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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-27
GOVERNMENT Is
BEING BLAMED
For Black Hand Outragcs By
Italian Detectives.
known Criminals should BE Instant
Iy Deported-scout idea of Or
ganized Society.
NEW LAWS MUST BE PASSED.

New York. Dec. 27.-The' police
here scout the idea that there is a
central headquarters of the Black
Hand society in Pittsburg, as the con
stabulary of that city declared, after
the arrest of band OF nineteen al
legged members. Nor do detectives
of the Italian bureau, who have TAX
en- part iRhundreds OF raids on black
mailing and bomb throwing gangs,
believe there is any such thing as a
school OF assassination, where the
Black Handlers are trained in the art
OF murder.
The head OF the bureau, Lieut..
Pctrosino. said today:
"There is no national. or even 10
cal head of the Black Hand society.
that has any control over the hun
dreds of little bands which ply their
trade Of blackmail II there was any
head. It would be right here in New
YORK.
within the past year We have ar
rested more than two thousand Black
Hand criminals and obtained a fine
percentage OF convictions. Going
back over the records and crimes OF
these men. however. 1t is manifest
that they have no central organiza-
ton.
THAT they use the same methods
Is not from any training or general
direction, but merely a matter Of imi-
tation. One group or gang learns
thar the methods OF another gang are
successful, and naturally they iml-
tate these methods. sometimes so
closely that their threatening Letters
are worded In the same language and
the exact terrifying symbols used
"Grafters OF every sort nowadays
use the dread insignia OF the black
hand as a threat, though they never
heard of the Camorra Of Naples or
any Of the Sicillan societies OF bril-
gands- In italy there was a big or
ganization until last April, when We
got Henrico Alfsno. the Neapolltan
head OF the Camorra, who Is now on
trial for murder IN Italy.
Before the assassination of Pres,-
dent Mckinley" continued Perrosi-
no. IL warned the United States gov
eminent that some arrangements
Should be made between this coun-
try and Italy to check admission tol
this country OF so many desperate
criminals. Some law should be pass
cd that would make It easy for us to
dcport these men, brand them az
criminals and keep them out Of the
country for all time.
at would seem now that there are
countless thousands OF these men.
who follow the methods of the Cam
Ora at home, and are dreaded every
where as Black Hand gangs. Yet, so
long as the government will take no
notice OF it and make no effort to
check this sort of immigration. the
police viii be practically powerless
to cope with the spread Of so-called
Black Hand crimes"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-27
Omcial Forecast.

The Ohio at Evansville will con-
tinue. rising duffng the next IL to
"a hours. then fall for day and rise
again At NJ, Vernon, will continue
rising during the next two days. At
Paducah and Cairo, will continue
rising during the next three days. =
The Tennessee from Florence to
the mouth, will continue to rise
slowly during the next three days.
The Mississippi from below st.
Louis to above Cairo, no material
change during the next sc hours.
The Wabash at Mt. Carmel will
continue rising during next two days.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-27

this morning This is her FIRST trip
after having been repaired on the
dry docks.
River stage 20, a rise of 10.
The Chattanooga will leave Sat
urday noon for Chattanooga.
The dry docks have fifteen barges
to repair. eight for the. Aver & Lord
Tie Co, and seven for The Henrietta.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-27

cts hard TO lose the savings OF
a lifetime" ION. not so hard.
know of a dozen men with schemes
that you could go into. "---Philadel-
phia Bulletin.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-27

