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The Washington herald., 1909-06-27

trembled as he spoke
Experience, hell" the old man snorted, You
come with me-" And fifteen minutes later they
were in the managerial offices Of a big broadway
department store.
''See here Teddy" the Exec announced, i've
brought you O good man. i know hm-ralseu
him from pup. Put him to work and give him
a decent salary Experience? Why, certainly, all
sorts of experience and besdes-will you kindly
tell me what the devil man needs of experience
to sell gew-gaws?"
ON the same floor with John Edward was
~ perky little black-hared, blacl-eyed cashier who
found time between poking change through the
hole in her cage and scolding cash boys to look
around her. AS John Edward passed 10 and fro
beneath her cage she observed him closely but
with an air that suggested nothing more than q
purely impersonal interest. 1t the course OF time,
however she concluded that she rather liked his
looks liked his square shoulders, his stride and
his general getup. AT the end of two weeks sho
leaned down from her cage and hailed him and
John Edward halted in response to her. call with
much the same feeling that he had formerly faced
the quarterback.
"say, what's your name?" she demanded brisk
ly.
from saluting.
''Heavensl" She suppressed shrek. Forget
it,"
''yhat's the matter with 'Etuckns'?' John Ed
ward meelxy inquired.
"Huckins" she replied, ut sounds like the hired
man" She puckered her brow she made
change and poked it to a cash boy. You'll have
to change it," she added, looking up moment
later. u think I'll call you Billy. That's good
little name easy to remember"
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other's Their neighbors less wrapped up in the
traditions OF country and ancestry, referred TO IL
uncharitably as plain pigheadedness.
TOHN Edward was worthy scion of his for
J bears There could never be any question as To
his spirit or pgheadedness, or whatever you may
choose to call It, and this fact was a source OF
constant delight to his father
s,Jest like his old dad to t." that worthy
man would exclam whenever his sons contrari-
ness had reached the point that would have called
for good sound spanking from the ordinary par
ent Such a proceeding was. however, the last
thing in the old mans thoughts for he gloried In
John Edwards spirit and developed 1t as man
developes the lighting spirit In a bull pup by
shaking IL Mt the end of a rope, and results were
not slow in forthcoming.
At ten John Edward was the neighborhood
scourge and at fourteen he had been projected
hguratively and literally from school with final
ity that put an end to his scholastic requirements
When this occurred, the neighbors heaved a sign
of relief i'm the conviction that the father would
now take his in hand and mete out long-de-
layed punishment but he did nothing of the sort.
.It's all right" he declared, time he git
tin out into the world and earnin' somethin' he
can't git out of books. The world Is enough or
school, l compute. Let the boy try his hand
at business"
And John Edward did. He tried his hand at
all sorts and descriptions of business and in turn
found each unsuted to his peculiar temperament
mr. his employers found him unsuited TO theirs
which amounted to the same thing, that John
Edward moved on until, at eighteen he had ex-
hausted the available opportunities which the
commercial life Of his town had to offer Then
he sought wider fields he went to the city, taking
with him all OF his old spirit together with we'll
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IL
century to develop the
a spirit" TO the point where
handed down 10 John Edward;
it took a good many OF the
best years of John Edwards
life 70 bring about his regene'
sis and TO accomplish his re.
version TO type.
It all began when a plod'
ding ancestor, responding TO a
call OF the west, shook from
his feet the dust OF a land
where he had bobbed his fore
top TO the Lord OF the Manor
with much the same feeling
that he went to church on
Sundays, and journeyed to cast
his lot with the new and
touchy little republic along
the Atlantic's western shore.
He had arrived on its hospit-
able shores at time when
freedom was the first word on
every tongue, the first thought
I'm every mind and the idea
seemed as good TO him as IL
was new and strange. AS he
grew more accustomed to his
new surroundings, he found
that time and circumstances
had combined harmoniously 10
render freedom a condition or
comfortable elasticity. If the
loosely wrought letters of law
or convention were not 10
mans liking, he had only TO
move on and, In the boundless
area OF the borderland, hew
out for himself a home where
he might establish an atmos-
phere more TO his taste.
Under such circumstances,
Il Is not TO be wondered at
that John Edwards ancestors
ideas Of the fundamental prin-
clples of freedom should have
been crude and elemental.
whatever they may have been,
Il is certain that they suffered
much In transmission from
generation TO generation, for,
by the time they had impress
ed themselves upon the Tecep-
tive mind of John Edward,
they had resolved themselves
into the Huckins spirit =
which in the family signified
an independence OF thought
and action in keeping with
citizen of land where one
mans vote was as good as an
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light July morning he lande
q free man. In his
pocket was money; in his
soul all the arrogant Joy and
confidence OF youth. A ship
mate offered TO get him a
berth in a machine shop, but
he declined.
"Matey," he said, II can't
seem to see myself doing
eight-hour stunts In a suit OF
greasy overalls. Something a
little nearer the quarter deck
for mine, me boy"
The quarterback idea was
merely the recrudesence of the
old Huckins spirit in another
form and It caused him To
draw his pay I'm a yellow en-
velope with sickening regular
ity. Incidentally, in his wan
derings in search OF work, it
caused him to learn ways OF
the road and he became fa-
millar with the method of
squaring brakey, when he
had the price, or OF riding tho
bumpers when he hadn't It.
He also learned how to make
breakfast last through lunch,
dinner and well into the fol
lowing day by the simple ex-
pedient OF drinking water,
smoking a cigarette ard TAX
ing up a notch or so in his
belt.
Under the circumstances, 1t
was some time before no
reached New York, and when
he had arrived. he wondered
what on earth had brought
him thither, for he found that
he could starve in New York
as expedidously and much
more inconspicuously than on
the plains OF Arizona or New
Mexico. After a week OF
hopeless searching. ne was on
the point Of hunting up the
recruiting ONCE once more
when he ran into the old
Exec. The sight of his old
commanders face made him
homesick and he poured out
the full measure of his woes
to the blum old sailor.
Nothing doing for me
here" he told him, you've
got to have experience or pull
In this town or you'll starve,
sir" And John Edwards lip
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TT required something more than a
century to develop the Huckins
~ spirit TO the point where 1t was
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oRns BY = a PIT. NJ. ID. - TIC W at ono
was s..
How John Edward Reached the Quarter Deck
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The Regenesis Of Hue kin'

