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The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-08
FIRST GAME OF
SERIES TODAY
WORLDS BASEBALL CHAMPION.
SHIP LIES BETWEEN CUES"
AND TIGERS
pRACTICED TOGETHER
IN Chicago Yestcrday-=Finalsii c8SAding
Official Schedule for DIX ser,es
Some Features and
Rules in Play. yss

Chicago, Oct. THE Cubs ara
Tigers, who viii fight bitterly the
most of this week aud perhaps part OF
next for the baseball championship of
the world, practiced together oil the
West Side grounds today.
President Murphy ofsthe Cubs, and
Secretary Navin of the Detroit club
met at the session Of the National
Commission yesterday and the Cub
president extended an invitation to
the Tigers to use the Cubs grounds
in their final preparation for the biz
series, Mr.. Navin gladly accepting.
The two pennant winning asgraga-
tions took their last preparatory work
on the same diamond at the same
time 1t will give the Tigers chance
to familiarize themselves with their
different positions on the Cubs let
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-08
STREET RAILWAY
EMPLOYEES MEET
ASSOCIATION HAS BEEN PROS
Porous IN LAST TWO YEARS
MANY DIVISIONS HAVE sE-
CURED LARGE BENEFITS.

New Orleans, La. Oct. THE
tenth convention Of the Amalgamated
Association Of Street and Electric
Railway Employees of America opened
ir this city today President w. u. Ma
bon ofDetroit calling the body to or
dei In Odd Follows hall. The roll call
showed an attendance of about 200
delegates from as far north as Winni-
beg, from the Pacific coast and New
England states and from as far soath
as Galveston.
AT the afternoon session President
Mahon submitted his report covering
the two years from September /, 1905,
TO August 81, 1907. Tie figures con-
tanned in the report showed the af-
fairs Of the organization to be in good
condition. During the period of two
years seventy-seyen new charters
were granted and net gain Of over
G.0oO was made in the membership.
Folty4nine divisions of the associa-
ticn decreased their hours of slabcr
dniiag the past two years. There are
new forty divisions working nine
hours a day ad sixty-six divisions that
have secured d ten-horr workdaY.
During the two years Just ended 172
divisions secured an increase in
wages. amounting in the aggregate TO
an Increase of over s5090,0o0 year
to the membership Of the association.
There were eight cases of arbitra
tion during the past year and seven
Of them were won by the association.
During the term there were twenty
seven strikes, nineteen of which We're
settled satisfactory to the association.
In Canada the association secured
the enactment cf a law making 1t
fer center aisles through
open and summer cars. thus protect
ing the employees from accidents due
to the running boards. In Ohio tie
association has secured a law COM
pelIing the. companies to heat the
vestibules Of cars In winter and IN
iowa d full vestibuie law was obtained
frnsinB the past atsva years the asso
cIation paid opt ss9,752oG IN sick and
death benefits.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-08
STUDENTS DRAW
THE COLOR LINE
WINNERS OF OXFORD
SCHOLARSHIPS ESPECIALLY
souTHERNERs DEMAND THE
ouSTING OF NEGROES.

London, Oct 1.-The color line has
made its appearance at Oxford and
many of the American Rhodt S
cliolars, particularly those from the
South, are making protests against
the acceptance of A. l.. Locke, the
negro student appointed by the
Rhodes selection committee Of Penn
sylvanla.
Secretary Charles w. Boyd of the
Rhodes fund has received many re.
monstrances not alone from Rhodes
scholars but from influential Ameri-
cans, declaring that the admission Of
a negro on equal terms with white
students will create prejudice
against the educational work OF the
trust
Mr.. Boyd, speaking with authority
o. Lord Grey and the full bench OF
trustees, says:
"Alain Lorraine Locke has been ap-
pointed by the selection committee of
the Pennsylvania Rhodes trustees,
and their agents in England have the
fltdltSt TesptCt lOI AHltilCdH uHihiuu
and never interfere on principle with
the decision % the American selec-
tion boards They regard this as an
American question. in which II would
be presumptHous for them TO say a
word"
The university authorities have not
raised any objection on account of his
color. but one Of the smaller colleges.
Hertford, has been chosen as Locke's
residence. He will have the same
treatment as the forty-four other
scholars arriving from America, and
Is going into residence next week.
Locke made a good reputation as a
worker when he sas a Hartford
student. and has gone to Oxford with
the ambition of fitting himself for TAX
irs a prominent Inrt in Booker T..
Washington's work of educating the
black race I'm america.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-08
LOOK TO EUROPE
FOR TORP[DOES
NAVY DEPARTMENT, UNABLE TO
GET NEEDED EQUIPMENT AT
HOME, SENDS A SPECIAL
AGENT ABROAD.

