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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-12-04
SOCIAL AND CLUB CALENDAR.

TUESDAY-The Delphic club will
meet at 10 a. m. at the Delphic room
Of the Carnegie library. The pro-
gram will include:
/. Edward /. The English Jus
ltinian-Mrs. George Flournoy.
2. History and Conquest OF Wales
Mrs. J. c. Flournoy.
,. Day In Old oxford. Roger
Ascham-Miss Fowler.
4. Christmas Customs In Eng
land-Mrs. Saunders Fowler.
Reading, christmas in the Olden
Time" "Marmion." Introduction
TO Canto vi.
TUESDAY - Paducah chapter.
United Daughters of the Confed-
Ieracy. Will meet In regular session
for December at $3.50 p. m. at the
Woman's club building The hostesses
for the afternoon are: Mrs. Luther
Graham, Mrs. Gardner Gilbert. Miss
May V. Patterson. The chapter will
study this year 1.-THE Secession OF the
Southern States" Mrs. Louise Max
we'll will present the first paper, dis
cussing "Thel Secession of South
Carolina" at The meeting.
TUESDAY-Miss Fred Paxton Is
Hostess TO the Euchre club at her
home. 1899 jefferson street, at 1880
!p. m.
WEDNESDAY-The Literature De-
lpartment of the Woman's club will
meet at 10 n. m. al. the club building.
The characters for discussion are:
I. Samuel Clemens--Mrs. George
Flournoy.
2. Frank II. stockton-Mrs. ]. c.
Flournoy.
3. George Ade-Mrs. S. A. Fow-
Ter.
WEDNESDAY-The Crescendo club
will meet at p. m. at the studio of
Miss Newell. 4O3 North seventh
street. y n -
THURSDAY-Mrs Hal Corbett Is
hostess to the Magazine club at $3.50
p. m. at her home. iS3 North Seventh
street. The magazines that will be
featured are:
Harper's by Mrs. Charles X.
Wheeler.
Atlantic Monthly by Miss Kathleen
Whitefeld and Miss Julia Scott.
Literary Digest by Miss Ethel Nor
row.
Cosmopolitan by Miss Minnie Rat
cline.
FRlDAY-The Kalosophic club
viii meet at 10 a. m at the Woman's
club building. The program is:
1. Catherine de Medicl as Re-
gent-Mrs. Henry Rudy.
2. Marie Stuart In France-Miss
Elizabeth Sinnott
3. Religious Conflicts. Massacre
OF St Barthoomew-Miss Mary Scott.
4. Current Events-Mrs. Harry
Singleton.
FRIDAY-The Woman's Auxiliary
of Grace Episcopal church will have
It's Missionary Tea for December at
. .. m. at the parish house, Mrs.
Joseph Mattison is the hostess for the
Afternoon
FRIDAY - The Paducah High
School Alumni association will meet
in regular session for December at
$3.50 O'Clock In the auditorium OF the
Washington school building.
SATURDAY-The Junior Crescendo
club will meet at IL a. m. at the
studio of Miss Newell, 4O3 North
Seventh street.
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n House" announced in
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-12-04

the Yearbook for NJ Years Day
was called in. The ponstratiou
Fair to be given the = Iy part OF
December was postponed until the
latter part OF January.
The club went on record as pledg-
ing cooperation IN the effort to se-
cure the locating of a state normal
school at Paducah.
In response to an appeal from Mrs.
C. IL. Purcell, Of the State Educa-
ton work. the club promised hearty
support in the work of securing the
prohibition Of the use of the public
drinking cups in schools, at railway
stations and other public places.
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Miss bloomfield TO Marry Mr.. Nc
AIlister December %.

