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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-24

The decision was received with Joy
by the county school officials. who
are wearing broad smiles today. The
fra news Of the decision was receiv-
ed by County School Superintendent
s. J. Ellington In a long distance
message from State Superintendent
Crabbe's ONCE. Since the granting
Of the Injunction the consolidated
school AZ Lone Oak has been closed
hut sessions viii not be resumed be.
fore next Monday. az n copy OF the
decision will not be received before
Saturday.
The case was hard fought on both
sides The county school board con
solldsted the Arcadia. the Lang and
Lone Oak schools into one school az
Lone Oak. Owing to the distance
the territory was divided Into three
districts. and free transportation was
given the pupils. Residents at Ar
cadla objected to the removal OF the
school from Arcadia and made appli
cation for an injunction 10 dissolve
the school. Attorneys Bradshaw a
Bradshaw and Thomas Crice repre-
sented the residents while County At
torney Alben Barley. Attorney ID. II
Hughes and 5. J. Ellington repre-
scented the county school board. In
the court OF appeals Attorney General
Breathltt argued the case for the
school board The decision was a
complete victory for the school board
as the validity OF the free transport
alton makes the school possible. II
was claimed that the school board
did not have a right to use money
from all the taxpayers TO transport
a part OF the pupils TO school.
Superintendent Ellington was es-
pecially jnbIlant as he will resign his
Office this week and leave for Mon
tano to locate, and he had the salts
faction TO see the consolidated school
but he will be appointed county
school superintendent until January
and II will be necessary for him TO
resign as principal OF the consolidat-
ed school II IL unknown who will
be elected principal.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-24
LAWYERS FLOCK TO
DETROIT FOR MEETING

Detroit. Aug. 24.-One hundred
and fifty of Americas leading law
yers are in the city to attend the
annual meeting of the American Bar
association, which opened this morn
ing. The secretary's report shows a
healthy growth Of the organization.
the membership now being more
than 1850.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-24
Militia On the Scene.

Meadville. Mis-, Aug. 24.-Com-
panies b and C. third regiment OF
the state guard, arrived here tonight.
Sheriff Jones called for troops in an
ticipation of serious trouble last
night. arising from the attempted as
sassination of Chancery Clerk Ernest
Newman last night. So far there has
been no demonstration.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-24
EMMA GOLDMAN SEEKS TO
ADDRESS PITTsBURG STRIKERS

Pittsburg, Aug. 24.-It is reported
today that Emma Goldman, the an
archist is here trying 10 reach the
strikers. She wants to address them.
The constabulary at McKees' Rock Is
watching for her. Many strikers ar
rested were forcibly mancled and
dragged by the troopers horses, when
they resisted. There are 81 in the
box-car Jail.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-24
ROGERS CLAY MENTIONED
FOR GOVERNOR
Democratic Friends Taking Pleasant
Liberties with His Name for
the Nomination.

Lexington. KY Aug. 24.-The
friends OF Hon. Rogers Clay are free
ly discussing that gentleman as a
Democratic eligible for the guber-
material nomination. SO far as is
known Mr.. Clay has never expressed
himself one way Of the other on the
subject. He IL commissioner Of the
court OF appeals and is widely known
and popular.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-24
CHICAGO STREET CAR sITUA-
TON LOOKS BAD AGAIN TODAY

Chicago. ILL.,, Aug. 24.-The car
strike possibilities are unchanged.
The companies say they cannot con-
cede any more. and the employees say
they will not accept the present of
fers, declaring they will strike Satur-
day unless new offers are made.
Members of the state board of arbl-
tration are ready to interfere II they
are asked.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-24
GAS EXPLODED

Geneva. Switzerland, Aug. "a
Five persons were killed and twelve
injured by an explosion
at the city gas works today. The
explosion occurred in the purifying
chamber between the two principal
gas meters.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-24
HARTMAN WIRES THAT HE
IL IN GOOD CONDITION

