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The Tupelo journal., 1906-08-10

The sinkingof the Italian steam
ship Sirio off Cape Palos with
more than 300 Italian immigrants
is one of the marine horrors of
the year The conduct of the
men in numbering women and
children in their efforts to Sc
cure places in the life boats is in
keeping with the murderous
character of the Italian The
scenes from the sinking ship are
pictured as horrible and from the
captain down there was the lack
OF manhood and heroism usually
found under such trying circum-
stances
The Tupelo journal., 1906-08-10
human LiTe Too cheap.

("Nothing in Jefferson county
is cheaper than human life," is
often heard in places where men
congregate. 1t is too terribly
true. Thoughtful men stand
aghast at the frequency of homi-
cides in this county.
What is the remedy? A pow
erful public opinion against car
rying concealed weapons, making
the practice to be regarded as
disreputable and ungentlemanly
a public opinion in favor OF a
! higher respect for law may DO
something toward lessening
Public opinion in this re-
gard can be established and main
tanned by such strong speech
es as Governor Jelks made
the other day at Gadsden and by
the press earnestly advocating
respect for law anu order. But
certain and quick punishment
would prove the surest preventi-
tive of crime. Alas, this is hard
to secure News
Jefferson county can well take
into consideration the condition
which make human life so cheap.
Only a day or two since it was
reported, if we are not mistaken,
that there were ffty-nine persons
in the Jail of Jefferson county
charged with murder and twen-
four charged with assault and bat
terry with intent to kill and muir
der. Of this number doubtless
some of them are not guilty,
and a number of those who are
guilty will no doubt escape pun
ishment through the technicality
of the law. But the fact that such
a large number are charged with
50 serious offense as murder in
dicates that there is something
radically wrong, either in the nom
enforcement of the law, or the
under exercise of privileges al
lowed by law. When the News
intimates that the carrying OF
concealed weapons is one of the
first causes of this character of
crime it stl likes at, in our opinion,
the very root Of the evil. Licen-
sing the sale of small deadly fire
arms and the failure Of public
opinion to cry down the practice
of carrying them concealed are
the two causes of SO many hon.
icides. The failure to promptly
punish the guilty and no check
upon the sale of and carrying of
the deadly bull dog gun in the
hip pocket makes life cheap in
any state or community. Such
conditions exist in too many of
our states, and things grow worse
rather than better along this line.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-08-10

Plans for a new passenger de-
pot for the Illinois Central road
at Jackson have been agreed
upon by the railroad commission
and the officials ofthe road. The
1. C. controls several lines run
ming into jackson and in the
construction Of the depot the
Southern and Gulf and Ship
Island will be provided for as a
matter of convenience to the
public and roads.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-08-10

The great railroad interests
of the country are now engaged
in a struggle to secure the very
rates from the interstate COM
merce commission as it will be
constituted when the rate bill
goes into effect, will consist of
four old anil three new members
The latter have had no experience
and will fin | many knotty prob
lens to solve and it will require
much study before the new mem
bers can render efficient service
The roads are playing for van
tage ground and will get every
thing coming to them through
the influence which the roads
will exert over the commission
the rates will at first be high,
but when the machinery Of the
law is well put in motion and the
commission gets a better idea of
the profits the roads are making,
We expect to see a gradual low
ering Of the rates first adopted
This will require some time but
the business interests and the
roads will soon get on better
terms and we shall then have
cheaper rates and the profits in
railroading will be more uniform
and satisfactory
The Tupelo journal., 1906-08-10

With crop prospects the best, why
not see Lush Boggan the real estate
man and buy that home you have SO
ions promised your wife and self, and
quit paying rents. He can aid you in
getting a good home as he has a num-
Der listed.
For Sale-Lots Blocks and nice cottages
with prices to suit purchaser. Cash
and time.
For Sale-Just out sid of corporate
limits residence and store house, good
stand for small stock Of goods, with
little expence, a bargain See l.. e.
Boggan Agt
The Tupelo journal., 1906-08-10

Nelson Morris, the great beef
packer of Chicago, is reported to
have said that the reports circu-
lated about the packing compa-
ny's uncleanly methods have
cost his company $4,000, 900 in
losses on foreign trade. The
packing companies have only
themselves to blame for losses
that come this way.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-08-10
Guy w. Mitchell
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Office on Main Street.
Will practice in all Courts.
Fast Trains.

