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The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-04-11

"A. B. Axtell, civil engineer, who
has been with the engineering de-
partment OF the Santa Fe for the
past four or five years, has formed
partnership with S. d. Miller, civil
engineer, and will do general en-
cheering practice, with offices In
the Eakle building, Amarillo, Texas.
The firm will be known as Axtell
& Miller whose card appears in the
business directory OF this paper. 1890
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-04-11

-.. DnNn FOR TCLlA.
Sw.sher County Town Gets New FL
nanclaI Institution.

(From Tuesdays Daily.)
J. M. Oskes, who has been here
for several weeks in the Amarillo
National bank, will leave Thursday
for Tulla to take the position OF cash
Ter in the new Tulia Bank 6 Trus,
90.
This win be the second financial
Institution for the swisher county
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-04-11
RANGE CONDITIONS ARE GOOD
Spring Movement Of Cattle Is Begin
ming with Favorable Prices.
From Thursdays DaIly.)

II. c, Harding reports the sale OF
5000 I and 2-year old steers made
through him for Scoggin q Brown,
OF Claremont, Texas. to Pierce. Reef
company, OF Leadville, Col, for May
delivery. The terms are private but
1t Is understood that the price was
high enough.
Range conditions, Mr. Harding re.
ports, are more than usually good
and the outlook for the cattlemen in
the Southwest Is very favorable
There were almost no losses during
the past winter and the early spring
has put the grass In an advanced
condition. During the past month
cattle have steadily improved In con-
dltlon. The movement OF stock cat
tie for northern grass pastures has
already begun to a small extent and
will continue TO a greater extent dur
Ing this month and next. The prices
are satisfactory, being on the whole,
from 81 to 81 per head higher than
last year.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-04-11
QUICK SENTENCE
FOR EMBEzzLER
Associated Press.

Cincinnati, April 4.-Bartholomew
Cayagna, former teller OF the First
National bank, was today indicted for
the embezzlement OF $4,000. Ho
was Immediately arrllgned, plead
guilty and given six years' sent
ence. only three were minutes were
taken from the reporting OF the in
dictment to the final sentence.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-04-11
CARSON COUNTY DEVELOPING.
II. A. Blackshear Tells OF Progress in
Neighbor County.
(From THURSDAYS DallyN

(FrOm thursday Dally.)
carson county is developing
rapidly" said X. A, Blackshear, this
morning in speaking Of the neigh
Dor county. Mr.. Bleackshear is now
the druggist and physician at Pan
handle and is here for a short rest
from his work.
81 believe that the country around
Panhandle is developing more rapid
ly than that around Amarillo. There
are many farmers coming in and they
are making use Of the opportunities.
The town OF Panhandle is growing
and improving also and believe that
1t will continue to do so more than
ever.
"The majority OF our people were
In favor OF the track removal bill.
contended and most OF them be.
lieved that the securing of a short
line into Amarillo and the improv-
ing OF the transcontinental line would
be the surest means of helping PAN
handle City. There were a few who
believed that to allow the removal
of the tracks would destroy Pan.
handles chances of getting the shops,
| think that the chances were never
considerable and It should have had
very little to do with the question.
The decision in regard to the track
removal has been favorably accepted,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-04-11
The News at Washington.

Washington, d. c., April s.
While official information of the
capture of Puerto Cortez by the Mic.
araguan troops has not been received
by the state department, a cable.
gram was received today from Fred
erlck NJ. Ryder, consul at San Juan
Del Norte, Nicaragua, says that adj
vices have been received there that
troops were advancing along the
Honduranean coast from Trujuillo,
Ambassador Creel and Minister Co
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-04-11
Bishop Fitzgerald Dead.

Associated Press,
New York, April News OF the
death In Hong Kong OF Bishop James
n. Fitzgerald, OF the Methodist Epis-
copal church, was received today
Pleurisy was the cause. St. Louis
was the bishops home.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-04-11

j. NJ, Currey has sold his place
in the south part o! town to Mr..
Wren and expects to move in the near
future to Gomez in Terry country
where he will open lumber yard.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-29
FREE INTERCHANGE OF CARS
Recommended by the Railroad COM
missioners.

