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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-03
Five Hundred Men in Line OF
March Yesterday.
Handsome Floats and Good Music
Are Attractive Features
Along the Line.
MISS HELEN HANNIN GODDESS

| Labor Day in Paducah was a sue
cess despite, the fact that the storm
linterfersd with celebrations at Wal
lace park after O'Clock. All events
scheduled at the park were pulled of
and the day passed off nicely.
The parade headed by Deals band
was one Of the best ever seen in Pa
durah. The entire police force was in
line and also the fire department.
Members of each fire company tried
to outshne the others, and the ap-
paratus was beautiful.
There were representatives from
every trades union in line of march.
Machinsts. boilermakers. clgarmak-
ers, carpenters and painters, metal
workers. clerks, caulkers, ship car
penters, hod carriers were in line OF
march and several Industrial floats
added much TO the parade. One fine
float was that OF the Grand Leader.
a reproduction of a clothing store A
little girl swinging on the float was
an unique feature.
Following the white parade color
Cd union men held a second parade
land made a creditable showing A
band in full uniform headed the col
ored parade. marching to the park at
Rowlandtown.
Miss Hannin, Goddess of Labor.
Miss Helen Hannin, sister of Mr..
George Hannin, the well known Illi-
nois Central timer. was elected god
dess OF labor by vote OF 1880 to
Miss Willie Malone's vote OF SIP.
Miss HanniE was supported by the
ltLnners and pipefitters' union. and
Miss Malone by carpenters. There
would have been more votes. but tick
cts were not sod after ) O'Clock
when the storm came up and threw
a damper on further celebrations at
the park. On Wednesday night a
meeting of the committees will be
held to decide on date for GROWING
Miss Hannin goddess of labor. It is
INTENDED to make the affair a men,
orable one.
Prize Winners.
Successful prize winners in con-
tests at Wallace park. all prizes
bought by the unions. follow:
William Herbst, hat, best gentle
man dancer. Mr.. Herbst won first
prize at the Illinois Central picnic
dance at Kuttawa September IA.
Miss Ida Belle Murray, umbrella,
best lady dancer.
Miss Helen Hannin, comb, best la
dy runner.
William Carroll. box cigars, best
boat rover.
Great excitement prevailed at the
park when the storm came up. Dust
tree branches. and even small stones
were hurled about by the wind and
there was general rush for cars and
home. No tickets were sold after &
O'Clock. admission being free. Dane.
ing was the only form of amusement
lat the park after dark
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school House Damaged.

The new RowlandtOwn school
house. under course of construction
by Contractor Weikel. was damaged
about $500 worth. walls being blown
down yesterday.
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Thousands of dollars damage was
done and one man was severely in
jured as the result of a furious east
wind, that struck the city about
O'Clock yesterday afternoon and
swept through Broadway destroying
lsigns and awnings. breaking plate
glass windows, twisting of trees and
Icrushing the 2-story brick building.
lat 420 Broadway, occupied by the
American Exprss copmany and Smith
Sisters millinery establishment, as
liz it had been tissue paper. The top
Istory of the four story building oc-
lcupied by the Scott Hardware COM
pany was blown into the room of
the cypress building loving 1t fiat, and
the roof rested on the roll top desks
of the first floor.
A. F. Lagerwall, the express agent.
was pinioned from the waist down by
the heavy timbers and debris and lay
in sight and hearing of his rescuers
from $40 until 1850 o'clock, while
the hook and ladder men worked
Iaround him.
J. X. Lunn, bill clerk; J. F. Mar
,tin, a messenger, and Thadeus Cor
don, cashier, were in the building.
but escaped TO the street before the
walls came down on them.
When the sky suddenly darkened
and a heavy wind set in, Mr.. Lager
wall and his three subordinates were
preparing to close the office. Mes
senger Martin was near the front
door and had presentiment that
something was going to happen Run
ming to the door, he succeeded in es-
caping as the walls closed in. One
or two timbers struck him as he
made his exit and at Clements book
store across the street DR.. ]. d. Rob-
ertson examined his injuries. His
left leg and back were bruised but
not too severely for Martin to go TO
lulS lOuSlHS nOuSt.
]. X. Lunn, the bill clerk, was
lstanding on stool. closing the
transom. when the crash came, and
succeeded in kicking his way through
the door to safety. He was cut and
bruised about the body.
Thadeus Gordon, the cashier, had
lgone to the rear door to lock II when
The heard the crashing tlmbers. He
dashed from the rear door and es-
caped with slight bruises
MIR. Lagerwall.
Agent Lagerwall was caught near
1.-The front of the building. but fortu-
Inately in such a position that no
weight rested on him except his left
LEG. He was In his Office when the
Icrash came. and had not time to gain
1.-THE door. He was pinioned down
until 1850 O'Clock when relieved by
firemen. During the work of rescue
he talked, directed and assisted in
many ways In the work of getting
himself clear of the timbers. Tons
, lof brick and timbers were removed
from about the imprisoned agent, but
, mot once did he lose his grit.
The Duldlng Deiongs to DR.. ID. O..
| Murrell
This morning Mr.. c. ]. Abbott.
l
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CLOUDY

