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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-17
SUNDAY SELLING
CHARGE Is MADE
Hugh Boyle, Proprietor of the
Mecca Saloon. Presented in
Police Court and Case Con
tinued Until Saturday
CHIEF COLLINS Is ON WATCH.

Another alleged Sunday violator
was arrested last evening by Chief of
Police Collins under instruction from
Mayor Yeiser. Hugh Boyle, pro-
prietor of the Mecca saloon, Fourth
street and Kentucky avenue, was pre-
scented in the police court this morn
ing on that charge. and his case was
continued until Saturday at the in
stance Of his attorney. Eugene
Graves. Democratic candidate for
state legislature, who wished to make
some further investigation into the
law on the subject.
This case involves the question of
alleged club rooms over downtown
saloons. witch Mayor Yeiser reported
to the general council. His state
ment was based on information Sc
cured by Chief Collins.
Sunday afternoon the chief observ-
ed young men going up the stairway
leading to rooms over the saloon He
took a position at Tully's livery
stable. on the other side Of Fourth
street. and identified young men
whom he saw entering the place
They were quizzed yesterday and
stated that they purchased liquor in
the rooms.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-17
READY TO PLACE
SEATS In SCHOOL
Supt. of Building HOyer Busy
With Summer Work on Ac-
count Auditorium and Sale
- of LOngicllOw Building
REMOVING THE EQUIPMENT.

Work was begun today under the
direction of Fred Hoyer. superintend-
ent of buildings. of removing the
seats in the High school auditorium
and as soon as completed will begin
putting in the new chairs. He fnish-
ed assembling the parts on the lastt
chair today. When the work in the
auditorium is completed all the seats
black boards, bell and other school
property in the Longfellow building
will be taken out and held until the
completion of the new school build
ings.
The fire escape has been painted
where needed and other minor re-
pairs have been completed To-day
Mr.. Hoyer is finishing plans for the
sewerage connections in the new
buildings and the apparatus will be
ordered so as to be installed at once.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-17
Browns and Yancey Bros
Stores Only Left
Motion VIII BE Made for Change of
Venue Back to Brcathitt
County. ~
CASE OF JUDGE JIM HARGIs

Dycusburg, KY, July II. Especially
Later estimates on the loss by the
fire yesterday. place the total at $780,
600, with $1,000 insurance. Most
of the burned buildings will be re-
placed with brick structures Dycus
Bros store was burned. and the
only two remaining at E. j. Browns
grocery store and Yancey Bros. dry
goods store.
Business men are beginning TO
consider plans for rebuilding the bus
mess section of the town that was
destroyed by fire yesterday morning.
and it is assured better buildings
will replace those lost in the fire.
Guards were stationed around the
vault in the debris of the bank build
ing. and so far no attempt has been
made to open the doors and see If
any of the notes and valuables were
affected by the heat.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-17
NOVEL AUTO TRIP
FOR FORTNIGHT
Four Paducahans Will Cover
More Than Thousand Miles
Over Itinerary of American
Auto. Association
WILL MAKE MEMPHIS ON TOUR,

Four Paducah young men will take
the longest automobile trip ever at
tempted by automobilists of this city.
Mr.. Jesse We'll VIII take Mcssrs
Zach Bryant. Hugh Thomas and Ce-
ell Dack In his big machine on two
weeks vacation trip to southern cit
les. Memphis will be the first big
city reached on the tour and the rest
OF the itinerary will follow. automo-
bile tours arranged by the American
Automobile association, an organiza-
Ition that secures data as TO roads
and conditions for automobile trips.
They will leave Monday or Tues
day morning and expect to eat dinner
| in Fulton Extra tires, gasoline and
a complete set of repairing tools will
be taken in the automobile, and
meals and lodging at night will be
secured in farm houses, or in the
small Gowns they happen to reach at
lnightfau Forty mile trips already
have been made frequently in this
machine. and the young men have
become competent 10 repair almost
any trouble that may arise in the
machine.
At Memphis they will stop for
dav or so and either go farther south
or return TO Paducah by a different
and more roundabout route. over a
Thousand miles will be covered in the
trim and when they return they ex'
pect to be tanned nut brown and
ready for "a years hard work. II
will be one of the pleasantest Vaca'
tlon trips enjoyed by Paducahan'
this summer.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-17
NJ. W. A. REUNION
NEXT SEPTEMBER
Three States Will Participate
in Big Meeting to he Held
in Paducah--- Committee to
Take Charge
WILL HAVE MANY VISITORS.

