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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-10

Two or three years ago the Maine
Democrats had a-choiee assortment of
nearly 20 mayors in office at the same
time Now the list han. dwindled to
three.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-10

With a record of swapping four
watches in one day, Albert Kilby. a
14-year-old Freeport schoolboy, claims
the championship of Maine. Young
Kilby can be found at any place, ut
any time, wherever crowd has col
lected, or is liable to collect, trying to
trade watches, and he rarely fails to
locate a customer. 1t is said he. in
herits the art Of trading from his
father, who is we'll known cattle
trader. Saturday the boy sold a
watch for six dollars. He bought 1t
back for two dollars and another 10
boot, then finding his customer still
open for business, he gave him an
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-10

Bangor stepped heavily on that pro-
posed deal with the electric road com-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-10

They are getting ready for business
in the sap orchards.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-10

Schildmiller, the Dartmouth football
star who has been chosen as coach at
u of NJ. next fall, spends his summers
on the Maine coast and has played
baseball at York Harbor several sea-
sons. 1t is an interesting circumstance
that he has learned his college foot
ball under Jack O'Connor at Dart
mouth who was earlier the BOwdoin
coach for several seasons.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-10

A party of 312 boys from the Sums
of London cared for by kind souls or
ganiZed for relief society, passed
through Portland. Sunday, on their
way to Canada to be placed in homes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-10
alarm clock for the watch. Question.
who came out ahead. Within the past
year Kilby has traded more than 800


Coon Yeu, Boon who died in Port
land last week was a Chinese Mason
and his funeral was held in Boston
Sunday under the auspices of the lodge
in that city Later the body will he
shipped to his old home in China. A
Boston paper thus describes the funeral
services: up two !, flights Of narrow
stairs the body was carried and many
slips Of red paper burned, while. at
regular intervals the, brass tom-tom
sounded dolefully in the language that
is like chant. Fou Young All, the
ritual for the dead, was read by the
master of the LODGE The body was
taken to Mt. Hope cemetery, the
banners of the lodge being carried by
two men, while the h1onotonous tom
tom sounded in its endeavor to drive
away the evil spirits that might be
lowering about. Many carriages fol-
lowed the hearse. and these in the
carriages threw out bits Of paper on
which were inscribed foolish sayings
and laughable jokes, that the evil
spirits. stopping to read these, wouFd he
distracted and perhaps would forget
to work an evil spell. From Mt. HOPE
the procession returned to Howard
street, still bearing the body of Coon
Yeu Boon, for the ride to the cemetery
had not been for the purpose Of bury
ing the body. but only to tire the evil
spirits and do honor to the departed.
At Briggs undertaking establishment
the body will lie until it is shipped to
Pekin."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-10

Bowdoinham is feeling pretty blue.
It has too few industries anyway ana
when the kindling wood factory was
destroyed by fire last week. it seemed
a very hard blow specially as the town
has lost three industries from the
same cause within as many years. The
factory was owned and operated by the
Standard Wood Co of New York and
operated about six or seven months IN
every year, during the period that the
steam saw mill was closed. This has
given the men who worked in the saw
mill during the summer months
chance to go into the kindling wood
factory when the mill shut down and
thus get steady employment the year
around. The factory used the waste
product Of the saw mill. that is SLABS
and edgings which were cut up into
small pieces and then pressed together
into compact bundles and shipped to
New York by rail. 1t was located
close by the Maine Central tracks ana
cars were loaded without any extra
hauling. Within a year very extensive
repairs have been made on the plant
including new presses and changes IN
the boiler so that at the time of the
fire the plant was in better condition
than it has been in before for many
years 1t was a little late in starting
in the fall and the report was circu-
lated that the company would not
operate this year but this proved
erroneous for work commenced and
the men had been getting in full time.
The factory was insured for SIS, 900
which it is said will not cover the loss.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-05-04
FRED RINEHOLT'S
BODY Is BROUGHT
DOWN THE RIVER

