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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-09-22
Lakes to Gulf Retufred.

New Orleans, La, Sept. 22.-Ar-
raigning President Taft for his atti-
tude toward waterways projects as
shown in his Cincinnati speech, w.
X. Kayanaugh. president of the
Lakes-to-the-Gulf Deep Waterway as
ISOLATION. in a letter received here
today. indicates that his organization
will support Roosevelt for a third
term. Kayanaugh condemns Taft's
failure to appoint lyman Cooley to
the board of engineers. He quotes
Roosevelt as saying at St. Paul that
''the waterways movement must go
forward"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-09-22
Football season plans.

Plans for the football season will
be discussed tonight at o'clock by
members OF the Chess. Checker and
Whist club, Sixth and Jefferson
streets. Al members OF the club who
Intend TO seek the team will be on
hand and arrangements will be made
for tryOuts to be held as soon az
cco.er weather sets In. The club VIII
have a strong team this year. it IS be-
licyed as Il IL composed OF some good
material. The club will also have a
basketball team following the close
OF the football season.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-09-22
Bertram in the Eleventh.

Somerset, Ky, Sept. 22. Especial. }
Senator Bertram will be the Dem.
ocratic candidate for CONGRESSMAN in
the Eleventh district against Caleb
Powers. The Democratic district
convention here today rejected any
plan for fusion and decided TO go
II alone. The campaign promises to
be more bitter than the Edwards
Powers contest fer the nomination.
The district was gerrymandered to
make the Third and Eighth districts
Democratic. and gives a Republican
majority of 10000.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-09-22
Driver Hurt In Collision.

In a collision between a large ex-
press wagon OF the American Express
company and the south Sixth street
car al Fifth and Clark streets this
morning about II o'clock Emerson
Bennett. driver OF the wagon. sus-
tanned a spralned ankle. lie was
carried 10 Riverside hospital In
Nance & Rogers ambulance.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-09-22
Wabash Investigation.

Fort Wayne. Ind, Sept. 22.--Au-
thoriaes OF Wells county and Wabash
Valley traction officials today began
an Investigation to place the respons-
lbllity for the collision on the Bluff
ton line, IN which 40 persons we're
killed and eight injured Frank /.
Barty. superintendent OF transporta-
ton. stated today that Motorman ID.
CIorkwei, OF the south bound car is
probably the man who dlsregarded
the orders.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-09-22

Carrying concealed a deadly wea-
pom. VIII Buckner fined $50 and sen
fenced to 20 days In county jail.
Breach OF peace. BLACK Cat" fined
$40. Petit larceny. NJ. lynn. held TO
answer. bond sf00. Horse stealing,
Craig Niece. continued to Saturday
Obtaining money by false pretenses,
Craig McGee, continued TO Saturday.
Malicious assault with intent to Kill.
Sam Sasseen, continued To Saturday.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-09-22
MASS
CONVENTION CALL
WILL NOMINATE CANDIDATES
FOR CITY TICKET TUESDAY
AFTERNOON.

Republicans OF the city will meet
Tuesday afternoon. September 81, at
2 O'Clock at the city hall. The con
ventlon will be held for the purpose
OF nominating candidates for the
general council and school board. A
ticket composed of representative
business men will be placed in the
Held. All Republicans In the city
are invited to attend the conyen-
ton.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-09-22
BALLAST GOES In
OPERATING COST
SHIPPERS SAY THAT Is HOW
RAILROAD PAD THEIR
EXPENSES.

Chicago. Sept. 22.-Vice Presi-
dent Gardner, of the Northwestern
railroad, admitted today. in the in
terstate commerce commission hear
ing, that s2.30O.O00 in cluded in the
company's statement as operating
expenses. was expended for ballast,
bridges and depots, and not properly
olassed as operating expenses.
Slippers attorneys declared this to
be a common practice to prove the
roads were not making expenses.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-09-22
CAIRO BOOSTERS
GET CONVENTION
OHIO VALLEY IMPROVEMENT As
ISOLATION THERE IN
1911.

Cairo, ILL.,. Sept. 22.-Cairo landed
the next meeting of the Ohio Valley
improvement association for next
September. The announcement was
made today. Cairo sent big delega-
tion of her best citizens to the con-
vention at Cincinnati Tuesday to
work for the meeting next year, and
they are proud of their success. Five
cars of prominent Cairo people at
tended the convention yesterday, and
are visiting the exposition today.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-09-22
VIII Change the Heaters

Different arrangement of the heat
ers in the circuit court room will be
made. There are plenty of heaters,
but they are arranged improperly
and do not heat the building COM
fortably. This morning Magistrates
Householder. Watson and Emery
made an inspection. Another radi-
ator will be placed in the Office of
Circuit Clerk J. A. Miller.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-09-22
pEND OF JOY RIDE
AT A ROADHOUSB
A PROMINENT DETROIT MAN
SHOOTS FEMALE COMPAN-
ION-SUICIDE.

