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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-06-29

DENVER, June 28.-Eight persons
were hurt, none fatally, late yesterday
afternoon when three coaches of the
eastbound Denver & Rio Grande pas
senger train No. 6, known as the San
Francisco limited, went into the ditch
at Sedalia, 20 miles from Denver. The
wreck was caused by the displace-
ment of rails as the result of the in
tense heat.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-06-29
Court Fixes DiOision of the
Reward Offered for Train Robbers

where the alleged robbers stayed in
Butte, $1,9S6; Harlem and Lynch,
Butte policemen, $3.50; Cab Driver
Lewis, who furnished information to
the police, $500; Messrs. Morrissey,
Murphy and Larkin, assistance fur
nished detectives, $1,400; Detective
Sinsel, $3.50; OFFICER Cunningham,
s400; Private Detective Reynolds,
1892; Detective Harvey, $400.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-06-29
Montana RaiZroader
Sued for S81, 900
Pittsburg Company Declares F. A. Hall
Made False Returns on Park
Line Expenditures.
lsnecinr to The Gazette.l

HELENA, June 2S.-The Western
Development company of Pittsburg
today filed a suit in the district court
here against F. A. Hall, wellknown
figure in Montana railroad circles, to
recover $4,000 and the books Of the
company.
The complainant asserts that Hall
was given 100000 with which to con-
struct the Yellowstone Park railroad
and that he made wrongful returns in
the amount indicated as to his ex-
penditures therefor.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-06-29
Men Strike Because
of a Chinese Cook
Shanty of Oriental Dynamited and He
Is Tniured.-Gang Returns
to Work.
IspecIal to The Gazette.l

BUTTE, June 2S.-A steel gang at
work on the Gilmore & Pittsburg rail-
way struck near Armstead, Mont,
Saturday night, because the contractor
would not discharge his Chinese cook.
Late in the evening the shanty of the
Chinese was dynamited and the man
seriously but not fatally hurt. No
arrests have been made and it is un-
derstood the men returned to work to-
day.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-06-29

HELENA, June 2S.-A jury in the
district court today returned a verdict
fixing the. division of the reward Of
fered for the arrest and conviction
of the three men who held up and
attempted to rob Northern Pacific
train near Butte two years ago. The
reward was divided among the claim
ants as follows:
Mrs. Hulda Hungate, landlady,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-06-29
BELL COMES WEST.
nav AaanCIatRd PreSa.)

WASHINGTON, June 2S.-Major
General Franklin Bell, chief of stan
of the army, left today on a western
trip. He will visit Seattle among oth-
er places and afterward will make
personal inspection Of the Alaska mil
itary posts and reservations.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-06-29
MORGAN FIRM DESIGNATED.
nv ASsOCfata6 prAsRA

LONDON, June 28.-J. P. Morgan
and company, who have been desig-
mated to represent the American syn
dicate in the matter of the Chinese
loan of $26,645,00 for the construc-
ton of the Hankow railroad, have
opened negotiations with the bankers
in London, Paris and Berlin con-
cerned in the negotiations.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-06-29
Won BUELOW TO RETIRE.

BERLIN, June 2S.-Prince
Won Buelow authorized the an
nouncement he intends to re-
tire from the chancellorship of
the empire in any event as
soon as the pending finance re-
form measure is disposed of in
one way or another. The prince
remains in office only tempo
rarily in an endeavor to pass
the bill.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-06-29
Police Now Considering Possibility
That Leon Was Himself Victim
of Murderer of Elsie
Sigel.
BODY in TRUNK
Police Now Tracing Trunk Shipped
by Chinaman From Point Where
Where Chung Sin Was Captured
Must Discredlt Chinaman's Story
and Bring Him Under Suspicion.