The body of Fred Rineholt. who
drowned Sunday afternoon in the
Cumberland river near Kuttawa by
falling of the steamer Concrete, was
brought TO this city this afternoon in
a skin towed by the Getaway III.
The body was taken TO the undertake
ing firm of Nance & Rogers, where II
was prepared for burial. Rineholt
will be taken to ShawneerOwn tomor-
row on the Evansville packet Joe
Fowler. The funeral and burial will
be held at Shawneetown. Mr.. G. w.
Rearden, of Shawneetown. a brother
of Harry Rearden, engineer of the
steamer Concrete, VINO was drowned
near Kuttawa Sunday, arrived in the
city last night. Mr.. f. w. Holt. OF
Shawneetown. owner OF the towboat
Concrete, arrived in the city with Mr..
Rearden. Mr.. Rearden and Mr.. Holt
will leave early in the morning in the
Getaway for the place where the two
steamboatmen were drowned ami a
search for the body of Engineer Rear
den will be made.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-05-04
PRISONERS FROM
COUNTY TO SERVB
MANY LONG YEARS

Eighteen decrease in the popula-
ton of Paducah will be made early
next week as sheriff John Ogilvie will
leave with the prisoners. who were
convicted at the present term OF the
circuit court.
This morning Judge Reed sentenced
the prisoners. and now they are in the
county jail awaiting the pleasure of
the sheriff. Besides one life term the
aggregate term is 29 years, ranging
from 1 to 8.
The white prisoners sentenced
we're: viii Alexander, alias coots
Eggleston, for false swearing, five
years: James Shardon. Fred Harris.
c. ]. Moore. for grand larceny. two
years each; II. Il. Hubbard. for con-
verting money of another to his own
use. one year. The negro prisoners
were. Louis Jefferson. for murder
life; Cal Riley, for malicious cutting.
one year; Dan Cilliams, for obtaining
money by false pretenses, one year:
VIII White. for obtaining money by
false pretenses, one year: Henry Den
ton, obtaining money by false pre-
lenses. one year; Spencer Foster. OBJ
tanning money by false pretenses. is
months; Lula Helm, grand larceny.
one year; Minnie Taylor. malicious
shooting. two years; Matte Belle
Tucker and Emma Martin, grand lar
sony, one year each: Lula Reed, muir
Ter. five years; Charles Keene, OBJ
aiming money by false pretenses, one
year; Henry J. King. for breaking
INTO railroad cars, eight years.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-05-04
Congress May Extend Prin-
ciple to Prevent Abuse I'm
der Existing Regulation.
Anthracite Monopoly End.

Washington. May 4.--One of the
most important results Of the decision
OF the supreme court in the commodi-
ties clause case Is that hereafter in
dependent coal operators will be
given the same rates for transporta-
ton Of their products. as are given
the products OF mines controlled by
the railroads. II Is believed the de-
cisIon will have a tendency to break
up monopoly. which arbitrarily con-
troled the price of coal.
wickersham Satisfied.
Claiming that that principle con-
tended for by the government has
been sustained by the supreme court
OF tho United States in its opinion
rendered IN the commodities clause"
case. Attorney General Wickersham
authorized the following statement.
Interpreting the decision as he under
stands Il:
"Mr. Justice Whites statement in
announcing the opinion OF the su-
preme court In the commodities
clause cases Is In effect that "a proper
construction OF the so-called com
modities clause Is that II prohibits
the transportation by railway COM
panies only OF commodities owned In
whole or IN part by such companies
at the time OF transportation, and
transporting commodities manufac-
s..-.a ...t..H ~. ,r,H.,..H ~ than,
previous to such transportation. which
are not owned ny them at the time
OF transportation OF commodities
owned By other corporations. in
which the transporting railroad COM
pany has a stock interest. although
congress has the power TO extend the
prohibition to the last mentioned
clause II 4 shall see NJ 10 exercise H.
The recognition OF the power In
congress TO extend the act to cover
transportation OF commodities mined
manufactured or produced by a COM
pany In which the carrier IS a stock
owner makes Il possible for congress
by further legislation to prevent an
evasion OF the general prohibition OF
the statute. which might otherwise be
rcsorted TO.
In other words. as I understand
the opinion, Il Is TO the effect that
the question whether OF not a carrier
Is prohibited from transporting goods
which Il has produced or owned e.
ponds upon whether II owns or has
transportation. IL Il has. then the
commodities clause prohibits the car
rier from so transporting. although
II that ownership is oniy the indirect
interest resulting from owning capt
tai stock OF corporation which owns
the goods. that fact does not operate
to prevent IL from transporting"
The Other Side OF the Case.
New York, May EVERY big
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-05-04
HENRY BENNETT
INVITED TO LIYB
AT HIS OLD HOME

