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The San Francisco call., 1906-10-27

McAllister, for $1,000.
The same firm also reports a num-
ber of small sales in the burned dis
trict, the highest for a lot on the north
west line of Folsom street, so feet
southwest of Harriet. 25x31. for $500.
@. H. Umbsen reports a number of
sales, the largest being on account of
Francis Farina, consisting of a lot and
improvements on the southwest corner
of Noe and Henry streets. for $10,250
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-27

CAMILLE sAENs IN NEW YoRK.-New
York Oct 26-Camille Saint Saens, the French
composer, arrived today from Havre.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-27
BUYERS and Sellers Do Not
Agree Over Values.
SALES AND LEASES.

and the prospects for business look
brighter than ever.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-27
DEMOCRATIC OFFICIAL CALL.
For Supreme Judicial Convention Of
the First Judicial District of
Illinois.

Pursuant to the order OF the Demo
cratic Judicial committee of the First
Judicial District Of the State of Hi
nois. held at Mt Vernon, Ill.,. Jan. -,
1906. a call is hereby issued for a
delegate convention to be held in the
city of East ST. Louis, H., on the Gtn
day of March, A. D. 1906, at II am.
for the purpose of nominating a candi-
date for Judge of the Supreme Court,
and for tho transaction of such other
business as may properly come before
the convention. The basis of reprcsen-
iation as fixed by the committee for
The various counties shall be one dele
gate for evry SOC votes, and an addi-
iional delegate for the major fraction
thereof in each county cast for the
democratic presidential candidate in
1904. The method of selecting the
delegates To the convention shall be
left to the discretion of the county
central committee of the several differ
ent counties; the judicial committee
only suggesting that conventions en-
titling the people to a voice in the
selection of the delegates chosen to
represent the party of their county
be held after due notice The counties
comprising the district shall be en-
titled TO representation as follows,
viz:
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-27

The assurance given us elsewhere
In this paper, by member of the hi
nois Experiment station, that our fruit
crop is all right and that it will take
temperature Of Is below zero to hurt
1t is disappointing in the extreme
We're not accustomed 10 talk like that
at this time of the year, and We are in
no frame of mind--after forty annual
assurances that the fruit crop Is sure
enough dcad"-to receive with q
proper degree Of patience any new,
strange and startling announcement
in the way of fruit-bud diagnosis. MIR,
Riehl is right in his judgment of time
and place; this is tho right time and
the right place for the PRONUNCIATION
of fIuit-bud lore: but he fsfioff'' as 10
the nature of the prognostie pabdlnm
to. which We are ,aecnStomeT and
which we crave. g ~ 9Ffae.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-27
LONG STATE PRISON TERMS
FACE PLUNDERERS OF PEOPLE

Boston, Feb 2G.---In series of com
mnnications issued tonight, Thomas
W. Lawson, who for several months
has been active in securing proxies
from policy holders in leading life in
surance companies. states he is ready
and willing TO do all in his power to
aid in the passage of the laws recon-
mended by the Armstrong inyestigat-
ing committee. Lawson says that at
the expense of hundreds of thousands
Of dollars he has collected sufficient
proxies from policy holders TO give
me Cup to the present time) control at
the coming election of both the New
York Life ana Mutual Life companies.
| have turned these over to a commit
tee composed of governors of states
and equally representative public men
My reason for collecting such proxies:
Il had reason to believe the policy
holders of these two companies had
been plundered of $4,000, 900 to $3.50.
100000 which can be recovered, pro
vided these companies are placed in
he hands of honest. fearless men.
Il believe that If these companies
are placed i'll the hands of such men
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-27
USEFULNESS OF SHARKS.
A, word o. irai,,, For the Scavengcrs
of the eczema.