Cleveland, o.. Sept ga man
almost positively identified as b. W..
Yates. a prosperous business man Of
Detroit, hanged himself in the
county jail here today, two hours
after shooting his companion. Mrs
Fred Singer. 23 years old, Of Cleve.
land. In a quarrel at Whites road
house on the outskirts of Cleveland.
Mrs. Singer is I'm critical condition.
She was shot once In the back and
twice In the legs. The quarrel ended
an all night Joy ride.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-09-22
CHARLES T.. IuOBERTSON
IL SUED FOR DIVORCE

Suit for divorce with $4,000
alimony and siO0 n month mainten-
auce pending suit. was filed today In
the McCracken circuit court by Mra.
Lena Robertson against her hus-
hand. Charles l.. Robertson David
Browning and 5. II. Grassland for
-plalntlff.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-09-22

r.. W. whlttemore TO W. T. NIL
Ter. property Ia the Murrell addition,
s..
Jesse Worten. OF Pawbuska. Okla
90 y. A. Rankin. property on Smith
land avenue. $500.
} ID. Mocquot, executor. 10 Mary
Anderson, property on jefferson
street near Thirteenth street.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-09-22
Lawyers Test Case

An appeal was fled today in the
Mccracken circuit court by Flour.
noy & Reed. The irm was fined $25
In the city police court for failure "a
obtain a city license. The appeal
was taken as a test case.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-09-22
Ollie James Will Support Champ
Clark For Speaker and 1t Is Said
is Candidate For Paynter's Seat
RUN OF HARD LUCK.

Mayfield, KY. Sept. 22.-J.
M. Duckwiley, aged AZ,
aged AZ, died at his home, one
mile from Dukedom. and the
cause of his death was said to
have been from an overdose of
of poison. He was recently ar
rested and held to the grand
Jury on the charge of malicious
shooting and later sued for
$4,000 damages by the person
who was shot and injured. Only I
a few days ago Duckwiley lost I
his barn and crop of tobacco by
fire. ,
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-09-22

Elijah Etheridge, 7O2 South
sixteenth street, ard his brother.
Sam Etherldge. 1928 Jones street,
who left home suddenly Saturday
night, leaving their families practic-
ally penniless, have not been heard
from. Efforts are being made to To-
cate them.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-09-22
THE WEATHER

The predictions and tempera-
ture for the past twenty-four
hours will be found at the top
of the seventh column on page
esax.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-09-22
Peacher Infant.

The three-weeKs-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. b. Peacher. of 'Du-
laney. Ky, died yesterday. The
funeral and burial were held there
today.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-09-22
He Has Been at Scene Of The
White Plains Smash.up
Investigating Case.
More Victims Brought 10 |. c.
Hospital.
THE BLUFFTON TRACTION CASE.

investigation OF the cause OF the
freight wreck into which the fast
passenger engine craShed early yes
terday morning at White Plains will
be made tonight superintendent
A n Egan viii arrive In the city
this evening from the scene OF the
wreck. and Will Immediately begin
the Investigation. Part OF the evil
dence Of The crew OF the passenger
train Nas taken yesterday afternoon.
The Paducah wrecker Is still at the
scene Of the smash up. as II will re-
quire many hours OF work TO pick mp
the debris OF the freight ears. All
tTains are able to pas over the track
and now the wrecking crew Is pick
Ing up the Wreckage The freight
engines are not damaged as badly a.
vas thought at first. The special
freight train was moving at about /
mics an hour aud freight train No.
iSG. about Eve miles an hour when
the head-end collision occurred. The
passenger engine crashed into the
wreck While moving about ten miles
an hour. Engineer Swanson Is one
OF the most reliable on the Louisville
division. and that he should stnke
The wreck after being given the ,oca-
ton accurately. Is accepted by the
railroad men now az evidence that
he was lost In the heavy fog.
ri,c Morr Victims Herr.
Five more injured wreck victims
wcre brought TO Paduesh iass nirht
on fat gaal ayti Ia. 50. iol
They we're taken to the railroad hos
piial. aud are not seriously Injured
suffering from bruises aud scratches
The d.. &C injured brought Ia last
night O.. H'ry CLAWS and Charles
Tanner. of Forlsville: and Fred bod
son. colorcd. Philip Goodrich, color
ed. and Fred willis. OF Central CITY.
Both feet OF shelby Carter we're amp
uta'ed yesterday afternoon at the
railroad hospital Both ankles we're
crushed TO a pulp.
Omcials OF the Louisville division
have been on the scene OF the wreck
constantly since the wreck. superin-
tending the clearing OF the track.
The outcome OF the Investigation will
be watched closely by railroad men.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-09-22
Two Governors Present.

