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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-08
Charged With the Murder of
Vaughn Bennett. the Youth.
full Night Rider.
Hill Billies Waylaid Them on
Their Return.
HENRY BENNETT WAS COUSIN

Murray, KY. April s.-(Special)
Walter c. Hunt, one Of the two
men now confined in the county Jail
at Nashville, Tenn, on a charge of
being implicated in the murder OF
Vaughn Bennett. near GAINESVILLE,
Tenn, March 10, is a native of Cal
loway county and his parents, his
brother and several sisters now re-
side in this county His father.
Magistrate Hunt, lives near Almo and
has always been prominent in the
political affairs of the county. Mrs.
X. Robertson, wife of a well known
merchant of Murray, is a sister OF
Walter Hunt.
Young Hunt moved to Montgomery
county, Tenn, where the killing oc-
CURED. several years ago and en-
handling. He was not a member OF
the association and 1t is charged that
he belonged to body of "hill billies"
banded together for the purpose of
|Pi'NON'4hS NhcmotiNcS dSdihSb HiSut
riders. Vaughn Bennett, the man
who was shot and killed, is said to
have been wearing mask when
found dead by the roadside and is
believed to have been returning from
4 night rider raid. Another interest
ing fact to western Kentucky farm
ers is that Vaughn Bennett, who was
killed. was cousin of Henry Ben
nett, the Dycusburg tobacco buyer,
who was whipped by night riders.
The killing occurred along the
roadside and Benefits brother, who
| was wounded in the arm, said they
were ambushed from behind a fence;
but he would say nothing about the
party with them.
1t is said the chill billies" were in
formed by telephone of the move
ments of the night riders, whom they
knew and with whose habits they
were acquainted, and they waylaid
the night riders.
1t is probable that the latter were
engaged in some devilment at or nea,
the spot. where Bennett was killed,
as broken hitch strap indicates that
some rider had no time to unhitch
his horse when the shooting COM
menced.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-08
Taft Has Minnesota.

st. Paul, MINI, April S.-Returns
from all parts OF the state where pri-
maries were held Saturday and Mon
day show that there is now no ques-
ton about Secretary Taft having the
Minnesota delegation for him at the
Chicago convention and 1t is very
doubtful If any other candidate for
the presidency will be able to secure
even a single delegate from this state.
Most of the counties have held their
primaries and with a few exceptions
there were no contests. In some coun-
ties fights were put up by LaFollette
supporters, but to date the only coun-
lies which were won for the Wiscon-
sin man are Wilken and Clay.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-08
Growing Virtues Of Republi-
can Achievement Seen in Ad-
ministratiOn.

Huron, S. D., April S.-The Re-
publican convention elected delegates
to the national convention as follows:
Governor Coe I. Crawford, L. L..
Sent. X. o. Stand, A. w, Ewert, c.
II. Dillon, A. l.. Lockhart, r. c.
Grimshaw. p. ". O'Neal.
Alternates-C. ]. Anderson, c. j.
Lavert. c. w. Pratt, Charles Min,
George w. Merry, II. c. Alexander,
o. S. swenson. F. A. Brown and G. A,
Hoffman.
The resolutions opened with a trib-
Lutte to President Roosevelt. Roose'
lvelt's policies are declared to be the
GROWING virtue of the achievements
of the Republican party, standing for
that righteousness which exalteth a
nation"
"In view of his refusal to accept
aother nomination, the resolutions
declare for the nomination of Taft; a
man of great ability, broad expert
ence and whose judicial and admins
ltrative training peculiarly equip him
for the broad and varied duties OF
chief executive"
The resolutions declare for an i'm
mediate revision of the tariff schedule
which revision shall place lumber,
coal and iron upon the free list, and
that the tariff be removed from all
articles. the price of production oil
which is controlled by monopoly
Commend railroad legislation and IA
vor an extension of the powers of the
Interstate commerce commission.
| Demand the enactment of laws by
congress supervising the lnoorpora'
ton of all public service corporations
Engaged in interstate commerce under
the national laws.
Favor laws providing that the
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-08
ANTI-RACE TRACK
GAMBLING BILL
MAY MEET DEFEAT

Albany, April Sat 1890 o'clock
today il seems the antl-race track
gambling bill will be lost. Twenty
six votes are necessary TO enact and
"a only are in sight.
Hughes may eliminate himself from
the race for the Republican presiden-
tial nomination should the anti-race
track gambling bill be killed today.
He recently said he would not seek
denomination for governor but If the
bill is defeated 1t is thought he will
seek denomination to work for the
anti-race track bills.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-08
NOT 4 PIPEFUL FOR
EACH TOBACCO GROWER.

