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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-12
WOODWARD AONORED
Valuable Work for the 7. N.
C. A. Recognized.
PROGRESS OF THE DECADE
Proposed to Clear Off the Floating
Debt.
BUSINESS MEN TAKE ACTION
Testimonial Dinner to Be Given to
the President of the Organiza-
ton February Is.
BUSINESS MEN TAKE ACTION

A decade of progress by the Washing
ton Young Mems Christian Association
was reviewed with pride by over a. hun
bred business men and government Off
Gals i'm the red room of the New Willard
Hotel last evening. and to s. W. Wood
ward, its president during that period.
was given the full need of credit. And
to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the
presidency of Mr.. Woodward and of the
removal of the associations plant to it's
G. street location the group of business
men present last night resolved them
selves into committee to give testi-
monial banquet to Mr.. Woodward and to
raise $4,000 to add to $4,000 to be raised
by committee of young men to clear off
the indebtedness of the association.
District Commissioner Macfarand pre-
sided over the deliberations. and Rev. DR..
Alfred Harding. who is to be consecrated
John Barrett. director of the bureau of
American republics. spoke of Mr.. Wood
ward of the Washington Y. M c. A. and
of it's worldwide influence.
Col. Truesdell's Report.
BY the adoption of a report presented
by Col George Truesdel the business
men at the meeting decided on the definite
steps which they will take to make nota-
BILE the double anniversaries. This report
follows:
AT meeting of citizens called by
Commissioner Mcfarland at the Cham
Der of Commerce on November u. 1908
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one line of endeavor, he said. Mr.. Wood
ward has been found ready and willing
to help in every good effort for the uplift
Of the District and it's people. Not only
has he done much for the young men OF
the city, DR.. Harding asserted, but he
has helped the children of the city by
his large gifts toward the erection of the
Sunday school house of Calvary Baptist
Church.
This movement inaugurated tonight.
he continued, has another feature of
which / must speak 1t shows there must
be change of heart in the community
to speak good of the living
Influence Of the Y. M. G. A.
Director John Barrett declared that the
Y. M. c. A. is the strongest proof that
the United States has right to lead In
the world. He told of visits to associa-
ton buildings in foreign countries and
of the influences for good that are going
out from them.
The worldwide influence of the Wash
lngton Y. M. c. A. he illustrated by an
incident In Seoul. Korea. Persons inter-
ested in the erection of new associa-
ton building there. he said. picked out
a fine site. but feared that it's owner
would ask high price. But the COM
mittee went to him to learn the cost.
when l was in the city of Washing
tom the owner told the committee, II
saw the magnificent building of the Y. NJ.
c. 4. there. To help the erection Of .
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SUICIDES IN SALISBURY.
Merchant Driven to Death by Bust.
ness Cares-Carpenter Kills Self.

SALISBURY. Md, January 12.-Willam
K. Birmingham. prominent business
man of Salisbury. committed suicide some
time Sunday afternoon or Sunday night
in the rooms of his tailoring establishment
here. His body was found by his wife
His death was due to asphyxiation.
1t is stated that this was the second at
tempt he had made on his life Shortly
before Christmas he took a large dose OF
laudanum. and it was necessary to have
the assistance OF a physician to save his
life. Business worry is the cause given
by his friends for the act.
A second suicide in Salisbury was that
OF Denard Bailey. carpenter, living on
East Elizabeth street. Bailey who had
had bad fits of dependency for some
time, got out of bed this morning. gave
his wife all the money he had on his per
son and bade her goodbye. Mrs. Bailey.
thinking that he had just gone away for
the day. did not get up until she heard a
shot few minutes later.
When found Bailey had fallen near the
warehouse building of the l.. w. Gunby
Company. on Railroad avenue. with a
bullet hole through his temple. inflicted
with a revolver that was still clutched In
his hand
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MI. Macfarland's Address.

In calling the citizens committee to-
gether Commissioner mcfarland con-
trasted the condition of the association In
1899 and in 1909. told how Mr.. Woodward
had taken hold of the rudder when the
association was in the trough of the sea
and it seemed likely that it would become
derelict or go to the bottom. and had
steered it safely and triumphantly TO
smooth waters.
Mr.. Macfarland's Remarks.
Commissioner Macfarland said that the
Y NJ. c. A. in Washington had followed
the lead of the general movement in the
District, which had resulted In making
the past decade the greatest in the city's
history. He recalled that the associate
had grown from f54 members to 5000
members, and then spoke of the stormy
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MRS. GREENoUGH DIES.
Brooklyn Woman Once Sued stand
.rd oil comnanv for $50 600 900.

