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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-27
CHINESE STUDENT GETS HONOR.
Monaghan of Royal Line Enters Fra
tcrnity at Yale College.

hohgoihui Oh hoyai Line Enters Fra
tcrnity at Yale College.
New Haven, Conn, March az
Ponson c. Chu, of Shanghai, a wealthy
Chinese student in the junior class Of
Yale college, has been elected to mem
bershlp in the Psi Epsilon fraternity,
and John Kendrlck Bangs, Jr., of
New York City. has been elected int9
Delta Kappa Epsilon. Mr.. Chu's fam
lily was related to the last dynasty In
China and his father is now head of
Chinese steamship line. He is re-
ferred to as the best dressed man of
his class and is probably the first full
blooded Chinese to receive fraternity
honors at Yale.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-27
WILLIAMS GIVES
OUT STATEMENT
Defending Minority's Attitude
Toward Legislation.

Democratic Support Promised Laws
ON Child Labor, Employers Liza
bility and Tariff Reform
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-27

Eddyyille, Ky, March 27.-The
Ilawlessness so rampant In this section
has developed a new and startling
feature. II has come to light that
large numbers of the Inner circle" Of
the tobacco association is. the
Iorgsnized night riders-have been
forced into the Organization. and at
the point of deadly arms made TO take
the oath administered to those who
assume the vows OF intimidation ar
son and, some report, murder. These
are becoming crushed with the sense
of responsibility for the crimes COM
mitted by the 50 called night riders
against their earnest protests.
The Turning Point.
II is reported that law abiding and
liberty-loying elements in the organi-
zatlon have been on the verge Of open
and violent rebellion. They are in
|tensely loyal to the Dark Tobacco
Growers Protective association, and
SO are all good citizens, but they bit
'tef.y resent being made party to the
long line of gricvous crimes that are
desolating the state. and terrorizing
the women and children, and even the
brave men OF the country. There are
from that source threats OF an nsur-
rectlon within the ranks OF the or
|ganlzation.
Move for Retaliation.
There is, however. another even
more significant and desperate move
ment: that is, a rapidly crystalizlng
disposition on the part OF the vctlmA
of the lawlessness TO retaliate, and on
the part OF outsiders who. not having
actually suffered. are ready TO put
down at any cost the dreadful satur-
MALTA OF crime that paralyzes every
worthy effort on the part of good cltl-
gems.
Night Riders known.
II is reported that agents have been
sent. secretly among the outlaws. as
certained their names and who their
leaders are. These secret agents
have prevented number OF outrages
planned, OF which they happened to
receive advance information. Mo-
only the leaders of the organization
are known. but the instigators of
every visitation are known, and the
leaders of every raid.
II is predicted by the thoughtful'
men In the association that unles,
lawlessness is put to an early end de-
velopments are in store compared
with which all former happenings will
pale into insignificance. and that the
victims will not be helpless women
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-27

wrecked by students ten. days gao, has
been placed in condition again and
was reopened last night. The place
was jGmmed and people turned away,
but there was no demonstration.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-27

Mny a man fails to recognize his
duty when he sees t..
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-27

Once in a while an actress makes
good for her press agent.
If men were less stupid women
The Washington times., 1908-01-26
Census 0Ureau
-EK0IOTII-IK -4IG2N-1BO

gather all available statistics relating
TO- the COiOred ChurChes-the size of the
congregations, value Of property owned,
and other matters OF a statistical ma
ture TO be used lu the compilation Of
a report on the religious bodies OF the
country. The clerks say they have
been greatly handicapped IN their work
by the lack OF cooperation on the
part OF the CUlOred ministers Of the
south. who look with suspicion upon
all strangers seeking information. They
fear THAI they viii be drawn into
court, and other equally ludiCrOus
thoughts that make them shrink from
the inquiries OF the Government men.
William =. Elliot OF the agriculture
division, who IS at work in Connect
cut on criminal judicial statistics. has
been ordered 10 report at Washington
upon completion OF present assignment.
Timothy r. Murphy. who has been in
the field for the past eighteen months.
collecting statistics on marriage and
divorce. transportation by water. and
criminal judicial, working principally IL
ana around Boston, has returned 10 his
desk In the bureau.
William A. HobIiJzeH. who has been
al work in Maryland on criminal iu-
deal statistics, has returned 10 the
bureau.
Frederick b. squyer. of the chief
clerk division. has been confined TO
lis home by illness for the past week.
Miss Marie Krebs. OF the agriculture
division, and mother. are entertaining
Miss Lucille Best. of Round Hill. Va.
VINO is IN Washington to pay them
visit.
clerk division, who was called to her
home Troy, Iowa, about two weeks
ago uy message announcing the
crltIeci illness Of her mother, writes
that her mother died a few days ago.
Gilman B. Howe. of Massachusetts,.
has been selected through civil service
cnaune.s for appointment to a position
as -teft at $1,000 per annum.
Capt. Robert DOugherty was in
philadelphia the latter part of the week
10 act as godfather al the christening
of the daughter of his niece. Mrs. Carl
whitney, who as Miss Blanche Russell
before her marriage, was employed in
IN the bureau. The new arrival was
christened Blanche Russell.
George c. Bryant has returned to his
desk IN the agriculture division having
completed his assignment on criminal
judicial statistics work at Buffalo, y. Y
L. c. Herr, Of the agriculture division
was On the grip list the past week.
The Washington times., 1908-01-26
LETTERS ANSWERED
THE DAY RECEIVED
New System Convenient
for the Members OF
Congress.

