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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-30
Total Number Killed Is Not
Known But Three Captains
Are Supposed to Have Gone
Down With Boat.

Toxic. April 30.-The accidental
explosion of projectile in the stock
magazine sank the japanese training
cruiser Matsnshima with a probable
loss of 200 lives early today off Pes
cadores Islands. Early reports said
30 were saved. The captain and most
OF the officers were drowned.
A later report states that 141 were
saved from the cruiser. OF whom So
are cadets. The cruiser had 800
cadets aboard. II is believed Captains
Yashira, Yamo and Yoshmoro per-
ished. The sons Of Field Marshal
Prince Oyama and OF Foreign Minis
ter Baron Chinda are missing. The
cruisers Hashidate and I,sukkushima
rescued many.
London, April 30.--Official ahvices
from Toxic indicate that 159 is the
total number drowned and TAI saved ,
following the explosion In the Jap
anese cruiser Matsushima. The dead
ipclude nearly all the Officers.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-30
Alleged Riders Discharged.

Shelbyville, Ky, April 30.-Louis
Ellington. George Ellington, John
Wood and James Suvers, who Were
arrested several days ago on th2
charge of participating in the raid on
Elmsburg. in this county, were dis
missed in their examining trial by
Judge Davis in the county court
The men were arrested principally
on the affidavit of a young man NAM
ed U. G. Hall, whose brother owned
the canvass coverings for some tobac-
co beds which were destroyed. In
the affidavit young Hall said he rec
ognized the men who were in the raid,
but on the stand today he stated he
was not certain he could Identify them.
In Diminishing the defendants, Judge
Davis criticised young Hall for not
being more certain before he made his
affidavit. All of the men who were
tried are prominent farms.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-30
Bad For Vegetables.

For tonight the weatherman has
made the prediction of frost and the
marketers and fruit growers are wear-
ing long faces over the prospects.
Blackberry winter has held on several
days. and while the marketers say
nothing has ben damaged, the straw
berry crop. and small fruits have re-
ceived a set back. Much of the pro-
duce has been TRANSFERRED from the
hotbeds, and It will be almost impos-
sible to give tender plants the proper
protection If the weather man Is right
with his guess. People arriving on
the trains today reported snow be-
tween Princeton and Letchfeld
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-30
Baccalaureate Sermon by Rec
tor of Grace Episcopal
Church.
Commencement Speaker Will
be the Rev. Sidney Harris.
THOSE WHO WILL GRADUATE

The Rev. David C. Wright. rector
OF the Grace Episcopal church, will
preach the baccalaureate sermon for
the class of '0S OF the High school on
Sunday, May 81. DR.. Wright was Sc
lected by the class a week ago and ex-
tended the Invitation. Yesterday
Miss Eunice Robertson. the president
OF the class. received his acceptance.
DIR. Wright Is one OF the best speak
ers and thinkers in the city and his
sermon TO the young graduates Will
be appropriate.
This years graduating class will be
one OF the smallest in years. as there
are only ten members, since Miss
Hook has Withdrawn. The roll OF the
senior class is: Misses Saidee Smith.
Marguerite Schwab. Eunioe Robert
son. Bess Lane. Ethel Sights. Lucille
Wen, Helen Hills and Messrs. ]. VIII
Rock. Edwin Randle and Gus Elliott
The Invitations for the class have
been ordered. and will be ready for
mailing in two weeks.
The commencement of the. High
school for the class OF '0S will be in-
dependent and will not be associated
with the meeting Of the state FEEDER
alton OF woman's clubs. which VIII
be In session during commencement
week. The plan OF last year VIII be
followed and this morning Trustee
William Byrd. chairman of the com
m!ttee. appointed TO secure speak
er. mailed the contract TO the Rev. H.
9. Harris. OF Humboldt. Tenn. who
will deliver the commencement ad-
dress. The Kentucky theaetr has
been secured for the evening. and the
regular commencement program Will
b,. held
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-30
P. 0. INSPECTORS
ARE WORKING ON
BROOKPORT CASE

