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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-08
CHILDREN'S HOME
SOCIETY PROJECT
Hospital at Which Poor Little
Ones May Receive Medical
and Surgical Treatment Free
of Charge
A DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT

After taking the three. children OF
Mrs. Maude Schrand, who died from
burns a few days ago, and two chill
dren from Murray to the home in
Louisville, John Hutchen, district
superintendent for the Kentucky
Children's Home society, WIN return
next week to Paducah and resume
soliciting for his society. One of the
big projects of the society is tc
build a children's hospital That
will be erected this summer at a
cost of SIP. 900. The society secures
from all the poor farms children
that are strong and healthy and finds
homes for them; but the weak and
sickly children cannot be disposed OF,
It is the plan of the society to give
these little ones the medical and sur
gical treatment they deserve and af-
ford them fair show in the world
The society also will treat children
of INDECENT parents.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-08
SCHOOL MEN MEET
TO DISCUSS PLAN
Another Session Will be Held
in This City by District
League Before Program is
Adopted
ONLY -FOUR WERE PRESENT

Although no quorum was present
the four county superintendent who
met here yesterday as the executive
council of the First District Educa-
tional league, decided to hold coun-
ty associations throughout the dis
trict in the fall with a uniform pro-
gram, all to be held on the same day.
This is to promote unity in the teach
ing. The next meeting of the council
will be in Paducah but the date has
not been decided. Illness prevented
a quorum being present yesterday.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-08
CONFIDING FAMILY
REMAIN AT STATION

husband. It has been time for the
furniture to arrive il 1t was shipped.
Conductor Stewman on the Carbon
dale passenger accommodation could
find no record of any shipment of
furniture shipped to Paducah in That
name, yesterday when he was in
Carbondale. He did not have time to
inquire whether a man of the name
of Crenshow worked for the compa-
ny there. The agent at Carbonate
promised to look up the matter and
wire Baggagemaster Flowers today
the result Of his investigations.
Meanwhile the woman's determi-
nation to remain at the station seems
mistaken. To the reporter she pro-
fessed absolute confidence in her
husband, saying that If he is alive
he will come to her. Her determina-
ton to remain at the station has not
exhausted the generosity of the sta
ton attaches and the hotel and
lunch stand proprietors. Mrs. Cren-
shaw said she came originally from
Ohio county. Kentucky, where ner
people now live. She appears to be
about 35 years old, and used to hard
household work, as she says her
husband always earned living for
her. She wears a white fascinator on
her head with a coiored waist and
black skirt. Her face appears abb
solutely honest and she looks any
questioner squarely in the eye. she
will discuss her situation freely. The
boy is dressed in the average manner
the children of working people In a
little less than moderate circumstan-
ces, dress.
The station attaches will know by
tonight definitely whether her hus-
band worked for the railroad and
some disposition of the two will be
made should it appear that the hus-
band has deserted her.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-08
FARMER FLINI-FLANINfED
FOR $50 BY STRANGER

Ira English, farmer of the coun-
ty, complained to the police this
morning that ne had been relieved of
$50 by man named Dave Marshall.
He stated that he was at wagon
yard preparing to go home after dis
posing of his load of tobacco when
Marshall came up and they went to
a saloon. Marshall said the bartender
was "short change" artist and ask
ed permission to pay for the drinks
to secure evidence. English gave
him his roll of $50 and Marshall dis
appeared.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-08
HOSPITAL BOARD
IN SESSION TODAY
Preparing for Spring Improve
ments at Illinois Central In
stitutiOn and Inspecting the
Property
RAILROAD OFFICIALS PRESENT.

The board of directors of the Illi-
nois Central railroad hospital asso-
citation Is in session today at the hos
pital with Mr.. H. McCourt, general
of southern lines, the
only member absent. This Is the
regular midwinter meeting and plans
for spring improvements are being
considered, an inspection Of the
grounds and buildings made. and a
report of the association for the
past year being reviewed.
Following are those present: A. II.
Egan, superintendent Louisville di-
vision; J. M. Egan, roadmaster Ten
nessee division; ]. J. Gaven, super
intendent Tennessee division; Henry
Scheuing, superintendent Nashville
Evansville divisions; G. NJ. Hubbard,
supervisor Tennessee division; A. F.
Blaess, roadmaster Louisville divis-
ion; Master Mechanic r. ]. Turn
bull, Paducah,; John Mcclure, en-
gineer, Paducah; John Wheedon,
Louisville, conductor. The meeting
will likely last through the after
noon.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-08
WRECK IN YARDS.

