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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-13
Protestant Episcopal Bishops Elected.

New York, Feb. 13.-The house of
bishops OF the Protestant Episcopal
general convention In session here to-
day elected the Rev. DR.. Nathaniel
Seymour Thomas. of Philadelphia,
bishop of Wyoming. and Rev. Benja-
min Brewster. of Salt Lake City,
bishop Of Western Colorado.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-13
Mrs. John AGREE.

Mrs. John AGREE, 23 years old, died
this morning at O'Clock Of lung
trouble at her home, four miles from
Paducah on the Mayfield road. She is
survived by her husband, two children
her mother, Mrs. M. NJ. Basford, four
brothers. John, Edward and Charles
Basford, and one sister, Mrs. Ona
Snow. Mrs. AGREE was devoted
member of the Melber Methodist
church. and the funeral at the resi-
dence tomorrow will be conducted by
the Rev. w. ]. Naylor.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-13
Public building Rim.

Washington, Feb. 1S.-The public
building bill was reported to the
house today. 1t includes SIS. 600 APP
preparation for additional land for a
postoffice at Rock Island. Illinois, and
available money for the purchase OF a
site for federal building at Musko-
gee. Okla.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-13
Shah Uses Legation.

st. Petersburg. Feb. 13.-Dis-
patches today say the shah has
thrown police about the Turkish lega-
ton at Tehesaa and police are shoot
ing Persian revoIutionlsts. seeking
shelter there. Several have been
killed. Turkey protested. but the
shah Is safe within his rights as long
as he does not interfere with the lega-
ton.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-13
Tennessee Reforms

Nashville, Tenn. Feb. lathe
election commission bill. taking the
appointment Of the election board out
OF the governors hand, and the COM
pulsory primary law, passed the Ten
nessee legislature. and are up to the
governor. 1t is expected they will be
vetoed and passed over the veto.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-13
SPENT RESTLESS NIGHT.
Bishop Hoss Suffers From Worry and
Pain.

Baltimore, Md. Feb. 13.-Bishop
Hoss spent a restless night last night,
due to pain and worry. Today he was
up and about his room at the Hotel
Rennert and conyersed with his two
sons. who are with him. He Is easier
today. His wife and daughter are ex-
pected to arrive tomorrow, so as to be
on hand when the bishop is removed
from the Rennert to the Johns Hop
klns hospital.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-13
1908 Crop Sale

Following are the association to-
bacco sales in Paducah for the week:
1907 crop-300 hogsheads, leaf 81
to So; hugs IS to Sc.
1908 cnop-12 hogsheads, leaf 50
10 s11; Tugs $3.50.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-13
Erie May Improve

Albany, N. Y. Feb. lathe pub
Tic service commission today granted
the Erie railroad permission to issue
$50 900, 200 worth of S0-year per
cent bonds, provided II expends the
amount for improvement OF the sys-
tenn.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-13
POVERTY CAUSES
SUICIDE OF MANY
CHICAGO PEOPLE

Chicago. Feb. 13.-Ten persons
are dead in the last "a hours as the
result of a suicide wave that struck
the city. Poverty caused most of the
cases. Ernest Schlock, 20, and his
wife, SO. are the latest victims. IL is
believed In a suicide pact.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-13
FOR
SETTLEMENT OF
CONTROVERSIES

Washington, Feb. 13.-Commis-
sioner Buchanan cabled from vene-
zuela today that a protocol providing
for the settlement OF American claims
has been signed.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-13
pry Dock at Hawaii

washington, Feb. 13--Eight bids
were opened today for the construc-
ton of the worlds greatest dry dock
at pearl harbOr. Hawaii. The lowest
bId was by the Boston firm, ~ nearly
two millions. t..1 f"t
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-13
Miss Clara Canada.

Miss Clara Canada. daughter of the
late James Canada, died this morn
ing at 3 O'Clock at her home near
Melber. She is survived by two sis
tiers, Miss Rose Canada and Mrs. Inez
World. and four brothers. Ernest.
Carl, Wilton and Henry Canada.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-13
Taft Coming North

New Orleans. Feb. William
II. Taft and his wife left this MORN
ing for Cincinnati. Several stops will
be made en- route.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-13
Murder I'm India.