Brookport, April 3O.-(Special y
A postoffice inspector and United
States marshal have charge of tho
work of running down the yeggs who
blew the postoffice safe open Tuesday
morning. The Brookport man has
been located and 1t is probable that
he will be arrested first. so the name
of his companion in the safe robbery
may be learned. The postoffice de-
tectives have nothing to say regarding
the robbery.
Yegg Confesses.
st. Louis, April 30.-The st. Louis
police yesterday looked into the rec
ord of Walter Christopher, the yegg-
Me, whose confession to Postoffice
Inspector c. l.. Patterson and C. II.
Daues, assistant district attorney at
ST. Louis, has furnished much in for
nation concerning the identity and
Operations of a gang of yeggmen who
have committed scores of postofiice,
bank and store robberies in half a
dozen states.
The records of the Bertlllon bu-
reau show that Christopher, whose
present alias is Albert Jones, served
two terms in the penitentiary at Nash
lville, Tenn, escaped from jail at st.
Charles, Mo-, and from the peniten-
tiary at Little Rock, Ark, as told in
the story of the confession.
Christopher was arrested in st.
Louis, September 16, 1898, with
John Noonan on the charge of rob-
bling a jewelry store at st. Charles.
He was taken to st. Charles and
broke jail about two months later.
His escape from the Arkansas prison
appears en- the bureau records as oc-
curing August IA. 1907. He was
sent up for five years for robbing
| freight cars. The same sort of
robbery led to his capture at Cape
Glrardeau, Mo-. a few days ago A
box car was broken into and fifteen
cases of whisky and other merchan-
disc stolen. Christopher was going
down the river in skiff loaded with
1.-THE plumber when he was taken. He
claims to have had partner in the
Cape Girardeau job who was not
caught.
The government authorities have
not determined what disposition they
will make of Christopher. II is feared
he may break jail at Jackson. The
state authorities have offered to turn
him over to the federal authorities.
and he may be sent back to Little
Rock for safe-keeping.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-30
Three Men Interested Leave
For Louisville Early This
Morning.
Mayor Smith Not Ready 10
Give Out His Informal i'm,
BROOKPORT NOT THE PLACE

Mayor James p. Smith returned
this morning from St Louis, exhaust
ed by a flying trip which embraced
Louisville, Chicago and St. Louis. His
mission was to consult heads of vari-
GUS railroads, which propose to enter
Paducah over the Padueah g. North
ern terminal tracks, and he said this
morning that his trip served TO clear
up several important points, He fail
ell to see the operating head of the
Big Four. Mayor Smith declined 10
diyulge what he learned and what ac-
ton he will take on the Paducah &c
Northern franchise, which Is in his
hands. He may not do anything for
a week or so.
Although he would not answer the
direct question, it is believed he learn
ed that there is no possible chance of
getting the railroads to cross the Ohio
river at Brookport, instead of Metrop-
oils.
Mr.. George c. Wallace, president OF
the Paducah and Northern, M. Wy
mond, the engineer, and Earl Palmer,
president of the Commercial club,
went to Louisville last night, where
they probably will meet President
Smith,. of the Louisville & Nashville.
When they will go to Chicago Is not
known. They were seen to take the
early morning train and their destina-
ton was conjectured.
Information received here leads to
the belief that President Smith is not
antagonstic to Paducah's interests.
The work on the Cairo cutoff has
stopped, and it is believed the Nash
Vile, Chattanooga & st. Louis would
welcome northern connections at Pa
ducah.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-30
NO MORE ARRESTS
IN BANDANA BANK
ROBBERY SO FAR

A warrant. charging John Bulger
with larceny of 50, 400 from the Bal
lard County bank and carrying 1t into
McCracken county, has been served
on the defendant who is in Jail on the
nominal charge of being a common
gambler, and Hal S. Corbett has been
retained to defend him, in spite of de
malls by the police. The warrant was
sworn out by b. II. Hahs. the assist
ant. cashier. II IS not known why the
police are trying to conceal the fact
While Officers maintain strict Sc
crecy regarding their discoveries in
connection with the Bandana bank
robbery, rumors are afloat, which
promise an unusually sensational story
when the facts are given out. No ar
re SITS have been made in addition to
those already mentioned, and the
case of John Bulger, and Ernest Ell
mendorf charged here with being COM
mon gamblers were continued until
May 2.
Sam Evitts. B. IL. Hahs and w. +.
Purdy and others appeared before the
grand jury at Wickliffe yesterday.
None of the parties would give out
any Information, but 1t is expected ar
rests will be made in Ballard county,
and that parties in Paducah of con.
siderable prominence will be impli-
Gated. 1t is tipped that man, well
known in this city was in Bandana
that day and he has left for parts
unknown, and his family has made
inquiries concerning his whereabouts.
He was related to other parties impli'
Gated in a manner that Immediately
aroused suspicion.
II Is said at least four Paducah peo-
, pie are mixed up in the affair and two
| in Ballard county.
Paducah detectives say that their
! work on the robbery of the Dandaaa
bank is finished. +. L. Miller, of St
Louis. a private detective has left the
Paducah squad.
John Bulger who Is confined IN the
city Jail on a charge of being cod
nl,n gamblec. said, 81 ha.s nothing
Ito say" Hal S. Corbett had bee
employed to defend him. 1t is be
.e, ed that wha; Bulger has Ia say
lv.'l affect the cass of other peop.e.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-30
NEWS.DEMOCRAT TO
BE MORNING PAPER

