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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-12
Story Of Lynchins Recited TO
Reporter For Sun by Eye.
Observation-Disclosures is
Made Before Execution.

Words can not depict the scenes
at Cairo last night, according to the
members of the Cairo train crew, who
we're witnesses of the lynching. Some
of the leaders of the mob are said to
have been prominent citizens of the
city. No effort was made at conceal
ment, and no masks were worn.
News OF the capture of the fiend
spread rapidly and Wickliffe contrib
uted barge load of citizens, who
crossed the river with a gasoline boat
towing them.
Every train that entered Cairo was
crowded, as the surrounding country
had learned that a lynching was cer-
tain. A feature of the mob was the
large number of women present.
Large automobiles were filled with
women, and when the body of James
was pulled upon the arch many stood
on the seats of the automobiles, eager
to get a glance at the man. While
he was struggling for life and bullets
we're Kidding his body, many women
applauded while others wept. 1t was
an unusual sight, but the women re-
manned and were mingled with the
mob as the body was dragged through
the streets to the scene OF the crime.
At the mouth OF the alley lumber
was piled up and the body soaked
with coal oil, and amid applause, a
woman applied the torch that burned
the body of the negro. 1t was i'm
possible to get within a few feet of
the burning, but many women we're
surrounding the fire. As the flames
leaped high there were loud cries and
shouts.
All but the skull of the negro was
burned, and with this held high on a
stick as a banner the mob began It's
march for the jail to get Salzner.
Not once did the women falter, but
continued In the march, while many
automobiles followed the grewsome
parade.
At the Jail the jailer said he had
lost the keys. but the Jail was bat
tered open, and the white man, who
cried for mercy, and said he was in
nocent. was dragged out, and his ex-
istence was soon ended.
James Confessed.
Before James was hanged he con-
fessed to the mob that he and Will
Alexander, another negro. were guilty
of the crime. The mob said 1t did
not want to hear his story. II is
understood that James in his confess
sion said he and Alexander were
familiar with the route taken by the
girl. They caught her Tuesday night
and after knocking her unconscious,
carried her TO the house in the alley,
where the bloodhunds traced the
fiends.
carried the unconscious girl to the
alley and there left her alive. The
story was terrible for its brutality,
and nothing short of an army could
have stopped the mob. One. white
man pleaded with the mob to spare
Salzner, and before he finished his
speech he was knocked down and
kicked.
VIII Alexander. the negro impli-
Gated in the crime by James. was
under arrest this week for the alleged
crime. bu5 was released by the police
for lack OF evidence.
The Cairo company of militia was
called out, but the soldiers were
powerless. and they with the police
were used to guard the homes of
Sheriff Davis, Mayor Parsons and the
jailer. However. no violence was
offered the officials. other militia
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-12
Governor On the Job.

Chicago, ILL.,, Nov. 12.-Governor
Deneen received personal long dis
lance message from Sheriff Davis az
Cairo still saying the city is quiet.
lie has ordered commanders of all
troops in the state To be in readiness
to muster Immediately and hurry to
Cairo at first call.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-12
Old Woman Burns

Carmi, ILL.,, Nov. 12.-Mrs. Sallie
Alinthorpe, an inmate of the county
was burned to death to-
day when bucket of ashes and hot
Goals she carried, set fire to her
clothes. She stumbled down stairs
and was burned to death before her
feeble cries summoned help.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-12
White Victim of Cairo Mob Killed
Paducah Girl and Negro is Known
Well to Paducah Police as Bad One
ANOTHER PLOT.

New York, Nov. 12.-Friends
of Roosevelt are preparing to
fight actively what they call a
diabolical plot to discredit his
administration. They openly as
sert chat all the monopolies.
alarmed by the sentiment for
Roosevelt, plan to check it by
proving he protected the sugar I
trust. tobacco trusts and powder Z
monopolies through Attorney
General Bonaparte.. Roosevelt I
ians seq the beginning of plot.
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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-12
REST ROOM and A
DISTRICT NURSE
PLAN OF CHARITY
Philanthropic Women Sys.
tematize Work Of Relief
This Winter.
South Seventh Street House
Headquarters.
CHARITY TAG DAY COMING.