Fast Trains.
TO ST. LOUIS !.
The Mobile & Ohio R. R. Linn
tied leaves Tupelo $50 a.. M,
daily and arrives st. Louis 5:04
p. m. Coaches, Sleepers, Diner
and Observation Cars.
TO MOBILE.
The Mobile & Ohio R. R.. Lin
tied leaves Tupelo 1914 p. m.
daily and arrives Mobile 7:25
next morning.
TO NEW ORLEANS.
The Mobile & Ohio R. r. Linn
tied leaves Tupelo 1914 p. m.
daily and arrives New Orleans
8:45 a. m. next day. Coaches,
Diner, and through Observation
The Tupelo journal., 1906-08-10
Hon. Shelby M. Collum hs

Hon. Shelby M. Collum has
been nominated through a pri-
mary election to succeed himself
as senator from Illinois over ex-
Governor Yates. Mr. Collum
did not make a speech during
the canvass. The old gentleman
has found out that silence is gol-
den in politics and the best way
to win is to let the other fellow
do the talking.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-08-10

The Republicans of Iowa have
re-nominated Gov. Cummins up
on a platform that opposes the
domination of corporate infuen-
ces in public affairs. We cannot
understand how any man can
stand upon a platform with that
plank in it and not call himself a
Democrat.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-08-10

The wheat crop of the year
is reported the best grade ever
made and the supply will be
bountiful Lower prices on flour
will be the result
The Tupelo journal., 1906-08-10

An alfalfa club has been or
ganized at Port Gibson. This
club will not be an opposition to
the four-leaf-clover clubs, but
will rival them in results.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-08-10

The new laws of the state are
being sent to the members of the
legislature by Secretary Of State
Power. County officials will be
supplied direct from the printing
house at Nashville.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-08-10

Hon. Shed Hill, of the Fourth
District, was re-nominated Mon
day to succeed himself as a rep
resentative in congress. Mr..
Hill had no opposition.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-08-10

Scarcely an issue of the great
daily newspapers of today can
enter a home without endanger-
ing the purity of it's moral at
mosphere. The detailed accounts
of crime and scandals, verging
to the brink of obscenity, are so
much in evidence in these sheets
as to almost unfit them for trans
mission through the mails. This
is a day Of vicious and sensational
journalism, the line between noto-
riety and heroism being SO dimly
drawn in the treatment of scan
dals in high life as to warp the
ideals of the young. May the
day come when papers contain
ing such matter will be refused
transmission through the mails
Aberdeen Weekly.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-08-10
A Rat Day.


Throughout the year several
different different days have
been set apart for holidays and
for the performance of functions
of a public nature and each day
serves it's peculiar purpose
or function. From a high official
source or rather from one high
in authority, we have had the
suggestion that it would be well
for the country that a certain
day be set apart for the destruc-
ton of the horde of pestiferous
rats that seem to have been sent
by some evil spirit to destroy
vast quantities of the food and
products upon which man and
his beasts of burden must rely
for existence. The multiplied
ton of the rodent in this country
has been marvellous and if it were
possible to take a census the in
crease would doubtless rival
that of the rabbit in Australia.
In the towns and around the
country homes the rat is found
in countless numbers and some
method should be adopted to stop
them. We have it from two Of
the best citizens of the county
that on their two places alone
nearly one thousand rats were
killed in two or three days. In
the lots were some perfectly
white and some black rats. The
work of discriminating them was
taken up and followed until there
was not enough rats left on the
places to tell the tale and
the first appearance of one of
their number is met with an on
slaught that means death to
anything that looks like a rat.
We also have it on good author
ity that a new SPECIES of rat
has made his appearance which
makes his home in the fields.
His means of living is not alto
gether known but he works de-
struction on what ever may suit
his appetite and like his brother
of the barn the chickens of the
farm yards is one of mis- favorite
delicacies. Down with the rats.
The following means of destruc-
ton taken from the Farm Star
; should be tried wherever the
pest is found:
A farmer says that he rids his
: farm of rats in the following
manner: ION a number of pieces
of shingles | put a teaspoonful
of molasses, on that small guam
ity Of concentrated lye, and then
put the old shingles around under
the cribs. The next morning
| found some forty dead rats,
and the rest left for parts I'M
known. | have learned of sever
al farms that have been rid of
the pests in the same way and
never knew it to fall.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-08-10
RATES OF ADVERTIS

DISPLAY advertisements at rate OF
81. 90 per running inch per month OF
four weeks. Liberal discounts made on
yearly contracts.
Notice of meetings of strictly chart
table organizations will be inserted one
time free; all other notices must be paid
for.
All local notices will be charged at
the rate of Scents per line each insertion
No local taken for less than Is cents.
There will be no deviation from this
r11a
The Paducah sun., 1906-05-04
GHILD'S FALL
TOPPLED OUT OF WINDOW TO
BRICK WALK.
Though the Babe Fell Ten Feet II
Escaped without Even
Bruises.