Democratic eide
Although just what form It will
take has, It is said, not yet been de-
termined. there are strong reports
that several bills will be offered to
the legislature directly affecting the
tobacco situation in Kentucky. That
is the bills will be designed to relieve
conditions which at present are be-
lieyed by many of the tobacco grow
ors to be caused by the arbitrary
powers and authority possessed by
several of the great corporations un-
der present laws.
Talk of two-cent rate bills are
heard now and then. and there is lit.
tie doubt but that strong efforts will
be made to pass railroad legislation
of this character. through the as
sembly The railroads. II is claimed.
will endeavor to show the members
that the traffic through Kentucky IS
not sufficient to make a two-cent rate
profitable.
County Board Bill.
or paramount interest 20 teachers.
pupils and all interested in educa-
|tional affairs In the state will be the
bill which will be offered providing
for radical change in he manage
ment Of the country schools. The
most popular form of new law is
for what has been called the county
board system. in which the old trus-
tee district is done away with, and
The Management and supervision Of
all of the schools of county, outside
of city which may have system OF
its own, are placed under common
board. A bill which will meet with
the approval of the various educa-
tionaf interests of the state is now
being drawn by special committee
appointed by the state educational
commission. aud 1t is
believed that II will be passed with
out trouble. This bill will he entire
ly noq-poIitical. and will have the
support of all the educational forces
,of the state.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-27


an 4yMpoR1AN7
ANNOUNCEMENT
ROY L. CULIEY & COMPANY
Haze made tie greatest price reductions Of
tie season in their,
Semi Annual Pre=Inventory Clearance Sale
0ne=Fourth Off on Mems Boys, Children's Clothins
includes rancoats blacks bues-.not6ing at
Now for vigorous clearing Of all our clothing
We intend to make this the greatest sale offered you
in Paducah. Due to the conditions which every of
you know of find have greater variety cloth
ing offer you pre-nventory sale than would have
been the,case under ordinary circumstances and
them we have placed uniform reduction of Is per cent
every garment. This includes all mems, boys and
nudrw5 and 00er0ab zvibot exception
it an Oa Suits Owrcas ndR amcoau
Suits Ovncom and Rnoan Suits sandOV
Now Now
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Now Now
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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-27
No Redistricting by Democrats.

From the Republican side OF the
body will come the. redis.ricting bill
on which the Republican administra-
ton will concentrate its strength
The bipartisan board of control OF
many of the states penal. charitable
and educational institutions may also
come from the Republican members,
Notwithstanding Governor Wilson
has set himself 'resolutely to attempt
to enact these bills. little encourage
.ment has SO far been found on the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-18
BED SHEET BILL
TO LONG SLEEP
MEETS UNTlMELY DEATH AT
HANDS OF ASSEMBLYMEN.
LIABILITY BILL IS FAVORED
Jury Shall Determine Whether En-
pIoyer or EmpIoye Is Negligent
Grassie's Proposal for instruction
in Politics in Public Schools is Re
ported for Adoption.
Madison, April II.


The attempt to have the Barker
hotel bill, designed to produce more
sanitary conditions in hotels, recon
sidered failed in the assembly yester-
day morning after a short discussion,
by an overwhelming vote OF 90 to 81
against reconsideration.
Assemblyman Everett, the leading
opponent of the measure, out OF cOur-
tcsy to the friends of the measure,
moved to reconsider, although accord
ing to the rules of the assembly such
motion was out Of order. He then
made a brief speech against the prop
osition, maintaining that the bill had
passed the senate because OF senate
rial courtesy.
Assemblyman Miller urged that the
bill be reconsidered and rereferred to
committee to do away with minor
defects that had been urged against
the measure.
On a call for the ayes and noes the
vote stood So to 81, whereupon Mr.,
Miller invited the members of the as
sembIy to attend the funeral of the
Barker widesheet bill.
The judiciary committee reported
on &c bills recommending three for
passage and % for indefinite post
pOnement.
The comparative negligence liabil-
ity bill, with some amendments was
recommended for passage. The Dill
provides that the elements of negli-
gence enters into actions for personal
injuries to the extent that the jury
shall determine which negligence,
that Of the employer or the employe,
is responsible for the accident and in
Jury. Men employed in shops are
excepted from the operations Of the
law.
The bill which prescribes form of
deed for the reservation of life es-
tates was also recommended for pas
sage.
The committee on education report
ed for adoption the Grassie resolution
calling for instruction in practical
politics in public schools. The state
superintendent of public instruction
is requested to issue text book to De
used for the practical course in civil
government contemplated by the res
olution
The bill to prohibit teachers from
abandoning their contracts when they
get chance to accept better posi-
ton was recommended for indefinite
postponement.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-18
Tramps Interpret Law.

