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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-26
Is Rich Woman.

Cleveland. O., March 2G.- That
the woman identified by willie
WhitIa as one of the kidnapers Is
Anna McDermott, of Chicago, daugh.
ter of wealthy business man of that
city. was declared by her uncle. a
wealthy vessel owner Of this city
This vessel owner. half-brother of the
woman's mother, Mrs. Catherine Nc.
Dermott. of Chicago, saw the myster.
iOus prisoner, known as the wife OF
James X. Boyle, of Sharon, whom
BILLY" declares carried him away
from the Sharon school house last
Tuesday.
He visited the police station, and
unknown TO the woman, watched her
and heard her voice.
'She is the daughter of my half
sister" he told the police.
He had been called into the case
by Chief Kohler. who gained from
the mysterious prisoner a thread OF
her life history. She has been dis
owned by her father for three years
Was Cast OF.
She is said to have left her home
TO go on the stage and to have sorely
|displeased her father by so doing.
Her parent, a wealthy man, cas-,
her on. Who the father is the yes.
sci man has not said, nor could he be
induced to do so. He told who his
sister is. however, and said the pris-
oner's brother, William McDermott
is in a Chicago bank. and that she
has two sisters. one recently married
living in Chicago, and another in an
Indiana town. The vessel owners
brother, also a resident of this city
is aware Of the girls identity. Anna
McDermott was born in Chicago 22
years ago.
That she was given a convent
education and that she was talented
even brilliant-the life of her circle
until three years ago, when a
change came, her uncle said.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-26
Tobacco Rushing In

Tobacco sales at Bohmer's loose
leaf warehouse this morning were
$4,000 pounds. Tobacco brought
from $3.50 TO $3.50. There were no
reflections. A big sale will be held
tomorrow morning, as 20 hogsheads
OF Tennessee river tobacco were re-
oeiyed this morning of the steamer
Kentucky. The Royal brought in
three wagons and one hogshead of
tobacco from the Ohio river this
morning.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-26
May BE His Daughter.

Chicago. March 2G.-W. F. McDer.
mott. a retired fireman. today declar-
ed he is unable to state whether Hell
en- Falkner, charged with kidnapping
Billy Whltla, was his daughter. lie
had a daughter. Anna, educated at a
convent in Madison, Wis. She left
home. following a quarrel with her
father. He is not going to Cleveland
and will not send money or a lawyer,
he said.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-26
Night Rider Warnings Are Sent to
Choppers on Farm in Christian Co.
and Gunner is Giuen Instructions
City Of Mayfield Wins Case
and Validity Of School Bonds
Is Upheld by Court of Ap-
peals.

Hopklnsyille, Ky, March 20. (Spe-
Icial. Notes signed might Riders. -
were left at the gates OF Frank Long
and Garnett Fields, troopers on the
farm OF John C. Barnes in this coun-
~. The notes warned the men to
get out or bear the consequences. and
were accompanied by hickory switch
.es and matches. Barnes also was
warned to get rid OF Long.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-26
Child Burns 90 eDath.

Murray. KY, March 26.-The four
year-old child OF George Mayfield, OF
the New Providence section, was
burned to death. The father was en-
gagged in burning of an old field and
the child followed him to his work.
In returning to the house the baby's
clothing was lgnited by burning rub
blsh and the child was burned TO
death before assistance reached Il.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-26
Hotel Craig Sale

The sale OF the Hotel Craig. Fifth
and Jefferson streets. will be held
April ~. according to the notices of
the master commissioner. The sale
will be held at the court house and
It will be sold to the highest bidder
following the orders OF the clrcuit
court in the case OF the Globe Bank
and Trust company against the VIII
fFltn Tlate.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-26
Two Congressman Almost Come to
Blows During the Discussion of
Lumber Schedules in Payne Bill
GRAND NATIONAL.

. Liverpool, March 26.-Lut- I
. teur ii. a French horse. won the I
. Grand National X. w. Pars' I
. Judas, second; +. Bibby's Caube I
en- Mason, third.
The Grand National race took I
. place today. The procession I
. started for the track before day I
. light TO see the running of the I
blue ribbon event. This course I
. wins sitter Than ever. Thirty-two I
. starters were caried but only siA
, finished. Z
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-26
Taft Breaks Down Presidents Chair.

