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Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-09

Julius Caesars literary attachments were
truly wonderful" said the student.
"Oh, / don't know" answered the dis
contented youth with inky fingers. Amy.
body could get his stuff published with Q
pull like Julius Caesars. Star
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-09

Only fourteen more days for buying
EN-.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-09

Even though you may not favor tariff
revision said one statesman, you will
admit 1t is a topic worthy of discussion. !"
Certainly" answered the other. / al.
ways favor discussion. Sometimes the
only way to postpone something is to go
on discussing it."-Washington Star.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-09

WHEN OUT OF TOWN..
s~uBscribers leavtne b city tenn
pOrariIy ShOuld have The bee
mailed 90 them. Address VIII BE
changed a. often sa requested.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-09

Samson was carrying away the gates OF
GAIA.
The worst of II is" he said. that some
other man will get the credit OF having
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-09

If the Corn show will only result in
bringing back the good old-fashioned
"johnnycake'' and corn dodger" it
will not have been held In vain.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-09

UEOHHA b. IAbNHUOh,
Treasurer,
Subscribed in my presence. and sworn 20
before me this LIST day OF December, l9VS'
(seaD NJ p. WALKER,
Notary Public.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-09
SUIT TO PREVENT
GUARDIAN ACTING
IN THAT CAPACITY

A suit to prevent J. w. Williams
from acting as guardian for Cora
Jones and Rose Buttrum, the two
girls who were injured in the collapse
of a walkway at the Paducah Box and
Basket factory recently, was filed in
the county court this afteronon by
Attorney Mike Oliver, who represents
the mothers of the two girls.
The petition, which makes sensa-
tional charges, recites that Williams
was appointed guardian upon the
presentation of an order purporting
to have been signed by the girls, but
which, it is alleged, was procured by
fraud and intimidation from the But
trum girl, while at the time the Jones
girl was unconscious 1t is alleged
that Williams is an intimate friend of
the proprietors of the Box and Basket
and that he would not repre-
sent the girls to their best interests.
1t is shown that the. appointment
of the guardian is void, as the girls
were not before the county judge
when the nomination OF a guardian
was made as is required by law.
The suits are brought in the name
of Mrs. Dora Jones, mother of Cora
Jones, and Mrs. Missouri Wilson,
mother of the Buttrum girl.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-09
Meaning Laymen's Foreign
Mission Movement, Told by
Rev. +. A. Brown.
Work Among Mountaineers of
Kentucky Outlined.
IN THE CHURCHES YESTERDAY

The evangelzatlon Of the world II
this generation Is the mission on
which Or. W. r. Brown. representing
The board Of missions of the Southern
Presbyterian church, Is in the city
aud he spoke TO the men Of the First
church congregation yesterday on IN,
subject. lie will address another
gathering of men at the church Tues.
day night.
The work DR. Brown and others are
doing Is TO Interest business men In
the project. which Is taken up BY all
protestant denominations. divide the
field. finance II and get at the work
systematically.
In his address Or. Brown said:
About one year ago Mr. W. r. Ellis
Of the Philadelphia Press. made a re-
markable world tour. investigating
foreign missions from business
mans point OF view.
Reviewing the impression derived
from his Investigations Mr.. Ellis de
clarod In the Chicago Interior and ar
forwards quoted at length in Literary
Digest that he is more than ever a
believer In foreign missions, although
my understanding OF the enterprise
has radically altered This IS no work
for the exclusive interest OF women
and children. The time has come for
men TO come 10 their own. More than
once while on the mission field 1 was
tempted to write TO the laymen OF
America Either do the job of chuck
49, Don't play at it, he said.
Last year co well known business
men. representing many donomina-
lions. made at their own expense a
Journey 10 the mission lands. some OF
them continuing around the world.
They were asked to examine carefully
the whole enterprise and the mission
boards have invited criticism of their
methods.
This ncw activity on the part Of the
laymon OF Canada, the United States
and Great Britain marks In the opin-
ion OF many the most remarkable
movement that has ever swept over
the Christian church.
The watchword these men have
chosen is that of the student Volun-
tcer Movement-"The Eyangehzation
of the World In this Generation"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-09
ONLY ONE GAMB IN PROGRESS WHEN
CHIEF COLLINS AND HIS MEN ARRIVED
Other Places Closed Up Tight
But Crowd of Young Fellows
Were Captured by Raiders
Saturday Night.

