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The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-18
New Eastern star Chapter.

A new chapter of the Eastern Star
will be installed at Daweon Springs
tonight. Mr.. +. w. Whittemore.
grand worthy patron OF the state,
Will install the lodge. which Will
start on under auspiclous circum-
stances. Several members from Pa
ducah are expected TO attend the In
stallation.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-18

no hesltancy in saying that the COM
pany will soon find 1t a good invest
ment. There is probably more travel
from Paducah to Louisville than to
any other point on the Illinois Cen
tral system and with the present
schedule travel Is anything but pleas
ant. You either have to lose a half
day In Louisville or arrive here at
an unearthly hour in the morning.
when coming this way, and in going
to Louisville. you have to sit up TO
after midnight to get your train,
which sometimes is one TO two hours
late. or leave here at noon, and lose
a half .alH in that way.
"Fy Il information l have gather
ed. | believe the company will grant
the request, as it has always show n
a disposition to treat Paducah
cleyerly.'
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-18
IMPBACH CLAWS
PLAN OF DEFENSE
SUBPOENAS FOR WITNESS IN
SEATTLE DEMANDED-DE-
BATES IN CONGRESS.

Washington, Feb. 1s.-At the
Ballinger hearing today. II developed
that the secretary's counsel will try
to impeach some of the testimony
of CLAWS. When Vertrees requested
subpoena for Adolph Behrens, OF
Seattle. whom CLAWS alleged was a
close friend OF the former chief OF
the Seattle division field service,
bennett and thus acquired extensive
Alaska claims.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-18
No One Urged ii at Meeting
Of Mayors at Frankfort.
Ky.
Other Second Class City Bills
Approved.
INCLUDES ASSESSMENT BONDS.

Lexington, KY, Feb. IS. Especially
Owing to an inability to arouse
my interest in the matter, II Is be-
ieved the plan for the governments
of Second class cities by commission
will be dropped at the present ses-
sion. The meeting to be held here
proved a fizzle.
Other Bills Endorsed.
Frankfort. Ky, Feb. 1S.-Pursu-
ant to the request sent out by Mayor
John Skain several days ago. the
mayors of the cities of the Second
lass and other representatives were
present at the conference which was
formal one, and held in Represent
alive w. f. Klair's room at the Cap
ital hotel in Frankfort.
Among those present at the meet
ing were Mayor John Craig, City So
licitor Sheppard, Senator L. w. Ar
nett and Representative Price, of
Covington; Senator Nagel, of New
port, representing the mayor of that
city; Representative Graves, Mayor
]. II. Polsgrove, of Frankfort; Mayor
Skain, Senator Thomas A. Combs.
Representative William f. Klair,
Judge Matt Walton, City Solicitor
Allen, City Attorney Wallace Muir,
superintendent of public Works w.
VI. Bateman. and Attorney Bailey d.
Berry, all of Lexington.
Mayor Craig, of Covington, was
selected as chairman of the confer
ence and Senator Nagel. secretary.
All the bills for the benefit of
cities of the Second class were gener-
ally discussed and unanimously rec
omended for passage at the present
session OF the legislature.
The bills favorably recommended
were as follows:
Senate bill, No. 264. relating to
the control and improvement OF
streets, sewers, etc.
Senate bin. No. 245. known as the
bond issue bill.
Senate bill, No. 902, authorizing
the creation of a commission to con-
troll the construction of all streets.
Senate bin, No. 29O, regulating
the cost OF collecting delinquent
taxes by suit.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-18
Toad In Snow at Heath.

Whether Il was part OF the snow,
s.eet and rain that fell yesterday,
G. II. Unselt. a well known farmer OF
Heath, is uncertain. but while clear
ing away a path this morning he
uncovered a frozen toad. As the
toads are usually as deep in their
holes as the groand hogs at this sea
son Mr.. Unselt is unable to account
for the frog unless II descended
from the skies.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-18
Ben Tuman is
Critically Ill
With Paralysis

Washington, Feb. 18.-The con-
dition of Senator Tillman. of South
Carolina, is reported this afternoon
to be most serious. He has been un-
conscious the greater part of the
day and grave fears are entertained
for his recovery. At his home here
he-is suffering partial paralysis,
caused by a slight leakage of blood
in the brain from arteries, weaken
ing by calcifcation.
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Continued on Page Two.)
THREE HURr IN COLLISION.

