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Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-09-30
For Shame.
I hate the way
Some fellows brag.
Because they've had
A little jag.
SWeIIdom.

How did you enjoy the play?"
On, so, so. 1t was one of those
s5zydern dramas"
Surely, the dialogue was smart?"
We'll, the husband in the play
snHyre a great deal in the presence of
alz womenfolk. / suppose l should
have laughed"
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-09-30
Driving Out the Snakes.

he is pleased Irishman."
What's he so pleased about?"
THE appropriateness of his recov.
cry"
What do you mean?"
~8e was cured of delirium tremene
sG st. Patrick's day
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-21
ROCK ISLAND HAS
A SERIOUS WRECK
MANY KILLED WHEN DOUBLE
HEADER GOES INTO A
DITCH.

Chicago, March 81. - Forty-two
we're killed and so hurt in a wreck
OF a Rock Island train at Reinbeck,
Iowa. The Rock Island was detour-
ing over the track of the Great West
ern road on account of another
wreck. 1t was a doubleIheader. Both
engines of the train went into the
ditch. All the enginemen are thought
dead. Thirteen bodies were recov-
cred.
Between s and 9 O'Clock Nos. 10
and 81, passenger trains, bound for
st. Paul, were held up by a wreck
on the Rock Island tracks. They
we're made into a double-header and
routed over the Great Western tracks
Near Reinbeck they went into ditch.
Wrecking trains were sent out from
MarshaIltown. Doctors in automo-
biles we're sent to the scene. Both
engines we're turned completely over.
Conductor Manholz, in charge of the
train, was killed.
In the wreck one baggage car and
one chair car carooned a sleeper and
Il was destroyed II is said most or
the persons killed were riding in the
chair car. Omcers Of the company
started an investigation. They hope
death Is not as great as reported.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-21
Leather Workers.

Minneapolis, March 21.-Leather
workers are on strike. The strike
Is general, reaching from st. Louis.
The men ask for an eight hour day
and is per. cent.
Fifty-two members of the Leather
workers union went out on a strike
in Paducah today in accordance with
orders from the national organiza-
ton. Last week a conference be-
tween the National Saddlery Manu-
facturers' association and the leather
workers union failed to adjust the
demand of the workers for an eight
hour day, and an increase of 15 per
cent on piecework, and the strike
was ordered.
VI. Michael & Brother, Alex Kolh
Harness company and Powell-Rogers
company are the only firms in the
city employing leatherworkers.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-21
STATE RECEIVES
SMEDLEY'S BOND
CASE AGAINST BONDING COM
PANY Is SETTLED OUT OF
COURT.

A compromise has been made by
the state board and the bonding com
pany In the suit Of the commonwealth
OF Kentucky against The Title Guar
anty and Surety compauy, OF Scran-
ton. Pa, to recover fees due to the
state by Hiram Smedley, formerly
county court clerk. BY terms of the
compromise the state will receive
s2,25O from the bonding company
and the $3.50 collected by W. NJ.
Husbands, revenue agent, before
Smedley retired from office, making
the settlement s2,5O0. This morn
ing in circuit court Mr.. Husbands
made the motion dismissing the suit
as far as the state is concerned. The
settlement covers all shortages al
legged due the state. Negotiations for
the compromise have been under
way for many months.
Mr.. Husbands also filed mandate
from the court OF appeals in circuit
court this morning in suit for $500
due for license fees. The suit was
appealed by tie bonding company
but the judgment Of the circuit court
was affirme5.
The eounty's case is still pending
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-21
FIVE COUNCILMEN
CONFESS TO GRAFT
PITTSBURGH OFFICIALS HAVE
BEEN ACTING AS WHITE
SLAVE AGENTS.

