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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-13
GIGANTIC WILL Be
NEW ORGANIZATION
Independent Telephone Men of
All States Are to Gather
At Chicago in June.
MEANS A BIG ADVANCE.
LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE
LINES TO BE BUILT THROUGH
OUT THE COUNTRY CLOSE OF
A PROSPEROUS YEAR.

Chicago, May 13.-Development of a
pan to cement 1000 telephone compa-
MES of the United States and Canada
into one gigantic organization is ex-
pected to follow the gathering in Chi
cago next month of 1000 managers
and presidents of the interested COM
panies. The men will come as dele
gates to the convention of the Inter
national Independent Telephone asso-
citation, to continue three days from
June 4, at the Auditorium hotel. In
dependent telephone associations Of
thirty states, with approximately $3.50
100000 invested, are to send delega-
tions to the convention to urge forward
the movement to unite.
success of the movement inaugural
ed means the building of long distance
telephone lines throughout the coun-
try. giving unified toll service to more
than 100000 users of Independent
telephones Ohio is leading the agita-
ton for consolidation, with 100000 in
dependent telephones in use. Indiana,
with 200 1000, is second. Other states
having complete organizations are: Al
ALBANIA, Arkansas, California, Colorado.
Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky,
Maine, Minnesota. Michigan, Missouri,
Nebraska, New York, North Carolina,
North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania.
South Dakota. Texas, New Hampshire
Virginia, Washington West Virginia,
Tennessee and Vermont.
The call for consolidation has come
at the close of the most prosperous
year in the history of Independent tel
ephony Starting as rural departure
the independent telephone growth first
included only the smaller cities. Now
it is seeking entry to the large centers
of population. Within the last year
nearly S1Oo.0OOO 600 was expended in in
dependent plants. Denver, Omaha and
Milwaukee, in the west, granted fran
chises, while Boston and Providence
stand out as the leading eastern cities
giving the new system admittance.
Delegates to the convention will hear
that the Independent telephone
now practically control
the Pacific coast and that all the prin-
cipal cities of Oregon and Washington
have adopted the new system within
gates will report that all the independ-
ent plants in Alabama have been en-
larged and that half score of Tonnes
see cities. including Nashville, are hav-
ing exchanges constructed.
Canada is expected to send $50 dele
gates to the convention. The high
points of interest in Canadian affairs
center in Ontario. where scores of new
have been organized. Man
itoba voters have obtained power from
the government to build a complete
long distance system and sixty munici
palities will construct local exchanges.
The Independent systems in Manitoba
and Alberta are to be connected soon
by long distance lines through Sas-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-13
Visitors to Fort Wayne G. A.
R. EnCampment to Have
Pleasant Surprise.
BUILDING GRAND ARCHES.
GEN. LAWTON'S MEDALLION APP.
PEARS ON THE SOUVENIR
BADGES, WHICH ARE OF
BRONZE METAL-FORT WAYNE
HIS HOME.

Fl. Wayne, Ind, May 13-When the
Grand Army encampment opens the
week after next the visitors will find
the city thoroughly prepared to enter
have been secured from the people,
who will open their homes to the vet
Grams and other visitors. The decor
ations will be the most elaborate in
the citys history, and the decorators
have already put up the colors on
many buildings. There will be two
grand arches, one in front of head
quarters in East Berry street, and the
other in Calhoun street, at Wayne.
Each will be a glittering mass of 400
electric lights at night. The review
ing stand will e~south of the city hall,
in Barr street, and the parade will be
in five divisions. The line of march
will not exceed twenty squares.
A very unusual feature of the en-
campment will be the joint reception
by the officers of the Woman's Relief
Corps and the Ladies of the G. A. R.
For the first time in many years their
differences will be forgotten and they
will act tremendously. Judge B. w.
Shelton, secretary OF the entertain
ment committee, urged the women to
forget the past and dwell together in
unity with such success that both Mrs.
Eliza E. Browning, of Attica, president
of the ladies of the G. A. R., and Mrs.
Alice Z. Waugh, of Upton, president
of the Woman's Relief Corps, have
consented Their joint reception to
their own members and the public
will be held in the rotunda of the
mil,ion-dollar courthouse on Wednes-
day night, encampment week
The souvenir badge is of bronze
metal, the bar being fashioned in the
G. A. r. design with silk ribbons, in
tri-color. holding the medallion of
General Lawton. The diverse of the
medallion bears the words: Twenty
eighth Annual Encampment, Depart
ment of Indiana, G. A. r., Fort Wayne,
May 30. 23 and "A, 1907 1t was de-
signed by Secretary Shelton. General
Lawton began his military career in
this county.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-13
The City in Brief.
Butterick's Patterns. Morris & Co

