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Naval stores.

Savannah, February 16.-Turpentine
firm, 71Ac; scales, DC: receipts, 30; ship
ments, 354 Rosin firm; sales, 1900; re-
ceipts, AT; shipments, S54S; stock, 69,25S.
Quote: A, B, C. d, "a; e, s4.O5; E, $4.2O;
G, $4.2O; II, $445; I, $3.50; X, $5.26; M,
$50; N, Sc; WIG, $6.25; WV, $3.50.
Charleston, February 16.-Turpentine
and rosin, nothing doing.
Wilmington, February 16.-Spirits tur-
pentine firm, roc; receipts, IS casks. Rosin
firm, SO 90; receipts. 26S. Tar firm, S2.S5;
receipts, 1873. Crude turpentine firm, 1886,
$3.50 and $3.50; receipts, none.
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Bonds.
Money on Call.

New York, February 16-Money on call
nominal: time loans stronger; sixty and
ninety days and six months, 5A per cent
Prime mercantile paper, 5a4@614 per cent;
sterling exchange weak, with actual busi-
ness in bankers bills at 4S4. 4094S4.45 for
demand, and at 4S0s25d4S0.3 80 for sixty-day
bills; posted rates. 1914 and 4s51s; COM
mercial bills. s01sd4soA. Bar silver, 69M.
Me1ican dollars, 531s. Government bonds
steady; railroad bonds irregular.
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Llverpool Cotton Market.

Liverpool, February 16.-Spot cotton in
moderate demand; prices unchanged:
American middling, 6.O3. The sales of the
day were 1000 bales, of which 500 were
for speculation and export and included
$500 American. Receipts, 1900 bales. in
Guiding 1890 American. Futures opened
and closed steady; American middling,
good ordinary clause: February, SO; Feb
ruary March, 5.6516; March-April, 5.6f;
April-May 5.6215; MayJune, SCI; June
July, 5.59A; July-August 5.57; August
September, 5.52h; September-Oc
g. 1914; October November, 5.441h; Novem-
ber-December, 5.A; December-January.
544; January February, 5.441s.
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Interior Movement.

Houston: Steady; middling, 10 1916; net
receipts, 1872; gross receipts, 12,312; ship
ments, 1900; sales, 26O0; stock, s034s.
Augusta: Quiet; middling. ia; net re
CENTS, sos; gross receipts. oil; shipments.
2266: sales, 604 stock, 33,167.
Memphis: Steady; nddling, 10 7-16; net
receipts, 264S; gross receipts, 4176; ship
nents 413S; sales. 1870; stock, 163.726.
st. Louis: Quiet: middling. 1Oss; net re-
ceipts, 49, gross receipts, 1890; shipments,
$40: stock, $500.
Cincinnati: Net receipts. 6lS; gross re-
ceipts, 61S; gross receipts, 6l8; shipments,
so: sales, GOO; stock, 1898.
Total today: Net receipts, 1902; gross
receipts. 23,0o7; shipments, 24,419; sales,
1854; stock, 320,039.
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Chicago 'Chanqe.

Chicago, February 16.-Lower cables and
a decreased demand for cash wheat at
Minneapolis were the chief factors w.
sponsible for weakness today in the local
wheat market At the close wheat for May
delivery was 1s9ssc Iowa. Corn was
shade lower. Oats were down 1s@Ac. Pro-
visions were 2t1@5c to 10Q101zc lower.
The leading futures were as follows:
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New Orleans, February 16.-Spot cotton
closed steady; sales, 1850 bales; low ordi-
nary, 6 nominal: ordinary. 7; good ordi-
nary, 5-16; low middling, sic; middling.
10 ZIG; good middllng. II sic; middling
fair, u 5-16 nominal; fair, IL 1916; receipts,
II 6SS. stock 319R5S
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The Marrying Habit.