Pittsburgh. March 2i.-Five form
er city councilmen and one present
member today confessed before
Judge Frazer in open court to having
been connected with councilmanic
grating. The men will be indicted
this afternoon and sentence sus-
pended.
With the reconveniBg OF the grand
jury, following the confession of
John F. Klein. in which ne implicat-
ed 60 councilmen in the graft, an in
vestigation unlimited in extent, start
ed. He declared the evidence secur-
ed proves that councilmen received
a rake-off from gambling clubs.
liquor sold in disorderly houses, and
everything purchased by the inmates.
It also proved that men high up in
the city administrations were acting
as white slave representatives.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-21
Deputy United States Mar.
shal Makes Trip Across
Rivers.
Finds Them at Home in
Three Counties.
SAY THEY WILL MAKE DEFENSE

Ten new defendants IN night rider
suits were served with the papers last
week by Elwood Neel. deputy United
States marshal, who made tour OF
Caldwell. Trigg and Lyon counties
An amended petition has been filed
In the suit OF Mrs. laura Toomey
against ID. A. Amors ct al. and Mar
shall Neel was busy serving the sum
monses. The fillng OF the petition had
been tipped 10 the defeudante and
they were on the run and only few
could be found.
OF the defendants named In the
amended pctltico Marshal Ncel found
A. G Romey. y. l.. Gresham. VIII
Crumbaugh. EiNood Gresham and
George r. Crumbaugh. OF Eddyvllle.
and W. $. Dycus. OF Kuttawa. Will
Hobson. OF Graceys a defendant In the
original petitions os the Toomey and
Rncker suits. was found aud the
papers served. In the original petit
ton OF G. W Rncker three defend
ants were located: n. L. Reeves. OF
Hoyt. and Porter Hunter and James
Pooi. OF Princeton.
Some OF the oew defendants are
men OF means. and they have de-
clsrcd counsel Will be secured and a
vigorous defense will be made OF tho
charge that they we're members OF
the night riders that drove Judge c.
W. Rnoker and Mrs. Laura Toomey
from Eddyyllle. Federal court viii
convene In Paducah next month and
n the new defendants contest the
suit instead OF making n compromise.
as the other defendants proposed.
some Interesting Testimony may be
expected.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-21
Canadian Tariff Talk.

Albany, March 2l.-The tariff con-
ference between President Taft and
Finance Minister Fielding, of Canada,
did not result in a definite conclusion.
An official statement issued By the
president declared the situation re
mains one of friendly negotiations"
The signs are said to be hopeful.
II was expected that a definite con-
clusion would be reache in the con-
ference. The indications are that the
outlook Is not quite so dark as ap-
peared a few days ago. The presi-
dent was fairly inundated with tele-
grams again today from various in
terests of the country. expressing
hope that an amicable agreement In
Canada might be reached. Only
within the last ~ hours. II seems,
has the seriousness OF the situation
been appreciated IN this country and
the dominion. The president has been
keenly alive to the situation, how
ever.
II was reported that Fielding may
be IN Washington the latter part Of
the month.
Earl Grey. governor general of
Canada. accompanied Taft to New
York az his personal guest. The two
government heads sat up late in the
observation car conversing with frank
cordially aud evident pleasure. Taft
has challenged Grey to an interna-
tional game OF golf next summer.
The game is to be played at Myopia
club. near Beverly. Taft warned the
earl that this course is the hardest in
the United States and also boasted
that he made the Is holes in less
than a hundred. The earl was un-
daunted and accepted the challenge.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-21
Shelton Berry Was
Run DotOn and X iIled