The division Of publications of the
Department of Agriculture has recently
perfected a system whereby every let
ter from members Of Congress is ar
severed the same day received The
division receives daily from members
of Congress alone between 800 and 400
letters relating to the publications OF
the department Some of these letters
can be answered by form letters. after
filling in the necessary blanks. but a
large per cent OF them require specific
replies. Letters written in the after
noon are sent 10 the Capitol by special
messenger and mailed there. 50 that il
frequently happens that a member OF
Congress receives a reply TO a letter the
same day he writes It.
The publications divisions receives
daily. altogether. between 800 and ] 800
letters. This vast amount Of mail is
likewise promptly handled, a record
that is eqUaIed by few Government Of
nces- This plan has been worked out
BY Joseph A. Arnold, assistant chief OF
the division, who is in charge during
the absence Of William u. Hill. the
division chief. Many members of Con
gress have recognized The prompt ser
vice of The division by writing letters
expressing their pleasure at the efforts
made to avoid loss of time. The work
IS done by a small but particularly
competent force of clerks.
The Washington times., 1908-01-26
District BuildIng
dNs5 Y4E
DISTRICT OFFICIALS
GOING TO ISTHhUS
Sail From New York on
SteamerNPrinz August
Wilhelm.

Arrangements for the trip Of the Dis
lficl onlciais and Washington engineers
10 the Panama canal have been. prac-
ilcaHy completed. In the party viii be
9. b. Hunt, Engineer of Highways: w.
h ii. Allen, president OF the District
Construction Company; l.. A. Clarke.
OF Garter q Clarke. lumber merchants.
ana james II. Overn, chief engineer of
construction Of the Washington Ter
minal.
Ihey Will sail from New York on the
frlnz August Wilhelm by way Of King
sion, Jamaica thence 10 Colon. where
lney are due 70 arrive February 10.
after a week on the isthmug fugUacf-
Ii56 the canal they viii return by way
OF New Orleans, arriving in washington
ABOUT march J. The work on the cana
mas long been a subject Of interest Id
tLtsS gentlemen. but Il was only re-
Gently that they determined 10 make .
personal inspection of the waterway
The Washington times., 1908-01-26
IMMIGRANT PRAISES
LABOR BUREAU
New Citizen Tells of Good
Work at Ellis
Island.

A good example of the work the
division OF informa ion under 7. V,
Powderly Is doing IS shown in a letter
that mas just been received by the di-
vision from an immigrant who was di-
rected from the Ellis Island immigrant
station to a good position on farm
at HaWkinsvilIe. Ga. The immigrant IN
question Is well educated German,
who not only speaks his own language
wen, but reads and writes the English
language He writes Mr. Powderly that
re and his family have been well re-
ceived ty the people at his new home
and tha- n is delighted with the place
and the -.csition, for which he profuse-
ly thanks the officials.
The Washington times., 1908-01-26
Appointment Clerks Report
Details Work of the Year

The report of J. B. Bennett appoint
Inent clerk of the department. for the
hscai year ended June 80 last, shows
that 2,47S persons were appointed from
the eligible registers Of the Civil Service
Commission for a probationary period
of six months, and that Of this number
], 745 were given absolute appointments
at the end of the six months service.
Fifty persons have been reinstated in
the service, and sixty-five transferred
from subclerical TO clerical and highe~
grades. Salary promotions were re-
ceived by 2,S2O, while 642 persons resign
ed their positions. Forty were re-
moved from the service of the depart
ment because Of their misconduct The
department on July ], 1907. employed g.
107 persons. At the first report. Sep
TENDER 90, 1853, only twenty-nine were
employed In the department Ten years
The Washington times., 1908-01-26
BALL
A BIG SUCCESS