Washington. March 26.-While
President Taft was sitting yesterday
afternoon in the Office chair which
President Roosevelt used to occupy
liz broke down under heavy weight
chair has been ordered built espe-
Gladly for Mr.. Taft with strong brace
lrods.
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Hot Grcase Burns Child.

Maxon Mills. Ky. March 26. (spe-
cialD-Alby Carroll. the two-year.
old son OF ofman Carroll. the rail-
road agent, burned his right hand
last night with hot grease. The child
was playing In the kitchen, when a
skillet was overturned and the hot
grease was thrown on the child. To-
day the child was resting easy.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-26
Los Angeles Election

Los Angeles, March 26.-The re-
call election held today indicates the
highest vote in the history of the
city. Politicians are urging the de-
feat of George Alexander Lincoln. a
Roosevelt Republican. for a faction
candidate.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-26
Shoots Her Husband

ST. Louis. March 26-Anton Stebe
so years old. was shot in the arm by
his wife, Ida, this morning as h
kissed their four-year-old son at S2lO
Chouteau avenue. her home. They
had been separated and he went ia
see the children. He is badly
wounded.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-26

samara. Russia. March 26.-Polioe
today are investigating the career OF
Madame Popova, charged with whole
sale murder of undesirable husbands.
She confessed to killing 800 men In
80 years. Though the authorities
chaTacterize II as weird romancing.
they believe she is the greatest mnr-
deress in Russian history.
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Troops An Leave.

Frankfort. KY, March 90. (Spe-
elal. All troops were ordered to
leave the dark tobacco district and
the last detachment st Eddyyille has
gone home.
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Tulsa Looking Hin

Tulsa, Okla, March 26.-It is ru-
mored the Prairie Oil and Gas COM
pany has made an offer for a promi-
nent corner and will erect an Office
building to be headquarters for the
oil field. The headquarters are now
at Independence, Kas.
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Abruzzi Sails.

Marseilles. March 26.-Duke Alb
ruzzi sailed on the Oceana for BON.
bay to begin HIS Himalayan explora.
ton 70 take eight months. He will
visit the United states later.
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Belgrade, March 26.-The belief
is universal here today that King
Peter will accept the resignation OF
his son. the Crown Prince George,
since the cabinet decided that Pre-
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Calhoun Trial

San Francisco, March 26.-The
jury is again temporarily filed at the
Calhoun bribery case after ~ days
of questioning. Six jurors were Sc
lected permanently.
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RUSSIAN WOMAN CONFESSES THAT SHE
MURDERED 800 WEN In LAST 80 YEARS

mier Novokovitch has no authority
to consider the letter resignation.
The situation is serious. The govern
ment is calling frontier troops to
prevent rioting at the capital. Threats
OF deposlng the king and hints that
his life Is In danger are circulated
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Think It a Jolxe.

Pittsburgh, March 26.-Lawrence
Gibson, Ii years old, son of brick
layer. Is missing. His father received
letter. asking a ransom Of s25 900.
Police believe 1t Is a joke.
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Castro Sails.

Bordeaux. March 26.-Castro
sailed today on the Guadeloupe for
Trinidad. accompanied by his wife.
brother and secretary and attendants.
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WOMAN WHO STOLE
BILLY WHITLA is
WE'LL CONNECTED
Identified as Cast Off Daugh-
ter Of Chicago MAXWELL
Educated.
Go Back to Pennsylvania for
Trial.
EXCITEMENT HAS DIED DOWN

Pittsburgh. March 2G.--J. s. Boyle
In charge OF officers, left this after
noon for Mercer county to face the
charge of kidnapping Billy Whitla. Be-
cause there are no accommodations
the woman. Helen Falkner, will re-
main here until their trial is called.
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Another Dry County.

indianapolis. March 26.-Elkart
county voted dry pest 'riay. Two
thirds of the state Is dsy. Only one
OF the sixty counties waited wet.
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Job-hunting from store 20 .
. store cheapens you. takes time .
. and energy. Z
Avoid Encouragement, place Z
. yourself quickly through sun .
. want ads. .
II you're not satisfied a cent n .
. word will produce change for .
. the better. .
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CLOUDY

Partly cloudy tonight and Satur
day, colder saturday. Highest tenn
perature yesterday. 81; lowest today
|ss.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-09-09
She Knew the Day Well.

