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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-24
IN THE PRISON
A Detective Wormed Out the Story Of
-Four Italian Murders.

Denver, Col, Jan. 24.-Announce-
ment was made today that an alleged
confession had been secured from An
tome Neroni, who is charged with the
murder of four Italians by Frank
Sandesko, a detective of Pueblo. The
latter was locked up with Neroni as a
murderer and told him he wanted to
join the Black Hand, whereupon Ne
roni, it is claimed. told him he was not
eligible unless he had ~ murders to
his credit. Sandesko owned up to the
even dozen and then, he says, Neroni
admitted to him the murders with
which he is charged. He said he killed
the woman because she would not
marry him, andsthe three men because
they knew of the crime. He had
planned to kill the wife and two chill
dren of one of the victims. but had
not the opportunity to carry out the
plans. He also confessed murders in
Italy, II is said.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-24
SHOPMBN AGAIN
OBSERVE SATURDAY
AS DAY OF REST

II was the same old story in the
same old way when the shop men read
the bulletin this morning announcing
that the departments of the Illinois
Central shops would be closed tomor-
row according to the previous agree
ment. Work will begin Monday
morning as usual. 1t was expected
news by the employees. but many were
skeptical this morning whether the
for a close-dOwn to-
morrow would be up, as work has
been accommodating faster than the de-
partments could complete it and
many had an inspiration the full six
days would be run. However, the
buNetin disposed all hopes, and only
small emergency crews will be at
work tomorrow.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-24
FRIENDSHIP OR PERSONAL INTEREST
CUTS NO FIGURE WITH MAYOR SMITH
W. c. ALLEN

DR.. @. 4. Allen, of this city, re-
ccived the message this morning an
nouncing the death of his father, Mr..
W. c. Allen, aged 40, a prominent
merchant of Shiloh, Tenn. Mr.. Allen
died at O'Clock his morning OF
heart trouble. Mr.. Allen was an old
Confederate soldier aud was captain
of Company II, Fiftieth Tennessee
regiment. He served with bravery
during the war and Is known to many
of the Confederate veterans of this
city Besides DR.. Allen, of this city,
he leaves four other children In Ten
hessee. DIR. Allen left this afternoon
for Shiloh, and will attend the funeral
and burial tomorrow afternoon.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-24
ARREST ALLEGED BURGLAR

Charley Manley, colored, was ar
rested this morning on charge OF
buuscbreaking by Detective T. j.
Moore II Gs alleged Manley had a
part in the breaking into the grocery
and saloon of Tuck Lowe, Eleventh
and Washington streets. Lon Young.
cClored. Is in Jail on the same charge,
aud this morning while coming from
the jail to police court, he pointed
Manley out to Detective Moore and
he brought two of them to the court
instead OF one
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-24
BAGGAGE CAR JUMPS
TRACK...SMASHES CABIN

The baggage car on the st. Louis
train due here near 4 o'clock in the
afternoon, ran into split switch at
Eighth and Trimble streets yesterday
afternoon and left the tracks The
lagman's cabin at the intersection
was hit by the car and smashed into
kindling wood. The front trucks of
the baggage car followed the main
track, but the rear trucks took to a
side track, and resulted in the smash
up. Little damage was done to the
car, and none of the passengers OF
the train were injured. The baggage
in the car was received at the baggage
room at Union station in good condi-
ton. The train was not running fast
at the time.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-24
Are Assured That Amendment
Asked Will be Given
Passage.
Places Contract of Buildings
With Fiscal Court.
OTHER CHANGES SUGGESTED

