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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-07
MOVEMENT IN
GERMAN EMPIRE
Chancellor Made Responsible SCR xzf-
ser's Acts and His OwH-

An incident occurred durfnx fhs
past week IN the German refch4Saur
which has not received very usurk
attention, and which may WeH hav8
no immediate consequences OF nrunor-
lance, but is, nevertheless. siEuiEczuf
ana unprecedented. On. the Esufsu1
OF socialist-demOcratic ulezahsr a
resolution was passed by a small ~
Jority declaring that the cbazsaslIf-r
was responsible for his acts. and Eour
such acts OF the emperor as reouf-s
MS signature, to the reichstar-
lt has been an accepted pr51ei1E.
OF the constitution OF the Germaa Pm
pre- that the chancellor or prime min
lster is responsible to the eyzre~---
alone, and that in the exercise a. 49,
discretion as is recognized by tie eon-
stitutiOn the emperor himself eawros
be held responsible anywhere Whsz
the celebrated incident OF the eu11er-
or's statement to an English pavsr
arose Prince Won Beulow decTa0s5
that it would be impossible for hin
or any other minister to conduct TIA
analrs OF the government az ne s.u,-
peror insisted on acting IA eutsrs n
dependence and irrespOnsibility- The
emperor yielded for the time hefug
but he was deeply hurt, and there IL
littl edoubt that Beulow's fate was
sealed from that time. Yet even tlss
chancellor scrupulously avoided anv
admission that h ewas himself respon-
sible to the reichstag.
Then came the failure Of his 5uszre
bills and his resignation Great earg
was taken TO explain that he did uoS
retire because of that misfortune. but
because his health was not equal &c
the task Of dealing with the reichsGaG
but he did retire, and his predecessor
Herr Won Bethmann- HollweE bean
by accepting the finance plan Of thu
majority In the reichstag which Ben
low had rejected. A change Of min
listers had followed the loss OF 4 ma
Jortty and the policy OF the majority
had been imposed on the new minis
ter. Precisely the process required
by the British constitution had beez
followed. The principle of minfSterfzz
responsibility had obviously, Whethe-
acknowledged or repudiated, been n
piled. Now the principle is definitely
adopted by majority of the reichsfzx
The majority is small and may 6e q
temporary one. 1t may be a InuE
time before any attempt is made O.
act on ii, and the attempt, when MADE
may be defeated. But the adoption az
the resolution remains a specific and
concrete fact. The reichstag reStH On
universal suffrage. and this is Izz1d--
mark in the advance of the German
people TO more practical and imue-
date control of their own afzirs.-
New York Times.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-07
BONAPARTE TELLS
OF CONGRESSMAN
Former Member OF Cabinet Doesn't
Quite Lille Average Statesman.

II would be hard 20 find a more
striking contrast to the President than
was offered by the ordinary Senator
or Representative. There are worthy
gentlemen in each house of the nation
al Legislature who serve the public
ably and faithfully and of whom it
would be unjust to say what l say
here. But the pettiness, selfishness
and timidity of the typical Congress
were as notable as Mr.. Rooseyelt's
bOldness, breadth of view, and gener-
osity. The lawgiver could look at moth
ing beyond his own political interests,
and trembled at the bare thought of
displeasing anybody whose displeas-
ure might cost him votes. When he
called on the Secretary OF the Navy
il was always to- intercede for a de-
serter, to ask the discharge of a re-
cruit, or to get work for some one in
a navy yard, or higher wages for work
men. When he visited the Department
OF Justice it was to further a pardon,
to beg that criminal be not prose-
cuted, or to importune for higher sal
aries for deputy maTshals, or to talk
about matters Of patronage. In any
case, he always wanted something"
for his friends or his State or his dis
trict, and, really and in the last re-
sort, always wanted something" for
himself. To make him talk or think
about national defense, the effective
administration of justice, the enforce
ment Of the very laws ne had helped
TO make, there must have ben, in the
words of Sam Weller, "nothin' less
than a natural conwulsion." One of
these statesmen, calling on me short
" before Christmas, wished me the
compliments of the season" 1 replied
that | wished him
A merry Christmas and a happy New
Year,
A pocket full of money and a cellar
full Of beer.
He listened with sympathetic
cOuntenance until he heard the last
four words; then his face clouded and
he said sti0iy that he thanked me for
my good wishes, but felt it his duty
TO add that among his constituents
public opinion condemned the use of
intOXicants as a beverage" After
dealing with these Lycurguses and
Solons, it was a refreshing change to
visit the White House.-Charles J.
BOnaparte, in Century.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-07
WALKER HURRIED
PAST old HOME

