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The Paducah evening sun., 1910-05-28
Some Stories Around the Town.

when is a motorcycle not a
motorcycle?
When IL is a merry-go-round.
Also gazing at the tenth story of
skeletonized sky-scraper is as bad
as looking at a comet; is IL not so9
The Citizens Volunteer associa-
tion, which has been supervising the
erection OF the building at Fourth
street and Broadway. had their at
tention distracted from the work for
running a race with a motorcycle
on his hands and knees around a
three-foot course. The sprinter was
Darnell Dowden. While he was
watching a steel worker on top OF
the building his motorcycle skidded
and he and the machine fell to-
gether. The machine continued TO
whirl around with its under pedal
as an axis and Mr.. Dowden made
four circuits on his hands and knees
before he succeeded in stopping the
motor.
Old timers, who sigh for the "old-
fashioned circus" where You can
see the whole show and don't have
to break your neck trying TO watch
three performances at once" are to
have their longing satisfied; and
those OF a newer generation. who
wondered at the panorama OF the
procession OF wagons slowly moving
out OF the town after the perform
ance, as seen through the window In
Polly OF the Circus" are TO have
their curiosity gratiied. And old
fashioned one-rng. wagon show. that
hasn't changed in makeup. para
phernalia or traditions in a century.
is coming TO Paducah. 1t comes
overland and the people camp on the
lot. Manager Deal, OF Wallace park.
who has been seeking for one OF the
old kind for two seasons, finally
located II and booked II for Wallace
park, June 6. 7 and s.
Excursionists from st. Louis will
food Paducah tomorrow. A special
train OF eight coaches will reach the
city tomorrow morning at Z o'clock
and the excursionists will remain in
the city until 5 o'clock tomorrow af-
ternoon. The excursion will be run
from st. Louis, and several handred
people are expected. The special
train will arrive over the Illinois
Central from Cairo.
Is the new Central fire station a
hoodoo station? Since the firemen
moved into their new home only
two alarms have been received. ri
Is considered remarkable by Fire
Chief James Wood The slack in
fire fighting has been appreciated by
the fire fighters nevertheless, as they
have been busy installing the appa-
ratus in the new station. Not a fire
alarm has been received at night
since the fire laddies moved on Ken
lucky avenue. In the new station
the firemn are better equipped than
ever to fight fires.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-05-28

Bears in the Chicago wheat pit
won out yesterday by a squeeze"
play.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-05-28

Episcopal.
GRACE CHURCH-The Rev. D.
c. Wright. rector. Holy communion
1880 a. m. Sunday school $40
Morning prayer and service 1O:45
Evening prayer and sermon 1880
The rector desires to meet the me1
especially on Monday night m the
parish house.
Good shepherd Mission.
Rev. f. c. McAllister. minister
Sunday school as usual. Evenlng
prayer and sermon 1880. Wednesda,
night service and sermon 1870. wo
mans branch Thursday afternooo.
Methodist.
FOUNTAIN AVENUE-The Rev
G.. W. Banks, pastor. DR.. Banks
has returned from Washington. ID
c.. where he attended the Worlds
Sunday School convention and will
hll the pulpit both morning ana
eveoing tomorrow. Subject OF the
morning sermon. "a Live Coal" Al
night. The Child and the Nation, .
as seen from the convention stand.
point. The music will be special al
both services.
BR0ADWAY-The Rev. @. T
Sullivan. pastor. Sunday school and
Bible class. $3.50 IN the morning
Preaching at 10:45: subject. THE
King OF Glory" Evening subject al
7:45. Likes and Dislikes OF Thing
Allowed and Disallowed." Special
music at both services. Public cor.
daily invited to attend and strangers
welcome.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-05-28

rOu DON'T HAVE TO WATT.
Every dose makes you feel better. lar
Eos keeps your whole insides riEhl
Sold on the Money Back plan every
where Price Soc
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-05-28

A mans task IL always right 4
his heart Is right.-Lew Wallace.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-05-28
STATE PRESS
McCreary In Blue Grass.

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The Paducah evening sun., 1910-05-28

When is a motorcycle not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-29
DISTRICT BIDS APRIL 5.
Proposals for Furnishing Supplies
Will Be Opened Then.

