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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-02-18
BELL SYSTEM
FOR SAVANNAH.
Purchase Of Georgia Telephone Com
pany Solves Amazing Problem.

(Savannah. Ga, Special 18th to the
Atlanta Constltution)
The order OF the State Railroad
Commission authorizing the purchase
of the Georgia Telephone Company of
Savannah by the Southern Bell Tele-
phone & Telegraph Company was the
final step in the efforts to give this
city one telephone system.
Negotiations for the purchase of the
Georgia company by the Southern Bell
Company had been pending for some
time. having crystalized from a strong
public sentiment, which favored only
one telophane system. Business men
and merchants had petlt!oned both
companies TO effect some arrangement
whereby Savannah would have only
one telephone system, and nogota-
tons were entered into by represent
atlyes of the two companies.
The two companies reached an
agreement several weeks ago whereby
the Bell company would purchase the
physical property Of the Georgia COM
pauy and discontinue the exchange.
serving all patrons from the southern
Bell exchange. provided the arrange
ments met with the approval of the
public generally. the mayor and board
OF aldermen and the state railroad
commission.
The necessary ordinances were IN
Produced in council and were accom-
panied by petitions by the leading
merchants. bankers. railroads. steam
ship lines and the chamber of COM
merce. requesting that the council
ratlfy the deal. Council unanimously
passed the ordinances and also n reso-
luton requesting the state railroad
commission to authorize the purchase
OF the Georgia company by the Bell
company and discontlnuance OF yusi-
ness by the Georgia company.
The rates 20 be charged are praciic-
ally the same as charged by the Bell
company IN other elites Of a similar
size. and a certified copy Of the agree
ment with the city was flcd with che
railroad commission.
Practically all the former subscrih-
ors 70 the Georgia company viii take
Bell telephones and the business men
and merchants who have heretofore
used both systems viii moi now be an
moved with two different telephone
operating through separate systems,
and the cost Will be considerably less
for one telephone than 4 was for two.
With the action Of the railroad
commission yesterday all that now
remains to be done f. for the Georgia
company to turn its property over TO
the Bell company and receive In money
the price agreed upon.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-02-18
THE LEAP YEAR PERIL

As the church bells, foghorns,
steamboat whistles, cannon crackers
and automobile sirens whooped the
new year in this morning the hearts
of 5000 900 American bachelors be-
gan to flutter. Nineteen-eight is a
leap year, and while leap year lags
its weary length along the shadowy
Theoretical barriers of maidenly re-
serve are down. 1t is the open season
for match making, parlor intrigue and
shanghaiing, Widows Turk in every
dark corner. Grass widows swoop
down upon the guileless in horrible
hordes. Even old maids powder their
noses and take the trail.
No wonder the average bachelor
dreamed terrifying a la Newburg
dreams last night and awoke this
morning with his heart at the mast
head of his esophagus and cold beads
of CLEANLINESS upon his brow. 1t. is
dinned into his ears that he will be an
extra hazardous risk, as the insurance
men say, until Dec. 81. His friends
warn him of his perils. He SHES at
every skirt. A glance from pair of
black eyes appalls him. BY June TO-
600 bachelors in Baltimore alone will
be nervous wrecks.
All the same, there is no reason
why the true Dionysian should let
leap year shake his normal fortitude
and self-confidence The terrors of
the most strenuous leap year imagin-
able, at their very worst. are terrors
that confront a man in the open. He
may observe them coming on, and he
may fight them to finish like man.
The grass widow who swoops down
is visible to the naked eye. She
makes a noise as she advances. 1t is
possible to evade her. to trick her. to
scare her away Though not often),
and even to skedaddle. She is in the
open field. The glare of the good,
red sun Eliminates and exposes her
fell intention.
In years that are not leap years
the bachelor faces far more serious
odds. Instead of being tackled hon
estly and obviously, he is approached
surreptitiously and stealthily I'm
able to nail him viva voce, as in leap
year, the crafty grass widow turns
upon him her batteries of deceit, al
lurement and chicanery. She makes
him believe that he is doing the WOO
ing; that he is the aggressor. She
affects reluctance coyness. coquetry.
The result is that the bachelor is en-
meshed in a manner which Is dis
graceful to man of his intelligence.
Before he quite knows what has
struck him he is chained to the altar
rail.-Bastimore Sun.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-02-18
UPHOLD LAW
REVELATIONS HAVE CHANGED
CURRENT OF THOUGHT.
Taft Says Guaranty of Life and Lib
crty Must Be Maintained by
Government.