Washington, Oct. TIT developed
today that the ordnance department
OF the navy has an agent in Europe
sent there to purchase a number OF
Whitehead torpedoes. This recourse
to foreign manufacture was necessary
because the department was unable
to secure enough in the United States
to properly equip the torpedo boats
with this class of armament The
contingency will be avoided, naval
officers say, after January I, when II
is expected the government naval too.
pedo company at Newport will be In
operation. The cost to the govern
ment for European manufactured tor.
redos. ii is said, will be slightly less
than for those manufactured in this
country.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-08
SHIPPERS WILL
HOLD CONFERENCE
TO DISCUSS UNIFORM BILL OF
LADlNG BILL TO BE URGED
BY INTERSTATE COMMERCE
COMMERCE.

New York, Oct. 7.--An important
conference called TO reach an agree
ment upon certain proposed amend
ments TO the uniform bill of lading
soon to be authorized by the inter
state commerce commission will be
held in this city on October IL. Should
the object of the meeting fail, 1t is
said the fight, with the railroads on
the one side and the big shippers
and bankers Of the country on the
other. will be waged to finish. In
this event the interstate commerce
commission will be the court of last
resort. that body having been given
full poyer under the new railroad
rate law to prescribe the form of the
new bill. Representatives of all of
the leading railroads. many OF the
prominent bankers and shippers of
the country and a committee repre-
senting a large number Of prominent
commercial bodies have signihed
their intention of taking part in the
conference. All the questions involved
IT tue NdIfouh dfutuhiHtlilS VIII br
discussed. the avowed purpose of the
bankers and shippers being to induce
the railroads to endorse all the
amendments as, proposed. These
amendments. business men generally
contend. II adopted. will remedy what
they regard as the real dangers Of
the Law in its present form which al
ready have resulted in bankers in
various sections OF the country re-
fusing 10 loan money on this class OF
collateral The dangers of the present
Law. which they seek to remove by
the adoption OF the proposed amend
ments. inclrde. according to the sup
porters of the new measure. less now
frequently incurred by merchants ray
ing the bill Of lading drafts by hank
crr making advances on bills Of lad
ing and by third 7arfies giving ad-
Ivancos on these instruments.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-08
THE SMALL FARM
IN THE FAR West.
MARKED GROWTH OF NUMBER
or TEN AND TWENTY ACRE
HOLDINGS REGARDED AS A
SURE SIGN or DEVELOPMENT

San Francisco, Oct. 7.--How great
revolution has been worked by irrl-
cation iI the west Is shown In an
Investigation ujst completed covering
San Joaquin County, and applying
TO he whole Central Valley. In 1860
this county had 1866 farms averaging
440 acres to farm. Today the aver
gge has dropped to 20S acres, but that
does not tell the statisticians whole
story. For against 90 farms Of less
than 10 acres in 1900, there are nov
3G2 Of this size and ESQ farms of less
than 20 acres.
Here In locality where few
years ago farming was on a vast
scale, there are now 127 profitable
farms Of less than three acres each,
and 3G2 less than 10 acres This
change due principally to irrigation
and the subdivision OF farming lands
into small tracts, has brought about
an era OF intensified and diversified
agriculture, resulting In much higher
land values more valuable products
and amounting to an insurance
against general crop failures.
This change to small holdings also
has the important result of multiply
ing settlers for each needs but little
capital. hat land is required can be
bought ON time. In few months
the settler is established and within
N wear has an income from his own
property. The profit 1t is possible for
the small farmer to reap in this state
explains mystery of how California
can absorb colonists arriving as they
did in September, at the rate Of TO-,
600 month.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-08
WORLDS SERIES FEATURES.
Nnmher of games scheduIed sIx

Number of games scheduled SIX
In case Of National Commits
sion to decide place of play.
Umpires--Henry ODay, of National
League John Sheridan, of American
League.
Official scorers-F. c. Richter, OF
Philadelphia; A. p. Flanner. of st.
Louis.
Prices of Admission-At Chicago,
81. $3.50, So; Detroit 81, 81, $3.50.
Time games called--At Chicago,
2:3O o'clock: at Detroit, 2 o'clock.
In event of games stopped by rain
Teams must play off game on same
grounds at first available date.
Division of reeeipts-Sixty per cent
of first four games to go to players.
Winners to take 60 per cent and
losers 40 per cent First 10 per cent
OF all games to go to National Com
mission. After players share is de-
Quoted clubs to divide equally
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-08
PRESIDENT OUT
ON BEAR HUNT.
AND ASSISTANT SECRETARY LAT
TIA HAD TO WAIT HIS RE-
TURN TO DELIVER LETTERS
FINE WEATHER.

