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The bee., 1908-02-06
HOBOcARS.
Once Month on All Trains. Says Howe.
and Thsre'll be No More Bumper
Riding.

st. Louis, Mo-, January SO.-James
Fades Howe, of the Brotherhood
Welfare Association, himself known
as the millionaire hobo, Is evolving
a plan for the transportation of his
unemployed followers to fields of
industry, which he will soon present
20 the the trunk line railroads of the
country. Howe proposes to guaran-
tee the railroad company accepting
his proposition an immunity from
hobos II the company will agree to
attach a special 'hObO" box car on
one Of It's regular freight trains once
. month. BY this plan hob0ss will
travel only on these special "excu'
sion days, aud the railroad con
pany is pledged the support -
Howe add his association that M
hobos will be found riding the bHmp,
Or On that r0ad,
The bee., 1908-02-06
HOptin.vills Asylum Inspected.

The Charitable Instltu ton
Committee OF the Senate and
House spent Saturday at Hop
kiusvilIe TO inspect the Western
Asylum.
The committee was accom-
panied by DIR. Milton Board, of
the State Board of control, the
Sergeant alarms and other Off
GERS of the LEGISLATURE an d
several newspaper correspOn-
dents. The Committee found
everything in apple pie order, in
bet condition than either of
the others.
Col. Scott said: SIN efficiency
of management, in the matter of
economy and certainly as regards
the mental state of the patients,
the Hopkinsville asylum is I'M
equaled. That nearly all of these
insane people seem happy and
tranquil is remarkable. There
are fewer violent inmates than
in any other institution in Ken
tuckv."
Effort is being made to secure
an increased per capita appro-
priation for the maintenance OF
lunatics. The per capita al
present is $3.50 year and $l7s
at least, or 5000 if practicable,
is desired. The advanced cost OF
food and clothing, the need OF
modern therapeutic equipment
the employment of more skilled
alienists and more competent
grade of attendants are argued
in support of the movement. Il
is said to be probable that the
joint committee will make recon
mendation along this line. Mem
bers of the committee are of the
opinion that the Legislature will
change the name of the institu
tion from asylum to hospital.
The bee., 1908-02-06
JESSE PHILLIPS
FOR DELEGATE
Wants to go to the Democratic
National Convention
PROSPECTS SEEN GOOD FOR
HIN TO WIN THE HONOR.

Jesse Phillips, cashier of the
darlington Bank and attorney
at law, one of the Democratic
party leaders of darlington, is a
candidate for delegate to the
Democratic National Convention
at Denver, Colo, this year. 1t
is not known what are his
chances of success in the district
but he has some good backing in
his party III the county and his
friends here are wishing for him
that he will win. Mr.. Phillips
served one term as Magistrate,
having been elected from the
darlington magisterial district as
the democratic nominee without
opposition. 1t was a tribute to
Mr.. Phillips personal character
and popularity that, in this Re
publican district, the Republic
can leaders offered no candidate.
for magistrate and gave him a
unanimous election. Mr.. Phil
lips is prominent In The commun-
ity as a Sunday School worker
and leader in the Knights of
Pythias and Masonic lodges, and
would make a most creditable
representative of his party in
the national convention.
THE BEE respectfully suggests
that, since the Democrats of
Hopkins county have steadily re-
fused to permit darlington Dem
ocrats to achieve county office,
they cannot lose anything by be-
ing magnanimous in the DISPOSE
ton of honory prizes like this.
The bee., 1908-02-06
SOME MORE DISGRACE
FOR KENTUCKY
Honor Of Kentucky Dragged in
The Mirc by Night Riders.
BEAT A WOMAN THIS TIME,
DESTROY $4,000 PROPERTY.


