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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-18

adoption OF one plan or the other, is
lglory for the success Of the achieve
ment and the only personal loss
they can sustain is the loss OF reputa-
ltion. II this canal project is a fail
lure, all else that President Roosevelt
has achieved will be obscured in the
one monumental blunder. II it sue
lceeds II win be his greatest and most
lasting monument. The same may
be said OF President-elect Taft, who,
in addition to sharing the blame IL IL
fails, must bear the additional shame
of having simply followed in the
blundering footsteps Of his predeces-
lsor, after having made an inspection
for the very purpose OF ascertalning
whether or not the lock and dam plan
| is feasible.
Now, taking that view, isn't 1t rea-
sonable to suppose that President
ELECT Taft satisfied himself COM
pletely that the present plan and
methods are proper? Taking that
view, isn't it probable that President
Roosevelt is perfectly satisfied that
the lock and dam plan is best?
We know nothing about engineer
ing. but we know as much as those
senators and newspapers that are
fighting the administrations plans
We know more realizing that we
know nothing and relying on the
good judgment of those to whose
hands we entrusted the project.
There was some excuse for the late
Senator Morgan, of Alabama. He
was an old man. The canal project
was a pet of his. He favored the
Nicaraguan route; but when the time
came to put the scheme on foot, his
theories as to details were rejected.
He was too old to readjust himself
to other ways; he may not have been
treated with as much courtesy as
member of the majority party would
have been under the circumstances.
belonging to a perverse
his unrelenting attitude in
regard to his own pet schemes made
1t necessary for the majority to run
over him rough shod; but allowing
for the element of human nature in
all affairs, We can see for the aged
senator an excuse for his opposition.
and 1t does not dim in our eyes the
part he played in urging the isthmian
canal project.
But this latter day opposition is
partisan, unpatriotic and foolish. Par
ticularly foolish is II in the southern
press to fight against a measure. that
will draw commerce from the central
states south instead of westward.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-18
TRIO ARRESTED
CHARGED WITH STEALING SUIT
CASE AND MONEY.
Uniontown Man Visits Saloon with
Chance Acquaintance and is
Robbed.

A trio of men, who have been hang
ing around First street and Broad
way ceatheir arrival in this city,
about two weeks ago, were arrested
for stealing SIC, a suit case contain
ing a new suit of clothes, a pair of
trousers and several other small
articles belonging to Walter Wood
ruff, of Uniontown. The trio was
held to answer and bail fixed at $500
by Police Judge Cross on a charge of
grand larceny. Woodruff came to this
city yesterday morning on the Cow
ling and in the afternoon he got in
the company of C. J. Moore. Moore
did the polite thing and carried the
suit case belonging. to Woodruff, and
after going in several different places
the two wound up at a saloon at
First street and Broadway. Moore
left the suit case in the saloon and
didn't say anything to Woodruff
about II and Immediately after the
two were out of sight James Sheri-
dan and Fred Harris, the other two
members of the trio, made away with
the grip and went through its con-
tents. Moore shook the acquaintance
of Woodruff and went back to the
saloon and it was there that the men
were arrested with Woodruff's clothes
in their possession, but no trace
could be found of the money that
was taken out of Woodruffs pocket.
The trio claim that Woodruff give
them the clothes to sell so that they
could buy more drinks.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-18
STOMACH PRESCRIPTION CAUSES
BIG STIR
(Chlcago Record-Herald.)

NShA,aeo
The prescription for stomach trou-
bles published in this paper some
days ago has created a big stir in
drug stores. The manager of the
largest prescription drug store in the
lefty says that they have filed this
prescription hundreds of times AMI
find 1t the very best they ever put up
for stomach troubles. Here is the
prescription; cut 1t out and keep II;
IL you do not need It yourself, hand
Il to some friend who Is troubled with
Indigestion or dyspepsia: Compound
Tincture Of Cihchona. one ounce;
Prosene Compound, one ounce;
Sherry Wine. half pint. Mix to-
gether and take in teaspoonful doses
before meals and at bed time In
water. This druggist states 1t is the
Prosene Compound that is so yalu-
able. 1t supplies the stomach with
pancreatic juice and this is what d.
gests what you eat, while the Gin
chona and Wine act. as general
stomach tonic.
Any first-class prescription drug
gist can fill this simple prescription
as all three ingredients will always
be found in any well-stocked pre-
scription drug store.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-18
River Stages.

