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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-04-04
WENT THROUGH THE BRIDGE.
When Timbers Gave Way Under
Weight of Freight Train.

At a recent meeting OF railroad mon
several stories OF narrow escapes had
been told but the oldest man in the
party hid not yet been heard from.
he was grizzled veteran OF 60 who
had retired only recently.
4 am reminded of an incident In
which my train crashed through a
bridget was one in which our con-
ductor, Thomas Croank. had narrow
escape from death" said the old en-.
sineer. Indeed. while his injuries
did not prove fatal, it was some time
before he could go out on his run
again
we were running at a SLOW rate Of
speed as the train pulled across BEN
netts creek. four miles south of Rush
vile, Ind. The name Of the railroad
was the Cleveland, Cincinnati. Chi
eago & St.. Louis railroad, commonly
called the Big Four As our locomo-
tive passed over the structure in
question I could plainly see it give. I
at once began increasing the speed
Of the train. hoping that might be
successful in pulling across before the
trestle went down
However, the bridge continued to
give, and with each revolution of the
wheels Of the train the timbers tot
tered more and more. II was 4
irighiiui moment for tho fireman and
myself. but we kept control of the our
engine and all of the cars but the ca
boose and a coal car were safchr
across. Then came crash-a crash
the like OF which 1 hope I may never
hear again.
The timbers gave way. no longer
able 20 support the heavy weight. and
with them went down the two cars
and the conductor and rear brakeman.
r. O. Bruso OF Indianapolis. The
coal car made its plunge first. and an
instant later the caboose made its
is foot descent, falling upon the
wrecked gondola The occupants of
the car were hurled out and the con.
ductor was buried beneath the wreck
age and almost submerged in water.
We hurried back to the rescue OF
The men. and. despite our heroic Of.
forts TO remove the debris so as 10
eject their release. IL was two hours
before the conductor. bleeding from
many wounds and henumbed from
roniact with the freezing water. wat
iiied upon ,stretoher and brought to
place Of safety. and Il was many a
iay before he was able 10 return TO
bis duties
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-04-04
DOESN'T DENY GIFTS
Concluded from First Page.)


to him BY the president, concerning
tariff revision Mr., Roosevelt de
nounced Mr.. Whitney's statements as
lwiIlful distortion Of the facts.
I Eugene N. Foss. one of the best
known among New England tariff re.
formers, was also engaged in a dis
eussion following an interview with
the president. in which the president
charged him with misrepresentation
in statements he made regarding the
presidents expressed attitude.
Colonel William D. Mann, editor of
Town Topics was also barred from
belief by the president when he said
mat the president had ssnt his photo
graph and sketch Of himself for the
much discussed "Fads and Fancies +"
whose projected publication became
involved in litigation
H. Richard correspondent of lie
Petit DaFisienne, interviewed Mr.
Roosevelt ono day at The White
House and cahled long statement
to his paper The next day the presi
dent denounced it as misrepresent.
ing
The presidents denial of the truth
Of The statement made by Judge AL
ton b. Parker, then candidate for
president, that The Republican Ma.
tional committee collected funds
from tic trusts to apply 10 the cleo
lion Of Nh. Roosevelt, with the ap-
nroral and knowledge Of Mr. Roosp
welt himself, is well remembered.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-04-04

/ to the little, putting engine that Is I,
| carry them upward.
The first engine built for the MI
Washington railway had an uprigh
| boiler with no water feeding device
SO that the crew would fill ii IN wher
starting, go as far as safety permitted
and then let the steam down and fill
up again.
The engines now In use have boil
ers somewhat shorter than the ordt
nary locomotive boiler, and the front
end is set in the frame Is inches low,
err than the back, so as to strike a me.
dunn between the lower and sharper
grades. The first engine was lent to
the b. & O. railroad and exhibited al
the Chicago fair in 1898 At the close
of the exposition it was presented to
the field museum.
As to the power of these engines.
let me give you an illustration. Take
for instance, block of granite that,
lying on the ground. weighs is tons
Now undertake to lift it to the top
vi "a hhiAdADE - wv lGEl high III Nv min
utes. If yon succeed it would be called
great feat We do that practically
every trip up the mountain
NO steam is used in coming down
the mountain, gravity alone doing the
work and the machinery holding back
All the steam generated comes from q
line stream Of water admitted 70 the
cylinders as lubricant. and the com
pressing air which heats the walls OF
the cylinder causes the steam On d
rise Of nearly 1000 feet to the mile
test has shown that the horse power
transmitted to both cog wheels was 5t7.
There were some small mountain
built before this on VT.
Washington was thought Of. but there
never was a mountain railway the.
ever claimed construction as ORIGINAL
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-04-04