The committee from the McCraoken
.uurty fiscal court which went to
Frankfort 20 ask for an amendment
10 the existing statute that provides
that the county jal,er shall be in
charge OF the county buildings and re-
ceive 81 day for furnishing heat
and lights while the circuit court Is
in session. received assurance OF sup
port from every legislator to whom
the amendment was explained.
The amendment VIII enable the
fiscal court TO furnish heat. water and
lishts TO the court rooms and county
officers and relieves the jailers in
counties witch have as county seats
cities OF the second class of the re-
spoua41iity of having the cost of the
couyeniences charged to him by plac-
Ing the buildings entirely under the
control OF the fiscal court
The committee were also assured
that law wosld be passed which
would enable the fiscal court to pro-
Ntde county graveyard and to make
an annual appropriation for caring
for a burial place for the poor.
The legislative committees before
whom the magistrates appeared also
looked with favor upon the suggcs-
ton made at the request Of County
Judge Ilghtfoot that the county
Judge he empowered to appoint an
onicer in the employe of the city TO
carry juvenile prisoners 10 the reform
school when they come from within
the city Limits This will eliminate
the necessity of the county being
forced 10 pay some one salary to
perform the service, the travelling ex-
penses Of the persons carrying n
prisoner TO any Institution is paid by
the state. but the other expenses are
now borne by the county.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-24
SCHOOL BOARD
CLAIMS PORTION
OF BACK TAKES


Members of the finance committee
of the school board are today inyestl-
eating the question of whether or not
a portion of the fines and forfeitures
and back taxes collected during the
past cannot be recovered for the
school fund.
The board of education is deter
mined to wipe out the Indebtedness
incurred in erecting the new build
ings.
Some of the members are confident
that the city solicitor is wrong in his
construction of the charter provision
regarding the levying of the extra ten
per cent assessment and may seek
other legal advice.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-24
PADUCAH BOY
WILL RECEIVE
ARMY COMMISSION

Paducah has one representative in
the graduating class at the Military
academy. which will be graduated be-
fore June by orders of President
Roosevelt. Mr.. Richard Donovan, son
of Colonel and Mrs. John T. Dono-
van, 1882 Jefferson street. Mr. DOno-
van has been in the academy four
years. and has made an excellent rec
ord. and by his high average in
studies and exemplary conduct has
been awarded several leaves of alb
senoe for merits. and made short
visit home last year during one OF
these leaves Of absence.
Mr. Donovan WIN be graduated as
"A second lieutenant. and has decided
to accept a commission in the army
His parents have known OF the early
graduation for some time. and as Mr.
Donovan writes, Il will probably be
in February He will make a visit
home before assuming his duties in
the army. Mr.. Donovan was appoint
ed by former Congressman Charles X.
Wheeler. and later reappointed by
Congressman Ollie James. The sue
cessor TO Mr.. Donovan from this dis
trict will be Mr.. Carloss Brewer, of
Mayfleld. In this years class at the
academy there are 100 in the class
and of this number six are Kentucky
lads. Mr.. Donovan. however, is the
only representative from western
Kentucky The nearest representa-
tive Is from Henderson.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-24
CHURCH GETS WAR CLAIM
FOR LOSS OF FURNITURE

Mt. Sterling, Ky. Jan. 24.-Word
has just been received by the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church South, of this
city. that it has been allowed an old
war claim Of $500 by the Washington
authorities.
II relates to a time during the Civil
war when Federal soldiers destroyed
church furniture.
The Rev. II. G. Turner, pastor, pre-
pared the claim, which was pushed by
Senator McCreary.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-24
Prominent Odd Fellow Coming.

Next Tuesday night Mr.. c. G.. KEEL
ly, of the local Odd Fellows lodge,
and Otto A. Breith, grand patriarch,
will have charge of the initiation of
six new members to the encampment.
Mr. Breith had planned to come from
his home Ia Newport to Paducah on
Monday and stay here Monday, but
he telegraphed Mr.. Kelly this after
noon 1t was impossible, but he will
visit Fulton. Mr.. Kelly will meet Mr.
Breith at-the train and accompany him
to Fulton. Mr.. Breith is on a south
ern trip.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-24
BOYLE GIVES UP-.-
WANTS TO SELL SALOON

"For Sale" This is the sign dis
played in the front of the Hugh
Boyle saloon, Fourth street and Ken
lucky avenue, today, and attracted
much attention. Boyle was refused
a license last night by the aldermen.
Much litigation has been in the courts
by the city and Boyle over an alleged
violation of the law After reconsid-
Grafton the council granted license
to Boyle. but last night the aldermen
turned the application down.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-24
Refusal OF Saloon License May
Cause Himself and Friends
Financial Loss.

