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Dont Bo a Crusher
Buy Your Gifts
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VOL XXVII I L NO 118 PADUCAH KY THURSDAY EVENING DECEMBER 8 1910 TEN CENTS PER WEEKI
CORN IS KIM OF
AMERICAN CROPS
LEADS IN VALUE t
Would Pay OH Interest Bear p
ing Debt and Buy Precious
Metals
All Other Cereals Together
Not Its Equal
SOUTH 13 PRODUCING MORE
W hftonpcc 8 Nothing
fcltprl of omnlwjJonco ran Knup the
valuo at the farm products of this
year is tho statement of tho sear
tarp of agriculture In Ids annual re
port for 1910 < published today At
no tlmo In the worlds hlitory has a
cnintry produced farm products
within ono ear with a value reach
S92COOOiOOO which Is I tho value
of the agricultural product of this
country for 1910 The value of farm
product from 189 to tho trwcnt
jear has boon progressive without In
torrtiptton If the vakio or the
products of 1S99 Is placed at 100
too value for this lIar It I 189 or ol
mat double tho value for tho rcnsu
year 11 1 year ago
During this period of unexampled
nKriouilural production a period of
IS J yMi during which tits farmer
of this country have ettadlly nd
rnneod In prosperity and wealth and
In oeauamt Independence In intoHI
ftenco And a knowledge of agrtaul
lure Oio total value of farm products
Sa I 79oe e0o0000 l
Oren National Ayct
mitt ICorll 1 I
iMitfaeto exceeds that of tho record
ear 1980 nod it Creator than the
cvarng erop of tho preceding five
large t > y it per cont While tho
value of thU corn crop Is below that
of 1900 t ml alPO of 1908 IU amount
Votoiqs to starlet of matfc It ran
ttlle liit TekoneU iw loot than
UOO a ram sufficient to
ctnml the IMeroet bearing dobt of
tko United Sttttw but nil pf the gold
anal ones r mined In nK of tho coun
t Irtte of the earth In 1909 and still
ImO to the form n a llttto pocket I
nmMof
AM of the cereals oxcnpt corn are
together worth threefourth an much
us that crop Tho great allied Iron
and steel Industries bad In the lat
est ontui year for which results
have I been published 100 4 a pro
duetlon worth only 00 per cent of
tits years corn crop
The growing Importance of the
south in corn production Is becoming I
contplsiioui In 1899 It prodnwxl
hardly more than one flfth of the na
tional crop now It produces one
thirdTlio
Thin cotton crop of this year may
to worth In lint and seed a round
90004X00 > at the farm or more
than the corn crop wvs worth in any
ear prior to IDOl This value Is 13
per cent above tbo flvcjvar average
The vdduo of the bay crop Ia about
70000000 nn amount which lias
boon extooded but once and that In
10A7 It If I 13 per cent above the
average of the preceding flxxijcara
The production of fiirlnp and
winter wheat It I C917C7000 buthola 1
or sirbttantUHy the average of the
ptoo 1 ding five yens whereas the
nu Is about 023000000 or 7C
pw rent abovo tho fivx > car awrajc
I2n lly tho fifth crop In point of
valuo Is oats tho value of which this
> xwr Is 38000000 or 12 per cent
nbovi tho avcriuro of tho the proved
Ins ears In quantity tho ORts crop
thte yora innRnlllcont For tho fec
und tam In the history of this coun
t the crop oxccooda 1000000000
bushels the precise oitlmnto stand
lit tt f09C3QOOOiO iliuihola or 22
per cent greater than tho average ot
the five preceding years
Next In order of value Is the
potato crop which ban been exceeded
only In twq or three former years
With the exception of tho crop of
l > 09 which was in a degree an over
prfftwetloti the crop of this year Is I
tkn largest ever grown In tills corm
t try the preliminary estimate of the
department Is 328787000 bushels
or 8 tar I cent above tho avorogo of
tho preceding five ywrnj
Boot sugar production In 1910 will 1
nhoitt equal that of 1009 soy
5 120 0 short tons IU factory raluo
Is reckoned at 57000001 0v nnd the
factory value of cane sugar at about
28000000 an amount which linn
boon exceeded in four years
If rotfpocts are realized tho on