NEW YORK. January f2.-Mrs. Eliza
beth Greenough. who several years ago
sued the Standard Oil Company for $780,
OCO, Goo alleged to be due to her as roy
alties and interest, died yesterday at her
home in Brooklyn. She was the widow
of Benjamin F. Greenough, an inventor,
who died about thirty years ago. Mr..
Greenough invented a device for refining
petroleum and manufacturing a non-ex-
plosive Oil. 1t was alleged that he sold
the patents to the late Charles Pratt of
Brooklyn and Henry III. Rogers, and that
they were later merged with the interests
of the Standard Oil Company.
In August. 1904. Mrs. Geernough began
suit in the superior court OF Massa-
chusetts against the Standard Oil Com
pany for $JO.O0OOO0. The case did not
come to trial.
Mrs Greenough was born in Vermont
eighty-seven years ago, and had lived in
Brooklyn forty years. She is survived by
two daughters, as we'll Is grandchildren.
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,e.re in which the life OF the association

wears in which the life Of the association
was at low ebb. Continuing, he said:
I'VE want to tell President Woodward
what we think Of him while he Is still
with us. And we want to honor him by
ma wing off the floating indebtedness OF
S75 600 on the association. because tnat
would please him more than anything
else. This representative gathering. ana
none could be more representative or All
that is hest in Washington, Will DO lts
fuIl mart. I am sure. in the preparations
and the whole community will take pride
in carrying them out.
1.-THE association has national ana an
international character. 1t mas It's repre-
sentatiyes In Japan. China, lndia. south
America and all over the United states
and Canada. so that Washington has
,ight To he proud of 1t and feel that IL Is
not only doing good. but adding to WASH
ingtons fame everywhere.
DR.. Harding's Tribute.
Bishop-elect Harding paid tribute 10
Mr. Woodward for his work for the whole
community.
"Mr. Woodward shows the great value
TO the community Of a business man VINO
will think of other things than the accu-
mutation of money. who will think OF
things that will uplift the community.
he said. Mr.. Woodward's versatility, he
declared is one of his conspicuous char
acteristics. Unlike some OF the philan-
thropists, who confine their charities to
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great grandchildren and a great-great-

grandcn1l0.
Mrs Greenough used to tell story
about one Of her husbands inventions.
She said he once invented a high ex.
plosive. designed for use in shells. These
shells fired into besieged city or fortih-
cation or army would burst and spread
fire and destruction in all directions. MIR.
Greenough, his wife told her friends, gave
some OF this explosive to the government
to be used only in the defense of the city
of Washington. The agreement, she saio.
was broken by the federal authorities.
who used the shells elsewhere. Learning
of this Mr. Greenough refused to supply
the government with any more of the ex-
plosive.
Mrs Greenough said that she had pre-
vailed upon her husband not to sell the
explosive to any one. Mrs GrPenough
added in her story that though the Rus
sian government had offered a big price
for the explosive she had prevailed upon
him to refuse il.
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Dentist Dies in a Chair

CHARLES TOWN, w. Va, January
II. DR.. T. w. Tomlinson. a well
known dentist of Charles Town. was
found dead, sitting in chair In his office
Sunday evening. He was about seventy
four years old. and was unmarried. He
is survived by three sisters Mrs George
II. Turner and Miss Cora Tomlinson of
Charles Town and Mrs. Luke e. Strider,
Washington, d. c.
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SINGAPORE. January 1.-THE French
liner Polynesien, from Marseile December
20 for Yokohama. ran down and sank the
Dutch steamer Djamdi at the wharf here
today. Seven natives were drowned. The
Polynesen proceeded on her way.
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similar building In Seoul. I will give you
the piece of land you want
Mr. Barrett closed with tribute to the
President of the United States as high
tyne OF manhood.
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PILES CURED IN TO ~ DAYS.
PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed TO cure Eng
ease Of Itching, Blind. Bleeding or Protrudin6
Oc6tu&s-tf
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-15
Iusp BOYCOTT AS PULPIT AID.
Theological Students Have a Unique
Method OF Capturing Jobs.

