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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-10-01

The Gideons have started move
ment to place Bible in the reading
room of every hotel in the county.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-10-01

Registration Day Tues
day, Oct. 6, from 6 a. M, to
8 p. m.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-10-01
To Play In jacksonville.

The local football eleven will play
the Madisonville team at Madison
vile Oct. 10.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-10-01
The Weather.

FOR KENTUCKY Thursday fair
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-10-01
PE-RU-NA RECEIVES PRAISE

Mrs. Tressie Nelson, 600 North 9TH Ave-, Nashvil
Tenn, writes: "AsPeruna has done.1e aworld ofgooo
feel in duty bound to tell Of it, in hopes thatit
may meet the eye ofsome who has suffered as did.
"For FIVE years / really did not know what ~
perfectly well day was, and If did not have /$$S
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-10-01

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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-27
STANDARD OIL co.
SMASnBS BROWN TO
SAVB EXCHANGE

New York, Aug 27.-The Stand
ard OF and Morgan interests marked
the Brown firm for slaughter because
ihey feared the passage of the anti
gambling law. whch would kin the
market plungers. This statement
was made by a big Wall street opera
tor 'explsining me failure Ffnanelal
circles take the same view. Market
managers believed the Brown COM
pany's daring operations jeopardized
the scheme of keeping things quiet
The Standard oil interests. which
control the banks were blamed for
the banks refusal to loan Brown
money. causing the failure. There is
much speculation as TO whether the
stock exchange Investigators will try
to make The Brown finn a scapegoat
for all the wash" sales Saturday.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-27

head Of the tramp. Meanwhile the
tramp pulled the trigger of his gun
two more times and both times struck
the conductor in the right leg near
the hip.
Maxwell and the tramp were at
such close range in their bloody duel
that the fire from the negro's gun
blackened the conductors hand. The
train was gong at full speed when
the shooting took place, but neither
Conductor Maxwell nor the hobo fell
OF. The shooting happened while
the train was running from Fulton
to Mcconnell.
A message was sent TO Fulton to
hold train 1912 till they could get
there with the wounded conductor.
The train waited 20 minutes.
Conductor Maxwell has been in the
employ of the Illinois Central rail-
road several years and Is SO years
old. His home is at Jackson, Tenn
Maxwell Is married and has one
child. He Is resting well as can be
expected this afternoon at the hos
pdtaf, but is in a serious condition
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-27
MOTHER-IN-LAW
WRECKS AFFINITY
FOR FERDY EARLE

New York, Aug. 27.-The bong
haired artist, Ferdinand p. Earle, sat
sadly IN the lookup and admitted that
his romance had sunken lower than
the vulgar police court stage. II had
descended 10 the CONT supplement
class, he confessed.
'Too much mother-in-law," he
said monrnfully. That was the
whole trouble. Another Joke paper
case of man not having a word to
say in his own house. And to think
that I used to laugh at those jokes.
Earle was so far Jared out Of his
usual mental processes that he had
lonned pair OF socks, something
hat hitherto IN his lofty scorn Of or
binary modes of life. he never wore.
The artist was considerably alarm
ed when he heard his case would
have to go 10 the grand jury at all
events. But he was relieved when
Counsel Chappelle explained that u
no further evidence was given by his
wife, the grand jury would probably
fam to find true bin against him.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-27
VICTIM OF TRAIN PROVES TO BIZ JOHN
COOPER, WHO SPENT A FEW DAYS HERE

name of J. L. Wanner in the case
and hat from Wallerstein, and cork
screws from S. Stark and X. l.
Preacher & company led the police tC
believe that possibly the man was
from Paducah.
Cooper was in Paducah severa
days before he met his death. and he
and John Kelly. better known to the
world by the name of Hobo Kelly.
an umbrella repairer. were together
Kelly was with Cooper when he pur'
chased the oy'e glasses. and he de
scribed Cooper as having the thumt
cut on his left hand. The descrSp'
ton given by Kelly and Mrs. Coopea
tally with that of the dead man.
Mrs. Lizzie Cooper, 1112 Garden
street. of Louisville, wrote the police
department. that she had heard that
Il was her son who was killed. A re
ply was sent this morning STATING
that Cooper was surely the MIN kill
ed. Mrs. Cooper wrote that he Wa:
her only son and only means OF sup
port. The mangled body was buried
BESIDE the railroad track by the cor
oner Of Graves county. Cooper had
started 10 Memphis in search Of
work
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-27
FULTON COUNTY\
SCHOOL LEAGUE \
STARTS OUT WELL