Mrs. John w. Bloomfield announc-
es the approaching marriage of her
daughter. Miss 10 Bloomfield. TO the
Rev. Edward c. McAllister. The
wedding will be solemnlzed on Thurs
day, December 3. ut o'clock in the
evening, at the Good Shepherd House
in Arcadia. The Rev. David Cadv
Wright, rector of Grace Episcopal
church, will pronounce the ceremony
No formal invitations have been is
sued.
Miss Bloomfield belongs TO an old
and representative family. Her faith
err, the late Judge ]. w. Bloomfield.
was prominent lawyer and citizen
OF Paducah for many years She is
most attractive and exceptionally
talented and has a wide circle of
friends In Paducah
The Rev. Mr.. McAlllster Is young
clergyman of consecrated force and
ability and Is widely popular. He
came to Paducah a little over a year
ago as the assistant rector of Grace
church. He has since es-
tablished large and growing Mission
In the west end section, with its
pretty little chapel of the Good shep-
herd In Arcadia. Mr.. McAlllster is
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rated with the national flags in icing.
Mrs Armour Gardner poured the tea
and Mrs. A. b. Sowell presided at the
punch bowl. Assisting them were:
DR.. Della Caldwell, Miss Mabel
Mitchell, Miss Mamie Caldwell, Miss
Mildred Terrell, Miss Willie Willis,
Miss Elizabeth Caldwell.
Little Misses Inez Ayres and Fran
ces Soule were In the reception hall.
About 175 guests called during the
afternoon
A beautiful program was inform
ally rendered during the afternoon.
Miss Anna Florence Smith, of Bos-
ton, who is the guest of Mrs. Wells.
sang very delightfully."- several selec-
tions. Mrs. Leila Wade Lewis gave a
charming vocal number. Mrs. Roy
Gresham recited "a Revolutionary
Uprising most effectively.
Mrs. Lloyd Boswell vice regent of
the chapter, in the absence OF Mrs.
Nash, the regent, who is III, called
meeting of the chapter after the
guests had departed, and It was voted
to donate the Birthday cake to the
Charity club to be sold today for
their work.
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j. ]. Bleich has some excellent
values in jewelry to close out very
cheap during holiday shopping at his
office, Fourth between Broadway and
Kentucky. ---
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Saturday Market and Sale.

Sale of useful and fancy articles.
on Saturday, December 4, by the
Rector's Aid society of Grace church
at W. j. Gilbert's drug store. Special
orders filled.
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ID. A. X. Birthday Reception.

Paducah chapter, Daughters of the
American Revolution, received on
Friday afternoon from to 5 o'clock
at the home of Mrs. Hubbard s.
Wells. in The Shamrock, in honor of
the twelfth birthday of the chapter
II was beautiful party and the
patriotic idea was attractively en-
phaszed in all Of the decorations
The national flags and buntings of
red, white and blue were effectively
used throughout the pretty rooms.
Receiving in the reception room
were: Mrs. Wells and the chapter
officers: Mrs. Lloyd Boswell, Mrs
l.. S. Dubois, Mrs. /. o. Walker, Miss
Emily Morrow and Mrs. ID. G. Muir.
lrell.
In the library were: Mrs. George
b. Hart. Mrs. Fln1s Lack, Mrs. Leslie
Soule, Mrs. Sallie Morrow, Mrs. Laura
Mitchell.
In the dining-room red was the
prevailing tone. The tea table was
Iartistically decorated with red carna-
tons and red candles. The CENTER
piece WAS the handsome Birthday
cake. II was iced in white and deco
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Special This Week

During the opening week of Fairyland
we offer as a special, as long as 20
dozen lasts, l6-in. jointed doll, NOV
ing eyes. shoes and stockings, curly
hair, light or dark, at :. SOC
The same as above with kid body and jointed
hips at - - 1890 - - ---- SOC
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native of Maine.
They will make their home in Ar
cadia.
Afternoon Tea i'm Compliment TO
Visitor.
Mrs. James Roger and Mrs. YER
non Blythe are at home this after
noon from until o'clock in honor
of their guest, Mrs. Robert 7. Wall,
of Los Angeles, Cal. 1t is a charm
ingly appointed afternoon Tea. yell
low chry santhemums are used with
beautiful effect throughout the rooms
and the appointments of the artistic
tea table emphasize the yellow tone
of the decorations.
Receiving with Mrs. Roger, Mrs.
Blythe and Mrs. Wall are: Mrs.
Charles X. Wheeler, Mrs. Roy Nc
Kinney, Mrs. Robert Coleman, Mrs.
John G. Miller. Mrs. John G. Brooks.
In the dining-room Mrs. Victor
Voris pre,ides at the tea table and is
assisted IN dispensing the hospitali-
ties by: Mrs. Allen Ashcraft, Mrs
Edison Hart, Miss Ethel Morrow, Miss
Mary Boswell.
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Dance for Attractive Visitors.

