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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-17

Z be regularly audited and the results
published by an independent ac-
countant. who shall not be eligible
TO re-examine such books vouchers
or accounts twice in succession.
Eighth We demand a reform In
the management OF our public elee-
mosynary and penal institutions, to
the end that they shall be operated by
/ bipartisan boards. upon proper
business principles, and their inmates
treated humanely.
] Ninth-we favor the enactment
iand enforcement OF a uniform local
option law. with the county as the
governing unit.
Tenth-We demand that the public
schools OF the state shall be taken
and kept entirely out of politics. and
that the interests and welfare OF the
children shall have first consideration
in all public school matters.
We call for better schools and
school houses. for longer school
terms In the country. and better pay
for the teachers. and the elections for
school trustees be had on different
days from other elections
Eleventh-We favor amendments
to state laws permitting and en-
couraging joint nominations of the
same candidate by the different par
ties.
Twelfth-We condemn the law.
passed for Immoral political purposes
lcreating the racing commission in
Kentucky. and demand It's repeal.
Thirteenth-We condemn the en-
Iactment by the Democratic party of
a large number of obnoxious tax
laws and the creation of useless Of
fcsee as the reward of partisan serv-
ice. and we promise. If given power.
to repeal all such laws and reduce
the taxes TO the lowest possible rate
consistent with an efficient admins
tratlon OF the state government.
Conclusion.
For years past the legislation en-
acted by the Democratic party and
dictated by certain Of its leaders has
not been for the benefit of the citi-
zen, but for the ofilceholder The
chief aim of such legislation has been
the continued holding of office and
the creation of new Offices to be trad
ed in as rewards for party service.
The citizen is at last realizing. as
never before. that the administration
of public affairs is a business that
comes close home to him; that such
business must be honestly and eff
ciently conducted. and that his bal
lot should not be cast as a matter of
sentiment, but for that candidate or
party which shows the highest capac-
ity for properly conducting the af-
fairs of the state on strict business
We ask the support of all patriotic
regardless of their party
for the state ticket Sc
lected by this convention. and for
the policies and principles above
stated. believing that it will insure
better days for Kentucky
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-17
S%4&&4&%44&&S
4 IN THE COURTS /
In Police Court .

Breach of peace-Marie Williams
SIS and costs.
Disorderly conduct-Lela johnson
colored, $40 and costs; Ernest Allen
Icolored, July IS; Dick Hill, colored
$50 and costs; George Brown. color.
ed, dismissed; Lille Gray. dismissed
Disorderly house-Winnie Howell
July is.
Keeping horse and buggy overtime
Ed Martin, SO.
Violating Sabbath-Hugh Boyle
July 20.
Petit lareeny-Bob Wright, July
is.
Malicious cutting and wounding-
Mitchell Wilson, held under bond o.
$500.
Malicious cutting, without wound
ing, July 10.
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Platform of the Republican Party

The platform Of the Republican
party. adopted in convention at Lou
isyllle, is as follows
We approve the policies and COM
mend the ability, integrity and cour-
! age of President Roosevelt and his
administration, and without express
ing a preference for any candidate.
favor the selection by the next ma
t.onal convention for president OF
one In full accord with those policies.
and who will energetically carry them
out in the interests OF all the people.
Second-We demand that all eloc-
tons shall be honestly conducted.
and declare that the cause OF good
government and the future happiness
and welfare OF the people of Ken
lucky are inseparably bound up in
the suppression of all abuses and
crimes against an honest ballot. that
have so unfortunately disgraoed our
state under Democratic rule, deprlv-
ing the people Of their rightful hertz
age-representative government.
The law for registration certifi-
Gates. imposed on the state by the
Democratic party for immoral pu--
poses, whereby votes In Kentucky
have become negotiable instruments,
passing by delivery ought to be re-
pealed.
Third-The judiciary OF the state
in both the circuit and appellate
courts, should be chosen on non
partisan grounds. ami the continu-
.ance in Office of faithful judicial pub
lie servants should be determined by
no other qualifications than fitness.
Fourth-There should be COM
plete publicity concerning the ex-
penditure of money for political cam
paigns, and law should be passed
providing for an accounting by can
didates and campaign managers of
all sums of money collected for polit-
zeal purposes.
Fifth-We demand the redistrict-
ing of Kentucky In legislative. sena-
torial, congressional and judicial dis
tricts, which shall give equal repre-
sentation and equal voting power to
every citizen of every district, in con
formity with the plain requirements
Of the constitution. and not as at
present. in fragrant violation thereof
Sixth-There should be prompt
and efficient enforcement of the
criminal laws of every kind. and at
all times. but especially at this time
do we call for the rigid enforcement
of the law against those forms OF
crimes, which, under the recent ad-
of Justice, in many com
munities, have gone practically un-
punished Election thieves, gamblers,
pool room operators and others, to
commit crimes in the interest of
those controlling the local admins
tration of some of our cities and
counties, should be punished, and the
iuries should be so selected a sto
prevent the packing of juries for the
purpose of securing verdlcts In ac-
cordance with the wishes of those in
whose hands the selection of the |
juries Is placed. or under whose con- |
troll and direction they are selected.
Seventh-We demand that the
books, vouchers and accounts of all
all public officers and
public institutions supported by the
state, counties or cities. and of all
in which a city or state
owns the majority interest. either di-
rectly or through subordinate cor
)orations, trustees or commissioners,
shall be open to inspection and in
by any citizen, and shall
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-17
FISH AND GAME LAW UPHELD
Constitntionality Attacked BY Men
Whose Nets Were Burned.

