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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-04

according to the latest school census
should be in school. using an educa-
tional plant valued at one and a half
billions OF dollars. The 1897 report
of the commissioner of education (p
52D indicates that only eighteen
million of them are enrolled in
school. sixteen millions OF them (p.
SAD being enrolled In the common
schools, with an average daily attend
ance Of nearly twelve millions. SO
that with our great plant, worth
over a billion. and with our four
hundred and seventy-fve million dol
lar annual outgo. we are reaching
only about half those for whom the
taxes are levied. This does not
mean that half Of our people are IL
hterate. But Il does mean that for
some reason half of them are not
getting an equipment for citizenship
that they should get. and that the tax
payers expect them to get. Nor is
this ALL though education Is practic-
ally free IN America. and as the OPP
portunlty to earn ones way through
college Is wide. 1t IL astonishing TO
note from the report just referred to
(p. $3.50 that only 5000 persons re-
ceive postgraduate degrees from our
colleges and free universities. and
that only %, 900 OF the twenty-four
million available students complete
the four years college course.
And now let Gradgrind gore him
self with facts. Assuming that the
average life of the college graduate
and his postgraduate associate is
thirty years out OF college, we may
assume that the generation now open
ing will be manned with a million
men and women who have at least
finished their college work. and as
suming that the same number OF
Juniors. sophOmores and freshmen
leave school-about $4,000 in each
class--that are graduated, we may
add three million more to the total
making four million college men and
women who will participate In our
national life during the first thirty
years Of this century. Add to these
four million colege-bred men and
women the one hundred and sixty
thousand high school graduates who
the report above, mentioned says (p
$3.50. are entering life every year
and the generation may reasonably
be computed TO hold five million per.
sons who have taken full advantage
of the common schools supported by
direct tax upon all of the people. Add
to this total those who drop out from
the four lower classes of the high
SCHOOL, list as large from each
class as the annual graduating class
one has RFtaan million othars
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and 81 cannot approve OF the loose
methods of handling the funds, ="
ARE not necessarily confined to the
method of bookkeeping; for his re-
port shows that the books were not
kept, according to the system adopted
County officials may have been
honest, but careless or ignorant. The
books do not show which. That Pro-
fessor Smith did not charge anyone
with theft or graft, does not imply
that he exonerated them. There was
neglect of duty on the part of the
men, who handled the taxpayers
hard earned money and theft on the
part of at least one of them and
officials other than fiscal officers are
at fault for not compelling legal
methods. One would expect an honest
Official to be so jealous of his honor
that he would be overly particular
that the county books should show
exactly how every penny went. It is
not even a mitigation in this instance
to say that hundred other county
court clerks in Kentucky stole and
were not detected until the state adj
ministration changed and a new set
of auditors agents took the field.
The taxpayers money was stolen.
How much We do not know. We only
know that in the absence of direct
proof of graft, an expert accountant
sharply reproved the officials for their
careless way of conducting the
county affairs" which should not
have been tolerated"
VIII the taxpayers tolerate it
longer?
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Kentucky Kernels

Galloway teachers institute at
tended by 1926.
Hazel wants graded school.
Uncle Bob" Martin, oldest Mason
in Huhlenburg, dies.
Err. Grant, who saved woman from
drowning. and rescued child from in
front of engine, dies In poverty at
Frankfort.
Ernest Lewis, 10, browns at Lewis
port, Daviess county.
West Covington seeking annexa-
ton to Covington.
T. ]. Johnson died at Owenton.
Mrs. ]. A. Doty, IS, a well known
woman of Lancaster, died.
Proposition to levy tax for graded
school at Client. Carroll county, de-
feated.
j. c. Holbrook, appointed police
judge at Williamstown, ineligible.
Additional 100000 will be dis
tribuated among the Burley pool to-
bacco growers in owen county.
Governor Wilson has offered a
reward OF 5000 for the arrest OF s.
L. Phillips, Lincoln county, charged
with defaming a woman.
Meeting at Lexington September
1 to organize commercial clubs of
central section.
Miscreant entered saloon at Cat
lettsburg and turned the faucets open
on the stock of liquors, causing a
loss of $4,000.
Auditor James has appointed Earl
G.. Huntsman of Scottsyille, state
revenue agent for the western part
of Kentucky to fill the vacancy Gre
ated by the death of Holland Ander-
son of Mayfield.
Frank Stubblefield and Dave Gar
ner, neighbors near Bardwell, en-
gagged in a quarrel and Garner stab
bed Stubblefield.
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SOME STORIES
AROUND TOWN