In company with a squad of men
Chief of Police Collins started out on
the hunt for poker games late Satun-
day night. All the reported places
were visited, but when the scene was
reached there was no evidence of any
game. The chief and his party went
to the third floor of the Campbell
building on Broadway near Fifth
street, and found a room we'll filled
with sports, enjoying quiet little
diversion.
When the door was opened the
game was in full force, but instantly
there was a scattering. Several OF
the men jumped out of the windows
onto a roof about eight feet below
but they could not escape from there
and were glad to be lifted up agair
by the officers.
The table, chairs and furnishings o.
the room were hauled to the police
station. The table was an old one
with canvass tackled over the top.
The men with Chief Collins were
Detectives Moore, Baker, Bailey
Gourieux and Patrolmen Cross ant
johnson. The squad found the gam'
about 2 O'Clock Sunday morning
They produced enough money to keel
them from going to Jail.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-09
RECLAMATION OF
ARID LANDS WINS
IN THE COMMITTEE
Swamp Land Act Recommend.
ed for Passage i'm the Sem
ate Committee.
Two Classes of Land Come I'm,
der the Bill.
PUBLIC, STATE AND PRIVATE,
PUBLIC, STATE AND PRIVATE.

Washington, March 9.-The advo-
Gates OF the reclamation of drainage
lands through the swamp land act of
congress, similar to the irrigation re-
clamation act, have scored a greater
success In shls congress than in the
last. They have secured from the
senate committee on public lands
favorable report on the bill which
seeks to create fund and system for
government aid In the reclamation of
swamp land.
The lands which It is proposed TO
drain consists of two classos-those to
which title still remains in the United
States, and those which are owned
by the state or by private parties.
There are some interesting legal prob
lens involved In districts in which
state acts permit individuals or COM
munities to undertake the work of
drainage through bond issues, but the
committee finds that these conditions
are no obstacles in the way of the OPP
erations of the proposed federal act.
The lands that are owned by states,
corporations or individuals could, I'M
der the provisions of this bill, be drain
ed by the secretary of the interior, he
purchasing the bonds of drainage dis
tricts or of public or private corpora
tons or loan money upon such bonds.
The great possibilities under the
swamp drainage bill are pointed out
by the committee in this graphic man.
ner:
"The area of swamp lands affected
by this proposed legislation is approx
imately $4,000. 900 acres scattered
throughout thirty-four states and ter
ritories, If it were possible to sub
divide this enormous area into 40-acre
tracts, it would supply 1000. 900 set
tiers with homes, and it would put
1900, 900 people upon lands that
are now worthless.
The advantages of such reclama-
ton work was demonstrated in Eng
land whert there are one hundred
acts OF parliament pertaining to drain
age. As far back as 1854 the prime
minister of England insisted that an
advance of public money be made. In
ten years $50, 100000 was loaned out
for drainage purposes at az per cent
to be repaid in twenty-five annual in
stallments. This amount was supple
mented by other sums until most of
the swamp and over-howed lands were
reclaimed"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-09
G. M. LEAKE DEAD
AFTER ILLNESS OF
LONG DURATION

Charles Marling Leake, so years
old. died at his home. j17 South Fifth
street, Sunday morning a short time
before 10 O'Clock. The cause of his
death was neuralgia of the heart. Mr..
Leake had been confined to his house
most OF the time for several months
and his health had been poor for two
years. Friday night he became seri-
ously III and tainted. A doctor was
called and Mr. Leake was little
better Saturday morning but grew
worse and Saturday night about 8
o'clock he went to sleep from which
he never recovered. His entire fam
lily were at his bedside when he
breathed his last Sunday morning.
Mr.. Leake was born in Paducah
but spent the years of his boyhood
days in Texas. He was the son of
Capt Greenwood Payne Leake, who
was a well known river man OF his
time. Mr.. Leake at one time served
on the Paducah school board and was
a hard worker for the promotion Of
the schools and at all times he had
the interest OF the city at heart.
Mr.. Leake was a member of the
Elks, Knights and Ladies of Honor
and the Woodmen of the World.
Mr.. Leake is survived by his wife,
three sons, James and Charles, who
are in the printing business, and
Henry, young man In school. and
one daughter. Mrs. Edward Toof
The funeral will be held at the res
idence, SIT South Fifth street. to-
morrow morning at 10 O'Clock. The
burial will be in Oak Grove cemetery.
The pallbearers will be: Honorary
J. A. Glauber. j. c. Utterback, ID. A.
Yeser. J. NJ. Lang, c. w Emery and
70. NJ. Willis. Active-Harry Johns
ton. II. orme, w. e. Cochran, T. b.
Harrison. Frank Rodfus and Il. ID.
Hannah.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-09
BASEBALL PROSPECT