Partly cloudy tonight and Wednes-
day. except probably showers IN the
east portion. Highest temperature
yesterday, %: lowest, 81.
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NO DAMAGE ELSEWHERE
American Express Company
Building Crushed and Agent
Caught in Debris.
STORY OF THE STORM

II. Diehl's residence. 3i2
South Third street, where the
front porch was turned around
and set against the house.
G. Il. Gridley's residence,
Sixth and Clay street. roof
torn.
J. w. Little's residence Four
teenth and jefferson streets,
chimney thrown 80 feet and
slate roof cut into bits, exposing
two rooms to the torrents Of
rain. The damage is considera-
BILE.
Frank Jones, South Seventh
street, roof damaged.
American Express company,
400 Broadway, wrecked.
Wabash, steamboat, guard rail
broken.
The roof partly blown of the
Imperial Tobacco Plant cOmpa-
ny. Fifth and Clay streets.
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Concluded on Page Eighth
Evening journal., 1907-12-14
GET JOHN EVANS
MATCH BOX
Creditors Barred From Wear
ing Apparel Of Members Of
Bankrupt Firm

Creditors OF II. l.. and John II. Evans
OF the bankrupt firm Of II. Ia Evans and
Company win get John II. Evans match
safe to convert into cash for division
among them The jeweiry belonging to
the Messrs. Evans win be retained by
him. The creditors sought to have Il sold
along with the other effects OF the bank-
rupt, but Judge Bradford In United states
Court yesterday afternoon ruled That
jcwelry is wearing apparel and therefore
Is not TO be taken from the bankrupt.
Judge Bradford. however, decided that
the silver match safe did not come with
in the scope OF wearing apparel and the
creditors win get it.
Judge Bradford's decision establishes
an important precedent In bankruptcy
rulings
Harry J.. Evans and John II. Evans
sought recovery of personal effects, al-
legged to be wearing apparel, as being ex-
empt from the claims OF creditors under
the operation OF the bankruptcy act
These effects were held by Thomas r..
Bayard. trustee IN bankruptcy and
when the petition Of the members Of
the bankrupt firm was presented the
referee, Arthur w spruance, denied the
prayer of the petition, except as to sci
OF cun links, a set OF shirt studs. claim
cd by Harry H. Evans, and set Of shirt
studs and a set Of cuff buttons claimed
by John II. Evans
] u
hardt represent the referee, and John
T.. Noary. who represents the Evans,
took exception TO the order Of the referee
and had the case argued before Judge
Bradford.
Part OF the property which was sought
by the creditors belonged TO Harry l..
Evans and consisted OF a gold watch, a
watch chain. set Of cum links. two
watch fobs, a gold ring, a gold ring with
diamond setting, a gold ring with sap.
phire setting a pearl scarf pin. a ruby
scarf pin and a set of shirt studs APP
praised in the aggregate at Aii5o. The
rest Of the property sought belonged 10
the estate OF John H. Evans and con-
sisted OF a gold watch a chain and cut
ter a watch fob match safe a scarf
pin. two sets OF cum links. q set of shirt
studs and a set Of cun buttons. appraise,
in the aggreeate az Sii05O
Judge Bradford IN an exhaustive opln
ion considers the case, and concludes tina
iewelry Is wearing appareV under th
statutes before him. and Is therefore OK
empt FROM conversion 20 the benefit OF thl
creditors. The bankrupts are given pos
session Of the iewelry claimed by then
excepting the match safe.
Evening journal., 1907-12-14
HAVE THE
CANAL FREE

