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The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-24
AMENDMENTS To
THE SHERMAN LAW
BILL INTRODUCED IN CONGRESS
AS AGREED UPON IN CON-
FERENCE AT CHICAGO.
GOVERNMENT CONTROL
Labor Organizations Not Ex-
cIuded From Operation
OF Law.

Washington, March 23.-A bill tC
amend the Sherman antitrust Law
was introduced today in the house o
representatives 1t has been pre-
pared under the auspices of the Ma
tional Civic Federation, in consulta
tion, on the one hand, with the presi
dent and other executive officers o
the government, and on the Other
hand, with representatives of the
business and railroad interests of the
country and of organized labor. The
effort has been to prepare bill which
in its general scheme would command
the support of the president, and
which would deal with all interests
affected by the Sherman antitrust
law fairly and, so far as conditions
would permit, in the same way.
Summary of the Bill.
l. The Sherman antitrust law for
bids all contracts or combinations or
conspiracies in restraint of trade, and
any monopolizing of or attempt to
monopolize trade. The first six sec
tions of the act deal with the powers
of the government In relation thereto.
The seventh and last section of the
act gives private parties right to
sue and to collect three-fold damages.
2. The United States supreme
court, by long series of decisions,
has held that this law applies to com
mon carries, to business corporations
end to business men, and also to labor
organizations and to labor men. The
supreme court has also decided that
any action Ia restraint of trade, so far
as it applies to interstate commerce,
is unlawful. whether such action be
reasonable or not.
8. The bill submitted by the Ma
tional Civic Federation does not at
tempt to change the legal status of
anything condemned as in restraint
of trade under the Sherman antitrust
act; but it aims to provide way by
which, under certain conditions, com
binations and contracts in restraint
of trade that are not unreasonable
may be saved from attack. The bene-
fits and immunities offered by the
proposed bill, therefore, will be in the
main confined to those who register
in accordance with the terms of the
hill. Common carriers may register
with the interstate commerce commits
sion. and all others with the com
missioner of corporations in the de-
partment of commerce and labor. 1t
is proposed to amend section of the
Sherman antitrust act by cutting out
the provision for three-fold damages,
reducing the amount that can be col
lected to simple damages. as Under
the common law. Everybody, whe
tber registered or not. will get the
benefit of this provision.
4. Both corporations for profit and
having capital stock and also corpora
tions not for profit and not having
capital stock may register, but nei
ther are Obliged to do so. This de
scription is intended to include co
operative organizations. as we'll a
business corporations, agricultural
and labor organizations, and the like
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-24
CAIRO & NORFOLK RAILROAD
NEW INCORPORATION
Road Will Extend From Fort JEFF
ferson to Bristol, Va .--May
Be Connecting Line With
Cairo & Thebes Railroad.

Articles Of Incorporation CT tha
Cairo and Norfolk Railway Company
with capital stock OF 100000, have
been filed at Frankfort, says the Pa
ducah Sun, The original articles were
filed first at Mayfleld. Graves County
The incOrpOrators are; l.. w. Goode
and r.. f. Weston, of New York NJ w
Kelly, of Madison, Wis. VI A. Usher
r. E. Lockridge, B. A. Neal, H. C.
Neal. f. s. Beaumont Arthur E. Thorn
as f. r. Allen and c. r. Goode. all OF
whom live at Mayfield, Ballard and
other Western Kentucky cities.
The railroad when completed will
extend from Ft, Jefferson, in Ballard
county. which is on the Mississippi
river to Briston, Va, which is near
the junction of the Virginia, North
Carolina Georgia. Kentucky and Ten.
nesse lines. II will be 500 miles in
length and will be a trunk line eX-
tending through the following coun'
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-24

ties in Kentucky. Ndckllfse, Ballard
Lyon, Trigg, Christian, Tood. l. L~ga1
Warren, Simpson. Barren sAllen Met
calfe, Monroe,l tC,saberlEfgd Adair
Russell, Clinton.s kRlasnfl Pulaski
Whitley, Laapsf Knox BELL, Les IL
Harlan, LetcfeFSand Pike. And when
completed, will give the richest oil
coal and timber district in America a
direct outlet to the Mississippi river
reducing the distance that these sup
plies have to go to reach the Missis,
sippi fully thousand miles.
The highest Indebtedness that can
be incurred in the construction cf this
road is $12,50O000. but when the
road is completed it will be worth
many millions more. The road will
pass through several counties in the
state that are now not touched by
railroads and will therefore develop
and open up an entirely new terri
tory.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-24
CHILEAN TOWN IS
SHAKEN BY AWFUL
POWDER EXPLOSION

