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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-05-03
Cabinet Controversy.

Washington, May IA dispute
between Secretary Wilson and Secre-
tary Ballinger over the question oil
courtesy as well as one Of the inter
probation of law, has been carried to
President Taft. Members Of the cabi-
net are awaiting the verdict with In
terest. The controversy is over the
question of Roosevelt's conservation
policy and the attitude of the general
land Office.
Wilson asked that certain landS be
Withdrawn from the entry. II has
been customary to grant such re-
quests without investigation. Ballen-
ger. of the interior, refused to grant
the request, however, and the whole
thing was put up to Taft.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-05-03
NEGRO INSULTBD
TWO WHITE GIRLS
SUNDAY EVENING

Life would have been short last
night for a young negro II he had
been caught by indignant citizens.
The negro made insulting remarks
yesterday afternoon to Miss Beulah
Akers, Is years old. of Sixth and
Madison streets. and Miss Pearl May
hugh, 16 years old, Ala Madison
street. The two girls were so badly
frightened that the alarm was not
given by them until too late for the
police to trail the negro. The entire
railroad yard was searched by cit.-
zens.
The two girls had been on North
Sixth street, below Cabpbell street
and we're returning home about 8
o'clocvk. AS they passed the ware
house on North Sixth street near
Trimble young negro made an in
suiting remark. The girls were
frightened. and walked rapidly
home. where they locked themselves
in the house until the return of Mr.
and Mrs. Mayhugh. After his bold
remark the negro followed the girls
a short distance.
About an hour after on the return
of Miss Mayhugh's parents the alarm
was given. and the police were noti-
fed at once. All efforts to find the
fellow failed. He was described as
being yellow, slender, about II
years old, wore ragged overalls, and
wore a black cap.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-05-03
NEW COUNTY HIGH
SCHOOL BUILDING
WILL BIZ CONCRETE
Board Will Meet May IL to
Consider Plans For
Structure.
II is Expected to Cost About
$4,000.
COUNTY BRIDGES CONCRETE.

Concrete will be used in the con-
struction of the county High school.
which has been located at Heath.
Rough plans for the new school build
ing have been prepared by County
School Superintendent s. j. Billing
ton and w. R. Davis. OF the county
school board. II is intended to begin
work in June, and II possible have
the school ready for session by Sep
TENDER. For the purpose of adopting
plans and getting the work under
Roadway a meeting OF the county
school board will be called wednes-
day, May ~.
The preliminary plans call for a
building of concrete 72x4S feet. 1t
will be two stories high and will have
five recitation rooms and large
study hall. The walls will be IS
inches thick to the second floor and
IL inches in thickness to the roof.
An estimate on the cost Is $4,000.
At the same meeting the school
census report for the county will be
made to the board. All butSs1r- dis
tricts have made reports. anu is
certain that the county will make an
increase in the number OF children
OF school age. Nearly every district
will have an increase.
Concrete Bridges
The fiscal court will meet tomor-
row morning at 10 o'clock e the
court house in regular session. Con
tracts will be let for the construction
Of concrete bridges over ciark's river
and Perkins creek. and the session
will be attended by contractors and
many citizens who are interested in
the letting Of the contracts. The con-
tract for the grading OF the county
dirt roads PROBABLY will be let.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-05-03
FIFTY PUPILS WILL PASS
COUNTY EXAMINATIONS

Over fifty pupils will pass the
county school examination this year.
and will be given county school dip
Tomas. Superintendent Ellington
believes that the class this year will
be larger than usual. Eleven pupils
have passed the examination. The
last examination wifg be held May Is
and of the large class that will take
the examination at least> forty will
pass. y.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-05-03
Want Jurors Discharged

Waverly. Tenn, May 3.-When the
third week of the night rider trial be-
gan today. the discharge of two jur-
ors was asked for by the state for
statements alleged to have been made
by them favoring the defendants.
Affidavits to prove the claims were
presented to the court. The examina-
tion of the second venire OF 500 men
was begun.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-05-03
D. A. R. Fountain

Owing to the fact that few de-
tails have not been arranged the
handsome drinking fountain OF the
Daughters of the Revolution will not
be dedicated until Wednesday. May
The original date for the dedi-
cation was set for next Saturday. but
II will be necessary to postpone il for
few days. The entire fountain has
reached the city. and the work OF in
stalling It on the postoffice property
at Fifth and Broadway will begin
shortly.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-05-03
Indiana Boy Is Missing.