Captain w. c. Clark Of Constantiany
n. Y, passed through Philadelphia
yesterday on his return from the Ma
tiOnal Rivers and Harbors Congress
held at Washington. In discussing the
work Of the convention he said:
"The freeing of~State and interstate
canals from toll would do more for the
increase Of domestic trade than any
thing else. For instance, the toll on
the Raritan Canal, which is "A miles
long amounts to from 80 cents to s1.5O
a ton on freight and a cent a bushel
on grain. on the Chesapeake and
Delaware Canal toll Is charged for a
distance OF Ia miles at the rate Of from
l5 cents 10 81 a ton for freight and u
cent a bushel for grain. This toll on
grain practically amounts. TO an export
tax.
III the canals between the coal
mines and Philadelphia were made free
coal could be brought TO Philadelphia
at a cost OF $3.50 a ton In fact. there
lis scarcely a single branch OF trade
which would not be benefited II the
canals Of Pennsylvania would follow
the example OF the Brie Canal, which
IS free Of ton.
Evening journal., 1907-12-14
NO DIVORCE
FOR DASHIELL

Superior Court this morning refused
to grant James Lambert Dashiell a
divorce decree from his wife. Cora A.
Dashiell. and at the same time made
an order cutting off tne wife's ALI
mony of $50 a month, which has been
paid her by Dashiell since the filing
of the suit. Dashiell must pay tho
costs. John w. Brady. counsel for
Mrs Dashiell. was tho only one of in
terested counsel in the case to hear
the order of the court.
The case was entered at the Septem-
Der term. 1906. Robert G. Harman for
the libellant. subsequently Charles
NJ Curtis was appointed commissioner
to take testimony. and when he hand
ed the volume Of evidence to tn court
sveral weeks ago il was generally
understood that il was accompanied by
a recommendation Of decree of di-
vorce for Dashiell. Later Mr.. Har-
man had the case remanded to the
commissioner for the stalking of addi-
tional testimony. and when this sup
Elemental testimony was presented TO
the court week before last. Mr. Brady
argued against a decree favoring
Dashfeil.
The court annnlled an order issued
against James p. Lohand several years
ago. compelling him to pay s35 a month
coward the support of his wife and
children. Since that time the Lohands
have been divorced. The husband is
providing for the children.
Evening journal., 1907-12-14
GEN. DUPONT AIDS
THE SUNSHINERS

Through the generosity Of General T.
Coleman DUPONT, the Delaware Division
of the international Sunshine Society viii
now have a headquarter in the Equitable
Building General DUPONT has placed at
the disposal Of the society two rooms ON
the Seventh floor OF the building and VIII
furnish the heat and light in addition.
The rooms win be furnished by the
society and viii be put into use as rest
rooms for out Of town visitors and shop
pers and for young women employed in
stores and offices to be utilized during
their luncheon hour. The society viii have
someone always on hand to see to tho
comfort OF all visitors. II is also prob
able that the society will now hold all its
regular meetings I'm the rooms. The kind
ness Of General dupont Is greatly appre-
ciated by the Sunshiners, for IL now gives
them as excellent facilities as are pos
sessed by the Sunshiners in other States.
Evening journal., 1907-12-14
LARGE FLEET WILL GUARD
THE ATLANTIC COAST

By THE JOURNALS Special Wire.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14-If any Of
the war dogs of Europe or elsewhere
should take notion 10 snarl at the
United States the moment the battle
ship fleet has reached a safe distance
from home waters. they will not find
Americas front door without a guard
ian. while Bob" Evans is looking over
the situation in the back yard He
viii scarcely have turned the corner
of the house before the organization Of
another biz feet viii be started on the
Atlantic seaboard. by the first OF
the year the first Of the Atlantic fleet
win be under tentative formation to
be known as the third squadron of the
Atlantic fleet At the head win be
the new battleshiD Mississippi. soon To
be built al the League Island Navy
Yard. commanded by Captain John c.
Fermont She will be joined by her
sister snip. Idaho. at the same yard.
This division viii be completed BY
adding the batueship Indiana. now at
tho League Island yard. and the New
Hampshire which is being completed
BY the New York Ship Building COM
Evening journal., 1907-12-14
MIGHT HAVE TO
PAWN THE COUNTY
If the Government Should
Try to Collect $42O. 600
From the Levy Court