A, word o. Praise Fer the Scavcngcrs
of the Oecpn.
THO shark +, undoubtedly 4 "dog
with bad name He is called op-
probriously the tiger Of the seas" or
the sailors foe" or any other scurril-
GUS name which happens 30 be handy.
Much mud is thrown at him, and as he
seldom finds a defender most Of it
sticks. Hard lines this Because in
reality this blue water bogy is a hum
bic and useful public servant, who per-
forms uncomplainingly the duties con
nectcd with the sanitation Of the seas
The shark is the common scavenger
and general undertaken of the ocean.
He is not and, for reasons connected
with his very moderate speed limit
never can be primarily fish Of prey
open any captured shark and you will
find clear proof that this is so. \ few
tangled bits Of rope yarn, battered
corned beef tin. cOrkcd bottle con
tanning an Insulting message to the
finder Thrown overheard by some
nautical wag or a sailors cap which
has been lost in a gale. all tend to SHOW
that the shark is q fish Of businesslike
habits. Will a keen eye 70 any chance
windfalls which may come in his way.
But the more digestible contents of his
stomach. consisting mainly Of carriou
Of every kind oil give the clearcst oil
factory evidence that the original own
crs OF them were not alive-in fact,
were very much dead when this ma
rine sanitary inspector came along
and. conforming them rs nuisances.
removed them into his own internal
refuse bin
a large accumulation OF CAREFUL"
collected evidence on this point proves
conclusivcly that there are, as matter
Of fact. only two articles Of his or
binary menu which the shark is able
TO capture alive namely. an occasion
al unwary sea fowl which he may hap
pen 10 surprise asleep on the surface
OF The water. and the ugly. octopuslikc
squid. whose limited powers Of loco
motion give a chance TO our hungry
four knot prowler
The SHARK. then. so for from being
The gore dved pirate which the novel
ist paints him. Is mere has1vorkiug.
commonplace drudge. and as such de
serves. if not kindness. ar any rate, tol-
eration.-Pearson's Magazine.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-27

some OF IN richest ana best known
men in the country who have system.
atically plundered the people for a
quarter Of 4 Gentry past will be sent
to the states prison for long terms. -
Concluding his communication to the
Armstrong committee Lawson said:
If your committee will ask the leg
islature to enact the laws which you
have said should be enacted, | will see
that all proxies now in existence by
whomsoever collected or held, shall
be made void; that the annual election
shall take place only after sufficient
time has elapsed 10 allow the commit
tee to send TO all policy holders as
many sets of names for directors and
trustees as shall be nominated by
any one hundred policy holders togeth.
er with a set nominated by the COM
panys trustees, and that such nomin
atoms shall be treated fairly and alike
and addresses, will not only advise the
governors committee to consent TO
voidlng all proxies collected by me, but
will do all in my power to assist in
the passage of laws you have recon-
and advise the governors |
to do the same
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-27

| United States and Panama, and even il
the acquiring of the outstanding minor
ity shares of the Panama Railway fol-
! the United States. which was brought
about through Cromwell's activity and
labor not cent was received by him
for his services. He stated his final
account with the vouchers of payment
audited by the government department
was in the government files and every
share of stock was now in the treas
ury of the United States.
Gave Another Reason.
The feature of Cromwell's statement
and upon which he was closely cues.
toned was with reference 10 Wallace's
retirement and the testimony which
Wallace had given before the commit
tee. He said that the explanation
which Wallace gave the committee was
radically different from that which he
gave at the time he retired, which
was; That he had been offered larger
salary $(55,000l: that his reasons Civ
en- after the Manhattan hotel inter
view made no reference to Cromwell:
that in letter 10 Chairman Shonts the
day after the interview. no aIlusion
was made to Cromwell. Cromwell al.
so gave a letter addressed to him from
Wallace dated at Panama. May &c
1905, in which Wallace spoke in high
praise Of Cromwel's service in nego.
uating canal matters.
Dramatic Moment of Day.
The dramatic moment Of the day
came toward the close of the session.
Morgan chad been plying question
after question 10 the witness asking
him to detail conversations between
Taft and himself growing out of Wal
laces resignation which the witness
refused to answer.
II will deal with you in the senate
when the facts regarding the resigna-
ton of Wallace come out" said Nor.
gan.
And that is the only safe place to
do it, replied Cromwell with a burn.
ing face. The two men scarcely five |
feet part loked at each other in anger.
hut the strained situation was re- |
moved by Chairman Willard. who in
erjectcd that the witness had possibly |
answered the questions propounded |
Morgan was beginning on a new track |
when an adjournment was taken.
No Narrow Scope.
At the executive session later. an 4
Effort was made 10 limit the range OF |
Norgau's inquiries. Tho senator. how. |
2ver insisted that his procedure was
proper and would not consent To have |
he scope Of The inquiry narrowed.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-27
DRAMATIC ELIMINATION TO
INQUIRY In PANAMA SCANDAL

