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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-05

other features In It's favor. The YES
sel would have a free deck for the
play OF rs big guns. There would
be no towering stacks 20 puncture
or destroy. thus Gripping the boat
Then Il would be unnecessary to car
~ as much coal. for the same power
can be developed with one-third the
amount OF fuel that the steam engine
uses.
"Of course. | do not expect to see
the gas engine confined to the use
Of tn navy. The fact that Il shows
such economies viii compel its in
stallation in az sorts Of vesse.s.
zone Of the big steamship COM
panios of the Great Lakes IS about
TO take the initiative in this move
mcnt Plans have been made for "A
freighter that will use a 1000 horse
power gas engine"
The government, through the Unit
ed states geological survey. has been
experimenting With the gas producer
and gas engine for several years.
and has demonstrated that this type
OF engine. in a stationary plant, Is
capable Of generating from twice TO
three times as much power from a
given amount Of coal as the steam
engine.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-05

sports at the springs, and the dane
ing pavilion was crowded all day.
The roller skating enthusiasts had
plenty of fun, too, as there was an
excellent place to skate. For the old
people there was plenty of shade.
For the young bloods there was a
baseball diamond, and several games
were pulled off, There were many
side attractions and there was amuse-
ment for all the employees and their
for al of the employees and their
families. The people. at Cerulean
Springs extended every hospitality
and were glad to have the picnic
there.
Plenty of ice water from all Of the
springs was on hand, and barbecued
meats and fruits were for sale. A
majority of the families carried their
own baskets and dinner was served
on the ground. In every way the
picnic was the most successful ever
given. The special train bringing
home the happy employees will return
this evening about $3.50 O'clock
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-05
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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-05
i. G. PICNIC
rs BEING HELD TODAY At CERU.
LEAN SPRINGS.
GaiIy Decorated Engine and Coaches
Leave station at Z O'Clock for
Grounds.

Loaded TO overlooking the gayly
decorated coaches pulled by an en-
CINE that was covered win flags and
bunting. the special picnic train of
the Illinois Central railroad en-
ployes left at o'clock this morning
for Cerulean Springs. Shortly after
. O'Clock the picnic train reachehits
destination after a good run. The
weather was not too warm.
Today the employees had many
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-05
SINNERS
REHENRSING PLAY IN JAIL,
ONE Will GO ON Stage.
Plot shows Mountaineers Believe IL
Death for Saies--Wiii Tour the
Mountains.

Frankfort, Ky. Aug. 4.--The jail
for a thoater. the cells for a dressing
room. the corridor for the stage, and
the large door from the jail proper
Ito the corridor for the curtain are
the settings and equipment that the
Federal prisoners, practically all
lmoonshiners, are using in the county
jail here for rehearsing a play that
will some day be staged with the
lmuonshinors the members OF the com
lpany. The play that will be staged
rs the "Moonshlners, which has
been written by Sam Sheppart since
his home IN Whitley county to stand
trial In September on the charge OF
selling liquor without license from
the Federal Government. Sheppart
conceived the idea Of writing the
lplay and rehearsing II to while the
Jng AID icucscmo tnnrs- away .it.l
he la - the t..als rf the MOI.
sinners arrives. but the actors have
met with such success IN their re-
hearsals that they have determines
TO put on the play as soon as they
get released from jail and have
agreed 10 meet in Corbln on the
first day OF December TO have their
last rehsarsal before the opening OF
the season In the mountain towns.
The courthonses will be used as the
aters, and the members of the troupe
will not be far from home in case
they get stranded.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-05
Experiments a Success.

