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McCracken Man Paroled

Frankfort, KY, June 10. (SpeciaD
j c. Henderson, who was sent to
the penitentiary for horse stealing,
today was paroled. Henderson was
convicted in the McCracken circuit
court in January, 1909, and was
sent to the penitentiary for two
years.
Henderson stole a horse from the
livery stable of c. A. Hawley & Son.
and was captured down in Tennes-
see. He drove the horse through
Mayfield. Fulton, and after an excit-
ing chase in Tennessee. was captured
and returned TO Paducah for trial.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-06-10
Proersm For First League oi
Cities Convention Is
Completed.
Secretary Campb II An.
nounces Speakers.
nay 'rr FOR THE VISITORS

All arrangements for the speakers
a. the annual meeting Of the Muni-
c,pal league OF Kentucky have just
been competed by Secretary james
Campbell. Jr.. OF Paducah. aud Mr..
r. W. Brown. OF Louisville. who
compooe the program committee.
The meeting will take place June
2S and 20. The nrst nisht a smoker
aud social VII be given at Fontaine
Ferry paik and the second night a
banquet will be held az Rivervlew
paik Most OF the speeches viii b.
Delivered at the banquet. while 9TH
eIs viii b. heard al the business SEES
f.ons Of the league
Arthur Y. Ford, vice-president OF
a hank ng and trust company AZ
Louisville. will address the league
on The rubirct of Reasons Why
Fore gn Capital Does Not Seek Ken
tucky sud n Remedies." This is a
matter OF Vial Interest.
T. J McDermntt prominent
laverr of Loui Vile vii speak along
the lines OF the general scope OF CO.
operative municipal league work and
needs % .t n Kentucky IN particu
lar Mr. McDcrmott Is one Of the
members Of the commission Which
made the charter OF that city and Is
familiar with an lines Of this work
aud will be- able 90 give the league
. fon,e va,ulb,. pointers.
Clarence = Woods. ex-mayor OF
R.chmoni. VII tell OF bis expert
ences IN irving 20 Est legislative en-
ariment fer the cities OF Kentucky
AMI the benefits 70 be derived.
Mayor Charles NJ Meacham. Of
Hopkinsvllle. sili respond 10 a toast
n the banquet. HE subject boing
atong the Fnes OF the future cities
Judge Edward G. O'Rear, OF the
court of Appeals. VII talk on Legal
Complications and Pitfalls Of Ken
tucky Cite"
Judge Settle. Of the APPELLATE court.
VII a'eo make a response az the
banquet
"a the meeting the executive COM
m m'ice vii make Us report. calling
at'cnt OF the league TO the con
~ "oNN OF iuf tNiitt ana dletncsluF
the recommendation offered. The
toastmaster has not been selected.
this being left with Mr.. Brown In
Louisville.
Secretary Campbell has received
letter from Colcnel Henry stone.
formerly city attorney for Louisville.
bat now general counsel for the l..
A. y. railroad, saying that he viii
be unable TO fill a speaking engage
ment
In the letter he heartily approves
tho purpose Of the league and SAYS
ne appreciates the need OF e for this
state Much interest is growing
[every day In the league work and
Mr Campbell as well as the rest OF
|fhe onicials, are very encouraged
[wih their results so far.
Mr.. Brown writes that the COM
nittces on the reception and ar
bans emenis have been selected and
are nSw actively engaged In maxi
ing pans for the meeting.
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Mother and Child Together.

Snce being transferred from the
county jail to the Home OF the
Fr.endless, Mrs. oddie Thomas. who
was arrested for abandoning her in
fant son, mas cared for her child
with the greatest tenderness. Both
mother and child are being cared for
at the home. and she has repented
for her act OF desertlng the baby.
She seems contented to be with her
child al the home.
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Report Is Heard That Milton
Oliver Has Confessional
Spectators in Christian Cir.
cult Court Are Searched.

Princeton. KY, June 10. Especially }
Jude Robinson. a farm hand for
George Goodman, and an important
witness for the state In the night
rider trials at Hop.insvllle. was
slain from ambush in the vicinity Of
Otter Pond, this county. There is no
clew to the assassin. Robinson re-
Gently received a warning to leave
the country.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-06-10
CUSTOM RECEIPT
UNDER TARIFF Is
RECORD BREAKER
Largest Amount In Nine
Months and Largest I'm.
ports Free.
Percentage Of Free Imports
Highest.
SAVE WHEN SUGAR WAS FREE.