Washington, Feb 2G-rhe examin
alton of William Nelson Cromwell
who has figured largely in connection
with the sale Of Panama Canal prop
erty 10 the United States was begun
by the senate committee on inter,
oceanic canals today. His testimony
has been looked forward TO with much
interest and nearly all the members of
the committee We're present. Senator
Plat of New York, appearing for the
first time since the hearings began.
There were many spectators
We're Frequent Tits.
Many of the questions asked Crom-
Well related to the interview at Man.
haitian hotel in New York, regarding
the resignation Of Wallace, when Sec
rotary Taft, Wallace and Cromwell
were present. There were frequent
tits between the witness and Senator
Morgan because the former was NOT
more specific in his answers to ques.
tions by the senator. 1t eliminated
dramatically at the close of the day
when Cromwell refused to answer var
ious questions asked by the senator,
and the latter declared he would deal
with the witness in the senate when
the facts. regarding the resignation of
Wallace came out
The Only Safe Place.
MIR. Cromwell replied with some
warmth that that was the only safe
place to do it"
Cromwell in his statement declared |
that every penny of money paid by |
The United States for the purchase of |
Panama Railway stock and for French |
canal property had been accounted for |
He stated he had declined 10 accept
The position of counsel for the canal |
and that his activity had |
been largely upon invitation of the |
president and secretary Of war He |
said that his only financial interest on |
he Isthmus or in Panarta was a per- /
ionaI investment in the capitol stock .
# the Panama-American corporation, I
4 which he owned SOL 500 out Of a /
ufal capital Of 1929. 600.
Was Private Affair.
This company, Cromwell said was /
ngaged In supplying the city Of Pana-
ma with electric light. ice and tele
lhone service wa. a local and pri
'ate affair and he was induced 10 take
stock In the corporation in order to
assist a local enterprise.
Received No Pay.
Another statement which Cromwell
made that attracted much interest was
hat IN all his relations with The .
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-27
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

jealousy Is like enmity. The less said
about il the better
The club an through life seems to be
in the wrong hands.
The mcauest father that ever lived
isn't half as mean as the meanest hus-
band.
Occasionally love affairs drag on 50
that cupid disappears and Father Time
takes bis place.
When there are sickness and trouble
and mother is scnt Tor that IS one occ1-
sion when No one notices she wears Old
fashioned clothes.
Don't keen YOUR eyes on the man YOU
have fref heard som afiirz had about
= S more ErpoTtant ttst -ou keep
tie GA v1ur meath.
- ---------- - -
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-27
An ApiraI Story For
Little Folks
HeGot HisMOney' sWOrth

The circus was coming to town, and
all the children were in anxious expec-
tation. If you GO" said the teacher
The day before, "be sure to see the ele-
plant, the most knowing of all quad
rupeds ana for sagacity called the half
reasoning elephant"
"You bet I'll see him" said Mickey.
II amt been dom chores all de spring
fer nuttin',"
Once within the canvas he made
straight for the elephants.
Gee" said Mickey. WHO punctu-
ated your tire?"
WHATS that yer givin' us, young
ster?' replied the elephant.
Some one must have stuck pins in
your cover, all right" grinned Mick,
for you're all wrinkled up. Say" he
"can you tell me why you
are like a stoye?"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-27

The great beast SHOOK his bead. Il
could tell you part of it, he said.
PARTS no good" answered Mick.
Cause neither Of yez kin climb a tree
backwards. Here's another: What's de
diff between you and a tree?"
Because the trunk is not on the
bough. but the bow is
why don't you go on?T asked Mick.
Because I'm not expected TO-"
WHY aren't you expected to-"
II suppose because If you knew
then
rs that alg" asked Mick in surprise.
That's ALL You see, I'm called the
half reasoning elephant. and | don't in
tend to do whole reasoning Mt half
price. You came in here on n half tick
ct, and guess you have got your mon
eys worth. Run along. little boy
Your mamma Is calling you"
Gee whizr' exclaimed Mick. 81
ought'er bought whole ticket"
Worcester Post.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-27
Enriy GInssmnkinr.

