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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-16
WITNESS SILENT;
MUST GO TO JAIL
Telephone Man in Frisco De.
clines to Answer Questions
Emile }. thinner, Vice President O
Pacific States Company, Up for
Contempt.
BUT THE SECRETARY TEsTFIEs,

San Francisco, July 16.-Emile J.
thinner, who is Vice president OF
the Pacific States Telephone com
pany, when called to the stand today
by Assistant District Attorney Heney,
in the case of Louis Glass, also vice
president of the company, refused to
be sworn or to testify and was SEN
fenced to five days Imprisonment for
contempt of court.
On Zimmer's testimony the prose-
cution depended to establish the vital
string that Glass approved the dis
bursement of $50 900 bribery. that
is alleged to have been paid to super
visors by Agent r. V. Halsey, $4,000
OF which Mayor Boxton has testified
to accepting.
Mr.. thinner turned from the clerk,
who was about to administer the oath
and said to Judge Lawler:
meaning no disrespect to the
court, have decided not to be sworn.
My reason is that the grand jury has
seen fit to indict some gentlemen
without sufficient evidence, and
therefore to protect myself have de-
cided not to take the stand"
Intense silence reigned for a part
of a minute Then Assistant Attor-
ney Heney sprang to his feet This
witness" he said in a loud voice.
twas advised when he was before the
grand jury that he did not consider
this testimony as such as would tend
to subject him to prosecution for a
felony. In view of the fact we con-
slider his conduct at this time as high
~ improper and we ask that he be
instructed to take the oath
"rhe witness viii be sworn, then
we will determine his attitude. /"
ruled Judge LAWYER
Clerk Martin WEIGH administered
the oath to thinner and he took the
stand. thinner refused, however, to
testify, though he declared that in so
doing he meant no disrespect to the
court. Judge Lawler said:
''Ycu are guilty of contempt in the
presence of the court and are subject
to summary punishment Read the
uucctlOh DciolC tnS Soui = MI AeO
porter"
How long have you been en-
ployed by the corporation?' the
stenographer read.
Il still refuse to answer said
thinner.
Judge Lawler requested the report
er to read the preceding question.
and when thinner had replied.
Meaning no disrespect to the court,
1 still refuse to testify" he said he
took this position TO protect himself.
do you claim that your answer
to the question now asked you would
subject you to prosecution on fell
ony charger" asked the court
mo, sir, do not"
do you claim that It would de-
grade your eharacter?"
NO, sir, l do not"
1.-THE court instructs YOU" said
Judge Lawler, sthat the question now
before the court is legal and perth
nent one and one which you are re-
quired 10 answer. and your refusal to
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-16
BIG CONVENTION
ON IMMIGRATION
Will be Held in Paducah Three
Days in October
Good Roads and Dark Tobacco VIII
Receive Equal Attention at the
Meeting.
PLANS WILL BE LAID AT ONCE

Paducah will be the scene of an
other big immigration convention
early in October, when the good roads
movement and the dark tobacco In
lterests will also be taken up. and II
lis predicted that the gathering Will
be one of the largest ever held in
this end of the state.
The Paducah Commercial club Is
taking the initiative and at a meet
ling at the Commercial club, Sixth
street and Broadway, representatives
of the immigration association, and
ia committee appointed to consider
the good roads movement and the
Question of bringing a dark tobacco
convention to Paducah, decided to
consider the matter until next Satur-
day at 10 O'Clock, when another
meeting will be held and a date for
the convention set.
As soon as that is definitely decid-
led, the committee will get to work,
arousing interest in the project and
securing speakers, and there will be
no cessation until the convention day
|arrives. The success attending the
first years immigration work has
greatly encouraged the immigration
promoters.
This convention will last three
days. The good roads idea was sug-
gested by urgent calls from the farm
ers to take up the subject.
There is a movement on foot to
transfer the center of interest in the
dark tobacco district from Guthrie to
|Paducah.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-16
GREATER ANTERICA.