with the top of his head crushed
to a pulp. Shelton Berry. 80 years
old, was found Saturday on the
Cairo extenson OF the Illinois Cen
trail railroad. three-fourths of mile
north OF East Cairo. He was found
by II. $. Mcclure and Phil Quinn,
employees of the local shops. Berry
was en- route from his home In Rose
Claire. ILL.,. to Barlow on a visit to
his brother.
What train struck Berry is not
known. as several passed the site
where his body was found. Me-
Clure and Quinn left Paducah on
the Cairo train at 6:20 train, and
got off at East Cairo. and started
walking back to the Barlow lakes
on fishing trip. While walking
along the track they made the
ghastly find Berry was lying on
the right of way with his head on
the track and mashed to a jelly.
As far as could be learned, Berry
left Rose Claire, ILL.,, and went Ia
Cairo, and then crossed the Ohio
river to East Cairo in skiff. lie
started walking down the track to
Barlow when he was run down and
killed. He had not been dead but
n short time when the body wa
found. Engineers on the run sa.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-21
PACKING COMBINE
INDICTED TODAY
GOVERNMENT BEGINS PROCEED
INGs To DISSOLVE NATIONAL
PACKING COMPANY.

Chicago. March 2i.-lndlctmouts.
charging the National Packing COM
pany and subsidiary companies with
operating a combination In restraint
OF trade was returned by the federal
grand jury shortly after noon. No
indictments we're returned aga INST In
dividuals. simultaneously the gov
ernment fled a blu in chancery for
the dissolution OF the National Pack
ing company.
The companies are the National
Packing company. the q. n. Ham
mond company. Fowler Packing com
pany. Anglo-American Packing COM
pany. Western Packing company, Col
orado Packing and Provision com
panu aud Omaha Packing company.
Indictments. involving all three com
panies. are said 90 have been drawn
simultaneously. with the report OF
the grand Jury on these indictments
the government will file a bill. ask
ing for the dissolution OF the Ma
tlonal Packing company
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-21
COUNTY SCHOOLS
NEED MORE MONEY
BOARD MEETS Today AND RE-
REFERS BUILDING AND
REPAIRS.

In preparation for the next
school session, the county school
board was in session today consider
ing the needs of the county schools.
1t is estimated that the county
school board will receive about $10.-
900, while between $4,000 and
$4,000 Will be needed.
A new school will have to be
built to replace the Lee school, de-
stroyed by fire. Citizens at Rag
land are clamoring for a new
school. and the patrons at Lone Oak
need an aditiou. The motion of
Trustee Gholson to refer ii to the
sub-district chairman and the chair.
man of the division. carried.
The board decided to build Goa
houses at schools where the trustees
had made no request. The last
session the coal was piled up outside
and much of IL was stolen. while Il
was exposed to the weather all win
ter.
Two representatives of desk man
ufacturers were before the board
but the trustees decided not e
make a purchase of desks until the
next meeting.
Present at the meeting today
were: superintendent L. w. Fee
zor and Trustees F. F. Gholson. w
f. Sexton, p. A. Bagwell, II. Ander
son. Morton w. Adcock and p. S
Straub.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-21
CENSUS ENUMERAT0RS
AND THE COST OF LIVING

Evidently the government Is anx-
ious to make an investigation OF the
high cost of meats, as notices nave
been. sent out from the census de-
partment to secure the number oil
cattle calves. sheep. lambs, hogs
goats kids for food and the number
of hides produced. This is In ae-
cordance with a bin passed by con-
gress February %. Mr.. o. b. starSs'
who is the census supervisor OF west
ern Kentucky for the purpose OF TAX
ing the census of the manufacturers
will add this to his duties. MT
starks has about completed cen
sus of the factories and manufac-
turers in Paducah. and next week
will leave on his tour over western
Kentucky.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-21

