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The Paducah evening sun., 1910-01-18
MAYFIELD P. M.
JERRY MASON GETS THE AP-
POINTNIENT.
He Has Seen Omcc Grow From Very
small to I.mge Proportions.

NavGcld. Ky, Jan. 1S.-Jerry b.
Mason will be the postmaster of May
field postonico during the next four
wears according TO his commission.
which has been received stating that
l1910.
Mr.. Mason was appointed last
August i'm place OF l.. W. Key, who
resigned. and was. TO hold on until an
for fun term was
made. which has just recently been
done.
Mr.. Mason Is 95 years old and the
son of j. Il. Mason. a prominent
farmer OF Hickory Grove lie has
lived in Mayield for Il years and has
seen service in the Mayheld ofiice. In
fact he has seen the Office grow from
when only 5000 was allowed for
clerk hire and that for one person
until today when the clerk hire ~
l$G.O00 with FIVE clerks There are
now - rural carriers and two city
carriers.
Postmaster Mason served as assist
amt under Postmaster W. $. Mason
under President Mckinley and also
under L. W. Key until the lattcrs
resignation. Tie began in the service
ll2 years ago. hut during that time he
was travelling salesman for four
years Mr Mason has always been
latteutiye TO his duties and has made
lam efficient. faithful aud popular OH
lcIal of Uncle sam. Since he has now
+ been chosen 60 n higher position
there Is no doubt but what ne will
make one OF the best poslmastors the
lefty OF Mayne,d ever had. lie is
always pleasing aud accommodating
and always strains a point to please
la fricnd - Messenger
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-01-18
Old Fire station Sold.

Old Fire Station Sold.
The action of the finance commit
tee in accepting the bid OF Friedman,
Keller & company, $1,000 for Cen
tral fire station on North Fourth
street, was ratified by the council.
Charles Robertson put in a bid Of
fering s4.S25.
on recommendation Of the finance
committee. s5.56s.1J less $50 for
electric wiring. the balance due Con-
tractor Jack Cole for the new city
hall work, was allowed. The report
showed that 1886 had been prev
iously paid
Accounts for half a month amount
ing to $11,375.12 were allowed.
On motion Of the finance commit
tee an ordinance, authorizing the
committee TO appoint committee
clerk was tabled, as the committed
has that right.
A request OF Friedman. Keller &
company. asking for the refund OF
$3.50 paid last year as a rectifier's
tax, was referred to City Solicitor
Campbell for Investigation. The
company claims the tax was not just
An amendment was ordered to the
ordinance, increasing the salary OF
the city light trimmer from $50 10
SEQ.
A motion was introduced by Coun.
'cilman Mayer for the opening OF
Husbands street from Fourth street
10 Sixth street, and that the finance
committee. in making the yearly ap-
portionments, set aside $500 for the
cost of a culvert and for the pur-
chase Of a small amount of property
Most of the property will be dedi-
Gated and the street is needed.
The ordinance committee was in
Istructed to bring In an ordinance in
creasing the salaries of policemen
firemen and all captains and engi-
neers $40 per month. They receive
SEQ at present.
On motion OF Councilman Duvall
the ordinance committee was asked
TO bring In an ordinance for the i'm
provement of an alley between Boyd
and Trimble streets. extending from
Boyd street TO Tenth street and for
the construction OF a drain.
Saloon licenses were granted A.
T. Bohanan, III South Third street,
and ] l.. Jones, 1897 Burnett street.
Both bonds were approved and ac-
cepted.
Theobod Peters. saloonist at 1O43
Broadway, was given permission to
move to 1O45 BroadVa;', next door.
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The Paducah evening sun., 1910-01-18

Elsie-"They're twins, aren't
they?"
Bob (sc0rnfully)-" you
dunerl Can't you see ones n boy
and one Is girl?"-London Opin-
ion.
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0DO Y0U0
. K N o W.

