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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-12-29
TELEPHONE PROBE
INSERTED IN SITUATION IN MIS-.
souri,.
To Ascertain Bells Relationship Z,
the American Telephone and
Telegraph Company.

Jefferson City. Mo-. Dec. ga
probe Of the telephone merger is
begun. The primary object is to
discover II the Bell is endeavorinE
10 absorb the Independent plants In
Missouri; but it will try TO learn
the relations of the Bell company
in the state with the American Tele-
phone and Telegraph company.
c. e. GIeed, of Topeka. Kansas,
president of the Bell Telephone COM
pany. of Missouri, and Missouri,
Kansas a. Eastern Telephone COM
pany. testified before the comm,s-
sioner OF the supreme court that
the American Telephone and Teie-
graph company owns ffty-five per
cent of stock of his companies. The
latter operate in st. Louis and Kan
sas City.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-12-29
POLICE ARE THANKED
FOR THE GOOD ORDER

Thanks have been extended to the
police department for the excellent
order kept in the business district
during the Christmas shopping rush
by the police department. Last year
the use of explosives kept many wo-
men from the business district. and
this year the Retail Merchants as
ISOLATION appointed II. c. Rhodes, j.
l.. Wanner and Harry Hank TO ask
Chief Collins for his department 20
cooperate with them in making IL a
season for buying. The force was
strengthened during the last days
before Christmas. and the merchants
are appreciative of the good order
kept.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-12-29
A Thrilling Rescue.

How Bert r. Lean, of Cheny.
Wash. was saved from a frightful
death is a story to thrill the world.
"A hard cold" he writes. brought
on a desperate lung trouble that
baffled an expert doctor here. Then
paid $40 to SIS visit to a lung
specialist in Spokane. who did not
help me. Then l went to California.
but without benefit. At last ! used
DR.. Kings New Discovery, which
completely cured me aud now | ali
as well as ever" For Lung Trouble,
Bronchitis, Coughs and Colds, Asth-
ma, Group and Whooping Cough its
supreme. soc and s1.OO. Trial bot
tie free. Guaranteed by all drug
gists.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-12-29
WOULD RETIRE AT SIXTY.
Penn Employees Seek Change in Rul,
of Pension Department.

Harrisburg, Pr, Dec. 29.-Close
to $500 employees of the Philadel-
phia division Of the Pennsylvania
railroad. which has its headquarters
in this city, have signed petitions to
President James McCrea asking that
the corporation inaugurate a plan
whereby employees may increase old
age pensions by setting aside a per-
centage of their monthly earnings.
The idea is to permit men to retire
at 60, should they desire. instead of
waiting until Go, which is now the
limit.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-12-29
HEAD OF NAVY
YOUNG NICHOLSON TAKES SEC.
RETARN's PLACE.
Absence of Meyer and Assistant
Places Affairs of Department
in Hands of Youngest Rear.

Washington. Dec. 29.-Rear Ad-
miral Reginald +. Nicholson. the
youngest rear admiral in point OF
service and in reality only a captain,
was today acting secretary of the
navy.
Secretary Meyer was absent on
important private business, and AS
sistant Secretary Winthrop was in
specting the navy yard at New York,
so Rear Admiral Nicholson, who was
installed last week as chief of the
bureau of navigation, became the
head of the department for the time
being.
Rear Admirals of all varieties
waited their turn. and the pleasure
of the latest admiral TO transact the
business Of the day with the head of
the department.
Such a situation as arose today
was foreseen by Secretary Meyer
some time ago, and he asked the at
torney general for an opinion as TO
whether one of the aides appointed
recently by the secretary as his Off
cial advisers could act as secretary
in his absence and that or the assis-
tant secretary. The attorney gen.
eral responded in the negative.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-12-29
poor RICHARD" SAID

1.-The people are the best judges of
merit" This is forclbly illustrated
by the increased demand for the
famous Cod Liver and Iron tonic
known as VINOL.
Its worth is demonstrated over and
over again On building up the run
down, weak and aged, and to over
come pulmonary troubles. While
worthless remedies are disappearing
entirely. the fact that the demand for
VINOL is rapidly increasing is ample
proof of its intrinsic merit.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-12-29
OWNERSHIP OF WATER AND AIR
New Jersey Court Decision as to
Rights in Underground streams.

