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The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-07
SIXTEEN MORE
ARE FOR TAFT
REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE DE-
ciDEs FLORIDA AND GEoR
GAS CONTESTS.
ANTS FAIL TO SCORE
Personal Encounter Between Two
Members of Anti-Taft Faction
Narrowly Averted Vice
Presidential Talk.

Chicago, June 6.-SiXteen more Tart
delegates were added to the temper
airy roll call of the Republican Nation
al convention today as result OF the
determination Of the contests from
Florida and Georgia.
Opposition to Taft failed to score
and the slate was wiped clean in favor
of the sets instructed for the secretary
of war. One Florida district, the
Third, and three Georgia districts
the First, Second and Third, passed
over until Monday because the repre-
sentatives of the Anti-Taft delegations
were not ready to proceed. The coun'
sci for the delegations instructed for
Taft moved a postponement, and an
nounced that they did not desire to
take snap judgment"
Vigorous use of the gayel by Chair
man New and the interference of
friends was all that prevented per
sonal encounter between the prin'
cipals in the Florida state contest.
The proceedings were enlivened
also by the assertion that Representa-
tive Butler of Ames, Mass, who Is
said TO have engineered the AntiTaft
fight in Florida, was responsible for
the use of alleged forged tickets OF
admission to state convention halls.
This charge was made in the form of
an admission by Former United States
District Attorney j. N. Stripping, one
of the Anti-Taft contestants, who
spoke in opposition to the seating OF
the Taft delegation. 1t created a dis
tinct sensation. 1t was during the dis
.cussion of this matter that personal
encounter was narrowly averted.
The vice presidential situation al
ready has become the subject of much
talk among the national committee
men, according to a number of wei
informed politicians. 1t was said to
day that there Is great deal OF DIS
sussion behind closed doors, and the
impression prevails that it will be the
sentiment of the convention that al
eastern man, pfelerdoiy ONE run
New York state, should be named.
Secretary Cortelyou is favored, but
some members doubt the political wis
dom of taking the entire ticket from
the Roosevelt cabinet.
Representative Sherman, chairman
fthe congressional committee an'
Representative ]. Sloat Fassett are al
50 mentioned.
There are other members of thu
committee who are inclined to beliey'
that Senator Deliver of Iowa, Is II
the running and still others continue
to talk of the denomination OF Vic
President Fairbanks In spite of hi
statement that he will not accept tn
second place again.
There will be an effort made her
soon, It Is said upon good authority, &
launch boom for Senator Knox n
Taft's running mate in the event o
the latter's nomination.
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PLATFORM TALK
BY THE LEADERS
ROOSEVELT AND OTHERS HAVE
EARNEST DISCUSSION IN
EXECUTIVES OFFICE.
COMPLETED BY TUESDAY
Tariff Revision Made important Point
Also Matter Of Selecting
Chairman ror the Ma
tonai Committee.

Washington. June G,-Iresident
Roosevelt, Secretary Taft, Secretary
Root and Senator 3urkett of Ne
braska, had an extended political tax
in the PRESIDENT cIices this aft
noon. Perhaps the most interesting
and significant developments of the
conference were the serious ccnSid-
Grafton given the problem of select
ing a chairman Of lIe national com
mittee, and the fact that Frank II.
Hitchcock's name was left pra tic cll'
at the top of the list OF those regarded
as available.
Considerable tins was given today
to the discussion of platform.
This document will be complete
Tuesday, according to a prediction
and it's tariff feature is assuming
greater Importance than any other.
The discussion turned on the import
ance of making clear to the voter
that a revision is promised by the
Republican party at dehnlte u9
Immediately after the Inauguration
To make this promise effective it wi
be necessary for the dominant party
to elect not only the head of the
ticket. but majority of the mem
hers of the lower house OF congress.
With this machinery 1t was stated
a revision win be assured, but should
the house be allowed to go Demo
cratic. the senate, remaining Repub
lican, would of necessity, cross pur
Begin Work on Annex.
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WISCONSIN HIGH SCHOOLS.

Madison, Wis, June 6.-The Mil
waukee South Division High School
won the fourteenth annual Wisconsin
interscholastic meer this afternoon
scoring % 1-3. Oshkosh was second,
with Is. Appleton third, II, Milwau-
kee West Division was fourth with
l3. and Milwaukee East Division vas
fifth with Janesvi;e and Menominee e,
each II. Milwaukee West Division
won the relay race with case in 3:43.
Two new records were established.
Scbaus of Milwaukee West Diyisi n,
improved the shot out mark to AZ
feet inches, besting the put of Pat
terson of Janesvile In 1901 Adams of
Appleton clipped one-fifth of a sec
ond from the record in the high
hurdling, going over the sticks In
1G 2-5.
w. Meyer, of Milwaukee South
Division was the individual star,
scoring 1S points.
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BLACKS ATTACK COUPLE.
Man Killed and Girl Wounded "
Shooting That Followeo--Hiood-
hounds On the Trail.

