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The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-24
"The Ice Man Is An Ice Man"

"The Ice Man Is An Ice Man."
The ice man in Paducah is getting
Just twice as much for hundred
pounds OF frozen water today as he
was getting this time last year. Ice
Is selling for so cents a hundred and
housewives are not getting any extra
measure, either. The cause of the
high price is claimed among the
owners to be the result OF the pres
ent era Of the high cost of living. A
well known Ice dealer said today
that he didn't see any reason for ice
being so high. and said the limit In
price ought not to exceed 80 cents
Last spring ice sold for 20 cents a
hundred and the warm milk and but.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-24
Cairo strikers Re.aliate.

Cairo. W., March 2i.--The strik-
ing leather workers retaliated for the
arrest OF two union men by securing
a warrant charging non-union
harness maker with disorderly con-
duct by using indecent language to
the union pickets who sought to per
suade him from working In the Har-
riss saddlery factory.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-24

The news OF Mr.. Bodkin's death
came as a surprise to his many Pa.
duach friends. as about 25 years age
he resided In the city. and his wife
Is daughter Of the late DR.. Roof
who resided In the st. Johns neigh
borhood In the county. He was a
brother-in law Of Mr.. A. w. Greif,
secretary OF the Elks Mr.. Greif
left this morning for Bardwell TO at
tend the funeral aud burial.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-24
High Cost ofLix'inS
Cited By The Icemen

ter served on some tables in Paducah
are easily accounted for. 1t is not
likely that the price will advance
from the present, but II is expected
II will take a downward path before
the summer closes. At any rate most
people are praying for such a thing
to happen.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-24
POSTMASTER AT
BARDWELL DIES
Asa BoDKIN, PROMINENT CITI-
ZEN AND POLITICIAN
PASSES AWAY.

Bardwell. Ky. March 24-tSpe.
cial.)--Postmaster Asa Bodkin. 50
years old. died here last night fol.
lowing short illness OF uraemiC
blood poisoning. He was one OF
the most prominent citizens OF Car
isle county, and a good politician
He was serving as postmaster. and
bis reappolntment was already as
ured. He was president Of The
Peoples bank. and a splendid busi-
ness man. He came TO Bardwell
from Paducah.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-24
Cutters will Be Cleaned

Street Inspector Ernest Bell has
been authorized by the board of pub
Tic works to put an extra force &C
work cleaning cutters. and started
In today to relieve conditions pro-
duced by stagnant water.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-24
John Ophant Figures in Muskogee Bridge Graft Gases
Firemen and Railroad Managers
Sign Agreement For Arbitration
of Demands on Western Lines
AETNA ACTIVE.

Naples, March 24.-Mount
, Aetna is eruptmg. Lava is In
, creasing alarmingiy today and
, now threatens the towns OF
, Borelloaa, Bell Passe and San
, Leo. A fresh crater Is open.
The inhabitants of the threat
ened towns are fleeing for safety
The prefect of Cattana has ar I
rived and taken charge OF the I
situation. Immense damage is I
} already done. I
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-24

City Auditor Alex Kirkland is ex-
pected home the first of the week
from Kenosha, Wis. where he was
successfully treated for a nervous
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-24

l, all Of them. But / don't care.
will make $4,000 ON it. anyway. w
l.. BOWER. Attest: A. Y. MARTIN,
Notary Public.
JUDGE PATTERsON's STATE
MENT.
November 6, 1909, The Evening
Sun contained an interview with
County Judge w. T. Patterson, Of
Galloway county, who said:
Mr.. Mitchie, a representative Of the
vincennes Bridge company, told me
I'm substance Just what Bower swears
TO. MIR. Mitchie said to me he had a
crew working on a bridge just out
side Paducah that should have been
through in time to start on our bridge
but that they had trouble about the
contract, and IL delayed them. He
described to me the specifications OF
the contract, which compelled ths
company to take sand of a certain
concern, cement of another and otheI
materials from certain others. HI
said TO me In plain words that Mr.
Oliphant told him he found the wors
bunch of grafters In McCracken coun
lty he ever had met.
THE BRIDGE DEAL.
What a lively time was experienced
in getting the work done is also well
remembered. Road Supervisor Bert
johnson resigned, and was appointed
by the county at 500 a month TO
supervise the construction. He made
a trip to vincennes and resigned from
that position, and was made sub-con-
tractor by the company for the Per-
kins' creek bridge. Then a young
man wholly unacquainted with bridge
building and cement. was appointed
to supervise the construction OF the
Clark's river bridge. The specifica-
tions for It were such, 1t was stated
by local contractor, that the COM
pany could stuff hollow cement piers
with alfalfa, IL It was not too expen-
sive, IL II wished to. and there was
no penalty clause for the completion
of the bridge within the specified
time, or a guaranty bond to be for
feited to the county II the bridge
failed to stand the test of time. How
we'll the company built the bridge Is
only for experts to question now;
but II the bridge was we'll built. II Is
a tribute to the good faith OF the
company. which would be out moth
ing but its reputation, If it had cheat
ed the county.
A pretense of an investigation OF
The Evening Suns charges were hur-
riedly made. but John T. Oliphant
was not summoned before the grand
jury. although Muskogee had no
trouble IN getting him. and there the
whole nasty business rested until this
good day brings to hight contributory
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-24