New Haven, Conn, Feb. 1S.-Scc-
rotary Taft was the chief guest and
speaker at the Lincoln day banquet
Of the Young Mems Republican com
mittee and he received an enthusiastic
reception from the gathering which
made up one of the largest public
banquets ever given in this city.
Taft came here at noon from Hart
tertained at luncheon by Colonel
Isaac Ullman. of Governor Woodruff 5
stan. attended the Yale corporation
meeting and received visits from
friends at his hotel and then went to
the Republican club house, where a
reception was given him and which
many hundreds attended. At the
banquet an Grafton on Lincoln" was
given by Rev. Or. Flavel $. Luther.
president of Trinity college. Hartford.
Following the speech OF Governor
Woodruff, Taft was introduced amid
a great outburst OF applause. Tho
secretary OF war gave a review OF the
work and the continuously growing
strength and solidarity OF the Repub-
lican party. touched upon the money
and tariff question and warned his
hearers OF the growing danger OF
powerful and wealthy corporations
nesting to escape operation OF the
laws, passed TO keep them IN bounds. 80
land continued:
THE laws Of the statute books
must be enforced against the wealthy
and powerful even II It's more DIM
cult than against the humble. Reye-
latlons OF the last four years have
awakened the public and results sho,
the core and heart Of the American
people are right. The great Office OF
the Republican party, believe. Is
guaranteed In the future and none
shall abuse the guarantee OF life. lib
erty and property. by standing out
against the law"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-02-18
WITHERSPOON'S
ADVANCEMENT
Promoted Over Officers of
Higher Rank.
Legislative, Judicial and Executive
Appropriation Bill Passed by
the House.
Is CONFIRMED.

Washington, Feb. 1S.-After a
brief executive session the senate or
dcrcd The doors closed and for sew
eral hours discussed the case of Lieu
tenant Colonel w. w. Wftherspoon,
who was advanced over colonies OF
the line to be brigadier general. His
confirmation was opposed at several
sessions by Buckley, Dupont and
Briggs. Several other senators indi-
Gated desire to appeal against the
practice of promoting officers over
the heads of fellow officers of higher
rank. More than a week ago an
agreement was reached to vote on
the nomination, and the vote was in
favor of confirmation.
During the executive session an
agreement was reached to consider
the ocean mail subsidy bill Wednes-
day, and Stone, of Missouri. an
nounced that he would speak on the
Aldrich currency bill
The legislative. executive and judi
cIal appropriation bill. one of the
large supply measures, was passed
by the house after several days dis
cussion. The amount carried Is prac-
tically as reported by the committee,
s32,336.573.
There was a lively debate over the
provision giving discretion to the
heads of departments to remove or
reduce incapacitated employees of the
government. The provision went out
on the point or order, although new
one was adopted declaring that an APP
preparation was not available for the
compensation of any persons incapaci-
tated for performing service for
which the were employed. Tawney
took occasion to remark that the
original provision of the bill was not
directed at superannuated clerks or
employees, but only at those. who, re-
gardless Of age. had become In
capacltated.
Madden, of Illinois, introduced a
bill appropriating SlOO 600 to be paid
the Lincoln Farm association to build
on the Lincoln birthplace farm IN
kentucky, a national patriotic shrine
which shall consist of a memorial hal
costing not more than $3.50 goo, OF
which sum $4,000 shall be paid by
the association. The memorials are
to be dedicated In 1909. the centennial
OF the birth OF Lincoln. II is stated
in the bill that $rO0 900 already has
been raised by the association.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-02-18
FLINT, COURT. WED BY PHONE
Cleveland Lawyer Meets aud Wins
Bride Over the Wire.