Santiago. Chile, March 23.-The gov.
eminent powder houses at Batucuo
thirty miles north OF Santiago. were
blown mp today. Six tremendous ex.
plcsions followed each other In quick
succession, causing a panic in the city
which was shaken to its foundation.
Almost every resident In Santiago
rushed into the streets, fearing a repe.
tition of the great earthquake. The
loss is very heavy.
IL is not known as yet whether or
net there are any casualties,
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-24
coREO BY BULL.

Chicago. March 23.-Frank Hallman.
aged As. employed by c. G. Besley, on
farm near Park Ridge, Ill, was
gored by bull today and died from
his injuries The animal escaped from
an enclosure where it had been con
fined and charged Hallman, who with
others, attempted to capture 1t.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-24
fRATS ARE WIPED OUT
Muskeeon, Mich. School Board Wins
IN Fight on Sororists Of High
School.

Muskegon, Mich. March zS.-The
fight between the local school board
and one hundred members of fraterni
ties aud sororities, which the board
ordered abolished from the local high
school, ended today when all remain
ing members of the organizations Re-
signed rather than be expelled from
school The societies. il is announced
VIII be recognized under names Of
literary societies.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-24
DIED ON TRAIN.

Albany. n. Y. March William
B. Leobs. aged IS. of Sioux City. la.
died suddenly today on train as IL
entered this city. He was accom-
panied by his sonin-law. A p. Tower
who was taking him to his home for
treatment Deobs had been in the
Utica hospital suffering from heart
trouble from which his death re-
suited.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-24
TILLMAN MAY NOT
RETURN THIS SESSION

Washington March ga dispatch
was received here today from Senator
Tillmsn. indicating grave doubt whe-
ther he will be able to return to
Washington again during the present
session of congress.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-24
scene OUT OF
THE ORDINARY
ENACTED IN HOUSE YESTERDAY
BY MANN, ILLINOIS, AND
SULZER, NEW YORK.
EACH CLAIMED CREDIT
OF Authorship of Legislation That
Brought Department of Commerce
and Labor Into Being
Mann Wins Out.

Washington, March 23.-A scene
somcN Nhat out of the Ordinary was en-
acted an the house today because of 9
charge made by Mann, of Illinois, thai
Sulzer, of New York, had put ia tho
! G. ngressional Record what purporteo
, to be a speech delivered by him lasl
Saturday, but which Mann charges
| was not the one delivered. 1t all had
to do with Suffers claim that he and
| not Mann was the author of legislation
which brought the department of com
merce and labor into being. The reso
luton offered by Mann to expunge the
printed speech from the records was
adopted by strict party vote, but not
until after the house had been treate
to a bitter denunciation of Mann by
Sulzer, and several lively tilts be.
tween the latter and the speaker. Sui,
ger characterized Mann as a petit
Jogging lawyer, mean and contempt
BILE" for which he was called to order
by the speaker with the admonition
that such language could not be used
toward a member.
Twice afterward In seeking to justi.
fly his claim Cf authorship, he was
interrupted by the speaker with a SINH
lar warming Anticipating that his
speech would be ruled ou;, and with 4
view of getting 1t back into the Rec
ord Sulzer resorted to a piece of STRAIT.
egy by trying to have the speech read
and later endeavoring to read II him
self but the speaker insisted that he
could cnly address himself to the reso.
luton to expunge.
Smarting under the action of the
Republicans, Sulzer for the rest of
the day posed as an obstructionist. He
objected to all unanimous consent
propositions, and halted the proceed
ings of the house for considerable
time by the point of no quorum.
After passing a n;;noer CT meas
ures relating to the District of Colum-
bia the house adjourned at 4:0l out of
respect to the memory of the late
Senator Bryan of Florida.
Betting on horse races at Benning
so far as the house is concerned, shall
not continue. Late today that body
20 to 4, amended the anti-gambling
laws of the District of Columbia so as
to extend them to the territory In
which Benning track is located. The
supreme court of the district, recently
held that the laws did not apply to
track because it was more
than one mile from the boundaries Of
the city Of Washington.
Senate Adjourns.
The senate today for fifth time in
the present session, adjourned because
death had robbed the body of one of
its members. The announcement that
Senator William James Bryan, of Flor
ida, died yesterday was made by Sen
7tor Clay of Georgia in the absence
Of Senator Taliaferrc, who left Wash |
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-24
ILLINOIS BANKER DIES.