Chicago, Feb. S.-Two pass
senger trains ON the Chicago,
NIilwaul<ee & st. Paul, collided
in the cfllcago yards this MORN
ing. Bothtengines exploded, set
ting fire 70 the wreckage. Pas
sengers were imprisoned on the
track elevation until firemen
rescued them with ladders.
Three men were pfnioned under
the debris. Two were taken out
alive. The third man died before
he could be chopped out.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-08
moouoIs EVIDENCE.

Chicago Feb. g. The only
official plans OF the Iroquois the
alter, one OF the most important
bits OF evidence in the forthcom-
ing trial OF VIII J. Davis, ut Dam
vile, ON the charge of man.
slaughter growing out of the
Iroquois theater disaster, In
which 600 lives were destroyed,
was burned by order of the Chi
cag0 building commissioners
when found resting in the arch
ives of the Inspectors Office. The
loss win embarrass the prosecu-
ton. W
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-08
ALABAMA KID" BACK.
He Is in Fit Condition and Ready for
Go.

An appetite for pugilistic sport
was whetted when Charles Taylor,
colored, known as the Alabama
Kid" returned from Illinois this
week thoroughly trained for fighting.
The Kid has been fighting in Illinois
and wants match here If possible.
Local sports are trying to find an
opponent for him. The negro's
weight is down to 1877, and he says
he is in better form than he had en-
ioyed in years.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-08
Pay for Teachers.

This morning the last check for
paying county school teachers arrived
1t was for 50. 100. and tomorrow will
be pay day. Many of the county
schools have closed and those re-
naming in session win dismiss with
in two or three weeks.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-08
LAUD roe OF RACE SUICIDE.
Nebraska Legislators Commend Mem
Der With Fifteen Children.

Lincoln, Neb., Feb. Sit is doubt
full if any one member of the legis-
lature has done more along the line
of anti-race suicide than has Repre-
sentative C. L. France, of Syracuse,
who has fifteen children. In recog-
milton of this the legislature already
has drafted resolutions of thanks to
Mr.. and Mrs. France, and these res
olutions have been sent to Governor
Sheldon and President Roosevelt.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-08
CAUGHT WITH GOODS.
John Pete Couldn't Do Otherwise
Than Confess.

john Pete, colored, pleaded gull
ty to filling a large bran sack full of
coal in Noble & Yeiser yards on
West Broadway this morning with
out the permission of proprietors,
and trying to carry II away. He un-
fortunately encountered Patrolman
Sam Howell. Petit larceny is charged
and County Judge Lightfoot will try
him Monday.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-08
sMOKING CRIME.

Springfield, ILL.,, Feb. s.
Smoking cigarettes in any public
place by persons under 1s years
old, or by students under Fl
years old, is made a misdemean-
or, punishable by SO fine, I'm
a bill which was passed by the
senate today, and is law.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-08
Abbreviated And So Badly
Written as be Almost
Unintelligible
IN A BAD FRAME OF MIND
Details of Testimony Of Evelyn Ness
bit Thaw ON Stand in Regard
to White.
ROOM WITH MIRRORED WALLS

