r 2 7 j j1J1ab tb ktntht3 Uti VOL XXV NO 100 PADUCAH KY TUESDAY EVENING APRIL 27 1909 TEN CENTS PER WEEK i1II AJLIFE SENTENCE I IS IMPOSBD UPON 0 LOUIS JEFFERSON Negro Who Killed Woman on Street Pleads Guilty to I the Charge 1- p i itCOo of Pat Lamoore Con tinued to Septembero I TUB C1IIAXD JimV IXlhCTMBNT Louis Jefferson colored murderer t of Dstsy Stanton colored pleaded t guilty to tile charge of murder and 1 II the jury returned a verdict ot con t t- I flncmcnt In tho state penitentiary for life The trial of Jefferson was et for tomorrow but an agreement was I made by the attorneys whereby Jet fcrson threw himself on the mercy ol I the court and accepted a term of Ira prlsonmcnt for life l The commonwealth had a etrongd case against Jefferson who was lug along the street with the woman when ho pulled his pistol and killed her Jefferson claimed tho woman threatened his life lAtuoro Cue Continued Tho case of Pat Umore tho saloon keeper charged with the murder ol Deb Mason was continued until ther second day of the September term byi i the commonwealth Lamoro is out on a bond of 3OOd Other attcrs Tho grand Jurfreturned an Indict ¬ ment of murder against Lula Ilecd colored who stabbed and killed Ches- ter Heed colored and the cue wai I a set for trial tomorrow Tho trial will be finished tomorrow It it thought a and on Thursday tho cues of Louis I Putrell and J C Futroll charged with the murder of Horace Osburn will be tried J The case against Manuel Troutwinet charge with Incest was morrow Indictments gainst W4li Holmes Lula Holmes Emma Martin and Matt tie Tucker all charged with grando larceny were returned by tho grand JuryOn tho charge of petit larceny Ida Taylor colored was given 30 da y In the couiy jailt J TOBACCO MOVEMKYT THIS I rJR AGAIN JIIJAVY I 4 J Tcbacco II still roiling Into Padu a dcab In wagon loads tho past tow I4 days All day Saturday yesterday t F and today the rohandllng house t t have been rushed with deliveries o and there seems to bo no end to the amount of tobacco yet to como IDI I Retail trade II feeling tho benefit l of the crop movement and business I this week has been very good In all I lines of trader I Rsesevelts setter Nairobi April 27 Roosevelt and Kermit todaji have recovered from their sickness of yesterday and cx pect their real hunting to begin In a few days f Fair Associatien Articles of in4orporatl6n wero hied I In tho county court clerks offlco this tmorning by A 8 Thompson George IU Goodman T 3 Stahl Wesley I Viewers John W Keller Den Wclllo and nodney Davis for tho 1nducah I t Fair association Tho capital of the association is fixed at 300 with a i limited Indebtedness of 600 Tbo company wll become effective MalII IS The purpose of tho company Is to jive fairs and ra lI CONTRACT TO BE LET t FO4000 RESIDENCE t Plan have been completed In tho- r offlco of Architect A L Lansltcr for L the erection of a modern residence by 1rp MrV 0 Gttrncr 408 South Sixth street and tho contract will bo let In a few days When completed It will bo a handsome residence of seven rooms and will be Unitbed In tho lni ImprovementaTIll 1 I Tho residence will be two stories and will be constructed of marble crete with a white veneering It will have a slate roof concreto floors to tho porches and will be finished r throughout with hard wood floor Tho t rooms on the lower floor will bo tin iehed with oak 1 The residence will be beated withl warm air- Work has begun on tho bungalow I which will be erected by Mr Harry Meyer as a summer home on Sanders hill Contractor George o IngramI secured the contract and will rush I r thVbunislow to completion < J j Abdul Hamid Deposed as Sultan of Turkey Mehemid Rechad Effendi is Proclaimed Ruler at Same Time Vote of General Assembly and Religious Edict Accom push Work Young Turks Began Constantinople April 7A salute r ono liumlmi guns JMW just been Iliwl at UUO in honor of tho new mil tan It Is the official naluto Chef tak inxlin the real ruler of Cbnitnn tluople is today organizing n big nriny to sweep