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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-28
BECAUSE WIFE DIED
1t Is Believed John Bell Murdered
the Surgeon.

New York, Jan. 2S.-In John Bell,
detectives believe they have the man
who Saturday morning entered the
home of DR.. Charles Wilmot Town
send, of Staten Island. and fatally
wounded the physician while in bed
beside his wife. Bell was arrested
last night. 1t is claimed Bell was
bitter toward the physician because
his wife died after an operation per-
formed by Townsend.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-28
ANTI-sALOON RALLY.
Twenty-Five Hundred Churches i'm
Illinois Take Part.

Springfield, H.. JAN 2s-sunday
was field day" for the Anti
Saloon League Of Illinois. In
nearly $500 churches Of the state,
sermons were preached in favor OF a
bin to be presented to the legislature
this week making the licensing of
liquor traffic optional with all coun-
ties, municipalities and their subdi-
visions. General officers, district
leaders and league workers in general
occupied pulDits al lover the state
and explained the work Of the league.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-28
UNIQUE CAFE AUCTION.
Realizes s295 From Total
Sales.

Saturday afternoon the auction
sale of stock in the Unique restau-
rant and cafe was held by Trustee A.
e. Boyd and realized s295. At pri-
vate sale the trustee sold s102 worth
of stock. making the total derived
from both sales s2a7 The iiahili-
ties Of the restaurant are $4,000
with $1,000 assets, s1,10o being in
mortgages. This leaves an excess Of
$1.003 liabilities.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-28
WAGON RUNS OVER HIM.
Samuel Gordon VIII Recover From
His Injuries.

Samuel H. Gordon, 80 years old.
of 713 North Eighth street, driver
for the G. w. Robertson & Sons Ice
company. lies at Riverside hospital.
as the result of fall from his Ice
van Saturday afternoon near Tenth
and Adams streets. Two wheels
passed over him. Today he is
much better, and the injuries to the
spine are of little consequence. He
will recover.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-28
Tariff Conference Ends.

Berlin, Jan. 2S.-Conferences of
the American and German tariff
commissioners ended Friday. S. N. d.
North, who was mead of the Ameri-
can delegation, will sail Wednesday
for the United States. James L. Ger
ry, Nahum ]. Stone, the other dele
gates may stay here to complete the
translation and certification of the
protocols.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-28
WAGE INCREASE.

Troy, n. Y. Jan 2S.- Two
thousand employees of the iron
company were notified that begin
ming February 1 there will be a
general increase in wages. Pud-
dlers will be given an advance of
% cents and the others will be
increased in proportion.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-28
GLASS ASS PLANT DEAL
IS CONSUMMATED

It was announced semi-officially
this afternoon that the glass plant
deal is consummated and although
there are a few subscriptions re-
naming to be collected, it is assured
that Mr.. Henry Finley VIII move his
plant here from Leitchneld, III. 1t is
understood that the Decker. Farley
plant in Mecnanicsburg win be the
site of the glass factory.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-28
In Bankruptcy.

Cecil Reed, trustee in the bank
ruptcy of the estate of the e. Reh-
kopf Saddlery company, this morn
ing was instructed to bring suit
against e. Rehkopf individually to
recover 100000. the excess OF in
over the capital stock
100000.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-28
Condition of Wabash and Mis-
sissippi Make Fall Slow
Rivermen Are Now Thinking of tho
Spring Rise Which Is Scheduled
to Begin Soon.
MELTED SNOW SMELLS STREAM.

