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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-10
TRAIN GOES DOWN
BMBANKMENT And
FALLS ON ITS SIDE

Fargo. N. d., Dec. 10.--One man
was killed and 25 hurt in a wreck OF
the Northern Pacific flyer near Me
Kenzie. The majority of passengers
had a remarkable escape. SpreadinA
rails caused the train to cave the
tracks and slide easily down an en-
bankment and roll on its side. The
descent was so gentle that few were
seriously hurt.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-10
Night Rider Trials

Union City, Tenn. Dec. 10.-Tha
eight defendants indicted by the De-
,ember term grand jury for the muir
der OF Capt. Rankin. were bound by
he statement of their attorney, Rice
A. Pierce, made in open court, to join
ssue with the state in the trial of
these cases Monday afternoon.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-10
SPOILS
PLAN OF ROBBERS
TO LOOT EXPRESS

Spokane, Wash, Dec. 1O-Prcs-
enoe Of mind of Fireman Perrin. on
the Great Northern train. foilei three
robbers. The latter held up the tram
and ordered Perrin to uncouple the
mail and express cars. In the dark
ness Perrin left the express car at.
taehed to the train, then ran the bag.
gage and mail car mile ahead,
whore the robbers looted II. The ex-
press car contained $4,000 in cash.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-10
Davis Goes Acquit

Omaha. Dec. 10.-After an an
night session. the jury returned a
verdict OF acquittal for Charles f.
Davis. Long elaboration was neces-
Stated because one Juror wanted
mans.aughter. The verdict was
reached at Sis O'Clock this morn
ing.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-10
Castro Lands

Bordeaux, France, De-. 10.-Cas-
tro landed here without opposition.
Local officials greeted him cordially.
II is believed this indicates settle
ments of disputes between France
and Venezuela.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-10
Ruef Jury Out

San Francisco, Dec. lO.-The Ruef
jury Is stlll out. IL Is reported seri-
Gus dissensions occurred in the jury
room. Several fist fights were mar
row,y averted. Il Is feared the dis
sensions will prevent a verdict. Huge
crowds are waiting In the court
house for the verdict
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-10
adam God" at Liberty

Kansas City. Dec. 10.-Sharp, the
Adam God" is still uncaught. The
police of surrounding towns are
asked to hunt him. Warnings were
issued that Sharp is dangerous. Louis
Pratt and Officers Mulvane and Clark
are sinking. Their deaths are ex-
pectod shortly.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-10
Sheriffs and County Clerks
Will Receive Visits From In
spectOrs of Public Records
Trouble in Breathitt.

Frankfort, KY. Dec. 1O.-tspe-
cialD - State Auditor James an
nounces he will have the Office OF
every Official In the state. who has
dealings with the state. examined. in
sheriffs, county cle.ks.e.c.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-10
Office of Every County Official
Who Has Dealings With Auditor of
State to be Thoroughly Examined
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
THE DEVILS WORK.

New York. Dec. fO.-Harrlson
Gray Fiske. producer of plays
and manager of his wife, Mrs.
Minnie Maddern Fiske. was ex-
PEELED from the National Assoc
citation of Theatrical Producing
Managers. Following his expul-
sion. David Belasco resigned.
"The Devil" was the cause of
the trouble. When the now fam
Gus play was produced stimuli
tancousIy by MIR. Fiske and Hen
ry w. Savage early in the season,
Col. Savage charged and adver-
tised that MIR. Fiske was produc-
Ing an unauthorized version.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-10
CaIlnhan,s House Attacked.

Jackson. Ky, Dec. 1O.-(Special) }
"A band attacked ex-Sheriff Gala
hans house. Callahan fired back.
wounding Rand Sebastian and kiilns
a horse. Warrants are out for menu
bers of the party.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-10

DR. W. T. Graves went TO Louisville
this morning on a business trip.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-10
Favor Bond Issue.