System, effective in relieving dis
tress and cooperating with the
medical department of the city in
peventing disease and reducing in
FAINT mortality. will be introduced in
the operation this winter of the
Charity department of the Womans
club, which, by the way. does not lin
1t its membership to the womans
club, but is open to all women inter-
ested In that work.
Headquarters will be opened about
November is at a building on South
Seventh. street In the rear of the
Tandy fats between Washington
street and Kentucky avenue. Here
rest room for the poor, in charge of
Mrs. Shaw, matron. and the Office OF
the district nurse will be established.
The club is now engaged in furnish
ing this place, and citizens who have
furniture of any kind to give may
call Mrs. T. c. Leech, chairman of
the committee. Mrs. J. p. Smith,
Miss Faith Langstaf. or Mrs. Clar-
ence Sheriff..
Mrs. Charles Kiger is head OF the
department and the organization has
plans almost consummated for the
greatest years work In Paducah.
The establishment of this head
quarters does not relieve the club
members of their work. The city 10
divided into districts with a chair
man and four members looking after
each district But at the rest room
all charity will be dispensed, and
calls for relief of any character can
be made there, too, the poor win find
comfort and warmth, under the pro-
lection Of the matron day and night.
The district nurse, who will arrive
this month, IL Settlement worker
with wide experience in the city
Sums. She will be able TO advise
the club on the best means of reliev-
Ing distress. Much of her work will
be in the nature of instructing the
III and those caring for them in
proper nursing and sanitary methods:
the care of infants and the preven-
ton of disease. The physicians of
the city are heartily encouraging the
charity organization and offering
their aid in making the work sue
cess.
Labor Bureau.
Another feature of the work will
be free labor bureau. All proprie-
tors are requested to communicate
with the organization any need for
help, so that the number of unem-
ployed in the winter may be reduced.
and suffering abated. This will be.
permanent feature.
Charity Shower.
The rest room will be opened.
probably November Is. with a char
ity shower, when the public will be
invited to visit the room and have
cup of tea. and see what is to be
done and the equipment for doing II
Tag Day.
The day before Thanksgiving. No
vember "a, will be Charity Tag Day.
It is the plan TO pin a turkey with
an appropriate sentiment printed on
Il, on every person in the city. to
raise money for the benefit of those
to whom Thanksgiving means the
usherng in OF season OF suffering
and deprivation.
The ladies say they are meeting
with enthusiastic encouragement and
cooperation everywhere and II Is be-
lieved that II every citizen does a
little to help, there will be practically
no suffering in Paducah this winter.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-12
Rrandlcnberg's Trial.

st. Louis, Mo. Nov. 1.-THE trial
of Broughton Brandenberg. the maya
zine writer, charged with enticng
away James Sheppard Cabanne III,
The son OF his wife, began today.
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The Weather

Forecast for Paducah and vicinity:
Rain tonight and Saturday; colder
Highest temperature to-
lay was rs and the lowest 90.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-12

after which he was going to ship
himself away in a box.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-12
Alexander in Jail.

Cairo. H.. Nov. 12.-Arthur Alex
ander. third intended victim OF the
mob. Is today a prisoner In the county
Jail here. guarded by 500 troops of
the Illinois National Guard. Not until
noon did the mob learn that Alex
ander was in Jail Many stories were
circulated concerning his whereabouts
One was that be escaped altogether.
another that he was spirited away In
a policeman's uniform, another was
that he was arrested in a distant city.
oaicers fear the peaceful aspect
may change tonight. when the mob
spirit may break forth again in an
effort to lynch him despite the troops.
sheriff Davis now heads the city gov
eminent. with troops as subalterns.
Quiet at Cairo.
Cairo. ILL.,, Nov. 12.-Soldicrs pa
rade the streets today. where last
night an angry mob. LISTING blood
hanged negro and a white man. No
crowds gathered to boot the troops,
The city Is quiet. and the thing
which was feared. race riot. seems
a remote possibility. There was no
demonst ration against the negroes as
negroes go. but only against James.
A vain hunt was made for Arthur
Alexander. believed to be connected
with the murder Just before the
lynching, James said. Alexander
helped" II IL said the authorities
saved Alexander by dressing him In
policemen's clothes and splitting him
out of town. Two companies of mi
litla surround the houses of all pub
lie officials. The first company, To-
Gals. assembled at l o'clock this
morning. The second arrived from
Carbondale. Saloons are closed by
the mayors order, and martial law
prevails Negroes today are going
about their business and there Is no
demonstration against them.
Once IN the hut James said both
he and Alexander ravished the girl,
who was still alive. After midnight,
when all was quiet. the two negroes
1t was learned early in the after
noon that Sheriff Davis and his pris-
oner had been located in the woods
near Karnak, a station on the Big
Four railroad, and a crowd of men
numbering $50 at once formed in the
Big Four yards to go after the officer
and the negro. They demanded
transportation on the regular freight
train, which WIS about to leave. and
practically took possession of the
train. They reached Karnak in about
an hour and were Informed there OF
the probable direction in which the
officers and their prisoner we're To-
Gated. They found the latter about
two miles from the station in the
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-12
Campbell Held Over.