into which the insurgents were put
by the proposal. and while Burleson,
of Texas, tried to get the floor 90
put his motion, regular Republicans
urged Norris to withdraw his motion.
He backed by the insurgents, insist
ed that a motion to adjourn was In
order and he was sustained by the
speaker; but both the regular Re
publicans and Democrats united in
defeating Il. The Democrats thought
they saw a chance to secure the
speakership with the aid OF the In
surgents, and the regular Republi-
cans saw a chance to put the insur-
gents In bad Hight by forcing them
to vote for a Democratic speaker.
However. when the Burleson resolu-
ton was put, insurgents Joined with
the regulars and endorsed old Joe.
Then they marched around the hall
with the flag. cheered the speaker,
sang songs and on adjournment car
ried him from the platform, Noris
and others assuring him that there
was nothing personal In their fight
against the rules.
The Republicans. who voted to de-
clare the speakership vacant were:
Cary. Lenroot and Lindberg, of Wis
consin: Murdock. of Kansas; Poin-
dexter, of Washington; Davis and
Nelson. of Minnesota.
The Rules Committee.
The committee on rules is the gov
erning body OF the house. Hitherto
II has consisted OF Ave members ap-
pointed by the speaker. Under the
precedents Of the which are
almost as binding as the rules them
selves--the speaker himself has been
a member of the committee. Two
other majority members and two of
the minority completed It's member
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-21
HORSE RUNS AWAY,
OCCUPANTS HURT
MIR. TOBE STEGAR AND HIS
DAUGHTER THROWN FROM
THEIR BUGGY.

Tobe Stegar. a well known gro
ceryman of $50 South Fifth street.
and his 6-years-old daughter. Wv
ian, were injured at o'clock yester-
day afternoon in a runaway accident
at Tenth and Madison streets and
had narrow escapes from being kill
ed outright. Mr.. Stegar and his
daughter were driving north on
Tenth street in single buggy. At
Madison street Mr.. Stegar claims
that a Madison and Trimble street
car, No. 81, in charge of Motorman
w. c. Bryan, struck his rig, frighten
ing the animal, which dashed out
Tenth street. Mr.. Stegar was
thrown into a ditch near the Hodge
Tobacco warehouse, sustaining a dis
located left knee, a sprained ankle
and severe bruises over the body.
Little Vivian clung to the dash
board, screaming, and about so
yards distant she was thrown out.
She was badly bruised over the body
and her head was bruised and lacer-
ated over the right eye.
The horse was stopped at Twelfth
and Burnett streets. The left front
wheel of the buggy was wrecked.
Messrs. George Dubois and Ed
win ]. Paxton, who were driving
near the scene in Mr.. Dubois uto-
mobile, saw the accident and at
tempted to head off the horse.
When the occupants were thrown
out they we're helped into the ma
chine and taken home, where medi-
cal attention was given. Both Mr..
Stegar aud daughter are confined to
their beds today. but no serious re-
suits are anticipated.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-21
Twenty.three Bills Held Back
by Speaker will be Placed
on Passsse....What Powers
Of Committee Have Been.

Washington, March 21.-Members
OF congress today are arranging to
meet new conditions created by new
rules. Party caucuses to select new
members OF the rules committee will
be held tonight The new committee
Is IN line for hard Job. Many deli
cate questions held back by Cannon
will now come mp. II Is said the
present committee has 23 measures
on which no action Is taken. while
the speaker considered bad policy
and politics. The parcels post reso-
luton, introduced by Representative
Fish. OF New York. Is among them.
The house resumed business as
peacefully as a prayer meeting with
Cannon In the chair. Routine busi-
ness was transacted. There we're no
signs on the surface OF last weeks
turbulent conditions.
The big question for the Republl-
cans Is what representation TO give
the insurgents on the committee on
rules. The committee Is composed OF
four Democrats and six Republicans
One inSurgent. sicting with the Demo-
crats, would deadlock the committee
and two would give them control
Many insurgents are indifferent as 10
who Is elected TO represent them. "
II is not from the speakers cabinet.
The most far-reaching result OF
last weeks revolution In the house
will be the discussion Of the Taft
legislative program on the floor OF
the house. No matter how the new
committee rules Is constituted II is
settled the house con decide what II
wants TO do. lnsurgcnt leaders say
this Is the FIRST step toward the full
hlment OF campaign pledges.
Uncle Joc's Vote of Confidence.
The session Saturday night closed
with a Republican love feast, After
stripping the speaker OF his arbitrary
powers. the insurgent Republicans.
an but nine. Joined the regulars. and
defeated resolution OF Burleson. OF
ANAacs 70 NffAdit tif rlFdhtTtllI
vacant 191 TO 1855. II was a vote OF
confidence In Joe Cannon. though Il
began by an attempt to put the in
surgents In the hoe
Immediately after this resolution to
change the rules committee carried,
Norris. OF Nebraska. moved 30 adj
journ. not wishing to have the mat
ter go any further. Cannon asked
the privilege Of the floor and II was
granted. lie said he would not vol
unfairly resign because that would
be taclt admission of error and
might cause a delay of weeks in
choosing a new speaker, the respons-
ibility for which he would not care
to assume In view of the large
amount of legislation pending. But
he would entertain a motion 20 de-
clare the speakership vacant.
Both the Democrats and the regu-
Jar Republicans recognized the hole
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-21
Inspecting Tent Colony site.

