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The La Jara chronicle., 1908-08-28

In Maryland. the old Balti-
more "Sun-paper," as they call it
there, has come out for Taft. 1t
has a tremendous influence all
through that region-very much
such an influence as the New York
Tribune had with its readers in
the days of Greeley. Maryland is
very close, but this one detection
from Bryan is probably big enough
to turn the balance.
In Missouri the candidacy of
Hadley for governor has made
Republican success highly prob
able. The state went for Roose-
welt four years ago. What may be
lost by reason of the bolt from
Parker may be made up by the
strength of Hadley. Another really
doubtful state.
As for the Rocky Mountain
states, they are no longer even
doubtful-they are in the Repub-
lican column to stay.
An analysis of the situation at
the present time serves to show
that there is at least no strong
probability that Mr.. Bryan will
carry any more states than he did
in 1900, and that there is at least
a strong possibility that he will
lose perhaps half dozen which he
carried in the former year.
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-08-28
NOT DEMOCRATS,
BUT BRYANITES.

San Francisco, Aug. 25.-Wil-
liam Randolph Hearst tonight
gave out the contents of letter he
to-day addressed to the Iroquois
Club of San Francisco, a Demo
cratic organization, replying to the
request of the club that he tender
his resignation as member. Mr..
Hearst says in his letter that he is
both pleased and surprised to re-
ceive the letter from the club
pleased that he has been asked to
resign and surprised to learn that
the club is still in existence.
Mr.. Hearst continues:
You imply that | am not a
Democrat and | strongly suspect
that | am not, according to Demo-
cratic standards of to-day You
imply further that you are Demo-
Gratis and | cannot help wondering
what kind of Democrats you think
you are. Are you 1892 Democrats
or 1896 Democrats or 1900 Demo
Gratis or 1904 Democrats. or are YOU
1908 Democrats? Are you Cleve-
land Democrats. believing in tariff
reform that we did not get and the
suppression of labor unions, that
we did get? Are you Parker Dem
ocrats supporting the trusts if they
contribute and opposing them if
they don't? Are you Bryan Dem
ocrats believing in free silver some
times, and government ownership
sometimes. and in the initiative
and referendum sometimes? If
you are Bryan democrats do You
also believe in a Bryan platform
that contains none of these things?
Friends and ex-brothers of the
lroquois club. there is no Demo-
cratic party. There is only Bry
an party and the followers of that
party don't know when they 90 to
bed at night what they will be
called upon to believe when they
awake in the morning.
"And so ! received your COM
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-08-28

Every loyal Coloradoan should
boost for the big state fair. OF
course you know where it is to be
held, at Pueblo, its home for twenty
years. Hardly day passes but
that the management engages some
new attraction. First it was to be
a balloon ascension every day of the
fair-now it is to be balloon race
between monsters of the Sky"
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-08-28
SHERhAN'S SPEECH.

Candidate Sherman has distin-
guished himself by making alto
gether the most readable speech of
acceptance of any candidate thus
far in the field. 1t was very short,
very much to the point, and was
put in pithy phrases that stick in
the memory.
His first point was that he is a
protectionist, and he told why
and then he took his whack at the
Democrats:
"A revenue basis tariff for
revenue only ultimate free trade,
all have an identical meaning. that
meaning being an assault upon
American industries, an attack
upon the American wage scale, a
lessening demand for the products
of Americas soil and American
toll; less work, less pay, less of
the necessaries and comforts of
life"
Large chunks of truth here
packed in small space.
Near the end of the speech he
gave Mr.. Bryan about the worst
Jolt" he has yet had in this cam
paign. After telling what he
thought about the rule of the
people. he went on:
Shame on the party, shame on
the candidate, who insults the
American people by suggestion or
declaration that majority of its
electorate is venal."
Probably the gem of Mr.. Sher-
mans whole speech was his state
ment of the real issue of the cam
paign:
"The overshadowing issue of the
campaign really is: Shall the ad-
ministration of President Roose-
welt be approved; shall party of
demonstrated capacity in admins
trative affairs be continued in
power, shall the reins of govern
ment be placed in experienced
hands, or do the people prefer to
trust their destinies to an aggrega-
ton of experimental malcontents
and theorists, whose only claim to
history is "a party name they
pilfered"
Evidently, in the art of putting
things, Jim Sherman is a jim
dandy.
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-08-28
New Real Estate Firm.

j. F. Anstett g. Co, of Grand
Island, Neb., have arranged with
me to open a land Office at La
Jara. We are prepared to list
your lands and sell them at a
reasonable commission. We get
the buyers and you get your cash
values.
THos. McCUNNIFF.
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-08-28
A FAIR WATER DEAL.
Priorities will be Closely Fol-
lowed in Allowing Reser-
voir Sites in Valley.