One of the most enjoyable affairs Of
the season was the third reception and
ball of the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing Bowling Club, which was held
on Wednesday night at Masonic Tenn
pie The music was furnished by the
Greater Washington Band. The officers
of the club worked hard to make all en-
JOY a pleasant evening, Those having
the affair in charge were: President,
T. G. Helmerichs; vice president, ]. A.
FIarGie, secretary, a. ]. Hess; treas
urer, ]. O. Land; arrangement commit
tee, T. @. Helmerichs, chairman, J. G..
Land, r. S, Jones, c. Z, Lord, J, =.
The Washington times., 1908-01-26
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later, 1873 nnety-tWo were Employed
in 1888, 80; in 1898. $50: in 1858, 400.
The department has Just issued a bull
letin on the cotton boil weevil, an in
teresting study by l. o Howard, chief
Of the Bureau of Entomology The
boil weevil has been in the United
States for fourteen years. At this time
il is doing serious damage TO cotton
I'm four States. and Is expected to in
wade a 6ftn State this season
An interesting bulletin has just been
issued by the Bureau of Statistics Civ
ing the figures on the hay crops Of the
United States from 1866 to 1895. which
was prepared under the direction of
Charles c Clark, associate statistclau
of the bureau.
DR.. a. d. Melvin, chief Of the Bureau
Of Animal Industry, accompanied by
r. p. Steddom, chief of the inspection
division, and J. NJ Pickens, editor, is
at Denver, Col. after ding the annual
convention of the American National
Livestock Association.
Prof. f. Lanison- Scribner is at the
head of a special committee representing
Chief Clerk Burch that left for James
town Wednesday TO dismantle the de-
partment's exhibit at the exposition
grounds and pack and ship the same
to Washington Prof. LanisOn-Scribner
was accompanied by =. C. Rice, J. O..
Sanders, and DR.. f. Y. Wilcox.
Charles :. Chapman, chief OF the Of
fee Of organization, Forest Service, has
been promoted 10 the position of as
sistant forester in the branch Of opera
ton. He has been succeeded by Clyde
LeaVitt. who has been the assistant
chief of the office of organization Mr..
Leavitt is now in the field, and George
H. Cecil is the acting chief of the Of
fee.
Charles II. Hinderer, iSrest supervisor
at the Sacramento and Guadalupe ma
tional forests, with headquarters at Ala
moSOrdo. N N, has come to Washing
ton for a period of service in the office
of the District Forester.
Franklin ". Reed, inspector. with
headquarters at Salt Lake City, Utah,
has come 10 Washington for a service
of about three months.
o. G. Gates, of the Office Of the soIie-
itOr for the department has returned
from d trip TO Boston, where he was
engaged on official business
Mrs. s. ". Halsey. Of the Bureau Of
Statistics, is in New York with her son,
WHO Is scr lyuSAy tti-
H. c. Graham. of the Bureau of Stats
tics, returned to his desk Friday morn
ing after an absence Of about a week
caused by an attack of the grip.
Miss Blanche B. Clark of the division
Of publications, has been confined "a
her home for a week past by the grip.
r. 3. Handy, in charge of the docu-
ment section of the division Of pubIica-
tiOns, is SIN confined to his home by
a severe attack of the grip.
Miss =. @. Latham, Of the Bureau OF
Statistics is at home III with the grip
Miss Anna Montgomery, of the dis
bursting Office, is still confined to her
home by the grip.
Mrs NJ T. Stafford. Of the Bureau OF
Statistics. is among the number at nome
suffering from the grip.
The Washington times., 1908-01-26
Young Men Fill Positions
With District Government

Many Of the responsible positions o.
the District Government are held by
young men who have proved that. not
withstanding the handicap OF youth
they are ia every way capable OF hand
ling the difficult situations with whIch
they are at times confronted.
Capf. William Kelly and Capt Ed
ward Markham, Assistant Engineer
CommisSiOHers upon whose shoulders
fall great part of the work of the Eli
gineer Department are youthful look
ing. so much so I'm fact that they fail
TO properly impress all of their yisi-
tors.
The Washington times., 1908-01-26
Dr.. Hunt VIII Leave Seruice
To Become II Surgeon
Surgeon

Dr. Reuben II. Hunt, who was APP
pointed from California 10 position in
the Coast and Geodetic Survey as as
sIsJant surgeon, and who during the
past surveying season was employed In
The Washington times., 1908-01-26
Commissioner mcfarland
Addresses Merchants in 5ostor