Pittsburgh, April 15.-Students OF
the Western Theological Seminary
located in Old Allegheny. through
threats of boycott have captured the
right to supply all the vacant pulpits
in the Pittsburgh presbytery.
This charge was made at the meet
ing OF the Pittsburgh presbytery
when several old, unemployed minis
ters spoke OF their inability to secure
charges because the students had In
laugurated the boycott. The ministers
also made the charge that syndicate
existed among the students TO con-
troll all permanent appointments.
II seems that when pulpit n
vacant the trustees OF the church
make application 10 the superintend-
ent OF the Presbyterian book store
here for a clergyman 10 MI the
vacancy until a suitable minister Is
found. Recently the theological stu
dents went in a body to the superin-
tendent OF the book store and M
formed him that he would have 70
see that students we're assigned 10
vacancies or they would boycott ne
establishment. o.
BY preaching as a supply, a student
has the best opportunity OF receiving
"a permanent call.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-15
Kentucky Kernels

Mrs. Mariah Usrey, 6s, dies a
Mayfield.
F. L. Simpsons home burned a
Mayfield
Lettie Watson and Ruby Keeling
married at Mayfield.
Louis Sauer, missing 33 years. re
appears at Owensboro.
Robbers beat John J. Lowe and
sister, Pendleton county.
Wright knight, an aged oolored
preacher, killed by train at Wick
life.
John Heath, whipped by night
riders at Dawson, is at Oklahoma
City.
w. H. Hardin, Beech Grove, Da-
viess county. plans reunion of forty
miners"
Warden OF Frankfort prison favors
working short term prisoners on
roads.
Pharmacists admitted in Kentucky,
Minnesota, Indiana, Illinois, wiscon-
sin or Michigan, may practice in the
other FIVE states.
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ton. dispatches say, was signed b,
the commemorative attorney, and
prominent citizens. Think of 81
Now, was the commonwealth attor
ney imposed upon? He has not the
same excuse as the governor. He
had no business signing a petition
without personal Investigation. The
governor cannot avail himself of that
Safeguard, but must depend upon
local officials doing their duty. This
Chicago Sadie" is about as undesir-
able citizen as Pajucah boasts. He
was sent up for four years. Now,
upon application Of prominent citi-
zens, including the commonwealth
attorney, he is returned 10 our midst.
Had it been generally known that
petition for the pardon of Chi
cago Sadie" was being circulated. a
protest would have accompanied the
petition. These pardon petitions
are circulated too secretly. BY their
secrecy, attorneys are able to get one
side of the case to the governor,
who cannot know the general char
acter of the petitioner. BY secrecy,
also, officials and influential citizens
may be induced to sign their names
to a petition, when otherwise they
would not dare. Who, for instance.
would wish his name published in
connection with a petition in behalf
of Chicago Sadie? Notice By
posting or publication should be re-
quired before a petition for a par
don is acted on. II is too late to
accomplish anything in this case, but
marked copy of The Sun will be
sent to the governor, so that the
next time a petition for the pardon
of a McCracken county prisoner,
signed by these same prominent
citizens, reaches him, he will re-
member ''Chicago Sadie" and hest
tate. 81.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-15
RAsILY GRnMN VINES.

Most delightful of the, gardens
features are the vines. which cover
the fence or wall of the house with
coat Of living green, sprinkled with
brilliant flowers; or which shade the
versnda with a fragrant. lovely cur
tain.
There are many varieties, suitable
for every kind OF soE, fast and slow
growing. some or them making
growth with rapidly that is mar
velous. Blossoming vines produce
some Of the most beautiful flowers.
Two vines known. throughout
America are the Boston ivy and Vir-
ginia creeper, both of which cling to
the wall of a brick or stone house
without support. 50 are especially.
useful for covering walls. They have
no flowers. The former Is not so
hardy as the latter. but in middle
and southern ATTITUDES 4 succeeds
well. The Virginia creeper is per-
fcatly hardy. II will hide ugly stone
fences. outbuildings and dead trees,
Transforming them into things of
beauty.
The rapid growing Virgins Bower
vine is excellent for the yeraAda, Civ
ing a dense shade. II presents a
snowy bank of star-shaped flowers OF
delightful fragrance which last for
several weeks. A companion variety
Of clematis. coccinea, has rose col
ored flowers which resemble half
closed rose buds at a distance. Gle
mats paniculata, the Japan clematis.
is one of the best of vines, growing
rapidly and presenting a snowy mass
Of blossoms when in flower The
wistarla is a good vine for a trellis,
but is somewhat coarse for most
verandas, being better suited to the
rustic house or pergola.-National
Council of Horticulture.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-15