Chattanooga, Tenn, June Cat
$3.50 tonight hold up occurred on
Rossville, avenue on the southern
outskirts of the city and Joseph
Knight, a business man, was instantly
killed and Miss Sallie Pool probably
fatally wounded.
The couple were out driving when
stopped T. three negroes. Knight
resisted the attack and the shooting
followed A large posse assisted by
bloodhounds are on the track OF the
criminals.
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TO MUlDOOn'S AGAIN
Secretary of State Elihu Root viii
Make Another Test OF Exercise
Treatment.

Washington June G-Seeretary
Root will take another turn at MuI-
doon's. He said today he would not
SIT on the lid here this summer, bu.
would go TO Muldoon's farm about
June 20, and after two weeks there
would go to his home in Utica for the
summer.
Mr.. Root prohted greatly last year
by his sojourn at Muldoon's farm, an /
he has been much better this year for
it. He is not in bad health, but thinks
the rest and exercise will do him
good.
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ANTITAFT MEN QUIT.
Convinced That National Committee
is Preuldiced - Cannon Men
Mot Present

Chicago, June 6.-No more evidence
I'm the contested cases will put be-
mittee by the allied candidates, ac-
cording to a decision reached tonight
at a conference between managers
representing the interests of Knox.
Fairbanks and Hughes. The managers
for Cannon did not participate.
Convinced that the national commit
tee as it is at present constituted
has preiudged all contests In favor OF
Taft and that all delegations that are
instructed to vote for him will be
seated by the committee, the man
ayers of the three candidates named
decided upon this radical course.
In reaching a decision tonight the
gentlemen in conference came to the
conclusion that if they continued to
present their claims to the national
committee and received nothing but
succession of defeats on which to
appeal to the credentials committee OF
the convention. they would receive 4
black eve" from that body, and
probably from the committee WHICH u
the court of last resort.
They admitted that if they decline
to present their evidence TO the ma
tional committee that they may have
a poor case to present to the superior
court. All concede that they are
weakened by noncurrence OF the Can
non managers. Aside from the fact
that Cannon has nothing TO gain per
sonally from the contests. however
they may be settled, his friends are o
the opinion that it is not good part'
politics to precipitate a row In the Re
publican ranks just prior to a nationa
convention and for that reason are no
in sympathy with the movement Il
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STARTLING CONFESSION
Made BY Lad Of Fourteen-Tells Po-
lice he is responsible For
Two Murders.

Norwood, Mass, June G.-After
startling the police today by dec'ar,
ing that he had killed two boys In
Brooklyn last March, Anthony Santo
a 14-year-old boy, later in the day
told the authorities he was guilty OF
killing G.year1old Louise Staula, al
Dedham on May II.
The death of the girl has been q
mystery, and an inquest is now in
progress.
Her body was found in a field.
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ARRESTED FOR NIGHT RIDING.

Hopkinsville, Ky. June G.-Riehard
Crenshaw was dismissed by per
emptory instructions on the charges
of night riding A. ]. Jones. Y. G.
Gibson, Homar Barnes and Byron
Henderson. prominent farmers. sur
rendered Warrants are out for their
arrest. charged with participation in
the John Wicks whipping.
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MINE BUILDING BURNS
And Twenty-three Men Are Missing
Supposed to Ee Dead in
the Shaft.

Silverton, Colo. June G.-Twenty-
three men are missing and may be
dead in the Gold King mine at Glad
stone as a result of a fire which de-
stroyed the mine building fast night.
It was discovered today that
three men were missing and thirty
four went into the mine to find them.
The rescuers met bad air and gas
and only fourteen of them managed
to reach the surface again.
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WORST TORNADO
IN MANY YEARS
SWEPT OVER SOUTHERN NE
BRAst.A AND NORTHERN KAN
SAS FRIDAY.
TWENTY-ONE ARE DEAD
Five Fatally Injured and Scores Ser
iously hurt--Hundred Buildings
in Different Towns Damaged
or Destroyed.