Shoals. Ind. May S.-Thomas
Lents, young man. left home. four
miles west OF this city Thursday
morning TO consult a physician here
and has not been seen since that
time. Parties have been searching
the woods and dragging the White
river.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-05-03
DELINQUENT PROPERTY
SOLD RY CITY TREASUIbER

Property of delinquent city tax
payers was sold at public auction
this morning at 10 o'clock by City
Treasurer Walters. and 1t was pur-
chased for the city by Auditor Kirk
land. The taxes due by white prop
erty owners was s6,956.79, while
colored property owners owed ST.
1859, a total of ss,193.11. The
sale was attended by only the Off
cials of the city hall.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-05-03
COUNTY SCHOOL BOOKS TO
SELECTED FOR FIVE YEARS

To select the text books for the
next five years for the county school
the county school book commission
will meet May ~. The commission
is composed of County School Super.
intendent S. j. Ellington, County
Judge Lightfoot and County Attorney
Parkley. No changes may be made
in the textbooks. although Superin.
tendent Ellington is busy reading
sample books.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-05-03
After Black Hand

Chicago, May Lieutenant Bar
ney Flood. who has been directing
the campaign OF the New York police
against the Black Hand. arrived here
today on a mysterious mission. IL is
believed Flood arranged for eo-opera-
ton between the Chicago. New York
and New Orleans departments in run
ming down the Black Hand.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-05-03
Mad Mothers Deed

stafford. Conn, May s.--Mrs. Ber-
nard Rister went suddenly insane to-
day and murdered with an axe
Charles e. Emery, a Boston agent for
memorial cards. She killed her son
two years old and committed suicide.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-05-03
NO LET-UP.
Prosecution TO Begin Soon rs Evil
dence Gan he Made Ready.

New York. May criminal prose
cution by the federal government will
be begun as result OF the disclos-
ures in the recent suit OF the govern
ment against the American Sugar
Refining company. This announce
ment was made by Henry L. Stimson
who Is acting as special attorney for
the government. Mr.. stlmson's state
ment followed a conference with
United states District Attorney Wise
In the iatter's Office.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-05-03
Haskell Fraud Case

Muskogee. Okla. May IA grand
jury of sixteen men was drawn this
morning to rehear evidence in the
alleged Muskogee town lot conspiracy
cases against Governor Haskell and
six Muskogee citizens. The jury was
ordered to report at Tulsa, May TO-
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-05-03

New Orleans. La, May 3.-The
Brer Fox H.. owned by Morris r.
Bean. of Cincinnati. arrived here last
night from Cincinnati, after having
broken all motor boat records on the
Mississippi river. II covered the dist
ance in 81 hours. 81 minutes and 5s
seconds.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-05-03
Bulger is Refused

wicklffe. KY. May 3. Especial -
A new trial was refused John Bulger,
who was given two years in the peni-
Tertiary for robbing the Ballard
County bank, by Judge r. ]. Bugg.
Bulger's attorneys took an appeal.
Bulger is still in the county Jail at
WickIiffe.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-05-03
Russia Gets Busy

Odessa, May 3.-Determined TO
prevent any Turko-German interfer-
ence with plans to preserve order in
the revolutionary districts Persia,
Russia today began the mobiliza-
tlon OF military forces in several
cities OF southern Russia.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-05-03
Congregational Meeting WIN He Held
Tonight.

The annual meeting OF the congre-
CATION OF Grace church will take place
in the parish house tonight at 1880
Reports OF the years work will be
made and the election OF a vestry fol
the coming year will be held. Every
member OF the congregation should
be present.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-05-03
Expressing Regret That He
Cannot Be Present at Its
Sessions.
Billions Lose Lives in All
Wars OF World.
BANQUET COMES WEDNESDAY