There is but one certain element
in the present stage of the river and
that is, If the cold weather continues,
the river will go down. The river
rose seven-tenths of foot in the
last As hours. From Saturday morn
ing to Sunday morning it rose six
Itenths, and from Sunday morning to
this morning one-tenth, indicating
that a stand has been reached here.
The stage this morning was 45.7
1t is improbable that any sharp fall
Will be registered for the next few
days. The Wabash river is high and
will hold the Ohio up somewhat. At
the principal points above Paducah.
the river is falling rapidly, but as
the water gets nearer the Mississippi,
which though falling is still high, the
celebrity of recession is checked.
Everything depends on the wealth.
er. Should another rainy spell set in.
within the next week, no limit to the
damage that might result is visible.
The cold weather has frozen up many
small bayous and creeks beside stop
ping the rains. The water tied up
in that way gives an Opportunity for
the main channel to fall.
Hardly having recovered from the
of the present rise, river
towns within less than two months
will be in the excitement of the regu-
lar spring rise. 1t begins In March
and eliminates in April usually. The
melting SHOWS in the mountains not
only bring up the Ohio river, but the
river goes out of sight
and the Tennessee and Cumberland
rivers become raging torrents.
Last April a stage of 40 feet was
reached here. This year the melting
SHOWS may be augmented by prema-
ture rains, following the conditions
of the present rise. Rivermen and
farmers are beginning to wonder
where any rain will come from to
grow the crops of next spring and
summer. The rise came last April
without much unusual conditions.
This fall and winter have been diff
ferent in many ways. In November
there was a rise to the 32-foot mark
and to 80 feet in December. This
month with a stage of 45.7 further
carries out the difference and the riv-
or " 70 n hi nh cf .11s
until the end of spring. Always, big
water throughout the fall and winter
make extremely low water in the
summer months. Extreme follows
extreme.
The water practically has put the
coal docks of the Pittsburg Coal
company out of service. The scales
at the top of Washington street levee
are under water. The-Bettie owens
landing makes It almost impractical
BILE to get to the boat in a wagon and
difficult on foot. Otherwise the river
presents merely question of degrees
in the inconvenience occasioned.
At Shawneetown.
Shawneetown, ILL.,, Jan 2S.-The
is extremely critical today.
Provisions are becoming scarce and
none can be brought in. It will be
two weeks before a train can enter.
Coal is almost gone. If cold weather
continues famine Win exist in a
few days.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-28
LUxORA FLOODED.

Memphis, Jan. 2S.- A tele-
phone message from Luxora,
Ark, says the breaking of the
levee has entirely flooded the
town. No details were received
Luxora is 75 miles north of
Memphis and has a population
of 1000.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-28
CHOLERA AMONG JAPs.

Washington, JAN, Is An
epidemic of cholera has broken
out among the Japanese fisher
men i'm the Philippines. During
the last week. of which the au-
thorities here have received any
records, $50 cases were discov-
cred with 20 deaths.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-28
Twelve Firemcn Missing.

Buffalo. N. Y, Jan. U.s. Fire
which started in senrea building ear
ly today practically destroyed the
structure The loss is half million.
1t is believed ~ firemen were burn
ed in the ruins. Five flremen were ia
ken out alive after the walls fell.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-28
CHINESE DROWNED.

Hong Kong, Jan. 2s.-Terri-
Bile damage, accompanied by a
loss of over 100 lives was
wrought by terrific rain storm
which swept this island. All the
dead are Chinese. The storm
swamped over so native craft i'm
the river. Many steamers were
set adrift.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-28
Almost Drowned in BaCkwater Near
His Home Was Little Walter Berry

once he went under the treacherous
covering, but fortunately in his strug
giles mis- head broke through. He was
rescued by his father, who stretched
out across the ice, while another
man held his heels. lest ne. too. be
precipitated in the backwater.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-28
Receivers From plnhtherin.

DIR. c. e. Purcell Sunday removed
from the throat of little Edwin
Ward, of Lovelaceville a silver tube
which he had put in to prevent
death from ilphtheria. The Ward
boy was nearly dead ana the opera
'tion known as "tracheotomy" saved
his life. He is considered practically
out of dang r.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-28
WOOD ON ROOF ON FIRE;
ENDANGERs BELvEDERE

Pieces of wood left by carpenters
on the roof of the Belvedere Hotel
caugat fire shortly before o'clock
last night from a spark from the
chimney. and fire company, No. 1.
extinguished the blaze. Insurance
Commissioner Rose and Inspector w.
j. Mcpherson will have roofs in the
business district swept clean.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-28
Four Arc Dead.