Butterick's Patterns. Morris Cos
Modern Woodmen lodge has reg
ular meeting tonight.
Telephone the Richmond steam
Laundry to get your laundry =
Richmond lodge I. O. o. F. has .
regular session tonight.
Take your laundry to ene Richmond
Steam Laundry, 80 Main St. Phona
ISL. Carpets Cleaned. july31-u
Richmond Grove of Druids will meet
tonight.
For rent or sale. my home "Bien-
venu." cor, W. 5th and Asylum avenue.
o. E. FuIghum, phone 63S.
C. NJ King, formerly steward at the
Westcott hotel. and q we'll known man
of Centerville. is now managing the
Bundy hotel at New Castle.
Girls will smile through the years.
Their eyes will always giisten with
glee.
They will never be hidden by tears,
Ii they take Rocky Mountain Tea.
a G. Luken & Co.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-13

At the Tobacco Exhibition in London
some women made cigarettes at the
rate of 12o in thirty minutes.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-13
NEWS ROUTE FOR SALE.

For sale, good Palladium newspaper
route, splendid location. Address X.
Y. T., care Palladium. 13-tf
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-13
Is

giant trees spring up from lit
tie aCOrnS, so will small sums
of money grow into dollars
and hundreds if saved diIigent-
Iy and faithfully. The person
who is now a ''spender" and a
''good fellow" is paving the
way to future want and un-
happiness. A savings account,
regularly added to, will guard
you against a dreary, desolate
and impoverished future. OPP
en- an account here and let
your money earn three per
cent. interest for you.
Richmond Trust Co.
Omen Tuesday Evenings until eight.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-13

Use artificial gas for light and heat.
loft
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-27
DIGESTION AND THE
PRESIDENCY.

William Taft must have a good d.
gestion. This is an important qualifi-
cation for the chief magistracy. Not
that he must necessarily be proof
against rich and unwholesome food,
for our Democratic Institutions per-
NIT of our executive living on bread
and milk. If he desires; but think OF
the dire calamity OF having a dyspep-
tic president. Pessimism would be
the national policy. Cabinet crises
would be the refrain of all Washing
ton correspondence. The story of our
foreign relations, under such an ad-
ministration would look like a fever
chart in a hospital, as our influence
rose and fell in response to the pres
idential digestion.
We know that Taft's digestion is
good, because optimism is the domi-
nant note of his utterances. He says
our war with Spain was the most al
truistic national enterprise of arms
ever undertaken. He sees in the
Iperplexing problems of our colonial
system (And bear in mind, the bur-
den has rested chiefly on his broad
shoulders) but a providential inter.
position to keep us broad-gaged
when the tendency is to narrownes:
and selfishness. He says in the MAR
in our dealings with the colonies, We
have been true to tradition and oul
ideals. He believes the south car
solve the race question, and do 4
without trouble. He believes we ar,
better than our forefathers and grow
ing better; and he sees in the fire.
quent sporadic ebullitions of the so
cial world, but indications of a deer
movement, that has in 1t the ele'
ments Of world progress.
Courage and optimism and frank.
ness are here displayed.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-27
BUSINESS MEN OF NATION
NO FEAR OF HARD TINES.

New York, Aug. 27.-Are condi-
lions such throughout the country
that hard times are coming?
The World has asked this question
of merchants, bankers, manufaetur-
ers. capitalists and farmers in every
section Of the United States, and the
answers show wide divergence Of
opinion. In the financial eepters of
the east a contraction in business is
generally conceded. That II will
lead to hard times is not believed.
General manufacturing. however.
even in the east, is reported to be
enjoying high prosperity, the textile
industry being especially favored.
In the west the reports show that
commerce is still going on at high
pressure. Counting on fairly good
crops, the fear OF hard times is gen.
orally secuted. In the northwest
prosperity is relied on 10 continue.
The south also reports conditions
looking to a continuance of good
time.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-27

to Paducah we wish to attract The
Purchase and the Pennyrile; to
make Paduoah the commercial and
social center Of the section. II the
city fails to perform her whole duty
as hostess to her guests on this occa-
sion. she might as well resign hei
pretensions in favor of some smaller
but more capable city. The city in
the end is just her citizens. She will
be generous aud hospitable and pro
gressive, just as her citizens display
these characteristics and in the
same degree. 1t will require Ger.
tain amount of money to entertain
delegates to the approaching con
yention. What viii Paducah do?
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-27
sr4e.74e.eo4 in Cuban Trade.