That the town Of Cheney was
named after a Boston capitalist,
who with a number of other east
ern men boosted Cheney as the
coming town of the Inland Empire
for number of years.
That there was a violent earth.
quake in the Inland Empire in
1873, that exceeded in violence any
thing ever experienced in this Sec
ton of the United States since that
time. =,
That the first white child born
in Spokane was girl and that she
was born to family by the name
of Bassett who lived about 10 rods
from the Post street bridge. She
was born in the winter of 1871 and
was drowned when still a child, in
a creek near Medical lake.
That the corner where the Trad.
run by man named Bell.
ers National bank now stands was
once occupied by grocery store
run by a man named Bell. o5
That next year, and not this year
as some think, will be the centen'
NAL of the foundation of the old
Spokane House or trading post
founded by the Astors.
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was entered into by the Shaw-Bor-
den Co. and the county board of
commissioners for the installation
of certain fixtures for the office of
county clerk. The contract provided
for the payment of $S255 within 10
days after the completio nof the
contract. The work was not COM
pleted until some time in the spring
of 1909, yet in violation of the con.
tract the old board of county COM
missioners, on January 4, 1909, al
lowed the bill for the full amount
While there was no evidence Sc
cured tending to convict any person
of criminal offense, yet the con-
duct of the county commissioners
In these two regards is condemned
by the grand jury.
BlGELOW GULCH ROAD.
The grand jury spent consider
able time Investigating the methods
employed by the county commits
sioners and the foreman of the
Bigelow gulch road. 1t was dis.
closed from the evidence that a
man who had been on the pay roll
as an employee of the county on the
road, gave the major portion of his
time to the personal work of the
foreman as Waterman and cook,
that complaint having come to the
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county commissioners; the foreman
returned to the county $191, the
sum drawn by this employe; and
the county commissioners permit
ted the wife of the foreman to fur
nish the vouchers as timekeeper,
for which she received 1920.
From the evidence disclosed, it
appears that she did perform the
service in the keeping Of time and
the drawing of vouchers and other
work necessarily incurred in such
an undertaking. While it appears
the claim may be just, the methods
by. the old county commits
sioners are subject to criticism.
PLUMBING.
We find from an examination of
the records in the auditors office
that thousands of dollars have been
expended during the past three
years for plumbing and repairs at
the courthouse and county Jail. We
made a careful examination of these
bills and secured evidence relative
to them, and believe that the same
was enormous for the work per-
formed and the service rendered,
but have been unable to secure any
evidence which would indicate any
criminal responsibility in this re-
SDect
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G O Min u Z d
b q u
P A G f O N Z
WHY, Mr.. SULLIVAN

fugitive from justice. The Press
has the evidence to show that poor.
unfortunate Rosie Elliott added per-
jury to other failings when she ma
ligned her aged foster father to
shield John T. Sullivan.
In the Chinese bond case Sullivan
was made to appear without blame,
when not a witness In the case
proper was called.
In the conspiracy case. in which
an attempt was made to work a
badger game on the editor Of The
Press, Sadie Evahn. a woman OF
the underworld, was used to absOlve
Sullivan. The girls story, 1t is be-
lieved, will b eshown to be false,
that the conspiracy existed as
charged and that the police were
back of 1t. The surprise In this in
stance Is that Denton M. Grow, dep
uty prosecuting attorney, should
lend his support toward pulling Sui
.ivan out OF the hole.
sullivan testified that he knew
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G Q n TINUED |
F r o -
P A G F. O n F.
ALONE IN TENT

however, soon lost him his job
with the railway company, and
about three months ago he left for
northern Canada, where he expect
ed to find work in the harvest
fields.
FACES SITUATION ALONE.
Since going away, he has written
once, sending a little money. but
this soon went in payment of the
bills which had been contracted
during his absence. Since that one
letter he has not been heard from.
And now the wife and mother is
facing the winter, alone, and desti-
tute. The children, ranging in age
from IA down to babe of only a
year, are not much more than half
clothed. The few clothes they
have to wear are old and ragged,
and the little boys are going to
school wearing girls shoes several
sizes too large for them.
There is no stove in the tent
where the children and their
mother sleep, and with the frost
lying heavy these cold mornings,
getting up and dressing is some
thing to be dreaded.
Not only is the clothing almost
gone, but the provisions are even
more so. For two weeks, not long
since, the family lived on potatoes
with only a little salt. Their cred
it at the grocery stores and meat
markets has been shut off long ago,
and what they have to subsist on
now is mostly borrowed" from the
neighbors.
WANTS WORK TO DO.
Mrs. Johannis means to pay back
these friendly "borrows" when she
can-but it is hard to tell when she
can. So it is not happy family
that hovers under those two tents
out on Wellesley avenue.
But even though destitute, and
actually suffering. Mrs. Johannis Is
not anxious to accept charity. She
is willing to do any work she can,
whenever she is strong enough she
washes for the neighbors, and thus
earns the few paltry dollars which
keep her little brood from actual
If she could only get some sort
Of work which would not wear
down her strength as does wash
ing-in the open air, no room in
the tents for anything like that
she thinks she would be able to
subsist without charity. But just
at the present time her need Is too
dire for pride, and assistance
which might be offered her would
be thankfully received.
Any kind hearted person who
may wish to help out in this case
of dire necessity, will find the 10
hannis family living in tents on
Wellesley avenue. between Adams
and jefferson streets. Take the
Post street Traction car. get off at
the end of the line, walk two
blocks north and one west.
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HOW COUNTY AFFAIRS were
run UNDER THE OLD PUCH-
C0LL|NS-DEAN CONTROL

