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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-25
Sixty-Seuen Notices of Contests
Filed With Republican National
Committee and More Expected
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
HOTTEST DAY.

Sunday was the hottest day In
the year so far. The govern
mcnt thermometer registered -
degrees. Other thermometers ia
different locations near the sur
face registered 9S. The heat
was oppressive, as there was
much water vapor in the air, but
today has been cooler, with a
good breeze. Until after 3 O'Clock
there were few people out yester-
day afternoon. Saturday after
noon the temperature went 10 02.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-25
MAE WOOD ON BAIL

New York, May 25.-Mae Wood
was freed today under $4,000 bail
on the perjury charge growing out OF
her suit for divorce from Senator
Platt. The American Surety conn
pany furnished bond and the parties
providing 1t are kept secret.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-25
TOBACCO MAN BROWNS

Louisville, May 20. Especial -
William L. Strater, of the tobacco
firm of Strater Bros, was drowned
while bathing in creek in front of
his country home Sunday. He had
cramps.
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THE CONTRACT.

Paris. May 2J.-Naitre Ca
chaSi. attorney for Anna Gould,
announced that she will he mar
ried 10 Prince DE- Sagan June ~.
Cachard is preparing the mar
rage contract. Bans will he
published Sunday. Opposition
Of Madame Gould's family has
been withdrawn.
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OLD HARMONY SINGING

Benton, KY, May 25.-(Specialo
Sunday the biggest old harmony
singing Benton ever had was held.
Over 1000 visitors were present and
the day was success. 1t was the
largest crowd that ever attended one
of the singings. and as many of the
old singers were able to attend 1t was
interesting.
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Mt. Sterling, May 25.-(Special)
Troops have arrived to investigate
the recent outrages and guard the
planters.
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DIR. Holland Will Speed.

DR.. S. 2. Holland, of Grahamville,
purchased a Model Ford runabout
automobile this afternoon.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-05-21

sure you that I heartily agree with
your conclusion that the conservation
of the natural resources of our country
presents a problem demanding the
best thought OF our times is superflu-
Gus. We have been exploiting our
resources with no thought of the NOR
row, and the claims of posterity upon
us should certainly be taken into &C.
count
In his lettsr Of invitation to the
conference President Roosevelt said:
There Is no other question now
before the nation of equal gravity
with the question of conservation of
our natural resources, and it is the
plain duty Of us who, for the moment,
are responsible, to take inventory of
the natural resources which have been
handed down to us, to forecast the
needs of the future, and so handle the
great sources of our prosperity as
not to destroy in advance all hope of
the prosperity Of our descendants"
The need for such a conference ia
illustrated by few facts vouched for
by investigators. Government experts
say that between 300000,000 and 400.
OOO,OOO tons of coal were lost in 1906
by penny wise and pound foolish
| methods, and that the total so wasted
since the beginning of the industry
Is $4,000 100000 tons. Millions upon
millions Of horsepower are going to
waste through failure properly to
utiiize and conserve the waterpower OF
the United States.
me construction of reservoirs at
the sources of streams in which food
waters may be stored to be released
at periods of low water Is expected
not only TO keep the waters at a con.
tinuous level, but prevent the destruc.
ton of property by floods, maintain
constant levels for navigation and IN
develop water power.
At the present rate of timber RON.
sumption It is estimated that the nr;oo
OF every kind of lumber will be about
double the present price only one do.
cade from to-day. NV
1t is said that the total iron oro
available in the world today is Ok,
ooo,OOO,OOO tons, of which three.6ftbs
Is in the United States. should tbo
rate OF consumption continue 70 IN,
crease in the United States in tha
same ratio that it has in the course .,
the last score of years, at the end .,
TWO centuries there would be- NO
more ore to be mined. ~
IN the Nso United States there is an area
OF l'6,OOO'OOO acres of land suscentih I'M
TO TO reclamation by irrigation, and 5No
oVo'ooo acres of western public ra uO0
"hich may be made available for ;n
creased production of meat bv rast,, ~ ~
ing the grazing and reseeding no St,lct
which have been DESTROYED h p'' '
stricted grazing. with thIS uhle
made available once more r. :. a are,
mated cd, mat Its meat producing cast Ts.'
: ''y VIII be nearly doubled. 'Spa"
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ne. e. ri. AMBER ron /.