Kansas City is Just a whistling sta
ton for the Edward Payson Weston
two legged special en- its way from
coast to coast. And perhaus there
a reason that the veteran transconti-
mental walker will not stop here when
he arrives tomorrow morning. Listen:
Edward FaysOn Westons wife. from
whom he has been separated, is liv-
ing in Kansas City at the home Of
her daughter, Mrs. Richard Nj. Beard.
at 3I-6 Highland avenue. Mrs. Wes-
ton has been in the city several
months, having come here for a visit
from her home in brooklyn, n. Y. She
is about G5 years old, rather plump,
and of mOtherly, X iud appearance.
And she's pleasant too, very pleasant.
except when one thing is mentioned
her husband and the separation.
- don't just care TO discuss it," she
said 90 a visitor. The fact is, l won't
discuss it."
Mr.. Weston gives Out all the inter
views the daughter said. IF he de-
sires to say something. he is the one
that Will say it. We don't desire 10
discuss the matter at ALL"
Is MIR Weston coming out when
he reaches Kansas City?5' the visitor
asked.
No; he's going right on through. q"
And that's all the mother and
daughter would say regarding the
pedestrian of 70 years. who is trying
Go break his own record across the
continent.
VIII you see Mr.. Weston when he
passes Trough the visitor asked.
Il don't think So" Mrs. Weston said
"But l just don't care to discuss the
mstter ut all."-Kansas City Star.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-07
The New Barometer.

Lord Rothschild in a Liverpool al
dress touching on the improved b1zS-
ness conditions in this country. d.
clared that when the diamond tE12s,
is brisk there is no unemploymeny
America"
That being the case, in the hghi
the increase of diamond importati
in December, 1909, to an amount
1900 in excess OF the in :
the corresponding period in
must now be everywhere at
there are any men out Of jo0
any company OF unemployed ON
Bowery or elsewhere the fault Is
the human factor, not with the
DRY.
Accepting this astute observation q
the English financier as authoritative.
economists have reason to be gTzfzszil
to him for providing a new bzr1aaetezr
of prosperity. Steel and wheat lSaNe
served that use, but henceforth, insteaa
of estimates of the visible supply oz
grain or cotton. statisticians viii takE
note of the visible display OF diamOUda
and include them In the compartsnns
of commodity prices. Empty $3.50
boxes will rank with empty cars a
indexes of a lack OF prosperity
The remedy for business depresslce
is a simple one, though, as With tkI|
recipe for cooking the hare. II IL neces3
sary first to obtain the diamonds
Z. World.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-07
The Eternal Feminine.

Queen Elizabeth, in a characteristic
rage, had proclaimed the doom of the
courier. "Off with his head"
The culprit courtier was heard to
mutter something to himself
What said the caitiff?" demanded
Elizabeth.
May it please your Majesty" fall
tered one of the guards, his words
were; Pretty rough. 1t is becoming
-
The virgin queen plumed hersel;
her eyes sought her mirror.
"Ha! Pretty ruff! Truly, the fel.
low hath good taste, and it were 2
pity-Let sentence be suspended. We
have need of men of good Judgment
and sound discretion about us. will
hear further what he may have to
say."-Harper's Monthly.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-07
The Baby's Medicine.

The mistress of the house had been
to a concert, and when she returned
she was met by the servant with, "Ba-
by was very i'll while you were out,
num-
"Oh, dear" said Mrs. Youngwife.
us he better?"
"Oh, yes, mum; he's all right now,
but he was bad at first. / found his
medicine in the cupboard"
Good gracious! What have you
given the child? There's no medi-
cine in the cupboard"
"Oh, yes, there is; it's written on
1t. And then the girl triumphantly
produced bottle labeled kid Reviv-
er."-Lippincotts.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-07

'Podit little boy!" said the sympa-
thetic stranger. You should have
Inittens and wooden stockings such icy
weather as this. Just see how you
are shivering!"
"P-please. sir" spoke up the street
gamins eff you'll take me down to de
corner drug store an treat me to an
ice-cream soda, I'd stop shsvening."
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-07
|RIES OF COSTA
CA AND PANAMA
lKnOx's Important Services
Southern NeighbOrs.

