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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-02
In Bankruptcy.

Referee Il. w. Bagby has over
ruled the exceptions of creditors and
decided that an iron safe and elec-
trio sign il the property of A. j..
Pollock and not Louis Pollock, n
bankrupt. The questions of owner
ship OF an automobile will be heard
October 13. A. l.. Pollock claims
that the machine is his property.
while creditors seek to have II es-
tablished as property Of Louis Pol
lock.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-02
GREAT IMPROVEMENT
in THE INSTITUTIONS

Frankfort, Ky. Oct. 2. Especial }
The report of the state board of
control of charitable institutions
shows great Improvement under the
bipartisan system in control of the
asylums. The per capita cost per
day at the Western Asylum is $40
Allowance OF s1.75 per capital per
year was asked for on account of the
increased fost of living.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-02
COLON BOARDING
HOUSE DYNAUI1BD
and FOUR KILLED
Canal Commissioners Believe
Explosion Work Of Gang
OF Assassins.
Fatal Head-End Collision in
Lombardy.
NIAGARA FALLS HAS A FIRE

New Orleans, Oct. -Four killed
and 25 injured In the dynamiting of
a boarding house, which housed men
working on the Panama canal, ac-
cording to dispatches from Colon
Panama, today. The shock was felt
over the whole town, and thousands
were frightened. II is believed II
was premeditated affair OF assas-
sins. The canal commission and To-
cal police are investigating along
this theory.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-02
Says He il "a Veteran.

Central City, Ky, Oct. 2. Especially
The aeronaut from Indianapolis,
who came down with a party of five
at White Plains, passed through here.
The owner said his name was Schauer
and his chief assistant is named Nc
Gill. Schauer says he is an expert
aeronaut and owns a dirigible. He
says he will enter the races at st.
Louis. He had $4,000 cubic feet OF
gas in his gas bag and came down be-
cause he was drifting south aud not
toward st. Louis, his destination.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-02


SANDER those who said he used drugs
and eomported himself like a man
beside himself.
Miss Jude Smedley said she con-
sldered Hiram Smedley insane, as did
his wife, whose testimony was ad-
mitted, and excepted to by the COM
monwealth.
Miss Lizzie Burlington, deputy
county court clerk, said he had not
been acting natural for two years,
but for several months he appeared
actually insane.
/ l.. V. Armentrout identified a let
ter Smediey had written to the Even
ing Sun, asking that it be published.
Mr.. S. II. Winstead, the druggist,
who has sold the drug to Smedley,
testified that he had filled a prescrip-
ton, containing morphine and other
drugs, for Smedley since February,
1907. Since that time he said 10000
tablets had been sold for him.
The Other Side.
DR.. L. +. Young, county physician,
said he had treated Smedley and
had observed him closely, and had
determined that he is of sound mind
Upon cross-examination he said a
man might take the morphine tab
let's for two years without affecting
his sanity.
According to DR.. II. T. Rivers,
m nd Ia IF h.
discretion enough to advise his at
torneys. When at the hospital he
said he was weak physically and
that under the reduction of the drug
his condition improved wonderfully.
He said Smedley at times was suffer-
ing Authorizations from the effects
of the drug.
DIR. w. j. Bass, city physician,
testified that while Smedley was in
Riverside hospital the dose of NOR
phine was reduced TO one-sixth of
the usual dose. and that he had i'm
proved. He said his mind was
sound, and that If his system were
cleared of drugs he would be all
right.
A Serious Letter.
The defense made efforts to ex-
clude a letter written by Smedley to
his wife while in Riverside hospital,
claiming that the correspondence
was between man and wife. Attor-
neys of the defense are in possession
of the letter, but Miss Lula Hargis.
head nurse at Riverside hospital, was
introduced by the commonwealth
and said she received a letter from
Smedley addressed to his wife and
in the presence of Miss Elizabeth
Strong. secretary of Riverside hos
pital, read it. In substance she re-
peated the letter: 81 decided TO
It. Broke dishes and tried to hang
myself but was discovered by a
nurse. These people know what
they are doing and are taking II
away from me too fast, and what
will become of our insanitay plea IN
September" Miss Strong corroror-
ated Miss Hargis as to the contents
of the letter.
A letter was shown Miss Hargis
by the defense, and she said it did
not resemble the letter Smedley gave
her. Mrs. Smedley was INTRODUCED
by the defense and she stated she
received only one letter while her
husband was in Riverside hospital.
Several bankers testified that
Smedley did not have any money Oh
deposit in their banks.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-02
ATTORNEY LUCAS GOES INTO
MANUFACTURING BUSHES