The Daily News-Democrat an
nOunced last night. that on May 8 the
paper will enter the morning field,
publishing an issue every day except
Monday. The reason given is that be-
ing a Democratic paper in the Gibral-
tar district IL should be able TO cover
the entire district with its circula-
tlcn something impossible for an ev-
ening paper on account of the train
and boat service. The evening field
was overcrowded for two papers 70
develop to their full possibility while
the territory outside the city acces-
sible to an evening paper much of
which lies acros the river is Repub-
lioan In sentiment.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-30
TOBACCO TROUBLE
NOT CONCERNED IN
TRlGG co. ARRESTS

Cadiz, Ky, April 3O.-The trouble
at Center Furnace, in this county, Ia
miles from Cadiz. has no connection
with the tobacco situation, and it is
said that the members of the band
went no further in their campaign
against the negroes than to send
threatening letters telling the ne
groes to leave or they would be visit
ed by night riders. So far as known
no negro employed by the iron works
has been attacked or whipped, and
the action of Mr.. Goodwin in swear
ing out the warrants will probably
prevent any further steps in the mat
ter. even should the men accused not
be the ones guilty of making the
threats.
Negroes have been employed by
the iron works for several years, and
the lawless white element, taking ad-
vantage of the disturbances in other
parts of western Kentucky, attempted
to force the employment of white
men only at the furnace.
Gen. Roger Williams, who is in
command of the troops in this section
of the state with sixteen men. rode
into Trigg county yesterday. Now he
is in camp with his soldiers about two
and one-half miles from Center Fur
mace. Whether his arrival had any
connection with Mr.. Goodwin's trip to
Cadiz is not known.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-30
NO PRIMARY WILL
Be HELD BECAUSE
OF LOCAL TROUBLE

Murray, KY, April 90 Special. }
TO prevent the night rider troubles
being made an issue in the campaign
for county offices the Democratic COM
mittee of Galloway county will prob
ably not call a primary election on
the regular November election day, a
year preceding the election for county
Officers, as has been the custom for
eight years, but will defer the pri-
mary until next spring or until after
two more sessions of the circuit court
have been held and ample opportunity
has ben given the authorities to have
those now under indictment tried.
In addition to the belief that cam
paign this fall would intensity the
night rider situation objection has
been raised by Democrats. who oppose
holding the primary a year ahead
Three years ago two of the men NOM
mated for county offices died before
the regular election was held and the
races had to be run over. The nom
inees who died were j. T.. Baker. NOM
inee for sheriff, and w. p. Albritton
nominee for representative.
}. II. Coleman who is chairman OF
the Democratic committe, Is one OF
the attorneys for the prosecution IN
the night rider cases, while 1t Is said
a majority of the committee are sup
porters of Judge Wells in the effort
, to stop night riding.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-30
REGISTER ASSETS
PUT AT $27,O12
AGAINST $29,OOS
Good Will of Concern is Fig
ured in at $4,000 With
Franchise.
President Considers Outfit
Worth $9,312.
A FULL LIST OF CREDITORS

