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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-02-19
GRAFT DEFENSE
GETS INNINGS
CONTRACTOR DID NOT CHARGE
PENNSYLVANIA ENOUGH
! SAY EXPERTS.
ITEMS OF uNDERCHARCE
Are Mentioned--F 3rmcr Governor
VIII Tell of Capitol Construc-
tion When Experts
Have Finished.

Harrisburg, Pa Feb. 1S.-The trial
of the conspiracy suit against Con
tractor John Fl. Sanderson, former
Auditor General Snyder, former State
Treasurer Matthucs and former
superintendent OF Grounds and Build.
ings Shnmaker was resumed in the
Dauphin county court today.
Following the precedent of his as
sociates in their opening speech to
the jury for the defense, counsel for
Shumaker laid all responsibility for
alleged Irregularities in connection
with the furnishing of the capitol on
John M. Huston, th- architect.
AT the conclusion Of the argument
the defense began calling experts who
had measured the furniture supplied
by Sanderson to relute the testimony
OF the commonwealth that the meas
urements were falsiGed Former Gov.
Penneypacker is to be called as soon
as Sanderson's expert witnesses on
measurements have been heard.
John Kaufman of Philadelphia de-
signer of furniture, VINO was in the
employ of Sanderson when the latter
was given the contract for capitol
furnishings, testified to the measure
ments of the 65 sofas mentioned in
the indictment for the purpose of
showing that Sanderson did not
charge for as many feet as he
might have under the contract.
According to kaunman's testimony,
sofa for which Sanderson charged
the state $3.50 as containing q feet
actually measured G4A surface feet"
and could have been billed at $1,lS2.
A table measuring two feet six
inches long and two feet six inches
wide, for which Sanderson charged
the state s64 according to Kaufman s
testimony contained % surface feet
and should have cost the state 1928.
Sanderson furnished the state
clothes trees at s37 each, as contain
iggs one and one-half feet. The re-
lped measurements made by Kauff-
man show each tree To contain eight
and one-half surface feet. and each
should have cost the state $156.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-02-19
HUNDREDS FLEE
FROM TORRENTS
WHOLE POPULATION OF EAST
MT. CARMEL FORCED TO
LEAVE THEIR HomeS-MANY
ARE cAmPED IN HIGH PLACES

HazeIton. Ind. Feb 1S.-Iluhdreds
of fiood-stricken families camped on
the high places in the Wabash. White
and Patoka river bottoms spent a day
of hardships and suffering.
During the day biting wind. accom-
panied by hail and rain make it nm
possible for them to use the boats.
Late in the afternoon the tempera-
ture moderated and melting snow add
ed to the torrents. The rivers rose
four feet. sovering hundreds of acres
seldom known to 90 under water Tho
whole population Of East Mount Car
mel were forced to leave their homes.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-02-19
SHAW TALKS ON
THE NEXT STEP
BEFORE KANSAS CITY BAR ASso-
CATION - SAYS INITIATIVE
AND REFERENDUM BECOMING
MORE POPULAR.

Kansas City. Mo, Feb. 1S.-Leslie
NJ. Shaw. ex-secretary of the treasury
was the guest of honor and the prin-
cipal speaker at the annual banquet OF
the Kansas City Bar Association at
the Midland Hotel in this city tonight.
Shaw, discussing the subject The
Next Step" said he confessed some
apprehension as he viewed the trend
fthe times away from the principles
of Republican government and toward
a pre- Democracy.
"The initiative and referendum is
becoming more and more popular.
he said. "and II is demanded that
every question shall be referred to a
direct vote of the people"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-02-19
STOESSEL'S TRIAL
Expected TO Come to an End Today
With the Decision OF the Court
Martha.

ST. Petersburg. Feb. 1S.-The trial
of Lieutenant General Stoessei reach.
ed the last act today. the prosecution
waving the privilege of putting ms
evidence IN rebuttal to the defense
The last word was given to the sccus.
ii general. who uttered only few
sentences in a firm voice and should
cred the entire responsibility for the
surrender Of Port Arthur.
IF the court decides that the sur
render was a crime" he concluded, 4
ask for the death sentence
The court Is expected to close the
proceedings tomorrow with its decis.
ION.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-02-19
SIX
MONTHS PROFIT
JOHN D. WILL GET $6,25o,ooo AS
HIS SHARE OF THE
$25,0oo,Ooo
QUARTERLY DIVIDENDS
OF Fifteen Dollars Share Have Been
Dcclared--Fifteen Men Own
Ninety Per Cent Of the
Trusts Stock.

