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Psychic Mystery No
Longer MySfities Him

st. Louis. Mo-. Jan. 1l.-Jesse II.
Tourville, psychic expert. who re-
Gently proposed a plan to dispel the
fogs of London, and also claimed he
invented a storage battery of unus-
ual power, shot himself at a down
town corner today. The bullet went
through his stomach, and hospital
physicians say he probably will die.
He had a varied career. He recent
ly lodged his brothers in a book
store. where he worked as sales
man. Financial difficulties and
separation from his wife, are sup
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-01-11
BANKRUPTCY PETITION
FOR ROBERT MOSHELL

Robert Il. L. Coshell. who con-
duets a saloon on North Fourth
street. formerly proprietor of the
Hotel Belvedere. through his attor-
ney. II. T. Lightfoot. filed a petition
in bankruptcy in federal court today.
giving his liabilities as $13,325.29.
There are no assets. Among the
largest creditors are the Paducah
Brewing company. 5000; ]. n. Smith
& Son. s431; Rhodes-Burford a. com
pany. s475. and ]. A. Rudy & Sons.
$l6S.50. Claims OF Rhodes-Burford
and Rudy are secured as well as the
Brewing company. A debt OF $4,000
TO his wife is unsecured.
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LARGE FACTORY
SEEKS LOCATION
COMMERCIAL CLUB WILL MEET
TONIGHT To CONSIDER
PROPOSITION.

Paducah may secure a large fac
tory. For that purpose of inquirIng
into the proposition the CONNER
eial club will meet tonight. A man
from a northern state, whose name
IS withheld. is in the city. and will
confer with the members OF the club
tonight.
At present he has a factory that
Is doing n successful business, but
he desires TO increase the capacity
Of the plant. and is seeking a new 10
cation with better facilities. He has
the plans drawn for the new plant
which will be 400 feet long. Many
people would be employed. and II
would afford a good market foi
growers in the vicinity OF Paducah.
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In the Senate.

Frankfort, KY, Jan. 11.-Senator
Burnam offered and the senate adopt
ed a resolution placing 100 copies of
the governors message in the hands
of senators ready for mailing.
Senator Mathews offered a bill re-
quiring reporting to county boards
and city boards of health of all cases
Of tuberculosis and the same be
looked after.
Senator Ryan offered bills as fol-
lows: To regulate sale of opiates,
requiring prescriptions; to add fowls
to the law Furnishing cruelty to ami
mails; to authorize the fiscal court of
Jefferson county to supplement- the
salaries of circuit judges and the
commonwealth's attorney.
Senator Arnctt offered a bill to
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Committee is Appointed TO
Make Arrangements For
Date in February.
Odd Fellows Will Banquet
Tonight.
FRATERNITY BOARD MEETS

The local lodge Knights of Pyth-
as at the regular weekly meeting
Monday night decided to hold cele-
bration of the anniversary OF the
orders institution some time in Feb
ruary. The date Of the anniversary
rails on February 10. but the cele-
bration does not necessarily have to
be held at that time. A committee
was appointed to make all the neces-
sary arrangements. and the occasion
viii be one in keeping with the
lodges reputation for holding pleas
ant social meetings.
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AVIATORS FIND
EVERYTHING WELL
EXPECT TO BREAK HIGH AND
ENDURANCE RECORDS AT
Los ANGELES.

Los Angeles. Jan. 1.-THE feat
ure OF today's aviation pogram ds
speed races among Curtiss, Paulhan,
Mason, Miscarol, Hamilton and Will
lard. Climatic conditions are excel
lent. Paulhan has high hopes of es-
tablishing a height record, possibly
1000 feet Wizards friends claim
he made a mile and $50 yards in
1:23, a new worlds record, but ex-
perts. who watched the flight. say he
covered only a mile. The record
probably will not be allowed.
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Disbursements.


