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The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-09-18
At WAR With
polar STORM
WALTER WELLMAN AND HIS AIR.
SHIP CAUGHT IN GRIP OF
FIERCE SNOW STORM.
SHIP WEIGHS 9 TONS
GRAPHIC STORY TOLD BY DARING
EXPLORER WHO STARTED TO
FIND THE NORTH POLE.

Berlin.-Walter Wellman. head Of
The Wellman airship expedition, has
sent the following telegram to the local
pape-3 from Toronto:
After the steamer Express cast off
the cable the balloon America did ex-
,ellently, but an increasing wind soon
gave us hard struggle, and the storm
1rovc us toward some high. jagged
mountains near the coast, where the
airship would have been destroyed II
she struck. Then ensued hard fight
ing between the storm and the motor.
rhe latter triumphed. Our confidence
in the America had SO increased In
the meanwhile that l gave the order
70 start for the north pole.
1.-THE wind, however. increased to
twelve miles an hour. and the snow fell
so thickly that we could not sec a
quarter of a mile. Just then the COM
pass failed to work, owing to defective
construction.
Lost in Storm.
1--WE were lost In the snowstorm
above the polar sea, and threatened
with destruction. After brief deliber-
alton we decided to try to get back to
the Express and rectify our compass
and start again. 1t was impossible.
however, to keep in one direction. and
we were again carried into dangerous
proximity of the mountains. Vaniman,
THE engineer, then put the motor to
top speed, and the America moved
against the wind, which probably was
blowing fifteen miles an hour. She
circled three times in the teeth of the
wind. We saw the Express for a mo-
met. but Immediately lost her again.
I'VE could have returned to the Elk
press II we could have seen where to
steer, but under the circumstances the
only thing possible was to try to land.
With this idea we stopped the motor
cier. At the end of Doul bay we used
a trailer filled with provisions and a
brake rope. Both acted well and
dragged over the ice wall 100 feet high
without damage.
Landed Like Bird.
After crossing the glacier we
opened the valve and landed on the up
per glacier half a mile in shore. The
landing was effected SO successfully
that material weighing nine tons de-
seconded 800 feet and touched the Ice
with no shock or damage whatever ex-
cepting several bent tubs and broken
wires. Numerous delicate instruments
were not injured. The Strengthening
biographs, photographs and manome-.
ters continued running after the land
ing. The mantle Of the balloon can
easily be repaired.
"Thc America was in the air three
hours and covered about fifteen miles
with her own power. She made three
loops against the wind, proving her
pt wer and capability Of being steered.
The ascent was successful In every re-
spect.
I'VE are all convinced that We can
make our way to the pole In normal
summer weather."
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-09-18

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The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-09-18
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Write today for free cataloQ.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-08
PADUCAH KY. TUESDAY EVENING. JANUARY 8. 1907
LANDRUM WAS 1T.
Carried Gun Back TO Exchange; Fin
ed for Carrying 1t.

Charles Landrum, of the engi-
neer's Office, purchased a SO caliber
pistol yesterday from a local pawn
broker and on reaching his lodging
house found it to be too small. He
thought he was buying a So caliber
weapon. Returning to the pawn shop
he had words about 1t, the broker
refusing to make the mistake good.
The broker summoned policemen and
Informed them that Landrum had a
gun. He was arrested and this
morning fined $40 and costs in po-
lice court for breach of peace, and
$25 and costs and ten days in jail
for carrying concealed a deadly
weapon.
Other cases: Charles Nash, color
ed, for using insulting language, $40
and costs; Charles Clark, colored,
alias Goldtooth, for breaking into ].
b. Halls vacant house at 2317 JEFF
ferson street and stealing lead pipe,
continued.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-08
MACKLIN's AssAILANT
Probably Discovered by Means of
Bloody Jacket.

Fort Reno, Okla, Jan. S.-The
finding Of khaki jacket, one sleeve
of which was covered with blood and
punctured presumably by a bullet,
led to the arrest this afternoon OF
Corporal Knowles, of the Twenty
fifth infantry, colored, on the charge
of murderously assaulting Capt. Ed
gar B. Macklin on the night of De-
cember 81. When arrested the negro
officer was found to have a severe
flesh wound in the wrist, which he is
said to have been treating himself for
over three weeks. The wound in the
wrist is declared to have been infllct-
ed by the same size bullet as went
through the sleeve of the jacket,
which bore Knowles initials.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-08

