The Paducah Sun from Paducah, Kentucky • Page 1

VOLI I Pabieuab injn i I VOL XXI NO 46 PADUCAH KY FRIDAY EVENING FEBRUARY 22 1907 10 CENTS PER WEEK VOLFour Four Candidates Wish i yto Head City Ticket Davis Col Charles Reed and Lu I cienDurrett to Toe Mark With a Thom Harrison in the cPrimary Although all but one of the Demo tcratic aspirants are postponing their formal notices THE SUN is able to announce positively this morning that there will bo four candi dates for tho nomination for mayor before the Democratic primary May 2 They are Tom Harrison city attorney torney who has already announced Col Charles Reed former mayor who declared Ms IntentIon yesterday Mr Lucien Durrett whoso fc friends have been informed by him that he will make tho race and Davis the well known roofing COlt tractor jho stated this morning to THE Su i Tter that ho will malii hIs debut a next week The multiplicity of candidates promises to make a warm antepri mary campaign of two months during which oonslderable ammunlUon win falj Into the hand of the Republicans and tho candidates and their friends no doubt will force each one to come out into tho open and publicly I declare just why hats running for mayor and what he intends to do for or to Paducah if the people will permit him to make the sacrifice of personal affairs on tho altar of his patriotism riotismOther Other offices arc just as eagerly I sought by liarty workers the ppsitlpu city Jailer which Tom Evlts will relinquish apparently being the SIRS CURE FOU REVOLUTIONS 1p Ambassador From Brazil Declares i lau Antericnnlsnr Mho iReinedy Buffalo Feb 22 Ambassador Joa qutn Nabuco of Brazil in an address i before the Liberal club declared pan Americanism to be a sure cure Jorj revolutions such as have disturbed ithe southern continent The remedy for the state of things which keeps revolution alive I and in many cases would Justify It were It not Incapable of creating order and liberty Js publicity and association foreign capital and foreign immigration he said For pub licity and association for foreign cap fital and Immigration tho policy of panAmericanism Is a most potent factor so much so that pan Atnerl canism can be pronounced tho certain cure of the old evils among American republics as they all arose from BO cluslon and excluslveness MUTUAL LIFE ELECTION WON nv ADMINISTRATION Now York Feb 22 The admin istration ticket of the Mutual Life In surance company was victorious In the recent election by a plurality ap proximating 130000 votes according to a preliminary statement Issued today by the election Inspectors i to tho proxy committees According frto the figures they gave out the Pea fr4tody administration ticket has 199 182 votes tho united committees or pollcyholdcrs ticket C91C1 votes i and the third or fusion ticket 447 votes ARE LIABLE FOR CELIRAC1 It AntlRnco Suicide Bill Pusses In I Missouri Jefferson City Mo Feb 22Not only bachelors but spinsters aro to I be taxed In this state it tho bill Introduced In the legislature by Senator Thomas Kinney yesterday be bei comes a law Ho says his measure i is I a move toward more marriages and tho doing away with the tendency toward race suicide It provides that all single parsons over tho age or 2n years male or female who are not exempt by reason of physical or financial disability must pay a tax of 10 a year I There Is only one kind of a newspaper circulation statement that Js vorth any conslderntloi mid that Is the daily detailed statement The Sun Is the only I PIHtuclih paper printing such a rtteure atc I I choicest morsel Joe A Purchase the present deputy would like to succeed Mr SEvItts Then Police Com missioner Mann Clark likes what he has seen of the office Patrolman Rogers has observed Its pleasant ways and IEaker and Sam Beadles are not denying their willingness to serve the city In that useful capacity Popular Henry j3alloy the city Cleric will have opposition in the per son of Mr Maurice Mclntyro in hip taco tot renomlnntion and Ire Is be i stirring himself but will bo hamper ed somewhat In his canvass by tho fjecesslty of making out tax bills billsUdlao a 56hio Jokers at the city hall suggest that Mr Bailey appoint Mr Mclntyro his assistant EO he can keep his op ponent under his eye William Kraus will probably be a nominee to oppose City Treasurer Dorian one of tho most popular and efficient officials around the City hall City Assessor Stewart Dick will have no opposition it is thought tor miomlnatlonAttorneys Attorneys A Harper and Miller Jrt will contest to succeed Olty Attorney Tom Harrison Attorney A Berry chairman of the city Democratic committee announced that tomorrow ho will name the subcommittee to arrange entrance tee and other details for tho city primary COURT IN MUDDLE OVER PERSONALTY Sheriffs Report Docs Not Say Anything About His Vigilance in Seeking