"The elimination of the smoke is
sunicient to call for the installation
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-05
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NO SMOKE NOR
NOISE ON SHIPS
n bert Fernald Gives Outline
Of Proposed Vessel.
Every vulnerable rnit Below tn,
Water Linc-rhcr VIII BE
No smoke stacks.
GAS ENGINES Will BE USED

New York Aug. s-The war YES
sci OF the future will be swift
smokoless. no!seless craft. lying low
In the watSy. with every vulnerable
par; below the water line. the ont.rr
deck being given over 10 the w0.k
OF tho guns There VIII be no spoke
because there viii be no smokestdsks
In the night time there viii be moth
ing to beiray the presence Of thi'
invinclble fighting demon TO the enc
my.
This prediction was made today
by Robert Haywood Fernald, me-
chanloal engineer. VINO has for sew
erai years been connected with The
fuel Investigation OF the United
States geological survey.
Mr.. Ferna.d believes that the gas
engine. or the lntenatlonl combus-
ton motor. as Il Is called by engi-
necrs. will be Installed In naval YES
sols OF the Untcd states within tho
next few years.
Il expect TO see the United states
ahead OF any nation In this innova-
ton" said Mr.. Fernald This gas
engine. In my opinion. Is feasible on
any vessel, because of its economy
over the steam engine. but II Is
especially desirable on the fighting
ship for the reason that II makes
no smoke. The gas Il. generated IN
producer which has no chimney.
and needs none. The coal is turned
directly into gas. which goes straight
TO the engine.
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detail IN making mOOnshlne whisky
win be expected. and those residents
OF the mountains who are not ac-
qdaintod with the art of making
moonshine will know how to make Il
by the time the FIRST act is over. and
the spy tips on the still 10 the reye-
nue. men. who raid the place. firing
their reviewers, and get fired on In
return, whea the curtain falls for
the first climax.
TIE second act deals With burial
OF the mountaineers who we're killed
IN the moonshine raid. While the OK
-ait is absent in the rehearsals there
Is a place for 70 in the play. and this
crude funeral car will come into
prominence when the "Moonshiners'
is nrally staged The quaint noun
tain preacher. has his part In this
act and sings the funeral dirge.
while the men dressed as women
gather around the casket TO monrn.
Succumbs 10 Woman's Wiles.
The third act thrilling In every
particular. deals with the chase Of
the revenue men after the moonshin-
ers. some OF the moonshlners are
captured. and they are marched into
a courthouse. whore they are given
their examining trial. and the daugh-
ter OF the mountain Judge pleads
Tor the release OF the men. The
beauty Of the Judges daughter
strikes the revenue men, especially a
younger member OF the group. and
while she engages him In converse
ton. three OF the sinners" make
their escape. The court breaks up
IN a disorder. and In the last scene
OF the act. the Young woman, true
10 her Eastern Kentucky instincts
and rearing with ihe in hands. leads
the moonshiners IN their battle with
the revenue men who are finally rout
ed. and she gives her hand to one of
the bravest of The sinners
spy Hanged.
The fourth and concluding act of
the. play while brief more clearly be-
trays the rca. feeling Of the moan
tain men. The spy who tipped of
the still is captuped by strategy, and
the moonshners hold a court, and
sentence him 70 death. He is hung
as an example OF what will happen
10 moonshmors who give Information
to revenue men.
The cast Of characters is:
Sam sheppard, mountainecr of
Whitley county
Col. Wilmington, revenue man.
of Whitcy county
W $ lanes, bootlegger Of Ro-
wan county.
T.. ID. Richie. distiner of Knott
county. who q serving term in jail
for making moonshlne.
Sunland Meyers, of Rowan county.
bootlegger.
Dan Trout. revenue man OF Pu!as-
N COUNT.
Henry Boulder, bootlegger of
Harlan county.
Ezck.n Anderson, whisky peddler-
of leslie county.
vii sturgeon. spy, of FLOYD coun-
ty.
Wick Terry, mountain Judge, Of
Rowan county.
Thomas Mcgee, mountain preach
er. of Laurel county.
Mcgee was selected as preacher
because he has been convrted since
he came here to jail and may join
the salvation Army after the theat-
rical season is over.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-05

