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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-02
Promoters Say They Have
Financed Project and They
Ask For Franchise in Pa.
ducah.

After three years of constant work
II Is intended TO begin the construc'
ton of the interurban railroad be
tween East Cairo and Paducah by the
Kentucky and Ohio River lnterurbaA
Railroad company by May /, accord
ing to the announced plans of the pro
moters. The request for a right-of-
way and franchise in the city from
the city limits on North Eighth
street, to Clay street and ex-
tending to Trihd street and thence
to jefferson street. The route has
been submitted to Mayor Smith, who
will refer 1t to the general council.
CITY Solicitor Campbell has the pa
pers now. The officers OF the com
papy say they have secured financial
backing and they desired that the
right of-way be granted at the next
meeting Of the council,
Mr.. ]. j. Freundlich, general man
ager, was in Cairo yesterday and has
secured wharf space free Of charge
for the company The railroad is de-
signed to leave East Cairo and follow
the riverf closely until Holloway ID
reached. (which Is opposite Mound
CITY The line then rups to Ballard
county and will open up rich dis
trlct of farming land, Oscar, Ban
dana and Ingleside are on the route,
and II misses Woodville about a mile
|Graham.ille is on the road and the
Illinois Central railroad is crossed
near Maxon Mills. The line reaches
Cecil and does not come within sew
eral miles of the Illinois Central until
Paducah is reached. .
J. NJ, Barrie, general manager OF
large contracting Arm at Minneapolis
has secured the contract for the con
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-02

Slap went the covers on the hoi
houses last night, the tender vege'
tables that were exposed were cover
ed by the marketers. The cold snaI
did not kill any of the fruit last
night, as the freezing point was miss
ed by several degrees, but all of the
fruit and vegetables will receive g
setback. Yesterday was a typica
April day, and when the wind swerved
10 the north the farmers prepared to
meet the worst Tonight the weather
man promises colder weather.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-02
PADUCAH AND CAIRO INTERURBAN Is
READY FOR CONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN

struction aud he, with his chief engi-
neer. will be in the city in a few days
to look over the land. For the con
struction the territory is almost ideal,
From Woodville to Cold Springs there
is not a single cut required in making
the grade The terms of the CONTRACT
require that the work must be COM
pleted in Is months from the first day
OF work.
The. interurban will reach Cairo by
a ferry. Cars will leave each place
every hour until If o'clock at night.
Cars will go as far as Grahamville
from Paducah every half hour. Early
in the morning a special market car
will be brought to the city to carry
the produce Of the marketers. \
regular freight business will be con-
Quoted and an electric car with the
power of the steam locomotives will
be used to haul the cars. The yards
of the road will be below Campbell
street, as well vas the freight station.
Five cars will be on the road during
the day.
The right-of-way. with few ex-
ceptions, has been secured for some
time. Work is in progress now, and
the way complete will be ready when
time for construction. All the
financing of the road was finished last
November, and all but $4,000 worth
of bonds have been sold. The holders
of the bonds pay one-fourth when five
miles are complete one-half when
ten miles are completed, three fourths
when 90 miles are completed, and the
other fourth when the last spike is
driven.
II was the original intention of the
owners 10 build steam road, but two
years ago the work of an interurbar
was taken up. l.. b. Nhitesides, Of
New York, is president; c. +. Crump
Of Columbus, o., secretary, and j. j
Freundlich, general manager.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-02
New Sterilizer Company.

