The Paducah Sun-Democrat from Paducah, Kentucky • 1

Ik 1 In VOLUME XXIX, NO. 58. PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1911. TEN CENTS PER WEEK. TARBEL LAURIE FAILS TO RALLY; BEAR! ATTACKED Whatever Motive May be for EXPLOSION THAT Dr.

Amoss Takes Stand and RELATIVES HAY Mobilization of Troops it Another Night Rider Tells CONTEST WILL OF CARRIE HAHONEY is Object Lesson to Japan His Connection With Raid WRECKED VILLAGE SHAKES CHICAGO On Ground That They Consider Her Incapable ot Act. Line Extends Along Boundary SNOW SLIDE. Whole Lake Region Affected by Detonation Dynamite at Du Pont Plant. Micraulous Escape of People of District. Alleged General Lays Ground for Alibi After Witness Says He Heard Amoss Describe the Raid in Detail.

I.NVITR MILITIA. Frankfort, March 10. the adjutant general to re-baa received word from "Washington to select a limited number of officers of the atate Cashier of Mechanics' and Farmers' Bank and Trust Company Dies. Mrs. Martha A.

Augustus Pass- es Away. AMI MltS. I'XITV ANN Left Property to Those Who and Rio Grandee-Militia Officers Invited to Visit Camp. Han Antonio, March 10. Army ofllcera already here profess to aee six distinct reasons for the mobilizing of the troops on the Mexican frontier.

They are; To prove to foreign powers that the Monroe doctrine is still in force. A warning that foreign Intervention, on the ground that foreign in-tereMs in Mexico are Imperiled, will uot lie tolerated. To frighten the Insurrectoa and enforce neutrality. The iuvaslon and pacification of Mexico in the event of the death of President IMaz. To answer the rritlcisniH that the army is inefllcient and uuable to mobilise quickly and orderly.

To give the ofllcera and the men practical Instructions In field maneuvers on exact war footing. See Big Parade. Atlanta, Ga March 10. President Taft, foreign ambassadors and scores of statesmen today reviewed a monsters parade, which represented the business forces of the south. The southern commercial congress closes tonight.

Army of Observation. Mount Airy, Ca. Aboard president's car). March 10. Today the war department's plana are admitted to be directed toward maintaining the atatua quo on the Mexican br-der.

Troops will remain in Texaa as "An army of observation," unless "necessary cause for action" arises. Mexico O. Says L'lmantour. New York, MarcTi 10. Mexican Minister of Finance L'lmantour today said there la no excuae for In tervention In Mexico; that the health of Dlai la not precarious, and that Mexico la able to protect all foreign Interests.

L'lmantour Insisted that Mexico1 consent to American Interference with her internal affairs. lllg American Intercut. Washington, Marcli 10. The reason for Wall street's concern, and a controlling factor In the governments determination to support Diax la found In American Inveat-menta In Mexico. According to Con-aular estimates.

American capital in Mexico totals fl, 5110,000. American syndicates control the output of cop per, rubber, oil, and sugar and the railroads. Object lesson to Japan. Washington, March 10. The present army movement may be compared to the recent cruise of the battle ship fleet an object lesson of the preparedness of the United States for war.

The battle ship fleet took to the doors of European countries a picture ahowlng the naval strength of the government The maneuvers of a division, or approximately one-fourth of the present strength of the standing army, may also have a salutary effect in ahow lng the world what our fighting men ran do, and In thla particular case, perhaps, actually "doing It." For some time Japan has been en 1 After only a brief Illness of pneuj mmila Mr. JuK-ph Taibel Ijiurle, cashier of tte Mechanics Trust and r'avlugs cobipany, and one of the most prominent business men In Pa-din ah, died at 12:30 clock thin niiiriitim at his liunie, 830 JelTeron II 's death was auddi'ii and many of bla friends bad not realized till critical condition for the past few daya. Mr, Ijiurle was taken III alt days ago and grew weaker owing to hl weak physical eoudltiou. Yesterday lie loit consciousness tnd hope for bla recovery was abandoned by till physicians. Ilia doaih takea away one of the moat popular cltliens of Paducah and the last Immediate member, of the Laurie family.