A poor little faded woman had been
brought into court as witness in case
involving very important issues. The
entire case depended on the fact that
a paper had been signed on a certain
day, and this the forlorn little woman
was prepared to prove.
"You saw the paper signedT asked
the opposing counsel in cross examina.
ton.
"Yes, sir" .
And you take your oath that 1t was
the 18th Of Augusty'
Il know 1t was, sir"
The lawyer, who thought another
date could be proved, assumed IN ex.
asperating smile and repeated hep
words. s...,ss
You know 1t was? And now be -
good rs to tell US how you know It"
The poor little creature looked from
one countenance to another with wide.
sorrowful eyes. as II she sought under
standing and sympathy; then her gaze
rested on the kindly face Of the judge.
II know" she said, as If speaking to
him alone, because that was the day
my baby died."-Pearson's Weekly
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Opportunity.

In one Of the old Greek cities there
stood long ago statue. Every trace
Of 1t has vanished now, but there -
still In existence an epigram which
gives US an excellent description Of Il,
and as we read the words we can sure
ly discover the lesson which those wise
old Greeks meant that the statue
should teach to every passerby. Tho
epigram is In the form Of conversa-
ton between a traveller and the statue:
What Is thy name, 0 statueT'
~ am called Opportunity"
"Who made thee?"
"Lysippus."
why art thou on thy toesT'
ITO show that stay but moment"
"Why hast thou wings on thy feet~
ITO show how quickly l pass by"
But why IS thy hair so long on thy
forehead?"
"That men may seize me when they
meet me-"
why, then, is thy head so bald be-
hindu
ITO. show that when l have once
passed / cannot be caught"
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mark to her she
colored up and grew so confused that
she could hardly answer. 1t was de
lightful to be able to show her how
coolly and unconcernedly we treated
aristocracy.
For the next few days we saw as
much of the count as we did in Bou-
logne. and the Kays fairly writhed
when they saw how attentive he was
to Laura Mrs. Kay swept cur dining
room all day long with her opera
glasses and sent the two girls in at
all hours Of the day with trivial mes
sages. but it was of no avail. On the
fifth day after his arrival the count.
who was boarding near US. sent a
note round to papa, and in the even
Ing he came and was shut up with
papa for a long while i'm his study
Then Laura was summoned. and MANI
ma and | were on tenterhooks till
papa burst into the room. very red in
the face and excited. and exclaimed:
Laura is engaged to the countr'
We quite expected it. and still we
were very excited. A titled son and
brother in law was beyond our widest
dreams.
Papa said the count had spoken SO
beautifully when he asked for Laura 4
hand. He had compared woman to
the tender fern, which man. the stroll.
forest tree. must shelter and protec!
| from the storms of the world. Hs
| would be able. he said. to surround liel
with Injuries fit for a princess wher
| the lawsuit should be decided in hi.
favor. Meanwhile they would live th.
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Speculative Life Insurance,