DR.. E. G. Stamper. dentist, with
Frank A. Lucas as attorney, will COM
plete the organizing of a company
this week for the purpose of manu-
featuring IA ''sterilizer" patented by
DR.. Stamper. The new company win
be incorporated for about 100000
and is composed of half dozen of
Paducah's best citizens. The "steri-
lizer" is used to kill all germs thai
accumulate on the instruments used
by dentists. The company when in
corporated will have its factory In
this city. At present the sterlizers
are being made in st. Louis.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-02
CUT TENDON TO FREE
MAN FROM THE WRECK

st. Louis, April al. A. McKit-
trick, of Brookheld, Mo-, a stockman,
was injured when a Burlington train
crashed into the caboose in which he
was riding at Spanish Lake, near
here, today His leg was crushed.
He took out a knife and ordered the
Rev. II. C. Allen, of Grove City, Pa,
to sever tendon which held him
down. It was done. Mrs. Emma
Renner, a passenger on the train
which crashed into the caboose, STOP
ped the flow of blood with her veil.
McKittrick was taken to a hospital.
Three other passengers were wounded
in the collision.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-02
MURRAY ASKS FOR
STATE TROOPS TO
GUARD PROPERTY

According to a well authenticated
report, troops have been asked for
by authorities at Murray, and last
night citizens were on guard, fearing
an attack by night riders. The alarm
came when farmer of Galloway
county, who had been whipped by
night riders early Wednesday morn
ing, arrived at Murray and announced
that they had commanded him to
carry the report to Murray that the
night riders "were going to get
them" County officials declined to
affirm or deny the report of troops
being sent
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-02
BENTON "TATER DAY"
CONES NEXT MONDAY

Benton, April q tSpecial) -
Next Monday is "Tater" day, the big
gest of the 500 days for Benton.
Farmers from all over Marshall coun-
ty, northern part of Galloway, east of
Graves and south of McCracken. will
be in attendance. and this year the
biggest day Benton ever had is antici-
pated. On the first Monday In April
the farmers meet in Benton, buy their
seed potatoes. swap horses, purchase
implements and start the spring work.
The custom extends back for years
and always is a success. This year II
is expected there will be at least 150
loads of seed potatoes for sale, and
the attendance Is estimated at 1850.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-02

The United States circuit court will
begin April 20 and there are a num-
Der of important cases to come up,
including the litigation with which
the city is engaged with the East Ten
nessee Telephone company. Tho
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. damage suit which
was tried at the last term, and re-
suited in a hung jury, has been COM
promised and will be DISMISSED FROM
the docket. The Princeton night rid
ing suits may be tried, as all the par
ties sued will be before the court. The
federal grand jury may be called up
OF TO investigate night rider out
RACES, as there are number of
Threatening letters in the hands of the
officers which have been sent through
the mails.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-02
METROPOLIS NOT
TO Be STIRRED Up
BY LIQUOR FIGHT

Metropolis. H., April 2.-(Spe-
cialD -Although the city clerk has
gone ahead and advertised a local OPP
tion election in Metropolis this spring.
the anti-saloon element. which voted
the precinct. dry last fall, declare he
is going contrary to the instructions
Of the attorney general, and il the
question goes on the ticket, they will
simply ignore it. They say the cleo
ton they held is binding for eighteen
months. The city council is of pro
hibition sentiment, and will not issue
any licenses. SO Metropolis will not
see the stirring scenes of the recent
election
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-02
COPYING THE ASSESSOR'S
BOOKS IN CLERKS OFFICE.

Walter Smedey and James Will
cox, deputies in the county clerks
office, are now busy making out a
copy of the assessors books to be
furnished the sheriff, from which he
will make out the county tax bills.
The books will be ready by the time
the fiscal court fixes the rate and the
sheriff will have until the first OF
June to make out the bills. At that
time he will begin collecting the tax
and will have from June until Mo-
vember to do the work.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-02
BRYAN'S NAME ON TICKET
OF ALABAMA DEMOCRATS

Mobile, Ala, April democrats
propose to put Bryan's name as presi-
dental candidate on the state ticket
to be voted in primaries May 1S
The 500 signatures necessary for such
action have been secured. With Bry-
an nominated by the voters at large
it would insure the state to him des-
pite what opposition might develop in
a convention to pame delegates to the
Denver convention.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-02
PROTRACTED MEETING