Eau Claire, Wis, April 14.-City au,
thorities attempted to make eleven
tramps work on street improvements.
They struck. With dignifed mien,
the spokesman of the gang informed
the police who were to guard them
that the law specifically provides that
persons held in Jail for petty offenses
shall not be forced to do any labor
except with a jail yard or other in
closure. This staggered the author
tiles, but persuasion failed and re
tramps are in Jail, out Of the cold.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-18

pointed out that more harm resulted
in this way than was to be avoided by
the Barker bill DR.. Miller spoke
in favor of the measure. as did As
semblyman Jones Mr. Campbell,
democrat, pointed out how the smaller
tavern keepers would be compelled by
the bill to conduct establishments at
low prices which would be on a par
with the best two-dollar-a-day hotels.
One Of the important bills recon-
mended for passage in the assembly
was the measure regulating the issu-
ance OF passes to the state fair An
amendment TO the original bill is
proposed which will allow somewhat
wider distribution than was contem-
plated in the original measure. Ac-
cOrding to the amendment school
children are to be permitted the use
Of passes when the fair authorities
have voted to let them in free of
charge; and the provision which per
mits the issuance of passes to "out of
state exhibitors and corporations is
widened in scope So as to apply to
stockholders and not merely offices.
| Originally the bill enumerated GER
tain organizations and individuals who
alone could legally use passes. They
| were representatives of the newspa-
pers throughout the state. exhibitors,
agricultural organizations. members of
the legislature and state officers. The
committee on roads recommended for
passage the bill which gives a
| bounty for the use of wide-tired wag-
ons. Every owner of a wagon with a
three-inch tire is entitled to one-half
rebate Of his highway tax. The bill
regulating the conduct of the state
veterinarian as to his engaging in any
! patent medicine business while in
office, was concurred in and no re-
marks were made whatever The
measure is an Outgrowth of the re
cent trouble of State Veterinarian D.
Roberts which were aired before the
committee on agriculture in an inves,
tigatiOn recently.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-18
State Probe at Superior.

Superior, Wis, April 1.-THE state
railroad and warehouse commission
will meet here today to hear the
complaint of the Superior board of
trade against the Great Northern
railway in the matter of rate dis
elimination whereby this city is al
legged to be adversely affected. 1t is
claimed by the board that the differ
ence in rates on grain from points
equidistant to other centers of &C
emulation is such as to handicap
the development of the business at
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-18
THAW JURY D|SAGREES;;
BLAME LAID ON DELMAS

this counsel had dweIt upon the stat
utory insanity of Thaw which was
plainly proved, Thaw might have been
acquitted
Thaw's mother refused to make a
statement.
Evelyn Does Not Understand.
Mrs Evelyn Nesbit Thaw said:
Il can't understand it. | don't see
why they could not have come to
some agreement"
A reporter said to Mrs. Thaw:
"The jury stood seven to five for
conviction
Il don't believe it, she cried en-
phatically. They ought to have &C
quilted him on the evidence
When the disagreement was an
nounced in court Thaw turned even
paler than he has been for the past
several days and when he was re-
maEded back to prison at the sugges-
ton of Jerome he hung his head de-
jectedly.
Up to the very last Thaw had hoped
the jury would agree upon a verdict
of not guilty.
DeImas Will Stick.
Asked last night about the report
that all the attorneys except OReilly
had retired from the Thaw case, Del
mas said he had not withdrawn and
did not believe the others had He
would not discuss the disagreement of
the jury, nor comment on Gleason S
criticism of his elemental Ameri
cana
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-18
Visits Father: Arrested.