New York. Feb. 18.-Out OF n tcta'
of $1f.75o,ooe that win be paid in
dividends by the STANDARD Oil com
many on March IA, next John y
Rockefeller will g.t S3,750,000, bring
ing up the total OF Ills returns from
Standard Oil stock for the six months
to &c 250,000.
The directors of the Standard Oil
company met today and declared a
quarterly dividend OF 40 share,
which is the same figure as that paid
for the last quarter OF 1907. The rate
Of dividend declared today is also tho
same as that declared for the first
quarter during the last three years.
The total amount paid out in divi-
dends by the Standard Oil company
during the last six months Is approx
nately $25,0l0.000.
Fifteen men own 90 per cent Of the
stock Of the Standard Oil company.
These fifteen men in the past ten
years have received In hard cash MS
aividends on their stock $3.50 100000.
or this amount John y. Rockefeller
las received $l17 7.00Uuoo.
The profits Of the Standard OIL
company since 1881. ms SHOWN by the
latest reports amounted 40 approx
mately $901,000,000. of which sum
sG70. 600 600 has been paid out IN divi-
lends.
While the Standard Oil In the last
six years has paid OIL. TO stockholders
about s2G5, ,000,000, there Is surplus
shown by its books of 200,Oo0,ooo
turing that time.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-02-19
MANY RECORDS
WERE SMASHED
AT BOWLING TOURNAMENT AT
CINCINNATi-A. w. ENGLER,
OF CHICAGO, CHAMPION IN
DivIDUAL BOWLER OF WORLD

Cincinnati. Feb 1S.-With the
breaking of the worlds record for iu-
dividual bowling by A. w. Engler OF
Chicago who bowIed 699 points In bis
singles. all the American Bowling
congress and Canadian Bowlers as.
sociation records have been broken
At the present meet.
The Tosettfs of Chicago, who made
3.Ss6 points, broke all five-men team
records, and Chalmers and Kleine. OF
chicago. who bowled 1854 in the two
men events, also broke all records.
In the Ave shifts of two-men events
4. Il. Lequesne and Dick Morgan
bowled 1.2i7 and thereby obtained
second place i'm the two men team
race.
w. Pollack. of Buffalo. bowIed in
the same shift with Engler, and OBJ
tanned third place in the individual
vents by bowling $50 Robert Men
1inger. heretofore in first position.
iaying only one pore pin.
The five high scores in the FIRST
;hift of the five men events today
were:
Faust. of Peoria. 2.69i; Treulich. of
hicago. 2.Gf3: Wyndham. Of Phil
ldelphia. 2.642. Mint Arcade, Of Phil
ldelphia. 1880: Foley Fat Mems, of
" ashington. 1853.
other high scores In the second
shift of five men events:
Clippers Of Oshkosh. 2.770; Capitol
4 ST. Paul 2.767. Jvlnskas Of Chicago
f.754: Krollman Of Cincinnati. 2.e97.
The Bonds. Of Columbus. Ohio, took
arst position in the Eve mon team
race by bowling 2927 in the second
shift Of FIVE meen team events to
night
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-02-19
The DIVORCE QUESTION
Excluded From New State Constitu.
ton Of Michigan-one Delegate
Wanted il Prohibited.

Lansing. Mich. Feb. 1S.--The d.
sorce question was excluded today
flCm the new state constitution now
receiving finishing touches at the
Lands of the constitution convention.
Delegate Flanagan of Norway. Mich
first attempted to nave the conven
ton adopt proposal 10 entirely pro.
hibit the granting Of divorce Failing
in this he offered a proposal that a.
vorces should be granted only on
scriptural grounds. Later the pro
posal drew Is favorable votes. but
there were IS against il.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-02-19
MOTHER AND BABE DROWN.

Bagnell. No. Feb. fS.-Mrs. Oscar
Anderson and baby we're drowned
today while trying TO ford a creek
near Decaturville. Camden county
Anderson had nearly reached the
hank with them when the current
swept them from his grasp.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-02-19
PLAN CONSTITUTIONAL
Oes Moines Commission Plan OF MUM
cipsl Government Upheld BY
Iowa Supreme Court.

Des Noines. Iowa. Feb. 1s-The
Iowa supreme court TODAY handed
down an opinion regarding the consii
tutionaliiy Of the Des Moines plan Of
government by commission
upholding the law in every particular.
The court contends that It Is within
the pr vince Of the legislature 10 pro
vide for commission plans IN Iowa
City governments The opinion was
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-02-19
APPOINTMENTS MADE
BY Governor Deneen-Wn. =. Bundy
of centrslis Made Trustee Of
Southern Illinois Normal.