Washington, March "a. Especially
--latest reports here say Thatcher is
sure to be appointed governor of the
canal zone.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-24
THB WEATHER

The predictions and tempera-
tR-e for the iass twenty-four
hours will be found at the top
Of the seventh column on page
four.
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COUNCIL PASSES
TAXRATE TUESDAY
WILL REMAIN AT s1.S5 FOR
THIS YEAR--WORK ON
TAX BILLS.

800 valuation OF property Will be
Itls5, the same as last year. This
was agreed upon by the finance com
mittee. treasurer and auditor. Mayor
James p. Smith has issued a call for
a joint meeting OF the general coun-
Gil next Tuesday night at 1880 o'clock
for the purpose OF giving adoption TO
the tax levy ordinance. In the mean
time the ordinance will be drawn by
City Solicitor James p. Campbell, Jr.
The Tax Books.
The city board or supervisors hav-
ing closed the books OF the city. they
were turned over to City Clerk Maui
rice Mcintyre this morning and he
began making out the tax bills. as
sisted by Joe Woods. who has been
employed by the city to assist In the
work. City Assessor J. Wes Orr Is
also he'ping. Owing to the tedious
figuring the work will require FIVE
weeks OF constant toll. Bills are to
be made out In triplicate form, the
original being sent to the taxpayer,
the duplicate being filed with the city
auditor and the triplicate being turned
over 10 the city treasurer. The bins
are made out payable IN June for the
FIRST half and In December for the
last half OF the year. The number OF
poll taxes is approximately 1000.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-24

Mr.. and Mrs. T. r. Gresham.
OF Barlow. are the parents of fine
girl baby.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-24
THE MUsKOGEE AFFAIR.

In reply to an inquiry from The
Evening Sun, the Muskogee Times
Democrat wrote: -.
board of county commissioners. and
County Surveyor Charles Hagerty are
under indictment for accepting ST.
400 bribes from Vincennes Qndiana)
Bridge works, connection with $2f,-
900 bridge contracts. Manager of
company testified.
January 3. 1910, tie Muskogee
said:
The grand jury reconvened at
a. m. today after the holiday recess
and began taking the testimony of
additional witnesses apparently I'm the
cases OF the suspended county COM
missioners.
The fact that John It. Oiiphant, first
vice-president of the Vincennes
Bridge company, was brought here
all the way from vincennes, Ind, and
was one of the first witnesses to go
before the grand jury today, is taken
as an indication that Acting Attorney
Linebaugh and Special Attorney
Smith are sparing no expense to the
county in making the investigation
thorough. Mr.. Oliphant Is manager
of the bridge company, which secured
contracts from the old board OF coun-
ty commissioners to erect bridges in
the county.
January Z, 1910, the Muskogee
Times-Democrat said:
The special grand jury probe has
distinguished itself by bringing TO
light the alleged practice Of bribery
OF public officials in this county ON a
ten per cent basis.
Bert II. Greer, the well known Inn
plement dealer, has drawn a prize In
the ten per cent class established by
the indictment of County Commis-
sioner sutton and County Surveyor
Hagerty in the bridge matters.
BOWERS AFFIDAVIT.
On October IS, 1909. w. l.. Bower
made the following affidavit. which
was published in The Evening Sun:
He was in company WIN D. Il. Oii-
phant, president of the Vinrennes
Bridge company, from about 7 O'clock
on the morning of August 4 until the
Louisville train left near IL o'clock
that day, and that he cOnversed with
said J. T. Oliphant during the time,
and that said J. Il. Oliphant made
statement to him concerning the con-
tract for the Clark's river and Per-
kins' creek bridges and that state
ment was made without solicitation
on the part of this afiiant, nor was
he requested TO keep any part OF IL
secret and that the statement was In
words and figures as follows, to-wit:
l''This Is the fiercest bunch In Me-
lCracken county that have ever gone
up against and l have been in the
bridge building business for a num-
ber OF years and l have 3S foremen
OF bridge construction. had TO fix
the whole gang. had 10 settle with
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-24

