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The Cairo bulletin., 1907-05-24

A little son Of Nh and Mrs. c. Il.
Hessian Is reported TO be very III.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-05-24

Miss nellie Hall went to ST. Louis
yesterday 10 visit friends for several
days.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-05-24

a tlaaa ID New York who
~ H. conducting blind
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-05-24

Peter Zimmerman who has been
very i'll with pneumonia is improving
slowly.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-05-24

Excursion will be given on the
steamer J. s. for the benefit Of the
Chlldfen's Home. "Wednesday. May 90
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-05-24

This morning al " O'clock a meet
ing Of the Board Of Local Improve
meuts VIII be held al the council
chamber, 70 open bids for dilng Eigh-
teenth Nineteenth ana Twentieth
streets from Walnut to { dar streets
and Cross street from point lS5 feat
west of Walnut street 20 Cedar street,
from the north line Of Seventeenth
street 10 the north line Of Center
street.
Bids will also b. recaived Ak this
meeting for sewers On Douglas street.
Fourteenth. Fifteenth Cedar Locust
Pine streets and Jefferson avenue.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-05-24

Tonight the Board will hold am
other meeting at he council chamber
Ito have a public hearing, on the pro-
posed paving of Washington avenge.
This great Improvement was ordered
by resolution adopted by the Board
ON May 9th and The public hearing
was voted on May IA. The estimated
cost Of the Improvement including
the cost Of making the assessment is
$134S4013. The pavement is 10 be
Gs fest wide from The north line Of
Second street to the north lire Of
Center street, and it is TO be 10 feet
wide from Center street TO the north
line Of Thirytifth str ct. with 20
foot grass plot IN The center ana
Ell foot pavement on either side.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-05-24

DR.. RendIeman has moved into
his new office at GIG Commercial ave-
nue., foot of Seventh street.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-05-24

All the news all the time
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-05-24

Lcndon's Sweet Tooth.
London uses $4,000 tons OF sugar
annually for Jam making alone.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-05-24

Mr.. and Mrs. David MacLachlan
will leave today for New York via St
7-cuis where they will visit friends
and from there will go 70 Norfolk.
Va. TO attend the jamestown exposi-
ton Mrs. MacLaehlan win then sail
foe ireland where she viii spend the
summer in Roscommon county with
her sister. and Mr MacI.achlan after
seeing her safely aboard the steam
ship will return 10 Cairo.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-05-24

Louis Solomon of s. Louis father
of Jacob Solomon who has been the
guest Of his son for sey raj days. de-
parted for home yesterday.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-05-24

Miss Blanche Boyd Of Mound City,
was the guest yesterday Of Miss Lot
tic Schaaf. of Lower Walnut street.
Miss BOYD will leave Sunday for
Nashville. Tenn. where she will join
a party Of ten young ladies from
Wards seminary who chaperoned by
Mrs. J. r. Blanton will leave for a
tour Of Europe next Tuesday. Miss
Boyd formerly was > student at the
seminary.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-05-24

Mr. and Mrs II. J. Reynolds who
have been guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. FL
lis E. Cox. went to Plnckneyville yes
terday to visit friends before return
ing to their home in Waterloo. Ia.
Mrs. r ynolds, formerly was Miss
Bessie Alden OF Cairo.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-05-24

Miss Iona Swoboda left yesterday
to visit friends at ST. Louis and Column
bia Mo At the latter place she viii
be the guest of friends AT Sieph MS
college.
The newspaper., 1907-06-07
A BAD POSITION TO TAKE.
MIR. Lewis Open Letter and the way Appears Liberal
Minded People.

