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The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-15
NEW ENGLAND TIED up.

Boston, Aug. a. SIX hundred tais
egrapleis walked out yesterday il
obetiience to an order received at u
O'Clock this morning from tile nations
ai officers, and union operators in
|prinaipalls esera town fn New III, II
ians have gone out.
Postal Telegraph operators were
given the signal at III o'clock thss
morning and promptly deserted their
Instruments and left the building. .tt
aoon the Western Union men foisoa-
ed their example, ami shert time
later he operators II the Chamber III
commerce building Went out
Operators In the employ cf tba
Great Northwestern Telegraph corr.
pany and the Canadian Pacific Rail.
road operators IN Canada have "a
fused 70 work wires from the cities
" the United States lii which tha
men are on strike.
flfty messenger boys have struck
2 sympathy with the telegranhefs.
Associated Press operators III 4
lumber Of New England towns oAf.
Hide OF Boston have left their instru.
nents.
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IN MEMORY OF
GENERAL SUMTER
STATUE UNVEILED AT STATE.
BURG, SOUTH CAROLINA, IN
HONOR OF REVOLUTIONARY
LEADER-DIED AT AGE OF Ga.

Stateburg. s. C.. Aug. 14.-with IA
teresting ceremonies and an elaborate
military display a handsome memorial
in honor of General Thomas Sumter
was unveiled here today at the grave
of the Revolutionary hero. The event
was attended by eminent representa-
tives Of the state. by a large number
of troops, delegates from the various
patriotic societies and numerous
other visitors Former Governor Mon
tacue of Virginia. and Hon. X. A. M.
Smith Of Charleston, were the princi-
pal speakers at the unveiling.
General Sumter was the last surriv-
Ing general officer of the war Of the
American Revelation. and in his
homer Fort Sumter in Charleston
harbOr where the first shot was fired
in the Civil war was named. Drriag
the Revolution Sumter vas one Of the
sblest and most active partisan lead
ers Ct The South. Like Marion he or
gauized aHd led his oNn comIaana.
w hieh was practically independent 81
orders from the American army head-
quarters General sumter was horn
in Virginia in l734 aud died near
Camden. s C., In 1892.
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TALK ABOUT BIG FUND.

Kansas CITY. Mo, aug. IA. Gal. II
Ryle, chairman of the government
committee Of the local union of Gem
nierciaI Telegraphers. declared yes
tarday that the Order Or Railway Tel
sgraphers had rendered to the Com
nereial men now on strike, their
million dollar reserve fund. Accord.
ing % General Secretary Treasurer T.,
w Quick, OF the Order az Railway
releeiaphers, no such huge fund IN
available to aid any allied union, All
q matter of fact Treasurer Quiok's 're.
port shows the reserve fund on March
3i, 1907 had balance on hand os
only $G2 4O437.
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STOP
BELFAST RIOT
TROOPS AND POLICE WITHDRAW
AND PRIESTS RESTORE
QUIET.
BY THEIR tXH0RTATIOhS


\ Relrast Irelard Ans ii.-An ex
pertinent was tried iast night IL the
strike III dock laborers anl carters to
prevent 4 recurrence or tae r.oting Of
the nigat previous. III which troops
fred On the mob and Killed three per-
sons.
While the city blistlea with bayo-
nets all day 1t was announced that
the authorities had decided to keep
both the police and troops outside the
disturbed area, the priests having
agreed to look after the people.
The priests declared they could
maintain order more effectively than
The soldiers II the hated epeelefs AMI
lobsters' as the police and soldiers
are called, were kept out Of sight.
The troops and police withdrew at
O'clock. The experiment worked
with marked success. While there
was much efferyescenee among the
strikers, no actual ortbreaks took
place Large and excited crowds col
lectad and assumed threatening atti-
tudea, but the exhortations Of the
priests and other peace-makers pre-.
vi lied and All 1890 o'clock last night
the streets of Belfast were practically
deserted.
Joseph Deylin Nationalist member
Of the House Of Commons for Belfast
assisted the priests IN patroliing the
disturbed area, urging the people to
keep the peace. At the same time
the troops were held iii readiness IN
The barracks.
Meanwhile, the prospect Of peace
1as brightened. Sir Anthony Patrick
under secretary to the
.-ord Lieutenant Of Ireland, has been
n conference with the local officials |
nd the labor leaders. with the view
Y ARRANGING 4 srftieTaent of tbs dts
luted points and another conference /
las been held for the same purpose |
,etween the master carriers and reps
esentatiyes Of the men.
Alexander Carlisle Of Hartland 4
Volff, shipbuilders, il acting as medi-
tor. He announced he expected q
ettlement.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-15
new NAME FOR
ARMY SCHOOL
AT LEAvENWoRTH, KANSAS -
NAME HAS BEEN CHANGED
THREE TIMES SEVERAL
REASONS FOR LAST CHANGE.