Night riders wantonly burned a
church in Caldwell county. Pyro-
mania Is a madness that seizes large
per cent of those, who once Indulge
IN the excitement of an incendiary
fire. Nothing wiz attract a larger
crowd than a fire. People will stand
and watch a blazing building, who
could not be attracted away from
their own AFFAIRS by any other sort
of spectacle. Those fends OF the
Black Patch, who destroyed their
neighbors' barns and houses In the
dead of night, must now watch one
another; for they do not know who
among them is mad, and waiting with
diabolical patience till some house
hold is asleep to indulge In his
favorite pastime.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-15
"cHIcAGO sADIE'S" PROMINENT
FRIENDS.

The human vermin that once found
habitat in the erst red light" dis
trlct Of Paducah. will welcome back
to the alleys Chicago Sadie" the
he queen of midnight reyelry, to
when was extended yesterday execu-
tive clemency for stabbing a black
creature of the sanhs ttpeIn asJeal-
Gus quarrel Govekhds iWnlsDA re-
Gently promulgated an osdIct that the
signatures OF jurymen to petitions
for pardon. must be accompanied by
affidavits and reasons, TO protect the
governor from imposition. Even that
is not SUFFICIENT protection. The case
of Chicago Sadie" Is In point. The
governor Is the victim of circum-
shnces and signatures. The facts
of the case show that Chicago
Sadie" who Is a degenerate of small
fgure, stabbed a burF negro iegen-
crate, apparently IN self-defense. The
governor could not be aware OF the
Character Of the creature. The petit
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-15
HOTEL ARRIVALS

Palmer-W. II. Bell, Nashville; ]
W. Darling. Cincinnati; c. f. Smuck
Atlanta: r. W. Bennett, Chicago; J.
T. Leake. Memphis; James Hodge,
Nashville; George S. Wilson, Sturgis;
II. II. King. Henderson; J. ]. Flem-
ing. Birdsville; G.. b. Norton, Mem
phis.
Belvedere-w. G. Miller, Dayton;
j. NJ. Cents. Springfield; w. B. Blake
more. Martin; w. ]. Ray. Fredonia;
C.. L. Walker, st. Louis; II. w. Allen,
Mayfisld: Walter NJ. Elrod, Mt. Yer
non: George w. Snadon, Hopkins
Vile; A. Shelter, Evansville.
New Rdchmond-S. E. Byrn. Union
City: West p. Tucker, Fulton; Louis
Pickles, Metropolis; r. F. Powell,
Louisville; c. A. Vernon. Dexter; c.
II. Woodford. Salem; NJ. NJ. Golfer,
Hampton; George Ans, Hamlets-
burg; william Coin, Fulton.
ST. Nicholas--C. ID. Davis and wife,
Carrsviile; s. w. Lashier. ]. p. Lash
Ter. MCKENZIE; Harry Monroe, James
Monroe, Murray; S. H. Low and wife,
Joppa; F. c. Ender, st. Louis; George
Seitz, Chicago; r. Ruby, Benton;
Roy Freeman, New Orleans; ]. Saun-
ders. Marion; c. Buckman, Kevil.
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I notice in "Hos Air" write up
of a "would-be florist" that he
claims to have planted and beauti-
fed the parks of the N. C. & st. l..
r. r. company for years, both here
and all the parks between here and
Memphis. / want to brand that part
of his write-up as false in every
particular" as he never planted or
laid out a single bed nor planted a
single flower in any of the N. c. q
st. l.. parks. For the past two years
Brunson, he florist. has furnished
an the plants used in all the parks
here, and between here and Mem
phis. Brunson's plants have given
perfect satisfaction. We viii use
their plants again this season. AS ]
have personally laid out and planted
every one OF the parks since the in
stallation OF the park system l know
whereof speak.
JAMES f. MLAUGHLIN.
Gardener N. C. & St. L. X. r. Co.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-15
FINDS DEAD son IN COFFIN.
Georgian Receivers Slain Youths Body
in Mysterious Manner.