Washington. July TO- A big
industrial and educational expo
sition is being planned TO be
held IN Buenos Ayers in 1910 i'm
celebration OF the censennsal OF
that countIy's independence.
Secretary Root viii endeavor 10
arouse interest among the COM
merciaI people of this country in
furtherance OF his idea to bring
the people Of South and North
America into closer relations.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-16
ASSASSINATION.

st. Petersburg, July 16.-Gen.
Alikanonf, encouragement of
TiftIis, was assassinated by the
explosion of bomb Mt Alexan-
dropol today.
A bomb was thrown at the car
riage i'm which Alikanoff was
riding. His wife and General
Glieboff, who were in the car
riage, and the coachman were
also killed. Ailkanoff was known
to the revolutionists as ''Wild
Beast"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-16
BLIND MAN STARS FRIEND
TRYING TO PUT HIM TO BED.

Blindness did not interfere with
Jacob Cottner's use of knife while
it is charged, and he was
presented in the police court today
on the charge of stabbing Jacob Elder
at a boarding house at Third and
Elizabeth streets. Elder was trying
to put Cottner to bed, but the latter
resisted Cottner is a familiar figure
on Broadway. His case is set for
Thursday.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-16
BANDITS KILLED.

Matamora, Mex, July 16.-In
a pitched battle between rurales
and bandits, % of the, latter
were killed near Ciudad, Victo-
ria, few miles from the Texas
border. The bandits were maxi
ing for Texas, after robbing and
numbering a party Of Hunga-
riaDs and Mexicans. Five of the
Iurales were killed. This exter-
inmates the desperate Dand OF
robbers.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-16
SUNDAY SCHOOLS
PICNIC TUESDAY

Announcement is made today that
the Sunday schools OF the First Pres
byterlan church and the two missions
viii picnic Tuesday. July 20. The
members of the Sunday schools and
their parents meet at the ~, G. and
St. L. station, Fifth and Norton
streets, at $3.50 o'clock that morning
Tickets will be furnished every one
at Sunday school next Sunday.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-16
ELEVEN TREES IN
COURT YARD DEAD

Eleven trees are being removed
from the county court yard by Brown
& Joynes this week. when the
trees were trimmed the work was
done too close and this spring the
trees showed life. but during the dry
weather they died. They are scatter
ed over the yard and the loss will not
be felt so badly as if they were close
together
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-16
READY TO STRIKE
ORDER IS GIVEN

Chicago, July 16.-To every one
of the 1875 local unions of telegraph
ers in the United States. General Sec
retary Russell has sent the following:
SAT once appoint picket and finance
committees and be ready to obey or
ders on short notice. Have your
money for emergency"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-16
KY. MIDSHIPMAN
WAS TO Be WED

Norfolk. July 16.-Faulkner Gold
waithe, midshipman, of Hopkinsville
KY, killed by the explosion on the
battieship Georgia, was engaged to
marry a prominent young woman OF
Annapolis. She is reported to be
Frustrated from grief.
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CONTINUED on page a.
UNWILLING MONUMENT
TO LATE BOYD sHENfWELL.

dwelling of the monument of the
late Boyd Shemwell will take place
Sunday at symsonia cemetery under
the auspices Of the Jersey camp OF
the Woodmen of the World, of which
Mr.. shemwell was member Judge
d. A. Cross and County Attorney AL
ben Barley viii be the speakers of
the day, and the w. 0. W. band may
furnish the music Dinner will be
served the party by the Woman's
auxiliary
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DIDN'T FUsE.

Crest, France, July 16.---A fist
fight was the result of the at
tempt of sailors of the visiting
American warships, Tennessee
and Washington, and the French
soldiers 20 fraternize. The me-
lee finally was broken up by the
police, who chased the sailors to
their wharf. The party enjoyed
dinner together and the fight
followed in cafe.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-16
WOULDN'T LEAVE CITY AND
SHE MUST NOW GO TO JAIL

Because Lizzie Roberts, who was
fined and ordered out of the city un-
der a suspension of the penalty a
few days ago. couldn't stay away
from the red light district. she was
Isent to jail by the police who found
her lowering around her old haunts.
She conducted disorderly house on
the north side.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-16
BOTH DEAD.