Asia Minor and Ilut down tho disorders An army of five howoa nIl reactionaries In marching ram Srurntl to Khk Melilr in tin 1010 of pitlicrlne ouffldcnt recruit to tart a civil war- Constantinople April 27The aultnn II deposed The dethronemen- ts the Joint Work or the national as Bcmbly which secretly voted in favor of deposition and a religious edict by SlieikUIIslnra approving and legalizing tho act Tho sultan will e removed from Ylldlz Kiosk to ay Immediately on his deposition Mohemld Ilcchad Effcndt was pro- claimed Sultan amid scenes of tho wild enthusiasm Constantinople April 27Bitter luarrcls have resulted In the ranks ot tho Yoqng Turks over tho question how to punish tho sultan While Mielkcl Islum Is believed to have di- ected that Abdul must die tho mil- Itary loaders are opposed fearing It cr ato civil war It Is believed eosit1on will be the final fato of the Final Act of Siege Yesterday witnessed the final act In tho siege of tho Ylldlz where General Schcfket commander of the 2onitttutlonallsts forced tho Alba- nian Into surrender This force vhlch woe composed of 200 men was talloned I In the imperial palace The Albanians were not otigaged In the Ightlng Saturday but persistently rc uiqd to lax down their arma SchcfUet sent up a strong body of Macedonians and six field piece were placed In n Prominent position about he palace Other suns were disposed in the neighboring heights while the troOps commanded al approaches arrlKon Surrenders The red flag conttritied however o t Sly defiantly untU 2r clock when ho watchers saw It drop slowly nrnk InI place for the white the token of urrenflor X few minutes later a rowd of fugitives were leon pouringI down the dusty road leading hlmtach where they were fastened ogcther with ropes and conducted to ho headquarters of tho commission if Inquiry It Is estimated that at least 10000 prisoners are In tho hands of tho Ba onlklns Those liable to severe pun hmcnt such as the rebellious Sa nnlkl Chasseurs have been sccurelyi oped Columbus 0 April 27Elmer- s I Carr 34 years old under arrest at Dayton charged with arson 1s ac cused by State Fire Marshal Rodgers of tho series of girl murders which baffled the Dayton police Today I Rodgers gave out a statement con I taining jtho sworn testimony ot Carrie MIddlcstcttor of Dayton pointing to Carr as tho murderer In two cases Tho marshal thinks evidence can be found showing him to be connected with all the murders Carr lived atI I the iMlddlcfttettcr homo and bad the I woman completely In his power 6ho WEATHER I Showers this afternoon and toHl lit I fair and cooler Wednesday probably frost tonight ugliest temperature yeMmyi T7j lowest today 60 000 0 000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00o S 0- oNe Ulm Minn April 27 0- o Ester Courtland 14 scars old 0- o vena kldnaiicd Uiis morning wliilo 0- o on her way to school A man In 0- o a buggy stopped her saying lie 0- o was sent to take her to her sis I I- o ers Iioinc as her sister was ill 0- o The girl refused and lie got out 0J J of the buggy and tied her anus 0- o with a rope and lifted l her lIt and 0- o drove away She managed to 0- o epcnpo later Size says the man C was bleeding at Uio neck Ho 0- o scented to be in a stupor suit 0- o half sleeping I when she junntcU 0- frotu Ute buggy S 0 0 S S S 0 0 S SC S S- t Will Punish Gnlltyt General Schcfket last night Issued a proclamation announcing that thed Instigators of the recent crimes in ¬ cluding those who havo been guilty of stirring up a feeling of discontent will too exterminated as tho worst enemies of tho country and that mess I uro will be taken to prevent the pro pagation of subversive Ideas Tho proclamation concludes with the as ¬ that will bo Stamed o lull Thero was an Imposing I ceremony rrsterday morning which was attend Jd Iby 2000 troops when 300 Salon IIkina on ShlslI Top Hill now called Liberty liiiL Envcry Den made stirring speeches declaring thatIJ the men had died for liberty and the institution Sultnn Is Irl80Bert London April 