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that once sheltered evicted ten
ants
1t was ghastly. 1 began to see
these marks of devastation every
where. The fields on all sides were
SCARED with the green ridges, as
though the whip of oppression had
left great welts on the surface of
the land. In two or three places
we came upon the crumbling ruins
of houses which for some reason
had not been carried away There
was one of which the four walls
still stood, with the chimney,
though the roof had disappeared
years ago. We could trace the out
lines of the little garden and the
remnants of a stable. A hare
scampered along the way as L
peered through gaping hole
where there had been window.
SEVEN YEARS LATER
That is the said picture of 1902. Sever
years later, what change!
/ looked upon it again-the same
land, but so marvelously different
Leaning against the wind that
came booming over leagues of roll
ing plain, we looked off east, north
and south. 1t was one great farm;
not one actually, but one in the
rich beauty of fertility and busy
cultivation. Where l had seen
thousands of acres of empty grass
lands, tenanted only by roaming
cattle 1 saw now a wide plain car
peted with fields of growing crops
Where l had counted 10 houses
the meager, thatched huts of poor
herders-I counted 80. 40. 59-one
for every quarter mile as rar as
the eye could reach.
Good houses they were, too,
standing square and trim in the
sun-sturdily built of stone, gieam-
ing with whitewash, topped with
strong slate roofs. Around each
house lay neatly walled fields.
shade-the pale simmer of oats.
the rich color of potato plants. the
slaty green of cabbages. Near each
dwelling was little group of out
houses for the cattle. with pie
of brown turf against one wall
The dooryards cleaned with bright
flowers looked again
across the wide plain, which had
been so vacant and now glowed
with life. From chimneys here and
there smoke was whipping in the
wind. In a field quarter OF a mile
away two men were cultlvatlng po-
tatoes, moving down the rows with
steady, rhythmic movements. Along
a road jolted three carts. piled high
with turf from a distant bog. At
the door of cottage near the root
of the hill stood woman, shading
her eyes with her hand as she
looked after a group of children on
their way to school, and down the
wind came the sound of fresh
young voices, lauglng anu BlhS'
LAND OWNERSHIP THE SECRET
This is the ireland of today that tn
author pictures clearly for his read
ers. 1t is a hopeful picture. Ian
ownership is the secret of it's bein
and its beauty.
The problem has been settled and
settled right. The people got their
chance, and they are living up to
it. Not one has failed to make
his purchase payments. Where
there were poverty and wretched-
ness under the system of landlord
ism there are peace and content
ment under the system of owner
ship.
He answers the silly calumny tina
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the Irish are lazy" that they would
rather agitate than work" in concIu-
sive style, not only in word, but with
the undeniable proof of the camera.
He shows beyond a doubt that all the
Irish farmer needed was half chance.
Such, indeed, is all that he is getting;
and behold the results Does it pay
to put the Irish tenant on his feet
again-rather on his own land again?
Is he, after all, only an agitator? Or
does he appreciate the little aid be-
ing given him? He most assuredIy
does. This Sutherland proves abso-
lutely with facts, figures and photo
graphs.
There you are" said Father
OHara. Il suppose in any other
part of the world man who would
attempt to make an arabic field out
of this would be called insane. This
fellow has been two years at work
here. using the few months in the
year when he is not working in
England. Another year will see
the stone removed, perhaps built
into boundary wall. AS you see,
up to this point he has only sue
ceeded in prying them loose from
the soil. / make it a point to urge
the people TO do this work, mad as
the expenditure of energy may
seem. | said to this man: If
there was work for you at pence
day | wouldn't tell you to do
this But if you can't earn pence
day. man, you can earn 8 pence
a day for yourself by digging out
these stones An6~so they do it,"
And so | have some photographs
to show the next person who says
the Irish peasant is lazy"
BRAVE THING TO DO
1t was coura geous thing for Hugh
Sutherland to go as he did into the heart
of Ireland's trouble. to expose it sc
plainly, to tell the fearful truth OF
British greed and misrule 1t was 2
brave thing for him to associate with
the patriots OF Ireland Che was dogged
by the police for thaD; to tell the
facts of England's religious persecu-
tion of Catholic Ireland. and to praise
as he does, such a patriot priest as
Father Dennis O'Hara. But he is never
anything but just and fair. When Eng-
| land-or rather Englishmen-have beer
| high minded enough to recognize the
claims of Ireland the author gives due
credit He is an optimist- He sees
the frightened land; he translates
! to his pages all the gladness of Irish
eyes once sorrowfully tear dimmed. now
bright with the promise of good times
coming" He has criticised construct
| ively-to build up, not to tear down
| But he never weakens in the demand he
/ SO ably voices for free Ireland" The
Irish problem. he tells u.s. has out
| lasted monarchs and their courts. Mer
have died, but it lives. The map of tho
world has been changed a hundred
times, but it changes not. Through
peace and war, famine and plenty. Eng
| land is always confronted with ireland
and her question: ''Will ye let my
people go?''
DEMAND OF IRELAND TODAY
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answers the silly calumny that
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OWNERSHIP
SOLVING PROBLEM
Astounding Emigration Due to
the Misrnle That for Ages
BIighted the inhabitants
Irish Race Fl0urished Every
where, Except Upon Soil
of Beloved Isle