Secretary Garfield, just returned
to Washington from a tour of
several western states, is out with
an interview in which, according
to the dispatches, he has the fol-
lowing to say about the San Luis
valley and the waters of the Rio
Grande river:
Il told the people interested" he
said, that all their applications
for reservoir sites would be favor
ably considered whenever / should
be convinced that they do not fall
outside the regulations of the de-
partment. A number of those
applications were held up for a
time on account of our treaty
obligations to Mexico, which also
are involved in the Rio Grande
problem; but / showed them that
when l arrived at decision as to
the principle to be followed in
Mexico, there would no longer be
any delay. / told them, however,
that not only the interests of
Mexico, but also those of New
Mexico must be protected. l
attempted to make it clear that
prior rights in that territory must
be considered, just as they would
be if they had been acquired in
Colorado and | am pleased to say
there is no longer a general dis
position to claim all the water of
the stream for the people of Colo
RADIO simply because the river
heads in that state.
Il also took pains to have them
understand another rule of the
department and that is that while
the department will recognize pri-
ority of water rights it will do SO
only to the extent that such rights
have been beneticially used, and
this statement had the effect of
assuring them that no rights in
New Mexico which had been
acquired for mere speculative pur-
poses would be permitted to cut
out any Legitimate applications
made by Colorado people l told
them also that | should not ap-
prove applications made in Colo
RADIO in the interest of speculation
only. In short tried to make
them understand that the depart
ment would do all that it could to
encourage the settlement and
of the arid country,
but that whatever it did must be
in the interest of the bona fide
settlers and it would do nothing
even in that interest to interfere
with the previously acquired rights
of other bona fide settlers, even
though they live across the state
line. | therefore assured them
that all applications which did not
interfere with acquired rights in
New Mexico and with our treaty
agreement to supply Mexico with
water for 10000 acres on the
Mexican side of the lower Rio
and for 25,0OO acres on the
side would be approved
if otherwise in proper shape"
While Mr.. Garfeld's action in
this case applies only to Colorado.
it will no doubt be used as a prece-
dent in settling the rights of all
other headwater states when simi-
lar questions arise.
NVL- ,lO.'t ,,-o Lo.- =. - I4
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-08-28

munication with pleasure, and
gratitude, and SO / withdraw from
your club with pleasure, and with
out the slightest hard feeling
Good luck and God bless you, and
may you be able to keep up with
your mule
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-12
Prosecution and Defense Both
Are Willing to Continue
Another Term.
Proof of General Conspiracy
of Night Riders
JONES BROTHERS INDICTED
(staG Correspondent

Murray, KY. Nov. Y2.--The pros
cution Of the night rider cases in
Galloway county desires to make
clean sweep when the leaders are put
on trial. and Tor that reason consent
led TO the continuance of the cases
against Jasper Garland and Kelsie
Kirk, charged with carrying the oath
to Galloway county, and Nathan Cum
nina set for today. The prosecution
appealed from the rulings of Judge
Cook. excluding evidence in the case
of lake Ellis, and until this point of
law is settled, both sides desire to
postpone the important case. Henry
Taylor and George Mcclure, charged
with participating in the raid on the
home Of Nose Thornton, may be put
on trial tomorrow: but no evidence
regarding the oath is to be presented.
and II is a simple case of proving
whether or not they were present that
night.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-12
KENTUCKIANS In
RANKIN MURDER
AT RBELFOOT LAKE