Springfield. III. Feb. 1s.-GOvernor
Deneen today appointed William F.
Bundv. Of CeBtralia. trustee of the
Southern Illinois Normal University
to succeed Heckemcyer. of Clinton
county. whose term expired. Harry
NJ. Pindell of Peoria. was appointed
Democratic member Of the state
board Of arbitration to succeed the
late Dennis Hogan of Geneva.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-02-19
FRENCH IN sklRmlsHes.

Tsngier FEB. ia message from
Casablanca states that sharp brushes
occurred SUNDAY and Monday between
the troops of General D'Amade's
forces and Msdaghra tribesmcn. De
tails uf the engagements are lacking
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-02-19
WOOD is COMING HOME
viii Turn Command Of Philippine
Troops over TO Weston on
2oth Instant.

Washington. Feb. fS-Maior Gen
eral Wood. commanding the Philip
rines tdiisicn. has notified the sec
retsry of war that in compliance with
orders of the department he viii
transfer the command Of troops In
the Philippines to Majo- General John
p. Weston On the zgth instant ard
has started for the United states.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-02-19
HOLIDAY ~ PERU.

Lima. Feh. ls.-Banks and CONNER
Cial houses both a; Lima and Cslloa
have e~elsred Thrrs.fay holiday in
honor ~ the American feet which is
expected arrive that day.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-02-19
IOWA BANK CLOSED.

Fort Madison. Iowa. FEB. fs-The
West Print. Iowa. hank. clcscd today
Liabilities and assets are unknown
The owner n the bank is Riley
Smith. Of Cclusa, IL
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-02-19

DON'T CRY "WOLF!" when that
peeky beast is fast disappearing in
tall timber. The panic Is over; good
times are coming. Get ready for
them.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-02-19

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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-02-19

A SQUARE DEAL for round dol
lar is a sentiment 70 which every
tvsiness man ought to subscribe will
irgly
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-05-20
DID NOT BEAT BILL
Jacob Stevenson Was Found
Not Guilty in the City
Court.
HE is TRYING TO PAY.

Jacob Stevenson, colored, was found
not guilty of beating a board bill in
the city court today. The charge
against Stevenson was preferred by
Mrs. Vina Lawrence, cOlOred, who CON
ducts a boarding and lodging house at
729 North G. street. Stevenson was
released from Jail yesterday and rear
rested Immediately upon the charge
Of which he was acquitted.
Mrs Lawrence cOntended the man
owed her $25 for board and lodging.
Stevenson admitted his obligation but
denied any intention on his part TO de-
fraud her of the PAYNE Mt. He deClar-
he had paid her parts of the bill,
whenever he had money and she had
told him she was willing to continue
the installment plan. He said he suf-
fered an injury to his foot while work
ing for the water works company and
was unable to work for some time
previous to his arrest for trouble
which occurred at the negro pool room
on South Sixth street.
Stevenson was given a severe lee
ture by Judge Converse. He is not
re garded as a bad" negro by the pc,
lice, when sober. Stevenson told the
court he will take the pledge and quit
drinking as it has caused him all his
troubles.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-05-20
AFFORDS GOOD THEME
Sweet Girl Graduates All Over
The Country Desire In
formation of Fleet.
GREAT THING FOR NAVY.

Washington. D. c., May 20.-The re-
markable cruise of the Atlantic fleet,
recently concluded. has served to pro
vide a universal theme for the sweet
girl graduate" Within the last few
weeks hundreds of letters have been
received at the navy department from
girls and teachers in various schools
throughout the country asking for In
formation as to the subjects and re-
suits of the cruise to be used in grad
uation essays. Only a small per cent
OF such letters have come from young
men. Several clerks in the depart
ment have been kept busy making re-
plies. A letter to the bureau Of navi-
CATION from an officer on the battle
ship Missouri has been adopted as the
standard for answer and it will be
sent in stereotype to all inquirers
hereafter.
This cruise has been the finest
thing that ever happened for the
navy" the officer writes, many men
Of which might have spent his whole
enlistment without becoming a sailor
no matter if he did wear the uniform
1t was really a hazardous procee ding
starting the fleet out manned almost
entirely by perfectly green men, and
expecting them to come back good sea
men.
Many of them had the idea that
the navy was nothing but a species OF
imprisonment varied by intervals oil
coaling ship. But they are asking
themselves now whether it may not
be an honor to be in the navy, after
all. When they leave here they viii
have great deal more esprit de corps
than they would get in a Thousand
years of hanging around home"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-05-20
UHLY CASE JUNE 10
1t Will Be Heard on the Same
Days as That of Dr..
J. NJ. BuIIa.
DOCTORS HEARING FIRST.