Dover. N. H., Jan. 2S.-Not until
today did the fire which consumed
the mill OF the Cocheco Manufacture
ing company burn itself out The
loss is estimated at $4,000. 900, The
dead is estimated at four, although
other bodies may be in the ruins.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-28
THERE WAS SHOOTING.
Lloyd Smith and Mill Men Engage in
Fight

New light recently thrown on the
disappearance of Lloyd Smith from
the Milhl1en mill section on the Oak
Station road, shows that he had a
fight. with men of the Milliken mill
section, and that they returned the
fire, striking the young man. The
father claims ito have received a let
ter from the son, and Detective T. j..
Moore quit searching for the missing
youth, although the state offered a
reward OF 5000 for the boys recov-
cry
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-28
sHAKEsPEAREAN CHARACTERS
Subject of Address by Mr.. Norman
Hackett.

MIR. Norman Hackett, leading man
for Mr.. Louis James, and the Mr..
Ford in ''The Merry Wives of Wind
sor." is lecturing on Shakespearean
characters at the High school this af-
ternoon.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-28
Phillips Plant Burns.

Springfield, Mass, Jan. U.s. The
plant of the Phillips Publishing COM
pany was destroyed by fire today.
The loss is a million and insurance
half a million.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-28

Skating on marshes and small
pools or water on the outskirts of
the city attracted many boy skaters
Sunday. The sun melted the surface
OF the zee in the aftsrnoon. and put
stop to their SPORT.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-28
Tom Gaines Given $500 For
Gem He Picked Up Last
Spring on City Dump at Foot
of Clay Street
MEMPHIS JEwELER GETS 1T

An old, black mussel she'll, which
curiosity prompted Tom Gaines, dri-
yer on the city flush tank, to pick up
and pry open, made him $500 richer,
and today ne is congratuIating him
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-28
Ammonia Tank Lets Go at Armour's
Plant and Rescuers Are Baffled
by Fumes.
IN GERMANY AND IN FRANCE,
THREE HORRORS.

Chicago, Jan. 2s.-Nine men are
dead and eleven injured, some per-
haps fatally, and two are missing, as
the result of an explosion of the am
monia tank in the plant of Armour &
company at the stock yards today.
Efforts at rescue were futile on ac-
count of the fumes of ammonia.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-28
BRYAN ON COAST.

Los Angeles, Jan. 2S.-Wm.
j. Bryan arrived today ON the
Pacific coast. He was welcomed
by committee of Democrats.
He will speak tonight.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-28

New badges for the policemen
arrived today and the extra 10 men
put on January we're given new
badges. City Jailer Tom Eyitts also
his new badge.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-28
COMMITTEE OF WHOLE.
Councimen and Aldermen Meeting
in Joint Session This Afternoon.

Both boards Of the general coun-
ell are meeting in joint session, as
committee of the whole at the city
hall this afternoon. Mayor Yeiser
convened them at the request of
members. IT," finance committee is at
odds over the police apportionment.
The Democrats ask for $4,000 and
the Republicans for $4,000. There
may be compromise liking the po-
lice force at 27 as It was in 1905, in
stead of 81, as at present.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-28
Twenty Killed.

Paris, Jan. 2S.-Twenty miners
are reported killed in an explosion of
fire damp which occurred in the
Lieven mine near Lille.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-28
GRAIN MARKET.

Cincinnati, Jan. 2S.-Wheat,
"a; corn, 40; oats, 40.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-28

WEATHER = Inc rea sing
cloudiness and warmer tonight.
Tuesday probably snow, warmer.
The highest temperature yester-
day, -; lowest today. II.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-28
At shawneetown.