Cleveland, Feb. 1S.-Through the
crossing OF telephone wires Attorney
Walter X. Thompson. Princeton
graduate. with Offices I'm the william
son building here. started a Irritation
with Miss +. Il. Grace Wilson. dsugh.
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. II. X. wilson
Tuesday they were married by long
distance telephone, Rev. c. c. Wilson
pastor OF tho Christian church at
Shelby. performing the ceremony by
wire. On their first conversation over
the wire Mr.. Thompklns was i'm
pressed by Miss Wilson's voice. She
learned his name. and subsequent con
versations resulted In their meeting
The wedding followed a brief court
ship. The bride is a graduate OF
Hiram college and popular In East
End society circles.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-02-18
EDWARD TO SMOKE
$500 HAVANA CIGARS.

New York, Feb. 1S.--The King Of
England has placed with New York
firm OF tobacco brokers an order for
500 cigars. which In point of price
will be slightly morr than the royal
smoker paid two years ago. when his
bill for 900 cigars was s. ,0W0.
For the 800 which are to be ship
ped from Havana In time 20 reach
England at the beginning Of the Eas-
ter holidays the price will be $1,000.
The cigars were eight inches In
length and the thlckcst part, In the
middle. one inch in diameter. They
were made of the finest Vuelta Abajo
tobacco. and II required the examina-
ton Of thousands of leaves to obtain
those that were uniform In color uni
form in size and free from large
veins.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-02-18
TAFT AND HUGHES.

: Walter Wellman, the famous Wash.
ington correspondent, figures that
Taft should win on the first ballot al
Chicago. He allows the secretary OF
war 200 of the 266 southern delegates
and says that while someone appar-
emily is furnishing funds to inspire
contests in some states. the national
committee will make short shrift OF
these. In addition he places New
Jersey, Maryland, West Virginia, Ohio
Michigan, Minnesota. North and South
Dakota. Iowa, Nebraska. Missouri
Oregon. Washington, Idaho and the
Territories in the Taft column, with
New England in the convention un.
pledged, and ready to climb into the
best looking band wagon.
Not counting New England tht
the states mentioned should furnish
Taft 364 votes, which with the 20f
from the south would give him 56i
votes, of the total of $50
There is little doubt OF the accuracy
of these figures. Taft is certain u
get the great west and the south
Ohio and Michigan are nelghbors
while the opposition has otherwise
hedged him in with fayorite sons, In
dinana, Illinois and Pennsylvania
having candidates of their own. But
there is a popular movement on foot
in all these states to accord their fay
orite sons the courtesy OF home sup
port. while their names are before the
convention, and then go to the sec
rotary OF war on the break.
1t was the hope of the opposition &c
lie up the delegations SO that they
could be delivered in bundles 10 the
strongest anu-administration candi-
date; but in the matter of presiden'
tial selection the popular will governs
largely The United States is too big
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-02-18
q MINUTE SKETCHES
Stephen A. Douglas.
ne todJ O gianf
IN IntsikCt
By ROBE RTUS LOVE.