Proposals for furnishing the District
with general supplies for the next fiscal
year will be opened April at the Dis
trict building.
AS this is one of the biggest jobs Of
scheduling bids that falls TO the clerical
force at the District building, NJ. c. Har-
grove, property clerk. has recommended
that a committee be detailed to work un-
der w. H. O'Neill in order to get the
bids properly tabulated. These who have
been designated by Mr.. Hargrove are
George ". A. White G. H. Brashear,
both Of the property Office; J. A. Mudd
OF the water registrars office; w. y.
Handboe of the engineer department and
j. c. Hatton of the health department.
AS the public schools consume about
30 per cent of the general supplies of the
District. clerk from the secretary's Of
fee probably will be detailed to help out
with the work at the District building,
which will occupy several full days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-29
For Bilious
Attacks

Here is help for you. Your
bilious attacks may be both pre-
vented and relieved, but preven-
ton is better than cure. The
means are at your hand. When a
dull headache, furred tongue, yei-
low cast to the eyes, inactive
bowels, dizziness or sick stom
ach warn you of a coming bilious
attack. resort at once to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-29
HELD ON FORGERY CHARGE.
Duffy and Parker Both Waive Pre-.
liminary Examination.

Ernest Duffy and Robert Parker, re-
Gently arrested by Detectives Evans
and O'Day for forgery, at the instance
Of officers of the Mercantile Saving
Fund Society Of 1906 G street. waived
preliminary examination on the charge
in the Police Court this morning and
were held in $500 bond each for tn.
action of the grand jury, In default OF
bond they were committed to Jail. Bot.
defendants deny the charges.
The prosecution alleges that Duffy
and Parker forged loan orders on the
society for SIS each, payable in three
installments Of thirty days. The ar
rests were made after a short investi-
CATION BY the detectives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-29
BIG Cities HEALTH
New York and Chicago Make
an Excellent Showing.
L0NDON's CLAIM NOT GOOD
Death Rate of British Metropolis
Higher Than Chicago's.
RACE. SUICIDE NOT SHOWN
Ofacial Figures Disclose That
Americans Have Been I'm
Justly Reproduced.
ny WILLIAM L. CURTIS

BY WILLIAM Z. CURTIS.
vri,,e, for The Star and the Chicago Record
Herald.
London claims to be the healthiest city
Of more than q million population In tne
world. and the death rate has oeeh
steadily decreasing year by year a
quarter OF a century ago the average
was about twenty-fo deaths per year
per 1000 of the population. me re-
farms for 1909 have not yet been re-
ceiyed, but the ratio for lUe. as you
will notice by the table below, Was o..s
1873 per 1900, a decrease from 100 oui
ing the previous ten years
The death rate in Chicago, however,
has been much lower than that OF Lon
don. 1t has never gone above 49, per
ono for more than ten years, and IN
,nnI dropned to 1876 per 1000. which is
two fractions lower than LONDON low
est record. mo o,
Eve fractions below that OF London ana
in 1909 it was only three fractions ABOVE.
Rerlin is the city of perfect admins
tration. according to the prevailing opin-
ion us municipal government Is De
l;ayed by those who discuss such SUD
jects 10 come as near the lueaI ~ =
nossible considering the lmper1ectlohs
Of mankind. 1t has the reputation u
ing the cleanest Of all the great cities
in the world, and to have the most COM
nlete and perfect sanitary arrangements
No Slums in Berlin.
There are no slums In Berlin; the poor
are housed in model tenements and are
nrotected by all kinds Of laws and regu-
,ations from the ills that all the poor
NJ other cities are compelled TO suf-
Ear Put by reference to the tables be-
~. Won will notice that although the
nonulation Of Berlin and Chicago is
about the same the death rate in the
former city is one point and three Irac-
tions above that of Chicago and has
been much higher. If you will make a
c6mparison Of the ten years covered by
tho tables you will observe that Chicago
has had fewer deaths annually and her
rate has stood practically stationary, al
though the ratio in Berlin has been grad
ually decreasing.
The death rate in Paris is considerably
abote that of Berlin and still further
above that of Chicago. Notwithstanding
| the scientific methods of protecting life
and health that have prevailed there for
many years. The death rate in Paris has
| heen higher annually for the last ten
years and is higher today than that OF
| london, New York. Chicago or Berlin.
| New York has improved very much In
| health. and the death rate, which has
reached and passed the twenty-per-one-
| thousand mark at least four times dur
| ing the last ten years. dropped TO l6.o In
| 1908 and 1872 in 1909. This improve
ment is attributed to clean streets. the
| enforcement OF the new tenement house
law and other sanitary precautions that
| have been taken by the municipal au-
! thorities for the protection OF the poor.
The birth rate of the great cities 1ur-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-29
No Appeal From Court.