Topeka, Kan, Sept. 22.-Gov.
ernor Stubs. of Kansas, was chosen
temporary chairman of the freight
rate conference of governors which
was opened here today. Five hun.
dred delegates were present Gov
ernor Donaghey, OF Arkansas, and
Stubs. were the only governors able
to attend.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-09-22
suits FILED in Circuit Cont.

Frank Watson & Brother fled suit
against Mrs. NJ. A. Scott for $1,000
alleged 20 be due as a payment on a
plano purchased August Is, 1908.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-09-22
Miss Mahoney Here

Miss Mahoney. the popular district
nurse, for the Charity club last year.
has returned to Paducah and prob
ably will be in charge of the work
this year.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-09-22

County Judge Alben Barley, City
Judge ID. A. Cross, City Treasurer
George Walters, Chief of Police
Henry Singery and City Jailer James
Clark left for Cairo this morning to
attend the trial OF Scott Ferguson,
of this city. xl6ui1D
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-09-22
That Hopkinsuille Game
Was Thrown by Paducah Players
is Subject OF Quiet Investigation
STORM VICTIMS

Colorado Springs, Col, Sept Z
22.-Seyen persons are dead I
today, as the result of an cleo Z
} trical storm last night in the Z
mountains east OF here. Mrs Z
Thomas Tract, wife of a ranch
man at Ebert, James Bland, of Z
Plattesburg, Mo-. and Charles Z
Laldama have been Identified. Z
Four other men are dead. Z
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-09-22
VALUABLE CARGO
FROM GALVESTON
OVER MILLION DOLLARS WORTH
OF COTTON SENT TO
ENGLAND.

Galveston, Tx. Sept. 22.-Ths
steamer Armenian cleared today for
Liverpool with a cargo OF 22,50O
bales of cotton valued at $500, 900.
This IL the highest valued shipment
ever made from the United States.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-09-22
CONFESSES THEFT
OF UNCLE'S HORSE
AND SELLING IT
Craig McGee, OF St. Louis,
Took $500 Animal From
Carlisle County.
Sold II to Paducah Liveryman
For $40.
HE WILL NOT BE PROSECUTED.
HE WILL NOT BE PROSECUTED.

Clever detective on the part of
Patroman w. G. Hickman, mixed
With luck. early this morning netted
him self-confessed horse thief. who
who was placed in the county, Jail
here on two charges.
Craig MCGEE. "a years old, of st.
Louis, who admitted taking a 5000
bay horse owned by his uncle.
George MCGEE, from the farm near
Bardwell yesterday and riding 1t to
Paducah where he sold II to Fletcher
Terrell. iveryman for $40. was
captured more by chance than any
thing else at o'clock this morn
ing at Union station, when he
alighted from taxlcab, which Pa
trolman Rickman had quietly board
ed at Eleventh and Caldwell streets
a few minutes previously. after chal-
longing the chauffeur. MCGEE fret
denied his identity. saying his name
was Ford. Pressed by Mr.. hickman
he admitted his name and when he
had been delivered at police head
quarters he confessed to Police Ser
geant Lige Gross and Mr.. Hickman
following a sweating process.
Two warrants were sworn out
against him. but his uncle, who ar
rived today and MR.. Terrell decline
to prosecute him.
The Confession.
According to McGee's confession.
he had been residing in st. Louis
prior to this summer, when he went
to bis uncle's home. George MCGEE
is chief engineer on the ferryboat
Three States,'' plying between
Cairo and wickiife. Yesterday he
bridled a fine light bay horse. riding
to Paducah where he sold II to
Fletcher Terrell for $40.
While MCGEE was being trans
ferred to the county Jail this morn
ing after police court he told PATROL
man Lycurgus Rice that he thought
he could sell the animal and get
back to St. Louis without his uncle
being any the wiser.
Word was received by the police
afternoon TO watch out for
MCGEE and every patrolman was
SVEN a ucoStlptiou Vi MIN. mcOtt
reached here between IL and 1
o'clock yesterday and first intended
taking the Louisville train at 1893
o'clock this morning. Gus Nolen,
a cab driver, who had car
ried MCGEE to house on the south
side of the city last night. told Pa
trolman Rickman at Union station
Int n
about going to Louisville and would
take the 1857 train south over the
Illinois Central. Hearing OF his
whereabouts about 3 o'clock this
morning Mr.. Hickman jumped into a
cab at the depot and started in
search OF MCGEE. Reaching Eleventh
and Caldwell streets, he met a taxi
cab and stopped 1t. The driver told
him he had two male passengers and
the description of one fitted McGee.
Mr.. Hickman mounted the seat BY
the driver and rode to the depot.
When Niece stepped from the auto
he was placed under arrest. Ser
geant Cross accompanied them to
police headquarters in the patrol
wagon.
On being searched $40 and a gold
watch were taken from MCGEE. The
horse is now in possession of Mr..
Terrell and word of his nephew's ar
rest has been sent to George MCGEE.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-09-22