IN 1ERY early in his career stephen
A. Douglas became known
" throughout the country as the
Little Giant" The sOoriquet was
a fit one. Physically he was short and
slight-a little man. Mentally he was
big from his boyhood His head was
large and correspondlngly brainy He
was a giant in intellect.
Douglas was daringly ambitious. His
goal was the presidency Of the United
States. AS a schoolboy in Vermont and
western New York the familiar para.
1oxical fact that amy American boy
can become president" seems TO have
taken possession Of him. He settled In
q new state. Illinois. TO grow up with
the country and work himself into lead
ership. Though he failed OF the pres
ldency. he was In the whitest beat'Of
the presidential limelight for years
Perhaps no man In American history
rose to national eminence so rapidly
as did Douglas He almost won u
nomination for congress at the age OF
twenty-five. Only three years latet
be was member OF the supreme
court OF Illinois. resigning this office
at the age of thirty 10 enter congress
Ia the lower house Douglas became at
once a national figure. Entering the
senate a few years later. his fame
widened and deepened with each sue.
ceeding year Douglas was a far more
prominent man In 1852 than was
Franklin Pierce. who defeated bin for
the Democratic nomination for pres
dent and was elected. Douglas was
still under forty. Four years later the
engrossing slavery problem had SC
divided his party that again he tailed
TO win the nomination. In 1850 ne
was nominated by the northern Sec
ton of the Democracy.
IL was his esporsal Of the doctrine
d "sQuatter sovereignty" which con
tended that every territory should be
permitted 10 vote for itself on the
question OF slavery. that cost Doug.as
The presidency.
Douglas died at the early age OF
iorty-eight, a few months after the In.
iuguration OF his greatest opponent.
Abraham Lincoln. 1t is 10 his ever.
sstlng credit that he upheld Lincoln
N the effort to preserve the republic.
This fact may be taken as the mora
measure OF the man. His last words
70 his political adherents were;
"There caB be ne neotrals In this
var"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-02-18

for shrewd politician to do much
more than hold on to the popular
movement and make the best of the
situation
Taft and Hughes is still pretty
good guess, with the declaration of
Governor Wilson that he will not con-
slider the vice-presidency.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-02-18
CIRCULATION STATEMENT,
January-19O8.

Total .103,39O
Average for January, 190S... .3S29
Personally appeared before me, this
February Sd, 1908, r. d. MacMillen,
business manager Of The Sun, who
enirms that the above statement OF
the circulation of The Sun for the
month of January. 1908, is true to
the best of his knowledge and belief.
My commission expires January
10th, 1919.
PETER PURYEAR,
Notary Public.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-02-18

The La Center Advance again
makes its appearance, after a brief
suspension. If the succeeding issues
are as newsy as the first, the paper
should be supported by Ballard coun-
ty folks.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-02-18

Captain Young Taylor expects to
finish the repairs on the Royal and
the Charles Turner in the next few
days and get the boats in the river be-
fore the end of the week. Both boats
have undergone extensive repairs.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-02-18

Those Japs can Guido the orig
inals. Minister Takahira can even in
terview himself, and acknowledges
that he does it more satisfactorily
than a newspaper man could.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-02-18
KING ALFONSO IL NOT
ASSASSINATED YET

Paris. Feb. 1S.--An unfounded ru-
NOR of the assassination of King Al
fonso probably grew out OF yester-
days bomb explosion at Barcelona. in
which a woman was killed and two
persons injured
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-02-18

All gain and no pain would make
life sad affair.
The only people who. count are
those who can be counted on
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-02-18

The trouble with Marion Gray, the
Chicago affinity agent" was that she
wasn't marryin' at all.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-02-18

There is something wrong IN a man
when his religion Is the poorest thing
about him.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-02-18

The most wasteful thing In this
world Is selfish economy.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-02-18
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT

Every dose makes you feeibetter. Lar-Po
keeps your whole insides right scid on the
money back plan everywhere. Price 30 eents.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-02-18

The divine law is but the language
of divine love.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-02-18

Cairo is contemplating the erection
of $4,000 city building.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-02-18

The Father never drove any into
the far country.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-02-18
Daily Thought

Talent develops itself in solitude;
Character in the stream of life.
-GOethe
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-02-18
.TheSpoilers.
NJ REX E. BEACH.
Copyright 1905 by Rex n Beach.
CONTINUED freIn last issue.)
CHAPTER XVII.

VEN after Helen had been on
r. for some time she could barely
see sufficiently TO avoid COLL
~ sinns Tho mir MninhfnI hX 1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-29
GOOD ROADS CONGRESS.
First International Affair of the Kind
Meets in Paris.