Salem, KY, Feb. This
morning at l O'Clock 200 masked
and armed night riders, coming
from the direction of Eddyville,
entered the little town of Dycus-
burg, on the Cumberland river,
about five miles below here, and
applying the torch set fire to the
tobacco factory and warehouse
of Henry Bennett aud the dis.
tillery owned by Bennett Bros.
and destroyed them. w hi e
part of the band was urning the
buildings and their contents the
remainder went to the homes of
William Groves, foreman of the
factory, and Henry Bennett, a
partner in the firm, and started
to shoot through the building.
Groves, alarmed for the safety
of his family, came to the front
door and was seized by the band,
who took him out and tied him
to a tree where they beat him SC
severely that be was hardly able
to walk after being released.
Bennett was also bound and
taken into the streetin front OF
his home. There the night riders
started to beat him, telling him
they would not let HIM 60 until
he yelled enough. He stood the
whipping as long as he could, and
on being told that unless he veil.
ed they would beat him to death
he called out. His wife by this
time made her appearance and
attempted to rescue him, but
the outlaws grabbed her and
proceeded to beat her almost al
severely as they had done hel
husband. All of the victims
through painfully injured, will
recover. The loss by fire is esti
mated at about 100000, partly
covered by insurance.
Benefits warehouse, which
was formerly an association
house, had lately become indie
pendent, and Bennett had re
ceived frequent warning that h,
would be severely dealt with I'm
less he came into the association
again.
Owing TO the fact that all tn,
night riders 4 ere heavily mask
ed there was no way tosidentif,
them, but it : is known tina
they came from the direction o
Eddyville and Kuttawa, and
is supposed they were Lyon an,
Trigg county men.
The bee., 1908-02-06
COMMITS SUICIDE
Miss Ethel Shanb a Popular Madison
vile Girl.

Miss Ethel Shanks, of Madison
vile, shot herself through the
heart with a pistol at her home
IN jacksonville Thursday night
about 9:30 O'Clock. She was
alone IN her room when the deed
was committed and had secured
her brother Gardeners pistol and
placing it against her breast fired
the shot that ended her young
life instantly.
0Miss Shanks was favOrite with
her many friends and a musician
of ability. She is survived by
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
Shanks, a sister, and brother
Gardner.
The funeral services were held
at the family residence by her
pastor, Rev. A. ID. Litchfeld, and
the burial was at Odd Fellows
cemetery.
The bee., 1908-02-06
FOR MINERS
PROTECTION
Coal Operators Of Western Ken
lucky Dsvisins Measures
for Safety.
RECORD or FATAL ACCIDENTS
BEST FOR THE ST. BERNARD

louisville Times, Feb. Al
Notwithstanding the fact that
statistics 90 to the show that
coal miners are already much
better safeguarded in the follow
ing of their occupation in Ken
lucky than in any other state IN
the union. still further steps are
to be taken to insure them
against accident in the mines.
This was determined at a
meeting of the Western Kentuc-
ky Coal Mine Operators assOcia-
ton held at the Old Inn last
night, when all of the more
prominent members We're pre-
sent, and the coming joint con-
ference with their employees IN
regard to a new wage scale VIII
be discussed.
According to the figures of the
bureau of commerce and labor,
it is shown that within the pasI
ten years the ratio of men killec
to the number Of tons of Goa
produced has been, for the coun
try at large, one in 225,OOO
while In Kentucky the proper
tion has been one in 400, 900.
The Central Coal 4 Iron Com
paDy has boon, perhaps, tn
greatest sufferer among the com
panies in Kentucky, having hA'
one man killed for every 500, 00'
tons produced. whale the 81
The bee., 1908-02-06
Pistol Duel on street. Of Maya.ld

James Dulaney and Riley AL
len fought a revolver duel on
Broadway at Mayfeld, KY, Sun
day and Allen was shot four
times through the upper portion
Of his body. Qulaney was not
wounded, but two passers.by,
John Cochran, travelling sales
man. and Lucian Smith, a law
yer, were slightly wounded. AL
len aud Dulaney are two of the
most prominent men in May6eld
and the affair has caused much
excitement. Aliens wounds
may be serious. Delaney was
arrested. The trouble arofs over
some previous MISUNDERSTANDING
Of = personal nature. M
The bee., 1908-02-06
comes with local aid.

comes with local aid.
Local means in Kentucky fur
nishes only 30 per cent of our
school money, in Massachusetts,
it furnishes SO per cent, in ILL
nois aud Missouri 81 per cent,
while in the other states named
it furnishes from SO to 20 per
ceHt.
{ But, some say, these other
states are richer and better able
to Educate their children thus. In
answer, l will say that further
comparison shows that for every
800 of property value In Ken
tucky her schools get Is cents,
while in Massachusetts, b
schools get 80 cents, and in the
other states they get from 20 to
% cents. SO, relatively, we are
not up with the procession.
These states seem to have dis
Gov cred that education pays IN
dollars and cents; that it is far
better to lay up in their sons and
daughters than for them and if
they have not learned that one
days schooling has value of
$40. they have learned that the
time and money put into the
educated brains of boy is equal
to an invested capital of ten or
fifteen thousand dollars.
DIR. Hill, Secretary of the Mas
sachusetts State Board of Eduea-
tioA, saws: "Thewage earning
power of the people of Massachu-
sets is 275 million dollars year
over the average wage-earning
power of an equal number OF
people elsewhere in the United
Stat IS"
For this added income the
state spent ID or IA million dol
lars a year on her schools, when
these waee-earners were in school
aud for every dollar so spent
! tweaty is now the yearly return.
The bee., 1908-02-06
1000 Men Are Idle in City Of Evansville,