Seeing that It is impossible to have
Paducah included in the new baseball
league to be composed OF Kentucky
and Tennessee towns, John Holland
has set to work to organize an indie
pendent team and has already been
successful in getting contracts with
some good players. The season prob
ably will open April &c with three
games with a team of Cowboy ball
players from the west. Dates have
also been asked for by the Dodson-
Braun, semi-professional team, Of St.
Louis. The bloomer girls will come
later, while a tour of surrounding
towns and cities will be made.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-09
First baptist.

SO that members OF the congrsga-
ton OF the First Baptist church. who
were m. might hear the sermons yes
terday. telephone connection was
made with a phone in the church and
the members at home listened to the
singing and preaching by wire. Few
In the congregation knew what the
telephone on the altar meant, as Il
was an experiment and was not her
aided to the public.
An ordinary desk phone was used
and long wire was placed on the
phone saturday so that Il could be
carried into the church from the pas
tors study. over the phone the
words OF the sermon were little
faint. but the listener was able to un-
derstand the sermon perfectly. The
experiment has been tried before In
other cities, but It was original with
the Rev. NJ. Il. Dodd In Paducah. II
Is probable that larger mouth piece
may be used next sunday to make the
sound more distinct.
broadway Methodist.
The Broadway Methodist church Is
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-09
COMMERCIAL CLUB

Letters were mailed today by Pres
ident Palmer and Secretary Saunders
A. Fowler, of the Commercial club.
to every old member of the club, ask.
ing him TO unite with the club and
help make the club larger All firms
In the city have been invited to be-
come members. The fee for business
and professional men is SO for sin
months in advance, and for firms Sc
for six months in advance.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-09
FLEET. TO ARRIVE
AT MAGDALENA BAY
TWO DAYS AHEAD

Pensacola, March 3. - Norman
Rose. United Press correspondent. on
The Georgia, reports that the Pacific
fieet will arrive at Magdalena Bay
March ~, two days ahead Of the
schedule.
Washington, March 9.-The navy
department received wireless via
Pensacola from the battleship Mime
sofa saying the Pacific fleet is making
exceptional time. All are well.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-09
SENATE BUSINESS
PASSES THROUGH
WITH DISPATCH

Frankfort, Ky, March 8. Especially
The senate passed bill changing the
time of holding the circuit court. in
the First district. The McChord bill
was given second reading and refer
red to the committee on agriculture
in the senate.
The Charleton public printing bill,
reducing the maximum prices, was
passed by the senate.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-09
MASSAC COMMITTEE
OPPOSES ENDORSEMENT

Metropolis. ILL.,, March 9.-The
Massac county Republican central
committee met Saturday and selected
delegates to the congressional and
state conventions and passed strong
resolution condemning the commit
tees who indorse candidates for state
Offices and the candidates who encour-
age 1t or allow it to be done. The
committee made no Endorsements.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-09
INHERITANCE TAX
CASES WILL COME
UP NEXT THURSDAY

The suit filed by C. w. Emery. au-
ditor's agent, against Frank kireh
hon to collect back taxes on $4,000
worth of real estate property that II
is claimed was not listed for taxation
was dismissed without prejudice In
county court today.
The court continued the suits
brought against number of people
to collect inheritance tax until Thurs
day morning at 10 o'clock.
The objections of the relatives OF
Mrs. NJ. e. LORRAINE to the probating
of her will filed last week. VIII be
heard by the county court tomorrow
at 10 o'clock.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-09
OCCUPANTS JUMP FROM
SECOND STORY WINDOW

TT. Worth, March 9.-Fire early
today destroyed the home of Banker
John c. Harrison. Six occupants
jumped from the second story win
dows in their night garments. Mrs.
S. NJ. Ward was injured internally and
her hip broken. The loss is $50 900.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-09
Grover Russell.