DR.. Frank Boyd, Mayor Smith S
family physician, and one of his most
intimate friends, owns the building
formerly rented to Hugh Boyle, whose
saloon license was refused last night
by the aldermen. and the mayor was
twitted about It by some of his
friends today. That's all right" he
said, 81 have a vacant house, too,
thrown on my hands by the aldermen
refusing another license to its occu-
pant, but | would rather II lay idle
ten years than TO see the board grant
any, license which, in their judgment,
and mine, should not be given"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-24
ARRESTS BOOTLEGGER

Deputy United States Marshal Ell
wood Neel had his first experience
with Bookkeeping Yesterday since he
assumed the duties of marshal, sue
ceeding Capt Wade Brown in arrest
ing Frank Farther, charged with boot
Logging. Farmer was captured near
Hickman by Marshal Neel, and Fari-
ner was tried before United States
Commissioner Armour Gardner this
afternoon.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-24
Paynter Gives 1t Tn.

Frankfort. KY, Jan. 24.-Senator
Thomas II Paynter, who has been
managing the campaign of former
Gov. j. C. w. Beckham, and who was
rhe flames were noticed at o'clock
left yesterday for Washington to re-
sumo his duties as senator from Ken
lucky. This is taken here to mean
hat the Beckham forces have given
up the fight and are only trying to
prevent the election of any other
man to the United States senate. =
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-24
7IRE,IN erHlFs STABLE
DOES SLIGHT DAMAGE.

Fire was discovered in the stable OF
Fifth and Jones streets, this morning,
but was extinguished before the blaze
had made any Roadway, and the loss
w!ll amount to a few dollars only
The Central station and companies
Nos. 2 and 4 answered the alarm. A
bed in a room in the stable was de-
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-24
FIVE RIREMEN
MEET DEATH IN
BALTIMORE FIRE

Baltimore, Jan. 2i.-Fire which
started early today in the plant of
Register & Son, at Saratoga and Holli-
day streets, was under control at
O'Clock this morning The loss will
reach half million.
Five firemen were killed and 22
injured. including Fire Chief Horton,
who will probably die from frac-
tured skull The killed and injured
were caught under falling walls. Gales
famed the flames to five other, build
lngs, which were damaged, Including
the city hall annex.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-24
HOLD CONGRESS
IN SESSION
UNTIL JUNE 1

Washington, Jan. 24.-Congress, II
Is now said. will be kept in session
up to the middle of june The presi-
Dental appointments which senators
have reason to suspect were made for
political purposes. will be held up in
the meantime or rejected. This is
the plan of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
senator's, 1t is said and has been
agreed on to keep Objectionable APP
pointees from drawing salaries.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-24
ORDER SHERIFF
CLOSE THEATER
FOR VIOLATIONS

Dallas, Tex, Jan. 2i.-On the
ground that the Majestic theater
habitually violates state laws by Civ
ing Sunday performances, the county
attorney applied to the attorney gen.
eral for cancellation of the theater's
permit to do business in the state.
District Judge helms today ordered
the sheriff to take possession of the
Majestic next Sunday and see that no
performance Is given.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-24
PORTLAND HAS
MILLION DOLLAR
FIRE TODAY

Portland, Me-, Jan. 24.-Fire to-
day destroyed the 100000 city hall.
The pames were noticed at 3 O'Clock
and not controlled until 10 o'clock
this morning, being famed by a bliz-
card. The Methodist church was DAM
aged several thousand, and with other
destroyed buildings the loss will prob
ably reach million.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-24
Reported FayorabIy.

Frankfort, Jan. 24.-Senator New
mans resolution providing a legisla-
i've investigation of the tobacco trou-
oles was approved by the committee
IN agriculture by vote of to 4.
The Republicans filed minority re-
port The resolution was made
'pecial order for next Tuesday
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-24
ROOSEVELT MAYOR?
BOOM ASSUMES
LARGE PROPORTIONS

New York, Jan. 24.-The Repub-
lican club last night discussed the sug
gestion of Jacob Ris, Roosevelt's BIZ
ographer, that the president might be
willing to run for mayor OF New
York after his term expires. II is
generally agreed that unless Roose-
welt heads 1t OF boom for mayor
will assume large proportions.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-24
RUSH FOR LICENSE

Licenses for professions and, bust
ness houses are being issued by the
Wholesale by City Clerk Maurice Nc
lntyre. Just another week remains
for the licenses TO be issued and the
clerk Is busy at his Office early and
late.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-24
Senator Paynter. Beckham's
Manager Gives Up and Goes
to Washington.
Joint Ballot Shows Members
Are Unchanged.
THE INVESTIGATION APPROVED.

