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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-06
Well Known Illinois Central Men
Promoted to Officer Central of
Georgia, the Latest Acquisition
McCOurt, Egan aud McCabe Go
Up in Order and Clarence
Knowles Gets Important
Berth With Southern Line.

The acquisition of the Georgia Cen
trial to the Illinois Central lines will,
it Is said, cause general change
with some of the high officials of the
Illinois Central. II is semi-ofiicially
given out that II. 81. McCourt, at
present superintendent of southern
lines of the Illinois Central. will be
made general manager OF the newly
acquired Georgia Central lines. while
Superintendent Egan. OF the Louis
Vile division, will succeed Mr.. Mo
Court. Assistant Superintendent Nc
Cabe will succeed Mr.. Egan on the
Louisville division.
Another promotion Of local interest
is that OF Clarence Knowles, Padu-
cab boy, who is at present assistant
foreman OF the water supply of the
entire system OF the Illinois Cen
trail. who will be made general fore
man Of the water supply of the new
lines.
All the officials are well known In
Paducah and their friends will be
glad of their promotions.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-06
DAIRYMEN FIGHT
ORDINANCE THEY
DECLARE UNFAIR

Because they believe they are dis
eliminated against. many of the dairy
men selling milk in the city have re-
fused to take out a city license, and
Judge Cross has issued many war
rants. The milk men say it is unfair
TO let anyone come into the city as
often as three times a week, and sell
milk and butter without the payment
of a license, as farmers are now allow
ed to do. Some of the dalrymen have
paid the license, but IS dairymen say
if Judge Cross sustains the ordinance,
they will carry il to the court of ap-
peals. The dairymen for whom war
rants have been sworn out by II. D
Hicks, city license inspector, are:
James n. Moore. j. II. Howell, G. r..
Smalley. c. A. Terrence, George
Hutsch, Thomas Toran, c. NJ. Black,
Peter Allen, Lloyd Rudolph, w. C.
Roark, ]. II. Walters. Houston Crick
JEFF Coleman, W. A. Clark, I. b.
Cross, Lee Gilbert, T. Moss.
Another source of trouble may
come from nine dairymen who have
had their cows inspected for tubercu-
losls, and as the inspection has
ceased the dairymen threaten to sue
the city to recover the money they
paid. unless every dairyman is re
quired to have his herd tested. The
dairymen were charged so cents a
COW for the test but it is claimed by
the doctors that there IS no profit in
the tests. The daIrymen who have
had their herds tested are c. NJ. Black,
is. A. Fowler, c. w. Roark. Houston
Crick, j. b. Cooper, Lee Gilbert,
Thomas Moss and Banner Brothers.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-06
Fifth District Split.

Louisville, Ky, May G. Especially
The Fifth district Republican con-
vention last night at Liederkranz hall
resulted in split. Taft men were
largely in the majority and the Fair
banks men withdrew after the report
of the committee on credentials had
refused to sustain the Fairbanks dele
gates from the Eleventh ward. Fair
banks men went to the Scottish Rites
cathedral next door and held a meet
ing at which the Taft men were de-
nounced and Bradley, Wilson and
Holt were Endorsed notwithstanding
In the Taft convention Kinkead was
nominated for congress and Col, Nor
ris Belknap and Andrew Cowan were
named delegates.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-06
NEW MARSHAL FOR
METROPOLIS WAS
CHOSEN BY MAYOR

Metropolis. ILL.,, May G. (Special.)
William Want, formerly night po-
lice, is marshal of Metropolis, winning
out over J. l.. Munal by the vote Of
the mayor. The council stood dead
locked four TO -four. when the mayor
cast the deciding vote. Marshal Munal
has been in Office four years, defeat
ing Policeman Want. The council
was divided along the factlonal lines
developed in the recent local option
fight The anti-saloon forces. who
won the election. were behind Want
Both officers made good records In the
police force.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-06
TOM EVITTS PROSPECTS 4

Letters have been received by
friends Of Thomas Evitts, former city
jailer. that he will locate in okla
homa. Mr.. Eyitts went on pros
pecting trip two weeks ago, and liked
the country so well he will remain.
lie has secured a position, but has
not decided definitely in what part of
thes new state he will locate. Since
retiring from public office Mr.. Evitts
has been residing at sunny Ridge"
on the Cairo road
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-06
Bed Sheet Bill Passed.

