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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-19
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JAMES 5. SHERMAN.

James Schoolcraft Sherman
4 was born in Utica. n. Y, Octo-
Der "a. 1855; received an
academic and collegiate educa-
ton, graduating from Hamilton
College in 1878; admitted to the
bar in 1880; is a practicing law
yer; also president of the Utica
Trust and Deposit company and
of the New Hartford Canning
! company; has served in these
public POSITIONS: Mayor of Utica
!, 1884; delegate to Republican
national convention 1882; chair
! man New York state Republican
convention in 1895 and 1900;
!, member of the flftieth. fifty
first, fifty-third, fifty-fourth,
I fifty-fifth, fifty-sixth. fifty-sev-
enth, fifty-eighth and fifty-ninth
} congress. Committee assign
ments in congress were: Chair
: man Indian affairs, member in
terstate and foreign commerce,
! Industrial arts and expositions.
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CAUTION EMBODIED IN CALL FOR MEET
ing OF FARMERS UNION BY ORGANIZER

der. Upon the cautious management
of the business of our order depends
its life and usefulness to our people
and our country.
"Our growth within the past few
months has been wonderful in Ken
lucky, and our work on business lines
has been entirely gratifying. Our
power is now recognized by the bust
ness men of the oountry-even 10
Kentucky"
Mr.. Barnett extends an invitation
on behalf of the Commercial club
the retail Merchants association, the
Central Labor Union and the mayor
and citizens generally to the farmers
to come to Paducah. He suggests
that the unions arrange to have rep
resentative farmers attend and a ban
ner be provided for each delegation
with the name of the union repre-
sented. A parade will be given head
ed by Deals Union band.
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METEORITE FOUND
ON LONE OAK FARM

Farmers in the Lone Oak neigh
borhood are wondering over a strange
stone found on the farm of Claude
Oyerstreet. just after thunder and
lightning storm. Where the stone
was found the grass was scorched
away for radius of several feet and
the rock itself nearly buried in the
earth Jaspar Grim dug the rock out
and found il contained a heavy de-
post of minerals and smelled strong
~ of sulphur. He had no knowledge
Iof the stone before the storm and
connecting the scorched ground with
the lava-like stone, he thinks il mus
be meteorite, or fragment that fel
to the earth from some other pan
letary body.
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''PARALYZERS" MAY
DIMINISH IN Size
SAY SALOONISTS

"The biggest schooner for 5 cents
In the city" may grow smaller with
the passage of the new ordinance last
night raising saloon licenses from
$3.50 to $500 a year Saloonists on
the outskirts of the city may have to
raise prices by giving less in quantity
In order to meet the strain on their
finances occasioned by the license in
crease.
Mr.. W, c. Gray, president of the
Retail Liquor Dealers association.
said today that practically all licenses
In the city will be renewed under
the increased rate. There will be a
few small saloons on the outskirts. of
the city. the First and Last Chance"
kind, which will succumb to the extra
license cost, but the remainder will
find $3.50 on July to continue bust
ness for the following six months.
After that, according to expressions
from some saloonists, the new license
may be collected from the thirsty in
the shape of decreased schooners and
less free lunch.
Saloons in the central part of the
city operate on margin of profit
that Will enable them to stand the
increase without prospects of the
county poor farm. Rents may go up
some from the efforts on the part of
some suburban saloons to get down
where the traffic is heavier There
VIII be perceptible readjustment in
the business from the new ordinance,
but in the main 1t will go on in the
even tenor OF its way.
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TAPTS NOMINATION
MEETS APPROVAL
IN PADUCAH

