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The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-09
AT IHB WHEEL
CAPTAIN WILLIAM SMITH DROPS
On LYDIA.
Well Knokn and Popular Pilot
Member Of steamboating Fam
lily. Il Dead.

William Smith, better known In
river circles as ''Yaller Dam" Smith.
one of the most widely known and
popular pilots on the Ohio and Ten
nessee rivers. turned HIS last wheel
yesterday afternoon. when he
dropped dead at Clifton. Tenn.
OF heart trouble. News OF his sud
den death was received here a short
time afterwards and spread like
wildhre. He was In good health
when he left here a few days ago on
the towboat LYDIA. bound for the
Tennessee II load ties. II was his
first trip on this boat and his last
cruise.
"Yaller Dam" Smith was born and
reared around Livingston's point.
and belonged to a family all of
whom are river pilots and who are
widely known. Captain Smith had
piloted every boat that ever ran into
Paducah and was active I'm river
circles here for forty years. Before
accepting the place on the LYDIA he
"se' ~ Nh' Nh'ti VI Ahf NohpOdA a.
y. Hook. His license permitted him
to run between Cairo and Evansville
and from Paducah to the source OF
the Tennessee. He, knew every nook
and crook along the banks. was as
familiar with the channels as fish
and was never known TO have been
In an accident. lie was about so
years old and a brother of Joe Smith.
the popular pilot on the steamer
Kentucky running from mere to Riv-
erton, Ala.
The LYDIA reached here this after
noon with the body, having turned
back from Clifton. Arrangements
FOR the funeral have not been made.
Captain Smith lived at 635 Willett
street. this city. and is survived by
his wife, his brother, and the fol-
lowing children: Mrs. George Smith.
Mrs. Eugene White. Misses Ethel
and Oda Smith and Messrs. Roy. Ira
and Key Smith. the latter being an
adopted son. He also leaves two sis
ters; Mrs. Henry Counts and Mrs.
robert Spores. The body will prob
aoly be buried at Oak Grove ceme-
terry.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-09

any formal announcement OF his con-
didacy. Western Kentucky Demo
Gratis declare, however, that he Is in
close touch with the political situa-
ton in every congressional district
in the state. and that his ambition is
to succeed Senator Paynter. When
it comes to knocking political plums.
however, Senator Paynter has dem
onstrated on many occasions that he
is no slouch. Up to this time he has
always had a pole Just a little bit
longer than that held by his oppon-
ent, and one just long enough to
reach the coveted fruit. II the com
test between Paynter and James de-
velops the prediction is made that II
will be a sure 'nough horse race.
and that the fur will fly.-Cincinnati
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-09
JAKE SCHAEFER

Jake Schaefer, wizard OF the cue
has counted up his last string, and laid
him down to rest. No more will his
admirers watch him as, with almost
magic art. he coaxed the ivory spheres
along a fourteen-inch balk-line. II
was invented to force open playing
by such men as Schaefer; for with
the balls nuraed In a corner Jake
would have been playing yet, and
never found time to die.
It's a gentleman's game. is bill
hards. A rowdy crowd may gather
around pool table, but the man
who pulls of his coat and chalks a
cue, while he surveys a level green
expanse of cloth unbroken save by the
presence on its fieckless surface OF
three tiny balls, realizes that he faces
a problem to the solution of which
patience. skill, accuracy OF vision
'deftness OF hand and wrist and arm
and delicacy OF touch, together with
practiced knowledge of angles and
the physics of whirling sphere are
essential. The marvellous docility OF
a cue hall, as II tags, separates and
drives together again the two object
balls under the direction of a master
OF the cue, or its equally astounding
exhibition of perversity when clum-
silly polxed by tyro. make II stupid
game to any save those, who take a
scientific interest In II. A man who
can boast of no achievement for the
benefit OF mankind more than that
Re was q good billiard player, may
l-.o..~ 1[1<1>. l~o7bx1,d him Zoe .nkIn IN "a
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-09
ROOS LOSS
Il ADJUSTED FOR $4,000 ny IN
sURANCE MEN.
settlement Quickly Made In Spite o.
Fact That All Books OF Conn
pany Were Destroyed.