writes Sutherland. But he makes plain
to us the demand Of Ireland today:
The Irish people do not ask that
the crimes of the TUdOrs. the
Stuarts and their successors be un-
done. They do not demand that
the land stolen from their fore
fathers be given back 10 them.
They only ask the opportunity TO
buy it. Still battling with hunger
and death on the stony patches 20
which they were driven they look
with unutterable lOngings upon the
fair land that surrounds them and
beg that they NAV be permitted 10
redeem it for their children. For a
hundred years they have encamped
in misery on the other side OF Jor-
dan, never faltering in the hope
that some day they may cross over.
PROBLEM BEING SOLVED
Now the problem is being solved.
Let it be repeated as Sutherland re-
peats it: land ownership is the only
solution.
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FUNDS ARE NEEDED

To carry on the campaign for Ire
lands freedom funds are needed, and
here comes one of the most interesting
features of Sutherland's book: Not a
cent of profit will he or his publishers
take from it's sale. All the receipts
be devoted to the Irish cause. To quote
Sutherland's own words addressed to
Michael ]. Ryan, president of the United
Irish Lea que of America;
/ wish to make il perfectly clear
that neither the North American
whatsoever from the publication.
The North American has supported
the Irish cause because this news
papers policy demands the advo-
cacy of every movement looking
to liberty and good government.
IL has gone much further in this
paper. because it is convinced that
the project is deserving and that
it needs persistent championship in
order to win for ii that without
opinion of America. For these
reasons the Nsrth American iedi-
Gates the forthcoming book to the
Irish people, and cordially oners
the profits to the advancement OF
the cause. All who purchase the
book. therefore, and induce their
friends to purchase it, may have
the satisfaction of knowing that
the proceeds of each copy sold,
above the bare cost or pubncatlOns
will add to the funds of the Irish
nationalist movement
No less a parsonage than the grea =
Irish leader. John E. Redmond, NJ. P.
puts the stamp of his approval on
Sutherlands book and it's worthy dedi-
cation to the cause Of Ireland. Red
mond writes an introduction to tho
volume.
1t is a safe prediction to make that
'Ireland-Yes esterday and Today" VIII
be one of the most widely read and
thoroughly discussed books ever pub
lished in this country. Certainly it is
a good thing for us TO have. this clear.
compact statement of the Irish prob
lem The Irish people of California
will welcome it's distribution. in the
west
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IRISH FARMING COUNTRY

1t was wise and thoughtful move
for Sutherland, on his second visit, to
go over the same land that he had so
carefully examined in 1902. In one
of the most interesting chapters of
/ his first record he describes an eX-
| panse of Irish farming country as
! seen from high hilltop:
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MISERY OF ERIN
FORCEFULLY TOLD
Letters OF Hugh Sutherland an
Appeal TO Supreme Court
OF Public Opinion
Dawn of Brighter Days After
Black Centuries of Perse-
cutiOn and RObberies
Q ln1isfsil, thy sorrowing wall
Cones sounding down the years,
But thou ar brave beside thy wave.
Tho bathed IN bitter tears

So sings the poet James Riley in
his tragic Erin Awakened" In those
brief words he breathes the story Of
Ireland The bitter tears are all too
true, and the ages know how brave
poor Ireland is.
Red Englsnd's Rose in noontide blows
The Thistle has its song:
But fsr sno wide as keel may ride
Eha-----rE -
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DEMAND OF IRELAND TODAY