Washington, ID. c., Aug. al
Trade of the United States with Cuba
in the fiscal year just ended aggre-
gated almost s15O.OOO.OOO. The val
ne of the imports from Cuba in the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1907, was
s97.441.6s0.a and of the exports there
to, $49,3O5,274.
In both imports and exports the
trade with Cuba in 1907 exceeded
that of any previous year. The larg-
est imports from the island in any
previous year were those of 1905,
when they aggregated a little over
sS6,OOO,0OO.
The largest exports to the island
prior to 1907 were those of 1906,
when they aggregated s47,750,OO0.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-27
Hague Debt Plan Amended.

The Hague. Aug. az The Ameri-
can proposition concerning the col
lection OF contractural debts is ready
for submission to the examination
committee Of the peace conference,
General Horace Porter having intro
duced the desired changes, including
those recommended by the Latin-Am-
erican states. DR.. Luis Drago Car
gentina) is receiving congratulations
on the proposition, for 1t is believed
that II will now more closely resem-
BILE the Drago doctrine.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-27
SOUND LOGIC.

August and September are two
months when one has to be very care
full about every condition that makes
for good, or bad health. The system
Is usually beginning to feel the strain
of the hot summer months and the
different organs need but very little
to throw them into complete disor-
der and result in probably a fatal IL
ness.
Good health Is assured however II
you heed natures gentle warnings,
and are in any measure discreet.
The usual summer dlsorders-ma-
laria, general WORKOUT, and run
down, conditions, biliousness, stomach
and bowel disorders of all kinds.
chronic or acute headaches yield
readily. and very quickly. to the os-
teopathic treatment, and have no
attending III effects. Usually you are
as Ill from the customary medical
prescriptions as from the illness, but,
in Osteopathy you experience none OF
this. Let me tell you at any time Of
the great success | am having with
the treatment in Paducah. shall re-
fer you to people you know well for
the evidence, and who will tell you
Just what It has done for them. :.
DIR. G. G.. FROAGE,
516 Broadway. Upstairs. Phone 1406.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-27
NOW. FOR PADUCAH.

Just one month from today Padu-
cab is to entertain a big immigration
and good roads convention. The i'm
migration movement has received a
great impetus by the modest but sue
cessful beginning in McCracken eoun-
~. and the interest manifested in
other parts of the state. The good
roads is a subject we have always be-
fore us. The state department OF
agriculture and the national bureau
OF immigration are both taking an
active interest in this convention and
will send speakers to address the
crowd. This convention Will take
Mace during the horse show and fall
races. thus making more certain a
Large attendance, providing the
weather is favorable. Paducah is the
metropolis OF all Kentucky west OF
r,ouisvilIe's sphere OF influence. 1t is
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-27

lance OF several feet from the fourth
floor. The third floor Is not badly
damaged and can be repaired at little
expense. An estimate OF the damage
TO the building Is fixed at between
$4,000 and $4,000. the floors and
steel ceilings being badly damaged
by the volume Of hot water pouring
down through the floors Captain
White has the building fully covered
by insurance.
The Scott Hardware company was
burned during 1904 In the same
building. and several years prior to
this the Kentucky Glass and Queens,
ware company burned out In the
same building.
Fircmen Rewarded.
Fire Chief James Wood this morn
ing shortly before noon received "A
brief note OF thanks from the Scott
Hardware company and with the note
came check for $50. which Chief
Wood Will distribute equally among
iremen II is a just tribute to the
hard eight made by fremon. and Is
greatly appreciated.
Fire CHIEF c. r. sullivan. OF Mem
phis. viii DO IN Paducah tomorrow.
He is on his vacation and Is today in
Evansville. While here he will be
the guest o. Fire Chief James Woods.
The East Tennessee Telephone
company suffered a slight loss from
the Twelfth aud Harrison streets
fire. A cable carrying one hundred
wires melted, aud II viii require un-
IN midnight to repair the damage.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-27
Disappointed With COnserva-
tism of Secretary.
Especially Because Secretary is Pro-
tectionist i'm Principle and
Policy.
HE CALLS TAFT A sTRADDLER

Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 27.-Wiliam
]. Bryan's reply to the speech of
Secretary Taft at Columbus, o., was
given out tonight. Secretary Taft is
condemned as a "straddler" on near
ly all the important issues and criti-
cised for not taking advanced ground
in reform. Mr.. Bryan complains
also that his own position has been
misrepresented by the secretary. Mr..
Bryan says:
Secretary Taft's speech will prove
a disappointment to those who ex'
pected a clear bugle note in favor OF
reform. There is not single ques-
ton on which he takes a strong ad-
yanced position.
ION the railroad-question he is in
favor of preventing watered stock
opposes the consolidation of compel
ing lines and the duplication of d.
rectorates. So far so good; but he
does not advocate the ascertaining
the value of the roads or the reduc-
ton of rates. He even defends the
president from the charge of favor
ing the reductions made by the states
The railroads may object to his rhet-
orical demolition of abuses, but they
will hardly be scared by his rene
dies.
ION the trust question he thun-
ders at unlawful trusts. but not only
does not recommend new legislation
but takes the position that a monop-
oily may not be harmful. He seems
to lean toward the idea that 1t must
be convicted of some harmful act
and this throws the burden of proof
upon the government.
He recognizes that restraining is
more difficult when one corporation
swallows up a lot of other corpora
Itions-that It involves enormous la
Dor on the part of the government to
prosecute such a combination be-
cause the proof OF the gist of the
offense lies underneath an almost
limitless variety of transaction and
get he is opposed to the license sys-
TEN which would enable the govern
ment to absolutely prevent a monop-
oily. In other words, he gives the
benefit of the doubt to the corpora
ton instead of to the people.
"He thinks that putting one OF
two trust magnates in the peniten'
tiary would have healthy effect
but he uses so many qualifying words
that one is left in doubt as to what
he really favors.
"He makes out a strong case in
favor of tariff reform, but when he
gets to the remedy he goes no far.
Their than the Republican leaders
have gone in former campaigns. HI
wants enough tariff to cover the diff
ference in cost of labor here and
abroad, the excuse given for the
present tariff, and he wants the tariff
reformed by his friends.
Tariff reform by the friends OF
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-27
Bars Ceremony at own Burial.

ottumwa, Ia, Aug. 27.-In rough
coffin made of lumber which he had
kept for years for the purpose. and
with no service whatever. the body of
Levi Orman was borne to the grave
today, not in a hearse, but in an or
binary wagon-all in keeping with
the wishes OF the eccentric old man.
Orman died at the age OF sc years
and had lived in Wapello county for
more than half a century.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-27

The Kentucky State Journal want
only a straight Democrat, and on
that bears the Frankfort trade mari
to try Caleb Powers, the same kin
that tried Judge Hargis. The JournG
comments:
That is a fine bunch of bolt
ers and Republicans that Pow
ers' attorneys proposed to select
a Judge from. True there are
two or three straight Democrats
in the list, but a number of the
others put down as Democrats
don't even call themselves by
that name now. while others
haven't voted the ticket for
years. Colonel Robert B. Frank
lin was wise not to agree on any
man the defense named, who
would accept the job.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-27
THE REPUBLICAN TICKET.

