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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-10
VANDALISM GROWS
BOLDER In PADUCAH
False Fire Alarms Turned on
in Daylieht---Petty
Thievery.

vandalism IN Paducah is grow ing
holder and bo.der. and policemen are
at their wits end to devise a means
of bringing those guilty to justice.
BICYCLES have been wilfully taken
and ridden until wrecked. and then
thrown into some ditch for the own
sr to discover. Dwelling houses have
been entered and chandeliers wreck
ed. milk pitchers have been robbed
and every class of petit theft report
ed.
This morning at $50 O'Clock a
ere alarm box. no. 10. at Fifth and
Broadway. was pulled" in open day
hight. vet chief Wood has been una
bile to secure the least scintilla of
evidence as TO who is responsible for
the false alarm. The alarm came in
twice and when No. and 1 compa-
MES arrived. was standing open, a
crowd clustered about il, waiting eN-
pectantly for fire companies to ar
rive aud discover the fire. No one
seemed TO know who pulled IT, No.
3 company filed No. 1 station while
the latter company made the run.
There is a penalty attached TO the
pulling of a false alarm intentional
ly." declared Chief Wood. "ard We
will prosecute anyone We learn guilty
Of such an act
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-10
COOL WEATHER BRINGS
OUT HEAVY CLOTHING

This morning residents of Pdducal
awakened to a cold atmosphere. Ma
ny were forced to rise before day
break and secure additional cover
and several light cloaks and over
coats were conspicuous on the streets
in early morning. The misty drizzle
which fell early this morning added
TO the chill, aud many fires were
burning, Railroad men came in from
runs with bright fires in their ca
boose stoves. and smoke could be
seen from many residence chimneys
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-10

certainly line up for a dry town.
said Mayor Yeiser, commenting on
this phase OF the matter, land
don't believe the law-ablding salodn
keepers endorse such a course"
No one believes the mayor can be
ousted, as the matter was threshed
out several years ago when he was
charged with Illegal registration on
account of residing in the country,
yet nearly every member of the gem
.eral council said today that in the
event the mayor was removed they
would vote. TO elect him again, as
they all endorse his action. Such Re
publican leaders as Alderman Palmer
gave him that assurance today.
Attorney Corbett has not yet filed
the suit, but his friends say he is In
earnest in the matter and will do so.
He told Mayor Yeiser yesterday that
while he regretted to take such
step. on account OF his friendship for
his honor. still in justice to his client
he would do So Attorneys interview
ed today merely laughed at the idea.
and no one seemed to think the suit
would amount TO anything.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-10

Gllbertsyilie. Birmingham. Grand
Rivers, Calvert City and other cities
IN Marshall Barbecues will be feat
ures. and II is expected to organize
the entire county sold. In McCrack-
en- on Thursday at Massac, a bis
speaking will be heard at a monster
barbecue given in the interest Of the
dark tobacco association. Speakers
are Captain W. j. stone, of Kuttawa,
and Mr.. John Alien, of Montgomery
county. Tenn.
Paducah beat Mayfield sales by 3
500 hogsheads this season. Tobacco
was brought here from Fulton. It is
conceded thai Paducah offers better
buyers.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-10
CONTRACT FOR SKATING RINK
WILL BE LET TONIGHT.

Modified plans for the skating
rink that the company headed by Mr..
c. w. Thompson will build at Tenth
and Jefferson, have been completed
and the contract will be let tonight.
The new plans are similar to the
original ones except that they pro-
vide for more skating surface. The
building is to be S0x225 feet and
have "A skating area of $4,000 feet.
1t is hoped to have work started this
week and the structure completed in
two months. 1t will cost approximate
.y 10000. al 4
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-10
County school, Flouri,hing.

County School Superintendent 5
j. Ellington reports an count,
schools in session except three Trey
are the Knott school, district ~:
Ice sclao. district 3G and Little
Union school. district 30. The form.
er and latter schools will start mex,
month. bat no tutor has been secur-
ed for The Lee school.
Attendance in county school Is re-
ported excellent. and the enrolment
is little .arger than last year. One
attractive feature of school work this
year in the shady Grove school. dis
rlct %. Is the attendance OF German
children. immigrants to This country
Several can not speak English. bu,
are making wonderful progress. Ma
ny citizens Of Paducah have been OUT
to hear them tecitc and sing. and
were astonished at the quicknes,
with which they pick mp the Ian
guage and ways of their new country
superintendent Ellington tht
year expects TO hold trustee elections
in each OF the II school districts
something never before accomplished
re is sending out blanks today urg-
ing that elections be held. Hereto
fore only half the country trustees
were elected. the duty OF appoint
ment to vacancies falling TO the hl-
,..-fuf.rI.Yt
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-10
Paducah Leading Tobacco Market
In Western Kentucky District.