Louisville, Jan. 29.- Free inter-
change Of freight cars by the rail-
roads operating in Kentucky and the
appointment by the, federal court of
a special master commissioner to near
the proofs and make a report in the
matter of the litigation resultant
from the injunction obtained by the
railroads to prevent the enforcement
of the mileage scales of rates made
by the Kentucky railroad commits
sion, are some of the important rec
concentrations urged IN the annual re
port of that body which will be given
into the hands of the public printer
today The report, the burden OF
which was given out last night by
C. c. McChord, chairman of the COM
mission, deals at length and in de-
tail with the question of car shortage
in Kentucky, gives the present stat
us of the mileage rate litigation and
urges many changes ana improve
ments in railway conduct that are OF
vital interest and Importance to the
growth and development of Ken
tucky's commerce and the welfare OF
its people.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-29
First Glimpse of Muddy Bank
in Many Weeks
Steamboat Lines Preparing to Re-
sumo Suspended Schedules
Mt Early Date.
LITTLE DAMAGE AT PADUCAH

One tenth of a foot fall In "a
hours hardly is noticeable on the
wharf but the first peep of muddy
banks since January 16 was afforded
this morning when the gauge regis
tered 45.6. The fall since yesterday
morning is the first minus sign in the
river stages report for Paducah in IL
days.
The wind whipped around to the
dangerous southern quarter early
this morning ominously suggesting
rain, or at the best, snow. All river
towns will be on the anxious seat I'M
til the river goes down suficiently to
make a flood stage rise improbable.
Suspended schedules of the steam
boat lines will soon be resumed and
business at the wharf will reflect the
effect Immediately. "Cusslng" rous-
ters slipping and struggling under
heavy loads up and down the muddy
banks will bring back a picturesque
touch to the various river landings.
Little positive damage to property
and no loss of life have attended the
high water. In the inconvenience oc-
casioned the greatest loss has re-
suited. from the suspended traffic
over railroad switches, stopping
work on the new sewer system, and
cutting into possible profits of the
steamboats, by submerging landings,
and tieing up intercourse between
the country and city. There we're few
losses on river bottom farms around
Paducah.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-29
Broadway Lunch Stand Proprietor
Arrested on Liquor Selling Charge

were other saloon proprietors in that
neighborhood, because their saloons
were the means of congregating
crowds of men about the street cor
ner, Objectionable to school children
passing by. He did not close the
place but continued to run his lunch
stand, which had been an auxiliary
to the saloon. The Rev. Calvin
Thompson and other ministers do
not believe that Peters sells soft
drinks" exclusively, and sent man
to the Peters place to try to buy IL
quor. 1t is on the testimony of this
witness that the prosecution relies.
This morning the Rev. Mr.. Thomp-
son and Police Judge d. A. Cross
held an animated discussion Of the
case, and 1t is stated the importance
workers will produce other evidence,
they claim TO be able to secure, be-
fore the case is tried.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-29
Brother and Sister. Twins, Active
Though Nearing Four Score Years

Pelt is as active as woman OF
forty. today.
Capt. George C. Lee is known the
length and breadth of the Ohio river.
He is foreman in Towards ship
Yards in Jeffersonville, Ind, and has
been working in the one shipyard for
fifty years. At n years of age, he Is
en- active man, for his position re-
quires being ON his feet all day, SUI
perintending the construction Of
He built the steamer
Kentucky of this port. His father
ran on the river from Louisville to
New Orleans long before stern wheel
steamboats, we're known.
Six living brothers and sisters Of
Mrs. Van Pelt's family have an ag-
gregate age Of 474 years. The
youngest is 10 years old and the old
lest is so.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-29
CLIENT INSISTS
ON WITHDRAWING