SheIlman. Ca. April 15.-Particu-
larly grewsome are the details con-
nectej with the return OF the body OF
Ross Manor to his father. ]. n.
Manor. Manor was killed last Fri
day night. II Is stated, in an encoun-
ter with a negro. Alfred Iyerson.
whom Manor and his companions
had attempted TO whip. The mem
bers ofinhe posse carried away the
body OF theh .eomFade after he and
the negro had been killed. Manlor's
father was told to place a conn in a
certain spot. He complied and the
decomposed body OF young Manor.
half clad, was found in the coffin
when the father returned. The men,
bers of the posse are unknown.
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He Made Sure.

Rushville, Ind, April 15.-To
make sure OF success in his plan TO
commit suicide. Henry Tonyes. a
farmer. aged So. today shot himself
and then, with a rope about his
neck, leaped from a hawmow. HIS
son found the lifeless body dangling
in the barn.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-15

The Payne bill makes a heavy tax
on women's apparel; but the ladies
may be consoled with the knowledge
that the congressman, who vote for
1t, must foot the bill for their own
wives finery.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-15

A Chicago italian lawyer says the
Black Hand is myth. Maybe so,
but Black Hand Is just as good name
as any other. and as long as Italians
persist in such crimes they cannot
complain of the stigma.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-15

3 Senator Aldrich says he will show
how revenue can be raised by the
bin. We wozld be more interested,
II he would show us how revenue can
be raised to pay the bill.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-15

The same people, who opposed
Governor Hughes anti-race track
gambling law, are opposing his popu-
lar primary schemes, and the result
will be the same.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-15

Turkey should undertake the Guilt
walton OF the Burbank variety of
bloodless revolutions. 50 successfully
propagated in South America.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-15

II Is said Reelfoot lake is bottom
less. and recent actions about the
place indicate clearly to US about
how far down II goes.
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81 n &c
ment against her for ,2H

Soon after the Judgment was Sc
cured, process servers began 20 search
for Mrs. Thaw. The former chorus
girl was found in her apartments play
ing with a snake which she calmly
caressed as she allowed II to crawl
around her arms. She accepted the
process with the announcement that
she wo Id be on hand for the exam
nation, which was set for April 10.
she declared. however, that she did
not owe the money.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-15

Evelyn Thaw was found one day
this week caressing a snake. But
that is nothing for Evelyn.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-15

1t Is not every day that you get
such an offer as Is contained In Glau-
bcr's ad on page two.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-15
Official Forecasts.

The Ohio. at Evansville and Mt.
Vernon. will continue rising during
the next "a to SO hours. At Padu-
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-15

You DON'T HAVE To WAIT.
Every dose makes you feel better. Lax
Fo, keeps your whole insdes right.
Sold ON the Money Back plan every
where. Price soc.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-15

. eesss e
PRKHs IMPROVING CITY PREMISES.
Offered Nv In Throughout April
. For Bore ore Girl Selling Most Trees-God Watch
Of Paducah
and express delivery.
Largest OF Trash-Gold Watch
girl whose
is
For embarrassing mo- surface
dof will give cred)
For Most Improved f-$35
second for Improved Premses.-$f5.
. painting, planting whtewashiRg cOunted)
. Contest 4 and ends April
chairman Ciics department Womans club
test.
points
.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-15
Daily Thought.

"True worth often kneels, while
pride is still standing on tiptoe."
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-15
Evelyn Thaw Found Caressing Snake.

New York, April 15.-Evelyn Mes
bit Thaw is living quietly at 81 West
Thirty-third street. II was there that
she was served with papers last night
In a case OF a milliner who got judg-
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-15
SOME STORIES
AROUND TOWN

Mirrors in the display windows of
the merchants have more than one
use for ingenious womankind. Pri-
marily the mirrors were placed in
the windows for attracuYeness, and
to display the stock, as It is we'll
known when mirrors are used in the
windows that the stock on display
will appear larger in quantity. The
women of Paducah would be los,
without the show windows on Broad
way" said a well known merchant
this morning. Every day sec
women Sop in front of our store
glasses and rearrange their hair Of
fix some article of clothing that has
become disarranged in the course o.
a bargain sale crush"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-15

No man comes TO himself until he
knows that he belongs to his world.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-15

Cairo Is doing some original stunts
in social lines, as the young people
have a number of clubs organized.
one OF the latest Is a Billiken club. II
Is surmised that the club is to drive
dull care away, or TO make things as
they ought to be. Another novelty
among the younger people is to have
slumber parties.