Bloomington. H., March "A. j
Davis. fer twenty-nine years president
of the fremont State Bank, IS dead,
aged IS.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-24

THE WlDE-AWAkE merchant ID
always worth call, but especially
so when he has an important an
nouneement in the papers.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-24

STORE SUCCESS AND GOOD ad.
vertising usually 60 together. At any
rate, that has been the experience Of
great many big concerns.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1908-02-08
THE sINEws OF WAR.
Neither Party Likely to Lack Money
In Coming Election.

The New York Times sees the mat
ter in this way:
The prospects are that the coming
election will be less Influenced by the
use OF money than any in q long time.
The interests that in the past are be-
lieved to have supplied the s!news or
war In the largest amount are not
wide for either of the two chief par
ties. Indeed, tho men who have been
most famous for alleged liberality are
now inclined to regard the issue AZ
foregone. and that Is not an opinion
which would induce them to pay out
cold cash"
This, to-day, is persuasive. but 1t
would not be safe to calculate on it,
Just now some of the interests" are
pinched, and others are disgruntled.
All are advertising reforms as to the
future. Their talk is of holding aloof
from the political game. and letting
things take their own course. They
complain Of ingratitude, and declare
that their latest campaign contribu
false pretenses.
This humor and this situation will
pass. Confidence is returning, and
business will be humming again. With
the great supply of money back in cir
culation once more, the blue will dis
appear and everything will be normal
Business will be normal Politics will
be normal. The man or the corpora
ton whose affairs are involved in the
national policies presented in the cam
paign will take sides, and, taking
sides, will assist i'm the work in hand.
Now one of the policies To be pre-
sented is the tariff and the tariff
touches at nearly all points There
Is not great industry in the country
which will not feel greatly concerned
about next years result at the polls
All Of them realize that revision of the
tariff is conf lg. cut none wants it
executed on lree-trade lines, or lines
IL any measure inimical to sound ap-
plication OF the policy of protection.
Men i'm charge of great industries
take nothing for granted. 1t is against
the rule OF their operations. They
may be feeling at present that the
election is as good as decided; that
with Mr.. Bryan again the Democratic
candidate the Democracy will again go
20 defeat. But after the battle begins;
after Mr.. Bryan unllmbers his tongue
and all of the heavy artillery on that
side gets into action. a different APP
i,earance may come over the field
Those who have interests at stake,
and feel that Subscription will help,
will chip in when and where they
think it will do the most good. And
they will do this without violating any
law, or going counter to the rule OF
everyday action.
Neither side will go broke next
year. Mr.. Bryan was not on short
commons in either of his races, and
even Judge Parker had substantial
financial support What We call
Sinews of war will be collectible as
long as war is waged.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1908-02-08
ElSIE'S DISCRIMINATION.
Actress Has Been Stage Struck Ever
Since 6abyhood, Says Mother.

Elsie Janis, according to the moth
CT who brought her up, has been
stage struck ever since she was Il
year and a half old, for at that age
she appeared for the first time in pub
lie in speciality which may have
sounded like three COOS and a chortle
to the majority of the Sunday school
audience before which she performed,
but which mother declared was a
classic recitation.
Five years later. when the stock
company Of James Neil visited Column
bus. where Elsie was living, she ran
away from home and walked boldly
through the stage entrance of the
theater. and so on to the stage where
the company was rehearsing. She
picked out Mr. Neil and explained
that she had come to be an actress.
Before the manager could pack her
off home Miss Elsie had executed a
from that into an imitation of Rich
ard Mansfield as Baron Chevriaf
Neil sent one OF the company home
with the little girl, with the message
that he'd engage her during the
Columbus term if her mother con-
sented And Mrs. Janis, realizing
that her six-year-old daughter had
ambition, concluded the wisest thing
to do would be to aid that ambition
by the most intelligent methods. So
Miss Janis went on the stage and
has been there ever since. She says
for the actress who denies having
been stage struck. I'm stage struck
to-day she says, and whenever |
get over that feeling I'm going TO quit
acting"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1908-02-08
1T is WISE TO GO SLOW.
Tariff Tinkering Would Be Productive
of Harmful Results.