A mania for speculative assurances
on the lives Of public personases pre-
vailed In England during the eight
eenth century. Warren Hastings. the
pretender. the rebel lords or the un-
fortunate Admiral Byng answered
equally the purpose OF speculation. and
there were also regular quotations on
the lives Of notorious highwaynien.
Sir Robert Walpole at one period Of
his career. when his life was end;,n-
gered by popular tumults. was insured
for many thousands. and when George
II. fought at Dettingen % per cent was
paid against his return. Such specula-
tive assurances were, however largely
checked by the gambling act of 1774.
which made insurable interest Il neces-
sary condition for valid policy.-Ar.
gOnaut.
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"Hclas, the yift is poor!"
''some one" though why am sure
don't know unless it's because Mrs.
Kay's brother is on the city council.
Papa was quite offhand about the
matter.
''It will rub up the girls French and
give us all thorough change Of scene,
Maria," he said to mamma. Il quite
long to 'parley-voo' again and to taste
some Of those delicious little French
dishes. All! tell you. travelling en-
larges the mind"
And he went off to smoke in high
good humor.
We were recommended to boarding
house by the Rays. They assured us
that ''only the best people will be
found there. We've often stayed there
ourselves
We engaged rooms and after horri
BILE crossing arrived at our destination.
The pension" was rather dingy and
unprepossessing. and the best peo-
pie" were certainly very dull. They
were mostly English, and they steadily
avoided one another. II it had not
been for a bright little Frenchwoman
and her husband it would have been
deadly. but we went about with them
for the first few days, and then-the
count came.
The whole place was in a tlutter Of
nvnitop,ont 0nA MO vvoro CT lonO-
ing for the evening meal. when, as our
portly landlady assured us. with her
gilt earrings twinklins from emotion.
M. lie Comte de Marabout will give us
the honor of his distinguished COM
pany. He is not proud. NJ. lie Comte!
Mon Dieu. no! Tut an aristocrat-jusqu
au bout des ongles! No nouveaux riches
for Antoinette Barnard. Bah! They
should not show their noses inside her
pension. Mais vous verreZ. mam'selle.
vous verrez-you shall acquaint your
self with elite of France. Afternoons
jusqu'a ce soir."
And she hustled away In the volumi-
nous bombazine which she had donned
In honor of her illustrious guest.
was surprised to find a count made so
much of in 4 republican country. but
then, as papa says. travelling does
enlarge the mind
We smartened ourselves up good
deal for the evening. My sister Laura
who is very romantic-I think It must
come from reading the WOman's Home
Gazette, for it doesn't run in the fam
ily-made up all kinds of castles in the
air while we were dressing. These &c
distracted me that heated the curling
irons too hot and burned of my fringe
l was very vexed. for knew that the
count would never look at such guy
as Jim called me. when he met us
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happiest OF lives on the prfncels, arrow

happiest OF lives on the prfncely allow
ance which his liberal and dear fu-
ture papa" had decided to confer upon
them, from which gather that papa
had. us Jim terms it,. 'coughcd up" to
a considerable amount. Still. no one
could blame him for sacrificing some
thing to such an alliance After al,
though | wouldn't own it to the
kays-papa used to serve in the store.
Well, the news didn't take long to
travel round Pawtucket. aud the next
day the papers were filed with it,
visitors poured in. We We're the SEN
SatiOn of Pawtucket, and it was an
hour of unalloyed triumph. Mamma
sat in state in her best satin dress; and
the count handed round tea and de-
lighted every one by his affability.
Many people who had patronized uy
before and had only honored us by a.
call once year looked in to see the
lion" and were most gushing. Such is
the way of the world. =
uell every one except the Nay, girls
had gone and We were feeling quite
tired out some one proposed IL stroll in
the garden. The suggestion was eager
ly welcomed. We had to pass through
our little sitting room, where Miss
Croft was fixing an evening frock Of
Laura's, for the count was going with
us to a dance the next evening.
AS we came in Miss Croft rose in n
deprecating way. The count AMI
Laura had fallen behind the rest Of
US, but heard him saying in his soft
foreign accents as they entered the
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Care IN Preparing Food.

In recent years scientists have
proved that the value of food is meas
ured largely by its purity; the re.
suit is the most stringent pure food
laws that have ever been known.
One food that has stood out promi-
nently as a perfectly clean and pure
food and which was as pure before
the enactment of these laws as it
could possibly be is Quaker Scotch
Oats; conceded by the experts to be
the ideal food for making strength Of
muscle and brain. The best and cheap
est. of all foods. The Quaker Oats Com
pany is the only manufacturer Of oat-
meal that has satisfactorily solved the
problem of removing the husks and
black specks which are SO annoying
when other brands are eaten.
For hot climates Quaker Scotch Oats
is packed in -hermetically sealed tins.
keeps fresh and sweet anywhere. I
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DROPPING the Curtain,

"No, Mr.. Slowun," said the fair pos
SCISSOR Of the square chin. Il must re-
spectfully decline t3 become your 9th
er half
But why?" asked the astonishcd
young man, who had believed at he
was the favored one.
BECAUSE" replied the female ex.
tender of the frosty digit. the man
marry must be brave and fearless.
Tonight you let out the information
that you have loved me for five long.
weary years, but have not dared men,
ton it until the present meeting. y
man who has no more nerve than that
would hide under the bed while his
wife went downstairs to interview u
burglar who was making raid OH the
family larder Therefore. Mr.. Slowun.
will work the piano for little slow
music while the curtain drops on tho
farewell scene. You will find your hat
on the usual peg of the hall rack.
Good eveningv'-London Mail
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No Picnic.