Frankfort, Jan. 24-On joint bal
lot Beckham received 40, Bradley A..
scattering g.. House: Beckham 80,
Bradley S3, scattering 3. Senate:
Becl1ham II, Bradley IA, scattering
}. Present 107, necessary to elect "a.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-24
Farmers Given General Warn.
ing Not 10 Deliver Tobacco
to Independent Dealers.
Are 1886 Night Riders in One
NeighbOrhOOd.
CITIZENS GREATLY ALARMED

Murray, Ky, Jan. "a. Especial. >
After nearly every farmer in the norts
western portion of the county who
failed to pool their tobacco wifi the
association have received individual
notices that they must not deliver
their tobacco, a general notice has
been posted along the public roads
warning the farmers what they must
expect If they persist in disobeying
the orders which are signed Might
Riders" The notices posted are
printed on paper with lead pencil
and were allowed to remain on the
trees and fences where they were
posted several days as no one cared
to take the risk of tearing them down.
The notices read as follows:
Take Notice 20 This.
We have come to tell you all that
has sold their tobacco you had better
not deliver it. We are watching you
all II you take 1t off you will think
hell has overtaken you. There is 4S6
night riders in s miles of Kirksey.
It's no boys work It is mans. 1t is
talked all over the county that it is
boys work. You will think boys If
we come after you. Now friends we
are working for your interest as
same as ours.
NIGHT RIDERS.
Please don't tear this down.
The notices have been read by scores
Of persons and some alarm is felt by
association growers of the Sec
ton where the notices were posted.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-24
BOOTLEGGER KILLED

Hickman, KY, Jan. 24.-Frank
Conley, a bootlegger, was killed by
Officer Jack Rogers while resisting
arrest
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-24

Mr.. w. c. Clark went to Princeton
today on a business trip. \,
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CLOUDY

Partly cloudy and warmer tonight;
Saturday increasing cloudiness and
WAGNER. Highest temperature yes
tertiay, 30; lowest today, rs.
The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1908-01-01
A BIG BARGAIN AT THAT.

ideals have no place at the ballot
box" some assert. "You can never
hope to make the great mass OF the
people think
But the St. Paul News asserts The
people do think" 1t instances the
deliberate overthrow of the saloon by
the intelligent citizens of Georgia,
although it cut off $500,OOO of national
revenue and $750,000 OF state and
municipal revenue, and all because
Georgia thought it was worth the
price.
Which would be the wise method,
to permit mad dog to run the streets
for six days in the week and try to
chain him up on the seventh, or to
kill him? The liquor traffic, with it's
accompanying saloon, is the mad dog
of American civilization it is the arch
enemy of our country.-Prof. Arthur
e. Haynes, University of Minnesota.
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feasted upon the Substance OF the
People.
But there was a gallant young
Hunter who for Thirty and Eight
Years Struggled to come Nigh to the
Bird of Evil Omen that he might
Slay it. Some of his neighbors
Laughed at him and called him Un,
practical and Visionary. Some said
he was going ''agin" Scripture. Some
said the Way to do was to forbid the
Bird to fly Forth on Sundays ana
Election Days Some said he ought
to be Governed by Rational Meth
ods," and Pull feather out Of the
Birds Tail here and there as step
| toward Going After the Bird Itself
When Everybody Got Tired pulling
out the Feathers and Seeing them
Grow in Again. But the young man
never Turned Aside from Striving
after the Bird of Evil Omen to plant
an Arrow in its Body, and one Day,
as it Was Yet a great distance from
the ground, he succeeded. The Bird
fluttered, and SEEMED about to fall.
The Village Fool, who was stand
ing near, ran up and Said to the
Young Man: You think you have
killed the Bird, don't yOu?. 1t is
perfectly Clear, however, that your
Arrow had nothing to do with It..
Your Arrow and all the thirty and
eight Years Of Struggle you have
I Gone Through in order to Land it,
have all been wasted, for don't you
See that the GREAT TUMBLE the
Bird is taking is bound to Kill it?'
But the Young Man simply said:
"The Birds fall would never have
occurred had 1t not been for the
Work of him who has all this Time
, insisted that the Bird ought to be
, killed, and whose Arrow of Agitation
!, mas at last found it's Mark"
Il Moral. This Fable teaches us, by
somewhat Indirect Inference, that a
r Republican or Democratic editor is
Born every Minute-The People.
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The Revolution OF 1907.