Mr. was it years old and was born February 22, U6, In Paducah, wbere be waa reared and had lived all of hla life will) the exception of a abort time spent In Louisville, where he attended business college. He waa the aon of Scott and Mareella Laurie, and waa educated In the public schools. Trior to bit connection with the Mechanics bauk ten yean ago he waa bookkeeper for the Noble Transfer company. He atood high among hla many frlenda and waa a valued busl-neaa man with keennesa, tact and ability.

He was a member of Plain v' Ity lodge of Maaona, No. 449, and a member of tu Knight of Pythlaa lodge. Uurle never married, and la survived by aa aunt, Mra. Ann Woolfolk, and two uncles, Messrs, Brack and Robert Owen, of thla city. He alao leavea other relative here and an aunt, Mra.

Maria Amlrewa, hi Memphis, and another aunt who lives at Hell Station, Tenn. ll.e funeral services will be held at the residence at i o'clock Saturday morning, the Rev. Grant T. Bul-llvrn, pastor of the Broadway Methodist church, officiating, Burial will be in Oak Grove cemetery. The pall-bearera will be: Messrs.

W. V. Brad-ahaw. William Hlncllffe. James C.

flterback, Edward Scott, William Noble, James M. tang, M. 11. Nush and T. I.

Harry. Martha A. Augustus. After a long Illness of dropsy and complications, Mrs. Martha A.

Augustus, 61 yeara old, and the wife of Mr. James L. Augustus, a well known bricklayer, died at 11:30 o'clock last night at her home in Tyler. Mrs. Augustus had been 111 for the last ten yeara and her condition became critical a week ago.

She waa a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian church and waa a good woman beloved by many. Sixteen yeara she came to Paducah from Shef field. and leavea many frlenda here. Besides her husband she la survived by four daughtera and two sons: Mra. Kate C.

Murray, of Mem phis; Mrs. Nannie Ramage, of Ty ler Mrs. Hortense Haya, of Paducah, and Mra. Lee Gothard, of Sheffield; Messrs. Frank and Ernest Augustus, of this city.

Mra. Augustus waa the daughter of T. J. and Caroline Aday, of Tennessee, who died many yeara Took Care of Her. HAD ADMINISTRATOR NAMED.

Whether Mrs. Carrie B. Mahoney waa capable ot making a will several months ago, will be a hotly contested point next Monday morning In county court before County Judas Barkley. The point arose vesterda afternoon when Patrolman H. M.

Garrett by consent of the nieces and nephews of Mrs. Mahoney, was appointed adminlatrator of the estate, and a bond of $500 accepted. Sev eral nours later Mr. A. L.

Joynea appeared with the will of Mra. Mahoney Under the condltlona the appointment of Mr. Garrett was set aside. The estate of Mrs. Mahoney la valued at $1,500, and consists principally of notes and a bank account of several hundred dollars.

8he was about 85 yeara old, and waa a teach er for many years. According to relatives, they want the often ex pressed wish of their aunt carried out by paying the debta and using the remainder ot the estate to improve the family burial lot In Oak Grove cemetery. The relatives of Mra. Mahoney are: Harry M. Gar- rett, Loueva Galloway, O.

M. Garrett, Kittle Cooksey, Lillian Meadows. Frank Garrett, Lee Garrett, Carrie Kindred, Lydla Garrett, Sam Garrett and Dora Paschal They ara represented by Attorney David Browning. After tbe appointment of Mr. Garrett, aa Attorney James Campbell with Mr.

Joynea appeared before County Judge Barkley and offered to probate a will, purport ing to be the last will ot Mrs. Ma honey. It ia dated December 2, 1910, and is witnessed by James Campbell and F. E. Dunn.

Mrs. Mahoney left in the will all her property, with the exception ot some clothing, is bequeathed to her friend, Mrs. A. L. Joynea, and Mr.