Anew YORK, June 2S.-Failure to
find any trace of Leon Ling has
~ caused the police to give some
attention tb the theory strongly re-
vived that the missing man may not
have killed Elsie Sigel, and that he
was himself the victim Of the same
hand that killed the girl.
This line of reasoning necessitates
the rejection Of the story told by
Chung Sin, who said he had seen
Leon in the room over the Eighth
avenue restaurant, where Miss Sigel's
body lay. In considering the possi
bility that Leon was killed, it is re-
garded as probable that his body was
placed in a. trunk as was the girls,
and this has drawn renewed attention
to the baggage checked to Schenecta-
dy, near where Chung Sin was found,
and rechecked by Chinaman from
Schenectady to Cleveland.
what about the theory that Leon
is dead?" Police Inspector McCaffer-
ty was asked today.
"Well, if Leon is dead, we have one
of the men who killed him under ar
rest, and we can lay hands on anoth
er in five minutes" he replied.
A story that Elsie Sigel might have
been murdered in Washington was
evolved from statements in an anony-
nous letter which Louis Fook,
Chinaman who has hiven some as
sistance to the police in their work
on the case, reported as having re-
ceived. Fook says the writer of the
letter which is written in Chinese, de-
clares that Miss Sigel and Leon were
seen in Washington on the afternoon
of June /. The authorities were not
inclined to place much credence IN
the letter.
MONTREAL, June 2S-The Chinese
Christian association of Montreal today
took steps to petition WI Ting Fang,
the Chinese ambassador at Washing
ton, to issue formal demand on the
Chinese residents of the United
States and Canada to assist in the
capture of Leon Ling, the suspected
murderer Of Elsie Sigel of New York.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-06-29
lTTN FANG PROMOTED.

PEKIN, June 2S.-An edict issued
today appoints Tun Fang Viceroy OF
Nanking, to be viceroy of Chi Ii
province, in succession to Yam Shi
shang, who died yesterday from apo
pleXy.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-19

meets next winter they will have ng-
ured out just how much the school
and sinking funds didn't get that
they were entitled TO get. and Il will
be made plain to the legislature how
Il happened.
The live question about II all Is
whether the school fund Is now en-
titled TO the money or whether II Is
due 70 the teachers OF the last dozen
years In Kentucky who would have
gotten Il through their per capita
had II been apportioned as the state
superintendent maintains II should
have been distributed from year to
year.
State Auditor James does not ques-
ton the superintendent position In
the matter, and In the future the
school and sinking funds will get
their all. down 20 the last penny.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-19
ABOUT LAWNS.

In the early spring is the best time
to make a new lawn, and to repair
an old one. Fertilizer should be APP
piled togktess' p1ots which have been
established a few years and thin por-
lions should be reseeded. If seed has
been sown in the fall for a new lawn,
watch carefully this spring, and re
seed those places where the first
seeding fails TO come up.
In making a new lawn, great care
should be taken. Prepare the ground
as soon as II can be worked. Grade
dt, smoothing over rough surfaces
making proper level spaces and gen.
tie slopes. II possible the lawn should
slope away from the house. The
grading should be done to distribute
evenly all surface water. avoiding the
formation of little runs which might
produce washouts.
Enrich the soil with a liberal sup
ply of we'll rotted manure. This Is
essential where the sod is lacking in
humus. otherwise bone meal or other
good fertilizer is useful The ground
should be ploughed or spajed not
less than eight inches deep, all stones
and similar material removed. Jumps
broken up and the surface smoothed.
Then il is ready for seeding. anf
Use a good lawn MIXTURE laFour
parts Kentucky Blue grass with one
part white clover, sown not less than
five bushels to the acre Is good. Red
top instead of the blue grass, or equal
parts of red top and blue grass. pro-
duce good results. Use plenty of seed
and nothing but pure seed.-NA-
TI0NAL COUNCIL OF HORTICUL-
TURE.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-19

dotes OF the Mendlcant Wanderers
Through the Streets OF London" At
the present day the beggar does not.
as a rule. rely on picturesque appear
anoe. but studies the part as thor
.oughly az any Characterization on the
stage.
There Is, for instance, the distressed
governess who asks the way to a dist
ant suburb. and whose sIghs attract
a bus fare from a sympathetic listener
And familiar figure IN Central Lon
don Is the we'll dressed old lady
whose rosy cheeks and grandmotherly
appearance d.sarm suspicion. who. az
ter a trivial question. informs her vic
tim that she has unfortunately lost
her purse. She has, Indeed. called
on her solicitor, but he was out. and
she does not know how she Is 10 get
back to Richmond-"Thank you a.
much" and with a courtly bow she
vanishes In the crowd. London
Chronicle.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-19