today Sharpe sympathizers are
bound that he will die, convicted or
not.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-09-22
FLORAL HALL AT
FAIR GROUNDS is
BEING FITTED UP
Only Bad Weather Can Make
McCracken County Fall
Fair q Failure.
Interest is Growing in All
Departments.
FANCiERs' PRIZES.
CHICKEN FANCiERs' PRIZES.

Decorations In floral hall at the
fair grounds are now completed by
the PadUcah Fair Association and
the merchants will begin the decora-
ton of their booths Immediately
Some have already begun and others
will follow. The merchants will fol-
low the color scheme OF red. white
and blue. and the hall will present a
patial appearance for the opening
OF Paducah's biggest and best fair
next Wednesday morning.
Floral hall will be thrown open
each OF the four days from 10 a. m
to 1880 p. m. The gates at the
grounds will open at . o'clock in the
morning and the races will take
place at o'clock In the afternoon.
Secretary Davis, OF the association.
Is in receipt of letter from John
Taylor, a prominent race horse man
Of Wauseon, Ohio, telling him that
many of the fast harness horses that
have been in the big race circuits in
Ohio are coming here TO compete for
the purses offered This is good
news to the association as we'll as
the general public aud fast races are
assured. Horses from Indiana, I'LL
nois, Tennessee and other states are
coming also.
Southern Illinois is surprisingly
aroused over the Paducah fair, ac-
eording to Louis Kickasolo, a wealthy
aud prominent farmer of Massae
county. who was In Paducah today in
consultation with Secretary Davis.
Mr.. Kickasolo said the local fair was
the talk OF the country and farmers
were stirred up over H. They have
taken much Interest and feel as If
they will add to the success of the
exhibits. Mr.. Kickasolo while here
reserved six pens for his poultry and
says many of the Illinois farmers
VIII bring exhibits here this week.
J. ID. Coffee. a prominent farmer
OF Woodville has asked for a reserve
OF several spaces for n display of hin
hogs and cattle. A letter was re
ceived from HIM today asking for a
reservation. Farmers of this county
are deeply interested in the approach
ing fair and the exhibits will be num-
erous and the best products placed
on view.
The implement firm of ]. Il. Rog-
ers & company Is building a booth on
the grounds for the exhibit of farm
ing implements. A big attraction
viii be the model dairy of S. A. Fow-
Ter. Several new machines for
lchurning and making butter have ar
rived from a New York factory,
which will have a representative here
during the fair to make demonstra-
tions.
In the floral hall Miss Birdie Nash
will be the entry clerk for fancy
work. preserves and other articles to
be placed on exhibit by the women of
Paducah and McCracken county The
ladies' are urged to take their exhib-
its to the grounds next Tuesday
morning at o'clock In order TO
avoid the cOnge-tion on the opening
day. All exhibits viii be In place
on Tuesday and there will be no de-
lay in throwing floral hall open for
the patrons.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-09-22
Chicken Prizes.

