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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-05
INGLESIDE LODGE.
Install Officers and Committees Are
Named.

Last night Ingleside lodge. I. o..
o. F., installed officers elected sew
erat days ago. The ceremonies were
followed by the election of commit
tees as follows: A. c. Mayer, ]. T.
Hutchen and r. l.. Common, finance
committee; J. e. Williamson, ST., T..
J. Atkins and G.. w. Robertson, wild
ows and orphans committee; A. c..
Mayer. director Of Fraternity build
ing; T. J. Atkins, trustee Of proper
ty on South Third street.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-05
Mrs. Bird Victorious.

81 got ahead of the board of pub
lie works." said MI Mary Bird, who
resides few doors firm the city hall
on kentucky avenue. She has a
small wooden sign hanging in front
of her door advertising "rooms for
rent" Her house sets back few
feet from the pavement, but two
inches Of the sign hung over. She
moved her sign back two inches and
it still hangs there.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-05
wish New Road.

An application for a new road be-
twen Cairo and Loyelaceville road has
been filed IN county court, with agreo-
meats to dedicate enough property to
open the road.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-05

The first week IN the new year,
like the last week in the old year,
shows an increase in the bank clear
ings. Money has been active all the
week and an increase is shown with
only five business days. The semi-an-
nual dividend Of the banks dlstrib-
uted widely many thousands of dol
lars and the savings banks especial
LIZ have been bedsSted. At this time
of the year, much money with many
persons accrues from investments
and it is placed in the banks await
ing disposition.
The retail stores scarcely have
rested on their oars of business
pushing a single day. The semi-an-
nual clearance sales are in full blast
and are especially liberal this year.
The drummers for the wholesale
houses are on the road again.
Tuesday, January 8. all the banks
in the city. with the exception OF the
Citizens Savings bank, which elects
in July, will hold their annual cleo
ton of directors On the same after
noon, the new directors will meet
and elect the officers for the ensuing
year. The banks are in prosperous
condition and the new year has
started with indications of continued
success.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-05
Test Questions submitted.

Teachers have submitted to Supt
Lieb lists of questions to be submit
ted to pupils the last four days of
January. These will be the semi-an-
nua1 tests which go to make up a
certain per cent Of pupils average.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-05

A southern man tells Of CONVEX
sation he overheard between his
cook and the maid. both negroes.
with reference to a recent funeral OF
their race, at which funeral there had
been a confusion Of floral tributes,
Said the cook:
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-05
Moorg Case Hearing.

Judge Bagby is hearing the bank
ruptcy case OF Oscie Moore. Of Bar
low. today. G. W. Reeves represents
the trustee and ] r. Grogan repre-
sent sthe creditors. The creditors al
seged that the administration Of the
estate by the trustee was not cor.
rect.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-05
PLEASED WITH PADUCAH.
Harry NJ. Farley, of Muncie, Ind,
Owner OF Glass Plant, Has Gone.

After spending nearly week I'm
Paducah, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Mar
ley, who own the glass plant in Illi-
nois, which they wish to bring to
Paducah, left last evening for their
home at Muncie, Ind. If the deal
goes through for the location of the
plant here they will make Paducah
their home. Both of them expressed
their pleasure in their visit here The
committee, which is raising the boz
nus, is meeting with gratifying sue
cess, and II the business men come
forward with the balance Of the sl5,-
900 necessary. the plant will begin
throwing $500 weekly into the
channels Of local trade in few
months.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-05
No News Recelved.

New York, Jan. g. After another
day of anxious waiting. still no news
comes Of the steamer Ponce, now five
days overdue from Ponce.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-05
MAY BAR BIG LIFE COMPANIES.
Wisconsin Legislator Plans Bill to
Shut Out Foreign Concerns.

Milwaukee, Jan. &C. A. Ester
brook, member-elect of the assembly,
has prepared a bill which he will in
troduce in the lower house that will
make some of the eastern life insur-
ance companies sit up and take notice
Mr.. Esterbrook's bill will provide
that no company which pays any Of
its officers salaries i'll excess of $685.
.0o0 a year can do business in Wiscon-
sin. This would shut out most of the
big eastern companies The legisla-
tive committee which Investigated life
Insurance problems had recommended
a bill somewhat similar, but not so
drastic. The committee bill provides
that no Wisconsin company shall pay
salaries in excess of $25, 900, but says
nothing of keeping companies who
pay more out of the state.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-05
CHARITY CLUB
MEMBERS HAVE BEEN LABORING
HARD AND SUCCEEDING.
Have Relieved Much Distress During
Three Weeks just Endcd--Con-
tributions.