tire sugar crop ot factory production
boot and cano combined will to
JI II 1 abort tons or a production I
tint has been exceeded In only one
onr t919 > In factory value tho two I
rutar crops will equal about 19
f no and if to thine be added the
valuo ot molasscff syrup beet pulp
and sorghum and maplo products
the combined valuo Is about
o17oC11M
o17oC11MTIlt
TIlt tobacco crop has slightly ex
Continued on Page Four +
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Governor Harmon Is Interesting
Figure Before Rivers and Harbors
Congress at the National Capital
I
Regular Annual Appropriation
is Demanded For Water
ways Committee of Con
servation Congress
Washington Dec 800v liar
mono ot Ohio and General W II
Illxby chief of United States cngl
neon wero principal attractions at
todays cession of the rlvors and liar
bors congress Doth praised It and
pledged their support to tho projects
Champ Clark declared bis sympathy
with tho work
Other speakers wore Frederick
A Delnno president of tho Wabash
railroad Col W L Selbort of the
Panama canal commission and WaI
ter S Dickey president ot tho bile
sourl River Navigation Committee
Want Aiiniml Appropriation
J A Patton of Chattanooga
Tenn was A speaker
Tho annual expendlturo ot at
least SGO000000 from tho public
treasury upon meritorious rivers
and harbors of tho United States
until every ono of them Is adequate
ly and amply Improved and ready
for Industrial nnd commercial needs
nod uses were tbo policy advocated
by John A Patton president of tho
Tennessee River Improvement asso
elationConservation
Conservation Compromise I
Washington Dec 8The execu
the committee of the National Con
servation association which Is meet
ing hero today Is considering a plan
Ileratlon an agreement between tho
opposing advocates of federal and
state control of water power sites
The basis of tho plan Is to develop
flowing water without delay or
waste Tho committee contends that
private capital must bo added
through corporate franchises pri
vate property condemned and licences
granted for tho use ot public lands
and power sites
siilvrll Trgtlioff
Hard well Ky Doc STho wed
ding ceremony of Francis Shlvcl of
Wlckttffa Ky nnd bliss Gortrudo
Togothoff win to porformed at tho
homo of the brideelect on December
18
OrcmonU
CVM IVonlo Strnl Ovwont
While W 0 Fowler wCla attend
ing school last evening at the Central
Dullness college Sixth street and
Broadway omo sneak tlHof slipped
into the hallway on the second floor
and took his black overcoat from
Uio rack The coat was taken be
tween 7 and 9 oclock and Mr low
lor asked the police < o try and locale
It for him This adds another to tho
many clothing thefts about tho city
since cold weather has come
comot
AKito CLUR LOSIS POWER
Wwlern Delegates Win In FlRht for
Clmlnnan
Now York Dec 8 Dominance of
tho national council of tbo Aoro club
of America heretofore hold by the
Aoro Club of Amorlcan with
headquarters hero will IH > np
portioned throughout tho United
States Tills was decided here today I
Heretofore tho election of tho
councils chairman line been loft to
tho Aero Club of America but tho
western delegate wore In favor of
assorting Independence nt a long ses
Ion and tho matter was fought out
Pasco was reached only when tho
board ot directors ot the Aero clUb
yielded and instructed Its delegates
to vote with tho oilier delegates to
empower the council to elect Its own
chairman Robert J Collier of the Aero Ohfb
ot America was then elected chair
man In place of Clifford D Harmon
who was appointed to the place when
the council which has 30 monvbors
was organized fast July
Coalition Ministry
Has Large Majority
London Dec 8Tho standing of
parties in tho general election late
today la OouBorvnUve3 189 Coali
ion Liberals Laborltos and Irish
Nationalist iOl I and Independent
Iadcpondeutu
The Independent Nationalists may
THE WEATHER
Tho predictions and tempera
turo for the past twentyfoil
hours will bo found at the top