other system. Brother Lewis
wishes to cut US out entirely
unless we are prosperous
enough to accept the terms of
the lo-al corporation. Some of
us have more business out side of
Delta county than we have in it.
This Office spends more money
tor toll calls outside of Delta
county than both phones cost US
for local service We should
certainly be in a devil of a fix If
we were limited to local service.
1t would be equal to living in
Gunnison
If the best argument that can
be made for pulling Colorado
phones is the argument in favor
of supporting home industry.
then there is no analogy between
trading at Montgomery-Ward's
and patronizing the Colorado
phone. In the first case we have
plenty Of stores ready to sell
anything the people want. In
the latter we have limited SER
vice utterly inadequate to meet
public needs.
1t is good thing that we have
both systems 1t should be our
ann to treat both fairly and wish
them we'll To knock either is to
be a bad citizen and an enemy OF
this valley. We protest against
the effort now being made by
some 10 inaugurate a systematic
boycott against the Colorado
phone We voiced a protest be-
fore when the Colorado was at
tempting TO bull doze users of
CO operative phones. Then it
was a churlish manager who was
venting his spite upon men he
could not coerce, now it is busi-
ness men and prosperous ranch
men who seek by like methods TO
intimidate their associates and
competitors. One act is as rep
rehensible as the other. Both
should be firmly turned down.
If our friend, Mr. Lewis, will
consider this matter in the light
of common justice he will see his
error.
Paonia cannot afford to be
shut out from the balance of the
world. We need all the facilities
we have and ought to be reach
ing out for Others
The newspaper., 1907-06-07

Supporting these were the land
batteries at Pearl Harbor Lochs.
our coal supply and naval repair
station. and at Moanalua. For
half century our naval strate-
gists had pointed out TO the coun-
try the importance of Pearl Har-
bur Lochs and the Hawaiian
Islands as a strategic vantage
ground from which the entire Pa
cific Ocean could be swept by the
fleet holding them. In 1898 the
group was annexed and made a
territory. In 1900 a bill passed
Congress providing for the pur-
chase of land for a eoalIng and
naval station. The channel was
dredged out. but here the matter
rested for ten years. when in 1910
the appropriation of FIVE million
dollars was made as the first step
toward making Pearl Harbor as
impregnable as Gibraltar. To the
Panama Canal it occupied the
same relation As the island of
Malta to the Suez Canal. and
from 1t with a radius ot twenty
five hundred miles. our fleet could
sweep our own entire Pacific
coast. the Aleu,isn Islands as well
as the southern islands of Fiji,
and Samoa. Ii was our first step
ping stone to the Far East. of
which the second was Wake
island. the third Guam and the
Philippines the fourth.
The holder of this strategic
point must OF necessity be master
of the Pacific. since no feet save
that of Great Britain could sue
cessfully operate against our Pa
cihc Coast so long as it was in
our possession; but once gained
as 70 othold by a foreign power
il became a menace. 1t is the
apex of a triangle of which the
base is our coast line. 1t is like
the one pass in vast mountain
range. the one point that must be
held by us for defense, or by our
opponents for successful offepse
Not a merchant ship could cross
the Pacific from the United States
to the Orient, from the Panama
Canal to Asia, from Canada to
Australia or New Zealand, with
out passing through the zone
commanded by the ships of the
nation having their base of sup
plies here. Hence. tardily, we
had begun the work of fortihca-
ton. which work was perhaps 80
per cent. completed when the
Japanese flees appeared in Oahu
Channel.
In our blindness and self-suf-
The newspaper., 1907-06-07

II was on March Sd. that our
feet from Hampton Roads en-
tered the Panama Canal at Colon.
The way was lead by the kear-
sarge followed by the Maine. and
then the Pennsylvania. Illinois.
New Jersey. and the cruisers
Chicago. Minneapolis. Boston
and Philadelphia. These were to
make the passage OF the canal
first. leaving the remainder OF the
feet at anchor at Colon. A fleet
OF torpedo boats ana destroyers
was first sent through to protect
the exit OF the main feet at the
Pacific side. When the Kear
sarge was 10 the lock at La Boca
an explosion in one OF the cul-
yerts rent the lock gates open.
and the food OF imprisoned
waters rushed through. carrying
the Kearsarge with it and effec-
iuslly jamming her in the lock
gates. Behind her poured the
food from the high pressure of
the artificial lake. rcnding the
mechanism of the locks in its
rush. Almost simultaneously the
Gatun locks were similarly de-
stroyed and. open at both ends.
the incalcuable pressure of the
water behind them made it i'm
possible to dam the food. Thus.
IN a moment. were nine of our
best war ships put out of action
as effectually as if they had been
sunk. since the opened locks
quickly drained the artificial lakes
on which they foated and in
short time lett them stranded.
high and dry. twenty miles in
land. By the same stroke the re-
mainder of our fleet at Colon was
at once removed, in distance.
Twelve thousand miles from its
objective point. making necessary
the voyage around Cape Horn
along a neutral coast, without
coaling stations and. moreover.
without colliers. since they had
not been considered necessary.
Before this news had penetrated
all parts Of the country a second
blow was struck, this time at the
Hawaiian Islands. which have
aptly been called "the key to the
Pacific" Two days after the dis
aster at the Panama Canal a Jap
anese fleet appeared in Oalin
Channel. 1t consisted of the
giant battleships Asaka, Jingoro
and Kiusiu, two battle ships of
10000 tons, six armored crusiers,
one first class, two second class
and seven third class protected
cruisers.
The newspaper., 1907-06-07