Benton Sunday school attendance
227. -l.H n-r N
Home of Ben owen at Harvey
burns.
DIR. f. A. Henson, of Benton, is
visiting in Texas.
Ten hogsheads of 1908 pool sold
at Mayfield.
All smallpox cases in Mayfeld
dismissed.
Mclean people claim land in Lex
ington on grant 100 years old.
Hickman Is flooded.
Crescent Lumber plant burns at
Somerset.
Baskerville girl calls for help over
telephone and illustrates burglars.
Hugh Harris killed at sawmill at
Lawrenceburg.
Capt. Thomas Jones. Confederate
veteran. dies at Frankfort.
Frank Bell, newspaper man, dies
at Hopkinsville.
Henry Watterson will not retire
from active newspaper work.
Charles Amos Anderson, Jr., son
of @. A. Anderson, formerly of Padu-
cab, is visiting at Henderson after
returning from globe circling trip
with the navy.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-19
THE RECORD IN THE CASE.

Chief Wood, who first recommend
ed that the Standard Oil tanks be
removed from the city as a menace,
suggested last night that the plant at
Tenth and Monroe streets should be
made more secure. and even his
modified opinion fell to the floor in
the BOARD of aldermen. The Sun can
understand the position of the alder
men. Citizens chiefly interested in
having the menace removed depended
on The Sun to fight the battle alone.
The Sun accomplished its purpose.
when, after long fight, II forced the
issue and compelled the general
council TO go on record.
The SUMS position as a matter OF
public policy was correct. The Stand
ard OIL tanks are in the center OF the
city, the plant caught fire from a
passing locomotive. and the plant and
surrounding property were saved. not
through precautions taken by the oil
trust, but through the efforts of the
Paducah fire department, whose chief
concern a menace. But public OFF,
cials do not always act on considera-
tons OF public policy. They like the
compulsion OF a personality, and the
Standard OILS attorneys and ems
ployes came here from Louisville and
saw these aldermen individually and
collectively. The location of the
tanks is handy for automobiles, and
dealers and users OF oil and gasoline
were given to understand that the
price OF oil would go up in company
with the inconvenience of an out-of-
town location.
Considerable pressure was brought
to bear from various directions, and
the property owners lost out. The
Sun takes some measure Of satisfac-
ton in getting the board on record.
It is up to the constituents OF the
aldermen to decide, whether or not
the board acted wisely in the matter.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-19
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE.
About Tag Day.

The effort of the United Daughters
OF the Confederacy to secure funds
for the last payment on the monu-
ment purposed to be erected in Lang
park should have the cordial support
OF every citizen OF Paducah. Deeds
of herols and valor have been per-
petuated In bronze or marble from
the earliest time, and this beautiful
custom alone should be sufficient to
induce the patriotic citizen to aid in
the laudable enterprise undertaken
by the local branch OF the United
Daughters Of the Confederacy. How
ever, 1t is not in this view of the
matter that l desire to appeal to the
people of Paducah.
We know from both history and
experience that a high standard of
citizenship as well as high thinking
comes largely from environment. The
inanimate object pleasing to the
mind is as potential in determining
the life of those Influenced by its
vicinity and view as precept or ex-
ohPits ~ Nouiu NC iudtGuTdte 10
contend that a beautiful city neces-
sarily carries with ii a desirable citi-
zenshlp, but that It influences such
citizenship none will deny. We are
all interested not alone in the prog
ress of Paducah, but as well in ltA
attractiyeness to ourselves and the
stranger within our gates. What can
more contribute to the permanent
adornment OF Paducah than the cree
ton OF beautiful monument? Lang
park has been exclusively devoted to
this purpose and il the statue which
has been generously given by the
Messrs. Tighlman is erected upon a
pedestal and base in keeping with the
ambitious design of the figure II will
be a permanent addition to and adj
vancement of the civic desire for
physical adornment of the city. A
dime or a quarter contributed by
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-19
MIR. JOHN KINNEY
A Prominent indianapolis Lawyer,
Says, "After Grippe Take Vinol. II
Built Me Up and Made Me Feel
Strong"