The Rev. G. +. Sullivan. pastor OF
the Broadway MebodlsN church, will
begin a protracted meeting at his
church on Wednesday evening, April
s. Or. sullivan will conduct the
services himself for week or more,
or until after Easter. and will then
have some one to assist him.
The meetings at the Kentucky Ave-
nue. Presbyterian church are increas-
ing in interest at 3 and 1880 O'Clock.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-02
POPULISTS ARE NOT
FOR BRYAN THIS TINE

St Louis, April 2. Especial -
The Populists' national convention be-
gan here today, Thomas +. Watson
of Georgia, and Samuel w. Williams
Of Indiana, are likely 20 be the nomi
nees for president and vice president
the Nebraska delegation alone favor
ing Bryan, General Jacob S. CoxeS
Is temporary chairman.
Coxey said Roosevelt's messages
read like the preamble to the Popu'
list platform, and Roosevelt's princi
pies were those of Bryan. He urged
the party did not fuse with the others
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-02
Governor Wilson Resents Report
That He Had Attributed Virtues
of Any Kind to the Night Riders.

Know each other and different groups
do not know who are in the other one
and the head of the organization has
the power of life and death over the
members, and it has spread like wild
fire.
There are thousands of members
of this concern, but there is no COM
promise with them. They will be
brought to book. The matter will
come out all right, not By neglect or
federation, but by mercilessly follow
ing up, attacking and destroying this
organization.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-02
JAMES l.. SMITH BAUER
WILL BE CHRISTENED.

AS soon as j. Andy Bauer returns
from Los Angeles, the infant son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bauer, GIL
North Seventh street, will be christ
ened James peterson smith Bauer.
The christening will be held at tae
Trimble Street Methodist church, and
Mayor Smith will hold his namesake
during the service. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bauer are ardent admirers of the
mayor, and decided there could not be
any better name than that of the ex-
ecutive.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-02

j. w. Crawford will arrive in the
city this afternoon to confer with the
merchants of the city about bringing
dirigible balloons to the city. Captain
Mattery is the operator of several
racing balloons, and as the attraction
will be in Cairo, Mr.. Crawford, the
manager, desires to bring them here.
Mr.. Crawford wants the attraction
here the last week in April.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-02
AFTER FERTILIZER MEN

Mayheld, Ky. April 2.-Lawson
Radford and VIII Dulaney, of Kirk
sey. who have been selling fertilizer
for that section of the country. re-
ceived notice the other night to sell
no more fertilizer. They took notice
10 mean what 1t said and both these
gentlemen decided at once to engage
no longer in the fertilizer business.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-02
Southern Railway and Its Allies
Agree Not to Make Cut in Wages
After Conference With Officials.
Interstate Commerce Commits
sion Investigation Bears
Fruit-DalZell's Bill Will be
FavOrably Reported.

Washington, April 2.-The South
ern Railway and allied roads agreed
not to reduce their employees wages,
following the investigation made by
Chairman Knapp, of the interstate
commerce commission, and Commits
sioner of Labor Neil, who formed a
mediation board. If the conditions
do not improve by July 1, negotiations
will be resumed.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-02
The DalZcll ISill.

Washington, April Fit is under
stood that the Dalzell bill making it
to circulate false re-
ports about the condition of national
banks gill be reported favorably by
the house committee.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-02
SOLDIERS AT EDDYVILLE

Eddyville, April .. Especial. >
This morning at 2 o'clock 90 soldiers
arrived from Louisville and are quar-
tered at the Lyon couny court house.
No disorder has occurred near Eddy
Vile recently; but the soldiers were
sent here as a precaution.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-02
THROUGH TARGET PRACTICE

San Francisco, April "A wireless
telegram says the battleship squad
ron has practically completed target
practice and will sail for, San Diego
Saturday morning.
San Francisco. April "A later
wireless says the fleet sails north to-
day.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-02
SILVERSTEIN DYING

New York, April 2.-Selig Silver
stein. the bomb thrower, Is not ex-
pected to live through the day The
police are searching for his alleged
fellow conspirators.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-02
RAIN DAMPENS ARDOR OF
LAW AND ORDER LEAGUE