Frankfort, KY, July IL Special
Judge j. f. Johnson. In the county
court here today, upheld the consti-
tutionality of the state Ash and game
law. The decision was made in the
case resulting from action taken by
the Franklin county game warden
against Newton Dean and others
charged with netting fish in the Ken
lucky river. Game Warden Duyall
burned a pile Of captured nets in the
court house, yard and Dean and 9TH
er plaintiffs filed suit to recover dam
ages against him.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-17
In County Court.

H. W. Rottgering to o. E. Weaks,
property in the Rottgering addition
$500, building restrictions forbid
ding cheap houses, saloons OF bust
ness houses.
Pat Kilcoyne to BERTHE Lippencott
for $1,000, property on Eighth street
near Clay street.
T. J. Dossett, Jr., TO Jacob Oehl-
schlaeger, for 1000. property in the
Churchill addition
John Nagel, Joe Wolf and Ike
Cohen were appointed appraisers OF
frankie Dixon's estate.
j. NJ. Carr qualified as administra-
tor for Caroline Albritton's estate.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-17
In Circuit Court.

Luther Terrell. colored, sues An
ME Terrell for absolute divorce. They
were married in 1908. He alleges
improper conduct on her part.
Carroll Boyd sues Mary Boyd for
absolute divorce. alleging five years
separation. They were married in
1899.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-17
The Rex Manufacturing Co. Case

Crice & Ross, attorneys, have
served notice of an application for a
receiver of the Rex MANUFACTURING
company. In accordance with an
original petition, Cecil Reed. master
commissioner, was appointed recev-
er several days ago by Judge William
Reed. Under the order of the court.
the property of the concern is to be
sold and the proceeds distributed
among the bond holders.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-17

1t is gratifying to know that the
president of the Rock Island system
now recognizes the true relation be-
tween the public and the railroads, -
and that the company will dismiss
its lobby" but the president should
be ashamed 70 thus publicly pro
claim the fact that the company here
tofore has maintained a gang of cor
lruptionists and political grafters, to
the detriment of the public service,
the subversion of the popular will
and the loss of the amount to the cur
ruption fund to the stockholders.
Such work has proven unsuccessful.
Instead of dealing with the fair
minded people direct. and securing
all the rights to which they are en-
titled. these men acknowledge that
they have been dealing with shysters,
and they have been blackmailed and
made victims of; and now a day OF
reckoning is at hand A certain big
stick in the hands of certain de-
termined man at Washington has con-
WINGED certain other men that they
must recognize the true relation
between the people and the rail-
roads" The attitude of the national
administration toward the common
carriers and the big trusts has
brought about a better understand
ing of the subject, and this is the
great benefit which the country will
reap; greater than can be reached
through the mere formal court pro-
ceedings
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-17
CHANGED MONTHS TO YEARS.
Clerks Mistake Gave Girl a Long
Sentence In Mines.