Commissioner Macfarland made a fly
ing TRIP 10 Boston last week Leaving
washington Monday afternoon, lie ar
rived In Boston an hour or so before
the dinner given by the Merchants. club
or that city in the Algonquin Club Tues-
day night. Mt Macfarlaud gave hfs
audience an account Of the progress of
the District under the resent form of
government, ou.lininE az the same time
the plans for tine future. I4e urged the
G. operation Of Massach use1 s. with the
rest or the country in making Washing
ton the leading capital OF ,he world. a
s.l-iment /, Gdiy appiHuded by his au-
dle1ce, which comprised the leading
business men of Boston
Immediately after the dinner Mr. Mac
faTiand boarded a train and returned 20
Washington.
The Washington times., 1908-01-26
Office Has Been Established
For Inspector c. L. Green

The division Of information has en-
gagged quarters in the Maritime Build
ing in New York city for the estab-
Iishmert Of an Office that viii be under
the control Of c. l. Green, who is to
be known as the Inspector in charge Of
Information and distribution work. Mr.,
Green has heretofore acted as chief
Of the discharging division at Ellis
Island
The Washington times., 1908-01-26

Alaska, has resigned his place in the
department to 80 TO Honolulu, T. H..
where he has been appointed to the
position Of surgeon in the Queens Hos
pital.
The Washington times., 1908-01-26
Gets Big Increase in Salary
Before Reporting for Work

What is believed TO be the quickest
promotion on record in the Government
service occurred recently in the Bureau
of Corporations. A Sc action was made
from the civil service eligible list to
MI $40 vacancy. Before the appOintee
could report for duty and qualify a
vacancy in the $40 grade occurred,
which was given 90 tue new man, as
there was no one in a lower grade at
the time that could be promoted.
Dayton b. Miller. who aas been en-
ployed as a messenger at IN eCiviI Ser
vice Commission, has been given a SINH
lar position In this department by trans
fer, which VIII be effective February /.
He will be assigned 70 the chief clerk 8
office
Assistant Secretary Lawrence o. MUIR
ray mas been confined 10 his room for
several days with a severe attack Of the
grip.
Joseph McMakin. superintendent OF
construction i'm the lighthouse service.
al $3.50 per month. has tendered his resig-
nation.
Mrs. Bennett, wife Of chief clerk
Bennett Of the Bureau of Mauufa,-
several days. and recently underwent
a surgical operation, died THURSDAY
night.
Wallace W Fowler. Of Massachusetts
has been appointed through civil service
channels TO . position as clerk in the
office OF the Lighthouse Board at So
per auuum-
The special committee TO make an in
VestlgatlOn Of the business conditions OF
the various bureaus has been increased
by the addition Of Dr. George ". Lead
ley, chief OF the appointment division.
The committee is sun engaged at the
Bureau of Fisheries.
Walter l. Opdyke. Chimes inspector
at Baltimore, has been promoted from
81. 600 90 $500 per aunum.
George b. Mclaughlin and George /.
Harrington. of the division Of printing,
were on the sick list for a few days
last week.
The Washington times., 1908-01-26
CONSCIENCE FUND
NEW CONTRIBUTION
Remorseful Man Returns
Money Taken From
Letter.

The conscience fund OF the Postof-
fee Department is better of to the eX-
tent OF s. this week than last, as the
result Of a letter received from the post
master at Portsmouth, y. H, who trans
united that amount in currency at the
request of a stranger who dropped into
the Portsmouth pOstoffice and left that
sum. at the same time telling strange
story. The fellow said that while walk
ing along a railway track ia New York
State. IN September. 1905, he came across
letter that he found TO contain on
opening the sum of $. Il was addressed
10 a party at d point In one Of the
Eastern States. but the finder had for
gotten the name of the person. Having
become Observation-Disclosures he decided TO
forward the money 10 the department
through the Portsmouth postmaster. The
officials OF the Dead Letter Office have
the bills securely tucked away in a big
safe, with no hope of ever being able
10 restore the amount TO the owner. The
money will be turned into the Treasury
Department 10 the credit 81 the postal
funds, and not into the Treasury con
science fund" that has been growing
Tor SO many years past.
The Washington times., 1908-01-26

William Manning, of the printing d.
vision was taken III while at his post of
duty q few DAYS since. and is still con-
fined to his home. His system has been
weakened by grip and other ailments
The Washington times., 1908-01-26