New York, July 16.---Her arm
twined around her 1O-year-old
daughter, Marian, Mrs. Henriet-
"a Reuter- was found by her hus-
band today in a tightly shut
room, with the gas porting from
an open jet. Both mother and
daughter had been dead several
hours. Reuter- was absent ON
business and found the bodies
when he returned.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-16
I'M KoRRA.

Seoul, Korea, July TO- I'm
der japanese protection since
III Chang, Og, pretender TO the
throne of Korea, who has been
in exile for years, in Japan, ar
rived at Fusan and received per-
mission to return here. Prince
PAX Yong Hi, also regarded as a
pretender, recently returned and
Koreans fear their emperor will
be dethroned.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-16
Good Music and Good Sermons.

Good music and sermons are being
heard by large audiences at the Reid
land church where the Rev. T. J.
Owen is leading revival Although
only started Sunday night the interest
is high and every service is well at
tended. The Rev. owen is assisted
by the Rev. Mr.. Prayther, of Madi.
LsonvlIle.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-16
TOBACCO MAN
IN CRITICAL CONDITION

Murray. Gy.. uJly &c. Especial ~
Mr. Frank Clayton, the well known
tobacconist, who returned from New
Mexico. where he had been for his
health. is In critical condition at
the home Of his brother. Mr. Dan
Clayton. east Of Murray.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-16

CheITyvalIey, Kan, July 10.--
Two robbers held up freight
train near here early this morn
ing, an dshot and killed o. J.
Brown and wounded Otis Taylor.
The men were harvest hands re-
turning home aud fought against
being robbed of their Savings.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-16

Attorney J. G. Miller Is in Murray
lat special session OF court held to
settle a suit against the w. B. Gatin
ESTATE. It is a suit tina has been in
court for several years and the cir
cult judge held a special term In the
vacation to clear it up.
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RumnINGS sTRIKE.

Washington, July 10.--As a
step in the fight being carried on
ia washington against the open
shop, bricklayers and stone ma
sons unions have declared a
strike on every building, on
which non-union brici<laycrs and
stone masons are employed.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-16
DENY REPORTS.

London, July 16.---The Com
mercial Telegraph company de-
mics the report published this
morning that Count Leo ToIstoy
is dying.
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GRAIN MARKET.

Cincinnati, July 10.-Wheat,
Oh; corn, 81; oats. 4s3s.
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CLOUDY

Partly cloudy and occasional show
ers tonight and Wednesday. Highest
temperature yesterday, 80; lowest to-
day, "a.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-08
Club Elects Directors.

The president and vice president of the Ensley Commercial club met yester- day afternoon at the office of President Meade and elected the following direc- tors, who, with the officers above men tioned constitute the board of directors of the club: John M Martin, Thomas G. Mackey, Father F. c. Coyle, J. w. Minor and Romaine Boyd. c. J. Johnson was also elected treasurer.
 Tomorrow afternoon the committee on incorporation, composed of J. H. Sheldon, Romaine Boyd, R. P. Chadwick, T. F. West, J. H. and w. R. Stewart, Roscoe Scott, Foster Hamilton, H. s. Meade and D. J. Hummer, will meet for the purpose of discussing the question of incorpor- ating the club and the building of club home. President Meade stated tonight that the plan under consideration, which is meeting with most favor, was the plan of issuing bonds to the amount of a lot and building and selling the issue to in- dividual members of the club and citi- zens generally. Already thirty-two mem bers have agreed to take one each of these bonds to be worth $1OO, and President Meade anticipates no difficulty In dspos- ing of the whole amount if this plan is adopted. The club meets again next Friday night at the city hall, when the matter will be finally settled.
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residence of Miss Nellie Donoho, where Miss Carrie Hemphill now boards.
 The interment will occur in Evergreen cemetery tomorrow at 10:S0 o'clock. MT. and Mrs. Robert Hemphill and Miss Eloise Hemphill arrived from Birming- ham last night.
 Quite an interesting and high class mus sical programme was rendered last night at the meeting of the Music club. This was the last meeting of the club for this season, and was of unusual interest.
 The university students announce that an elaborate programme will be arranged for the annual field day exhibition, which will occur on the campus Friday Track meets of the various classes will take place, in which the athletes will contend for prizes. barbecue dinner will also be served on the grounds and will be included in the general admission fee of 25 cents
 In the afternoon there will be May pole dance and the crowning of the May queen, she being chosen by vote dur ing the day as to the most popular young lady on the grounds.
 Miss Miller, the postmistress here, has been notified that the government will start rural route No. on June IT. This route will go from Tuscaloosa postoffiee on the Hargrove road toward Cottondale and going into the Brookwood road at Thompson's mine and thence back down the Huntsville road to Tuscaloosa This will give Tuscaloosa county six rural free delivery routes.
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teach this session and there has been a great lack of seats and space to put more seats in, This crowded condition of the schools must be relieved or the community will suffer as a result We will need at least five more school rooms for the coming session and five teachers added to the present number employed Every room in the buildings has been in use the past year and there is only one way to get relief and that will be by building more school rooms and to employ other teachers. We have no funds with which to do this and we ask you. as citizen. to come to our aid and do what you can to aid us.
 This city is now overloaded so we are cut off from any relief in that way. There remain but two ways to accomplish the end desired, viz: To charge large tui- ton fee, or to levy the tax allowed by the constitution as Ensley has done. The first way mentioned we do not recom- mend as at all desirable, as it would he too great a hardship on the majority of the parents of the city and would cause them to move to other cities where they could have a free school and our city would suffer a great loss thereby. The last mentioned way Is the more de- sirable, as it would be no hardship on any one and would distribute the burden equally among those who would be most benefited by It.
 This is a serious problem and much de-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-08
MRS. B. F. MEEK DIES
 IN SAN ANTONIO
WIFE OF THE LATE DR. MEEK OF THE UNIVERSITY PASSES AWAY AT THE HOME OF HER SISTER. FUNERAL IN TUSCALOOSA.