Leagenworth, Kas.. Aug. lion
the opening tomorrow of the new
term OF the Infantry and Cavalry
School at Fort Leavenworth the name
viii be changed to Army School of
the Line This school is the prili-
cipal cue oil the three military ser
Vice schools established at Fort Lea
venworth. The other two schools.
the Army STAFF College and the Sig
nal School. sprung from if.
This will be the third change in
name since the school was started
twenty-six years ESQ. When the
school was organized in May. 1881. i:
was designated The School OF Appli-
cation for Infantry and Cavalry" IT
VS. changed shortly afterward to IN
fantry and Cavalry School There
are several reasons for the new
change in name. and one Is that stu.
dent officers from all branches of the
service. Instead CT only infantry and
cavalrr attend it now.
The Importance Of the military ser
sice schools here is increasing each
year. The rank ef the student officers
IL higher than formerly. Before the
Spanish-Americau war only lieuteI-
ants. aad mostly second lieutsnants
we're the students. On reopeniag af
TER the Spanish-AmericaB war. can
aims were detailed to attend the
school. and now majors ara Included
'oT students.
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GOOL-O ADMITS
TRUNK MURDER
SAYS SWEDISH WOMAN'S DE.
MANDS FOR MONEY HAD
ANGERED HIM.
TO CAST BODY IN SEA
Was His Intention-Took Jewels AS
Precaution and Not For Value
--Wife Confirms His
Story.

MarseilIes, Aug. 14,-Vere st. Leger
Goold confessed here today that he
murdered Emma Levin, a wealthy
Swedish woman, whose dismembered
body was found in the trunks of Gooll
aud his wife on their arrival here Aug.
G from Monte Carlo.
Goold made his confession to the
examining magistrate. He alone had
slain the woman. he declared. and It
was he who cut up her body although
his wife helped him pack ii in their
baggage Both agreed to go to Mar
settles. where they planned to cast the
body into the sea.
Mrs. Goold. whose first name is Vio-
let. said her husband had promised to
give Emma Levin sl00 for a certain
reason. but she demanded 500 more.
which she wanted to give to a man
friend. To this Goold objected. Then
Emma Levin abused him. Referring to
what happened next Goold says in his
concession:
Il had been drinking, and. becoming
angry. I seized hunting knife and
buried it in Epma neck. She fell
dead. The next day dismembered the
body with a saw and knife and
placed the torse in trunk and the
head and legs in a valise. stabbed
the woman only once. The other
wounds on her body must have been
caused by shaking around in the
trunk"
Goold said they carried of Emma
Lsyin's jewels. not for their value. but
in order to prevent their discovery in
his apartment
Good said his grandfather was
Baronet and his father an Irish magis-
trate. He said be had once served Sc +
cretiy en- the irish Land Commission
In Dublin Ia 1898 he moved to
Montreal. where ne says he made a
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-15
REFUSE TO AReirRATe

