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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-18

Taft cited the chemical. oil. paint
earthenware, metal, lumber and va
rious other schedules as lllustratine
that the decreases OF duty were en-
acted on articles most largely con-
sumed. and increases on articles OF
the same schedules which have been
consumed In this country only 20 a
comparatively small extent. Said he:
"The amount 10 which metals and
their manufacture enter into the con
sumption of tae country Is s1.24S.-
900, 900. whereas the articles OF the
same schedule on which there has
been an increase. enter into consump
ton TO the extent OF only $1,000
900. The articles OF lumber upon
which there has been a decrease en-
Ter into the consumption of the coun-
try to the extent of $4,000. 900
whereas articles under the same SEIZED
ule whereupon there has been an In
crease enter into the consumption to
the extent OF $4,000. 900.
''ln agricultural products those In
which there has been a reduction en-
ter into the consumption to the ex-
tent OF $40 900 900, those in which
there has been an Increase enter into
the consumption TO the extent of si,-
900. 900.
"Tn sundries. the duty has been dc
creased on articles entering into the
consumption of the country TO the
amount OF sf.7i9. 900 900; and an in
crease on articles that enter into the
consumption OF the country TO the
extent OF s101. 100000.
Downward Revision.
There was a substantial down
ward revision on the articles OF ne
cessity. for the proportion Is $1,000
600. 900, representing the consump
ton of articles Of necessity to which
decreases were applied. to less than
$500, O00 900. of articles of necessi-
" 10 which Increases were applied
What I promised was that there
would be many decreases and that in
a few things increases would be
found necessary. That, contend
has been the result of the Payne,
bill. The Republican party did not
agree TO reduce the rates to such a.
point as 20 reduce prices by the in
PRODUCTION of foreign competition.
Taft outlined the reasons why the
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-18
TWEEDLE-DEE OR TWEEDLE-
DUN.

DUN.
The law, which prohibits the dump
ing of carcasses of dead animals in a
watercourse, is intended to prevent
polluting the stream. and there was
no doubt In the mind Of any of the
lawmakers and could be none In the
mind OF an honest thinker, that the
bones of dead animals constitute car
cases within the meaning of the law,
and that the wstercourse in that case
constitutes the water of a flowing
stream. Police Judge Cross has
taken under Amusement the question
as to whether dumping bones Of dead
animals In the edge OF the Ohio river
at high water mark is dumping car
cases In the watercourse. II there
is a doubt as 10 whether the bones
are actually dumped there, or
whether they polluted the stream,
the Judge does right in considering
the question; but If the bones were
dumped I'm the river above the intake
and they do actually pollute the
water. citizens OF Paducah may well
tremble over the possible result Of
the distinguished jurist's cerebration.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-18

An amusing incident occurred ut
one of the public school building III
Paducah a few days ago. A boy in
one of the lower grades was sent
into the cloak room to conclude his
giggling, as he was addicted to this
provoking habit. In an adjoining
room a little girl had been excused
from class and in passing through
the cloak room she saw the form OF
the boy. who was holding his sides
from the after affects of his laugh
ter. The girl thinking It was some
drunken man at large notified the
teacher and the janitor was resorted
to as protection.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-18

What is the matter with Pennsyl.
vania? In various forms of lawless-
ness the Keystone state has long been
a leader Her politicians have reached
depths of corruption hardly equalled
in the annals of graft in North
America, and her respectable citizens
have manifested apathy that has
caused wonderment," says the Frank
fort News. The same thing that allied
Kentucky during her recent reign OF
lawlessness; need of a change in her
brand Of politics for a season.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-18
SOME STORIES
AROUND TOWN

"The Paducah Echo" Is the name
of neat little paper published by
Frederick Neumann and Alsey Friant
two bright boys. The paper in every
way rivals the larger papers for II
carries display advertising, want ads
publishing some interesting news
and has a voting contest. The paper
il issued weekly. and the young edi-
tors take much interest in their news
paper.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-18
JAPAN COMMITTING HARI-KARr.