Lexington, KY. April S.-"We
have the fight won against the 1908
tobacco crop" said J. ID. Clark, secre-
tary of the local Equity Society
branch. land not enough tobacco will
be raised to give each grower a pipe
full. This is shown from reports in
possession OF the society showing the
of plant beds sown."
An Independent buyer examined
six thousand pounds, with a view of
buying and twenty thousand pounds
was sold at / 3 to 20 cents.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-08
ANOTHER FAMILY FLEES

Another colored family left Maxon
Mills yesterday for Illinois, fleeing
from night rider warnings. A family
Of five went on the Bette owen. They
had three loads of furniture. team.
and wagon and COW. No one be-
lieves the warnings mean anything
md Judge Lightfoot assured the vic
Tins of protection, hut some of them
are becoming panic stricken. 1t i,
believed IL the exodus continues west
srn Kentucky farmers will face a
learth of farm labor.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-08
NAVAL PROGRAM.

Washington, April S.-Two battle
ships. costing s6,OOO,O0O each, and
ten torpedo boats costing 100000.
eight submarine torpedo boats at
total cost of s3,500.00 one su5-sur-
face torpedo boat at 1925, 900, are
the increased war weapons in the
naval appropriation bill reported to
the house by the naval affairs COM
mittee.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-08
CONTINUED on Page Eighth
BOMB WAS THROWN
INTO RESIDENCE
DESPITE POLICE

Chicago, April s.-Despite police
vigilance bomb was thrown into the
home of Antonio Lunio, wealthy
Italian, whose son was threatened
with kidnapping a week ago. The house
was partly wrecked. The occupants
are uninjured. For a week the police
accompanied the boy to school. They
have been guarding the house day
aud night.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-08
Results of Local Option Contests
in Illinois Towns and Counties
Yesterday Considerably Mixed.

Louis. the prohibition forces sem to
have won In a majority of instances.
Madison county towns going wet
and saloons continued, were:
Alton, 65; Edwardsville, SO; Tri-
Cities Granite City, Madison and
Venice, 1926; Wool River, 35; Omph-
ghent, 10 with smaller ones bringing
the total up TO 324.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-08

st. Louis. April S.-The local OPP
ton forces were defeated by substan-
tai maiorities in all Illinois towns
across the river from st. Louis ac-
cordIng to returns.
Madison county. in which the towns
are situated. went practically as a
unit against the "dry" ticket. Out
side the belt OF towns adjoining ST.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-08
JOHNSON SAYS BRYAN
DOES NOT SPEAK TRUE

Chicago April S.-Governor John.
son denied the charge reported to
have been made against him by
Bryan, saying James ]. Hill is not
supporting me in my candidacy for
the presidential nomination. Hill
fought me in two campaigns. 1t is
unlikely he would support me now"
He said II Bryan is nominated he will
be one of Bryan's strongest support
ers.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-08
VAN METERS
BROTHER DEAD IN OHIO.

Councilman C. l.. Van Meter, of
Kentucky avenue, was called to Ur-
bana, O., this morning by the death
OF his brother, Mr.. A. j. Van Meter
Mr.. Van Meter died yesterday after
noon, but the kilograms did not state
the cause of his death. Councilman
Van Meter will remain until after the
funeral and burial.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-08
SOUTH DAKOTA ENDORSES W. H. TAFT FOR
PRESIDENT AND LAUDS ROOSEVELT POLICY

poweer OF granting temporary injunc-
tions be regulated and an enactment
of an employers liability law ma
tional graduated income tax and a tax
upon inheritance.
Favor the permanent improvement
OF the Mississippi river and its tribu-
taries.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-08
Nlurpl,ysboro Wet.