Tuscaloosa, May 7-(special) l)-Tusca- loosa people are deeply grieved to learn of the death of Mrs. B. F. Meek, which sad event occurred at the home of her sister, Mrs. G. F. Lupton, in San An tonic, Tex. The news was received here with deep sorrow, as Mrs, Meek was universally esteemed in Tuscaloosa. She was the wife of the late Dr. B. r. Meek, for so long time the distinguished pro- lessor of English at the University of Alabama, to whom she was married in 1889. In 1899 pr. Meek died, just before the university commencement exercises of that year,
 Mrs. Meek was formerly Miss Nettie Hemphill, daughter of the late MT. x. F. Hemphil of this city. and her mother was Miss Sims, a daughter of one of the most distinguished citizens of the county in his day She was a woman of rare character and broad culture, and there will be many outside of the family cir cles who will mourn her loss.
 She is survived by two brothers, Messrs. Frank tIemphlll of St. Louis and Robert TIemphill of Birmingham, and four sisters, Miss Jerusha Hemphill, now teaching in Nashville. Tenn. Mrs. Geo. F. Lupton of San Antonio, Tex; Miss Carrie Hemphill, who conducts a private school in this city, and Mis- Eloise Hemp hill of the Birmingham seminary faculty.
 The remains are expected to arrive here late tonight, and will be taken to the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-08
County Won't Pave Public Square.

Huntsville May 7.-(special)-The county commissioners of Madison coun- ty have decided not to take any action relative to paving their property on the public square. At their meeting yester- day afternoon Mayor Smith and a com mitttee of aldermen and strong com mittee representing the Business Mems league appeared before them and urged them to appropriate the sum of ss5O for ten years, this being the estimated cost of paving the county's part of the street. The proposition was defeated.
 Mayor Smith, the members of the city council and property owners generally are disappointed at the stand taken by the county. However, the city will very likely proceed independently of the county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-08

Boys and Girls
 Stop Watch temofrewlB papers for full particulars how you eau earn Five Dollars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-08
Personal and General.