Grover Cleveland Russell. 10 yearA
old. son Of Mr.. and Mrs. II. II. Rus
sell. died Saturday night about 10
o'clock of pneumonia at his home
Fifth and Tennessee streets. He was
born In Murray and has lived in this
city for eight years The funeral was
held this afternoon at O'Clock. The
burial was in Oak Grove cemetery.
Mrs. Victory Henson.
Mrs. Victory Henson died at her
home In Symsonia yesterday afternoon
at 3 O'Clock of heart trouble, and the
funeral was held this morning at 10
o'clock with burial at Symsonia. Mrs.
Henson was 40 years old and is sur
vlved by her husband. Mr. n. n. Hen
son. and four children. She was a
member of the Primitive Baptist
church. She was sick only two days,
william johnson.
William johnson, 22 years old. died
Yesterday afternoon at o'clock at his
home in Grahamville of grip. The
funeral was held this afternoon at !
O'Clock. The burial was in Palestine
cemetery. Mr.. Johnson is survived
by his mother and father. sister and
a brother. He is the nephew of Mr.
]. d. Smith 517 Harahan boulevard
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-09

II became apparent at the county
convention today just what the plans
OF W. j. Deboe are in regard to the
First district. The Fairbanks men
were working, not hoping TO carry the
county convention but TO create the
semblance of a split. so they could
hold a rump convention and send a
contesting delegation to the district
convention. giving w. J. Deboe Ia.
opportunity to arbitrarily throw out
I the Taft delegation. McCracken coun-
ty has "a of the 40 delegates. ana
II Is important to create a split in the
big counties The same tactics We're
resorted TO In Graves. which has 16
delegates.
Ed Il. Miller George Andrecht and
Samuel Hubbard were In charge OF
the Fairbanks forces. and they organ
lied n rump convention after the
regular convention and elected Sam
Iuel Hubbard chairman.
by a majority that was nearly over
lwhelming the McCracKen county Re-
publicans in mass convention this
Afternoon instructed for. William II.
Taft for president and Jerry NJ. Por-
ter, of Hickman county. for congress.
The convention was one of the
largest ever held by the party in this
county. fully 1000 voters being pres
ent and a conservative estimate was
that 500 voted for Taft.
County Chairman Frank Boyd
called the conyention-to order and
John J Dorian Immediately gained
recognition and placed +. NJ. Fisher
In nomination for permanent chair
man The nomination was seconded
by a hundred voices in a chorus.
Lewis l.. Bebout nominated Samuel
.T. Hubbard and before DR.. Boyd
could put the motion Ed X. Miller
tried to pull the chairman OFF the
court house steps, but Patrolmen SIN
gerry and Hurley elected him from
After the leaders had gotten their
followers well divided, the Taft men.
taking the south side of the court
yard and the Fairbanks men the north
side. Il was apparent that the Taft
element was largely IN the majority
and Mr Fisher was declared elected
Ed Brown was UNANIMOUSLY elected
secretary and the motion to instruct
for Taft and Porter was carried with
a whoop.
Many prominent Democrats and
dislnterested parties. who were stand
ing In the court house door and eoule
size up both crowds, declared that
an unquestionable three-fourths lined
up for Fisher In the contest for chair
man.
Marshall for Taft.
Benton. KY, March 9.-(SpecialO
TAFT workers carried Marshall
county 50 TO is. electing J. w. Hal
stead. Of Calvert City. chairman over
J. b. Maphis. There was no bolt.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-09
GIANT LEMON

Mrs. X. c.. Adams. of Bayou, has
sent The Sun a lemon grown on a
tree in her possession. The one sent
here measures ID inches in circum-
ference. Mrs. Adams has quite
number of the trees. and has been
successful with them.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-09
Republican County Conventions
Held This Afternoon in District
to Select Their County Delegates.
FIGHT OVER GOLF.

New York, March 0.-Carnegie
and Rockefeller are reported to
have broken a long friendship,
because of difference of opin-
ion as to the result of golf
game. Each claims to have won
the game and now they won't
speak.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-09
Hottest Fight That Has Ever
Been Put Up For Control of
First Congressional District
is on Today.

Taft men claim 81 of the 40 dele
gates To the congressional committee
convention "Wednesday. Each county
will name its member of the crcsIcn-
tials committee. which will decide the
five contests, and the Taft men will
have u clear majority ON that COM
mittee.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-09
Caldwell Uninstructed.