27ConstantInoplei I dispatches say a prisoner in tho palace of Cheraghan s Continued on Page Fourf Two Yours For lJullert Wlckllffe Ky April 37 Special John Bulger of Paducah was found guilty of the robbery of the Ballard County bank at Bandada c- and a verdict was returned fixing his punishment at two years in the penitentiary The Jury had the case I from Friday afternoon until yester- day afternoon after 4 oclock when the verdict was returned The cases Pt Will Husbands Ernest Elmen dort and Sam Evltts were continued until the next term of courtI Helen Westlako In whoso resort the men are alleged to haw counted the money has returned to Paducah She was an important witness at the trial but was not located until she returned to Paducah after the trlAl was completed I Mr H R Reese of Cairo is In thoI I city ou business MURDERER OF YOUNG GIRLS IS ARRESTED j I AFTER A SERIES OF BAFFLING GRIMES I ¬ t ¬ r S ¬ 0 I o o 0 0 ¬ t o t refused taijjfacoj jjtntemont until he believed ho was going toprlaonI Then she eaidijko kept Isgulsea at her house TWi night ot the murder of Lizzie Fulhart January 23 he ladI been out hut returned late and burned his outer clothing and dis ¬ guises 4 Worlds Suffragettes Meet London April 27Tho attendance at the twelfth congress of tho Inter- national ¬ Womnns Suffrage Alliance which opener here was the largest In tho history of the organization Mrs CanJo Chapman Oatt of Now r York president of iho International League of Woman Suffragists occu ¬ pied tho chair Sho spoke for moro I than an hour at tho nights meeting Her address was strictly confined to International aspects PRICES OF FLOUR GO DOWN RAPIDLY CORNER IS BROKEN r Chicago April 27Flour pride are going down rapidly now Pat ¬ tens wheat corner Is broken Mil i lors today predicted they would soon be back close to tha normal number Local millers announced today they had cut the price to 660 twenty cents under tho prevailing prices Saturday and sixty below the top figures THE ORATORS ARE CHOSEN FOR THE DEDICATION DAY Littleton of New York Ellis Owensboro Stone Eddy yule Young Louisville f 1 t Program For The Exercises C is Ab u1CothpIetcd J- E1TIRE I orrv TO DEOOUAT Paducah is promised a feast of oratory on tho occasion of the dodi cation of tho Confederate monu- ment May IB Tho ladles having the program in charge have selected he following distinguished Canted erates to deliver ibo principal nd resses Martin W Littleton of fcow York formerly a very prominent lawyer or Tennessee a confederate veteran and was tho chief counsel l for Thaw In his last trial and to whom Is duo credit for his aeqaltai Captain William Ellis of Owens boro formerly congressman from the- econd > district of Kentucky and ono f the leading orators In the state Captain Wm J Stone of Eddy vlllc who represented the first dis- trict in congress for many years It prominent veteran ann a splendid speaker Colonel Bennett H Young i of- ouisville one of tho Fall Citys prominent citizens and a din IngulBhod veteran All of these gentlemen have ox pressed their intention of being hero o speak on that occasion Tho program so far as completed Is as follows Tho procession will form on Firth itreet between Madison and Ken avenue and proceed down Jef erson to Second street thence over o Broadway and out to tho park Dr D Q Murrell will bo marshal if the day having tho parade i In harge A prominent band will bo tecurcd for the occasion and a- avalcade of Veterans and Sons of Veterans automobiles and carriages tarrying distinguished visitors a un- Iform rank of veterans from Union City Tenn and other commnnderie will bo In the line Captain Harrison Watts will Intro duce the speakers at tho park and ho Rev J R Henry will deliver the nvocatlon Dr D Q Murrell will deliver tho address of welcome when Captain Jills will speak Then will follow In order Captain Stone Colone Young and Colonel Littleton Captain Watts will present the monument to the city and Mayor Smith will deliver the acceptation Assurances received so far that tho city will