caused the wreck had never read the
rules Of tae ward How then was he
even 10 know them much less Oh
serve them? The foreman Of the
crew had been notified that HE pas
about eieht hours late. but he test
senger train that was wrecked was
aed that no Information was given
to him as To the later and corrected
inc Somebody was to blame here
/ a switchman stated that up 10 The
/ time OF ihe accident he believed the
passenger train had gone through.
Had all rules been observed he
would have known better It was
testified that the engineer Of the
pa senger train violated the regula.
items by entering the yards at a
speed estimated from thirty 10 fifty
miles an hour Had the regulations
been observed The accident might not
have occurred. OF at least might have
been much less serious
Here is the case of a terribly fatal
accident where half dozen en-
ployes neglected their duty or know
ipgly violated the rules OF the COM
pany or were totally ignorant of the
same. A number of these employees
appeared to have little realization OF
Tue responsibility resting upon them.
That responsibility involved the lives
d . hundred OF more passengers who
had paid for a safe transportation,
but who were Killed or injured by
reason Of incomptency negligence orr
beth.
May we not inquire, by what
right railroad companies employ in
irresponsible or ignoran
nen or boys 10 take places where (
hey are charged with the safety Of
ne travelling public?
Here again the scramble for the
dividend on watered stock seems eyi .
lent i costs more money to employ
omEeten men and a sum lent nam
'er Of them TO avoid working some
# them TIN they are dead on their
eet." II tine railroad managers
themselves do not take action to co
Get these evils. thinking more Of the
oni-annual dividead on false stock
han they do Of g cd service to. and
ven of Toe safety Of The pHblic. then
be- people must arise aud demand
hat their representatives in state
ad national government shall d.
orcthiug and 30 1T quickly ana /,
Gcctiycly
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-04-04

will probably be admitted thar MIR
/ Finley males some strong points
Iagainst lakEg api alization al basis
FOR rates ana Ee may also accept q
las true that in not q few cases there
Is no oyercapitalization or watered
stock but his statements on this
, latter proposition are partial and some
. what haiEhearted, and well they may
De in view Of some Of the revelations
that have been made before investi-
eating boards and committees ai IT,
Al any rate in he popular mind the
thought must III be strong that tho
efforts to pay dividends on bubbles
are responsible for many OF the evils
complained Of IT this Is MOI the ease
then il mains for men Ike air Fin
ley to Eoint ont where the trouble lies
aud to apply the remedy without de
lay! That Is the susest and quickest
way 10 check the popular discomfort
AS express d in the aggrea sive legisla-
ton of which complaint is made.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-04-04

( As there is scarcely a more inter
\ esting railway of equal size in the
I country than the three-mile cog road
/ built from the base to the summit Of
/ Mt. Washington, one can readily be
/ lieve that les officials, particularly its
! superintendent, must be interesting
too. says the Boston Globe.
When the cog road Is not in opera
/ ton, or when the roadbed is not re
ceiving attention before the beginning
and after the end OF the season, the
superintendent. John Horne, is busily
engaged in the machine shops Of the
Boston & Maine at Lakeport Mr..
Horne Is never too much occupied to
discuss the Mt Washington railway
and he knows the subject thoroughly
Mr. Horne has been connected with
the Mt Washington road for 50 years:
the last II as superintendent. He is
a native Of Yorkshire. England. and is
a man of remarkable mechanical abil-
ity, which he has found opportunity
to demonstrate in many ways during
his connection with this unique road
AS the oldest official Of the road
Mr. Homes "reminiscences are most
entertaining and more particularly do
they impress one when told by him in
the course Of conversation. for Mr.
Horne Is a most pleasing conversa-
tlonalist
Our engines up there On the noun
tain. said MIR Horne. have a great
deal OF work 10 do. and they work
hard in fact, ! have come to regard
them all, suppose, as a physician in
regular practice regards his patients.
They are so different from the or
binary machine that even the best
aud finest engineers-I mean those in
-erested in mechanics from all over
The world. when they arrive at the
base Of Mt. Washington are attracted
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-04-04

