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Putnam patriot., 1910-04-29
St. Philips $ Mission

Rev. MT. Townsend of Atlantic City, N. l., will be at M. fhilip'n on Sun day, May ist. and will conduct the sef- vices
Putnam patriot., 1910-04-29

hlstflct of falnam, Frobate Court, April Iy ssth. i9la.
 kstste of samuel Rssto tate of fatnsm, de ceased.
 Upea the application ot IGcina Basto Of Putnam, praying that letters of admtai strailsa may be granted on said estate, U Is
 Ordered that said application be heard aaa determtaed A the Probate Otfre in PasnaM in said district on the sth day of May, lalo. 10 o'clock ia forenoon. and that aottcs De given. of the peadeney os said application and ihs time and place 0f hearing thereoa. hs publishing this order in s ns sspaper published iu Putnam. and hy possaax a copy thereof en the rahlie sign post in ehs town of Putnam, nearest where the decea< ass dvelg.
 GeTttaed trom Record.
 KnWARD t. WRlSsHT Judge
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-05-17
WHITE PLAGUE
ENDS EXISTENCE OF MRS.
BELLE EMiNIsoR.
Mrs. Sallie MCGEE Succumbs Co the
Dread Disease at Wood
Vile.

After a several months Illness OF
tuberculosis. Mrs Belle Eminisor. oi
1928 Tennessee street, died at S 30
O'Clock last night She was 20 year,
OF age and was a consistent member
OF the Tenth Street Christian church
Mrs. Emlnisor was born i'm Ballard
county and had lived In Paducah for
about Ave years. She Is survived
by her husband, Mr.. Reuben Emini-
sor. and the following children;
Misses Grace, Ora and Hattie V. EN-
inisor. and Messrs. Bascon and Jesse
Eminisor. She also leaves three sis
ters and two brothers. as follows:
Mrs. Della Simmons, Mrs. Lula Ten
kle and Mrs. Addie Smallman
Messrs. Clip and Robert Hogan.
The funeral was held at 3 o'clock
this afternoon at the residence, the
Rev @. b. wyatt. pastor OF the
Tenth Street Christian church, Off
claung. Burial was in Oak Grove
cemetery.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-05-17
CALL ON THE FIREMEN.

Every citizen of Paducah will find
something interesting In a visit to
the new central fire station. II is
one of the most modernly furnished
and equipped in the country. It is
worth while to show your interest In
the boys of the department, whose
confning duties prevent much So
cial pleasure, and who are likely to
call on you by way of ladder
through the second story window at
most unreasonable hours any night.
and without the formality of an in
PRODUCTION. You should know what
sort of fire department Paducah
has. so you can brag about it-and
II Is worth Dragging about. But you
will be fully repaid by what you will
see. Anyone, not acquainted with
modern equipment and methods OF
fighting fires. how the fremen live
at home, and how they are prepared
for emergencies, will be in wonder
land at the new central station on
Kentucky avenue beside the city hall
tomorrow.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-05-17
NEW GRAVEL co.
ETrER IN 1T.
Building Sand Dredge and Pump AT
Foot Of Madison Street.

Paducah Is TO have another sand
and gravel company soon and ar
ticles OF Incorporation will be filed
in a few days by Messrs. Gus
Thompson. of the Thompson Trans
fer company, and Steve Etter. a
well known contractor and transfer
man
A sand dredge and pump SOx24
feet 10 now being built at the foot
of Madison street and will be equip
ped with the latest design of pumps
and engines. The contract for these
have been let to the National Sheet
Metal Works, on Kentucky avenue,
while the Fowler a Wolf Boiler
Works was given the contract for
the boilers. Mr.. Thompson has an
nounced that the sand digger would
be ready for operation Dy June 10.
Two extra sand and gravel barges
are in the process of construction.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-05-17

earth and the sun; but when 1t
crosses our orbit 1t will be 5000 900
miles below US, and its head will not
be within 100000 miles OF us,
about so times the distance OF the
moon. of which II would be only a
fraction In density.
We will strike the tail somewhere
between 1880 o'clock tomorrow
night and 1 o'clock the next morn
ing, and a wierd, faint lighting up
of the sky may result. The tail is
composed principally OF gases. with
possibly some comet dust. and is
supposed to be caused By the pres
sure Of light, which exerts itself on
surface
The comet has served one useful
purpose already; II has lifted the
thoughts of some people out of the
row they we're hoeing TO a realiza-
ton that the universe extends be-
yond the end and sides of their rows,
and that there is a higher law,
which the planets obey, and hand
that guides the mighty forces OF ma
ture-forces that baffle the inteli-
gence Of the puny human mind. and
make mans self-assertion a ridicu-
lous assumption
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-05-17
LIVELY BOXING MATCHES
AT COLORED LODGE HALL.