be IndlcatoI visitors on the day of the and tho ladles aro now anxious to nterest all the merchants sail clti seas of tho city In a plan to decorate the entire town The local book stores will have tho Confederate colors flags and bunting and it Is thought that every one will decor- ate Over two thousand invitations have been mailed to commandcrlci or veterans and chapters of U D t anI acceptances are coming In dally Mr Tllghman of New York the son of General Tllghraan will attend the unveiling of tbo statue and will bring a party of slxteea from Now York with him Ono of the social features ot the occasion will be a reception at the Palmer House on saturday evening rIRE ON BATTLESHIP J rDOES DAMAGETODAY Now York April 7lro said to have been started by the dropping ot- a hot rivet wat discovered early to daytn the cradle ot the battleship Fllorida at the Brooklyn navy yard Firemen extinguished the blase before It damaged the iblp When the Con lectlcut was building at the navy yards several attempts were made to destroy It- IINIGIITSTEMPL4R 1 ELECT OFFICERS TONIGHT oflKnlgbts ofl election of officers at the Masonic hall la the Fraternity build lug After the election tho nowQI cei s will be inttalled Mr Ei W iVhlttemore the present eiot commander The eminent commander will represent the Paducah command er1 at the Itato meeting at shland May 192 consIderab1ainteiet is being peculated In over thf lotion t = Opponents of Judge Barry Organize the Second District Convention and Elect Jack Fisher Chairman Today The Slogan is Anything to Beat Barry and Fisher Will l Appoint Credentials and Organization Committees Jack Fisher of Denton was nom- Inated for temporary chairman of the convention and tho opponents of Berry seem to have the whip in hand It is a question now whether they cern deliver tho goods Anything to beat Barry is the slo gsa at the convention to nominate a senator from thIsdstr1ctcM ttempi wits math I this roornnp to jand Car lisle county off by oKerlng jRoy as a dark horse but only one man agreed to support him so the effort failed When Jack Fisher was elected tern porary chairman tbo advocates of Eaton felt victory already in theIr grasp During the count of tho votes W A Barry and Eugene Graves labored like deacons at a revival to induce the delegates to change their totes They succeeded In switching two In McCracken and this gave them enough to return Fisher victor Tho vote on temporary chairman wasr Piahcr ji09 Garlner4516Upo Paducah tho ciinnan is to appoInt a committee on dentIals Und per manint organization Tho convention Las adjourned till 4ocliek to pho the committees timo to organlu and report and In tim mcanwlillu Mnrrous orators At 2 oclock W F Brad haw Jr district committeeman mounted the stage and called tho convention to order In a brief speech The Rev J W Blackard presiding elder of the Methodist church opened the conver Ion with prayer Chairman Bradshaw appointed Magistrate c W Emery secretary with the following assistants J p teeth George W Walters city tress urer and Dr I B Owen of carlisle On volt call the following contest were developed West Bardwell In Sarllsle Gallmans In Paducah and Bandana and Blandvllle In gallard All the delegates are in attend- ance An effort was made this morning- to ewltch Carlisle from Judge lkJr11 to J S Roy but it failed On motion of W A Berry of Pa- ducah tho roll call for nominations for chairman was ordered end R E themwell of Benton nominated T T Gardner of Carlisle a Barry man Icnry Holllns nominated Jack Fisher of Benton for Eaton This marks the beginning of a contest Ballard and Carlisle seconded the nomination In the call of the roll It was ap- parent that the fight was being made on Barry and all the other candidates had combined against him This was ollowlag the receipt of a telegram froM Louisvllk Inquiring about the report In itie Louisville papers that 1ECORD BREAKING DAY IN THE TRASH CLEANING CONTEST Elizabeth Starrclt 150 loads James Tol 139 loads James Conley 94 loads Robert MIlis45 