1t is an acknowledged fact that the
wages of the American workmen are
higher than in any other country. Not
only in protected industries but in
all lines OF mercantile and manufac-
turing business, the wages of the Amer
lean workman are higher. In some Of
the trades, notably the building trades,
wages have reached a particularly
high standard, and the hours of labor
have been materially shortened
1t is safe to say that despite the adj
vance in the prices of commodities
of all kinds, ;hc condition of the
American workman is superior to any
other workmen.
TO maintain this superiority and
10 keep the American standard of
wages and living where they are to-
day should be the purpose of all tariff
legislation. In many lines of indus
try the protection of tariff is abso-
lutely necessary. Others do not de-
pend upon the tariff and would not be
brought into direct competition with
foreign labor conditions, but the pros
perity of the country demands that
protection should be provided whore
it is needed, for all share in the gen
eral prosperity of the nation.
There may be tariff schedules which
afford at present unnecessary protec-
ton. There may be inequalities which
should be corrected. but in the main
the Dingley tariff has been great
boon for the American people. Under
it's fostering provisions the country
emerged from chaotic conditions and
hard times and entered upon a period
Of unprecedented prosperity which
might well be called the golden era.
That prosperity has continued so
strong and sure that even the great
crisis in Wall street has failed to per-
manently disturb the general business
of the nation.
Under such conditions the decision
of the dominant party to let the tariff
alone for the present seems wiser. To
tinker would be to destroy confidence
and create uncertainty. Ii is far better
ito bear those ills we have than fly to
others that we know not of."-Law-
renee MASS Sun
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1908-02-08
Government Deposits.

No one need feel concerned lest the
need Of reducing slightly the very
large United States government de-
posts in banks may affect the money
markets unfavorably or delay the
restoration OF entirely natural and
wholesome financial conditions. There
is no pertinence in the suZges-
ton that since the banks protested
against government Withdrawals last
spring they must be more adversely
affected now
Then the federal governments rev
enues far exceeded its expenditures.
Then the treasury hoard Of gold was
piling up steadily. Money drawn from
the banks would not have found it's
way back into general use 1t would
have been locked up in the treasury
vaults. But now the outgo of the
treasury exceeds its income. Rev
enues have decreased SO much that
they fall below thu expenses OF the
nation. There is constant cutting
down of the treasury's still enormous
stock Of money-nearly all deposited
in national banks where it can be of
general service to- the country.
Therefore the money which the gov
eminent will have to withdraw from
the banks will Immediately get into
circulation. 1t will be used to pay gov
eminent bills. 1t will not stay in the
treasury. II will not be withdrawn
from the service of the people The
banks will get 1t again almost as fast
as they pay it to the government.
Under such circumstances, there is no
possible harm in moderate withdraw
ais of funds needed for the current
expenses of the nation.--Clevelapd
Leader
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1908-02-08

ECklES AND THE BIBLE.
Chicago Banker Known for Devout
ness of His Life.

James II. Eckles, who died suddenly
of heart disease at his home. in Chi
cago, a few days ago. was one of
the most devoutly religious men of
large affairs in the country. He
scrupulously avoided ostentatious dis
play of his genuine piety, and only
his most intimate friends knew of his
deep religious convictions. Among
them was Grover Cleveland. who,
while governor of New York, dis
cerned this trait in Mr.. Eckles' char
acter when the latter was a student
of the Albany Law School. Mr.. Eckles
was not psalm singer or leader
of prayer meetings, etc. Seldom was
his name publicly connected with
church matters or religious move
ments, but it is recalled by persons
in Washington who knew him well
when he lived here as comptroller of
the currency in the last Cleveland adj
ministration, that he gave more :iber-
ally of his income to the cause of re-
ligion than any other man of their
acquaintance. 1t was his custom to
read one or more chapters Of the
bible every night before retiring, it
made no difference how late the hour,
and on his outing trips he invariably
carried, tucked away in his baggage,
a copy of the sacred book. 1t is re-
lated that while always the jolliest
member of every outing party, Mr..
Eckles never failed to read the bible
in camp under suffering light every
night as long as the trip lasted. He
and Mr.. Cleveland, the latter the son
of minister, used to have long dis
cussions of the bible whenever Mr..
Eckles called at the White House at
night for a private chat with the pres
ideni.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1908-02-08
NOTES OF THE FOOTLlGHTS.