New York, Aug. 24.-Harrlman is
expected to arrive here this after
noon. In a wireless message TO
Judge Lovett he said: 81 am in good
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-24
Newspaper Man Dead.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Aug. "a
Samuel Keller. aged 81, widely
known newspaper correspondent
and politician, is dead. Keller was
Republican presidential elector last
November for the Eighth Missouri
congressional district.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-24
BIDS FOR IMPROVING
FARLEY PLACE AND MEYER

For the third time bids were open
ed this afternoon for the improve
ment of the alley between Farley
place and Meyer street by the board
Of public works, which met in called
session. Owing to a technicality the
first bids could not be accepted, and
the second bids were too high and
the board tried again this afternoon
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-24
TELEGRAPH COMPANY EN-
CLUDED FROM FLOOR

st. Louis, Aug. 24-The Printing
Telegraph News company was today
excluded from the floor OF the Mer-
chants Exchange on the grounds Of
giving quotations to the headquarters
of a string of ale bucket shops.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-24

Rheims, Aug. 24.-High winds
prevented flights this morning. 1t is
blowing a 30-mile gale. Curtiss' ma
chine. in his tent. is drawing the
crowds. The committee declares the
Plain of Bethany has been leased for
three years and will be the center of
European aviation contests.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-24
THE WEATHER.

The weather forecast for Paducah
and vicinity Is: Generally fair to-
night and Wednesday. Mercury
climbed up 10 notch No. 81 at 2
o'clock this afternoon, the highest
temperature for several days. The
lowest today was n.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-24
Engineer Killed.

st. Louis, Aug. 24.-Engineer
Michael Healey of st. Louis. was
killed this Afternoon, when Missouri
Pacific passenger train No. 5 was
wrecked near Hew Haven. Mo.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-24
MIDDLEsBoRO POsTOFFICE
CLERK CAUGHT STEALING

Middlesboro. Aug. 24.-John Hub
BILE, for II years chief clerk In the
postofiice here. was arrested today
for tamperlng with the mall. Marked
money was found on him when
caught.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-24
Storm on the Gulf.

New Orleans. Aug. 24.--No serl-
Gus damage as the result of the
storm on the gulf today had been re-
ported up to late hour last night.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-24

New York, Aug. 24.-District At
torney Vim. Travers Jerome announ-
eel that he will be a candidate for
reelection this fall, running indie
pendently.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-24
Two Drowned.

Milwaukee, Wis, Aug. 24.-While
bathing this afternoon in the Memo
mice river here, Joseph Britt and
Harry Weidner, aged is and 10 re-
spectively, were drowned
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-24
BIG COMPANY
To Operate Boats ON Kanawha, Ohio
and Mississippi Rivers.

and Mississippi Rivers.
Gallipolis. O., Aug. 24.-The Ka-
nawha and Ohio River Transportation
company, with capital stock of ST.
200 900, was granted charter today
by the secretary OF state Of West Vir-
ginia.
The company will operate boats on
the Great Kanawha, Ohio and Missls-
sippi rivers. The incorporators are:
Thornton J. Theall, Howard C. Dick
man and C. j. S. Dereye, OF New
York City, and B. A. Wordemsnn, OF
Hoboken, N. j.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-24
Cross Whips Smith.

New York, Aug. 24.-Leach Cross.
of New York. easily defeated Cy
Smith, Of Jersey City. last night in
ten rounds.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-02-20
saOss,.7ss POSTAGE BILL.

II the Congressman and other OH.
cials who enjoy the free ranking priv.
ilege had 10 buy stamps and use them
az the rate which all other people have
to pay the revenue would have been
t20.SSi.239 more last year.
The Boston Transcript says:
The reports covering the special
weighing Of the mail for a six months
period last year furnish the first re.
liable data as TO what the free service
tof the Postoffice Department.
amounts 10. The estimated weight
Of the free mail matter carried dur.
ing a year Is 1856. 73S pounds. n this
mail all paid postage az the regular
rate Il would bring into the treasury
S2O,SS1 .239. In addition to this free
secOnd-class matter. and penalty mat
ter, the department carried free mail
Of its own which II II had been paid
for would have brought In a revenue
Of S21 900. 600"
Il is understood that this does not
include the postage on Senator TIL
mans typewriter.-Commercial Union,
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-02-20
Beware Of oIntments for Catarrn
That Contain Mercury