The way departments kept within
their apportionments is responsible to
a great extent for the years balance
For instance. the street department,
while making permanent improve
ments, trying the experiment with oil,
fixing the leyee and paying attention
to the dust nuisance actually saved
$10,362.40 out of its appropriation
for the year. The police department
spent less than its appropriation by
s32S.11, and the old contingent fund,
on which extraordinary drafts usually
fall. went through the year with a
balance of s7.463.S6 to the good.
Most other departments showed a
slight baiance The city hospital
made permanent improvements; the
fire department bought a large
amount of hose: the addition to the
Icity hall was erected; the lighting
plant built a stack and installed a
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-01-11

Drifting In n solid field with the
current between three and four
miles an hour huge cakes OF ice
from the gorge that went out at
Carrsyllle at 2:30 o'clock yesterday.
reached Paducah at O'Clock this
morning and are passing rapidly
down with the swelling stream.
The Paducah harbor fortunately is
protected by nature as the Tennes-
see island shields the Kentucky
shore for some distance down the
Ohio. For this reason the wharf
boat and steamboats, moored at the
leyee are In no danger and the Ten
nesee is clear OF Ice. szxd
After holding two weeks the gorge
gave way with n crash. Ice In big
chunks were swept down with the
current. but the rapidly rising rlyey
has allowed Il 10 pass on without
clogging. A stage OF fifteen feet was
attained here today by the Ohio and
the idea OF a blockage is not con-
ceived.
when news reached here yester-
day all precautions we're made to
make boats safe and barges were
gotten from dangerous spots. All
along the Ohio from Carrsyllle TO
Cairo. H., the news was received
with alarm. At Caye-ln-Rock the
tug boat. Enoch Taylor. with a der
rick boat and barges are said to have
been swept ashore by the Ice and
damaged about $500. At Mt. YER
non. Ind. yesterday ice floes swept
down the river and caught the tow
boat Love and two barges. At
Brandenburg tho u. S. dredge boat
Walker was swept by the gorge Civ
ing way at wolfsyille and was
crushed to bits.
A report was received here today
that two OF the West Kentucky Coal
companys barges at DeKoyen were
caught in the ice and are being
swept downstream at the mercy Of
the ice
with the exception OF boats NOV
Ing in the Tennessee river, nayiga-
tion was shut down here today. No
ice Is being carried through the
chute at the head OF the island and
craft In the Tennessee are not In
danger. The George Cowling was
the only boat TO brave the ice floes
today and made her regular trips be-
tween here and Metropolis. For the
first time since the ice began pass
ing here the ferryboat Bette owen
threw up the sponge and tied up. the
Cowling handling much OF her ferry
business.
Rlyermen here expressed a BELIEF
that the situation would be better
tomorrow.
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posed to be the cause for the deed.
Tourville believed a strange psychic
force created strife between himself
and wife, and prevented his obtain
ing employment. He was prominent
in psychic affairs. His friends credit
him with unusual powers. He recent
ly told the police eastern influ-
ences" were working against phe
commerce of st. Louis. He thought
he saw a man here who was in the
center of the plot.
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Sidewalk Caves In.

Chicago. Jan. 1.-THE sidewalk
on the State street side of the Bos-
ton store caved in at noon. The
police announced one dead four SER
iously injured. Thirty went down.
The dead man is "Frenchy" Pinaud.
who was working under the side
walk when a piece of tagging crush
ed him. Three women. and one man
were seriously hurt
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Complaints were made to Chief OF
Police Singery today over the obnox-
lous "fun" of school boys In snow
balling Everyone passing school
house during recess, noon hours and
at the dismissal of school in the af-
ternoon. At the request Of many
the chief will have a patrolman on
hand at each school at these hours
to quell the practice and protect
passersby.
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Odd Fellows Banquet.

The Odd Fellows will have "big
dOings" in Mechanicsburg tonight.
The regular meeting of the lodge
will be held, with the first degree.
as a special feature. followed by a
social session and smoker. The Un-
ion degree team will exemplify the
ritual. This will be the first visit
made since its organization. All the
members Of the order in the city
have been extended an invitation
and there will be large attendance.
The session Will close with a ban
quet.
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STATUE TO GENERAL LEW
WALLACE is UNVEILED

Washington, Jan. 11.-Indiana was
Joined by the rest of the nation in
honoring Gen. Lew Wallace. when
the statue of the famous soldier.
statesman and author was unveiled
in Statuary hail. John p. McGrew.
'Wallaces chief OF stan in the Civil
war, presided. Lew Wallace Jr., a
grandson, unveiled the statue. The
presentation was by William Allen
Woods. the acceptance by Governor
Marshall. An original poem by James
Whitcomb Riley was read. There
were addresses by Senator Bever-
idge. A. j. Rustem. OF the Turkish
embassy, and w. II. Andrews. dele
gate from New Mexico.
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Aldermanic Committees