Knox has performed a
brtant service, primarily
rly to two of our South
g. grs, but generally to the
international amity, In ar
$ @ for the final arbitration of
MT boundary dispute between
IL. rs II and Costa RIGA. The case
which has been debated for
e a hundred years. and which,
had it's origin at a still earlier
and TO settle which many we'll
efforts have been made, and
story affords an illustration of
he benefcent application and
Mutations of arbitration between
gn States.
vivid Spanish times the boundary
betweeu the two provinces was never
defined and accordingly when Panama
and Central America establishC their
independence the question arose where
the boundary should be. After Pan
ana had cast in her lot with Column
bia there were many negotiations be-
tween the latter country and Costa
RIGA, which were fruitless. In 1886,
indeed, the matter was submitted to
Alfonso XII of Spain for arbitration,
and on his death the work was com
pleted lby President Loubet, of France
But the award was based upon such
imperfect surveys and maps that nei-
Their party was satisfied with it, and it
was tacitly ignored. Very soon after
the reestablishment of Panaman indie
pendence in 1903 the matter was taken
up again, with the benevolent aid 4
the American minister to Panama, NJ.
Barrett, and it was hoped that fi',al
settlement would then be attained, but
it was not. New, however. such set
Element seems to be assured.
The questions at issue are entirely
friendly, and are to be answered from
records. maps, and actual surveys, and
under the umpireship of the chief JUS
tice of the Supreme Court of the Unit
ed States there should be no doubt of
an equitable and therefore mutually
satisfactory disposition of the whole
matter, a consummation which will
confirm friendship between the two
states and form an additional bond
of confidence between them and the
United States.-New York Tribune.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-07

have as many miles of rad under his
sway as Hartman had. Although he
is modest and reticent man, the
country is likely to reAd much about
Edwin Hawley in the coming time
Leslie's.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-07

Edwin Hawley's re has been al
most as meteroic IA Hariman's was
At SO years of age Ie Is two years
younger than HarrinH a was at death
Like his great forerurker, he began al
the bottom round of de ladder. Com
ing to New York from chatham when
seventeen years of aga he became a
messenger boy for the Erie at "a a
week. His advance hal been steady
but not until withiq q past twelve
months did he do Il ing spectacu-
lar enough to attract q ountry's at
tention. Only in az q rate degree,
and incidentally, is kri, ~ assailing
any of the existing ns. He is
building up q great Df roads OF
his own, with mar y inches and
feeders. As the ten among the
railways, as among A,rt great ac-
tivities, is toward cdrA, alton into
fewer and fewer hat is alto
gether probable that MNWwley lives
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-04-12
President Taft Thinking Of
Selection to Fill Vacancy
Caused by Death Of Justice
Brewer.

Washington, April 1.-THE su-
preme court of the United States has
broken into the political situation
again, following the courts decision
to have a rehearing of the tobacco
and Standard Oil cases postponed for
final determination in the cases un-
til the November election. The ad-
ministration banked to a certainty on
securing favorable decision, but de-
velopments spoil the hopes pointing
to a successful finish of the campaign
against monopolies before the cleo
tion and President Taft is endeavor-
ing to select a justice to succeed
Brewer. Governor Hughes of New
York, Judge Vandeventer Of Wyom-
ing, Solicitor General Bowers, Judge
Hook Sandforn of eighth federal dis
trict, and Judges Hitchcock. Andrews
and Crane from the New York su-
preme court are considered. Hughes
and vandeventer favorites.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-04-12
Young Man is Supposed to be
william Gaeain. Of Muir.
physboro. Ill....Killed by
Train al Dulaney. Ky.

Dulaney. KY. April IL. Especially
The body of an unknown young
man. supposed to be William Ga
gain. of Murphysboro. ILL.,, was
found this morning on the Illinois
Central right of way, where he had
been killed by a train some time
during the night. The only mark
OF identification is a letter in his
pocket from a young woman in
Murphysboro. ILL.,, telling him she
was going to southwestern Missouri
and asking him to meet her at Pa
ducah The letter was dated March
II. but no one knows where he was
going. toward or away from Padu-
cab. He was between 80 and 35
years old. One OF his legs was cut
on and his arm crushed. Ills body
is only bruised.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-04-12
Cannon Takes the Floor.