In the three weeks ending today
the Charity club has filled 145 or
ders for groceries and fuel, at an ex-
pense of $155. This does not include
clothing. The women of the club
have been working as committees,
canvassing for families in need. and
distributing clothing. They relieved
Jap Toner, the agent, of great deal
of work. He still has plenty to do,
however.
Following are the contributions
made the club during the past three
weeks, and the members desire to
extend thanks publicly through the
press:
Contributions.
Mrs. Sol Dreyfuss clothing; Mrs
NJ. K. Scott, clothing; Mrs. Hal Cor
bett, clothing; Mrs. R. B. Phillips
clothing; Mrs. ]. Wallerstein, cloth
ing; Mrs. James Weille, toys; Mrs
George C. Wallace, toys and cloth
ing; Mrs Oyerbey, clothing and toys;
Mrs Keller, clothing; Mrs. Row
land, clothing and toys; Mrs. Frank
IL. Scott, clothing; Mrs. Herman Wal
lersteln, clothing; Mrs. Sheriff., toys
and candy; Henry We'll, clothlng'
Belle We'll. clothing; Mrs. Lack
clothing; Covlngton Bros, bucket oil
candy; Baker & Eccles, candy; Liv'
ingston Bros, nuts; Louis Clark
fruit; Englert & Bryant, fruit and
candy; Jake Biederman, groceries; L
B. Ogilyie & Co., clothing; Cochran
shoes; West Kentucky Coal company
Telephone company, Paducah Trac
ton company. tickets; Paducah Brew
cry company. s25; Hummel Bros
Is5; city. 500; Ferguson & Palmer
100 loads of wood.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-05

There Is only one kind Of a
newspaper circulation statement
that Is worth any consideration
and that Is the daily detailed
statement. The sun Is the only
Paducah paper printing such a
statement.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-05

There are hundred successful
men for one that is contented.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-05
First Week of 1907 Shows
An Increase
Clearance Sales i'm Full
Blast and Drummers Take TO
the Road.
BANK ELECTIO
TUESDAY

Increase ..............s ice
Omaha daily bee., 1907-11-26
WOMAN SUPPLIES EVIDENCE
Berkeley Police Think Frank Bellows
Was Victim of Harry
Klein schmidt.

BERKELEY, Cal, Nov. 25.-Blanche Ker-
foot has told the authorities of Alameda
county a sensational story of her expert
ence with Harry Kleinschmidt, the Uni
versity of California student who is in Gus
tody IN Oakland awaiting the action OF Dis
trict Attorney Everett ]. Brown to prose-
cute him for the murder of Frank Bellows.
To Chief Of Police Vollmer OF Berkeley, and
Deputy District Attorney Philip Nj. Carey
the girl has unfolded narrative which in
the opinion of those who are investigating
the circumstances Of young Bellows death,
supplies strong evidence that the young
Chicagoan was murdered.
Harry Kleinschmidt, was arrested on Fri
day last on suspicion of being connected
with the death of Frank Bellows, a friend
of his. who was found dead in Linwood
park, near Claremont on the 9th Of July.
Both men are said to have been engaged to
Miss Kerfoot, who finally dismissed Klein
schmidt. having promised to marry his
rival In her statement to the police she
now AYERS that Kleinschmidt attacked and
tried to poisen her. The case, which prom
ses to be highly sensational, will come up
before the grand jury on Friday next
Omaha daily bee., 1907-11-26
RATE OF THIRTY DOLLARS DAY
Interest Creighton LeRatees VIII
Have TO Pay Into the
County Treasury.

Interest at the rate OF almost $50 a day
will be taxed up against the Creighton
legatees when the final settlement OF the
estate is completed and the inheritance
tax paid into the county treasurer. The
law provides the Inheritance shall draw in
terest at the rate Of per cent from the
date Of the death Of the grantor.
Count Creighton died February T. and
the interest from that date unth tho
present time amounts to almost 5000 o.
tS75 a month. None OF the benehciaries
has paid the tax so far and the interest Is
being added daily 10 the amount all will
have to pay.
The law provides any legatee may paw
what he estimates his share OF the tas
will be at any time after the death OF the
grantor. No interest can he charged on
the amount thus paid. The Creighton
benefciaries have not so far paid any
thing into court. The large share OF tho
interest will be paid by Creighton univer-
sity. Its amount TO date viii be almost
5000
Omaha daily bee., 1907-11-26
WALSH MAKES SEVERAL POINTS
MeLeRn's Explanation Of Reports 20
Clearing House Are Ex-
cIuded,