Murphysboro, April S.-Fourteen Of
the sixteen townships in Jackson
county were won by the anti-saloon
forces. Murphysboro went wet by
1879 majority Grand Tower was the
only other town in the county going
wet. Carbonate went dry by 175.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-08
RECEIVER CASE

Washington, April S.-The ques-
tion of whether the receiver of the
Waters-Pierce Oil company, appointed
by Texas. or the receivers appointed
by the federal court should have
jurisdiction during the determination
of the right of the company to do
business in Texas is being argued in
the supreme court today.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-08
CONFERENCE RESUMED

Louisville. Ky, April s. Especially
The conference of western Ken
lucky miners and operators, which
was broken off by the operators on
account of the miners at Graham
striking contrary to the agreement,
will be renewed today. The miners
have gone back to work.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-08
Alex Wade Sent Up For Life
For Killing Gertrude Pendleton
Second and Washington Street.
First Batch of Indictments Re-
turned by Grand Jury This
AfternOOn-Three Are Ac.
cused.

Alex Wade, colored, was sentenced
to life Imprisonment for second de-
gree murder in criminal court this
afternoon.
The principal case in criminal court
today was the commonwealth against
Alex Wade, colored, charged with
the murder of Gertrude Pendleton,
colored, at Second and Washington
streets, last November.
The case against Wade went on
trial yesterday afternoon and was
argued by the attorneys this morning.
ilendrick 4 Corbett were appointed
by the court to defend Wade. and
Commonwealth Attorney Lovett
and County Attorney Barley con-
Quoted the prosecution.
A plea of self-defense was entered
for Wade, the contention being made
that the Pendleton woman was ad-
vancing on him with pistol when he
stabbed her to the heart. The com
monwealth's attorney sought to make
out a case of murder in the first de-
gree and Mr.. Lovett in his argument
made strong plea for the death PEN
atty. Mr.. Hendrick who spoke for
the defense pleaded for mercy for his
client, contending that no case had
been made against him.
Indictments.
Indictments were returned against
Jimmy Jones for false swearing, and
Rudy Ingram and Lon Wood for
grand larceny. Not true bills were
returned in the cases of Porter Shan
non, Ernest Allen and Sis Bailey.
Abandoned His Child.
C. Reynolds, colored youth about
20 years old, was given a sentence of
IS months in the penitentiary for
leaving his three months-old baby in
the yard of Ed Jones, farmer on the
Cairo road, August 16, 1907. The
child was almost dead from exposure
when found by Mr.. Jones, who kept
the baby until arrangements were
made for a negro woman to care for
II. Reynolds wife deserted him. He
placed it in charge of a woman for
while but she took it back to him
and he then left it in Mr.. Jones
yard.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-08
FLYING SQUADRON
OF SOLDIERS FOR
THE BLACK PATCH

Eddyville, Ky, April S.-(SpeciaD
j. II. Peak and Kelly Knight were
held over to the grand jury charged
with night riding. All the present
troops but ten are to go. About 100
others are to be put in camp here 10
act as flying squadron in the dark
district.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-08
The Attendance.

In his report he says In part:
The total enrolment in the schools
to date Is 3,771 or 30 more than dur
ing the entire year OF 1906-07. This,
too. in spite of the fact that the
enumeration of the present year Is
less than the enumeration of last
year. This Is an encouraging condi-
ton, as II shows that the people are
appreciating the schools and are send
ing more OF their children. There
are still far too many children of Pa
ducah of school age who are not de-
irving any benefit from the schools
because they are not enrolled. The
creation OF a good school sentiment
is one of those things for which | am
continually striving.
There have been in the month
3,2SS children enrolled. The average
daily attendance is 2.757. decrease
of sc from February. due, as | said
before. to the mumps. In the matter
of hardness We are improving. The
number of cases in March was 473. a
decrease of SO from February. The
number of cases OF corporal punish
ment was six. five of these being In
the colored schools. The number of
cases of truancy was eight, and the
number OF suspensions two. There
are twenty six tuition pupils in thu
schools.
"The health of the teachers has
been fairly good. Miss McBroom was
out nine and one-half days on ac-
count OF Hines; Miss Ford was sick
one week, and Miss Wilcox was out
ore week on account OF trouble with
her eyes. Three other teachers were
absent one-half day each. The entire
time lost by all teachers for the
month was 22 days. All these items
are specifically shown on the statisti-
cal report handed to the secretary"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-08
SCHEDULE FOR FLEET