Washington. March 24.-Ambassa.
dor Strauss. who met Roosevelt in
Cairo today. was secretary of com.
merce in the last cabinet. 1t was
learned here today that he hurried
on a trip from Constantinople in re-
sponse to a telegram from the presi'
dent. with the assistant of former ad.
wiser Roosevelt hopes to keep tab on
political events. Strauss makes the
second favorite Of the former admin
istration summoned for a conference
the first being Clifford Pinchot.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-24

Indianapolis, March 24.-Thou-
sands of people gathered at the sta
tion on the arrival home OF former
vice-President Fairbanks from his
trip around the world. The vice
presidential salute was given. He
was met by a reception committee
composed OF delegation OF mayors
Of Indiana cities, detachment oi
United States cavalry, the state
militia and thousands OF school chill
|dren. He gave an address and then
was taken home.
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some form or other. OF course, 1t has
been answered many times, probably
as often as it has been propounded.
But 1t is safe TO say that many are
still unassured as to the exact.
The majority quite naturally answers
that marriage SHOULD BE for love only,
regardless of monetary considerations
Perhaps that is the correct solution
of the riddle, though there are doubt
less many who do not think just that
way.
At any rate, the manner in which
the question is presented in The God
dess OF Liberty, the surprising comedy
with music which Mr.. Mort H. Singer
will present with Joseph e. Howard
Americas foremost musical comedy
star, at the Fargo operahouse next
Monday evening is by far the neatest
presentation which theatre-g oers have
Witnessed for long, long time.
All the world, we have told, loves q
lover And all the world, just as
surely, loves to see the right love con-
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Politicians Become Heroes

Chicago, Sept. Candidates for
public offices have resorted to many
shades and grades of heroics to gain
the spotlight. One recently adopted a
donkey as his vehicle of transporta-
ton. Another prevented man from
committing suicide by giving him q $40
bill. Still another held baby for a
mother who didn't come back"
But two prospective statesmen BIOS
somed out as ~full-hedged heroes. They
braved fire and rescued three wom-
en-one bedridden-from probable suf-
location, If not cremation.
And they won't have to spread the
news themselves, for the women were
so happy and grateful that they prom
ised to. canvass the districts and an
peal to the women-who tell their hus-
bands how to vote--to elect the two
candidates who risked their lives to
save three women.
The "haloed'' candidates are Ches-
ter w. Church, a republican, who
wants to be representative from the
Eleventh district, and DIR. William H.
Reid, who is seeking the republican
nomination for senator.
Women Herald News Of Heroisnn.
The women who will become heralds
of the hero stunt are Mrs. Anna
Kimball, Miss May Taylor and Miss
Emma Crofoot, all Of whom live at
344 West Sixty third street
The two candidates were at the
Juliet hotel, Stewart avenue and sixty
third street, when they saw Ching Ton
dash out of his laundry below the
Kimball fiat and veil the Chinese for
fire"
DR.. Reid and Church dashed through
the dense smoke up the stairs and
found Mrs. Kirnball sick in bed at
tended by the two girls. all unaware of
their peril Reid led the two girls to
safety, while Church became. for the
nonce, a ladies maid and partially
dressed Mrs. Kimball Then Reid re-
turned and the two carried the woman
from the building.
"They certainly played the role of
heroes said Mrs. Kimball. Had we
been left in the fiat there ID no telling
what would have happened to us"
Ching TOMS laundry was destroyed.
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casionally indecent, The Blue Mouse,
based as it is on mans cupidity and
woman's frailty, might have been
Clyde Fftch's Inspiration for that ter
rible drama, The City, the play
Wright's last contribution to the stage
for the frivolous little Mouse" in her
frivolous little way points no less
clearly, IL less accusingly, to the de-
generacy and the indecencies of GER
tain phases of city life, than If she
We're tragic figure in a problem
drama"
The farce, which Clyde Fitch bor-
rowed from the German, tells of a
lecherous old railroad president, who,
forgetting the homely wife of his hum
bic days plays the gay old boy with
the pretty wives of his various clerks.
He'll employ only clerks who have
pretty wives, and IL the clerk Is dis
Greet" il he attends to his own BUSH
ness-not to his wifes affairs--if
he will take frequent trips out of town,
promotion viii be his quick reward.
But the president had one clerk, who,
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The Grand--vaudeuilla.