men from the mainland will be able Y
converse with them Is a question q
future solution, and there is even
more important problem-whether IN
hermit kingdom will permit their nj
itors to land
or course the voyagers will 90 u
them with the outstretched hand Il
friendship, and win endeavor in eveT|
way possible to win their good WI
Then will come the interesting feaIus|
of their mission-making them unda|
stand that there is great oulss!
world beyond their little isa1i
which is only pln-point in the oceal
DR.. Anderson and Dr. Stefanssonaa Az
stalwart Norsemen, Injured to the nav
ships of cold climate, and thorough
at home on snowshoes and ca
sledges. They will leave New ion
soon for Edmonston, British Column
From Edmonston they will voyAe
down (Which means northwest y
Mackenzie river to Herschel lsHi'
at the mouth of the river. This p'
them into the Arctic ocean. They 2
pect to get their supplies, dogs W
sledges on the island, and Will las''
arrange for their native COMPANY.
The next part of the journey Will
made on a whaling vessel to the moaa
of the Copper Mine river. From 'ns T.
they will cruise along the coast 70 =,
small island beyond Prince Als'
island. On this small island tney J,
pect to find the queer tribe thai y
aware it Is lost.
The museum wishes authentic iu's
nation regarding these faraway peOY
for the purpose Of building up ".
posite group of all the human anu :.
NAL species of the world, and 10 NV
trate the methods of living, oil rei's~
and of warfare of every class o =
| pie.
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SLEEPING SICKNESS
DIR KOCH OBTAINS NEW LIGHT
ON STRANGE MALADY.
German Scientist, Now In This coun'
try, Says Dread African Disease
May BE Communicated Like
Other Infections.

New York.--New light on that
strange malady which attacks the
dwellers In the dark continent. the
sleeping sickness" of Africa was OBJ
tanned by Or. Robert Koch, the dis
tinguished German scientist, who ar
rived here a few days ago after a lore
time spent In the German colonies oil
Africa, where he had gone for tho
purpose of making study of the
singular disease.
This scourge is now attracting tho
attention of the entire medical world
1t is estimated that in Uganda alone
fully 100000 have succumbed to il
within a few years.
DR.. Koch worked for more than o
year in the infected districts, striving
with the logged determination of his
race to solve what has now come to
be recognized as the most urgent OF
all the problems of tropical medicine.
The report OF the German commits
sion of which he was the head in
cludes the omlnous suggestion that
trypanosomiasis, or sleeping sick
ness" as II is more commonly known,
may be communicated like other in.
fictitious diseases.
One suggestion advanced by DR.,
Koch was the determination of the
crocodile. The tsetze fly, which car
ries the infection to man. feeds on this
saurian. This lighthearted PROPOSE
ton to wipe out the crocodile says
the Journal of Tropical Medicine
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-05-21

and Related Minerals" their produc-
ton in the United States, price, esti-
mates of available quantity, duration
of supply, processes of mining and
quarrying and probable consequences
OF exhaustion of standard minerals.
On May IL President Roosevelt en-
tertained at dinner the cabinet, the
members of the supreme court, the
governors and the other more dis
tinguished guests. Clifford Pinchot,
chief of the forestry division, gave a
reception to the governors and the In
land Waterways association on May
IA. On the afternoon of May Is Mrs
Roosevelt gave garden party on the
White House grounds for all the dele
gates to the convention At the vari.
Gus hotels in Washington arrange.
ments We're made for smaller recep,
tions and dinners.
All of the governors who accom-.
panied President Roosevelt on his Mis-
sissippi river trip last fall were pres
ent. They are. Conner OF Alabama
Broward OF Florida, Deneen of Hi
nois. Cummins of Iowa. Hook of Kan
sas. Blanchard of Louisiana. Folk OF
Missouri, Shelton of Nebraska. Cuny
OF New Mexico, Burke of North Da
kota, Frantz of Oklahoma, Chamber
lain of Oregon, Davidson of Wisconsin
and Brooks of Wyoming.
That the conference attracted world
wide interest was evidenced by the
fact that many of the foreign diplo
mats at Washington followed the af
fairs of the convention closely.
Those who were in close touch wifi
the conference arrangements declar,
they have never known another move
ment which has been greeted will
such quick and enthusiastic popular
approval.
An indication of public opinion wa,
afforded by the great mass of CORE
spondence which poured into tn
White House on this subject. Organ
cations of all sorts expressed realiza
ton of the greatness Of the ente,
prise.
That conservation of national RI
sources is nothing about which IN
political parties wish to raise an 4,
sue is indicated by the attitude of tn
Democratic leaders. Both William
Bryan and Gov, John A. johnson
leading candidates for the Democrat
presidential nomination, wrote :
President Roosevelt expressing thei
approval. Equally emphatic indoors,
, ment. 1t is understood, has been voice
by Grover Cleveland. Mr.. BRYAN,
! letter to the president read: 81 grea
ly appreciate your kind invitation an
shall take pleasure in attending m
, conference on the conservation of ma
ural resources. | am, beg to assn,
you, in hearty sympathy with the mn
pose of the conference, and | have n
} doubt that the discussion of the su
ject will be very helpful to us all"
81 Gov job 'Hn's letter read; ITO a
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ertility and decreased production.

