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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-06-25
pRINrERs srRIKE.

Alliance, o.. June 25.-Edi-
tors and managers Of newspapers
here are setting their own type,
following an organization of "a
union. Printers struck for an
eight hour day. A hundred men
went out of newspapers and
job plants.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-06-25
7-YEAR-OLD BOY IN JAIL
CHARGE OF INCENDIARISNf.

Parkersburg, w. Va, June 25.--
Clyde Glidden. aged years. has been
arrested and placed in jail on a
charge of incendiarism, 1t being al
legged that he burned two houses a
week ago. The houses We're occu-
pied and the families barely escaped
with their lives.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-06-25
Crop Outlook Not Bright.

Mr.. Graham states that the out
look for next season is not bright for
a full croy He stated:
"The planting in the dark tobacco
belt in this section Is but Go per cent
of the average full crop. This means
that prices for next season will rise
because of the scarcity. The sales
his far for dark tobacco at Paducah
will average $3.50 the hogshead, MAX
ing safe estimate of the total at
$3.50 900. a very heavy sale"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-06-25
Mrs. Chapman Dies.

Warsaw, Indy June 25.-Mrs. J.
Wilbur Chapman. wife of the noted
Evangelist, died from blood poison
at Mr.. Chapman's summer home.
Winona Lake. today. Two weeks
ago one of her legs was injured and
amputated. She had been In seri-
Gus condition since.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-06-25
MANY WITNESSES.

Boise, Idaho. June 25.-Wit-
nesses for the defense in the
Haywood case are more numer-
GUS than attorneys anticipated,
and they declare the majority
came unsolicited. When court
convened this morning Orchard
was brought in TO identify a
number of witnesses who will
take the stand TO impeach his
evidence.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-06-25
IN PORTUGAL.

Lisbon, June 25.-Vigorous
steps are being taken by the
government TO suppress open
hostility 10 the king ministry,
caused by an attempt TO rule
without parliament two news
papers. which have voiced the
opinions antagonistic to the
government, have been sup
pressed.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-06-25
NOR IN Japan.

Victoria. June 25.-Ten thou
sand strikers burned nine build
ings, destroyed much property
and killed the chief of police in
the copper mining district near
Myanshita, Japan. Damage to
the mines IL estimated at mill
lion. The miners also attacked
a regiment sent to qneIl the
riot.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-06-25
win Pave MayticId street.

Mayfield. Ky, June %. Especially
Contract for paving Broadway be-
tween Fifth and Seventh streets with
vitrified brick was let today to c. b..
Quinn & company. of Memphis, for
$1O.OOO.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-06-25
JOHN sARGEANT AND
MISS POwITzskY WED

Metropolis. H., June 25.-(Spe-
cial)- Mr.. John Sergeant, fireman
at the Paducah pottery plant, and
Miss Katie Powltzsky were married
here today by Magistrate Llggett.
They left this afternoon for Golconda
10 visit the family Of the bride Mrs.
Sergeant had been visiting her sis
ter In Paducah.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-06-25

Plain clothes and uniform poliee-
men are working hard on every clue
that Will shed the least light on the
of Patrolman Samuel How
ell Saturday night at Bud Simm's
colored dance hall in Mechanlcsburg,
hut evidence is hard to get.
Definite Information as to the
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-06-25
Little Child Burned.

Williamsfield, o.. June 25.--Fire
destroyed the residence of John
NUM- last night, and burned to death
the three-year-old daughter, when
the flames spread to the child's bed.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-06-25

Benton. KY, June .25. Especially II
Judge William Reed is making final
orders today in the Marshall circuit
court The last session convenes at.
g O'Clock for the Judge to sign the
orders
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-06-25
COLORED BURYING GROUND
IN NEW JACKSON CEMETERY.

On account of the crowded condi-
ton of the colored section of Oak
Grove cemetery, the joint cemetery
committee of the general council last
might recommended that the city en-
gineer be instructed to lay off space
for colored burying ground in the
new cemetery.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-06-25
prof. Lohnson Resigns.

w. p. johnson, principal of the
Lee school, has sent telegram OF
acceptance to the school board in
Columbia, Ga. to an offer of prIn-
cipal of an eight-room building In
that city. Professor Johnson was
elected principal of the Lee building
at a salary OF $50 last spring by the
school board but his offer from the
Columbus schools is better in salary
and other features that make school
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-06-25
Ar sAGAMoRE HILL.