This afternoon at 4 o'clock the navi-
CATION and transportation committee of
the Board OF Trade will meet In the
Board Of Trade rooms to consider the
Improvement OF the Chrisuana river.
especially at the Market street bridge.
The committee will appear before tho
Levy Court at its next meeting and is
preparing to submit its statement be-
fore that court
Some genius has figured that New
Castle county Is liable TO a fine Of
$4,000 should the United States Gov
ernment decide to proceed against It.
The case centers around the Market
street bridge.
The Levy Court was ordered in 1900
by the Secretary Of War 20 replace the
bridge with a modern structure. The
Levy Court, however, pleaded poverty,
and took no action.
The Federal statutes provide Chat a
person, corporation or association own
ing or controlling a bridge, after re-
ceivinR due notice and time limit TO
remove such bridge and fail TO do so.
shall be punished by fine not exceed
ing $4,000. and every month such par
ties il remaining in default in respect
to the removal fsuch bridge. shall he
deemed guilty of a new offense and
subject to an additional fine OF S5000
Seven years has elapsed since then,
and the bridge is still on the job. The
levy courtmen are not taking any
$4,000 fine into consideration In their
estimates. and hight be called upon 70
pawn the Court House. lease the
county worlxhouse. sell the lease on
that famous gravel pit down in st.
Georges hundred. and increase the
county tax rate a dollar OF two n
Uncle sam should try TO collect such
q Hna-
Evening journal., 1907-12-14
LONG SITTING
IN POKER GAME
Isaac SIesineer Testified in
City Court That He Played
Two Days and a Night
LIMIT WAS FIFTEEN CENTS

Charged with keeping a gaming table
at No 1914 Market street. Moses
Rosenberg was defendant in City
Court to-day. but Judge Cochran. at-
ter hearing the evidence. did not think
il sufficient to hold him for the upper
court, and continued the hearing TO
give the police an opportunity TO make
a stronger case The hearing will be
resumed next Tuesday. Rosenberg Is
represented by Howell S. England.
Practically the only witness against
Rosenberg. who gave damaging evil
dence in the case. was Isaac slesinger.
who lives az No. 300 1-2 South Heald
street, but he himself was tried In
City Court last July, also on the
charge Of conducting a gaming table,
and the court said Ii did not place
much credence in his story.
Had Long Sittings.
Slesinger testified that the last time
he played poker at Rcsonhorg's house
was on last THURSDAY. He said the
game was 15-cent limit affair. and
Rosenberg Clipped the pot five cents
every time IL was opened He said
he played with Rosenberg and the lat
ter's son-in-law. Hyman Rosen. lie
said he played from S.45 o'clock In tho
morning until ten minutes past eighi
i'm the evening. That wasn't a starter
however. TO one game he said ne sat IL
at Rosenberg's house, about foui
weeks ago. On that occasion ne SAID
they played from Tuesday mornini
until Wednesday night. Two days and ,
night He said the game started will
only three in Il. but was augmented lo
two additional players on Wednesda,
morning, one of whom the witness sal,
was Benjamin Sacks.
Siesinger said he had lost $50 on on'
occasion and S15 on another and wen
broke. He won IS on Thursday. how
ever, but he said Rosenberg threatened
him with arrest If he did not return Il
He then told Chief OF Police Black al
about IT, and Rosenberg's arrest fol
lowed
Benjamin Sacks deneid- Slesinger'i
statement that he had playel poke
with him. He admitted playinl
pinochle, however, ana Hyman Rosei
said he played cassino. but no poker
He said that was ana American gam
and he came from the old country an,
didn't know a thing about H.
Evening journal., 1907-12-14

later was taken over as part Of the
diocesan work.
The Bishop held an enviable posi-
ton in the Masonic fraternity, he hav-
ing on September 25 last in Boston
been elected a thirty third and last
degree Mason by the Grand Council OF
the Conslstory OF Scottish Rite Masous
His coronation in the thirty third
degree was set for September OF next
year by the Grand Council The Bishop
was made Blue Lodge Mason in
Mauch Chunk, Pa, he being a mem
OF Carbon Lodge there. Ills chapter
and higher Affiliations were with Penn
sylvania and Ohio lodges. but he was
an honorary member of st. Johns
Chapter and St. Johns Commandery,
Knights Templar, of this city. lie had
been grand chaplain Of the Grand
Lodge>of Delaware.
No man Of any where. approaching
his years was any more active than
Bishop Coleman. Despite his trips
throughout the country, and covering
thousands of miles annually, he never
seemed 60 show any III effects Of the
strain, so hardy was ris character. Va
cations came but once a year for him,
anu lAeu ne SOUGHT recreation III a
manner that had made him as widely
known as did his ecclesiastical ability.
His vacations would be spent on pedes-
trian tours through some remote or
sparsely. settled part of the country.
ON these tramps the Bishop laid aside
his clerical garb. and clad in plain and
rough clothing and with stout cane
he would tramp for two or three weeks
without divulging his identity This
year't tramp with him was shorter than
he usually took
Evening journal., 1907-12-14
SCHOONER LAWSON
LOST OFF ENGLAND
Largest Sailing Vessel in the World Wrecked and
Only One Survivor Has Been Found.
Once Aground at New Castle