Washington, April S.-The naviga-
ton bureau issued a schedule for the
squadron after review at
San Francisco. The Pacific feet goes
south on May g. The Atlantic fleet
leaves for Puget sound May IS. The
vessels will be locked II necessary
before returning to San Francisco.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-08
STARVING MEN DEMAND
WORK OR FOOD FROM CITY

Chicago, April S.-Three hundred
men, facing starvation went to the
city hall this morning and demanded
work. 1t was refused. They marched
to the sidewalk. refusing to leave.
Trouble is threatened
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-08
MURDER EIGHTEEN
CHILDREN BURY
THEM ALIVE, MAYBE

Seville, Spain, April Suspected
OF numbering eighteen of their chill
dren, Anarchist Molina and Francesa
Herrera, with whom he lived for thir-
ty years, were arrested and charged
with wholesale nfantlcide. A mob
tried to lynch the couple. Police be-
lleve some of the children were buried
alive.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-08
Winnebago County Dry.

Rockford, H., April s.-Winneba-
&c county voted out So saloons, SO
Of them in Rockford. and three In
Pecatonica. The entire county is now
anti-saloon.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-08
Wisconsin Instructed.

Milwaukee, Wis, April S.-The
Wisconsin delegation to the Republi-
can convention will go instructed for
Lafollette.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-08
No Supplemental Books Have
Been Purchased In Last
Half Dozen Years.
Advise That They Should be
Added to Equipment.
HIS REPORT OF ATTENDANCE

Supt. ]. A. Carnagey made two In
terestlng reports TO the school board
last night. In the first one he says:
In compliance with your request.
] have Investigated the matter of pur-
chasing maps and supplementary
books for all OF the schools Of the
city. There are nine buildings. We
need one set of outline geograph.
maps for each building. We need
also, two sets OF history maps, one
for the purpose of teaching United
States history and one set for the USE
OF the history and Latin departments
In the High school These sets COM
prise eight maps each. We can get
medium priced set of outline maps
for s24. This Is just one-half the
regular list price. and for the stand
ard maps. | should advise the put
ting IN OF one large set in the Broad
way school. This set can be pur-
chased for s55.
THE various book firms will make
us a 20 per cent deduction from list
prices on First, Second and Third
readers. The First readers We can
get fer zoe each, the second for 2ic
each and the Third for SOC each. We
need 10 sets OF First readers, 25
books IN the set; rs sets Of Second
readers OF 20 books each. and . sets
OF Third readers The maps will cost
s295. the supplementary books will
cost $3.50 or a total of S575.50, o,
an average OF about sG4 to the build
Ing. This, In view OF the fact, that
no maps have ben purchased for the
use OF the schools for possibly fifteen
or twenty years. and no supplement-
AIRY books for the last six or eight
years, is certainly a moderate cost for
such things Our work In geography
and history has been hampered this
year for the need OF maps. In fact.
teacher cannot do satisfactory work
In either OF these subjects without
maps. Reading ! regard as the basal
study in the primary grades. and We
cannot do the work that we should
without more reading matter. and we
cannot well ask parents to buy more
than the state has authorized. | am
very sorry to say that most Of our
adopted books which we are in
measure compelled to use. are as
much behind the times as scythe is
behind an up-to-date moving ma
chine. or an Ok cart is behind an au-
tomoblle as a conveyance
81 wish to recommend that before
the opening of schools In September,
the superintendent be authorized TO
see that the schools are provided with
ne maps aud supplementary readers
herein provided for
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-08
Springfield Wet,

Springfield. H., April Spring
field voted in favor of saloons by l.
500 majority. Taylorville, Pana and
every other township in Christian
county. except Assumption. went dry.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-08
LISBON IS UNDER
MARTIAL LAW and
GUNS ARE PLACED

Paris. April S.-Iisbon was placed
under martial law last night. Army
guns command the principal streets.
An assassination plot is suspected and
thousands of arrests have been made
since Sunday Republican leaders al
lege that fraud in the election is re-
sponsible.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-08
Wet and Dry MajOrities.