From the Philadelphia Press
yes. lady" said the convict. my
trouble wuz dat 1 attended too many
weddins
"Ah," exclaimed the prison visitor, Il
suppose that started you in the drink
habit"
mo. lady. de trouble wuz dat wuz De
bridegroom at % themfs
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New orleans Cotton Market.

New Orleans, February 16.-Spot cotton
closed steady and unchanged; middling,
10 7-16: sales. 1000 bales on the spot and
$50 to arrive.
Futures opened quiet and to points
under yesterdays closing. The tendency
of prices during the short Saturday ses-
sion was upwards. but the market was en-
tirely devoid Of any definite influences. On
account of the spot situation both bulls
and bears hesitated to trade. The closing
was quiet and steady, with prices from
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Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour-Steady, winter patents, 50 .2063.5o
straights. $685.; spring patents. $1,000
$50; straights. So 1908. so; bakers, $4,000
$50.
Wheat-No. 2 spring, 1890; No. 3, 749
SIC; No. 3 red, 73s4d74iac.
Corn-No. 2, 4S1sc; No, 2 yellow. 44c.
Oats-No. 2, 3sssc; No. 2 white, 4Os4142c;
No. white, 39d301zc.
Rye-No. 2, 631ac.
Barley--Fair to choice mailing, $4,000
Flax seed--No. l. SLIT; No. northwest
ern, 81 "a.
Timothy Seed-Prime. A.5
C1over-Contract grades. $13 so.
Short Ribs Sides-Loose, 81. 121zG9. 371z.
Mess Pork-Per barrel, 81. 121zG517 Is.
Lard-Per 100 pounds. 1915.
Short Clear Sides-Boxed, 50. 371zG59. 62tz.
Whisky-Basis of high wines, s1.29.
On the produce exchange today the but
ter market was steady; creaneries. 220
S21kc; dairies 20Q30c-
Eggs-Steady: at mark cases included.
22d24c; f1rsts. PFC; prime firsts, 251zc; ex-
tras, 27nc.
Cheese-Firm. 13s4d1sc.
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London advices, but prices ruled general
" steady to firm Spot tin, SAL .s0442. Cop
per. firm; lake, $25@25 %; electrolytic,
$24. 75q25; casting, s24. 25d2i.75 Lead I'M
changed. 1905. 80 spelter, s6So@6.S5 Iron
nillet at recent prices.
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clearlnas and Exchange.

New Orleans, February 16-Clearings,
4,002 Ala. New York exchange, TIC dis
count; commercial paper, 7d8 per cent.
Memphis, February 16-Clearings, $780,
499; balances, $107,708.
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THE LOCAL MARKETS.

The local cotton market remains I'M
changed at 9ssc for spot middling.
There were few slight changes in
prices on the local produce market yes
terday. Corn advanced / to cents on the
bushel. white corn being quoted at 67
cents per bushel There Is also a slight
advance in oats. Lemons are quoted 80
cents cheaper on the box, while Baldwin
apples show sharp advance.
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Dry Goods.

New York, February 16.-The dry goods
market was strong today. The price of
regular print cloths has advanced to 4ssc.
Burlaps are scarce in the local market.
White goods are in active demand.
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Local Staple Groceries.