A decision given by the highest
court of the state of New Jersey
marks an important departure in the
definition of rights to the use of sub
terraneaa water supplies. The case
was that Of a farmer against the city
of East Orange. 10 restrain it from
sinking and operating wells which,
he affirmed, would tap and divert un-
derground streams that supplied
springs on his farm, and would thus
cause the springs to fail. The lower
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-12-29

Old-fashioned ways may be best in some
things but not in washing clothes.
The modern woman wants to get
through with her washing as quickly as
possible with the least work.
That is why she prefers the Fes-Naptha
way.
There's nothing old-fashioned about
Fels-Naptha.
It's distinctly modern and scientific.
1t dissolves all kinds of dirt in cool or
lukewarm water without boiling or hard
rubbing.
1t cuts down the time for washing to
one-half or less.
1t saves fuel.
1t saves the clothes.
1t leaves the woman fresh and happv
after the washing is done instead of tired
and bad humored
All this wouldn't persuade any one to
use Fels-Naptha if the clothes didn't come
out of the wash bright and clean.
But they do-cleaner than if they had
been boiled and rubbed for half a day.
Works just as wonderfully with hannels.
woolens, colored clothes as with the white
things.
Follow directions on the red and green
wrapper.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-12-29
Fudge" Says Anty Drudge.

Cisscross-T tell you this toast smells OF steamng suds
1t isn't fit to eat.
Mrs Crsscross- WELL had to make it at the kitchen
fire where the clothes steaming. If you knew
what job this washing is you wouldn't expect
good breakfast wash-day morning"
Anty Drdge-"Fudge my dear. Just you do your wash
ing with Fels-Naptha in lukewam water. Then you
won't have steam or nauseous odors and you
begin the washing well after breakfast and still have
it done before noon''
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-12-29
GOOD FEELING
EXPRESSED AT DINNER %
LEIGH EMPLOYEES.
Banana Case Company shows APP.
probation of Their Good
Service.

Because OF their excellent serv-
ices during the past year, the en-
ployes of the Leigh Banana Case
Manufacturing company, First and
Washington streets, were entertain
ed with a big dinner last Friday at
noon at the New Richmond. hotel by
Mr.. DIVER p. Leigh. Many delica-
clos were enioyed.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-12-29

Archbishop p. J. Ryan, of this
city, owes the children at the or
phanage. maintained by the Altoona
diocese of the Catholic church a
treat OF candy and they are impa-
tiently waiting for him TO return
here so he can buy the best.
The archbishop. who was there at
tending the ruby jubilee of Bishop
f. 4. Garvey. was taken to the or
phanage at Creson by the bishop,
and delighted the little folks With
his famous stories.
"Why Is a stick of candy Ike a
horse?" he suddenly. asked
81 know" piped bit of a lad
" Cause the more you lick the faster
it goes Philadelphia Record.
Somehow or other Fortune never
an ottr dow af homo
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-12-29
lis RICHEST
OF WOMEN
FORTUNE OF MRS. T.. II. HARRI.
MAN ESTIMATED S220, 0OO, 900.
Value OF Railroad Kings Holdings
shown 10 he Great Deal More
Than Appraised.
WAS PUT AT s,4o,ooo.ooo

New York, Dec. 29.-Mrs. Edward
II. Hartman is the richest woman
in the world. She Is worth S220,-
900 300. This is the conservative
estimate made on the value of the
estate left by her late husband.
When the will was read following
the funeral of the railroad magnate
the value OF his possessions was
placed at st49. 1000 900. From a
trustworthy source 1t is learned that
the real value was more than 5000
900 600 at that date The discrep-
ancy in these figures Is accounted for
by the same informant in this man
ner:
Just before his death Mr.. Harri-
man transferred to his eldest son.
Walter A. Hartman. and Mrs. Har-
riman about $50. OoO.000 worth of
stocks, possibly the financier's Union
Pacific holdings. The balance of his
property was left TO Mrs. Hartman
by the Will probated in Orange coun-
~. Since Mr. Harrlman's death the
securities which were largely held by
him have appreciated in the market
to a large extent. Figured conserv-
atively the increase in value Is fully
$20, 600 900
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-12-29

Even the weather man should lay
by few predictions for a rainy day.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-12-29
Bertha Krupp Second.