A. L. Joynes ia designated as executor. Mrs. Mahoney formerly resided oppo site the home of Mra.

Joynea, but several months before her death was removed to the home ot Mra. Joynes, who took care of her until she died this week. Thla waa the reason for making the bequest la consideration of their kindness. FIRE DESTROYED HOME OF WALTER EURR0WS Fire completely destroyed tbe home of Walter Burrows, 832 North Twenty-third atreet thla morning at 10:30 o'clock, entailing a loss of about $1,200. The origin of the fire ia unknown, but when discovered the entire attic waa ablaze and burst through the roof.

Before the fire companies could complete the long run, the flames had gained such headway that they were Impossible to check. The firemen were further handicapped by the long distance from a fire plug, and It was necessary to have a line of hose, 1,100 feet long. The fire burned ao rapidly that It was Impossible to save any of tbe furnishings of the boose. Hose companies Nos. 3 and 5 and track company, No.

4, answered the alarm. Three Sailors Asphyxiated. New York, March sailors from the United Statea armored cruiser Tennessee were found dead from escaping gas In a room In a Hoboken hotel today. The men registered as J. C.

Wallln, J. Wadsworth and E. B. Bradley. Shelly Ward Held Over.

Shelly Ward, colored, alias Charlea Johnson, who was caught breaking into a locker at the gaa plant on North Thlra atreet Wednesday morning, was held over to the grand Jury from police court thla ntornlng on a charge of housebreaking. Ha went to jail In default of $300 ball. Ward recently returned from Eddyvllle, where he served a term of one year tor March 10. Ten men and one woman were killed in a snow slide that wrecked the plant of the Hydro-Electric company, at Jordan, according to telegrams received a today. The mountain slide came without warning and crushed the homes of the company's employes.

Geo. Landram Denies Making a Statement The Sun la In receipt of tbe fol lowing statement in George Land-ram 'a own familiar chirograpby: March 10, 1911. I waa not aeen at the Raleigh nor did I give out any political interview or other dope to any association, press agent or to any newspaper man in Washington. Kentucky will go Democratic If any good man other than McCreary la nominated, aa I see It, but it will have to be a good man on a good platform to win at all, and the committee does not seem disposed to give ua either. G.

W. LANDRAM. Reed Infant Dies. John W. Reed, the 3-weeks-old child ot Mr.

and Mra. C. L. Reed, near Symsonla, died thla morning at 11 o'clock from hives. The funeral will be held tomorrow morning, burial at the Feasor cemetery.

Sen tea re for Murder. March 10. Robert Cleveland, charged with murder in connection with the lynching of Carl Etherington, a detective, here last July, pleaded guilty to manslaugh ter when his trial was called. He was given an indeterminate sentence In the Ohio reformatory at Mansfield, COL ROOSEYELI AT BIRMINGHAM GUEST OF GOVERNOR COMER TODAY AND WILL LEAVE TONIGHT. Birmingham, March 10.

Theodore Roosevelt arrived at 5:40 tbls morning and breakfasted at tbe HUlman hotel, the guest lot former Governor Comer. He addresse the school children thla afternoon and will leave tonight for Jackson, Miss. FACET BOAT FOR LOWER OHIO TRADE MAT BE SECURED TO RUN IN PLACE OF THE STEAMER DICK FOWLER, A rumor that there will be a Cairo packet boat within the next ten days or two weeks waa given color today by Commadore Given Fowler, who said negotiations were under way for a suitable boat. It 1b understood that the Paducah Cairo Packet company will operate the boat, al though little Information could be secured from either Saunders A Fowler or Given Fowler. Lower Ohio trade la suffering, and It ia thought that a fast boat can be chartered and entered in the trade at once.

What disposition will be made of the Dick Fowler remains a secret. It la tbe general opinion that she was bid In at $5,000 by her owners, and may be disposed ot to out-of-town partlea If a satisfactory figure can be secured. Chicago Market May-Wheat Corn Oats High. 90 60 31 Low. 89H 48 30 Close 90 49 81 Tobacco Sales.