Norma Dow Fades, the eighteen
months-old daughter of Mr.. William
Fades, the coal mine operator of $50
Jefferson street. performed feat
yesterday afternoon about 5 O'Clock
credited to few infants. The little
Miss fell distance of ten feet, alight
ing on hard brick pavement, and
came out without a scratch.
The mother was in the rear of the
house and the nurse was letting the
child toddle about. II crawled up
the steps and began investigating
the yard from the first floor stair
step landing. The window was open
and the child leaned out. Suddenly
II disappeared and several minutes
later there were a series OF baby
cries and neighbors rushed over TO
pick the little one up. The baby
had fallen out of the window. a dist
ance OF ten feet.
4 hasty examination revealed tho
fact that the child was not injured
seriously. II at all. A physician was
called and failed, after the mlnutesi
examination, to find a scratch or
bruise. The fall was not witnessed
by any one, and it is not known how
the child alighted. Its bed was not
a soft one. being a brick walk. and
the escape OF the infant from injury
II not death is. considered miracu-
luous.
This morning little Miss Fades is
toddling about as II nothing had
happened, but the windows are all
closed
The Paducah sun., 1906-05-04
SPIRITED THEM AWAY
TO PRINCETON
Four Negroes who shot Police on
GERS in Christian County. Ky.

Hopkinsville, Ky. May 4.-Johr
Roland. Joe Springfield and william
and Charles Layne. the four negroes
with whome Policeman Hayden and
his deputy, L. j. Daugherty. had a
pitched battle Tuesday night. in
which Daugherty received wounl
through the right breast and Hay
don was barely Saved by his star,
were spirited away TO Princeton We'd
nesday night on account of the many
rumors of lynching. which would
probably been attempted. 1t was at
first intended to take the prisoners
to CadizN and the officers left here
at 1890 to drive through. but the
terrific rainstorm caught them at
Gracey and they were forced to stop
at a farm house and this morning
caught a train and went to Prince
ton.
There was also considerable talk
OF negro uprising Wednesday night
but no such attempt was made; In
fact. the principal streets were omln
opsly quiet and deserted by al,
classes.
Daugherty passed a most uncom.
Portable night. but his wound is not
considered serious unless eompllca-
tions arise Charles Layne. the only
negro wounded, received bullet in
the palm of his right hand, which
Will probably cause him to lose the
use of the member.
The cabin where the negroes were
at bay is said to be literally shot to
pieces as a result of the volleys which
were fired into it from. shotguns and
pistols by the officers.
Feeling has subslded greatly and
no further complications are ex.
pected.
The Paducah sun., 1906-05-04
The Cure of Headaches.


"What bone would you pull to
treat a headache?" asks a layman
Any bone that may be out OF its cor
rect position in the neck or back, SC
as to bring its pressure upon the
nerves which express the pain sense
that is, II the headache happens
to be due to bony slip; but of course
it may not be at all. That is one
frequent cause, but there are many
others which are apt to be operative
A muscular contraction in the back
in the neck. or over the head, may
likewise cause headache. Indiges-
rtion, eye-strain, mental fatigue, q
sluggish liver, constipation. kidney
disease, and many other things are
frequent causes of headache. Hence
the cure of headache osteopathicall.
is the cure of its cause or causes. TC
find the remedy these causes, having
as they usually do, an anatomica
basis, requires special and thorough
training, and that is why osteopathy
exists as an independent school ol
medicine. Its practitioners. are spec
ialists. They cure headaches, as they
do other diseases not by pulling" 9
bone, unless a bone needs pulling,
but by finding the cause of each
special headache and giving thai
cause whatever treatment Is needed
to cure 1t. So in a dozen differeni
headaches none might be treated
alike osteopathically and yet ten oI
eleven of the dozen would likely be
cured.
Osteopothy is PROBABLY doing more
for suffering humanity than any re.
cent discovery, and / should like fol-
you to investigate its merits.
should be pleased to see all who may
be interested In osteopathy at any
time from 8 a. m. to ~ and to
p. m.
Osteopathy Is the sane, rational
treatment of illness and disorders.
DR.. G. B. Froage phone 1407, 51G
Broadway.
The Paducah sun., 1906-05-04
YHE OIL TRUST
Is TO BE INVESTIGATED UNDER
THE GARFIELD REPORT.
Commissioner Has Found Sufficient
Evidence Of Violations TO War
rant. Prosecutions.