of the seventh column on page
few
CAMPAIGN EXPENSES
Washington Dec 8Tho
Republican and Democratic
campaign committees today filed
S etatcmonUr of their expendit
urea during tho recent congres
sional campaign Tho Repub
licans spent 7437333 and the
Democrats 2777122
BLACKMAILING OF
DEENE PLOW HEAD
FiiiitI GUAM JURY AT MO
JJXK I 1U INDICTS A
MAN
I Peoria 111 Doc 8Dr J C
Lamping of Mollno was Indicted to
day < by tho federal I grand Jury on
charges of using the mails in an at
tempt to blackmail William Butter
worth prpeUIcnt of The Deere Plow
Manufacturing company Ho was
nelootwd on 2000 bond
JcfTciwiii Parker
Fulton Ky Dec 8JoffolTOu
Parker aged 70 roars ono of tho
oldest and most popular citizens of
tills community died puddoniy yes
terday of congestion of tho brain Ho
WM a devout member of the Presby
terian church Tho deceased is Bur
vived by four children Ed and Del l
plies and iMIwos Lizzie and Vlngle
Parker Burial ocnurro this after
noon in the Good Sprlrrga church
yard
IJIIIe Didnt Show UI
Llllie Gray colored who was fined
fCO yesterday afternoon for furnish
Ins liquor to a minor disappeared
this morning when oho was roleorcd
from tho lockup and the whole po
Ike I department Is searching for her
Llllio happens to bo an excellent
cook and Jailer Clark deemed it ex
pedient to use her In tbo cook
house on Fourth street near the city
hall She promised to go to the
house but never put In her appear
ance
Farmers Union Rally
Saturday nt Pottsvlllo In Graves
county a rally and speaking will be
held by tho Farmers union Satur
day December 17 a county rally of
the Calloway county members will
be hold at Bethel R L Barnctt
stale secretarytreasurer will de
liver addresses at both rallies The
Roy John Grady will speak at
Bethel also
Chicago Market
I Dec High Low Close
Vhcat 92 H 019r
Corn 4G14 4S W
Oats 311h 31 SA 31
Collon Kill Report
Washington Dec STho census
bureau cotton ginning reports issued
today show 10139980 bales count
ing round bales as half ibaes ginned
from the 1910 growth to December
1 The total last year was 8870880
Round bales Included this year arc
101052 against 134333 last year
Sea Island bales Included are 66634
against 77D91 last year
In County Omit
G 7 Jones qualified as adminis
rater of tho estate of J T Sanders
and executed bond with EK Bonds
us surety
Miirrlano Licenses
J L Fisher 20 of Paducah and
Bcsslo Edwards of Paducah
bo counted with tho coalition party
on Uio question of the Lords veto
DR AM CURS IHIOOKS ARE
CALLED AWAY IJY ILLNESS
Dr andi Mrs John G Brooks loft
at 6 oclock last night for Denvor
Col to attend tho bedside of Mrs
Mary King mother of Mrs Brooks
A telogram announcing her serJoui
Illness wan received at 4 oclocl
yesterday afternoon Mrs King for
morly lived in Paducah and her man Y
friends will regret to bear ot her 111
Hess
MRS EDDYS BODY
LAID IN VAULT AT
HI AUBURN TODAY
To Await Completion of Mag
nificent Mausoleum From
Her Resting Place
First Church Reader Conducts
Service
HER HEIRS RECEIVE NOTHLVG
Boston Mas Dec 8Tho body
of Mary Baker G Eddy founder of
Christian Science was placed In a
vault In Mount Auburn cemetery to
day after simple services from her
late residence la Newton
The body will remain there until
a mausoleum befitting her lifes
work Is erected on tho shores of Hal
con Lake at the edge of the ceme
tory The services woo attended by
about 120 relatives members of tho
houschoul and church officials
Judge C P Smith first church
reader presided
Mrs Edtlys Helm Are Settle With
Boston Dec 8That Mrs Mary
linker Glover Eddy head of tho
Christian Science church loft nono
of her estate estimated at two mil
lion dollars to relatives is gathered
from A remark made by Judge cur
ford P Smith first render of tho
mother church who said Mrs
Eddys will is notto bo read tomor
row as It contains absolutely noth
I ing which would bo of interest to
any member of her family
Three years ago at tho time ot
I the suit by her next friends Mrs