Omaha, June 6-The tornado Which
passed over souther Nebraska and
portions of Northern Kansas Friday
Ievening was most destructive and coy.
cred more territory than any similar
storm which has visited the state ia
many years.
Twenty one are known to be deal
fiye fatally injured and a score Of
others seriously hnrt.
In addition reports received tonight
Estate that several persons were killed
at Byron. Neb,, and CORTLAND. kas..
which towns have been cut OFF from
communication w.th the outside
world,
Revised List OF Dead.
John Austin, wife and son; two
daughters of Mrs c. Simpel; one en-.
| tire family, of four TO six members.
names unknown, all near Byron; Lulu
.Smith and Irene Shlvely, aged 4, Of
lGeneea, Mrs. Maud Carter and Baby
lCarter of Carleton; two children OF
IMr. Small, OF Guide Rock; Henry Mad,
lison. OF Franklin; Mrs. August Fen-
Itell, Elijah Artenbricht, of shickley;
IRay Flaming, drowned near Fairfield,
----- Fentell 17-yearold son of
Mrs. August Fentell
Fatally Injured.
John shiyely aud Ross Shiyely, OF
lGeneya; John Merriam and Press
bailey, of Carleton; Mr. August Fen
ltell. of Shiekley.
/ The town of Carleton. Fairfield,
lDeshIer, Shiokley. Geneva, Franklin,
long and Riyerton are among those
Visited by the storm aud ia not one
10 fthem did the elements spare life or
lproperty -~s-.
| acarleton fve residences slkltA~flSSa
lchurehes were utterly destroyed.
Iwhile a new schol building and 30
.lhouses were badly wrecked.
i AZ Geneva the storm wroght great
llestrnctlon; and IN the adjacent conn-
ltry claimed five victims. two OF whom
were killed outright and three fatally
Injured. AT Fairfield more than forty
buildings were more or less damage
and some of them, including three
churches, entirely demolished.
= Two Hundred Homeless.
/ Homeless and helpless more than
1.-TWO hundred people, members OF
farmers families, have sought refuge
Iinsuch homes as were not in the patp
lo fthe storm, or were fortunate
enough to escape without serious
damage. Not head OF live stock is
lleft In the wake OF the tornado and
. crops are utterly destroyed.
Between Bryon and Deshier the
= greatest loss OF life occurred, twelve
, persons being killed outright and
4 number receiving injuries from Which
!. they cannot recover
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MADDEN'S SIR MARTIN
Wins American Stake OF Si3.2oo at
Grsvesend Over Fine Field
of Two-Year-oids.

Gravescnd. June C.-John E. Mad
den's Sir Martin won the Great
American Stake worth $4,000 for
two-year-olds at five furlongs today
defeating a high class field of colts.
Fayette. stable mate OF Sir Martin,
and coupled In the betting at Z TO >,
was second with II. z. Whimey's
Robin. 4 to l. close 70 third. Time
/ .0Oss. Sir Martin carried a top
weight Of ie5 pounds.
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KENTUCKY FOR BRYAN.

Louisville, Ky, June G.-William T.
Bryan was unanimously endorsed by
legislative district conventions which
were held throughout Kentucky today
for the purpose of naming delegates to
the conventions which in turn will
name district delegates and delegates
at-large to the national convention.
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RACE RIOT AT DALLAS.

Dallas. June Ga race riot be-
tween Americans, Poles. Hungarians
and Italians has broken out. follow
ing the killing of an American miner
at Thurber mines last night. Camps
of Americans aud Foreigners are arm
ing for trouble. Texas rangers have
been ordered to the place.
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HusTLERs ELECT OFFICERS.

Belleville. H., June G.-The Egyp-
tian Hustlers, an organization ON
bracing travelling statesmen in llIi-
nois. Missouri, and Indiana. today
elected C. s. Fraser, of Indianapolis,
president: c. A Game. of Centralla,
ILL.,, secretary, and Omar s. Pace. Of
Mount Vernon, ILL.,, treasurer.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-07
COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS

Davenport. Iowa, June 6.-The Uni
ted Commercial Travellers Of America
closed their convention here today.
A. V Weidel OF Sioux City. was elect
ed grand counselor: l.. l. Eison. Of
Council Bluffs. secretary: " A. Gray.
of Des Moines. treasurer. The con
ventlon win be held at Mason City
next year.
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IOWA PIONEER DIES.

Waterloo. Iowa. June G.-Mayor
George w. Hayselett, aged II, of La
Porte. died here today after a few
hours Illness He was formerly sher-
iff OF Blackhawk county. postmaster
of La Porte and last March was elect
ed mayor Of La Porte.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-07

bolt the committee. The effect of the
non.prosecution of Anti-Taft contests
would be to cause the committee to
seat Taft delegates in each instance.
These delegates would go on the tenn
porary roll and each one of the state
delegations so seated would name a
member of the credentials commit
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PRIEST DROPS DEAD.

