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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-09-27
M'KINNIE PLANT
BURNED TO GROUND
Loss ! Estimated at $4,000
With no Insurance.
Spontaneous Combustion In Saw
Mill Department Is supposed
TO BE Cause. 4f
SOME MACHINERY is SAVED

Despite thirty hours drenching by
rain and the opposition of five fire
companies the McKinnie Veneer *
Lumber company's plant, Myers
street, Mechanicsburg. burned to al
most a total loss at o'clock yes
terday afternoon. Mr.. A. J. Decker
said the loss would approximate
$4,000 with no Insurance in force.
The fire started presumably from
spontaneous combustion in corner
Of the saw mill in a heap of sawdust
and waste. The mill has not been
used in some time and was most re-
Gently used by the Sherrll-King
Mill company. Some of the waste
had been removed and the rest was
considered a menace.
The FIRE comparatively was small
when first discovered and covered
only small part of the plant, when
company No. reached the scene.
Later companies Nos. and 1 ar
rived. BY the time the hose had been
laid and the water was played on
the fire. II had gotten an uncontroll-
able start, and the firemen directed
their efforts to preventing spread
and saving the Office.
At 4 o'clock the fire was out ex-
cept in the sawdust heap and the
firemen were occupied until after
dark putting that out The ware
houses were not burned and there
was no lumber in the yard. The
steamer. John Hopkins, was tied up
just below the mill and got up steam
but did not find it necessary to use
1t.
All the Office fixtures except the
safe were removed, but the firemen
saved the Office building. Nothing
else was removed from the building
and what little stock and machinery
It containd either were ruined or
badly damaged.
Chief Wood was pleased with the
action of the new hose. There was
only one leak in 1900 feet. The re-
IDENTIFY rebuilt engine at the compa-
ny. No. had its. first real test and
ali through the fire added its pres
sure to the city mains to a line over
1900 feet long.
II had been expected to start the
mill next Monday. Part of the build
ing was to have been used by new
cereal company contemplating NOV
ing here. Mr.. Decker said at the fire,
that it would not interfere with the
new company's operations and that
work on a new building would start
Immediately.
Mr.. Decker said he hoped that
most of the machinery Is saved and
he believes the big Corlss engine is
uninjured.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-09-27

Remember the Graves County fair!
October 3. 4, and c, 1906, May
field, Ky.
Reduced rates one and one-third
fare, on railroads.
An attractive speed program for
each day, with liberal purses offered.
and with the best field of horses ever
brought together in western Ken
lucky.
S. Alvarado. the high wire king.
performs twice each day.
Balloon ascensionsl Shot from a
cannon, the most daring act in the
world. being performed only by Prof.
ID. l.. Dennis.
Tickets on sale at all drug stores
In Mayfield. Four days. $125, day
tickets 35 cents and child's 25 cents.
Graves County Fair Assn. Inc.
WILLARD COLES, Sec'y.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-09-27
general manager.

general manager.
In ST. Louis the big mercantile
houses carry their travelling men
over the. city. in order that they may
boost" their city intelligently. Pa
ducah has many enterprises. whici
are distinctive, and which it would
help the city to have talked around
The Sun will tour" these plants
with its readers from time to time
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-09-27
Kinds of Baskets.

Grape, berry and peach baskets
are made in different sizes. There
are special machines for making a
peculiar size of basket which is used
exclusively in England. The world is
the market place of this concern.
After the baskets are made, they are
dried in high temperature kilns.
There is no factory in the world
more modernly equipped in general
facilities, and 1t is the only factory,
which uses these remarkable ma
chimes.
When Leslie's Weekly staff cores
pondent and photographer were
here securing data for an article
about this company for that periodi-
cal, he freely predicted in the two
page article given the concern, that
ultimately the basket making indus
try OF the world would be conferred
in this company, and the most of II
here in Paducah. As an evidence of
the labor saving efficiency of these
machines, $500 baskets can be
made for exactly s4.50-less than
by hand the method used in all
the big eastern factories. Against
such efficiency, he did not believe
any opposition coulG survive.
In one immense room there are
lis of these machines. At present
1t is the dull season, but 240,0 900 are
manufactured each day. The record
day was 100000 baskets. and last
winter, they were turning out regu-
larly a million a day. They never
have been ahead of their orders.
Three hundred and seventy-fiye per-
sons were the force last winter
with a payroll of nearly $4,000
month. The engines running this
plant have 400 horse power.
Recently a $4,000 sprinkler sys-
TEN for fire protection was installed
One reservoir holds 100000 gal
iohS anu Ahe pump VIII pump NV"
gallons of water a minute and is in
dependent OF the city water supply.
A ten-year lease on the property
of the Geneva Tool company on the
north side and of the McCarty prop
erty on the south side have been eff
fected, part OF which is in use aud
the plant now covers ten acres -
more than two city blocks. Improve
ments are planned for next spring
which largely will increase the ca
pacity Of the plant. Part of the plans
for next spring is to manufacture
peach crates.
John l.. Meyers was the general
manager of the company and saw II
make its largest development. AT
present Mr.. Walter s. Smith is the
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-09-27
BASKET FACTORY
WONDERFUL SIGHT
How They Turn Out Million
Baskets a Day.
Machine Takes In Material at One
End and Throws Out Product
at Other.
PADUCAH's BIGGEST PLANT.