Evansville, Ind, Fec. 3.-At
a meeting of the unemployed of
this city, resolutions were passed
asking the city, county and state
to undertake improvements at
once In order to give the idle
work. The speakers at the meet
ing asserted that there are 1900
unemployed in this city.
The bee., 1908-02-06

Hopkinsville, KY, Feb. g.
Night riders tore down a crop of
tobacco belonging to James Me-
Rae, near Roaring Springs, last
night and tramped on it until it
was unfit for use. 1t was hang
ing in barn for dryin Me-
Rae was a tenant on j. D. Cole
mans farm.
The bee., 1908-02-06
L. n. REFUSES
TO SHIP LIQUOR
Into Georgia and Alabama, Which
Recently Voted Prohibition
CASE NOW BEFORE FEDERAL
COURT WTLL DECIDE

Louisville, KY, Jan. 31.-An-
nouncement is made by the
Louisville & Nashville railroad
that it will no longer receive
shipments of liquor into Georgia
or Alabama, States which have
recently passed prohibition acts
for their entire territory. The
announcement was received with
surprise, and it is believed will
be followed by action of other
roads. If so, those States will
become Theoretically sealed, and
Will be really "dry" spots for the
first time in the history of the
fight for prohibition.
A high Official of the road gave
the reasons for the action, by ex-
planning that the right of the
road to ship into prohibited ter.
ritory, even though the traffic be
interstate commerce, has been
called in question by suit filed
in the Federal Court of Indiana
affecting the practice as carried
on between Indiana points and
points in kentucky, which have
voted against the sale of liquor.
"The principle having been
questioned" said he, sit was
referred to the legal department,
which advised that we discon-
tinue shipments into the two
Southern Slater, which have re-
Gently gone dry, until the FEEDER
al Court passes upon the ques-
ton, which will probably be in a
few days. OF course, the traf-
fic is unquestionably interstate
commerce." he continued, "but
it is held that the State law is
supreme In this case. At all
events the road did not care to
risk being Indicted by the Geor-
gia and Alabama courts for each
separate shipment into the terri.
tory, so orders were issued to the
freight agents not to accept the
business"
Under recent decisions of the
Court of Appeals of Kentucky,
railroads are prohibited from
carrying liquor shipments within
the State to counties which have
gone dry. This decision was
evaded easily by the Louisville
wholesale liquor dealers who
moved branches across to New
Albany, and shipped into the
dry territory from there, thus
bringing the, interstate question
mp, and causing a case to be put
before the Federal Court in
Indiana.
The bee., 1908-02-06
cOIorsd Man killed.

John Sharbin q colored man was
found Saturday morning on the
Illinois Central track near Norton
VILE In q mRngled condition. IL
was thought he had attempted to
board a train and was thrown on the
track and dragged some distance
and killed. Sharbins home was IN
MOrtons Gap but he was employed
at the Dauiel Boone Mine.
The bee., 1908-02-06
HUBBLE KIMMELL
CABLES FROM NAVY,
Son Of Major N. N. KimmslI With Uncle
Sans Fleet West Bound.

The following telegram was
received by Major M. M. Kim
NELL, of Henderson, from his son,
Hubble, who is in the United
States Navy.
Punta Arenas, Chilli, Feb. 2,
1908. Major M. M. Kimmell,
Henderson, KY. Arrived well
and happy. Love to all.
HUBBIS KIMhELL,
United States Navy.
Lieut.. Kimmell is a brother Of
Singleton Kimmell, who is with
the engineering department OF
the st. Bernard Mining Co., and
vas visitor here fe@ 'mOnts
aOo asa sn<0t H
i-,@' f-,' .stluhiU r3x
The bee., 1908-02-06
Phone. Ordered Dat At PsdusaA.

All the instruments of the East
Tennessee Telephone Co., are or
.dered removed from the city of
fees and police and fire depart
ment in Paducah, aud it is said
the fiscal court will order them
out of the county office at its
next session. The trouble is
over an old grant permitting the
company to use the street foI
poles and wires and their refusal
TO accept = new frRncAise.
The sun., 1908-04-04
the M'BMlRINE SCANDAL.
House Committee begins Inquiry Into
AnAIrs OF berger boat Company.