Justice Sakers imposed fine Of SO and
costs. aggregating sl0.S5 Mr.. Dessez de-
clared he desired to note an appeal. The
Judge informed him that there was no
appeal from his decision.
Mr. Dessez declared he would go to Jail
in preference to paying the fine Incl
dentally, he expressed his opinion re-
garding the justice OF the decision
MAYOR Magruder had a conference with
the justice in an effort to have him act
more leniently toward Mr.. Dessez. The
court was obdurate and declared he pro-
posed to stick by his decision.
When the town bailiff requested Mr..
Dessez to accompany him to the lookup
he made no resistance. The defendant $
son and daughter insisted upon accom-
panying their father to the place of con-
finement, located in the pumping station
building.
They declared they would remain. with
their father all night. The officers de-
clined TO allow them to do so.
Before he returned to Washington
young Dessez stated that he would take
the case to- the Supreme Court of the
fathers vindication. He declared that
the speedometer on the machine was
tested in Washington before he came TO
Hyattsville. and that it showed a speed
OF eight miles per hour while within the
corporate limits of Hyattsville Sunday.
He regarded the arrest and fine as a
disgrace to Hyattsville He said he would
obtain at once the best legal talent avail
able TO night the case.
In the machine when stopped by the
authorities Sunday were Mr.. DesseZ, his
wife, Mrs. Cora {. Dessez: his son.
Charles V. Dessez: his daughter, Miss
Eunice c. Dessez, and younger son.
Fine Paid Under Protest.
After Mr.. Dessez had been in the lock-
UP for about an hour he called for JUS
tice Sakers and paid his fine under pro-
test He was released and went back to
Washington on an electric car about ~
O'Clock.
The case OF William F. Landgram ar
rested Sunday for exceeding the speed
limit of eight miles per hour within the
corporate limits Of Hyattsville, was called
at O'Clock in the Office Of Constable
Raybold. Mr.. Landgram did not appear
and his So collateral was forfeited.
Prior to the hearing of Mr.. Dessez,
Reginald Austin, f. {. Crockett. J. r.
Houck, NJ H Hopwood, F. q. Ehers and
W NJ FarroW, jr., all accused Of speed
ing on their motorcycles, appeared. They
were represented by Attorney T. Howard
Duckett who asked that his clients be al
lowed 10 forfeit their collateral of s.
each. which the court allowed.
Anticipating large gathering. Judge
Sakers arranged to have the hearings
take place in Heptasophs Hall. Practical
" every bit OF available space was oc-
cupied
Ii has been a long time since Hyatts-
vile has been stirred up to such high
pitch of excitement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-29
His Partner Retained.

THE only possible foundation for such
a statement lies In the fact that one Of
my partners some three years ago was re-
tanned as one of counsel for the American
Sugar Rehning Company in a single law
suit brought against it. and pursuant to
such retainer he assisted In the defense
OF the company In that action and an ap-
peal taken from a Judgment in its favor,
but In that lawsuit ] was neither con-
suited nor did I render any service"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-29
Were You a Failure?

nishes an interesting study. and you will
notice that those Of Chicago and Berlin
are almost parallel. Political economists
and professors who discuss race suicide
and similar questions are accustomed to
reproach the American people for not
having larger families. and point to the
thrifty and vigorous German race set
ting us a good example in replenishing
the earth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-29
the years named and the ratio per l Coz
of population:

The following table will show the num-
Der of deaths in the city Of Chicago for
the years named and the ratio per 1000
OF population and the number of marriage
licenses granted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-29
The following table shows the number
OF deaths In Berlin for the years named
and the ratio per 1000 of the population
In Worlds Metropolis.