What, finally, is this Irish problem?
''On one side starving people, on the
other land of plenty, desolate for need
of people-that is the Irish question:"
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'eats it: land ownership is the onl
solution.
The British g0vernment-or the
liberal party, which is now in pow
er-has decided 10 apply the final
remedy-the only remedy-for the
deadly land disease which so long
kept the people of Ireland in econ
omic slavery. The first successful
step in the treatment. taken after
several generations of agitation.
was the establishment OF the ten
ants right to certain ownership
in the improvements made by his
own labor. The second was tha
establishments of the principal %
land purchase, by which the ten
ants are being made actual owners
OF their lands; Now comes the last
move-compulsiOn. To effect d
complete and permanent cure a
vigorous dose is needed and the
country is going to get 1t. 1t may
be called an allopathtc dose OF a
homeopathic remedy Compulsion
by fire and sword and the dread
full enactments of greed and preiu-
dice and race hatred-drOve the
cupied. CompulsiOn-by carefully
and justly framed statutes-is to
restore them TO their own. There
are, of course. many landlords who
still remain obdurate. Thev are
rich and money does not tempt
themi they are prejudiced and ar
gument does not move them. or
they are rapacious and fair offers
do not satisfy them. Hence they
cling TO their broad acres OF fertile
land. while all around them. or az
least within a few miles of their
domains. land hungry peasants
wear out their lives in a hopeless
fight with poverty. The land bill
now in parliament-presen by
the liberal government after con-
SultatiOn with the Irish parlia-
mentary party-prOposes to apply
the obvious remedy. compulsory
sale
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his case at every point, building up,
little by little, a plea upon which the
supreme court of American public
opinion can never give but one de-
afcfn7a
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and the empire has been pledged
to the remedy. 1t needs only time
and money to complete the great
task. That the remedy is the sub
for fandlordism has been fully ex-
planned For 80 years this change
has been going on. Thousands of
tenants-tens of thousands-have
become owners of their lands by
contracting to pay. annuities Tor
government loans instead of rent
to landlords; and in every case
the transfer has justified itself.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-01
PHYSICIAN HURT;
HORSE RUNS AWAY
DIR. j. T. REDDICK THROWN OUT
AND HIS RIG BADLY
DAMAGED.

An escape from injuries that may
have resulted seriously was expert
enced by DIR. j. T. Reddick this
morning about $3.50 o'clock when he
was thrown forcibly to the street at
Twelfth and Trimble streets by a
sudden lunge made by his horse.
DIR. Reddick was on his way to
make a call and driving out Trimble
street in his open top buggy. On
reaching Twelfth street a buggy shaft
broke. frightening the horse. which
plunged forward. DR.. Reddick was
thrown out. alighting on his right
hip and sustaining bruises and
slightly lacerated hands. The horse
dashed out Trimble street at top
speed and efforts to stop the animal
we're useless. The other shaft broke
and the buggy was overturned and
wrecked. The horse was caught near
Wallace park a short time later by
Mr.. Graham, who returned II to the
city. DR.. Reddick is able to be out.
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Resumes His Testimony To.
day and will Remain on
Stand Throughout Week..
What Congress is Doing.

Washington, March When the
Ballnger committee met today Pin.
chot was again on the stand. IT 1:
expected Plnchot will occupy all the
time of the committee during the
three sessions scheduled for this
week.
Presidential conversations wont
be admitted in evidence to be brought
before the congressional! committee
After a short executive session today
it was announced that Pinchot's at
torney would not press a decision on
the question coming up Saturday,
whether the witness be permitted to
relate the substance of conversations
with the president. The decision by
prosecution" relieved the committee
of the dilemma of ruling on the sub
ject.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-01
Dickinson Refutes Charges.

Washington, March 1.-Secretary
of War Dickinson today went before
the senate committee on interoceanic
canals and answered the charge that
he had aided transcontinental rail-
roads by his failure to encourage the
proposed establishment of an inde-
pendent steamship line to carry busi-
ness by the way of the Isthmus of
Panama. He showed conclusively
that the proposition presented by b.
N. Baker of Baltimore was of such
a radical character that acceptance
would have veen in violation of au-
thority vested in him as secretary OF
war in any cabinet official.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-01
TAFT MEASURES
WILL BIZ RUSHED
CONFERENCE DECIDES TO PUT
EASY ONES OVER
FIRST.