Allahabid. India. Feb. 1S.-Engi-
neer McAuley. of the Saroyai garri-
son, was murdered In a trip TO the
upper Miranzai country. II is be-
ldeved the murder was committed by
revolutionists.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-13
Bandits Holdup Train

Denver, Feb. 1.-Two robbers
stopped the Denver & Rio Grande ex-
press at Military junction early to-
day and looted the mail car, escaping
with the registered maiA A posse Is
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-13
Maxim Gorky Wanted.

( st. Petersburg, Feb. ia war
rant for Maxim Gorky was issued by
the police today. The charges are
said to be political.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-13
Aid for Iiberia.

Washington. Feb. IA war yes
sci probably will be dispatched to Ii
IBERIA in the next few days to strength
en- the tottering republic. which is on
the verge Of dissolution.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-13
SEVENTY DEAD In
WRECK OFF COAST
OF NEW ZEALAND
Steamer Penguin Goes on
Rocks in Cook Straits
Bodies Recovered.
Indian Rev0lutionist Kill
British Officer.
TURKEY PROTESTS IN VAIN
TURKEY PROTESTS IN VAIN

Wellington. New Zealand, Feb. 10.
Seventy Is the estimate OF the dead
today In the wreck last night of the
steamer Penguin, OF Cape Terawhfu.
Cook Straits. Thirty bodies are now
recovered. Boat carried SO passen-
gers.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-13
Industrial Development of West
Kentucky Shows Promising Signs
Of New Awakening During Year
Grand Rivers Again Attracts
Attention as Possible Steel
Producing Center-West Ky.
Coal Operations.

Grand Rivers, the dream OF Tom
Lawson In his younger days, Is again
showing life and interesting folks"
1.-TWO weeks ago a steel expert repre-
lsentfng eastern capitalists spent sew
Ieral days in speeding the site and the
|old furnace and ore beds IN the neigh
borhood for his employers, and from
Ircports made to local people whom
he knew Il Is among the probable
things that something may yet be
made OF the town.
The expert, who Is also a geologist,
said that Ia his opinion steel can be
manufactured at Grand Rivers more
than at Pittsburgh. He
claimed that iron ore beds in abunt-
ance are near at hand and the ore
can be transported TO the old plant
at Grand Rivers for five cents ton.
by running railroad lines from the
beds 70 the nlver. He expressed him
salt as enthusiastic over the propoei-
ton and said that he would report
favorably on II.
Opening Coal Mines.
In addition to the million and a
quarter dollars the West Kentucky
Coal company Is preparing TO expend
In Paduoah, constructing a feet or
500 barges. the company has appro-
priated quite n sum 10 be used I'm
Opening two new ndnes on its prop
critics az sturgis. The two mines are
near Wheatcroft and are in the heart
|of what Is conceded to be the lowest
sulphur and the highest heat unit coal
region In Kentucky. and is located on
property recently purchased, a tract
known as the Caney Fork.
II Will require is months 90 open
these new mines. When they are
ready for the operation the company
win have a capacity OF 5000 tons a
day. and It's plans comprehend OPEN
Ing other mines until It's capacity Is
from 5000 20 10000 tons a day.
This WIN make the company easily
the greatest producers in western
Kentucky.
The company some time ago aban-
donei It's retail depots and markets
dts coal to the wholesale trade and
river trade only. IL has plants at Pa
ducah. Memphis, the mouth OF White
river. Greenville. Miss. vicksburg.
Baton Rouge and Donaldsonville. La,
and is opening one at New Orleans.
Through these channels its coal Is
marketed 10 steamboats,. plantations
and manufacturing industries.
The company owns $4,000 acres of
coal lands near Sturgis. AMI has FIVE
locomotives one a new S0-ton giant.
and has recently placed an order for
another OF the same type. It's princi-
PAL Offices are in Paducah. with many
OF it's executive officers here.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-13
Is BROKEN
PLAYING AT LEE SCHOOL.