Washington, jane 1O.-A state
ment as to the new tariff issue by
the bureau OF statistics. department
OF commerce and labor. today shows
that in the nine months operation
OF the new law the custom receipts
of all kinds are $3.50 110.S14, the
greatest amount received in a like
period The value of merchandise
admitted free is $6OI. .53O.750. the
most ever recorded. The percent
age OF free imports is given at 49.9.
exceeded under the Mckinley tariff
only, when sugar was admitted
free.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-06-10
Jury Has Sugar Case

New York, June 1O.-The jury in
the case of Charles Heike, Ernest
Gerbraoht and James Brendernagel.
accused of conspiracy to defraud the
government in sugar imports, be-
gan the consideration of evidence
today. Judge Martin charged the
jury and made IL plain that the just
must not consider the fact that Spit
ger was pardoned. but cautioned that
he was a confessed perjurer.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-06-10
CADIZ MURDERER GOES
ACQUIT AT HIS TRIAL

Alvin Smith. a colored murderer
captured in McCracken county March
IS by Detective T. j. Moore and
Sheriff George Houser. was acquit'
ted this week in Cadiz at his trial.
Smart killed a desperate negro. and
this is thought to have been a fac
tor in securing his aequittal. He
was captured last March while work
ing on the farm of Joe Trice. IL
miles from Paducah on the Love
lacevillo road.
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The Injured Men

Today Joe Waltrip and Malcomb
Livingston. who were injured In the
collapse of false work at the Cum
berland river bridge. were resting
slightly easier. Both are still In a
serious condition. Horsely. whose
back was fractured. was much i'm
proved. while Frank Meese, who sus-
tanned only slight injuries, is recov-
ering rapidly.
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Pilot PeU'S License
ReVoked By Board

St Louis. Mo. June i0.-Archi-
bald Gordon and William j. McDon-
aid federal steamboat inspectors.
found Edwin Pell. pilot OF the steam
boat City OF Saltlllo. guilty OF care
leseness and inattention to duty In
connection with the sinking OF the
boat at Glen Park. Mo. May IL and
revoked his license.
Twt'ye persons lost their lives I'm
the wreck. including a number OF
prominent TenneSseans.
The finding of the inspectors Is
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-06-10
PROGREssIvEs WIN.
Stalwarts Concede Their Defeat In
South Dakota.

Aberdeen. S. d.. June I0.-Chair-
man j. C. Silmins and Secretary T.
B. Roberts. OF the stalwart cam
paign committee. concede the nomin-
alton of Governor vessey for COVER
nor. late returns giving him lead
over Egan. 4
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-06-10
PRINCETON GETS MILLION.
Renewal OF Oner Of william Coope,
Proctor of Cincinnati.

Princeton. n. j.. June i0.-As a
result OF the special meeting of the
board of trustees OF Princeton uni
verslty. the institution will acquire
about s1.t5O.OO0 in gifts. The bulk
of this comes as renewal of the
on4 made by William Cooper Proc
tor. of Cincinnati. and brings TO an
end the controversy over the site OF
the graduate college.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-06-10

Pilot Pell is on the Tennessee
river with the towboat I.yda. and
consequently could not be interview
ed. He is a member of an Old and
honorable river family and possesses
a good reputation for earefulness
and fdelitN. The fndmg OF the
board has not shaken the confidence
of his friends in the opinion that he
was more unfortunate than blame
worthy.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-06-10
MASSAC ODD FELLOWS
TO DECORATE GRAVES

The Odd Fellows Of Massac VIII
hold memorial services Sunday after
noon at O'Clock at the McKlndree
church. Judge Alben Barkley will
deliver the memorial address.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-06-10

Cairo, ILL.,. June 10-Cairo branch
of the American Press association
opened business, making its first
cast of plates. Cairo's shipping
facilities induced the big plate con-
Germ to occupy a three-story build
ing.
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CLARK vile. Tonn., June 1O.-W.
Henry Minor diea Yesterday at his
home near Lone Oak. of heart fall
usc lie seemed TO be In his usual
health when he retired He was II
years of age. and was man OF
great information and culture. He
Is survived by a wife and seven
children
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-06-10
Miss Bula Sigman.

Dyersburg. Tenn, June 1O.-Miss
Buia Sigman. of Covington. Tenn, a
delegate to the State Teachers insti-
tute. that is in session here, died
suddenly at the Odom hotel early
this morning OF heart faimre.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-06-10
Burlington, Big -Four, {. E. & l..
and L. & N. Will Use Metropolis
Bridge, 1t Developed at Hearing
END OF TWO CENT.