as mercury viii surely destroy the
sense OF smell and completely derange
the whole system when entering II
through the mucous surfaces such
articles should never be used except
ON prescriptions from reputable phSsi
clans. as the damage they viii 90 Is
ten fold 20 the good you can possibly
derive from them. Halls CalaI'n
Cure. manufactured by +. J. Cheney
& Co. Toledo, o., contains no mei'
curry. and Is taken internally a'lhs
directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system. In Ouylhs
Hairs Catarrh Cure be sure you g So.
he genuine. II is taken intefnaiiy
and made I'M Toledo, Ohio, by p .
cheney a Co. Testimonials ifee'
Sold By an druggists. Price 'oc per
bottle. -.,
Take Halls Family Pills for eonsu'
nation. e.! ~
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-02-20

only about one person In every ten
knows how to use the telephone prop
erly," said a district manager OF one
of the local companies. mine out OF
every ten persons talk entirely toe
loud over the telephone. They actual
ly shout and make so much noise that
they drown out all semblance of clear.
ness" says The Philadelphia Record.
Then they cant hear. and the first
thing you know there Is a complaint
about poor connection and faulty
service. The correct way to talk over
the telephone is to talk as you do in
ordinary conversation, or even a
trife lower. People can't seem to
realize that the telephone will carry
a whisper even"
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-02-20

A dispatch from Los Angeles, Cal,
states that Vice-President Fairbanks
has purchased 225 acres Of fruit land
adjoining the city of Redlands, sixty
five miles east of Los Angeles, where,
Il Is understood, he will make his
home IN the near future. He has for
several years owned a half interest In
the land and a few days ago he &C
uuired the other half for $4,000. Plans
are now being prepared by a local
architect for a magnificent residence.
There are ninety-seyen acres In navel
oranges, one hundred acres In selected
varieties Of grapes and twenty-eight
acres in alfalfa. A splendid income
has been derived from the property
for several years. Mr.. Fairbanks son
F. c. Fairbanks, resides at Pasadena,
ten miles east Of Los Angeles ana
afty.five miles west Of Redlands.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-02-20

Lemp, the brewer. who is now in the
divorce court, taught his wife how TO
smoke cigarettes, says The Savannah
News. After a while another fellow
came along with a brand Of cigarettes
better than those Lemp smoked, and
the lady liked them. When the lady
switched her cigarettes Lemp got
mad and made a fuss. Can It be long
er argued that cigarette smoking Is
an abOminable vice?
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-02-20
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Richmond News.Leader SAYS:
There Is pith In the suggestion OF a
Confederate veteran that unless We
make some haste In the building Of
the Battle Abbey few or none OF the
veterans In whose honor and for
whose pleasure Il Is TO be erected will
see t. These men are marching
across the river in numbers accelerat.
ing every year. We owe Il 20 them
20 have as many OF them as possible
given the opportunity before they die
TO see the chief memorial 20 their
valor and their service"
The Norfolk Landmark says: mo
State. says Mr.. Lodge In a speech az
Boston. should have a right TO
disregard a treaty once made by the
United States. Il is easy to reduce
that doctrine to absurdity. II State
is necessarily bound by any treaty
made between the Federal Govern
ment and a foreign power the cOnsti-
tuition amounts 20 nothing; for a Wash.
ington administration could wipe the
States out Of existence and establish
the rankest domestic tyranny by agree
ment with the opera-bouffe republic OF
Panama"
The Philadelphia Record says: The
timely retreat OF the Legislature Of
California and the seasOnable dispOsi-
ton Of the authorities at Toxic have,
temporarily at least, given pause to
agitation Of the japanese question. II
the declarations Of the japanese am
bassador have any validity his gov
eminent has no notion of regarding as
an indignity or a wrong any measures.
local or general, 20 reduce Asiatic i'm
migration to a minimum. The declara-
ton Of Mr.. Takahira that the Japa-
nese are true to their own country
and fully aware Of the rights Of other
countries covers the whole ground of
controversy"
The Charleston Post says: The city
Of Savannah doesn't seem to be afraid
Of antagonizing the railroads by re-
quiring them to give a decent consid-
Grafton TO the rights OF the public and
to accommodate themselves To the con-
venience OF the people. II there is
anywhere a community whose pros
perity is dependent upon the
favor of the railroads Il is Savannah,
and II It were necessary for the peO-
pie OF a hustling city to subordinate
their best interests TO the railroads
I'm order to remain I'm business and
make some progress, Savannah would
be the place Of all places TO give
itself up to the transportation lines.
But Savannah doesn't hesitate to dis
cipline the railroads nor to enforce
upon them wholesome regulations.
The fact is worth considering by those
In other communities who are forever
whispering cautions against offending
these terrible monsters upon whose
breath depends the life Of trade"
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-02-20