Chicago. May a.--More than a
thousand delegates and visitors at
tended the second national peace con-
gress. which opened here today. The
congress will continue until Wednes-
day evening. when II concludes with
n banquet. A number OF foreign
diplomats are present.
The formal opening OF the session
OF the conference began at o'clock
this afternoon in Orchestral hail.
Robert Treat Payne. OF Boston, pre-
sided. Governor Deneen and the
Rev. Eugene Bartlett, chairman Of
The reception committee. welcomed
the delegates
"The greatest factor In the main
tenance OF the race Is the habit OF
thought about peace" said the paper
By Secretary OF war Dickinson,
which was read. owing to the abscnca
OF the secretary. There can be no
isarmament until the greater powers
agree upon a concurrent action. The
tide OF public sentiment Is setting
clIOHkll III THIS ulNtNAA0us
Nothing short OF a long period OF
education and continued agitation OF
questions. such as we here discuss,
tend TO lessen the hold which the God
OF War has upon mankind" said w.
II. Rogers. In his address. 1--WE must
not overlook the fact that passion for
battle and fascination for things mil.
itary are deeply fixed In the nature OF
men and cannot be uprooted OF
shaken on In a day"
He gave figures. showing the cos'
OF war. and referred 10 the god that
might have been done with the
money.
Cost OF War.
Amazing statistics we're presented
to the National Peace congress by
Benjamin T. Trueblood. secretary OF
the American Peace society. In re-
port complied for distribution amVng
the delegates. Il Is asserted that 49,
600. 900. 900 persons have sacrificed
their lives In war since the begin
ming OF authentic history.
This vast number OF victims.
says Mr.. Trueblood, is about equal
to all the people who have inhabited
the globe for the last 500 years. al
lowing three generations 10 the cen.
fury. and CSC. 200. 900. the estimated
population OF the world at the open
ing OF the nineteeAth century. as the
average population per generation.
''The usual estimate of the mum
Der OF men lost In war In the nine
teenth century, including those who
died OF wounds and disease. places
Il at 100000. OF this number
the Napoleonlc campaigns are re
sponslble for about 100000
Losses Ia the American Civil wal
have been variously estimated a
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-05-03
Taft rs a Scorcher.

President Taft has been an uncon-
scious "speed maniac" and friends
are spprehensive he will figure in a
serious sinash-up if he continues rid
ing at the fearful pace his chauffeur
now maintains. Frequently he dsshes
over the suburban roads at 80 to so
miles an hour. His driver is an ex-
pert.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-05-03
Last Feud Case

Jackson, KY, May 3.-John Abner
was acquitted OF the murder of Jim
Cockrill. This clears the last Breath
lit feud case from the docket.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-08
FINANCIAL LEGISLATION
MAY HAVE TO WAIT
Much Talk Of Extra Session In
Fall OF 1910 TO Take
Up Subject


Augusta, Ga, Nov S-prcsideni
Taft brought his stay In Augusta 70 q
close today after officiating al the
opening of the GeorgaCarolina fair
lie departed for Wilmington, N G.
II is not likely the President will dd
any work on his message 10 congress
until the last of November Already
no has outlined The essential point
III the message in his speeches dur
ing the present trip.
Details Of his recommendations az
to amendment OF the Interstate com
merce and antitrust laws. however
have yet to be formulated for he vii
not receive the report Of ATTORNEY
General Wickersham and his other al
slsers on this subject until after ms
return 10 Washington
The matter Of financial legislation
If brought TO the attention Of the mex
session at all undoubtedly will be
treated IN a special message. There IL
a strong likelihood that IN view o
the many other matters that art
pressing foy attention 10 the Presl
dents program of recommended legis
lation. financial ana currency meas
ures will wait until the session beginl
IN December 1910.
There also has been much talk Q
an extra session In the fall OF 1910 e
take up the subject.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-08
FIRED INSPECTOR
REFUSES To QUIT
Expected TO File Hot Report
in Controversy With
Ballinger

Washington, d. c.. Nov. S.--llf Presi-
dent Taft thought he could get rid Of
Inspector h. r. CLAWS by fitting him
after CLAWS had maze serious charges
against his chief, Secretary Of Interior
X. A. Ballingeg, for bis alleged irreg-
ular dealings in connection with the
Cunningham coal land entries in Alas
ka, he was badly fooled. for when the
chief executive returns to the national
capital the middle Of this month after
his trans-continental unket. he Will
find on his desk a history of the Gun
ningham case prepared by CLAWS
II Is understood that CLAWS has pre-
pared a report that Is a scOrcher and
that other men high up in the present
administration, besides Secretary Bal
linger. receive honorable 90 mention.
In fact, II is hinted thar at least one
other member of President Tafts cab
net figures strangely IN the report
The CLAWS report mas been ready
for week but owing 10 the fact that
important elections we're being held
il, several states the publication q
the report was deferred temporarily as
CLAWS did not desire 10 embarrass the
Republican party II the CLAWS re.
port proves ais red-hot a document as
is promised. Il will give some Of the
leading Renublican insurgents in con.
gress another cnance 70 sink Tie hai
poon into Cannon and the administra.
ton.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-08
BOARD Of AGRICULTURE
WILL MEET NOV. 10