Sugar-Granulated, SIC; Y. c., 4Bc.
Flour-Fancy patent, $5.25; standard
patent. $3.50; straight. 1915.
Coffee-Green, 1QlSc; Arbuckle's, s1e.55;
Porto Rico, 1850
Meat-Dry sailed ribs, SIC; dry sailed
rib bellies, lie; extra clear, 1Oc; hams,
fancy 1880; medium, 149sc; bacon bellies,
1211c; California hams. 1Oc.
Lard-Leaf, lie; compound lard $40.
Molasses-Centrifugal 3o@ss; sugar
house, 40c; Georgia cane, 35c.
White peas-Per bushel, $2S5.
Beans--Navy. s2.5 per busheli hand
picked Lima, &c.
Grits--92 pounds. $l.65
Meal--"Jim Dandy" $1.20.
Macaroni, eye
Feed Stuff.
Corn-No. 2 mixed, 64c; white &c.
Oats-No. 2 mixed, 43c; No. l white, soc,
white clip 58c.
Pure wheat bran, so or 100, SIPS.
Cotton seed feed meal, $26; prime, ST.
Corn chops, ,$1.25
Corn hearts. 81 %.
Shorts-100 pound sack, $40.
Hulls S0-lb c. s.. 80 ton; 20-lb. c. s., 400
sack; 100-lb c. s., $11 ton; 100-lb c. g.. 45c
sack; 1O0-lb sack hulls, coo.
Hay-Choce timothy, ST; No. 1 timo-
thy, $25 Johnson grass, SIS; clover mixed,
$2o.50.
TIdleo uilu TIOdhSCs
Lemons-Per box, extra fancy. 81 .506pl
Cabbage-2c per pound.
New Florida Cabbage-Per crate, s.. 70.
New Louisiana Cabbage-Per crate,
$3.50.
Western Apples-Ben Davis. SO. 5013. 70:
Baldwins, "a; Russets, 81; California ma
vel oranges, 50.
Florida Oranges-s2 .756I3.
Florida Tangerines-s500-
Northern Potatoes-Per bushel, S0a85c.
Sweet potatoes-Per barrel cullman,
$25Ja$275; Florida yam, $l.00 to Sl.10 per
bushel.
Seed Triumph and Rose potatoes per
bushel, S5Q95c.
Onion Sets-$2 .5O03 per bushel.
Eggs-Fresh candled 20421c.
Hens-35G40c; brolers, 25q4Oc.
Butter-Fresh, 12tacd15c; renovated, 2sc;
creamery, SEC.
Cheese-Full cream. per pound, Ito.
Cuban Tomatoes-Per crate, $3.50
COllards-Per crate 1925.
New Turnips-Per crate, 81.
Nuts-English walnuts, 15c per pound;
pound; filberts, 121ac per pound pecans,
20c per pound; mixed nuts, 121Ao per
pound
fsaislns-Two crown layers. $3.50; three
crown layers, 81.
Dates-Per case, 30 pound case. s2.25.
Figs--Layers. crown. sl.1o; 0 crown.
$l25 per box.
Citron In 10 pound boxes. 25o per pound.
Seeded Ralsins-Poun package, SC.
Peanuts-Fancy, per pound, nc; choice,
Hides and Wool.
Green salt hides, No. l, sQS1sc.
Green hides. G17n7c.
Dry flint, No. l. 1691Sc.
Dry salt hides. No. 2. 141i6c.
Clear washed wool, 32G8c.
Unwashed wool. 20G22c.
BURY wool, 10d12c.
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Butchers and crocers' Rival.

From the Slovo.
Young Doctor Why do you always ask
your patients what they have for dinner
Old Doctor-Its most important ques-
ton. for according to their menus L make
out my bills.
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Treasury Statement.

Washington, February 16-Today's
treasury balances, exclusive of the gold
reserve, show: Available cash balances,
s249. 271, SO; gold coin and bullion, $685.
T75.747,
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fAdvertisement.)

Maj. E. M. Tutwiler says he
has known Morson since boy
hood and went through school
with him. Thinks he will
make Birmingham the best
chief of police we ever had.
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GOInFIInLD.

GOLDFIELD.
We want a promoter with high-grada
clientele to handle gold property cen
trally located at GOLDFIEBDs Nevada,
close to the big producers.
Write for particulars.
F. w. HOLCONIB,
4b Vesey ST.. New York.
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Metal Market.