A delightful dance was enjoyed
Friday night at the Three Links
building. Il was given by a number
Of the society boys in compliment to
two popular visiting girls, Miss Bes-
sic Beach and Miss Louise Harrison.
of Clarksville. Tenn. Mrs. Jetta Hob
son and Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Martin
chaperoned the crowd. Others pres
ent were: Misses Bess Beach,
Clarksyille; Louise King, Clarksville;
While May Rasco. Nell Shaw, Anna
Hill, Rosebud Hobson, Philippa
Hughes. Sarah Corbett, Lille Hob
son. Elizabeth Sebree, Corinne Win
stead, Lucille Harth, Alma Kopf.
Grace Hills, Martha Cope. Helen
Hills. Faith Langstaff. Allie Cabell;
Messrs. Jim shelton, James Lang
stan, Lish Harbour, Gladstone Burns,
ID. b. Sutton. Jesse Loeb, VIII Pow
ell, Robert Fitzpatrick. Guy McChes-
ney, Hugh Craig. Felix St John,
Hugh Bohannon, Salem Cope. Gus
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Complimentary Club Party.

A pretty compliment to two at
tractive visitors, was Miss Mamie
Cobb's Entire Nous club card party
on Friday afternoon to Miss Bess
Beach and Miss Louise Harrison, OF
GAINESVILLE, Tenn. It was a charm
ingly appointed affair with the guests
limited to the club members, a few
substitutes and the honorees.
The club prize, a Colonial candle
stick. was won by Miss Philippa
Hughes. The visitors prize, bronze
and marble bust, was captured by
Miss Faith Langstaff. There were
two guests of honor prizes. Miss
Beach was presented with a picture
and Miss Harrison with a book. The
BOBBY prize, a bell, went to Miss
Gertrude Scott.
Bonbons and sailed nuts were
served during the games and a de-
lightful two-course luncheon with
punch and plum pudding followed
the game.
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Frank Bartholomew, William Eaton,
Dayton Ferguson, Charles b. Jen-
nings, Francis Mcmillan, William
Paxton, Joseph Becker Phillips, Joe
Pulliam, Thompson Rivers, Henry
Thompson, Jr., James p. Smith, Jr.,
John T. Ross, william Walters, John
Robertson, Ollie Thompson Edward
Miller Murray, Frank Rhodes, John
Rhodes, Eugene Paro.
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KalOsophic C1uo.

The Kalosophic club had an inter-
estlng meeting Friday morning. No
business of special interest came be-
fore the club. The program was de-
lightfully featured as follows:
1. Catherine de Medic. Her Life
at the French Court-Miss Faith
Langstaff.
2. La Duchess 'Etampes-Miss
Clara Park.
3. Diana de Poitiers in Two
Reigns-Miss Lula Reed.
4. Current Eyents-Miss Kath-
crime Quigley. 4.t e..
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Masquerade Skating Carnival.


With more spectators than skaters
"a masquerade skate was given sue
cessfully at the Auditorium skating
rink. Tenth street and Broadway, last
night. A variety of costumes were
worn, most of them being unique
Ienough to prevent the onlookers from
Identifying the "rollers." Tom Barns.
representing the Candy Kid" car
ried off the honors fer the men. The
maskers numbered about 35. At the
close of the grand march they I'M
masked and all skaters were then
permitted to use the floor. One of
the largest crowds of the season en-
joyed the remainder of the evening.
The rink will be continued next
month, as the present members will
remain.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12

SPECIAL INDUCEMENTs-s ROOMS $12;
S12 rooms s10y plano phone; Will give
breakfast If desired; gentlemen preferred.
1905 W. SEVENTH ST. Broadway 26O5.
S-t2-2
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12
Manchester
Heights
LARGE LOTS
$3.50 and Up
SOUTHWEST
The Center of Activity
Improvements All In
Call for free tickets and go out
INVESTIGATE NOW
Sc Fare
Call for free tickets and 60 out
INVESTIGATE NOW
Sc Fare

The SC fare which has just been
granted to the residents of this
district, the expenditure of $780,
900 on Agricultural Park and the
consolidation of San Pedro with
Los Angeles are causing great
activity to homeseekers as well as
spectators to put their money
into this selected location. The
elevation gives a clear view OF
Los Angeles and the mountains.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