"A Junction City man told Of re-
mark made by woman ut whose
home number of people took supper
one night during political campaign
in Sumner county. This particular
woman. though young In years. was
the mother Of seven children. Nat
urally the children were reasonably
close to one size When the ..can,-
paigners'' went into the woman's
house one Of them noticed the bunch
Of children and said to the woman In
friendly way. These all yours. or Is
this picnic:'' They are all mine"
she replied wearily, land it's no pic
ic."-Kansas City Journal.
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presence of Il no.
bleman and ap-
peared rat h er
suspicious Of our
familiarity with
him. The eli
max Of our tri-
umph. however,
was when Ethel
Kay ca me in.
When we intro
duced her to the
count she SEEM
ed undecided
W h e t er she
should make Il
courtesy. and she
was quite sub
due(l and meek
during the whole
of her visi t !.
When the count
addressed 4 re-
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Copyright 1909. by American Press Asss-
eiatisn
E.TeHEN we returned from our sum-
IM mer holiday last year we felt
IU that we had spent it to great
u advantage Besides the enjoy
ment we had derived from trip to
France. we secured the acquaintance
ship-I might say the fricndship-of
the count. This fact acted like a match
applied to the touchwoOd of local es-
TEEN. But must explain.
Every year about the end Of July,
when Pawtucket begins to pail upon
US. we broach the subject Of "going
away" to papa. He always makes the
same scene and says the same things
namely. business has been so bad and
he's not going away; we've got a gar
den and might almost imagine our
selves in the country; what's good
enough for him is good enough for us
Then, having let off steam, as my
brother Jim calls 1t, while we sit
around patiently, he quiets down. and
we make plans as to where we shall
go.
1t was arranged on this occasion that
we should forsake Lakewood and the
AdirOndacks and our other favorite
haunts and go to Boulogne, in France.
The fact was that Mr.. Kay had met
papa in the city and had Dragged so
much about taking his family to Eu-
rope" that papa had on the spur Of
the moment declared that he had tue
same plan in view. The Kays live
opposite us and consider themselves
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Tipped.

Doesn't this boat tip great deal?'
asked timid young woman Of the
steward.
'The vessel, ma'am.' said the stew
ard, '.is trying to set good example
to the passengers"
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What a College Girl Can %.

The college girl who lives in small
town has perhaps the greatest power
for influence. Her education ard ex-
commands the respect of those Others
who have not had her advantages. and
this position she should use. not rs an
excuse for egotiSm or self sutficiency.
but as means Of accomplishing re-
forms in the life of the community.
Starting a village Improvement society
is an excellent way of interesting peo-
pie In their surroundings and opens
to many an entirely new worid-a
world which teaches that the useful IL
not necessarily the ugly and that en-
vironmeht is the inspiration of action.
Beautifying the village or town Is
bound to bring the citizens together
in new and more intimate associa-
tion and does much to abolish these
dens Of vice which disdgure not only
the aspect, but the moral life Of 4
town.
OF course this is but one phase Of
civic Improvement: there are many
others. In the factory town especially
there is wide scope for the college
bred woman's activity. There IL no
reason why the factory town should
be unsightly or why the employees OF
the factory should live in ugly, in
sanitary dwellings; 20 reason why the
| women Of the town should not be
| roused RI interast in thai; surroY,nd.
ings and. above all. to self respect.
| The woman OF education owes It tc
her less fortunate sister to encourage
that feeling Of self respect which liei
| dormant in e breasts CT go many fac
| tory women Give them the yigiou Of
| something broader and higher thar
Is comprehended in their own horizon
and they will try to conform thei
| lives to It.
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visit to lcOk for
ward to. Mann
ma contrived to
let the Rays and
old Miss Briggs
know about II.
and the n e " =
was allover Paw
tucket in a few
hours. l knO "
that the Kays
were green with
envy. The girls.
no had always
been very stfn
and condescend-
Ing to us, took
to dropping in on
some pretext or