Paducah officers of the Modern
Woodmen of America have the dis
tinCtion of originating the first in
terstate meeting of the order ever
held. Next September, probably the
twelfth, the members of the order
through Missouri, Illinois and Ken
lucky will assemble here. and ample
amusement will be afforded all that
come.
Last night at the meeting of the
order, Mr.. Jacob B. Pollock was
elected chairman of a committee to
prepare all the arrangements for the
celebration. Others on the committee
are Messrs. w. ]. Gilbert and w. II.
Force. Plans for the entertainment
are immature yet, but the lodge has
all assurances II will be second to
none. Distinguished national Off
GERS will be in attendance and a pro-
gram of speaking will be arranged as
soon as possible to learn those com
ing A band will probably furnish
music during the day.
Where the celebration will be held
has no. been decided, but the COM
mittee will get to work at .oncse and
have all the important arrangements
ready for the next meeting.
At the meeting the place of the
next meeting will be selected and the
officers selected and a permanent or
ganization affected and the meet
ings will be yearly.
The Paducah lodge is known as
camp, No. 1913. and has a large
membership. Mr. Pollock is one Of
the prime movers in the interstate
meeting
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-17
NEW LINE OPENED
NEXT SATURDAY
Cars Will Then be Run to
Gregory Heights
Schedule ON Broadway VIII Not BE
Affected, Every Other One
Connecting.
LINE TO wORTEN's ADDITION.

Gregory Heights will be accessible
to the public over the lines of the
Paducah Traction company Saturday,
when the first car on the new line
TO that suburb, will be run. The line
will moi be complete on Saturday but
the operation of cars on the line will
be begun for the convenience of the
summer residents in that neighbor-
hood.
The schedule of the Broadway line
will not be affected by the new line.
It leaves the jefferson street track,
where the park line turns toward the
park, going straight out Jefferson
street. crossing the field adjacent 10
Mayor Yeisers summer home, ana
then turning to the right toward
Gregory Heights. Il will reach with
in quarter OF a mile OF the Pines
and other residences in that neigh
borhood.
Oniy one car will be operated on
the Gregory Heights line passen-
gers being transferred at the inter
section with the park line. It will
meet every other car on the park
line. and the Broadway cars will DO
p'acarded to show, which ones will
connect with the Gregory Heights
line.
Trafnc on the line naturally will
be Hight from the present sparsey
settled suburb, but this is expected
10 improve rapidly and at the first,
many persons VIII take the ride
from the novelty OF the new line.
Transfer me to the Gregory Heights
line" will be "a new sound to the
conductors. and Manager Blocker
hopes to add another name to the
transfer slips in the near future, with
The Worten's addition line II is GO
ing slowly but the city engineering
department has been so enguifed in
new street construction work, thai
improvements on Broadway necessa-
rs 10 the completion Of the line, have
not been made.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-17
HOLD WITNESSES.

Boise. July If Attorney
Richardson, for the Haywood de-
Tense, announced today he wish
cd sheriff I,utan, of Colorado;
David Scott, and Detective 4.
Florence, OF the Cripple Creek
railroad, aud Willis Dewey. held
within the Jurisdiction OF the
court. While no explanation is
made as To the cause of the ar
rests, they are believed to be
charged with perjury.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-17
SAME OLD STORY
OF CAR SHORTAGE
Situation Promises to be No
Different From That of For
mer Years. Coal Companies
are Hampered
OTHER PEOPLE FEELING 1T.