friend, Rev. Chas f. Lewis, uses
a column to express his opinion
on telephone matters. Mr.. Lewis
seems TO be slightly ne,,led over
the articles published from time
to time urging people to spend
their money at home. He uses
this as an introductory to a critI
cism of those merchants who re-
fuse TO cut cut the Colorado
phone.
In reading his article one might
be lead TO believe that his con
tention was for more extended
use of the CO operative phone.
but investigation will show that
this is not his true meaning. We
quote only certain lines to prove
this: Many of OUT business men
have given 1t (the Co op 'phone)
their heartiest support and loyalty.
A few. however. although patron
izing it TO the extent of putting in
the co operative phone. have
continued to give comfort and
aid to the enemy, by putting in
also the corporation phone"
SO the meat in the cocoanut is
that some refuse TO aid IN the
boycott on the Colorado. To be
gin with we are thankful that we
have never supported a boycott.
1t is un American. in the nature
of conspiracy and never had an
existence in the heart of a brave
man There are many persons
with whom we have no desire to
deal but we do not organize a
combination against them. We
simply remain away That is
wha, people should do in tcle-
phone matters.
Personally we should regard it
as unfortunate if the CO operative
company should suffer injury; it
would lose money to many of our
public spirited citizens who have
invested in the enterprise. 1t
would inconvenience hundreds of
our people, it would be felt all
over the county. But, on the
other hand it would be nothing
short of a calamity should the
Colorado be crowded out o. this
field. Indeed, only the cutting
out of the mail service or the
discontinuancc of the trains could
work a greater hardship. The
CO op service is a great conven-
ience, the Colorado service a
public necessity. Both are worthy
of our patronage, and neither de-
serve our opposition. The Colo
RADIO stands ready to serve and
you may or may not'use 1t. The
option is with you. Some of us
are unable to secure a co-opera-
tive phone on terms which we
can meet, but we can get a ser
vice at satisfactory terms of the
The newspaper., 1907-06-07

hciency. another point had been
overlooked. In 1884 there were
l16 Japanese residents in the
Hawaiian Islands. and in the
following sixteen years they had
increased to twelve thousand and
more. In the next six years the
Japanese population of Honolulu
had doubled, having reached
over twenty four thousand The
admission of Hawaii as territory
brought it within the restrictions
of the Chinese exclusion law:
The sugar planters of Hawaii.
needing labor, were driven, per
force, to the encouragement of
Japanese immigration TO till the
fields. and in four years more this
class of population had again
more than doubled. having
reached sixty. one thousand Up
to 1910 this increase had contin-
ued until there were. al iair es-
,imate. one hundred and forty
thousand of them. domiciled here.
and since 1906 the new comers
were largely discharged veterans
OF the Japanese army seeking oc-
cupation. The American popula-
ton of the Hawaiian Islands was
about eight thousand. not includ
ing the FIVE thousand soldiers
stationed there. These. then.
we're the conditions of the battle
of Pearl Harbor Lochs, which
will go down TO history along
with the story of the Alamo and
the battle OF Lake Erie.
The japanese fleet had divided
itself into two squadrons. one OF
which, consisted of two battle
ships. two armored cruisers and
seven protected cruisers-about
our own weight-appeared in the
channel, while the second re-
mained in concealment behind
Molokai. Already the news had
reached Honolulu of the disaster
to our fleet at Panama Already
the news had reached Honolulu OF
the disaster to our feet at Panama
Furthermore, it was known that
no reinforcement could be ex-
pected from the Pacific coast.
since Seattle. Portland and San
Francisco were in terror lest a
feet should come coasting down
from the north and threaten bonn
bardment. Our previous disasters
had driven reason away, and no
argument as 10 the strength of
our coast detenses or of the i'm
possibility of battleships operat-
ing seven thousand miles from
their base could persuade our
coast dwellers of their safety.
Particularly was this true in San
Francisco, which had risen from
its ashes in wonderful splendor.
Cut off from all immediate hope
of reinforcement, our fleet at
Pearl Harbor sailed forth to bat
tie, little realizing the force with
which it had to cope. Under the
support of the guns from Moana-
TContinued on page twol
The newspaper., 1907-06-07