Union City. Tenn. Nov. 12.-That
five Kentuckians were implicated In
the murder OF Captain Rankin and
the attempted murder OF Colonel Tay-
Tor was sworn TO by two or three OF
the state witnesses, whose names are
withheld from publication for obvious
reasons. These witnesses told how
the Kentuckians rode across the state
line and Joined a p~ty OF sixteen
night riders, all OF whom live in the
neighborhood OF Clayton. a small
town In the hills about ten miles from
walnutlog.
These sixteen men comprised a por-
ton OF the upper gang" and their
meeting place was at Long Bridge.
across Reelfoot lake. On the night
Of the Walnutlog raid this party. the
party Of five from Kentucky and the
members Of the Flower gang" who
rounded ont the entire ra'dlng squad
20 a total Of thirty-hve or forty. met
at Long Bridge. and started upon
their mission of crime and blood
shed.
This evidence was entirely corrob-
orative OF the full confessions made
by It'd Burton. Frank Feltinger and
several others. and was Of the utmost
importance to the states case. II Is
expected that additional details of
the raid on the night OF October 10
will be received tomorrow and II is
understood from reliable sources that
evidence will be presented to the
grand jury on the call which was Is
sued for the raid itself.
Some OF the witnesses who are
slated to 90 before the grand Jury
are expected to tell OF the organiza-
ton of the night riders in Oblon
county. their secret signs and pass
words and of their numerous raids
prior to the anal and bloody one upon
Wards hotel at Walnutlog.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-12
]. +. MCCARTNEY
PROMINENT MAN
or METROPOLIS
Banker and Public Spirited
Citizen Dies at Hot
Springs, Ark.
Owned Banks In Metropolis,
BrOOkport and Golconda.
LEADER IN ALL MOVEMENTS

Metropolis. H., Nov. 12.-(spe-
cial Capt j. +. Mccartney, as
years old. president OF the National
State bank. OF Metropolis. the Bank
or brookpvri and bank al GoiooH1a,
and one OF the richest and best known
men OF southern Illinois. died last
night al : O'Clock at Hot Springs.
Ark. after an illness OF only three
weeks The day Captain Mccartney
left Metropolis he was assisting In
the preparations for the monument
unwilling at Fort Massac.
lie was the most active and hardest
working man in this section, leader
In every public movement and an
ardent churchman. lie was one Of
the strongest members OF the Chris
tian church here. and Prohibitionist
He was leader in the local option
campaign and ran for congress sew
eral times on the Prohibition ticket.
lie was at one time states attorney.
Captain Mccartney was a native Of
Scotland. but was brought to this
country In his infancy by his parents.
lie was captain in an Illinois regi-
ment during the Civil war aad served
with distinction.
Captain McCartney's death re-
moves one OF the men. who have
ioiled for the upbullding OF Metrop-
oils aud the betterment OF the COM
munity. He had always been pub
he spirited IN the broadest nnse on
the word. and while he prospered
himself. he gave to the community
more than he reserved for himself.
His real estate holdings In the city
and county are extensive. Besides
the banks he owns the State hote,.
tho opera house and several other
buildings
Captain Mccartney was a Mason,
but most OF his time was divided be-
tween his business. the church and
public works. and while remaining
loyal to the order. he was not lodge
worker.
His body will be brought back at
once from Hot Springs aud the
funeral VIII take place probably sun
day.
Besides his devoted wife. Captain
Mccartney Is survived by the follow
Ing children; Mrs. r A. Trousdale.
wife OF the editor OF the Herald; Miss
Hope Mccartney; Mrs. DOrie Flam
pert and Mrs. John n. Weaver. OF
Metropolis: Mrs VI. s. Holllheld. wife
OF the cashier OF the Brookport bank.
Prof. Marcus Mccartney. snperin-
tenddent OF the bloomfield. Mo-.
schools; Prof. Frank Mccartney.
superintendent OF the Jennings. la.
schools: Mrs. Charles NJ. Fouts and
Mrs. Elizabeth Stroud. of Seattle.
Wash. He Il survived by one sister
nj Washington.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-12
IMMEDIATE REVISION
OF Certain Tariff Schedules Urged by
National Grange.