Guthrie, Okla, May 6.-The nine
foot bed sheet bill introduced in the
house by Speaker Murray and his
house whip, George Whitehurst, of
Sayre. was passed by the Oklahoma
senate following several hours of
jocular discussion in which freak
were defeated. 1t was
amended so that hotel sheets must
be just as long at the top as. at the
bottom. The provision compelling
clean towels to be furnished was
amended to read face towels.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-06
COUNTY SCHOOLS

The number OF children of school
age In the county outside of Paducah
will be about up to the average, ac-
cordng to Superintendent Ellington,
who has received the reports of the
census enumerators from most of the
districts. Several of the districts re-
porting late. shows falling on The
report Is expected this week
The superintendent will hold exam
irations Saturday for the twenty-five
applicants for county school diplomas.
The successful ones are under certain
conditions entitled TO course In the
state normal school at Bowling Green.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-06
just Clean Money.

Bright and shiny coins came under
the notice of the detectives yester-
day and search was begun for coun-
terfeiters. VIII Mitchell, of SIG
South Third street, a pupil in the
Lee school, had learned that by clean
ing a coin and rubbing mercury on it
the money would look like new. All
of the boys attending the school be-
came interested, and gave VIII
Mitchell all their pocket money for
the new coins. Police Sergeant Gour-
ieux heard of the story and made an
investigation. The Mitchell boy was
found and the truth was learned.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-06
SCHOLARSHIP OF
FACULTY OF HIGH
SCHOOL RANKS UP

All the new teachers elected last
night by the school board come with
good recommendations, and the trus-
tees and superintendent are well
pleased. Prof. w. A. Evans, of the
Hopkinsville High school, comes
highly recommended Mr.. Evans will
have charge of the boys of the school
and will direct the athletics of the
High school lads. Professor Evans
was coach to the Hopklnsville boys,
and was here last fall. He was the
main organizer of the oratorical
league, composed of the High schools
OF Madisonville, Paducah and Hop
knsville. Professor Evans is a grad
uate of Ohio Wesleyan University.
Every effort was made by the Hop.
kinsville schools to retain him.
Prof. A. j. Hargett is from Brook
vile, and at present is a fellow in
the University OF Nebraska, doing
post graduate work in history and
mathematics. He will succeed Prof
G. o.. Peratt. He is a graduate of
Pennsylvania university at Lexington
Miss Ernestine Lewellyn, of May
field, who was elected to a position
in the grades, will be graduated from
Pennsylvania university in June. She
is a daughter of DR.. G. A. Lewellyn,
president of the West Kentucky col
lege of Mayfeld.
Prof. c. H. Shrieves, of the science
department of the High school, who
did not apply for reelection, has not
decided where he will go, but is con
sidering several offers.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-06
SURVEY OF CANAL
FROM PADUCAH TO
FLORIDA'S COAST
Recommended by Committee of
Congress With $4,000
Appropriation.
Tennessee River System is to
be Traversed.
TO SHORTEN ROUTE TO GULF

Washington, MAY Ga favorable
report on the Bacon bill, appropriate
ing s75, 900 for a survey preliminary
to the construction OF the Atlantic
land Great Western canal designed to
connect the Atlantic ocean with all
tributaries of the Mississippi river,
which has passed the senate, was
urged today before the house commit
tee on railways and canals by a dele
cation from Atlanta, Georgia.
The object of the canal is to con-
meet the food producing states of I'LL
nois, Indiana and Ohio with the labor
employing mineral and cotton belts of
the south. The canal, would have its
northern terminus at Cairo, FL, and
It's southern end at Apalachicola, Fla,
on the Gulf coast.
The route of the proposed canal is
the Ohio river to Paducah thence from
Paducah up the Tennessee river to
Cuntersvllle, Ala, 300 miles: from
Guntersville to Gadsden, on the CoOsa
river by canal so miles; from Gads-
den down the Coosa river TO Wetum-
ka. Ala, 100 miles; up the Tallapoosa
and its tributaries within about GO
miles nearest to Columbus and thence
a canal from about Marvyn, Ala, 80
miles to the Chattahoochee river at
Columbus; thence So miles down the
Chattahooohee to Appalachicola, Fla.
total distance from Cairo to Appalachi
cola, 905 miles; from Paducah to
Appalachicola, S55 miles.
The route via Tennessee and Chat
tahOochee rivers by channels and ca
mails, the same in depth as that of the
Ohio river. is feasible. The greatest
f.elght-producing regions in the Unit
ID States. next to the Ohio river coun
try. are the Tennessee and Coosa
rivers country and the mountains of
coal and iron around Birmingham ana
Admission. 1t IS said that at present
coal cannot be shipped by rail-350
miles-from Birmingham to New Or
leans In competition with coal by
barges 1000 miles from Pittsburg to
New Orleans.
The so miles of canal between Gun
tersville and Gadsden have been sur
Neyed; locks and dams have been
built south of Gadsden to within 116
miles of destination at Wetumka.
These last distances compose only 500
miles OF the whole distance, $50 miles,
from Paducah. When in times past
in the reports of the United States
engineers nearly all of the $50 miles
have been strongly recommended for
local navigation advantages.
This route is 259 miles shorter to
the gulf than the Chicago to New Or
leans proposed waterways and the
terminus hundreds of miles nearer
the Atlantic ocean than is New Or
leans. All commerce from New Or
leans to Panama must pass Florida to
the ocean. The cost is estimated at
the cost of the Chicago
to New Orleans waterway.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-06
Believed That People Made
Away With in [ hicagO Are
Taken There i'm Trunks For
COncealment.