fertility and decreased production.
The question of Forests" was ex-
pounded by r. A. Long, president of
the Long-Bell Lumber company of
Kansas City, Mo-, who explained their
early use and destruction, present ex-
tent and value, rate of consumption,
estimated duration. prospective prices
of forest products. the influence OF
forests on soil, ground water and
springs, rivers, floods and low water,
waterway improvement and naviga-
ton, and the relation between forest
control and crop production, com
merce and population.
DIR. George W. Kober of Washington
In paper on Sanitation" spoke of
the development of systems of com
munity water supply. relation between
purity and clarity of water for COM
munity supply, mortality and disease
due to impure water, and the action
required in the interests of the public
health.
Reclamation" by Hon. George C.
Pardee of Oakland. Cal, dealt with
the extent of arid and semi-arid re-
gions. development and extent of IT.
rigation, growth of concepts concern
ing water-rights and water as a basis
of property, influence of irrigation on
production. commerce, population
consumption of water and other re.
sources, reclamation and stream con.
troll by drainage, and extent of swamp
and overflow lands and increased
value available by drainage, protection
and food prevention.
Judge Joseph H. Carey of Cheyenne
Wyo., in a paper on Land Laws,
dealt with their early policy of dis
posal. transfer under state charters
especial grants. etc. development. eff
| feet of creation of national parks
| forests and other reserves, advantages
| of making this a nation of homes ant
home owners, state and federal actor
required. etc.
Hon. II. A. Jastro, president of the
! National Live Stock association Of
bakersfield, Cal, delivered a paper OF
Grazing and Stock Raising" H,
treated on the development of the in
]
| dustries In the United States, thei
extent and value, grazing in the ari,
and semi.arid regions. methods anI
results, comparative cost and prof
and relation between stock raising
and commerce.
Under the general head of minera
resources, DIR. l. G. White, state gee
logist of West Virginia, in speaking
of mineral fuels, dealt with the Goa
fields of the United States. method
of mining, losses in mining, estimates
duration of present methods of mir
ing and use, improvements in minin
and use, connection with coal produC
ton and transportation. relation be
tween coal and other resources, pe
troleum and rock gas and possibl
substitutes for fuel.
| Andrew Carnegie spoke on "ore
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When the conference of governors
Of states and men distinguished In po-
litical life OF the nation met at the
White House in Washington, May 49,
14-15, in behalf of the preservation of
the country's natural resources, the
strangest, and, perhaps, the most i'm
portant convention ever held in the
| capitol was inaugurated.
Among those invited to attend by
President Roosevelt himself were mem
bers of the cabinet. judges OF the SUI
preme court of the United States,
governors of all the states in the
union, including the executives OF
Alaska and Hawaii, and Andrew Car
negle. William Jennings Bryan. James
]. HILL the railroad magnate; John
Mitchell, the labor leader, and prom
inent scientists and business men
from all over the country.
Political differences, opposing issues
of national questions and business
rivalry were laid aside to discuss the
ways and means of conserving the nat
ural resources of the country.
President Roosevelt opened the con
vention with an exposition of the why
and wherefore of the conference and
an outline of his views of the mat
ter. While on his trip dow, the Mis-
sissippi river last fall. with the gov
errors of 16 states. under the auspices
of the Inland Waterways association
he is said to have obtained the
nucleus of the idea which resulted in
the present conference.
1t will be remembered that Presi
dent Roosevelt on that trip expressed