The meeting Of the state board oi
gricnlture has been announced by
secretary Charles f. Barrett iot
Thursday. November Is. The board
sill at This meeting proceed Win
iwarding contracts for the erection OF
ne buildings for the secondary agft
ultural schools at Warner and Tisho
ningo, since the supreme court has
uled upon its authority 10 superin'
end such work in the Cook COnstruc
ion company test case. The contract.
ira that have been awarded the con
raets for The Warner and Tlshomlngo
buildings have announced that ihet
re ready to begin the construction
work as soon as the details are a.
anged by the board and the contract
xeeuted.
Live stock matters Will also be TAX
"a ND by lite board al the coming
meeting. A special committee ap
ioInied by the board at the last meet
Dg is now investigating cattle condl
ions In Usage county IN regard e
he proposition made 10 clean the
ounty from infectious diseases. ea
lcclally Texas fever, and VIII repo
VI the meeting
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-08
JOE MILLER HERE To
SEE ABOUT BIG FIGHT

C~ioe Miller. Of the iui Ranch and
'Nild West show, was in Guthrie 10
lay investigating the state Jaws and
onlcrTing with Governor Haskell
md others ln regard TO his propositions
u holding the leffries.Johnson prize
light on the i0l Ranch He declarei
he was not ai liberty to say what the
Igovernor stated to him Ia regard y
Me matter 4
Miller maintains thai under the
state laws Il Is only mlsdemeanor
crime to conduct such an exhibition
this state, but that he was afraid
II being cnioined from holding the
vent within the state by either
county or state authorities. and that
he was not sure whether the state
could take a hand IN the matter un.
Ter the law or not He says he VIII
personally go To New York the lass
II this month to tfy TO secure the
ight and that ne will go prepared to
nut up 100000 or more TO secure the
went. lie says that he viii erect a
emporary amphitheatre 10 seat %,
100 people, with room to entertain hun
reds OF thousands at the ranch dur
ng the week with exhibitions OF rop,
ng, wild west stunts. barbeeneA. etc
le will endeavor to secure the fight
or some time IN the early spring late
n March or early In Apsll.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-08
VICTIM A PROMINENT
REAL ESTATE DEALER
InWlgIed 10 Top Of Building
: Where His Dead Body
Was Discovered
Special to Daily Leader.

Special to Daily Leader.
oklahoma City, Nov. S--Wilh the
blood clotted from scalp wounds, the
neck swollen and purple from the
merciless twisting of rope, and the
instrument Of death living beside the
body. I, b. Cannon ll6 IL South
Hudson street, partner in the
Martin realty company. was found
murdered late Sunday afternoon on
the roof Of the Campbell building al
Grand aud Broadway
A gas pipe three feet long, which
had been used IN the slow strangling.
and tbe clumsy coarse rope were
dropped by the murderer or murder
ers In the escape.
Robbery was not the object as $50
was found IN tho pockets Of the muir
dcred man He Is not known to
have made enemies in his year In
the real estate business in Oklahoma
City and the police and sherlff's Of
fce are at loss for the crime mo-
tive.
Bloody foot prints aud indlstnct
the head may be means of identii-
cation.
The mnrderers made their escape
BY dropping from the roof to the
hrst landing OF the Are escape or
through the skylight entrance to the
tenth floor of the building. Cannon
evidently entered the room from the
rear skylight. He was probably ac-
companied by his assassins.
When discovered the body had
been dead about eight hours. which
would place tre crime about Daylight
Sunday.
The loss q an overcoat from Gan
mons room Friday an hour after a
strange man and woman had gone
through several rooms in fhe house
may furnish a clue to the murder.
Papers are supposed to have been
missed also
Cannon. who owns a number of
buildings In Oklahoma City had
mortgaged one Of them several weeks
ago to provide money for prospect.
ing in lead and zinc near Miami.
The prospectors had disappointed
him, according to Mrs. Tiny Schneid-
er, the owner OF the Albany. where
he lived
After complaining of the loss of
the overcoat and talking Of his dis
appointment In the progress of the
mining venture. Cannon left the Al
bany at o'clock Saturday 70 90
down town. He Is believed to have
had an annfgintnput
From the hour of 4 p. m. satur-
day, he was not seeh alive by any
persons known 10 the police
The appointment which led to tho
trip 10 the top of the Campbell
building The struggle and death at
daybreak Sunday Is yet to be uul
raveIled by Detective Shirley Dyer
the officer who traced f G. Mlngle
from Oklahoma City 10 Wichita after
the murder of Mrs. Pearl Pearson
Cannon did not drink, smoke nor
chew, according TO Mrs. Schneider
His relatives live at Lexington. Ky.
Officers today are looking for tvs
men who are supposed to have owee
Cannon twa notes for seven hundred
and fifty dollars each.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-08
KING EDWARD CELEBRATES
BIRTHDAY TUESDAY
Continuation Of StsInhaII Trial
and Labor Conference --0iher
Events Of Week