When the average man fails to
make good he begins to look arouId
for someone to blame II on,
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-05

of his uncomplicated mentality. and
is anything but pose, in spite Of
his being, as. he says. very close
student of natural law"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-05

The plot of the play IS laid be-
tween the towering hills Of the ranges
In Harlan county. where a gentle
brook runs through a valley thicket,
and the moonshiners thrive on their
Illicit brew. Surrounded by the hills
and brush. the first act opens with
Ia lot OF sinners sitting around the
lstlll drinking the white whisky and
|playing cards. During this act every
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-05

Most people have too much of one
thing and too little Of another.
No. Cordelia kissing isn't always
what It IS smacked up to be,
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-05

knows whereof he speaks Train rob
berries, he maintains. are greatly IA
cllitated by the incapacity of drunk
en- switchmen. The convicts should
be paid at the rate of cents day,
so that when they are discharged,
they may have small capital at
their command.
Views on Prison System.
"Do you believe in the prison sys-
temp" he was asked TITS built of
mans love OF liberty. just as the
churches are founded on mans love
of eternal life. Joliet's hard CHATS
where l put in six years of suffering)
but they're all gradually coming
round to a more humane point Of
view. | did a lot of thinking at
Joliet, and I'm acting up to it now
the best / know. | believe that's
what is right God makes no mis-
takes. II you believe in eternal life
you're dead safe. | worked It all
out down there. and l Just can't be
wrong.
Grove. as he talks, has trick
OF leaning forward and resting his
hand on his listeners knee, that is
very convincing. The fact that he
permits his features no. play does not
discount the confidence he inspires.
The pan wears no mask His immo-
bIitF OF countenance Is the product
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-05

Even crook can't hand out a
straeht tip II he wants. to,
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-05
is JUST STUDENT
OF NATURAL LAWS
Pat Grove Tells of Hi, Earlier
Escapades.
Why He Kidnapped Cudahy-Fig-
ured IL Out That Boys Father
Would Do Anything.
HE HAS NOW BEEN CONVERTED.

! Detroit Aug. THE Free Press
says: Pat Grove. quondam desperate
and utility man IN the way of crime.
notorious as the kdnaper of sixteen
year-oid Eddie Cudahy, some eight
years ago in Omaha. is staying at
the Hotel Normandie.
To begin with, Grove is fine
figure of a man. Stalwart.-dignified
in bearing, without trace of the
loutlaw, he rather resembles a pub
lie speaker than a man who has
served sentences in two of the Sc
verest prisons OF the country. and
who has taken a human life or two
when pushed TO the wall. Two years
ago. when Grove stepped out of the
shadow OF the law into the sunlight
of freedom. be formed the determin-
alton to be straight"
AS he TAXED TO reporter for the
Free Press. in a secluded corner of
the hotel. he gave every reason TO
believe that in his calm. cool. strong
way that he is still ION the level"
His Tastes Domestic.
Grove is a man OF domestic tastes.
devoted to his wife and child, He
neither plays cards nor the races.
and let's tobacco alone in every form
His habits are simple and his ideals
almost qulxot!c in their optimism. A
lself-educated man, he has a gift Of
expression that draws undivided at
tention to what he has to say. and his
ideas are so strikingly original that
they almost compel some measure or
belief. He would make a good re-
vivalist. but for his heterodoxy.
His features are rather small and
well-eut, his pronunciation remark
ably good. and there is an air of re-
pose about the man which seems
strangely at variance with many
strenuous scenes where he has played
the villains part.
"What put it into my head to alb
duct Cudahy?" he asked. "Well.
now you're getting at IT, Why, I'll
tell you. My mother was blind when
was a boy. and when / used to
kneel down by her side to say my
prayers I would look up at her sight
less eyes and think, What wouldn't
| do to make her see
Result OF Trust.
"WeI, when Cudahys trust ran
me out of my little business. | went
to work for him. and I began taking
his money. I'd take cents her and
10 cents there, then s.. then $40.
Well, | got caught-and fired.
al was desperate. aud said to my
self that when | was kid. | would
have given all could raise to have
my mother see: won't Cudahy do as
much for his boy You see | was a
student of natural law. That s
where I'm strong. When stood
trial. with cudahy and his half a
hundred millions on ono side and his
ninety-two witnesses on the other.
did | go on the stannd, or put wit
nesses on fer me? No and this is
why: | said to myself. Let them
jump on you. BE the under dog for
all it's worth And It did help some.
Grove has a favorlte scheme IN
which he has succeeded in interest
ing several Legislators. and from
which he expects tremendous re-
suits. II is nothing less than ma
tional lsystem Of electric Transports
ton, tie roads to be built by long
tern, tonvicts, and the trains to be
CONDUCTED by civil service men OF
strict temperance habits. He
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The San Francisco call., 1908-03-15
MOROCCAN PRETENDER
is SUING FOR PEACE
Mulai Hafid to Eliminate Him
self by Pilgrimage
TO Mecca

