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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-15
BOTH SIDES SAY
THEY ARE WINNING
Striking Operators Await Ar
rival OF Small.
They Have Men Beaten to
StaudstiIl.
BUr TUE MESSAGES DON'T MOVE

Chicago. Aug. l5-striking opera
tors are sitting back today awaiting
the arrival OF President Small. Just
when he will arrive is not known, as
efforts TO get in communication with
him have failed Operators believe
they have the better OF the fght with
out making a full show OF strength
A general strike probably VIII be
called soon after Small arrives Arbi-
tratlon Is still Indignantly spurned by
both sides Il Is evident today NE
fight Will be a long one.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-15
Defense Attempts to Swear
Him Of Bench.
Declines 10 Nacate and Listens TO
Lengthy Arguments of Counsel
On Legal Points. i
TAKES IT UNDER AMUSEMENT.

Judge E. II. Puryear has under adj
lvisement the case of Hugh Boyle and
probably will decide tomorrow.
Judge Puryear was sworn in as
special judge this morning by Mayor,
Yeiser to try Hugh Boyle, charged
with selling liquors without a license
at Fourth street and Kentucky ave-
nue.. Then attorneys for the defense
undertook to swear Judge Puryear OF
the bench. but he declared himself
able to give fair and impartial trial
and insisted on proceeding with the
case.
Attorneys Hal Corbett and Eu-
gene Graves represented the defend
ant and City Attorney Harrison and
City solicitor Campbell appeared for
the city. Mr.. Corbett said tney would
agree to a state of facts, that Boyle
sold liquor on the day charged and
that Mayor Yeiser had revoked his
license, proceeding. however, the
validity of which they contested
Judge Puryear, insisted on nearing
the evidence. saying he had always
insisted on that. whether the defend
ant pleaded guilty or not
Attorneys then argued the law or
the case for nearly two hours. Mr.
Corbett attacking the validity of the
ordinance under which the case was
tried, on the ground that its title did
not clearly indicate the contents or
the ordinance. The defense interpos-
ed a number of other technical OBJ
jections. and Judge Puryear took the
case under adyisement.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-15
SANIgI, ny CONIR

Chicago, H., Aug. 10 Nil
chaci Train shot and instantly
killed Miss Salvina huffman,
who rejected his oflcr of mar
riage last night, then fired az her
cousin, Miss Salivani invalid,
whose life was saved by heavy
comb In her hair. \ moment
later Train Killed himself.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-15
FRISCO PRIMARIES.
Result In Victory for Republican
League Ticket.

San Francisco, Aug. 15.-The pri-
mary election in this city today re-
suited in a sweeping victory for the
Republican league, or Ryan ticket.
which stood for earnest support OF
the bribery graft prosecution and the
present mayor and board of supervi-
sors. The opposing faction, led by
Postmaster Fiske, will not have
more than 10 delegates out or a to-
tai of 149.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-15
Room Needed in Shop Yards.

More room is needed In the Illinois
Central shop Yards for rolling stock
and three new tracks are being placed
on the west side of the yards. The
tracks are extensions 10 Kentucky
avenue, and this addition will be "a
great help to the shopmen, as for
many months all the tracks have
been crowded with cars waiting for
repairs. -
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-15
SMITHLAND BANK
lNSTALLS BRANCH
Cherry Concern is Averred
Bankrupt by Creditors
Smithland Wedding.

Smithland. Ky, Aug 15.-(Spe-
ciaD The First State bank, of
Smithand, VIII start a branch at Ii
lene. this county, and the articles of
incorporation were filed at the court
house yesterday. The officers and d.
rectors will control both institutions,
and a cashier will be installed at the
Thine bank. A new building will be
constructed there at once.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-15
SILENCE is GOLDEN
FOR Mr.. WALLERSTEIN

Silence is golden with Mr. Herbert
wallerstein, whom the doctors order
ed to not to try to talk. because he
can't. Saturday night he retired
with a bad cold and slept in a
draught Sunday morning he awoke
volceless and has been unable to ut
ter an articulate sound since. His
attending physicians are confident they
will restore him to his former repu-
tation as a conversationalist.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-15
PROTECTION FOR PRIEST.
Italian Claims to Have Been Threat
encd by Black Hand.