HAIR DRESSING PARLoR WILL BE Es-
tablshed in city of $4,000; highest class
trade and good stock of hair goods can
be bought cheap for cash. or would take
mart in real estate. Good reason for sell
ing. Address LENOX CHAMBERS. 54C
s. Spring. o-AA-O
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sltuatlons--FemaIe

WANTED--DAY WORK BY EXPERIENc-
ed laundress or house cleaning MRS.
SCHMIDT, 24b3 Wabash ave- s-12-l
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12

30 minutes from Second and
Spring streets. Take Redondo
car marked strawberry Park
in front of our office. Tell con-
ductor to let you off at Manches-
ter avenue.
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SIS Cash and $40 Monthly

These lots are at the southwest
corner of Vermont and Man
chester avenues, high and level
with a gradual eastern slope, &C
cessible to the ocean breezes,
right in the course of San Pedro
and consolidation.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12

THREE SUNNY OUTSIDE ROOMS, BATH,
wall bed, laundry. stove; private entrance;
Sl2 1929 SAN JULIAN. s-12-2
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12

ANYONE WISHING TO DISPOSE OF
bankrupt stock of any kind for cash call
at BROADWAY CENTRAL BLDG, room
302 Business confidential. 8-3-lmo
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12

FOR RENT-5-RooM MODERN COTTAGE,
1124 Crocker ST., near new market, $50
month NJ 1906. S-1O-4
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12
San Pedro
Pianos

FOR sALE-UPRIGHT PLANO IN FINE cen
dition only 500 for immediate sale. Call for
inspection. A1s w. FIFTH ST. t-1i-tt
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12

LEAVING THE CITY AT ONCE; MY FUR
nished house for rent till Oct. l. 1915 w.
EIGHTH ST. Phone 52073 References re-
quired. S-ls-2
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12

HOUSEHOLD GOODS PACKED IN THE
BIG RED VANS" SHIPPED, STORED IN
CLEAN WAREHOUSES;. PRIVATE ROOMS
COAL AND WOOD. BOTH PHONES.
SHATTUCK & NIMMO. 1Os E. 6TH ST.
S-7-tf
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STORAGE

for furniture. etc.. Sl.5o and 81 per month:
trunks. boxes, etc, 25o to Soc; open vans
&c per day, 75c per hour. We pack and
ship household goods everywhere At re-
AGE CO.. office 60s-u 8. Main st. Ware
house ASH San Pedro st Fhonss Fai7l
Main 1117. S-S-0
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12

FOR RENT--ONE-HALF OF COTTAGE,
1853 f. 25th. half block east of Central, ,
every convenience; nice lawn, large yard;
$11 per month S-11-l2-14-15
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12

NICE PLEASANT ROOMS, SINGLE OR EN-
suite; Housekeeping s9S up; just opened
for business; new and clean Gil TEMPLE.
S-12-2
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12

FURNISHED ROOMS, NICELY FURNISH
ed. from $1.25 up to $l.75; near tunnel.
316 CLAY ST, between Third and Fourth;
S-12-2
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12

A CHANCE FOR A MAN AND WIFE TO
make free rent of 5-room COTTAGE boy II
to care for Washington car. 1894 PACI-
FIC S-12-2
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12
FOR RENT
Houses-Furnlshed

FOR RENT-NEW BUNGALOW NEW
furniture every modern improvement; 8
rooms and bath, $40. 242S BELLEVUE.
Temple car to Coronado, two blocks north.
SIZE
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12
FOR RENT
Rooms-FurnIshed

632 W. sIXTH-ROOMS, PRIVATE BATH,
from 81. SO week; exceptionally handsomely
furnished Callfornia's unsurpassed ac-
commodation; inconoeivably advantage
ously located. S-12-2
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12
Houses-Unfurnlshed

THREE UNFURNIsHBD ROOMS AND A
screen porch, bath, toilet, electricity close
to Ninth street line. 966 Ell MOLlNO
Phone 7230s Very reasonable. S-12-2
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12

FOR RENT--FURNIsHED ROOMS, SINGLE
or for light housekeeping; near two car
lines. KOHERS, 1ts w. Sixteenth street
$40
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12