saw the Lawson's lights unti a. M.
when they suddenly vanished At
dawn the ship was seen floating bottom
upward In an oily sea. II Is conjec-
tured that the cables parted and that
the captain tried olling the waves.
but that the storm was too heavy to
be weathcred and the craft finally turns
ed turtle, her seven masts tending
to render her top heavy
Several men who afterward proved to
be members of the crew were seen az
Il grew lighter. ON Annet Island. an
uninhabited rock forming one OF thu
Scilly group.
Believed All Except Ono Perished.
a life boat crew sent TO the reBcua
found three of the men already dead
and the fourth and last sennt-conscious
from suffering. The survivor WAS. taken
TO ST. Agnes Island where he is still
too IN to give an account Of the wreck
and may not recover.
IL Is believed the other sailors GER.
tainly drowned as they would undoubt-
edly been heard from before this had
any survived
The Lawson spent most OF last sums
mer In the Erie Basin, near New York.
under attachment In a litigation over
her charter and was aground Novem-
Der 10. near New Castle. Del. but was
iloated without much trouble.
The gale is steadily increasing in vio-
lence and strewing the British coast
with wreckago. It Is feared the total
loss Of life Will be heavy. All the life
boats are at work
Owned in Boston.
BOSTON. Dec. 1.-THE seven mast4
ed schooner Thomas w, Lawson re-
poried this morning in London des-
patc.- IS owned by the Coastwisa
Transportation Company. Manager J..
G.. Crowley. OF the companys local
office said beyond the bare fact that
the vessel had been wrecked he had
heard nothing The Lawson was re-
Gently converted into a tank ship and
was making regular trips between
Philadelphia and English ports She
sailed from Philadelphia on Novem-
ber 2i with a cargo OF crude oil The
crew of twenty men was commanded
by Captain George w. Dow. OF Mel
lrose, Mass.
Evening journal., 1907-12-14

pany at Camden. n. J. Tt is expected
that these four ships viii be under
one commander probably, Rear
Admiral Richardson Glover. recently
promoted. The flagship will be the
Minneapolis, and William Swift, who
viii be promoted to be rear admiral,
January 3. will probably be in COM
mand. The other units of this divi-
sion will be the Columbia, Des Monies
and Tacoma This group OF vessels
when assembled win be practically as
formidable as was either squadron
that participated in the Spanish
American war Within a few months
more, through the addition Of new war
ships y will be as strong as the COM
bined sduadrons of Admiral Schley
and Sampson at Santiago. In the
spring a special division viii be forln-
ed by ;he three scout cruisers-Ches-
ter. Birmingham and Salem. and by
June or July the two mcrster armored
cruisers. North Caroline and Montana
now being completed at the Newport
News Ship Building ana Dry Dock
company's yard, win be for another
special division
Evening journal., 1907-12-14
py THE JOURNALS special wire.

LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE seven
masted schooner Thomas w Lawson,
the largest sailing vessel and the only
seven master In the world. was lost
last night of the scilly Islands. TO the
southwest OF the English coast. one
survivor and three corpses have been
picked up Captain DOW and the rest
OF the crew undoubtedly porishcd. They
might have escaped when the ship was
first driven ON the Scilly rocks but re-
fused 20 leave their posts. The Law
son, which was chartered to the stand
ard oil Company and carried a large
crew, was bound from Philadelphia to
London Driven cut of her course, by
the terrific storm she anchored last
night or the Islands, Captain Dow evil
IDENTIFY feared she would otherwise drive
on the reefs
Captain Struck BY His Post.
Two lifeboats put oq TO her assist
ance. but the captain said he preferred
20 stick to his ship and his crew stood
by him. one Of the llfehoat men got
aboard the schooner at peril Of his life
TO pilot her past the islands as soon
as the gale moderated Having, az
the crews thought provided for the
distressed vessels safety, both life
boats went ashore, the men nearly
dead from exposure. Watchers ashore