| the opinion that the question of the
conservation of the natural resources
| of the country was of more import
ance than the regulation of the rate
| question.
A number of papers, prepared al
the presidents request, were read
and discussed.
James J. Hill. the railroad king
| spoke on Relations Between Rail ant
water Transportation" His paper
dealt with such subjects as the
growth of rail transportation, its dis
tribution and extent of systems. cos
and present value, traffic and earning
capacity. estimated cost of the cultiva
ton of trees for railroad ties anC
their preservation, increasing railways
| to meet prospective requirements, etc
Regarding water transportation Mr.
Kill dealt with its cost, present facil
tiles, relation to rail transportation
pressing lines of development, regu
lation by business interests or by law
influence of cheapened transportation
on production, etc.
Under the general head of Lane
resources. Prof. T, C, Chamberlain o
the University of Chicago. in pape
on Soil" dealt with its origin, nat
ural products. progressive enrich
ment, effects of cultivation, erosion
and general estimates of loss to tn
country through naedlessly reduces
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docs not seriously commend itself to
us. Frankly, we do net see how 1t
can be done. Every tropical sports.
man knows that the crocodile is one
of the most difficult animals to de
stroy. and every naturalist is aware
that its powers of reproduction are
so enormous and its habits such as to
make IL extremely doubtful IL its de
struction could be effected in even the
most highly civilized lands"
Sir Patrick Manson, who is recog'
nized as an authority on this scourge,
says that in the days Of the slave
trade many poor wretches died OF
sleeping sickness during the voyage
across the Atlantic. Nor were the
slaves safe after landing In America
or in the West Indies. Months, some
times year. afterward and after a
long spell of apparent good health,
sleeping sickness would develop In
some of the plantation hands and run
its usual fatal course. But--and ttis
Is a remarkable and significant cir.
cumstance-the disease never spread
to those negroes who had been born
In America or the West Indies and
who had never been to Africa.
Not long after the opening up oil
the interior of the Dark Continent
and apparently in consequence of the
resulting increased intercommunica
ton, sleeping sickness began to ex
tend it's endemic area. especially 50
t. tA Of thn ITnnAr
basin and toward the Portuguese
colonies to the south of the Congo
Gradually it crept up the great river
until II got as far as Stanley Falls
and now the riveraine villages over
large part of the Congo Free State
villages in which the disease was for
merly unknown, are only too familiar
with this terrible scourge.
The disease was originally discov
cred by Col Bruce of the British Army
medical department. 1t is now known
that 1t is caused by an animal parasite
called trypanosoma, which is carried
by a special kind of tsetZe fly. The
natives are quite Indifferent to a,
bites, and when once trypanosoma Is
introduced into the districts where
these flies abound they die like rot
ten sheep. Europeans brush off the
flies, and hence seldom fall a prey to
the sleeping sickness. The tsetze fly
is a little bigger than the ordinary
house fly. Its ravages have Ions
been familiar TO all who have to dc
with what is called the tsetze belt il
South Africa, region in which nj
horses or cattle can live.
During his Investigations in Souti
Africa, DR., Koch was under commits
sion by the German government. DIR
Koch took with him stan of exper
chemists and psychologists, anC
lived in the heart of the infected dis
tricts. His investigations there are
not complete, and he will probably
return to Africa as soon as his years
tour of the world is over.
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BID Demand for Farm Horses