Losses on the Ed Roos company
and the warehouse of the Mergen-
thaler-H Horton Basket company were
adjusted yesterday afternoon. IL re-
qulred only a few hours TO go over
the figures when satisfactory ad-
justment OF the fire loss was made.
Mr. Roos carried $50 900 insurance
on his plant and viii receive s44. 900
The boiler house and lumber stored
In the dry kiln were not damaged.
and insurance was not paid on this
1t was a quick settlement. in spite
of the fact that every record OF the
company was destroyed by fire. and
Mr.. Roos had TO compute the value OF
his stock from memory. II was pos
slble to estimate the value OF the
machinery by the ruins.
Thirty-one policies were carried
on the plant. and these were scatter
ed among almost az many companies.
making the loss evenly distributed.
The heaviest borne by any company
Is 500. Most of the companies
holding policies on the plant are rep
resented by Burgauer a Hughes. The
adjusters who made the adjustment
We're: stephen French and c. +. Sny-
der. OF Louisville, J. II. Kemper. OF
Mt. Sterling. and c. c. Rose. OF Pa
ducah.
The owners OF the Mergenthalcr-
Horton Basket company received 81
600 for the damage To the plant by
the fire. The companies holding the
policies are represented by Hummel
Brothers.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-09
The Road to Success.

has many distractions. but none so
desperate as poor health. Success to-
day demands health. but Electric
Bltters Is the greatest health builder
the world has ever known. II CON-
pels perfect action OF stomach. liver,
kidneys. bowels. purifies and enrlches
the blood, and tones and invlgorates
the whole system. Vigorous body
and keen brain follow their use. You
can't AFFORD to slight Electric Biiters
II weak, rundown or Hckly. Only
5Oc. Guaranteed by all druggists.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-09
THE PUBLIC FORUM.
Ollie James and the Toga.

Representative Ollie NJ. James, Of
the First Congressional district, has
been re-nominated by the Demo
Gratis for a fifth term In the house.
The congressional committee of the
First. district issued a call for a
primary to select a nominee, but
inasmuch as Mr.. James was the
only candidate who qualified before
the committee, the primary was
declared OF, and the big, bald-head-
ed congressman was declared the
nominee. First district Democrats
say that Mr.. James can remain in
the house as long as he desires. OF
course, a denomination in the First
district Is equivalent to an election,
for down that way Republicans are
as scarce as hens teeth. The Dem
ocrats are so numerous that in
some localities 1t Is regarded almost
disgrace for voter TO declare
that he is a Republican. When w.
]. Bryan runs for president on the
Democratic ticket some of the pre-
cincts in such counties as Graves
turn up with 800 and 400 votes for
Bryan and one and two for his op-
ponent. In Western Kentucky Ollie
James Is Bryan's sponsor, and
therefore gets the same heavy vote
that the peerless One" always
polled.
Now that Mr.. James has another
nomination for Congress tucked
away in his vest pocket, the chances
are that he will begin to look around
with view OF seizing Senator
Paynter's toga. The congressman
has had his eyes on this garment fol
many moons, and while several hold
over state senator's have already de
clared that they are for James fol-
United States senator. the congress
man himself has refused to maks
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-09
The Real Dictator.

According to the articles concern
ing the "third house which have
been appearing in the Louisville
papers, Hon. Sam Shackelford, erst-
while sheriff of Hopkins county, then
elected clerk of the court OF appeals
while a citizen of Daviess. and since
a gentleman OF leisure and citizen
of Frankfort. is the real dictator of
legislation at this time.-Henderson
Cleaner.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-09

now put upon them. The probation
work has been but little more than
an effort in the right direction. Four
or five hundred children can not be
properly put upon probation and
their improvement steadily watched
for weeks and months at time with
the amount OF supervision now fur
nished in the Juvenile court work
Lexington Herald.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-09
Union City Gets Library.

Union City has accepted Mr.. Car
negie's offer to build $4,000 H.
brary building IL the board would
give $4,000 for its support. Prof.
Mute has been Influential in getting
the papers signed and sent to Mr..
Carnegie. Union City is one of the
smallest towns in the country ac-
cepting Mr.. Carnegie's library prop
osition.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-09
IN PHILADELPHIA.