To forget the past and again live
as former days in his old home is the
latest proposition that has been ex
tended to Henry Bennett, who was a
victim of the night riders lash, by
the defendants in the damage suit.
Mr.. Bennett was called to Eddyyille
by a long distance telephone message
and met a relative. who posed as a
representative OF the defendants and
night riders. He said he had au-
thority from the headquarters to say
that II Bennett would dismiss his sui
in federal court he could return 10
his old home I'm Dycusburg without
fear.
Mr.. Bennett promptly rejected the
offer and returned to Padncah.
In the course OF a few weeks an
to Benefits suit Will be
filed in federal court, and it is said
that a large number of new defend
ants will be included In the suit.
Since the fling of the original suit Il
Is claimed that much valuable evil
dence has been unearthed.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-05-04
RIVER FRONT WILL
BIZ REDEEMED FROM
UGLY APPEARANCE
Park Will be Constructed Be.
tween Broadway and
Kentucky.
Illinois Central Railroad
Gives Consent.
PLANS FOR HOSPITAL GROUNDS.

AT last the fight which The Sun has
been waging for years and which
Mayor Smith has espoused with char
acteristlc vigor and effectiveness
since his Inauguration, Is beginning
to bear fruit.
The first step in the scheme to re-
deem the Ohio river from Riverside
hospital to the mouth of the Tennes-
see was taken when the Illinois Cen
trail railroad company today consent
ed to the construction of a park on
the railroads unused property be
tween Broadway and Kentucky ave-
nue., First street and the levee.
Local Agent ]. T. Donovan has
been Instrumental in gaining the con-
cession. II requires considerable pa
tience to win such concession, for
the railroad officials must carefully
consider their purposes with regard
to the property and the proper con-
servation Of the roads rights in the
land.
Mayor Smith said today that Just
as soon as the papers are all signed,
the work of improvement win be
started, possibly tomorrow The
ground lies south OF the Armour
building. Sidewalks have been con-
structed at the top of the levee, and
after the debris is cleared away the
property above the sidewalk will be
terraced and sodded. Trees will be
planted and benches will be distrib-
uted through the park when il is
ready for use.
North Of Broadway. Water street
is obstrueted by buildings which en-
croach on the eity's public way.
Farther north around Riverside
hospital the Woman's Hospital AID
society is taking up the work of I'm
provement and the consent OF the
Illinois Central for the improvement
of its property there eventually Will
be secured, II is believed. Mr.. Don
ovan Is aiding in this enterprise, too.
There is a deep hollow Just beyond
the hospital. where refuse is being
dumped. This will be redeemed and
the hospital grounds toward the river
will be improved.
When the work is all done Padu-
cah will present an attractive appear
ance from the river, where excursions
from st. Louis and Chicago pass
every week during the summer.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-05-04
Nearly Thousand Loads
of Trash Hauled AtOay

best improved premises and for
the flag for the best Improved
school yard Will continue until
May 10.
The scores made by contest
ants In the trash contest follow:
James Todd, s2S South Third
street. 265; Robert Mills. 432
Washington street, 1853: James
conley. 1925 South Third street.
1923; John Wright, Kentucky
avenue, 3; Laverne Purcell. 321
North Fifth street, s: May Pit
man, 2tS Clark street, 3: Nellie
McCabe, 925 North Sixth street.
4; Joseph Armstrong. 1923 Trim
BILE street, 2; Tom Kopf, 615
North Fifth street. 1.
Street Inspector Bell said the
city never was so clean before.
and Mayor Smith is we'll pleased
with the result OF the contest.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-05-04

The street cleaning depart
ment collected SAT loads OF
trash during the contest for the
gold watch, offered by Mayor
Smith for the largest trash pile
during the month of April.
Elizabeth starrett. OF ZIG Ash
brook avenue. fredericksburg
wins the watch with $40 loads
TO her credit.
Robert Mills, of 4s2 Washing
ton street. wins the gold watch
for the greatest extent of sur
face whitewashed. The commit
tee of ladies' will meet in a day
or two and make the award.
Dying to the bad weather the
contest for cash prizes for the
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-05-04

holding company in the United States
received a clean bill of health from
the United States supreme court as
the result of yesterdays decision, de-
clare financial experts today. 1t is
declared to be the most important
that has emanated from the court
since II knocked out the income tax
law. The constitutional lawyers to-
day say the decision does more by
inference than by direct mandate. So
important is Il considered that copies
in fun have been ordered by nearly
every big lawyer. who has Wal street
connections.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-05-04
No Election Tonight