Springfield. o.. Feb. 1s.-Three
trainmen were probably fatally in
jured when a passenger train. north
bound. on the Detroit. Toledo &
Ironton railroad dashed into the rear
end OF an extra freight train near
Rosewood during a blizzard.
The injured are:
Engineer Frank Mills. Fireman G.
w. Dickinson, Conductor c. G.
Brown.
No passengers were injured.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-18
Militia on Guard There Today
10 Protect City...Mob Wish.
ed TO Lynch Purse Snatch.
ers Confined in Jail.

Cairo, ILL.,, Feb. ls. Especial -
Local company OF militia. X, will be
relieved this afternoon at 3 O'Clock
on the arrival of two companies. one
of which is from Eningham. III.
They will be accompanied by a per-
sonal representative OF the governor.
Feeling is running high but today
has progressed so far without any
demonstrations. Trouble is expected
tonight. All saloons are closed with
warnings that their licenses will be
revoked II they violate orders to
close.
At midnight a party OF about 100
men gathered at the court house and
demanded OF Sheriff Nellls that he
give up the two negroes who have
been snatching purses from white
ladies this week, John Pratt and
Lincoln Wilson. and they were fired
on by a squad OF deputies with the
result that one man was killed and
four we're wounded
The dead man was lying on the
porch at the front entrance 20 the
court house. and as the sheriff could
permit no one TO approach 20 take
him away, nor permit any one Inside
the court house 10 ~ out. the ident-
lty Of the dead man could not be as
cerialned up TO 2:30 this morning.
II was learned at 3 O'Clock this
morning that the dead man was Alex
NJ. or "spinny" Halliday. formerly
street car conductor here. single
man and son Of former Mayor Thorn
'as W. Halliday. He Is known to
have been with the crowd on the
front porch df the court house and
was missed nrom the crowd lie was
about 3S years Old
The wounded are:
John Maloney. blacksmith. shot In
head with small shot; wound not Sc
rlous.
Sam Wessinger. shot IN side OF
head by small shot and badly lacer-
ated. but not fatal
George y. Walker. Associated
Press correspondent. shot with bul-
let in beg and coat torn by small shot.
Horton Cochran. shot In ankle.
Orders From Governor.
sheriff Nellis was asked by tele-
phone TO permit some one 20 fake the
body OF the dead man away He said
he would have 20 lay there all night
II the mob did not dlspene. He had
orders from the governor TO permit
no one TO get near the Jail
DR.. McManus was notified and he
had a conversation with the sheriff,
the latter informing him that under
orders from the governor no one
would be allowed 20 enter the court
house yard until order had been re-
stored.
Shos without Orders.
when the mob first appeared at
the court house Sheriff Nellis came
10 the door and told the men nearest
him that he was sheriff and would
protect the prisoners In his charge.
lie was about 30 say more when a
number OF shots rang out from the
windows OF the court house at which
a number OF deputies had been sta
toned
Il appears that all the harm was
done by this one volley The mob
fired no shots at the court house.
The crowd was stunned by the recep-
ton they got and made no further
effort to get into the court house. re-
firing from the yard. Many other
shots were fired from time TO time
BY the deputies at the windows at
any person in front of the court
house. or who passed in the street
Sheriff Nellis had several talks
with the governor and says he acted
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-18
OLLIE JAMES HAS NO
OPPOSITION THIS YEAR

Today entries closed for the Dem
ocratic primary to select a congress
sional nominee in the First district.
Congressman Ollie NJ. James Is the
only entry in the primary, and In
accordance with the rule the commit
tee vii meet In Paducah February "a
and declare him the nominee.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-18
Steers Bill, Permitting Mingling
of Tobacco of Same Grade, Passes
Lower House of the Legislature
AEROPLANE PRICES.

London. Feb. 1s.-Aero-
planes are at last on the mar
ket in England. The Humber
company today is issuing the
first aeroplane price list ever
published in this country. Fol-
lowing are some of the quota
tions: monoplane, three-cylin- I
der thirty horse power. $2,25O; I
four-cylinder, fifty horse pow I
er, sS,S75; Byplane, four-cyl- I
inder. forty horse power. s5.- 4
} 500.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-18

. The Evening Sun has pur-
. chased maximum and minimum I
. thermometers, duplicates of I
. those used by the government
. observers and recommended by I
. the forecaster at Louisville. {
. These have been installed and I
. the first readings we're taken {
. today. The lowest recorded I
. was 10 above. and the maxi I
. mum registered "a today.
. Hereafter Paducah will have a I
. faithful record of local weather I
> conditions from this Office.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-18
Chicago Market.