Princeton, Ky, March 9.-tSpe-
cial. Caldwell county sends an UNI
Instructed delegation to the First dis
trnt Republican convention, presum'
ably anti-Taft. Caldwell has IA votes.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-09
STEVENS PESSIMISTIC

New Haven, March s.-John F.
Stevens. former chief engineer of the
Panama canal, believes the canal will
be failure and a great burden of ex-
pense to the government He declares
Ii will be of no great commercial
value, when completed. and declares
tue idea of canal being of advantage
IN war is absurd. s
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-09
Carlisle for Taft.

Bardwell. Ky. March 9.-(Spe-
cial. Carlisle will send her FIVE dele
gates instructed for Taft.
Smithland, KY March 30 Spe-
cial. Livingston county will send
eight delegates uninstructed.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-09
Tripg for Taft.

Cadiz, KY, March . Especial -
.Trigg county instructed her thirteen
votes for Taft. Rump convention was
held and a contesting delegation
elected.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-09
Hickman for Taft,

Clinton. March 9.-Hlckman sends
n solid Taft delegation. votes. The
Fairbanks forces claimed the county
up to the last moment. but only must
cred four votes to 46 for Taft
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-09
POT OF GOLD

Louisville, Ky, March 9.-(Spe-
cial) -Workmen excavating a cellar
near Fullerton, KY, dug up pot of
gold, containing IS 900 in gold coins.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-09
Hope That Swede Can Carry
DakOtas and Northwest,
Where He Is Best Acquaint.
ed and Popular.

Washington, March 9.-While the
Friends of William J. Bryan ridicule
all idea that the action of the Demo-
Gratis in Missouri in indorsing Gov
lernor Johnson for the nomination fOi
president at the national Democratic
convention in Denver will have an,
material effect upon Bryan's canvass.
there is no denying the fact that the
enemies Of Mr.. Bryan are encouraged
greatly by Johnson's Endorsement and
intend to make the most of II.
There are many of the Democratic
leaders here who are bitterly opposed
to Bryan's nomination at Denver. Up
TO this time Mr.. Bryan's enemies have
been divided and have made little or
no progress, as no candidate wa,
Forthcoming on which to concentrate
against the Bryan movement.
Today these men got out their list
of delegates and began to figure upoL
the possibility of deadlocking the
convention so far as Mr.. Bryan was
concerned and finally throwing him
over for a conservative of their own
choice. They believe that If Governor
Johnson should be able to capture
the delegates from the two Dakotas
and Wisconsin, where he Is known
and is understood to be popular, the
chances Of defeating Mr.. Bryan would
be very good.
Plans of His Enemies.
The procedure in Democratic con-
ventions differs from the Republican
national convention to the extent that
twO-thirds of the delegates are neces-
Isary to nominate the Democratic can
gates is all that is required in the Re
publican convention. Under this rule,
senators and representatives. repre-
Isenting states in which Mr.. Bryan's
nomination is not favored, believe
that the Endorsement of Governor
Johnson may prove to be the entering
wedge which may gain enough re-
Icruits from the Bryan ranks to pre-
vent his nomination on the first bal
lot.
If, by throwing favorite sons in the
field, and eliminating enough votes to
cause Bryan to fall short of the two
thirds vote on the first ballot. his enc
mics believe he can be beaten and
another candidate agreed upon.
There is little doubt that the Bryan
camp will get into full action at once
TO prevent the movement against him
from gaining strength.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-09

Wickline. KY. March 9.-(Spe-
cial) Taft men won here, but an
uninstructed delegation was sent.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-09

Cheyenne, Wyo.. March 9.-The
Thomas automobile, L. L. Mathew
son driving. left here at IL o'clock
this morning for Odgen Roads, in
good condition.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-09

st. Louis, Mo-, March . Wheat
s1.02; corn, 62A;; oats. b5M.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-09
Bryan's Enemies Encouraged By
Johnson's Victory in Minnesota
Will Work With RedoubIed Vigor.
STOESSEL'S SENTENCE.

st. Petersburg, March o.
czar has committed Stoessers
death sentence to ten years i'm
pr-isonment. Full pardon is ex-
pected later.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-09

Mr.. L. C. Crabtree, of Mayfield, was
in the city yesterday visiting friends.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-09
Fulton for Taft.

Hickman, Ky, March 9.-(Special)
Fulton county will send six dele
gates instructed for Taft.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-09
Lyon for Taft.

Eddyville. KY. March 9.-(Spe>
cial.) Lyon county will send seven
delegates instructed for Taft.