Samuel c. Smith. OF 512 South
Fourth street, had his collarbone
broken in play at the Lee school. He
is recovering.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-13

@. Mix. city marshal OF Murray,
returned to his home this morning.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-13
State Decides Not To Question
Competency Of Two
Jurors.
Witness Who Saw Tragedy
in Nashville.
REFUSES TO SAY ANYTHING

Nashville. Feb. 13.-Prosecutor
McCarn announced he wouldn't pro-
test amy jurors and the jury will be
sworn and testimony will begin Tues
day i'm the trial of Colonel and Robin
Cooper and former Sheriff Sharp for
the murder of Hon. Edward Carmack.
A New Witness.
Nashville, Tenn, Feb. IA new
witness In the Cooper case has been
discovered; w. G.. Bray, of Missouri.
He is the mysterious travelling man
who Is said to have important knowl-
edge in his possession.
Bray Refuses to Talk.
st. Louis, Mo-, Feb. H. w. G..
Bray. president of the Bank of SEN
attn, Mo-, who was an eyewitness of
the killing of ex-senator Edward G.
Carmack, editor of the Nashville
at Nashville, ON Nov. 8,
was in st. Louis on business yester-
ray. He admits that he witnessed
the shooting, but will not give any
details. as he says his business fire.
quently calls him to Tennessee and he
fears to offend either side. as 1t might
result in bodily harm to him.
81 was in Nashville on Nov. o." he
said, "and Witnessed the shooting. I
got there about o'clock in the
morning. I do not care to discuss the
case and will not make a statement
unless compelled to. / only spoke
about 1t twice, once with man on a
train, whom / afterwards found out
was Texas lawyer. We discussed
the one-sided feature OF the story so
far as presented. l also answered a
letter from a minister who wr1-- me
in regard to the affair; and afterward
found out that both interviews had
been distorted. Since then l have
been besieged by telephone calls and
letters from the attorneys on both
sides.
When asked II he had heard any
OF the words between Carniack and
the Coopers which preceded the
shooting. Bray refused to answer
this question. He said he did not
know either Col. Duncan B. Cooper
OF his son. Robin J. Cooper, who did
the shooting, personally. He had
met Carmack once in Memphis, he
said, but that was the extent Of
their acquaintance. He denied hav-
ing gone to Nashville to see the
states attorney. but admitted having
communications with both
sides.
Besides being president OF the
bank. Bray is in the grain and mule
business. His trip TO Nashville at
the time Of the shooting was in con-
nection with the grain business.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-13
Negro, Who Shot His Sweet
heart, Arrested In Row
landt0wn.
Patrolman Owen Had Close
Call Last Night.
WOUNDED WOMAN WILL DIE

After night OF freedom, Louis
Overbey. alias jefferson. eolored. was
arrested tllis morning In house In
Rowlandtown by Patrolmen Roeder
and Rice. oyerbey made no resist
ance TO his arrest. as the two patrol
men slipped In on him unaware.
overbey was In a house on Atkins
avenue when the police were given
the ZIP this morning. lie was taken
90 the police station and was later
locked up in the county jadl on a
charge OF malicious shooting. al
though II Is probable the charge win
be changed 10 murder.
overbey asserts he shot the woman
because she threatened his life sew
crai days ago. He said he thought
she intended Carrying out her threats
and he bcN her 90 n.
Apparently without cause Louis
overbey. alias jefferson. colored, shot
and fatally wounded Daisy Stanton.
colored. yesterday afternoon about
$3.50 O'Clock near Ninth and Boyd
streets. The woman Is at Riverside
hospital and IL not expected 10 recov-
er. The bullet entered her right side
below the ribs and cut the intestines.
besides she bled internally. overbey
escaped after the shooting.
when seen yesterday the woman
and 0verbsy were walking together
by the side OF the building OF the Co
hankus Manufacturing company.
Overbey suddenly drew his pistol and
fred. The Stanton woman fell in a
heap. while overbey stood over her
body and snapped the pistol several
more times, but II failed TO explode.
Then he turned and walked back to-
wards Eighth street TO an alley. and
then began running.
The woman was stIll conscious.
and was carried TO Riverside hospital
In the patrol wagon. where an opera
ton was performed. slHe Is a cook
and lived on Ninth )ytreet between
Harris and Boyd streets. She and
overbey were sweethearts. Overbey
~ sttht h'tiV. oAiH Ms ihNhti ihf'o
In Cairo.
Pafrolman's Experience.
Last night Patrolmen Gourieux.
Owen and Wick were searching for
him. His home on North Tenth
street was surrounded, when the po-
lice heard someone crawl over a
fence. Patrolman owen crept down
in the shadow OF the fence. and In the
darkness he sa wthe form OF man.
about the size OF 0verbey. The man
said: "Is that YOU Louis7" Patrolman
Owen answered YES" well, every
thing Is all right" the negro respond
ed. Patrolman Owen raised up and
called to the man TO halt. but he ran.
He proved to be Henry Thomas. col
ored.
Thomas ran into his house and
drew a Winchester rife OF "a callbre
on Patrolman Owen twice. but each
time the policeman knocked II up. and
was locked up for fourlshing a gun.
ne was fined $50 and costs In police
court this morning. His story was
that he and Overbey. alias jefferson.
were on bad terms. and he did not
recognize the policeman.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-13
A New Witness.