Prospects of car shortage more
severe than the one last winter are
already beginning to loom up. Coal
dealers are particularly interested
In how this problem will be solved by
the railroad. but several mines that
supply local dealers have sent out let
ters asking the local dealers to store
all the coal they have room for in
their yards
AT this season of the year the coal
trade is good and many people are
laying in the years supply, and local
dealers find it impossible to keep
more than a car or two on hand now.
In the letter sent to a local dealer the
mine owner said it was impossible to
get cars enough for the moderate de
mand made on them now. Paducah
being situated on the river cannot be
absolutely shut of from the supply
hut dealers are in pinch when the
railroads cease to bring in coal.
This shortage does not affect only
the coal men. but all other shippers
as well as .he building OF the new
school buildings has been delayed by
a shortage Of cars and the joists could
not be shipped
The coal dealers are putting 1t be-
fore their patrons the necessity OF
buying early, while the weather. Is
good. and so as to alleviate the de
.n,and In the autumn.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-17
AGED 81 YEARS. MOTHER OF 10
Fourteen Children All ~ Years Old
Fake School List Says.

indianapolis. July IL The
school census OF Terre Haute contains
the names of 40 children of a woman
81 years Old. Fourteen OF them are
represented as being II years old.
This is shown by the reports OF
agents of the state superintendent of
education. who investigated charges
that the persons who compiled the
school enumeration and were paid 3
cents name padded the lists. Hun
dreds of names Of persons far over
the school age are Included in the
lists.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-17
FINDING HIS WAY.
Zelaya Getting Attitude of Mexico
and United States.

Washington, July Il. President
Zelaya is taking steps ~ inform HIM
self as far as possible OF the plans of
the state department officials here,
and in the City OF Mexico before he
presses further his preparations for
another attack on Salvador. It is as
sumed that he is extremely DESTROYS
of assuring himself of the benevolent
neutrality of these two capitals in
the event that war actually ensues.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-17
SCHOOL REPORT
OF SUPT. LIEB
Tells of Condition of Schools
Under Present Board
Spares Nothing in Presentation Of
Facts and Refers To Friends
Of schools.
INTERESTING RECORD FILED

In his annual report received by
the school board last night Superin-
tendent Lieb refers 10 the effort To
establish manual training. which was
fostered two years and then allowed
TO drop by this board. through fail
ure TO make an appropriation; the
need for night schools, the adyanta-
ges Of a cadet class and higher train
ing for teachers; and he thanks
those members Of the boards who
have had the interests of the schoo;
al heart. the wOman's club. the min
listers and the High school alumni
and the teachers and principals for
their support OF the schools.
lie said in part:
lowing 10 the obstruction policy
of one half the membership OF the
board OF education. which prevented
the election Of one-third Of the teach
ers Of the city schools till three days
before their opening last September,
and the consequent uncertainty ia
the minds OF citizens in all walks OF
life as TO what would actually be the
result. and whether the schools
would be open at the appointed time.
the schools began work September
10. 1906. under none too auspiclous
conditions.
Without presuming 10 pass upon
the sincerity or wisdom OF the acts
OF these members. which brought
about consequences so serious that
the county judge. unsought hy me.
addressed a, communication TO this
Office under'date OF September z.
1906. which communication set forth
In no doubtful terms what he con
sdered Il my duty 10 do: without. !
say. prcsuming 10 question motives.
the fact cannot be galnsaid that the
success OF the school year. then to be
gin. was impaired even before rs be-
ginning The teacher ~ English for
the departmental grammar classes
was. OF necessity. placed IN Chargr
OF the same work In the High school.
her place being taken by a teacher
with no experience al all However
| am glad TO report that both OF
iNfrf Alu very dANtpNaute Nol ~ uul
not what they we're capable OF doing
under circumstances wherein they
might have had an opportunity for
special preparation The science de-
partment In the High school was
without a teacher for a month ana
then We we're compelled n take what
was left among a class OF instructors
whose services are always at a pre-
MUM and who are never out OF en-
ployment when they desire t. The
result could easily have been fore
cast The music and drawing classes
OF the departments did not begin till
the third day Of school: and an a..
sistant principal for the Washington
school was not secured I'll after the
lapse Of three weeks.
PROF. A. NJ. Ragsdale. who hao
been elected TO the princlpalshlp oi
the Mckinley school was paced IN
charge Of the Longfo,low school and
Prof W. r. Harrison Of the county
was placed templrarily n charge OF
the former school for the FIRST month
when he was succeeded by Miss EN-.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-17
INFANT Is BORN
ON FAST TRAIN