New York, Aug 14.--With tho
strike OF the telegraph operators ha.
,oming more widespread every hour
the Western Union and Postal TeIe.
graph companies declared there was
nothing to arbitrate when the sta.e
board OF labor representatives offered
their services.
This was after NJ J. Regan Of the
state board had visited the headouar.
ters Of the striking operators and on.
tanned the word of the leaders they
were willing at any time to abide bv
the decision of the person or persons
selected to hear their grievances aa5
the reply OF the company.
The officials Of the eornnanv deefar.
ed tonight they had all the operators
they needed and we're handling an
business offered They admitted thar
the greater number of their braaei
Offices were closed and that the
strike bad extended to cities down
East and Canada not affected bv the
strike on Monday.
All business offered was taken
subject TO delay" The volume tf
business. however was. Ear. below ncr-
mai thousands Of persons using the
long distance telephone lines where
possible. and others resortine 10 TIA
special delivery Of the Uaited Sta.as
mail
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-15
Six Hundred Boston, Operators
Quit--AlI New England
Tied Up
St. Louis Leased Wire Operators Called Out But
Return to Work Last Night Pending
Further Negotiations

Superintendent w T capen ~ th
Postal sat dthat the company wen j
mot recele from its determination / ],
run its own business.
asticki''
The word Stick was adopted as n
watchword bY the strikers Ii WIS
proposed by Secretary Russell asll
was immediately accepted aalIsl
cheering
There IL only one thing that can
defeat us, said He. That ii oaar
selves Secretary Russell read fa,e4
grams he had sent out yesterday III.
the authority of the general exacntiYa
board
The most important III practically
4 CAL for i general strike H Maa Al
folluMs
To All cal Presidents ana Sni.
fetaFles: General executive b ard
here. strike III cities now out autlof
Izea anl legal. Local officers I'll those
cities will spare no efforts to take DIT
every WesterH Union Postal ana As.
soeiated Press operator Telegraph
ers II ether cities will refuse fo wark
With Offices Oh strike
WESLEY RUSSELL.
International Secretary
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NEWSPAPER OPERATORS OUT.

ST. Louis, Aug. IA. Upon an order
issued hy National Secretary Wesley
Russell of the Commercial Telegraph
hls al Chicago, the leased wire opes
ators We're called out from three
newspapers here tonight.
The papers affected are the Globe
Democrat, the Republic and the Post-
Dispatch
Declarations We're made BY the
strikers tonight that the unaratnrs
aaapiuvei III brokers offices sla ba
called out tomorrow.
The strike situation III ST. Louis
remains unchanged The Western
tnion and Postal offices continue to
handle business with limited mum
bcr II operators. There Ii no dis
order OF excitement
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.ZION|STS MEET
AT THE HAGUE
TENTH CONGRESS or KIND AS.
MBLES--AMERtcAN ORGANi-
zATiCN REPRESENTED.
SCHEME TO BUY LAND
In Palestine For Jewish Coonizatio,
Tract to Cost $50o,ooc--
Leaders Are Confident
Of Success.