WASHINGTON, April 3.-All the Witnesses
in the Electric Boat Company case that
Representative Lilley had requested to be
called having been examined by the select
committee Of the House that is investigating
Mr.. Lilleys charges Of improper legislative
methods on the part Of the company, the
committee began an inquiry into the anairs
Of the Berger Submarine Boat Company.
Preparations were also made to 60 into the
business methods of the Lake Torpedo
Boat Company All the testimony extracted
from the Electric Boat Company's wit
nesses has been Of a negative character
The committee concluded the testimony
OF BENJAMIN Mcon and y. X. Pemberton OF
the Berger Boat Company. Mr.. Berger
had been previously examined They
described their efforts to obtain Govern
ment contracts as purely routine appear
ances before the Navy Department or the
Naval Committee OF the House and in har-
ing a bill introduced In the House per-
functorny by Representative Lttleteld
providing for an appropriation for their
type OF boat in order to get the matter
before the Naval Committee. Mr.. mlcon
IL a law partner Of II. A. Herbert, former
Secretary Of the Navy. The hrm Is at
torney for the Berger firm,
Inc COnInllNco dhJohl hCh uiiN' H'N'Nl
next. ,n,-
Two afidavits were handed by Mr.. Lilley
to-day To the committee, One was eG-
ecuted in Bridgeport by Sam Ferguson,
who said that while serving az chief cleo
trician on the submarine boats Fulton,
shark and others in 1902 many sailors OF
the United States navy were employed on
/ these boats and paid wages by the Electric
Boat Company, which then owned the
| boats. and that these sailors also received
/ their navy Gay. Mr.. Lilley evidently
meant this AFFIDAVIT as long shot at con-
! tradcting the testimony Of all the Electric
| Boat Company officers to the effect that
| no money had been paid for favors at the
! Navy Department.
| The other affidavit was designed to reiute
| the testimony Of Mr.. Ferry OF the Bridge
port Brass Company, who denied having
! been induced by promise OF business TO
approach Mr. Lilley or other Representa-
! tiyes for submarine legislation. The am
! davit is by John c. Lake Of the Lake Torpedo
! Boat Company, who says Mr.. Ferry had
! said 20 him that Francis I. Bow les, president
! of the Fore River Shipbuiding Company
| had asked Mr. Ferry to exert his infiu-
ence on a member OF Congress from Con-
necticut in favor Of the Electric Boat Com
panv and against the Lake company, and
( in the event Of success the Fore River
company would give Mr.. Ferry's brass
company a contract for 500 600 Of goods,
The sun., 1908-04-04
STATE CONTROL or LIQCOR.
senate Committee Proposes BIIl to Meet
Constitutional Objections,

WASHINGTON April 3-The Senate Com
mittee on Judiciary to-day decided to report
a bill at an early day intended to AFFORD the
States better support in their attempts to
enforce local option laws The committee
has decided that all the bills offered having in
view the object Of giving the States control
Of liduor in interstate commerce after II
passes within the borders OF the state to
which it is consigned will he open TO con-
stimtional objections
Senator Knox, chairman OF the sub-com-
mittee which has had the matter IN charge,
is Of the opinion that the police power OF
the State, under which the sale and disposi-
tion oi liquors is regulated, can neither
be enlarged nor diminished by Federal
laws. Other members Of the committee
have conceded with this view.
The committee proposes, therefore, TO
report a bill 20 abolish shipments {. o.;
d. Of liquors and TO require that all
charges be prepaid; Also TO re-
auire that the name Of the Conslgnee IN
every case he definite, and further, that
every package OF liquor entered in inter
state commerce shall be plainly marked as
such to make Identification more certain.
Most Of the complaints heard by the ad-
vocates Of more stringent legislation are
met, il is believed. by the legislation pro-
posed The violations, as a rule were
made possible, il appeared. by fictitious
cOnsignees and the {. D, ID. packages
The sun., 1908-04-04
AB0LISHES CANAL CONFUSION
General Counsel for the Commission Crges
Favorable Report on the BilI.