Speaker Cannon again showed his
teeth in anger and defiance to the
house when a combination of "insur-
gents" and Democrats defeated the
provision in the legislative bill ap-
proprlating s2.5O0 for the mainten-
ance of the speakers automobile.
When the vote OF III to 1872 was an
nounced, the speaker took the floor
and defed the insurgents" to de-
pose him from the chair.
With a resounding whack on the
table. he declared "Unless the Repub-
licans who do not approve of the per-
sonality of their speaker have the
courage to join the solid minority.
remain speaker until March 4 next.
Mr.. Cannon added: 81 believe the
speakership should be accorded the
same dignity as the Office of vice
president.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-04-12

Porto Maurizio. April 12.-Roose-
welt today accepted the invitation OF
Clifford Pinchot TO address a meeting
Of the National Conservation league.
The acceptance Is the first light on
the consultations of yesterday. In
terviews we're resumed today. Both
refuse to discuss with the cores
pondents. Francis Heney. the former
San Francisco prosecutor. and Seth
Bullock, United States marshal, will
meet him in Europe to disclose the
situation i'm their territories. Both
men are Roosevelt supporters.
Pinchot and Roosevelt took anoth-
er tramp this morning. 1t certainly
is like old times Pinchot told the cor
respondents. Villagers enthusistical-
~ greet Roosevelt whenever he ap-
pears. and peIt Mrs. Roosevelt and
Ethel with flowers.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-04-12

The work of taking the federal
census will begin next Friday all
over the United States. Seventy
thousand men and women will be en-
gagged In the work. and they must fin
ish in a month. The results will be
announced this summer. II Is esti-
mater there are approximately 90,-
900. 900 people in the United States.
It will cost s., 100000 to take this
census. which will be the most com
plete ever made. including statistics
of all kinds. Especial interest at
taches to the births, as indicating
the ground for the fear of race sui
eide.
When ]. r. Jones. of Princeton,
supervisor of the census for the First
district, reached Paducah. he was in
dignant over the Washington story
that Ollie James had gone before the
bureau of census and secured the re-
moval of a negro census talSer In Bal
lard county As matter Of fact. the
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-04-12
ONE ARM GONE
HER OTHER ARM WILL BE OF
No USE To HER.
Miss Ruby Parker Probably viii
Recover Prom Terrible Accident
in Mill.

Suffering much pain. Miss Ruby
Parker, who was horribly injured
yesterday afternoon at the plant of
the Paducah Box and Basket com
pany. Is AZ Riverside hospital today
and probably will recover. To relieve
her sufferings as much as possible.
opiates are given her. and the girl
has not been fully conscious since
the accident.
Her right arm was torn into
shreds. and only the stump was left,
while the bones in her left arm were
broken in many places. The bone was
fractured so that II was in bits
about an inch long. However, the
arm win be saved, but II will be use
less. A scalp wound was received
over her left eye. and Il is uncertain
whether the skull ~ fractured. She
received bruises all over the body by
being whirled around the shafting.
The girl had gone to secure some
wire 10 be used in basket stitching
machine. when her dress was caught
in the shafting and her body was
drawn in and whlrled around the
shaft line. DIR. b. l.. Bradley and
DIR. J. T. Reddick we're called TO the
factory. and as soon as possible the
girl was rushed to the Riverside hos
pital, where her injuries were
dressed.
She Is a daughter OF william Park
er, who resides on Eula street In
Mechanicsburg.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-04-12
NEW SANITARY DRINKING
FOUNTAIN FOR SCHOOLS.

Superintendent ]. A. Carnagey has
received a sample of a sanitary drink
ing fountain, which may be installed
in some of the public schools to elm
mate the drinking cup. At the JEFF
ferson building there are sanitary
fountains. but they are COM
plicated, and cost about $50. Pro-
fessor Carnagey saw the new foun-
tain exhibited at the superintendents'
meeting at Indianapolis. and the
small cost and simplicity make II
available for use in all of the schools.
The fountain Is arranged so that eight
small streams of water strike togeth-
er, and the water is thrown up like
a fountain, and II is easily reached
without the aid of a cup.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-04-12

DR.. Wright II was agreed that each
pastor Of the city devote his service
or part OF II to a sermon or lecture
along this line. in arousing the pub
lie In stamping out the white plague.
Present this morning We're: The
Reys. G. T. sullivan, NJ. Il. Dodd. ID.
C. Wright. Il. D. Lands, Pearson
lockwood. w. A. Fite, L. C. Meal
lister. r. W. Childs. G. b. Wyatt and
H. w. Burwell.
The committee appointed to invest
lgate the advisabihty of recommend
ing the purchase o: site for the
Union Rescue mission was given
further time.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-04-12
Mrs. Shellie Franklin Was
Brought up TO Believe
Her Mother Dead.
Search Of Two Years is at
Last Rewarded.
TALE OF UNHAPPY MARRIAGE.