Eddy sot asldetl trust fund of 121
000 for tho benojlt ot her children
and tliodo of her son George W
Glover of Lead jB D while later
In 1909 she mad i Wompjcto settle
ment with her heirs with the un
derstanding It was generally be
lieved that there would be no con
test of her will At this time tho
trust fund was Increased to 175
000 and a settlement made on other
heirs approximating 225000 Since
tho death of Mrs Eddy her son has
said ho would not contest tho will
Smith said the coffin will not bo
opened during tbo service It being
preferred to remember Mrs Eddy as
In life
PADUCAH EAGLES ELECT
OFFICERS FOR YEAR
The annual election of officers wins
hold last night by tho Paducah Aerie
No 1177 of Eagles The new offi l
eers will be installed at tho next
meeting of the lodge Tho elected
officers are R J Wothen president
Harry Lloyd vice president Emllo
Ohoate chaplain George Ingram
secretary B Wcllle treasurer BeV
orloy need conductor Henry Doug
las Inside guard V A Tngon Dan
Calvin and Frank Elliott trustee
Porteous Tomorrow
The funeral of the late John Porto
ous has been postponed until tomor
row afternoon
Tho funeral will bo In charge of
tho Elks nnd lied Men who will
moot at their respective halls and at
tend In a body Tho pallbearers will
bo Messrs John P Adklnff Thomas
Kcogan M F Griffin and George F
WolkoJ ot tho Elks and City Judge
D A Crow nnd Clarence House
holder of rue nod Men Tho fler
II W Harwell will officiate In tho
servicesKNITTING
KNITTING MILLS
WILL BE OPERATED
PtuLlllS
Jlit It Ill PHILLIPS RECEIVEH
MANY INQUIRIES ABOUT
PLANT
In all probability tho knitting
I mills at Eighth and Jonos streets
will be In operation lu a very host
time Mr R B Phillips has several
letters from some of tho biggest mill
men In the country asking for in
formation about the plant and one
or two seok options Mr Phillips
1 says thero is no doubt that tho mill
will be in strong financial hands
will be In strong financa hands
I The plant has been shut down now
for about three month At full en
pacity It employs over 200 persons
and resumption of operations would
give employment ton dial teeter of
labor that needs it Just at j
Itjt
Sulzer Proposes That Cattle And
Meat be Pat on Free List Because
of Policy ot American Beef Trust
Makes First Attack on Sched
ules of Payne Law Senate I
Adjourns Until Monday 1
Committee Work
Washington Dec 8 The senate
adjourned at 130 P in until Mon 4
day 4
dayThe
Tho first bill taken up was a claim
of tho state of Pennslyyanla tor In
terest advanced for pay of tho state
troops in tho Civil war The matter
went over
Several pensions And several minor
billa wcro Introduced
IntroducedJn
Jn the Senate t
Debate on Cummins resolution tor
creato joint rule of house and senate s
providing that amendments to theC
PayneAIdrich tariff act may not boJ
amended so aa to open up whole tar
iff bill Proposed rule would open
way for schedule by schedule revis
ion Halo on behalf of standpatters
mado strong objection to tho resolu
lion
Coinnilttccc
The first effort made In the pres
ort session ot the homo to have o
change made in the tariff law was
by tho Introduction today by Reprc
scntatlro Sulzer of New York ot a
bill to repeal the duty on meats and
cattle All moats and all cattle Im
ported for use as foods are to beI
placed on tho free list by the bill
In view of the fact that the meat
trust Is selling meat cheaper by from
S to IB cents a pound in London
than In tho United States said Mr
Sulzer it seems that all meats
should bo on tho free list
Invoking tho rules of the senate
Senator Halo forced a delay of at
least twentyfour hours in tho Intro
1
ducilon of Senator Cummins resolu
tion providing that when an amend
meltl any schedule of the Payne
Aldrich tariff bill la under considers a
tion no amendment relating to any c
other schedule of Uio law shall be in
1
ordere
orderCarrying1 e
Carrying total of SlCO9So the t
Indian appropriation bill the first otj j