Oshkosh, Wis, April 17.-Richard
tretsch, whose father lives in this
city, was arrested on the charge OF
committing forgery at Wausau four
years ago. NJ. Fretsch arrived in
Oshkosh from North Yakima, Wash
ington to visit his relatives.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-18
Defends Momen.s Clubs.

Salt lake City, Utah, April IT,
Governor Cutler, in delivering the al
dress OF welcome at the triennial
convention of the Lady Maccabees
yesterday, warmly defended women
clubs and societies as being the great
promoters of social and intellactuat
drvel rpmalt.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-18

Madison, April 15-AssembIyman
Roycraft of Chippewa Falls offered a
a Joint resolution which PROPOSES to
memorabilia congress in favor of a
national income tax law. The session
was marked by an attempt to recon
slider the barker vide bed-sheet'
bill. The measure will be considered
Tuesday. The committee On cities
introduced a new bill which aims to
compel wives of invalid husbands
to contribute to their support. The
committee on federal relations re-
ported for adoption two memorials
to congress for the institution, one of
parcels lost and the other for a
postal savings bank system. Both
resolutions have been pushed by the
social democrats. The Weber reso-
luton which provides for an investl-
cation into conditions of labor in
charitable and penal institutions
with the ultimate purpose Of securing
an eight-hOur day for state employees,
was killed.
Two assembly bills were ordered
to engrossment, HeilbOrn's providing
for the heating and operation OF
street and interurban cars and Melt
zel's measure to interchange the use
of street railway tracks. Two of
Mr.. Harrass' bills, one relating to
compelling railroad connections and
the other to building of spur tracks
on request, were in the number re-
ported for passage.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-18
Mine Fire Bevond Control.

DeadwoOd, S. D., April 17.-Ffre in
the homestake mine, which has been
raging for two weeks, was reported
beyond control yesterday. TIL rock
surrounding he flames is nov SO hot
that it is almost impossible for the
men to get through the cave to fight
the fire
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-18

ors here to A. d. Thompson of Du-
by the Great Northern OF its elevat-
ors here to ID. Thompson of Du-
luth Will also be carefully investi-
gated by the commission and the de-
cision will have far-reaching effect
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-18
Cordial Greeting to Taft Party

Caguas, Porto Rico, April 17.-Sec-
retary Taft and party stopped here
Yesterday morning on their way from
San Juan to Ponce. The city was
decorated with American and Spanish
flags and large crowd from the sur
rounding country gave the secretary
a cordial greeting
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-18
WRECK ON GREAT WESTERN.
Three Seriously Injured, One Will
Probably Die.

Winona, Mimi, April 17.-While
running at about so miles an hour
Great Western train No 205 was
wrecked near Altura, Mimi. near here
yesterday afternoon The two rear
coaches plunged down a steep en-
banlIment 1t is reported that three
persons were seriously injured, and
that one travelling man named Peter
son of Minneapolis, will probably die.
A broken flange is said to have
caused the accident.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-18
Founder OF State Normal.

Ypsilanti. Mich, April 17.-Profes-
SCR G. f. r. Bellows, founder of the
central state normal school at Mount
Pleasant, Michigan. and for "a years
professor of mathematics in the state
normal college at Ypsilanti, is dead.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-18

London, April 1.-TWO German
aeronauts, Dr. Wegener and Adolph
Koch, descended in balloon yester-
day at Enderby, near Leicester The
balloon had covered s12 miles from
Berlin in 10 hours
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-18