New York. Aug. IA police
guard was placed about the Church
of our Lady of Loretto, Italian. in
Brooklyn. today, TO protect the Rev.
Father SOrrentino, pastor of the
church, who Informed the police that
he had received two demands for
money from the Black Hand society.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-15
Fraudulent Transfers Passed on
Paducah Traction Co. Conductors

Conductors in their hurry did not al
ways notice the manner of the punch,
but at the traction company Office
the fraud was easily detected. as
each line has a certain kind of punch
for certain hours. II is not known
how the transfers were secured.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-15

Berlin. Aug. f5.-Fully q hun
drrd persons were Killed or in
iurcd today by the explosion of a
large dynamite factory at Doc
mitz. ON the Riber river. Part
OF the town was destroyed and
all the inhabitants were ordered
to leave for fear they would be
further explosions. Several work
men were blown To pieces.
Others were injured by falling
walls and ceilings.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-15
Railroads AIoof.

New York \. Y. Aug. ID Every
railroad as far as heard from says
nothing will be done In the way Of
forcing their operators 10 handle'com-
mcrcial messages during the teleg-
raphers' strike There is no change
iu tho strike situation here.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-15
LONG DISTANCE is
DOING SOME BUSINESS

The telegraph strike is being felt
in Paducah in nearly all lines of bust
ness, but the newspapers are the
greatest sufferers, with the commits
sion brokers and wholesale grocers
and produce men suffering almost as
much. The brokers are transacting
some of their business over the long
distance phones, but it is quite &
handicap.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-15

Louisville, Aug. IA petition in
Involuntary bankruptcy was filed by
Warren. Nicely & Company and Holl-
ing Sons 4 Company, of Nashville,
Tenn. against Rufus G. Williams, a
merchant of Cherry, Galloway coun-
ty. X. They allege that he owes
the following: To Warren. Nicely a
Company, s49O.75; to Holling Sons
& Company, S69.SO
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-15
GERMAN LUTHERANS
TO HEAR NEW PASTOR

Sunday morning the Lords supper
will be observed at the German Luth-
eran church Services will be in Ger
man In the evening the service will
be in English. All OF the members
that desire to participate are re-
quested to leave their names at the
parsonage Friday or Saturday. The
new pastor. the Rev. William Grover,
will lead the services.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-15
Married at Smithland.

smithland, Ky, Aug. Is. (Special)
Mr. f. c. Dalton, of Paducah. and
Miss Rose Ryan. of Salem, this coun-
ty. were married at the Hill House
last night by the Rev J. o. Smithson,
pastor Of the Methodist church. They
went TO Paducah 10 make their home.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-15

with books of transfers on the
Broadway and Third street lines,
somebody and his friends, have been
enjoying free rides on. the Paducah
Traction company since AIg. 10. The
transfers were punched with a nail.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-15
SCORES ARE DROWNED
ON SINKING STEAMER

Launceton. Tasmania, Aug. IA
terrible maritime disaster has oc-
Cured off st. Strachan harbor. The
steamer Kwatiri bearing large mum
Der of passengers, was wrecked.
Scores of the crew and passengers are
reported drowned.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-15
Rnnsc,cli,s Holm Asked.

Kansas city, Mo. Aug 1.-THE
board OF trade sent message TO
President Roosevelt asking that he
use his best erdeayor TO bring about
a settlement OF the Telegraphers
strike
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-15
J.P. Morgan sails for Home.

Southampton, Aug. ID Pier
pont Morgan. who has spent the last
few weeks between London. Paris
and Cowes, left for New York on
board the steamer Oceanic.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-15
Captain Reed Here.

Captain W. l.. Reed, of the recruit
ing service for the United States ar
my was in the city today and examin-
ed two applicants for the army. He
will leave this evening for Cairo
where there are three applicants
waiting for examination.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-15
CENTRAL AMERICA is
ON EVE OF MORE WAR

Mexico City, Aug. 15,-News is
hourly expected of an invasion of
Nicaragua by Gautamalan troops.
Trouble will probably involve Saliva
dor and Honduras. as Nicaragua has
been at swords points with several
Iof her sister countries. At the bot
tom OF the threatened conflict is a
long talked of move to force a union
,of all Central American republics.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-15