"peter Pan" is now being played in
Berlin for the first time under The
title of Peter Gerneklein."
All the dramatic critics in Phia-
delphia say that Julia Marlowe's new
play, Gloria" is a failure.
Albert Chevalier is to produce in
London new play called The
House" title that has been chosen
in preference to -Four in Family"
the original name of the play. Cheva-
lier will play the part of a laboring
man.
Peter Pan recently revived in
London. with Miss Pauline Chase, of
America, playing the name part, was
enthusiastically welcomed home.
Henry Miller is to organize a stock
company for San Francisco next sum-
mer, and will utilize ii in trying out
several new plays.
The Kendals has added to their eX-
tensive repertoire a new play called
THE Whirlpool" by Herbert Swears.
The play finds motto in Christine
Rossetti's lines, Where love is there
cometh sorrow, to-day, or else to-
morrow"
Paul Armstrong, the adapter of
"Salomy James" has written new
play called Society and the Bulldog, :"
which is to be given in the Garrick
theater, Chicago, in January. 1t is
expected William Farnum. Cecilia
LOTUS, Elita Proctor Otis, Alfred
Hickman and Molly Brady will APP
pear in the cast.
There is rumor circulating in
New York to the effect that after this
season Joe Weber will cease to be
the leading light of the little play
house which has so long borne his
name. This rumor is coupled with
another. which asserts that Mrs.
Leslie Carter-Payne will secure the
place which Weber vacates.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1908-02-08
ANNA HELD'S FIRST HIT.
Incident Which Shows How Luck En-
ters Into Players Success.

Several years ago when Evans and
Iioey made 4 revival of "A Parlor
Match" they had as an added feature
one Anna Held, billed as French
woman and singer of the typical
French music hall songs. rendered in
English. No matter whether Miss
Held is French or Polish, she manages
to get away with the former claim.
While "A Parlor Match" was On the
road the little woman, while her work
pleased, yet iii a certain sense never
created a pronounced hit. Then the
company went into the Herald Square
theater in New York, presumably for
run. Miss Held was supposed TO do
her singing at an oppOrtune time in
the play.
On the opening night she sang her
first song, and il did not cause any
perceptible evidence of wild en-
thusiasm. The second was not re-
ceived with any greater acclaim, and
it looked dubious for the future of the
young woman. Then she came ont
and sang the first verse and the
chorus of her now almost famous,
Won't You Come and Play With
Ne" There was little applause at
the end of the singing, but some of
those interested in tile house and
management kept up a consistent
hand clapping, hut it was hard work
inducing others to follow suit.
Bill Hoey, who was to make his en-
trance Immediately after Miss Held
had finished. believed the applause
was over and as there would be no re-
call, he walked on the stage. Just
then there was renewal OF the hand
clapping and Mr.. HOey walked up
the stage and sat down with his back
TO the audience. so that the woman
might have everything her own way.
Miss Held came on and sang another
verse and then launched into the
chorus. AS she was moving about
the stage. doubtless nervous, she be-
gan the refrain that is the title of
the song and reached out toward
Hoey, singing: Wont You Come and
Play With Me-" Quickly. Hoey got to
his feet, gave that funny little shrug
and exclaimed: In a minute!" and
shuffled toward her.
The audience broke into laughter
and applause and Miss Held received
encore after encore and her success
was assured. So you see what
large element luck is in determining
a players future.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1908-02-08
Blanche Knew How.

Blanche Ring attended a fair at
the Waldorf the other day. While
browsing around she came to booth
where young lady was trying to dis
pose of beautiful silk petticoat by
rattle.
Its very strange" she commented
to Miss Ring, but ! can't seem to get
the men to take chance on this pet
ticoat.
HIM" said Miss Ring I'll show
you how to get rid of every chance
you've got. Get me bottle of per.
fumery."
The young girl did as bid. Miss
Ring uncorked the bottle and
sprinkled the petticoat with the per-
fume.
Now" she said, when the men
come near the booth shake this per.
fumed creation in their faces"
In Is minutes there was small
riot about the booth and the young
girl had raised the price of chances
ON the petticoat 100 per cent.