Accompanied by Mayor James +.
Smith. City Engineer l.. A. Washing
ton. Architect w. L. Brainard and
secretary Meyers. of the Anti-tuber-
culosis league of Paducah. the city
health board left the city hall at
3 o'clock this afternoon in automo-
mobiles 10 look over Jackson's Hill.
three miles out on the Hinklevilie
road, with view to select a spot
for the tubercular colony and OBJ
tanning data for recommendations to
the league. The health board VIII
look over the ground and decide
upon a location with suggestions
from the city engineer.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-21
Engineers will Not Go Out as
Demands Would Hurt Their
0reanization...Street Car
Co. will Not Meet Union.

Chairman Knapp returned to Wash
ington and left Commissioner Neill
to handle the strike situation. 1t Is
still deadlocked. Neill declared
that unless an agreement is reached
today he will withdraw from the
case.
Strike 1894 1890 1913 789
Should the firemen strike they will
receive no assistance from the engi-
neers. Grand Chief Stone says the
engineers do not intend to back the
fremen on the two rules in dispute.
as 1t would be a direct blow to the
engineers organization.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-21
SENATOR LINN TELLS
ABOUT THE ROBBERY

State Senator Conn Linn was IN
Paducah last night en- route from
Frankfort to his home in Murray
after attending the recent session OF
the senate. Senator Linn said he had
not decided Just when he would leave
Kentucky for Oklahoma. az II would
require him some time to close up his
business, preparatory to leaving for
the west. Senator Linn said the ac-
count of his being robbed In Louis
willie was somewhat exaggerated. He
said he lost about $500 in state
checks aud some notes. He was ac-
companled home by Mrs. Linn, who
has been visiting in Princeton.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-21
TARIFF WAR WITH
CRNADA SEEMS TO
Be UNAVOIDABLE
President Taft Talks All
Night With Leading Do
minion Officials.
Earl Grey Accompanies Him
to New York.
YALE CORPORATION MEETING

New Haven. Conn, March al
President Taft arrived here from
New York today and held a consulta-
tion with Canadian Minister of FL
nance w. S. Fielding far into the
night. There were no definite results.
He is convinced today that a tariff
war between the two countries is un-
avoidable. Earl Grey, governor-gen-
eral of Canada. accompanies Mr.. Taft
to New York to attend the meeting
OF the Yale corporation today
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-21
MEMS BIBLE CLASS TO
BE ENTERTAINED MONDAY

Next Monday night the Ramsey So
ciety of the Broadway Methodist
church will entertain the Mems Bible
class In the church parlors with a
banquet ". c. Rhodes will be toast
master and the following will re-
spcud: W. J. Hills. THE Business
Man and His Bible" G. T. Sullivan,
"The Crux OF the Natter" A. w.
Barkley. "Our Men and Their Re
serve Power" J. A. Carnagey. The
Aftermath of the Awakening" w. ].
Mccoy. "The Present Crisis and the
Future Outlook"
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-21
PHILADELPHIA Strike.