Oyster Ray, June 2o.--Presi-
dent Roosevelt is having a heart
10 heart talk with Secretary
paft at Sycamore Hill this after
noon. The secretary arrived at
noon looking exceedingly well. .
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-06-25

Water Valley, June %. (Special)
struck the Pirtle house,
operated by w. j. Pirtle, yesterday,
and set it on fire, but the blaze was
extinguished with practically no
loss.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-06-25
Tool works Burns.

Utica, n. Y, June 25.-The extern
sive plant of the Utica Drop Forge
Tool company was partially burned
today. entailing a loss of $1O0. 600.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-06-25
Heat Kills Eleven.

Pittsburg. Pa, June 25.-Eleven
persons are dead and many prostrat-
ed as a result of the warm weather
in Pittsburg district within the past
SO hours.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-06-25
E,lRTHoUAKE.

Caracas, june 25.--An earth
quake shock three seconds In
duration was felt Friday in the
federal districts. but no serious
damage was reported.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-06-25
CONTINUED RAIN

Thunder showers tonight and prob
ably wednesday. Slightly cooler to-
night. Highest temperature yester-
day, 81; lowest today, o..
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-06-25

Cincinnati. June 25.-Whcat,
Oh; corn, 56ls; oats, 4s.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-26
BANK DROPS SUIT
FOR CHECK

A stipulation in which the Fl1e;-
ity National bank drops it's acton
against the city for the recovery I
the $4,000 check of Contractor A..
gust llse, was filed this norm
with the clerk of the superior cou,..
The talk around the city hall is that
Use will eventually be given the
check. He deposited it with the
board of public works when he bid
on the contract for the First ward
sewer. When he failed to file his
bond in the required 5 days IL. 2
board Of public works declared the
check forfeited. Then Ilse had the
bank stop payment on it.
Treasurer Eggleston still reta ned
it and the bank could not get it.
Regarding the check, MAYOR
Moore says he supposes Use vii
get it after awhile.
i Engineer Mcintyre don't see Why
he should be allowed to get it back
after it has been legally forfeited.
Members of the board of pub. C
works say they declared the cheek
forfeited, which was as far as they
could go. 1t is now up to a res j.
luton by the city council which, ii
has been stated, will give the check
back, If the council is agreeable.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-26
BRIDGE QUESTION DRAGS
WEARY LENGTH ALONG

BY and by, when few more
bridges have fallen down and no
telling how many lives lost, the city
council may awake to the necessity
Of prompt action in providing safe
crossings. Possibly councilmen
have slumbered safely and peace
fully SO long within sound of the
falls that the fatal consequences Of
being hurled helpless and drowning
over the rocks appeals not little
bit to the interest they are supposed
to have in public welfare.
The bridge question drifts drows-
fly along. from l council session to
the other and is apparently no near
er solution now than when it
started.
This board of public works last
night sent in a communication with
estimates of new bridges furnishes
by the city engineer. Following the
usual course of such business 1t
will be considered some time in the
dim indefinite future.
The council did manage to in
struct the engineer to draw plans
for viaduct across the north chan
mel on Division St, and over the
o. r. G. N. and Spokane & Inter
national tracks.
This will be considered next
Tuesday night in committee Of the
whole. At that time the city faith
ers will also take up the protests
against granting the o. r. & N.
franchises to cross North Monroe
st. with another track.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-26