Shawneetown, H., Jan 2S.-The
situation is extremely critical today.
Provisions are becoming scarce and
none can be brought in. It will be
two weeks before a train can enter.
Coal is almost gone. If cold weather
continues famine Will exist In a
few days.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-28

There is only one kind or 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 labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-12-07

defeated. A proposed increase Of the
per capita tax sWas voted down. the
principal reason for this action being
that the bartenders now pay into the
general treasury about Is per cent Of
the total receipts, while little money is
spent by them for any purpose.
AS now constituted. the general Or
ganization is made up of the bartend-
ers, cooks and walters, Mattresses and
miscellaneous employees in the lines
mentioned. The bartenders have been
trying for several years to secure a
division of the different lines, and local
men predict that the Minneapolis con-
ventiOn will Sc this accomplished.
When first advocated some years ago
by Frank Hoffman of the Minneapolis
Bartenders' union, he stood almost
| alone, but each succeeding convention
!! witnessed a growing tendency to favor
the segregation" idea, until sat the
Toledo convention Of ~this year2the adj
vocates of division came within 60 of
the necessary vote.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-12-07
STRIKE is AVERTED IN MINNIE
APOllS.
Pressmen and Pressfeeders and En-
pIoyers Will Got Together on
TArno<


There will be no strike of the PRESS
men and pressfeeders in Minneapolis,
and in all probability a contract will
be signed between the members Of the
Typothetae and the Pressmen's union
within the net fexw days.
At the last regular meeting of the
union two officers of the Typothetae
made a proposition to the union. While
the conditions vary in some respects
from the Higgins contract, the propo-
sition made by the employers contains
all it's most prominent features. 1t
provides for the Introduction of an
eight-hOur day for the pressmen and
feeders on January /, 1909, and offers
raise of SO cents a week to- each
man, to begin as soon as the proposed
contract becomes operative. In the
case Of some of the pressmen, an in
crease of $3.50 a week was offered.
After spending some time in dis
cussion of the employers proposition
the union referred it to a special scale
committee with plenary powers, ana
this committee now has the matter in
hand. 1t develops that there are some
provisions in the proposed scale that
the pressmen do not like, and another
meeting Of the union will be held to
ratify any action that may be taken
by the committee.
St. Paul pressmen and pressfeeders
have signed a contract with the en-
ployers which is practically the same
as the Minneapolis proposition and are
now working under it.-~iinneapolis
Journal
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-12-07

Strikes: and Lockouts for the
Year 1906 in the scandina-
Wan Countries.

During 1906 there were about $500
organized workmenv involved. in the
strikes and lockouts officially reported
in Norway, the aggregate, number of
working days lost being approximately
$4,000. The figures given cover only
such labor disputes as@involved organ
lied labor, so that strikes or lockouts
which affected unorganized workmen
alone are not considered. In 1906, the
disputes cost organized labor about
100000 crowns ($37,500.) By far the
greater number of disputes arising be-
tween employers and workmen during
the year were settled through negoti-
atoms, without recourse to strikes OF
lockouts. d
A comparison of statistics for the
three Scandinavian countries shows
that in 1904 the number of organized
workmen was about $4,000 in Norway,
$1,000 in Sweden, and over 10000 in
Denmark, and the time lost by work.
men during the same year on account
Of strikes amounted to about $4,000
days in Norway, 100000 days in Swe-
den, and $4,000 days in denmark.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-12-07
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9TH

Is the FitWell Clothing ParlOrs first
birthday. Its just year ago to a day
that this beautiful store was opened
for business and to show their appreci-
alton for the wonderful success they
have had, the management are going
to give to the citizens of Duluth and
vicinity an opportunity to buy the
finest suits, overcoats, fur coats, trous-
ers and fancy vests, at their own price.
SIS suits and overcoats will be sold
for 1915, $50 suits and overcoats will
be sold for $13.75, $25 suits and over
coats will be sold for $685. $50 suits
and overcoats will be sold for $19.75.
In fact the etire stock will be placed
on sale, including all the finest blue
and black suits. Sale begins Saturday,
December 9TH, at 9 a. m. Come early
and get first selection. All goods are
marked in plain figures. The original
price tickets are on every garment.
Figure the reductions for yourself.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-12-07
VOTE ON MANY CHANGES.
6artenders Against Putting off Next
Years Convention.

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 5.-Members
of the Minneapolis BartenIers' union
have voted on several, proposed amend
ments to the International constitution.
Among them is proposition to change
from yearly to biennial conventions,
and the Minneapolis men voted heavily
against putting off next years conven-
ton. One Of the amendments provides
for the placing on the general execu-
tive board of two members of the
Mattresses union, and this also was
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-12-07
SEVEN AGES OF MAN.