Philadelphia. March 21.-The ex-
ecutive committee of the Garments
Union rejected the proposition of the
car company for a settlement of the
strike today. A committee of the
company and the executive commit
tee of strikers split. owing to the
refusal of the company to recognize
a grievance committee of the strik-
ers
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-21
Two Parties Will Caucus Tonight
to Select Members of Committee
on Rules---Measures Will Come Out
ROOSEVELT.

, Shellai, Egypt. March Fl. -
, Roosevelt left this morning for
, Luxor, where he will spend two
, days visiting the interesting
, places, including the temple OF
} Amenophis III. He is over
, whelmed with mail. The trip
, was made on the regular train,
} and the party was much incon-
, venienoed. Luxor is preparing
} to give Roosevelt a characters
, tic reception. The inspection
, of Assouen dam aroused Roose-
, velt's interest In the conserva- Z
, ton movement, but he refused
, to say anything of similar work
} In America.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-21

/ Frankfort, KY. March 21. fSpe-
cial.) Among the bills signed by the
governor are that of electrocution In
the state prison and the vital statis-
tics bill The former does away with
hanging for capital crimes in county
jails. All condemned prisoners will
be electrocuted at Frankfort.
Governor Wilson approved legisla-
tive bills as follows:
House bill 50. approprlating $780,
600 for the completion OF the new
state capitol.
House bill 342. appropriating $18.-
500 for water supply at the Confed-
crate home.
Senate bill 121. approprlatlng s2.-
322 to pay the expenses of the tax
revision commission.
Senate bill 347. appropriating s3.-
900 annually as an expense for the
governor.
He disapproved:
House bill 1879. providing for teach
ing dental hygiene in the public
schools.
House bill 17O. allowing a COM
missioner for the state fiscal court at
Frankfort
House bill 525. providing civil
service for police and firemen of sec
ond class cities.
Senate resolution 10. giving the
codes of practice, furnished for the
use of members during session. to
1.-The memhers
Galloway Assessment Raised.
Murray, KY, March 81. Especially
The state board of equalization has
raised the assessed valuation of Cal
loway county 20 per cent and the
citizens as we'll as the county officials
are demonstrating against the in
crease. Early next week a COMMITTEES
composed OF John Hewlett. Rsiney t.
Wells. County Assessor Broach and
County Judge r. w. Patterson will
leave for Frankfort to appear before
the board in an effort to have the in
crease lowered. The lively sale of
real estate in Murray recently is said
to be responsible for the increase by
the state board and the fact that II is
hard to buy real estate even in the
county.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-21
Little Hope of Settling Strike
of Firemen---In Philadelphia
Unchanged---Local Situation
FAKERs PUNISHED.

> Council Bluffs. March al .
> John c. Maybray, Leon Losier, .
. Tom Robinson, Willard Powell, .
. Clarence Glass, Ed Leach, Ed .
. die X. Morris, Clarence Forbes, .
. Harry Forbes and Frank and .
. Eddie Mccoy, leaders of the .
. Mabray gang, were sentenced .
to two years in the federal .
. prison at FIT. Leavenworth and .
. fined sic, 900 each by Judge .
Mcpherson today. Frank Scott .
and Winefred Harris we're SEN .
. tenced to six months in jail and .
fined 800 each, and Bert .
. Shores, George N. Marsh. to Is .
. months In Leavenworth and a 9
. fine of 500 on charge of .
. defrauding by using the mails .
. in fake racing. .
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-21
Chicago Market.
Cotton Report.

Washington. March 21.-Today's
census bureau cotton report shows
the crop Of 1909 has been 10.S6S.-
9aO bales. compared with 1892. .240
for 1905. The average gross weight
OF bales is 4s6 for 1903 and 5O5.s for
1908.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-21

they did not see him. and knew
nothing about the tccident until the
body was found.
Berry leaves wife and one
child.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-21
THB WEATHER

The predictions and tempera-
tr-" for the past twenty-four
hours will he found at the top
OF the seventh column on page
four.