lied labor, because he believed those
decisions were the law, which it was
not his function to change.
The president believes that Taft
is superior to any possible corrupt
ing or beguiling influence. He be-
lieves him too courages to be brow
beaten or frightened; too keen to be
fooled; and, withal, too wise to be
led.
President Roosevelt knows some
thing of the influences which are
opposed to his policies. He has had
TO deal with them. He has seen
wealth corrupt a great party organ
i2ation and make it the instrument
OF criminal corporations while it
pretends to stand for the people. He
has seen majority of his own par
ty In congress doing the bidding of
criminal corporations and secretly
trying to sell out the voters. He has
seen the corrupting cancer of brib-
cry permeate great government de-
partments and palsy the arm of
right administration, until 1t was
cut out by the knife of official in
vestigation and criminal prosecu-
tions. He has felt the hatred of al
lied millions secretly spreading SLAM
der and libel against himself while
offering friendly hands and smiling
eountenances.
He knows what it Is to oppose
the powers of selfish greed
Now he is about to lay aside the
sword; or, rather. he is about to
hand the sword to one Of his fellow
soldiers, and let him defend the
bridge. Naturally he picks the man
he thinks the strongest and most
courageous. There has been talk Of
his handing down the scepter" 1t
is sword, not a scepter, he hands
on.
Why should the so-called reac-
tionaries oppose Taft" asked the
presidents visitor. Taft has never
done anything to justly the belief
that he Is radical His tempera-
ment Is judicial and all his career
Is along more conservative lines
than your own"
The president assented.
But" said he, Taft believes in
my policies and I am convinced
would carry them out"
And your un-friends believe, too,
that he would carry them out?''
ELSE why are they so strenuous
ly opposed TO him.
The president went on TO say
many things. lie made It clear, AT
this point, that he was fishtlng for
what might he called his cause
above anything else. The personal
element takes second place. lie is
exceedingly ford of "Wnl," as lac
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-26
BY gibson GARDNER.
Regular star correspondent 81
Washington Of this Newspaper.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. June 90
why Taft?"
This question was recently asked
OF President Roosevelt by a visitor
at the White House.
ut is becoming we'll known that
you want Taft as your successor.
Would you mind telling why?"
And the president told his visitor
why.
1t is not permissible to quote
what the president says in these
casual and entirely informal talks
but it is probably within the limlta-
tions to attempt to convey in a gen.
eral way. the impression left with
the visitor. That is all that this
account purports to do.
Taft is a man of boundless cour-
age. At least, so T. r. believes. He
has both physical and moral cour-
age; but 1t is of moral courage that
we are now speaking. Integrity of
action and n full measure OF deter
mination are the 2 qualifications
which stand forth most prominent
~ III thS 'hpukn' VI tHe ptcSiutHt,
in determining to throw the weight
of his personal influence to Taft.
When an editor slaSdered Taft's
father in the early days. when he
was just out Of college, Taft met
him and landed his fist where he
thought 1t would do the most good
That was physical courage.
When call came from President
Mckinley asking Taft to leave a life
Job at congenial employment and to
go TO foreign tropical island on
the opposite side of the earth and
there do herculean job-for small
pay-Taft laid aside personal con.
siderations and went. That was
practical patriotism.
When Roosevelt talks of moral
courage. patriotism and integrity OF
action-in speaking of Taft-he
means what is meant by Taft's pub.
lie career up to date. He means
what Taft did In the Philippines. ir
Panama and Cuba, in the offices OF
the war department. and what hs
did as judge, when he had the mora
courage to render decisions which h,
knew would be offensive to organ
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-26

Stories that. rival tales Of
cruelty and crime of the lumber
woods in Michigan and Wisconsin
are told by men who have gone to
st. Joe, Idaho, to work on the Mil
waukee railroad now in process OF
construction in that section of the
state. Women and girls are enticed
there under golden promises and
once confined in the squalid resorts
become prisoners guarded by
gamblers and thugs that have been
run out of other sections of neigh
boring states.
The town, which normally num-
bers but a few hundred inhabitants,
is overrun with these criminals Of
all degrees. Men who refuse to
squander their pay in gambling are
held up. The place has no marshal
and the crooks, emboldened by
numbers, work seemingly without
fear Of punishment.
An instance of the prevailing
state of affairs is given in the case
of girl from Spokane not 20
years of age who yielded to induce
ments held out by female called
Alice who keeps a shack and tent
combination of saloon and dis
reputable house in the brush near
the town. Finding out what sort of
place she was in, the girl made
an attempt to escape. She was
overtaken by a tough called the
Gold Toothed Swede," who forced
her to return at the point of a re-
volver. Other inmates of he
place are closely guarded and the
girls have been given to understand
that their lives will be worth but
little IL another effort is made to
get out Of their captors' clutches.
AS an additional means of keep
ing women there, none Of them is
allowed to accumulate any money.
What they won't give up is taken
away from them. A laborer, Ed Nc.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-26