Adrift in the mighty Ohio in a
current running like a mill race, four
nurses from Riverside hospital. and
two colored orderlies. found them
selves helpless to stem the current,
and we're forced to go TO BroolSport
Sunday, more than three miles away;
hire a gasoline launch and return to
Paducah at night after an absence
of several hours. In the meantime
the superintendent and other attaches
of the hospital were suffering anxiety
for the safety of the party because OF
the prolonged pleasure jaunt."
Misses Grace Ledbetter. Calista
Atchison,. Matte Connely and Lula
Lowry, nurses at Riverside hospital,
engaged a row boat to enjoy a ride
In the back water. Bert Parham and
Arthur Blockey. the two colored or
derlies at the hospital, knew little
about the mysteries of boat handling,
but felt sure they could safely row
about in the standing back water.
The boat became caught in cur
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-08
wONIAN's CLUB
Files Articles of Incorporation and
Buy Property.

Articles of incorporation of the
"Woman's Club of Paducah" were
filed yesterday afternoon in county
court. officers are Mrs. Kate Rudy,
president; Mrs. sara H. Burnett,
vice president; Mrs. Caroline Watts
Flournoy, second vice president; Mrs.
Helen R. Meyers, recording secre-
tary; Mrs. Mary G. Palmer, treasurl
er; Mrs. Kate Phillips, chairman
finance committee; Mrs. Anna Par
ham, chairman literary committee;
Mrs. G. L. Miller, chairman civic
committee; Mrs. Lucy overly, chair
man educational committee; Miss
Anna Webb chairman art committee;
Mrs. May Wallace, chairman philan
thropy committee; Mrs. Id o. Will
cox, chairman house committee; Mrs.
Minnie Weille, chairman music COM
mittee; Mrs. Matte V. Boone, cores
ponding secretary. There is no cap
ital stock. The club has bought the
Grief property on Kentucky avenue
between Sixth and Seventh streets.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-08
HOME GARDENING
TO Be PROMOTED
Alumni Will Sell Seeds To
School Children
to Board Concerning
the Penny Packages of Flower
Seeds.
THE woMANs CLUB INTERESTED REcEvEs SLIGHT INJURIES

As a part of a general scheme Of
civic improvement along esthetic lines
a communication was addressed to
the school board last night by com
mittee of the Alumni association,
working with the flower committee Of
the Womans club, asking the boards
cooperation in an effort to cultivate
the love and care of flowers in the
school children. It is desired to slim
late the children toward identifying
the school grounds and their indi-
vidual yards, and to work for an in
trest in home gardening.
To facilitate the movement the
Alumni association proposes to have
for sale among the school children
penny packages of seeds. The seeds
will be of all kinds of flowers and
shrubs for identifying the school
grounds and home yards. and a high
grade of garden seed for home gar
dening. Both the Woman's club and
the Alumni association believe that
the greatest strides toward civic inn
provement in that line can be taken
by interesting the children.
Along general principles it is de-
sirable to cultivate a knowledge of
and the two organizations
will endeavor to create a wide and
active interest in that phase Of the
movement. The active cooperation
of the board probably will be given.
The communication was signed by
Mrs. Hal Corbett, chairman of the
of the Alumni association,
and Mrs. Ben Billings, Miss Mary
Brazelton, Miss Beulah Rogers. Miss
Katherine Thomas. Miss Made Card
ner, of the committee.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-08
Rats are Londed.

Worchester, Mass, Jan. S.-Char-
les b. Dana, of Oxford has a barn
full of rats During the last month
they have eaten ten pounds of dy-
Mantle which was stored in his barn
for the winter by a contractor. The
condition of affairs has driven Mr..
Dana to the verge Of nervous pros
tration. He says that since the dyna-
mite disappeared he has seen more
rats and larger rats than ever before.
"I'm afraid to throw a brick at
the peslxy critters, for fear they will
explode and blow up the barn he
says.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-08
MOTORMAN'S EYE
AYERTS TRAGEDY
Anticipates Action of Little
Girl on Track
Susie Griggs, Eight Years Old, Was
Knocked Down at Third Street
and broadway.