Local sports will have an oppor-
tunity to witness some high class
fistic bouts tomorrow night at the
colored Odd Fellows hall. Seventh
and Adams streets. when the Ken
tucky Athletic club has arranged for
four boxing exhibitions. All will be
friendly bouts and the fighters are
In good trim for some fun. The
main card will be 10-round battle
between llghtweights. Tom Cathey
and Oscar Williams are booked for
this contest and both weigh in at
1872 pounds. The second event will
be a 6-round go between Basil Dicke
and Jack Logan, of the 1865 pound
type. For the third number Fred
Simpson and Kid Vernon have been
matched at 145 pounds for four
rounds. The last attraction. which
will be lively mix-up. will be a
battle between Sam Goodman, OF Pa
ducah. and Joe Strauss. of Hot
Springs. Ark. Only white people
will be admitted to the event and a
big crowd will no doubt be on hand.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-05-17
OFF FOR SCHOOL
TEACHERS WILL BECOME PU-
Pills THIS SUMMER.
Where They win Spend Vacation
Months Improving
Themselves.

Public school teachers are now
preparing to enter normal schools
as soon as the present school SEM
ester Is completed. II Is expected
that the majority OF the teachers
will attend normal school during the
vacation. although only the younger
teachers are required to secure the
training. The teachers will attend
various schools, some OF them choos-
ing state schools. while others Will
so to the northern schools. About
12 teachers will attend the Michigan
state school at Ypsilanti. Mich. BY
choosing northern schools the teach
ers will avoid the hot weather. and
at the same time enjoy a rest and
change OF climate.
In the high school several mem
bers OF the faculty will attend sum
mer school. Prof. w. NJ. SugE will
resume his work in the University OF
Chicago. Prof. Hugh II. Craig. of
the science department. will take a
southern tip. but will spend most OF
the summer in New York. where
he probably will enter summer
school Miss Elizabeth Graham.
who was elected TO the chair OF Eng
lish. Will take special work In Eng
l,sh and expression In Ashland. o..
under Or. Byron W King. Miss Lucy
l'inncy viii study at Wooster un'-
versity at her home In Wooster. o.
Mrs M. y. Llgon. who retircs as
English teacher. viii take special
work In English in the Columbia
university In New York. Miss Emma
Acker. who was elected TO the post
tion OF supervisor Of drawing will
attend the University Of Chicago.
Many favorable replies have been
received by Superintendent ]. A.
Carnagey from students in the high
school aud pupils OF the Eighth
grade. regarding their plans for next
year. Prof. Carnagea wrote the
children a letter asking whether
their intention was TO remain IN
school, aud telling them he would
be glad 10 offer any advice possible
Since the letters were sent. he has
received many replies from the chill
eren. Most OF the graduates from
the eighth grade will attend the
hieh school next year. according IA
the letters.
This afternoon committees from
the freshman. sophomore and junior
classes and the members OF the
faculty will meet for the purpose OF
arranging for the reception 60 be
reception TO be given In honor OF
the senior class The details have
not been arranged. but II IN expect.
Cd 10 give reception with dance
at the Three Links building instead
OF having the reception at the high
school.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-05-17

dlture the fiscal court will ask the
aid of farmers and others who will
be benfited by the road to aid in
its construction. IL is probable that
the plan which has proved so sue
cessful IN McCracken county wdll be
adopted In Ballard. Under this
method the farmers subscribed
either in help or teams, what was
equivalent to one-half the cost OF
construction, the fiscal court paying
the other half. Should the farmers
Of Ballard county take kindly 10
this plan the trans-county road VIII
,materialize much sooner than wouu
otherwise be possible. Under SIM
|, liar arrangement another Pur-
chase" county, Marshall. has bush
good many miles of good roads ano
,still another. Graves, has decided 10
give the plan a trial.
The Purchase" Is well supplied
with road-making material. In every
county ironstone gravel Is abundant.
and even the beds OF the small
streams contain much of this gravel.
which makes a roadway second TO
none. II is estimated that the pro
posed trans-county road in Ballard
will cost $1,000 a mile With CO.
Operation on the part of those di-
rectly benefited. the thoroughfare
should become an actuahty In com
paratively short period of time.
II augurs well for future highway
Improvement in Kentucky that so
many counties are taking hold OF the
road problem in practical way. IL
Is a problem that cannot be solved
in a day or a year, but the sooner
that fiscal courts can be induced to
handle II intelhgently the sooner We
shall have a system OF good roads.
There is only one right way to build
roads and that is to build with a
view to permanence and reduced
cost OF maintenance.
From an agricultural standpoint,
Ballard Is one of the best counties
| IN the state. II produces enormous
crops of tobacco, corn, wheat and
lother products. It's farmers are
prosperous. but they pay a heavy
tax for bad roads. They are to be
Congratulated on having a county
administration which is seeking 10
bring about an Improvement that Is
so badly needed.-Courier-Journah
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-05-17