La Porte. Ind. May 6.-Three
more graves supposed to contain
bodies of murdered victims We're
found on Mrs. Belle Guinness place
early today. Sherif's deputies are
digging. The belief is general that
Mrs. GulnnesTis not dead and that an
other body has been substituted for
her and that she is probably an route
to Norway. The head to the body
supposed to be Mrs. Guinness is miss
ing. The sheriff believes some OF
the bodies already found were shipped
from Chicago, where people were
murdered.
la Porte, Ind, May with seven
bodies already unearthed, Sheriff
Smultzer and Coroner Mack will con-
tinue their search for other alleged
victims of Mrs. Belle Guinness, who,
to all indications, was one of the most
fiendish murderesses of the century
and who was recently killed with her
three children through the burning
of her country home. one mile north.
east of La Porte.
The sixth body was discovered on
the Guinnes farm this morning at the
side of the two holes dug yesterday,
in which five bodies were found. The
body was found under coDble stones
buried two feet beneath the surface.
T. ayidanflV wacI huriad n Naar or
more.
OF the bodies so far unearthed two
have been identified. They are those
OF Andrew Helgelein, a.wealthy bach
elor of Mansfield. S. D., and Miss Jen-
ME Olsen, the 114year-old step-daugk-
ter of Mrs. Gulnnes. The other
four bodies are so badly decomposed
as to make Identification impossible.
Evidences of several more bodies
were found at noon in rubbish heap
near where the sixth body was un-
earthed. A human rib and several
small bones were found in the loose
ground.
More evidence.
Mrs. Christofetson, a neighbor OF
Mrs. Gulnnes. told the sheriff today
that three men. who lived at the GUM
mes home withinl the last year had
disappeared. Officers suspect foul
play in each cas@ Mrs. Guinncs told
her neighbor eafh had answered q
matrimonial adW artisement; but she
was not pleased with them Officers
hope to have Rdy l-ampshere confess
shortly. He is said TO have admitted
running from Gbinnes' farm shortly
after the fire STARTED.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-06
Prominent Advertising Man,

Mr. Louis II. Johnson, of the Tobey
Advertising agency. of Chicago. is
in the city today placing an agency for
the Burnham toilet preparations. Mr..
johnson is one of the nose prominent
advertising men in the country, plac-
ing space with most of the leading
in tho United States.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-06
Tom Johnson Secures Fran
chise Tax and Direct Vote
For Senator.
Instruct Delegates to Vote for
Peerless One.
CONN. REPUBLICAN MEETING

Columbus, o., May 6.-The Demos
cratic state convention today in-
dorsed Bryan's candidacy. Tom john
son had included in the platform tax
alton of franchise. and direct vote for
senators. The delegation was in-
structed for Bryan.
Judson Harmon. of Cincinnati, was
nominated for governor on second
ballot by the Ohio Democratic state
convention.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-06
CREDITORS AGREE
TO BANKRUPTCY
FOR GLASS PLANT