out Prop erty of Delinquents SHERIFF SAYS HE IS READ1 1If Sheriff John Ogilvie shows that ho exhausted every nie nato discover personal property to make good the payment of delinquent county taxes be will be granted a quietus for his 1JHMS 1 tax collections otherwise complications may arise which will throw the county into anything but a pleas ant position regarding delinquent tax collections The failure of the shor ICf to file a report in strict compliance with the new revenue law effective this year accounts for the second futile attempt of the fiscal court to settle with him This morning after a two hours wrangle fiscal court adjourned leaving the matter In the hands of County Attorney Alben Barkley for the county and Attorney Hughes representing Sheriff John Ogilvle for settlement The court will meet again tomorrow and In addition to hearing the report of the attorneys will settle with Mr James Utterbnck county treasurer The new revenue law provides that the sheriff of each county In Ken tuck4 shall exercise diligence In searching for personal property of real estate delinquents mId tho per lion all must be sold first In the event he falls to find any the real estate may be sold for back taxes If In any case the sheriff should fall t8 follow theletter of the law and resort first to any personalty it may effect the legality of thasale of real estate for taxes due This the position taken by County Attorney Alben Barkley BarkleyAttorney Attorney Rarkleys Statement The new revenue law effective this year provides that the sheriff must eearch and find any personal property a delinquent possesses and sell It There Is no reportvflled showing that he has performed Hits duty said Attorney Darkloy The matter Is simply one of formality Sheriff Ogilvle stated I have complied with the laws The fact that I am not ready for eetloment today Is the wrangle caused over the fees of Couply Clerk Hiram Smedley de layed us more Sheriff Ogilvle stated that he would settle wJthla i2 of fl00OOK for hiff I I NEARLY CLOSING TIME I Gunboat Wasp is on Way Up the River to Exbibit Blue Jackets in Their Daily life on Board a Ship of War IWO collections wljh 207000 delinquents Hnquents uncollected He cxercteet every effort possible to collect the latter and states he compiled fully with the law Treasurer James Uttorback stated this morning that he is ready to settle with the board at ghee but set tc lnhdOfGrre until omulroti rAn mU MAIL ROfoBED FROM ALL INDICATIONS Malt packages found on lumber cars from tho south In the Paducah yards this morning indicate that tho man at Ttlayfleld hTtfcca robbed John Thompson njmtronn 1 Short track walkers for tho Illinois Central found them and turned the packages over to Dick Tdibert special agent who handed them to Detective Moore He gavo them to the local post office officials There were four packages One was addressed tothe Johnson Optical corifpanY Detroit from the Hunt Drug company Another was addressed to Dexter loA third was addressed Jo DP iD Burow ICevll and the fourth to a person at Grand Rivers Mnrt Dbg Scare A dog frpthlng at lid inouth cro ated suit meat at l6vqclock ths morning at Eighth and Clay streets Some one telypp ted the qpV 1It the canine tadudtgtppOared11 eoro thethe the police could 1trrhe Miss Mnttlo Wright Miss Mattle Wright 1C years old died at Riverside hospital of pneu nonia this morning She was taken UterI from Mcchamcsburg last night at 8 oclock STAR WILL SING POPULAR BALLAD Paducahans will bo Interested lit the announcement that Miss Alice JoYey prima donna of The Vandor but Oup1 Will sing Mister Star the latest composition of Air Her bert Wallerstoln and Dave Andrada ot the same company will sing When 1 by the same author at The Contucky Tuesday night Joseph Qaites of New York who has out several attractions besides the Vanderhllt Cup is taking IIn interest in Mr Walicrstelns en erprlses juicl when tho songs wore submitted to him he arranged to iavo them interpolated although his contract with the author does not call for any changes In the score of the piece II Perinroad man tger of the show has written tar orchestrations Mr Wallersteln has secured a conqftrn In England to handle his compositions over there This City is Ultimate Dcstjna tion of Uniiuo Drumming Expedition for United States Naval Recruits LOUISVILLE INVITES HER Paducah Is to be visited by the United states gunboat Wasp The famous little craft Is already In the Mississippi river on her way to Paducah and St Louis on a recruiting trip to show the boys of the Interior cities Just what a fine boat looks like and something of the llfo of a Jack Tar Louisville Is trying to get her there but some of the shallows between this city and the Portland canal may prevent the trip Padu cahans are sorry that the Paducah was not chosen and It Is believed the government