Bertha Krupp. daughter OF the
great German gunmaker. Is Compel
ed to take second place among the
rich women of. the world. for her
fortune is estimated ut only $780,
600 600 to s2O0.30O 600.
Hetty Green's $4,000 900 looks
small I'm comparison. Mrs. Russell
Sage's thrifty money-lendlng hus-
band left her $40 900 coo. but OF her
fortune she has given away s250OO.-
600 and is now a poor woman COM
pared TO Mrs. Hartman.
John ID. Rockefeller In the event
OF his passing from this life might
put Mrs Rockefeller In the same
class with Mrs. Hartman, but Mr..
Rockefeller IS said to be In such
health that many years viii pass be
fore his fortune slips from his grasp
and Is taken by other hands.
Some OF the richest women In the
world have fairly showed their mon
ey out OF their treasures for the
snke OF humanity Mrs. Sage's be-
stowal OF s25. 900 900 for charitable
purposes Is topped by the $50 600. q
600 given DO Mrs. Leland Stanford
for the Leland stanford university.
Women's Gifts Of Millions
Mrs Thomas =. Ryan has given
away $4,000 .OOO: Miss Helen Gould
$4,000 900 Mrs. w. X. Vanderbilt.
81 900 900. while there are scores Of
women that do not figure largely In
the public prints who have been
spending other millions IN good
causes.
Just what Is 10 be done with the
tremendous Hartman fortune OF
$500, 900 900, Wall street does not
know. That II VIII be wisely hand
led and climb higher and higher =
believed TO be a sure prediction. so
able was the master railroad man in
arranging for the conduct OF his af-
fairs after death.
Try the Sun for Job Work.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-12-29

Somehow or other Fortune never
seems to call on our days at home.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-06-24
New Hampshire's Bluff,

Artemus Wards willingness to sac
ritice his wife's relations on the al
tar of his country was not more pa
thetically generous than New Hamp-
shire's readiness to revise downward
the tariff on wheat. Senator CALM
ger, a priest Of the %stand-pat hier-
archy, was in no wise abashed in pre-
senting a petition to this effect from
the wheat consumers Of his state. Like
the Irish landlord who warned his
irate tenants that their murder of his
agent could not intimidate him, Sena.
tor Gallinger could say: IF you think
to scare me out of high tariffs for
New Hampshire products BY slashing
Nebraska wheat you are much mis-
taken" AS for Nebraska and the
other wheat states, they welcome the
issue. The wheat tariff has v
yet held up the price of wheat till
after nothing was left but the fag end
of a crop, and that mostly in specula-
tors hands. If New Hampshire
thinks otherwise it is fortunate. 1t
may open the way to trade free wheat
for lower tariffs and lower prices on
the paper, lumber, leather, cotton
and wooden goods that New Hamp.
shire has to sell u~s.-Nebraska State
Journal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-06-24
. Caught In the Rain.

1t is scarcely necessary to state
that the first thing the average WON
an thinks Of when it begins to rain,
is her hat. Though all else becomes
soaked and drenched that hat must
not become even SO much as damp.
When caught in a sudden rainstorm
various expedients are resorted to. If
a newspaper cannot be obtained, even
the handkerchief is quickly fashioned
into a cover for the precious hat.
Here is a suggestion when caught in
the rain, but it must be prepared be-
forehand.
Purchase n square of oiled silk suf-
ficiently large to cover your hat. Cut
it round and put an inch wide hem
all around it. A silk cord run through
this makes the drawing string. This
article can be tightly folded and car
ried in your shopping bag. Then
when 1t rains, and you find yourself
without an umbrella, take out the hat
protector, place it over your hat and
fasten the end of the string under
your chin. OF course, it is somewhat
ungainly in appearance-bu it saves
the sorrow and expense Of a ruined
hat.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-06-24
THE IDEAL IN BABY BASKET.
OF Wicker, Lined with Mercerized
Saline and Covered with
Paris Muslin.

