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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-06-19

THIS much is to be said in favor of
the devil. He does not pretend to
be good.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-06-19

THE lucky man is often a prophet.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-06-19
CHAPTER SEVEN {

= is those in the thick Of
battle who can after
ward tell least about il.
ana To the princess those
five minutes moments
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-06-19

First publication, May -. 1908.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-06-19
SUM MONS.

First publication, May %, 1905.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-06-19

Beleaguered," said Tom.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-20
Do
Women
Love
Scandal
BY BERTHA Y. O'BRIEN

VINO would have believed W Gabres trumpet wouldn't call out the
women atearng and humping and fighting so as 10 get in and
near a story that isn't tit to be published"
Know woman who would weak latrav novel
whom an afternoon Of pink would Of time and
whom indulgence in gossip the depth degradation She GO ars
DID, but confessed without am having fought her way with her
elbows bit by bit through mob Of that might secure place
the court room during of the sessions trial Natural
curiosity see the girl whose fame that of Helen Of Troy
he gT whose beauty and whose daring the world tho
enid who had lived hundred lives while still teens was the plea
up by feminine defenders Pcrhapbu experience and study doesn't
ar ont the explanations Judges and policemen Detroit will tell
You that Whenever trial promises be especially disconcering thew can
cunt upon women fong the numbers that reor
special handling They fight for good like they do on matinee
days IN the soddesses gallery. and they fight vaiantly
I've heard women with claims refinement the tendency Of the
best OF the modern newspapers print the suits rue
some murders Illicit oye that exploits dark piab the nm
lovely element in human didn't it at first but now
know that editors and publishers right that isn't
NE men, nor vet the medcatd and iymndl deyour
se stories Women of education read with avdtv documents Of
man SIN and shame who wouldn't walk three see great mic
ne or listen to great symphony Almost every lanents loudly
he printing OF scandal hat few there whe don't
According those the inside no shocking crt
DOM brushes and few newspaper scandals if women Their
demands nowhere ignored and is have fe
moral obquy of play like Tara the slush of bee
Weeks and the noisy headlines of irspage sensation H.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-20
COTTON TRADERS
GIVEN A SHOCK
MEMBERS OF NEW YORK COTTON
EXCHANGE sUBPoENAED TO
APPEAR BEFORE FEDERAL
GRAND JURY FOR HEARING

New York, May 19.-Cotton tradiua
interests here were given a pro
hounced shock today when it became
known that forty-six members of the
New York Cotton Exchange had been
Suopoenaed to appear before the fed.
erai grand jury of this district
While no official statement as IN
the purpose or scope of the investi.
CATION could be secured it is stated
on excellent authority that it has to
40 with the case of Edwin s. Holmes
VINO was dismissed in 1905 from the
associate chiefship of the bureau of
statistics department of agriculture
after leaks in the crop reporting
system of the government had been
investigated by secret service agents
One of the aims of the government
now, II is believed, Is to obtain addi.
tloaal evidence with a view of re-.
opening the case and entering upo,
lcIiYe prosecutions.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-20
Biography.

Oscar G Murray president of tn,
baltimore and Ohio railroad company
was born alay 20. 1877, at bridegroom
Conn and was educated in the pub
lic schools Of that city His railroad
career dates from 1872, in which year
be entered the service of the Calves.
ton, Houston and Henderson railroad
as ticket agent at Galveston. He re.
manned with that road until 1880. ris.
ing in the service until he became
general freight and passenger agent
During the next five years he occu
pied a similar position with the Cult
Colorado and Santa Fe. He next went
With the Missouri Pacific lines AM
rom there to the Cincinnati. Indian
lpolis. st. Louis and Chicago road. In
.s92 he became second vice president
# the Baltimore and Ohio aud from
S9G TO 1899 he acted as receiver of
hat road. A year or two ago he was
promoted from the first vice presi |
Ieney to the presidency OF the com
ANY.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-20
INJUNCTION REFUSED.
Non Union Street Car Men Wanted
to Prevent Chicago Company
From 0ischarging Them.