Unusual action developed in circuit
court this morning when Mrs. Anna
Scott appeared in open court ane
against the objections of her attor-
neys dismissed without prejudice
her case against the Illinois Central
for $25.OOO damages for the death
of her husband. James s. Scott. Mrs.
Scott's husband was killed at Fulton
by a switch engine. The step he was
standing on was jerked off by loose
air hose. Attorneys Taylor and Lu-
cas- represented her, and advised
against dismissal. She appeared de-
termined, and her attorneys falling
to dismiss the case, adopted the only
sure course.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-29
THAW SATISFIED
WITH KNOWLEDGE
Counsel Give Him Heart to
Heart Talk and Explain
Purpose of Plan of Defense
in Murder Trial
ANOTHER JURYMAN ACCEPTED.

New York, Jan. 29l--Harry ThAw
had heart to heart talk with his
counsel last evening in which details
Of his defense we're explained to him.
After his oVaurst yesterday it was
decided to v:sfm-him of the course
his counsel Is taking in his defense,
and today he was in calm state of
mind, seemingly contented with the
moves of his lawyers. The thought
of being sent TO mad house excites
Thaw and his counsel have the great
est difficulty in handling him when
this important feature of the case is
with him.
All the Thaw family was present
when court opened this morning. A
of talesmen called were re-
jected. Just before noon, John Denen,
freight agent, was rejected
as the tenth juror.
No Unwritten Law.
Dolphin NJ. Delmas, when asked to
outline the defense, said:
1T would hardly be professional
to disclose our case. You may say,
however, that it will come strictly
within the statutes of New York.
There is no higher law in this state,
and all this talk about the 'unwrit-
ten law is bosh. Nod can l see the
efficacy of a plan of emotional in
sanity. There is really no such thing.
A man may be temporarily insane,
but that is quite another matter"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-29

Paducah can claim the distinction
of having one of the Oldest living
twins in the United States. A paper
in Oklahoma City says that Alfred
savens and his brother Alvin, twins
who recently celebrated their 18th
birthday, are the oldest living twins
in the United States, but Mrs. X. G..
Van Pelt, of the Cochran apartments
on Ninth street. With her twin broth
er, Capt. George c. Lee. Of Jefferson
vile. Ind, celebrated their 18th
birthday last December -.
The Sevens brothers live in North
Dakota and were in Oklahoma for
their health. The Chicago Tribune In
1900 gave an account OF the 6sth
birthday of Mrs. n. Givens and Mrs.
N. c. Mighell. twin sisters living in
Piano, ILL.,. and said they We're the
Oldest living twins then in the coun-
try. But Mrs. Van Pelt Is three years
ahead OF that record
The family. of which Mrs. Van
Pelt and Captain Lee are members,
is noted for longevity, Mrs. Van
Pelt's grandmother died when she
was lo7 years old and she has an
aunt living in middle Kentucky who
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-29
INTO BANKRUPTCY
Creditors Of J. X. Roberts Attempt
to Force Him.

A petition to force j. r. Roberts.
the local dry goods merchant who as
signed to E. Farley last week. into
bankruptcy, has been filed at Louis
vile in the federal court by Louis
Vile creditors. ]. r. Grogan, of Pa
ducan, and James r. Duncan, OF
Louisville, are attorneys representing
creditors. The case has been referred
to Referee Bagby for trial, and the
date of preliminary hearing has been
set for February 4, in Referee E. w.
Bagby's office. The schedule shows
over $4,000 liabilities.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-29

passed on the right of local self-gov-
eminent, which is inherent in the
community.
1T would not take us long to set
tie the controversy. shall file pc
tition in the circuit court, probably
this week. / am ready to go ahead
as soon as the board of aldermen con
ours in the joint agreement. A SINH
lar point has been passed on by the
court in a case going up from Lex
ington, when the general assembly
undertook to establish the pay for
firemen. The court then distinguish
ed between policemen and firemen,
on the ground that the fire depart
ment is a purely local institution.
created by ordinance, while the POI
licemen are peace officers, sometimes
performing state duties"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-29
City Solicitor Campbell Probably Will
File Petition This Week in Circuit
Court to &c: Decision on the Disputed
Question
LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT is ISSUE