Nr Justice Hawkins now Lord
Brampton. once instructed cabman
e drive him TO tho royal courts OF
Justice. rifle Coorts O. Justice?
Whrre are thcy2" asked the fellow.
why" said the iurist "don'r you
know the law courts2" "Oh. now yere
lalkln'- Oh yuss; ! know en-. nut
Tocrts o. Justice ,hem's another
thiha haltosethcr'A-N, y, i'soss
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-04-04

In Illinois and in other states the
law makers are Still struggling viii
laws regulating railroads and witt
Representatives Of the railroads who
make vigotons protests against the
enactment of The laws. But with al
that has been said and written b.
railroad officials about the danger OF
the laws which have been enacted
and those pending in legislatures with
q view Of the regulation of the com
mon carriers, and despite the re-
peated predictions of railroad men
/ hat the act of congress In citation to
government supervision would be
vastly destructive to railroad invest,
ments, the bureau OF statistics Of the
department OF commerce and labor in
ils report Of internal commerce move,
ments for February shows that he
eioss earnings Of principal railroads
ms rejecting 20 a large extent the
tiaffic activities during tle month
we're larger than the earnings for the
eorre ponding month Of 1906. II is
also noted tha unfayorable weather
conditions prevailed in the northern
part u the country and that there
were unsatisfactory traffic facilities
tire ountry over. aud especially In
The South, soulhwes and middle
.Ncst.
h other words with favorable
weather conditions and with any.
ihing like adequate facilities fos
aandling tlr traffic the railroads
would have shown a helvY incrage
in gross earnings The commercial
traffic OF an paris of the county is
Increasing much faster aud much
more extensively than the railroad
facilities 10 handle IL An enlarge
nent Of production all along the line
means broader field for profitable
operations. If the railroads would
equip themselves to take care Of this
traffic under present cnditlons the
is no doubt that he increased volume
OF their business would result in q
pfoportionate increase of gross earn.
ings ald profits.
TIE ouble is that under the sys-
ten Of paving dividends on watered
stock the railroads have not kept
paee with the general Development
and enlarged production Of The coun-
ty. Even with their handicap in the
way y inadequate facilities their
carnings arc un the increase. and |
there Is little basis for tho argument
advanced by many railroad officials /
nat their properties are being injured !
by the attitude IT Law making bodies 4
towards Them
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-04-04

The Bulletin 10 on sale at the fol
lowing places:
coIemsn's, 214 Eighth street.
Halliday House News Stand.
Walkers, 10 Sixth street.
Blue Front Restaurant.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-04-04
ANOTHER ATTEMPT To
WRECK TRAIN Fooled

Philadelphia April Am attempt
was made today to wreck a Pensyl.
Vania railroad express train near Ia
eony. a suburb. 4 track walker dis
covered q break IN rail near the
bridge over Lougshure street A foot
of the rail bad been sawed cat. The
New York express train was almost
due when The track walker Tagged ihc
traiu
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-04-04
DIVIDENDS AND WRECKS.

An address delivered yesterday BIZ
Pre- idenf Fi8ley. of the Southern
Railway before the merchants and
Manufaeter rs Of GreensvHie. \. c.
Is given elsewherc in this paper. II Is
In large psri ? strong plea Ter NOR
favorable public sentiment toward raiI
reads and = protest against the many
attempts 70 rgulata them BY law 4
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-04-04

of..s4.s..4.,s, ~ AUfD
The above Is n correct statement OF
the number Of copies printed of the
Cairo Bulletin for The year 1906 ana
foi the month Of March 1907.
CLYDE SULLIVAN.
Business Manager
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this first day Of April 1907.
LEO KIEB,
Notary Public.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-04-04
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For Mayor.

4 GEORGE PARSONS authorizes his
announcement as a candidate for re-
election to the office of mayor OF
Cairo, at the election to be held on
Tuesday. April 10, 1907
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-04-04

JOHN Il. ENGLISH authorizes his
announcement as candidate for
City Treasurer Of Cairo, at the cleo
ton to be held onTuesday, April 1G,
1907.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-04-04

JAMES II. MULcAHEY authorizes
his announcement as a candidate fer
alderman from the Sixth Ward Of
Cairo, at the election to he held on
Tuesday. April iG. 1867
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-04-04

DANIEL MCCARTHY authorizes his
announcement as candidate for
City Treasurer of Cairo, at the
election to be held on Tuesday, April
16, 1907.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-04-04
AIdcrman slrth Ward-