Stamboul. La. Oct - Assistant
Secretary Iatta started Que early to-
day to find President Roosevelt at his
camp in the wilderness. but at a late
hour tonight had not returned. It is
presumed that when he arrived at
the camp the president was out on his
hunt and that the secretary found It
necessary to remain over night. He
took number OF personal letters to
the president. Except that the tenn
perature is too humid to render ply.
sical exertion enjoyable. the president
lis having favorable weather.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-08
TRIAL POSTPONED.

Washington, d. c.. Oct. THE
trial of Mrs. Anne M. Bradley, in
dicted for the murder of foremr
United States Senator Brown of Utah.
was scheduel to begin to today, but 1t
will probably be another month or six
weeks before the case comes up. The
postponement is due to the desire OF
District Attorney Raker for more
time in which to prepare for the tria'.
The accused woman, who underwent
an operation some time ago, is re-
ported now to be in good health.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-08
BOOKER 7. JR.,
LEAVES EXETER
FOR RACE observation-disclosures
BAN ROOMMATE QUITS COL
LEGE WITH HlM--PRINclPAL
GIVES OTHER REASONS.

Exeter. n. H., Oct. 7.-Booker T.
Washington. Jr.. son OF the noted
negro educator, suddenly withdrew
from Phillips Exeter academy, which
he had entered on September l, and
has left the village. II is said that he
was aggrieved because he felt he was
being Disseminated against on ae-
count of his color.
]. Il. Gomez. Cuban. who had
been Washington's roommate, left at
the same time. and Il Is said for the
same reason. Principal Harlan p.
Amen declares that there was no dis.
crimInation and that both young men
were treated I'm the same manner as
the 400 white boys Half a dozen
other young negroes who are still at
the academy and many students cor
roborate the principal
Mr.. Amen says that young Wash
ington has not proved amenable TO
the rules Of the institution and for
various infractions he had been
placed under discipline OF put on pro-
baton: that on Wednesday morning
after he had been told that Rt a meet
ing Of the faculty the previous day he
hsd been restricted TO the dormitory
for certain hours for extra study.
Washington declared that he would
withdraw from the academy immedi
atelyI thd~dId So, despite the efforts
Of principal Amen TO have him remain
there until his father could be com
municated with.
In the case OF young Gomez, Mr.
Amen says that he took offense at the
manner OF Prof Francis Of sle mathe-
matics class. in inquiring Of him
where his roommate. Washington.
was. and said he should not remain.
Nr. Amen gave Gomez an honorable
letter Of dismissal. which Washington
did not get
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-08
SET UP MODERN UTOPIA
on East Coast Of Lower California
One Hundred 10 Purchase
100000 Acres.

Los Angeles. Oct. 7.-one hundred
men and women residents Of Southern
California. have banded together Ia
the organization OF an association fo-
the setting up of modern Utopia on
the eastern coast of Lower California
Byron Hall. president Of the associa-
tion. is now in the city OF Mexico ar
ranging with President Diaz relative
to concessions involved In the pur-
chase Of 500. 900 acres of land
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-08
SHALL REDUCED
RATES CONT|NUt2 2
I'M PASSENGER TRAFFIC IN GEoR-
GiA is PRACTICALLY ISSUE IN
SUIT AGAINST STATE RAIL
ROAD COMMISSION.

At lanta, Ga, Oct. 7.-Whether re-
duced passenger fares shall continue
in Georgia is practically the issue In
yolved in a suit in equity OF the Cen
tai of Georgia Railway against the
state railroad commission, argument
on which began today in the United
States district court before Judge
Newman. The Central of Georgia
while complying with the commits
sion's order at present. reducing their
fares to two and one half cents q
mile, alleged that the reduction
amounts to confscation of property.
Former United States Senator Spoon
er of Wisconsin is among the counsel
for the railroad.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-08
THE SIZE 0FclIlfS| | !
N l AND AREA
SMALLEST 10 HoBckEN WHICH
COVERS LESS THAN ONE
THOUSAND AcREs--LAR0EsT
is NEW YORK.