Ptckard's famous troupe of trained
seals and sea lions will be the head
line attraction of the new bill at the
Grand, commencing Monday, Sept. 10.
Their full brass band and the wonder
full sense Of equilibrium possessed by
these clumsy animals viii be utilized
to the full in startling feats of bal
ancang and Juggling.
Dan Roby Is billed in as a black
faced comedian whose methods of en-
PERTAINING are said to be different from
those generally employed by such en-
tertainers.
The Bransons, novelty electrical
hoop rollers, promise several novelties
In their peculiar field, and will give
a clever entertainment in which swift
ness and dexterity will be shown.
The comedy will be furnished by
Van Barley & Co, a team said to be
capable of making their comedy
sketch, The Man Outside, a better
status than the average fifteen minute
farce.
A new illustrated song by Lloyd
Harmon will be a regular feature as
will be a series of moving pictures
from an European studio.
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author of Brown of Harvard.
Mr.. Scott plays the part of a re-
porter who offers himself as a prize
in a lottery which is conducted by his
paper for the purpose of gaining cir
culation. The prize being a husband,
1t Is but natural that the sale of cou-
pons is confined to the female sex. The
sale finally reaches 100000 coupons.
Although in love with the girl whom
ne has met since the Inauguration Of
the lottery, the reporter loses himself
to an old maid, but happily a means is
found Of wrestling the winning num-
Der from the haggard but hopeful
dame, she receiving in return for her
disappointment a money settlement,
and tall, bushy-haired policeman.
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FARGO oPERAHousE.
Sept. 19-Goddess Of Liberty.
Sept. 23-The Blue Mouse.
Sept. 24-The Lottery Man.