The ball game of the season is
expected TO be pulled off next
Tuesday at four o'clock. The con-
ties, will be between the business
men and their clerks. A full
corps of physicians have been
secured to attend and hospital
tents will be set up in anticipation
of the worst. Don't miss it if you
are a base ball enthusiast.
The newspaper., 1907-06-07
OUR WAR WITH JAPAN.
Setting Forth Brief History Of Events Ending March, 1917
BY Atherton Browneu

third nstalment n
Magazine by Atheon Browne setting taken
The newspaper., 1907-06-07

tContinued on page twol
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-04
SATURDAY IN HOUSE.
A!drich Financial Bill Is Passed, As
Are Several Other Bills.

Washington. March 3.-By vote of 100
to -. the House Saturday night passed
the Atdrich financial bill, the Republicans
lining up. with two or three exceptions.
solidly for the measure, the Democrats
being Just as solid against it.
Mr.. Fowler Of New Jersey explained
the provisions of the bill and its needs
vyer. set forth by Mr. Powers Of Maine
and Mr.. Prince OF Illinois. who said that
il was one of the best pieces Of legisla-
ton enacted this session. Mr.. James OF
Kentucky said the bill was in the interest
Of Wall street and the money changers.
Others in opposition were Mr. lewis Of
Georgia and Mr. Williams of Mississippi.
The conference repor. on the aSricul-
tual ill was approved Saturday night
hv the House.
After passing the omnibus claims bill
and number of private bills by unan-
nous consent, the House at 10 O'Clock
this morning took recess until II o'clock
today.
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~ r--.-------- ~ - -,---I N -I-- -----
.,+,nnaI ,r..r,e.s mine. AIr.l,a,,
Ruef. the san Francisco politician and
law yer, is SCI for Tuesday Of this werl:.
The indi.u.u,nt against Iuof aoaIs,s
him of cxtortIon. The case. against
7Tavor cchf1.tz. Who recently cam.
East to consult with President Hup@'-
welt on tie Japanese school question,
was continued to ThIrs1ay az this
week. According I" judge Dunno Of
the superior court, if I'll" mayor m N"-
in court when TIL" case IS called. pro
CcedinG.s VIII IL" taken to compel his r.
turn. Tho trial Of the charges a&&in--
Schmitz arc expected u develop so'r@.s-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-04
SENATOR sPOONER RESIGNS.
Cannot Longer Sacrifice Private AZ
fairs to Public Work.

Washington. March SIS :iator
Spooncr has written = l-ttcr To- Cover
nor Davidson OF Wisconsin. tcui,ring
Ills resignation az 4 senator Of the
United states to TAX" eject May
next. The letter Was dated Yesterday
but the fact that sucn letter had been
written or that NJ. Spoonc- cnntcm-
plated rcsigning did Tot become known
in the Senate until late today. when it
created great surprise ami TIN Wis
Consin senator at GncA found himself
the subject OF many anxious inquiries
To all he replied that his mind was
fully made W. He had found. he said,
that to continue il his present position
would require 4 sacrifice on his part
that he could not justify himself in
making. III reply to qucstions he said
nc would resume the practice Of the
law. but declined to say whether or
not he would be located in Wisconsin.
He did say. however. that he would
continue TO be citizen OF that state
as long as he lives.
Vice President Fairbanks WIS ono Of
the few public "cn IL ~ .aat!r ac-
-; ictc4 ;it., 1Fr. So mrs rIprS hc-
Inn" r. vrote his lcit"r. The knoWl-
edge came 10 him through the personal
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-04
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.