The Ilagre, Aus. l4-Tile lIoiils
congrt IS assembled here today, sey
era huntral delegates were plesaai
at the formal opening ANA many NOR.
are expected The American crgani
zation Is wen represented.
irhe meeting which began today Ii
she tenth congress OF it's Kind. The
gatherings have always attracted
leading men OF the Hebrew faith. and
Its somewhat sentimental and ro-
mantle propaganda the restoration
Iof Jerusalem % the sons Of Abraham
hut really at bottom. d stein husi-
neas and plliIanthropia proposition.
has attracted worldwide speculation
an 10 the ultimate fate of the scheme
'Zionism.H as the movement Is
ealled bY which, Its promoters de-
clare, the Jewish problem IL to ba
solved that is, the future If the or,
PRESSED Jew ol Russia ana elsewhere
is to be provided foris not without
opposition 0n the part OF some plOmi.
neul men 81 the Jewish clergy aad
laty
Il Is pointed out as true that al
though the leaders Of the movement
have been lahoring assiduously for
many years to rehabilitate the lie
hfeW5 again into naticn and there
have been number OF congresses to-
this end until now nothing really
definite has been accomplished.
1t ii said that, in view Of the dr
yelopments through the present con
gress those who have hitherto cast
doubt rpon the scheme will rally To-
the standard of the leaders. creating
d solidarity so powerful in numbers
and wealth that success will be ais
sufed
The congress is To consider pro
pcsal fpr tiie acquisition af Ii tract of
land In Palestine larger than any
considered for the pur
36ss of Jewish colonization, The
and II not far distant from IIaifa
which promises iI future to supplant |
Jaffa as tho port of landing In pales
ine This proximity constitutes one
i the principal grounds for hoping I
Or the successful exploitation Of the
roperty. The land will, 1t is believed.
est, together with the incidental ex
enses, some 100000, and the idea IL
, form syndicate for the purpose
| raising the money.
II has been stated that one Of the
,asons for selecting The Hague as
le meeting place this year was the .
ssire Of the Zionist leaders to bring
Ie project to the attention Of the in
peace congress now In SEES
ON here. So far as can be learned,
owever, there is nothing to substan- !.
ate this assertion and 1t is regarded
extremely improbable that the
,aee congress would give the matter
ly official attention.
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torhoy general leave the cabinet.
ihat Mr. Rect himself will resign ii
ME Eonaparte does not 40 and leas
Flsorors methods are not adopted, Ii
said TO be highly probable.
The cabinet conference began III
the presidents summer home shortly
Ataf Secretary Root arrived from
New York Oh d O'clock train. Score
tafy Taft ana Postmaster General
Meyer had been with the president
all aft rnoon. Secretary CGrtelyon
#as summoned. Assistant Secretary
VI state Robert Eacon. after his con
ference With New York financiers,
hurried to oyster Bay in aa automo.
Lille.
secret service officers kept all
visitors away from Sycamore Fill dur
ina the evening while the conference
was on
Aut a word came from President
Rooseve't's cottage regarding the
questions brought up in The confer
enee. Secretary Root. who Ii accom-
panied by Mrs. Root, remained with
the president over night.
y was learned on good authority
that II was arranged in the conference
That Secretary Taft shall outline the
poiey Of this administration in his |
speech IN Columbus next Monday and /
That what he says will be the most I'M
eortant political declaration Of the
year.
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Presidents Aggressive Policy Said
to Have Been Disapproyed
and Halted
Serious Disagreement Reported to be Result Be-
tween Attorney General Bonaparte and
Other Members -Rumors Of designations

New York, Arg. IA. Secretary d
The Treasury Cnrtelyou according tt
the Times has decided again to come
to the relief uf the money marKct a1d
distributa government funds to all
the movement of crops t!lis year. The
pian pursued last year II to be fol
lowed with some notifications but in
general 1t will be that adopted hy
Secretary Shaw anring his regime
This action Is the result of the cabi-
net meeting at oyster Bay last nieht.
III which the distressing financial att
ration was earnestly discussed The
cne available member conspicnouBlg
absent WAS Attorney General Bona
narte, whose recent utterances on the
subject " trust batting have aroused
lhe ire ofi Wall street
The meeting followed the visit Of
Secretary of State Root and Assistant
Secretary Bacon af New York, Mr.
Bacon went to the Wall street office
of n p Morgan & Go. and was I'll con
ference with several influential finan-
tiets
The street heard Of the visit and in-
terpreted to mean that the admins
tration policy was To be toned down.
H marked the first raly in a falling
market and led to heavy investment
purchases of securities.
That there III an acute split in the
official family over the
policy for the Inn
future II no longer III doubt, |
A breach that Is To be too wide To he |
hrhlged has come between Secretary
foot and Attorney General Bonaparte.
The fear of Roosevelt panic is ,
Strong IN the breasts OF Secretary T
R0rt and his following in the cabinet,
il the policy of heavily iining offend
ing corporations Is continued. They
are believed 70 be ready to go 50 far
As 10 to demand that the talkative at
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-15
|NCEND|AR|fS
HAVE CONFESSED
TO BURNING OF COLORADO
SOUTHERN RAILROAD FREIGHT
DEPOT
DYNAMITE EXPLOSION
Caused BY Fire Killed Five and In.
jured Fifty-Mob Wanted to
Lynch offender-Taken to
Denver.