New York, Feb. s.-This morn
ing's session of the Thaw trial was
devoted to reading letters offered
yesterday, but not read as evidence.
Letters written by Thaw to Lawyer
LOngfellow, his counsel, were ramb-
ling, incOherent and badly written,
with words abbreviated, so the coun-
sci had much trouble deciphering
them. They show the defendant i'm a
bad frame of mind at the time OF
writing,
The letter constantly referred to
''that blackguard," and said Miss
n. would give all she possessed if she
could have been sent to school by me
instead of him. She should never
have remained on the stage so long
and if they had listened to me sho
would not. IL resulted i'm her name
being falsely connected with two
others besides that bIackguard. Poor
girl, she was poisoned when she was
10 years old.
Remember that If l die my prop
erty is all 70 go 10 my wife, but in
the event of her death, must not GO
TO her relatives. Her wretched moth
er must not receive anything. I
would provide for her brother, how
ever.
"Poor girl, If 1 die, she may not
live to be III"
After the letter incident was dis
posed of Evelyn Thaw testified that
White bIackguarded Thaw TO her,
that me took her TO Abe Hummel, the
attorney, who made out an afiida-
Wit, charging Thaw with her abduc-
ton. She refused to sign il. She de-
clared Humnel said he would hold
Thaw's letters 20 her as club over
the young mans head. She said Hum
mel sought TO persuade her to sue
Thaw for breach of promise. She tes-
titled that she refused TO marry Thaw
for long time because she believed
her marriage TO him would hurt him.
She said White sought TO renew the
Friendship with her after her mar
riage to Thaw.
Yesterday Afternoon.
In the big witness chair Mrs. Thaw
appeared but slip of a girl and she
told a pitiful story of her eventful
young life in a frank, girlish way.
When the tears came unbidden to
her big brown eyes and slowly trick
led their way down her scarlet
cheeks she strove in vain to keep
them back. Through the lump in ner
throat at times seemed about to
smother her, she forced the words
from ner trembling lips and by a
marvellous display of courage which
took her willingly to her staggering
ordeal, she shook OFF the depression
which once threatened to become
absolute collapse.
As the young wife unfolded the
narrative of her girlhood and told
of the early struggles Of herself and
her mother to keep body and soul
together: of how gaunt poverty
stood ever at their door and how
she finally was able to earn a liveli-
hood by posing for photographers
and artists; she won the murmured
sympathy of the throng which filled
every available space in the big
court room.
Story of Her Wrecked GirIhoOd.
Then came the story of the wreck
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-08
RUNS HOSPITAL.

Richmond, KY, Feb. S-Pen-
my Taylor, a patient at the hos
pital. went suddenly insane last
night and ran the nurses and
patients out in the snow, and
took possession. The entire po-
lice force was brought into ac-
ton to capture him.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-08

Payday for Paducah on the Tilt
nois Central will be February Is
The date is Slightly ahead of the usu-
al date and the notice Of the day
for the arrival Of the pay car mere
was received earlier than usual
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-08
COUNTY BROKE.

Raleigh, N. C.,Feb. Scamp
son county is bankrupt by rea-
son of the alleged defalcation
Of $4,000 by the county treas
urer. There is no money to pay
school teachers. School was or
dered closed.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-08
BRyCE TO SAN.

London, Feb. S.-James
Bryce, the new ambassador to
the United States, will sail for
New York February 13, on the
White Star liner Oceanic.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-08
Watch and Wait for Man From
Carbonate Who Has as
Yet Not Appeared
BEEN THERE SINCE MONDAY.
Station Employees and Hotel and Res
taurant Proprietors Take Care
of Homeless Ones.
REFUSE TO BELIEVE WORST

Simple faith in her husbands
word causes Mrs. Sallie Crenshaw
with her 7-year-old son, though PEN
niless, to remain at the Union pas
senger station despite the urgent APP
peals of the attaches of the station
for her to allow them to send her
home to her people in eastern Ken
lucky. she has been at the station
with her boy since last Monday
night and though the distance 1t
would be necessary for her husband
to come to join her is not hundred
miles-from Carbondale-he has not
appeared.
Mrs. Crenshaw arrived Monday
night penniless from Carbonate and
said her husband had sent her and
their boy ahead of him, and that he
would follow with their household
goods. 1t being their intention TO
live in Paducah. Though the attaches
of the station urged her to let them
send her into the city where she
could secure aid, she was persistent
in saying she would remain in the
station; for her husband had said he
would join ner there and she did not
want him to come and find her gone.
SO a subscription was taken up at
the station and room in the Illinois
Central hotel opposite the station
was secured for them. Ever since
Monday night. the woman and ner
boy have been supported by the at
taches of the hotel, by the generosi-
ty of Mr.. Quarles, proprietor of the
Illinois Central Motel, by Mr.. and
Mrs. Taylor, proprietors of the Eng
fish kitchen, and the managers of
the station lunch stand.
Faithful to Husband.
Through the last five days she has
not changed her conviction that her
husband finally will join ner. Today
she still refuses TO leave the station
and though the long waits in the
waiting room of the station are tire
some, with the little boy to care for,
otherwise they are comfortable. A
bed at night and meals through the
day are provided for them.
To everybody alike she tells the
same pathetic tale and her faith in
her husband is unshakable. She says
he is a railroad man, on a section
gang, working around Carbonate
where they lived. He decided to move
to Paducah. she thinks because he
knew some foreman here. She says
she doesn't know much about his
affairs. ''You know women never
know mucn about their husbands
affairs" are her own words. In fact
the most intelligent account of their
movements and affairs has been got
ten from the 7-year-old boy. who is
bright faced and gentle in his man
ners. He says his father worked in
the north yards at Carbondale.
The husband. John Crenshaw
bought tickets for his wife and boy
from Carbonate to Paducan. This
is considered an unusual thing by
the station attaches, knowing thai
the man could have gotten passes
He told them he wou,l follow imme
diately with the household goods
coming in the same car with them
This. too. is not regular for per
son can come only with livestock OF
freight train. She said the mouse
hold goods had not been loaded OF
the cars when she left.
Nothing mas been heard. from thu
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-08
WANT MORE Paw.