the big supply measures finished at
this cession of congress was reported
to the house by Chairman Burke of
tbo committee on Indian affaire The
amount exceeds tbo formal estimates
of tho interior department by 14
723 but Is 851663 lees than the
total appropriations for the Indian
service for the current fiscal year
Heconimenil Mexican Treaty
Tho senate committee on foreign i
relations voted to recommend to the
ronate the approval of the treaty be
tween tho United States and Mexico fi
by which tho dispute over tho Cham
Izal zone at El Pats Tex will be I
submitted to arbitration
HoycttTlionipson
Fulton Ky Dec 8Wlllllun
Iloyett and Miss Ora Thompson
rollknown young people of May
lold Ky eloped to this city ycator
day morning and wero united in
marriage at tho office of Esqulro J
T Futroll Tho nowljvwods ro
turned homo on the 10 oclock train
to seek parental forgiveness nnd re a
coiro the congratulations of their
many friends t
ALLEGED SLAYERS
OF AXION COOPER
ARE OX TRIAL AT EDDYVILLE 1 t
AND WITNESS I TELLS
STORY
Eddyville Ky Doc SSllCClal
CCoah Oliver ron ot Million Oliver
chief witness in the prosecution of
tho canes of Bart Creokmur Bryan
Hawkins Jim Bognrth and Alonzo
Gray charged with being accessories
to tho murder of Axiom Coopor Tho
other cases are postponed unlit these
arc flnMicd Oliver said Gray and
Hawkins knocked Gaper down and
Frank Murphy shot him whllo ho
was prostrato lie said Bart Creek
sour was forced to ono side of 1
Cooper and did not hit him Robert
Morrlck said Cooper sold before ho I
died that nOl Merrlck nnd Vlloass
Mitchell had shot him Tho defend I
ants are alleged to be night riders
Cooper was killed nt a Uosta at
Lamasco I
LamascoBasketball 1I I 1
Basketball Meeting
1
Basketball enthusiasts will moot 1
next Monday night at tho office of
Smith C Davis 403 Broadway for 1
tho purpose of formulating the plans
for the reorganization of the city
ba8o nll leaguo I
f als 1 tJF VrI lY + 11 4s
S
TilE POPULATION
1
Washington Dec STho
estimated total population of
the United States Is 92153
221 an increase ot 16831834
or 223 per cent as announced
by tho census bureau today
Eight states are not yet re
ported
TRACTION ACCIDENT
HURTS 19 PASSENGERS
Springfield III Dcc 8Nino
teen persons woro Injured today in a
rear end < collision between a pas
senger and a freight car on the Jill
Hole Traction system two miles cost
af here The failure of brakes on
ho passenger coach caused tho
wreck 1IA McKccnc secretary of
ho Illinois Farmers Institute
escaped Injury William llcstl or
Belleville Is among the Injured
Warning Light for Loop
As a prevention of accidents Fire
Chief James Wood is installing
Sanger lights at tho corner of Third
street and Kentucky avenue and
Fourth street and Broadway Whcn
vor a fire alarm is received at the
Central station tho rod lights will ibo
named on automatically and street
cars and vehicles In tho loop will pro
cod with caution
1
SUITS WILL BE FILED
AGAINST COAL COMPANY
Attorney David Browning returned
last night from Providence where
he has been employed by adminis
trators of several ot the victims of
tho explosion in the ccal mine of the
Providence Coal company to bring
suit against the company for dam
ages Mr Browning came to Padu
cah from Webster county whore he
had a largo practice Ho spent sev
eral days In Dlxon where his
brother has been appointed county
judgeSEVENTY
SEVENTY CENT SCALE
OFFERED BOILERMAKERS
Now Orleans La Dec SThat
tho United States government Is
alarmed over tho boilermakers
strike In the Panama canal zone is
Indicated by tho arrival hero today
at agents from the isthmus who are
offering high wages to Americans to
ll vacancies Boilermakers are
offered 70 cents an hour and free
passage their wages to begin the
day the ship transporting them sails
from this port It is expected that
the strike will spread to other
crafts
DOGS EAR FOR MUSIC
DISTURBED BY SOUNDS
SOUNDSI I
Musicians were almost thrown Into
panto at noon today when a white