The American Black Mlnorcac
club offers special ribbons each for
first prize single comb Black Minorca
cock, hen, cockerel, pullet and pen.
Competition is open to members of
the club and to breeders of these
birds who apply with SO for mem
bership before the opening of the
fair next week. The number of rib
bons won will be credited to each
winner in the club catalogue, and
championship will be awarded to
each winner of the largest number OF
ribbons in each state.
Secretary Davis of the fair asso-
citation today received word from
Frank McGram, of Lancaster, Pa,
concerning the Single Comb Black
Minorca birds. The poultry tent is
being erected and willybe filled with
the finest specimens grown in the
purchase.
Entries for the races and all of the
exhibitions are piling up rapidly and
this indicates a full display in all de-
partments. The exhibitors are urg-
ed TO take their products TO the
floral hall at the fair grounds next
TUESDAY morning at . o'clock for
enrolment and entry cards. The
hall will open at 8 O'Clock and re-
main open all day, being in charge
of entry clerks
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-01-05
VirginianS Slow i'm Asking
Congress to Accept Statues

servative view is strongly objected by
in some quarters.
That resolution of acceptance
should not be introduced and passed,
l think it ridiculous" said Representa-
tive Garner of Texas tonight. Pres
ident Taft has gone to the South, visit.
ed nearly every Southern state. He
said everything he could say in good
will for the South. He breathed a
spirit of sectional unity that no repub-
lican president had ever done before
To say that Congress would not ac-
cept that Lee statue simply means
that the war is not over. | do not
believe the statue would be rejected
and vo-e on the question should be
had"
Representative Gamers views are
those of a big majority of the demo
cratic Congressman. Many of them
think it a decided reflection on the
great Confederate general to have his
statue officially hidden in statuary hall
and if there IS anything in the story
that the matter will be allowed to go
over for years to come it promises to
be shattered"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-01-05
Special to rho journal.

Washington, Jan. 4.-The report
that 1t is the intention of certain men,
bers of the Virginia delegation not to
ask of Congress the passage Of the
customary resolution accepting the
statutes of General Lee and General
Washington is resulting in some criti-
cism among members of Congress
from other Southern states. The
statues of Virginia's two great sons
have already been placed in statuary
hail. That of Lee is in the uniform OF
q Confederate general. On this ac-
count protest has been going up FROM
many of the Grand Army camps OF
the country and to an extent 1t is re-
ported to have frightened number of
Virginians and relatives of General
Lee into believing that an opposition
might arise in the house Of representa-
tives which would defeat the accept
ance sf the statue. They are there
fore IN an attitude of being reluctant
to allow vote to come in Congress
and are said to prefer that matters
remain as they are. This rather con-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-01-05
MURDER AGAIN
IN CINCINNATI
GIRL WITH BULLET IN HEART
AND REVOLVER NEARBY FOUND
IN HOME OF HER PARENTS,
WHO ARE PROMINENT.
BY Associated press.

Cincinnati, Jan. 4.-With bullet in
her heart and revolver lying near
by, the dead body of Miss Tillie
Schwaab, IS years old, was found in
the home of her father, John Schwaab,
member of the board of education
and prominent in local politics, late
yesterday.
Members of the family. refuse to
accept the suicide theory and the
manner of the young woman's death
is shrouded in mystery.
Miss Schwaab, according to the
statement last night of her, brother,
was in the best of spirits and had no
cause to take her own life. He added
that his sister did not so much as
know how to fire a revolver. The girl
when last seen was playing on piano,
being an accomplished musician. The
discovery of the tragedy was made by
her sister, who is teacher in the
public schools.
The coroner has not yet returned q
verdict.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-01-05
GREAT BUILDING
To Be ERECTED
IN WASHINGTON
Southern Commercial Con
gress is to Have a Splen-
did Home There.
CONTRACT is AGREED UPON AND
WORK IS TO COMMENCE AT AN
EARLY DATE-BUlLDING WILL
INVOLVE AN EXPENDITURE OF
ABOUT $500, ooo-PLANs CALL
FOR NINE-sToRY STRUCTURE
CONTAINING $50 ROOMS IN
SUITES.
special to ths Journal.

Washington. Jan. 4.The Southern
Commercial Congress and the Thomp-
son-Starrett company OF New York
have agreed as to the contract for the
construction of the Southern CONNER
cial Congress building, and probably
will attach their signatures to the pa
per within the next few days.
Work will be commenced as soon as
practicable, and, 1t ID expected, the
structure will be ready for occupancy
within year from the time ground is
broken. The figures named in the
contract will involve an expenditure of
approximately $1,500,000.
The plans for the structure call for
a nine-story building, with 45e rooms
arranged in. suites. The. ground floor
win be constructed for bank and it
is understood negotiations are being
considered for its occupancy by the
United States Savings bank.
It. is expected that among the ten
ants of the building will be the Wash
ington Chamber of Commerce, the
Washington Stock Exchange, and the
new Southern Commercial club. which
is now forming.