Prompt action on the part of Mo
torman William Bethel. of car No.
FOL, on the Broadway line, saved
|eight-year-old Susie Griggs from
probable death if not permanent in
juries this morning at 10:45 o'clock
when she stepped in front of the car
lat Third street and Broadway. She
was knocked down and brushed aside
the car stopping before it had
gone three feet after the collision.
The car was in charge of Motorman
Bethel and Conductor l. NJ. Miles. 1t
was going west and running under
control. Thomas Griggs and family
had crossed the street from Waller
STEMS store, but the little girl re-
manned absorbed in the window dis
play. She turned to find her parents
across the street preparing to board
the Third street car.
Running towards them, she did not
see the approaching car. Bethel saw
she meant to cross and tried to stop.
His brakes caught the wheels and the
car suddenly slowed down. The girl
saw it coming and stopped. She
seemed glued to the spot. Fortunately
the step struck her and knocked her
aside.
She was picked up badly frightened
and bruised but otherwise uninjured.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-08
All National Institutions Have
Annual Meetings
Only Changes Made in Directorate of
Globe Bank and Trust Company
Board.
NAMES OF THOSE NOMINATED.

From 10 o'clock this morning I'M
til O'clock this afternoon, the cleo
ton of tn. new directors of the diff
lferent banks was carried on. The
Citizens Savings bank elects in July
and the Paducah Banking company
elects January 10, leaving five banks
which held elections. Chnges we're
made in one bank, the Globe bank
and Trust company. The directors
for the banks for 1907 will meet to-
morrow afternoon and elect officers.
Few changes are looked for in that
way. The roster of the banks for
1907 will be:
First National-M. Bloom, George
Langstaff. Sam I. Levy, Robert L.
Reeves. J. We'll, S. Wallace We'll, F.
II. Rieke, directors. Robert L.
Reeves, president; NJ. Bloom, vice
president; T. A. Baker, cashier; Dow
Wilcox, assistant cashier.
Globe Bank and Trust Company
H. F. Kolb, G. E. Hank, Samuel e.
Fels, J. e. Potter, G. w. Robertson,
d G. Murrell. George Langstaff, ]. A.
Bauer, @. H. Sheriff., e. B. Harbour
c. %. Jennings, H. L. Meyers, w. M.
Reed, ]. Q. Taylor, Charles Reed, d.
rectors.
City Nationals. B. Hughes, ]. C,
IUtterback, A. e. Anspacher, S. A.
Fowler, Joseph L. Friedman. Brack
owen, DR.. J. G. Brooks, directors. S.
B. Hughes. president; ]. L. Friedman.
vice president; J. c. Utterback, CASH
Ter; c. e. Richardson, assistant
cashier.
American-German - George c.
Thompson, 7. ]. Atkins. w. F.. Brad
shaw. j. A. Bauer, L. f. Kolb, C. F.
Rieke. Muscoe Burnett, H. A. Peter,
Ed L. Atkins, directors. George c.
Thompson, president; T. J. Atkins,
vice president; Ed L. Atkins, cashier.
Mechanics and Farmers-J. L.
Bethshares. w. F. Bradshaw, Jr.,
Jake Biederman, Herman Friedman.
II. w. Rankin. r. II. Noble. Ed l..
Atkins, F. NJ. McGlathery, l.. D. Pot
ter, B. H. Scott, George C. Tohmp-
son, directors. B. II. Scott, presi-
dent; George C. Thompson. vice pres
ident and manager; ]. T. Laurie.
cashier; Ed L. Atkins, assistant cash.
Ter.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-08
MANY CANDIDATES
FOR NOMINATIONS
Democrats Preparing to Enter
Municipal Contests
Early Primary Expected This Year
10 Get Faithful in Line for
Struggle.
NAMES OF THOSE MENTIONED

With the municipal boards all duly
organized and running smoothly I'M
DER caucus instructions, the thoughts
of all good Democrats turn lightly to
other things in store, and the list of
elective officers to be submitted to
the sunrages of Paducah next fall APP
pears tc be most attractive to the
politicians eye.
The Offices of mayor, treasurer, as
SCISSOR clerk and jailer, besides the
vacancies naturally occurring in the
general council and school board. are
to be filled.
Usually primary is held and 1t is
expected that at an early date the
nominations will be made. There is
no dearth of aspirants. notwith stand
ing the fact that a general election
presages anything but good for the
ticket.
For mayor are mentioned City At
torney Thomas Harrison,G r. Davis,
the wei khOWh IOohhS tOhlidSeOis
Charles Reed. former mayor; Alder
man Ed Hannah and Lucian Durrett.
William Kraus. former treasurer,
has already declared himself a can
didate for the office.
Stewart Dick seems to have a life
tenure of city assessor.
Henry Bailey is the anly one men
toned for city clerk, so long as he
wishes 1t.
Tom Evetts retires from politics
next fall, and the office of city jailer
seems to be considered a plum. Here
is list of probable entries: Police
Commissioner Mann Clark, Joe Pur-
chase. Paddy Miles. AL Hymarsh.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-08
FORAKER LOSES
HIS CONTENTION

Washington, Jan. S.-Whether the
president exceeded his constitutional
right in the Brownsville affair will
not be among the questions to be in
quired into by the. senate committee
on military affairs when it begins its
investigation of the affair. To this
extent Senator Lodge, acting as the
presidents representative, wins out
in his contention and Senator Foraker
loses. However, Il is entirely prob
able a resolution will be introduced
submitting this question to separ-
ate inquiry by the committee on ju-
dietary, which is recognized as the
proper one to consider a question
purely of law.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-08
MarrIed at Cairo.