toads John Wright 9 loads Way Plttman 3 loads Too Armstrong3 loads William Kopfl load The stand In tho trash removal contest has not changed materially although the children aro working with seal Friday afternoon at 5 clock tho contest will close Qnd- then tho winner of the 35 gold watch which Is offered by Mayor SmWl will be known Miss SUrrott still retains first place by hard work although Master James Todd has made a splendid showing since last E1r1day having advanced from third t t9 second place All children competing for prhteq are asked to notify Ernest Bell street Inspector as soon as possible ot anji I dY8I of the contestants eg several wagon- wore necessary tb haul the trasli Itway from homes whose owners the children had Induced to clean up Although only three more days re- main for It It Is uncertain who will be the winner as three days work- can bring a surprise In the number of- loads of trash that may be scraped tup h T e 0 0 0 0 0- o S COOPERS ARE DENIED S- S A NEW TRIAL ArPEAL 0- o 0- 0 Nashville April 7Judgo S- S Hart this morning denied the ap¬ 0- o plication for a now trial for the 0- o I Coopers Their attorneys took 0- o an appeal to the supremo court 0- o and Ute bonds of the defendants S were continued The decision 0- o vas expected ns Judge Hart had 0- o practically ruled OB all Uio points S- S raised by the attorneys during 0- o the trial It is said tho Coopers S- S are going on an extended trip to 0- o rest while rumor JUts it that 0- o Robin Cooper is to be married S very shortlyS o S- S S SS o S I Barry would win on tho first ballot The fight after that was manipulated by wire and all got together McCrncken County Following are tho delegates from McCracken county to the Democratic senatorial convention here today Berrys Frank Smith Gallmana W N Warren or tho Rev J IB Clark Hennebergers Pat Lolly Schmidt Herman Kattorjohn Butlers L R Barnes South Side Fire Station Jim Lally Chalks George Augustus Dlegds Frank Eaker Kirkpatricks harry George North Side Court- House Gardner Gilbert South SIde Court House No1 Ernest Lackey Glaubers Alex Patten South Side Court House No2 8 O Rudolph Warehouse J S Summers Rogers Luther Graham Yancys Miles Stew art Savages A E Boyd Plow Fac- tor Mr Howell Florence Statloi Tom Rouser Hovecamp Ben Hove camp Parish Dr E B Wllllngham Melber Riley Hnddlcston Massai Mark Jones Maxon Mills A W Rlckman Milan Evans Jett On hamvllle John Graham Woodvllh Baxter Kuykendall Cecil Drown Pace Lang 8 Morten Aocock Re Ington iM JB Tapp Eagland Will Cpvlngtoa HejjAjgHj John Younl ers Lamest Ed Kellyi Roldland S C Brookseire New Hope H C Rudolph Ballartl Coaaty Ballard county delegates as far as reported are Lovelacevllle B 6 Davis Barlow J W Gholson La Center W D hines Bandana V A Crlce Oscar Dallas Moore Hinkle rllle Dr J D Rollings Gage Dr W A Ashbrook Blandvllle Let Ray Ogden Thomas McGee Slater Dr T L Davis South Wlcklltte Henry Reeves East WIckHffe W A indersoa West Wlckllffe John Cox lazlcwood MacD Ferguson Marshall County The Marshall ounty delegates are Ross W M Rudolph heights IR Wolfe Blrmlnghanl George Smith Irlenshurg B Hastings GllbertsvllU Torn Gregory Calvert City L 8- Dccs North Benton R L Shemwell Oak Level Claude Shemwell Hardin Torn Miller Harvey IL Perry South Beaten J E Fisher J Elva Tom Hill Little Cypress M jrojland Olive L Padgett SUtonW fl Field Carlisle County Carlisle county delegates aro West lard well Burt Biseit East Bard well W 0 WllllagtJam North Bard well W C Ray Arlington L B Owen Berkley J C Ford Kitty ton W E Gholfion Mllbtirn J A Graves Cunningham J W Ward Rudd John Shepherd I STILL DEADLOCKED OVBfV ILLINOIS SIIATOt I Springfield April 271yeiitys- ixth senatorial ballot HopklM 7C Fss 16 Stringer 21 afeartleff 1 William Loefflor Chicago 34 others scattering SENATOR UTLBY SUES BENNETT ND ATTORNEY I E4dyvlle Ky April 27 Special Iltlaas well filed Irtko Lyon uaty circuit court by N W Utley ewate senator aaIaet t Henry D- enattd his ittorneyt Wheeler Camp- bell George DuRelle arid Carl lien