Chicago, April S.-As far as heard
from the principal cities aud towns
In Illinois voted as follows on the
lluuor question.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-08
BRIDE IS DYING

Mayfield, Ky, April S.-(Special.)
Mrs. Ike Sullivan, a bride of few
weeks, is expected to die of perito-
nitic. ylM
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-08

G.. C. McClarin and Clarence Phil
lips, well known busine1s men of
Murray, were here last night.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-08
Grain Market.

st. Louis, Mo-, April s. Wheat,
95; corn, G4h; oats, SO.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-29
Cambridge City Residents De-
termined That License
Shall Not Be ReiSsued.
GAMBLING is ALLEGED,
STATED IN THE REMONsTRANcE
THAT WILLIAMS CONDUCTS A
GAMBLING ROOM AND HIS
PLACE is MOST DISoRDERLY.

Today the remOnstrance against the
Issuance of a liquor license to Oscar
Williams, of Cambridge City, was filed
with the county auditor, who will pre-
sent it to the county commissioner
when they meet Monday. This re
monstrance is signed by nine promi-
nent business men of Cambridge City,
y. K. FeemSter, John E. Grey, r. E
Frazer, J. w, Judkins, r. E. Hawley.
j. r. Mauk, John Jackson, T. P. Waite
and Sanford Wilson.
In the remonstrance the following
charges are made against Williams:
That he is a drunkard.
That he is a common gambler.
That for the past two years he has
refused to pay the debts he has con-
tracted with Cambridge c., 49,
chants.
That he keeps one room in his sa
loon establishment for gambling pur-
poses.
That he sold liquor to Robert Myers
Il drunkard, against whom papers had
been issued.
ing liquor in his saloon on Sundays.
That he has permitted common gam
bIers and drunEards to loiter about hi
establishment.
That he has used the room which his
present license permits only liquors to
be sold in, for other purposes.
That he has not arranged the room
where he sells liquor so that view of
it can be obtained from the street and
that he has so arranged screens ana
blinds, that is impossible for anyone
to know when he is operating his cs-
Enlistment at hours not authorized by
law.
Williams will make a vigorous fight
against this remonstrance when it 3
brought before the commissioners. so
commissioners court Monday promises
10 be an interesting place.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-29
GANG OF KIDS UP
Faced Prosecutor jessup for
Making Raid on Weiner-
Wurst Wagon.
KNEW NOTHING OF IT.

A b1nch OF mischievous lads Who
haze caused the hai~ Of some OF tie
pol &c officers 10 turn grey are in
frouble AKA 7. Last night they AIDED
q l1ncH WAGON at the corner of nth
and Main stress turned off all the
electric lie IL in the wagon. broke one
lobe and then took 10 their heels.
The jrate proprietor reported the al
fair to the police and this morning the
Youngsters We're rounded up.
That Kid there has habit of com
Ing up TO my stand, ordering hot
hamburger and when | have il about
ready to serve to him he takes to his
heels and runs away like ii rabbit
stated the INDIGNANT hamburger mer-
chant. pointing TO a boy whose black
eyes fairly spanked W tn devilment.
The gang was lined up before
Prosecutor Jessup. All OF them wore
expressions on their faces which re
minded the prosecutor Of WOOdclt
OF Sunday school pupil in a Rollo
book. Not one of them knew anything
about the atOrmng of the weiner-
Wurst wagon. Some other boys must
have committed the outrage" The
nice little boys who the police had ar
blocks distant from Sixth and Main
streets when the affair happened
they said SO themselves The lads
have been released on promises of fu-
ture good behavior