The schedule of the assets and La
bilities of the Register Newspaper
company filed by James L. wilhelm,
president of she concern. shows in
debtedness of $29,00s, with assets of
s27,012.
In the schedule OF assets the news
paper outfit and fixtures are placed
at ss,312, the name, franchise and
good will of the Register 5000,
accounts due on subscription and adj
vertlsing $4,000 and estimated value
Of lease on the Register building
1920.
The total Indebtedness secured by
liens on the plant and building is
$12.S00, b. H. Scott, trustee for the
first mortgage bondholders, having a
lien on the plant for $4,000, the
estate of Mrs. Ella b. Wilhelm a sec
ond mortgage for $1,000 and the
Globe Bank and Trust company mort
gage bonds on the building for
$1,000. Other notes and accounts
due are First National bank s1,400;
Globe Bank and Trust company. S.
500: Paducah Banking company,
$4,000; w. c. Ellis, 5000; Mrs. NJ.
f. Beadles estate, $4,000; Hendrick,
Miller & Marble, 800; Louisville
Paper company. s274; Western
Union Telegraph company. s172;
American Type Founders, 500; Cou-
rier-Journal News Bureau $50; Barn
hart Bros. G. Spindler, s97; Union
Press association, $25; Mergenthaler
Linotype company. SO; Masonic and
Odd Fellows Building association.
$12O: c. w. Jennings, s35; Bebout
G. Smith. s75: A. l.. We'll & company.
$23: City Transfer company, IS; E.
G. Boone, SIS; Paducah Light and
Power company, s172. Total $29.-
0OS90. 1t is said If there are
any more debts It was intended to in
clude them in the schedule and If any
are found an additional schedule will
be made out II is stated that the
bank notes and notes due individuals
are Endorsed by ]. Ia Wilhelm, etc.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-30
Sudden Drop in Louisiana.

New Orleans La. April 3O.--With
storm warnings issued for the Gulf
coast between here and Texas, a wind
and rain storm, accompanied by uil-
usual atmospheric conditions, began
IN Louisiana tonight.
After a fairly cool day the heat anu
humidity became almost oppressive
about nightfall, followed by sudden
drops in temperature. Several points
In the northern part of the state re-
ported as much as 80 degrees fall in
temperature.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-30
MISS MAGGIE MAHEM WILL TAKE
AIRSHIP TRIP.

Captain Mattery. the aerial naviga-
tor will make a trial flight with his
airship at League park this evening
about O'Clock, although the wind is
unfavorable. Tomorrow excursions
are expected to bring crowds TO Pa
ducah, and one of the principal fights
will be given, showing how well he
has his craft nder control, Miss Mag
Sc Mahem, day telephone operator at
the Palmer House has accepted th2
S25 offer, ana says she will accoin-
pany Captain Mattery tomorrow af-
ternoon.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-30

The patrolmen will continue work.
ing from ! o'clock in the morning un-
"a / o'clock in the afternoon until
Sunday. when Chief Collins will
change the watches to O'Clock in the
morning until Z O'Clock at night. The
chief announced that the change will
b. effective May 1, but he postponed
II until Sunday.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-30
Jap Cadets Lost When Projectile
Explodes in Magazine of Cruiser
---Oyama's Son is Among Missing.
GREENSBORO SCANDAL

Greensboro. Ky. April 3O.--(Spe-
cial. Henry Cline, appointed as
signee of the Daviess County Bank
and Trust company declined to serve
and Ernest Anderson was appointed.
Petition was filed in circuit court al
leging fraud and asking for a receiv-
er Criminal prosecutions are expect
cd
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-30
CHILD IS BURNED
FATALLY PLAYING
AROUND BONFIRE

Mayfeld. Ky, April 3O.-(Spe-
cial. while playing with other chill
dren around fire of dry leaves last
evening Willie Wilson, the six-year-
old daughter of William Wilson.
whirled her skirt into the flames and
before aid could reach her she was
so badly burned that she died at 3
o'clock last night. The other chis-
dren screamed in their fright but
could do nothing to assist her. The
Wilson home is between Mayfeld and
Paducah.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-30
INDIANA MAN ELECTED.
To Presidency of Iowa Wesleyan Uni
ycrsity-Rev. Schcll.

Chicago April 30.-The Rev. Ed
win A. Schell, of La Porte, Indiana,
was elected president Of the Iowa
Wesleyan University, at Mount Pleas
ant, Iowa. and has accepted the posi-
tion
Schell has for many years been
prominent in the affairs of the Meth
odist church and was for six years
secretary of the Epworth league.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-30
Rain Saves Fruit.

Humboldt Tenn. April S0.-The
only thing that saved the fruit crop
from possible destruction by cold to-
night was a heavy rain which COM
menced at o'clock
Rain and cold weather badly dam
aged berries, heavy shipments of
which will be practically discontinued
until better weather.
The damage to strawberries is 20
per cent and possibly greater.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-30