on an old warrant charging him
with housebreaking. Frank Camp
bell. colored. was given a prelimin-
AIRY hearing in police court today and
was held over to the grand jury. He
is accused of breaking into Jim Bull
gers saloon on the south side of the
city last December and a gun, the
property of Mr.. Bulger, that had
been left at the saloon. was found
mt his home the Monday following
the HOUSEKEEPING. which occurred
one Saturday night.
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Washington, Nov. 12.-Annual re-
port OF Brigadier-General william
Marshall, chief OF army engineers,
recommends the expenditure of SO
millions for river and harbor i'm
proyemeats next year.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-12
Charity Shower.

The rest room will be opened.
probably November IS. with a char
itg shower, when the public will be
invited to visit the room and have a
cup Of tea. and see what is to be
done and the equipment for doing ii
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-12
Labor Bureau.

Another feature of the work will
be free labor bureau. All proprie-
tors are requested to communicate
with the organization any need for
help, so that the number of unem-
ployed in the winter may be reduced.
and suffering abated. This will be-
a permanent feature.
Arizona republican., 1909-12-03
ZELAYA'S SCHEME
To Perpetuate His Power in Nica-
 ragua by Proxy.

Washington. Dec. 2-Driven. to des- peration by the unexpected attitude of the United States. Zelaya is re- ported to have developed a plan whereby he may resign and still re- tain power. It consists in putting into the office of president of Nicaragua Jose Madriz. well known In diplo- matic circles as Zelaya's henchman. The state department. it is declared. is cogniZant of the conspiracy. and il will act vigorously and promptly.
 When the alleged plot for the con- tinuation of the Zelayan power. by proxy. became known it threw the Central American contingent here into frenzy. One of the diplomats eN- plained the reason for the perturba- ton as follows: Jose MadriZ is a man of exceptional ability. one that would be extremely dangerous" In view of the extremely powerful note addressed to Zelaya yesterday. through the Nicaraguan representative. 1t is not believed that Zelaya will attempt extreme methods.
Arizona republican., 1909-12-03
MExICO'S REGRET
At the American Method of Dealing
 With Zeiaya.

Mexico City, Dec. 2.-That Mexico does not expect to be drawn into the Nicaraguan controversy, but will re- main neutral, was the statement of Senor Mariscal. minister of foreign relations tonight.
 The action of the United States in severing it's relations with Nicaragua is not resented by Mexico. said the foreign minister. although it caSne un- expectedly, at time when his govern ment was awaiting reply to its sug- gested plan of peace. The news of the breach created great sensation here
 Mariscal and Governor Enrique Greet, of the state of Chihuahua, for mer ambassador to the United States, went to Chapultepec and remained in long private audience with Presi- dent Diaz. The mouth of every man who went to see him, however, was sealed until tonight, when Minister Mariscal gave the statement to the Associated Press.
 Francisco Castro. the Nicaraguan minister, close friend of Zelaya, said:
 T believe the action of the United States is unjust. The execution of the two Americans was perfectly in accordance with the laws of the coun- try They were executed by the com
Arizona republican., 1909-12-03
MESSAGE
 IN PRINTERS HANDS
Among the Recommendations Is One
 for Creation of Bureau of Mines.