and black spotted bull dog attacked
the cowboy band of the Lewis Stock
company at Fourth street arid Broad
way It was beaten off after It had
grabbed the crimson shirt of a trom
bone player The dog heard tho band
as It loft Fifth street and Broadway I
and raced from Third street toward
It It first attacked a trombonist
who frightened It by blowing tho In
strument In Its face The dog re
covered sufficiently to grab a second
trombonist by tho right arm scat
tering his music
r
SHOP
EARLY
Buy your Christmas Pre
sents early early in the
day and early in Decem
ber That will be your
biggest gift of the holidays
to the workers behind the
counters andon delivery
wagons
WWWW
1
HOUSEBOY ROBS
RESIDENCE AND f
CONFESSES CRIME
Neighbor Saw Clarence White
Enter Home of Dr
Brooks
Bloodhounds are Then Called
Off Trail
BOY IS CAUGHT OX BROADWAY
Lady Carter one ot the police
bloodhounds was robbed of a chance
to demonstrate her ability shortly
before noon today when a next door li
doorInelghbor
Jefferson street told City Jailor
James Clark that Clarenco White
Dr Brooks houseboy was tho one
who broke open a rear window Just
after daylight today and entered the
houseWhite
White was traced to hs homo and
by chance he was found at Fifth
i street and Broadway Ho made a
full confession to Chief of Police
Slrigory and Judgo Cross Issued a
warrant charging him with house
breaking Ho will bo given a prelim
inary hearing at 830 a m tomor
row
Dr and Mrs Brooks loft last
evening for Denver and when Mrs
David Koger their daughter went
1 to tho house at 10 oclock this morn
ing she found tho houo had been
broken into and there were foot
prints in the snow below the window
which had been smashed Mr David
Koger told tho police and Jailor
Clark and Deputy Tom King went to
tho residence with Lady Carter
I Just as they wcro about to put tho
dog on tho scent airs J J Berry of
1C25 Jefferson street tod them that
she saw the houseboy enter early In
the morning The officers gave up
the Job and went to Whiles home
1307 Monroe street He had left
several minutes ahead but was taken
by surprise on Broadway later Ho
Is past 17 years of age
White confessed to Mr Koger
that he stole Mrs Kogers 175 dia
mond ring a few weeks ago and she
gave him 50 cents for finding It
CAPT J JI YOUNG I
VETERAN 01110 RIVER PILOT
DIES HERE TODAY
I
Piloted Illinois Central Transfer
I Boat Between Padiicali and
Urookport
Captain John J Young 67 years
old a veteran pilot well known by
the rlvermen on tho Ohio and Mis
sissippi rivers died this morning at
335 oclock at Ms residence 1204
Bernholm avenue from a compll l < ia
lion of diseases Although Ills health
has been failing several years Cap
tain Young led an active life until y
about seven months ago when ho re
tired
tiredCaptain
Captain Young was born la liar
dln county and practically all of his
life was spent on steamboats on tho
Ohio and Mississippi rivers For
many years ho resided at Hickman
but about nine years ago removed to
Paducah For many years ho
was on tho transfer steamer
of the Illinois Central rail
road between Paducah and Brook
port Captain Young was a man well
respected by the river fraternity and
had a large number of friends He
is survived by his wlfo and ono
daughter Miss Rozella Young of
AI
I Young of West Virginia Captain
Young was a faithful member of the
Fountain Avenue iMcthodlst church
ad also a member of the Knights of
Honor
The body will bo taken to his for
mer homo at Hickman tomorrow for
the funeral and burial
Tho funeral will bo hold tonight
nt 9 oclock at tho residence Tho
novo Paul B Jefferson pastor of the
Fountain Avenue Methodist church
will conduct the services
PROMINENT OLD MEN
OF MAYFIELD ARE DEAD
Mayfield Ky Doc 8 Special
W S Molioo S8 years old a prom
Inent coal dealer and LouIe A Cash
SO ycarsi old a farmer and one ot
tho worthiest men In the county
died harp today Mr Cash owned
hundred of acrea 01 land and wan
rateda quarter of 1a 1 million t
N