Montgomery, Ala, July IL Be
ca sc OF mistake of a clerk who
wrote years" instead of months. -
Rhena Rivers, girl OF Houston
county, almost served out twenty
years for a twenty months sentence
at the Alabama mines. She died lust
before the term was up. The clerk. in
making out the papers, changed
months to years. and the mistake was
only recently discovered. A bill was
today introduced to pay the mother of
the girl for the overtime served.
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Contractors Notice.

Bids for the erection Of a building
and furnishing material, for our re-
frigerating machines, will be receiv-
ed to July 81, 1907, IL m. at our
office, Tenth and Monroe streets.
Plans and specifications can be seen
at our office. We reserve the right to
reject any or all bids.
PADUCAH BREWERY co.
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Marriage Licenses.

L. B. Ragland to Rose Rolling.
Fred Koonce to Eta Baysinger, OF
Marion, III.
L. p. Borders TO Mollie Story.
John Culp to Mary Sheehan
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-17

The Mere Man Gin front Of the
theater1- "Beg pardon. but are you
a ticket speculator?" The Pompous
One (freezingly)- I'm one of the
underwriters Of the tickets for this
theater, If that's what you mean. -
Puck.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-17

Five minutes after you know
that your present employment is to
cease you should have your copy for
a want adj. finished.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-17

Excuse me, sir" remarked the
weary wayfarer. but | don't know
know where my next meal is coming
from" Neither do l." replied the
looking individual. MY
cook left this morning, too Phila-
delphia Record.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-17

Many more men would buy gold
bricks if they were to be had on III
installment plan.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-17

''Of course" said the optimist "ii
a man gets into the habit of hunting
trouble he's sure to find it," Yes, y
replied the pessimist, "and If he5s so
lazy that he always tries to avoid IL,
Il will find him. so what's the differ
ence?"-Philadelphia Press.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-17

A man who has something to say
always knows when he has said tt
then he shuts up.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-17
SLIGHTLY HUMOROUS.

When a man tries to get you into
something at which you cannot lose,
il is a sign you are going to.
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CIRCULATION STATEMENT.
June, 1907.

total .....,.... .......y o, 50
Average for June, 1906 ....4O72
Average for June, 1907 .....3953
Personally appeared before me,
this July 1, 1907, e. ]. Paxton, gem
eral manager of The sun, who af-
firms that the above statement of the
circulation of The Sun for the month
Of June, 1907, is true to the best of
his knowledge and belief.
PETER PURYEAR,
Notary Public.
My commission expires January
%. 1908.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-17

Magistrate Bleieh and other menu
bers of the fiscal cor~t are out today
inspecting the county roads.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-17

The heights never are scaled b,
the top-lofty.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-17

WANTED-5O boys, aged from is
to 20, at once. Mergenthaler-H Horton
Basket Co.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-17
Daily Thought.

Many a man keeps happy because
he is too deaf to hear what other
people say about him.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-17
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT

Every dose makes you feeibetter. Lsx-Fos
keeps your whole insidee right Sold on the
money back plan everywhere. Price so cents
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President Roosevelt says teach the
young idea how to shoot straight.
Smyrna times., 1907-08-28
HELD UP AND ROBBED OF 500.
Charles Jones a Farmer Near KentOn, Held
Up 10 Front of HudsOn's Gate Between
Smyrna and Clayton Saturday Night.

Another daring holdup took place
along the lonely road between Smyrna
and Clayton Saturday night. Charles
Jones, a we'll known farmer of Ken
ton Hundred had been in Smyrna
making some purchases and while re-
turning home late that night he was
held up in front of Hudson's gate.
Two colOred men jumped out in the
middle of the road, one held his horse
and the other jumped in his carriage
and covered him with revolver. MIR.
Jones at once took in the situation
and saw he was up against a serious
proposition. The colored highwaymen
lost no time in going through Jones
pockets and succeeded in getting a
wallet containing $50 in money. They
then warned Mr.. Jones not to give the
alarm and quickly made their escape.
Mr.. Jones Immediately proceeded to
Clayton where he placed the matter in
the hands of Constable W. M. Boyer.
The latter with some deputies made 6
search for the cOlored men but to ne
avail. Though a moonlight night, Mr.
Jones was unable to identify the mel
closely but thinks he took them il
well enough to recognize them if h,
should see them again. Constabl
Boyer is on to several clues and hope
to apprehend the guilty parties. Th
holdup has caused considerable excite
ment in aud about town and man
fear to travel this road by night. I
the past few years there have been
number of highway robberies aloni
this much frequented road and mos
all of them have occurred near th
bridge at Hudson's Gate.
Smyrna times., 1907-08-28
EFFORT TO SAVE THE Bitter
HOSIERY MILLFOR SMYRNA
PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD BY W. NJ. HOPE,
RECEIVER ON SEPTEMBER THE 7TH.
Smyrna Board of Trade Interested to Secure
the Plant Which Employs From 40 to 50
and Pays Out SlOO Weekly to Home Labor