BY agreement between the credit
ors and representatives of the Padu-
cab Glass company the concern was
adjudlcated bankrupt this morning,
e. w, Bagby. referee in bankruptcy
without objection. The case was re-
ferred to Judge Bagby by the United
States district court TO take proof and
report on the Indebtedness of the
company. However, this morning the
representatives and creditors got to-
seiher and filed an agreement with
he referee 10 Jet the company go as
bankrupt. and Judge Bagby made the
order. u. 10
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-06
TOBACCO SALES

The sale of association tobacco ION
the Paducah market today amounted
TO about 60 hogsheads at prices rang
ing from to IL cents. Brokers re-
port the market in much better
than for many weeks.
w. b. Blakenmore, prominent
warehouseman of Martin, Tenn. at
tended the sales today.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-06
IndOrsc Secretary Taft,

Birmingham. Ala, May 6.-The
Thompson wing of the Republican
party of the Ninth congressional dis
trict is in convention here. Enthu-
slastic resolutions were passed, in
dorsing Secretary Taft for the presi-
dency and instructing the delegates
to vote for him at the Chicago con-
vention.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-06
Dick Brown is Jailer.

City Jailer Wade Brown is in Lou
isville today attending the Republi-
can convention and Deputy Jailer
Dick Brown is in charge of the city
prison. f. w. Rudolph, who is con-
nected with the street department,
has charge of the chain gang in place
of Dick Brown.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-06
No Arrests at BrOokport.

Brookport. May 6. Especial mo
arrests have been made for the blow
ing of the safe in the postoffice last
week. The detectives are still work.
ing on the job. but are keeping quiet
as to what they have found out. How
ever. arrests may be made at any
time.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-06
PIENDISH MURDERESS BURIBS BODIES
AT HER HOME NEAR LA PORTE, INDIANA

The discovery of the bodies was
brought about by the appearance of
John Helgelein. of Mansfield, S. D.,
brother of Andrew Helgelein. in La
Porte In search of the missing man.
With the information that his brother
Andrew had come to La Porte to wed
Mrs. Guinnes and that he had turned
over his property to her he became
convinced that he had been made a
victim of foul play.
Hired Mans story.
While questioning Joseph MaXson,
a hired man on the Guinnes farm,
he learned OF the mysterious digging
of holes by him. all of them being
filled at a later date by Mrs. GUM
mes.
He led Helgelein and the officers to
the spot where holes had been dug,
about $50 feet from the house, and
there after digging was uncovered
the body of Helgelen. The remains
We're only four feet under the ground
and were enclosed in a gunny sack.
The legs and arms had been dismem-
bered but were with the trunk.
Thirty feet further on the remains of
four other persons were found. Lying
on top of a mattress were the skele.
tons of two men and a woman. I'm
derneath the mattress was the body
of an 11-year-old girl. said to be
Jennie Olsen. All the bodies were
taken in charge by the coroner.
Clearing House for MurlercrA
The discovery of the bodies led an
expressman to tell of the delivery of
five trunks to the Guinnes farm dur
ing the last six months and this fact
has caused the authorities TO work
on the theory that the place was a
clearing house for murderers. They
suspect that wealthy persons, after
being iured to Chicago and killed,
were packed in these trunks and sent
to La Porte and disposed of.
Two Husbands Tragic Ends.
Developments also caused the au-
thorities to recall that the two hus
bands of Mrs. Guinness had died un-
der suspicious circumstances, both
meeting violent deaths. The first.
Edward Sorrenson, was insured for
$500 and the second. Guinness. for
$4,000. This insurance was paid
over to Mrs. Guinness by the COM
panies.
IamDhcre an Accomplish.
Ray Lamphere, former hired man
OF Mrs. Guinness. who was arrested
after the woman's house had been
destroyed by fire and the bodies OF
Mrs. Guinnes and her three children
found in the ruins. was charged with
numbering the family. He will now
be accused of being an accomplice OF
Mrs. Guinness in numbering the al
legged victims of the La Porte woman
II is believed that Lamphere. angered
because Mrs. Guinness refused tC
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-06
CAN'T ADJOURN

Springfield. ILL.,. May G.-Both
houses of the general assembly are In
a deadlock over the sine die adjourn
ment. The senate voted TO adjourn
Saturday, but the house refused 10 act.
Talk Of having the governor perogue
the assembly Is heard.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-06
Bailey By 25.OOO.