Chicago, May 19--Judge Walker II
the Cook county court declined +,
issue an Injunction sought by eight
non union employees of the Chicago
railways company to prevent their
discharge
1t was alleged by the eight men
ming the petition that their dismissal
Is sought but the onion. and inas.
much as the company has cen.
tract under which none but union
labor caa1 be employed they ask that
restraining order be issued and
toe company prevented from dis
charging, them The proceedings
in factional fight in tho
union of the street car men. of
which the petitioners are cx-,nembers
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-20
THE BIG TENT OPENS
TO A GREAT BIG Crown

Inc carnival opened last night f.,
Dig crowd OF people. It is p his
aggregation and people get NOR,
IMAM their moneys worth. The out
7ide performance is equal TO the bjc
'lftuscs Under the canvas Thor,
are an sorts OF interesting things
lhere is Baby Jim the 752.bound
negro little Joe the tiny horse and
an alligator girl On the free attrac.
''oh list are four or five acts such
IS are seen with big circuses. The
animal show is good and the coIloc.
non deserves the name of mpnag.
ere which is another circus feature
NJ thc end of the big tent is the
I"liies OF 1905 which gives an .excen.
Hohaiiy good vaudeville show of
aho't nine good specialtias which
really belongs in a tneafSr as the
scenery and stage --settines are
similar TO opera house equipment
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-20
JAPAN AND U. S. AGREE
Question Of American RIGHTS Has
Been Under Discussion For Past
Three Years.

Toxic May lathe negotiations
between the United States ana Japau
elaiiFc to conventions which shall so
ure protection Tor American CONNER
ial interests in Japan aud Koraa in
luding patents, copyrights and trade
marks, have Just been brought to what
believed a satisfactory conclusion
fhe papers have been transferred
rom Toxic to Washington. where Fl
$ hoped the final figures will be a,
pended.
The question Of American rights has
Ieen under discussion for three wear.
and the American ambassador. Thoq
= o'Brien recently called the alton
ion Of the japanese officials to Tho
natter aud since then has had numer.
'ns conferences with them. with the
'esult that the TWO countries nav.
cached what. it is understood bot5
.ides regard as a satisfactory agrea.
aent on all points.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-20
MICHIGAN DEMOCRATS
viii Hold State Cons ention Tomor.
row--State Central Committee
Seats contesting Delegates.

lansing Mich May 19.-After a
three hours session the Democratic
state central committee tonight BY \
vote OF is to ) seated in the TEN.
porary organization of tomorrow's
Democratic state convention here all
delegations which carry prima facie
evidence OF regularity This action
seats N the temporary organization
the anti-Campau delegation from
Wayne county and in contest with
Kent county seats the delegation
headed by George p Hummer of
Grand Rapids.
The state central committee ia.
night chose A. NJ Cummins of Ian.
sing temporary chairman of the con.
yention.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-20
TIME CARD CAIRO ELECTRIC gYs

nhLr LINZ cars dne to leave Sect,ud A.. o.,
lns north ON Commercial Ave, every ~ III y,
ates from q. M. to II D. m - nv"
Going north ON Walnut 81. evarv 10 ,,,,,
from 6;0s IN. TO 1888 d. M ""se
popl.AR SIT. LINE-Holbrook Ave, car
70 IeaFe SECOND Vt. geing nerth on HoIproo
same ainutes every hour until lo:s2 and n Il,
2olns west on Twenty Eighth st,st,,t
ols' o;S4i b;4s and i:04 =. N and ON sama MI.
Ties every hour until "a and iI:04 a, M.
rppiaa 81. cars due 10 pass st. Mays
y y ~, ngiiI.ates after lssv Ing Second st.
!, On LlSh oML OARS north on Walnut
~ ;ao y. ma. l2;A y, III; | 10 H. M, m . -,
o '6g g. M; 30 q. m; s so IA. m -"
~ N n'nd on Oomnercsst-l2:0O p. M; I;no
NJ. = ~ a; m .; O0 n. NJ. 4 no =. la. o a. m.
! n l fourth st. is minutes after Ia.yin,
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-20
The Bulletin 10 on sale at the 10
lowing places:
coieman's, 2f4 Eighth street.
Halliday House News gtana.
Blue Front Restaurant.

=
Things are warming up in the Re
publican gubernatoriaI contest in this
state. The fight is evidently between
Gov. Deneen and ex-Gov. Yates. The
latter has sent the following shot into
Ne fcrmer's camp, which his can.
an manager seems to regard AZ
fartiena:.y good Il would rather
pave the church bells ringing out
pver the prairies of the state of Hi
Pofs, for me. than all the kettle
Edrums in the back rooms of political
posses and the saloons OF Chicago. -
Iilat sounds good. and yet one does
not have to back SO very far to find
the ex-governor trying his level best
TO organize a few "kette drum" corps
in Chicago.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-20