Washington, March An import
ant conference on Taft's chances to
further his legislative program was
held at the white house this after
noon when Senator Aldrich. Uncle
Joe" Cannon and Attorney General
Wickersham spent wo hours with the
president discussing the situation.
Every measure that has been sent to
congress with the presidential en-
dorsement was taken up in detail.
The leaders discussed various points
in the measures. which are meeting
with opposition and scrutinized the
merits Of the objection. At the
presidents suggestion IL was con-
cluded that they shall get behind the
bills plainly favored by majority in
each house and rush them through
as rapidly as possible. Then the
president thinks the way will be suf-
ficiently cleared to allow the conSid-
Grafton OF the disputed measures
without interfering with the others.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-01
ALLEGHENY RISES
AT PITTSBURGH
ASSUMES THAT CITY OF
'DANGER STAGE"-AT
WHEELING.


Pittsburgh. March a further
rise in the Allegheny river this even
ing is expected to bring the food to
25 foot stage, three above the dan
ger line. The reports from Wheeling
give the stage of the Ohio at 2S.1
feet, about s below the danger point.
A food stage of SO feet is expected.
An ice gorge 10 miles above New
castle. Pa. in the Neshannock river,
threatens to food the town when II
breaks. The gorge moved slightly
last night and a big steel bridge in
its path was carried 400 feet down
the stream.
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fered rules for the government of the
poor farm At the last meeting
rules were adopted, and the report
was received and filed.
County Court Clerk Singleton re-
ported the collection OF s1O4 back
taxes and the county court clerk
and the county attorney were allow
Cd their fees.
w. 4. Lane was authorized to pro-
lcecd and remove dirt from the south
end OF the road at the approach Of
the Clark's river bridge. A contro-
versy has arisen. and Mr.. Lane asked
FOR Instructions, as he said former
Mag lstrate Sanders Brooks had
threatened TO sue him IL the dirt was
moved. The Land to stralghten the
road was given by Mrs. c. II. Brooks
without any strings tied to 1t. the
county officials claim, while 1t was
stated that Mr.. Brooks claims he was
to secure the contract for removing
The dirt. The court authorized Mr..
Lane to proceed with the work and
accepted his bond with I. L. Ford
lrs- sa,oty. a l.s,s.l.
The bond of s. b. Ghoison. who Sc
cured the contract for gravellng the
Oaks station road. was approved
With the American Surety company
as surety. The bond OF Sanders
Brooks. who secured the contract for
additional concrete work on the
Clarks river bridge was approved
With Mrs. c. II. Brooks as surety.
IL was decided that all paupers re-
,eiying aid from the county, who
have not reported and do not report
al the April meeting or have a repre-
entative present. will be dropped
from the pauper fund. This is done
TO eliminate unworthy cases.
The road supervisor was author
zed to advertise for bids for the
grading and working of the dirt
roads. In order that the work may
BE done promptly. it was decided not
o award the Seventh and Eighth
districts to one man. The bids will
be opened at the April meeting.
At noon the court adjourned until
this afternoon, when the remainder
II the business was disposed of be
fore adjournment. The proposition
Tor the county to purchase some road
graders is TO be discussed this after
noon.
Those present today we're: County
Judge Alben w. Barkley. and Magis-
rate U. S. Walston, c. w. Emery.
Charles Ross. Baxter Kuykendall,
Green Bennett. John ]. Bleich. James
Householder and G. NJ. Splitter.
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Report Forestry Measure.

Washington, March 1.-The
weeks Lever to create forest re-
serve in the White and Appalachian
mountains will be reported in a few
days by the house committee on agri-
culture. The bill will carry an ap-
preparation of $1.O0O,OO0 for the
first year according to indications. 1t
will provide that the support of the
reserve including acquisition of addi-
tional land shall be borne out of re-
turns from the sale of timber.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-01
Buggy OOerfttrns and
Nearly Dros0nS Trio

buggy struck the obstruction and the
buggy was turned over in four feet
'of water. They were thrown clear
OF the overturned buggy. but II was
with difficulty that they waded out.
as the current was running swiftly.
At the time of the accident the little
son was sitting on his mothers lap
and was thrown several feet from
her in the water. When the boy arose
TO the surface Mr.. Darlington rescued
the lad.
The horse was frightened and
started running out of the swollen
stream. but was stopped in a short
distance. Neighbors went to the res
cue OF the unfortunate people.
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Pinchot Will Not Tell About His
Talk With President Concerning
Ballinger Matter to Committee
JILTED LOVER.