would have created more Interest by sending a boat named after one of the cities In this section but the Paducah seems to bo in demand for ocean duty The Wisp entered the Mississippi from the gulf yesterday and will stop at aU the cities en route inhibiting to all who will go aboard the interior and discipline of the boat This is the first bid of this kind for naval re cruits over made by the government the increase of tho naval force requiring a greater number of seamen WORKAMOXO COLORED PEOPLE nv HOME SOCIETY Iu two days 0 Singleton representIng tho colored department of tho Childrens Home Society and in only one section of Paducah north of Triinblo street located 70 desti tuto families representing about 160 children He addressed an audience bf colored people last night at Mt Zion Baptist church and will deliver a special sermon to parents Sunday night February 24 at the Husband Street OJU church No collections are sought IllS DEFEAT WAS TOO MUCH CANDIDATE DROPPED I 13 AD Chicago Feb 22Jacob Hanne gan Jabor loader of the Fifth ward and candidate for alderman at tho Democratic primary fell dead from heart disease shortly before mldnlgh when the returns Indicated hIs defeat PRESIDENT AND FAMILY VISIT BOYS AT SCHOOL Washington Feb 22 Presiaent and Mrs Roosevelt celebrated Wash ingtons birthday by starting for Massachusetts this afternoon to spend two days visiting their sons Theodore Jr at Harvard and Ker mlt at Oroton Mrs Nicholas Long I worth and Miss Ethel Roosevelt accompanied them MURPHY WAS QUITE ILL WREN FIRST PRESENTED Ill and hardly able to make MB plea JOhn Murphy an alleged foootegger of Fulton Ky yesterday afternoon waived examination before Commissioner A Gardner and was bound over to tho federal grand Jury JuryMurphy Murphy gave bond for his appear anco arid returned this morning PATRIOTIC CONGRESS CONORESSREMAINS REMAINS IN SESSION Washington Feb 22 Believing It could best honor tho memory of Washington by considering on the anniversary of his birth legislation for tho countrys good congress re mained at work today All government departments however closed PROSPECTIVE PASTOR AT CHRISTIAN CHURCH All tho members ol the First Christian church are requested by tho officers of the church to be pros ent next Sunday The Rev Mr Wells I I of Bowling Green will be hero and preach two trial sermons one In at the morning service and also at tho evening JOB PROVES TOO STEADY AND SNOOK is SUICIDED Cincinnati Feb 22Charles Snook towor watchman for the railroads at Bond lilll ended his life with a revolver early this morning For four years Snook worked practically day and night In tho tower Ho became despondent OTHERS RESCUED FROM I WRECKAGE Rotterdam Feb 22One moro passenger of the wrecked steamer Berlin which went aground yesterday was saved making two persons known to have been rescued Both survIvors are in a precarious condition and may die Other passengers wore still seen on remnants of the broken afterpart of tho vessel but all attempts to teach them pave failed The gale which caused the wrfcck 4s still blowing and waves are mountain high Ten Arc Saved London Feb 22i The Central News announces ten persons have been saved In the wreck of the steamer Berlin near Rotterdam Interstate Commerce Commissioners Coming Will Hear Complaints of Independent Coal Operators Against Illinois Central in Paducah Next Week Interstate commerce commissioners will be In Paducah next week to Investigate the particular complaints of car shortage of Kentucky and Illinois coal operators The secretary of the Interstate commerce commission In a communication notified the coal operators at mer House that tho commission had decided on holding a session In iPaduoah one day next week but that the movement of tho I commission made It Impossible to say exactly what date at this time At that session of the Interstate commission the complaints of the coal operators between Paducah and Louisville and between Paducah and Evansville will be heard All the coal operators have been nformed of the meeting and have been notified to be on hand with any complaints they may have It was definitely announced that only the Illinois Central would be Investigated at this particular session Complaints against other roads may be heard later on In the meeting of Greenville Earl Ington Nbrtonvllle Central City Paducah and other operators at tho Palmer House last night a dls cuslon of the Intended visit of the Interstate commerce commission was held No format action was taken other than to prepare Tor the visit It is not known what members of the commission will hold the session In Paducah nor how many The in WASHINGTON DAY IS CELEBRATED Shops Banks Schools Public Offices and Stores Closed in Honor of the OccasionQuiet Everywhere POLICE HAVE LITTLE TO DO General silence marks Paducahs tribute to Washingtons