Washington, Oct 1.-THE bureau q
/ the census has lust issued its annual
rcprrt on the statistics Of cities hay-
Ting d population of over 10000 This
report covers the year 1905. and III
clndes financial and other statistics
The number of cities included la
stfis report II 15i. of which l5 Ind
fown 100000 inhabitants, 25 between
100000 ana 100000, Al between bes
GOO and 100 900. and G7 under 5o,illsssss.
\ 'Of8the l5a cities. New York had tho
largest land area ,2iS apres. New
| Orleans stood second with 125,G0a;
Chicago third, with 117447; Ehilaias
Iphia fourth, with sl.S2S; and Duluth
NTH, with 40,65g. The cities named
were tiae onl ones with over 40,0ao
acres of land surface Six cities had
lover $4,000 acres and less than 10 0tl0
lrhey are ST. Louis. Mo-. Washington.
! n. q. Denver Cell Dns Moines, TAI,
lSt. Paul ansl Minneapolis Mimi.
with areas Iii the order named The
Iether cities covering over 10000
feres were Ia the order of decreasing
AREAS: San F'rancisco, Cal;; Salt Lake
It.ity, Utah; Taunton Mass; Sioux
lCity. Iowa: Los Angeles, Cal: Clncins
jnaii. Ohio Buffalo. N. II; Cleveland.
Ohio; isoston. Mass; Springfield
Mass; pcrtlansl Ore, Worcester,
Mass Superior Wis; Detroit. Mich;
lSan Antonio Tex. Fall River, Mass.
Wichita KAN; Manchester. N II.
Seattle, Wasllg and Hayerhill, Mass,
The city having the smallest Iafd
area was Hnbolsen, N. II. with S25
acres There III often great iispro
|portion between the area covered by
|a city and the number Of ita in-
habitants, Duluth, Mimi. with GA,akas
Inhabitants. takes III more tarritary
than ST. Louis with Its G3C,a7a Salt
Lake City. with a population ofs Gf;l4
less than Hohoken, includes mn aftsa
l35 times as great. or the cities con-
Itaining over 100000 population AIs
Ileehany pa. had the smallest land
area ,7zG acres. Paterson. N n,
| had the next slnallegtrz5Ia7 acrsss
St .Joesph, Mo, the next-G. 240 acres;
Atlanta. Ga. the next 1850: Jersey
City. N. r.. the next $500; and Mem
piis the next-9.772 acres.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-08
AON-UNION OPERATORS
Employed BY A. 7. G S. =. Railroad
Get Second WAGE Increase In
Eiaht Months.

Topeka. Oct The Atchison. t
peka and Santa Fe Railway company
uoday announced an increase IN wages
OF all telegraph operators oa that sys-
TEN. The Increase went into effect
October and came as a surprise 10
the men. This Is the second increase
in wages the Santa Fe operators have
ha5 in the past twelve months. he
Increase at that time being about 5
per cent. The road employs non
union operators.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-08
FOR NORTHERN SEAS
Steamer President Of Pacific Coast
Company. 22oo Miles North Of
San Diego, Cal.

San Diego. Oct THE Pacific
Coast Steamship company's vessel,
President. which at the present time
is in AlasKan waters. was in commu-
nication with the wireless station at
Point Iona last night II was finally
learned that the President was about
one thousand miles north Of Cap
FIafterh Of 228o miles north San
Diego.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-08
MISREPRESENTATION
Charged Against Two Illinois Rail.
Roads in Matter Of Supplying
Cars for Coal Distribution.

Washington. Oct. Two cases.
each involving charge Of unjust and
regulations respecting
the distribution Of coal carrying cars
among shippers, were filed today
with the interstate commerce CON-
mission. The complainant in bcth
cases was the illinois Collierv crm-
pany Of Chicago. and the defendants
we're the Chicago. Peoria q ST Louis
and the Chicago & Alton railroad
companies
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-08
MET DEATH IN CRASH
Man Steers Motorcycle Into Car to
Keep From Running Down Wo-
man and Child.

Memphis. fem. Oct. 7.-Eh0nas J..
Dupree. jeweler and auto fancier. was
almost instantly killed today after 4
collision with a street car, while
mounted on a motorcycle Dapree
was speeding al a terrific clip when.
according TO his dying statement he
almost ran into Mrs. Thomas J. Raw
son. Who had her small baby in her
arms. He steerei his machine into
the car and received internal injuries
from which be succumbed after short
suffering. He LETT a large estate.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-08
CHINA GETS CONTROL
OF All Her Old TeIegrsphic Connec
tions in Russian Manchuria-
Russia Surrenders Privileges.

Pekin. Oct. IA new telegraph
convention between Russia and China
was signed here today. Under it Chi
ma RECEIVERS all her previous telegraph
rights in Russian Manchuria, and 3.
900 miles of lines and Connections are
formally turned back to her. Russia
surrendered the privilege she has ex-
ercised since the Boxer outbreak
and in the future win pay telegraph
royalties in China.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-08
SULTAN'S ACCEPTANCE
OF Principles Involved In French
Claims is All Minister Wants
Will Not Wait.

