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The newspaper., 1906-02-09
NUMBER ONE MOVE.
Prominent Citizens Take Steps to
Secure the Organization Of =
Far Association.

This week A. L. Roberts and
Roland Oliver secured options on
thirty acres of land joining the
town site on the north, from Mrs.
A. A. Allen, Parker Balch and
Ed. Aver, their purpose being
to proceed to the organization of
joint stock company to form a
FaE Association and give annual
exhibitions of the productions of
the North Fork. The move is
most excellent one and we sim
cerely hope will meet with the
approval of all our business men
and ranchmen. The matter was
delayed almost too long, and it is
rather a matter of congratula-
ton that the necessary land
could be secured at this late date.
Prior to taking the option the
gentlemen caused surveys to be
made and ascertained that a good
half mile track may be aecured
in ideal shape. Besides, ample
room for all necessary buildings
will be obtained, and it is the
plan to arrange tor a splendid
base ball ground in the interior
of the track. thus utilizing the
grand stand for both purposes.
Steps will soon be taken to or
ganize a joint stock company
with capital stock of. ten thous-
and dollars, half paid in for
immediate preparation of the
grounds for a fair this fall. Now
let everyone assist the promoters
of this much needed enterprise
and next fall we will have fair
what is fair on our own bran
new grounds. Messrs. Roberts
and Oliver are to be thanked for
this stroke of enterprise. The
matter has been discussed often
but always fallen by the wayside
on account of the high price of
suitable ground, but these gentle
men have sought out something
admirably located and within
reach in price.
Let US all pull for a Fair AS
Sociation.
The newspaper., 1906-02-09

every state city and town will do
its duty and put on taxes as they
should be put on.
The vast incomes should be
taxed by the government to be-
gin with. and the tax be taken off
of the coats of poor men.
The cities and states should tax
personal property instead of tax
ing little homes in which fathers
and mothers are bringing up their
children.
If the rich people finally de-
cided to make a grand protest
and move out of the United
States, they couldn't take the
property with them, and it would
be very easy to tax the non-resi-
dents in a way that would skin
them alive-as they have done in
New Zealand.
II the people get over fighting
with each other on election day
and decide to fight together, they
can stop this nonsense, which is
emphasized every year when the
personal tax payments are made
public, and the people are made
to feel that they are lot of poor
creatures whom rich and intelli.
gent men look upon, most justly
as a joke.-New York Evening
Journal.
The newspaper., 1906-02-09

of railroads past the banks. The
time is not far distant when
thousands of coal miners will be
operating where a few hundred
are now employed and daily
product of ten thousand tons of
our superior coal will be rolling
eastward and westward over broad
gauge railway lines for thousand
miles distance in either direction.
Elk Mt. Pilot.
The newspaper., 1906-02-09
Stockholders Meeting.
Paonia Jan. Goth 1906.
Sociatlon.

oii' hpNo'
To the stockholders of The
Paonia Packing Company:
You are hereby notified that
there will be special meeting of
the stockholders of The Paonia
Packing Co., March 3rd 1906, at
2:S0 p. m, o'clock at Bruce hall,
for the purpose of submitting to
the said stockholders, the ques-
ton of increasing the Capital
Stock of said company from
$4,000 to $4,000, and for any
and all other business that may
come before said meeting.
THE PAoNIA PACKING Co.
BY c. c. HAWKINS, Secretary.
The newspaper., 1906-02-09
HOW THEY PAY TAXES.
An Interesting View Of Conscience,
and the Power Of Law
IN Amefica.
If you have a little house. and
are paying off your mortage.
and clothing a lot of children.