Members of the Smyrna Board of
Trade are agitating movement to save
the Bitter Hosiery Mill for Smyrna.
W. NJ. Hope, Esq, receiver, has ad-
vertised the plant for sale for Septem-
Der the 18th and the fear that it will be
purchased by some outside person and
moved away from Smyrna, has caused
some activity upon the part of the
Smyrna Board of Trade to have some
one in Smyrna buy it and form a local
stock Company, with Mr.. Charles Bit
zer as manager of the plant. Smyrna,
it is contended, has too few industries
to allow one Of them to go down and
for this reason, if for no other, the pub
lie spirited citizens should use some
endeavor to keep it in Smyrna. The
plant which was established several
years ago by Mr.. Bitter and others,
has paid out many thousands of dollars
to Smyrna labor and put considerable
money in circulation. The plant has,
and can now be made to employ from
forty to fifty operators and have a
steady payroll Of from a $4,000 and
upward a week. This plant, 1t is said,
can be purchased entire for less than a
$1,000, a sum of too small consideration
to allow of an industry of such value
to the town to be sold and taken away
from Smyrna, A little public spirited
ness on the part of our business mer
and capitalists may save the industry
for our town. With the right kind o
: Board of Directors at the head of it.
the Bitter Hosiery Mill can be oper
ated at profit and such side issues al
r location, the kind of fuel, etc, can b
easily remedied by the Board after
is purchased The retaining of thi
f plant is something to think about be
J tween now and the day of sale.
Smyrna times., 1907-08-28
LEGISLATURE REUNION AT LEwES
II Will Be Held ct Lewes md RehObOth and
Not at the jamestown Exposition as Planned

The reunion of the Legislature will
take place at Lewes, beginning on Sep
tember 9rd, instead of at the James
town Exposition, as was proposed.
This was decided on Saturday after
noon by the reunion committee of the
General Assembly, which held a meet
ing for the purpose at the Clayton
House. The committee comprises
Senators Conner and Monaghan and
Representatives Messick, Finn and
Holcomb. 1t was decided to go to
Lewes on Tuesday morning, Septem-
Der 3rd, to remain over night. Sep
tember 4th will be spent aboard the
pilotboat Philadelphia as guests OF the
Pilots Association, and in the evening
of that date go to Rehoboth to remain
with Camp Clarke Churchman until
Friday night when the trip home will
be made. At the military camp the
members of the Legislature will be
guests of Governor Lea.
Smyrna times., 1907-08-28
CANNING SEASON STARTS IN EARNEST
All the Local Tomato Factories in This VicfB-
ity sre now Ia Full Blast Canning What
Promises to be a Very Large Crop.

hil lUe LUNdi aUutdAu EdNluNtCo tu AuiS faNAh-
ity sre now Ia Full Blast Canning What
Promises to be a Very Large Crop.
The tomato canning season for 1907
has started up in this vicinity and by
this time all the factories are running
on full time. The J. Il. Hoffecker
Cannery started up Yesterday, the
Torsch Packing Company and the Bel
mont Hall Cannery last week, and re-
ports come that Cheswold, Kenton,
Clayton, Blackistons, Blackbird, Flem-
ings, Leipsic, Brenford and others
have fallen in line. From now on
until frost these hustling industries
will be on the move and large quaD-
tity of canned goods will be put up.
With the exception of the J. H. HOf-
fecker Cauuery and the Belmont Can
merry, all of the local industries en-
ploy foreign help. Importation of i'm
migrants began last week and several
hundred families of Bohemiaus, Slavs,
Poles and Hungarians arrived at Clay
ton, Cheswold, Blackbird, BreniOTd,
Kenton, Harrington and elsewhere to
operate the tomato factories. No pro
test is being made by the farmers or
laborers against the importation Of
foreigners, who live outdoors and do
their Laundry work in a nearby creek,
because tie farmers themselves find
trouble in getting enough home labor
to harvest the products Of the farm,
which must all be handled promptly
when ripe The negro farm lab0rere
appear to be the only class of citizens
offering objections, and they have ar
ranged for a conference with the State
Board of Agriculture on this and Other
matters at College Settlement Farm,
: near Dover, or September >.
Smyrna times., 1907-08-28
sEApORO WORKED UP OVER SHOOTING
Shooting Of Constable Steen Popular Officer
Nearly Ends ia a Lynching Case.