| William II. Taft for standard
bearer of the Republican party meets
with approval among Republicans in
Paducah, and though the Democrats
are not forward in expressing them.
selves, 1t is nevertheless evident that
they realize the party selected a for,
mldable candidate.
Paducah Republicans, even those
who had leanings toward other can.
didates, recognize the fact that nc
steam rolling" process could have
been successful, though engineered
by Roosevelt himself, If it had not
had the overwhelming sentiment OF
the people behind it. Roosevelt, as
one Republican said, was bold in his
course because he knew he had the
popular will behind him.
Taft certainly handled himself
with Judgment" said henchman of
the allies, AL through the trying
time before the convention. II would
have been easy for a shallow man to
have made a big blunder in csnds-
dacy based on another mans popu-
larity, but his course proves to me
that he really has the ability that
Roosevelt credits him with"
Long distance calls from surround
ing towns to The Sun indicated the
interest in the nomination. and gen.
eral satisfaction was expressed over
the choice. Taft will roll up a
larger vote in Paducah than any other
man could. The platform itself and
the fact that he represents Roose-
yelt's way of doing things, will bring
out the full party vote. and, from in
dications, many Democratic votes
who are not satisfied with the peer
less ones candidacy.
Interest in the outcome of the con-
vention was intense In the city yes
terday and telephones at The Sun
office were kept ringing all day by
anxious inquirers, the interest not
alone confined to Republicans but
Democrats and members of other
political parties as well.
The FIRST news of the nomination
was flashed to The Sun in a bulletin
from the United Press at $3.50
O'Clock and an extra edition on the
streets ten minutes later gave the
public the news of the nomination,
though this fact was clearly fore
casted by reports in the regular
edition.
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Sketch of William HOWARD Taft.

In william Howard Taft the Re
publican National Convention nomi-
mated for the presidency a man ex-
| ceptionally equipped, not only by
mature and training, but experience
land achievement, to perform the deli
cate and arduous duties of the great
est Office in the gift Of any people.
For nearly thirty years he has given
himself with single-minded devotion
to the public service. He has dis
played throughout broad grasp of
AFFAIRS, literally dauntless courage,
an unshakable integrity, a quick and
all embracing sympathy, a deep and
abiding sense of justice, marvellous
insight In to human nature, sure
and unwaveriug judgment. executive
ability of the highest order and a
llmitless capacity for hard work
In all the years OF It's history the Re
publican party has never selected as
its leader in national campai gn a
man so tried beforehand. and so
amply proved equal to the task
4 Family Of Jurists.
Mr.. Tart comes of a family dis
In the law and the public
service, The first American Tafts
came of the English yeomanry,
across the Atlantic by
the great upheaval for conscience's
sake which peopled New England
with its sturdy stock In this
country they turned to the study and
practice of the law.
The hoy grew up In an atmos-
phcre OF earnest regard for public
duty too little known in these days
Of the colossal and engrossing ma
terial development OF the country
His father earned distinction in the
service of the city and state and ma
ton. going from the Superior bench,
TO which he had been elected unani
mously, TO the place in Grants cabl
net now held by The son. then. as At
iorney General, TO the Department of
Justice, and finally into the diplo-
matte service, as minister first to
Austria and then to Russia.
AZ College.
or course he went to Yale. His
father had been the first alumnus
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Gompers' View of Platform.

Chicago, June 19.-Presldent Com
pers, of the American Federation of
Labor, declares the Republican plat
form labor plank is not anti-injunc-
tion but a pro-injunetion plank, that
the only difference is that the people
enjoined shall have notice.
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President Reports From U. p.

Washington, June 19.---President
Roosevelt received all convention
news from the United Press. When
reports from other sources wers
found cumbersome and Inaccurate
they were abandoned for the United
Press. An operator was installed on
a loop in the white house and fur
nished all reports to which the presi-
dent resorted.
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ODD FELLOWS
GRAND MASTER COMING

Past Grand Master George Zeller
special deputy grand master at large
of the Odd Fellows of Kentucky, vii
be IN Paducah June 26. He will
make an address and will instruct In
the unwrltten work OF the order. The
officers Of the Odd Fellow lodges are
making preparations for a rousinR
reception aud Mr. Zeller will have a
large audience.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-19
RIVER 50 FEET
AT ST. LOUIS
STILL RISING

st. Louis, June 1.-THE flood sit
uation is becoming menacing with
the river nearly 35 feet and still ris-
ing. Numerous new breaks In leveeA
are reported flooding thousands OF
acres of protected land. Only the
Chicago & Alton embankment is pro-
tecting the entire Missouri bank of
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-19
STEEL TRUST
HAD MILLION
DOLLAR FIRE