and clothing a lot of children.
and trying to scrape along on a
very small income, the law says,
Nevertheless, you must pay a
tax on that house" and you pay
il.
If you are a man with an in
come of millions, with personal
property amounting to tens or
hundreds of millions, the law
says. You must pay a personal
tax on that property" and you
don't pay it.
Read the returns on personal
taxation in New York this year.
and find out what splendid farce
so-called government is in the
United States in the blessed year
1906.
Mr.. Carnegie, most generous of
the men with a great deal of
money, pays taxes on hive millions
of personal property.
He is worth about $3.50. 900
in personal property and he
wouldn't deny that.
John d. Rockefeller kindly
consents to pay taxes on two and
a half millions. He owns at least
a thousand million dollars worth
of personal property. And SO it
goes all the way down.
The tax collectors, like all the
rest of the foolish people. take it
for granted that some men are too
rich to pay their share. They
bow most politely and thank
Carnegie for paying on FIVE mil
lions, just one seventeen part of
what he owns. They say they
would not think OF making him
pay so much, unless he did it vol
unfairly. In fact, they would let
him off all together if he insisted.
The same is true of Rockefeller.
who pays taxes on one four.
hundredth part of his personal
property he owns.
You who pay taxes on the
house you are trying to buy need
not be puzzled about the situation
in this country, or the immunity
of the rich.
You see, the rich pay close at
tention to the government, while
you neglect it. They take good
care that their creatures-such
men as Mcclellan and Murphy
shall be in charge of the tax of
fee.
They are more intelligent than
small business men and the high
class union workmen, who strug-
gle very violently and talk very
hard about the little things in
side of the business or the union.
and they say, 1--WE must keep out
OF politics" 4..a-.-.-
You will find the small people
The newspaper., 1906-02-09

those who pay full taxes on their
little houses. fighting each other
at the polls. nullitying each
others votes-and not even know
ing whom they are voting for. or
why they are voting.
But you don't find the Rookie
fellers, Rogerses, Ryans. Nor
gans, and such men fighting each
other at the polls. You find the m
owning the boss, paying him, Sc
lecting the candidates. and put
ting in office such men as Fraud
meyer McClellan-even if they
have to supply the cash to buy
the criminal votes.
Then another thing. You know
the politicians, who don't dare
make the rich people pay their
taxes, tell you in perfect good
faith, 1--WE are afraid to drive the
rich men out of New York City"
And so they are afraid. But
they aren't the least bit afraid of
driving you out of New York City.
They know you have got to stay
in the city.
Carnegie can move to Newport
and pay what taxes he pleases
there. Rockefeller can go over
and say he lives in the little house
he owns on the edge of the golf
links in New Jersey and pay no
taxes there. by some simple little
deal.
But the officials know perfectly
we'll that, no matter what they do
to you. they won't drive you out
of the city.
And what is far more shameful
what proves distinctly the
feebleness of the voters-the pol
iticians aren't the least bit afraid
that you will drive them out of
the city. They laugh at you, steal
your votes, tax you, pick your
pockets.
Are the people of the United
States ever going to get tired of
being taxed on small homes,
while enormous fortunes go scot
free2
Are they ever going to get
through having Rockefeller tax
their lamps, Havemeyer tax their
sugar bowls, Armour tax their
beef steak, while the Supreme
Court says that the people shall
not tax the incomes of any of
these men?
All that the people need to do
is to make up their minds to stop
the nonsense, and they can stop
it.
Let them vote to put the burden
on the big backs that can carry
it.
Let the man who is protected
by the government in fortune
of a thousand millions pay for
that protection, just as he pays
for fire insurance protection in
proportion to the risk and the
trouble. r. ~ -v- r. saslr. r9-vr
There need be no trouble about
the multi-millionaires moving, if
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-04-20
FLEEING HOSTS
STRUGGLE FOR LIFE
Two Hundred Thousand People
Race From City.
The Suffering Is Intense-The PeO-
Pile Fly To the Hills for
Repose.
THE STORY OF AN INFERNO

San Francisco, April 20.-Proba-
bly, 100000 refugees are struggling
to get out of the city and hourly the
task is becoming more difficult as the
fire and heat cut of avenue after ave-
nue. of escape. The streets are filled
with struggling people, some crying
and weeping and calling for missing
loved ones. The sufferers are invad-
ing the few buildings that remain in
the hope of finding something to eat.
They only desist when warned or
shot by soldiers.
The sufferings of many from hun
ger is pltiful. Thousands of people
are sleeping on the hills tonight or
standing gazing with grim faces on
the lurid scene below. Women and
children and little babies in arms are
huddled together with the injured,
In Golden Gate Park the people are
all huddled together with hunger,
gnawing hunger, the companion of
all.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-04-20
DONATIONS GOING FORWARD.