A fascinating baby basket just made
for a young mother was of wicker,
shallow and oblong. 1t was lined with
mercerized Saline, pink, of high luster,
and covered with Paris muslin, which
is as dainty looking as organdie and
much more durable.
The pink lining was put in plain, but
the muslin was gathered slightly at
top and bottom of the sides, the bot.
tom being plain. Double strips of
inch-wide valenciennes insertion were
arranged across the bottom to form a
diamond.
Along each side were pockets of the
muslin gathered at the top on an
elastic and edged with narrow lace.
The fronts of the pockets as we'll as of
the long pin cushion across one end
and the equally long, stiffened cover
with leaves of flannel underneath to
hold safety pins at the other end we're
also stripped with insertion in dia-
mond effect.
Where each pocket and cushion
Joined the basket the sewing was on
cealed under fluffy rosettes of pink
baby ribbon.
The ruff1e that fell over the sides
was made of straight strips of the
Paris muslin, with an inch-wide hem
at the bottom, and above it eighth of
an inch tucks a half inch apart, with
baby ribbon sewed between each tuck.
The ribbon was put on plain, though it
would have been equally pretty if a
width wider ribbon was used and
gathered at the upper edge.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-06-24
Secretary Roots Bad Start.

Despite his great abilities and his
unique prestige, Senator Root has
made a bad start in the senate. 1t was
not becoming that a man who had
never before sat in a legislative body
should have presumed to lecture men
grown gray in Legislative activities
upon the proprieties and duties of
senatorial service. 1t is never be-
coming in any man at the beginning
OF any career to pose as an expert and
lay down the law to others older in
service than himself. In overlooking
this rule, in presuming to help the
senate to better methods and man
ners, Mr.. Root has suffered a serious
humiliation, and in truth something
of a setback in his senatorial status.
II Mr. Root is the man he is thought
to be, he will learn something from
his experience and in the end will be
no loser by it. But he will have to
move cautiously. Anything like an
exhibition OF resentment, with a fur
ther effort to assume the character of
guide and philosopher of the sena-
torial body before his own seat has
fairly gotten worm, will destroy his
respect in the senate and nullify the
working value of his acknowledged in
tellectual powers. For Mr.. Root, as
for all men, great or small, the policy
OF modesty Is always the best policy.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-06-24
Impossible to Move AIdrIch.

OF what use is it for Mr.. Dolliver to
urge Mr.. Aldrich TO get that ghost,
the British manufacturer, out of his
system?' II Mr.. Aldrich really be-
lieves that the attacks on his sched-
ules are prompted by British manu-
f%acturers," as he says, he will prob
ably SO continue. He is hopeless.
There are only a few thousand Brit
ish manufacturers, and they have no
votes here. There are e~ighty-odd mil
lion American consumers with voices
to protest. But Mr.. Aldrich is school
mar enough to repeat of his British
bogy: Il believe because it is i'm
possible"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-06-24
WON'T MIX
Bad Food and Good Health Won't Mix.

The human stomach stands much
abuse but it won't return good health
if you give it bad food.
If you feed right you will feel right,
for proper food and a good mind is the
sure road to health.
"a year ago | became much alarmed
about my health for I began to suffer
after each meal no matter how little /
ate," says a Denver woman.
Il lost my appetite and the very
thought of food grew distasteful, with
the result that l was not nourished
and got weak and thin.
my home cares were very heavy, for
besides a large family of my own I
have also to look out for my aged
mother. There was no one to Shout
der my household burdens, and come
what might, l must bear them, and
this thought nearly drove me frantic
when / realized that my health was
breaking down.
II read an article in the paper about
some one with trouble Just like mine be-
ing cured on Grape-Nuts food and act
ing on this suggestion I gave Grape
Nuts a trial. The first dish of this
delicious food proved that | had struck
the right thing.
my uncomfortable feelings in stom-
ach and brain disappeared as If by
magic and in an incredibly short space
Of time | was myself again. Since
then | have gained IL pounds In
weight through q summer Of hard
work and realize ! am a very different
woman, all due to the splendid food,
Grape-Nuts."
There's a Reason" Trial will prove.
Read the famous little book, "rhe
Road to Wellville,p in pkgs.
Ever rend the above letter. A new
n appears from time to time. TheS
are g~enuinps true, and fall Of human
interest.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-06-24