Here is one that was told on Coun-
Gilman Wilson, who was charged by
Councilman Bowers, If not with
actual chicken abduction, at least
with indiscretion. At the last meet
ing of the council in July Mr.. Wilson
went to the session. He left notice
at home for his son TO bring his
buggy down to the city about $3.50
O'Clock, when the meeting was likely
to be adjourned. After the meeting
Mr.. Wilson descended the city hall
stairs and found his rig waiting for
him. II being early he decided to
drive over the city and drove several
miles before starting for his home in
Mechanicsburg. When the road home
was about three-fourths traversed
and Nr. Wilson was driving slowly
suddenly he heard a fluttering under
his buggy. Stopping the horse he got
down and took a peep. There sat
two fine fowls perched on the pole of
the rig. Seeing that they were safe
he continued and when he arrived
home he found out that he had taken
a neighbours property out riding. The
chickens had perched themselves on
the cross pole of the buggy to roost.
Councilman Bowers, who is authority
on chickens and their habits" ex-
planned that when a chicken sits
down its feet become locked and do
not unlock until 1t arises. The
chickens enjoyed the ride as much as
did Councilman Wilson.
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Democratic Ticket.

COUNTY JUDGE-A. w. Barkle!
County Attorney
COUNTY ATTORNEY-Sanders e
Clay (lawyer.)
REPRESENTATIVE - Eugen'
Graves (incumbent.)
COUNTY COURT CLERK-Gus G
Singleton (broker)
CIRCUIT COURT CLERK. A
Miller (incumbent)
SHERIFF-George w. House
(farmer.)
JAILER-Henry Houser GARNER.
ASSESSOR-George Allen farm
|er)
CORONER. F. Eaker, Oncum
bent)
COUNTY SURVEYOR - E. B
Wren (farmer.)
COUNTY SCHOOL SUPERIN
w. Feezor (teacher.'
MAGISTRATES - First, George
|Broadfoot; Second. Harry George
Third, c. w. Emery; Fourth, ]. II
Burnett; Fifth, John Craig; sixth
Charles Ross; Seventh, j. g. Hart
ley; Eighth, Baxter Kuykeniall.
CONSTABLES - First, A. c. Shell
ton; Fourth, NJ. l.. Bryant; Sixth, r
Huddlestone; Seventh, Linn Choice
Eighth. JEFF Bannister.
POLICE JUDGED. A. Cross Tin
cumbent.)
ALDERMEN - Charles Hall Ito
bacconist); L. Z. Durrett (butcher)
George o. Ingram (contractor) Oti'
Overstreet (grocer).
COUNCILMEN - First, Scotti'
Ferguson (bartender); Second, Chas
Horton Clerk: Third, o. p. Leigh
commission broker); Fourth, Free
Kreutzer (baker), and Charles Hous
er (grocer) Fifth, j. W. Coleman
(contractor); Sixth, DR.. w. r. Wash
burn.
SCHOOL TRUSTEES - First, W
y. Warren (jeweler); Second, B. +
Davis (contractor). and F. p. Swift
(paper hanger; Third, Gardner Gil
bert (tobacconist) Fourth, Harry /
Judd (patternmaker) and r. l.. Tat
manufacturer Fifth, w. T. Byrd
Sixth. Henry MCGEE (saw mill man.
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For the Choice of the Voters.
Republican Ticket.