There will be a special meeting of Gun nngham Chapter, Order of Eastern Star, Thursday afternoon at 2:3O o'clock There will be important business and it Is the desire of the worthy matron, Mrs. b IL Dunlap, that all members be present. J. H. Perkins is confined to his home with the grip
 J. o. Wilson, formerly with the Adams Drug company of Birmingham, has ac- cepted a position with Shifhett, Rowe X Barrett.
 John Quinn, formerly with Shifnett, Rowe & Barrett, has accepted a position | with Kirkland & Green Brothers.
 R. S. Hickman has completed his serv- ice as a juror in the Chisolm case in the United States court. The Joy Brothers Sunday school class of the Cumberland Presbyterian church will be entertained Thursday evening by Miss Ruth Phillips at her home in Pratt City.
 Miss Roberta Russell will entertain a few friends at her home on Avenue F and Nineteenth street tomorrow evening.
 The removal of the old frame buildings on the corner of Avenue F and Nine teenth street recently purchased by Scott &. Mcleod has been commenced. Already the residence formerly occupied by MT. Scott has been torn away.
 w. B. Veal has completed the remodel ing of the old depot of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company, and has installed therein fixtures for an up- to-date meat market.
 The Ensley Installment company deal CTS in new and secondhand furniture, has begun business in the Fayette build ing on Avenue c, between Nineteenth and Twentieth streets, with MT. Clare Humphreys in charge.
 Ensley Lodge, Benevolent and Protec- tive Order of Elks,t held It's regular meet ing last night A picnic is to be given by the order some time ddring the early part of June The social session which was in contemplation was indefinitely postponed.
 Steel City Lodge, Knights of Pythias, held it's regular meeting tonight In the hall on Nineteenth street. Work in the rank of knight, amplied form, was put on by the degree team.
 It is probable that the team of Steel City Lodge will assist District Commit teeman J. w. Clayton in instituting lodge at Brookside.
 Mrs Mcqueen and daughter, Ruth, leave tomorrow for Pittsburg, Pa, for a visit of several weeks to relatives On her return Mrs Mcqueen will move into her residence at Palmer Terrace. now in course of construction.
 The Bank of Alabama has begun the remodeling of the bank building, as an- nounced in this column several days ago.
 The minstrel show given at the opera house last week by the Eagles will be re- peated in Pratt City at the city hall next Thursday night for the benefit of the Pratt City fire department.
 The horses attached to the buggies of Mayor Sugg and Contractor Mullarky ran away this afternoon, one up Avenue E, from Village Creek, the other up Avenue F. in the same direction. Mayor Sugg and Mir. Mullarky left the, animals In charge of a negro boy while they went to the citys slag pit. The boy, 1t seems carelessly turned the horses loose and they seized the opportunity thus onered to take a run toward the city. The may OTIS buggy was completely wrecked though that of MT. Mullarky was dam aged slightly
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-08

Pratt City, May 7,-(Special.)Th board an open letter to the citizens. stating the true status of conditions now confront ing the people of Pratt City with ref erence to the public schools" The letter in full follows:
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-08
Brenau Summer School and Chautauqua,

bends on how we meet and solve it. It Is a noted fact that during the recent strike the one thing that did most to hold our people here was our public schools. Many of our best citizens chose rather to deny themselves the pleasure of the pres- ence of their families and go away from home alone to seek work than to take their children away from our public schools. The cities all around us have provided and are making still greater provisions for public education and if we do not keep pace with them we may ex- pect to lose many of our people and suf- fer great business loss as a result We therefore ask that you give this matter your earnest consideration and support whatever reasonable measures that may be naugurated to better our schools You will be called upon In the near future to show your hand in this matter and wa trust you will give 1t your earnest cons sideration and support Very truly,
 R. F. LOVEBADY, President.
 J. E. WOOD, Secretary.
 E. J. HUDNALL.
 J. B. STAGG.
 R. H. MAVERICK.
 Board of Education.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-08
To the Citizens of craymont.

At representative mass meeting of our citizens held last week, I was hon. ored by being nominated for the office of mayor of Graymont. This honor is all the more appreciated from the fact that it came unsolicited on my part and while I was not present at the meeting. I fully realize the responsibility devolving upon the first mayor and board of alder men in properly organizing a municipal government, and I can only promise that in case of my election next Monday, will do the best I can. with the counsel and assistance of our board of aldermen and citizens. I wish by this means to ex- press my thanks to the good people of Graymont for the confidence they have manifested in me and l will greatly ap- preciate their continued support and con- fidence at the polls.
 W. A. LESTER.