Washington. Nov. 12.-An immedi-
ate revision OF the tariff schedules af-
fecting articles alleged TO be sold by
American manufacturers in foreign
markets at lower prices than in this
country. was urged In behalf of the
interests OF the American farmers
by former Governor Bachelor, Of
New. Hampshire, national master. in
his annual address today before the
National Grange Patrons Husbandry.
Bachelor also made a strong plea
for postal savings bank, parcels
post and highway appropriations at
the next session Of congress. The Of
hcers'. reports shcw the Grange in-
creased ten per cent in membership.
while ao2 oranges had been establish-
ed during the past year.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-12

Two more days and the woods
and fields OF Kentucky will be
thick with hunters and sports
men, and the various hotels res
taurants and cafes will include
quail on toast" in their menu.
Sunday Will be the opening day.
and Notwithstanding 1t is the
Sabbath day some few sports
men will be out with gun and
dog.
The game laws of Kentucky
prohibit the killing of partridges
and quail, except during the
period between November 10
and January /. The law is plain
on that score, and all of the true
sportsmen and sporting clubs
over the state have endeavored
TO see that the statute Is en-
forced. Several of the hotels
and restaurants in the cities In
the state have been fined for
having the game in their posses
sion out of season. Possession
Itself Is violation of the law.
There will DE plenty OF hunt
ing parties during the hunting
season, and Paducah sportsmeg
expect to have a gay time. AZ
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-12
HUNTERS PREPARING TO GO AFTER BIRDS
WHEN SEASON OPENS UP NEXT WEEK

was feared that on account Of
the drouth many farmers and
land owners would prohibit
hunting on their premises. being
afraid of forest fires. However,
the rain this week has served to
remove all uneaslness on this
score.
The Kentucky game laws per-
NIT the killing OF quail, pleas
ants and wild turkey from No
vember 10 TO January L; rabbits
from November rs to September
IS: squirrel. from November l5
to February /, and also from
June Is to September Is; duck
and geese, from August Is to
April 1: doves, from August
to February /; woodcock, from
June 20 to February 1, and
snipe at any time. Il is unlaw-
ful TO kill thrush, meadow lark.
martin, swallow or any other
bird of song or insectlverous
bird. 1t is a violation OF the law
TO hunt on grounds inc.osed
without the permission of the
owner, and the offenso Is pun
lshable by a fine of from S. to
s25.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-12
Jack Frost Arrives.

Jack Frost arrived in Paducah last
night, and after he had unpaeked his
trunk the temperature ran down to
"a degrees, which is two degrees
colder than II has been before this
autumn. Jack. Frost brought his
trunk, because the weather man has
assigned him to Paducah for several
days, and during his presence there
will be no let up in the chilly weather.
Ice was plentiful in the cutters, and
1t reached a thickness of one-fourth
of an inch. The weather man says
the weather will remain clear and con
tinued cold. According to the OBJ
servation of Mr.. William Bohemian,
official weather observer, the rainfall
for the last three months was: Octo-
Der .02 of an inch; September
81 OF an inch; August-497 inches.
On August 10 the rainfall reached JOS
Of an inch.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-12
OFFICIAL STATEMENT.
Issued BY Roosevelt TO Offset Discus.
sion Of Dinner

Washington, Nov. 1.-THE dis
cussion which has arisen over the
dinner which President Roosevelt Is
to give in the white house next Tues
day to a number of labor leaders
brought forth from the executive
Office of the president an official state
ment pointing out that the dinner n
not an Official one, and declining to
discuss the omission of President
Gompers. Vice President O'Connel,
Secretary Morrison and Treasurer
Lennon, OF the American Federation.
OF Labor, from the guest list.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-12
NotabIes Speak.

st. Louis, Nov. 12.--At public
meeting OF the Society of the Army
of the Tennessee addresses were made
by p. Tecumsch sherman, son of
General William T. Sherman. Cover
nor Folk. General Granville NJ.
Dodge, General John w. Noble. of St.
Louis. and Federal Judge David p.
Dyer, of St. Louis.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-12
Farmers Union Plans

New Orleans, Nov. 12.-The Farm
ers' Union convention appointed a
committee OF seven 10 confer with a
similar committee OF business men
for the erection Of warehouses, the
plan for combining the 5000 farmers
storehauses into interstate holding
companies. II adopted resolutions
urging farmers to curtaii their cot
ton crop 25 per cent, and raise their
own food; also condemning night rid
ers.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-12
Jones Rows Indicted.

