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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-10-09
ATTEMPT TO PURCHASE
REGISTRATION CERTIFICATES
a Penitcntiary Onense-Both Pur-
chaser and seller Guilty.

Subsection 10, of section 1888 of
the Kentucky statutes provides, that
Amy person or persons, who shall
attempt to. prevent, or prevent, any
voter from casting his ballot, shall
be deemed guilty of a felony, and
upon conviction, be confined in the
penitentiary for a period of years. or
not less than one nor more than five
years for each offence"
Section 1891, of the Kentucky
person guilty of receiving a bride for
his vote at an election, shall be fined
from fifty to five hundred dollars and
he excluded from Office and suffrage. ="
And subsection of said section reads
that whoever shall receive money or
other thing of value to be used for
the purpose of procuring or influence
ing vote or votes shall be deemed
to have been bribed."
Every attempt to purchase a reg
istration certificate is an attempt to
prevent a voter from casting his bal
lot, and renders the offender liable
" NAN H'hAANhAAaAJ HNhAAN9 hhd
every voter who receives money or
other thing of value for his registra-
ton certificate. does so for the pur-
pose of influencing his vote, is guilty
Of being bribedA and is liable to the
penalty fixed by the law.
Section 1881, fthe Kentucky
statutes further provides: THAT
this chapter shall be literally con-
strued, so as to prevent any evasions
of its prohibitions and penalties by
shift or device" And further re-
quires. that violations of these laws
shall be given specially in charge to
the grand jury of every county first
convened after any general election"
The executive committee of the Re
publican party in Paducah have in
formation that attempts have been
made to purchase registration GER
tificates in this election, and rae pre-
pairing the evidence necessary to con-
Wet the offenders on warrants to
be taken out before the committing
magistrates of the city.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-10-09
Hard Times In Kansas.

The old days of grasshoppers and
drouth are almost forgotten in the
prosperous Kansas OF today; although
"a citizen of Codell, Earl Shamburg,
has not yet forgotten a hard time he
encountered. He says: 81 was worn
out and discouraged by coughing
night and day. and could find no re-
lief till / tried DR.. Kings New Dis
coyery. 1t took less than one bottle
to completely cure me-" The safest
and most reliable cough and cold
remedy and lung and throat healer
ever discovered. Guaranteed by all
druggists. soc and s1.OO. Trial bottle
free.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-10-09

Nadine, the coachman, by Mrs,
Hartje, in which are startling state
ments regarding the Illness of Hartje.
which leads to the belief that an at
tempt was made 70 poison him. But
probably the most sensational of the
evidence is contained in alleged let
tiers from Ida and Helen Scott, in
which 1t appears they actually formed
a scheme to blackmail their own faith
err, compelling him to give them mon
ey, or they would refuse to testify for
their sister, and testify, Instead, for
Hartje, thus telling the truth" as
the letters intimate.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-10-09
A. Il. Stewards Way.

Alexander T. Stewart was the first
merchant prince" Today we have
any numbor of merchant princes. even
kings. and If Stewart were alive he
would ind very lively competition
But he had some rules that might be
copied by the merchants who have in
some directions followed him. One OF
his rules was this: "Never praise
an article. ask the. customer what IL
desired, and II you have It offer II
without comment; name the price,
IL the customer is not pleased allow
him or her to depart and make nc
comment: the article must stand on
its own merits. Il is the customer
privilege to buy or TO decline to buy.
New York Press.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-10-09
HARTJE CASE
TAKES NEW TURN WHEN HUS
BAND PRESENTS LETTER.
Produces Proof That False Testimon,
Was Adduced by His Wife I'm
Lower Court.