81 shall not wait for formal res
olution to be adopted by the general
council, before instituting ex parte
proceedings to determine whether or
not the general assembly transcended
it's authority in fixing a minimum po-
lice force for cities of the second
class" said City Solicitor Campbell
today 81 take 1t that the agreement
reached in the committee of the whole
and ratified by both boards at special
sessions, will be sufficient for me to
proceed"
"The point raised is whether or not
the general assembly, when it amend
ed the charters of second class cities,
prescribing that the police force must
consist of at least 80 men, was acting
within its powers, or whether it tres
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-29
BOTH GET DAMAGES.

Norfolk, Jan. 20.-Maria, so,
and Victoria, So, each claiming
to be the lawful wife of Samuel
Jones, who was killed by the
collapse OF a bridge, here Satur-
day, and whose body is still in
the river, appeared today TO put
i'm damage claims. Each had wit
nesses and the railway company
disposed OF the matter by set
Ting with both women on the
same basic
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-29
JOHN McUNE TIPPED.
May Succeed Patrolman David Glass
ON Force.

Patrolman Dave Glass of the Ken
lucky avenue beat. has rendered his
resignation effective as soon as
successor can be appointed. ami will
go to st. Louis to pull the throttle of
a Mobile and Ohio engine. It is tip
ped that John McCune. who was "let
out" when patroImen were selected
in December, will receive the ap-
pointment. MsCune nas always been
considered good man.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-29
CHICAGO EPIDEMIC.

Chicago, Jan. 20.-Four hum
dred and seventy-two new cases
OF contagious diseases were re-
ported to the city health depart
ment last night for the 2f hours.
This breaks all records since the
present epidemic started. OF the
new cases, 4O7 are scarlet fever,
20 diphtheria, ~ measles and o
miscellaneous.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-29
Car of Oil Burns.

Sixty-four barrels of oil were
burned yesterday in a box car at
Creal Springs, ILL.,, on the Illinois
Central. The car caught fire while
the train was en- route to Paducah.
It was kicked into a siding at Creal
Springs and other cars in the train
were saved. The origin of the fire is
unknown. The loss will amount to
several thousand dollars.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-29
SIX ARE DEAD.

North Hampton, Mass, Jan.
20.-Six trainmen are dead and
many passengers injured as the
result Of wreck ON the Fitch
burg division of the Boston &
Maine railroad near West Deer
field this morning. All were IN
the express train, which was
standing in deep cut when an
other train crashed into it.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-29

expect the dry docks company to OBJ
ject TO it. However, the order will
stand and Though we have no feeling
in the matter at all, when it becomes
necessary to attend to the company's
Interest, vigorous action will be
taken"
II the river FALLS fast here, as ii is
at all points above, the question may
be solved for the present without any
further friction between the two
companies. But the question is one
which recurs every spring when the
regular rise comes and at all irregu-
lar rises like the present one.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-29
Fierce Fire in Hold.

Norfolk. Jan. 29-Fire in the hold
of the British steamship Inkula, load
ed with cotton and corn, has grown
more fierce and pumping steam into
the vessel is without effect. Prepare
lions for flooding the vessel are be-
ing made.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-29
.BusTERr KNOX WED.

Washington, Jan. 29.-Scna-
tor Knox, of Pennsylvania, was
much surprised TO receive n tel
ephone message early today
from his son ''Reed," better
known as Buster" telling OF
his unexpected marriage to
Miss Bessie McCook, of the ia
nous family Of Fighting Nc
Cooks"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-29
FIVE HUNDREDPOUND BELL
DTsLODGED AT BUILDING

Dislodged from its fastening and
balanced on three slender boards, the
500 pound bell of the Franklin
school house on South Sixth street
was found this morning by Fred
Hoyer, superintendent of buildings.
where gust of wind might have
knocked the big bell crashing down
through the center Of the building
into the crowded school rooms.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-29
MEMBERSHIP CONTEST FOR
OLIVE CAMP, w. o.