New York, February 1.-THE metal mar
kets were quiet today In the absence Of
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I am a son of a Confederate
veteran, but not like my oppo-
nent, I am relying on my Is
years experience to elect me.
D. A. HUNT,
Candidate for City Electrician.
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Test this all wool suit ready
to put on, fine in fit,
great in quality, former price
500, now S14.75. Marley &
Bauamn, 1924 First Avenue.
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New Orleans Cotton Futures.

? points under yesterday to points
higher.
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RAILWAY SCHEDULES

Showing the arrival and departure OF
trains at the Union station.
Objective February 10 1907
L n,nIn..IIIA nah Mnnh,.llIa RaIIrnad
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Hjdee and Wool.

HIdcs ana WUUT.
Green salt hides, No. /, Sus1sc.
Green hides. G1a07c.
Dry flint, No. l. 1691Sc.
Dry salt hides, No. 2, 14di6e.
Clear washed wool, 32nBc.
Unwashed wool, 20022c.
BURY wool, 10a12c
Sheepskins. 20q75c.
Tallow. 4G41kc.
Beeswax. 25c.
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Local Iron Market.
Local Cotton Market.
LEGAL Securities,
Banks and Trust Companies.

Corrected by Otto Marx Il Co.. Brown
Marx Building)
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Verde Copper Company. Flat Iron Build
ing, New York City:
Gentlemen-Without any obligation my part buy.
please L. S. government I. S.
report the Jerome Verde Company I IN
vest - if satisfied with said reports
p o. Address ......=... =. - 80.
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7rotal sales for the day, 35T 200 shafes
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Copper IS King OF Minerals

Every certificate of stock
bears the guarantee of The
General Securities Company
of New York and Los Ange-
les, Cal, as to genuineness of
government maps, engineers
reports, assays, etc, or mon
ely refunded, with per cent.
interest, at any time in case
of misrepresentation. In 9TH
er words, your investment is
insured.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-04-10
SQUIRE EMERY
AFTER LICENSES
Many Paducah Merchants and
Others, Who Have Paid to
City Have Neglected to Pay
County and State
SECURES A LIST FROM CITY.

Restaurant keepers who have not
paid state and county license win
have to pay up at once or be prose-
cuted. Merchants who do business
under a name other than their own,
will have to register the name under
which they operate in county court.
Magistrate Charles Emery secured a
list of restaurant keepers from the
city who have paid a license. He
asked today for list of those who
have taken out a license in the coun-
ty court. When both lists are in his
hands he viii compare with total
list of restaurants in Paducah' and
expects to find fully 20 that have not
paid the IS license, and will prose-
cute at once if the license is not
Forthcoming.
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Relatives Say Description is
Not Identical
Found In Lake just Back of River
In Illinois Where High Water
Washed IL.
GARD AND MEMORANDUM BOOK

After thorough investigation,
relatives of Robert Steele, the young
man of Kuttawa. who fell into the
Cumberland river two weeks ago,
have decided that the floater found in
Illinois is not his body There is NO
further clew to the identity.
The body was found floating on
the surface of one of the lakes a
mile and half from Brookport. II
bore every evidence of having been
washed there from the river during
the high water. and the face and
head were so badly scratched and
torn that identification would be Inn
possible from an inspection of them.
In pocket was 25 cents. and note
book. given as a souvenir by B.
Weille G. Son. In the book were the
names Mallory" and Harmon" On
a card was printed Randolph, 419
Jackson" The clothes appeared to
be serge and the shoes we're new.
The body had on two suits of un-
derclothing It had been in the wa
ter apparently about 40 days.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-04-10
Aged Woman Has Hard Ex-
perience For Night
Claims Steamboat People Made Mis-
take Which Cost Her Health and
Happiness.
ASKS FOR DAMAGES OF $1,000.