FOR RENT-FURNIsHED ROOMS. $3.50 A
week up; electricity. free baths; one block
west of courthouse. 4t2 TEMPLE ST.
S-12-2
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12
FOR EXCHANGE
Real Estate
Miscellaneous

FOR EXCHANGE-RoLL TOP DESK AND
chair; new Augeus bicycle, latest model
coaster brake; Remington and Keystone
typewriters; clear lot, Riverside, and cash
Want old automobile and parts. METZ, POI
f. 9TH ST. Fl95S. S-S-7
WILL TRADE STOCK IN BISHOP CREEK
Gold company and other mining stock for
stock in the California Wave Motor COM
pany Reynolds) BOX 242. Herald. 6-2S-tf
WANTED-TO EXCHANGE FURNITURE
for wood planer 107 NORTH AVE. is.
S-11-2 ?
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12
WHEELED VEHICLES
Automobiles

AUTOS, ENGINES, BOILERS. TIRES ANr
parts sold and exchanged. METZ. 2o7 e
Ninth. FLOSS, 7-20-3mC
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12

PRIVATE FAMILY IN SOUTHWEST SEC
tions has two large airy rooms. would rent
to gentlemeni will board reasonable
Phone $1,000. S-i2-2
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12

BOARD AND ROOM IN PRIVATE FAM
lily: all modern improvements; cheap
rates. Call Main 3522 s-12-2
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12

FOR RBNT-9-ROOM MODERN HOUSE,
$25; water paid furniture for sale; all
or part. 500 e. PICO. S-10-4
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12
Rooms and Board

NICELY FURNISHED ROOMS, WITH EX-
cellent board: reasonable rates; all con-
veniencesi near Union square, 1898 W.
TWENTY THIRD; University car. s-12-2
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12

TO LET-GooD RooMs FINE TABLE;
cheap rates. s26 N. HILL s-i1-5
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12

FOR RENT-FRoNT ROOM FIRST FLOOR
In private family: use OF kitchen II deslr-
ed; beautiful location; near park Phone
TEMPLE 1898 S-12-2
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-21
SENDS A REPORT
CONCERNING HENEY
Calhoun and Attorneys with Attorney
General WIckersham for infornna- .
tIon Regarding Heney.

WASHINGTON, May 21.-Upon re-
ceipt of a telegram from Calhoun, on
trial In San Francisco, and letters
from New York attorneys interested
in Calhoun's defense. Attorney Gener-
al Wickersham sent the district at
torney Of San Francisco full state
ment concerning Francis ]. Heney's
connection with the federal govern
men. The statement includes list Of
serious cases in which Heney has been
employed by the department of just
ice, the salary and other payments re-
ceived. At present Heney is special
assistant to the attorney general.
Heney expressed willingness to have
such statement sent out by Wicker.
sham. 1t will be available for the in.
spection OF the counsul Of the prose
cution and defense Of the Calhoun
case.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-21
Mrs. Lewis carsten Of catham, Conn.,,
Cut the Throats OF Her Three
Children, Then Fatally
Gashed Herself.
HUSBANDS AWFUL FIND
After Brief Absence From House Car.
stem Finds Every Member Of
His Family Dead or
Dying.

MIDDLETOWN, Conn, May 21.-
Mrs. Lewis Carsten, aged 35 years, at
Catham, today, killed her son, aged
10 years, her baby, aged 10 months,
and fatally wounded another son, aged
Z years, by cutting their throats with
a razor, then inflicted fatal cash in
her own throat. The crime occurred
at 5 a. m. in the woman's BEDROOM,
when her husband was in the. barn.
He saw his son run out of the house
and drop dead in the yard with his
throat cut from ear to ear. Rushing
in the house he saw the second son
come down stairs and fall on the
floor fatally wounded. The father hur.
ricd to his wifes room where he found
the bodies of his wife and baby
stretched on the floor, the blood flow.
ing from terrible cuts in their necks
The razor lay by the side of the WON
an
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-21
MANY SPEECHES
HEARD BY WOMEN
Federation. Of Clubs Listens to Dis
cussions of Black Plague
Officers Nominated.