New York, April 2O.-- Many lib
eral donations are going forward to
San Francisco. Yesterday New York
sent upwards of $500, 600. c. n. Mac
key sent OF this amount, 100000,
John ID. Rockefeller sent another
100000 the u. s. Railways In
vestment company sent $4,000. NJ.
Guggenheim Sons sent $4,000. the
Carnegie hero fund and John p. Nor
gan & Co., $4,000 each. the New
York Stock Exchange brokers sS5,-
900. while many $4,000 and $4,000
contributions made up the rest.
Atlanta sent $1,000 and will fol-
low It with more.
indianapolis sent $4,000 and will
add to this.
Chicago sent $4,000 aud will ire
BILE the sum.
Memphis today raised $4,000 and
will increase the sum.
New Orleans today also sent $780,
900 and will swell the amount.
Goldheld, New, sent $4,000 yes
terday
Many towns have added $4,000
and $1,000 to the fund and the whole
will be several millions ere three
days have passed.
All railroads are carrying all con-
tributions free.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-04-20
In an Effort to Cheek the Sweep
OF Devouring Flames.
Once Handsome Homes Sacrificed As
Last Offering To Mad
Elements.
STUPENDOUs, APPALLING SIGHT

San Francisco, April 90 In a fl
sweep of the greedy flames the hand
some homes of wealthy people of this
beautiful city were offered as a sac
rifice to the cannon, as the only hope
of saving the western addition, with
its forest of frame dwellings and the
Richmond district with its thousands
of homes was to check the fire at Van
Ness avenue.
the possibilities of checking the
march of flames here looked hopeful.
Orders were given to concentrate ev-
cry fire engine in the city at this
avenue and to marshal troops of sol
diers, police and all the army of
workers and make one last stand to
save the remainder of the city. The
cooperation of artillery was secured
and huge cannon drawn to the ave-
nue. by military horses to aid the dy-
namiters in blowing up the mansions
of millionaires in order TO prevent
the flames from leaping across the
highway and starting on their unre-
strained sweep across the western
addition.
Every available pound of dynamite
was hauled to this point and the
sight was one of stupendous and APP
palling havoc, as the cannon We're
trained on the palaces and shot tore
into the walls and toppled buildings
in crushing ruins.
At other points dynamite was used,
and house after house. the dwellings
of millionaires were lifted into the
air by the power of the believing
blast and dropped to the earth mass
of dust and debris. There seemed to
be an irresistible power behind the
flames that even the desperately he
roic measure taken at Van Ness ave-
nue. could not stay.
While the fire fighters we're max
ing the stand at Van Ness avenue the
panic among the survivors in other
parts of the city from the intense
heat and the absence of water has
been so terrible that scores have be-
come frantic and others have drop
ped from exhaustion in the streets.
In the panic many mad things are be-
ing done. Even the soldiers were
Obliged in many instances to prevent
men and women made insane from
misfortune, from rushing into doom
ed buildings in the hope of saving
valuables from the ruins. In nearly
every instance such action has re-
suited in death to those who tried IL.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-04-20
Judge Lightfoot Tapixs

County Judge Lightfoot has prob
ably the most practical explanation
OF the cause of the earthquake. He
explained his theory this morning in
the presence of newspaper men
II don't care what the people saw
about the Almighty God sending tbis
terrible disaster 30 the people. II is
not the fault OF the Creator. bur
simply an action of nature pure and
simple. The supreme Being stated
in the New Testament that the hand
OF God would not be seen again nm
I'll the end OF the world--Judgment
Day-and that nature. with her own
laws, would proceed untouched by
the Creator. This earthquake Il
simply an action of Mother Nature;
a result of some natural action ON
the part of the earth. What IL is we
cannot explain, we cannot tell. but
We know that it Is the result of nat
ural laws covering the earth"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-04-20
KILLED WIFE AND SELF.
Double Tragedy in Ohio Prompted
by Divorce Suit.

Columbus, Ind, April 10 Jesse
Davis, aged 35, shot and killed his
wife, aged S3 years. and then killed
himself with the same revolver. The
two had been separated for six
months and yesterday Davis learned
that his wife had applied for a di-
vorce. He found her at the home of
her aunt, Mrs. Conrad. The two were
together in a room but few min
utes when the two shots were heard
and the dead bodies found a moment
later. Three sons, aged 10, IL and
IA are left.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-04-20
THE DEATH LIST DOUBTFUL.