Attorney Frank A. Lucas has
given up the practice of law and will
devote his time to improving his
patent dental sterilizer, which he de-
signed last year. The device has had
wide sale throughout the United
States and is in common use.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-02
Spaniards Beleaeuered

Madrid (via Hendaye), Oct. a.
With the entire Spanish force penned
up in the Melilla peninsula and all
Spain bowling for a cessation of hos
tilities, the war Office today accepted
the situation as desperate and sent
forward $1,000 achievements
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-02
Niagara Falls Fire.

Niagara Falls, y. Y. Oct. 2s-Fire
in the Allen block, three-story struc
ture. did damage OF $4,000 early
today II was feared the town would
be destroyed Bdffalo was appealed
TO for aid, but Before II arrived the
local fire men controlled the blaze
Sixty lived on the upper floors and
firemen were compelled to carry
many out. They were unconscious
from smoke.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-02
Dredee Whistle Calls Out Fire
Department Of Illinois Town
When il Arrives 10 Start
Work.

Metropolis, H., Oct. 2.-In a re.
cent conversation a gentleman high
up in the local affairs OF the Bun.
ington said to one of our prominent
citizens that the Burlington people
do not desire to sell the dwelling
houses they recently bought in Me.
tropolis-they are to be- used by the
company In housing their bridge en-
ployes during the period of con-
struction.
The boat now being used on the
river is for the location of bridge
piers and not for the location of a
bridge crossing. as that has already
been definitely and finally fixed.
During this conversation the Burl-
ington official said that the railroad
wants this mans property as the
road needs II for bridge purposes
and therefore, the gentleman should
look for another location for a home
at once.
The bridge crossing will be ct the
foot OF Broadway running directly
through Franklin park.
Alarmed the Town.
Metropolis. ILL.,. Oct. 2. Especial }
The whistle for the Burlington
barge that is to drill for the founda.
ton OF the peers of the bridge. ar
rived and was placed into shape
Wednesday evening. Capt. Joe
Woodland then blew the salute 10
the town. IL was mistaken, how
ever. for n fire alarm and the FIRE
department responded and made a
record run to the waters edge to
find that il was only the whistle sa-
luting the town, and announcing
that they were now ready TO begln
on the peer location. They are now
in active operation. They have
selected as a bridge sight the front
OF broadway and IL a substantial
bottom can be found that will be
the place where the bridge will be
One OF the head officials was here
this week and let out the news that
the location OF the bridge would be
here at Metropolis and that was
the first thing settled in building
this road lie said that the houses
recently purchased by the railroad
would be used as dwellings for
bridge workers. The road is being
pushed from both ends. About six
miles Of dump at this end is heing
made by three different sub-contrac-
tors and as many at the Herrin On 4.
This will be an up-to-date road foe
they are putting in their trussels AMI
water ways in concrete.
After the road is complete they
will run tracks to the rivers edge to
handle the river trade until Their
bridge is completed when. the last
reports say. II will cross and connect
with the Tennessee Central and a
town proposed to be located at the
Kentucky end of the bridge and
called South Metropolis.
This road will then pass through
Paducah and continue south and
connect with the Burlington In Ten
nessee. making a through line to the
gulf. These are the plans as they
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-02
EXCESSIVE USE OF CIGARETS
ny A FEVER STRICKEN MAN

II. C. Bumpous. an employee OF the
Padueah Box and Basket factory, was
taken to Riverside hospital yesterday
afternoon suffering with chills and a
high fever. II Is said that Bumpous
consumed i0i clgarets the day before
and was In a bad conditions. lie is
improving.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-02
Burlington Bridge is Located at
Metropolis and Soundings Being
Taken for Piers Wabash Coming
BURNED ON PRAIRIE.