"The grippe left me in a nervous,
weakened, rundown condition. Moth
ing seemed to restore my strength.
At last I tried Vinol with the very
best results. II built me up and
made me feel like a different man,
and | am now better and stronger
than have been for years" John
Kinney, indianapolis. Ind.
This is because Vinol is a genuine
tonic and body builder which con-
tains peptonate of iron together with
every one of the bodybuilding medi-
cinal elements of cod liver oil but
without one drop of oil to upset the
stomach and retard its work. Vino
acts directly on the stomach, creates
a healthy appetite. and enables the
digestive organs to obtain the neces.
sary elements from the food eaten to
make rich, red blood, healthy flesh
and muscle tissue and create
strength.
Your money back II Vinol fails to
benefit. w. B. Mcpherson, Druggist
Paducah.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-19

pouring in to the management, con-
corning the metropolitan appearance
of the 24-page edition, the correct
ness Of the styles. the excellent taste
manifested and the up-to-date dis
play OF advertising. No other paper
In a city OF this size has undertaken
such a task, quietly and in the usual
run Of daily newspaper work. Thou
sands OF papers went to PaducahanS
and all the towns of western Ken
lucky. The advertisers are well
pleased, for they never before had
such advantageous advertising of
their wares. To distribute those big
papers The Sun employed 112 car
rier boys. ninety-six in the city and
sixteen at other points.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-19
COLLECT THE LICENSES.


The Sun will not waste vain criti-
cism on the general council, because
OF the license inspector embroglio.
We know there never was any ques-
ton as to the laborer being worthy
of his hire until the Hicks-Hubbard
contest resulted in favor of Mr.. Hub
bard. Some men in Office are more
concerned over securing the plums
for the boys OF their own political
party than for the public welfare;
but that is a characteristic of politi-
clans no more prevalent in one party
than another. What The Sun really
is concerned about is the fact that
Paducah already may have lost s5,>
600 or $4,000 in licenses this year,
and the longer the city is without an
active license inspector the more
money she will lose.
We trust that the general council
will act speedily in the matter and
will secure a properly paid license in
spector, who will attend to his busl-
ness. Recently druggists have been
arrested for selling liquor, who. not
only possessed no liquor license. but
had no license to sell drugs.
Since the first of January lawyers
have sued the city, who have no
license to practice law in Paducah.
Many peddlers are plying their trade
m the city without licenses, and the
licenses will never be col
ected.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-19
TOBACCO NEWS

Louisville. March 1s.-The move
ment IN the local leaf tobacco market
was fairly good. considering the pres
ent conditions of the market. Al
though offerings amounted to only
.307 hogsheads, nearly all warehouses
had light sales. The hurley market
continues to holi up on account Of
the scarcity of the tobacco. The con-
dition and quality OF the hurley
Offered showed no change. All grades
were in moderate demand, with no
material change in prices. The dark
tobacco was OF fair quality, but In
poor condition. There is practically
no demand for any grade AMI prices
continued to sag. reflections yester-
day we're heavy.
The Central warehouse offered 20
hogsheads of new hurley, which
brought from 81 to $1T.75, and 20
hogsheads OF new dark, which
brought from s6.1O to s1O.25. The
market was unchanged on both bur.
ley and dark. There were only five
reflections.
At the Farmers warehouse Is
hogsheads OF new hurley brought
from s11.5O to 1875. and 10 hogs
heads OF new dark brought from 81
to $500. The market was unchanged
on the hurley and very unsatisfactory
on the dark. The entire dark offer
ings were rejected.
At the Main street warehouse 20
hogsheads OF new hurley brought
from $12.5O TO $21.5O and IS hogs
heads of new dark brought from
$500 to s10.25.
At the Pickett warehouse 81 hogs
heads OF new hurley from s11.75 to
$685. and II hogsheads Of new
dark brought from $500 TO $500.
The market was fairly good and there
we're no reflections.
The Kentucky warehouse had up
20 hogsheads of new hurley, which
brought from 1910 to $1,000 and ~
hogsheads of new dark, which
brought from s3.s5 to 1910. The
market was unchanged and there
we're only reflections.
The following is the report OF offer
ings on the Louisville market, includ-
ing all warehouses;
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-19

those well able to give will accom-
lplish this purpose.
Tomorrow 1t is purposed by those
having charge OF the completion OF
this monument to inaugurate a "tag
day." when each person will have an
opportunity to contribute his mite
and such contribution will enable us
all TO feel that we have a personal
interest as well as local pride in the
beautiful figure which will adorn the
handsome little park at the end of
Seventeenth street. CITIZEN.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-19
Crafty Beggars.