0e'eiy grown IN Gainesville has
- offered In the local market for
p-al several days. and those who
=, ~, par'aken Of Il pronounce It the
. II esa' quality fact. the equal Of
- '.'ns In the celery line ever ship
II. lefe' being beautifully blcached
y. ~ " an excellent flavor. Parties In
A ~ seton have beep experimenting
- culture OF celery for some time,
II. u Is almost a certainty that
r,.''iie viii before long take its
= ~ The front ranks as a producer
most delicious adjunct OF the
'--.sy "a. %.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-02-20

The wasteful manner in which this
country is using up it's natural resOur-
ces is on a par with the action Of the
business man who each year makes
a serious inroad upon his capital. The
result is disastrous I'm either case.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-02-20

re Pennsylvania railroad has just
implied figures showing that IN 1908
i. uespassers were killed and 79l
-.-leo on LIS lines. The figures com
,-'' also show that 2.9S6 persons
!. 80 arrested for trespassing along
- renhsylvania line during the same
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-02-20

ne man who possesses the Uriah
Hsep brand Of humbleness will always
asar watching. Sooner OF later 1t will
y seen that he has none of the
Nlnlne article.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-02-20

70 talk without saying something
uwsh hearing is like playing at random
non q stringed instrument There is
rsuty Of vibration and noise, but no
melody.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-02-20

Domestic troubles would be fewer
fni sooner overcome IL they were not
told 10 neighbOrs. Nothing is more
DISASTROUS 10 the home life than tell
hg every grievance to others.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-02-20

The Indianapolis GndJ News men
lions the fact that. notwithstanding It's
recent unpleasantness with the Presi-
dent. Il has increased It's circulation
.9.9l4.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-02-20

The Jasper News has entered upon
10 twentieth year. The editor, John
n Caldwell, Is one Of the most gifted
writer's In the State, and The Sun
wishes for The News continued pros
psng.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-02-20

Wien you see a boy carrying water
aerOss a fOrty-acre field to quench the
tlifst Of an elephant, 1t does not fol-
log that he carries the wash water at
home, remarks The Orlando Sentinel.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-02-20

Government experts tell US there is
$35 per capita in circulation. But
about 500 Of IL is circulating out of
our purses into somebody else's
pockets.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-02-20

y e our mistaken conviction that
no nations desiring TO dwell together
= International peace and concord
-e not going 10 be diverted from their
.''sinal purpose by a lot Of near
,'-'eanen and iingoes scattered
-oand and about the United States
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-02-20

n Russia the government chief Of
Dolee Is accused Of being a reyOlu-
nolaFy SPY. and the leader of the revo-
ao1ary party Is accused OF being in
ne pay Of the government. What a
eeiightful country Il must be 20 live
"a
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-02-20

An ignorant man is bad enough to
=, along with, but a conceited one is
uurse and the man who combines
~ two IN his makeup is insufferable.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-02-20

Ne suspect competition between
prlsential messages and jungle
aw,es Is destined to be something
Gree during the next administration.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-02-20

nav have found another man in
tennessee who has never read a news
- OF course he is on the jury for
- nal Of the COOpers.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-02-20

u.,,,man Is to have'a 100000 bar
! n, terminal station at Pittsburg.
- ne news gently to the prohibi-
-, wave.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-02-20
Tampa & Jacksonville Rally
EFFECTIVE DEC. 10. lSOs.