DANIEL KELLY. authoriscs his an
nepbcemepi ~ candidate for alder
man In the Sixth wsrl. at The election
10 be held oB Tuesday. April Il. 1907
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-04-04

\ frighthIi wreck-onc Of many
occurred ON the Southern Pacific rail
road some days aga. in which twenty
five or more people were killed and
many were injured. IN the invesfiga-
tion which followed 81 was developed
that one OF he switchmen Of the ward
crow who were responsible for the
holocaust had been in the service
only two days. another two weeks.
siil another three weeks. Were these
men competent by experience to be in
charge Of situation that involved
lac lives Of a large number 81 "a
.sengers GA = train comip- r. iF.lipd
them and depending on tien 10 see
that the way Was safeg One fireman
.os the switching crew whose NEGLECT
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-04-04

JOHN A. BURGoIS authorizes his
announcement as a candidate for al
dsrman from the Fourth ward II
Cairo, at the election to be held on
Tuesday. April 16. 1907.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-04-04
EXPLAINED.

Employer-Iiaye you any excuse TO
oner for speaking so impoHtely7
ohice hoy-fes. sir; I forgot that I
wasn't speaking over the telephone.
Your apology is accepted. Life.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-04-04
Alderman Elrst Ward

JOSEPH M'NAMARA authorizes his
announcement as candidate for al.
derman from the First ward If Cairo.
at the election TO be held on Tuesday
April 16. 1907. +
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-04-04
TIME CARD CAIRO ELECTRIC RVS

BELT LINE cars due In leave Second at. go
ing north on Commercial ave, every Is min
utss from a. nj. to l p IN
Goirg rorth on Walnut St every Is minutes
from sos IN. to le;5sp m.
POPLAR ST. LINE Holbrook Ave, car due
10 leave secon ~ ling nerih on HolDrnok
Ave, at 5:b7; 6 27 642; 6:5T; 1872 a. M. and on
same minutes every hour until 10;42 and l1:l2
D. m.
G;l9; 6;8f; s;i9; and 7:04 a. m and on same min.
ntss every hour uniiI 1884 and i1;o4 p. m.
Poplar st. GAYS due 10 pass st. Msry's PARK
minutes aite- leaving Sec nd st.
BELT LINE OWL CARS north on Walnut
li:S0 p. m. 1924 a. m; 80 q. M; 2 30 a M;
80 a. no.; 1870 a. m; 40 n. IN.
Nerth on Ocmmercial-i2:OO p. m; 90 a.
m. 90 m. 300 a. m. 4 90 n. N. 5 n. m.
Belt and Owl cars are due to pass West
Thirty fourth St.l=l5 minutes after leaving
Second St. ~ rs 9sAaa q
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-04-04
Seeing pouhi. sho...

Intoxicated Individual-shee the
show
Euthnsiast-Yes saw It twice.
Intoxicated Individual Sod Z.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-04-04
Alderman Eirst ward

p. s. SCULLIN authorizes his an
nouncemcnt as a candidate for Alder.
man from the First ward of Cairo. at
the election 10 be held on Tues lay.
April l6, 1907.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-04-04

J. S. JENKINS authorizes his an
nouncement as acandidate for City
Treasurer Of Cairo, at the election to
be held on Tuesday April 1G. 1907.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-04-04
For CITY Treasurer.

]. w. MORRIS authorizes his an
nouncement as a candidate for City
Treasurer Of Cairo, at the election 10
be held on Tuesday, April 16. 1907.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-04-04

Any item that is Of interest to you
Is Of interest 70 your friends Tele-
phone your news 10 the Bulletin
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-04-04
He DON'T anast. .

Every woman sass what she
doesn't think about men. and every
man -thinks what he doesn't say about
women. ". Y Press
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-04-04

JOHN HOGAN authorizes his an.
nouncement as candidate for City
Treasurer of Cairo, at the election 10
be held on Tuesday April 16, 1907
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-04-04
Alderman mind Ward

F. E. THURMAN authorizes his an
nonncep INT a. a candidate for alder
man from the Third Ward of Cairo
at the election to be held on Tuesday
April 16, 1907.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-04-04
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
calrs, Alexander County, iiiin~A
Population 1917.