htDuDiiCtn iiCkts.
COUNTY JUDGE-T. n. Hazelil
, (lawyer.)
COUNTY ATToRNEY-wm. Hus
bands (lawyer.)
REPRESENTATIVES,. T. Mile
(merchant)
COUNTY COURT CLERK-Dr. II
IF. Williamson.
CIRCUIT COURT CLERK. w
Fry (millerO
SHERIFF. f. Ford (grair
dealer.)
JAILER-John Dunaway (clerk)
ASSEsSoR-Alfred Collier farm
er)
CORONER-Dr. J. S. Troutman.
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT -
l.. B. Alexander (teacher.)
MAGIsTRATES-First, U. S. Wal
ton; Second. ]. ]. Bleich; Fourth
John ]. Clark; Fifth, G. NJ. Splitter
Sixth, w. A. Dunaway; Seventh, ]. A
Champion; Eighth, Oscar Coryill.
CONSTABLES - Fourth, j. w
Wharton; Fifth, Lee Corder; Eighth
Thomas Fortson.
POLICE JUDGE-John ]. Dorian
(former city treasurer
ALDERMEN-Har Hank (hard
ware dealer); George NJ. oehlschlae
ger (bookkeeper) c. l.. Van Mete
Getty Transfer company Will Far
ley local dealer).
COUNCILMEN - First, c. c. Du
vail (foreman); Second, A. f. Younl
(printer); Third. S. ]. Shook Cinsur
ance); Fourth, ]. l.. Warmer jew
eler) and August Budde carpenter
Fifth, Frank Meyer Cforeman); Sixtl
w. l.. Bower (farmer).
SCHOOL TRUSTEES 49, First. WI
liam Karnes (contractor); Second
w. ]. Hills (superintendenD; ]. X
Ferguson (manufacturer) Third, II
5. Wells (manufacturer); Fourth, c
G. Kelly (merchant) and ]. Z. Broat
way (clerk); Fifth, Ed Morris (fore
MANI Sixth, II. G. Bradley (basket
maker).
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AN INToLERABLE CONDITION.

II one were to Judge by the emas-
culated version of Prof. John d.
Smiths report on the condition OF
the county books, as published in the
News-Democrat this morning, accom-
panied by an editorial on the subject,
its Sunday prediction that Professor
Smiths report would reflect great
credit on the county administration
is fulfilled in the fact that no one
was caught stealing, excepting poor
Hiram Smedley.
But Professor Smith did not go
that far, nor did he content himself
with simple criticism of the system
of bookkeeping. At the outset, be-
fore beginning to read his report,
Professor Smith said $50, 900 might
have been Incorporated for all he
or anyone else could tell. He at
tributed to Hiram Smedley only those
amounts which could be traced to his
fraud and forgery. Other thousands
Of dollars were irregularly paid out,
and whether the money went for
honest purposes and the officials
were guilty { lly of carelessness, or
whether the money went for graft,
there is nothiL 70 show. For In
stance. money In sums OF 50 and
81 was drawn from the county
levy to pay for registration. The
order book said the money was APP
piled in accordance with names in
the registration book. That entry is
false. The names do not appear.
Money was drawn on the county
order blanks and never recorded in
the order book; warrants were issued
and money paid and never submitted
to the fiscal court; the county COM
missiorers allowed errors to go
through in accounts commissioners
reported TO the fiscal court as cor
rect, and Professor Smith said he
was told they assumed things
were honestly done It is significant
that Professor Smith found that
nearly every county levy fund report
ed and approved in the last ten years
contained forgeries and they never
were detected.
II Is not the system OF bookkeep-
ing that Is at fault, when a county
officer, instead of drawing his salary
regularly. draws as he requires,
places the money to the credit OF the
county levy fund in the county de-
pository against which he issues war
rants. The lax administration In that
was confusing personal funds with
tie ceunty's fupde in the depository,
Professor Smiths cIiticisms-
That Is certainly a very careless
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-04
THE PUBLIC FORUM.
The Cradle of Democracy.

y.
Therefore it will be well for one
who desires to see the wheels OF the
American government go round, to
look at the power that makes them
go. "The American people," says
President Butler, of Columbia Uni
versity "are almost Socratic in their
acceptance of the principle that
knowledge will lead to right and use
full action, and II the formula be not
pressed too far. the American con-
vict!on as to education, is quite de-
fensible." At least 1t will not be
pressing the formula too far TO main
tain that If education produces the
power that makes the demagogue, II
also makes the people who soon
grow weary of him; ana tnerefrom
we may argue that whatever sub
stantial growth there has been in
our instltutions-and one must ad-
nit that they have grown, even IL
presidents and most OF our senators
are now chosen by a direct vote of
the people-this growth has come
because the people have broadened
their moral vision by reason OF their
widening Information. Schools have
knowledge; knowledge
has directed the normally uneasy Pur
itan conscience; the people have
grown powerful in so far as they
have grown just And the net in
come from our annual investment of
half a billion dollars in education
may be reckoned in terms of justice
So -. us gO>ls .he sec9unt, anC ioct
at the books. To begin let US con-
sider the gross liabilities: those
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-04
STATE PRESS.
Gallery of Kentucklans.