A great number OF Atlanta's pest
citizens saw the old year and license
out and the new year and proh1bltlon
in at the Tabernacle on the evening OF
Dec. 81. One of the leading addresses
was delivered by Hon. Seaborn Wright,
one of the heroes of the state cam
paign. His topic was The Revolution
of 1907. Closing with look into the
future, he said:
If the spirit of righteousness AMI
mates and controls our great state In
the coming year as in the great his
toric year we watch out tonight; II
out of this spirit comes a rigid, un-
bending enforcement of the law, bless
ings will come to us, even beyond our
fOndest hopes.
What will they be? This first:
The example of great state outlaw
ing it's greatest evil.
"Who can measure the influence
upon the coming manhood of the state
of this high and righteous example?
'The child who walks the streets OF
YOUR city tomorrow will look at the
closed doors of hundred saloons and
as his young impressionable mind
drinks in the great truth that his
| IdIu0TS ulU II, uiu IL UONouoS ~ "S~S
right, eternally right, to outlaw and
destroy sin, there will come to him
thoughts and feelings that will mould
and shape the future current of his
life. Who can measure the influence
of a high example? 1t is not what we
think or feel or say, but what we dc
that counts.
again it will lift the sting of pow
erty from many thousand homes in
Georgia. y
Il speak even less than the whole
truth when l say that of the two thou
sand millions of dollars spent by mer
in America more than half is spent by
men unable to spend it without deprlv
ing those dependent upon them OF the
things essential to comfort and happ1
ness. -
"Ah, my friends, if the THOUSAND
million dollars spent for intoxicatin.
. liquors in America by this unfortunate
class could be spent for the thing
which make the homes of the humbl
poor bright and happy, it would brln
, hear me, men Of Atlanta milliol
roses to the white cheeks OF illfeo
? hungry children and oceans OF Jo
t into the famished, starving hearts
unto.-. women of the Republic.
t IF your great law is enforced Il
$ Georgia, millions spent by this clas
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Weighed and Found
Wanting.

DR.. Wilbur F. Crafts of the Interna-
tional Reform Bureau makes 1t part
of his business to post himself and
the Christian public as to the char
acter and standing of office-holders
and Office-seekerS. He does not al
ford much comfort to those who hope
for the nomination of the right sort
men for President this year. Running
over the official record of the can
didates for the Republican nomina-
tion, he declares that mot one OF them
has a satisfactory record on moral re-
FORMS" He sets clean citizens guess
ing who's which in these words:
Zone of them as governor allowed
five moral evils to grow unmOlested
Another as governor was silent on
the gambling issue when all the Evan
gelical churches had federated to fight
it in it's stronghold.
Another is one of three responsible
for killing the original package bill,
two Congresses back, in the Senate
when it had passed the House.
Another is the very prince OF pro-
moters, though he seemed to fight the
trusts when his Chief sought his aid as
the attorney of his official family.
Another, though he prays in public
has in his numerous departments OF
public service done nothing for and
something against moral reforms.
Yet another candidate, though a
Methodist, stands for the army bee1
saloon.
''Yet another Republican candidate
is a profane reprobate, who advised
the youth of the land to start Christ
mas with drink of whiskey, and uses
his high place to defend the distillery
and the brewery rather than the church
and the home.
"The most talked of candidate O
the other party, though PERSONAL!
pious, hob-nobs with Tammany, and
though an abstainer, is not in harmon,
with the splendid Prohibition spiri
shown by the Southern members o
his party"
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Field Man of the State Prohibition
Committee.
will be diverted from the, old channels
of misery, crime and degradation to
the new stream Of joy and gladness.
"Yet, again, if your great law is en-
forced it will mean that half the crime
of the old year will not stain with its
hideous red stripes the record of the
new year.
"Yet. another thing: We are going
to have cleaner politics, and this
means better laws and better men to
enforce them"