For acknowledgement z. Will
son, of Louisville.
For Lieutenant Governor-W. H.
Cox, OF Mason county.
For Attorney General-James
Breathitt, of Christian county.
For Auditor-Frank P. James. OF
Mercer county.
For Treasurer-Capt. Edwin Far
ley, of McCracken county.
For Secretary of State-Dr. Ben
L. Bruner, of Hart county.
For superintendent of Public In
structioh-J. s. Crabbe, Of Boyd
county.
For Commissioner of Agriculture
IN. c. Rankin. OF Henry county.
For Clerk OF Court o. Appeals
Napier Adams, of Pulaski county.
For Legislature-George o. Nc
Broom.
Mayor James p. Smitr
City Attorney Arthur Y. Martin
City Treasurer. -. e. John j. Dorian
City Clerk George Lehnhart
City Jailer. George Andrech'
City Tax Assessor. Harlan Grihitf
Aldermen. G. Leech, Harry X
Hank, @. NJ. Oehlschlaeger, Jr., c
H. Chambin, w. T. Miller.
Councilmen- Second ward, AL e
Young; Third ward. c. L. Van Me
ter: Fourth ward F. s. Johnstoni
Fitch ward. s. A. Hill. Frank May
err; Sixth ward, w. L. Bower.
School Trustees First ward, W. M
Karnes; Second ward, w. ]. Hills
Third ward, H. S. Wells and
]. H. Garrison; Fourth ward
DR.. c. G. Warner and C. g. Kel
ly; Fifth ward, /. o. Walker
Sixth ward. j. c. Farley and Ed
Morris.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-27
NAN PATTERSON FORCED FLEE.
Former Chorus Girl l. Said To Have
Threatened Life of MaRnafe.

Plttsburg, Pa, Aug. Eft came
out today that another sensational
chapter has been added to the book
OF Nan" Patterson. the former cho-
rus girl who was tried for the
shooting OF Caesar Young, the New
York bookmaker in a cab In Broad
way. who has just fed Pittsburg at
the request Of friends OF a wealthy
steel magnate, whose life she threat
ened.
Miss Patterson is alleged by
friends OF the wealthy angel" TO
have threatened his life one night
when she was intoxicated. and fear
ing she would make good her threat
1t was made plain to her that she
must go, so she was sent to Wash
ington, ID. c., where she now is sup
posed to be. In the meantime the
steel man, who has Offices in the
Frick building here, Is III as the re-
suit OF the excitement.
The incident occurred at a road.
house a few miles from McKeesport,
where Miss Patterson had been lly-
ing in style.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-27

Fulton has a Stocking club. The
winners of the first two prizes re-
ceive silk stockings. The others take
brick ice cream and angel food for
theirs. If they play bridge whist the
way II generally is played, one or two
Of those girls are going to have lots
Of silk hosiery, and the rest OF
them will be comfortably full of ice
cream and angel food before the club
wanes.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-27
Mistake Prevents a Suicide.

Terre Haute, Ind, Aug. 27.- The
mistake Of clerk in a hardware
store, at Sullivan prevented p. F.
Anderson from committing suicide.
Anderson asked for cartridges. hand
ing over his revolver to be loaded.
Then he placed it at his temple and
pulled the trigger four times, but
there was no discharge. The clerk
had placed rim fire cartridges in the
revolver, which is center fire weap-
on.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-27
Four Die in Train Crash.

Grand Junction, Colo. Aug. 81
A report reached here today that the
second section OF Denver and Ric
Grand passenger train No. 6, east
bour1, from Salt Lake to Denver,was
derailed near Provo, Utah. this af-
ternoon and that four passengers
were killed and a number injured. A
severe storm prevails from THU
point west and only the meager de-
tails above given have been received.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-27
GEORGE ANDRECHT.

George Andrecht, Republican can.
dldate for city jailer, promises an ad
ministration of that Office, that will
cut down the expense to the city OF
several hundred dollars. The clean.
illness and tidiness of the city hal
building, also under the care of the
jailer and his prisoners, will receiv,
unwonted attention. No better selec-
tion for this Office could be made.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-27
make way for the ladies'" What

make way for the ladies'" What
they might accomplish should their
attention be turned to civic matters
was made patent last night, when
they persuaded the joint councilman
&c committee to favor an ordinance
prohibiting roller skating on the
sidewalks. something male voters
have worked for In vain. But their
labors are not ended. When all those
kids and their parents get into the
tug of war, the members of the gem
eral council will be pulled and hauled
some.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-27

Ben Tillman's prophetic vision
sees Kentucky Republican in 1908
OF course, the national election is
the only one that interests the coun-
try at large; but Ben might predict
the outcome of the 1907 race. with
out changing anything but the date,
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-27

Opposition OF the Louisville ma
chine to the state machines slate in
the Democratic municipal primary
means that the exposure of the Dem
ocratic rule in Louisville will be
complete before the election, and
that the retaliation of the city ma
chine will put the Democratic state
ticket in jeopardy.