Pittsburg. Pa. Oct. Gust on the
eve of the handing down of a decision
by the superior court in the divorce
suit Of Augustus Hartje against his
wife, Mary Scott Hartje, sensational
evidence was filed in Philadelphia on
Saturday with the superior court by
Hartje which caused the superior
court judges to hold back the decis-
ion.
It is understood that the entire
court agreed in the finding and that
Il upheld the lower court, which re-
fused to grant a divorce to Hartje.
The new evidence, however, may re-
suit in an entirely new decision and
cause the superior court at least to
grant a new trial to the Millionaire
paper manufactures.
The new evidence consists mainly
of letters alleged to have been written
by Mrs. Hartje's two sisters, Helen
and Ida, to Howard Lappe, to whom
ida was gagged to be married, and
with whom she eloped to Youngstown
only TO be brought back by her father
before the ceremony was performed.
Il is alleged by Hartje that he pur-
chased these letters from Lappe,
whose attentions to Miss Ida have
ceased. H -st ~
There Is also sensational letter
alleged to have been written to Tom
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-10-09
HAGER DARE NOT
MAKE SPEECH IN LOUISVILLE HE
HAS BEEN MAKING.
Hts Reputation of Tyler In Principal
city Would BE Quite
Interesting.

Harrodsburg. Oct. 9.-In his
speech here yesterday before a large
crowd. Mr.. Wilson made ten-strike
when he challenged Auditor Hager,
in order to test the sincerity of his
professions of temperance and Sun
day closing, to so to Louisville and
make the same speech there where
Mr. Tyler is a candidate for mayor,
that he is making out in the country
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-10-09
His Dear Old Mother.

"My dear old mother, who is now
SO years old, thriyes on Electric Bit
ters," writes W, b. Brunson, OF Dub
lin, Ga. she has taken them for
about two years and enjoys an excel.
lent appetite. feels strong and sleeps
well" That's the way Electric Bit
tiers affect the aged, and the same hap.
py results follow in all cases OF fe-
male weakness and general debility
Weak, puny children too. are greatly
strengthened by them. Guaranteed
also for stomach, liver and kidney
troubles, by all druggists. soc.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-10-09
Ran Away From Home.

Louis Scott. ) years old, ran away
from Louisville with another boy
Babe" shaw, because shaw promised
to buy him a pair of shoes. This is
the story told by the former when ar
rested this morning at o'clock for
lettering about the Illinois Central
passenger station in wait for a
freight train to take him to st. Louis
His companion managed to elude the
police, and is still at large. Both
left Louisville several days ago, and
have been riding freight trains. The
Scott boys father is dead, and he
stated that he would return home to
his mother If the police would fix
It" with the conductors. He is being
held.
Courtshlp Is the first step and mat.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-10-09
out of Sight.

"Out of sight, out of mind" is an
old saying which applies with special
force to a sore, burn or wound that's
been treated with Bucklen's Arnica
Salve. It's out of sight, out OF mind
and out OF existence. Piles too and
chilblalns disappear under its healing
influence. Guaranteed by all druggists
25c.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-10-09
A Crimina, Attack

on an inoffensive citizen is frequent-
ly made In that apparently useless
little tube called the appendix" It's
generally the result Of protracted
constipation, following liver torpor-
DIR. Kings New Life Pulls regulate the
liver, prevent appendicitis. and es-
tablish regular habits of the bowels.
I25c,
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-10-09
First Cranberries Arrive.

The first cranberries Of the season
were on the market this morning and
found ready sale at ten cents a box
The cranberry crop is reported good
this year and extremely high prices
are not expected.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-10-09
After Once Tasting
yinol

no one wants an o1d-fash-
Toned cod liver oil prepare
ton or emulsion, because
Vinol is a much better body
builder and strength creator
for old people, weak children,
and for coughs, colds, bron-
chitis, etc. If it does no good
we will return your money.
W. %. MCPHERSON. Druggist.
Paducah, Ky.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-10-09

The less competent a man is the
harder It seems to be for him to ad
nit the truth.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-10-09

His speech was along the lines which
he has followed during his campaign,
and during it's course he was liberal
ly applauded.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-10-09

II a girl is willing to marry she
should tell her pepper so.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-10-09
Effort to Break up His Meeting
Failed Utterly
Elements Came To Rescue and Oblit,
Grated Hagcr's Lineaments at
Harrodsburg.
OPPOSITION SPEAKER LOSES.