Louisville. KY, Feb. IS. (Special.)
Hogs touched $3.50 today.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-18

Mr.. n. NJ. Cole. of Benton, was in
the city today on business.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-18
GRIP OF WEATHER
Is THREATENED BY
MID-NINTER sun
Traction Lines Are All Open;
But Railroads Experience
Their Worst Time
Temperature Down 10 Ten
Above.
xI,xx, ruED~snulyTEp TNSTaUIEn

NEW THERMOMETER INSTALLED
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fcontinued on rage Four,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-30
TURBINE LINERS FOR COAST
Yale and Harvard Withdrawn
Abruptly from Boston Service.
TO GO THROUGH MAGELLAN
Big Oil Burning Boats To Be Re-
placed by New Vessels OF
Similar Type Ordered.

Tho fact turbine steamships Harvard ana
Yale. of the Metropolitan Line, nave oe7"
1,,,tbdravn from the New York and Boston
service abruptly. and on october ~ po'i
will eteam out of this haTbor Tor Los
Angeles. They have been sold 10 COZ
noration on the Pacific Coast, the haiile w
which has been shrouded in mystery ever
since rumors of the sale became preNaIe"'.
Definite confirmation of the purchase a'"
departure of the two luxurious myers was
obtained last night from an official OF 'ne
Metropolitan Line. 1t was planned 10 nav
The steamers I'm operation between New
York and Boston until the end OF octoper'
hut il was learned last night that they
I'D discontinue their trips on Saturday
and Sunday.
rho sudden withdrawal is explained by
Tho fact that both steamships will have 10
he overhauIed for the long journey OF some
fifteen thousand miles through the strait
of MAGELLAN to Los Angeles. as well as
having six boilers reconverted that Ihey
may be heated by coal instead OF OIL ANU.
four months ago the Yale and the HarNalu
were converted from coal burning SHIPS u
oil burners and the plan was DIG SUI
cess But inasmuch as no OH can oe oo
tanned at the ports of call on ooth scodStS
of South America. the vessels VIII nave u
hurn coal during part of the journey IheS
will steam for about five thousand mics
with oil fuel, and then the boilers htted lor
coal combustion will be used.
The Yale and the Harvard wmch were
built nv Charles W. Morse some three years
ago have been big moneymakers for their
onarators during the summer 1hey were
bI,It at Chester Penn, at cost OF ABOUT
81 $4,000 each. and II is said that sum
much greater than this has been PAID TOT
them by the company on the Pac1nc coast.
The Yale and the Harvard are splenold
sea boats. and have gone around cape Goa
in unusually heavy weather. 1t is expected
that they will make the journey TO the
Coast in between forty and sixty days &C
cording to weather conditions
They will travel within sight OF edch
other throughout the trip, and will he the
first turbine steamships 70 pass through the
Strait of Magellan.
AS they are going to ply in waters wheie
oil burning is common and economical the
six boilers changed here for coal burning
will be reconverted at the Coast AT snnall
cost as oil burners.
The Metropolitan Line has placed oIueIS
for two steamships of the same type 70
take the places of the Yale and the Har-
ward
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-30
AUTO SMOKE SPOILS GOWNS
Lederle Gets Request for Strict En-
forcement of Sanitary Code.

Colonel Edward S. Cornell. secretary of
the National Highways Protective Society.
has written letter TO DR. Ernst j
IcderIe Health Commissioner, informing
him that the society. the Women's Munici-
pal League and the West End Association
request that the ordinance regarding auto
mobile smoke he strictly enforced
In April an amendment was passed 10 the
sanitary code prohibiting smoke from ex-
haust pipes. but lately the nuisance has
been worse than ever. Colonel Cornell said
yesterday he had received seven complaints
that gowns have been ruined by automobile
smoke The excessive smoke is attributed
to poor ignition and an excess of oil
The managers of the hotels I'm and around
the plaza have been protesting for months
against the smoke that rolls into their
Hobbies. iniuring property and the dresses
Of their guests
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-30
CHANL Frs STUDIO INVADED
Deputy sheriffs, However, Come
Away Empty Handed.

DEPUTY Sherifs Sherer and Hayes yester-
dav visited the studio of Robert Winthrop
Chanler. in the Windsor Arcade, for the
purpose of levying execution on his per
sonal property 70 satisfy a Judgment Of
81 .O62 % which William Barnes. tailor.
obtained against the husband Of Lima
Cavalieri by default in the City Court
few DAYS ago. But the deputies returned
to their office empty handed.
Al the studio the deputies encountered
Eugene Christian. who has shared the es-
Establishment with Chanler. When they
made known their mission Christian said
There is nothing here belonging 10 Bob. y
Then with sweep of his artistic hand. he
added "All these things. paintings and all,
are my own property. even the paint
brushes Is there anything else. gentle
men. that I can do for you? No? Well,
good morning.
That ended the quest for the property of
Chanler SO far as the Sherifs Office IS con-
cerned unless the judgment creditor will
file q bond 70 indemnify the Sheriff in case
the property IN the Windsor Arcade studio
turns out not to belong to Chanler.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-30
SHOT DOWN IN STREET
Pedler Resented Insults of Gang
in James Street Saloon.