River stage at I O'Clock this morn
, ing. 302. rise Of feet since yester-
day morning. The river here viii
continue to rise for several days.
Rivermen say that they believe the
river will rise about Z feet more at
Paducah, making a stage OF 81 feet.
The food stage here is 40 feet, and
with another big rise with the river
full this week. she will go over 40
feet on the gage. The food stage has
not been reached here FOR several
years and because OF this fact a great
deal Of damage might be done to
property I'm the vicinity OF Paducah
because people are not prepared for
high water.
Steamer Kentucky will be due to-
night from Riverton, Ala, and all
way landings and will go TO BROOKE
port to unload and receive freight
She will return tomorrow night and
receive freight until Saturday evening
when she will leave for the Tennes-
see.
The John s. Hopkins arrived from
Evansville about noon today and left
on return trip Immediately after
unloading and taking on freight at
the wharfboat. She will be in port
again Saturday.
The Dick Fowler got away on time
this morning for Cairo and way land
ings and will return tonight about @
o'clock. She did a good business out
of this port.
The Queen City with 1875 round trim
passengers, passed down yesterday
Afternoon en- route to the Mardi Gras
carnival at New Orleans. She will be
due at New Orleans at 8 o'clock Sat
urday morning.
The Royal was in on time this
morning from Golconda and returned
at 2 o'clock this afternoon. doing a
fine business both ways.
The Clyde cleared last night at
1880 o'clock for Waterloo. Ala, and
way landings and will return next
Monday night.
Steamer George Cowling made her
regular trips from Metropolis here to-
day doing good freight and passen-
ger business.
The Morgan Is, topping out her tow
OF ties at Farley Place landing today,
and viii go on to Joppa with the ties
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-18
Louisville Tohacco.

Louisville. Feb. 17.-The offering
on the local breaks follow:
Old crop: Burley, 1f2; dark, Z
hogsheads.
1908 crop: Burnley, 40s; dark,
GAG hogsheads.
Original inspection. COZ; reviews
lO6. Total, sos hogsheads.
Reflections: Burley, Is; dark, AZ
hogsheads.
Sales: The Louisville warehouse
sold A hogsheads OF hurley at s12.75
to S1S.75, and s hogsheads OF dark
at $500 to $6.4O.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-18

Carmack was taken from the room
IL was feared that the sight of her
husbands blood-stained garments and
the description OF HIS wounds would
be more than she could bear.
"Have you the clothing taken from
the body of the SENATOR" he was ask
ed.
81 have"
The witness then opened a bag and
produced the outer clothing, under
garments. shirt and collar The
wounds were made by steel-jacketed,
.32-calibre bullets. and bled very lit
tie externally. There were a few
blood stains where the bullets entered
and the ball which pierced the neck
passed through the collar. but the lat
ter collected no stain OF blood.
Jurors Examined Clothes
The bullets and the clothing were
examined carefully and ouriously by
the jurors and then introduced into
evidence. Jones was cross-examined
very briefly and excused.
There were many women In the
room and they strained every nerve
to see the grewsome exhibits and hear
the description Of the wounds.
Jones was recalled later by the de-
Tense to tell what was in the sena-
tors pockets He was asked TO
search the overcoat aud he did so,
finding a rubber shield or scabbard for
the barrel Of a revolver. He said
that he searched the pockets the day
OF the killing and found only mag
azine and a paper.
The state then asked:
"Was that scabbard in the pocket
when you got the body?"
at was not"
GLOW did II get there?"
81 have no idea"
where were these ciothes2"
'Tn the wardrobe at the undertak-
ing rooms" n
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-18
HALF or NAVY WILL HE
RETAINED IN PACIFIC