harrodsburg, Ky, Oct 9.-Isn't
IL funny how the name Wilson makse
the Democratic machine turn somer-
saults and perform other circus tricks
when he comes to town?
About week ago the fact that Har
rodsburg and Mercer county would
give the Republican nominee for gov
ernor such a rousing reception that
IL would go down in the annals OF
the section, became apparent to the
local representatives of the little
Frankfort ring. and they at once be-
gan to get busy.
First they wrote to Democratic
headquarters TO send along all the
Hager photographs on tap. Then
they asked for a speaker In both
they were accommodated.
Then they engaged the court house
which will hold comfortably about
200 people. 1t being the best they
could do, as the Republican managers
had reserved the opera house for Mr.
Wilson.
Sunday they busted themselves
In lacking the reproductions of the
handsome features of the Democratic
candidate all over the town until
not a tree or fence escaped the adorn-
ment. That night the Jealous ma
chine representatives purchased some
boxes Of blue crayon, and placed
Them I'm the hands t,f a doSen shows
with instructions to decorate. And
the boys did their work we'll.
Early next morning the people Of
Harrodsburg were treated to the
novel spectacle OF hundreds of in
scriptions, vote for HagI for COVER
nor" in artistic scrolls, Which cover
ed the sidewalks of the town. II was
noticeable that this decorationNof the
sidewalks was in blue chalk Per-
haps II was indicative Of their idea
OF what Mr.. Hager's mind will be the
day after election.
Name IL Obliterated.
A benehcent Providence. however,
interfered with the plans of the side
walk decoration. for il rained- and
how It rained. Suffice 10 say that the
name OF Hager was as completely OBJ
liberated by the downfall as II will be
on the election day by votes.
Profiting by the example OF a GER
tain Mr.. Newman at Winchester, the
local machine representatives set the
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-10-09

Courtshlp is the first step and mat.
rimony is the rest Of the aight.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-19
Waterways Improvement.

1t IS to be hoped that the agitation
in behalf OF comprehensive improve
ment of the inland waterways OF the
country will have increasing vitality,
and that it will show staying power.
The Government has long been
spending large sums on rivers and
harbors. But great deal OF the
money has been wasted on streams
that should never have received ma
taonal attention The appropriations
have been scattered In order to
please Congressman, who wished
their constituents TO see that some
nublic money was coming their way.
OF course, much work of large i'm
portance and OF permanent nature
has been done. but nothing like as
much would have been accomplished
If the money had all been expended d
toward the execution of comprehen-
sive llans of waterway improvement.
In Europe rivers and canals are
utilized to supplement the railway
service. especially for the transporta-
ton OF heavy and bulky material All
the countries OF western Europe have
in the last few years expended large
sums in further development of water
Carriage. by constructing canals and
improving or canalizing rivers We
meanwhile have done little, leaving to
the railways in large parts of the
countr" practical monopoly OF
transportation But traffic has grown
faster than the railways. and, as such
railway leaders as ]. J. Hill recoK-
nize, it is impos .ible for the railways
TO catch up or to keep pace with the
demands upon them. 1t is high time.
therefore, that we were paying more
attention to the possibilities of river
traffic With such care given to the
MYERS of the great Mississippi basin
as Germany, for example, has given
to her rivers, and with the construc-
-tion of canals connecting Lake Mich
igan with the Mississippi on one side
and with Lake Erie on the other, we
should have here a system of water
ways which would relieve the con-
gestion of the railways, and would
give us vastly cheaper rates on all
heavy freight.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-19
Sowing Wild Oats.

The Rev. AUSTIN K DeBlois, a
Baptist clergyman of Chicago, pre-
termits the convention al exhortations
to young men, says the N. Y. Sun
and blows a needed blast against the
oldsters.
ANY one Who reads the newspap-
ers with any degree of carefulness
nowadays cannot but see that the
bulk of men who have met with dis
aster, the lbertines, the embezzlers,
the men who meet with moral degra-
dation, are middle aged men, The
names of young men an these re-
spects are in the minority"
Is it NOT true that the old fellows
are the most liberal sewers of wild
oats? They have the price" The
young fellows have to work Too
often the seniors after life of labor
and self denial, fling themselves reck-
lesslv along the primrose path of
Lobsteria. taking a late revenge for
their earlier privations They make a
drivel and SHOW of themselves.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-19
Must Cut Estimate