. Winnipeg, Man, Oct. a.
. Mrs. Frank Grover and two I
children, Katherine 4, and
. Dorothy 2, wife and daughters I
. of farmer living near here.
. lost their lives in a prairie fire
. yesterday. The mother saw the I
. fire approaching and took the I
. babes away. She started for I
. the neighbours house. The I
flames overlook the children Z
. and burned them to death be- I
. fore their mothers eyes. Mrs.
Grover was so badly burned Z
. she died. Z
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-02
DIXON MERCHANT
HELD ON CHARGE
OF BURNING TOWN

Henderson. KY. Oct. 2. (Special.)
Wednesday night the business sec
ton of Dixon was destroyed by fire
causing a big loss and today Herbert
Lesser, ono of the proprietors OF
oberdorfer & Lesser, a large mer-
camille firm there, was placed on ex-
aiming trial, charged with starting
the fire. The evidence against him
is clrcumstantial. He held an insur-
ance policy of $500 on the stock
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-02
Hiram Smedley Said Gas Was Piped
Into His Room to Kill Him---Letter
Says He Feared For Insanity Plea
SHOT BY ROBBERS.

, st. Joseph, Mo-, Oct. a.
} Resisting the bands of rob-
bers, who entered the store at
Bean Lake, near here, Mike
Baker, a merchant, was tied to
a tree, and shot through the
head, while the robbers looted
the cash drawer. He was found
early today by people, who
heard his groans as they
passed. A posse is organized
for searching. Baker is in a
critical conditions.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-02

Rome, Oct. 2.-Twenty were killed
and many Injured today when the
Milan express collided with a wait.
ing train at Rezzato, Lombardy. De-
tails are lacking.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-02

leral hours and officials say Pruden
should pay for the loss of business
during that time, besides actual dam
age to the property.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-02
The Weather

For Paducah and vicinity the
weather forecast is: Fair tonight
and Sunday; warmer tonight. The
highest temperature today was 76;
and the lowest so.
Illinois: Washington. Oct. o.
Fair Saturday and Sunday; light var
liable winds.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-02

VOTERS. REGISTER TUESDAY,
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-02
Political Debate.

The shot the campaign will be fired tonight
Redand school house when Themes Hazelp and Aben w
Bakey nominees county Judge will in joint debate
will be the series that will the entire county
owing the discoveries that have made the
affairs large crowd OF viii be
the discussion Hazelip has collected
figures County Attorney Barley representative
the present administration. villa them
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-02
BUSINESS PICKS
UP AFTER SUMMER
In ALL BRANCHES
Particularly Encouraging is
Building Trades at Begin
ming OF the Fall.
Big Loose Leaf Tobacco Mar
ket Promised.

RANK CLEARINGs FOR WEEK
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-02
Chicago Market.

VOTERS, REGISTER rursrA.s
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-02

sun and Moon,
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-06-09
J. FRED HOLLOWAY.

The following is taken from The
New York Morning Telegraph:
"swat Milligan'' promises to rip
things up in slang bang fashion.
Swat has been undergoing a stren-
uous course of Spring training under
the direction of his discoyerer, Boze-
man Bulger, and if he hits 'em out
behind the footlights the way he has
been swatting 'em in practice the
vaudeville managers will have to de-
wise a new size headline. Milligan
certainly promises to go some.
In the Swat Milligan'' farce
there will be four unusually clever
people. Little viena Bolton, who
scored big as the little sister in
paid in Full" and j. Fred Hollo-
way, VINO playeo fegleg IN Mrs.
Wigs" will take off two tough
kids. Vaughn Trevor, who won
favor in Tom Jones" will play an
Englishman, and Frank Jones will
play the great and only Swat. y
MorD;no Teleoranb
Mr.. Holloway is well and favor
ably known to our people here, and
his many friends will be glad to
know that in securing his present
engagement he has not only won
recognition from the New York man
ayers, of his natural ability, but has
proved that perseverance always
wins out -
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-06-09
". M. SWALLOW DEAD.