1. Rock age: The infant.
2. Copper age:::%@fS.The kid.
3. Brass age: = The adolescent per-
iod. :.~ <: -
4. Iron age: Sad and fiat for the
wife. = : r*>.: IT. s;7-*tt>,>,.
r.. 5. steel, or Steal, ag The. trust
director. 5.:<=+%@ Kill rHssf :. =
r g. Silver age Small change.
7. Golden age: DEATH always pre-
cedes it:-Bohemian.:Z 81 - -.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-12-07
SWIFT g. co. FINED.
Meat Inspection Law Was Violated by

Wedt InSPectIon Law was VIoIated by
An Agent.
Winona, Minn Nov. 29.-Swift &
CO. was fined 500 in the United
States court here for violating the
United States meat inspection law in
shipping lard from Winona to La
Crosse without it having been inspect
ed. The fine was made light because
it was a first offense, committed by an
agent acting in violation of the orders
of the company.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-12-07
ANOTHER ADDITION.

Electrical Workers, No. 285, COM
posed of operators in Moorhead and
Fargo, have affiliated with the State
Federation Of Labor. Charles E. Barry
is secretary.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-12-07
FEDERATION COUNCIL.

The meeting Of the executive coun-
ell of the State Federation Of Labor
has been postponed meet at Alex
ander's Hall, Minneapolis, on the sth
Of December. y. :4%--
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-12-07

Mr.. Union Man:-Notify your laun-
dry man that the Bell Phone is I'm
fair.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-05-18
Had a Hole in Her Stocking.

Taunton, Mass.-''Just like finding
it," said Miss Nellie F. Healy, shop
girl. as she picked up a roll of bills
containing $50 in Main street
How carelessi" calculated Police
man Morris as he picked up $50 not far
away.
81 need it." declared Captain Walker
as he lifted $40 bill.
Farther down the street James Nc
Mahon, as he scooped a $40 gold piece,
turned to Mrs. Joseph Chambers and
said: rs this yours, madam"
81 don't know" said Mrs Chambers,
81 had one. Wait-Ill-see.'
She stepped into a doorway, thrust
her hand beneath her skirts and turned
pale.
"Heavens!" she said. 81 put $40
in my stocking when l came down
shopping this morning and it's all
gone"
Later she recovered the money from
the police and Miss Nellie Healy, who
got a reward.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-05-18
Hubbard on the Cooper Ranch.

Carbondale, Colo.-The mystery sur
rounding the alleged marital troubles
of pretty Miss Alice Cooper, talented
sculptress, and H. n. Hubbard, prom
inent attorney of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
which has set the tongues of many
states wagging, has Carbondale and
surrounding country in an uproar. The
Coopers are among the most promin-
ent in this section and the reports
have caused profound sesation.
Miss Cooper, Hubbard and the girls
mother have taken refuge at their
ranch several miles from this city in
an effort to escape notoriety and be
away from CURIOUS questioners. They
arrived one at a time. Mrs. Cooper
came up and was followed by her
daughter. Hubbard came in on late
train from Glenwood.
Mrs. Charlotte Wilson, sister of Miss
Cooper, drove him to the ranch in
her buggy. No one here is acquainted
with the man, but he is said to be the
same who has twice spent the summer
with the Coopers at the Cooper place
here. A rumor is current to-day that
Hubbard has completed arrangements
for the erection of a modern villa in
the mountains near here at which he
will spend the summer months.
The relatives are reticent about the
affair and refuse to go mo OCEANS,
saying that it is "nobody's business
Mrs. Wilson, however, insists that her
sister has been married to Hubbard
for two years. She believes that he
has been mistaken for another man of
the same name and that there is no
truth in the statement that he has a
wife living in Iowa, from whom he has
obtained no divorce. Her sister main
tanned her maiden name because of
her reputation, she says. According
to reports from Chicago the courtship
of Miss Cooper and Hubbard began
over the corpse of his father, the son
having engaged Miss Cooper to make
death mask of his parent