The various departments OF the
congress for 1896, ,949, ,2sS. .96 10 be ex-
pended during the year 1909. This
sum. exclusive of deficiencies and
miscellaneous appropriations, IS $11s,-
s26,277.66 IN excess of the estimated
revenues for that year Last year the
deficiency appropriation was S12,40s,-
99s.91. and the miscellaneous appro-
priations S73s, ,9GOs2. The estimates
do not include an appropriation for
new river and harbor work nor the
cost of public building bill. Taking
into consideration these two items il
is clear that the demand on congress
is for at least $f50,00O,OO0 more than
the government can reasonably hope
to get in receipts in the year 1909.
The Republican leaders in congress
have just awakened to the fact that
the brakes must be applied The sit
uation is really worse than it appears
from the figures The estimated rev.
enues for 1909, the year for which
this session of congress makes appro-
priations, are based on the receipts
OF the current year. As matter OF
fact the government income has fall
len off the last month or six weeks,
and treasury experts say that if there
should be year or eighteen months
of slow business the receipts for 1909
might-probably would-fall consrd-
erably below the estimate sent 10
congress by the treasury department
1t is clear that the government has
finally overrea6hed itself; it has been
spending money too lavishly, and
must without further delay retrench
IN T.. matter of expenditures or make
provision for additional revenues. No
one in authority is willing even TO
suggest than an effort be made to
raise additional revepue, and so the
only thing to do is to get out the
pairing knife and cut deep into the
ESTIMATES of the several departments.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-19
The Nation Financially.

Any one who looks carefully over
the annual report of the secretary of
the treasury will ask himself how it
is that such an uncomonly favorable
showing could belong to a period of
furry in he money market Especially
would a foreigner, comparing the
exhibit with the budget of his own
country. be surprised that there could
be any talk OF financial panic in the
United States at this time. The sec
retary's estimate of income and outgo
extends as far as June 30, 1909, more
than a year and a half in the future,
and, assuming that expenditures will
continue on the scale OF recent pros
porous years, suggests no difficulties
In the fiscal year that ended June
30 last the treasury surplus was $s4.-
100000. For the present fiscal year
the secretary expects a surplus of
S42. 100000 On the basis of exist
ing laws the revenue for the year be-
ginning July / next is estimated at
ss7s, 100000 and expenditures at
$913.0O0,OOO. indicating a deficit OF
S35,OO0,0OO But look so far ahead
is problematical There will be new
financial legislation The country is
growing. Last years surplus went far
beyond the prediction of the secre-
tary- This years surplus may be
more or less than the estimated $42,-
100000 There was a surplus of sew
eral millions last month. which was
one OF financial anxiety Perhaps
some of the branches of revenue will
fall off on account of business eau
ton, but the returning wave of ac-
tivity will mount higher than before
The country is engaged IN some
large and unusual undertakings, but
can have no embarrassment on this
account If the Panama Canal were
completed today the government has
cash enough deposited in the banks
to pay for IT IN full, even II Its cost
exceeded the calculations of the en-
gineers. For the great irrigation
projects $40,OOO.O 900 has accumulated,
but il comes from the sale of public
lands in the arid states, and chiefly
from lands for which the irrigation
law has created a demand More
over. the proceeds from the sale of
irrigated land 10 settlers at figure
70 cover the cost of supplying them
with water go into revolving fund
to meet tie cost of the next projects
taken in hand. The Panama Canal
and the irrigation enterprises are in
the nature of investments and assets
Eventually they will more than pay
their way
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-19
Snow Storm Lasts Three Years.