Grahamville, KY. April 2. (Spe-
ciaD Rain interfered with the organ
|zation of the Law and Order League
here last night. A few of the citizens
met and decided to wait until Sunday
night before taking up the steps of
Organization.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-02
I.C. RELIEVED

Frankfort, Ky. April 2. Especially
The railroad commission has order
ell the relief of the Illinois Central
from the long and short haul clause
on traffic between louisville and
greensboro, Henderson, Paducah and
Fordsville, on account of the river
competition.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-02
BANK SAFE BLOWN
BY ROBBERS WHO
SECURED $4,000

Muskogee, Okla. April 2.-Rob-
bers blew the safe in the bank at
Mounds, Okla. early today, secured
5000 and escaped before the citl-
zens were awakened. A posse is
searching for them.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-02
FARMERS NEGRO
TENANTS DRIVEN
FROM HIS HOUSES

Unlontown. KY, April ,2.-(Spe-
clal. I-rhe tenant houses of Ali
Jones, a prominent farmer near Hem
shaw, were visited by night riders
They forced 20 negroe tenants to
leave, shot up the houses and set firc
to one. destroying 1t. There Is a
reign OF terror here.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-02

Washington. D. c., April Con
gresham ollie James hard luck still
pursues him. While en- route to
Washington. he is held up Indefinite
ly by landslide near Hinton, w. Va
kilograms from him to his colleagues
tell of his sad plight
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-02
WHOLE FAMILY is
DROWNED IN FLOOD
THAT TAKES HOME

Maysville. Ky, April 2.-(SpeciaD
d. Boone and his wife and two
children were drowned when the food
washed down their house on Lawrence
creek.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-02

Fair tonight and Friday. Colder
tonight with frost and probably freez-
ing temperature. Highest temporal
ture yesterday, as; lowest today, 30.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-02
Grain Market.

st. Louis, April 2.-Wheat. 96h
corn, 65h; oats, 81.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-02

Mr.. William j. Pierce. teller of the
Globe Bank and Trust company, has
purchased a fine runabout automobile.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-02
Would Pat All In Pen.

u cannot think of any more idiotic
stun than this you have quoted. ana
cannot conceive OF a man, speaking
as directly. as positively and as serl-
ously as 4 have done. being presented
to a great host of readers, Ike those
or your paper. In such an absurd and
stupid attitude. II is utterly mex
cusable to be so reported.
II do not believe in palaverlng and
smoothing over penitentlary crimes
that destroy liberty. ! believe In kill
ing the criminals while in attacks, and
putting everyone not killed in the pen
itentiary
"Tho organization is most danger
Gus. II IS secret, oath-bound organ
ization. where only small group
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-02
COUNTY TAX RATE
WILL BE 66 CENTS
INSTEAD OF .75
County Judge LightfOOt Will
Recommend Reduction to
Fiscal Court.
Assessment Goes Up and Levy
Goes Down Gradually.
BETTERNENT OF FINANCES