This week will witness the close OF
President rats is.OOO-mlle journey.
The birthuay Of King Edward, the con
Slnuation Of me steiuheil trial In Pa
4s, the meeting between. the mon
ilgchs oi Two nations In London. and
IN Important labor conference In To
fonto.
| The sixty-nlnth birthday Of King
flsdward will bring forth public com
memuratiuns Of note on Tuesday Dur.
ing the week the king is expected to
Welcome TO English shores King Man
uel OF Portugal
IN the British parliament the con.
test over the budget Is approaching
crisis, but the commons will have a
respite OF a week or more. owing TO
the adjournment to be taken on Tues.
day until November Is. 20 permit the
members to digest the revised estis
mates OF Mr. LloydGeorge, chancel-
lor OF the exchequer.
The revolution In Nicaragua stu
holds attention. In view of the con-
ilictIng claims Of advantage put forth
by both sides as the result OF encoun-
terS
Wednesday viii find President
raits journey completed With his re-
turn to Washington. Hardly. hovover,
will he have bad time to look over
the improvements made in the White
House before he starts on short trip
lfto New England, where at Middle
hown Conn. he will on Friday attend
the installation OF Dr.. William T.
shankln as president Of Wesleyan
university. The President also may
be IN New Haven during the Yale
Princeton football game on Saturday.
AT Toronto. President Gompers ana
other officials OF the American Fedora
lion Of Labor have already arrived for
The annual convention OF that orgahi-
zatlon which begins today
Farmets will meet In Des Molnes,
Is., on Tuesday for the sessions OF the
Patrons OF Husbandry, National Grang.
Senator Aldrleh. OF Rhode Island
win deliver the second or a series Oh
addresses. explaining the work OF the
monetary commission at Sc. Louis To-
day.
lfidt OF tue teHnt7n1ul5 vNNusSa -
night riding Is set TOR today az Union
city
Cincinnati offers an aviation meet
beginning FRIDAY and continuing three
days
Developments In the North Pole con-
troversy may come out Of Washington
where the National Geographic society
after certifying Mr. Peary's claim. is
searching to obtain data bearing on
Or. Cooks expedition Mr. Peary lee
nres before the society on Friday,
giving the first OF a series of adj
lresses
In New York the National Horse
show and first nights at The new thea.
er the Manhattan opera house ana
he Metropolitan opera house, open
DO social season
The American leaders VI Judaism.
aieudnr the central conference OF
,mosiean rabbis will be in session In
vow York beginning Tuesday and IN
lil November ig aud on the same
.ays convention Of the Roadmasters
nd The mainlenance Of ways associa
ion ol America In Washington.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-08
WHITE MAN C0NFESSES
He COMMITTED ARSON
snnclal % paIIg I.eaIer.

Special 10 Daily I,eader
Atoka Okla, Nov shelby hpann
II white man, aged 81 years. has beet
arrested and confessed 70 burning
barn belonging TO Jas Mooneyham y
which $40 bushels Of corn aud olhsi
property were destroyed Mr. Moon
eyham lives near peck and had mad
an enemy Of Spann because Of a dis
puic over money Alter tho fire. n
was suspected aud officer kllgort
went 10 the place. The old man wai
in the cotton field. but before ap
preaching him Mr. kllsOre discoVete,
that the guilty party wore a peculiar
shoe Greeting the old man kllgorf
asked him what he had done with thi
shoes worn the night before, aud III
reply. How did yon know 4 had an,
other pair OF shoes on2" verified lhe
suspicion Of the officer The arrest
was made sud the peculiar shoe found
under the floor If the old mans resi-
dencc. after which the confession was
made