With her infant only a few hours
old, that was born on a fast passen-
ger train between Metropolis and
Round Knob. H., Mrs. Jessie Spaton,
of Helena. Ark. is in Riverside hos
pital today Both mother and child
are doing well. The little stranger
made his debut about midnight last
night Mrs. Spaton boarded south
bound train, then, at Round Knob,
and came to Paducah at IL O'Clock
this morning
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-17
MANIAC.

Hammond. Ind, July IT,
Driven into a swamp, jules Pol
inski. a maniac, clad only in
suit of underwear and armed
with shotgun and revOlyers,
was shot and killed by police
man Hanlon last night. after
having tcrrorizcd the neighbour
hood nearly "A week. He shot
aud wounded seven men, two of
whom may die.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-17
LABEL VERDICT.

IiVerpool. July i7.-Damagcs
in the enormous sum Of quar-
ter Of "a million dollars, was
awarded 10y a jury today to Lee
her Bros, the largest soap man
ufncturrrs la the world. against
the London Daily Mail. and the
London Evening News, Lord
Northcliffe's newspapers, in n IL
bel suit. brought by the soap
magnatcs, growing out OF at
tacks on them year ago, when
they attempted TO organize
soap trust.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-17
WATER SUPPLY Is
DRAWN ON HEAVILY

This h spell is having effect on
the water supply OF the city. Every
day for the past two weeks an average
of 1000 600 gallons of water has
been used IN the city OF course.
much OF the supply is used by the
factories and the sprinklers on the
streets. but emitting this, there is
noticeable increase in the amount of
water used for drinking purposes
However. the increase does not have
any IN effect on the water station.
as the big machines can easily supply
the demand.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-17

Sandy Hook, Ky. July IT, Ar
guments will be made Friday for
change of venue in the case of Judge
James Hargis, charged with compile
ity in the assassination Of DR.. Cox.
The prosecution will argue that
Breathitt county now is quiet and
there is no reason why a trial should
not be held there. The defense will
insist that the trial be held here.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-17
ATTEMPT TO STEAL
BODY OF VICTIM

Clinton, H.. July l7.-An attempt
was made this morning to steal the
body of Mrs. Pet Magill from the Gem
etery here The woman's husband
and present wife are under arrest at
san Diego. charged with her murder,
and arrangements have been made to
exhume the body to see II traces of
poison could be found Ghouls
proving about the cemetery attract
ed attention OF citizens and the plot
was frustrated.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-17

Berlin, July Civil war
threatens in Persia. Confronted
with serious quarrel between
the new shah and an equaily
new parliament recently granted,
the country, each lighting for
control, "A crisis. which may
plunge the country into bloody
internal civil war exists. The
shah absolutely refuses Ia take
the oath To observe the consti-
tuition and respect the rights of
parliament.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-17
MEXICO WILDLY EXCITED.
At News of Outbreak of War in Cen
trail America.

Mexico City. July 17.-official and
diplomatic circles in this capital
were greatly excited today by the re-
port that general outbreak of hos
tilities in Central America was likely
TO occur within the next fifteen days.
The news reached here from Salvador
in the form of a cablegram.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-17
GEORGIA VICTIMS.

Boston, July IL No more
victims of the Georgia accident
have died since the day of cX-
plosion. Midshipman Cruise, re-
ported dying last night, IL now
said to have "a fighting chance.
Most Of the victims are kept un-
der the influence Of drugs To re-
licve the agony of their terrible
burns.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-17
RRIEF HONEYMOON.