Know Padueah" should be slo-
gan for advancing the city's inter-
ests. Few average citizens, compare
lively, could talk intelligently about
its great manufacturing enterprises,
to strangers they meet in other cit.
les. The Sun will take its readers on
personally conducted tour-not of
California but through the big
gest manufacturing plant in the city
1t also Is the biggest of its kind
in the world. IL is the Mergenthaler-
Horton Basket company.
AS a preliminary historical survey,
II might be mentioned that the Mer-
Horton Basket company
has been in this city four years. The
company came here because the
city's position made raw material
easily accessible. The rivers converg-
ing at this point traverse a country
with an inexhaustible supply of gum,
the timber exclusively used in the
manufacture of baskets.
Four years ago the company be-
gan operations in one building and
with ~ machines. Right here it
would be well to lnterpolste some
conception of these wonderful ma
chimes. To the mind of the newspa-
per representative inspecting the
plant, they instantly suggested the
linotype machine. In fact the bas-
ket-making machine was first con-
ceived by the inventor of the limo
type. Mr.. Mergenthaler. Mr.. Emmett
Horton perfected the mechanism,
which in taking the raw material at
one end and turning out the finished
product at the other end with such
rapidly, reminds one of the coun-
tryman's description of the old En-
pire State Express, Here she comes
there she goes
All the operator has to do is to
supply the material and another as
sistant takes off the finished product.
The first stage of the raw material
is the great gum logs which are
fioated in huge RATS down the riv-
ers. In the mill they are sawed into
proper lengths and then tumbled in
to a vat to be boiled. They are then
cut into wafer strips and out OF
these strips. the sides to the baskets
are made,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-16
DENOUNCED SUPPRESSION
OF THE ARMY CAhTeEN

The Mems club OF the Fourth Baptist
church held its regular monthly meeting
Monday night al the Highland chapel on
Barch street.
After brief business meeting. the en-
tertainment was opened with n well re-
ceved vocal selection by Mr.. T. A. Auliff
The speaker OF the evening. Mr. Winfred
Solomon, was then introduced. and for
over an hour he held the close attention
Of the club with a recital sometimes
humorous often pathetic or revolving OF
his personal experiences in the Philip
pines. whore he served three years I'm the
United States army signal service
Mr. Solomon denounced the suppression
of the canteen and the forced retirement
Of Gen. Smith for his vigorous campaign
IN the islands OF Samar and Leitc. with
incidental use OF the water cure tho
evils OF which arc greatly exaggerated by
those who have never seen 10 i'm opera
tiOn.
At tho close Of the address Deacon
Winsor sang "Israels Journeyings" In a
most pleasing manner and rcfreshments
were served
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-16