a certain dignity of carriage which
commanded attention in spite of her
Bingham apron and round red face.
aye" she said; the murder Of
Mr.. Graham. e done tie struck the
blowout why? Ask the woman be-
side i'm, 'er with the soft 'ands and
the yellow air. Ask 'er why he done
it. Amt she is wife? Amt e lived
and breathed and worked fur 'er ever
n the evil day he fust seen 'er-
the day e come to me and told me e
was agoing to take up a trade and
live honest and respectable? Wot did
she do fur i'm? She smiled on i'm
and she coaxed i'm, with 'er sweet
voice and pretty ways; she said she
couldn't live wi'out i'm, and more, too.
And she told i'm 'ow rich she was,
and 'ow easy she made FER money
takin' whatever she laid 'er 'ands on,
and smuggling jools and SIGH acrost
the border to 'er friends in the states.
Wot did she marry i'm fur? She didn't
love him"
The man made a sudden motion,
but the officer laid a restraining hand
upon his arm, and Mary Anne con-
tinued, pouring out the words in a
steady stream which admitted of no
interruption.
"She wanted somebody to do 'er
dirty work, that's why she married i'm,
and tired enough of i'm she got, fur
all the gold key she gave i'm an the
cuff button which I thought I'd die
when l see it in yer 'ands, Miss
Elise. Was there a stormy night she
didn't send i'm out on the wi a
boatload fur the other side, carin' not
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-06-24

when you twI was talkin' In the boat
house jest before they sailed, that me
and Willy was in the p~assagevay
listenin' to you. We card Jest 'ow
MIR. Graham was to land I'm with the
empty box. and san away immediate.
leavin' i'm caught hard and fast.
Well you knowed e would never peach
on you"
She paused and swallowed convul-
sively.
$50 Willy went out in the boat alone
with Mr.. Graham, and with is cart
black wi rage and passion. And e
struck the man meanin' to stun i'm,
per'aps. But e killed 'im-'e killed
i'm. And l say now, and God in
'eaven knows I'm right, that this wom-
an murdered AIRY Graham, not my
boy-not my boy"
"oficer," said Mr.. Blake's quiet
voice, remove the prisoners"
"Good-by," Edith said very gently.
"You would have believed me, and l
thank you. IL am glad to have
known you. Please forget me, and
good-by."
"And this" Blake said to Gabrielle.
explains our presence in your cellar
tonight. 1 hope you are convinced I
spoke the truth"
go away" she said in a smothered
voice-"go away, and never, never, let
me see your face again."
What have we done?" he inquired,
turning to his friend with a puzzled
air.
Elizabeth now had the floor, and the
mantle of dignity descended upon her.
81 think" she remarked frigidly, 1--WE
need not trouble you to stay any
longer. We are quite accustomed to
being alone-we prefer to be alone"
Gordon Bennett turned helplessly to
me, but it was now my turn to be
naughty and unappeased. Even under
the circumstances, / could not let the
others distance me.
IT do not think there is anything
more to say, Mr.. Bennett" | returned
loftily. Il quite agree with my
friends"
ut seems" he remarked, turning tc
Mr.. Blake, las though we might as
well go home"
! When they reached the door, how
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-06-24

ever, he returned and stood before me,
hat In hand, and a very determined
aspect about the chin.
Il want to tell you,'' he said, "that
/ found the scarf-pin on the slip. It
was a sleeve button dropped by the
man you call Lord Wilfrid, and the
clue Mr.. Blake was looking for. /
had promised him not to admit to any
one where I got it-therefore I lied,
as you know. He had it set as a pin,
and wished to try the effect on the
woman, You know how she gave her
self away when she saw it, for you
also were watching her. The gold
key is the badge Of this particular
band Of smugglers, and they all wear
1t in various ways. Your servant,
Mary Anne, was more sinned against
than SHINING, and will be allowed to go
free. / know you would wish this"
He paused suggestively. / made no
reply. II think that is all" he con
cluded, Except to say that If l can
at any time be of service to you, or If,
for any reason, you want to see me,
I hope you will let me know. Until
then ! shall be careful not to intrude."
The hall door slammed with some
emphasis, and again we listened to
steps crossing the veranda. Then,
simultaneously and without restraint,
We began to cry, while Mary Anne
in the kitchen sobbed heavily.
This did us all good, and when at
last we opened the windows and
looked out, the ocean sparkled and
glittered in the morning sun and the
Whole world smiled at us just as 1t
had so often done before.
AT the point Of the island a small,
dark object moved swiftly along; we
recognized the government boat. and
watched 1T with swimming eyes and
trembling lips until 1t made the turn
and disappeared.
Gabrielle pointed to the foam in itsi
wake with a hand that shook slightly.
There goes Lady Edith" she said;
and we looked out over the empty
ocean in silence.
(To BE coNTINUED.l