The first attempt at glassmaking IN
this country was some years before the
Revolution and was made at Quincy
Mass, by company of Germans
Some specimens of their articles still
exist. The place in Quincy where their
mandatory was established acquired
from them the name OF Germantown,
which name it retains to the present
time. The site of their mandatory Is
now occupied by the institution called
the Sailors Snug Harbor. About 19SJ
Robert Hewes, a well known citizen of
Boston, made probably the first effort
10 establish a window glass manufac.
tory on this continent. Mr. Hewes ear.
ried his works to the fuel aud erected
his factory in the forest of New Hamp-
shire
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-27
RUSSELL WAS EASY
ANOTHER RsPIRANT FOR HEAVY
WEIGHT HoNoRs PROVES
A MARK.
Jack Root Made a chopping Block Of
the Big Fellow From Denver and
Won in the Tenth
Round.

halama1n Mich. Fcb 2G.-Jack
Root of Chicago tonight got the dccis.
on over Fred Russell Of Denver. at
bc end of ten round contest The
decision was awarded because Root
Was The agrcssor all the time. and in
two rounds had Russell all but out
h'"i opened the first round with hard
punches 10 The face. but a hard right
'o The isedst forced him 10 be can.
'loHs. ln the seventh. Root caught
Russell with q hard right 10 the ribs
and had Russell staggering about the
ring IN the tenth Root had Russell
groggy. Russell after the decision
was announced. attacked Root. The
men passed a number Of blows before
they were separated.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-27
THE TASTE FOR READING.

Another of the well known publica-
lions has taken up the subject of the
popular taste for reading in a vein
similar TO that of Golfers. to which
reference was made in yesterday S
Bulletin. Success" for March has
this to say: Speaking of cultural
progress. il Is pleasing 70 be able 70
record distinct advance in the taste
of the American reading public For
some little time. the publishers haya
been remarking a growing demand for
work of serious interest, biographies.
Histories. economic trestises and tho
like. and have responded TO this dc
mand b. a greater output of such pub
lications. In the case OF the heavy i'm
perters like the Macmillan company
Charles Seribner's Sons. and E. p. Dut-
ton & company. 1t is noteworthy that
among their importations. works on
art and music and books of histori-
cal or biographical character predomi-
nate. fiction being relegated to a
wholly subordinate position"
In her answers 10 The Bulletins
questions yesterday Mrs. Powell
stated that novels constituted about
IS per cent Of the books taken from
the public library. which looks like
large percentage. but we have hcr
ccngrafulatory assurance. in a former
contribution. that there had been 2
very noticeable Improvement in this
respect during The last wear. among
the patron OF tbs Cairo library. \
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-27

Many persons have an objection tt
riding in elevators, or, more properly
speaking, this objection should be class.
ed as a feeling of dread or fear. But
according to the superintendent Of n
big office building in Philadelphia the
safest place for person 10 be is in an
elevator that is, statistically speaking,
In the set of elevators for which sta
tlstics have been kept by the superin-
tendent there has been an average
transportation of 100000 persons each
year for seven years. an aggregate of
16,S00.000, and Of this number but one
person has been injured and that in
jury did not result fatally. Rochester
Post Express.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-27
AN IMPORTANT DECISION.

Our Associated Press news ihl-
morning brings report Of the decision
of the supreme court Of Missouri. in
The case OF the state against various
oil companies in which Attorney Cen
eral Hadlcy seeks to Danish them from
thu state, because of unlawful com
binaiion. The particular point Of i'm
portance in the decision is that the
court clearly and emphatically sus
tain- the Attorney General in his con
tcntion that witnesses for the defense
mnst answer questions asked by the
prosecution. 10 was because thi. quos-
tiun was pending in the Missouri SD.
prcmc court that The New York court
sustained II ~ Rogers. pre- idcut uf
The Standard oil company. iu bis re-
fu al 10 answer questions puf Zoo him
by Attorney General Hadlev. and o.
the New York court Indicated ar the
time that % would Dec guided iu the
matter by the decision of the Ms
sour court, 60 Is reasonably certain
now that Mr. Rogers will be made 10
talk The decision is Of far-rsaching
importance in that il removes from
the path Of prosecution the seemingly
insnrmOuntable stumbling block switch
had been placed there by the powerful
combinations which have sought 10
svade the laws Of the state and the
United States by ingenius subterfuge
and false pfetenses
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-27
The picture which some Of our Re.