Cairo. H., Aug. IA message
from National Secretary Russell. o.
the Commercial Te,egraphers union
yesterday directed the operators IN
the Cairo Offices TO strike. Il conclud-
cd with the words 90 10 Now" ana
the operators oboyod az once. leay-
Ing only The managers OF the two Of
fees In charge The managers are
under bond and are responsible for
the property In their Offices. although
both belong TO unions Most OF She
Cairo operators hai struck several
days ago but returned To work to-
await orders from Headquarters.
A rumor last evening that the or
der WAS a fake was positively denied
by Mr., Rakestraw. who says he re-
ccived the order direct from the Of
hcials' Office over private wire.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-15

Now York, Aug i5-"As far as
We are con 'erned the strike e. over.
said President Clowry. of the West
crn Union today. Other officers of
both companies gave out similar
statements. "Wo have them beaten
10 a finish. said officials of both com
panies Messages. however. are not
being received except under condi-
lions Of Indefinite delay.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-15

Generally fair tonight and Thurs
day Slowly rising temperature.
Highest temperature yesterday, ~;
lowest today. IS.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-15

Mr. Joe Harth left this morning for
two weeks visit in Caseyville.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-02-27
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

Washington Feb IA sufazn de-
yaI5pmens Of full nedged 4hbuster
resnIted in the senate when an al
tempt was made to force the adoption
= tse conference agreement on the
jnlm grafton bin This repor IT carries
provision IN 9hded TO aid IN the set
dement, of the California; japanese
robgeH and speedy action was de
red bg the administration senator's
Regarding the report with su.5picion
Senators Bacon and Tillman at first
eadeavoTed ta have action delayed
raat they might study the repo,;
When this was refused flibustering
began Senator Bacon held the floor
tTo and a half hours. Senator TIL
ID remarked that he was preparing
10 mare Today fight on the floor
agaii st the report because he objected
10 being run over as with an automo-
3.la ssh ;ur Bacon objected that
he report changed the existing law
u respects which he believed would
deprive the southern states from Oh
taining even meagre labor supply
from abroad which was available un
der the present immigration laws. A
;ruce for the day was declared. The
administration senators were alarmed
by tho apparent democratic hostility
Senator Knox spoke in defense of the
right Of Senator Smoot to his seat
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-02-27
A eRuEsoME RECORD.

Since the widespread devastation
and loss of life caused few years
ago by the eruption of Mt. Pelee, on
the Island of Martinique, subterrane
an disturbances in various parts Of
the earth have been unusually fire
quent. and have resulted in a loss
of life and property never before
equaled in so short a space of time
The Lisbon earthquake of 1855,
which caused the death of 10000 per
sons, in its fatality of human life re-
mains the greatest on record,
though others have far surpassed II
in material losses. a year and ,
half ago an earthquake in Calabria
Italy, destroyed eighteen inhabitants
Many of the panic-stricken survivors
fed the country and in their supposed
safe places of refuge were visited
by other earthquakes, renewing
though in a less degree, the horrors
from which they had sought to es-
cape.
An earthquake in Ecuador follow
cd, and six weeks later an earth
quake on the island OF Formosa
proved fatal to thousands of the in
habitants and involved an immense
loss of property. Within few
months this same island suffered am
other light calamity
Only five days later, While the San
Francisco dailies We're still publish
ing details of the shocking calamity
which had visited this remote island
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-02-27
OBITUARY