result OF the fright there has been
a mighty increase In the parsons
flock, and in order that every old
seasoned sinner may be made ready
TO step within the pearly gates at
a moments notice. prayer meeting
mas been held every night for about
two weeks. So confident are the
negroes that the earth viii be de-
stroyed that some have ceased all
work, and are living easy with the
belief that labor this month will be
useless. One old colored woman. for
several years has been gardening
and has already supplied many fam
ilies with fresh vegetables. This
spring she made no effort TO plant
a garden. and her customers were
uneasy about her failure to start
her garden at the proper time. One
day she was asked the reason of her
neglect OF the garden and said:
"Lawdy, white folks. his heah ole
earth am comm TO an end May IS,
and what am de use OF workin' now.
Might as well enjoy the las days
heah in peace"
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-05-17

when one has learned how Padu-
cab. KY. reduced her death rate from
2s in the thousand in 1909, to 1916
/ in the thousand in 1909. he begins
Ito comprehend the unique conditions
which Mrs Caroline Bartlett Crane,
1.-THE woman who cleaned up Kala-
mazoo," revealed when she discov-
cred Paducah during her recent trip
over Kentucky at the instance Of the
state board of health. But to appre-
ciate the remarkable change he must
know his Paducah.
Most town sites are selected with
an eye to residential advantages and
then. by and by, the people set
about to create favorable business
conditions as best they may.
Paducah's origin and history are
just the reverse Of this process. Pa
ducah did not spring into being be-
cause somebody wanted to live there;
she grew and became the chief city
OF territory extending $50 miles
in every direction, because people
had 20 live there. Paducah, as a
city, was inevitable; because her
site is a stragetic commercial point.
ISituated at the mouth of the Ten
|nessee, which carries freight for a
thousand miles through East and
West Tennessee, Alabama. Mississip-
pi and Kentucky into the Ohio; fifty
miles from the Mississippi and twenty
miles from the mouth of the majes-
tic Cumberland, she also happens to
be the nearest railroad point to the
latter stream. Thus, the site at
tained some commercial Importance,
before railroads reached the west.
Four lines OF the Illinois Central sys
tenn, radiate from Paducah TO Chi
cago. St Louis, Memphis and Louis
Vile; the Nashville, Chattanooga &
st. Louis extends to Memphis and
Nashville: and the Burlington, which
has built into Metropolis, Ill, Just
across the Ohio river and has a five
million dollar bridge in course OF
construction. owns the franchise and
a right of way for a Belt line about
Paducah.
The territory about Paducah is
Irich in Indian ore, and Grant used
It as a base OF operations against
Donelson. In war and peace. since
man has trod this continent. the site
OF Paducah has been of stragetic
importance as key to transporta-
ton east, west, north and south.
This explains what Mrs. Crane
found-a people additionally as
sured OF the certainty of their des-
tiny, who. instead OF spending mon
ey advertising the city, were spend
ing 1t intelligently in preparation for
eventual growth which is inevitable.
Paducah has a population of 30,-
1000 people. The city boasts OF no
great altitude and is perfectly level.
Lack OF surface drainage ruined the
streets, and was responsible for stag
nant water and all its dire accom-
painments. It was to these natural
ly disadvantageous conditions the
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-05-17
AN INEVITABLE METROPOLIS