Washington. Dec. 1O.-Sentiment
in favor of the issuance of bonds for
comprehensive Improvement. of the
rivers, harbors and canals of the
country, to the end that this nation
shall have the greatest system of
waterways in the world. gained con-
siderable Roadway at the opening ses-
sion of the Rivers and Harbors con-
gress.
The scheme contemplates the issu-
ance of $500 100000 federal bonds
for internal water courses, to be dis
tributed over a ten year period. Fol-
lowing the lead of President Roose-
welt and President-elect Taft, both of
whom before a joint conservation
meeting advocated the issuance of
government bonds for the construc-
ton Of permanent public improve
ments, enthusiastic endorsement was
given the proposition at the rivers
and harbors congress by such leading
figures as Vice President Fairbanks,
Andrew Carnegie and Joseph +. Rams
dell. president of the congress, and
other speakers.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-10
European Rates Not Higher.

He 6isclaimed that transportation
rates were higher in Europe than in
the United States. IL was doubtless
true. he said, that the rates enjoyed
by the railroads for carrying the
high priced and costly freights were
somewhat higher in Europe than
here. but he said that in Europe the
bulky and less valuable freSghts we're
hardly counted at all in railroad rate
making or exercised any important
influence in railroad bookkeeping
On the whole, he said. and in the
aggregate the comparison was over
whelmingly favorable to the COM
bined water and rail system in
Europe as contrasted with the all
rail system so largely prevailing in
the United States
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-10
As Result Of Meetings Plan for
Work Will he Drawn and
Bill Will be Introduced in
Lower House After Holidays

Washington. Dec. lot is gen.
orally believed the outcome of the
national rivers and harbors congress
and kindred associations now in ses-
sion will be the drafting of a COM
prehensiye plan for waterways im-
provements. 1t is expected the bill
will be prepared soon. Congressman
Ransdell. of Louisiana, will INTRODUCE
II in congress after the holidays.
Hundreds of representative business
men, governors and statesmen, who
are attending, are enthusiastic over
the outlook. James Van Cleave, presi-
dent OF the National Manufacturers
association, was the principal speaker
today. He declared manufacturers OF
the whole country are backing water
ways improvements.
Cannon dealt a hard blow at the
delegates hopes when he announced
fatty that he is opposed to a bond is
sue or enormous expenditure. He
said action by congress is impossible
at this term.
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ade in France, Belgium or Ger
many" he said. In any freight
blockade in the United States, he
asserted, probably there we're three
car loads of the heavy, bulky kind
to one of the less bulky but costly
kind "Given the canals and rivers
and water routes" he said, "by
which the bulky, cumbersome and
heavy freights would be shipped
the situation in any freight blockade
would be at once relieved and the
recurrence of the same evil per-
manently prevented" It was true,
he said, that If the money was spent
on the railroads they could be so in
creased in capacity as to meet the
present needs, but that, he argued,
would involve an expense of FIVE
thousand million dollars for immedi-
ate needs with no guarantee for the
future. whereas one-fifth or possibly
one-tenth Of that sum judiciously ex-
pended on the rivers and harbors of
the country and in the construction
of well located canals. would solve
the problem. Under this system, :"
he said ''the railroads would be left
to handle the high grade and costly
freights which they can essiiy do
This would pay them better. and at
the same time the public. having the
advantage of both water and rail,
would be properly and promptly
served {"
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Leading Men Attend.


Today's sessions witnessed one of
the most notable gatherings in the
history OF the congress. Leading fig
ures in public. industrial and COM
mercial life Of the nation, indicated
their interest in waterway improve
ment by their presence and participa-
ton i'm the proceedings.
A notable array of speakers includ-
ing Vice President Fairbanks, An
drew Carnegie, British Ambassador
Bryce, former Mayor Seth Low, of
New York, Representative Ransdell,
Champ Clark, of Missouri, Governor
Sanders. of Louisiana, Samuel Com
pers. president of the American Fed
Grafton OF Labor, Judge George Hin
yer, member of the Georgia Railroad
and Professor w. ID. Ly-
man, OF Whatman College. Washing
ton.
Upwards OF $500 delegates, repre-
semting A states and the territories
of Alaska, New Mexico, Hawaii and
Porto Rico. were in attendance.
Carnegie Gets Ovation.
Interest easily conferred in the ad-
dress OF Andrew Carnegie. who re
ceived a tremendous ovation when he
declared that he would lend his aid to
inaugurade an extensive system of
waterway improvements
The advocacy by Governor Cham
berlain. of the defeat of senator's and
representatives who have pledged
in favor OF waterways i'm
provements and who fail to redeem
their pledges. met with the opposi-
tion OF Representative Champ Clark
The latter declared that congress was
not opposed to river and harbor i'm
provements and never has been. To
say So he declared. would be to as
sumo that congress Is composed of a
job lot of political idiots. He express
ed the belief that II congress were
presented with feasible comprehen-
sive scheme for waterway improve
ments, 1t would be adopted.
Gompers said the laboring man Is
vitality interested in waterways expan-
sion, and hoped that the time would
come when more attention would be
devoted to such waterway schemes
than to the building OF arsenals and
navy yards.
To Stop Freight Blockades.
Calling attention 10 what he said
were the great freight blockades In
the United States year ago. Judge
George Hillyer, member of the rail-
road commission, said that in Europe
the difficulty had been obviated by
the popular division made into water
freights and rail freights: with due
regard for the Improvement OF the
rivers and the construction of
canals. The transportation problem
IN Europe had been solved. he said,
by shipping bulky and non-perish-
able freight by river and canal
while the costly freight went by rail-
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care you going to Europe this
yesr9"
81 don't know" answered Mr.. Dus.
tin Stax. "I haven't read the papers
to-day. Are they starting any new in
vestigations?"- Washington Star.
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Handsome Souvenir of Soldiers Home.