At Paducah more tobacco was sold
BY the Dark Tobacco Growers asso
clation than any other sales station
In this district Only few morl
sales are TO be held In the dark patch.
and when all reports are in by next
week. Paducah's stand will he
known. II IS thought she will lead
not only in this district. but also in
the entire patch In prices. If not in
number Of hOgsheads sold.
This morning Mr.. Gus Veal, loca.
sa.esman for the association. went to
Calvert City to arrange for big rail-
IL for the purpose of effecting more
sold organization. Speakngs are be-
ing arranged in Marshall county fol-
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-10
MIRACULOUS ESCAPE
OF MANEIELD WIN

Mayfield. KY, Sept. 10 II GER
tainly was a miraculous escape that
Attorney j. p. Evers had Saturday
night about II o'clock when he fell
down the elevator opening from the
third story of the Southern hotel
building. Mr.. Evers strange to say
never suffered any broken bones and
was only painfully bruised on the
hip. He will be able to be up in a
few days.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-10
Labor Papers Consolidate.

James ID Wood, publisher of tn,
Farmers and Miners Advocate. al
Central CITY, and Claude johnson
editor of Journal Of Labor" thi.
city. have consolidated and will pub
lsh one paper hereafter at Paducah
the name Of which will be "The Min
ers and Farmers Advocate and Jour
ma, of Labor Consolidated" Boti
publications have large clrculations
and q branch Office will be maintain
cd AT Central CITY
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-10
Change in Saddlery Firm.

The firm members of the Paducah
Harness and Saddlery company at
2Oi Kentucky avenue today dissolved
partnership. Mr.. John Birth pur-
chased the interests of VIM. H. Pieper
and John Deeg and will continue the
business
Mr. Pieper will have charge of the
bankrupt Rehkopf stock until 1t is
all sold.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-10
Already an Average of Five
New Pupils TO Room.
Many VIII Enter schools Next Week
Scholars Take Up Work With
Enthusiasm.
COUNTY SCHOOLS DOING NICELY

Enrolment in Paducah public
schools this year averages FIVE more
pupils TO each room over last years
enrolment at the beginning of the
first session. Pupils do mot all enter
the first week. and additions will be
made from day to day for a period
lasting over several weeks For this
reason no definite figures can be got
ten OF the total enrolment as COM
pared With that of 1906. Superinten-
dent Carnagey has been busy issuing
entrance cards. and Is surprised al
the number of new additions. pupils
who have moved to Paducah during
vacation.
Eyes. we 'ook for an excellent
year stated superintendent Carna-
gcy. Pupils exhibit great interest
.n the work even this esrly in The
session, when they have not gotten
fairly settled The features of schoo,
work we desire to impress have been
well taken and We expect TO arouse
an Interest I'm school work that will
bring beneficial results not heretofore
secured. 90
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-10
J. :. ROSS on STUMP
FOR DEMOCRATIC TICKET

Attorney j. $. Ross will next week
take the stump IN the interest OF the
Democratic party. speaking at Wick
life Monday. He received instruc-
lions yesterday afternoon from the
state campaign committee Attorney
Ross is one OF the best speakers
among the Young attorneys in this
end OF the state.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-10
Buggy Overturns With Officers.

Patrolman James Clark and Con
stable A. c. Shelton while serving
summons on witnesses near Tyler,
were last might overturned in their
buggy and spilled out, Patrolman
Clark failing on Constable A. c. Shell
ton. Both were bruised slightly, and
muddied from head to foot. The We
hicle ran into a ditch, causing the
accident.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-10
MOLDERS WHO STRUCK FOR
BEER GO TO WORK

Evansville, Ind, Sept. To- The
ESQ molders OF the city who went
out on strike last week because
their beer at lunch hour was cut off
will return to work Tuesday, upon
the advice of National President VAL
entine of Cincinnati, who is here.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-10
Capt. j. N. White the Only De-
fendant Named.
Claims That Owner of Burned Build
ing Was Negligent in Allowing
Walls To Stand.
WILL BE INTERESTING CASE.