Oakland. April 20.-The death
list runs from five to fifteen hundred
and Rear Admiral McCalla wired the
navy department that the first re-
ports OF loss of life were exaggerated.
The city is still under martial law.
three thousand soldiers and marines
are scattered over seven square miles
OF territory.
The armored cruisers South Dako-
Ia and California. being constructed
at Union Iron Works. escaped.
The Preside reservations Is filled
with refugees.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-04-20

New York. April 20.-The West
ern Union is in receipt OF a dispatch
timed 8 p. m. Pacific coast time Civ
ing the area destroyed by the fire. II
shows that practically all Of San
Francisco hasbeen burned or is burn
ing. Information was brought in BY
Sergeant Binkley, u. S. A., who said;
Everything out Market street to
about Twenty-third is burning fierce
ly. Everything is gone except the
mint. The postoffice was injured only
by the earthquake. Every building OF
any importance in the city up to Van
Ness avenue. including the entirebus-
mess section and all hotels are en-
tirely destroyed. In district north
from Golden Gate avenue and lying
between Van Ness avenue and Octa-
via street also has been burned.
Chinatown is gone.
The fire is raging on Mob Hill.
Parts of Mob Hill are entirely wiped
out. The fire has crossed Van Ness
avenue, east of Union street. and ev-
erything in that district Is gone. Ger
tain parts of Mob Hill are untouched,
though very seriously threatened.
Fire is raging around Union and
Fountain streets with every prospect
OF continuing.
II now looks as II the entire city
would be burned before the fire
stops.
Already more than 5000 persons
are believed to have perished. Some
are buried forever out of sight under
the debris of huge buildings that
were shattered by the commissions OF
the earth. Hundreds have been burn
ed into ashes. Exactly how many
have been wounded will take days 20
determine. -
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-04-20

Oakland, Cal. April 20.-Starya-
ton today threatened to complete
San Francisco's sinister trinity OF
anlictlon.
After two days and night OF ter
ror such as no American city ever be-
fore has known, 100 900 persons who
have survived the shocks of the
earthquake and the fire which has
burned for SO hours. are now home
less. without food. and deprived OF
water. More than zoe 900 others
have been forced TO seek shelter in
Oakland and in the sections OF San
Francisco still free from the flames.
Bnt the terror that has accompan-
led the destruction Of the residence
and business districts OF the city Is
dwarfed by the famine that the half
million people Of San Francisco must
face within day or two. Although
but 80 hours have passed since the
FIRE broke out. bread Is being sold for
as cents a loaf, and ordinary soda
crackers are bringing 10 cents apiece
&duutu. Suoto NhdA 'Ouiu bt Bui
chased for 10 and IS cents yesterday
morning now bring $3.50 and so.
A strange feature of the situation
is the leylty that obtains among the
tent-dwellers. Everybody Is good
natured. and no one seems to realize
so far the actual magnitude OF the
catastrophe.
Men with blackened tongues hang
ing from their mouths. with eyes
bloodshot and faces darkened by pow
der, left the frightful work in which
they wore engaged to thrust their
faces into the streams from the hose
and drink like animals fthe prec-
ious water. apparently being wasted
In gross extravaganza upon the walls
OF doomed buildings
The work OF the fire-fghters was
in vain. Roaring across the blocks
OF San Francisco's handsomest dwell
ings, the fire reached Van Ness street.
and without pause leaped across II to
sweep onward beyond the last de-
Tense that could be made against II.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-04-20
RELIEF FROM WASHINGTON.

Washington. April 20.--A special
train OF IL express cars chartered by
the government. is speeding with
supplies TO stricken San Francisco.
II left Washington early this morn
ing. taking aboard stores collected
here. An unobstructed right of way
across the continent has been secur-
ed and the train undoubtedly will es-
tablish a record.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-04-20
S3OOOOO.OOO Loss.

Property exceeding s3o0.ooo.ooo
in value is destroyed and the fury OF
neither flame nor earth apparently
has been abated; surely not the fires,
for Il is burning at this hour with re-
morseless hunger; nor the anger OF
the earth for at s o'clock tonight the
ground again rocked and swayed and
was tossed about as II 1t were a bal
loon in the air.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-04-20
SYMPATHY FOR FRISCO.

London, April 20-The great wave
of sympathy in Great Britain for the
sufferers from the San Francisco ca
tastrophe would take practical form
on the slightest intimation that finan-
cial aid Is necessary or acceptable. II
is the general opinion. however, that
the Americans will prefer to take
care OF the situation themselves with
out outside help.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-04-20
New Hotel Project.