COL Martin V. Brady, of johnson
City, has just published handsome
fifty-pag souvenir booklet of the
Mountain Branch of the National Sol
diers' Home. The first issue was quick
ly exhausted and the second order is
now on the press.
The book contains many excellent
hslf.tone illustrations of the home and
nearby scenes 1t also contains thor
ough description of the big institution,
including a glowing tribute to Col. W.
P. Brownlow, local representative in
congress, who secured the $4,000, 0OC
appropriation and who is manager Of
the home.
Col. Brady has received many re
quests for copies of the book from al
over the country and it is being widely
distributed. The price is 25 cents.
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Observe the Laws

Gov. Patterson has been importuned
as few men who have held the office he
now holds have been, to exercise ex-
ecutive elemency in case that ended
Monday with the execution of sent
ence of the court, based upon the YER
dict of jury.
He has apparently wavered in the
discharge of his plain duty; but in
what he has done we give him credit
for kindness of heart which renders
it painful for him to withhold his hand
when by stroke of his pen he might
have saved a human life.
But painful as it evidently was to
him, he has at last stood by the laws of
the state to uphold which is his plain
duty, and in which he in reality is left
without choice. For this he deserves
credit.
1t has been a long time since white
man had before been hanged for the
awful crime of murder in this county.
But scores and hundreds of murders
have been committed. Some have gone
to the penitentiary who have been
guilty, and after brief service have
been pardoned. Others have served
terms in the penitentisry. Others, ,ant
to the shame of the public and of thu
be it said, who were undoubtedl!
guilty have escaped punishment al
together,
Men of some influence who may TAX
human life, may have friends in som
instances who will commit perjury t.
save them from punishment. 1t i
known that the average Juror, who sit
on the trial of a fellow man for his life
is not only willing but anxious to fin
something upon which to hang a doub
and it takes little to create a doubt
/, Such Jurors are not apt to inquire an
: too clocely concerning the credibilit
of witnesses. And so it is, while ther
= have been hundreds of murders in th
county in the thirty-tive years sine
= the time when white man was hanged
= ', up to Monday, none of the parties
. the murders have met with and su
fered the extreme penalty, some hay
:, escaped upon light penalties and SON
have escaped altogether.
, Let it be understood that the la
against murder will be rigidly and ce
tally enforced ard there will be few
q. men going about the country arme
Q and ready to take the lives of the
fellows.
is All things taken into consideratio
Gov. Pattrrsen in doing his du
q. under the circumstances should
RS given credit for desire to have Il
n. laws of the state enforced. .-Knoxvil
Journal andsIribune,
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The Same Old Game.
o the Editor of The American:

To the Editor of The American:
The game of brag, bluff and claim-it-
all in the Carmack canvass seems to be
drawing to a close. 1t seems to have
been discovered that there is also some
body else in the race 1t begins to
look now as if it were likely to be said
hereafter: "Mr. Carmack also ran"
1t may be we'll to recall just now that
this claim all canvass is in the hands
of an old offender. Not only that, but
Mr.. Carmack's public life seems, as
one looks back upon it, to have been
chiefly composed of brag, bluff and
claim-it-all.
My friend, George Armistead, Mr..
Carmack's s manager, is good fellow,
an able, fluent and graphic writer, not
lacking in many qualities Of q good
manager. He was once fond of being
called the George Alfred Townsend
of Tennessee" but he was better than
that. ToYnsend was a man who re-
garded it as legal luxury to be kicked
from behind. 1t made q sensation a.
least George Armistead never relish
ished that sensation. l have nevel
heard that he deecended to almost any
thing for a sensation, even at the ex
pense of having the os coccyx driven il
by the toe of boot.
1t should be now recalled that Mr.
Armistead was Mr.. Carmack's manage
when he ran against Bob Taylor for tn
senate He then conducted the sam
sort of canvass of brag, bluff, claim it
all he is now regaling the state with.
He conducted it so successfully then
in Mr.. Carmack's contest with "Ou
Bob" that the defeat of Mr.. Carmac
fell upon his friends like a thunderbol
out of clear sky. Up to the'last me
ment and the day after and for days al
ter a Carmack victory was claimed i
loud tones.
Nor was it mere lying, campaign lJ
ing; he believed it; doubtless he bC
lieves it now. His is sanguine ten
lpersment.
Just watch the course of it aud yo
will see the same old claim.it.all can
= paign, Everything lovely and the COOS
hangs high" until the last momen
just as in the Taylor Carmack race.
D H. NJ. DoAK.
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State Treasury Balance.

The balance in the state treasury at
the close of business Monday was 81,
261, ,137.43 The days receipts were
$24, ,OO4. 90, of which the Madison coun-
ty trustee remitted $7,764. Most all the
receipts came from county officials. The
days disbursements were 81, ,2S9.7S.
The treasury balance is larger now
than it has been at any time this year,
and the possibilities are that it may
reach 81, 100000 before the high tide is
reached. The largest balance in the
history of the state treasury was some
thing over 81 100000.
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purpose to be the whole hog or none.
They have discarded sophistry and
buncombe and have come down to the
real issue, as they claim.
A SPLIT INEVITABLE.
A split in the Carmack ranks is,
therefore, inevitable One section of
his followers claim that Mr.. Carmack
is still for local option and that he
stands squarely on Gov. Patterson's
platform. A. Walsh, one of the ablest
and most astute of the ex-senator's
supporters, stoutly maintains that bis
candidate is for local option. Very re-
Gently he is quoted as saying: Scar
mack is not for prohibition. He is not
going to be. His interview published
has been interpreted by his enemies as
declaration in favor of prohibition;
but is nothing of the kind. He has al
ways told me that he was for local OPP
ton and he repeated this to me the day
the state committee met in Nashville.
He has authorized his friends to say
that he was not for statewide prohibi-
ton and they know that he is not.
With one element claiming that the
ex-senator has declared in favor of pro.
hibition and with another element
claiming that he is for local option the
conclusion is reasonable that he has
given utterance to declarations that are
am mbiguous or, at least, lacking in clar'
ity aud detiniteness. So far he is blow.
ing hot and cold. He has been court
ing both sides and could "be happy
with either were t'other dear charming
away" Some of his erstwhile support
ers, who have become annoyed because
of his vacillating opportunism, are un
generously saying that they are thro
with him; that he is like a certain
gramniverous animal whose ears ono
adorned the head of Midas and whicl
= starved to death standing between tw
bales of hay because to take one mean
leaving the other
Shelby county and West Tennessee
, are strongly for Gov Patterson an
= are not being misled by the roseat
/, romances about Carmack's GROWN
:. strength elsewhere in the state. Th
ex senator's campaign, with its make
', shifts, expedients and double dealing
y '. has grown tawdy and the lusty an
= loud protests once heard against th
> action of the state committee hay
" grown contemplate and moiderins
Sensible people who are not claquel
. or place hunters are asking themselve
', If Carmack is for prohibition, VII
= " does he deny the fact to his whish
y friends all over state? II he is on Pa
= = tersons local option platform, why
- he trying to fool the prohibitionist
In fact, why is he a candidate?
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The Strain of Life.