fire limits; restricts speed through
the city to 6 miles per hour; for
bids blowing whistle within limits
unless to avoid accident; prohibits
the blocking of crossings more than
g. minutes at a time.
councilman Pratt prefaced the
reading of the old ordinance by
some caustic remarks about what
city officials have failed to do. He
said among other things that If this
ordinance had been enforced the ac-
ci&eHt last Sunday at the Division
st, crossing, where Mr.. and Mrs.
Dan Seabring, the aged carpenter
and his wife, who were dangerous
lyI injured by being struck by a
switch engine, would not have &C.
CURED.
The new chief has shown great
energy in reforming" the tender
loin. It's time to make the rail-
roads didscontinue their practice of
running down pooDle
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-26

calls his big secretary OF war, but
there is not a particle of doubt that
he would sacrifice win tomorrow
If he felt that the sacrifice was es-
sential to the success Of his plan
to have the good work go on after
he leaves the White House
He Is doing everything in his
power to perpetuate his war against
the combinations of predatory
wealth. He will play politics df
anyone chooses to call 1t sol and
will use his power as president and
his popularity with the people to
see that the war does go on. He
will boom Taft or he will boom Cor
telyou. or Knox, or La Toilette, or
anybody else in whom he has the
confidence that the man doomed will
be the best one to carry on the
fight. But he will not boom any
body at present except Taft; and
there is no reason at this time to
believe that he will boom anybody
but Taft: he certainly will not at
any time unless he is shown that
, there is somebody who will WELD
his sword to more effective purpose
than he believes Taft will WELD it,
Taft Is his first choice he has no
second.
So far as Taft is personally con-
cerned he is probably the most in
different man in the whole game. He
hates electioneering. He never has
held an elective office; he doubts his
own abilities as campaigner, and
he would be glad to pull out of the
presidential race tomorrow. He
would. without doubt. do so If It
were not for Roosevelt at his back.
lie says frankly. but probably with
too much modesty. that his only
asset as presidential candidate is
the Endorsement of T. r. branded on
his back. II that will make him
president, he says he will-to please
his friend T. R.--go through a rea-
sonable number of motions neces-
sary to get elected. But he would
rather not. He anticipates that be-
ing president Is good deal of a job,
and one that on the whole is over
rated. He would not be willing to
take it as an easy job; and the other
kind--he has seen something OF that
in his capacity OF amicus curiae.
If Taft wanted the office more,
and the interests" were less OPP
posed to him, Roosevelt might not
be so set on making his big war sec
! rotary His successor. AS 1t is, the
Interests" by their bitter opposi-
, tion. have convinced Roosevelt of
the wisdom of his choice. and he is
, determined that Taft shall make the
race If he has to be whipped and
spurred all around the course.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-26
WELLS WILL
SUPPLY CITY

The board Of health this morning
visited the vicinity Of the up-river
pumping station and Opportunity.
Health Officer Grieve this afternoon
stated that the board has decided
that there is abundance of water
for the proposed new subterranean
supply which is being asked for In
place Of the river water, which In q
few months win be contaminated
by the Occur d'Alene sewer, now in
course Of construction.
The wells at Opportunity flow
5000 gallons minute More water
is used there than would supply the
city Of Spokane. Tests will now be
made to determine II the water con-
tains too high a percentage Of
chemicals or bacteria. The flow
will also be tested for seepage.
While on the trip the members
OF the board discussed the question
Of buying property near the pump
ing station and building a park.
This may eventually be done.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-26
CROOKS RULE IDAHO TOWN
Keep Women In Vile Resort at St. Joe Under
Threat Of Dealt, II They Attempt to Escape.