again at some thing like its old reading.
One bright July morning, he land ed
in San Francisco q free man. In his
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-03
CHAS. FRIEDRICH
RESPECTED GERMAN
CITIZEN is DEAD
Pneumonia Following Para
lytic Stroke Friday
Proved Fatal.
Was an Upright Generous
Citizen.
THE BURIAL AT OAK GROVE

Mr. Charles Friedrich, 61 years
old, died this morning at his home,
233 North Sixth street, shortly after
2 O'Clock, after an illness since last
Friday OF paralysis and pneumonia.
Mr.. Frederick all his life had been a
hale and hearty man till Friday even
ing at 1880 O'Clock when he suffered
a stroke OF paralysis The next day
after the stroke of paralysis, pneu-
monia set in making his Illness fatal.
Mr.. Friedrich was a native of Ger
many. He was born at Hanover,
Germany, in lS47 and lived there
TIN he was Is yeare old. He then
went on the ocean, as a sailor and
came to this country when he was 10
years old and resided in New York
for three years and since that time
he had been a resident of this city.
Mr.. Friedrich had been a resident of
Paducah for the last 40 years and had
been one of Paducah most honor
able citizens. The FIRST ten years Mr..
Friedrich lived in the city he followed
the tailoring business and for the last
80 years he had been in the sewing
machine business. For many years
Mr.. Friedrich was the only sewing
machine agent in this city and he es-
tablished a large business and a
prosperous one. Many of the older
citizens OF this city will remember
Mr.. Friedrich as being very good
business man; all his life in this city
he has been an upright, generous cit
izen.
Mr.. Friedrich had been devoted
member of the First Presbyterian
church for many years. He was also
a member of the Masonic lodge, the
Odd Fellows and the Golden Cross.
The Masonic lodge and the Odd Eel
lows will have charge of the funeral
and both organizations will carry out
their funeral ceremonies.
Mr.. Friedrich was married 21
years ago to Miss May Pickering of
Princeton. He is survived by his
wife and two children, Miss Maizie
lhN4NNiiOhs anu NAilldtu fi4cuIlth. I1t
has relatives living in New York
City and relatives who reside in Ger
many. Mr.. Friedrich carried a
heavy life Insurance in several differ
ent companies.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
afternoon at 2:3O O'Clock at the
First Presbyterian church. The Rev.
W. q. Cave, pastor of the Presbyter-
ian church, and the Rev. David c.
Wright, rector of Grace Episcopal
church, officiating. The burial will
be in Oak Grove cemetery.
The pallbearers will be: e. w.
lWhittemore. ]. II. Burnett. Gus SIN
gleton. George Rock, Harry Hank
and Louis Rieke, Sr.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-03
LADIES
In ANOTHER HOTEL
FIRE In FLORIDA