Tnv Bureau Mutual Relief Association
wiz hold its next meeting tomorrow
night, at which time a,EUmber of inter
esung questions VIII be under cOnsidera-
ton
The Washington times., 1908-01-26

attend the funeral of former Postmas-
ter General Charles Emory smith
Henry M Camp, of the division Of
salaries and allowances. was in New
York city for several days the past
week TO attend the meeting OF the eX-
ecutive committee OF the National
League OF Republican Clubs. Mr.. Camp
the League of Republican State Clubs
of the District Of Columbia.
Thomas @. Milligan. a member of the
watch force for a number Of years, was
buried at Arlington on Wednesday. Mr..
Miligan had good y ar record, and
was held in nigh esteem by his many
friends IN the department.
+. NJ. Norris. assistant superintendent
of the division OF salaries and allow
ances. with headquarters at Newark, n.
J., was al the department last week on
business. Assistant superintendent Guy
L. Gould. OF the chicago headquarters,
was also at the department during the
week.
]. b. Cady of the chief clerks office,
who was i'll at his home an TakOma
Park Tor several days with a case OF
iaundiCe, was able % resume his duties
at the department last week.
Roscoe Moricle, OF the office of the
purchasing agent, has returned from a
vacation spent at his old home al Reds
Vile, \. c., where he visited relatives
and friends.
Mrs. J. r. Bates of the division Of
dead letters. is on leave Of absence for
the remainder of the month
Miss IT. C. Welsh, OF the asserting di-
vision. is on leave Of absence for the
remainder Of the month. While away
she viii attend the wedding Of friend
in New York
H Stams. of the inspecting di-
vision, is confined 10 his home with the
grip.
Miss II. f. WetzeI. of the asserting di-
vision has returned to duty after be-
ing on the sick list for several days
Miss NJ. ri. Giesler. of the asserting
division. il II al her apartments in the
Mt. VernOB flats, with the grip.
Mrs. Mamie W. turk. Of the inspect
ing division, is on the sick list with the
grip.
Miss Pauline Chapman, Of the assert
ing division. who has been III since the
frst Of the year, is reported as I'M
proving
Derius w. Wilkins stenograp her in the
through the Civil Service Commission,
as stenographer in the division Of. TuTa
delivery Bureau OF the Fourth ASSIST
ant. At $500 per dnnum,
William De Long, of the division Of
rural delivery has been promoted from
$500 20 $1,000 per annum.
]. r. Harrison. inspector-in-charge
who was recently transferred from the
Denver. Col. To he Washington DIVISION
assumed his new duties on Monday
Miss Mary Hunter clerk at 81 200 In
the division q rural delivery, Bureau
of the Second Assistant, resigned her
position on Wednesday
George II. Emch, stencsrapher IN the
office OF the superintendent Of the di-
vision of rural delivery, has been pro-
NOTED from $1,000 to 1920 per annum
Ira c. Mcmillan has been promoted
from 81 900 20 $1,000. and John =. Ryan
from 1906 to $1,000 per annum. in the
division of dead letters.
The Washington times., 1908-01-26
STEUART PREPARES
FOR FIELD WORK
Last Figures on Cotton
Crop Before Final Re-
port Published.

William NJ Steuart. chief statistician
for manufactures, is pushing the ar
rangements for commencing the field
work on the electrical investigation.
This work will be started next month,
when a small force will first be sent 10
the field AT the same time a small
NUMBER Of clerks who are already in
the 'neld winding up the investigation
or criminal judicial statistics will be
shifted to the electrical Investigation
as they complete present assignments.
BY the latter part Of March the entire
field force necessary for this work, be-
tween fifty and sixty clerks, will be at
work on the investigation.
The report on cotton ginning that vas
published Thursday is the last for the
cotton crop of 1907. except the final re-
port. which will he Issued about March
-, and contain the complete figures for
the entire production Of the year.
Cressy L. Wilbur. chief statstician for
vital statistics, has returned from
trip to Richmond, Va, where he was in
consultation with members Of the State
board of health Of Virginia regarding
the collection of statistics on mortality.
Director North returned Tuesday from
q trip to Boston, where he attended the
sessions of the American Statist cal As
ISOLATION, and delivered an address on
the future OF statistical work. He was
acc 0mpanied by- DIR. lie Grand Powers,
chef statistician for agriculture who,
besides attending the meetings of the
association. attended 10 some business
matters in connection with the cOllec-
ton and compilation of the official sta
tistics of cities.
The Bureau IF the Census has had
detailed from lie office force for several
months past some five or six colored
cLerks To travel through the SOutn and
The Washington times., 1908-01-26

DR.. Eugene Bettes, OF section 4. George
". Lowe, and Harry 2. Scott, of sec
ton 3, were on the sick list the past
week
The Washington times., 1908-01-26

OF Importance TO the cr3It will be
brought up for dicussion.