. Guthrie, Okla, June TO-
. Lines of the Rock Island and
. Frisco in Oklahoma. compris-
. ing one-half the trackage in
. the state, passed from under
. the 2 cent passenger fare state
. rates today, by an order of
. Judge f. C. Hood. of the
. United States circuit court of
. appeals, transmitted here to
. the circuit clerk, granting the
. railroads a temporary injunc-
. tion against the Oklahoma rates.
. The roads will re-establish the
. 3 cent fare in a few days. Three
. other roads have obtained tenn
. porary injunctions and another
. has one pending. Lesser roads /,
. are exempted from the law by I
. the state corporation commits I
. sions.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-06-10
STEAMBOAT CAPTAIN
COMPLAINS OF POLICE

Capt. T. s. Stald, of the steamer
Georgia Lee, today preferred charges
against Patrolman Lucian shelton.
whom he accuses of assaulting him.
when the patrolman accused him Of
hiding a rouster he was trying TO ar
rest. The board OF police and nrz
commissioners win meet june 1a
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-06-10
Mrs. Ford Examined.

Cincinnati. Ohio, June To- Mrs.
Jeanette Stewart Ford, chief figure
In the expose of Charles Warmer.
VINO embezzied $643yOO0 from the
Big Four, was examined today by
sanity experts. Her hearing is Tues
day.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-06-10
Night Riders Assassinate State
Witness Against Men Accused Of
Taking Part in Hopkinsuille Raid
TRUNK MYSTERY.

. Como. Italy. June 10.-Fish-
ermen casting nets into Lake
. Como. drew up an iron-bound
. trunk. containing the body OF
well dressed young woman.
. Her skull was crushed and
. there were other marks Of vio-
. lence. Search of the corpse re-
. yealed letters. written in Eng
. lish. The contents were sup
. pressed by the police. They
. are searching for an American
. couple. who occupied a cottage
. on the lake. known as Mr.. and
. Mrs. Potter.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-06-10
River Men Return.

No more elated group of Paducah
river and business men ever returned
home than the delegation that ar
rived from Cincinnati early this
morning With the site OF the Burl-
ington bridge definitely located at
Metropolis. a TOO foot span for the
Kentucky side and the assurance OF
immediate work on the bridge, the
Paducah men could wish no better,
other than the bridge was Just a lit
tie closer to Padueah.
The board of engineers at Cincin-
natl yesterday practically closed the
controversy. Attorney Charles X.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-06-10

THAT "the sinking OF the steamer
ami the loss OF life were due TO
carelessness and inattention TO the
dulles Entrusted to you as pilot in
charge OF the navigation OF the YES
sci at that time"
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The predictions and tempera-
ture for the past twenty-four
hours will be found at the top
Of the seventh column ON page
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-06-10
MEXICAN EXILE ASKS
FOR AID TO RETURN

New York, June 10.-President
Taft today received letter from
Heriberto Barron. candidate for
president of Mexico. declaring that
Diaz ls a tyrant. He appeals to Taft
to use his influence so he can go back
70 MeSieo 10 his family: He says
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-06-10
DALZELL.

Pittsburgh, June 10
Congressman Dalzell. who
was renominated, was grant
ed an injunction. restraining
the county commissioners
from opening any of the bal
lot boxes at the recent pri-
maries. In his petition Dal-
zell declared he didn't want
the nomination by fraud, but
wanted all the boxes opened
or none.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-06-10
School Board Meeting

A special meeting of the school
board has been called for Monday
night to approve the pay roll and
claims.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-06-10

DIR. G. Il. Howard passed through
the city this morning en- route to
Benton after attending the Ameri-
can no<licaI aao,<s Z t,o. A, o> oufa
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REPAIRS TO PLEASURE CRAFT.
Larger Engine Being Placed in the
Launch Margaret.

The power launch Margaret, belonging
70 Capt. McGhie of this city, is out at
Cumberiand's boatyard for general re-
pairs and to have a new engine bed in
stalled preparatory to placing a larger
engine in the boat. The launch was equip
ped with q seven-horsepower motor, but
the new engine to be placed in the boat
is TO be one of nine-horsepower, which
will add considerably more speed. The
Margaret is to be operated between this
city and McGhiesport. Md. during the
summer and tall months. The vessel, it
it stated has been lying sunk and was
raised a day or two ago and brough; here
for repairs.
The power launch Rebecca W., owned
by Capt Don Williamson, which has been
lying at Benefits boatyard for minor re-
pair work for the past month, is about
completed, and will be put overheard.
The little craft, it is stated. will not go
into commission until after July 4, when
her owner and a party of friends will
take a cruise to the lower Potomac.
The auxiliary power sloOp Seabelle, one
of the local feet of pleasure craft, Is out
on Benefits smaller railway to have a
new engine bed installed and other work
done. Efforts are being made to have the
Seabelle ready for service by July l. SO
that she can sail on her annual summer
cruise in New England waters
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ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Arrivals.