Senator Bracket followed beginning the
main debate:
SENATOR BRACKETS SPEECH.
Senator Brackett declared in opening
the debate. that he had introduced the
resolution in obedience to what he be-
lieved TO be 1.-The solemn demand of the
right thinking people of the state
He denied that he had the slightest wish
TO humiliate Senator Dcpew. more than
was necessarily implied in any possible
resolution of the kind asserting that
there is "a lack of confidence in the sem
ator named which has been caused by
recent disclosure"
Senator Bracket stated that the reso-
luton respectfully and WITHOUT denunci-
alton" requested Senator Depew to re-
tire. He denied the assertion that il was
not within the province of tho senate IA
pass a resolution on a subject In refer
ence to which Ii had no authority 10 en-
force action. He said ne was sure that
Senator Malb had spoken truly in OPP
posing the resolution a week ago, when
he (Malby) disclahned holding a briof'
from Senator Depew. "He exhibited a
zeal" said Senator Bracket, (which no
paid attorney merely holding brief
could ever have for a client zeal which
could not have been born OF other than
earnest approval OF the acts here sought
TO be continued
Senator Bracket denounced the invoca-
tion OF the Biblical rule: Let him that
isw ithout sin cast the first stone" he
said that that might be applicable in the
redress OF private wrong, but never In the
performance of a public duty.
WITHOUT HOPE FOR FUTURE.
II want 10 say to you and TO the people
Of the state" said Senator Bracket that
until a more righteous conception OF pub
lie duty shall prevail we are without
hope for the future: that until the great
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-16

which was supposed TO have been tested
TO a pressure OF 200 pounds TO the square
inch had burst and the pressure OF air
upon the walls OF the compartment had
ceased. The six negroes lay on the bot
tom NJ the shaft with the water oozing
through the debris and rising over them.
Shallers placed two Of the negroes In
the bucket and gave the signal for hoist
Ing IL TO the surface. When the bucket
was again lowered into the shaft. the
foreman's assistant, Carl Verbeck came
with II. They placed two more men in
the bucket and then SAa4ieFe feii-to-t the
ground, unconscious. His assistant was
barely able TO place him I'm the bucket.
crawl In also and give the hosting signal.
The two others were left In the com
partment. II Is believed they were already
dead. as were the two brought 10 the
surface in the final trip Shalers re-
covered consciousness at the top OF the
shaft. 49,.
He was later put urdsr arrest by the
coroner hut was parolsd in the custody
or the Superintendent Of the work and re-
NAMED on the reef.
The shaft must be pumped out and air
pressure restored before the bodies can
be reached.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-16
GRANTED DIVORCE FROM
HER BlGAM0US HUSBAND

Anessnnda Fera, who potitioned for a
-rtr-UrCr rrOT T0renzo Terra got decision IN
Judge stearns court on the ground Of
void manager Last July Lorenzo pleaded
nolo contendere 10 an Indictment charg-
ing him with bgamy and sentence was
deferred
He told Allessanda that HE nrst wife
was dead As soon as she discovered the
real state ~ afairs petitioner ceased ell
relations with tho false husband
The News 10 the medium through which
the big stores make their official an.
nouneements Of bsraaIns 70 the public
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-16
HOLDUP SUICIDE SAID
TO BELONG IN THIS CITY

N. ], Jan. r6A who had pawn
papers his poceks belonging H Rosibeg Providence
himself fatally night after holding up highway
style He died in hospital early today
Close on her Way home
night when appeared in front of pointed
hold obeyed began
At this the fred shots her away
Shortly afterwards the supposed to be Rosbeg found
OF the hodup with bullet wound his head his
revolver lying nearby He died without reganng consciousness
Mrs Close declared that she the before.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-16

The report the Walter Read was
the today calling attention to the floating debt
the need of providing amount for sinking funds
There grand committee at which Frederick M
Scke reelected adutan general Job Carpenter OF War
county superior court and Edward w. Cundal
clerk the Third judicial district Mr. Crafts OF Westerly sec
onded speech full of woedged eoquence
the who had opposed his freind by what
despcabe political trick in the history
that speech, and several people
things might for squmed little in their seats
J. J. Manning appointed succeed James Shaw on' the
board of barber examiners in the senate.
In the house Mr. Rattey scored good point tor the minority IN
getting bills read full before their reference to
committees provided rule s7 Harris of Stheld assisted
maintaining point despite S. W. X Aliens opposition
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-16

virile manhood Of the state shall stand
10 the proposition that he who offends
I'm the performance OF his public duty.
must suffer the punishment meted for his
offence, we can expect little OF respect
for law; little OF regard for public honor
and virtue and have taken the first long
steps towards condoning crimes OF what
ever kind"
Senator Bracket declared that although
he had voted for Senator Depew. he had
been opposed TO the recollection Of Mr..
Depew 10 the senate because he had be
lieved him unfit for the office and as
representing unwholesome forces. He de-
clared any senator present ought to blush
for shame at the representation OF his
state in the United States senate by
either of the present senators.
He dlsclaimed the slightest responsible
ity for Senator Platt's election but de-
clared that he would support any other
SENATORS rPsOfuTi0n requesting him TO re-
sign.
Continued on Page Two)
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-16