| The picture which some OF our Re
publican exchanges are printing repre-
cent Hon. George w, Smith TO be more
beautiful than ever, and the words
than ever" are here used in their
strictest literal sense. OF course we
all know that George was good look
ing fellow in his day If his hair had
been black, and his mustache fierce,
and his complexion swarthy, and his
eyes dulS. and piercing, and his voice
resonant, and his mind brilliant and
his figure imposing, and his bearing
military and defiant he would
have reminded one somewhat of the
superb John a Logan. But, anyway,
he was a good looking fellow and he
may have improved TO the extent that
he is represented TO have done in the
pictures referred to. In any event
Wen all be glad to see him when he
comes among us this week to see
about some Of those top rails that
some miscreat has knocked off his
fence. And when he comes (The Bull
letin makes the suggestion in all kind.
nessl he should not fail to hunt up
Clean Wheat" Brown, for 'Clean
Wheat can introduce him to some
lew motions in pocket gymnastics |
With which every successful Republi. |
AN politician who wishes to continue |
o be 50. should be acquainted. in this
lcck OF the woods.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-27
The People Greatly to Blame.

~ NNPlg NdNl1 ~ oFHllNs
FIX Judge Sears to a mass meeting
of citizens of Chicago on Sunday
night: "The conditions in a repub
lie are just about what the people
want The conditions in Chicago are
the peoples choice, no more, no less
For decade the people have pre-.
ferred a liberal policy in the citys al.
ministraton--a wide open town The
preference is not chargeable Ia the
vicious cla. scs although they always
want a. wide open town And The vic.
ious classes are not all of Chicago
we have more honest men than vic
ious.
1T Is the business men who prefer
a live city. a city of liberal policies. a
wide open town, to what they would
call a Sunday school administration.
with sEass growing in the streets who
deliberately have chosen with the re
sutsl.swe see today They knew a
wide open town breeds vice. but they
said every good city must have its
vice and they never thought that some
day vice would be knocking with its
own fists on the doors of their homes.
we have had a wide open town
with no grass growing in the streets.
but the streets have grown something
else-gangs Of hoodlums. Vice has
reached out from the downtown dis
trict 90 the residence portions. where
the business mans wife and daugh.
tiers i've"
But for quick and ready cures I
believe first in the raising Of the ss
loon license 20 81 Loco in order TO sup
ply funds for the increase of the police
force. But that won't settle it, To
add 50. 80 or 100 per cent TO the pres
ent force Of the same kind won't help
you.
Don't misunderstood me. I'm not
going 10 attack the Chicago police
force. There are some bad men on it
who should be discharged. but as a
class they are as good. honest. and
brave as any in the world But ten
years of a wide open town is the infu.
ence you have 10 combat and the Do
lice are only soldiers. The patrolman
takes his Oulcrs from the sergeant.
the Lieutenant from The cansaiu. The
captain from the Inspector. the inspec-
tor from the chief the ~tc' from tee
mayQF and the mayor from you. When
the MAYOR hnds out what you want YOU
viii set l.. ------
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-27
OUINIONS OF OTHERS.


Women and Careers"
Once it was difficult. almost impos-
sible. for girl of breeding to have a
career says Juliet Wilbor TompMns.
in Success Magazine" for March
Think of poor Jane Austen, dropping
her white sewing hastily over her writ
ing when a uest came in, that She
might not be called ungenteel, And
II Is only fifty-seyen years since Eliza
beth Blackwell, applying for permits
SIGN to win medical diploma, was
refused by a dozen colleges, one Of
which added TO its refusal the inter.
citing statement that It would be
unbecoming and immoral to see wo-
man instructed in the nature of laws
Of her organism. Now, in the United
States alone, there are seven medical
colleges for women besides the mems
colleges to which they are admitted,
over seven thousand are practicing
physicians and surgeons, aud the the
cries for and against such things are
being forgotten in the light of their
actual work. The same opposition
met every new venture. About fifty
wears ago an EngIishman tried TO intro
duce matchmaking among his country
women. delicate and profitable trade
in which hundreds of Swiss women
were employed, but his initial lecture
on the subject was mobbed and broken
up by British prejudice; and though |
three venturessome souls did try to |
follow his suggestion and learn the |
trade. persecution finally obliged them |
10 give mp. Now there are over four |
thousand watch and clock makers in
the United States, and woman may
learn any trade she pleases without |
opposition almost without comment"