derlOn for 1000 damages Utley wag named as a defendant in Henry annetts suit against night riders Utley denies this and says in plead Ings that his name was placed on tho petition not because ho was guilty but that It waS an attempt to force him to pay money to them The charge Is sensational and borders on- the line of blackmail Mr Utley J formerly was state senator and one ot the moat prominent men tonod as a defendant Service WaSj been secured on Henry Bennett Wheeler Campbell I REV M1B DODD WILL DELIVER THE GLASS SERMON iL f Senior Class at High School Selects Him For lSacca au- reate ¬ Address Alumni Association to Enter ¬ fain the Class as Usual SCHOOL EXEROISBS JUNH iOTH The Rev > M E Dodd pastor of preahthe lee claw of the High school The Kev Mr Dodd was selected this morning at a meeting of the members of both the January and June classes when both divisions met to llthe plans for the commeneeaeafc The baccalaureate sermon will be preach ¬ ed In the evening of June 6and it will ba Attended by the class ami fac ¬ ulty In a body The Rev Mrt Dodd has beea pastor of the church about 18 months and is a young Aaa of much ability For the purpose of deciding what form of entertainment the Alumni association will entertain the young graduates Miss Lucy Belle Settle of the January claM and Mlsa Aimee Dreyfus of the Juno class were ap- pointed to meet with the entertain ¬ ment committee of the Alumni as relation The meeting will be held this afternoon with Miss Olga List beginning at 4 oclock A reception will be gives but the members qt the Alumni association desire to havo something new this year It is Intended to have all the fomer grad- uate ¬ ot the school to meet the grad ¬ uatesThe Invitation will be Mlected by the senior class next Thursday morn- Ing for the commencement and then Superintendent Caraagey Prof Sugg sad TrtMtee 8 H WIutea V sHUr juan of the printing commute i will ordertke Invitations When the midyear class flafefeed the course of study the school 1 board could not gIve the class a gradua ¬ tion and It was agreed to let both cl eee be graduated aleae this June The Kentucky tk ater has been secured and the commence seat exercises will be held OR the iTealag of June 10 Dr Jefferson or Transylvania university will de liver the address to the class s High School Debate Interest In the debate between tho U8V Behool and the Cairo High scheel ts warming up and from ye- ports the Cairo rooters may charter a- peclal ear to come to Paducah and- root for their representatives Marvin lllealidBdwafd Mitchell will repre sent the High school gad both have oMIted their arguments and will- be i ready for the debate on May 7- ne enbject Resolved that the- URItelltatesNTr Should be En- larged is timely and plenty of op ortualty Is afforded for both sides The deelamatory contest will be- held the first week in June and there are several students who are certain to eater In fact several students have selected their declamations and have bogus fo practice thesi A gold medal will be gltea te tjje wlaaw of the Oataet JONAS SMITH WILL HAVE HEW TRIAL ON MURDER CHARGE Jonas Smith colored who shot and killed his father Amos Bwlth will have another chance to save hla neck as the appellate court atrraak fort reversed the case this Bi ntlag and ordered a new trial The re versal was given on Inatruetieiia giv- en the jury by Judge William Reed the trial Judge Salth WM sonnet ed l at the last session of circuit court and was sentenced to be hanged Feb- ruary 26 but an appeal wdtakenS- mith killed his father when he at- tempted to keep his sea from quar- reling with another negro Judge Tames Campbell was appointed by- the court to defend Smith When Informed of the decision SmIth was unconcerned and merely thanked Deputy Jailer Purchase Smith was lying dewa when In- formed and sever arose from his- pallet S JChIcago April 27A committee iresenting the western leather man efacturere will leave for Washington this afternoon In au tjrort to Alht- placlnl duty on bIdeL D s i a