Washington. Feb. 1s.-An ameni-
ment to the naval bill providing that
one-half OF the navy shall ~, reia ined
In Pacific waters at all tinIes 80 fisr
as is practical. was agreed upon last
night. II was further agreed to In
sert a clause providing that no part
Of the appropriation in the naval bill
for powder should be paid to any
trust or monopoly engaged in the
manufacture OF gunpowder. except In
the event OF war.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-18
SOME STORIES
AROUND TOWN

Some people who attended the au-
tomobile show at Chicago just for the
pleasure of seeing what there was to
see, were rather embarrassed, while
others took 1t to be good joke.
Just at the time when you was wish
ing you had enough money to pur-
chase a "skoot wagon" some neat
looking young man would hand you
a souvenir watch fob, on one side OF
which was the name of the company
1t represented and on the other side
was the inscription. Gee, it's he'll to
be poor"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-18

One little boy in the public schools
Of this city took a good grade home
last month in English. The teacher
asked the pupils to think of the long
est sentence they could and write it
out on paper. After a few minutes
the teacher called on several of her
pupils to read their sentence and
finally as she was almost around the
class one of the smallest boys in the
class got up and read "Penitentiary
for life."
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-18
She Knew Them.

Miss Dubley-She was braggln'
about how successful her dinner
party was. She said ii wound up
with great eclaw," what's "eclaw, "
anyway?
Miss Muggley-Why, I guess that
was the dessert. Didn't you never
eat a chocolate eclaw?-CatholiC
Standard and Times.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-18

The city should oil Broadway to
the city limits west, and 1t would be
a good plan for the county to oil the
Broadway road, as far as Wallace
park. There is much pleasure riding
out that way, and much travel from
the country. 1t would add much to
the attractiveness of Paducah during
the summer IL the county and city
would cooperate in this.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-18
COOPER TRIAL
CONTINUED from First psge.)

Der 3, the day of the tragedy, when
she arrived at the office. she found
Col. Cooper already there in confer
ence with his son. She heard the Col
lionel denounce Carmack for using his
(Cooper's) name and declared he had
right to protect himself.
Later she heard Col. Cooper apply
to him (Carmack) epithets so vile
that she cried when ordered to repeat
them. The court permitted her to
write them, and when they were read
she covered her face with her hands.
Miss Lee then told how, at D. m.
there began a conference in Brad
ford's Office between the two Coopers,
Bradford and Adjutant General Tulley
Brown, Of the state Guard. This con
ference lasted until 4 p. m, when II
broke up and the Coopers left to-
gether. She said that there was a
look of worry and trouble on the
boys face that she had never seen
there before.
Heard Col. Cooper Phone.
Miss Lees duty. among other
things, was to answer the telephone
There are desk extensions into the
private Offices of members OF the
firm. It was her custom to answer
the phone and call by an electric
button such members of the firm as
were wanted. The telephone bell It.
self was In none of these Offices. A
half an hour after the Coopers left
the Office the phone rang, and, as
usual, Miss Lee answered 1t. She
heard voice say. as that you. JIM"
and heard Attorney Bradford say,
yes" She hung up her receiver,
but not before she recognized the
voice as that OF Colonel Cooper. A.
moment later she heard Bradford say
over the phone, "And did Robin kill
him? Well, I'll be right up there"
She insisted that Bradford was not
In the habit of answering the 'phoneI
unless called by her. 1t appears to
be the intent of the state to have the
jury believe that conference to STAY
Carmack was held and that the kill
ing resulted from this conference.
Mrs. Burch's Maid.
The third witness was Miss DOME
Braxter, maid in the service of Mrs.
Lucius Burch, a daughter OF Col.
Cooper, with whom he made his home
The witness heard Col. Cooper come
into the Burch home about noon the
day of the tragedy and heard him tell
Mrs. Burch. something that greatly ex-
cited the young wife. She heard Mrs
Burch say: "He will kill you. papa"
And the fathers reply: "He is as
liable to be killed as / am" What
ever followed caused Mrs. Burch to
become hysterical.
The defense made little effort to
cross-examine these witnesses, except
in a most perfunctory manner. and
court adjourned with the testimony
of the states witnesses practically un-
|assalled.
Described the Wounds.
W. G.. Jones, who embalmed Sena-
tor Carmacks body, described how
his firm was notified and how he went
for the body. He was present when
two physicians examined the body
The witness made notes on the
wounds One went into the left side
and was cut out of the right side OF
the body below the shoulder. Another
entered the left side OF the abdomen
and was cut out Of the right side. five
inches from the navel. The third en-
tered the neck, half an inch to the
left of the spine and was found under
the tongue. The wounds on the body
ranged downward.
Before Jones began TO testify, Mrs.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-18
OUR IMpRooVTEp NEWS SERVICE