The far reaching effects OF the
great snow storm OF January, 1905,
in Chicago, were uncovered and for
the first time given to the scientific
world this week by the city civil SER
vice commission One OF the most
interesting phenomena of the event
was the discovery that LEO street
laborers still are employed by the
city for that remarkable snowfall.
While not desiring to interfere in
the slightest degree with the natural
and legitimate activities of nature,
the commission unanimously decided
that from reasons OF economy big
snow storms in the city of Chicago
must be abolished. The body there
fore enacted new rule limiting to
five days the period for which emer-
gency street cleaning laborers may be
employed.
The surprising revelation of snow
o'pi III iaStihS MAJ ~ 'hiNS ySa'o was
made by President Lower of the mer-
it board For several months the
commission has been engaged in
bringing order out of the chaos into
which the classified service had fall
len under previous city admimstra-
tons. Among other reforms the COM
missioners have made mp new eli
gible list of about 1000 skilled and
unskilled kborers. They are dis
tributed in the proportion of from
50 TO 800 to each ward and are en-
ployed principally for street cleaning
and repairing.
When the list was ready to be put
into effect few days ago President
Lower undertook search of the re-
cor1s 10 discover the status of the
la5orers already on the city payroll
All were accounted for satisfactorily
with the exception OF 100, who were
designed as emergency employees"
Further investigation revealed the
fact that the emergency referred to
was the necessity of removing the
tremendous fall of snow three years
ago
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-19
Cannon'sl Boom On.

Immediately after the holiday re-
cess oil congress Joseph c. Cannon's
presidential boom will be launched in
earnest Just what peculiar form the
launching will take is matter which
the promoters of the speakers candi-
lacy have not definitely divulged
1t will be in such manner, how
ever, as to let the whole country
know that the statesman from Dan
vile is a real, sure enough. never say
die candidate for the political shoes
Of Theodore Roosevelt
Up 10 the time congress convened
there was not much to the Cannon
boom but talk, but now it is to be Z
seriou: matter, with hustling com
mit.ee actively at work in the inter
ests of Mr. Cannon During the last
month Mr.. Cannon has with difficulty
restrained his supporters from COM
ing out into the open sand pushing
him to the front.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-19
Women in Politics.

If women who go into politics ex-
pect to escape its personalities and
other unpleasant features they are
likely to be disillusioned Mrs. Duff
OF Boston, for example, has found
that chivalry cuts no figure in such
cases Mrs. Duff had been mem
Der of the School Board and was
nominated again on the Democratic
ticket. but had made herself SO un-
popular that the opposition press and
some of the papers of her own party
SAID such uncomplimentary things
about her and said them so plainly
going so far as to charge her with
dishonesty and trickery-that she not
only went down with her party in the
recent municipal election. but is now
being charged with having caused the
defeat OF the entire ticket Delicate
feminine sensibilities and office seek
ing do not harmonize
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-19
RUNAWAY GIRLS ARRESTED.
After Leaving Home with Papa's
Cash, Two Wisconsin Girls Go
Broke, and are Arrested in
Plymouth.

'Ulga Benzel. age Is, and Rose
Kelley, age II, are the names and
years that belong to two girls, who
were arrested and jailed here Thurs
day evening. They had been board
ing at the Ross House, for the past
few weeks, until the elder secured
employment at the home of Joseph
Sapp, a few days ago.
Wednesday of this week, Prosecu-
tor Molter received a letter from the
sheriff 1T Menomonie, Wis, describ-
ing the two girls, and stating that the
former, had departed with S13o of
parental cash The communication
went on to state that the Benzel
girls father had objected to her COM
panionship with Rose Kelley. Ac-
cordingly, when the opportunity pre-
sented itself, the girls nabbed Mr.
Benzels cash and flew the coop. At
this city their funds ran low and the
pair put up at the Ross House, on
tick The tick amounts to something
like s21.
A few days ago the elder girl Sc
cured employment at the residence CT
Joseph Sapp, and the younger was
looking for a job. Thursday, lpon
receipt of telegram, Marshal ia
coby, arrested the two girls, and
lodged them in Jail. Their parents,
and the sheriff from Menomine, are
enroute to this city.
Just what right the officials of this
city had in arresting these two girls,
for an offense committed in Wiscon,
sin, without any warrant whatsoever,
is another thing to be guessed at.
Their names were Ulga Benzel and
Rose Kelley. They were taken into
custody by the sheriff from Menom-
inee, Wis. Saturday, and they left
for home that afternoon. 1t develops
that a jeweler in this city had sold
the girls about s23 worth of fake Jew
elry, and revolver. The money was
returned however, to the sheriff, and
their other affairs were settled salts
factorily.