PARIS, March 1.-THE government
at last believes that there is a good
prospect Of definite settlement of the
trouble in Morocco. This will be
based upon the submission and elimi-
nation of Mulai Hafd, the insurgent
sultan
While negotiations with Mulai Hafid
have not yet actually begun. General
d 'An1ade, the French commander in
Morocco, telegraphs that supplications
for peace have been received from
Hafid and his leaders. The General re-
ports also that French troops are
camped outside the gates of Settat, and
that the pacification of the entire
Chaouia region is proceeding rapidly.
MADRID. March 14.-Official con-
firTnation has been received here from
Morocco of the report that Mulai Hafld,
the insurgent sultan, has submitted
peace proposals. to Add ell Aziz, the sui
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Mulai Hafid and his lieutenants will be
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try.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-15

goat. they proceeded to run him dow n
When one runner was tired another
took his place, then another and an
other, until Billy began to show signs
of exhaustion About ) o'clock a big
bluejacket, who had been watching
the goat critically, called for heaving
line, and using that as lariat. roped
the goat just as it reached the top OF
small precipice.
Billy did not thrive at first on board
ship Danger" the fox terrier. showed
symptoms of jealousy and manifested
his displeasure by chewing Billy's ear
Danger is 6 years old He was born
in the navy and comes OF a long line
of navy raascots. Some of his reia-
tives are on battleships. and he re-
sented having his nose put out Of joint
by a scrubby Mexican goat. The ships
cat also took dislike to the goat, and
Billy grew more ragged than ever IN
der the nagging of his fellow mascots
Constant association. however. fos-
tered a friendship which is now almost
pathetic Billy and Danger sleep cud-
died close together alongside the
anchor winch, and Puss sometimes
condescends to join them. Billy Is be-
ginning TO fatten and eats food. tin
cans, tobacco tags. cigars. uniforms
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-15

highly valued by the biuejackets Is an
emaciated Mexican goat of dissolute
habits. which is loved more for the
labor 1t took to acquire II than for any
intrinsic charm Billy was adopted in
Mexico, and the story of his capture
is one of the Yorktown's most cherished
traditions.
At Acapulco the Yorktown's men
were given no liberty ON account of
smallpox in the Mexican city, but Cap
tain Glennon did permit a few camping
trips to ranch about five miles from
Acapulco. Billy was one of a herd of
half wild goats that roamed the hills
back Of this ranch.
you may have one OF those goats
II you can catch it, somebody on the
beach told the bluejackets. and as a
goat is the real thing in naval mascots
the sailors took up the chase. All of
one hot forenoon they scrambled up
cliffs and slid down precipices in pur-
suit of a mascot. Noon found the camp
ing party worn out and the goats
stirred UP and wilder than ever.
During the midday meal the sailors
decided to adopt more systematic tao
tics. Twenty of the best runners In
the party were selected, and picking
out the smallest and easiest looking
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