OUR IMPROVED NEWS SERVICE.
This week The Sun has doubled its
news service, in addition to its spe-
cial service from Kentucky, and the
daily market reports. This gives The
Sun the most comprehensive and ac-
curate news service In Kentucky out
side Louisville Most of the news
OF the world happens in the day
time, and the evening paper with a
good service is enabled to furnish the
news the day 1t happens. How well
The Sun has been performing this
service is attested by the rapidly in
creasing subscription list The list
in this city and surrounding towns
has grown sufficiently in the last year
to warrant the improved service.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-18
CONGRESSMAN swager sher

Congressman Swager Sherley, OF
Louisville. speaking against the
equipment OF public baths in Wash
ington said: 1.-THE fibre, the moral
backbone of this great nation should
not be undermined by pampering
system imported from abroad" We're
glad ollie James didn't presume such
sentiment would tickle his constitu-
ents. -.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-18

Fame does not withhold herself
from the righteous. II one lives ac-
cording to scriptual commandments
he will win recognition. If for moth
ing else. as the oldest citizen of the
county.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-18

A Texas legislator has introduced
a bill. prescribing politics in the pull
pit, and providing severe penalty
The advantage Of the measure is that
II makes it incumbent for some poll
tician to attend divine services.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-18

n any church members go to Hades,
they will blame the preacher.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-18

INV NNoS - = - = . = 49,
Personally appeared before me
this Feb. 1, 1909, R. d. MacMiIlen,
business manager Of The Sun, who
affirms that the above statement Of
the circulation OF The Sun for the
month of January, 1909, is true to
the best Of his knowledge and belief.
My commission expires January
January 10. 1912.
PETER PURYEAR,
Notary Public McCracken Co.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-18
Daily Thoucht.

Fire. is the test of gold; adversit!
OF strong men-Eeneca.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-18

Prices OF all living increased; only
exception Mrs. Austin's pancake
Hour. Same old price at all grocers.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-18

A former sheriff Of Breathitt coun-
ty died in bed last week He must
have been a man of quick action.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-18

Too many OF us make the mistake
OF thinking that the more load We
can carry the more life we will live.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-18
IF IT'S ONLY A HEADACHE

Why corneiison's Heafshee Liver Pills viii
cure that 10 cents, All Drugsi
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-18

YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT.
Every dose makes you feel better. Lsx-Pos
keeps your whole insides right, Sold on the
Money back plan everywhere. Price so cents
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-18

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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-02-04
DESPITE LOVE LETTERS,
SAYS HE'S FANCY FREE