Tangier, Oct lit is officially
stated that the visit OF French Minis
ter NJ. RegnauIt. to Sultan Abdei
Aziz. at Rabat. will be brief He VIII
present the French claims in details.
but will not wait for the complete ad-
Indication. his present purpose being
TO secure the sultain's acceptance Of
the principle involved.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-08
RESERVATION THROWN OPEN

Pierre, s, D., Oct. 7.--ThIs was the
first day for registration on the lands
of the Lower Brule Indian Reserva'
tion. which Is to be thrown open to
homestead settlement by the United
States government. The reservation
comprises more than 10000 acres Of
farming and grazing lands located
east of here and within a short dis
tance OF the line Of the Chicago a
Northwestern Railroad.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-08
coNvIcTs ATTEMPT ESCAPE

Tobolsk, Siberia. Oct IA gang Of
convicts who were being escorted hero
from Eastern Siberia attacked their
guards yesterday and wounded six OF
them. The guerds fired on the con
victs and % were killed.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-08
COMMERCE
COMMISSION MEETS.

Washington. Oct. THE members
Of the Interstate commerce commits
sion had their first formal meeting
today since adjournment in July. The
business transacted was principally
Of routine character, together with
discussion of plans for the winter
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-08
IAN ABSURD cANARD."

Washington. Oct. THE assistant
secretary Of state tonight character
izcd as ian absurd canard," the re-
port from San Francisco that the
Honduras land forces had captured
the port of Acajutla, the latter part Of
September, after 4 battle with the
army cf Salvador.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-08
NEW pIREcToR-eeNERAL.

Norfolk, Va, Oct. 7.-Alvah II. Mar
tin. the new director general of the
jamestown exposition. today assumed
the duties Of executive head OF the
tercentennial.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-08
HIT BY FLYER.

Port Clinton. Ohio. Oct. Law
renee Frantz and Peter Peterson.
aged 2S and 25, respectively, Of this
place. we're fatally injured this morn
ing by the engine of Lake Shore
iyer while on a three-wheel speeder.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-08
MANY H0MEsEEKERs.

T'ierrc. 81 D.. Oct Trains ars
bringing enormous crowds of land
seekers who Utilize anything from
wagon 70 automobiles to 30 70 ths
Lower BFule countrys 70 be opened 10
settlers tIiis week Tne drawing he-
gins tonaarrows md indications are for
4 largo Attendance.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-08
AT CINCINNATI IN 1908

New York, Oct. with three
cheers for President Roosevelt AMI
three more for Emperor William of
Germany, the German-American Ma
tional Alliance adjourned today 10
meet next year in Cincinnati.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-08
BOXERS KILLED.

Kanchow, China, Oct For par
ticipation in the recnt riots here the
Chinese government has arrested and
punished 20 rioters. One hundred
"Boxers9 have been killed by govern
ment troops at Canaan Flu.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-08

OFFICIAL SCHEDULE.

Tuesday. October s. Detroit VS.. Gil
cago, at Chicago
Wednesday October ., Detroit VS..
Chicago, at Chicago.
Thursday, October 10, Chicago VS..
Detroit, at Detroit.
Friday. October II, Chicago VS., De
troit. at Detroit.
Saturday, October ~, Chicago VS..
Detroit, at Detroit.
Sunday October 10. Detroit VS.. Chi
cago at Chicago.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-08
OLD SCOTCH EDITOR DEAD.

Edinburg, Oct. David Mason.
histographer royal for Scotland. is
dead. Prof. Mason. from 1853 to
1865 was editor OF MacMillan's Maga-
zine, the publication of which was
suspended last week.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-08
HAGUE COMMITTEE.
Approves Entire Anelo-Americsn Plan
Of oblIsstory Arbitrstion-vstss
Stood 81 10 9.

The Hague. Oct. The entire
Anelo-American project providing for
Obligatory arbitration was approved
at this mornings meeting Of the con-
mitfee On arbitration By q votes
t. =
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-08
\ stjsPEcT COMES B.

EIsinsla1. n. Oct. JsHes 4
Wood. aged 10 years, who was ars
rested Oh suspicion Of llaysag MIR
aerea eyear-old Ethel NeyiIl wboRa
|beay WAS fornd in fhicket mt far
from her home In East Camden. On
SatnYaag made confession tonight
Ill which he admits having nufderrd
THE child.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-08

In Ner York city tenements 81
children under one year old are dying
aach daI.- ----
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-08

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