The Kentucky society Of Louisiana
has made a wise suggestion to Gov
Iernor Wilson with the request that
he place the matter before the legis-
lature, which conyenes here this win
ter. The letter is self-cxp,anatory
and is herewith reproduced in part:
New Orleans, La, July 30, 1909.
Hon, Augustus E. Wilson, Governor
Of Kentucky Frankfort, Ky.
Dear Governor: At a recent meet
ing OF the Kentucky society of Lou.si-
ana ] had the privilege as a member
Of its governing board 20 present a
resolution, providing that the legisla-
ture OF the state OF Kentucky.
through your kS:Giy o;htes IS Siilet
executive, should be asked to set
apart and dedicsta in the new capitol
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-04

II the county almshouse is to have
a tuberculosis ward, it is proof that
Mrs. Cranes criticism of the policy
of keeping the other inmates with
sick and dying consumptiyes has
gone home.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-04

The wedge State Auditors Agent
VIII Husbands drove in, when he
sued Hiram Smedley in behalf of the
state, has resulted in exposing what
Professor Smith calls "A very care
/ less way of handling the county az
fairs" to say the least.
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Judge DuRelIe is Not worried

II wv hOtFttts
81 have no information that would
lead me to believe that | will be re-
moved from Office" said Judge
George DuRelle, district attorney,
when asked II the report from Wash
ington that he was to be succeede
by J. c. SpeigNt, OF Mayfield, was
true.
81 have noticed several rumors
published in the newspapers within
the past few weeks" said Judge Du-
Relic, "but / have received no dea-
mite information concerning my re-
moyal or the appointment of my sue
cessor. My term lasts until next
June, but the president has a right
to name my successor-which means
my removal--at any time.
81 have not thought seriously about
these reports. / am not on bad terms
with the administration and will let
the matter take its course"
Judge DuRelle was appointed three
vars ago last June. Mr.. Spelght is a
member of the Mayheld bar and an
Influential politician in his section of
the state.-Louisville Herald.
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inCredSo $4,000. ..'' Affo
Personally appeared before me
this July 10, 1909, R. d. MacMillen,
business manager of The Sun. who
affirms that the above statement of
the circulation of The Sun for the
month of June, 1909, is true to the
best of his knowledge and belief.
PETER PURYEAR,
Notary Public McCracken Co.
My commission expires January
10. 1912.
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Daily Thought.

Eternity, which cannot be far off,
Is my one strong city.-Thomas Car
Isle.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-04

Mr. and Mrs Frank Jones OF
Twenty-frst street. are the proud
parents Of a i0-pound girl baby.
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lery designed as a place of memorial
for the gathering and exhibit of IN
statues and paintings of eminent
Kentuckians, now deceased, who rUse
to prominence in other states. and
whose statues or paintings should he
contributed by the friends AMI ad-
mirers of those Kentuckians In the
several states who might be pleased
to contribute them. and providing
that the reception OF these memorials
should be left to the determination
of a commission to be appointed from
time to time by the governor OF Ken
lucky, and all conditioned that no eN-
pense should attach to the state Of
Kentucky. ether than the incurred in
the provision and care of the hall set
apart for the reception and exhibit OF
the memorials presented and re.
ceiyed.-Kentucky State Journal.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-04

II YOU want 10 ride. phone Glaubcr
the uveryman; he viii do the rest.
Phone las.
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tcor;i,ued on page 81

~ IT'S ONLY a HEADACHE
Why Cornelison's Headache Liver Pills
vii, cure that 10 centa Guaranteed
BY all druggists.
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You DON'T HAVE no WAIT.