Suit was filed this morning in cir
cult court by Attorneys Wheeler,
Hughes & Berry for Dr. ID. G. Muir
rel, against Captain James n. White,
of Nashville, owner of the Scott-Hen-
neberger building which was guttei
by fire several weeks ago, and which
caused the wrecking of the American
Express company building, owned by
the plaintiff
DR.. Murrell alleges that after the
fire Captain White let his she'll of a
building remain as it stood without
removing dangerous walls, and elimi-
mating danger to adjacent property.
He alleges that. due to the careless
ness of Captain White in failing to
tear down the walls, his building was
wrecked by wind blowing the frall
walls over on his building. He asks
for $1,000. value of the building and
for $1,000 in rents which he will be
deprived of by reason of the wreck
ing of the building.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-10
kin,lcrpn,Irn IIcsnmcs.

Mrs. Kate stuart. formerly teacher
N the public schools. and who taught
successfully a kindergarten here for
several years prior to her going into
city schools, will on September rs at
nc North Seventh street. resume her
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-10

Attorney John c. Gates. of Prince
ton, was in the city today.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-10
Paducah Business Men Will
Attend Memphis Meeting.
Mr.. =. \. Fowler l. Appointed Dele
gate From the Ohio Valley Inn
proycmcnt Association.
THE PRESIDENT WILL BE THERE

Local river and business men are
very much interested in thu deep
waterways convention which will be
held at Memphis October 3rd. an
aud 5th. and which President ROose-
Welt will address during his visit to
Memphis. The meeting promises to
TO be an epochal one. anu fruitful Of
good results Nj. SAUNDERS 4. Fow-
Ter had a letter today from J +. ELL
son. secretary of the Ohio valley I'M
provomont Association. notifying him
OF his appointment as delegate from
that body 10 attend, and suggesting
the importance of his doing 50. While
primarily and properly SO. this meet
ing Is called the I.akes-to-theG Gulf
project. ii Is the opinion OF close
students OF the question OF water
WAYS Improvements, particularly as
they apply to Westelh rivers, that
due TO the presidents attendance,
tho Ohio Interests should be well and
strongly represented
Mr. Fowler. Mr. II. \ Henueber-
ger. Mr.. D. W C,ons and Mr. H. G.
Rhodes and capt Jas. Roger VIII at
tend from Paducah
The Ohio Valley Meeting.
The Ohio Valley Improvement As-
sociation meeting will be- held In
Wheeling. ". Va, this year. some
time "a October. the date 10 be an
nOunced after the meeting at Mem
phis. The Ohio Valley Association is
the first association TO take up the
scheme OF improving the western
rivers and Is the originator OF the
nine foot stage from Pittsburg 10
Cairo. The association has done
good work 10 interesting congress In
i's plans. Whin It first went TO work
offers said @ would never amount
&C. anything that it's plan was a
dream OF visionary. but by consist
en-. persistent efforts congress was
interested little, al first. and has
been more and more each year until
70 seems almost a certainty that the
association viii ultimately get what
/. warts. $40. 100000 TO do the re-
qulred work. The surveys have all
bcdh made, ana much of the work
ordered. but the association hopes to
got bill through congress next year
authorizing a continuous contract To
complete the whole scheme. II would
take six years 10 DO 50.
Il IL not generally known that a
contract was lei two years ago to
Oscar Barrett. OF Pittsburg. to con
struct a dixie at ogden's, which is a
part Of the general plan. The work
has never been started because the
water has never bein low enough
but whom 90 is completed IL will elm
mate the possibility OF AN unnaviga-
Bile stage between here and Cairo for
an time The cost OF the dixie is cs-
timated at from 100000 to $4,000.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-10
Other suits.

James Bell against Lizzie Bell, for
divorce on grounds of drunkenness
and the wasting of his estate. They
married in 1900.
Erwin Skinner against Hardy Skin
ner, for divorce on grounds of aban.
donment. They married May 10,1903,
and separated September 20, 1908.
o. G. Imrie against r. B. Imrie, for
divorce on grounds of abandonment.
They married in 1889 and separated
in July, 1905.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-10

In the co'nrcd schools the same
percentage of enrolment is reported
rs the increase in white scholars.
Following are figures:
Garfield school .............. 333
Lincoln ...... .............3 $50
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-10
The Enrolment.

