morning.

Morning.
Jonas Gabriel. who had been in
Jail here pending trial for lunacy.
was released this morning by Judge
Reed. the young man proving that
he was not demented.
Jailer James Eaker says that Ga
hriel is wrong" in some way but
that II is hard to tell how. He seems
to be a simple German and aside
from this native simplicity seems 90
be all right. Gabriel says he wilt
return to work at the harness bust
ness and did not seem to understand
why he had been arrested and lock-
ed up, although he admitted shortly
after his Incarceration that he had
been in an asylum in Germany He
has been in America eight month.
and talks brokenly.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-11

1t will be good news TO many to
learn that the street appropriation
will not be so large this year. Thous-
ands of dollars have been thrown
away in past years in worthless grav-
ell and little picking and scratching
around that Mas called street work"
1t may also be good news to learn
that hereafter the street department
will not be a pension bureau"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-11

Some people are saying in regard
to economy that this or that cannot
he done. How do they know? II has
never been tried. When it has beeL
tried. If it prove failure. then they
will have a right to say ii can't be
done but not until then. 'The proof
of the pudding is the eating thereof. +"
There is a number of good men in the
legislative boards who believe that a
good many things can be done that
have not been done in the past and
they believe it is at least worth a
trial.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-11

We are not particularly fond of the
Standard Oil company, but We fail to
understand by what right or authori-
ty a smart Aleck attorney general of
Missouri can go to New York and
make the men interested in the cor
poration answer impairment ques-
tions and divulge business secrets.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-11
Lost His Watch But Recovered.

Deputy u S. Marshal George w.
Saunders. while serving papers on
the White Oak. a gasoline boat in
fredericksburg. yesterday caught his
watch chain on twig and his watch
dropped into the river. 1t fell in
shallow water, and the mjor marked
the place and this morning had col
ored man go in and recover the time
niece
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-11
One Office Dispensed With.

AT the meeting of the directors of
the First National bank yesterday af-
ternoon all of the old officers were
reelected with the exception of the
assistant cashier, Mr.. J. W. Mcknight
The board decided to dispense with
this Office. but Mr.. Mcknight will re-
tain his connection with the bank.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-11

and south. II Is said to have been
basely misrepresented in many in
stances. and it is safe to predict tina.
hundreds will turn out tomorrow TO
see for themselves what sort of prob
lem IL presents and what sort of So
luton it offers.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-11
RIVER NE VS.
River Stages.

Cairo-31.9, 0.2 fall.
Chattanooga-7,G, 0.5 fall.
Cincinnati-26.5, 2.3 fall.
Evansville-2i.i. o. fall.
Florence-S.O, 10 fall
Johnsonvllle-14.5, 0.6 fall.
Louisville-10.3. GA rise.
Mt. Carmel-11.s, LIZ fall.
Nashville-14.4, 0.6 fall.
Pittsburg-13.3. 90 fall.
Davis Island Dam-5.5. 0.S fall.
ST. Louis-9.S. IL fall.
Mt. vernon-2i.4, 0.4 fall.
PaducahH25.5. OIL fall.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-11

The river fell one-tenth OF foot
last night, the gauge registering 25.5
this morning.
II was very dull in river circles
this morning. the inclement weather
proving quite a damper.
The tie men are still complaining
of the. secretly of cars and the result
ant dizziness in their business.
The John A. Wood passed down
en- route TO New Orleans with a tow
OF coal today.
The Dick Fowler got away on time
for Cairo at S:15 this morning.
The Rees Lee is due from Memphis
today.
The Kentucky is due tonight or in
the morning out of the Tennessee.
The Hopkins was the Evansville
packet today.
The Peters Lee is due from Cincin-
natl en- route to Memphis Sunday.
The Margaret leaves for the Ten
nessee tomorrow for tow of ties.
The Hiawatha is at Madison TO go
on the ways.
The Sprague and tow passed Mem
phis coming up Monday. The Beaver
and tow passed Memphis going south
Monday.
The last steamboat the late Capt.
Daniel Parr built. owned and com
manded was the sternwheel steamer
Tempest. sunk at GAINESVILLE, Tenn.
just before the close of the war. She
was on her way to Nashville loaded
with government supplies from this
city. He built several boats and nam
ed each OF them Tempest. All of them
made money.-Courier-Journal.
Believers in hoodoo greet with de
light the entrance of a pig. There
are a number of boats on which the
crew have their pet pigs, and these
are supposed to be the best bearers
of good luck In the world. After a
few weeks training, it is claimed.
they have more sense than a dog and
when the gangplank is lowered at
landing they are the first to run on
shore and are never left behind, as
they know the minute the ropes are
going to be let loose.
While a party of merry voyagers
were returning from a pleasure trip
down the Wabash river on the steam.
err Lafayette early Monday, Timothy
a veteran river pilot,
that his son, Daniel, aged
1G. was missing. The boats engine
was reversed and a search was made.
II continued all day and night, but
not a trace of the lad could be found.
II is thought he fell overheard and
was unable TO swim in the water.
which was full of floating ice.
Capt. William Eagon, master of
The lighthouse tender Lily. was
caller at the rooms Of the pilots So
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-11
PROTEST FORWARDED
Against the Amendment Requiring
Monthly School Board Reports