birthday A general suspension of business in tao city was evident from early morning and even at the police station the chief and his subordinates were sitting idly about tho hall Tho banks are closed the railroads ops shut down and all schools suspended until Monday At the city ban the only active business being transacted Is In tho treasurers office where they are making out checks the semimonthly pay roll for city employes At the railroads only enough men are retained on duty to get out motive power necessary to handle the regular passenger and manifest freight traffic Merchants gavo their clerks a half holiday The majority of the stores closed at noon for tho day From 9 until 10 oclock the general deliver at the postoffico was In operation and carriers made one delivery Hero business in the postoffico ceased No court held session in Paducah today IRECHIYKS REWARD titer Lueg Time Vouchers Comes to Tom Potter Through the efforts of Detective Moore Police Lieut Tom Potter Is twentyfive dollars richer today In the year 1903 Duncan of Ballard county was arrested for alleged counterfeiting Ho gave bond and shipped It going west For months he eluded tho vigilance of municipal and government pOlicemen but was finally captured In Call torn In and returned for trial Duncan got six years in the AUanta prIson and Is now serving his term The matter was dropped until Detective Moore opened correspondence with Assistant District Attorney Mk rhatcher of Louisville who with district Attorney Hill prosecuted the defendant defendantThis This morning Moore received for Jeut Tom Potter a voucher for 25 alt the result of negotiations with the assistant district attorney vestlgatlon of complaints all over tho United States has made it necessary for the commission to divide up and hold simultaneous investigations at different points Tho Investigation has the direct sanction and endorsement of President Roosevelt It is known that tho president has taken notice of the continued complaints from western Kentucky 4 hd the meetIng of the commission there It an indication of the Importance of tills end of the state as well as of Paducah It is probable that the session will be held in the rooms of the commissioners at the Palmer House Tho oar shortage In Kentucky will be embodied In the report of the Interstate commerce commission ito the presi dent denSome Some weeks ago a representative of the executive department of tho federal government quietly visited Paducah and other western Kentucky towns and cities gathering evidence concerning the coal car shortage and alleged illegal combinations which the Hill Side Coal company and others charged wero operating to the detriment of independent operators The agent did not herald his coming and few people were aware of his pres once He mado a report of his findIng and this information no doubt will be used by the interstate commerce commission In whatever action It takes regarding tho conditions complained of EIUl6mSTS ROB POSTOFFICE AFTER KILLING RUT TWO Warsaw Feb 22 Terrorists made Jlf LT a successful atack 6ranch i lostofllco and escaped with considerable money after shooting a olork and a i soldier and wounding nine other persons Fifteen men were in tho terrorist band and completely cowed the postofflce employee with their weapons COMIC OPERA WARFARE IS ONLY ONE ACT LONGt San Salvador Feb 22 Central Americas latest comlo opera war between Honduras and Nicaragua seems today to be In a state of abeyance Along Intermission Is promised after avery short first act Already steps are being taken at Washington according to advices received here to force the two nations to arbitrate 107th Shock at Kingston Kingston Jamaica Feb 22 A hoary earthquake shock today spread terror over the entire island In Kingston people fell to their knees on tho streets praying This Is tho 107th distinct shock since toe groat quake of January 14 Tho continu anco is causing terror among tho blacks Several walls fell Cleveland IIns lUg Fire Clevoland Fob 22 Starling from un overheated flue Are in the Standard Lighting companys plant endangered many lives and did ll5 OOQO damage this morning Residents in the vicinity were driven from their homos scantily attired In the intense cold Dynamite for Revenue Sanford Ind Feb 22A dna mite explosion completely wrecked the Methodist church and two stores iarl this morning Citizens allege tile dynamiting is the result of ro renge for raid on an alleged Blind Tiger liquor shop by A sheriffs posse Thursday ThursdaySuit Suit for Insurance Baton Boyd fled suit In quarterly court this afternoon fr Irvin Hum mroy against the Oommonwealth Ato Insurance company for 100 on the life of Albert Humphrey who died December 24 1906 WKXTHER Generally fair tonight and Thursday Tluirs day colder Highest icnipcraturc yesterday 00 lowest today 33.