Carly, who lately returned to SpO-
kane from the camps, saw woman
thrown to the floor in the barroom
Of the place, shamefully treated and
robbed of all she had.
Women are recruited in Spokane
by a French female known as
Harry" Everything is fish that
comes to her net, and a decent girl
who happened to fall into her hands
would meet fate worse than
death once she entered the den
kept by her employer, Alice. No
regulation Is observed in the tent
dive, brute force and criminal in
stinct being completely in the as
cendancy.
McCarty was held up and robbed
while returning from a construc-
ton camp by man who wore
woman's veil over his head. The
robber got SIS in cash. McCarty
had a check for $45 but this was
not taken from him.
There are saloons at st. Joe,
and others with big dance hall
are being rushed to completion.
The Idaho Sunday law is dead
letter, the location apparently being
too isolated to attract attention Of
the county and state authorities.
st. Joe Is one OF the places of
scenic interest on the river. 1t Is
the objective point Of excursions,
and on Sundays is usually crowded
with sightseers who make the trip
from Spokane for the sake Of the
magnificent scenery along the river.
So far as known, no indignities
have been offered sightseers. but
the place is likely to lose its value
to the transportation companies I'M
less an effective effort Is made to
regulate and clean up the town.
About 1000 men are now employ
ed in the railroad camps along the
Milwaukee right-of-way.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-26
WOMAN SKIPS WITH
DAvENP0RT's SILVER

Some woman's fondness for sill
verware led her to appropriate
$3.50 worth from a dinner service
sent her from Davenport's resttl-
rant to room 3O5 Cadillac hote'. A
messenger from the Independent
Messenger Co. delivered the dinner.
When he returned for it the woman
and the silver sert along to MAKE
the lunch a Davenport affair we.
gone together. The boy took ba II
the empty tray, but Louie couldn
stand to lose the silver and made
the messenger &C mpany pay TIC
bill. To keep Manager Bowles, CT
the Independent, feeling go ID
somebody broke into his Office snd
hammered open small safe, eX
tracing SIS therefrom.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-26
JUDGE lands WILL GO TO.
BOTTOM OF STANDARD OIL
CROOkEDNESS IN ALTON
RAILROAD REBATE DEAL.
(Scripps News Association,

(Ecripps News Association.)
CHICAGO, June 26.-Feder'l
Judge Lands this afternoon order
ed the circuit clerk to issue sub
poenas for John ID. Rockefeller,
president, and c. M. Pratt, secre-
tary, of the Standard OIL Co., OF
New Jersey; ]. A. Moffatt, pre,i
dent, and G. w. Stall, secretary. Of
the Standard OIL Co., OF Indiana, to
appear In court July 6 to testify IN
the Alton rebate case. II Rookie
Teller succeeds in lodging the sum.
mons, H. II. Rogers will be sure TO
attend.
= Through its attorneys the oil
trust had defied the court, Telling
Judge Lands his request for infor-
nation concerning the company's
profits were impertinent and extra
judicial. In reply the court de-
mands that Rockefeller and the
others appear in court.
ii. Il. FELTON,, president of the
Union Tank line and director VI
traftic for Standard OIL, and +. A.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-26
May Need ANOTHER
HIGH SCHOOL HEAD

The school board may have to
elect another high school principal
to succeed D. E. Cloyd. Prof
Hart, who was formally elected to
the position, accepted on condition
that he be released by the Butte
board, which had elected him for
another term as superintendent
He had not accepted the Butte cleo
ton when chosen by the Spokane
board, but felt obliged to secure
formal release from the Butte
board before final acceptance. Sec
rotary Thomas, Of the Spokane
board, has heard nothing from him
since.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-26
FIGHTING CONTINUES IN LIS
BON AGAINST AUTOcRATiC
KING WHOSE REIGN HAS RE-
SUITED IN COUNTRY'S BANK
RUPTCY.
fscripps News Association,

LISBON, June 26.-Six artillery
battalions at Operta have mutinied
Demonstrations against the govern
ment continue and scores have
been killed In encounters between
the people and soldiers.
Cavalry horses trampled men,
women and children to death in the
streets. Women fought the troops
by pouring boiling water from the
windows.
The trouble started when crowds
paraded the streets denouncing
King Carlos for attempting to run
the government without parliament.
The country now faces bankruptcy
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-26
WOODMEN CELEBRATE

The w. o. w. campaign by camp
No. 80 for new members will he
closed tonight with a banquet at
Davenport's at which the new men,
bers and those who secured tn an
will be guests. The lodge will as
semble at the hall at o'clock ard
the festivities will begin an hour
later A number Of well known
speakers have been assigned toa ,ts,
among them being Denton M. Crow,
Harry Rosenhaupt, of Spokane,
Mayor Patterson and S. J. Chad
wick, of Colfax.
The campaign has been on since