Dallas. Tex. May 6.-Returns from
county Democratic conventions IN
Texas yesterday indicate that the ma
iority for Bailey as delegate at large
to the national Democratic convention
is in excess of $4,000.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-06
BOMB OUTRAGE

Moscow, May 6.-An unsuccessful
attempt was made to assassinate the
governor of Vorotsch today. A bomb
was thrown at his carriage as he
drove through the street, with his
wife. The missile missed the vehicle
and exploded, killing passing
woman.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-06
CLEVELAND BETTER

Lakewood, n. j., May 6.-Mrs.
Cleveland today. announced that
Grover Cleveland is steadily improv-
ing and is now on the road to COM
plete recovery. They haven't decided
how long they will remain here.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-06

Mayfeld, Ky, May 6.-Fon Bra
zier, tried in city court mere, was dis
missed on a charge of horse stealing
He was alleged to have stolen a horse
from man named Ledford, near
Sedalia, Graves county.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-06
STATE JOURNAL SCORES

Frankfort, Ky, May Especially
The court of appeals reversed the
Noel Gaines libel suit against the
Frankfort State Journal, holding that
Judge PealSe should have vacated the
bench.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-06
PARIS MUTU4LS
GAMBLING PLAN
WITHIN THE LAW

Louisville, KY, May 6.-(SpeciaD
The appellate court decided that
betting Paris mutuals is permissible
at a race track. Mayor Grinstead at
tempted to stop gambling in mutuals
and was enjoined.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-06

Annlstn, Ala, May 6.--The Re-
publicans of the Fourth congressional
district met here and named dele
gates and alternates to the Chicago
national convention. They were in
structed for Secretary Taft for the
presidential nomination.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-06
Instructed for Taft.

Monroe, LA, May 6.--The Fifth
district Republican convention in
structed two delegates to the Chicago
convention for Taft and adopted reso-
tions indorsing President Roosevelt's
administrator.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-06
JUDGE GREER'S FAMILY

Judge w. d. Greer, who Is dan
gerously Ill at his home, 1921 North
Fifth street, from a complication of
diseases, is unimproved. Miss Addie
Greer, his daughter. arrived last night
from Atchlson, Kas., and Mrs. Ed
Atkins. daughter, will arrive to-
night from Enid, Okla.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-06

The home of Herman Williams,
near Rock, Graves county, was
struck by lightning and burned, to-
gether with his stable and meat
house. The loss will be about $4,000.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-06

Louisville, Ky, May G. (Bulletin.)
Taft men controlled the First dis
tr!ct delegates and selected the fol-
lowing representatives: Vice-chairman
Jerry Porter; assistant secretary, DR..
C. II. Linn, of Crittenden; credentials,
J. II. Ford of Benton; for resolutions,
F. NJ. Fisher beat j. A. Dixon; rules,
j. w. Key, of Mayfeld; permanent
organization, George p. Thomas, of
Trigg county.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-06
May Re Wanted for Murder.

Sheriff Ogilvie today received
telegram from Wapanueko. Okla, in
quiring if Hugh Crawford. alias
Clarence Ballinger is wanted here
for murder.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-06
InGlOPSe Roosevelt,

Hartford. Conn, May G.-The Re-
publican state convention indorsed
Roosevelt's administration.
The delegates were instructed for
Taft.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-06
FIERCE FIGHTING

London. May 6.-Three hundred
Afghans were killed and many were
wounded in a two days fighting with
Sir Willocks' forces, according to an
official report from India.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-06
Grain Market.

st. louis. May G,---Whcat, $1.Ois
corn, II "; oats. SO.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-06
The Chairman.

Louisville, Ky, May 6. bulletin
The Republican state central COM
mttee this morning selected W. ID.
Cochran as temporary chairman, and
Sam Roberts as temporary secretary
of the Republican state convention.
Before the convention met at Phoenix
Hill Park, It was generally conceded
that delegates at large would be Gov.
ernor Wilson. Congressman Edwards
Marshall Bullitt and one colored man,
TO Sc selected.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-06
Kentucky Republicans Assemble
in Louisville This Afternoon to
Choose Delegates to Convention
Phoenix Hill Park Scene of
Meeting, Called to Order by
Richard p. Ernst-Split in
Fifth District.

Louisville. KY, May G. (Bulletin.)
p Ernst called the Repub-
Lean state convention to order at
1880. Cochran was introduced as
chairman, and Samuel Rob-
erts as secretary.
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