That hotel fires on the Florida
coast seem to be following up the
kentuckians temporarily residing
there Is evident by the news that has
been received by friends and relatives
from Mrs. Edmund Noble and Mrs.
Harry G.. Tandy and little daughter,
giving their experiences in the burn
Ing OF the Alcazar hotel at ST. Au-
gustine, Fla. Fortunately both Mrs
Tandy and Mrs. Noble escaped with
out Injury or loss of baggage, but
they write that the guests were in a
panic when the alarm was given. The
Paducahans were In a hotel about
two weeks ago at Seabreeze, Fla.
when It was destroyed.
ducahans lost baggage.
The fire was extinguished before
serious damage was done. but some
Of the guests had property damaged
by water. The fire occurred lat,
Friday night Other Kentuckiani
we're in both the fires. Mrs. S. ]
Shaskelford and two children o
Frankfort. but who are known here
were in both hotels. Captain an,
Mrs. w. f. cambridge. of Frankfort
have gone to St. Augustine to NEE
THE Kentucklans.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-03
Over 10000 Visitors Already
on Scene and Others Are
Coming in by the Train
Load.

Washington, March 3.-With the
Inauguration nearer at hand the pop
lulation OF this city is $4,000 to 10O,-
1000 greater than usual, and by to-
night this surplus will be doubled.
or the $1,000 members of civic
and military organizations who will
participate in the inaugural parade,
about one-thlrd already have arrived.
BY tonight fully nine-tenths OF them
will be here. The West Point cadets
reached the city this afternoon ans
the Annapolis "middles" will arrive
Thursday morning.
Pennsylvania avenue Is brilliantly
Illuminated. Long golden ropes OF
gorgeously gllttering electric lights.
waving American flags done in red.
white and blue lights. shields bearing
in the midst Of the light the beaming
face OF the presijent-elect and other
similar devices. made the fronts OF
many buildings pictures OF fairyland
beauty. In one tall building the
upper floors were a mass of red light,
the middle floors white and the lower
floors blue.
Military uniforms were thickly
scattered among the thousands who
marched in the pre-inaugural parade
up and down Pennsylvania avenue,
crowding the broad sidewalks and
Overlooking into the streets.
The guests Of President and Mrs.
Roosevelt President-elect and Mrs.
Taft will begin their occupancy OF
the white house tonight. going there
for dinner and remaining.
After the inauguration there will
be reunion OF the various members
% the Taft family at the white house
Yesterday Taft was called upon by
Esenator-elect Root and the two had
a lengthy conference. Its details.
Taft said. was not properly a matter
for public discussion. The Oregon
delegation in congress called on him
with reference to the federal iuige-
ship.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-03
Standard Oil Hearing

Chicago, March 3.-Judge Andor-
son today ruled that in order for the
government to make a case 1t must
show specific intent of the Standard
to violate the law. This ruling, 1t is
said, was laid down by the circuit
court of appeals in review of the for
mer trial of the case. Government
attorneys declare this means that in
this case ignorance of law is an ex-
cuse for violation.
The ruling cane up when the gov
eminent introduced the rate under
which 1t was alleged the Standard
related. The defense fought against
admission OF the evidence. The court
admitted it, but ruled that. the gov.
eminent must show the Standard
knew it was rebating. and that re
batting was a violation of the law.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-03
Roosevelt's Colors Still Fly.