Every dose makes you feel better. Lar
70 Keeps your whole insideE right.
sold on the Money Back plan every
where. Price b0c.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-29

still going on, and l cannot stop It'll
am quite prepared to give up my
post at any moment" .
Lord Chelsford nodded towards
the door, .
"Will you be so good as to step
into the next room for few min
utes. MIR. Ducaine?" he said.
found my way into bare wait
ing room, hung with few maps.
and with uncarpeted. floor. The min
utes dragged along slowly. hated
the thought of dismissal, | rebelled
against 1t almost fiercely. l had
done my duty, had told the truth,
there was nothing against me save
this obstinate and quixotic loyalty
of the duke to an old family friend.
Yet l scarcely dared hope that
there was a chance for me.
At last L heard the door open and
the sound of friendly adieux in the
passage. Lord Chelsford came in
alone. 3
We'll, Mr.. Ducaine,' he said, I'VE
have discussed this matter thor
oughly, and we are all practically
agreed that there is no reason why
we should ask you to give up your
position"
l was almost overcome.
81 am to 60 back to Braster,
them. asked.
Tonight, If possible" Lord
Chelsford answered. go on living
as you have been living. And, lis
ten! If you should have further
cause to suspect the prince of Ma
lors or anybody else, communicate
with me or with Ray. The duke Is,
of course. a man of ability and an
honorable man, but he is prejudiced
in favor of his friends. Some of us
others have had to learn our les
sons in life, and men, in a sharper
school. You understand me, Mr..
Ducaine, am sure"
81 perfectly understand, SIR"
answered
There is nothing more which
you wish to ask me?"
There Is suggestion l should
like to make, sir, with regard to
the disposal of my finished work, Z
l told him.
go on, Mr.. Ducaine, shall be
glad to listen to it," !,
Il" /
There was a knock at the door.
Lord Chelsford held up his finger.
Send it to me in writing" he
said in low tone; tomorrow
Come I'M"
Ray entered. !.
ITO be continued.)
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-29

NEW YORK, Sept. 2S.-"Look
out! The built"
Wearing red dress, young Miss
Louise Mcpherson was riding
through the Mineola Il. - fair
grounds yesterday.
Look out! The BULL" a dozen
men yelled at her, waving their
arms wildly.
Turning in her saddle, the girl
saw bull, head down, charging her
full, tilt. Her dress had made the
bull as angry as ever did matador's
red cloak. The quick-witted young
woman put her horse on gallop,
the bull saw soon the chase was
hopeless and halted, paving the
earth and believing in impotent
rage.
Peter Underhill, who owns him,
carted the bull to the fair grounds
to put him on exhibition today. AS
he was being taken from a crate
and placed in pen. the bull broke
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-29
COMMISSIONERS IN PARIS.

PARIS, Sept. 29.-The American
waterways commissioners arrived
today from Brussels to spend five
days examining the River Seine.
Senator Burton says the commits
sion has obtained in Europe infor-
nation which will be of great value
in developing waterways in the
United States.
Senator Aldrich and Professor
Andrews of the United States mon
etary commission are In Paris con-
feMing with Governor Pallain of
the Bank of France and other emf
nent financiers and economists,
gathering Information to fill gaps
in last. years Investigation neces-
sary to complete tn ereport. The
commissioners will go from here to
London.
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be removed from office for his fail
ure to comply with the statutes in
this regard"
Such are the recommendations
adopted this afternoon by the
county commissioners in preparing
their official record of Coroner H.
e. Schlegel's refusal to unite with
the commissioner In securing the
lowest figure in the burial of the
pauper dead of Spokane county, in
Guiding the cases that come under
the corOner's notice
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GIRL, READY TO BE MARRIED,
FOUND GAGGED AND BOUND

was employed.
The girl struggled for hours for
her life. Bare stalks of weeds are
crushed down for many feet where
she was found.
1t appears as If the girls truss
ed up body was thrown down on
a hill in the lot far from the street,
and in her struggles to reach the
street she managed to roll over
and over till she reached a hollow
which held her doubly prisoner.
A wedding trousseau was found
in the girls room. The police
heard that she contemplated bring
ing suit against q Cincinnati man.
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WANT INVESTIGATION
= Of COUNTY CORONER

Resolved. That the grand jury
on reassembling on October be
and they are hereby requested to
investigate the reasons for the cor.
oner.s refusal and to ascertain II
there is any Interior purpose or
motive In his actions; and be it
further
Resolved, That F. G. Pugh,
prosecuting attorney of this county,
be requested to advise this board
as to whether or not DR.. Schlegel,
as coroner of this county. cannot