Man o"war reef is mass 81 rocks
which l!es just below the surface Of the
river, az low, watch When y was fixed
upon IS the place for shaft. a crib was
built which was made air-tgh;. and by
dumping rocks upon 1t, the contractors
have made n little island for the work
there From this was sunk the shaft
through which the Compressed air was
driven 10 the workers below
The six tunnel workers were al the
tottom of the shaft today when Harold
r. Shallers the foreman. who was az the
surface. discovered that something was
wrong IN the tunnel below, He entered
hucket. and was lowered down the shaft
lato the slower compartment passing
through an air lock. which permits the
high pressure of air 10 be maintained
where the men We're digging This pres
sure II necessary 10 keep the water OF the
river. from breaking into the shaft
In the lower compartment Shalers
found that the siS.inch air pipe by which
the pressure OF air was maintained and
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-16
FATALLY WOUNDS WIFE
And KILLS HIMSELF

Philadelphia, Jan. I6Lester Donawz aged years.
chnist today shot and fatally wounded his wife
kill Mrs Alice Ncosemi keeper of boarding house.
couple boarded and then committed suicide shooting
the head.
Donatz is night worker When he today he
found his wife and Mrs Ncosem the dining
his wife OF ndey and in the quarrel which ened
the abdomen He fired Ncosem the bullet missed its
mark. Donawitz then shot himself
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-16
SOME LEGISLATORS WANT
MATINEE SESSIONS NOW

Petitions have been circulating for
several days among the members OF the
general assembly TO ascertain the eenti-
ment I'm regard 20 the time OF opening the
sessions OF the house.
Although despite results arc not OBJ
tainable. IL is understood that many OF
the country members favor opening the
house at noon instead OF II o'clock
Whether this will get as far as chang
ing the hour OF opening the session and
providing for matinee sessions which can
be readily prolonged without interfering
with lunch time. Is problematlcal, but the
city members do not favor the later hour
40 much.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-16

The senate convened at ll:l5 o'clock
Lieutenant Governor jackson presiding
Senator Chase presented a petition from
the Rhode Island state Grange. asking
for an appropriation for the determination
OF the Gypsy moth. Finance committee.
Senator McKenna presented an act MAX
ing II unlawful to persuade any person
not TO join a labor union or continue his
membership in one. Committee on special
legislation.
The chair presented the following ex-
ecutive appointments:
To be members OF the board of COM
missioners OF inland fisheries, to hold Of
rec until the first day OF February, A. ID.
1909: Henry T. Root OF Providence. VIII
liam T. Morton OF Johnston. J. NJ *.
Southwick of Newport Charles w. Will
lard OF Westerly, Adelbert Roberts Of
Woonsocket Albert Davis Mead of Provi-
dence William II. Boardman OF Central
Fails
To be member OF the board of harbor
commissioners until the first day OF Feb
ruary. A. ID. 1900: j. Herbert Shedd Of
Providence
To he commissioner Of pilots until y c
first day OF February. A. u. 1909: Ellery
Pomroy of Providence.
To he medical examiner for District .
or the county OF IfoNlneUCt. 10 lpiu VI
fee until tho first day OF February, 1912:
Robert Wilcox. NJ D., Of Burrillville.
To be state assayer Of liquors for the
term ending Jan 3lst. 1907: George f.
Perkins Of Providence
To be commissioner OF Pawtuckct river
for the term ending Jan. 3lst, 1907: Frank
y Bliss OF Pawtucket
To be member OF board OF examiners OF
BARRIERS for the term OF three years: Jere-
Laid on table under the rule OF the SEN
ate for one day.
For the judiciary committee Senator
Stiness reported a resolution providing
-~~- r,1iesior 20 report on the need Of
repairs on the Washington county court
.. w..a accommodation OF passage.
TREAsURERs REPORT
The annual report Of the general treas
urer was received and read and ordered
printed and communicated TO the house.
To the Honorable general assembly OF the
state OF Rhode Island and Providence
Plantations:
/ submit herewith detailed statement
Of the receipts and expenditure OF the
treasury department for the fiscal year
ending December 81. 1903. In accordance
with the provisions OF chapter 30. Title VI
Of the General Laws
n rs gratifying 70 note that under The
operation OF tho revanation bill passed
by the General Assembly Al its last ses-
sion. tho income OF the state the past year
has equaled the expenditures and that
will provide sufficient revenue 10 meet the
current expenses Of 1906. II care and dis
elimination r. made in appropriations for
special objects.
The floating debt OF the state. amount
ing 10 S2i5N00, due and payable In 1905
should be kept I'm mind. and while ~ may
not be possible 20 liquidate the debt In
full. from the receipts this coming year.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-16
FOUR PERISH WHEN
AIR PIPE BURSTS
IN A NY. Tunnel