Below are given four concrete OK.
amptes Of how county affairs were
conducted under the Pugh-Coilin-
Dean control Of the board Of county
commissioners.
These excerpts are taken from
che report Of the grand jury at its
final adjournment last October.
An outrageous disregard Of the
rights of the taxpayers is shown,
and these examples are a few of
dozens OF such matters that could
be produced were all of the facts
known.
The matter Of securing evidence
before the grand jury rested with
Fred c. Pugh, prosecuting attorney,
who would not consent to allow
anyone else to take charge of the
hearing. The men under investiga-
ton were members of the Pugh-Col-
lin-Dean county ring, of which the
prosecuting attorneys father, Felix
Pugh, is the head. It will be noticed
that each paragraph ends in a man.
mel. that suggests the conclusion OF
Guilty, but not proven"
The county officials responsible
for the conditions noted are striving
to again regain control of county at
fairs. They have won in the repub-
Mcan primaries and will win in No
.vember at the polls if the people
do not awaken to the true condition.
The only way to fOrestall more
"steal" fixture deals, more fabulous
plumbing bills and the hiring of the
wives of county employees as time
keepers" is to defeat Fred Pugh
and elect Warner Cobb and William
r. Roy as county commissioners:
Following are the grand jury find
ings:
STEEL FIXTURES FOR COUNTY
TREASURER.
We find that on April 10, 1907,
the Shaw-Borden Co. were awarded
q contract for furnishing steel fix
lures for the county treasurer's Of
flee for the sum of $7,S87.50; that
this bid later was augmented by an
additional case at a price of 1897,
one case omitted for which was
credited the sum of $1S28. Suisse
quently, on the 18th day of July,
the Shaw-Borden Co., without COM
petition, furnished an additional bid
for materials and furniture, amount
ing to ,s4S50. These contracts were
all entered into with the county
commissioners and when the work
was ultimately paid for it cost the
county $16,252.50. We examined a
number of witnesses, but were un.
able to secure any evidence that
would tend to incriminate any per-
son i'm the securing or awarding OF
these contracts.
0TEEL FIXTURES FOR COUNTY
CLERKS OFFICE.
On October 16, 1908, the contract
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GIRL OF 10 WEEDS HER COUSIN ON
THREATENING TO KILL HERSELF

be married they forced human to
leave. He came to Torrington last
June, and was joined by his sweet
heart, who wrote her parents tell
1 gnthem she was going to commit
suicide. While a search was being
made for her she was speeding to
join her cousin. Upon being lOcat-
ed she was taken in charge by the
Connecticut Humane society. Per-
sistent writing to her parents fin
ally gained their consent to the
union.
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nothing about the houses of prostf-
tuition enumerated in the charges
against him, in spite of the fact that
the women inmates of those places
paid their monthly fines into the
city treasury until the same was
shown up in this newspaper.
The whole purpose Of the inquiry
was to blacken the character of old
man Elliott, proponent of the Sulli-
van charges, discredit The Press
and whitewash Sullivan and Pratt,
inadvance of the hearing to be held
by the city council. Mayor Pratt is
back of the whole scheme. He fears
a police scandal and tries to fore
stall it by the application of lib
eral coat of whitewash.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-27
COUNTRY LIFE
DAY AT SHOW