WASHINGTON, April S.-That the Panama
Canal Commission be abolished and the
Canal Zone placed in charge Of a Governor
TO be appointed by a commission was the
subject Of bill considered at a hearing to-
day before the House Committee on Inter-
state and Foreign Commerce.
Richard Reid Rogers general counsel to
the Panama Canal Commission, appeared
TO urge a favorable report on the measure,
In addition TO providing a permanent gov
ernment for the Canal Zone, much like that
existing in the Territories OF the United
States, the bill extends our whole judicial
system to Panama. Some months ago a
man was tried for murder without a jury on
the isthmus and sentenced TO, be hanged.
The case has been appealed to the Supreme
Court. Since then the President has eX-
tended trial by jury to the Canal Zone. This
case was cited by Mr.. Rogers in support Of
the canal government bill, which provides
that the Isthmian Canal Commission shall
cease TO exist on July /, 1908.
The sun., 1908-04-04
DEFENDS FOREST SERVICE,
PInchOt Denies That II Has InstlgAted
Attacks on Public Men.

wAsHISGrcS, April S-Giiord Pinchot,
chief Of the Forest Service, has written a
general and specific denial Of allegations
In the form Of questions that the Forest
Service had paid for newspaper or maya
zine articles to advertise its work and that
il had instigated attacks on public men who
we're opposed TO lie policies. The queS-
tions we're asked 10y Representative Ernest
NJ. Pollard Of Nebraska in letter TO Mr..
Pinchot. To both these questions Mr.,
Pinchot, in a letter to Mr.. Pollard, has
given an answer in the negative.
The statement to which you refer,
savs Mr.. Pinchot, "are In effect charges
OF misuse Of public funds and therefore
Of dishonesty against the Forest Service
and against me personally, and TO that
extent they are unqualiHedly false.
Mr.. Pinchot ridicules the suggestion
that the Forest Service and newspapers
are In collusion, and adds
The surest way TO prevent falr con-
alteration OF the work OF the Forest Service
by the press generally would be to attempt
iIst such a campaign OF puffing or eIag'
Reration as has been charged.
Mr.. Pinchot defends the publicity meth
ods of the service. You cannot reach
a population OF 50, 900 600 with 10 900 copies
OF a bulletin" he declares. He insists
that IL is necessary TO disseminate infor'
nation through the newspapers, and say
that this method costs less than per cent
of the expense OF getting the same infor
nation as widely distributed In public
documents.
The sun., 1908-04-04
THE WORLD rs GETTING BETTER.
speaker Cannon Furnishes Text to MethO-
dist Ministers VINO Called on Him.

WASHINGTON, April S.-"The world ia
getting bottor every day said Speaker
Cannon to-day to a delegation Of 200 Metho-
dist ministers now in session here, who
called at the Capitol to pay their respects
TO the presiding officer Of the House. Some
folks don't think so. but it is fact that the
world is getting better, civilization is ad-
vancing, people have higher ideals and
they ara living up 10 them.'
Speaker Cannon told his callers some
thing about the early days Of the Metho-
dist circuit riders One OF the most famous
OF them was Peter Cartwright, whom Mr.
Cannon said he knew we'll. Il don't want
10 disparage your work, said the Speaker,
@but the circuit riders performed great
mission out West from the early part OF
the last century down TO fifty ears ago,
Nobody realizes what they did for the
civilization Of this country. They were
the pioneers pressing forward, You would
do the same thing II IL was necessary, but
II is not. The world is getting better.
The ministers were presented g the
Speaker by Bishop Hendriok and the Rev.
DR.. John +. Couch. All Of the clergymen
we're delighted with theTemaTks OF the
veteran legislator. When Speaker Cannon
said the world was getting better he added
And the church has done the work Bishop
Hendricks face beamed as he exclaimed:
"A fine text, Mr.. Speaker, for my closing
sermon at this difference
The sun., 1908-04-04
FOR VALUATION or RAILROADS.
Interstate Commerce Commission Favor
the La FOlIette Bill.

WASHINGTON, April S.-Tne Interstatr
Commerce Commissioners have written 10
the Senate Committee on Interstate Com
merce practically approving the bill Of
Senator La Toilette Of Wisconsin author.
izing the taking Of the physical valuation Of
all property Of interstate carriers. The
Commissioners say, however, that the plan
will require three years and cost approx
mately t90O0,00O
Senator La Toilette wrote TO the committee
to-day expressing impatienoe at the APP
parent delay In acting on his bilk Several
days ago he complained openly in the
Senate at the alleged delay and introduced
a resolution discharging the committee
from the further consideration OF the bill
and directing that the measure be returned
to the Senate.
When the committee met to-day II had
Mr.. la Folette's letter intimating that
unless some action was taken he would
move on the Senate floor for the adoption
Of his resolution to discharge the committee.
There was much discussion OF the measure.
and the letter from the Interstate Com
merce Commission was read and ordere
printed for the information Of the Senate
Senator Elkins announced after the
meeting that the committee was dispose
to take definite action on the bill and he
predicted that report would be made At
an early date.