Mr.. W. NJ. Swallow, highly res
pected citizen of Middleport, Ohio,
died last Sunday evening, June 6,
1909, aged about so years, and was
buried Tuesday afternoon. Mr.. Swal-
low was the father of three children,
viz: George, residing at Middleport,
William, at Charleston, and Mrs.
Elmer Nutter, at Point Pleasant.
He was widely known in earlier years
as shrewd business man and at one
time was among the wealthy men of
the Ohio Valley. He was born in
the old Mansion House now in charge
of the D. A. Rs. and on the reserva-
ton where the monument is being
erected to commemorate the Battle
of Point Pleasant. The Register ex-
tends sympathy to the bereaved fam
lily.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-06-09
FOURTH JULY CELEBRATION.

Four weeks yet remain until the
Fourth of July, ample time in which
to get up good old time rousing
celebration. Mr.. Mark Shifet tells
US he is willing to give his service as
manager, which insures the success
of the undertaking from the start.
All that is needed to fill the town
with visitors that day is the donation
of a few dollars by each of our mer-
chants. Mr.. ShiAet thinks it could
be done with 500, fifty of which
would be paid to our band boys for
their services. The remainder going
for the different races, greasy pig,
pole, etc.
The money spent for this event
would be returned four fold or more
by the great crowd sure to be here.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-06-09
CHARLESTON DRY
COUNCIL MONDAY NIGHT VOTED DRY
BY "a TO IA.

Charleston IS positively to be dry
after July first. The city council
Monday night upheld its former ac-
ton by the decisive vote of "a to IL.
Fred Paul Grosscup made strenu-
Gus efforts to introduce a resolution
to call for special election to de-
termine the sense of the people on
this great question, but was bitterly
opposed by the dry element, led by
Mr.. Wertz. Mr.. Grosscup's motion
was prevented from being passed
upon by parliamentary objections by
which it was ruled out of order.
The action of the council that de-
termined that this city should have
no saloons was taken upon a resolu-
ton offered by Mr.. wertz whereby
all sections of the license ordinance
submitted by the board of affairs,
that related to the granting of Ii
censes were stricken out. Mr..
Grosscup offered resolution as an
amendment to wertz's amendment
that called for special election with
the eOuncilmen acting as election
officers.
After some discussion this resolu-
ton was ruled out of order.
Mr.. Mathes said that there was
no law to make the council ask the
will of the people, and that the peo-
pie had no right to expect voice
on the question as when the council
was elected the people gave to its
forty members the right and the
power to settle the question for
them.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-06-09
LADIES AID SOCIETY
OF PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH SPEND DAY
WITH MISMAUPN.

The Ladies Aid Society Ofthe Pres
byterian church, held their regular
quarterly social meeting at the home
of Miss. Francis Maupin, at Arbuckle,
last Wednesday.
They went up on the early morn
ing train and returned the same eve
ming.
The house was prettly decorated
with roses for the occasion and those
attending report a fine time. The
members tsb II dinner was decor
ated with pihs tsSses and the officers
table with white )roses.. Nice bunch
es of roses were presented each guest
as a souyefa yef the event.
The foEtoFlsg we're present, Mrs.
B. L. +: yons q 1T, Mrs. W. H. H. Gard
ner, MH;- H. Clark, Mrs. |. E.
W. McEtaaey, Mrs. John stortz,
Mrs. vesta L. Hawkins, Mrs. H. H
Henry, Mrs, chas. Filson, Mrs. VIM.
Haines, Mrs. ]. F. Burdett, Mrs. [.
Shifet, Mrs. VIM. Steenbergen, Mrs.
J. H. Spinks, of Charleston and son
Homer, Mrs. B. V. oshel, Mrs. P.
B. Buxton, Mrs. H. F. Burnside,
Mrs. G. W. Stribling and Mrs. John
McCulloch.
Misses Katheryn B. Holloway,
Margaret waggener, Nettie L. Hollo-
way, Kate E. Arbuckle, Maude Kis-
ar, Rhoda Long.
Mr.; J. A. waggener and DR.. was-
gener.
Little folks present were: Mary
Arbuckle, Marion Burnside, Helen
Buxton, Helen Henry, Harold
Haines, Russell, John, Horton, Paul
and Charley oshel.
Those attending report fine time
and declare Miss Maupin an charm
hostess.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-06-09
LICENSE GRANTED.