Nashville, Tenn, Feb. ia new
witness in the Cooper case has been
discovered; w. G. Bray, of Missouri.
He Is the mysterious travelling man
who Is said to have important knowl-
edge in his possession.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-09-20
DISCUSSES ALDERMEN.
Citizens Union Thinks Only Hand
fill 4re Not Rubber STAMPS"

ANY general reading OF a rumber OF aldermanlc
records must convince most citizens that the board
is in a fearful condition Outside of handful OF
honest and capable men the remainder ig
norant, supine rubber stamps or worse"
This statement Is made in the report on the
Board OF Aldermen and Its members prepared by
the Citizens Union and issued last night The Citi-
gems Union recommends the denomination OF only
eight OF the seventy-three members OF the board.
all OF them Republicans They are Aldermen r.
". H. Brown, OF the 2Sth District L. Barton Case,
OF tho 18th; Percy /. Davis, OF the 9lst; o. Grant
Esterbrook, Of the 5Sth; Tristan b. Johnson OF the
18th; George A Morrison OF the 10Th: George J.
Schneider. OF the 10th. and Alexander J. Stormont.
the 2Ist
The report says that ten members are above the
average. All OF the ten. except one-Thomas NJ
Quinn, Independence League. OF the 6sth-are Re
publtCaus. The others mentioned in this category
are Herman w. Beyer, OF the nth: Michael J.
Carter. OF the nth: John DIemer OF the 9Th:
Robert r. Downing. OF the 42d: bernhard Gold
schmidt, OF the 27th: John u. Gunther OF the 5Sd:
James f. Martyr. OF the 18th; Lewis NJ. Potter. OF
the 57th and James II. Weston OF the as,h. The
report says:
retains the power Of making ordinances which may.
80 9 De1,nE Que. anect me safety and health
no voter can anord 10 ignore adermanc candidates.
II Is stated that In testing aldermanic fitness the
Citizens Union used among other things: % the
vote the Building Code revision 70 the vote u
appropriate 5000 FOR the greensboro Bridge ceIe-
bration. and 90 the vote 20 appropriate $1,000 for
President iianens Bureau Of Highways in addl-
ton 20 the allowance in the 1909 budget II Is stated
that a vote for OF these resolutions should be
considered vote against the public interest Speak
ing OF The Bronx delegation. the report says:
No borough has a more unfit delegation than The
Bronx Three Of the eight are salOonkeepers; all
have voted AGAINST the public interest at nearly
signed the letter indorsng the administration for
his CHIEF subordinate TO NIL his place.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-09-20
DIRECT NOMINATIONS CHIEF ISSUE.
Close Political Observers Expect Interesting
Session of Legislature This Winter.
lby Telegraph to The Tribune 7


Albany, Sept 9--Close observers Of political af-
fairs are already predicting that the coming ses-
sion Of the Legislature will be fun of interest from
start 10 finish. Chief interest will naturally centre
on the question Of direct nominations 1t is adj
mitted even among those who are opposed TO IIrcct
nominations that this issue is more alive than eyer
This is shown in the majority of Assembly nominal
lions that have already been made. The fight that
the state Direct Nominations League is maxim, 10
secure candidates who will pledge themselves 10 vote
for direct primaries has surprised many of the
most bitter opponents of the proposed new system
The sentiment in favor of direct nominations 10 AID
United TO be strong in many sections of the state
II is conceded in almost every section OF the .tate
that there should be change IN the primary laws
of the state but there is big difference of oniui,
as To just what changes should be made Tho need
or change is being advocated by Democrats nc
was demonstrated I'm the declaration OF nrinci,loy
adopted by the state Democratic League AT lis "a.
cent conference in Saratoga ana the action of Tho
Democratic Assembly convention i'm Erie Co,r,,,
last week in coming out for Il system of direct
nominations
Governor Hughes will deliver another address ~,
direct nominations at the Otsego County fair IN
Cooperstown, on Thursday. The Governor refuses
TO discuss any phase of the direct nominations
question, saying that anything he has to saw no
Will say in his speeches
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-09-20
PUSH DIRECT PRIMARIES
Campaign for Governors Measure
Begins an Greater City.