Mayor. GEORGE PARSONS.
Clerk, n. A. HATCHER.
Treasurer, JAMES QUINN.
Comptroller, ERNEST WORKMAN
Police Magistrate. A. J. ROSS.
Chief Of Police, M. = HAGAN
Alexander County, Population x2@Ts
County Clerk. JESSE ID. MILLER
Circuit Clerk, LEE b DAVIS
Sheriff. FRANK II. DAVIS
STATES ATTORNEY--Alex.< N
Wilson.
Coroner, DIR. JAMES McMANUs
County Superintendent OF Schools,
PROF. JOHN SNYDER.
Assessor and Treasurer. FRED u
NELI.IS,
Board Of County Commissioners
]. J. JENNELIF Chairman.
Z GEORGE PARSONS.
DIR. EDWIN ]. CAUSE.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-04-04

More people in Cairo read the Bul-
letin than all other Cairo papers cum
biued.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-04-04

THOMAS u. MAHONEY authorizes
his announcement as candidate for
City Treasurer Of Cairo, at the cleo.
ton to be held on Tuesday April iG
1907
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-04-04
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Average number of complete and
perfect copies Of the Bulletin
printed daily and Sunday for
the year 1906 202S
Average number of complete and
perfect copies OF The Bulletin
printed daily and Sunday dur
Ing March, 1907 .210s
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-04-04
HOW THF TRAINS Rim

Corrected to April 4, 1907.
TRAINs ARRIVE FRAlSs oEPAe~
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-03-28
Dry Land Farm Meet
ing.

The meeting Of dry land FARM
ers to be held in Salt Lake
City, April 9th and 10th, will be
ofspecial interest to many of our
readers who have recently ac-
quired holdings of arid land. The
names signed to the call insure
the success of the program, for
they are among the acknowledged
leaders in dry land farming
both in scientific theory and
practice.
No doubt many will attend the
convention. The promise of able
discussion on subjects so vital,
and to many new, will draw from
all parts Of the state, and thus
the good resulting from the con-
vention will be general.
Men who have given most
attention to the subject, predict
a great future for arid farming in
Utah, and this Independent OF
whether the climate continues
damp or returns to its normal
condition. Improvement in
methods of tilling the soil, and
better varieties of grain are
counted upon to solve the prob
lem of turningthc deserts of Utah
into productive fields.
If successful, who can estimate
the value of the change? A
million acres of grain in Utah in
addition to the irrigated fields it
a possibility not to be winked al
or treated lightly. 1t would
mean population aud wealth tc
the state hardly dreamed Of by
even the most optomistic.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-03-28
Fair Play.

The Basketball season will
soon close. The game has
grown to be the greatest
indoor game of winter athletics,
creating enthusiasm among col
lege students equal to baseball or
even rivaling track meets. The
desire to win usually makes the
game a strenuous one and some
times even leads to unfairncss i'm
some form. That this is so will
not be doubted by those who
have witnessed the recent games.
1t has been said by European
writers that Americans are so
anxious to win in a contest that
they will do it at any cost. Just
how much truth there is in this
expression we are not prepared
to say, but we do feel the i'm
portauce Of playing fair games
always. tits better to lose than
win by fraud. This principle Of
ethical conduct should be so we'll
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-03-28
How's This2

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not be cured by Halps Catarrh Cure.
+. j. CHENEY & Co Toledo, O.
We, the undersigncd, have known f..
J. Cheney for the last 10 years, and be-
lieve him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions, and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by his firm.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O,
Halls Catarrh Cure il taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood
aud mucous surfaces Of the system.
Testimonials sent free, Price 10 cents
per bottle Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for consli.
patton.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-03-28

The tall, slim young goddess in the
spotless uniform cast down her eyes
with a demure smile
Yes she said, we trained nurses
have some amusing experiences that
relieve the hardship of our work. Not
long ago | nursed a Mrs. Wilson
through a spell Of typhoid fever, from
which, unhappily, the poor lady did
not recover
Ten days after her death received
by mail an offer Of marriage from Mr.
Wilson. and in order to identify him.
self with me he wrote after his name,
husband OF the late Mrs Wilson"
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-03-28
speed Indicator for Trains.

A correspondent Of the London
Times calls attention TO the need Of
an automatic recording speed indica-
tor for railway trains. Both Of the
most recent important fatal railway
casualties in England we're undoubte.
ly caused by excessive speed at points
where the regulations required a slow.
ing down. Engine-drlvers become
reckless and disregard rules, safely at
first, but ultimately meet with disas-
ter. II the record OF speed during
each trip we're to be submitted to in
spection, there would be less dlsobedi-
ence, and greater safety. Possibly the
recording speed indicator has been in.
vented. but it appears not to be in use
anywhere.