About 20,000 pounds ot loose leaf tobacowjftre sold at Bohmer'a loose 17 liio. guard, to go at the government's expense to the manue-vera on Mexican border. The names will be selected In a' few days. Orders were issued by by the adjutant- general to re cruit all reglmenta ao as to be ready In case of any emergency. deavoring to obtain a foothold upon the Pacific coast of Mexico or one of the Central American republics.

Thousands of Japanese have gone Into Mexico aa Immigrants. The United Statea baa watched with keen Interest these recent developments, and It is known by the officials of Mexico that thla country would look with displeasure upon the granting of a naval base to Japan by that Army officers admit that with thousands of Japaneae In Mexico, the mikado's government, should an Invasion of the United Statea be attempted, would approach through our southwest, an open country wbere the climate permita war operations at all seasons. While there Is no foundation for any suggestion that the Texaa maneuvers are caused by a Japaneae war scare, one of the effecta of the operations will be to carry an object leasen to quarters where It may have great Influence of the mobility of the army and the rapidity with which it could be thrown aa a protection along our southwestern border to repel any hostile attacks that might come from that direction. In well-informed clrclea the opinion entertained of the maneuvers la that the situation In Mexico la more critical than admitted and that the troops ire to be held on hand, available shorn the emergency arae and thla government find an army necessary to protect foreign Interests in Mexico. Reason Indicated.

Washington, March 10. That the administration baa decided to dhv semhle no longer the reason for tho sudden and unprecedented movement of troops to the Mexican border la indicated by following dispatch received from correspondent, who la accompanying President Taft on bla Journey to Atlanta. The dispatch, dated Charlottesville, through which place the president's train passed last night at la as follows: "All doubt aa to the purpose of the government In sending 20,000 troops to the Mexican Border haa at last been swept away. The United Statea haa determines that the revolution In the republic to the south must end. The troops have been sent to form a solid military wall along the Rio Grande to stop filibustering and to aee that there Is no further smuggling or arms and men across the International boundary.

It (Contlntfed on Paga Feur.) Sustains Primary Plan Bill. Des Molnea, March 10. The Iowa house of representatives this afternoon sustained Governor' Car-roll'a veto of the Oregon primary plan bill. from Laketon with medicine for a member of his family when Gore overtook him. They traveled together for quite a distance, and when well out of call of a farm house, Gore knocked him down and robbed him.

Gore haB been In that vicinity working for two yeara. Child Trlea to Drink Poison. Bardwell, March 10. In an attempt to drink from a bottle, con tainlng carbolic acid, the two-year- old son of Samuel Bishop, of Bard well, severely burned hla face, arm and mouth; but fortunately the pain occasioned by the contact of the acid caused the child to cry out and the mother aelted the bottle In time to save hla life. Illinois (iraln Dealer.

Springfield, March 10. The Illinois State Grain Dealers' associa tion, In the closing session of the an nual convention, adopted a resolu tlon condemning the methods em ployed In the recent election of United Statea senators from Illinois and In favor of the election ot senators by direct vote, The association alao went on record In favor ot equal HopkinsviUe, March 10. (Spe cial.) Dr.D.A. Amoss, alleged night rider general, took the atand at 11:30 o'clock In the circuit court in hla own defense, and not only denied complicity In the HopkinsviUe raid, but laid the grounds for' an alibi. His denial came after the confession of a man by- the name of War-field, of Clarksville, who confessed that he had been a night rider; that his father, a director of the Planters' Protective association, had been the financial agent of the night riders, and that he had beard1 Dr.

Amoss, Immediately after the HopkinsviUe raid, draw a lesson In obedience from his own wounds and the killing of George Gray on the retreat from HopkinsviUe. The state closed at 11 o'clock and Dr. AmoBB took the stand a halt hour later. He said he waa not connected with the Planters' Protective asso-clatiop, although a friend of the organization, and that he never had been a night rider, nor bad he ever visited the schools, at which, witnesses testified be bad made night rider speeches. He aald the night the raid be retired about 8:30 o'clock and at 10:30 was awakened by a aon of J.