No teachers will be elected tonight
by the school board. although Il will
meet In regular session. Owing to
the absence Of President w. J. Hills
and Trustee J. X. Ferguson the cleo
ton OF the teachers has been post
poned until a date all the members
may be present. However. the cleo
ton viii be held soon. Only routine
affairs win come before the board
Salaries aud accounts will be allowed.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-05-04
CONTINUED on page 81
RAIL "BUCKED" NEAR CREEK.
BCr WAS FOUND IN TIME

Serious damage to equipment, and
perhaps several lives were saved when
buck" Of the railroad track at
Island creek was discovered yester-
day afternoon. The track expanded
owing TO the weather. but was too
close TO the adjoining rail to permit
u to lengthen, and II Jumped to tho
side. The track was discovered in
the condition by a freight crew. and
the train was stopped. Trafilc was
delayed only about an hour as the
rail was replaced. The rail was with
in few feet OF Island creek. and had
The train passed over It the coaches
might have tumbled into Island
creek.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-05-04

s1475.
r.. c. Potter. Seventh, sl4.s9.
r.. NJ Hughes & NJ. II. Word
Eighth district, s22.
NJ. b. Tapp, Eighth. si4.7o.
Magistrate w. A. II. Dunaway' OF
the Sixth district. who was appointed
to fill the vacancy caused by the res
ignation of Road Supervisor Thomp-
son. was present for his fret session
The magistrates present were; EN-
cry. Brooks. Knott. Gholson, Bleich'
Broadfoot. Dunaway and Burnett.
AT IL o'clock the court adjourned
until 1880 o'clock this afternoon IN
order to accompany tile grand jury
on an Inspection Of the county SAM
f4rlun4
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-05-04
Women Delegates Meet in
Separate Convention
Today.
Navies Are Needed just as
Local Police.
SAYS ONE NOTABLE WOMAN.

Chicago May s.-Tho Nationa
Peace Conference opened the secons
days session this morning. Georg'
u. Roberts. president of the CONNER
clal National hank OF Chicago, pre-
sided The principal address this
morning was by Marcus NJ. Marks. Of
New York. lie said
1--WE want peace. first because We
are men. moved By Humanitarian In
stlnct that rebels against cruel butch
cries OF war: secondly. because our
business Is bound TO be seriously In
jured by interruption OF friendly re-
latlons between nations"
Among the 200 resolutions offered
AZ the session today. one by II. II.
Hartlngs. OF Chicago. declared the
Dingles and Mckinley tarlr aud all
such Infamous measures are contrlbu-
tory 10 wars between nations. The
resolution proposes a conference 20
memoralize congress to abolish tarin
aud use It's Influence TO induce other
nations 70 DO the same.
"As long as police arc necessary
IN cities 20 protect citizens. so Ions
nayles will be needed to protect coun-
tries" said Mrs. Lucia Ames Mead
Of Boston. today at the session OF the
women delegates.
Great interest was shown in the
separate sessions by the delegates.
James l.. Tryon.
Tho Rev. James l.. Tryon. OF Bos
ton. assistant secretary OF American
Peace society. said:
The progress OF the peace move
ment Il registered by IFS internatioaa
congresses. The frst OF these con
crosses was held In London In fS43
and was the realization OF sngges
tlon made by Joseph Starge. a mem
Der OF the Society OF Friends. Other
international congresses were held al
London IN 1850. 1889 and 1908.
Between the first and the last OF
these congresses the peace movement
has become recognized as the greatest
reform OF the age. The glowing Wis.
ions OF It's apostles. once laughed al
or treated with disdainfui silence, ar,
now embodied In the law OF the
world. Arbitration, by treaty agree
ment. as a rational substitute for
war. securing justice through an In.
ternaiional court always ready to ST
IN Judgment on controversies. this
aud two Hague controversies. the last
OF which brought together all the civ.
illzed nations. preparing the way for
the future Parliament OF Man. is ths
astounding result OF an organized
agitation for less than hundred
years.
when the last congress met al
London Il revealed the determination
OF the thinking world-of phllanthro.
pists. scholars and statesmen. of min.
.sters, lawyers and businessmen "a
see the unfinished work OF this move.
ment carried forward 10 its Logical
completion. Delegates from ESQ so
cletics. representing 25 nations from
the far east and the near east, from
Western Europe. Great Britain and
the Americas, assembled in Caxton
Hall to discuss and present TO the
public the things most necessary "a
be done.
"'nhe congress passed resolutions
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-05-04
-abanne Gets Divorce