After being separated from her for
22 years, Mrs. Shellie Franklin, 1870
Clements street, has discovered the
fact that her mother, Mrs. Lucy
knight, is alive in Mckinney, Texas.
When about eighteen months old she
was brought by her father to Padu-
cah. where she was taught to believe
that her mother was dead. Now, 1t
is probable that the mother will come
to Paducah 10 see her long lost
daughter.
When a smaH cnild, Mrs. Frank
I'm, whose maiden name was Miss
Mary Knight. resided with her par.
ents in Dennison. Texas. Her par
ents separated. and one day her
father abducted her and brought her
to Paducah. where she was reared by
an aunt, Mrs. Fannie Walker, of Yei-
ser avenue. In total ignorance that
her mother was living. Mrs. Frank
lin about two years ago was inform
ed by an uncle of her abduction, and
the fact that he thought her mother
was still alive in Texas.
Since then information has beer
gathered slowly, but last Tuesday
Mr. Franklin wrote to the chief o.
police at Sherman. Texas, while Mrs
Franklin wrote to the county oour
clerk. As II happened the chief o
police was a cousin OF Mrs. knight
and he was able to give the residence
Of her mother. Letters have beei
written TO Mrs, knight, who was sur
Iprised to learn that her daughter wa
alive and married.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-04-12
MCRACKEN MEDICAL
SOCIETY'S MEETING

The McCracken Medical society
will meet in regular session on We'd
nesday evening at O'Clock at the
Woman's club building. 1t will be a
meeting of especial interest. DR..
Willingham will discuss "The Early
Diagnosis of tuberculosis" and DIR.
Mckinney. of the Illinois Central
hospital. will give a paper on Special
Aids to the Early Diagnosis of Tu-
berculosis." The revised constitu-
tion will be presented for adoption.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-04-12
FIGHT DUEL
EARL STONE USES SHOTGUN AND
GETS WORST OF 1T.
Ed King Fires at Him Effectively
with n Small Calibre
Revolver.

In return for a load Of buckshot
fired at him from a double-barrel
shotgun by Earl Stone. colored, at
$3.50 o'clock last night, Ed King,
colored, pulled a 22-cahbre target
pistol and fired three shots at Stone.
Only one took effect. entering Stones
left breast just below the nipple.
King turned and fed and ran square
ly into the arms of Patrolman Patilo
Kirk. while Stone escaped in the
darkness with a bullet near his
heart.
The shooting occurred in a house
on Ninth street between Harris and
Boyd streets. Patrolmen Kirk and
Mitchell were within a short distance
when the shots were fired and hur-
ried to the house. Just as they en-
tered the gate the lights inside were
blown out by the negroes in an at
tempt to get away. King was taken
to police headquarters and locked up
on two charges, one with malicious
shooting and wounding and the other
with pointing and fiourlshing a
deadly weapon. After having the
bullett cut from his body by DR.. j.
3. Acree early this morning, Stone
came to the city hall and swore out
warrants against King. Stone was
placed under arrest and taken to the
county Jail for safekeeping. He is
charged with malicious shooting
without wounding.
A quarrel started between the two
negroes and stone is alleged to have
raced TO his home for a shotgun. Ht
returned and entered the house, FIR
ing point blank at King. Bad mark
manship on his part resulted In th'
shot taking effect in the wall. King
prcbably in self-defense, returned
the fire with 7-inch barrel targe
gun. and Stone was struck. With 1
remarkable constitution he dashet
of in the darkness. King darted ou
the front door. but Patrolman Kirl
poloed a big shining revolver undel
his nose and the negro surrendered
Efforts TO locate the wounded negro
last night we're without result, bui
lbe was trapped this morning when h
asked for a warrant against King
The trials have been postponed unit
THURSDAY morning in police court
stone Is not badly hurt.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-04-12
Begin Taking Census
Friday Of This Week

man in question had not passed the
examination and II Congressman
James went before the census depart
ment to argue the matter, he had no
difficulty because there was no such
person on the eligible list. The rul-
ing OF the department as to the en-
ployment OF colored census enumera-
tors Is, that they shall be employed
to take the census of the colored race
only. It is found that better results
are obtained this way than by en-
ploying white people to take the col
ored census.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-04-12
RAT-A-TAT-A-TAT OF
HAMMER SOON HEARD

Steel work on the new office build
ing will be started next Friday IL
the present plans are carried out, and
1t is expected the steel skeleton will
be erected in five weeks. Today the
steel bases of the pillars which rest
on concrete foundations, were placed
in position. Steel for the first six
floors is on the ground. and no de-
lays from this source are expected.
Tomorrow the contractor Is expected
to erect the large derrick and prepare
for riyeting the steel.