JAPAN COMMITTING HARI-KARI.
II Japan Is closing the door in
Manohuria, the way Frederick Has
kins says it Is, we need only bide our
time for Japan to reap the whirl-
wind. He says that the royal family
is interested in all big corporations
doing business in Asia in such a
way that IL profit is made the divi-
dends go into the privy purse, and IL
the ventures lose the losses come of
the imperial funds raised by taxation
The advantage of this scheme is that
steamship lines to the main land are
heavily subsidized and carry japanese
goods there cheaper than American
goods are delivered; japanese goods
are struggled in duty free and re-
bates are given these royalty patron
lied concerns. The result Is that
American products cannot compete
with Japanese products in Man
churia; but while Japan is thus en-
:fching her royal family and captains
lof industry, she is robbing her peo-
pie at home. and bye and bye dis
content, and disloyalty are certain to
follow, IL Japan is really progressive
II her people do not revolt under
such conditions, they are OF too poor
stun to give US any cause for appre-
hension. The whole situation verifies
the judgment of keen observers i'm
the orient. that in everything, which
goes to make character and dura-
bility of mind, the Chinese are far
superior to the laps. After all char
acter, and not mere shrewdness in a
people will win.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-18

The barkeep of the temperance
saloon in Nashville. who was shot In
the abdomen. is authority for the
statement that soft answer to an
urgent demand for a drink of whisky
does not turn away wrath.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-18

The average laboring man in
America" says Secretary of Agricul-
ture Wilson. elves better than Queen
Elizabeth did" In some respects the
average laboring man Of today might
resent the comparison.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-18

The New State Tribune, of Okla
homa City, says: Hon. Conn Linn,
of Murray. KY, was in Oklahoma
City several days last week. Mr..
Linn will likely locate somewhere in
Oklahoma within the next few weeks,
but he has not fully determined at
what point. He is a member of the
Kentucky state senate and is at pres
ent the speaker pro TEN of that body.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-18
Daily Thought.

Training is everything; the peach
was once a bitter almond; cauli-
flower ism othing but cabbage with a
college education.-Mark Twain.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-18

Matte " Nave, Cumberland teie-
phone operator at Hoptown, and r.
w. Stewart. Gracey. who met over
phone, are married.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-18

conditions. It is a substantial achieve
ment in the direction OF a downward
revision and ought to be accepted as
such. II | had vetoed the bill.
would have received the applause OF
the low tariff Republicans and all
Democracy. The Democrats would
then have laughed in their sleeve at
the conditions in the Republican par
ty, but waving considerations Of par
ty, where would the country have
been at? II would have left the re-
vision OF the tariff open, suspended
the settlement of all business and
held up the coming prosperity. be-
sides failing to meet the deficit in
revenue which, under the Dingley
bill. seemed inevitable.
1.-THE inqulsitorial revenue pro-
visions of the act are mild but eff
fective, and we look not only for
revenue but for the means of obtain
ing supervision over corporate meth.
DDS not heretofore obtained. l am
unable tonight to go into further de-
tail. I've simply stated the case as
II seemed to Tawney in his vote and
to me in my signing the bill"
"In the main congressional cam
padgn of 1906 ventured to announce
that was a tariff revisionist, aud ad
ded that II was time for readiustment
In 1907, my position was challenged
and I discussed the matter more fully
pointed out the danger of excessive
tariff rates in the temptation they
created to form monopolies and In
crease prices. and stated that II was
wise at regular intervals to examine
whether conditions respecting the
cost of production here had SO chang
ed as to warrant a reduction of the
tariff. making lower rate truly pro-
tective OF industry. The object of the
revision advocated by me and prom
ised in the Republican platform was
not to destroy, but to continue to pro
tect where lower rates offered suffi-
Client protection against foreign, com
petition.
Free Trader Objects.
1.-THE free trader opposes any pro-
tective rate because he thinks our
manufacturers, farmers and miners
ought to Withstand the competition
OF foreigners or else quit business
Hence. those who contend that the
Republican platform promised to re-
duce prices by admitting foreign com
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-18

Mrs. GIRARDEY's OPENING
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY Ar
RUDy'S.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-18

M RVS ONLY A uEAD,cur
Why Cornelison's Headache Liver pm,
WIN cure that. 10 cents. Guaranteed
by all druggista
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-18

platform. That 1t will Increase the
price OF wooden cloth or clothes. how
ever, ] very much doubt"
Taft dwelt upon his Interpretation
of the duties and the scope of the
new tariff commission, said the com
mission would connect evidence at
home and abroad, ascertain the cost
OF producing here and abroad and
gather into an encyclopedia expert in
formation on every question and
every article covered by the tariff
Taft said II would be utterly useless
and distressing to business TO have
further discussion OF the tariff dur.
ing the present or next session Of con
gress, and added that II would re-
quire three years of his administra-
ton for the commission to collect
facts justifying the making OF a tar
in on a more scientific basis than
ever before. BY that time the party
will be ready to go before the peo-
pie again with a definite proposition
Taft answered warmly the assertion
that the tariff was responsible for the
high cost of living. and declared the
tariff remained unchanged ten years
while the cost OF living in America
and free trade protection countries
abroad, kept climbing. The greatest
enthusiasm was manifested when the
president declared that II the people
wanted free trade, or tariff for rev.
enue only, IL they wanted to close the
manufactures and. have cheaper
prices at the sacrifice OF many bust
ness interests. they ought to put the
Democratic party in power. The
president doubted. however, even ifI
that would succeed, for DemocraticI
senators voted strongly for protec-
ton on articles produced in their
states.
Favored Free Lumber.
q favored free lumber because II
didn't think that II the tarlff wasI
taken on there would be much suffer-
ing among the lumber interests. Inl
the controversy the house and senatel
took a middle course, and who cam
say they were not justified? In thel
Payne tariff bill. our party conceded
the necessity OF following changed.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-18

YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT.
Every dose makes you feel better. Lax
Eos keeps your whole insides right.
Sold on the Money Back plan every
where. Price soc.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-18
PETER PuRYEAR,

Notary Public McCracken Co.
My commission expires January 10
1912.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-18
PRESIDENT TAFT
SPEAKS ON TARIFF

CONTINUED from Page one.)
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-18
August. 1901

Personally appeared before me
this September 10, 1909. e. ]. Pax
ton, general manager of The Sun,
who affirms that the above state
ment of the circulation of The Sun
for the month OF August, 1909, is
true to the best of his knowledge and
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-09-25
Mr.. Evans Stops Here.

Mr.. j. A. Evans, who has su.
perYiSiOn of farm demonstration
work in Louisiana, under the di.
rectiOn of the United States De
partment of Agriculture, was in
st. FranciSville, Saturday morn
ing, and called on The TRUE
DEMOCRAT.
Mr.. Evans is just now deyOting
his energies toward impressing
upon the planters of the cotton
growing section of Louisiana, the
necessity of destroying their cot.
ton stalks as soon as possible.
This particular year affords a
better opportunity for gaining an
advantage by this destruction of
the stalks than former years. as
all the cotton will be open so
much earlier. Mr.. Evans argues
that, as the boil weevil lives only
upon the leaves and young bOlls
OF the cotton plant, If this susie.
nance be taken from him now,
the weevils that might survive
the burning of the stalks will be
so emaciated that they cannot
survive the winter. On the other
hand, if the weevil's food supply
is not diminished by reduction of
the stalks, he will live well till
frost comes, and will go into hi.
bernatiOn in shape to survive the
cooler months, and will make an
appearance early enough, and in
sufficient numbers to entirely
destroy next years cotton crop.
Mr.. Evans aays that any one
who desires to raise cotton next
year cannot afford not to burn
their stalks, and the sooner the
better. 1t is Mr.. Evans candid
opinion that a good cotton crop
can be made next year IL the
stalks are destroyed early, and
il the other directions given by
the Department of Agriculture
are carried out.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-09-25
Let Hasrimanism End.
New York World.

New York World
No railroad president should
be a Wall street gambler and
manipulation. His undivided in.
terest belongs to the public utili.
ty which he administers.
No railroad should be allowed
to issue securities for the pur.
chase of other railroad securities.
No railroad should be per.
mitted to trade in other railroad
securities for investment" pur.
poses or any other purpose not
directly connected with its func.
tiOns as a common carrier.
The business of a railroad is to
be a railroad, and not to be a
stock jObber or a Spectator or a
Wall street syndicate.
These are evils of Harrimanism
so inimical to the public welfare
that they should end with his
life, and President Taft cannot
afford to ignore them in the
amendment which he proposes
next winter to the Interstate
Commerce law.
Government and public opinion
alike have trihed long enough
with railroad lawlesSness and
railroad autOcracy.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-09-25

into a single windrow. The
principal points to bear in mind
are rigidity and strength of
frame and sharp knives. Where
the stalks are very large repeated
sharpening of the knives is re.
quired.
The sum and substance of all
that is known about fighting the
weeyilS in the Delta is in the
words kill the insects by destroy
ing the plants at the earliest
practical date in the fall. Dis
enlargement over the practice of
other means should not lead
planters TO abandon the method
that far OutweighS all others in
practical Importance.
w. ID. HUNTER.
In charge Southern Field Crop
Insect and Tick Investigations.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-09-25
Change in Labor System Needed.