A membership contest will be
launched by the Olive camp, Wood
men of the World, in the near future.
A committee having the details OF
the contest in hand win report at the
regular meeting of the lodge tonight.
The plan is expected to be to dividA
the camp into two sides and thus
stimulate the members to work by
the competition.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-29
TWIG SAVES YOUNG MAN
FROM GOING UNDER ICE

Catching hold of frozen twig
Earl Anderson, an apprentice. boy in
the Illinois Central machine shops,
saved himself from sliding under an
inch of ice yesterday afternoon. The
boy was en- route home on the south
side, from the shops, and running
down into the hollow just north Of
the Tennessee street fill jumped on
the ice. He broke the ice, but grasp
ing a twig he saved himself going
under.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-29
NO SITE BOUGHT
FOR GLASS PLANT

Announcement of the probable
purchase of site for tho Finley
glass plant mas resulted in an author
lied statement that no sale has been
made, and that several pieces of
property are being considered. only
one of which was mentioned The To-
cations under consideration are with.
held until decision is made.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-29
CHILD TAKEN
FROM MOTHER BY SURGEON

Suffolk, Va, Jan. pa remark
able surgical operation was perform
ed here which resulted in the remov-
al of petrifled child from woman
named Gales. She came here from
North Carolina and was pronounced
suffering from an internal tumor.
She had been affected more than
three years. The child had turned to
stone and weighed five and one half
pounds.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-29
EXPLOSION IN sERvrAN PALACE
Mysterious Blast Skaters Windows
OF Royal Home i'm Belgrade.

Belgrade. Servia, Jan. pa mys-
terious explosion occurred at the pal
ace last night. which shattered many
windows of the building. It was stat
ed that the explosion resulted from
leaving quantity of gunpowder and
cartridges too near a stove in the
private apartments of the crown
prince. Nobody was injured by tne
explosion
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-29
w. V. EATON MAY RUN.
Mentioned as Possible Candidate
Against L. r. Head.

Among the Democratic candidates
mentioned for the legislative race in
McCracken county is Attorney w. V.
Eaton. Louis P. Head. the present
representative. will be a candidate to
succeed himself and a number of
others are mentioned for the race.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-29
MinistersTa Hand in Inves
tigating Reports That There
Was Something More Than
Soft Drinks Sold
FIRST CASE IN POLICE COURT.

Theodore Peters, proprietor Of a
lunch and soft drink stand at 1910
Broadway, was presented in police
court this morning on charge of
selling liquor without license. The
case was continued pending the ac-
QUESTION of witnesses. Peters was re-
fused a saloon license last July, as
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-29
FIVE KILLED.

North Hampton, Mass, Jan.
29.-Five persons were killed
and about % injured i'm rail-
way wreck on the Fitchburg di-
vision of the Houston q Maine
at South Deerfield this morning.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-29
National Bank statement.

Washington, Jan. 29.-The comp
troller of the currency issued call
today for a statement of the condi-
tion of national banks at the close of
business Saturday, January 90.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-29
COUNT TOLSTOY
REPORTED DYING

st. Petersburg, Jan. 29.-- Count
Lee Tolstoy, the famous author and
social reformer is dying. according
to a report received from lula.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-29
FORMER GOVERNOR NO WORSE
Doctors Bulletin Says Mr.. Higgins Is
Holding His Own.

Olean, n. v. Jan. 29.--Dr. Hib-
bard tonight gave ont this bulletin:
Former Governor Higgins has pass
ed comfortable day. and during the
last forty-eight hours mas lost moth
ing. He has held his own In all par
ticuIars."
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-29

There is only one kind of
newspaper circulation statement
that II worth any consideration
aud that Is the daily detailed
statement. The Sun Is the only
Paducah paper printing such a
statement.