Washington, ID. c., May A. The
statement is authoritatively made
that the department of justice will
Immediately begin an investigation of
the relations of the so-called oil trust
and a number of railroads with the
view of determining whether there
have been violations of the anti-re-
bate law.
The basis for this investigation
will be information recently submit
ted to the president in a report of
Commissioner Garfield.of the burea u
of corporations which is soon to be
made public. This report. 1t is learn
ed, deals only with the subject of re-
bates and does not go into questions
of violations of the antitrust law.
II It is found that rebates have
been given by railroads and accepted
by the so-called oil trust steps will
be at once taken, it is asserted, to
bring the matter before grand juries
in the localities where the alleged vi
olations took place with a view to
prosecutions in court.
1t Is stated Garfield. in conducting
his investigation, travelled extensive
ly and visited all the important sec
tions covered by the operations of the
so-called oil trust, from New Eng
land to California. and the south and
that the evidence obtained is amply
sufficient to warrant the department
of justice in taking the course deeid-
ed upon.
The Paducah sun., 1906-05-04
CONSIDERED IMPROPER

The senators from California dis
prove of the proposition looking te
bond issue in behalf OF San Fran
cisco. They seem to hold to the po-
sition that California has made nc
such request, and until this has been
done congress should not act, though
they are apparently miffed because
they were not consulted at all as to
the proposition. The matter has. in
spite of the opposition mentioned
been referred under strong support
to a committee, and there it now
rests.
While the idea has met with much
approval because of the apparent
great need OF San Francisco for re-
lief OF most substantial nature
there is also much opposition to the
plan as one improper for various
reasons and unconstitutional with
out doubt. Along the, line of oppo-
sition to the idea the Washington
Post says:
1.-THE duty of the government
ceases, we believe, when it has ex-
erted itself to the utmost IN doing
what 40 other agency could 90 in
the face of an appalling emergency
The rebuilding Of San Francisco is
not a part of its duty. 1t
is, therefore, improbable that any
concerted movement will be made to-
ward inducing congress to authorize
or guarantee a bond issue. Such a
movement would be unfortunate, be-
cause II would be reflection upon
the splendid courage. self-reliance
and resources of the city by the Gold.
en- Gate. There may be tedious de-
lay in adjusting fire damages tend
ing to hinder reconstruction plans
but no one doubts that San Francis
co will rise greater than, ever"
The Paducah sun., 1906-05-04
GIRL ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
Young Woman of May6eld Rashly
Decides to Die.

Jennie Brown, age II, who came
TO Mayfleld, Ky, one month ago
from Caruthersville, Mo-, and enter
ed the house of "Grandma" Graham,
in West Mayfeld. to board. tried to
kill herself yesterday afternoon by
swallowing tablespoonful of carbol-
ie acid.
The girl grew despondent over her
life and secured the drug in the ear
ly afternoon. Repairing to her room
she attempted suicide by swallowing
the acid but was found before 1t had
performed its work. Two physician
were called TO attend the girl, but
this morning she is suffering from
the effects of the burns: her throat
and palate being raw she was no,
able to eat.
The girl gave no reason other than
that she was merely tired of liv-
ing" She will be sent home by the
authorities II anything can be learn
ed of her people.
The Paducah sun., 1906-05-04
TERRELL WON on APPEAL.
Suit Was "a Damage Case Taken u
From Circuit Court.

The court of appeals at Frankfort
today. the whole court sitting. affirm
ed the verdict OF the lower court IN
the case of Torian vs.. Terrell The
case is a suit for damages filed by
Joe Torian against Ed Terrell for
$4,000. Attorneys Morton Yonts
Judge Lighifoot. and Hendrick. Mil
Ter a. Marble represented the plain
tin and Bagby 4 Martin the defend.
ant.
Torian was an employe OF Terrell's
farm below the city. and in a din.
Guilty they had some months ago
Terrell (Ed) shot Torian. injurinF
him slightly. and Tor.an brought
suit for the above amount for dam.
ages.
He won on the first trial OF the
case. but new trial was granted
and a verdict brought in for Terrell
This was appealed and today the
court decided in favor of Terrell
The Paducah sun., 1906-05-04
NO ANSWER YET.
Rev. Thompson Has Made No Posi-.
tive Reply to Call.