Der of births in London for the wears
named and the ratio per 1000 of popula-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-29

The following table will show the total
number Of deaths In London during the
years named and the ratio per 1000 of
population:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-29
WOULD NOT PAY FINE
Dessez, Convicted of Speeding
Despite Testimony.
MAYOR SAID HE WENT SLOW
Court Takes Bailiff's Word and Says
There Is No Appeal.
ACCUSED MAN GOES TO JAIL
Afterward Gets Liberty by Settle
ment of Penalty Under Protest
Others Are Mulcted.
ACCUSED MAN GOES TO JAIL
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

| Special Correspondence Of The Star.
EVANSVILLE. Md. March - 1910.
| In connection with the cases brought
| by Town Bailin William c. Soules
against a number of Washingtonians for
/ speeding motorcycles and automobiles
over the Washington Baltimore boulevard
/ last Sunday, Charles f. Dessez, a WASH
! ington business man. declined To pay the
| fine imposed upon him and was placed in
! the town lookup
| The case OF Mr.. Dessez was the last
one called by Justice of the Peace Alex
ander Sakers.
Mayor Says He Was Not Speeding.
Mayor William P. Magruder testified for
the accused. The mayor was standing in
! front of the livery stable of l.. l.. Gray,
and remarked, as Mr.. Dessezs machine
passed. that he was running at a slow
/ rate of speed, and that if all drivers
maintained his rate of progress there
could he no complaint.
The testimony of Councilman Herman
f. Burgess William A. Brooks, H. G.
Machen and Harry Lewis was to the eff
feet that Mr.. DesseZ was not exceeding
the speed limit when he passed Gray
place.
Combating this testimony. Deputy Sher
in Thomas H. Mohler and Constable
Wallace c. Raybold stated that these
witnesses were within $50 yards of the
end of the quarter of a mile zone which
had been fixed by the officers as the dis
lance within which the speed OF the ma
chine was TO be judged. Town baiiin
Souiss testified that when Mr.. DesseZ
passed the beginning of the zone near
Thompsons Hill he was travelling at high
speed and might have slowed down con-
siderably when he reached the point
where witnesses for the plaintiff were
congregated.
The accused his son. Charles V. Des-
sez> and his daughter. Miss Eunice {.
Dessez. testified that they were not rum
ming over eight miles an hour, and that
the speedometer on the machine would
prove their contention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-29

The following table shows the number
Of deaths in the city OF Greater New York
for the years named and the rate per
1000:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-29
HAS TO CUT EXPENSES
ASSOCIATION TO PREVENT tn.
BERCUL0SIs SHORT OF FUNDS.

Owing to the lack of sufficient funds
10 maintain its present commodious quar-
tiers the local association for the pre-
vention of tuberculosis last night decided
to give up about half the building at ac3
street The offices of the Associated
Charities, which have heretofore been
maintained at Sl1 street, will be moved
TO that portion of the building vacated
by the association.
Inc decision was rea ched at a board
meeting as the only feasible way to re-
duce expenses. The budget for this years
work OF the association calls for an ex-
penditure of a little over $7,3M. while
the total amount Of funds on hand
amounts to about 5000. The dispensary
is 10 De moved from the second f1oop into
the basement and the Offices from the
front room on the first floor into a small
one In the rear OF the building
Work Not HAMMERED.
me present arrangement will crowd
things considerably but il is believed I'll.
WORK OF the association will not be ham,
pered to any serious extent.
Following the business session Iast
night Dr. +. {. Schroeder. superintendent
OF the Bethesda experiment station of thu
Department OF Agriculture. delivered an
address OH The Contagion of Bovine
tuberculosis. After reviewing the dan
ger OF infection from diseased cattle DIR.
schroeder asserted this cause of contract
Ing the white plague was decidedly moro
serious than persons imagined
Even the enemies of the theory" he
said. will admit that IL per cent of all
the deaths OF tuberculosis are due to bo-
vine contraction. This is sufficient in it
self but when careful observations cover
ing period Of three or four years places
the proportion of deaths at between 10
and l. per cent the matter becomes
alarming.
Discussed Milk Impurities.
After the address Of DR. Schroeder sew
eral members of the board delivered
short talks on milk impurities and kim
dred subjects.
The association is forming tentative
plans for the celebration of the first
Tuberculosis Sunday April "a when It
is hoped that pastors of every church in
Washington will preach q sermon on the
subject or otherwise call the attention Of
their congregations TO the Importance Of
the anti-tuberculosis crusade. II is pos
sible a personal request of this sort on
the part of the association will he made
10 III of the Washington clergy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-29
Objects to Form of DlsayowaI