Judge Fox OF the Wayne circuit
court, announced this morning that
the case of the State VS.. Adolph P
Uhly, will be set for trial on June Is,
the same date as the case Of the State
VS. Or. J. NJ. Bulla, is set for trial. At
torney J. F. Robbins, who represents
both Bulla and Uhlr. had asked for
separate trials. He was informed by
Judge Fox that the two men are &C
cused Jointly Of the two offenses-
criminal operation and giving medi-
cine to produce an abortion, so their
trials will be set for the same time
Mr.. Robbins was told that he may pre-
sent a motion for separate trials when
the cases are called. if he cares to.
Mr.. Robbins insisted that in such
case the trial Of DR.. Bulla be held
first. The prosecuting attorney stat
ed he was willing to agree 10 such an
arrangement. The prosecutor stated
also that he has under consideration
the subject of filing an affidavit
against DR.. Bulla and Uhly, charging
conspiracy TO commit a criminal OPP
Grafton. This Offense constitutes a
/ felony, also.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-05-20
AGAINST
Y. N. {. A. ARE
WITHOUT GROUND
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tended as the opportunity offered. l
have had the privilege of addressing
nearly all of the Mems Church organ
izations, some of them more than
once, also some of the Sunday schools
of the city as well as the high school
and the Garfield school and students
of Earlham college on two occasions,
1t was our plan at first to organize
our religious work committee and do
more definite work under the lines
of this department than we found ii
later possible TO do. One Sunday af
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-05-20
Archbishop Says Many OF
Them Give for the Notorie-
ty of the Thing.
THEIR TEACHINGS ARE HIT.
SAYS THAT THE PHILOSOPHY
TAUGHTIN AMERICAN SCHOOLS
AND UNIVERSITIES JUST AS
BRUTAL AS 1T is REPUGNANT.

chicago, Ills. May 20.-Archbishop
Glennon of St Louis, severely scored
philanthropists who donate Libraries
and people who lecture on the child
problem or engage in social settlement
work merely for the purpose of Sc
curing notoriety." In his address
here he said: There are today phi
lanthrOpists sO-called - who believe
that by giving the people Libraries,
that they might study out present-day
philosophy, they are accomplishing
great good" said Archbishop Glennon.
And there are others who spend their
time in social settlement work or lee
turing on the child problem. Con
stantly they seek notOriety. Let them
go on giving away their libraries and
establishing their social settlements.
but | want you to understand that
philanthropy divorced from Christ is
not charity. The philosophy taught
in your schools and universities today
IS just as brutal as it is repugnant.
This philosophy of evolution, emanat-
ing from the brain of Darwin and
Spencer. makes for brutality and re-
I rGs progress. What is the use of
:trugging if there is nothing to be at
tained? Where is there an appear
ance of charity in this system? The
strong succeed and the weak perish.
Now what do you think of your univer-
sity professors who urge this theory
upon an unsOphisticated people? And
yet there are in this city 5000 people
known to you. whose hands and hearts
and lives are consecrated to God and
to charity. These nuns move along
as a great. silent force, and where in
their lives do you find the law of evo-
lution-a struggle for self? If that
theory be the law of life, then these
women are the worlds saddest fail
ures. Their struggle is not for them
selves, but for the lives of others.
The Sisters of the Good Shepherd are
particularly worthy of mention, for
their lives are devoted to the uplifting
Of the woman who has fallen into
sin" Archbishop GlennOn sees dread
times ahead for our country. when the
true merits of the sO-called philanthrO-
by will be tried in the balance of ne
cessity. He asserted: 1T is a recog-
nized fact that we fast are reaching
a social crisis with our millionaire on
one hand and the pauper on the other.
When that day comes the philanthro-
pist, sitting in his upholstered chair,
will not arise to the occasion. He
will be told that it is not a lecture
that is wanted but that it is bread
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-05-20
BASE BALL TODAY
Muncie and Richmond Clash
This Afternoon at Ath-
IetiC Park.
THE FANS HAVE A DUTY.