Schooner S. Sawyer. lumber from a
Rappahannocls river i;oint to the dealers
here; flattie Rafting joe, clans and
oysters from the eastern shore Of Chesa-
peake bay to the local market; Standard
Oil Company tug No. IL. towing tank
barges 81 and q. oil in bulk from Balti-
more TO Georgetown and Alexandria;
bugeye GolGie c.. lumber from Mattox
creek to the dealers here; schooner Bes-
sic Ford light from Alexandria, to load
a general cargo for Potomac po-nt;
tug Camilla. from Baltimore. with a
tow from the lower Potomac: schooner
Martin Daiiman, with a tow o. lighters
from a down-river point to the dealers
here: scow Farmers Friend. at Alex
andria. with wood from a lo~erN potomac
point: tug Rosalie, with a Vtow Of
lighters.
Departures.
Scow Fannie, light, for Pamunkey, Md,
to load railway ties back to this city:
sloop Flora Elsie. coal from White Oak
Coal Company for Colonial Beech. Va:
tug STANDARD Oil Company No. IL, tow
ing tank barges Nos. - and q. light.
for Georgetown to load oil for the mar
ket here; schooner Bessie Ford, merchan-
disc for a lower Potomac point; schooner
Lawson, light, Tor Nonini creek TO load
back to this city: schooner Silver Star,
light, for Aqua creek to load lumber
back to this city; schooner Lima Cox.
light, for lower river point to load cord
wood for this market: tug James o.
Carter with a tow for a lower river
point; schooner s. e. Coibourn. light. for
Machodoc creek to load for the dealers
mere: tug J. Z. Selectman, with a tow 70.
a down-river point.
Memoranda.
Schooner Freddie L. Hanhlin r. char
tered to load at Baltimore for q North
Carolina point and lumber from North
Carolina to this city; schooner John L.
Treat is chartered to load lumber on the
Patuxent river for New York: schooner
Belmont is chartered to load ties in Nam
annoy creek for the dealers at this city:
:chooner Matte Newman has sailed from
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NEW TRACKS IN GEORGETOWN.
Application for Permission to Law
Them Under Consideration.

Omcials OF the engineer department
OF the District government are study
Ing the grade crossing law to determine
whether the application OF the George
town Barge. Dock. Elevator ana Rail-
way Company to run tracks on the
south side OF K street. in the vicinity
of Both street, can be granted. The
company has tracks running into
Georgetown from the vicinity OF Chevy
Chase. and the application is for ware
house sidings and entrances to proposed
docks.
The company was chartered In 1855
by an act OF Congress. When the
terminal facilities which the company
proposes to build are completed, IL will
AFFORD another freight depot for the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
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REGENTS of Pine From Florida.

TIE big thrse-masted schooner John L..
Treat which arrived here about two
weeks ago from Port Tampa. Fla, with
cargo OF hard pine lumber aboard. has
completed the unloading of her cargo OF
several hundred thousand feet. and will
today leave here for the PatUxent river
where she will load railway ties for New
York. Capt. Barnes. master OF the
Treat, has his wife and family with him
on the vessel. and they will accompany
him on the trip to the Patuxent and to
New york The Treat. since the fall OF
1868, has been trading In southern waters,
running from south Atlantic points to
Havana and other points in Cuba. but
she will remain on the north Atlantic
this summer. returning to the southern
]. q. Rabel VIII be the next vessel TO
BRING lumber from Tampa to this city.
She IL now at Tampa loading. and should
arrive here before the middle Of the COM
ing month. She will bring about SGO,t00
feet of lumber In her cargo.
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RETURN TO NEWPORT NEWS.
Departure of Party of Y. M. c. A.
YOUNGSTERS.

The two-masted bay schooner Reuben
L. Davis. which has been lying in port
here since the 18th, with a party of
Young Mems Christian Association young
sters aboard from Newport News. sailed
last night on return to that port. much
to the regret OF the boys. who would
have liked to remain here longer. The
boys spent the time in viewing the points
of interest arofnd the city and visiting
the Capitol, museums and other public
buildings. The hot weather made no diff
ference to them. They came ashore
early in the morning and remained ashore
until dark. having a good time. The
party, which is in charge of Eugene King
and Fred Palmer of the Newport News
Y. Nj. e. A. consists of Charles Benson,
Archie Nelms, Arthur Switzerland, Thom-
as Harsell, Andrew Hopkins. Robert
Stewart George Callona. Richard Halnil-
ton, Capt. Will Phillips, who commands
the schooner. and Dick. the cook The
boys declare the last mentioned is the
most important member OF the party.
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Seven-Story Building at 18th and F
Streets.