people addressed themselves so eff
fectively as to elicit exclamations OF
pleased surprise from so experienced
a woman as Mrs. Calodine Bartlett
Crane. They built a complete Ss-
tenn of sewers, sanitary and storm
water, the latter to drain the surface
by means of catch basins In the gut
ters; they have a water works sys-
tenn, pronounced by the state board
OF health to be the best In the state:
the board of health and the board
OF public works, cooperating, began
oiling the ponds and bayous and mo-
squitoes ceased to exist so far as
Paducah was concerned; those streets
that are not paved with bitulithic or
brick, are built with a crown of the
famous "Paducah gravel" and are
treated with an odorless mixture of
petroleum and asphaltum. that pre-
serves the roadbed and lays the dust.
The paved streets are cleaned daily
, with flush tanks. supported by a
corps of white wings" with shovels
and carts.
Mrs. Crane reported Paducah's
streets TO be the best kept OF any
she had seen in city OF the size,
and she found one model dairy here.
the rest of them above the average.
and all the abattoirs worthy of
praise. These are repeatedly inspect
ed by the meat and milk inspector,
who uses the tuberculin test on the
stock.
The sanitary ordinances OF Padu-
cab are stringent and quarantine has
been enforced In tubercular cases for
two years: school teachers ad domes-
tic employees are required to furnish
medical certificates of freedom from
tuberculosis or other communicable
disease.
This year a municipal tuberculosis
colony has been established on the
highest point in the county, with
pure spring water TO drink and per-
feet sanitary equipment for the care
OF the patients
iut tiNy udS tWo tANtAtht uocpi-
tails: Riverside, maintained by the
city with pay and charity wards;
and the Illinois Central hospital main
tained by the railroad employees.
A spirit OF cooperation on the
part Of citizens, which relieves law
enforcement of much Of It's odium,
and a system of exacting Inspection
keep health conditions high the year
around. The mayor. the commits
sioners OF public works and the
health Officer are young men. and
have made improvements popular
The park board has started a con-
nected system of parks and boule-
wards; the city maintains a fine mar
ket and free wharf; 1t boasts large
free library, excellent schools, a
good street car system and beautiful
churches.
The accompanying photographs es-
lpecially emphasize the stress Padu-
cab has laid on health az a prime
factor in municipal growth.-From
The Prospectus.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-05-17
Kenfuckg Kernels

Daughter OF Rev. Carter Helm
Jones elopes with mining engineer.
r. b. Poindexter. SIS, dies at Hop
kinsyille.
Rev. NJ. L. Clements. Cumberland
preacher of Hopkinsvllle. goes to
North Dakota for bride.
Unintentonal omission of three
ciphers reduces intended bequest by
grandmother to Margaret Allis,
Louisville. from s25, 900 to s25.
Miss Taylor Jackson and Mrs.
George Kelly indicted at Henderson
for aiding prisoners to escape.
Beef cattle breeders meet at State
university May "a.
Kentucky hemp culture decreases
from 5000 acres to so acres.
Sam Burns. Daviess county, found
dead in barn.
Franfort infant swallows peanut
|and dies.
Three Divorces at Catlettsburg en-
ter suicide pact, one sticks 10 II.
Edward Lyke Startling. old time
editor of Henderson, dies.
The new Catholic church OF 81.
Philips, Campbell county. dedicated.
Mrs. Benjamin Hills bitten by a
mad dog. died from hydrophobia at
Dayton.
Whitesburg ready for the execu-
tion OF Floyd Frazier, murderer Of
Ellen Flannery.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-05-17
THE BUREAU OF MINES.

When President Taft signed the
bureau of mines bill a step was
taken, which will eventually rid
America of disgracefully shocking
conditions. that have produced a
train of horrible fatalities the last
twelve months. This bureau will
centralize the protection of life and
property in mines. It is absurd to
say that mining companies do not
care anything about the safety OF
employees. since-putting it on a
purely selfish basis-they are COM
PEELED TO pay out vast sums in dam
ages. and nearly always the prop
erty loss to the company. when not
total. amounts to hundreds OF thou
sands of dollars.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-05-17
CRAP GAME
PROVES PROFITABLE TO CITY
THIS MORNING.
Participants In the Game Did Not
Realize So Much-Police
Court.

Police Sergeant Lige Cross and
Patrolmen Hickman aud Beavers
realized more for the city out of a
crap game early this morning than
the colored "shootists" did them
selves.
For several months Sergeant Cross
had been trying to make a raid on a
game that took place now and then In
an alley between seventh and Eighth
and Jackson and Ohio streets. Last
night he received a tip that the
game was on and with Patrolmen
Rickman and Beavers he stole quiet
ly to the spot where nine dusky
players were huddled In a circle and
using loud coaxing words to pair
OF busy dice.
emerged from their concealment and
surprised the group. They were
hustled to the police station and this
morning in police court all pleaded
guilty and were fined $40 each. All
paid their fines. netting the city
$3.50. The negroes were: Henry
Hawkins. John Dabney, Henry Gren-
tel. Walter Maze. Ben Hopper. James
Dawson. sam Wilson. Jim Crayens
and Bob Clark.
The trial OF John Breckenridge
charged with malicious cutting and
wounding with intent TO kill. was
continued until tomorrow. Brecken.
ridge is alleged TO have stabbed
John Kyle on May 3.
other cases this morning were:
Breach of ordinance-Frsnk Hale
sentenced to 30 days In the county
jail: Inez Armstrong. fined $40.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-05-17