Mer Rouge Democrat.
AT present, you say, that land
values are too low TO sell the
large plantations and cut them
up into small farms. We would
not advise any man to give away
at a sacrifice, the earnings of a
life-t time that were invested in
lands. But to US, nothing is
palmer than that something must
be done by the owners of the
large plantations to bring reven.
ues to the plantations that are
today being operated at a loss.
The suggestion to plant more
forage crops, have more lands in
pasture and raise stock, is cor
rect, but, are the owners of large
tracts of farm lands going to do
these thingsy Our own idea is,
that the people will not do just
what their judgement teaches
them they should do. Nor will
negro labor be the proper labor
to diversity crops, raise hogs,
raise cattle, raise mules and
prOtitably raise truck for mar.
ket. The man who will have a
crop of Irish potatoes, straw.
berries, melons, or any crop,
truck, that must be got in mar
ket on time and before prices
break down, would find that one
negro funeral, a circus or a negro
murder trial, coming off, just at
the time when every man, woman
and child in that section was
needed TO save these crops, would
cause the loss of the profit of
that crop for that year. There
is need for a change of labor as
well as for a needed change in
crops. How to bring about these
needed changes is what concerns
the owners of large plantations.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-09-25
purpose,

A pretty story is told that in
leaving his entire estate TO his
wife +. H. Hartman but followed
the example of his father, the
Rev. Orlando Hartman, whose
unique will read: with this
ring ! thee wed and with all my
worldly goods I thee endOw. In
the name of the Father, the Son
and the Holy Ghost. Amen. In
accordance with this solemn de.
claratiOn made at the time Of our
marriage, hereby declare my
wife sole heir and pOssessOr lin
case of my DEATH Ofall my prop.
erty, personal and real, and APP.
point her TO be the sole executrix
Of this, my last will and tesla.
ment." This sounds very well,
but the thought will suggest it.
self thatthe Hartman estate es-
capped the inheritance tax by
passing to his wife instead of his
children. The latter were care.
fully provided for in his life. time.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-09-25
Big Meeting al Denham Springs.

A meeting will be held at Den.
ham Springs, Sept. 30, under the
auspices of the Denham Springs
Progressive Union.
At this meetingl Livingston
Parish will renew its tight against
the State Game Commission.
The circular announcing the
meeting says: There will be an
address by Judge Thomas II.
Lewis, of OpelOusas, on the State
Game Commission and other
matters of public interest. The
Police jury of Livingston Parish
has asked that the game com.
mission be abolished. Every
voter in this district should hear
Judge Lewis tell why it should
be abolished. This is a live
wire"
The meeting is TO be held
primarily for the purpose of
arousing interest in the nayiga.
ton of the Amite River, and Con.
gresssman Wickliffe will discuss
the probabilities of Congress
making an appropriation for this
purpose.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-09-25
A Crisis in Mississippi and Louisiana.

culture, bureau OF entomology
issues the following bulletin:
The planters of Mississippi
and Louisiana have conducted a
creditable fight against the wee.
vii during the season. They have
shown energy and determine.
ton. AS far as means of control
applicable in the spring and sum-
mer are concerned, no more
thorough work could have been
been done. Early planting, the
use of early maturing varieties,
square picking, and intensive
cultivation have been practiced
intelligently and we'll. 1t must
be admitted that the results, to a
certain extent, have been dis.
couraging. The crop may be
small but this fact itself can now
be turned decidedly in favor of
the planter. 1t gives an oppor.
tunity for him to complete pick.
ing at an early date and kill
hOrdes OF weevils before they
enter alternating quarters.
All persons who have investi.
gated the weevil problem agree
that the destruction of the wee.
wills in the fall is a great step in
comparison with which the
means that can be practiced
earlier in the season fall into in
significance. In Texas in an ex.
pertinent where the plants were
uprOoted and burned in October
an increased yield the next sea-
son worth $l4 per acre was
obtained. Recent important in
vestigatiOns in Louisiana have
shown that the work is of even
greater Importance there than it
has been found to be the case in
Texas. The Crop Pest Commits,
sion of Louisiana has completed
most valuable experiments in
AVOyelles Parish. These showed
that the destruction of the plants
before October 18th allowed only
. per cent of the weevils to pass
the winter. When the plants
were destroyed between October
18th and 9th Is per cent sur
Vived, and when destruction was
delayed to between November LIST
TO 25th nearly a quarter (22 per
cent? survived. This is a most |
striking example of what can be |
done that comes home with
spe cial force to the cotton
planters of the Delta on account
Of the locality in which the work
lone. Mr.. WilmOn Newell con.
,ludes from this work as follows:
Those who cannot so arrange
heir farm management as to fol.
Ow our recommendations flor
Early fall Instruction. are simply |
advised not to grow cotton at all
'Or unless the weevils are
lestrOyed-by destroying the
cotton plant-early in the fall a
profitable crop is impossible"
From unfortunate experience
his year planters in the Delta
will now agree that the means of
control that can be followed dur
ng the growing season are not
Something more than
What can be done in the spring
md summer is absolutely neces.
'ary. This is the destruction of
he weevils in the fall when they
ire at the mercy of the planters
Is at no other time.
During the season the steps
hat can be practiced, except
square picking, do not actually
destroy the weevil. With that
exception they simply tend to,
Yards increasing the productive.
less of the plant so that there
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-09-25

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