Bloomington, ILL.,, Feb. g.
All boiIelmakers and helpers Of
the Alton railroad went ON a
strike this morning, not satisf-
ed with the voluntary increase I'm
pay OF two cents an hour made
TO all departments January 4.
They demand three cents addi-
tionai.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-08
Err :

WEATHER - Generally
fair and warmer tonight and
Saturday. The highest temper
allure reached yesterday, 80;
lowest today, 20.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-10-06

as it is by an increasing disposition to curb the vicious tendencies of human nature, it may be safely en- trusted to develop the spirit of reverent optimisms in all healthy minded people, who do right be- cause it is right and not because it is Sunday: who go to church because they are uplifted, and who seek re- taxation elsewhere because they need it; who do not call the Babbar. atans hypocrites or the so-called, goddess; in short the great mass of people all around us who hear ser mons in the laugh of innocent plea sure, read books in the running brook and see good in everything that is and does good.-Kansas City Journal.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-10-06

athletic features for the benefit ot the playground fund. The tourna- ment, even though held on Sunday, will, in all probability, be witnessed by great many people who do not usually patroniZe Sunday amuse- ments, at least of an athletic char acter All of which illustrates the growing liberality with which Sab bath observance is viewed. There are still some good people who are alarmed at this tolerant spirit and fear that the American Sabbath is becoming Continentalized, when, as matter of fact, no sound reason exists why the friends, of a sane Sabbath should feel depressed.
 There is very pronounced trend toward the repression of the more vicious forms of Sabbath desecra- tlon. The open saloon is becoming extinct, but as the doors of the sa loon are closing, the doors of the places where helpful recreation may be obtained are opening. In the light of this fact, it seems to be straining point to find fault with the playing of games on Sunday for such worthy purpose as the chill dren's playground fund.
 A Puritanical Sabbath is as far removed from the real American spirit as the other extreme of Con- tinentalism, also imported. The happy medium is along the line of the present tendency. A distin- guished bishop recently condemned the preaching of so much sissy" re- llgion, and his remarks were quite pertinent. The preacher whose mes sage comes closest to the heart of everyday life and at the same tine retains the fastest hold on the eternal verities of religion has tho best sa,,ed congregations, if not tue largest. The preacher who breaches a sissy" Sabbath will have as little influence as one who might preach wide open Sabbath. The cause of religion has suffered much from this idea of crowding it all.into one day in the week. The truth is that there is no right day to do wrong or harmful thing. There is no day on which is, is wrong to do right and unselfish thing. It is more wrong for a man who has ample time at his disposal to waste his time and money in injurious or eXtravagant pleasures than for the man whose only leis- ure is on Sunday to engage in healthy recreation or amusement.
 That is the spirit which is deter mining the settlement of the ques- tion, and it is in line with the grow ing tolerance of the times. Atteend-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-10-06
---oto-- PROHIBITION IN THE SOUTH