Shelby, o., June 19.-Flre caused
million dollar loss to the plant. of
the Shelby Steel Tube Works, a
branch of the steel trust Spontane
Gus combustion is responsible for the
fire. Four acres of buildings were
burned.
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elected TO the corporation, and when
young Taft had completed his pre-
paratory course at Andover he we I
TO New Haven for his. college train
Ding
He went back TO Cincinnati and
began The study Of law in his fathers
Office, at the same time doing court
reporting for the newspaper owned
Continued on Page SKI
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Campaign Chairman
NEW WHEAT 80 CENTS

Wheat dealers say that the price of
that commodity will open this year at
so cents per bushel. Active prepara-
tons for handling the crop is being
made by the dealers and, barring the
approach of rainy weather. 1t will not
be great while until the crop will
be put on the market.
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tContli ued on page seven.)
TtEr'S NOMINATION
pLEiSES FILIPINOS

Manila. June ia Secretary Tafts
nomination gives great satisfaction
here. Those favorng independence
holioye they will have a strong friend
In case Taft Is elected president.
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the Mississippi Max Richter was
lost from a launch and drowned
and on the floor. broke into a mad
demonstration
Twenty Minutes Cheering.
TAFT. Taft. w. II. Taft" came In
a roar from the Ohioans.
Megaphones seemed to spring from
concealed places and swell the Taft
tumult into thunder. A huge blue silk
banner bearing the familiar features
of the misunderstanding, was
swung before the delegates awaken
ing a fresh whirlwind of enthusiasm
All semblance of order had been
abandoned and the delegates arena
was maelstrom of gestulating
men, guidons of states snatched up
by Taft enthusiasts or borne under
the storm CT disorder The band was
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Now Workers Boom Sherman.
RooseveIt CongratuIates sherman.

Roosevelt Congratulates sherman.
Washington, June 19.-President
Roosevelt telegraphed Sherman: "Ac-
cept hearty congratulations and good
wishes for success of ticket of Taft.
Sherman" Taft also telegraphcd
congratulations.
Taft Resigns. =
Washington. June 19.--Taft am
nounced his resignation as war secre-
tary effective June 80. President
Roosevelt announced that Luke
Wright, of Tennessee. will succeed
Taft.
Washington, June 19.-Tsft wired
to Sherman to meet him tomorrow in
Cincinnati to discuss the selection of
a national chairman and campaign
plans.
Leaders Pleased.
Chicago. June Ex-senator Flynn
of Oklahoma, said as goes New York
so goes the nation and that oklahoma
intended to go with New York.
Governor Wilson. of Kentucky.
said Taft and Sherman sounds good
to us. The name has good rapubl--
can sound. VITA these standard
bearers we are ready to meet all or
position and carry everything before
us in November"
Campaign Chairman.
Chicago, June 19.-Powell Clay
ton, of Arkansas. was chosen tenn
porary chairman of the new national
committee until the candidates de-
eide on permanent chairman. Elver
Dover. of Ohio, was reelected secre-
tary.
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CHOICE OF TAFT
MANAGERS WINS
ON FIRST BALLOT
Convention Completes Work
and Adiourns Sine Die at
ll:47 Amid Tremendous
Enshusiasm.

Conventi1a ,,sll, Chicago June g.
-- Congress oaI James 5. Sherman
o. the Tw'r 2-s' venth New Iurk SIS
{ ict, was IhiJ.nlously no mated for
wee preside, AT 1870 O'Clock this
morning. III Sherman woLlI pe
minated va apparen. at the open
ing of the convention IL morning
lEd name; IF but few "favorite sons
tfre placel before the convention
When NeI l1'x voted solldly TO.
Shermon his nomination was assured
52d senate t.IIe, of Massachusetts
.joved tina; he nominate ii he made
uronimous
The ofilc II ycta stood sherman,
sic; Murphy. H. Guild, rs; Shell
don, 10; Fairbanks, 1. Murphy's
vote-AIabama 2; Colorado. 1: Con-
necticut, IA: Illinois, 3, Indiana. 4 :;
Iowa, 4 Kansas, 1 Louisiana. 9;
Mississippi, Neh Jersey, "a: Ohio
10; Pennsylvania, s; South Carolina
/: Wisconsin, 2 Guilds votes--Al-
ALBANIA, 1; Iowa, q; Louisiana. /;
Maine. 8; Massachusetts,, 80: Michi-
gan, s; Nebraska, 4; Ohio. 10; Wis
consin, 3. The went to Sherman
Fairbanks got one vote in West Vir-
ginia and Wisconsin gave ten votes
to Governor Sheldon of Nebraska.
Chicago, June 19.-The convention
was again slow in assembling and It
was nearly 1890 o'clock when Sena-
tor Lodge called the body to order
The heat was terrible and the crowd
was smaller since only a candidate
for the vice presidency was to be
nominated. New Workers entered
the hall claiming Shermans victory.
Senator Lodge opened proceedings
by formally announcing Tafts nom
ination. Three New York marching
clubs Immediately entered the hal
headed by a band with Sherman ban
ners. A motion was adopted timing
nominating speeches to ten minutes
and the roll call for nominations was
ordered. Delaware pielded to New
York and Timothy Woodruff, state
chairman, nominated Sherman.
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deputy Jailer T. l.. Roeder Will
be out next week after a protracted
sickness from an accidental pistol
shot.
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Council and Aldermen Pass
Important Bills in Special
Session.
Vote on Issuing 100000
Street B9uds Ordered.
JEFFERSON ST. IMPROVEMENT