This is a busy, active world, and the
man succeeds best who has the greatest
health and strength to fight the battles
of life. You can't be healthy, strong
and clear minded if you suffer from
constipation, dyspepsia, liver trouble,
hatulency, heartburn, etc To cure
these diseases take DR.. Ga dwelPsSy
Pepsin, the great regulator. 1t is alb
solutely guaranteed to do what is claim
ed, and If you would like to try it before
buying, send your address for free
sample hottie to Pepsiu Syrup Co ll9
Caldwell Bldg, Monticello, I'll. 1t is
sold by all druggists at 50 cents and 81
bottle.
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All Have Qualified.

With the receipt of the required de-
posits from Judges John e. Richard
son and John H. Henderson, Monday
night, the last OF the annouced candi-
dates for state offices to be filled by
nomination in the primary, June 27,
was placed on the list of eligibles.
Gov. Patterson, Frank Avent and
Judge d. L. Lansden also qualified
Monday, making the eutire list of an
nounced candidates eligible for partici-
patton in the primary.
The candidates who have qualified
are all that are expected to seek Office
at the hands of the people, although
candidates may qualify today, this be-
ing the last day according to the pri-
mary plan. This however, is not ex-
pected, and as the list now stands
there are ten candidates before the
people, as follows: Governor Malcolm
r. Patterson and E. W. Carmack; JUS
tice of the Supreme Court, Bennett
D. Bell, D. L, LansdeD, John E.
Richardson and John II. Henderson
Justice of the Count of Civil Appeali
for Middle Tennessee, Horace E. Pal
mer; for West Tennessee, A. B. Laml
and Frank P. Hall; Railroad Commits
sioner for Middle Tennessee, Franl
Avent.
Only two candidates are without op
position, Judge Palmer for the inter
mediate court, and Mr.. Avent, for Rail
road Commissioner. Judge Paine
and Mr.. Avent will be declared th
nominees by the committee unles
there are some announcements today
which is not probable. .-Nashvill
American.
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Rheumatism.

More than nine out of every ten cases
of rheumatism are simply rheumatism
of the muscles, due to cold or damp
weather or chronic rheumatism. In
such cases no internal treatment is re-
ouired. The free application of Cham
berIain's Liniment is ell that is needed
and il is certain to give quick relief.
Give it trial and see for yourself how
quickly it relieves the pain and sore
ness. Price 25 cents; large size 90 cts,
Sold by II. @. Miller.
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Death Was on His Heels.

Jesse P. Morris, Of. Shippers, Va, had
close call in the spring of 1906. He
says: "An attack of pneumonia left me
80 weak and with such a fearful cough
that my friends declared consumption
had me, and death was on my heels,
Then was persuaded to try DR.. Kings
New Discovery. 1t helped me immedi
ately, and after taking two and a halt
bottles was a well man again. / found
out that New Discovery is the best rem
edy for coughs and lung disease in all
the world Sold under guarantee al
H. G. Miller's drug store. SOC and 81
Trial bottle free.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-04-16

Fiokle weather, DR.. Fahrney's Teeth
ing Syrup is always dependable. Doc
tors prescribe it. Write for free sample.
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WHOLE HOG OR NONE.

The sincere prohibitionists who are
supporting Carmack- many of them
look upon his leadership as a joke and
will support Patterson-those among
them who are supporting Carmack de-
clare that there is only one issue before
the people, and that is statewide pro-
hibition. They realize that they were
misled and fooled by the cry raised
against the primary plan adopted by
the state executive committee. They
realize that it could not be fairer and
that they have a direct primary in
which they can vote for their choice
without let or hindrance. They have
dropped all talk about the alleged great
outrage and now they are hoping for
the realization of their ancient dream
of Tennessee without a whisky shop
from Carter to Shelby. They are hon
est and outspoken and declare their
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purpose to be the whole hog or none.
They have discarded sophistry and
buncombe and have come down to the
real issue, as they claim.
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~ C.. PIERCE
of the Peace
Notary Public
WEST MARKET STREET, Three Doors from Railway!
The Southern Railway
Is the Greatest Highway OF
Travel TO all Points West
3-DAILY TRAINS-3

N. B. The following schedule fig
ures published only as information and
are not Guaranteed:
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When it comes to making love.
Just get it through your noddle
That strongest, biggest, bravest man
Isa mushy mollycoddle, e,-Detroi'
Free Press.