Kansas City, Feb. 1.-Charles z.
Nord, arrested in Omaha and brought
here on a charge of passing a fraudu-
lent check, whose trunk was found
filled with good clothes and love let
ters, denies that any woman has any
claim on him and insisted that he is
heart whole and fancy free. Two OF
the letters were from Chicago, where
Nord says he was in the real estate
business at lis Dearborn st. four years
ago.
When questioned regarding the let
tiers, some of which were signed Miss
Anna Heerhold, 248S North Forty
fourth St. Chicago" and Mrs. Ida M.
Starn, 5519 Madison ave., Chicago"
Nord refused to say anything that they
were personal letters and money mat
tiers mentioned In them were simple
business transactions.
Asked regarding the letters from a
woman In Sweden, who addressed him
as her husband and alluded to their
marriage. he replied a mistake had
been made In the transmission. Nord
is about 40 years old and Is not of pre-
possessing appearance,
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-02-04
.CAESARIAN OPERATION
ON LILuPUT'S QUEEN
Mrs. Ramsey, 46 Inches Tall.
and Her Tiny Babe Alive,
Well and Progressing.

Philadelphia, Feb. Surgical experts
are marvelling over the wonderful out
come OF a Caesarian operation performed
three weeks g on Mrs. Lawrence A..
Ramsey. who. today, received her friends,
and showed them the tiny baby.
Seldom do both mother and child sur
vive this critical operation when the form
er IL Of normal stature, and Mrs. Ramsey,
who is Is years old. weighs only u pounds,
and is only 46 inches tall. Little Miss
Ramsey weighed -four pounds at birth. Her
parentS are the midget team In vaudeville,
known as Weis and Ramsey, the mother,
as Queen of the LAlliputians,' being well
known all vel the country. She was mar
ried to Ramsey about a year ago.
Mrs. Ramsey told her friends OF the
operation n said: g.. .."
II sat up In 10 days atterward. On the
fifteenth day 1 walked, and a few days lat
er I left the hospital. The care they rave
me was lovely, and 1 was such an unusual
case that ever so many doctors and sur
geons came to see me, and they were all
very kind and considerate, and said It was
so strange they would not have believed
1t II they had not seen for themselves"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-02-04
-FOUR DEATHS JAR
MOTORMANS NERVE
Takes Voluntary Rest After
Series of Accidents-Never
Blamed by Coroner.

Chicago Feb, -Four persons hav-
ing been killed beneath the wheels Of
electric cars OF which he was motor
man and two women having been
maimed for life, L. A. Broadway is now
taking a voluntary rest at his residences
In North Highland Park ITO recover
his nerve
Within another week he expects to be
at work again and says he trusts his
car never will kill another person. He
is not particularly sure OF such luck,
as he says people seem to take greater
chances with electric ears every day.
In none OF the accidents IN which his
car has figured has Broadway been cen-
sured by the o AS he tells the
story OF the deaths, each accident was
unavoidable SO far as the motorman
was concerned
"A motorman In charge OF these new
high power electric cars has a. nerve
racking job all the time" Broadway
says. II have worked on e roads
and I would rather take an express
run at IS miles an hour with a 1ocomo-
tive than try to keep the express sched-
ules of the electrics. You often have to.
make SIS miles an hour.
People generally take all kinds OF
chances with electric cars. They COM
pletely disregard the fact that the cleo
tries often are running faster than
steam cars. They jump in front of
electric cars where they would give a
team train a wide berth,
Evsry Accident Fatal.
ST have worked six years on electric
cars and do not think I have had worse
luck than many motormen. I never
have been involved In 'any accident that
resulted from carelessness, never have
collided with another car, or anything
like that / never had n small acct
dents. Every time / have had an acct
dent l killed some one.
1T is a terrible feeling-seeing some
one suddenly appear on thettracks Just
ahead of you and knowing that you are
powerless to save him. There is q mo-
ment of terror and then an awful feel
ing I'm as you feel the person car
ried down and hear a horrible cry.
Grade crossings are the great danger
so far rs the electric roads are con-
cerned, but many persons take long
chances by waiting in the stations on
the wrong side OF the rae until the
across Just ahead OF the car"
Broadway is a big, f1ne looking man
and officials of the company for which
he works express great confidence in
him. They say that despite the deaths
caused by his cars he Is known as a
most careful motorman. Fol one year
and three months he had the express
run out of Evanston without one ac-
cident during the time.