Having been successful than had been sS-
pected by some in its summer campaign upstate tc
obtain the nomination for Assembyman OF advo-
Gates OF direct primary nominations. the Direct
Primaries Association OF the State OF New York.
through of it's subsidiary organizations is now
working for the nomination OF friends OF direct
primaries in the New York City Assembly districts
this fall.
The New York County Direct Nominations League.
of which Augustus n. Hand is the president. has
sent 1900 enrolled Republican voters in the Re
publican disrictsthe 18th, nth. 18th. 2ls I'D. 25th
9th, 29th and Recommendations asking them,
if they desire 30 have direct primary law passed
by the next legislature to sign postal cards
inciosed and send them their district leaders.
The cards to the leaders read follows:
Dear Sir; AS a voter Of this district beg TO adj
wise YOU that am I'm favor of direct primaries, and
desire the nominee for member OF the Assembly at
Governor Hughes in the eroFt to seeure the direct
nomination Of candidates for office by the voters
An effort is also being made TO obtain MANY
enrolled Republicans as possible members of the
league.
There indications that the direct primaries
issue will play interesting part In the convention
to name Assembly candidate in the 25th Dis
trict Advocates of direct nominations do not de
sire the denomination of Assemblyman ARENAS
Ward. who voted against the bill last winter. This
is the district in which Justice William H. Wad-
hams. president of the Direct Primaries Association
of the State Of New York, and Mr. Hand. president
of The local association live. Tristan b. Johnson,
who succeeded Z. p Prentice leader OF the dis
trict. is understood to be favorable to the renOm-
ination OF Assemblyman Ward, but three or four of
his district captains openly advocates OF direct
nominations. and considerable sentiment in favor
of that system exists in the district
over in Kings County the work for direct pri-
maries is I'm charge of the Brooklyn Young Repub-
lican Club of which Darwin r. James iT., is presi-
dent, This is the organization which has been
sstently fighting for such reform for years. and
which drafted the original bill last winter Direct
primary organizations being formed in the Re
publican districts the Assemblymen from which
voted against the Hinman-Green bill last winter
II is planned to have direct primary candidate for
the nomination in each district and to wage a Wig
orous fight for his nomination
Some work is also being done in Queens.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-09-20
THE KEEL CANAL.

In shipping -and especially in German naval
uo s'oppase OF the Kiel Canal was regard
ed with deep concern. Was not tho cona, 80.
haiiy intended to secure "a certain (safe) MASSAGE,
Tor German war and merchant ships bet,yeen The
North Sea and the Baltic? comparatively sIiht
acqident had rendered the canal worthless desnIte
The German naval authorities have long reco,,ni-a,
mat the canal no longer the reoulrements 80
to-day German Dreadnoughts can mass tbro,,o ~
only with the greatest care and tbe varshi,,s
OF $3.50 tons now building will not go through M
ALL Although the canal dues are rather -,
the passage is utilized by a great deal 90 ., le'lVy
as It saves stormy round about journey oe ao,s.
four hundred miles The sum of fl2 5oo ooo - ~
be expended on doubling the width and increas,r =
the depth OF the waterway by two metres-pndss
Advertiser. Duhuee
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-09-20
WRECK MANAGERS HOME.
Youngstown Officials Believe Strike
Sympathi2erS Responsible.

Youngstown, Ohio. Sept 19.-The house OF
Charles l. Gibson, general manager of the Struth-
ers plant OF the American Sheet and Tin Plate
Company. was dynamited early to-day None OF
the occupants of the house injured but all OF
them were thrown from their beds by the force OF
the explosion.
A strike has been in progress at the mill for
several weeks and Mr.. Gibson has been active IN
his efforts to secure the reopening Of the plant
under the open shop plan. While Mr.. Gibson has
made no direct charges against any one. the coun-
~ authorities believe that strike sympathizers are
responsible for the dynamitng.
The escape of the Gibson family from injury
was remarkable A large brass shell. filled with
dynamite and fitted with cap and fuse was eN-
pIoded in a cellar window directly under Mr. Glib
sons room. The house was badly damaged inc
report OF the explosion was heard for miles