County Judge Lightfoot will recon-
mend to the fiscal court at its regular
county purposes be fixed at sc cents
or a reduction of 3 cents from the
tax rate last year. The recommends
tion is made after careful investiga-
partments of the county for the year
and although the assessed valuation
was increased about half a million
dollars by the county supervisors,
lcepted by the state board, there is not
taxpayer in the county owning the
same property that will not pay less
county and state taxes than for many
years.
An investigation of the records OF
the county shows that its financial
affairs are in fine shape, the. only in
debtedness outside of the bonded debt
has been paid, gravel roads that COM
pare favorably with any In the state
have been built to every section of
the county while the bridges are all
of steel or concrete, not a wooden
culvert standing in the county.
when asked for a statement regard
ing the bonded Indebtedness and sink
ing fund today Judge Lightfoot said:
should the valuation of property be
not increased a cent for the next five
Years a levy of rs cents on the 500
for the sinking fund account will be
Sufficient to raise a fund of 5000 900
or enough to more than pay every
cent of the principal and interest OF
the bonded Indebtedness and leave
the county entirely free from debt of
amy kind In 1902 the sinking fund
levy was 40 cents"
Gradual Reduction.
At the beginning of the term of
Judge Lightfoot in 1902 the tax rate
was fixed at 80 cents for county pur-
poses. The county was in debt $50
1000 on the account of building dirt
roads. Each year the valuation of
property has been slightly increased
and the tax rate reduced. and IL the
Recommendation of the judge is adopt
ed this year the tax rate will be sc
cents. or a reduction of 26 cents in
six years.
In addition to the sinking fund
levy and paying running expenses o.
the county, the &C cent levy is expect
ed to be sufficient to provide for the
repairing of the gravel roads and
placing them in good shope. People
who were loudest in their condemna-
Ition of the supervisors for raising tn,
valuation, are now beginning to see
that it works a saving in the long
run. as an Increase of Is per cent In
valuation means decrease of 16 per
cent in the total amount of take,
paid
In speaking of the fine gravel roads
in the county. Judge Lightfoot said
today that they were largely built
on the cooperative plan, the farmer-
along each road paying one-half the
lexpense and the county the other
half. Farmers who worked the roads
and furnished teams were paid $3.50
per day for ten days each from thu
county road fund. The plan proved
popular and resulted in the county
getting over 100 miles of splendid
gravel roads and all paid for,
The state rate will remain at so
cents on the 500 worth of taxable
property. or the same as last year,
no revenue bill having been passed
by the last legislature
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-02
Says They Are Criminals and
Deserve to be Shot Down by
Anyone Who Sees Them
Writes Letter.

New York, April Gov. Angus
tus H. Wilson, of Kentucky, in let
ter written to friend In this city and
made public, expresses some remark
able and vigorous views regarding the
outrages committed by night riders
In the tobacco districts of Kentucky.
| The letter was written with especial
reference to a recent interview pur-
lpcrting TO give the governors views
on the same subject. The letter fol-
lows:
81 did not say that any man MIXED
was n Christian or honest or a gooa
citizen. nor did ever use the express
SION Almighty stubborn. They are
towards and criminals and felons, and
should be killed when making attacks
and should be in the penitentiary
when detected after attacks. did
not In any way condone or apologize
or smooth over their Infamous con-
duct | have not done II In Kentucky
, where they are. aud certainly did not
do II in New York, whore | was
thousand miles away from them. did
say there is anything TO be said for
them; such statement Is grossly
false and ineXcusablo.
There is nothing that can be said
for them but | am hopeful that the
work, which has been carried out
without ceasing since the beginning
OF these troubles will develop present
ly that something is done for them,
and that some of them Will be done
for. Nor did | indulge In the obsery-
alton about feuds in the Wild noun
tain country. Nor did I say night
riders are educated ordinary Ameri-
cans. nor did indulge in any such
talk about it's being purely business
trouble, Ike one of your competition
Al
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-26
HOLIDAYS IN GRnENvILLE.
Many Family Reunions and ChureI
 celebrations.

Many Family Reunions and Church
 celebrations.
 Greenvilie Dec 25.--(Special. )-- Christmas so far as the city Is con oerned so far has passed of very quietly. There were many family re- unions. and happy gatherings.
 Services were held h both the Meth odist and Episeopl churches. good sermons and good music were enjoyed by a good congregations considering the day. The weather has been ideal.
 Nearly every family has abundantce to beautiful flowers, and the residences and churches were decorated as seldom before for this time of the year
 The Sheriff has been advised that a killing occurred today eight miles east of the city on Ben Thompson'a place. Walter Phillips. a negro was after Preston Brown. a negro hoy. Phillips had a shot gun. but failed to shot. Brown stabbed him in the breast and back, the wounds causing death
 The amount of drunkeness this Christmas Is as nothing compared with years when the open saloon pre- vailed Very few arrests have been made, nevertheless large number of the citizens of the county secured more or less liquor through the express oF- nee during the past week.