Aldermanic Committees.
Democratic aldermen met last
night, and held their caucus for the
committees. On all of the commit
tees in their power to appoint two
Democrats and one Republican was
placed. The Democrats were kind
enough TO place Alderman viii Far
ley as chairman of the relief COM
mittee. a committee that rarely
makes a rtport on anything.
The committees named by the Dem
ocrats are:
ordinance-Lackey. Potter and
Hank
street-Potter, Stewart and Van
Meter
License-Lackey Stewart and oehl
schlaeger.
Railroad. telegraph and telephone
Potter. Lackey and oehlschlaeger
Light and water-Stewart Lack
ey and Van Meter.
Hospital, sewer and sanitary
Stewart, Lackey and Hank.
Rellef-Farley. Potter and Lackey
AL Foreman, president of the eoun
ell. has not announced his commit
tees and probably will not do so un-
I'll the next meeting.
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boiler, and the sanitary fund had to
deal with an epidemic of smallpox.
Consequently the following oyerdrafts
appear and are more than made up
by balances in other departments,
which revert % the city treasury to
he reappOrtiOned in the new budget:
Fire department, s1,S25.2S; lighting
plant. sSS7.37; city hall. $4,351.23;
Riverside hospital, $4,196.9s; sani-
tary, s1,771.62
The finances of the departments
show the fo.iowing conditions:
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MIR. l.. l.. BEBOUT Is
LOCATED IN LOUISVILLE

Mr.. Louis l.. Bebout is in this
city this week. He is now located
in Louisville, as assistant general
state agent for the Consolidated Cas-
uality company. of Chicago. Mr.. Be.
bout left here last summer and wer:,
to Texas to locate. but the first
the year he received a flattering q
fer from this company, to come
Kentucky. and he accepted. III
headquarters will be In Louisvi
and his duties will take him all o,
the state. Mrs. Bebout is in SaI<
tonia, but will join Mr.. Bebout
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She Was a Prisoner.

Chicago, Jan. 1.-The DeJanon
girl told Inspector Wheeler today
the story of her travels with Cohen.
which she prefaced with the declara-
tion, II have won my point. though
had to leave home to do II.
want to be free" She tearfully told
of a lack of companionship of her
own age. and restrictions so close
she felt like a prisoner.
Philadelphia, Jan. 11.-Detectives
with a warrant for abduction, have
gone to Chicago to get Cohen.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-01-11

Roy Rudolph. who was fined $3.50
last week in clscuit court for suffer
ing gambling. paid his fine last night
after the commonwealth reduced II
to s1iS. Rudolph Is a young man
well known In the county, and Is en-
gagged In the insurance business. He
was taken in. custody yesterday by
the sheriff. but succeeded in paying
his fine last night.
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CENTRAL LABOR UNION
BUYS FOOD WHOLESALE

Lacrosse, Wis, Jan. 11.-To re-
lieve laborers OF the high cost of liv-
ing the central trades and labor coun-
ell bought a carload of -four to sell
to members at wholesale prices. saw
ing them 10 cents a sack. 1t will buy
other necessities at wholesale and dis.
tribute by the same plan. II intend.
to establish a cooperative bakery.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-01-11
THE COAL SHORTAGE In
CHICAGO IS RELIEVED

Chicago. Jan. 1.-THE shortage
of coal is relieved and the weather
is moderating. Railroads make coal
preferred freight. even above live
stock. and 10000 tons arrived to-
day. Normal conditions are promised
in a few days.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-01-11
Soldier Hanged for Murder.

Kansas City, Jan. 11.-Private
Charles o'Neill. OF the Fourteenth.
infantry, sentenced by the federal
court at Kansas City, Kas., today was
hanged for the murder of Minnie
Scharbora, a French maid employed
by a Fort Deayonworth officer.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-01-11

The board OF directors Of the Ma
sonic and Odd Fellows building will
meet tonight at the Fraternity build
ing to elect officers for. the ensuing
year. Tonight is also the regular
meeting night of the Royal Arch
chapter.
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County Medico's Meet

The first regular meeting of the
McCracken Medical society will be
held Wednesday night at the Wom-
ans club. DR.. Della Caldwell will
discuss Anatomy of the Pelvic Or
gans." DR.. p. II. Stewart will dis
cuss inflammation of the Uterus"
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Must Have Larger Warehouse
Here in Which TO Store
Tobacco Shipped in From
Large Territory.