DR.. w. II. Pitcher. secretary of the
school board, today sen; away petit
ton to the legislature against adopt
ing the amendment to the constitu-
ton compelling school boards to re-
port monthly to the municipal boards
and is outlining fight against this
amendment which is thought to be a
political move and not for the well
fare of the city.
With the petition Secretary Pitch
err sent letters to Representative l..
p. Head and Senator J. Wheeler
Campbell. urging that they use thely
influence to defeat the amendment.
Secretary Pitcher has also sent a let
ter to each superintendent in second
class cities.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-11

A young man named Gautler muir
dered his step-father recently at
Nantes, France, in order that the
term of his service as a conscript
might be one year instead of two
years as the "only son of a widow. ;"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-11

Tomorrow Paducahans will have
an opportunity to see for themselves
the noted '"rhe Clansman," which has
caused so much turmoil east, north
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-11

Invitations and wedding announce
ments are a specially of The Suns
job department with prices lower
than elsewhere.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-11

Louisville is running out the hobo.
1t is q safe plan for any city to
adopt
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-11

Personally appeared before me, E.
J. Paxton, general manager of The
Sun, who affirms that the above
statement of the circulation Of The
Sun for the month of December, 905,
is true to the best of his knowledge
and belief.
PETER PURYEAR.
Notary Public.
MY commission expires January
2, 1908.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-11

City Auditor Alex Kirkland Is Ill
today and was not at his office.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-11
Daily Thought.

Not single day is trival-Maeter-
linck.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-11
Marriaue Licenses.

''All sorts of people are to be met at the court house, and one runs across many unique characters in the transae- tion of legal business there" said one of the officials in the probate court yes- terday.
 "Time after time I have seen people from the country come to the probate clerks office and ask for a pair of mar riage license,' but among this class of humanity is to be found the good-hearted, whole-souled and earnest man..
 Perhaps the most laughable character is the negro He usually enters the of flee to get his license as happy and light hearted as a bird. Late Saturday after noon a middle-aged negro, seemingly one of some importance among his race, walked in with a pompous air and im- mediately began to talk to the probate clerk. He put forth all of his most 'ele- gant language, and as usual the mis- used words were profuse. After writing the license, Probate Clerk Sam Blake said, Well, Uncle Jim, when is this af- fair to come off?' The negro spoke up quickly in a decided but serious tone, 'Ross, God bein' willin', this conflict am gwine ter come off at o'clock tonight "
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-11
Japan and San Francisco.

The editor of Yokohama paper, stopping in New Orleans while en route to St. Petersburg indicated the man. ner in which the alert and shrewd Jap anese will meet the public-school incl dent in San Francisco. Japan knows full well the relations of the states to the federal government and vice versa. and she will not attempt to change what is practically unchangeable. She will simply apply remedy that is in her own hands and that will make San Francisco sit up and take notice. She will consider the school incident a strictly local matter, and she will apply a strictly local remedy.
 San Francisco is extremely ambitious of trade with the Orient, and it is in clined to be jealous of Seattle, which has the shorter and quicker route to Japan and northern China. The editor of the Yokohama paper says Japane
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-11
Last Call to Insurance Voters.