Philadelphia strikers have taker
lup the political cudgel, while mer'
chants of the city, finding business
demoralized. are demanding CON-
lpromise. Between the two arbitra-
Ition may be secured.
How naturally Americans turn TO
political settlement OF all their
affairs is evidenced by the fact that
the Philadelphia unions are engaging
the attention of the federation in the
political division to which they be-
long. instead OF the natural industrial
TERRITORY most affected by the disturb
ances there. Philadelphia industrially
is related to the Atlantic seaboard
cities more than to Harrisburg, Pitts
burgh and other cities OF the state;
but the relationship of the state iegis-
lature, chosen from all these sections.
and the state administration to the
Philadelphia city government is so
close, that a concerted move to Sc
cure coercion from the state authorf-
ties might force the city administra-
ton of Philadelphia to repeat the
process by which makeshift settle
ment of the last strike was effected
on the eve of election. At that
time Philadelphia authorities in
formed the street railway company
that police protection would be with
drawn and the system turned over to
a mob Of hoodums unless 1t compro-
missed. 1t compromised.
Unfortunately. there seems TO De
nothing good In Philadelphia to
which either side can turn for fair
play. The newspapers are notoriously
cowardly and corrupt, the big mer-
chants are linked with the rotten
political machine. and citizens are
helpless, having no means of COM
through which to develop
public sentiment and no cohesion. All
hat Philadelphia is suffering. she,
perhaps, deserves. Let us hope that
some rough Samson may slay this
lion and out of its carcass may come
forth honey. Optimism sometimes
applauds the most vicious cruelty and
in the anticipation that
wrong may wreck itself by its own
excess.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-09

The unveiled description OF the
Cudahy sensation contained in some
OF our contemporary publications,
calls forcibly to mind the recent
declaration Of a great editor OF this
section OF the universe, that "the
value and usefulness OF a newspaper
is often made more forcible through
things 1t leaves unsaid than by things
published"
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-09
A Hurry In Gall.

Quick Mr.. Drugglst-Qulckl A
box Of Bucklen's Arnioa Salve-
Here's n quarter-For the love OF
Moses. hurryl Baby's burned him
self, terribly--JOhnnie cut his foot
with the axe-Mamie's scalded-Pa
can't walk from the plles-Biille has
bolls--and my oorns ache. She got
il and soon cured all The family. It's
the greatest heale- on earth. Sold
by al druggists
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-09
To Prevent the Making of Criminals

To Prevent the Making Of Criminals
The work of the Juvenile court in
Lexington is beginning to attract
some of the public attention and in
terest which II deserves. The work
has been quietly carried on In this
county for three and a half years
since the juvenile court law went
into effect. 1t has been conducted at
a minimum of expense with the min
imum of service possible and with
out much support of public interest.
1t is worth while to see what the
court is saved in actual work by the
services of the probation officer or
officers. OF the eight hundred and
eleven cases handled last year 599
were settled out of court simply by
the Judgment and painstaking care
of the probation officer. II should
be remembered that many cases com
ing to the court are not in any sense
bad children. Technically speaking
they are not delinquent" but de
pendent children. Three hundred
and twenty-five OF the number
handled last year we're dependent
children. In the case of sixty-five OF
these the remedy provided by the
probation officer was to compel,
with or without court process, par
ents and others to support these
children.
We do not desire today to COM
~ rtk m oh
ing the work of the probation Off
Ger. The advisory board of the ju-
yenile court is asking that the APP
preparation made by the court be
increased. And our attention has
been called to the absolute economy,
not TO say parsimony. with which
the work has been conducted by
Fayette county. Judge Bulloek's
idea and the idea of those interested
in the ultimate success of the move
ment was that the work should be
carried on on the cheapest possible
basis until its value had been
demonstrated. The board thinks
now. as does Judge Scott, that there
is no longer any question of the
value of the work and IL asks the
court that it will this year appropri-
ate SO that 1t may be a little de-
veloped.
The chief probation officer. TO
start with, has been worked almost
beyond the point OF endurance. For
the period of the year when his
uvorlx hao haau haax,fact hoth T., tha
Juvenile court and In the associated
charities, during the winter months,
he has been provided with an as
sistant. During three months OF
last fall he also had some assist
ance from the colored truant officer.
This method Of assistance has proved
insufficient. The committee feels
that Mr.. Main must have continu-
GUS and sufficient assistance II the
work OF the court, which is steadily
increasing. is to be properly done.
At present children are confined
In the detention home rather than
in the jail. But the theory of the
detention home has not been carried
out. The children, while there, II
during the school term, should be
kpt abreast of their classes in the
public schools; they should be given
some manuel training; they should
be under constant supervision, night
and day. both at work and at play.
If this could be done our reform
schools and other Institutions would
be relieved of considerable burden
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-09