Mr.. Wickershani says that his PARTNER
whom l understand was Henry ". Taft q
brother Of the President, and not he was
the attorney for the sugar trust. This
form of disavowal will not carry much
weight.
snail continue to show up my efforts
what believe is but the beginning of a
gigantic grab OF the friar lands of. the
Philippines by the sugar trust, all made
possible by an un~arranted decision O,
the Attorney General. | shall decide
upon further course within a day or
TWO.
Ihere are +U6,OO acres of these friar
lands In the Philippines acquired by the
government at cost Of 81. 10000 which
is SIS per acre. The sugar trust &C.
quired this 5000 acres for SO an acre"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-29
The following table shows the number
of marriages and the ratio per 1000 in
Paris for the years named:
Berlin Births and Deaths.

The following table shows the number
or births In Berlin for the years named
and the ratio per 1000 OF the popula ton:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-29

The following table shows the number
OF marriages in the city OF Greater New
York for the years named and the rate
per 900:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-29
Paris Vital Statistics.

The following table shows the number
OF births and the ratio per 1900 in Paris
for the years named:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-29
Comparison of Marriages.

Unfortunately I have not been able to
get the marriage statistics for London
and Berlin, but a comparison between
those Of New York. Chicago and Paris
are quite interesting
The number OF marriages in New York
has been very irregular for the past ten
years, and has been governed by ma
teriai interests rather than affection or
ambition The marriage license bureau
is an accurate index TO financial condi-
tons. You will notice the large number
of marriages in New York between 1893
and 1907. which were the flush times and
that high tide was reached in 1907 which
was the most prosperous year in the his
tory OF America. I'm 1905, when the panic
came. the total fell of in a most extra
ordinary manner but picked up a little
in 1909 and now that we have resumed
prosperity | presume that tire total for
1910 will approach those OF 1906 and 1897
There are more marriages in Chicago
than in New York in proportion TO the
population. During the past five years
the average number Of marriages In New
York has been about 5000 for a pcpu-
lation OF 4.422.6s5. while with popu!a-
lion of almost precisely half that num-
Der Chicago has an average OF 25,0O0
maria ges annually,
Paris and New York keep about the
same in the marriage race. The ratio in
New York for five wears has been 81
marriages per 1880 of the population.
while that Of Paris has been 52.1 per
1000 of the population.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-29
Mr.. Wickersham's Letter.

Mr.. Understands letter follows:
4 have read in the Congressional Rec
ord Of March % statement made by a
member OF Colorado 10 the effect that
the former attorney of the sugar trust is
at the head Of the Department OF Justice
Of the present administration. and later
on what purports to be quotation from
a newspaper editorial reading ATTORNEY
General Wickersham. the former attorney
Of the sugar trust
I'm order that such statement may not
gain any currency / should like to state
through you that l never was attorney
for the sugar trust-by which I under
stand is meant the American Sugar Re-
fning Company and it's allied or sub
sidiary corporations-nor had any pro-
fessional or business relations to it,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-29
New York statistics.

The following tables show the number
of births in the city of Greater New York
for the years named and the rate per
1000:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-29
Will Press the Charges.

Mr.. Martin announced that he intended
to carry his charges against the Depart
men of Justice to definite conclusion
He now has resolution pending for an
investigation of the acquisition of friar
lands in the Philippines by the Have
meyer interests. Mr. Martin said in an
interview:
The Attorney General, YOU will OBJ
serve, carefully avoided making any de-
NAL OF the principal feature of my
charges, 10 wit. that his decision gave
the sugar trust 5o.OO0 acres of friar lands
for price less than the government paid
for 1t, and that there was no warrant Of
law for such decision. The law plainly
limits the sale of public lands to any one
person or company to = 800 acres, and
there is no question of the friar Lar
being public ands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-29

/ have not been able to get any statis-
tics Of the divorces granted In any Of the
cities named.