. Chicago, March Tilted by .
. a girl he hoped to marry, Frank .
. Marsh. said to have been a .
. member of a prominent family .
at Dillonvale, o.. this morn .
ing shot and fatally wounded .
Miss Grace Hall in an apart .
ment on the south side and then .
committed suicide. Marsh ar .
rived in Chicago several days .
ago and started to search for .
Miss Hall, but didn't locate her .
until yesterday. Last night he .
. called at her apartment and .
. pleaded with her to marry him. .
. She refused and as Marsh was .
. leaving the house, he drew a re- .
. volver and fired the fatal bullet. .
. Miss Hall was hurried to a hos 9
. pital where, before lapsing into q
. unconsciousness. she told the Z
. authorities her refusal to marry .
. Marsh caused the shooting. She .
, is dying. .
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-01
Mr.. Lassiter Returns

Architect A.. l.. Iassitor has re-
turned from Asheville, ~ c.. where
he has been for FIVE months. He Is
much improved IN health ana has re-
turned TO Paducah to take active
charge of his Office again. His many
friends VII be pleased 10 learn that
his health has improved greatlY and
he has gained much In weight.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-01
Basketball

Two fast basketball games are
promised for tonight. and a large
crowd is expected as II has been over
a week since a game has been played
in the city basketball league. All
the remaining games will be impor-
tant factors in the final standing of
the percentage column. The games
tonight will be played between the
High school and Light and Power
teams while the c., c. & w. lineup
against the Elks.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-01

Overturned IN n swift current, Mr..
aud Mrs Virgil Darlington and little
two-year-old son had a narrow escape
from drowning IN the backwater OF
Mayield creek near Melber yester-
day. Fortunately Mr.. Derrlngtcu res
cued Mrs. Dcrrington and their little
son, and they were little worse on
except for the fright and cold duck
ing.
They were returning TO their home
IN Melber after a visit to relatives
near Paducah. The backwater waf
over the road. and In the swift cur
rent log had been washed on the
roadway. One of the wheels of the
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-01
MINISTER'S SAVB
GOVERNMENT FOR;
FEW WEEKS MORE
Neither Conservatives Nor
Liberals Anxious For An.
other Election.
Financial Questions Have
Right Of Way.
BUDGET BEFORE THE LORDS

London. March Charging that
the public lands, amounting to one
fifth the total area of Wales. has
been grabbed" by arlstocratic free
hooters In the last century, the repre-
sentatives of Carnarivonehire county
council arrived in London today. ask
ing governmental aid IN recovering
from the principally property which
they say has been despoiled.
Liberals Postpone Crisis.
In the session Of the house OF COM
mons, the outcome OF which was
ewaited as eagerly as the denouement
OF most exciting tragedy by all the
members OF both houses able to pack
themselves into the chamber. Premier
Asquith's government obtained a
lease of life until after Easter.
This was the gift OF the conserva-
|tives, who were so anxious to avoid
two general elections successfully
within so brief a period that they ac-
cepted the premier's program without
calling for a vote.
When the house OF commons meets
after Easter II will take up the strug-
gle to revolutionize the British gov
eminent system. Isesolutions will be
presented to deprive the house OF
lords of all authority over finances
and also of the power OF vetoing the
measures of the lower house. leaving
to the lords only the functions of
delay and discussion.
II this plan succeeds. the govern
ment proposes next year 10 proceed
with the transformation OF the house
of lords from an hereditary to a DEM
ocratic body. -.
Asquith Move Adopted.
The premier's motion, giving gov
ernment business precedence with
every sitting up TO March %. was
adopted without division. In laying
down the governments program. Mr..
Asquith emphasized the necessity of
proceeding with financial business first
and he said that after that would
come the question of reforming THE
house of lords. The financial tegisla-
ion. he declared would De confined
to the army and navy bills and other
urgent demands which would occupy
the whole attention of the house up
to the Easter adjournment.
With regard TO the house of lords,
he hopes that chamber will agree
with the proposed plan. but whether
IL did or not, the government intend
ed to place on the statute books a
provision which would set free the
house of commons from. the veto OF
the lords.
After his speech Mr.. Asquith was
greeted with loud ministerial cheers,
mingled with Uuionist cries of" where
Is the budget?"