Following Is the enrolment for III,
first day. in each building
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-06-27
SHARK
ATTACKED
SAILOR
Tore Off One Foot and Crushed the
Fingers of One Hand

The arrival of the big steamer
Arizonan yesterday, says the San
Francisco Chronicle of Thursday
last, brought a narrowing tale of a
battle between Frank Fonda, n
member of the crew and a shark in
the waters at Salina Cruz, in which
the shark with It's teeth tore the fore
arm almost OF the unfortunate sail
or. Three fingers were ground in
the massive jaws of the big fish,
while Fonda's right foot was almost
severed.
The tragedy occurred on a hot
day. while the Arizonan was lying at
Salina Cruz. About forty members
of the crew went in bathing among
the breakers. Fonda's companions
observed him waving his arms wild
ly in the air as II to beat off some
thing, and then sink beneath the
waves. They thought, however, that
he was playing the drowning" joke
and laughed.
Soon the water where Fonda had
been swimming became dyed a blood
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-06-27

red, and the mans companions Sc
cured a boat and put out to save
him. AS they approached the spot
where the blood colored the water,
there was a swish, and the shark,
conn glto the surface rolled over,
displaying its glltterlng belly. In
the jaws the mon could plainly see a
piece of Fonda's foot. Two Of the
men beat the shark off with oars,
and then, diving brought to the sur
face the mutilated body of the fire.
man.
He was taken ashore and was
found to be still living. A litter
was made upon which Fonda was
placed and taken to the hospital. He
is now at the hospital at Salina
Cruz fighting between life and
death. His hair had turned from a
jet black to white. It is expected
that he will lose his right foot and
several Of his fingers. The shark
ten feet in length.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-06-27

when the pursuit of the Black Hand
became so hot that it looked as
though the kidnapers would be
Fearing that the child would be-
tray them. the kldnapers murdered
him on June 18th, after they had
held him five days. They cut of the
head and chopped up the body. in
tending to send Il piece at n time
TO the father TO prove that the Black
Hand had kept It's promise to return
the child In plec In case they did
not get the $4,000 demanded, but
the pursuit had grown hotter and
hotter and the murderers dared not
carry out their purpose.
The police continued their arrests
today, raiding the Monteleone
House. whore they got nine more
members of the Black Hand. II is
thought that the whole gang will be
caught by tomorrow, now that the
women have begun to talk. There
were threats OF lynching today, and
Sheriff Long swore in seventy extra
deputies, armed with rifles, to guard
the prisoners The prisoners under
arrast are: Igaazio Campisclano,
his wife. Miss Nicolina Gebbia,
Frank Gendusa and Leonardo Geb.
bia. Four othors are being sought.
Miss Gebbla confess-d d to the police
that she had known from the first
OF tho plot to kidnap the boy and of
his murder.
The boys funeral at the st. Louis
cathedral this afternoon was attend
ed by 2OOO persons, mostly Italians.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-06-27
HORRIBLE
CRIME OF
ITALIANS
Murder Nlne.Year.0Id Boy and Dis.
member the Body

A dispatch from New ORLEANS
says; The fate OF tho nine-year-old
italian child, Walter Lamana. kid
naped by the Black Hand. was dis
closed this morning, when the body
of the boy was found In swamp
back OF 81 Rose. fifteen miles above
Now Orleans. The boys head had
been cut on, aud the body, chopped
into pieces. was wrapped In n
blanket and packed In n box, which
iloated on cane raft anchored In
the swamp.
The discovery was due to a ylgor-
ous sweating of the suspect, lgnacio
CamplscianO. In the Jefferson parish
woods last night by the Sheriffs
posse and members of the Italian
vigilanoa committee. Camplsolano
told how the boy. bitten by mosqui-
toes until his face was swollen into
an unrecognizable mass. and suffer-
ing priyations of the most CALLING
kind, was carried to the Italians
home. Hore a discussion started
among the kidnappers as to what
should be done with the lad. During
the argument the hoy broke from
che house and ran screaming down
the road Antonio Incaterra started
In pursuit, and, seizing tho child by
the throat. strangled him To death.
The prisoner weakened and prom
tsed TO Lead the party TO the place
whore the body was concealed. But
Tor his guidance the body might not
have been recovered for years It was
a tramp OF nearly two miles through
AN almost imponotrable swamp,
Shiny water reaching To the waists
of the officers. The child evidently
had been strangled ten days ago,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-06-27