Inc people OF the United States length
nave country out OF which to make much little they please
1t requires three things make nao-peope institutions and
land ~
heretofore Americans have reasoned that they will ALWAYS have
her national This PLAYED havoc with tha
resources of Spain, northern Africa and Palestine
Forestry to be big problem America Rather should say II
Dig problem Tor to-day tomorrow and for In the east
the timber held largely under private ownership and the steps we hive
TAKEN rnsh the timber supply forests out west will
not make up for the wanon ruin that is being east
The forest service is ndeyorng cooperate with eastern timber
owners every way possible TO teach them economy umbernr TO
stop the dimnuton of that will additional disaster
with relation its effects upon the supply our rivers and the
purity Of those waters
However rigid the public may consider the administrations forest
oy " be- will maintained And there another very important
ont that has been gained
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-20

Would the presence In court of The
defendants sister mother or wife in
nnence you in his favor and cause yol
70 hesitate to find him guilty SHOULD
the law and evidence presented in this
case call for such a yerdict?" This. IN
substance, is the question asked by
the prosecuting attorney of nearly
; every candidate for the jury in the
Ford murder case; and the answer Is
always a more OF less positive mo. =
II Is probably as truthful an answer
as could be expected from men under
such circumstances. They may all
mink they will not be influenced: they
may all want to do what is right nv
the people aud by the prisoner at the
par, and try their best to DO so. But
that man has not been born who. If he
DE at all worthy the title, of man. will
not render some measure of respect
ftll consideration to the wife or mother
or sister in whose anxious face he
sees constant, earnest. fearful and
prayerful plea for mercy-not for her
sell, but for the loved one by her side
Men with will-power strong enough ~
resist such plea are not usually
found ON juries in murder cases. The
attorneys for the defense. if they are
competent, will see to this: and it is
ano1ner of the inexplicable inconsis |
'encles OF our jurisprudence that
Whiie juryinan is required not tai
permit himself to he biased in hi
judgment, for or against the prisoner
the law permits him to be subiectaI
% influences which. in the very M
ture of things. can have no other 70
suit.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-20

repairing the damage, for the contrac
under which this work was done was
very carefully drawn and provides
clearly what the contractor must do to
render the sewer inlet safe. Even
assuming that the city's inspector was
not as careful as he should have been.
that did not absolye the contractor
whose agreement and bond to do the
work according TO specifications. etc.
will doubtless stand between the city
and any cost of reconstruction.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-20
AWFUL FOREST FIRES
over Ten Thousand Acres of Pine
Woods in the Dakotas
Destroyed Last Week.

Bellefourche. S. D.. NAV tg-wor,
IRON the Long i.ne National forest
northwest of here tells of a ost dc,
structiye' forest fire that has occurred
N tns state in many wears. The fire
started Friday night at the head Of
rum Creek aud continued until Mon.
day The flames damaged over u e0q
acres OF the reserve. 1t burned a
space ten miles long and on an aver
age OF from one to two miles wide.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-20
STATE WINS CASE.

Topeka, Kas,, May 19.-The iur,
IN the suit of the state against the
United States Fidelity and Guarantee
company to recover Sl720O0, the
loss sustained by the state as a re-
suit OF the failurs OF the First Ma.
tional Bank. of which the defendant
company was surety tonight brought
in a verdict in favor of the state and
holding the company responsible for
the loss.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-20
OLD CANNON EXPLODED
one Person kiled-your Others Him.
California People Were
Firing Salute 10 Fleet.