Washington. Dec. 3.-Having com pleted the work upon his message last night, President Taft began receiving congressional and other visitors today. The message is now in the hand of the public printer.
 Several visitors d::ting the day talked to the president about portions of the message. Among them were Representatives Douglas of ohio and Austin of Tennessee. Both men are deeply interested in the establishment of a bureau of mines and mining. Mir. Douglas telling the president if there had been such bureau with up-to- date methods, the horrible disaster at Cherry, Illinois. probably would have been avoided. The president has made a recommendation for such bureau. Representative Austin stated that the United States is far behind all other countries in measures to prevent mine disasters.
Arizona republican., 1909-12-03
IW0||W|TNEssEs MISSING IN SUGAR FRAUDS CASE THE GOVERNMENT IS THEREBY
 HAMPEREp. The Testimony Shows q Wide Diserep- aney Between Government and
 Company Weights.

New York. Dec 3.-The testimony in todays session of the sugar fraud case disclosed that the prosecution was hampered by a missing witness. Two employees of the federal district attor- ney's office who had been working in the sugar investigation. testified that they found it impossible to trace a sugar checker named Alexander, who had been employed by the company. or to locate various other men who had worked for the city weighers at the docks and whose testimony was de- sired at the present trial
 Large discrepancies in the Meights of various cargoes of sugar weighed at the docks by both the government and the company weighers were shown from the dock record of the company. The weight on one cargo was shown hy the company's records to be 2S.- 600 pounds greater than the govern ment weighers found it. Thomas Ke- hoe, one of the defendants, checked this shipment on another cargo. checked by Boyle, another defendant, there was a difference of 15.000 pounds in favor of the company
Arizona republican., 1909-12-03
COST 0F THE FLOOD
 TO NORTHERN WASHINGTON
The Railroads Alone Have Been Dam
 aged to the Extent of $1,oo00oo.

Bellingham. Wash, Dec. 3.-For three days northwest Washington has been cut off from quick communica- tion with the outside world. boat serv- ice alone furnishing a connecting link. No trains are moving except be- tween this city and Burlington. twenty miles south, and the service cannot be renewed inside of a week. The tele- graph wires were restored today.
 Twenty miles of railroad track be- tween Snagit and Whatcome have been destroyed. The loss to the railroads win exceed s1.0O0.100.
 In Whatcome county the loss will be $10G000 in bridges alone. In Fern dales the losses will aggregate S90,00O. Two school houses and eleven resi- dences are destroyed there. Five miles of Northern Pacific track in this coun- ty has disappeared, even the grade being obliterated. The steel draw bridge of the Great Northern at Fern dale must be replaced. South of Mount Verning twenty miles of track are still under water and the damage there is unknown.
Arizona republican., 1909-12-03
ENTRYMENs DEFENSE
 N COAL LAND CASE
They Had Paid the Government Be- fore the Gussenheim Me-
 gotiations

Spokane, Dec. 2.-Thirty- three en- trymen, including some of the most prominent millionaires of the inSdnd empire. will appear before the federal authorities in an effort to show that their coal entries in Alaska were made in goodfaith. About fifteen entry men will appear before Commissioner w. J. McGee during the hearing at Spokane. which was opened today. Others will testify at Wallace. Idaho. where the hearing will be adjourned from Spokane.
 The defense will attempt to show no agreement to sell the claims to the Guggenheims was made until after the entrymen had paid their money and the same had been accepted by the government. when they believed they had a right to contract for the sale In bringing out this point, some of the entrymen will be placed in the light of committing perjury, according to the affidavits secured by Special Agent l.. R. Giavis. The hearing in Spokane will probably extend over this week.
Arizona republican., 1909-12-03
BACKING UP
 kNOTs WORD Naval Activity Along Both
 Coasts of Nicaragua THE SURPRISE OF zElAYA
At Bombshell Hurled by the State Department. A Pro- ject by Which He is to Remain President in Fact if Not in Name.