Country Life day at the National
Apple Show will be notable day
for Spokane. The chamber OF
commerce has charge of it and has
sent out invitations to the govern
ers of the surrounding states, to
Clifford Pinchot, the editor of the
Worlds Work magazine and to
other men of note. A discussion OF
the country life hall plan will be
the order of the day and five-min-
ute speeches will be given in an
swer to certain questions.
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GRANDFATHER CLAUSE
UPHELD; DISTINGUISHES
INDIANS AND NEGROES

. GUTHRIE, Okla, Oct. 81
. UNFOLDING the grandfather"
. clause amendment to the
. Oklahoma constitution, the
. state supreme court today
. handed down a decision that
= will disfranchise thousands of
. Indians and negroes. The
= court held that the amendment
= puts an absolute educational
. requirement on all voters or
= descendants of voters who did
. not vote or had no right to the
. ballot in 1886. Such a require
. ment, the court holds, is
= within the power of the state.
= The decision probably will be
. carried to the federal courts.
. = = . . . . . . . . = = 80
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-27

WINSTED, Conn, Oct. 27.-A ro-
nance, which began in Chippewa
Falls early in the year, reached a
happy climax in Torrington yester-
day when human Ducommun, aged
25, and Miss Laura Ducommun,
aged Is, cousins, were married by
the Rev. Joseph Provost at the par
sonage of the First Congregational
church. Ducommun made his home
in Chippewa Falls with Laura's
parents, but when they learned that
the two cousins were planning to
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ILLINOIS MAYOR GAVE
SHOW GIRL THE KISS
SHE BEGGED FOR 4

. MOLINE, ILL.,. Oct. 81
. George W..McCaskrin, mayor 4
= of Rock Island, occupied a box 4
. at the Moline theater here at 4
. the performance of the Gay
= Morning Glories," a burlesque
. troupe. Miss Mabel Nahum,
= the star, sang HAS Anybody
. Got a Kiss to Spare?" and as
= she sang she walked in the
. direction of McCaskrin's box.
= Sure! right here!" sang out
. his honor, and he stood up and
. leaned out of the box and 4
. smacked her several times
. lips on the lips. The audience
. went wild.
49, 80 q = . q >>> 90
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Squire Peabody stood by his
woodpile. He regarded it with a
rueful countenance. He marked
how the woodpile was dwindling.
81 wonder if that 'tarnel Joe
Swipesberry is a-helpin' hisself ter
my cordwood?" he unused.
Just as scientific experiment,
the squire loaded one stick of wood
with a piece of dynamite.
Several evenings later Joe Swies-
berry found it necessary to build a
roaring fire.
When he gets out of the hospital
he is going to buy his firewood.
(The End.)
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WOMEN ARRESTED

Charged with having entertained
soldiers from Fort Wright, IL col
ored women were arrested in the
rear of a building at 800 Second
avenue, two houses at Stevens and
Second, and two others between
Railroad avenue and Stevens
street, and are held at the city jail
on charges of vagrancy.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-27
CALIFORNIA APPLES
AFTER SHOWS PRIZE

California apples will try to cap
ture the sweepstakes at the Ma
tional Apple show, according to the
secretary, who received letter
from Placerville, Cal, yesterday, no.
flying him of the entry of carload
of the California product. A surprise
that will startle the city is being
arranged by the "apple corps" of
the Spokane order of Enakops. The
plans were discussed yesterday at a
meeting in Davenport's and an an.
nouncement will be made at the
chamber of commerce luncheon
next Tuesday.
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HAS HOTEL CLERK ARRESTED

A. B. Jones, the desk clerk at the
Langham hotel, was arrested and
charged with malicious prosecution
yesterday, on complaint Of Miss
Isabel Stevens, who claimed that
she had given her roommate money
to pay her board bill, but that the
roommate had not paid the account,
and that Jones had then ordered
her to leave and had had her ar
rested for not paying the bill.
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} FINDS WEDDING RING
LOST IS YEARS AGO

NEWARK, O., Oct. 27.-Mrs. 4
Ruby Hayes again is in posses
sion of her wedding ring, 4
which she lost Is years ago.
Immediately after her mar
riage she lost the ring, which 4
was recovered five years later,
, only to be lost a second time
within a short time. Yesterday
her husband was repairing the
trough in his yard. and digging 4
up a spadeful of dirt saw a
shining article, which he found
} was the wedding ring.
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EDWARDSvILLE, ILL.,, Oct. 81
Miss Verna Friedhoff's luxuriant
tresses saved her life when they
were caught up by the cogs OF a
cream separator. Her heavy hair
stopped the machinery.
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A MYSTERY!
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PASADENA, Cal, Oct. 27.-The
police were asked today to inves-
tigate mysterious explosion that
partially wrecked the Pasadena
Foundry Co.'S plant, causing dam
age that will cause the foundry to
closed own for several days. The
explosion occurred in the cupola,
the force of the explosion appar-
emily working upward. Had the
agent used been placed lower in
the structure, it is believed the en-
tire foundry would have been de-
Stroyed.
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EXPRESS CO.
MEN STRIKE