New York. JAM I6Two negro tunnel workers killed by
suocation disease drowned others
seriously and the white and
severely resung chose who survived when pipe
Man-oWar opposite Forty
second early today
Two OF the bodies, of the still lie
of the shaft twenty feet below the level They
whemed by the pressure
removed.
The ether dead hoed the surface by the foreman
his assistants, who the whose
The foreman and his assistant left the bottom of the shaft and
being hcsted the level with the bodies
escape drowning death by the bends
disease is called. .tt
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-16
HOUSE.

The house ~ representatives was called
10 order n II 20 and there being a quorum
present the records OF Fridays session
was approved
MIR Allen OF East Greenwich presented
n resolution inviting His Excellency the
Governor and the honorable senate TO
meet the house I'm grand committee at
noon TO elect n clerk OF the superior
court OF Kent county. a clerk OF the Third
Judicial district and an adjutant general
IL was taken up by unanimous consent
and passed.
MIR Watson Of South Kingstown report
cd the organization OF the committee on
agriculture and mechanic arts with
Charles r. ward. chairman. and oliver
watson, clerk
CONTINUED on page Two.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-16

He said in part: Prof Harper had
plishment He seemed TO be able 10 sit
down and draw up plans OF great enter
prises, an accomplishment which he con.
sidered simply a powerful imagination
and often dreamed of the accomplishment
Of great things which were often real
lied.
The last year Of Pres. Harper's life was
year OF much toll He knew that his
trouble was OF such q nature that he
could not live long so he finished his nee
essary duties and made provision for
every detail. even TO the arrangements
concerning his funeral. such as food pro-
vision for the students who were to stand
by his casket during the night.
In fact he seemed to look far ahead and
make preparations for many things even
the commencement exer6lsas- -faf-+Ae en-
suing year II was stated that at one time
a friend entered his office and DR. Har-
per showed him the empty pigeon holes
I'm his desk. remarking that his work had
now been accomplished and all necessary
preparations had been made There vas
tanned anything and that document was
his will
President Harper was as has been pre-
viously stated "A man Of great achieve
ments and determination He did things
thoroughly I'm every Instance never neg
lecting even the minutest detail His life
was one Of toll and sacrifice from which
the public at large has reaped great BEN
eflts
President Faunce also said that the SER
vices rendered by DR.. Harper would not
mbe lightly passed over, but would be re-
membered for years 20 come and that he
would always be looked upon as one who
In his comparatively short life had done
much toward the educational and relig-
iOus advancement OF mankind
In closing. Pres Faunce said: II have
been greatly embarrassed by the reports
that have been I'm the press OF late and
wish TO say here. as I think II Is the
-hest-Pleee-irt- which To nHKr TT1e st7 fe-
ment that I covert no better. no higher
service than tho up-buIldng OF Brown
University"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-16
MISS THOMAS MAY Be
ASSISTANT COURT CLERK

There is a petition being circulated
among the members of the general as
sembly for the purpose OF getting Miss
Jennie Thomas, daughter of the late clerk
OF the Superior court in Kent county.
appointed assistant clerk.
The young woman has been in the court
since her fathers illness and a resolution
for her appointment has already been pre-
pared.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-16

Albany Y JAM 5The expectation that Senator Brackets
resolution demanding the resignation of United States Senator
Chauncey M Depw would be the subject of unusually
ing sensational debate drew large spectators
and members of the today.
minority Grady
planned the of the Democratic
responsible sending Mr. Depew
and that the responsibility of recalling Mr. Dpew be
upon the party that sent him there
The Democrats would passive and listen the debate
and any individual member may then be influenced way
other.