The Fulton County School I'M
provement league was organized at
Fulton yesterday by Mrs. C. E. Pur-
|cell. Of Paducah, with total of 81
enthusiastic members.
The officers elected by the league
are: Prof. s. H.. Dodds. of Hickman,
president; Mrs. T. ]. Gordon. of Full
ton. secretary. and Prot. j. c. Cheek,
OF Carr Institute. Fulton, treasurer.
Independents were elected from
each of the four educational districts,
Miss Vera Bard beeing elected presi-
dent of educational division No. /:
Gen. II. A. Tyler, of Hickman. presi-
dent Of division No. 2; Mrs. Ida
Wheeler, of Hickman, president of
division No. 8, and Mrs. Virginia
Luten, of Hickman, of division No. A.
Mrs. Purcell, who returned here
this morning, stated that the meeting
at Fulton was one of the most enthu-
siastic that She has attended and
splendid results are expected from
the Fulton county league. Mrs. T j.
Gordon. who is secretary of the coun-
lty league, is president of the Fulton
Magazine cub, which has already
done great work for the educational
interests OF the county. The club has
donated many books and pictures to
the Carr institute at Fulton, besides
furnishing funds to paper and deco
rate several of the rooms of the insti-
tute. The Magazine club recently
bought a circulating library for use
in the rural schools. The Fortnightly
Book club of Fulton. has a similar
library.
Besides the officers elected an ex-
ecutive committee was chosen. COM
posed OF ]. e. Feds. Miss Dora
Smith, the county superintendent.
and Mrs. r. l.. Dacus. The press
committee is composed OF Prof. ]. ID.
Gaddie. of Hickman, and Misses
Alma Givens and Bessie Rice, Of
Fulton.
Mrs. Purcell, who is organizing the
lschool improvement leagues in the
First congressional district, under the
auspices OF the educational depart
ment Of the State Federation of wo-
mans clubs, has already organized six
OF tho thirteen counties and next
week Will go to Clinton to organize
Hickman county. The counties or
ganized are Graves. Carlisle. Ballard,
Mccracken. Caldwell and Futon.
4
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-27
Louisville Man, on His Way
TO Memphis TO Seek Work
Fell Between Cars ut Wafer
Valley.

John Cooper, Of Louisville. was ths
name of the man, who was found
hanged on the tracks of the Illinois
Central railroad August ~. near Wa
ter Valley This was learned definite
~ this morning although since the
police received letter OF inquiry
from Mrs. Lizzie Cooper " has been
suspected that Cooper was the mans
name. When found on the track his
body was mangled. but in his coat
pockets a pair of spectacles with the
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-27
TEACHERS EXAMS.
| FOR CITY PLACES
COMMENCE TODAY
Comparatively Few Required
to Make Test on Account
Of Summer Schools.
Nearly All Institutions OF
Learning Open Soon.
DATES FOR PRIVATE SCHOOLS