Washington, March "A few
hours more - and then Theodore
Roosevelt will walk out Of the white
house a private citizen.
All OF his plans have been COIN
pleted. A procession of vans left the
side and back enhances OF the white
house all day. The trophies have
been taken down. papers and books
packed up. supernuous china and
plate sent on to storage or Oyster
Bay. Roosevelt could leave tomor-
row and without a word OF regret.
according to his own statement, If IL
were necessary.
AS Taft will hardly finish his inau-
gural address until about half past /
or O'Clock on Thursday afternoon,
Roosevelt viii not be able 70 leave
for New York until o'clock. He will
travel in Democratic style, occupying
an ordinary seat in a Pullman car on
the train.
Until then. Theodore Roosevelt Is
still president. as anyone may OBJ
serve who visits the executive oficcs.
The outer room is constantly
thronged with visitors, official and
otherwise, eager to shake the retiring
president by the hand. Streams of
people are constantly going. inside
Roosevelt is talking to senator's and
representatives. signing bills. sign
ing letters. signing his name to pho
tographs which litter the top OF mis-
desk.
There Is a broad smile on his face
and agility in his manner. He is
going out with the colors flying ald
getting the same amount OF fun that
he has derived from his mighty job
all through his two administrations.
The last regular cabinet meeting
was held at the usual hour. every
member being present. Not much
business was transacted, there being
an interchange of "reminiscences and
good will. The president expressed
in feeling terms his regret at parting
with his associates in the Official fam
| fly, referring to the great help each
man had given him and wishing him
successful and prosperous future.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-03
HUSBANDS WILL
NOT REPRESENT
FISCAL COURT

The suit of w. NJ. Husbands, state
revenue agent for McCracken county
against Hiram Smedley for dIscrepan-
cies in his Office, was dismissed this
morning as far as the county was
concerned. County Attorney Alben
Barley appeared before the court
and made a motion to dismiss the
the suit, asserting that the fiscal
court had not authorized Husbands tc
bring suit. and that an agreement
had been reached. Mr.. Husbands OBJ.
jected to the motion. but Judge Reed
overruled the objection, and the mo
ton of Mr.. Barkley was sustained
An appeal was taken on the case by
Mr.. Husbands.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-03
Shipping Interests Damaged by
Gale Which Began in Early
Morning and Continued at
Terrific Rate.

A strong Wind blowing up stream
at the Paduoaa narbor arose early
this morning and has made the river
so rough ana choppy that 1t was i'm
possible for either packet or towboats
to run. Towboats due in today with
loaded tows will be compelled to tie
up till the wind subsidies. Several
Of the packet boats that are sched-
uled to make daily trips in and out
OF this port have tied up till the river
again becomes smooth. Big rollers
are washing ashore against the foun-
Idations of buildings close to the river
front. The water is up several feet
on the buildings located on the levce
between Broadway and Jefferson
street and a close watch Is kept on
the foundations to keep them from
crumbling from the wash OF the
river.
The river is several inches deep on
the new sidewalk on Water street,
located just down the levee from the
Armour building at First street and
broadway. In the cellar of the Fow-
Her & Crumbaugh boat store The
water is over a foot deep and has
caused considerable damage to stock
that was kept in the cellar. Work
at the Paducah Marine Ways mas
been greatly hindered ON account of
the high water.
The river is up a half square on
Jefferson street, the highest water
that has been here for several yeas.
The steamer Dick Fowler instead of
making her regular trip to Cairo this
morning went up the Tennessee river
to tie up and keep out of the wind
and the rough river. Capt. Ed Cow
ling, in command of the steamer
George Cowling, telephoned to this
city this morning saying the river
was too rough for the Cowling to
make her regula trip and she would
not leave Metropolis till the wind
died down. The ROYAL, in the Col
conda and Pajucah trade, did not ar
rive in port today on account OF the
IlOuSu liNtI Inc j. ID. hlCndIusOH,
I'm the Cumberland river trade, was
delayed on account of the high wind
and has not yet arrived in port. The
John S. Hopkins, due in from Evans
Vile this morning, has been held up
by the wind and will be in this after
noon or tonight. All boats that we're
scheduled to leave today will not
start out till after the gale is over.
The strong wind and the high water
Twill probably cause a great deal Of
damage along the river front. Two
Hogs got tangled in the wheel OF the
ltowboat Harth this morning and for
a while II seemed as though the
wheel would be destroyed, but by
some fast work and by putting their
lives In peril the crew got the logs
Iout of the wheel. No large damages
caused by the wash of the river has
lyet been reported.
River men do not expect the crest
of the food until late tomorrow night
land in the meantime a considerable
rise is anticipated. The gauge at the
foot of Broadway this morning regis
tered 43.6, rise Of 0.6 since yeste.-
lday.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-03
0'Brien Case Reversed

Frankfort, Ky, March 3. (Spe-
clal. 1.-The appellate court this morn
ing reversed the decision of the Nc
Cracker county circuit court in the
case of the Mutual Life Insurance
company against Mrs. Belle o'Brien.
Mrs. o'Bren sued the insurance COM
pany to recover policy on the life
of her husband, Pat o'Brleu, on
which the premiums had not been
paid for some time before death. In
the lower court Mrs. o'Brlen was
given decision for $4,000. the value
Iof the policy.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-03
Riuer Men Seek Points of
Safety From Wind Tossed
Riuer for Their Craft Today
TOOK CARE OF BABIES.