DAVENPORT, Iowa, May 21.-So-
cial service, household economics. tu-
berculosis. the black plague and child
labor, had the attention of the eighth
biennial convention OF the Iowa Fed
Grafton of Women's clubs yesterday.
Dr. G. Hardy Clark, of Waterloo,
presented the subject of the black
plague. declaring it one Of the great
menaces of the nome, and the happi-
ness nd welfare of people. "Thous.
ands of more women are needed be-
hind the movement to stamp it out, "
he said. "The Control of Tubercu-
losis," was presented by DR.. J. w.
Kline of Ft. Dodge, apd b-. A. E. Keep
ford, state lecturer against the white
plague and the head of the splendidly
organized movement in Iowa to check
its ravages.
The children received attention in
the address of Mrs Kate Upson Clark
of Brooklyn, N. Y. II hear good deal
about bringing up girls to be married. :
said Mrs. Clark. 1T is really more i'm
portant to bring up the boys to be
married
Rev. Gertrude Won Petzold of Lon.
don, England, spoke on THE Wage.
Earning Child, English and American
lecture on Solomon VS.. the Modern
and Mrs. Kate Upson Clark gave her
lecture on Solomon VS.. the Modern
Woman
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-21
Thomas Atkinson Of jackson, Miss, is
Discovered to be Murderer Who
Escaped From Prison
Is Years Ago.
REFUSES TO BE TAKEN
Has Barricaded Himself In Woods and
is DefyIns officers-Lived an
Exemplary Life in Years
Of Freedom.

JACKSON, Miss, May 21.-Behind
a barricade in the woods where he de-
fled the approach of the militia and
a posse Of deputy sheriffs, Thomas At
kinson, who rs years ago, was con-
victed of murder, but escaped shortly
afterward, and was only recently dis
covered, spent the night. Officers are
are closing around him. He has be-
come a prosperous farmer ant has
been leading an exemplary life, and
thought Of returning to prison after
% years of freedom has made him des-
perate. Atkinson is now barricaded in
a dense thicket. Tie discovery OF
Atkinson was made by Detective Nc
Kay, while working on another case.
When Atkinson heard he was discov-
cred, he took gun and went to the
woods, defying the authorities, and re-
fused to answer questions.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-21
Commission Sent to Asia Minor to In
vestisate Massacre Will Blame
Armenlans For slaush-
ter Of Christians.
ARE FACING STARVATION
Commission Admits the Entire Prov.
Ince is Facing Starvation
Stern Justice to be Melted
Out to Armenians.

CONSTANTINOPLE, May 21.--Mes-
sages today from the commission sent
to Asia Minor to investigate the re-
cent massacre there. indicate it will
place the blame for the killing of near.
8ly forty thousand Christians upon the
Armenian population. The message
admits the entire province is facing
starvation as a result of the destruc-
ton OF property. They say the Ar
menian society discovered purpose to
throw off the rule of Turkey. If nee
essary, the dispatches say, the Ar
menians will be Iealt with In a most
severe manner. The wounding OF
British yice-consul Richard Daugher,
ty-Wylie, at Mersina, who was shot
during the ricting, is declared to have
been done by Armenians.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-21
CIGARETTES ARE HIT.
Illinois House Passes Bill Against Sale
or Manufacture.

SPRINGFIELD, H., May a1.-The
anti-cigarette bill, providing penalties
for the sale or manufacture of Gig
arettes or paper wrappers and prohib-
iting minors under is years of age
from smoking them, passed the house
last night SO to ;.
The bill penalties the handling of
cigarettes by a fine of $50 to 500 and
Imprisonment of one to thirty days for
the first offense and for subsequent
offenses fine of 500 to $500 and ten
days 10 six months imprisonment.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-21
CONFERENCE OF
PRESBYTERIANS
Anniversary Of Birth Of John Calvin
Was Celebrated Tcday-The
Divorce EVIL.

DENVER, May III The one hum
dred and twenty-first Presbyterian con
ference devoted this mornings meet
ing to preliminaries. Orders of the
day for various special committees
we're set BY vote Of the assembly. Thrs
afternoon was the celebration Of the
anniversary Of the birth Of John Cal
vim. The assembly recommends the
continuance of a committee for the
purpose to discover further causes Of
the conditions possible to cure divorc-
es. special committee on Sabbath
observance will recommend a move.
ment to discourage Sabbath funerals,
newspapers, baseball and will endorse
a Saturday half holiday.