there is a dearth of white farm !.
Dor The negro will not worL !,
days a week.
1T may seem strange in the a..
OF these conditions, but 1t Is Dsvs,.
theless a fact that the Southern
farmer Is opposed to immIua,,oD
even though 1t would furnish M
cotton plantations with helm Es
would rather have the negro for bA
has a touch Of the old sentiment n
him. The heads Of the big Ip5u,.
tries, however, hail the incoming In.
migrants with delight,
AT a meeting Of the business
agents, county officers, warehouA-
men, etc, Of the Farmers National
Cooperative Union at Atlanta re-
Gently, resolutions, opposing the i'm.
migration movement 10 Georgia,
were unanimously adopted. The rcs.
olutions were offered by W. L. Peek.
of Rockdale, county, and are said to
have met with the hearty approval
of the gathering
The resolutions momorlaliSe the
State Legislature to make no apprc.
priation to further the ends Of In
migration to Georgia Of foreigners
and also urge that body not to en-
courage the movement.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-06-27
The Decreasing Pension RON.

When the service pension law was
passed by Congress in February
many people thought that there
would be a notable increase In the
amount paid by the government 10
the veterans OF hts wars. The meas
ure provided for pensions graduated
according TO the age OF the recipients
for all soldiers and sailors who
served at least ninety days In the
United States army during the Civil
War and we're honorably discharged.
A yoteran aged 62 was TO reoelvesla
a month. ons 70. sl6; one rs OF
ovr. sac. II was thought that the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-06-27
Southern Farmer Prefers Negro

Senator Latimer OF South Carolina
said recently in discussing the ques-
tion OF immigration In the South
"The new mills and factories
springing up in the South, are at
tracing white farm hands, leaving
the negroes practically in control of
the agricultural labor market. The
South will not permit negroes TO
work beside white girls in factories.
Separate factories would have to be
built for colored folk II they are
hired as mill hands. In consequence,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-06-27

extra amount needed to provide for
such pensions would be SIS, 10000
About 100000 applications have
been received under the provisions
OF the act. Some of these will be
rejected for good and insufficient
reasons. About 1000 names a day
are being added to the list from
these new applicants and the work
is being pushed with all possible dis
patch, large force of clerks being
kept busy. But of tho applicants II
is found that 9Sh per cent are al
ready on the pension roll receiving
a smaller amount than that provided
for under the new plan. Some OF
them receive now from IS to $40 a
month, and some less amount. The
net increase, therefore, will be small.
II is estimated TO represent about
SO a month per pension on the aver
age.
or the remaining Y per cent OF
applicants como will be rejected for
reasons which led TO previous re-
fusal of pension, The others are
men who have never before applied
for a pension, but the number 10 so
small comparatively that II is hardly
to be considered.
Instead of $15,00O,000 additional
II is believed that the increase will
not reach $13.OOO,OOO tho first year,
and In addition another force is
working rapidly toward marked re-
duction. During the month of April
SS2 names were added to the roll.
but in the same period S616 old
soldiers died, and there was net
reduction in the number of pension
ers of 2977. every reason being
counted. II Is now more than forty
two years since Appomatox The
maximum of the pension roll was
reached on January 81, 1905, the
number then being 1.OO4,196. Since
that time the monthly loss from
death hes passed the average OF
1909. Is close to 1000. and. as stated
before. In April Il exceed $500. The
Veterans of the Civil War are fast
answering the last roll call. The
widows of veterans are dying in in
.creesing numbers. The Commission
er OF Pensions believes that the
death rate will increase by leaps and
bounds within year from now, so
that the reduction of the amounts
needed for pensions will be in large
figures in the immediate future.
No true patriot has regretted the
provision which tho United States
has made for those who fought for
the Union when its life was threat
ened, one hundred ana forty mil
lion dollars year is a large amount.
But the service rendered was great
and the obligation correspondingly
sacred. There is feeling OF sadness
at the thought that a generation Is
passing away and that Il will not be
long tin the last OF the "boys in
blue" who answered the call OF
"Father Abraham" Is gone. That
those who yet survive may enjoy
peaceful and quiot life during the
few years tha. remain will be the
hope OF many thousands during this
week of national memorial Chi
cago Tribune.