ST. Louis. May flames Shepard
Cabanne, Jr., obtained a divorce from
Mrs. Minnie Leonard Cabanne Bran
denburg. and was granted the Gus
tody OF their son, whom Broughton
Brandenburg, OF New York. recently
took to San Francisco. Cabanne yes
terday returned from the western
city. where he regained possession Of
the boy.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-05-04
Hams Trial

Flushing, l.. l.. May Airs. Peter
G. Hams, Sr.. was brought from the
New York hotel today TO testify in
behalf of her son. The aged woman
had given way under the strain of
the trial Of her two sons. She was
extremely nervous when she arrived.
The defense has IL more witnesses
to call.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-05-04
CANADIAN WHEAT
NOT SHIPPED FROM
ATLANTIC PORTS

Winnipeg. Manitoba. May 4.-The
vast grain crop OF Alberta and Sac
katchewan VIII be shipped TO Europa
by way Of Vancouver instead of At
lantlc seaports. The Canadian Pacific
railroad today decided on this policy.
II intends to ship part by way of Pan
ANA and the rest around the Horn.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-05-04
The Grand Jury.

and the orders usually ranged from
$50 to $40.
The Grand Jury.
The grand jury. ii Is stated, has
found enough evidence to issue 300
indictments. but only about 25 will be
written. Smedley was indicted at the
January session of court for the EN-
bezzlement of public funds. but he
was not suspected of being guilty of
forgery until it was learned that he
collected 500 OF the salary of County
Judge Lightfoot by writing an order,
and, then, it is alleged. he forged
Judge Lightfoot's signature. This
was used as a key, and vast amount
of fraud has been discovered the
county officials state.
Commonwealth Attorney John G.
Lovett and County Attorney Alben
Barkley say it will take considerable
time to draw up all the indictments,
and fearing that Smedley might learn
of the discovery. he was arrested yes
terday afternoon. His bond was fixed
at $3.50, but he was unable to give
IL, He remained In the custody of
the sheriff's deputies until last night
when he secured private guard.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-05-04

Santander. Spain. May At Is
generally believed that Castro's com
ing here Is preliminary move In his
plan for a return to Venezuela TO
head a revolution. II Is believed he
plans TO sail from Spain in a small
boat under pretense that he Is motor
boating for his health and then be
picked up by a tramp liner. chartered
by him.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-05-04
Fiscal Court Ratified Forgeries of
Clerk Smedley for Ten Years, is
Evidence Before the Grand Jury
THE PENALTY.

Merchants, who sued the city I
. 10 enjoin the collection OF the I
licenses, are paying their Ii
scenses with ten per cent penalty. I
. Those, whose licenses are 500, I
are paying $40, and the retail I
. ers, whose licenses amount To I
. S25, are paying $27.5O. IL is be- I
Iieved the city will recoup par
tally from the penalties for the I
money lost by failure 20 collect Z
. licenses promptly during the in- Z
. junction. .
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-05-04
Eiehtieth Ballot

Springfield. H., May THE
Ieightleth senatorial ballot: Hopkins
90, Foss II. Shurtleff 1S, Stringer lG,
Eastman 40. the rest festiessns. -
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-05-04
In Lyon-MarshaII

Benton. KY, May &. Especial -
J. II. McVaters, OF Marshall county.
was nominated for the legislature
here todAs to represent Fshe Lyon
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-05-04
Attorney General Satisfied With
the Result of Commodities Clause
Decision By U. S. Supreme Court
CITIZENS MEETING.

. Citizens are called TO meet to- I
. morrow night at the city hall. 10
. consider final plans concerning I
. the Padncah aud Ohio River I
. traction line. between Paducah
. and Cairo. A representative
. from Chicago will be present 10 Z
. discuss the proposition.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-05-04

and the orders usually ranged from
$50 to $40.