Yesterday morning Mr.. George G.
Gourieux, son of Mr.. Joe Gourieux.
and Miss Elizabeth Wilson, daugh-
ter of Mr.. Charles Wilson, eloped to
Cairo. ILL.,, and we're married. Mr..
Gourieux resides at 713 South
Fourth street and is the son of Joe
Gourieux. the popular ex-policeman.
He is a plumber employed at the
p. d. Hannah shops. He is well
known and generally popular. HIS
bride is the daughter of the we'll
known marine engineer. She lives at
HOS Monroe street and is pretty
and exceedingly popular. They will
reside in Paducah.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-08
SWINIS TO SAFETY.
Coal Thief Dives Into Muddy Back
water and Escapes.

Forsaking his well filled sack of
coal, an unknown negro coal picker
accepted a swim of a square to escape
being presented before Judge d. A.
Gross this morning for petit larceny.
Dick Tolbert. special agent for the
Illinois Central, saw the man on top
of Johnston & Denker's coal car fill
ing his bran sack with the black
Jumps. Tolbert started for the negro,
The man jumped from the car. ran
down the muddy embankment be-
tween Jackson and Tennessee sterets,
and headed into the back water.
He had to swim to the other side,
and when he reached land again
never looked back once. but contin-
ued his flight.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-08
Riverside Nurses, Adrif: on Ohio
In Unmanageable Skiff, are Saved

rent and before the inexperienced or
derlies could turn around and pull
for the shore and safety, they found
themselves In the middle Of the Ohio
river. The current rushed the little
skin along as easily as shaving and
the party found itself below the I.
20. incline, half mile from Riverside
before the predicament was fully
realized
Only one course presented itself
It was to pull as hard as possible for
Brookport, and the boat was landed
a short distance below the incline on
the Illinois side. Fate was kind to
the party and along came a gasoline
launch. The engineer was hailed and
he put in shore. The position Of .he
nurses was explained but the boat
man was not going any further than
Brookport. It was then dusk and
in desperation the nurses agreed to
make up a pot" and give it to the
launch owner II he would land them
at Padncah
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-08
WHILE SHE MINDED" barry
Thief Stole Two Watches and Made
His Escape.

A fretting baby caused A. Pollock,
proprietor of the Pollock Jewelry
company. who keeps store under the
Empire flats on Broadway. to lose
two gold watches. At o'clock last
evening a negro came into the store
and presented his watch for repairs.
Pollock was absent and his wife took
the watch. Her baby in the rear of
the building began to cry, and run
ming back to quiet It she left the
sore. The negro rushed behind the
counter, grabbed two watches and
when detected, ran. He tried to
snatch more.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-08
DOG WAS STOLEN.
Sent to Nashville and Brought to
This City by Purchaser.

After a years absence and a two
trips between Paducah and Nashville
a poodle dog, belonging to Mrs. An
ma Logan, 1903 Kentucky avenue,
was returned to her by Patrolman
James Clark, who recognized the an
imal in a yard on the south side The
dog had been stolen and carried to
Nashville. There a Paducah physi-
clan bought it and brought it back
Ito Padueah, not knowing the circum-
of its loss. This is the second
time the dog has been lost by its
mistress.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-08
MORE COMPLAINTS.
jackson Street Is Now a River Of
Yellow Mud.

One Of the worst mires in the city
of Paducah is the once "cinder fill"
running from Plunketts Hill over to
Jackson street, and all /. c. shopmen
living on the south side, who have to
come through Jackson street and
school children from that vicinity
going to the Washington school. are
compelled to wade it. Back water
has cut off the route usually taken
through the hollows, and only the
fill cap be used. The city has been
dumping yellow mud on it and the
rains have converted it into a mire
that is hardly passable.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-08
COMPETITION
BY HARTMAN COAIBI-
NATION, is CHARGE.
Interstate Commerce Commission
win Find Out if This Is
True.