Mrs Cudahy said she went riding
with LiIlis only in the morning and
in the afternoon and at night and In
vited him in on their return from the
last late trip. That she thought her
husband was out Of the city was only
a coincidence. She acknowledges that
that she was mistaken about her hus-
band leaving town.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-09

Denver. March 9.-The body of
JAKE schaefer. the famous billiard
Isl, who died here. will be taken 90
Ohicago this afternoons Burlington
'rain for burial Mrs. Schaefer ex-
poets to remain In Chicago.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-09

at is unsafe for a North Carolina
legislator TO neglect his correspond
ence Merely because a member Of
the assembly failed to respond to a
letter from a constituent he was shot
full OF lead" says the Courier
Journal.
In Kentucky in several instances II
has proven disastrous for legislators
to answer letters.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-09

Young Philander c. Knox, Jr., says
he will go to work to support his
bride. "if necessary" We trust his
wise father will do nothing to inter
fere with so worthy determination.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-09
STATE PRESS.
sssssssvs . . ,
He'll Glenn IL I'm.

Henry Lawrence has been men
toned az candidate for the senate to
succeed Conn Linn. Let's hope the
Office is thoroughly disinfected before
a good man and sterling Democrat
like the general goes into it.-Madi-
sonville Journal.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-09
THE LEGISLATURE


was present. was asked to discuss tbs
bill, which he did. Several senator,
expressed the fear that the bill might
interfere With the collection of ths
inheritance tax. and the measure
was recommitted for further consld-
eration.
Sweating" Il Prohibited.
Senate bill SJ9 (Graham) prohlb-
iting the sweating" OF prisoners
passed. 80 to 0. Senator Graham. IN
discussing the bill, said that the prac.
tice is inhuman. and smaeklng OF the
dark ages.
Senate bill 322 e.. W. ArnetD
amending the statutes so that mar.
ried women may be placed on the
same footing as men, in connection
with the conveyance of property
passed, &c to o.
The bill OF ]. w. Berkshire speci.
flying the limit Of property OF a per.
son with a family exempt from garn.
ishment started a livels fight,
Messrs. Francies and Harris spoke
strongly against Il. stating that Il Il
a slap at the poor man. Mr.. Harris
read a letter which, he said. was
written by member OF the Grocers
association. urging that the bill b.
passed and urging the members 10
come across for the support of the
measure.
Mr.. Robertson and Mr.. Niles spoke
for the bill. II then was passed by
a vote Of SO to IA.
On bill 236. amending the tenant
law as TO cities of the First and Sec
ond classes Attorney Bernard Flex-
ner. Of Louisville, addressed the SEN
ate. which allows these cities to en-
ploy chief tenant officer and pnoyld-
ing that children may be required to
attend school until they reach six
teen years OF age. unless they have a
certificate under the child labor law.
The bill passed. 32 to o.
Senator Thomas introduced a bill
appropriating $4,000 annually, or a
contingent fund, for the use of the
governor.
Senate bill 139, a companion bill
to the measure just passed. and pro-
viding for an increase from $500 TO
$1,000. the annual salary of the tru-
ant officer Of the FIRST and Second
class cities, was next called. 1t
passed, 29 to o.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-09

The court OF appeals has held that
a BARRIERS blessed privilege of work.
ing seven days in the week is guaran-
teed by the constitution and is not
lightly to be disregarded by the iegis-
lafurp
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-09

Beach Hargis. who killed his father,
Jim Hargis, is IN the Frankfort peni-
tentiary, beginning a dife sentence.
There's one young man turned out a
credit to his raisin.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-09
Daily Thought.

There is always hope in a man
that actually and earnestly works. In
idleness alone there is perpetual des-
pair.-Carlyle.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-09

Highest temperature today was o:
and the lowest b.. Rainfall last
night was .Os Of an Inch. Rain and
sleet fell today.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-09
CIRCULATION FEBRUARY, 1910.

Personally appeared before me
this 1st day OF March, 1910, r. ID.
MacMlllen, Business Manager Of The
Sun. who affirms that the foregoing
is a true and correct statement OF Its
circulation for the month Of February
to the best OF his knowledge and be-
lief.
PETER PURYEAR,
Notary Public.
My commission expires January 10
1912.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-09

be called blessed; but those, who ad-
mire a thing well done. will not with
hold all merit from Jake Schaefer.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-09
You DON'T HAVE TO WAIT.

nnVery dose makes you feel better. Lax
Us Keeps your whole insides right.
a3ia on the Money Back plan every
"here. Price soc.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-09

w, IL IT'S ONLY A HEADACHE.
LII Nornelisons neaaache Liver Pills
~ Nm ~, cure that. 10 cents. Guaranteed
py all druggists. Y
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-09
MISSES PRINCESS DRESS.