Although the polls for the election of directors of the Mutual and the New York Life Insurance companies will be closed on Tuesday next, only 500,000 policyholders, in round numbers, have voted, out of total of 1,100,000. The disclosures concerning the use by Wall street operators of the funds of widows and orphans have not induced the policyholders to act and to vote, and the indications now are that the funds of the big life companies will be used in the future precisely as they have been in the past.
 Unless the fifty billions of dollars, more or less, of insurance money can be taken out of Wall street the future of American life insurance will be dark indeed, for if the policyholders will not act upon the disclosures of the Arni- strong committee, brought out by Coy ernor-elect Hughes, they will not be apt to act upon anything that can be laid before them.
 If all the policyholders would vote. the case would be decided, but when over one-half refuse or neglect to vote, it is difficult to form an opinion as to what they desire. A majority vote will not be cast, and directors will be se- lected by a minority vote.
 The Alabama policyholders should vote. They are about 50,000 strong, and every one of them should vote. clared in this deeply important matter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-11
Higher Salaries for Conqressmen.

The rate bill is working itself out Tn new and unexpected directions. Passes are about to go out of fashion, and in view of what is coming in that direc- tion a proposition is before Congress to raise the pay of the nations law makers to $7500 a year. It now stands at $5000, with mileage and passes thrown in.
 The pending proposition does not re- late to salaries of members of the Fifty-ninth Congress, but it is intended to benefit those who will have seats in the Sixtieth Congress. In other words, it is to go into effect on March next.
 As a rule the proposition has been favorably received, and the chances are very good that it will become law. Expenses in Washington are rising, and the country needs its best men as representatives in Congress. It is thought that the pending bill will pull in that direction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-11
Blest are those,
Wholesale Car Shortaqe.

It is estimated that the south needs 50,0O0 more cars than it can today com mand, and that is a good many cars. Commissioner McNair of Mississippi advised the officials of the Mobile, Jackson and St. Louis railway ito beg, borrow or steal a sufficient number of cars to accommodate traffic." The ad- vice was good, but the officials in ques- tion replied that the situation could not be relieved on MT. McNair's vigorous lines, chiefly because all other rail roads were doing likewise. Enough cars cannot be begged, borrowed or stolen simply because there is not enough %to go round"
 The railroads can no longer answer that they cannot afford to buy cars for use in two or three rush months, for all months in the year have become rush months, and in none of them is there a supply of cars fully equal to the de- mands of traffic.
 The country's trade and general bus mess and population have outgrown the countrys railroads, and there should be either more railroads, or else more cars on the railroads we have The railroads can the quicker and the better meet the public need by order, ing more cars and more locomotives. An annual addition of 10 per cent in cars and locomotives would not more than meet the situation. The growth of the country is something all raii- road men should take into considera- tion, and should act upon, and that, too, speedily.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-11
Christmas Windows.

Santa Claus has made his Christmas showing in the windows for the little ones," said lover of children.
 "As l strolled along looking over the wonderful collection of toys it made me sigh to be a child again with the bubbling spring of joy over nothings, for it is a fact that often the merest trife gives a little one quite as much pleasure as the more expensive or elaborate toy.
 James Lane Allen said that older folks were but the little children of the past generation but, for all that, we cannot find the great gu1ps of joy rising in us at the thought of Christmas and Santa Claus. The fact is some of us, rather forgetting the days of our youth and re- membering the limits of our purse, would like to make terms with St. Nick.
 "But Christmas comes but once a year and so if we can't have all we would like, if we can't do all that a generous nature makes us long to do, let's do the best we can."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-11
A Sure Protection.

"On the North Bessemer car Sunday" said street car traveller, "there was a bloated, noisy man who was seated in that part of the car that is used for smoking. With an overbearing manner he immediately took charge of the conver- sation.
 Each sentence was string of curses, oaths and slander and the voice was so loud as to prevent any one from hearing himself think. The man with the book closed it with a bang and resigned him. self to the scenery, but becoming more nervous retired to the car with the women.
 "I could not help but think as the poor fellow settled down by the side of a bright looking little maid, what protec- ton woman is to man! We talk of our bravery and gallantry, but when we are in trouble we get as close as we can to those protecting skirts and feel as safe as breeding chicken"