Paducah is the only sales place OF
the Planters p elective association
In Kentucky and will handle close to
twelve million pounds OF tobacco this
season. according to Chairman John
McKeage, of the county committee,
who gave out an interview to a re-
porter for The Evening Sun today.
Tobacco TO be handled here will be
shipped Immediately from the eleven
counties OF this district, necessitat-
ing the opening OF another ware
house In Paducah TO accommodate
the crop. Negotiations are under
way and the Auditorium rink. Tenth
street and Broadway. Is spoken OF az
probable location.
In order to concentrate the west
ern district the executive board has
abolished the old sales places at
HopF lnville. Mayheld. Russellyille.
Murray and Cadlz. and the head
quarters. formerly at Guthrie. KY.
has been moved to Clarksyille. Tenn.
the largest salesplace Of the assoola-
ton
As q result all the tobacco in west
ern Kentucky. grown in eleven diff
ferent counties. will come to Padu-
cab TO be sold, increasing the sales
here millions OF pounds. Although
there is some surprise over the
change. there is much qualification
that this city has been designated to
receive such an immense amount OF
tobacco.
with the abolition OF the five sales
places of the state and the change in
headquarters. Paducah, Clarksille.
Tenn. and Springfield. Tenn. are
the only sales places OF the associa-
tion. and will care for all the
pledged crop.
Mr. McKeage said the majority OF
the crop would be shipped 20 Padu-
.cah for sale. and for storing the
hogsaeads an additional warehouse
will be necessary. Mr.. NJ NJ Tuck
er Is In charge OF the warehouse,
covering half a block between First
and Second streets along jefferson
new warehouse besides. The capac-
lty OF the local warehouse Is 1900
hogsheads. while II the Auditorium
rink Is leased and converted into a
warehouse. II will hold the remain
der. However. there has been no
definite decision as to the location.
Shipments Of tobacco are expected
here next week from all counties.
They are Galloway. Ballard. Carlisle.
Marshall. Graves. Hickman, Fulton,
Caldwell and Livingston. and obion.
Tenn Mr.. U. n. Farmer. OF Murray.
the new salesman for Paducah. will
arrive next week to take charge OF the
salesrooms. that have been practical
" closed several months.
The Sales Places.
In speaking OF the Importance OF
the three present sales places Mr..
McKeage said Clarksville handled
most OF the tobacco and last year
$4,000 hogsheads were sold there.
Springfield. Tenn, ranks next with
Clarksville. selling about the same
amount while Paducah falls behind
both. only fraction. Last year Pa
ducah handled about s.46O hogsheads
while this year she will sell many
more. The amount to be- handled at
Springfield and clarkEville will in
crease this season. A small amount
OF the crop will come here from Ten
nessee. however.
The action nf the executive COM
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The Weather

Forecast for Paducah and vicinity:
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednes-
day; warmer tonight. The lowest
temperature today was IL and the
highest 62.
Illinois: Washington, Jan. H.
IFair and warmer Wednesday.
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Zbyszco is a Wonder

Chicago, Jan. 11.-Zbyszco threw
Cutler twice in an hour last night
He says now he will go after Gotch.
Local enthusiasts think he is better
than Hackenschmidt and will give
Gotch hard rub.
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Paducah Now Only SaIesplace of
Planters Protective Association
in State---Wll Increase Trade
ELECTION RIOT.

Boston, Jan. 11.-Soon after Z
the polling booths in Boston's
city election opened today a riot Z
broke out at the polls in Ward
eight. An Inspector was severe
ly beaten and police hurried to Z
the scene. The riot added ex- Z
element to ihe election in all Z
parts OF the city. {
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AUDITOR REPORTS
CITY'S FINANCES
FOR FISCAL YEAR
Taxes and Licenses Increase,
Floating Debt Wiped Out,
Balance Left.
Only 0verdraits Caused by
improvements.
HOW DEPARTMENTS OPERATE