Shooting Of Constable Steen a Popular Officer
Nearly Ends in a Lynching Case.
While State Detectives Hawkins and
Glllis are securing the country for
Henry Petit and Arch Miles, the two
negroes accused of having shot and
mortally wounded Constable Steeu, of
Seaford, the town has resumed it's
normal condition and all is quiet. Talk
of lynching if the men are caught has
not subsided, however, and feeling
against them runs high. 1t is, now
certain that the shooting was done by
Miles and Petit Holland, one of the
four suspects arrested Monday night,
has confessed that he was an eye wit.
ness to the crime. He was removed
to the Georgetown Jail after hearing,
the three others arrested at the same
time having been able to prove an
alibi. When the quartet was arraigned
before Magistrate Parks Williams, Da-
Wis aud Bolen, who were captured at
Laurel and Delmar, were quickly able
to prove that they had no connection
whatever with the case. Constable
Steen still remains in a critical condi-
tion and his life is despaired of.
Smyrna times., 1907-08-28
COMPLIMENT SMYRNA MAN AT REHOBOIh
W. NJ, Bell Oue Of the Familiar Figures Oi the
Resort and Oae of the Oldest SOiOurBeTs

The Rehoboth correspondent Of the
Every Evening has the following TO say
in which MIR w. NJ. Bell our we'll
known citizen Is concerned. Those
veteran summer visitors, Messrs. Bell,
of Smyrna aud Mum, of Washington,
are familiar figures this summer as for
many years past, and it is a safe aseeT
tion that no one enjoys RehOboth and
its summer life more than they.
Messrs. Bell and Mum have been
coming here for many years and are
probably more conversant with the
early history of the resort than any of
the present day visitors. William M.
Drien, of Wilmington, was a clOse
friend of Messrs. Bell and Nun and
the three we're often seen together,
but Mr.. Drien died during the year
and his familiar features are much
missed by his old friends this summer.
Mr.. Mum was very i'll here last season
but has improved wonderfully during
the winter and may be frequently seen
nowadays taking the dip in the surf
which he SO much enjoys"
Smyrna times., 1907-08-28
FIRST SQUARE MAcAOAM STREET OPENED
Many Expressions Of Approval From the Pub
lie on the Much Needed improvement

That block of Commerce Street be-
tween Delaware and Market which has
been macadamized under the direction
of the Street Committee of the Smyrna
Town Council, was opened to the pub
lie last week and is giving much sat
isfaction. Those who had occasion to
use this street can hardly realize it is
the same thoroughfare, SO smooth and
we'll graded is it. With such a fine
roadbed, there is no wonder the public
is demanding a continuation of good
road improvement all over town. The
stone for the square from Market
Street to the "Four Corners" is ex-
pected in few days when that block
will be roped off and repaired in the
same manner. Council will then con-
tinue the macadam work up to the de-
pot and on east to Monrovia Avenue.
The good road craze seems to have
struck Smyrna with unwonted enthu-
siasm and our citizens are hoping the
time is not far distance whenour rough
miserable and muddy streets will give
way to solid, we'll graded macadamized
rosdbeds.
Smyrna times., 1907-08-28
JOSEPH S. MOORE OF LRlPslc HURT.

Fell From Pear Tree and Rendered UncOn-
scIOus While SampIing Fruit Last Tuesday.
LEIPsIo, Aug. 27:-Joseph S. Moore,
one of the best known citizens of
Leipsic. was attracted to his fruit trees
Tuesday by the fine appearance of the
fruit at the top. He climbed a pear
tree, twenty three feet to the top,
where fine yellow pears abounded, for
getting that he was not in his school
boy days. A twig broke with his
weight and he was precipitated to the
ground. splitting his head and sustain
ing internal injuries. DIR. Vaughan
despaired of the patients life all night,
but he gave some encouraging signs
the next day when he recovered sufi
ciently to recognize those by his bed
side.