There is a grand sight for the mis-
lehievous school boy if he could get a
glance in the High school building,
where the teachers are being exr
lamined today for certificates to teach
in the public schools. II the average
youngster could get a view of the
teachers puzzling over some arith-
metic problem or parts OF speech.
nothing else this side OF heaven
lcoud be 80 soul satisfying. Snperin-
tendent j. A. Carnagey has kept a
careful watch and the puzzled coun-
tenances of the school teachers has
not been seen by any outsiders.
Fourteen white teachers and two
oo,ored teachers are taking the ex-
aminations, and this is the smallest
number of teachers that has ever
taken the examinations. Today the
examinations were begun and they
win be concluded tomorrow, and then
Mrs. John ]. Dorian, Prof ]. s. Rags
dale and Superintendent ]. A. Carna-
gey will grade the papers and am
nounce the results. All of the teach
ers taking the examinations have
been to summer school, and no fais
ures are expected. Today the teach
ers were examined on reading, physi-
lology, history, geography, civil gov
eminent and grammar. Tomorrow
the remaining subjects will be COM
pleted. All the old teachers avoided
the examinations by taking a COURSE
in summer school The. examiners
probably Will mo- fnish the work u
grading the papers until Monday.
Schools Open Next Month.
In few weeks all OF the schools
will be in session and Paducah win
be stripped of many young people
who will attend colleges. The num-
Der of young people attending coi-
leges will be larger this year than
lever before. Then the choice will be
diversified, as some Will go to the
eastern and northern colleges and
universities and others will attend
southern institutions.
The public schools will open Mon
ldsy, September IA. with the pros
poets Of an attendance up to the
usual standard The business colleges
have continuous session. but spe-
cial rates have been made to fail
students. Mrs. John J. Dorian will
open her private school Monday. Sep
itember IA. and has the prospects OF
the largest attendance Of its seven
years growth. st. Mary's academy
will resume its session Monday. Sep
TENDER Z, with flattering prospects.
while the Kentucky Western college
at Lone Oak will resume sessions ON
the same date. Various music teach
ers and small private schools viii re-
sumo work early in September. The
call of the school bell viii be an
severed with reluctance by young
America, and visions of the old swim
ming hole and other haunts Will float
before the lads eyes while tging 20
study a lesson in a textbook.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-27
INCREASE FORCE
IN DEPARTMENT
OF LOCAL SHOPS

An increase OF ten men was made
in the working force of the car re-
pairing department. at the Illinois
Central shops today. bringing the
number of men employed in this de-
partment up to normal. All the old
men who were laid of early in the
spring, and have applied for work
have been reinstated.
Extens.ve provements that vii
cause an outlay of several thousand
collars, are being made to the round
house at tie Paducah Illinois Contra
shops. New flooring is being laid and
five new pits dug. while new timbers
are being put under the rails ovel
the old pits.
The derrick crew from Fulton wal
here this morning en- route TO Little
Cypress 10 take up some old piles
and prepare for improvements to be
made later.
S. II. Cow.ck, one OF the new EN-
ployes in the car department, is II
of malaria.
Clarence Knowles. superintendent
OF the water supply of the Illinois
Central railroad, arrived In Paducaf
last night on visit to his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Knowles. Mr.,
Knowles came from Iowa. City. Ia,
but left this morning for Cairo to I'm
spect a pump. He will return tonight
and remain in Paducah until Sunday
when he will ieturn to Chicago.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-27
j. H.. j. o., and 5. N. Parrish
and Il. ). Anderson Charged
With Crime-NO Change of
Venue In Hargis Case.

Owensboro. KY. Aug. 81. (Spe-
ciaD The grand jury indicted j. H.
Parrish. president of the owensboro
Savings Bank and Trust company
for embezzlemeat and subornation
perjury and twice receiving deposits
after the bank was insolvent. j. o.
Parrish. the cashier. for perjury In
his March statements; s. n. Parrish,
trust officer. for making a false en-
try. and T. s. Anderson. president Of
the DAVIES County Bank and Trust
company. for swearing TO false re-
ports. embezzlement and accepting
deposits after he knew the bank was
insolvent.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-27
Mrs. Gree r iii

Mrs. w. ID. Greer. OF 321 North
Fifth street, IS seriously III at her
home with blood poisoning. Her two
daughters, Mrs. Edward l.. Atkins
and Mrs. George Foster Batterton,
who are at Enid. Okla, were notified
this morning of their mothers Ill
ness. They are expected to arrive
In the city Saturday morning Mrs.
Greer is the wife of the late Judge
VI y. Greer.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-27
In Bankruptcy.

A petition in bankruptcy was filed
in federal court today by r. l.. Davis
and p. ~ Davis doing business under
the firm name of Davis & Davis at
Marion. Crittenden county. The Cadiz
bank is the largest creditor, as there
is note for s665. The other liabEi-
ties are due to merchants in Louis
vile, Nashville and Indianapolis for
small sums. No Paducah creditors
are listed James & James, of Ma
rion, are the attorneys.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-27
John Maxwell, With Five Bull
let Wounds, Brought to Pa
ducah to Illinois Central
Hospital.