Eureka CaYr MAY 1g.-As res
VI inc eNpiosioIf of an old fourinek
cannon which was being used 10 fire
salute to the passing Atlantic feot
'o',ay. one man was instantly killed
ana three women anG one boy danger
ously injured.
Al the first charge the cannon ev.
pioded' instantly killing Ike Davis
gunner. Miss Church was strpcl- b h..
fragment of the sun and had an
arm and leg broken Miss MeDon.
ouBh was severely injured. Eugene
o.ohe' boy, had leg broken and
injured. Pai"i''iiy
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-20
TODAY M HISTORY
~~~%<>>~%<.%<%~~~%>>>>.
NAV 20.

lf7l-Albert Durer, celebrated IA mi
er, born, Died April &. 1926.
lHf-Charter of Massachusetts an
nulled and people declared reb
els by parliament.
INSTRUMENTATION OF independence
adopted at Mecklenburk, N. c.
l7Sl-Rev. David Dudley Field. Am.
erican clergyman and writer.
born, Died April Is. 1867.
lS25-Rey Antoinette Brown Black
first woman ordained as minis
ter, born near Rochester. y. Y.
lSoS-Capture of the Peiho forts.
IS59-Freneh and Sardinians defeat
cd the Austrian at Montebello.
1879 st. Patrick's Cathedral, New
York City, dedicated.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-20
Somewhat Indefinite Rronls.

Having been fined for neglect NJ
uuey' a postal subordinate in India adj
dressed his chief in the following
terms: Your honor may be right |
may De wrong; ! may b. right and
nohor wrong, let honor give me back
lhe me, and then at day of rcsurrec-
ton, when all hearts will be omen II
l am wrong, / will most gladly, sir,
return your honor the money"
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-20

The esteemed Citizen Is all right 4,
calling for thorough inspection Of tho
street work now in progress. or use,y
70 be undertaken in the future !, +.
line with The Bulletins suggestion
p several days ago But the Citizef,
unfortunate in referring to the sit
aatlon at the Tenth street sewer az
eelng the fault of the city authorities
not providing an inspector This
: not true. The city authorities hal
eason to believe that the work at
tenth street was being very care.
uliy watched. Assistant City Ensi.
ser Schulze was especially assigned
this piece of work and he was con
santiy there TO see that the work wa;
roperly done. That there was blund.
ring there can be no doubt. and vet
Q one can say that Engineer SchuIze
as not competent man in his line
ne exact nature of the trouble viii
fobably not be known till an exca-
alton Is made. and lust why the
sofble was permitted to occur NAV
ever be satisfactorily explained. But
le attempt to make it appear that /.
as the result of lack. of prouer
re on the part ofthose in authority
not providing Tor Inspection. il nor
y The inspection was provided for
~ those ia authority had "a right TO
faiefe that II was competent .anl |
opeF inspection. Nor is il true that I
6 city will have to bear the cost Of
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-20
GUILTY OF EMeEZzLEMENT.

Fort Huron, Mich, May l9.William
/" Williamson, on trial here charged
WIN entertainments of upwards of
$fGoVo of the funds of the United
home Protectors Fraternity of which
be was secretary. was tonight found
suiif>' Sentence will probably be
pronounced tomorrow.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-20

testimony of Divorced Wife as
Ground For New, TriaI.-Tn the case
II State VS.. Sargood, GS Atlantic Re
porter, 81. defendant, married man.
was convicted of crime Subsequent
90 the conviction his wac secured q
'lForce thereby making her compe.
tent witness for her former husband
Defendant then moved for a new trial
u the ground of newly discovered e,t
fence. but the supreme Court of Yer
mont held that the motion was proper
~ overruled
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-20
ADDITIONAL CITY BRIEFS.
TO Buy Fire Horses-

me council committee appointed IA
l1nichase team or horses for the fire
department. went to Wicklide. Ky
Yesterday tolook at some animal
sad 70 be owned there. but founJ
none that would answer the purpose
! ne committee who went were AIavor
PARSONS and Aldermen Burke and
Scullin. '''
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-20
April Circulation.

The above Is correct statement
OF the circulation OF The Cairo Bulle
tin for the year 1907 and for the
month of April 1908.
CLYDE SULLIVAN,
Business Manager.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this fourth day of April 1908.
LEO J. KLEB.
Notary Public.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-20
Atmsn,. In.

MY lfe-a mans life--is always,
ana especially to-day, a poor a thing
enough. but this poor thing. consecrat-
ed to great and holy cause. may
grow with it. and when a man has
made to such cause the sacrifice of
MS future, believe that he ought to
shrink from none of its consequences.
none Of its dangers.-Comte de Mon.
talembcrt.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-20
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Average number of complete and
perfect copies of the Cairo
Bulletin printed daily and Sun
day during the year 1907 49,. 21t6
Average number of complete and
perfect copies OF the Cairo
Bulletin printed daily and Sun
day during the month of April
1908 Pope
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-20
BUSINESS MEMS CANDIDATE
WIS DENVER MAYoRALrv

DnFsr May 1T n,g.t the un.
official returns fro the 2ll precincts
OF the city IN straight ballots gave
9peer, candidate for mayor on the
Democratic and business mems ticket
a4lead of less than 500.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-20

Wrongful Election of PASSENGER
IN Birmingham Ry, Light and Power
Co. IS. Lee, IS Southern Reporter.