P. White, hammering on the door and asking him to visit the boy's stater, about five miles away. He dressed and went, arriving at 1 o'clock and finding Dr. Hayden, of Wallonla, there. He left at 2 o'clock and returned home.

When he arrived at Sizemore'a store at Cobb, men on tbe steps called hla attention to a bright light In the east. He went to bed, and when he got up the next morning everybody, was. about tbe burning ot HopkinsviUe He ret red to the atand thla after noon and waa subjected to a terrific cross examination. A Strong Case. No secret is made ot the fact that the defense realizes the state, baa made a stronger case than they expected, and they have been unable to damage the testimony of witnesses much on cross elimination.

The father of George Gray, who waa killed returning from the raid, said three masked men carried his son to the house at Blue Springs, Trigg county, at dusk the next after noon and, depositing the corpse on the floor aald, "Here is your boy. He waa killed for the cause." Warfteld'a Story. Warfleld'a story was a complete surprise to the defense. He former ly lived near Guthrie, and hla father waa the man who always held the money bags for the night rider organization, Hla father, he said, remained true to "the cause" until his death. He Joined, he said, under a misap prehension, but when he found that (Continued on Pa rear.) Run Over By a Baggy.

John Houser, who resides on nessee atreet, was knocked down last night at Fourth street and Broadway by a buggy, which passed over his body. His injuries, which are not considered serious, were dressed by Dr. J. B. Acree.

Hoi Billlngsley and Maynard Allen were arrested by Captain Heny Bailey on the charge of reckless driving last night and were recognized tor their appearance. Seumas MacManus, Writer, to Wed. New York, March 10. Seumas MacManus, the writer ot IrlBh ator tes, will be married to Mlsa Cataline Paez, writer, ot children'a books, here tomorrow. The bride-to-be la a South American, a granddaughter of Gen.

Jose Paez, first president of Ven DBTEClilES ARE GUARDING LINES PROTECTING QUEEN AND CRES CENT RAILROAD PROPERTY DURING STRIKE. Cincinnati, March 10. Twenty. five armed detectives of the Queen and Crescent railroad picketed tbe oompany'a yards at Ludtow, ubdulng 70 striking firemen who threatened violence. Tbe strike extends from Cincinnati to Chattanooga, 200 men striking because tbe refuses to, deny negro flre- ONLY TWO DEDATHS RECORDED.

Kenosha, March 4. The town of Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, waa blown off the map; the region encircling Chicago from Cleveland, Ohio, to Clinton, Iowa, waa ahaken and $1,600,000 property damage and only two persons killed are the re-ault summed up today of an explo sion of 50 tons of dynamite In the DuPont powder mills at Pleaaant Prairie. Five hundred Inhabitants of the town, where every building was wrecked, are housed today In Kenosha. The fatalities are: James S. Thompson, anperlntendent, killed In the explosion.

Mlsa Llllle Sinch dropped dead from the shock at Elgin, 111. The detonation paralysed towna throughout Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa and Indiana. Seen and Felt in Chicago. Chicago, March The glare from the explosion Sat Pleasant Prairie waa seen in all the northern and western suburb of Chicago. The vibration waa felt from end to end of the city and fne concussion came with the roar like that ot a heavy wind.

Wlndowa were broken by thoua- ands north of Chicago and In the busineaa aectlon of the city. The vibration rocked the heaviest buildings and threw guesta in the leading hotela in to panic. i The ahork waa felt In Chicago at exactly 8:22 o'clock and at the general fire alarm office received word from Logan Square Boulevard and Milwaukee avenue five mile away that an explosion had occurred at that spot. Within the next five minutes 62 separate alarma were re ceived the sender In each Instance claiming that an explosion had occurred in hla Immediate neighbor hood. In the new city ball building which la an enormous granite structure the force of the vibration was so great that plaster fell from the walla In numerous placea and several of the windows were shattered.

A number of acrao women who were working in tne building fled screaming Into the atreet. Panics in Theaters. On the northwest side of the city' panics occurred In several vaudeville theaters and a number ot persona were injured. In tne Logan Square vaudeville theater 200 persona sprang from their seats and made a rush for the doors several being bruised. The panic waa quieted by the UBhera but the audience could not be induced to remain.