Lie has many important questions
winch have never been aswered to the
entire satisfaction Of the creatures Of
the earth, at least not for all Of them.
one Is the riddle which asks whether
man or woman shall marry for love
or money. Like all the other big ques-
tions that confront every man and
woman in the universe at some mile
stone or other along lfe's pathway, it
10 forever and aye cropping out in
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Shubert company. A tiny little body,
pert and pretty, Miss Merritt invests
the role Of the Salome dancer with a
childish candor rather than with
worldly wiseness. II she doesn't take
the trouble to be good, it's quite clear
that she Is never Intentionally bad.
She's the product Of her environment
more to be pitied than preached at.
Miss Merritt's support is excellent
and the merry play is prettily staged,
and the star herself wears lovely
gowns and lovelier hats.
Sam s. and Lee Shubert present
Cyril Scott at the Fargo operahouse
newt Saturday evening in the seasons
laughing success, The Lottery Man,
comedy by Rida Johnson Young,
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though willing enough to sell wom-
ans honor for his professional adj
vancement, preferred to sell some
other woman than his wife. So he
hires dancer. The Blue Mouse to
pretend she's his wife, and lure the
old president into an agreement to
make him division superintendent
OF the road.
This deception naturally leads to
complications, and when the real wife
and the bogus wife, and the deceived
wife. the two deceiving husbands, and
the trusting lover of The Blue Mouse
become entangled in the net, the stu
ations are exciting and. despite the
broadness Of their humor, sometimes
funny.
Grace Merritt. who. when last secs
in st. Paul, wore the trailing brocades
OF Mary Tudor, is the Mouse III the
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quor over the wrong.
In The Goddess of Liberty the puz-
zle presented arises over the love af-
fairs Of young and adventurous
nobIenran who lis about to wed young
American girl because he is in urgent
need OF money. The young woman,
pretty but rather overbearing, has a
cousin who is thought to be anything
but rich.
When the young man meets the two
cousins he decides he loves the sup
posedly poor one, rather than the one
with millions. A pretty love story
leads up to that realization on the
young mans part.
He makes his decision just before
the play closes and so far none Of
those who have attended a perform
ance Of The Goddess OF Liberty and
there have been many thousands Of
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10000 Pupils CROWD SCHOOLS WITH OPEN
ING OF TERM EXCEEDING POPULATION OTHER CITIES
EXCEPT CHICAGO AND OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES RULING MAKES
1T NECESSARY PROVE THEY WERE RoRN-EN.
GINEER SAYS NEW York; COULD BE REPRODUCED IN YEAR
BACKING ASSERTION WITH BUILDING REcoRDs-cTY NOW TO
FURNISH LUxURlEs TO ITS PRlsoNERs-NEw DIRECTORY TO
SHOW TWICE AS MANY SMITHS AS JoNEs-wALL STREETS
MYSTERIOUS MALADY PUZZLES FINANCIAL DOCTORS.
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City prisoners in the future will be
prisoners in name only. In reality
they will be the city's guests, for once
their forcible detention has begun, in
addition to necessities such as food
and bed, they are to be provided
with Injuries which many of them
could never afford while free. Within
a reasonable specific limit prisoners
as soon as they are locked I'D here
after Will be entitled to free telephone
calls, stationery and postage for the
purpose of communicating with their
friends and summonlng assistance
While this new ruling has brought
JOY to those who come within the
grasp Of the law, it has brought sor-
row to the petty officers who inaugur-
ated its administration, since they
have long regarded the graft resulting
from the furnishing of these conven-
fences as one of their perquisites. And
very good graft, 1t has been If ac-
counts may be believed, for IL is stated
that prisoners frequently have been
called upon to pay a dollar to have
writing material Struggled" to them
and another dollar for the privilege
OF having the letter mailed; all at an
expense of two cents to the kindly
officer. Eventually, however the evil
became so widespread that the city
has been forced to step in and kill the
graft which often brought a return
of 10000 per cent on a two cent post
age stamp.
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them every week, has seen At to ques-
ton his Judgment.
The St Paul Daily News under date
Of Sept. IL has the following to say Of
The Blue Mouse:
Il got the money, dearie-you don't
need to care how I done it."
Quite appropriately The Blue Mouse
ends it's three acts Of frolicsome fun
on this tag, and with this, her final
sally, the poor little Mouse" pretty,
ignorant, big hearted. immoral rather
than immoral, explains herself and
proclaims her creed: Get money for
yourself and for your friends and
never mind how you get it,
Though it's rolldcking farce, over
flowing with noisy fun that's only oc-
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Even If Rome was not built in a
day, New York could be rebuilt in d
year. This is the astonishing state
ment of local engineer who asserts
that were the second city in the world
wiped off the map 1t could be repro
duced SO far as its buildings are con-
cerned, within a twelve month, pro-
vided there were no shortage Of labor
and material. Never before has build
ing construction so closely approach
ed the work of the genif who produc-
ed castles over night and the facts
cited to back this remarkable opinion
are such as to leave little room for
to doubt 1t at least in theory. To put
up the highestgskysc within a
year is now easily possible. Indeed
this would be nowhere near a record.
There is a downtown corner today. on
which there is not even the vestige of
a foundation, which bears a sign an
nouncing that a thirty-o one story build
ing will be ready for occupancy there
in eight months. This, however is in
the future while the engineers state
ment is backed by two record breaking
achievements which have recently
taken place. The first was the demol-
ishing of the fifteen story Hanover
bank building in thirty-f1ve days, so
that at the end Of that time not a sign
of 1t remained. The second consider
alton even more remarkable, was the
erection and closing in of the new
fifteen story Hotel Rector in Longacre
square in eight weeks, a feat which
has never been approached before.
Therefore 1t would be physically pos
stble to tear down one fifteen story
building and erect similar one on the
same site in three months, OF course
the hotel In question was not COM
pleted inside within the eight week
period, but as it is to be ready by the
middle Of December that would bring
the total time for the whole operation
to less than seven months. AS the
average building in New York is far
from tifteen stories in height, 1t is |
therefore apparent that given labor |