Eighteen candidates were given
the Royal Arch degree In Masonry
last ndght by the Paducah chapter
r. A. NJ. The work began- yesterday
afternoon at 4 O'Clock in the Fra
ternits' building. At O'Clock last
night banquet was served by' the
ladies' OF the Eastern Star. After
the banquet the work was resumed.
and was not completed until about
midnight.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-05-17
STATE PREss
. sssssvsvssssss' . I
As TO McCreary.

As TO McCreary.
There IL a great deal OF specula-
tbon Just at this time in regard to
who will be the next standard bear
er OF the Democratic party In the
gubernatorial race. From a survey
of the field. there are many conflict
ing factions who threaten TO disrupt
the party unless the pet of some
crowd is given the nomination. This
Is no time for internal strife and
some heed should be given to the
rank and file OF the party In the ru-
raj districts. There seems to be no
man In the limefight just at this
time who would give more general
satisfaction to Democrats In all parts
of the state than the Hon. James B.
McCreary. He Is possessed Of adj
the qualifications necessary to make
a good governor, is great harmon
izer and Is rich in all the qualifica-
tions that go to make an IDEAL can
didate.-Ballard Yeoman.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-05-17
sheriff ogilvie VIII Farm.

Former Sheriff John w ogilvie
has purchased a farm on the Cairo
road about four miles from the city
limits, and probably will return to
the county for few months. Since
the expiration OF his term as sheriff
Mr.. Ogilvie has been busy closing
the business and making back collec-
tions. Mr.. Ogilvie is good farmer
and may retire from public life.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-05-17

woodvllle. XIV. died yesterday morn
ing OF consumption. she Wa 30
years old and a native OF Virginia.
she had been llvins In this county
fo- several years. The funeral was
conducted az II O'Clock this morn
Ing and burial was at the Bayou Bap
tlst church cemetery. The Rev.
Ware oficlated
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-05-17
President Taft has coined a valua.

President Taft has coined a valua-
BILE expression. He says he has mo
pride OF opinion, and that he is
willing that the congress should
amend the bills he drafted and in
troduced. IL features. which the
party pledged itself to secure are
allowed to remain intact. The rail-
road bill, with every feature he de-
manded. has been passed by con-
Rress.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-05-17
NO GRADE CROSSING IN THE
p CKX

NO GRADE CROSSING IN THE
SKY.
Just because We are assured that
no catastrophe will attend our pass
age through the tail OF Halley's
comet, and anticipate no remarkable
spectacular phenomena, we must not
assume that the event is common
place; for 1t never occurred before
We shall pass through the tail OF
the comet at the moment when the
head of the celestial monster lies in
a straight line between the earth
and sun. When the moon. Mercury
or Venus. the only regular members
OF our solar system who ever do Il.
happen to cut across between us and
the sun on the plane of our eliptlcal
an eclipse is the result; but, scien-
fists tell us that In hemispheres
where II is daylight when the transit
II made, the sun will shine through
the comet with scarcely diminished
brilliance.
II is seldom that the planets ol
comets transit the sun; that is. eros.
between us and the sun, and tn,
comet will drop below the plane o
our elipticai a few million miles be
fore crossing our track, thus avoid
ing the possibility OF a collision
should we both arrive at the poin
of crossing al the same time. Proyi
dence set good example b
terrestrial transportation lines b,
eliminating grade crossings from tn
beginning.
January IS the comet crosse
our orbit 15.O00yO00 miles abov
the plane Of the eliptical tomorrow
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-05-17
A Good Move in ballard.

The fiscal court of Ballard county
has decided that II is time to do
some permanent road building. It
has set aside $1,000 10 be used for
that purpose and the first money to
be spent is to begin the construction
of central, trans-county road from
wlckbfffe to Woodville. distance Of
some % miles.
OF course. $1,000 will not build a
road of that length, but It will make
a beginning of a good roads system.
and In order to get the best possible
results at the lowest possible expen-
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-05-17

We trust the coal companies and
the Burlington will have no difi-
Guilty in arriving at a solution OF the
problem, how to secure bridge over
the Ohio without seriously interfer-
ing with the operations Of coal fleets.
Neither side. we believe. will be un-
reasonable.