For NARROWING Mrs. Catherine
Wakefield of Bandana, Ballard coun-
ty, on an island in the Ohio river, the
Lee Line of steamers has been sued
for $4,000 damages. The suit was
filed today at WickHffe, Ballard coun-
ty, by Attorneys Thomas Crice and
J. S. Ross. OF this city.
Mrs. Wakefield is 65 years old.
and had been in an infrmary In
Louisville for treatment for defective
vision and general breakdown Dur
ing April she was dismissed. and taxi
ing passage on the steamer Georgia
Lee, started for home at Bandana.
She bought passage as far as Ogden
Landing, intending to drive through
to her home, and making arrange
ments to be met at the landing by
friends.
At O'Clock on the afternoon Of
April 16, 1906, she says, the mate
awakened her. She was in her S.ate-
room and required short time to
dress. In the meantime her luggage
and lot Of freighe was being unload
ed. She was told that Odgcns
Landing had been reached.
Mrs. Wakefield was greeted on
emerging into the open air by gusts
of cold rain. The water stood high
on the land. The surroundings d,d
not appear familiar to the aged wom-
an and no one was there to meet her.
Everywhere she saw watec and she
realized a mistake had been made
and she was on W.iams' island.
three miles from Odgens Landing.
For more than three hours tho
ased woman walked the narrow Is
land beating her hands and crying
for help. Long afte' dark she was
rescued by a fisherman. who heard
her cries. After three miles of hard
pulling the oarsmaa landed ner IN a
farm house. She was forced to stay
on the second floor with high water
within a few inches of her bed. She
contracted cold and was forced 20
return to Louisville for four months
treatment, she says.
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Candidate Fails to Meet
Men 1T TIE I. G. Stops

ment. Formerly all employees ree>sz-
ed time checks from a window in
the master mechanics offise. Lately
an office was installed in each de-
partment where employees received
checks. Only outside laborers, mostly
colored, are required to draw checks
from the master mechanics Office.
and unaware of the change the cam
didate stationed himself at the mas
ter mechanics Office, to await the
coming of the men. The warning
whistle blew at $50 o'clock aud
Mr.. Candidate observed several col
ored men walk up to the window and
receive checks. More followed and
pretty soon more than score had
passed him, but not white man.
Look here. what does this mean?'
me inquired of a clerk. and on re-
ceivlng an explanation, he beat a
hasty retreat toward Broadway
Saying he would return again Friday
lat noon and shake hands with the
shop men.
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WAGON WHEEL BREAKS.
Causes blockade ON Loop, and All
Lines Are Affected.

A wagon wheel nut not as large
as the palm of ones hand caused a
suspension of traffic on the Third
street, South Sixth street. Trimbie
street and Jackson street lines Of the
Paducah Traction company this
morning at 9;s5 o'clock Sherman
Hudson. colored, was driving team
of mules. pulling a wagon loaded
with brick. The right front wheel
came OF and the axle, bent by the
load, broke at Third street and
Kentucky avenue The mules could
not pull the wagon from of the car
tracks and car after car came to a
standstill, causing blockade. With
the assistance Of conductors, motor
men and bystanders. the wagon was
worked out of the way after a delay
of nearly fifteen minutes. the first
serious Blockade since the loop was
established. The wagon belonged to
Chamblin and Murray. brick man
ufacturers-
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Will. LIMIT SPEED OF
MOTORCYCLES IN CITY.

Through an oversight motor cy-
cles were ignored in the ordinance
regulating automobiles, their speed.
ETC., and according to member OF
the board of aldermen an amendment
will be brought in shortly covering
their class Of vehicle. II see several
motor cycles in Paducah and every
time one of them passes me, it makes
me extremely nervous. the alder
man declared. 81 saw a young man
riding one the other day and VEN
ture he was not going less than %
miles an hour. These motorcycles
are as dangerous as automobiles, and
should be restricted in speed"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-04-10
DELEGATES COME
TO GOLDEN CROSS
Many Are Already in City for
TOmOrrOw's Session
Meets For One Day Only Every Two
Years and Lodge VIII Be
Kept Busy.
FULL PROGRAM FOR THE DAY