Johnstown. Pa. July IA
honeymoon of two hours was
sufficient Co convince John Manly
aud his bride that they could
never live happily together.
They made the announcement at
a wedding supper and parted
Immediately. Neither will dis
cuss their differences.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-17
EQUITY SOCIETY
AT LOUISVILLE

Louisville. Ky. July 17.-Tobacco
growers representing all orgauiza-
lions, formed to control crops and ad-
vance prices is meeting here today
Part of the plan is TO get control of
the Louisville Tobacco Warehouse
company. Another radical suggestion
in the campaign against the Ameri-
can Tobacco company is not to raise
any tobacco in the United States next
year.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-17
Dislocated His Arm.

Florence Station, July 17.(SpeciaD
The seven-year-old son of Mr.. VIII
Beard, of near this place, fell yester-
day afternoon while playing and dis
located his right arm at the shoulder
DR.. Ed Adams, of Florence Station,
attended.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-17
Three Fingers Mangled.

Sharpe. July 17.-(SpeciaD -
While playing around the loft of his
fathers stable this morning Henry,
the four year old son of Mr.. J. II.
Lackey, of this place, had his right
hand caught in the apparatus lifting
the hay into the loft and three fin
gers were badly mangled. DR.. o. A.
Eddleman attended him.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-17
OKLAHOMA ELECTION SEPT. ..
VIII Vote on State Officers and New
Constitution.

Guthrie. okla, July 1.-THE con
stitutional convention today adopted
the election ordinance calling the
state election for Sept Z. when state
officers as well as the constitution
will be voted on. Governor Frantz
will issue an election proclamation at
an early date.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-17
TELEGRAPH.

New York. July i7-Assist-
ant General Manager Barclay, Of
the Western Union. said today:
I'VE are handling ous business
out Of san Francisco without de-
lay and have all the force there
we want. There il no strike ~
far as we are concerned"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-17
Typhoid Endemic in owensboro.

greensboro, Ky. July 17.-This
city is in the midst of a typhoid fever
epidemic and many deaths have been
caused by the disease. The physic-
ians claim that the cistern water is
responsible and that the diseased
matter seeps through the ground and
enters the cisterns by small crevices
in the cement.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-17
IN COLLISION.

London, July IT, Mark
Twain has been in n collision Mt
sea. The steamer Minnctonka. on
which he sailed for New York,
collided with an unidentified
steamer Monday. according TO "A
wireless message, received here
from Twain.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-17
GRAIN MARkET.
Cincinnati, July IL Wheat,
93: corn, 81: oats. ~ f-2.
T. = WINS.

The Hague, July IT, The
United States won victory to-
day over England. Russia and
France. combined, when the
American proposal for mdemni-
fication for private property
seized AT sea during war was
adopted by the committee, Ia
which Il was referred. a strong
stand against this plan was Ia
ken by the three great powers
mentioned.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-17
GLIDDEN TOUR.

Indianapolis. July iT.-Glid-
den automobile tourists got
away this morning in driving
rain 10 run To Columbus. Ohio,
the longest OF the tour. II may
he late tonight before all the
cars arrive there.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-17
win Cnmn Win soldiers.

The Rev. W. r. Boiling. pastor, OF
the Broadway Methodist church. who
is chaplain of the Mississippi state
guard, will encamp with the militia
at Columbus, Miss.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-17
RAIsULrs TRIBE REBELLIoUS.
Would Surrender Brigand and Eng
Iish Captive To Authorities.

Tangier, July i7.--Alarmed at the
news of the military preparations of
the Moroccan authorities, the Elk
mes tribesmen were on the point of
handing over to the imperial author
tiles both Brigand Raisuli and Caid.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-17

Bardstown, Ky. July H. Bur
glars dynamited the postoffice safe
early this morning, and escaped with
$500 in cash and stamps.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-17

Partly cloudy tonight and Thurs
day with probably showers and cooler
north portion tonight. Highest tenn
peraturc yesterday, ~; lowest to-
day. 56.
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