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JERSEY CITY, N. j., Oct. ~
Employees of the Wells Fargo and
the Adams Express companies
struck today, following the exam
pie of wagon helpers Of the Ameri-
can Express company, who already
are on strike.
Many small riots occurred today
when the companies attempted to
move traffic. A general strike}ff
teamsters Is threatened unless CiIo
companies accedt to the dmeands
of the men.
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BENEFIT SOCIAL

The Daughters of Norway, Fill
give a basket social for the benefit
of Mrs. Knutson, Friday, October
%, at Sons of Norway hall, Browne
and Pacific.
Program. La
Piano solo, Miss MarkenA "
Song, Miss Olivia Dahl.
Speech, Mr.. 8. Iverson.
Recitation, Lillian Estley.
Reading, Mrs. Estley.
Music by orchestra.
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Spokane spellbinders are begin
ming to make noise in the rural
districts. The democrats confine
their talks to local issues, and the
republicans talk loyalty to the g. G.
p. Everywhere is found general
dissatisfaction with the court house
ring, and the ides of November. do
not look promising for the candi-
dates of the machine.
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LIGHTHOUSE KEEPERS WIFE
SEES HIM EATEN BY SHARKS

HONOLULU, Oct. 27.-JQh4 IAN
derson, lighthouse keeper Z Ma.
kena, was drowned and deV6ured
by sharks while his wife made a
futile attempt to rescue hims---
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some HOT LOCAL
POLITICAL GOSSIP

An amendment was offered yes
terday in the conventio nthat is
writing the new constitution of the
state of Arizona, making 1t crime
for an officer to practice the sys-
tenn known as the third degree"
Prosecutor Fred Pugh, please take
notice.
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There are many uneasy heads
around the court house these days.
The Pughs are having the fight OF
their lives and admit that the re-
suit is in doubt. especially in the
case of Fred Pugh for prosecutor.
Cal Atkinson is pale and nervous,
and w. B. Dishman, he of blind
tiger fame, is believed to be beat
en-.
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ANOTHER FLIGHT TO LONDON
TOWN.
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PARIS, Oct. ELEVATOR Nor
rison again attempted flight to
London today, but was unsuccess-
full. After few miles travel he
was forced to return to Issy owing
to engine troubles.
Morrison announced that he
would attempt the flight this after
noon.
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One of the most interesting leg
islative contests of the campaign is
the race in the fifth legislative dis
trict. There Lloyd Candy and Guy
Croft are upholding the republican
standards, while John Gray and
Fred Shade carry the democratic
banner But political affiliations
are "all shot to pieces" in the dis
trict, and it is every dog for him.
self" Croft and Candy were en-
dorsed by the Royal Arch in the
primaries, and Candy was also en-
dorsed by the Anti-Saloon league.
Captain John Gray Is veteran
campaigner and has had the honor
of being elected from the fifth dis
trict twice, but of being counted
out both times. Schade is making
a good campaign of personal effort
and is trying to see every voter in
the district. The finish is uncer-
tain.
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STOCK MARKET SHARP.

NEW YORK, Oct. 27.-The stock
market today opened strong, with
sharp advances in several specula.
tive favorites. The volume of bush
ness, however, was not large.
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ROLLER NOT GOOD ENOUGH
TO SUCCEED FRANK GOTCH
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BUFFALO, N. Y, Oct. 27.-Tne
general opinion among wrestling
fans today is that DR.. B. F. Roller
of Seattle is not good enough to
succeed to the championship title
relinquished by Frank Gotch. Roller
failed last night to throw three Sec
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}. ~ GROWTH IN v. s.

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ROME, Oct. 27.--Pope Plus
today received Cardinal Van
} nutulli, who reported surpiJs-
} ing and faxprnbia pssgress of
, the Roman Catholic church In
America.