Delegates to the biennial conven
ition of the Golden Cross have begun
to arrive for the session tomorrow
This afternoon and tonight addition
to the list of delegates will arriv,
from various points in Kentucky ant
some will not arrive until Thursday
The program for the days session
land the evening entertainment. ha:
been arranged. The opening exercis-
es tomorrow morning will be as fo,-
lows:
G. B. Hatfield, Paducah, will be
master of ceremonies.
Music, instrumental, Otis Nc.
Loughlin.
Invocation. the Rev. C. NJ. Thomp-
son. First Baptist church.
Address of welcome. Mayor D. A.
Yeiser.
Music.
Response, R. A. Barnes, G. c.,
Louisville.
After the opening exercises, the
convention will be present. The
general public is invited to the OPP
|ening exercises. In the afternoon
session, the election of officers for
the following two years viii take
place, and the selection of a dele
gate to the national convention at
jamestown, Va, in May. The even
ing program, including the installa-
ton of officers, and a musicale, fol-
lows:
Installation of officers.
Piano duet, Misses Nell Piper and
May Bonds.
Address. "Our Order" w. r. Coop
er, Knoxville, Tenn, S. X. r.
Vocal solo, Miss Carrie Ham.
Piano duet, civilian Tell" Miss
Adah Brazelton and Mr.. WIN Red
dick.
Recitation. Mr.. Joseph Desberger.
Vocal solo, Mr.. Richard Scott.
Character stump speech. Mr.. VIII
Brazelton.
Refreshments will be served TO-
lowing the musical program and
Jackson's band will play. The even
Ing program will begin at 7:45
O'Clock and the members with their
families are expected to be present.
II the weather is not too cold, the
delegates will be shown the city by
trolley ride. The morning session will
begin at $3.50 O'Clock and the after
noon session at o'clock.
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SHILOH BATTLEFIELD.
viii BE Scene of Unwilling of Ala
bama Monument.

Major. j. II. Ashcraft, member of
the Shiloh national park commission.
has returned from Shiloh battlefield
after attending a reunion Of veterans.
Major Ashcraft will return TO attend
the unwilling ceremonies to be he'd
May when the Daughters of the
Confederacy will unveh monuments
to the memory of Alabama soldiers,
who fell during the battle. The gov
ernor of Alabama with other state
officials will be in attendance at the
ceremonies.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-04-10
NOZZLE OoNDITIoN.

Christiana. Norway, April 10.
President Roosevelt, who was
awarded the Nobel Peace prize
last year, is expected TO deliver
a lecture in C1ristiana in March,
1900. In order 10 comply with
the rules governing winners of
Nobel prizes such lectures are
required. Scandinavian news
papers of this city today make
the statement that the president
agreed to come here at that
time.
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INTERPRETERS
WANTED AT ONCE
Government Makes Direct Ap-
peal to Local POstOilices To
Secure Men For This De-
partment
MANY EXAMINATIONS HELD.

Will Paducah produce linguist
and make herself conspicuous in the
eyes of the government?
T. This question is interesting at
taches of the local postofice depart
ment and the public will be as much
interested in the outcome. Weekly
bulletins of examinations are sent
out from Washington to stations,
where civil service examinations are
held, and It seems impossible to Sc
cure a sufficient number of inter-
prefers. The government issued or
der after order and in desperation a
direct appeal was made.
eve received a personal letter
from the civil service commission
begging us to put forth especial eff
forts to secure applicants for inter-
prefer, clerk at the postofice stat
ed. "There are Al foreign languages
in the list and Interpreters are desir-
ed for each"
An examination for interpreter in
foreign languages for the immlgra-
ton service will be held in Paducah
on May IS.
Other examinations authorized
follow: General mechanic and plate
printer, bureau of engraving and
printing, May 1; clerk-typewriter-
craftsman and chief engineer. custo-
dian service, May s and tralnmaster,
quartermaster's department at large,
May Is.