A common error seems to prevail that the prohibition movement in the Southern states is matter of recent origin. It is true that the en- actment of prohibition amendments of the various states in the South is of late growth, but the prohibitory sentiment took effect many years ago in the form of local option.
 In the latter '70s the Southern people became impressed with the fact that the negro was even more susceptible to the evil influences of alcohol than the white race. Or dlnarily industrious, docile and even effectionate in his attitude toward his former masters and their famil- les, he became fend in human form when crazed with drink. In the rural communities of the Gulf states especially the negro population hea- willy outnumbers the whites. in many parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Ala bama and South Carolina on the large plantations the ratio of blacks to whites often being as high as a hundred to one.. Under these cir cumstances it became absolutely necessary to the safety of the whites that the liquor~ drinking propensi- ties of the negroes should be re- strlcted, and, as consequence near ly all of the Southern statets pass ed local option laws which enables the rural communities to banish li- quor but left the towns free to ex- erclse their own discretion in the matter.
 AS long ago as 1880, the whole upper part of Louisiana, which is inhabited by homogeneous Ame-i- can population. excepting the col ored population, went completely dry under the local option statute. The southern half of the state below Red River is largely settled by
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-10-06

Creoles, French and Spanish colo | nlsts, and they refused to take ad ] vantage of the local option law be- cause of their inherited habit Of drinking light wines at their meals. This haDit also prevails among the Creole negroes, and both races drini- temperately, hardly ever getting
 drunk or using whiskey or other
 heavy alcoholic liquors.
 In Mississippi the local option law has taken effect in all but five coun- ties of the state in 1882, and this condition has prevailed ever since, with a few exception in counties
 which have gone alternately "wet'
 and 'dry' at biennial elections. Ia
 Ala bamya and Georgia much the same
 conditions have been in force for
 the last twenty-five years.
 In South Carolina as is well known, the state took over the sale
 of liquors years ago under the form of state dispensaries or dramshops, on the plan that has worked suc- cesfully in Sweden for a generation
 or more, by which the sale of li- quors is very carefully guarded and restricted to mature, responsible citizens. Unfortunately, the practical operation of the idea became a source of graft among the politi- clans and the plan has been recently discarded.
 . The recent enactment of state- wide prohibitory laws in Alabama and Georgia is probably due to the desire to escape the continual fric- tion between the pros and the antis at the periodical local option elec- tlons. But the popular sentiment against liquor drinking has been a crystalized fact in these states for at least quarter of a century. In addition to the incentive furnished by the negro menace, the Southern people, especially in the rural com- munities, are strongly religious, generally inclining to the Baptists and Methodists faiths, and this fact has solidified and riveted the pro hlbltory sentiment to such an ex- that liquor drinking is becoming more and more rare in these states. except perhaps in the cities.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-10-06

crats are twitted by the high protec- tionists about there being many kinds of alleged Jeffersonian followers, it is not amiss to publish for the enlight- enment of the Republicans and for the benefit of the young men of the country just what Democracy is as it was pronounced by Jefferson during his lifetime.
 At this time when so many and such persistent assaults are being made upon the constitution, the rights of the states, the prerogatives of the judiciary and the self-respect of con- scientious office holders, a careful reading of the sixteen tenets of the party would help every citizen of the country who has regard for organic law or who desires information as to what democracy teaches and believes and what it will never surrender. compromise or disclaim:
 First-The people, the only source of legitimate power.
 Second-The absolute and lasting severance of church and state.
 Third-The freedom, sovereignty and independence of the respective states
 Fourth-The union, confederacy,
  centralization.
 Fifth-The constitution of the Union, a special written grant of power, limited and definite.
 Sixth-The civil power paramount to the military power.
 Seventh-The representative to obey the instructions of his constitn- ents.
 Eighth-Elections free and suffraee universal.
 Ninth-No heredity of office, nor order, nor title.
 Tenth-No national debt, if poss,- ble.
 Eleventh-No costly splendor of administration.
 TWelfth-No prescription of opin- ion nor of public discussion.
 Thirteenth-No unnecessary inter- ference with individual conduct, pro- perty or speech.
 Fourteenth-No public money ex pended, except by warrant of special appropriations.
 Fifteenth-No mysteries of oovorn ment inaccessible to the public eye
 SlXteenth-Public compensation for public service; salaries moderate and economy.