Memphis. April 90. T. Nor
gan c. l.. Warren and J. d. Jack
propose to erect the largest hotel in
the world. 1t is to occupy lot only
~ by lfs feet. but will be 29 stories.
three below the surfac> aud 20 above
ground The structure is 20 cost ST..
ooo,ooo besides its furnishing. A
stock company is to be behind the
enterprise.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-04-20

Rome. April go The king has
cabled to President Roosevelt his
sympathy in the San Francisco dis
aster and Premier Sonnglno and FIJI
nance Minister Luzatti have person
ally condoied with AmbssssdorWhi;e
who today abstalned from attending
the races, a great social event.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-04-20
Tho FIRE Is NOW
UNDER CONTROL
Flames Made Terrific Progress
During Night, However
Secretary Hitchcock Goes to San
Francisco To Represent Fed
erai Government.
SUPPLIES ARE ARRIVING NOW.

Oakland, Cal, April 20, 2 p.
m.-The fire Is now under con-
troll at Octava street and con-
fined 10 the district adjacent to
Telegraph Hill.
Throughout the night, how
ever. the flames made terrific
progress, carrying everything
before them reIentIessly i'm a
swing from Jefferson square to
Preside.
General Funston reports to
Washington that the fire is par
tally under control and that
part of the city north of Market
street may probably be saved.
The weather continues fine.
The supplies that are being
rushed from all quarters are at
last arriving, which will In a
measure afford some relief.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-04-20
A Michigan spasm.

Calumet. Mich, April 2O.4An
earthquake shock which was Celt dis
tinctly throughout, Hancock county
and was the most pronounced in the
Quincy mine, killed one man and in
jured four others while working
mile below the earth's surface In
that property Thursday.
Buildings rocked. chimneys fell
and dishes ratified terrifying citizens
and causing scores of men. women
and children to rush from their
homes.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-04-20
Not Town Near Frisco Escaped.

Oakland, Cal. April 20.-Not
town around San Francisco has es-
capped damage by earthquake. and the
death list when IL is completed will
prove to be very large. Twenty
vicinity towns are almost wrecked.
In nearly all lives were lost. some
large numbers.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-04-20
No Damage at Los Angeles.

Los Angeles. CAL. April 20.--At
1898 Thursday afternoon Los Ange-
les experienced distinct earthquake
shock but of short duration.
Absolutely no damage was done.
but the people were badly frightened.
Occupants of Office buildings ran
into the streets. some hatless. Many
stores were deserted in a hurry by
customers and clerks.
The shock, however. passed on In
few minutes and most of those who
fled returned presently.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-04-20

MIR. S. C. Crawford. of Memphis. Is
in the city. lie has a number OF rel
atives in San Francisco and will leave
for that city tonight, and requested
The Sun to state that be would be
glad to carry any messages Tor any
Pasiues,.als 70 friends IN that city
He can be found at old phone 995.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-04-20

Oakland, Cal, april z0.-Nothing
since the burning OF Rome by Nero
has equalled the loss that San Fran
cisco has suffered.
The custom house and the bonded
warehouse are the only buildings
left in San Francisco in the
district bounded by Water Front.
east. Franklin street. west. Broad
way, north, Folsom on south.
The fire is still raging without the
hope of saving any buildings east of
Golden Gate park.
All the banks. hotels, hall Of JUS
tice, city hail, are gone : -. ---ss.--.-
Oakland was damaged from the
earthquake only. The water supply
is all right here and there Is no dan
ger of fires.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-04-20
BRYAN Visits Egypt.

Alexandria, April 2O.-Wiliam j.
Bryan, who is touring the world. left
Cairo for Luxor Wednesday niGht.
He Will start from Cairo Saturday
Tor the Holy Land.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-04-20
The shock AT Honolulu.

Cleveland. April 20.-A commits
sion firm here received the informa-
ton that the shock at Honolulu last
ed six minutes.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-04-20

Washington. April 20.-The Ger
man ambassador. Baron Speck Won
Sternburg, called on the president
today and extended the condolences
of the German emperor.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-04-20
Shocks Throughout Yucatan.

Merida, Yucatan April 20.-Se-
we're earthquake shocks here on the
18th caused apanic among the peo-
pie. No damage was Gone.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-04-20
HITCHCOCK LEAVES

FOR FRISCO.
Washington, April 2O.-Sec-
rotary Of the Interior Hitch
cock will leave tonight for San
Francisco to represent the gov
eminent in rendering aid to the
unfortunate people.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-04-20
Life of fot Years Ends.

Harrodsburg, KY, April 20.-The
funeral of the Rev. David Bruner. a
well-known Baptist minister, died
Monday at the age of 1O4 years.