Final passage to an ordinance In.
creasing the city license of retail
liquor dealers from $3.50 TO $500 and
measure providing for the improving
of Jefferson street with bitulthic ma
terial and ordering the question of
issuing 5000 worth of municipal
bonds for street Improvement pur-
poses. constituted the work of what
was probably one OF the most inn
portant meetings OF the city legisla-
tive boards that were held last night
and the members were in session un-
ul after midnight considering the
business before them.
The mayors call for the meeting
was To have action taken on four
ordinances The one of the most i'm
porianco was the ordinance raising
the sa'oon license from $3.50 per
year 10 $500. Mayor Smith said that
this was the FIRST time the city had
had chance TO have the saloon men
pay 10 the city what they ought to.
and by raising the saloon license the
CITY can get out OF debt and stay out
~ debt I'm 1906 the city went in
debt $4,000 anu since then has gone
further IN debt TO the extent of s3G.-
9i2. The city can be kept In a
healthy. sanitary condition. 80 as Il
VIII De inviting for outside men look
ing for good location for business
or manufacturing plant. Mayor
smith stated that licenses on all
kinds Of business would be raised be
ginning next year. Tho saloon men
are the first 10 have their licenses
raised because they pay licenses SENT
annually and other business men pay
annually. The mayor stated that Il
was not the intention TO prosecute
any one nv wanting the saloon H.
ccuses raised, but that Il was a fam
l'y a0air and was for the benefit OF
the city and the sloon people them
selves.
Liquor Men Oppose.
Judge Il. r. Lightfoot gave a
strong talk IN behalf Of the Retail
Liquor Dealers association. He said
that II WAS unjust to raise revenue
from the whisky element TO get the
city out Of debt, when the debt was
brought upon the city by poor man
agement His plea was that hard
times had hit the liquor men just theI
same as manufacturing plants and
that n the councilmen were put inI
tho saloon mems place they could
sec that 10 was unjust to raise the
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CONGRESSMAN JAMES S. SHERMAN,
OF NEW YORK, is UNANIMOUSLY
NOMINATED FOR VTCE-PRESLDENT

! Speaker Cannon seconded the nomina
ton and was given a great ovation
Governor Wilson, of Kentucky,
also seconded the nomination of
Sherman.
Senator Lodge nominated Governor
Guild, of Massachusetts,, and f. A.
Denison, negro. presided while
Senator Lodge was talking. Thomas
McCarter nominated former Governor
Murphy, of New Jersey.
~
Chicago, June 19.-Up until the
opening of the convention at 10
O'Clock this morning the greatest un-
certainty regarding the vice presi-
dency prevailed. Leaders caucused
throughout the night, but were un-
able to settle the question. Hitch
cock had been trying to force Dolli-
ver's nomination, but met with slight
success. II was reported his failure
caused Hitchcock to become angry
and he had stormy interviews with
several delegates.
New Workers Boom Sherman.
New Workers were booming Sher-
man, but it is reported Roosevelt op.
posed his nomination. Governor Han
ley's speech nominating Fairbanks Isl
reported to have offended President
Roosevelt and Governor Hanley may
put Fairbanks out of the race for
vice-president.
The national committee meets after
the convention adjournss and it is ex-
pected a subcommittee will be
named to confer with Taft to select
national chairman. Hitchcock is re-
garded as the likeliest candidate.
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Continued on Page Three.)
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-12
ASSESSMENT NO. /.