The section Of the large building at the
southeast corner Of 18th and r streets
occupied by Julius Garf1nkle & Co..
which is now only two stories high, is to
be enlarged Five stories are to be added.
according to the plans prepared by Hill
& Kendall, architects, thus making a
total elevation OF seven stories.
The construction Of the new part, like
that of the section already built, is to
be fireproof, and will not only increase
the facilities of the business, but the
building itself will be better adapted 10
occupy the prominent corner 1t does on
the leading business street Of the city.
Tie two-story brick dwelling No. GAG
Lamont street northwest has Deen solu
through the real estate Office Of Shannon
e. Luchs to James J. Buckley. who will
occupy 1t as his home. 1t contains six
rooms. The consideration in the transac-
ton was $3.50
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BUSINESS PROPERTY SOLD.
Price Paid for F Street Land Said to
Have Been S38 a Foot.

The price said to have been paid for the
property. 1881 F street northwest. which
was sold during the week by Guy F.
Whiting to Mrs. Doubleday. through the
real estate firms of Willige, Gibbs &
Daniel and Ellerson & Wemple, is $12o,-
$50. which Mr.. Willige estimates makes
the per foot cost about SSs.
1t is reported that 100000 was the
price paid for 921 Pennsylvania avenue
which was sold during the week through
the same brokers and is now owned
by the company operating the moving
picture show located there.
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REBUILD OLD RALEIGH
HOTEL TO BE MADE UNIFORM
IN SIZE.
Pennsylvania Avenue Section to Be
Enlarged to Height of
New Building.

1t is the intention of the company
owning the Raleigh Hotel 20 make that
structure uniform In height by remov-
ing the Pennsylvania avenue section
and replacing It with a new structure
ac:ch will be uniform with the balance
OF the building. The section shat is TO
be replaced Is the original portion of
the hotel building, which was erected
at a period prior to that of the sky
scraper. although the construction is
freproof. In addition to the space COW
cred by this portion OF the building, the
new part of the hotel will also include
that which is now occupied by a store
building adjoining the hotel on the east
thus adding to the frontage on Pennsyi-
vania avenue.
The design and the material used in
the new section OF the Raleigh will, Of
course, be uniform with those in the
new structure. and when the new part
is completed 1t will give the building
uniform appearance. and also add
materially to its accOmmoda lions and
general facilities for carrying on a
business of that character The height
of the building will be $50 feet which
the new law recently passed by Con-
gress allows for buildings on the north
side o. Pennsylvania avenue from LIST
1t is expected that active building
operations will be begun some time In the
early portion Of September.
Workmen have begun to carry out the
extensive plan for the changes and
alterations in the Ebbitt House
Hotel Capital Increased.
The Washington Hotel Company during
the week filed in the Office of the re-
corder of deeds its certificate of increase
Of its capital stock to the sum of sos. 900.
This company has awarded the con-
tract for the construction Of the new ho-
tel on North Capitol street near the
Union station to the Samuel j. Prescott
Company, the permit for the erection
having been obtained from the District
Office. The hotel will be eight stories
high, and the cost, including the ground
and building. will be upward Of 100000.
The architect. Appleton p. Clark. jr, in
the preparation of the plans has taken
into consideration the Union station and
the new post ONCE building and build
ngs possibly to be erected in this loca-
ton, with the idea of making the hotel
conform in appearance with the public
buildings surrounding the plaza.
The hotel directly faces the plaza. and
Is within POO yards OF the Union station
entrance.
The officers Of this company are Ed
ward o. Whitford. president; Arthur A.
Birney. vice president; William V. Cox.
treasurer. and Alexander Wolf. secre-
taCy,
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Another Apartment House.

The section of 18th street in the vicinity
OF Florida avenue and extending to the
north as far as Columbia road might
almost be called the street of the apart
ment house, as there are so many struc-
lures of that character located there and
along the connecting streets. Now it il
proposed TO add another to the group and
the SPACE on the east side just north OF
Florida avenue. which is unimproved. has
been selected by the Airy View Apart
mont House Company as the site of a
building OF that kind.