A. [. Class. Gen. SUpt.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-11-16
Mother.

Young people. look in those eyes,
listen to the dear voice and notice the
feeling of even a touch that is be-
slowed upon you by that gentle hand.
Make much of it while you have the
most precious of all gifts. loving
mother. Read the unfathomable love
in those eyes, the kind anxiety Of that
tone and look. however slight your
pain. In after life you may have
friends-fond. dear, kind friends-but
never will you have again the mex
pressible love and gentleness lavished
upon you which none but mother be-
slows. Often do sigh In my strug-
giles with the hard. uncaring world for
the deep, sweet security felt when on
an evening. resting on her bosom.
listened to some quiet tale, suitable to
nv age. read in her tender, untiring
voice. Never can | forget her sweet
glances cast upon me when l appeared
asleep, never her kiss of peace at night.
Years have passed away since laid
her by my father in the old church
yard, yet still her voice whispers from
her grave, and her eyes watch over me
as l visit spots long since hallowed by
her memory Lord Macaulay.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-11-16

Gardou, in order to be present at the
execution of Tropman in January,
1875, spent the night before with La
Roquette, the prison director. In his
description he says: "At daybreak the
guests went out upon the cold, bleak
execution place. where the guillotine
had already been erected. The be-
draggled crowd. which had spent the
night in drinking places, sang ribald
songs and from time to time shouted
for Deibler, the executioner, who
meanwhile was explaining the mechan-
ism. The basket in which the head
was to drop was brought, and while
looking at it / was Mortified to see
the lid arise and a human form
emerge. Don't worry said Deibler,
with a smile; that is only my wife,
who wanted to see the execution, and
/ chose the simplest way to secure
good place for her." Clemenceau saw
Emile Henry decapitated on May %,
1894, in his capacity as a journalist,
and. describing how the culprit was
dragged to the machine, strapped upon
the plank and there tortured by await
ing the pleasure Of Deibler till the
knife finally ended it all. said that the
horror of 1t" made him sick.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-11-16
WIN blinds Were Drawn.

The Edinburgh landlady of the sew
enties who astounded James Payn by
her stern determination to have the
blinds drawn closely down on the Sab
bath was but carrying on the tradi-
tons of her great-grandparents. The
Scot of the early eighteenth century
had a reason for drawing his blinds
on Sunday Mr.. Thompson in his
"Weaver's Craft" gives it. Some
times the minister himself" he wrote,
when he got colleague to preach for
him would make the rounds, accom-
panied by an elder, to spy with his
own eyes the sins Of the absentees.
Here one man is found romping with
his BARNS. another as the minister
peeped through the window was de-
tected kissing his wife, two men were
found drinking ale, and one was found
with his coat off, as if he were going
to work, and still another was seen
eating a hearty dinner. All were pull
ed up before the session of the kirk
and repentance forced upon EACH
London Standard.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-11-16

81 dreamed last night that, begin
ming with a hundred dollars. | pyra-
mided my bets on the stock market
so that in a little while ! had $1,000
100000" said one of the artist colony
in West Sixty-seventh street the other
day. "A crowd of people came to me
and besought me to cease specializing
They pointed out that | had more
money than | could ever spend and
that If kept on would own all there
was in the world. replied that
wanted a billion dollars more for my
own use and that proposed with the
two billion | already had to establish
a great institution where all the artists
and writers and sculptors might work
free from pecuniary annoyances and
raise the standard of beauty in all the
arts throughout the world. The last
man who came to beg me to stop max
ing money was my attorney. ] turned
a deaf ear to his entreaties. and finally
he sternIy demanded of me the $3.50
that / had borrowed from him last
week. Then | woke up."-New York
Press