John Maxwell, an Illinois Central
freight conductor, was shot five
times by a negro tramp in fight on
the top OF box car near Fulton. The
hobo was shot six times by Maxwell
and is dead. Maxwell was brought
in on train No. 102. arriving here at
11:45 and he was then hurried 20
the Illinois Central hospital. Max
well was shot three times in the right
side and twice in the right leg. The
tramp was shot five times In the
breast and stomach and once in the
head
Conductor Maxwell was in charge
of the South Mountain special that
leaves Fulton at $3.50 O'Clock In the
morning and runs TO Jackson, Tenn.
and just as the train pulled out OF
Fulton the conductor started from
the rear end of the train to the front
end to see II anyone was stealing a
ride. He discovered the negro about
the middle of the train. lying on top
OF a box car. The conductor ordered
the tramp of the train. He refused
to get on, but swore at the conduc-
tor and drew a 3s-caliber revolver
and began firing. The first three
bullets took effect in the conductors
RICH side and by that time Maxwell
drew his revolver. which was 32-cal-
Der, six shooter. and began pumping
lead into the tramp. Three Of the
bullets took effect in the breast and
two in the stomach and one in the
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-27
In south Carolina.

Columbia. s. C.. Aug. 27.-Tele-
graph service In the food district Is
partially restored. Later reports In.
crease the damage. Every river IN
the state is on a rampage and thou
sands Of acres are inundated Tbs
loss In the western part OF the state
Is estimated at million. Railroads
are all badly damaged and traffc Is
stopped az many points. Two hun.
dred passengers on a seaboard train
had a narrow escape. A span OF The
bridge over the Congaree river broke
under the cans. The engineer and
the passengers walked the ties "a
safety.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-27
Judge Wells Tour

Judge A. J. G. Wells, OF Galloway
county, was here this afternoon. en-
route to Marion and Princeton.
where he will address the citizens OF
Crittenden and Caldwell counties IN
the interest of law and order. Judge
Wells was invited to those counties
by citizens who oppose night riding.
He will speak at Marion tomorrow
and at Princeton Saturday.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-27

Washington, Aug. 27.--rhe wealth
or bureau statement OF the Georgia
and Carolina floods are the worst IN
history. The savannah river Is at q
stage OF 90 feet The Cataw ba
wateree and Pedee rivers exceeded
Az records. The rivers In Eastern
North Carolina are stu rlalng Mn
'indieatIors ~ the worst hood ever
coming. Ten Inches OF RAIN has fallen
at Raleigh. The loss Is enormous.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-27
District No. I. 0beys

Property owners in sewerage dis
trict No. are rapidly complying
with the orders OF DR. sights, city
health officer. 10 conneCt with the
sewerage and few warrants will be
necessary to compel an observance OF
the order. All the plumbers in the
city are busy with the work. Few
landlords are increasing the rent OF
their houses where the Improvements
are made.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-27

Melber, KY, Aug. 81. Especial y
AS the result Of stumbling over a
char, Mrs. George Hobbs may lose
me sight OF her right eye. although
medical attention may save the
sight Mrs. Hobbs was at home yes
terday afternoon and when she fell
oyer the chair one OF the knobs OF
N chair struck her In the eye DR.
"a =. Davis was called aad dressed
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-27
Conductor and Tramp Fight Duel
on Top of Fast Flying Freight and
One is Dead--The Other May Die
SUICIDE AT 40.