Charles Barnard the well-known
boat-builder died at Madison. Wis, at
the age of So.
Benjamin BHtterwotth. second son
Of the late Representative Butterworth
Of Ohio died at Washington
William J Duffy. aged G5, a veteran
theatrical manager Of New York, died
in Norfolk. Va. from pneumonia.
Sir William Kingston for. years
dean Of the meiical profession Canada
died in Montreal at the age Of IS
years.
Joseph Napoleon Messier. for many
years prominent among the nanufac-
turers Of Kenosha, died. aged 40
years
Lorenzo Dow Morey, . pioneer set.
tier of southern Illinois and for
twenty-five years a resident of Cen
tralia, died. aged IS years.
Rev Hiram Stoddard, aged 95 years.
the oldest of the circuit riders of Hi
n0is, died at his home in Saybrook.
His work in Illinois was contem pora-
ueous with that Of Peter Cartwright.
Rev. Bonaventure De Goey. who
was for forty years a Roman Catholic
missionary in the northwest. died at
Chippewa Falls. He was the first
Catholic chaplain in the English navy
after the reformation. Leading Roma
Catholic dignitaries will att End the
funeral Feb. 81.
Brigadier General James NJ vii
liams civil war veteran Who was
brevetted a major in the regular army
for meritorious service in Indian
sktrmisnes. died in Washington. He
was born Ia Lowvtl!e, N. Y. Sept. L.
! 1899. but later removed to Wisconsin
whete he became prominent in the
free SoiI' party movement
Funeral services over the Soly oi
+ former Governor Frank W. Higgins
{ were held at the family residence in
Clean, \. Y There were present Gov
ernor Charles z. Hughes. Ex-Governo.
David 3 Hill Lieutenant Governor
Lewis 1tuyvesant Chanler and delega
I lions representing the state legfsla
ture and the court Of appeals. besides
many friends of the family
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-02-27
FoRElcN.

/
President Castro submitted to sargi-
cal operation in face Of political
troubles.
The Russian famine though lacking
"A wholesale deaths. is characterized
| by slow starvation.
The British cabinet Will stand BY
its promise to change the system by
which ireland is governed.
William o'Brien says the new Irish
measure is an acceptable step toward
home rule. Councils legislative pow
ers will be restricted.
n. BRAND routed the French social
lists and declared separation LJes not
mean religious persecution The
.Clemeneeau eabinst is again harmoni-
Gus.
Emperor William opened the new
reichstag with great splendor and an
nounced hat the fight for money 70
German southwest Africa win be con
tinued
Kuropatkin's History of the Russo
Japanese War Is out and the book
scathingly eriticises Russian officers
and sets forth dsmoraljzaGon of the
cars army.
King Edward has approved ste
al the south front of Kansiugton pal
zee, London, for statue IF William
Ill. which is to be presented to the
British national by Emperor William
Of Germany,
The refusal of the Rothschilds to
hoat coffee loan has caused a sensa-
ton il Rio Janeiro. The formal do
Commerce. says the rebuke should
convince the government that the cof-
fee scheme is a dangerous adventure.
whica should be dropped
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-02-27
HER NAME is REALLY YAW.
So Says the Famous Soprano Soon
to Sing in Madison.

So Says the Famous Soprano Soon
to Sing in Madison.
II has often been declared that
Miss Ellen Beach Yaw really bears
the name Way and spells it back.
ward, but the stories are notion, the
pretty singer declares. Miss Yaws
family goes back to the Huguenot
name Ghau or Ghaw, and she is by
no means the only representative of
this branch. There are Yaws in
New York, Illinois, Texas and Cali
iornia, but all spelling the name as
she does and all heartily amused al
the solemnity with which the Way
story is avowed.
The curiosity expressed over her
name is only the most trifiing of the
questions that the public would like
to have answered about Miss Yaw
She has been abroad so long and is
really making her first concert tour
in the west as an artist this year.
and little is known to the public OF
her life off the stage, except that she
is sweet and womanly. fond of home
and of cooking chatting dish relishes
She is quite unaffected by her cos
mopolitan training and worldwide
experience and loves her country
home better than any other place il
the world There she and an Indian
girl, who is her maid, spend long
quiet, happy days when She concert
reason is over.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-02-27
WISCONSIN LAW MAKERS

Madison, Feb. IL Resolved. by
tie assembly. the senate concurring
rhat there should be an immediate
revision Of the tariff. This was the
essence Of memorial to congress in
PRODUCED In the assembly by Mr.
Ledyina Of Manitowom Assemblyman
Migrants joint resolution to memorial
!ze congress in favor of permanent
river improvements. on the upper
Mississippi was adopted unanimously
Senator Runmel. social democrat
Of Milwaukee introduced a bill to
provide for the election OF an attor-
ney for the poor. called in the bill a
public defender" to be elected with
ether county officers and hold Of
fee for two years II is made the
duty of this officer. who must be an
admitted attorney, to appear in and
prosecute all cases brought for the re-
covery of wages where the amount is
SIS or less. also actions for damages
FOR those too pooi to hire legal assist.
.ance. also to defend and give legal
advice 10 the poor and appear in
court whenever the judge deems It
necessary. A bill by Senator Lock
Iney proposes to amend the inheri,
lance tax Law TO provide that tn.
wife or widow Of brother OK the
husband Of sister shall pay an in,
heritance tax Of 11s per cent
Several bills came from the com
mittee on forestry to give che commits.
Isioners of forests first chance tc
acquire tax title lands; to provide in
struction in forestry at the state uni
vers'ty; to exempt from taxation for
20 years lands planted with forest
trees. These tracks shall not be
greater than 40 acres per proprietor
and must be planted with at least
! 200 trees per acre SCuator Barker
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-02-27