CHICAGO Nov. E.-The cross-examina-
tion Of Frederick W. Mclean, former
cashier Of the Chicago National bank gave
the attorneys for John r. Walsh on trial
charged with misapplying funds Of the
institution, an opportunity to score several
points today. The most important came
when the explanation by Mclean of reports
to the Clearing House association was ex-
cluded by the court on the ground that the
former cashier had not personally made
out these documents. The objections by
the defense came after Mclean had testi-
fed that Walsh had directed him to treat
the numerous memorandum notes Of the
bank as direct loans to the parties whose
names were signed to them in the bank
reports sent to the clearing house and to
the comptroller OF the currency. Walsh's
attorneys argued that as Mclean had not
made out the reports in question himself
his testimony regarding them was incom-
petent and this view was upheld by Judge
Anderson.
Under cross-examination Mclean ad-
mltted that the bank examiners were IA
miliar with the memorandum notes and
knew the collateral on which they were
based He also admitted that he did not
turn over cashiers checks to Walsh per-
sonany. but gave them. to the banker s
private bookkeeper, B. B. Mckay The
questioning of Mclean was here suspended
temporarily and Mckay called to the
stand Nothing material developed from
his answers before adjournment was taken.
Previous to McLeans appearance today
several men whose names were signed to
memorandum notes testified that such sig
natures were unauthorized by them.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-11-26
MYSTERY SURROUNDS WOMAN
Mrs. MIX NJ. Smiths story Is Dis
proved Following Her Sem
satf8nal Death.

NEW YORK, Nov. 25.-The mystery
which surrounds Mrs. Mix NJ Smith, who
on Saturday killed her husband, set fire to
her homie in New Rochelle and then COM
mitted suicide, is no nearer solution as
time passes. In fact, it steadily increases.
For twenty years the woman claimed that
she was Grace Bulkeley. daughter of
the late Lieutenant Governor William H.
Bulkeley of Connecticut and all her friends
believed her story. She even went so far
as to tell them that she had been married
to David Van shaak who afterward died.
The real Grace Bulkeley is alive, as is her
husband, David Van shaak
Walter c. Medhurst, Mrs. Smiths first
husband, says that he married her In 1891
and that she then told him that she was
Grace Bulkeley.
"She was the most beautiful girl ever
saw" he said. 81 do not think that she
was more than II years old and had been
in the city for some time. After we were
married and went to live In Eighth avenue
near Fifty-seventh street, she told me the
story of her life. She said that she was
the daughter of Lieutenant Governor w
II. Bulkeley OF Hartford and that she had
fallen in love with a New York travelling
man, who induced her TO run away with
him. They came 10 New York and wired
her father that thy were married. The
Bukeleys promptly disowned her. adopted
a cousin from the large Bulkeley family
in Connecticut and proceeded to forget
that she ever lived. The cousin had the
same name as herself"
In 1892 Medhurst divorced his young wife
aud he promptly lost trace of her
Omaha daily bee., 1907-11-26
THAW READY FOR TRIAL
His Attorney Says He Has Not
Agreed to n Postpone
ment.

NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-It is expected
that when the Thaw case is called today
District Attroney Jerome will move for
a postponement until after the holidays
because of the difficulty of securing Jury
now. Martin w. Littleton, counsel for
Thaw, said today that he had not agreed
to a postponement, also that he did not
intend TO ask for change of venue.
1t is generally believed that despite any
ideas OF justification which Thaw may en-
tertain his present lawyers will confine
themselves to making out case of legal
insanity This may be emotional" or
hereditary, both of these phases Of the
matter having been gone into at the arst
trial.
District Attorney Jerome and Francis p.
Garvan, his first assistant, again will have
charge of the prosecution, but Thaw has
made an important change Of attorneys.
Replacing Mr.. Delmas as chief counsel will
be Martin W. Littleton of Brooklyn. Mr..
Littleton is known as a capable lawyer
and brilliant orator. At the democratic ma
tional convention of 1904 he nominated
Alton b. Parker for the presidency. Mr..
IAttleton is a southern man, having been
born in Tennessee just thirty-fve years
ago. He is what is generally termed a
He began the practice Of law in 1891 and
moving to Dallas, Tex, served there for
term as assistant prosecuting attorney.
| Later he removed to Brooklyn and at once
became a prominent figure in politics and
at the bar. For four years he was assist
ant district attorney Of Kings county, and
under the first Mcclellan administration
in Greater New York was president Of
/ Rrooklyn borough.
! Just who will be associated with Mr.. Lit
Teton may not be definitely known until
the day the trial begins, At present Daniel
O Reilly and A. Russell Peabody are the
only members OF the former array Of coun-
! sci credited with being in Thaw's service.
! A definite decision as to the matter Of
placing Mrs. Thaw upon the stand may
not be arrived at until the trial is well
under way. without her testimony there
would be difficulty in making out case of
emotional insanity-a defense which would
have to be relied upon to gain Thaw abb
solute freedom. II medical or hereditary
insanity be the plan OF the defense the
best Thaw can hope for is an indefinite
commitment to the State Hospital for the
Criminal Insane at Matteawan.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-11-26
EVEN THE WORM WILL SoUIRM
ExAsperated Subscriber Writes Com
cerning a Peculiarly of the
Carrier.