Tucked at waist. and heightened
by a side plated or gathered
flounce; closed in back; high neck
perforated for square and round out
lines-long and short sleeves.
Sizes-16, II, IS Years.
5 to 3 yards material "a inches wide
required.
q yards 1s-inch lace all over
3 yards binding.
Price Patterns, l5c-No. 5Os7.
Send stamps.
A guide chart with each patterns
the most inexperienced can follow
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-09

The towboat American arrived
this morning from the Tennessee
river with a tow OF ties for Cairo
she will leave tomorrow for tho
Egyptian city with her tow.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-09

AN acre of 12-inch ice usually
WIN provide a harvest OF 1000 tons
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-09
The Weather

Rain tonight and Thursday.
Illinois: Washington. March D.
Generally fair Thursday.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-09

sun and Moon.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-09
"sweatingr Is Prohibited.

Senate bill SJ9 (Graham) prohlb-
iting the "sweating' OF prisoners.
passed. 80 to 0. Senator Graham. in
discussing the bill. said that the prac-
tiee is inhuman. and smacklng OF the
dark ages
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-02-19
$4,000 PULLED
down BY byron

Byron Bancroft Johnson was re-
elected president, secretary and treas
urer of the American league at a sal
airy said to be $4,000 a year at the
closing session OF the annual schedule
meeting at Chicago.
The agreement under which the
league has existed since November,
1900, was renewed for a period of TWEEN
ty years. The new agreement includes
a clause fOrbidding any club owner
or holder of stock in any club in the
league, except as an emergency meas
ure." All the other articles Of the old
agreement were retained in the new
one.
Uniform tickets with rain check
coupons, practically the same as now
in use in the National league, were
adopted.
A schedule Of 154 games, opening on
April IA and closing on Oct. ., was
unanimously adopted. This schedule
was the only one submitted to the
meeting and was chosen without
change. II was announced that the
dates selected would be retained,
whether the National league plays 154
or 1888 games.
II the National league selects the
shorter season, there will be only ten
conflicting dates between the two
leagues. Eight Of these will be in Chi
cago, and the other two in st. Louis.
The adoption Of twenty year agree
ment was said to be in the nature OF a
compromise Some of the club owners
favored the renewal for ten years while
others spoke for perpetual agreement,
such as now exists in the National
league. This was the main subject
Of debate in yesterdays meeting and
the voting on it was postponed until
today.
The article added to the agreement
forbidding syndicate baseball retds
as follows:
Syndicate baseball is prohibited, ex-
cept as an emergency measure, and
then only with the consent Of the
leagues president and directors shall
stockhOlder I'm one club own or con-
troll stock In another club in the Ameri-
can league, under penalty of being
voted and dealt with as an undesir-
able associate and barred from all con-
nections with the league"
The expected big trade in which the
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-02-19
SCHEDULE FOR ~
BASEBALL TEAM

University, North Dakota, Feb. a.
Baseball will assume an important
place in the North Dakota university
athletic circles this year, through the
arrangements that have already been
completed by the board in charge. To-
day the official schedule for the sea-
son was announced, and in addition to
the games already fixed there is a pos
sibility of further games being added
later on.
The first workout of the baseball
men was held Wednesday afternoon in
the gymnasium, and Coach Dunlap ex-
poets to have a good line on his mate
rial before the time for outdoor work
arrives.
A Minnesota trip is one of the fea-
lures of the schedule, games being
fixed for Carleton, ST. Thomas, Mime
sofa and Manchester on May Is to 10.
This series win be opened by game
at Fargo against the agricultural col
lege, thus making five-game tour.
The Schedule-Fargo college, May
Z; Valley City normal, May 8; Macal-
ester in Grand Forks, May ~; agri-
cultural college at Fargo, May 16;
Carleton at Carleton, May 16; ST.
Thomas at st. Thomas, May II; Min
nesota at Minnesota, May Is; Macal-
ester at Manchester, May 10; Valley
City normal, May 26: Fargo college,
June L; agricultural college at Grand
Forks, June 3.