G, X. Holmes, chief OF the divlSOl.
foreign markets of the department
agriculture, has found that the sp ~
mobile has replaced about OS~
horses in this. country up TO the ps
emit time, and farm horses have nv,
been in such great demand as AZ !.
present moment. In fact, the deia s,,
for horses for farm and other ~ !.
ness uses has become stronger :, :
stronger during the last two OF w.
years, the farm horses alone In u'V i
January /, 1908, numbering no "
than 1892, 900 in round numbers
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Toilet Club for Dogs.

There has recently been openes
one OF London's fashionable s.is' !.
toilet club for dogs. There the (,
of the smart set can have tnen 7
dressed and their coats trimnss
immaculate perfection. For thlee >, l.
lings they can be bathed. y an
teeth are imperfect they can DC =
or extracted, and If their claw i I
trude too far they can be dalnup :
toured.
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TO STUDY Lost In
MISSOURI TEACHER com.
LONELY ARCTIC ISLE
inhabitants, Race Of Esklr,. !.
Ing Iself Aloof from Its Neiubh,..
Have Progressed, but d. A..
Know There's a World

Macon, Mo.-Dr. Rudolph N !,
son, who for the last two wears !.
cupied the chair of physiology 4, b.
Military academy, has gone "a
York, where he joined the stan :.
American Museum of Natural ~.
The express purpose in DR. A,a'
aligning himself with the mpsss
to take charge of an expedition !.
cate an unknown tribe of Esou,r
on small island in the Arctic =.
DIR. Anderson's associate in com,.
will be DR.. Stefansson, also !, \
museum staff. The balance n NJ
company will be natives Of n. n
north. n
A voyage lasting two years has 4.
planned. If successful the gen,l..
will devote a large part of tbeI, I.
to the study of the lost tribe. thsl, L
guage and their manner of Living :,
will endeavor to bring back with a.'
some of the members, together wiz {
large a collection of objects illu,ss
ing their forms of worship, metboa .
hunting and of living as is possIbIs,
transport.
No white man has ever met /.
member of this isolated tribe. and 3
knowledge of its existence comes h,
Esquimaux picked up here and AZ
by whaling vessels. From these i
gathered that the islanders are 4 /
orously exclusive set, but that <,
have advanced beyond other tribss
their skill in making implements
the chase and in the constructlm
their habitations. Whether tha In,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-03-25

Z
Alvin Pfister marketed COWS at De-
corah Saturday.
Jacob Young was a business visitor
at DEBORAH Saturday.
Fred Diebold went to Preston to
work for Lawrence Kleimenhagen.
Alvin Pfister visited with friends
at Harmony Sunday and Monday.
There will be English services next
Sunday the 29th at 3 O'Clock in the
German Lutheran church at Locust.
Miss Synneva Jossendahl finished
her term of school last week.
Fritz PAIL visited Antoine Tho
mann last week.
Michael Kern. formerly of Bailey
Springs has been visiting here with
his son and daughter. He returned to
Hugo, Colo. where he makes his
home now.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-03-25

From our regular correspondent.

March %. 1908 I
Frank Novak began to tear down
the old frame addition to his house
Saturday last. and intends to erect a
larger addition.
Martin Mikesh has been on the sick
list the past week.
| DIR. Tinker arrived here from CHI.
cago Saturday. He will spend two
weeks in our town. prepared to do all
ki?ds Of dental work; office over j.
, II. Haug's store.
! Ed. Kapinos Is here for short stay
from Mason City.
Mrs. Geo. Wilson and family re-
turned Monday last to Milwaukee
after two weeks visit at the home
of her grandparents, j. j. Haug.
/, Mr.. Northrop of Waucoma was in
town Wednesday,
The public school closed last Friday
for two weeks vacation.
Drs Ellingson and Hefiin were pro-
fessional callers Wednesday last.
J. l. Klimesh arrived home last
Wednesday from the Twin Cities.
Miss Gertrude HAPPIER came home
from La Crosse Thursday after stay
of nearly three months with her sis
ter, Mrs. Coy.
Miss Title Kubish returned to her
home at FIT. Atkinson to spend her
vacation while the public school is
closed
! Charley Chyle of Protovin was in
town Sunday. He returned home
! from the u. I. u. at Fayette Saturday
for two weeks vacation.
Too late for last week.
March Is. 1908.
Miss Pauline Hang returned from
Ridgeway Tuesday.
| Viola Grundeland came down from
Calmar Saturday
Mrs. f. Mikesh went to Cresco
Wednesday last to visit her daughter.
Mrs. W. Fry.
Carl Haug and Mrs. f. Kapinos
'spens Tu-s,lqv afternoon at Calmar
with frct,ds
NJ iss Mary Alimesh was at DEBORAH
Friday shopping
Dr. Ellingson of Calmar made a
number of professional calls in our
1 town during the past week.
Robert Heuser delivered eight loads
4 of hogs at Calmar Saturday.
Mrs. A. A. Novak. accompanied by
Miss Stella Klimesh departed for
Chicago Saturday to visit her mother.
S. Bush of Fit Atkinson was in
town Saturday.
i. III. Haug made business trip to
! Chicago one day last week. returning
Saturday.
| James Koshatka bought the Kohout
property last week, consideration
800. He will build an addition to
the house and remodel the old part.
James Chekel and John Hrushka are
the carpenters.