Sometimes the circulation department has
its troubles. Usually It can saw them off
onto the editorial room or the press room,
and 1t has even been known to stick the
composing room once or twice, when the
mails were missed, but here's one Il can't
get away from. 1t is on the circulation
department solely, and for that reason it
is given publicity, in order to show that
the editorial room has only the most kindly
feelings for the force that gets the papers
to the readers after all the others OF the
organization have done their part. II is
a letter from a subscriber;
Kindly promote, kill or bury alive the
young rufhn who is supposed to leave
We have a large porch Quilt especially
TO catch papers), yet he scorns II. He
apparently stands a block or so away and
tries to see how far he can throw the
paper from the house and yet have 1t light
a large lot
Here is his chance to get even with
big loafer who doesn't have to get up
until breakfast is called, and then, natu-
rally, wants his paper the first thing. He
Will leave the paper--he will be fined II hr
fails-but just watch him do II. Sereney
he lays It down, loosens up its various
pages, and then walks slowly away while
he watches not only the seven sacred
zephyrs Of heaven daily with it but the
seventy-seven Nebraska gales What they
don't do to 1t is a pity. This morning he
tightly that when he bent It in two places
Il tore two rows OF holes clear through
the paper. Opened out It is more suitable
as summer ornament around the chande
lier OF a German beer merchant than as
a paper to be read. Oh he Is genius
that pirate is; but when he reaches his
legitimate conclusion / viii surely make II
my business to attend his funeral to see
that he Is safely planted.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-11-26
New Judge Desired in case.

LANDER, Wyo.. Nov 25.-(speoial)-
d. A Presto, attorney for Ben Sheldon ID
the contest case Of Sheldon against Kima
ball involving the office OF county clerA
and recorder, to which Ralph KimbHn wRE
elected over Ben Sheldon last fall by
majority Of twenty-four votes, has given
notice Of an application for a change Ct
Judge to hear the case in place Of the
presiding Judge Hon. C. f. Carpenter. Il
Is understoon that Judge Carpenter IL
quite willing for some other Judge 20 heal
he case and the application will undoubt-
edly be granted when made. The case haI
been hanging fire for nearly a year, giving
rise to the suspicion that the contestant
has not been very anxious 10 try the case
Omaha daily bee., 1907-11-26
OFFICES ON TOSS OF COIN
Senators Kittredge and Gamble Agree
This Way on PatrOnge.
GAMBLE PROVES GOOD GAMBLER
Draws District Attorney md Revenue
COIIectOr---KittredEe Gets Bank
Examiner and Treasury
Auditor.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. 25.-The
White house was the scene OF a lottery
drawing today in which the federal patron
age Of South Dakota was disposed OF. APP
plicants for a large number of federal Of
fees were unappointed in the state, due to
the fact that Senators Kittredge and Gam
BILE had been unable to agree on candi-
dates. The senators met in the presidents $
office today by appointment to agree, II
possible, en- a distribution, but found
themselves as far apart as ever. The pres
ident proposed that they draw lots. The
senators agreed and, the position Of bank
examiner being the play in immediate dis
pute, the president tossed up coin. say
ing that heads meant Kittredge should
win and tails that Senator Gamble should
name the man. The money fell heads up
and the nomination was thus awarded to
Mr.. Kittredge Both appearing satisfied
with this method of disposing Of the prob
lem, the president suggested that all va
cancies be filled similarly. Accordingly the
names of the various offices were written
on slips Of paper. The two senators then
proceeded TO the drawings with the result
that Senator Gamble was awarded the fol-
lowing Offices: United States district at
torney, collector of internal revenue, reg
lister at the land offices at Aberdeen and
Chamberlain, and receivers at the land Of
fees at Rapid City, Pierre, Huron and
Aberdeen, and Indian agent at Lower Brule
agency. In addition to the office of ma
tional bank exeminer, Senator Kittredge
drew the following: Assayer of the mint
at Deadwood, registers at Mitchell Rapid
City, Pierre and Huron, receivers at Nit
chell and Chamberlain, Indian agents at
Crow Creek agency and the authorship
for the Treasury department.
Each senator reserved the right to op-
pose confirmation by the senate Of a per-
son nnrnInnt cd nf the inatance of the nther
Omaha daily bee., 1907-11-26
Corn Crop Alone is Worth $90,000,-
900 at Present Prices.
YIELD SMALLER, VALUES GREATER
More Alfalfa and Winter Wheat Than
Last Year, Less Corn.
GOOD PRICES FOR EVERYTHING
Fabulous Fortune VIII he Increased
by Production of Live stock,
Dairy Products and
Poultry.