OF the Pacific their city met a sim
liar and even more APPALLING fate.
which also visited San Jose and
other California towns.
The next August an earthquake
laid low the great CHILEAN city Of
Valparaiso. a city SO beautiful that
name had been given it signifying
"A Vale of Paradise" This same
earthquake completely swallowed up
two smaller towns with their inhabit-
ants and inflicted great damage in
the city of Santiago.
The destruction of Kingston, the
capital of the lovely island of ia
maica, is a matter of so recent his
tory as to be familiar to all. and
closes a most gruesome record of
seisemic disasters. which show now
insecure is the crust Of the so-called
solid earth on which we mortals
5well.
Earthquakes and tidal waves are
far from being the only or the worst
calamities from which our world has
suffered during the brief period
above mentioned. The times seem
to be out of joint. and the moral stu
alton to correspond with the de.
rangement of material things. War,
pestilence, famine and railroad slaugb
ter still affiicts the earth.
Revolution, anarchy, political and
financial corruption still prevail. And
if the ethical censors are to be be-
ieved, our world was never in a
worse plight than it is today.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-02-27
NATIONAL CAPITAL

assistant ray master SEpher' Z .
y mas nesh dismissed from the navy
on account OF leehAlcat endorsement
The house committee en- natural "a
zion and immgrar on his decided To
make Favorable report ga bills pr.
..4ng pa appropriation OF s7e.0oa
ch for imm grant staf- cas al New
Orleans Calves on aad Ceasls stoa
e.
Tee American n .eoaa Ret Gross
trough the courtesy % the Pacific
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-02-27
aloo Reward. 400.

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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-02-27

Washington, Feb. 20.-Four years of
contest against Reed Smoot being per
mitted to retain his seat as senator
from Utah was ended by AZ of his col
leagues voting to sustain him as
against % for the resolution to unseat
him Added to this there were is
81 majors paired, making the actual
standing on the resolution 81 votes
against it and 81 for it. Smoot him
self did not vote, and Senator Wet.
more was absent and not paired
Senator La Toilette voted against
Smoot and Senator Spooner for him.
Those against were Bacon, Berry,
Burrows, Carmack, Clapp, Clark
(Ark), Clay, Culberson, Dubois, Du-
pont, Frazier, Hale. Hansbrough,
Hemenway, Kittredge, La Toilette,
Latlmer. McCreary. McLaurin. Money,
Newlands, Overman. Pettus, Rayner,
Simmons, Smith. Stone and TilIma2
The senate passed the river and
harbor bill carrying 92.72O,4T2. All
the committee amendments we're
agreed TO. An appropriation OF
$40, 900 was added for harbor at
Algoma, Wis, at the suggestion OF
Senator Spooner. The total amount
Of this projec. is TO be 100000 ex.
clusively of the amount appropriated
The naval appropriation bill, carry
/ ing 500 .T27 ,S07 was passed The only
amendments adopted during consider
alton added $3.50 600 to the item fol
ecal and transportation and $3.50 90,
tor pc~er plant at the NorfolI
Latyya1d
The postofflce appropriation bill
won't through the house with provi
sions for increased pay for postal
clerks both in the railway mail serv
lcl and in the postoffices Of the coun
Try and for the letter carriers. The
iac.ease propositions stand as re
ported from the postoffice committee
excepting in the case of city letter
carriers. The six grades provided for
mem, beginning at 5000 annually and
Increasing 500 Z. grade until the high
" alter salary of $1100 was earned
was changed so as TO make only five
grades The first grade is 5000 The
second grade is $500, and the re
naming grades increase st00 each.