Chicago. Jan. s. The interstate
commerce commission today resum-
ed its investigation of the Hartman
railroad combination. The testimony
will relate to the effects on COMPETE
ton wrought by the consolidation
Hartman has brought about. 1t is
said the combine has tended to stifle
competition throughout a large part
of the west and southwest The com
mission intends to try to find out if
this Is true.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-08
GEN. LEES BIRTHDAY
viii Be Celebrated BY James T. Wal
bert Camp.

The James T. Walbert camp. con-
federate veterans. met at the city
hall last night and decided to meet
and celebrate in fitting style the one
hundredth anniversary of Gen. Rob-
ert e. Lee. The camp will hold SER
vices at the Broadway NJ. e. church
and one feature OF the meeting will
be an address by the Rev. w. T. Boil
ing. The program Will be arranged
by committee.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-08
TRAINMEN DENY CHARGE.
Say They DO Not Violate City Speed
OrdiH aces.

Illinois Central trainmen protest
that Councilman Williamson's obser-
vations of the speed they make in the
city Is wrong.
Master Mechanic Turnbul' stated
that the train ran from Broadway to
Trimble street in more than two min
utes which is 1900 feet. a schedule
of six miles am hour. Grains are
hard to gauge in speed" Master Me-
chanic Turnbull declared. Persons
standing still can not judge. It re-
quires those on the. train to judge,
and experts are necessary to intelli-
gently testify in such cases."
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-08
RAMSEY SOCIETY
Elects Officers at Meeting at Broad
way Church.

The Ramsey society of the Broad
way Methodist church met yesterday
AFTERNOON at the church and elected
officers for the year as follows: Mrs.
Robert Lane. president; Mrs. John
Covington, vice president; Mrs. Frank
Dunn, secretary; Mrs. ]. X. Greer,
treasurer.
This society which installed the
handsome $4,000 organ in the
church has an the two years paid all
the indebtedness except $500, and
will meet this during the year. it is
an excellent working body and has
made an especially fine showing in
their organ work.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-08
AT PUBLIC SALE.
Unique Cafe May BE Sold BY As
signee for Creditors.

Gus T. Smith. A. D. Buchanan and
II. C. Elliott, appraisers, and AS
signee A. E. Boyd are today making
an appraisement of the stock and fix
lures in the Unique Cafe owned by
Charles F. Hawkins, who assigned
yesterday. They will finish the work
tonight and Assignee Boyd stated
this morning that he had been in
structed by the court to sell either
at public or private sale. He has had
no offers yet and thinks he will like
ly sell in public. The restaurant is
still in operation.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-08
UP TO HILL
MUST DO SOMETHING TO RE-
LIEvE THE NORTHWEST.
Peremptory Orders Sent BY Inter-
state Commission TO Magnate--
Farmers Driven Out.

Chicago, Jan. S.-A telegraphic
order to James ]. Hill commanding
him to do something Immediately to
reduce the coal famine in the north
west was sent by the interstate COM
merce commission. sitting In Chica-
go. Reports from Dakota say more
than half the farmers are driven into
the cities for refuge.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-08
GLASS COMMITTEE

Meets Tonight at the Commercial
Club Quarters.
All committeeman, soliciting funds
for the glass plant bonus, will meet
tonight at the Commercial club quar-
ters to make their report Those
who have been working have met with
and 1t is hoped that at the
meeting tonight arrangements WIN be
made to make up the balance Of the
fund.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-08
Install Omcers.

The brotherhood OF Railway Car
men. Encampment of Odd Fellows
and U. r. knights OF Pythias. in
stalled officers last night. Tomorrow
tnDKnights OF Columbia ard Leather
workers union will install.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-08
BRITT no MEET CANS.
They Will Fight for $4,000 at
TOnOpah, March 4.

San Francisco, Cal. Jan. s. Arti-
Giles were signed to go to a finish
fight by representatives Of Joe Cans
and James Britt at Tonopah on
March for a purse of $4,000.
Both are to weigh 1873 pounds two
hours before the contest. The purse
is to be divided, GO per cent. to the
winner and 40 per cent. TO the loser.
Each man will be allowed $1,000 for
training expenses.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-08
Suit to Dust Mcclellan.

New York. Jan. s.--Attorney Cen
eral Jackson brought suit in the SUI
preme court to GUST George B. Nc
clellan from the Office Of Mayor of
New York. on the ground that will
liam r. Hearst was legally elected to
the Office. The suit caused much sur
prise in political circles.