The statement Of the Association
for the Betterment OF London" that
beggars are on the Increase In the
metropolis reminds us that a hundred
years ago there were so many pictur-
esque beggars In town that j. T..
Smith. an antiquary and draughts-
man. was enabled TO compile and H.
lustrate book on the subject. This
he called "vagabondiana. or Anec-
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-19

When Mark Twain was editing the
Virginia City Enterprise he received
from a superstitious subscriber a let
ter stating that the writer had found
a spider in his copy of the paper and
wanted to know whether that was good
or bad luck. Mark replied in his San
swers to Correspondents" column:
Old Subscriber-The finding OF
spider In your copy of the Enter
prise was neither good luck nor
bad. The spider was merely look
ing over our pages 10 find out what
merchant was not advertising. so
that II could spin Its web across
his door and lead a free and un-
disturbed existence forever and
ever.
And Mark hit the mark. Does 1t hit
your
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-19

Her-Why on earth do they call
him the paying teller?
Him-Because that's his job.
Her-But II isn't. asked him
how much you had In the bank. aud
please to give II to me. and he
wouldn't tell and he wouldn't pay
Cleveland Leader.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-19

Recent congressional caucuses in
dicate that Republican congressman
are not all sheep; and the Democrats
cannot count on all their forces If
bride is hung up.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-19
oT1R, FASHION EDITION

After waiting twenty@four hours to
observe how the fashion edition of
The Sun was received by the public,
we blushingly acknowledge that the
advertising department OF the paper
made a hit. Compliments have been
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-19

II may not have been for the curses
of grind organ Victims. but the author
OF TIA Ra Ra Boom De Ay" died in
poverty in Denver.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-19

How would Joe Cannon, in plaster
OF paris. do as "Jo-i-lin, God of
things as they used to were?
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-19

Louisville will have new Seventh
street station. Everything comes TO
those who wait.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-19
Flower Seed

For reliable Flowe- Seed that will
give good results go to Brunson's.
529 Broadway.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-19
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT.

Every dose makes you feel better. Laz-Fo,
keeps your whole insides right. Sold on tho
Money-bsck plan everywhere. Price so cents,
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-19

Perhaps, Joe Cannon's cigar does
not tilt at such rakish angle any
more. 'rr
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-19
The Teachers Lost.

So. in reality. this amount was year
~ withheld from the teachers. Aver
aging only about fifty thousand dol
lars a year II would not mean much TO
the individual teacher, but for the
~ years the system has been IN vogue
Il will pile up In the neighborhood OF
four hundred thousand dollars.
But there was another feature Of
this system of bookkeeping which
may somewhat reduce the debt to the
school fund which has been created
The sherlns being required TO settle
in full before a certain date in order
to receive their quietus. in many IN
stances. overpay the state on tax coll
lections. and this money has to be
returned to them at the time their
list of generations is filed and ac-
cepted.
This money overpaid has. at that
time, already been distributed into
the general expenditure. school and
sinking funds. and. instead OF charg-
ing these funds up with their proper
Tomato part OF the refund. the sheriff
overpaying has been paid back di-
rect!y out OF the general expenditure
fund alone. The extent of this meth
cd, and the amounts due the general
fund from the two other funds has
not yet been figured out.
The Louisville Collection.
OF bookkeeping complained OF, and
which will help to even things IN. has
been in the matter Of keeping the re-
cords with reference to the taxes col
lected in the city OF Louisville and
the county Of jefferson. The sheriff
of this county pays all Of the funds
he collects directly into the treasury
including his commissions for col
lecting.
When this money has been received
in the past II has been credited to
the several funds in the regular dis
and when Il came time 20
receive the sheriff's generations and
settle with him his commissions have
been paid directly out of the general
expenditure fund and the school and
funds not charged up with
their proportionate part OF this ex-
pense, although they have profited
from year to year in the collections
made.
Makes Complex Situation.
Altogether the question OF which Is
which and what is what with refer
ence to the funds and the system of
bookkeeping complained of has the
auditing department and school de-
partment officials. scratching their
neads these days, outdoiDg the old
of How old is Ann?" but
he wise heads are working upon It,
and before the general assembly
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-19

For the adornment Of Paducah.