Boulder. Colo, Aug. 14.-John w.
Reeves, a brakeman, and Frank Kiser
who have been held as suspects in
connection with the destruction of the
Colorado & Southern station by fire
and dynamite early Saturday morning
today confessed responsibility for the
crime.
Five persons were killed and half a
hundred We're injured besides the de-
struction of property valued at half
million dollars through their acts.
A mob gathered to lynch Reeves
today when it became known that he
had confessed. He was spirited away
in carriage and taken from the
county Jail to Denver.
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KILLED BY EXPLOSION.

Montgomery. Ala. Aug. IA spec
iai to the Advertiser from Dadeville.
Ala, says boiler at Shaffer's shingle
mill, near that place. exploded this
afternoon and Tom McCarty and VII
liamGraves. employees OF the mill.
were killed instantly.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-15

Company upon the application a
The McNanusKelly Company. Of To
ledo. According to the attorney for
the receiver the necessity for a 10
ceivership is the outcome Of present
rigid money conditions. The cor.
pany's last financial statement show.
ed liabilities of s5.3So.eoo aud & soee
ta'Q assets The Pope Company are
big automobile psanufacturers thought
10 be twenty-five million dollar
concern.
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INVESTIGATION
IS POSTPONED
JUDGE LANDS DELAYS IfNvESTI
CATION or c. AND A.
REBATlNG.
TILL SEPTEMBER THIRD
Attorney General Eonapsrte Win Ex-
amino Transcript to See If Rail-
road kcpt Faith.

! Chicago, AEg lA.-- Judge Lands "a
Ilay postponed until September 3 tht
/ graad lnry Investigation Of the
/ charges cf rebating against the Cal
cago 4 Alton railroad growing oul
3cf the recent trial which resulted II
tthe conviction of the Standard Gil
Company oil Indiana
II was tho ofiBinal intention to com
mence the inyestigationAug ~, but
Judge Lands sal dhe had received d
notification fro mAttomey General
Bonaparte that the Chicago Il Alton
had been promised immunity. and the
Judge ordered the adjournment IN or
der that the records Of the case might
BIZ Looked into.
Officials Were to Tell All.
III addressing the grand jury
Judge Lands said:
| nave communication from tae
Attorney General of the United States
the substance OF which ii that, prior
TO the Indictment Of the Standard OIL
Company the then United States Dis
tfict Attorney made all arrangement
with the officials ol the Chicago 4,
Alton railroad, under which it was
not to he proceeded against provided
il WCald assist the prosecution in
coed faith with evidence and wit
nesses in the matter then pending.
In view Of this, 1t is the conyie-
tion cf the attorney general that good
faith requires the department OF jus
tice to 10 what it can to make good
the district attorneys assurance, and
this presents q grave question be
case II il Of the utmost Importance
hat 40 offender should undeservedlv
escape punishment from crime en
any such plea as well as that even
he criminal may not truthfuly
'hafge the government Of the United |
states With bad faith. s-
To Review Testimony.
'sWhat this arrangement was the
3ourt does not know, but assumes it
'ossibly may have provided that the
'hicago Il Alton Co, should enamel
ate those who act and speak for 1T
rom all obligation to deceive and
lislead the jury on the trial lately
losed. If this be true whatever Off
er Of the department of justice Is
harged with the task of determining
hat shall be that departments atti-
lde must carefully consider the
OF the testimony of these
lilway agents in order that he may
ltelligently decide whether the Chi
igo & Alton railroad is entitled to
Whether the grand jury
cts in this matter will depend en-
rely upon the conclusions this Off
al may reach The jury is therefore
liberty to take a recess until Sen
mber g."
a transcript of the record in the
iandard Oil case will be sent to At O
rney General Bonaparte for exam s
alton. and If he concludes that the q
ilroad fulfilled It's promises in the z
.andard Oil case the grand jury will y
It investigate further f,
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-15
SUBMARINE BOAT
SHOWS UP FINE
AT TARGET PRACTICE IN NARA
cANSET BAY =. VIPER HIT
THREE TIMES OUT OF FOUR.