ST. Louis. Mo-, April 30.-A cold
wave following almost continuous rain
for several weeks is sweeping the
southwest which may prove disastrous
to fruit crops.
Frost is predicted for Texas tonight
by the weather bureau, according to
special dispatch from TT. Worth. The
lowest point reached in FIT. Worth
was SO or SO degrees.
Reports from Texas are tina tearly
this morning the wind changed sud
denly and "norther" caused an al
most instant drop of 20 degrees.
The northeB has spread over most
o. the state A snow storm is report
ed in Wichita county.
A severe hail storm. passing over
Cleveland county, Oklahoma, In the
head of the little river to Franklin
and covering a width of four miles,
did damage estimated at $4,000. In
places the hall was a foot deep on the
ground. Trees were stripped. corn
must be replanted, alfalfa fields ready
to cut were ruined. and garden plants
were beaten into tn ground.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-30
STAR.LEAGUE RECEIVER

Indianapolis, April 30,-A receiver
was appointed today for the Indianap-
ellis Star. the Muncie Star and the
Terre Haute Star, on application o:
Daniel G. Reid, chairman of the Rock
Island railroad board, the largest
bondholder, who alleges the papers
are unable to pay him a quarter of a
million. which he advanced. Vice
President Fairbanks is one of the
bondholders.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-30
SPEAKS JAPANESE
AND is OBSERVANT

San Francisco, April go Because
II Is alleged he is interested too much
I'm the manufacture of secret explos-
ives John Treadwell, a private Of the
coast artillery, was dismissed from the
service. He speaks japanese. Secret
service men trailed MIN for mouths.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-30
Arr>ts Closc All Saloons.

Chippewa Falls. Wis. April ~
Every saloon-keeper In Boyd, six IN
nj mber. was arrested this AFTERNOON
on the charge OF selling liquor TO
minors. and the village is now tenn
porarily without a dramshop. Three
saloon-keepers were arrested at Ca
dott on the same charge.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-30
Small Blaze.

No. l fire company was called to
2C9 South Second street this morn
ing at 1890 o'clock by a blaze in a
small house. The fire started in the
attic by a spark. but the loss was on
ly few dollars. No. company
filled in the Central station.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-30
GATHERING UP JACKIES

Santa Barbara. April S0.-The bat
tleship squadron sailed this morning
for Monterey. All during the night
patrols rounded up men, who had ov-
erstayed shore leaves. II Is expected
they will joint the feet at Monterey
tomorrow.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-30
SNOW STORM In CENTRAL OHIO BREAKS
LIMBS OF TREES AND RUINS FRUIT CROP

Gently swept through Louisiana. and
South Mississippi, and the loss to
farmers will amount to thousands of
dollars. The weather in this section
has been sool this week, but the tenn
perature has not been low enough to
damage the fruit crop outside the tor
nado belt.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-30
Missouri Fruit Safe.

st. Louis. Mo-. April SO.-A spe-
cial dispatch from Springfield. Mo-,
says that while there have been heavy
frosts here during thhe past two days
and the mercury had remained slight
ly above the freezing point. II is not he
lieved here that the fruit ia Southern
Missouri has been damaged to any ex-
tent.
The reports received at the general
offices of the Frisco railroad in
Springfield were that the fruit crop
along the Frisco lines In Missouri is
in good shape.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-30
Hadley Is Candidate,

Jefferson City. April 30,-Attorney
General Hadley announced today that
he will be a candidate for governor
on the Republican ticket. Hadley
has been Ill and recently withdrew
from the race.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-30

Baltimore. Md, April 30.-Mary-
land Republicans in state convention
Endorsed Roosevelt's administration
and spoke in laudatory terms of Taft,
but didn't pledge or instruct the dele
gates.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-30
POLITICAL RIOTS

Fort de France. Martinique, April
3O.-The mayor of the city and sew
eral citizens were killed in a political
riot here yesterday and many were
wounded.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-30

. Louisville. Ky, April 90.-Some
fear for the safety of the fruit crop in
Kentucky and Southern Indiana is
entertained. as the weather is quite
chilly.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-30
GALLOWAY COUNTY YOUTH
Is UP FOR NIGHT RIDING.

Murray. Ky. April 30.-(Special)
A young man, named Lassiter, was
arrested by Deputy Sheriff Holland
on the charge OF night riding.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-30
IndOrse No One.

Portland, Me-, April 30.--The reso
buttons committee of the state Repub-
lican convention in session today de-
cided that the platform shall not in
dorse any presidential candidate.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-30
ICE SPOILS RACE

Lexington, KY, April 30.-Because
the track is covered with snow and
ice the Kentucky Racing association
postponed today's races until tomor-
row.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-30
TOBACCO TAX STANDS

Washington. April 30.-(Speciai0
Aldrich has throttled the
bill, removing the six cent tax from
tobacco.