New York. Sept. 29.-On his way to
attend the first international congress
Of roadbuilders which is to be held in
Paris for two weeks following October
IL, Samuel Hill, of Seattle, Wash, who
has given many years Of his life and
many dollars from his purse to foster
the idea of macadamizing the roads of
the United States and particularly of
his home state, departed this morning
on the steamer Kron Prinzessin Cecilie.
He was accompanied by two other dele
gates, r. w. Thompson, city engineer of
Seattle and Samuel c. Lancaster, pro-
fessor of good roads in the Washington
State university.
Many delegates from other states will
be in attendance at the congress. Mr..
Parker, president of the Massachus-
etts highway commission and Mr..
Fletcher. secretary of the commission,
are on the ocean on their way to Paris
and the delegates from the other states
have departed already or will leave
within a few days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-29
ANOTHER CONFESSION.
Judge NageI Owns Up to Being in
Employ of Oil Company.

Chicago, Sept. l29.-Judge Charles
Nagel, who in the absence of Chair
man Hitchcock is in charge of Re-
publican national headquarters, today
gave out a statement admitting that
the law firm. of which he is a member
is acting i'll a professional capacity for
the Waters-Pierce Oil company. Judge
the statement made by Judge Henry
S. Priest of st. Louis a Democrat, who
was referred to by President Roose-
welt in letter to Mr. Bryan as a trust
attorney supporting Mr.. Bryan. Mr..
Priest admitted that he had been re-
tanned in a legal capacity by the oil
company and stated that Judge Nagel,
Republican national committeeman
from Missouri, was similarly. retained.
Judge Nagel, in his statement, says
that the employment of his firm by
the Waters-Pierce company began
some years ago, when they undertook
an examination of the Missouri laws
with reference to the operation of the
Waters Pierce company under them.
When Attorney General Hadley began
his suit to oust the company Judge
NagePs firm was engaged to direct the
defense.
"In the course of a few m onths"
said the statement, sit developed that
our relation to the case was not what
we he'd expected it to be. Our firm
thereupon refused to receive further
fees as general counsel. and asked the
consent of our client to withdraw
from the particular case in question.
This was refused"
Since then, Judge Nagel concludes,
the firms connection with the COM
pany has been confined to this one
case, presenting those points of law
on which they believe decision in the
case must finally turn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-29
SPEAKS UP FOR CANNON
Mr.. sherman Says He Is Director
and Not a Dictator.

Chicago. Sept. 29.-Representative
James S. Sherman is going to make
speech at Danville Monday night IN
aid of Speaker Cannon. Mr.. Sher-
man gave out an interview while here
outlining some of the things he will
saw in Mr.. Cannon's district. He de-
clared the speaker had not been
arbitrary.
''He has been a director and not a
dictator of legislation" said Mr.. Sher-
man. "He has been general SNAPPER
of legislation and constructive
statesman. It is necessary for some
body to shape the course of legisia-
ton and the speaker is put IN once
for that purpose. I am surprised TO
learn of the criticism of the speaker
out this way"
Mr.. sherman declared a member OF
congress is expected by his district to
loot the treasury and then is planned
for the drain on the treasury as a
whole" He spoke of Uncle JoeS
he was obliged to halt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-29
THE WEATHER is WARMER.
Mercury Is on the Up Grade Once
More.

The heated spell which has pre-
vailed in this part of the United
States for several months past is not
only broken. but it is shattered though
the dry spell which has been its com
panion for the past five or six weeks
is just as much in evidence as ever.
The sun is shining in an indefinite
sort of a way today, but the sky looks
cold and the atmosphere is chilling.
The minimum temperature for the
past "a hours occurred a short time
after daylight this morning and the
mercury fell to within less than a half
a degree of the minimum Sunday
morning. though there was but a light
frost according to the government
weather bureau report. The temper
atures throughout the state were uni
formly low and number of points
under the normal reading. though not
as low as during the latter part of
Sunday night
In the southeastern corner of the
state at Fort Scott the mercury drop
ped four points below freezing and
this was the minimum for the state
though Manhattan and Usage City re-
port temperatures two degrees below
freezing. The maximum temperature
in Kansas during the "a hours end
ing at o'clock this morning occurred
at Dodge City, in the western portion
of the state and was 3S. The forecast
indicates fair weather for tonight and
Wednesday with rising temperatures
tonight The following were the tenn
peratures since Z O'Clock this morn
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