lti, the Alabama Supreme Court he'll
that the offer of third person to pay
the fare of a passenger who insists
that she has already paid is no de.
tense to an action for election. as
plaintiff, by allowing such payment
would have acknowledged that she
had not made it. 41h
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-20
ssss2ass4aassssaasasssass,
: LEGAL DECISIONS ;
ssyssxssssssssyssssss.sssf

Release Of Person Arrested as Sus
piclous Character.-A prisoner was ar
rested by police officer on suspicion
OF being the perpetrator of grave
crime. but, instead of being charged
with this specific offense. he was held
merely as a suspicious character In
Hill VS.. Smith the Court of Appeals
OF Virginia in 50 Southeastern Report.
err 40, held that although an officer
may arrest prisoner on suspicion. he
must. without unnecessary delay take
ann before police Justice. and forum.
late a specific complaint informing
him OF the offense of which he is ac
used, and, such course not having
1een pursued he was entitled to his
'elease on habeas corpus.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-20

The love Of scandal! 1t appears that so
far no one has yentured to rob woman Of
her Iaurels in this regard. Her passion for
tins thing amounts to genius There seem
to be no limits to her capacity for imbbing
1t, no bounds to her daring in acquiring it.
Nor does her taste, it seems, need to be cul-
uyated for a spicy and salacous morsel.
She's born with relish for it--a relish that
grows only by what it is fed on
The world never had so fine an illustra-
lion of feminine love of scandal as during
The progress of the Thaw trials.
"Glorv bew cried the old nolicernan
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-20
Forestry
~ :. A 3 v&7.
Is Great and Must
Be Met by People
of United States
BY CLIFFORD PINCHOT.
Chief of Nstionai Bureau of Forestry.

The present destructive system of cutting over
the forests will result in the total loss of our resources
within the next 20 years unless some very rigid laws
are passed for forest protection and conservation It
Is for the purpose of talking over every detail of
vast plan with the governors Of the several states that
the president called the congress of governors which
will meet in May.
80 far as | know this is the first time in history
that nation has undertaken TO make the best pos
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-20
in Which we Lead.

The mall telephone and telegraph
are more generously used in ths
United States than in any othei
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-20

! At the Congressional convention 1
Marion S. S. Marshall was nominate,
m the 105th ballot. over John Dough
rty and Judge Denning
September Is the steamer Chancel
or arrived from New Orleans hayin.
several cases of yellow fever on board
including Capt Bacon and CLERK
kirby. After leaving Cairo the Cap
tain died. while the boat was on It's
way to st. Louis
The trustees of the Free School
.avesecured the services of DR.. Cold.
veil as teacher The school was "a
)egin Monday Oct. ..
kroh. and Sewers. of the Mammoth
saw Mil on section %. advertise the
best quality Of poplar and cypress
lumber for $3.50 a thousand. and tho
pest oak at SIS.
Raymond's Pavilion of Amusement.
vas advertised to show in Cairo on.
October 18th. The Fakir of silva tho
World removed ventriIoquist. Madame.
elizabeth the tavorite danseuse. anil
Mons. Kendall, We're the attractions
'oors open at half past six. Tickets
80 cents.
The Times announced James c
'ioo OF Gallatin county as a candidate
or the state senate from this district
The November election passed off
pletly in Cairo % votes were cast |
lafshallt Demo for congress had sol
Majority.
November %. Editor VIM. A. Hacker
as taken up his residence. perma
entity IN Cairo.
Joe Spencer the boat hotel man
lscharged his cabin boys aud on
aged a new crew.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-20

The title of well-educated man is ap-
piled rather because of the graces and capa-
bilities of the mind than because of anv
manual or even artistic skill. Among the
famous men that the world remembers
forever were some who, according to mod
ern use, could not be described as welI-edu-
Gated. For example, Herbert Spencer was
not, nor Shakespeare, nor Mozart. nor Alb
raham Lincoln; but Pres. Eliot is, and 30
IS many business man, many an essayist
and many an unknown scholar.
The qualities because Of which we un-
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-20
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
cairo, Alexander County, Illinois,
Population 16,147.

Mayor GEORGE PARSONS -.
Clerk X. A. HATCHER.
treasurer, THOMAS l.. MAHONEY
CITY Attorney, FRANK MOORE.
Csmptroller, ERNEST NORDMAN.
Police Magistrate, A. j. ROSS.
chief OF Police, NJ. S. EAGAN.
alexander County, Population % 4s7
county Clerk, JESSE E. MILLER
circuit Clerk, LEE b. DAVIS.
Sheriff, FRANK L. DAVIS.
states Attorney, ALEX. WILSON
coroner, DIR. JAMES McMANIIs.
county Superintendent Of ScbooIs
PROF. JOHN SNYDER.
Assessor and Treasurer, FRED n
soard OF County Commissioners. -
J' J. JENNELLE, Chairman
GEORGE PARSONS.
Or. EDWIN ]. CAUSE.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-20

Youth tbs Time OF oppefssslty
Youth is the opportunity TO DO some
thing and become somebody tlasr.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-20
CAIRO IN 1854.


AT the Congressional convention IN
Marion, S. S. Marshall was nominated
IN the 105th ballot. over John Dough.
rty and Judge Denning.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-20
Ge%U4sasss

UnpalIsnt, Even n True.
Womsn's wsy7 What is IL! The
ether way, every time.-Chicago Rec
ard Herald.