This afternoon Richmond and Nun
park. The two teams were forced to
remain idle yesterday owing to the
rain and numerous mean things were
said about the weather man. Thurs
day the two teams will pull off
double header at Athletic park, the
first game being called promptly at
200 and it is expected that a good
sized crowd will witness the first bar
gain matinee of the season. Local
fans are beginning to realize that to
offset the work Of the weather mer-
chant, they must give the club their
loyal support, as the club owners make
no secret of the fact that poor weather
and lack of enthusiasm on the part
of the fans has cut deep gashes in the
club treasury.
Richmond has now played seven
league games and the club has been
batting at fairly good clip. Parker
is really leading the club in batting.
He has played all seven games and
has been going at $50 clip. Gamer
on and Bauman. who have also parti-
cipated in all seven games, are batting
respectively PSI and go. Manager
Jessup is slamming the ball at a .294
gait but he has only participated in
five games. In the three games that
Pierce has played in he has hit at a
400 clip. The big fellow seems to have
his eyes in fine shape this season.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-05-20
HIT THE CONSTABLE.
Coda Did Not Like Idea of
Giving Up a Horse and
Wagon.
THE CASE WAS DISMISSED.

Because of eXtenuating circum-
stances, Abraham Coda. a foreigner
whose business is collecting junk, was
released in city court this morning.
Coda was charged with assault and
battery on Ben Crump. the constable.
The prose cutting attorney moved for
the dismissal of the case upon the
statement Of Mr.. Crump that he did
not desire that Coda be prosecuted.
There was no doubt as to the fact the
man had violated the law.
Some time ago Coda purchased a
horse and wagon from Sam Jaffie. an
other member of the local colony OF
foreigners dealing in Junk. He failed
to make his payments according 10
the contract and Mr.. Crump was sent
TO GOda's home to replevin the prop
erty. Coda refused TO release the
custody of the horse and wagon and
struck Crump with a barrel stave.
In court this morning Coda stated
he is ignorant of the laws of this cOun-
| try and did not understand the author
| ity of Crump when called 70 obtain
/ the property. He expressed his regret
for his action in sincere tones. The
court explained to him the manner OF
his violation and told him it was be.
cause of the condition of his wife. who
| is i'll, and for other reasons that he
| was released.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-05-20
TOBE NO LEGISLATION
Assured That Currency Meas
ures Will Not Be Passed
During This Session.
OBJECT TO VREELAND BILL.

Washington, May 20.-That there
will be no currency legislation at the
present session of Congress is now be-
lieved by many members TO be almost
a certainty. The conferees on the
Senate and House bills have held sew
eral sessions in an effort to work out
something under the head of the
"Aldrich-Nreeland BILL" but they are
said to have almost abandoned hope.
As a result there is a decided senti-
ment among the conferees and leaders
of both branches of Congress that the
whole subject should go over until
next session. In that event the work
would be taken up next session by the
same conferees. as the bills intro
duced at the present session do not
die until the end Of the Congress.
The Senate committee on finance
has been swamped with protests from
bankers and commercial interests
against the Vreeland bill. The oppo-
sition has been based chiefly on the
charge that it proposes an asset cur
rency through clearing house associa'
lions being permitted to issue notes.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-05-20
LOCAL PEOPLE CO
ON A SPECIAL TRAIN
viii Attend County Sunday
School Convention.

Many people, representing nearly
all the Sunday schools of Richmond,
will avail themselves of the special
train service to attend the county con-
vention at Fountain City. A special
train will be run to Fountain City and
return Friday evening, May %, under
the auspices Of the Richmond Sunday
School association to enable workers
TO attend the evening session of the
convention. It will also enable those
who attend the day sessions to re-
main for the evening session. At a
meeting of the executive committee of
the local Sunday school association. it
was decided to attempt to sell enough
tickets in advance to secure the train.
The superintendent of the various
schools have taken hold of the matter
with their characteristic vigor and
have already sold so nearly the re-
quired number that Prof. Jones, city
chairman, after consulting with sew
eral uperintendents, feels sure that
with a little greater effort enough
tickets can be sold to pay for the
train.
The price for a round trip ticket is
So cents. 1t is necessary to sell 143
tickets. Thus far 100 have been sold
or guaranteed. The train leaves the
Pennsylvania station at $50 p. m,
Friday The returning train leaving
Fountain City after the evening ses-
sion, probably at 1000 o'clock.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-05-20
Eaasperatinu, TruIy,

Mrs. Higsley-Clara. | must insist
that you send young Mr.. Granley away
earlier. 1t was long after II o'clock
last night when you closed the front
door after him. Clara-I know. NAM
ma. and have made up my mind a
dozen different times to make him leave
early. but he has a way somehow of
always giving the impression long aft
er the shank OF the evening has passed
that he is Just about TO say something
one has been waiting for. It's awful
exasperating.-St. Louis Republic.