Shot down Yesterday afternoon because
he had resented insults from 2 gang OF
young thugs Sabina Deioe, coal and ice
redler Of No 81 James street, was taken
10 the Hudson Street Hospital. where his
condition is said TO he serious. The man
who did the shooting made his escape. The
police Of the Oak street station have no
description Of the assailant, and the chances
Of his being captured are thought by them
to he slight
neioe has been making precarious living
for himself and his wife and little baby by
reddlfng ice and coal TO the tenement
dvyeIlers in the neighborhood or his home
and YESTERDAY he had just descended to the
street after delivering a heavy load OF ice
on the fourth floor of No. IS James street
when he was struck on the head with
banana pesi thrown by one of crowd Of
toughs I'm the saloon at No. 81 in the base
ment Of which Dejoe has his shop.
The pedler started toward the man who
had hit him. and the fellow backed toward
the curb hurting insults at Dejoe AS the
latter got TO within three feet of him the
young fellow whipped out revolver ana
fired a bullet into Dejoe's right lung. Made
line Deioe the pedlers wife, who Was
standing on the sidewalk. shrieked ana
threw her body across the prostrale loi III
Of her husband. Dejoe was unconscious
but this did not hinder his assailant from
firing two more shots at him. neither OF
which struck him
4 tremendous crowd had gathered on the
street by this time, but the man with the
revolver waved It above his head and heio
them of. then darted down the street ana
into the hallway Of a tenement mouse. "a
troln,ans Willie of the Oak street STATION
who had been called. ran down after MIN,
but could find no trace of the man.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-30
"PEARL TRUST" IN JAPAN
Fisheries Society Hears Of Sc
cret for Making Gems.

The closing session of the American Fish
cries Society. which was held yesterday at
the Aquarium. was enlivened by the an
nouncement by Professor Bashford Dean.
of Columbia, that there was pearl trust
I'm existence in Japan. The professor said
DR. \. Nishikawa, graduate of the
University of Toxic. had invented method
of producing pearls and that the secret had
been handed over to his father-in-law. who
is one OF the largest pearl dealers in the
world.
The officers elected for the ensuing year
we're: President. William +. Meehan, Har-
risburg, Penn. vice-presdent. Samuel +.
Fullerton. St. Paul: secretaries. Ward T.
Bower. Miss Ethel NJ Smith and DR.. Hugh
NJ. Smith, Washington. treasurer. Il. w.
Willard. Westerly, r. l., and executive
committee, Or. Charles II. Townsend,
George r Mathewson. ThompsonVille
Conn. Jabez Alfard. Madison. WIS. Henry
B. Ward, Urbana. Ill: Daniel b. Fearing
ID H. Power, Sutton Bay, Mich, and John
T. BabCock, Victoria, &. g
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-30
WANTED JEWEL FOR MASCOT
Rlueiacket Tried to Buy Central Park
Elephant.

Il want to buy an elephant and / want
10 buy him quick said one of a crowd Of
bluejackets visiting the Central Park me
naeerie Yesterday afternoon.
He was making known his wants not
only to keepers but 10 all those within
hearing.
Here's the money" said the jubilant
son Of the seas, producing a modest roll.
Now. where's the elephant? Lead me TO
the elephant
After following the directions given them
he and his companions finally reached the
elephant house.
You're the baby for me-" said the sailor
with the money. addressing Jewel, the
larger Of the two Central Park pachy
derms Come right along with me. my
honey. and we'll have a drink. Then for
the ship Youll he fine mascot"
Put Jewel went on tossing hay.
You won't sell me that elephant"
questioned the sailor well. I'd sooner
have white one. anyway"
Then the hsttleship contingent continued
on IT'S way through the menageris-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-30
TRIAL OF R. II. LEE BEGINS
Former Dockmaster's Counsel Attacks
Indictments on Technically.