After living 20 years, Mrs.
Victoria Bishop, of Barlow, Bal
lard county, committed suicide
at the home Of her daughter,
Mrs. Thomas Dale, by swallow
ing half ounce of carbolic
acid. Ill health and unbalanced
mind prompted the deed. Mrs.
Bishop was the mother OF six
children: Mrs. Dale, Mrs. James
Dale, Mrs. John Hines, and
Messrs. Bascomb and Joseph !
Bishop. The burial was in I
Pleasant Hill cemetery. !
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-27
Gompers' Plans

Washington, Aug 27.-Gomper
announced that he will open the cam.
paign IN behalf Of Bryan at Dallas
September 1, addressing the Farm
ers' Alliance. He VIII speak on every
possible opportunity
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-27
Another Body

McAlester, Okla, Aug. 27.-An-
other body was recovered from the
Haley mine. total of 30. Six are
missing and probably dead. Rescuers
|are working.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-27

Jackson. Ky, Aug. %. Especially
Judge Adams refused the com
morsealth's motion to change of
venue in the Hargis case. The trial
will proceed Immediately. Bronston
is TO help In the prosecution.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-27
Bitten to Death BY Red Ants.

Angeles Aug Of
nsumpve started to visit Ostrich
and The
literally found him dying He was
rusle to hospia witt he this
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-27

The Rev. T. ]. owen Is conduct
ing a splendid meeting at Reidland
this week. having up to date 81 pro-
fessions and 10 additions.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-27
Traffic Is Suspended, Factories
Shut Down and Boats
Only Used.
New York Visited by Worst
Storm in Many Years.
BALTIMORE HAS SLIGHT SNOW


Augusta, Ca. Aug. 27.--water Il
nearly eight feet deep throughout the
city. The food Is the worst in the
clty's history. The damage Is MOI
estimated, but exceeds the flood OF
1883. Three death victims are un-
identified. All business Is stopped
and traffic ended. Rovboats are the
only means OF getting about the
town. IL Is impossible to repair the
electric pant today. The city faces
another night OF darkness.
New York's Storm.
New York, Aug. GA terrific
downpour of rain lasting more than
"a hours and attended by the coolest
August weather New York has ex-
per.enced for twenty-three years, was
responsible for two deathe last night
and great property damage.
More than three inches OF rain fell
and the thermometer registered as
Sc degrees. A gale during the night
tore up trees and levelled crops In
the vicinity OF New York. Those TO
meet death were John Lynch, who
was drowned in sewer. and an un-
Identified cripple. who persisted from
exposure IN a hallway.
Several buildings In the course of
construction collapsed when their
foundations became inundated. Sec
tons of several streets sank and in
one place in Brooklyn there was dam
ger that a number of buildings would
fall as a result OF the. Sinking OF the
street The rain was still railing late
last night but has abated somewhat
in volume.
Snow in Baltimore.
Baltimore. Md. Aug. 27.-There
was a light fall Of snow in the sub
urbs OF this city last night and fur
ries are reported from other points
IN Maryland.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-23
No Attention Paid to Appeals
of Prominent People for Pro-
lection; No Effort Made TO
Apprehend Hunter Assassins

GAINESVILLE, Tenn, Oct %. (Spc-
cial. Citizens of ClarksNllle are in
censed over the action OF Governor
Patterson In massing the entire state
guard near ReelfOot lake and failing
10 send any sort OF protection ia
this county. A short time ago a
deputatlon OF leading citizens called
on him and begged him TO send sol
diers here, as the citizens are worn
out working in the day time and
patrolling the pixies at night. The
killing OF Capt. Qunten Rankin was
horrible. people say; but no moro
dastardly than the cold-bloOded muir
der Rufus Hunter. OF This section
who was called to his door by night
riders and shot IN the back and kill
ed as he was re-entering his home
after acquiescing IN their demands
No effort was ever made by local OF
state authorities to apprchend Hunt
er's murdcrcrs.
The governors prompt action IN
THIS Reolfoot lake matter only g.
phas.zes his neglect Of duty In thi'
direction. and indicates that he IS IN
sympathy with the tobacco nigh
riders. Clarksvllle Is well nigh pros
trated The tobacco is not sold ana
debts cannot be paid. Merchants
are boycotted and property values
have gone down, because the people
are moving away aud throwing the!i
farms on the market. Night after
night Populations Of citizens take
turn about guarding the approached
20 the city. Night after night notices
are posted or lett at homes, warning
people TO move away or do certain
things. and no investigation Is made
The farcical trial Of Hunt and
Gardner. who were sentenced fol
killing Vaughn Bennett, found dead
In the road with "a mask and scarf on
has encouraged the night riders, who