Newport. n. T., Aug. 1.-THE Viper
one OF the four submarine boats con
structed for the navy at Quincy. has
complied her torpedo trials at Nara
ganset. The Viper. during her target
was submerged to depth Of
forty feet and running at fun speel
loaded and fired four torpedoes. three
OF which bit the target
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SECRETARY TAFT RETURNS.

Washington, Aug. IA Secretary
TAFT returned today from his vacation
and from his visit to the president at
Oyster Bay, and ut once plunged into
q mass Of work, to be disposed Of be-
tween now and next Sunday. when he
viii leave on his western trip. extend
ing to the Philippines The secretary
would say nothing about his confer
ence at oyster Bay
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WENT RAck TO WORK.

81. Louis, Aug. i4,Three hours aft
ter the men left the leased wires Of
the newspaper ogices an agreement
was reached by the local unions ex-
ecutiye board and the publishers
whereby the operators returned 70
work pending further negotiations
and word from President Small.
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RoosEvELTs Help ASKED

Kansas City Mo. Aug. f4.--Tha
Board If Trade today sent a message
NJ President Roosevelt asking that he
use his best cndeavor 10 bring about
a settlement cf the Telegraphers
strike.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-15
CHICAGO BANK CHANGES HANDS.

Chicago. Aus. 1.-THE Federal Nt
uonal Bank last night passesI into the
hands Of a coterie & daanciers hsa,;
ed by John woItAlAgson. Of Kaas-s
City.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-15
NEARLY DRAINED.

Warsaw. Ind. Aug 14.-Dynamiters
destroyed the dam at the outlet ~
Win0na lake Sunday. The lake feli
several feet The marauders' motive
is mystery.
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DIED OF FEvsR.

Havana. Aug 14--Sergeant IVES
ley Merritt. Of the hospital corps. one
CT the first Of the men 10 become in
fected with yellow fever. is dead
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-15

fortune.
Mrs. Goold corroborated everything
her husband said.
IL was reported that Goold hanged
himself Tuesday evening about 2
O'Clock but the police would not con
firm the rumor.
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AUTO COMPANY
GETS RECEIVER
ON ACCOUNT OF RIGID MONEY
CONDITION - A STATEMENT
SHOWS s5.3soooo LIABILITIES.
2.eoc.ooo ASSETS.

Hartford Conn. Aug lf-Egbert
J. Tanlaom was foiay appointed re
eeifer of the Pope Manufacturing
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Will LEAVE CHICAGO.

Chicago. Aug. 14-No change Is ex-
pected in the strike situation until
the arrival of President Small. He Ii
expected tomorrow,
Daniel Keefe. vice president of the
American Federation of Labor, left
the city last night President Com
pers and John Mitchell will leave to-
day or tomorrow. The executive
council Of the American Federation
cf Labor meets IN Washington Mon
day, and they must be present. This
meeting will probably issue call
for financial assistance for the strik-
ers. Ralph VI. Easley left last night
for New York.
Instructions were issued yester.
day by the general executive board
for every telegrapher in North Amer
lea to refuse to work with striku-
bound offices, This is virtually an
order for a general strike. The order
vas followed by strikes In many
cities.
viii Try Again.
Commercial Neill will hold another
conference today with the interna.
ional officers OF the strikers. Presi-
dent Gompers and Mr. Mitchell will
be present.
he telegraph company officials
said yesterday that there was no
chance of settlement-that the
strike would be fought. Supefintend-
ent T. ?. Cook of the Western Tn
ion said that ii would be impossible
to maintain discipline if a settlement
was made with the strikers.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-15

VI AUGUST ~ WELL ALONG now
and fan 10 COMING on trot. Now II
the time 70 close UP your summer
stock. Get busy. aaS