The total vote for president in
1904 outside of Milwaukee county
was 37l,871 and it appears, therefore,
that the vot cast at the judicial
election was considerabI less than
half vote and in the same proper
ton, had a fu4- vote been cast, JUS
tice MarsnaIPs majority would have
been more than 125,000.
From unofficial sources it is learned
that Justice Marshall's majority in
Milwaukee county is slightly more
than 1000 which added to the 55,03S
already reported will make his totar
majority more than $4,000.
Henry T. Scudder, Justice Mar
shalrs opponent, carried but three
counties, Marinette, Taylor and
Oconto, the lormer being his home
county and the latter near neigh
bors, home endorsement Of which
he may be justly proud
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-18
THE JUDICIAL
VOTE WAS LIGHT

Madison, April II.
Every county in the state outside
of Milwaukee county has made return
to the secretary of state of the vote
cast at the late judicial election and
based upon those returns Justice
Marshall's majority over Henry T.
Scudder will be more than $4,000.
Following are the totals of the
vote 90 far rRt11r,npd.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-18
EARLY MORNING BLAZE.
Milwaukee Department Store Dam
AGED to Extent Of 100000.

Milwaukee, Wis, April 17.-Fire
early this morning in Kroeger Broth
ers' department store caused a loss
of 100000.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-18
RRooDs OVER WIFE'S DEATH.

Minneapolis Man Takes ChIoroform
at GAINESVILLE.
GAINESVILLE Wis, April 17.-William
Wiley OF Minneapolis, Respondent
over the death of his wife, will pro
badly die from the effects of chloro-
form he drank yesterday.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-18

IN serving as a legislator, but he eX-
pressed serious doubts whether the
doubling of the allowance would cause
the state to get any better men to
make the laws than now, and he
thought the class of legislators would
be lowered rather than raised. The
vote was as follows:
For $1,000 salaries-Senators Bar
ker, Bird, Brazeau, Browne, Fair
child, Froemming, Hagemeistef, Eud-
all,'Husting, Lockney, Marsh, Martin
Munson, Noble, Owen, Page, Pearson,
Rummel, Sanborn, Stondall, Wilcox
81.
For $5OO-Senators Bishop, burns,
Hazelwood Smith, Stout, Whitehead,
Wolff, Wright.-8.
The Elver bill to limit the hours IF
employment of street car operators to
ten hours a day, to be performed with
in y consecutive hours, came from
the assembly and by request of Sen
ator RCehr was referred to the com
mittee on manufactures. The memo,
canal from Lake Michigan to the
Mississippi river was laid over. The
Domachowski bill to forbid smoking
cigarettes by boys under IS was adj
vanced.
Assemblyman Burke of Brown
county is the author Of a joint resoiu-
ton which is designed to bring about
more uniformity in the legislation of
the different states of the union, sc
as to Obviate the demand for federal
legislation in such matters which
naturally are regarded as lying within
the jurisdiction Of the several states
1t provides that the governor be re,
queSted to confer with the governors
of the several states as to the adTis-
ability of the calling of a conference
to be composed of the governor OF
each state, together with three mem
bers of the legislature thereof, to be
held at Indianapolis during the month
of November, 1907, or some other city
centrally located for the purpose OF
securing concerted action ON said mat
tiers.
Of the committee reports the most
important were those by the transpor
tatiOn committee. One bill, recon"
mended for passage, provides that
traffic shall be interchanged by street
car companies where two franchise:
have been granted over the same
streets, with double track equipments
1t is designed to prevent needless
duplication Probably the only cit,
in this state affected by the bill al
the present time is Oshkosh. The
same committee also recommend ID
the bill which prescribes a main
.tenance of 60 degrees of temperance
in all interurban street cars from DC
.tOber 1 to April 1.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-18

Madison, April 11-By a vote of 81
to the senate concurred in the as
sembly resolution to change the con-
stitution so as to increase the pay CT
members of the legislature from $500
to 81 900 per session. Senator White
head was the only one to SPEAK on
the matter, briefly stating his reasons
for opposing it. He said that the
proposition was manifestly a fair one,
that $500 does not recompense mem
Der for the time and expense involved