A letter was received from the
Rev. Calvin Thompson of Denver,
Col, yesterday by the committee
from the First Baptist church, ap-
pointed to notify him OF his call to
the pulpit OF that church. He stated
he had rendered his resignation to
his Denver church on Sunday, but
they had voted unanimously not to
accept it. The question was, however,
left open until Wednesday night for
further discussion. A telegram has
been momentarily expected since
Wednesday in regard to the action
of Wednesday evening but up to
press time today the chairman of
the committee, Mr.. John r. Pur-
year, stated nothing had been heard.
DR.. Thompson is a very talented
and made favorable i'm
preston here during his recent visit
1t is hoped that he will be able to
accept the call here.
The Paducah sun., 1906-05-04

Gauge registered ii.9 a fan OF :
IN last % hours.
Labor troubles are playing havoc
with steamboat schedules now. The
Saltillo was due last night out of thi
Tennessee river but was delayed OF
account OF the labor problem. Sh'
will arrive this afternoon--if III,
lordly rousters are willing.
II was 500 before the Dick Fow
Ter got away this morning.
Instead of tonight the Georgia lie,
Will not be here until tomorrow az
ternoon late She is bound for Gin
cinnati.
Variety is the spice of steamboat
freight. The Kentucky this morn
ing was unloading chickens. peanuts
hogsheads of tobacco. lumber. lime
skins of cattle. and this was probabl,
not half the variety. The Kentucky
will leave for the Tennessee river
tomorrow al p. m.
The Joe Fowler was the packet to.
day in and out for Evansville.
The Peters Lee. from Cincinnati
70 Memphis, will pass down saturday
night or Sunday morning.
A dredgeboat which Is being built
at Jeffersonville, Ind. for the Colo
RADIO Sand company OF ST. Louis. is
about ready to be launched. The
boat will take the place of the dredge
boat which exploded and sank last
fall at the foot OF North Market
street. st. Louis.
The light house tender Golden Rod
is coming down the Ohio. She left
Cincinnati Tuesday in command of
James II. Oliver, commander U. s.
".
Capt. Mark Cole has taken tenn
porary command of the Dick Fowler.
The Howard boatyards of Jeffer-
sopville. Ind. have secured the con-
tract for building two steel hull snag-
boats for the government and will
start to work on the contract in a
short time.
Yesterdays river forecasts: The
Ohio at Evansville and Mt. Vernon
will rise during the next two or three
days. At Paducah and Cairo, will
continue falling during the next two
days. The Tennessee from Florence
to below Johnsonvllle. no material
change during the next SO hours.
The Mississippi :rom Chester to Cal
ro not much change during the next
SO hours. tN tif
The Paducah sun., 1906-05-04
WOMEN ASSAlLANTS
GET ABOUT "PROPER DOSES" IN
THE CITY COURT.
Frank Cromwell, a Woman Kicker
and Jim Mason, Woman Slapper,
the Victims.

Frank Cromwell. a circus clown
who does a slack wire juggling act
In the Hippodrome and Wild West
show at the carnival was fined 500
and costs and sentenced to 80 days
in jail this morning in police court
for breach of the peace. He was
not present when the case was called
and his bond was forfeited.
Cromwell and Leonard Wilson
the latter a fancy bicyclist who rides
the cycle whirl and does novelty
act exclusively his own. possess .
great deal of professional Jealousy
and often get into quarrels. he
former is injured and unable to act
and a quarrel resulted several days
ago In an attack on Cromwell by
Wilson. The two were tried and the
case settled. but later another charge
was preferred against Cromwell. 1t
was charged that he kicked Wilson's
wife in the side. He failed to appear
and the case went against him by
confession in the absence OF defense
Jim Mason was fined rather
heavily. s75 and costs, for slappine
his wife on the streets. The two
were buggy riding when he slapped
her. She fell out of the buggy, so
strong was the blow.
The Paducah sun., 1906-05-04
MCRACKEN COURT REVERSED
In Case Of Paducah Coopcragc Go
vs.. Corinth.

Frankfort. Ky. May An the
court of appeals today Paducah
Cooperage company VS.. Co
rinth, was reversed The company
was indicted for failing to have an
authorized person at It's known
place of business on whom process
could be served. The court says the
Indictment was defective because Il
did not charge that the agent named
had ceased TO be the agent.