II all private business concerns
could show as clean a sheet finan-
cially as the city of Paducah does at
the end OF the fiscal and calendar
year, 1909. there would be no cause
for worry about prosperity, according
10 the report just completed by Prof.
John ID. Smith. acting auditor. and
City Treasurer George Walters.
With few departments overdrawn,
and these TO meet unanticlpated con-
tlngencies, such as the smallpox epi-
demic, or the permanent improve
ments to the light plant, the River
side hospital. the new FIRE station and
the city hall addition, the city closes
with an actual cash balance of $780,
342.39, and this is after paying of
the last of the floating debt-s11,-
l02i.47.
In conclusion Professor Smith says
there are on the hooks no bills pay
able for renewed and no borrowed
money. Professor Smith said City
Auditor Alex Kirkland has kept a
clean set of books and the accounts
are in first class shape.
The Details.
The details of the report are in
teresting:
The bonded Indebtedness OF the
city is shown to be $685.. 400. Against
this there Is deposited at per cent
interest a sinking fund OF $54.4S5.42.
The license collections increased 33
per cent during the year and the tax
collections increased 16 per cent.
The schools received. including un-
paid balance. sc 7s1.52 from the
revenues collected In 1909.
A summary of the city finances
shows:
Bal. Jan. 1, 1e09....$ 42.19
.CoIectlohs ......... zoo, ,zZ0.Oz
Disbursements ..... 263.139.35
Bal. Jan. 1. 19e9..... 19.12S.36
This last balance omits checks.
to $17.21439, received
December 81 and not cashed until
January.
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Lords Are Load For Conservatives
to Carry in Election in England,
and Liberals Are Feeling Certain
CHIEF DIES.

Butte, Lont., Jan. 11.-Char- I
lot, eighty years old, heredl- I
tary Flathead chief, is dead at
} his home at Arlee. He was I
} last of the great chieftains. He I
} left much property.
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Gorge Breaks at Carrsville
and Reaches Paducah This
Morning.
Paducah Harbor is Protected
by the Island.
TENNESSEE RIVER Is OPEN

Evansville. Ind. Jan. IL. Especially
Damage for a half million was
done By breaking OF gorges In the
lower ohio. The towboat Lehder
with a tow broke loose at Branden-
burg. She caught IN the ice and Is
floating down the Ohio. She may be
destroyed.
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INSURGENTS ARE
NOT TO BE FOOLED
DECLINE TO WALK INTO THE
CAUCUS IN OBEDIENCE TO
HOUSE WHIP.

Washington. Jan. 1.-THE broad
breach between the Organization"
in the house aud the insurgents wild
ened. Last night il was evident that
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A Comparison of the Circula-
tion of The Sun for Two Years

December, 1907 average 1919
December, 1908 average. .5l26
December, 1909 average. 6S0G
This is the largest circulation
west Of Louisville.
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This last balance omits checks.
amounting to $17.214.S9, received
December 81 and not cashed until
January.
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-08
COTTON MARKETS

New YORK, September 7.--There was a
further decline in the cotton market dur
Ing the days early trading. but prices raj
lied later on talk of an increased spot de-
niand and reports that atropical storm was
moving AT q rapid rate Northumberland from
Porto Rico. The clase was firm at a net
advance OF lac points. The market opened
easy with September unchanged, but other
months iqB points lower in response to easy
cables, reports OF further light showers in
the Southwest and a renewal OF yesterdays
selling movement. The initial decline un-
covered stop-ioss orders, and prices had a
further sharp break under heavy liqudaton
much of which appeared 10 come through
wire houses with southern connections
Local traders We're also aggressive sellers
and active months We're soon al a net los,
Of 1lGIi points. with October contracts SELL
ing about cent pound below the high
record of last month. Al this level offerings
We're less urgent, and The market steadied
on proft-taking by recent sellers, while
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-08

during the afternoon reports of on increased
demand for spot cotton In the South from
exporters and fear that tho West Indian
storm might reach the belt in sufficient
forco to damage open cotton encouraged a
little buying for local account. Offerings
showed tendency to increase above the
closing figures OF last night. but last prices
prices were within point or two OF the best,
except in the OF September, which,
after ruling relatively firm all day and SELL
ing up TO not gain of points. closed at
1919, or points net higher.
Couthern spots reported early were un-
changed, but bulls claimed that the lowest
market was above parity with New York
Contracts. and the relatively steady ruling
of September during the day was said to
reflect the impossbility of selling here
against purchases in the South at a roit.
Tho weekly weather report read rather
bulhshly and may have helped the after
noon rally, although 1t attracted little APP
parent attention.
Receipts at the ports to-day were 1871
bales aGsnst 1853 last week and 2S.S97 last
year. FOR the week $4,000 bales against 3d.
aS5 last week and 1882 last year. To-day 8
receipts AT New Orleans 1875 bales against
| 2,42o last year, and at Houston lilo bales
against 1925 last year.