Murray KY, Nov. 12.4-The grand
jury of Galloway county this morn
ing returned indictments against Vic
tor and Fred Jones, brothers. who
shot and killed Will Lewis at a bap-
thing in the eastern part of the coun-
ty last summer. II is claimed that
one OF the Jones boys was teasing
Lewis little brother. and that when
he interfered he was shot. It is said
there was trouble before. The defend
ants are out on $4,000 bond.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-12

the Covington Baptist church, and
Rev. Potter, pastor of the Covington
PRESBYTERIAN church, were introduced
TO the body.
Reports Heard.
Reports from the Memphis confer
ence female institute. the general
board OF missions, the Sunday school
editor, the general church extension
secretary. the correspondence school,
the publishing house, the Epworth
League board, the laymens mission
airy movement and the Anti-saloon
League were received and referred
without reading to appropriate boards
and committees.
Many Appointments.
II is too early to forecast appoint
ments, as 'he bishop and his cabinet
will not meet until this afternoon. In
terest will center in the Memphis dis
trict, as a number Of important places
will probably have new men another
year, There are many prominent men
mentioned to succeed Rev. DR.. r. H.
Mahon. as presiding elder; r. w.
Hood, G. B. Baskerville. ]. G. Clarke.
J. w. Roberts. J. n. Blackard, War
rem Brooks. w. G. Hefiey and w. d.
Jenkins, the conference hosts. At
present Il looks as II the appoint
ments will go TO either Heney or Jen-
kins, with strong probability that a
dark horse, not yet named or known,
may be assigned to the district.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-12
TEACHERS CHECKS ARE
TURNED DOWN by BANKS

The banks have refused to pay the
checks that were given the teachers
by the school board at Tuesday
nights session. As a result the teach
ers are in a quandary. The checks
were marked payable when funds
are available" but as the school
board has no money on deposit the
checks were turned down. II is learn
ed that several of the teachers have
Joined teachers agencies, and should
the schools close some of the teachers
would be ready for another position.
IL is also understood that one or two
teachers have already been offered
positions in other schools.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-12
POSTAL DEFICIT
BREAKS RECORDS
PARCELS POST

Washington, Nov. 12.-Postmaster
General Meyer announced a postal
deficit for the year Of s16.900, 900,
the largest ever. He suggests estab-
fishing a special local parcels post on
rural routes to overcome the short
age. He believes the plan will raise
$4,000. 900 annually. Increase of
pay voted postal employees by the last
congress raised the expenses $4,000
1000.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-12
GOVERNOR FOLK
RESENTS BEING
ROASTED ALIVv

Jefferson City. Mo-, Nov. 12.--As
the result of hanging and burning in
effigy of Governor Folk at Richards
because he paro.ed Dr. J. ID. Todd,
sentenced to ten years for the muir.
der of Robert Wall, it is likely the
governor will Internationally pardon
Todd. Folk declared he will investi-
gate the case and issue a pardon II
justified. The governor censured
Richards citizens as worse than
Todd.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-12
senator Campbell in City.

State Senator Wheeler Campbell.
who removed to Louisville from Pa
ducah this summer to practice law.
arrived in the city early this morn
ing. He came to Paducah on private
business he said. and Will leave early
tomorrow morning for Louisville.
This was Senator Campbell's first
visit to his boyhood home since he
removed to Louisville.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-12
Receivers Named

Cleveland, o., Nov. 12.--Federai
Judge Taylor appointed F. A. Scott
and Warren Bicknell, receivers OF
the Municipal Traction company. and
Cleveland Railway company as the
outcome of the recent refusal Of peo
pie to favor three cent fares in the
referendum election. This fight Is TO
control the properties.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-12
Forty Escape :FrOm Subter-
ranean Prison, But Rescuers
Are Prevented From Work
by Fire.

Hamm, West Phalia, Nov. IL.
Three hundred and twenty-seven men
are either dead or doomed to death
through the explosion of fire damp in
Radbad coal mine. Forty es-
capped badly hurt. The mine is burn
ing, and rescuers are unable 10 enter.
1t is believed every entombed miner
will perish.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-12
Wanted TO Die

Alton, ILL.,, Nov. 12.-Georgs
Henry, 81 years old, is dead. follow
ing his refusal to take food after
his wife's death six weeks ago. He
refused to allow doctors to admins
ter liquid foods. He declared he
wanted to die. The couple celebrat-
ed their golden anniversary last sum-
mer.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-12
Powder Explosion

Kansas City, Nov. IA powder
mill at Holmes Park, suburb, ex-
ploded this morning. Three houses
were destroyed and one man killed.
A Kansas City Southern train was
passing and 80 passengers were in
iured