The Council met in regular session
last Monday night and Egranted IL
cense to sell spirituous liquors at re-
tail, for the year commencing July
1st, 1909, to the following persons:
C. W. Alexander, John G. stortz,
David Price, E. p. Arlington, c, NJ.
Nutter, Homer Smith, Jas. R. Short
and The wildermuth Brewing Co.,
at wholesale.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-06-09
GAS FOR RAVENSWOOD.

There is no longer any doubt that
Rayenswood will have gas by early
next winter. The company which is
constructing the line from Roane
county to Columbus have ordered the
pipe for an is inch main which will
pass through the extreme edge ofthe
corporation limits and its delivery
will begin in very short time. The
franchise fixes the maximum price at
25 cents per thousand.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-06-09
DEATH OF MRS. 0. 0. BETz.

Mrs. o. o. Betz died in Columbus
Tuesday, leaving her husband and an
adult daughter. She was from Point
Pleasant and we cannot recall her
maiden name. She is said to have
been nice good woman with many
Her husband is son of the
late James Betz and is an oil well
driller. The funeral services and
burial were at columbus.-Gallipolis
Tribune.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-06-09
MCDOWELL COUNTY CHAIN GANG.

In special car attached to the
B. & o. passenger train last Thurs
day thirty-six prisoners from Nc
Dowell county were taken to Mounds
vile by special guards. The chain
gang contained some bad men. Ip-
cluded in the thirty-six prisoners
were four sentenced to death, six
who go up for life terms in the pen
itentiary and others with long term
sentences.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-06-09
BURNED BY GAS.

Mrs. Taylor clendenin, of Kama
wha Street, was painfully burned
about the head and face, last Friday,
while starting the FIRE in her gas
cook stove. Care should always be
taken to have the lighted match
close to the burners before turning
on the gas. By so doing many ac-
cidents may be averted.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-06-09
THE NEW PENNIES.

Not only will the new pennies
about to be coined bear the head of
Abraham Lincoln, but the inscript-
ion In God We Trust will appear
upon the coin. The penny marks a
radical department in American coin
age. Heretofore United States coins
have borne only the heads of Liberty
and the Indian.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-06-09
l. 0. 0. F. DECORATION.

The Point Pleasant Band furnish
ed music for the decoration service
for the l. o, 0. F. Lodge at CALI
polls, last Sunday. Mr.. Thomas
Gordon, of chillioche, o., made an
excellent address which was listened
to with special: interest by all Odd
Fellows as well as many Others.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-06-09
LOCAL TEAM
CALLED OFTHE FEIDN EF1HNNNG.
BY MGR. SHIEIE.

The game between the local team
and the high salaried professional q
team at parkersbarg Sunday resulted
in score of 7 to I the game being
stopped in the fifth inning, after a
number of rotten decisions by the
umpire. coupled with lot of dirty
ball playing by the Pros, (a)
1t was evident from the start of
the game, that the Parkersburg team
proposed to win, ifnot by fairmeans,
by foul. The umpire was the worst
ever, and was roundly scored by the
spectators as well as the players for
his bum decisions. Our team stood
for it as long as their patience would
last, and finally whenit was so plain
ly demonstrated that the umpire was
not going to give them any show
whatever, Mgr. Shiaet ordered the
boys off the field.
All the games played this season
by the team here have been free
from squabbles and their reputation
for clean ball playing has been favor
ably commented upon by the visit
ing teams, so they cannot be blamed
for their actions in this matter, when
it was SO plainly evident that they
were being robbed out of the game.
Mgr. Shiaet was unable to collect
the bonus money due him on this
game and left it in the hands of an
attorney who viii probably make it
cost them a little more before they
are thru with it.
The boys feel pretty sore over
their treatment and think it will be
sometime before they go back to
Parkersburg again to play the Profs
Several other clubs have received
the same treatment, notably clarks-
burg and MiddlepOrt, and if the
management of the parkersburg
'Profs. expect clubs of respect
ability to visit them, thcy'shouid cali,
a halt to the robber methods practic-
ed there last Sunday.