Brookland Mining Company, prln.
cipal place Of business, Provo, Utah.
Notice is hereby given that at a
meeting Of the board Of directors Of the
Brooklsnd Mining Company, held on
Saturday, October 81, 1908, an
assessment Of one-tenth Of one cent
I'll q per share was levied on the out
standing capital stock Of the corpora
tlon payable Immediately TO j. q.
Andersen, secretary, "a N. Academy
Ave, Provo, Utah.
Any stock upon which this ASSESS
ment NAV remain unpaid on Thursday,
Dee. 3, 1908, will he delinquent and
advertised for sale at public auction,
and unless payment Is made before,
viii be sold on Saturday, December
20, 1908, AT the hour Of .. m. OF said
day 10 nay the delinquent assessment,
together with the costs OF advertising
and expense Of sale.
j. Q. ANDERSEN,
Secretary.
PAN. Academy Ave-, Provo, Utah.
First publication, Nov, 2, 1905.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-12
Palace Drug Go.

Carries the choicest wines, liquors
and brandies. Thanksgiving day
is not complete without them. Call
up by phone; we will deliver any
and all quantities to any part OF
the city. Price and quality al
ways rieht.
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CIDER PRESS
RiVervlIIe Cider Works

Near sugar beet factory, Provo.
Custom work a speciality. Quick
service. Each customer gets the
cider from bis own apples, Cider,
vinegar, picking onions and all
kinds OF vegetables for sale.-D.
KrSNEAR, Prop. Ind. phone 2s4-D.
Wine by the gallon or Botllo go 70
the Elkhom for quality and prices.
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DELINQUENT NOTICE

Uintah Treasure Hill Coalition Mining
Company, principal place Of bust
ness, Provo City, Utah,
NoTIcI-There are delinquent upon
the following described stock ON ae-
count OF assessment No. /, Of one cent
per share levied on the a0th day OF
1908, the several amounts
set opposite the names Of the respect
i've shareholders, rs follows
No. NAME sIGARBs AMOUNT
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-12
Palace Drug Co.

Carries a complete line Of all
kinds Of wines, liquors, fancy to-
baccos and pipes.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-12

NO. ibo 100 loo
And IN accordance with law and
an order Of the board Of directors
made on the Soth day Of September,
1903, 80 many shares Of each, parcel
of stock Us may be necessary will
be sold at public auction at the Of
dce Of the company, Room I, Knight
block, Provo City, Utah, on Fri
day, November goth, 1908, at the
hour Of 2 o'clock p. m. to pay the
delinquent assessment together with
the cost Of advertising and the ex-
pepse Of sale.
r. +. ALLEN, Secretary.
Ofiice--Room 7, Knight Block,
Provo City, Utah.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-02-29

Lemp's St. Louis Beer on draught at The Club.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-02-29
BATTLE FOR AIRSHlP SUPREMACY

cd "vsr five different states. The sreed Of the ships was estimated at about s> miles aa hour The time spent io taa air Was hours. IT mia- utes.
 When The hatre rul supremacy of che air commenced England was hard K considered az rival and the United states oven less ~o Great Britain sud- 3eu2 --t Co work. shadowy form arose. took shape and Euglaud- first dlrjeihlo hal.au unfurled the British Hag. about goo feet above the British isles in answer to France and Germa- nE's challenge h one of irs fgceHt flights the English airShip crossed the Thames al Hlackfrars bridge and then Ctrcied around Trafalgar square. evcr fhc war office and past West
 minister Ahbr, and the houses If par lament.
 The United States War department has recently decided To construct its first dirigible balloon. but no date has been given out as 10 when the con struction will begin. IL is expected that the American airship will bring into service all the foreign inventions and several added contrivances which are being kept secret by the government. Many of the details are withheld from han airship under the command of partment is to keep as quiet as possi- bic until the balloon is completed. Ae- eording to present plans the dirigible balloon will be 190 feet in length, have capacity of 50,000 cubic feet of gas. and run 35 miles an hour-Popular | Mechanics for January