At the Crystal theaer on West North avenue several In the audience rushed for the doors and for a time it appeared as though aerlous panic would re sult, but one ot the actors made a speech from the atage and the per formance waa resumed. Excitement at the Hotels, Excitement prevailed In all ot the prominent hotela on the lake front, guesta running from their rooms and filling the lobbies. At the auditorium wlndowa were blown In, doors slammed, and the rattle ot the great Iron doors which served as fire protection between the auditorium hotel and theater added to the excitement. For some time it waa difficult to convince the guesta that an earthquake had not oc curred. In the same block with the Audi' torium is the Studebaker theater and the audience there became ex.

cited and left their seats. Manager George Davis rushed to the atage and by repeatedly shouting that there waa no danger finally quieted the nervoua ones. The force of the explosion waa ao terrinc that its enects were aisunct- ly felt at Lamont, which la fully 70 m'lea from Pleasant Prairie, and at Michigan City, 107 mllee from the acene. Many windows were broken In Lamont and State Senator Terrel, wbo was on a atreet car, was startled by the breaking of several wlndowa In the car. Rushing to the door he Jumped to the ground and sustained a aeverely sprained ankle.

In the suburb of Lake Forest, ,18 miles north of Chicago, Geo. L. Roblson, ot the McCormick Theological Seml- narv was delivering llluatrated lecture to the students of Lake For- eat university when the explosion came and the students rushed from tha darkened hall terror atriCMn. Two women fainted In the crush but were carried out 80IM De fendanU Meet at Cadiz, Trigg County ago. The funeral will be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoou at the residence, the Rev.

D. W. Fooks offl elating. Burial will be In Oak Grove cemetery. Mrs.

t'nlty Ann Simmons Mrs. I'nlty Ann Simmons, 70 yeara old, died at 11:30 o'clock last night Cadli, March 10. (Special.) All defendanta In the suit of Mrs. Latham for damages on accunt of the destruction of her husband's warehouse at Hopklnavtlle. during the night rider raid, December 7, 1907, will meet Monday at Cadiz.

Suit was filed In the federal court at Owensboro, asking for $25,000 damages. Many of the defendants are charged In Indictments in Chris tian county with the raid, and Deputy United States Marshal Elwood Neel la busy down there thla week at the trial of Dr.D.A. Amoss, serving summonses on defendants and sub poenas on witnesses. Bold Robbery Alleged. Bardwell, March 10.

Riley Gore, of Louisville, la wanted In Car lisle county on the charge of assaulting and robbing James Burge of (115. Burge saya he waa returning THE LEATHER The predlctlona for tomorrow and temperature for the past twenty-four hours will be found at the top of the seventh column on four, nl the home of Mr. and Mra. Rodney I'etter, 421 North Seventh street, af-ter a short IllnesB of pneumonia lowed by a atroke of paralysis. Mra.

Simmons lived at Lone Oak and had been visiting Mra. Petter when taken til with pneumonia three weeka ago. She waa paralysed yesterday niornr ing. Mra'. Simmons waa born In Trigg county July 12, 1840, and had been Mvlug in Lone Oak many years.

She Is survived by her husband, Mr. 8. R. Slmmona, and one brother, Mr. L.

Y. Craig, of the Benton road. The funeral will be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the residence, 421 North Seventh street, and burial will be In Mt. Kenton cemetery. Nichols Child Burled.

The alx-ycar-old aon of Mr, and Mrs. Sidney Nlcholi, who died at Oaks vosterday, was burled this CLARK WILL SOON MOVE TO CANNON'S OLD OFFICII. Waahlngton, March 10. The flrat move In the change in tha base of tbe speakership personnel will take olace In a tew days when Wallace Stanford, secretary to Speaker-Elect' Champ Clark, will establish permanent offices In the election oommlt-j tee rooms ot the capltoli Tb Mr.t Clark will move litn morning at Sharp..