Washington. March 3.-The President
saturday sent to the Senate the follow
ing nominations: Colonies, to be brica-
der generals: Alfred c. Markley, 18th
infantry; Charles b. Hall. 18th Infantry.
Maj. Cen. Fred C. Ainsworth. the pres
ent military secretary, to be adjutanT
general of the army, which office was
created by provision in the army an
preparation bill. At the same time the
President sent in the names of nine off
GERS to be known as adJutant generals.
They are as follows:
Brig. Gen. William P. Hall. with ranl,
CT brigadier general; Coils. Henry c. S.
Heistard, George Andrews. William s.
simpson, Henry p. Mccain and James
I. Kerr all with same rank: Lieut.. Cos
Alexander G. Brodie. Renjamin Alvord
ard Maj. Eagcc0 T. Ladd, with rank o.
lieutenant col1nels.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-04
sALACIOUs JOURNALS.
Cardinal Gibbons tiits the Yellow
Journals Right fr3n1 the Shoulder.

Baltimore. March @.-I'rC aching lis
usual monthly sermon at the cathedral
this morning. Cardinal Gibbons dcnouno-
ca ''Salacious Journals and newspaper
printing ohjectiJnal advertisements. HC
said.
mo kind Of literature works m1ra mis-
chief i'll q community that sa'acious jour
mails. They contain not only news mat
ter. but also advertisements of 4 most
objectionable character.
THEY have sensational items. which
arc a snare and L stumbling block OF the
innocent and UnWary. Many Of the
youth Of both sexes nave learned from,
this impure fountain their first lesson
in the dark mySt rriC~ Of human ,lcnra---
ity. Advertisements which paint IN Ow-
ing colOrs tho attractive features If GAM
Gerous haunts or amusem+nts. AGver-
tiscmcnts OF patent medicine and Other
drugs whose object is To defeat tho laws
Of nature What 4 terrible r.-Yonsihi. Il
ty these publishers assume Who Admit
into their paper such insidicus poison.
For every soul perverted they have Il
strict account t> render u God ana Ia
society.
AS az Gffe't To the dcrrlvcd journals
I have known the proprietor or MI uI,-
right paper W. this STATE WHO refused IA
Offer az $1,000 rather than admit into tn
columns Of his paper an advertisements
sug-c stivc If imnodc>tv though its ID
ccncy was thnly yelled. Would Ia God
that all newspaper owners had c,ru'atcd
this noble example"
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seth CONGRESS.
CONTINUED from Page One.)

present session of Congress. This fact
was practically conceded by all when
Inc Senate supporters of the subsidy
bill agreed late Saturday to allow the
subject to go over.
The failure Of the measure Will be
due 10 the opposition of Democratic
senators. which was so pronounced as
TO cause them to engage in filibuster
for more than an hour to prevent con-
sheraton of the measure at Saturday
session.
the Senate Saturday passed the gen.
eral deficiency appropriation bill which
carries slightly less than s10,740, 900. 1t
was amended by the inclusion of sew
eral provisions aggregating 100000,
among which was the following:
To provide the expenses of the United
States participated il the international
maritime exposition at Bordeaux,
France from May to oct. 81, this
year, s27.''".
To dtf-.'.- tire o,;reu~ : Of the Senate
and Hol-" Of tprrsen.atives ~ the
opening oi Tho jamestown Ter-centen-
NAL Exposition, 410Q0.
To defray the expenses OF the cOnsti-
tutional convention in Oklahoma,
$125,24O.
Increasing the salary of the secre-
tqry OF the President from $1,000 to $500
10 reimburse Senator Reed Sinoot for
expenses incurred by him in defending
MS right to his seat in the Senate, $lj.-
900
1'he Sm0ot amendment was the only
G.
atur McI-aurin offered an additional
which provided that the
against Senator Smoot
should receive an equal amount. When
thiy was laid on the table h proposed
that half the amount should go to the
lrotcstants.
1t vas explained that Senator Smoot
haG paid his attorneys $4,000, and the
! mount in tie bill would only rc!m-
brrsc him partially for his eXpcndl-
tura.
1t was also stated in opposition to
tho amendment of Mr.. McLaurin that
the government had paid al expenses
of attending witnesses, making II total
of more than $4,000. Mr.. Dubois said
Tie women who had protested against
senator Smoot had raised the funds
for their attorneys through collections.
Al evening session was held. At which
ej;logi"s We're pronounced On the ilFeS
Of the late Representatives. flNey o.
Virginia.. Adams Of Wisconsin, ketch-
am and Flacll Of New York.
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SIGMA KAPPA SORORITY
Convention Closes With 3arquet-Of- |.
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