Detroit, Mich. March g.
> More women went to the polls
. and cast their ballots at Mon
. days primary for the nomina-
ton of school inspectors than
. ever before since women were
. given the right TO vote for can
. didates for this Office.
A sharp campaign against the
. group of inspectors which is said
, TO have been i'm control of school
> affairs here for some time was
responsible for the heavy vote.
Several election clerks reported
that they took care OF babies
while the mothers were exercis-
ing their suffrage in the booths.
.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-03
TEN PERISH IN
BURNING HOUSE
IN NEW YORK

New York, March 3.-Ten people
were killed in a Seventh avenue house
which burned early today. The fire
started in an undertaking establish
ment on the first floor and spread so
rapidly that the flames were coming
out of every window before the peo-
pie could be aroused. The fire Is be-
lieyed to be the work of the black
hand. An air shaft was soaked with
OIL Many daring rescues were made.
Many victims were found kneehng In
the attitude of prayer.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-03
Signed Naval Bill.

Washington. March president
Roosevelt today signed the naval bill,
notwithstanding II restored marines
to ships despite an executive order to
the contrary. The president held a
number Of important conferences dur
ing the day, one with Hitchcock and
another with Republican Chairman
Woodruff, of New York. He signed
photographs and a number of COM
missions and received delegations Of
callers.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-03

Services tonight at Good Shepherd
House, Wallace park. Evening prayer
and address at 1880 o'clock. These
services will be held at the same
hour each "Wednesday night and viii
be in charge of the Rev. Edward G.
McAllister.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-03
Board Public Works

The board Of public works met in
regular session last night at the city
hall and disposed of much routine
business. A representative of the
Aver & Lord Tie company was before
the board with a proposition to pave
the streets with creosote blocks, but
the board found that It was more ex-
pensive than bitulithic and nothing
was done definitely.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-03
Stephenson Claims Election.

Madison, Wis, March 3.-Stephen-
son today received GO votes, which
was enough to elect. but after the
vote was counted one man tried to
change his vote. The session ended
n turmoil. both sides claiming vic
tory.
Assemblyman Bostlett was the
man who wanted to change his vote
and declared he had been paired A
hot wrangle followed, but Lieutenant
Governor Strange ruled his vote
could be withdrawn and Stephenson
JAILED to secure election.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-03
Tobacco Sales

Tobacco sales at Bohmer's loose
leaf warehouse this morning we're
80 900 pounds offered and sold. High
price. $3.50, and low price $3.50 a
hundred pounds. The market was
strong and had a good tone. The
bidding was spirited and there were
no reflections. Growers were pleased
with the prices of the weed. A big
sale Is looked for tomorrow.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-03
Fair Weather Predicted.

Washington. March 3.-Most OF
those scheduled to take part in the
Inauguration are here ard the city
Is crowded. The decorations have all
been placed. The weather bureau to-
day forecasts fair and colder weather
for tomorrow. Many bets are being
made among visitors on THE weather.
Black horse troop A. OF the Ohio Ma
tional Guard. OF Cleveland. which
will be Taft's personal escort, arrived
today.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-03
w, &. II. u. Meeting.

The w. C. T. U. will meet with
Mrs. c c Covington. 1921 jefferson
street, Thursday afternoon at 3
o'clock A mothers meeting will be
conducted by Mrs. Roger, superin-
tendent. Mothers are requested to
be present.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-03
Mai. Saunders Stricken

Mayheld. KY, March S.-Major G.
w. Saunders, who is well known
throughout this entire section. suf-
fered a stroke of paralysis Sunday 1T
his home in Mayfield. The whole
right side OF his body and face were
suddenly paralyzed and also his
tongue. He is unable to speak and
his condition is considered extremely
serious. =. 1sal,l