Grain men OF Omaha have been astonished
at the low estimates made by careless
dealers and an unreliable newspaper. As
placing It as low as Sg2OOO,OOO. Careful
figures have been compiled by J. II, Hamil-
ton and other members OF the Grain exc
change, showing the value to be from,
100 to 10 per cent more than the estimate
Of 100000.
When the estimate Of yield by counties
was made public by the Union Pacific
Railroad company Monday, showing an In
crease in the production OF winter wheat,
rye, millet, alfalfa and all kinds OF hay,
all of which are more valuable than last
year, the estimates OF the grain men were
verified and the S92, 100000 looked more like
$500 100000.
The estimated production OF winter wheat
In the state as shown by The Bees statis-
tcian is 4s $50, 1923 bushels and No. hard
is worth 80 to 9sh cents per bushel; g.
O64120 bushels of this is spring wheat,
which is said to be waiting for the markets
at from 81 to 92lt cents per bushel; 5S966.4OO
bushels of oats have been grown in Ne
braska during the last season and they
are worth 20 to 45 cents per bushel on
the Omaha market at the present time.
While the corn crop Is estimated at 1s0,-
$4,000 bushels, as against 22S,9i7 600 last
year, corn is worth from 40 to 81 cents per
bushel.
Yields and Values,
The following Is the estimate on all Ne
braska crops, as compared with actual
nroductton last year:
Omaha daily bee., 1907-11-26
FIGHT BAN ON CHRIST'S NAME
New York CIerGymen Up in Arms
Against school Boards New
Order.

NEW YORK, Nov. 25.-Scores of clergy
men in New York are up In arms against
the order of the Board of Education pro-
vidng that the words, Christ" and
Christmas" must not appear in the
hymns and songs sung In the public schools
and that there must be no Christmas cele-
bration of any kind. The subject was dis
cussed in many pulpits yesterday and 1t is
said that an effort will be at once made to
induce the board to rescind it's action in
the matter II this is unsuccessful IL is
possible that the matter will be taken into
the courts, many claiming that the board
has no legal right to issue such an order.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-11-26
DEPARTMENT STORE IN FLAMES
one Woman Dead end Many HnSe
Narrow Escapes.

Marrow Escapes.
CINCINNATI, Nov. 25.-At least one per-
con was killed and a large number were
injured and heavy property loss caused by
4 fire which broke out this afternoon in
the six-story retail dry goods house at
Twelfth and Main streets OF the William
Windhorst company aNretail dry goods
firm. Located IN crowded retail section.
the Gre caused muoh excitement the
Anowledse that mote than 100 employees and
an indefinite number OF customers were in
the building spreading throughout the city
IN remarkably quick time. An electrician
hAd been working In a show window,
and the flames are believed to have been
started during the noon hour from crossed
wires Shooting up the inner walls. the fire
burst out furlously on the third floor and
within little more than half an hour the
entire building was ablaEe Fifteen clerks
are usually on the third floor and several
Of these lesped from the windows At once.
one saleswomAn, Alberta Dussler. was 50
badly injured that she died within a short
time. while others on that moor suffered
dangerously. Julia Hagedorn suffered a
fracture OF the skull
In the psnicky crowd II was almost i'm
possible to hnd those who had escaped
and reports OF many dead were soon cur
rent. but II Is believed that no other bodies
are In the building.
The property loss is estimated anywhere
from tioo.oO0 to $4,000 At O'Clock the
nre was under control but II was impossi.
bic TO search the blazing ruins for possible
victims