Washington, Dec. 2.--The naval forces of the United States moved forward tonight along both coasts of Central America 10 protect American life and property in Nicaragua by arms With the departure of the Philadelphia and the troop ship Prairie. with 700 marines, for the isthmus. and if so decreed, for Nica- ragua. and the sailing from Mazda lena of the cruiser Albany and the guboat Yorktown. for Corinto, the ac- tivity of the navy department is be- coming manifest on both oceans.
 Besides the cruisers Des Moines and Tacoma and the gunboat Marietta are lying off Costa Rica, ready for any call. and the guns of the little gum boat Nicksburg are pointed toward the town -of Corinto.
 The navy department has decided to send a flag officer to Nicaragua to take command of the American naval forces. Admiral Kimball was chosen. He sailed for Colon, Panama. today on the Prairie, and will make his way to Corinto. No marines have been landed at any point in Nica- ragua
Arizona republican., 1909-12-03
ZELAYA SURPRISED.

Managua, Nicaragua, Dec. 2.-The action of Secretary Knox in dismiss ing Senor Felipe Rodriguez. the Nica- raguan charge d'affaires at Washing ton. greatly surprised President Ze- lava, who reiterated today his belief that the Nicaraguan government was justified in the execution of the Americans, Groce and Cannon
 Zalaya will take no action until he has received further information on the subject and learns definitely the intentions of the United States,
 The American vice consul. Mr. Cal dera. Nicaraguan by birth. but a naturalized American. is still at the consulate. In the opinion of NZelaya. Caldera sympathizes with the opposi- tion party, and a close watch has been kept on him. although there has been no attempt at restraint.
Arizona republican., 1909-12-03
LORDS AND COMMONS
 LINED UP FOR BATTLE
DECLARATION OF WAR AGAINST
 THE PEERS.
Charged With Violating the constitu
 ton and Assuming New Rights.

London, Dec. 3.-By a majority of 215 the house of commons recorded it's claim today to the exclusive control of the nations purse-a claim never before challenged in modern time.
 The vote was taken on a resolution offered by Premier Asquith. which de- clared that the action of the house of lords in refusing to pass the financial provisions for the expenses of the year was a breach of the constitution and usurpation of the rights of the house of commons" The resolution was passed by vote of 349 to 134.
 By this vote the opposing forces of the lords and commons are placed in battle array for the greatest constitu- tiOnal struggle of the country in cen turies.
Arizona republican., 1909-12-03
THE STRIKE
 D|SSOLv|NG Railroad Officials Profess to Believe End is in Sight STRIKERS OPPOSITE VIEW
Though in Some Places They Are Returning to Work in Consequence of Neutrality of the Brother hood of Trainmen.

St Paul, Dec 3.-The chief of police virtually admitted that the strike sit uation was serious when he ordered ali the day torce 10 stay on duty until 10:30 every night until the danger of a clash between strikers and strike breakers is ended. He also issued or ders recalling patrolmen and officers absent on leave.
 According to the railroad officials, the beginning of the end of the switchmen's strike Is in sight. A prom inent official said the railroads were handling 90 per cent of all business of fered. He said: We are employing new men as fast as they come and are moving large amount of package freight. In a week the public will not know there is a strike. Three hund- red men arrived today from Chicago and were distributed at St. Paul, Min neapolis and Duluth. Five sHitchen- zines are working in the union yards"
 As against the optimistic statements of the railroad managers, the strike leaders say they are in stronger po- sition than ever. Referring to the fact that the brotherhood O. trainlnen and order of conductors had adopted reso- lutions to stand neutral and refuse to do other work done prior to the pending trouble, they say means that the train men and conductors will refuse to do any switching Two big shops of the Great Northern employing 1000 men failed to open today. All except one of the twenty three big flour mills in Minneapolis are idle.
 Imported strike breakers wearing special police badges reported for duty at the union station today, ac- cording to the strike pickets. Labor Commissioner McEwen said that if the men wearing police badges are not residents of Minnesota, they. those re- sponsible for their presence in the state. are violating the state law. Me- Ewen added that if he finds non resi- dents wearing special police badges he will order their arrest, as well as the arrest of those who brought them here
 Mayor Lawler has been retained as legal counsel by the Switchmen He is- sued a statement defining the position of the men, and their refusal to arbi- trate. He says that the Erdman law is so hedged that. should the switch men agree to arbitrate they would be stripped of all legal power to legitim- ately press their claims. and they would be completely in the power of the railroads.
 Admitting that the decision would be favorable to the switchmen," he continues, the railroads might appeal to the courts and delay the final de- cision one or two years, in which case the men would be compelled to work under the old schedule of wages, and it would be illegal for them to strike"