Argument was heard by Judge Rosalsky
in General Sessions Yesterday on a motion
to Quash three indictments charging
misappropriation. eXtOrtion and forgery
against Richard II. Lee. former dOckmaster
of the city, who was held for the grand
jury by Mayor Gaynor, sitting as a magis-
trate
Lee was represented by Abraham Levy.
and the motion was opposed by Assistant
District Attorney Oswald NJ. JacOby.
The defence commended among other
things. that the indictments were Illegal
because they were based on testimony adj
duced at one session of the grand jury.
II was argued that the grand jury had
no more right than a petit jury To de
termine the issue involved in more than one
crime at time. the intent of the law being
to prevent the grand jury becoming preJu-
diced by having the facts in more than
one crime presented for it's consideration
unless the crimes were correlated. Decision
was reserved
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-30
MAY INDICT FOR HOMICIDE
Grand Jury Takes Up Charges Against
Edward T. Rosenheimer.

The grand Jury Yesterday began consid-
GRAFTON of the case of Edward T. Rosen-
heirler. the wealthy Pelham Manor resi-
dent who was held by a COroner's jury
under S25 600 bail on the charge of killing
Grace Hough with his automobile on Au-
gust Is on Pelham Parkway.
George Vedder and Miss Annie McCabe.
who were In the carriage with Miss Hough
when it was struck by the machine driven
by Rusenheimer. were among the wit
nesses. Both have been ont of the hos
pital only few days.
Miss McCahe walked into the iuryrOom
on crutctes The smashed lamps of the
automobile and a portion of the shattered
buggy were among the exhibits.
1t was expected that the grand jury will
report indictments to-day. Rosenheimer
may be charged with homicide Of a high
degree. Milton F7eisCher and Louis Schur-
mar. who were I'm the automobile at the
time were held as material witnesses for
the p0ODIe.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-30
TELLS OF AUIU SHOOTING
Driver of One Moving Battery
Goes to Police with His Story.
NO REAL CLEW IN HIS TALE
Man in Blue Serge Suit Hired
Machine and Had Three Com
panions on Trip.

The police came into possession Of the
story of the duel fought in West I'D street
on Wednesday night between members Of
two mysterious automobile parties who are
among the missing, when Joseph Clavtn, the
owner of a hack touring car. appeared at
Police Headquarters Yesterday and told
Lieutenant Dunn all about It.
At o'clock on Wednesday afternoon
big. fiorid faced man, wearing blue serge
suit hailed Clavn. according to his story
and told him TO drive to Ninth avenue and
23d street There the stranger picked up
three other men, who got into the machine
Then the four drove to Tenth avenue ana
10th street where they looked UP and down
the avenue. As if searching for some one
after which they told the chauffeur to drive
up TO I'D street.
There the three men who had been picked
up got out of the car and walked away IN
different directions The man In blue serge
kent his seat In an hour one of the men
returned. and after he had held a whis-
pered consultation with his friend. ClaVln
was directed to make fast time to Eighth
avenue and seth street. When the corner
was reached the driver was told TO go back
to I'D street As the machine turned INTO
that thoroughfare another appeared coming
toward it. The man in blue serge ordered
the car stopped and jumped 10 the street.
As the second automobile came up he sig
nailed for it to halt.
Then he engaged in argument with i've
persons in the car. Suddenly all hands
drew revoivers and shots were exchanged
Calvin ran into doorway to save himself
After the fusillade, during which no one
appeared to have been hurt. the man ran
toward Clavin, pointing a revolver at hlin'
and with an oath ordered him TO drive
like the devil up Columbus avenue Inc
scared driver ran the car to 10st street and
Columbus avenue. where his fare left MIN
He had seen nothing of the mans com
panions since the shooting started he salo'
The chauffeur was unable to give sood
description of any of the men and the ponce
do not know how to work on the case ca
vim was not held. He keeps his machlne
on a public parking stand at 43d street and
Broadway.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-30
BLAMES MOVING PICTURES
Fourteen Year Old Burglar Says
They Inspired Him.

William Nonahan. fourteen years old. OF
No. E22 West 174th street, who said MS
criminal tendencies were the result OF ire
quent visits 70 moving picture SHOWS
pleaded guilty in General Sessions yester-
day &c indictments charging him with rob
berry. burglary. grand larceny. assault and
receiving stolen property. He was re
nanded for sentence. and efforts will be
made TO discover his exact age If he is
only fourteen. the Children's Court will deal
with the boy.
Monahan said that he attended moving
picture show in lS1st street on the after
noon of September q. and that as the re-
suit Of the impression made 10y a picture
play he saw there, entitled Behind the
Curtain" he went home, took his fathers
revolver from bureau drawer and sailed
forth 10 become a criminal. His career
was cl!t short after he had invaded two
APARTMENTS al No. 500 West 114th street,
two doors from his home.
II viii have this matter thoroughly IN
vestigated," said Judge RosalSky. IF
shows Of any kind are being conducted in
this city which have the vicious effect in
dicated by this boys story, the matter
ought 10 be called to the Mayors attention
and the places closed