Galesburg. H., June G.-Father Bal
four, assistant priest of Corpus Chris
Il church. dropped dead this after
noon of heart disease.
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PEOPLES PARTY NAME
TICKET IN INDIANA

indianapolis, Ind. June G.-The Peo-
pies party of Indiana today nominated
a ticket headed by F. J. s. Robinson
of Cloyerl nd, for governor.
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DIES AT AGE OF ios

Beloit. Wis. June s-Mary Ann
Ladhens Hunt died today st the age
of loG years. She was born at Gosh
en-, Conn. January %. isae
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-03-20
GRADING AND PACKING FRUIT.
careIessness Always Results In Lowe,
Prices When Marketing.

To see the way in which some fruit
are farmers who say fruit growing
docs not pay.
Very frequently baskets give evil
dence from their blackcned. moldy
appearance that they have been stored
In damp cellars or they show chat
and dust of the hay loft Such pack
ages could not bring a good price for
even the choicest OF fruit. Second
hand packages or those that have been
used for fruit before, are entirely I'M
suitable. BESIDES being unsightly
they will cause fruit to decay on the
road TO market The wood OF second
hand packages is liable to become i'm
pregnated with the spores Of molds
and rots from former fruit and will
cause the speedy decay of fresh
fruit coming in contact with II.
Very frequently packages are used
which are unsnitcd 10 the nature Of
the fruit. A bushcl basket Is n poor
means for carrying and displaying del
icate, high.class fruit like peaches. A
barrel is too large for soft fruit like
Bartlett and Clapp pears Often a 90.
pound basket Of grapes will be begging
for a purchaser while n the same
fruit were placed In dainty three
pound baskets, the fruit would sell Ike
hot cakes at IS and 30 cents apiece. or
eight TO ten cents per pound for the
grapes.
The most common evidence OF care.
lcssness on the part Of the fruit grow
or is the sending of ungraded pack
ages. showing large. intermediate and
small specimens Of fruit which almost
invariably sell at the rate paid for In.
fcriOr stun. says Farmers Voice. l.
would probably sell at better price
If every specimen in the package were
small, the large specimens being a
detrimcnt rather than otherwise. Il Is
frequent sight in the commission
houses of any Of the large cities to see
men sorting and repacking fruit care.
fully. which was carclessly put NJ By
the farmer. The commission men pay
the farmer minimum price for the
Nhoic package. ana that is the best
that can be gotten for II.
tn" large, fine specimens are sort.
ed out and packed in smaller PACK.
age and bring special price often
much more than could be gotten for
the whole original ungradrd package
The profit for such grading which
might have gone to the farmer natur.
ally went to the commits sion merchant
who did the work.
The grower, moreover. paid the
same freight on the inferior fruit IN
the package that he did on the specia.
grade that brought the special price
TO the commission merchant
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-03-20
The Tariff Abroad aud Here.

The consul Of the United States at
Chcmnit2, Germany, reports thai Ger.
man commerce Is decliainc and thar
imports and exports for October are
both less than In 1906. Slch ae.
crease is hardly to be- wondered at, tor
tariff protection for the few ut m"
expense Of the many. which thruttlcs
commerce, ~ the policy in Germany
rs In the United States, Cdrtcls.
which We call trusts. besides an end.
less number Of SyndiCatCS and Cun'bi-
nations TO keep up prices. arc stead.
lily reported in the press Of that Coun.
try, The object OF tariff protection In
Germany was originally TO help the
landuwners-ihe aristucracy Of tina,
cuuntry-hut the result has been 10
also build up monopoly by industrial
corporations and manufacturers. The
advance In the price of meat, flour and
other protected agricultural products
has enabled the German farmers 20
pay the high rents demanded by tho
landlords but the increased cost of
living has weighed heavily upon the
woyllingmen. Tho Manufacturers de-.
manded their share Of protection, and
being politically influential the land.
lords were compelled TO admit them to
the sacred tariff protected circle The
DISTINGUISHED and unprotected artisans
and laborers are rioting in the streets
" Berlin and demanding work arh
votes. Those with limited incomes &c
with us. are the worst sufferers. for
they find no increase in their incomes
to offset the enormous increase in the
cost of living.
II will thus 6e seen that while our
farmers are plundered b. the tariff,
the German farmers have been some.
what helped by It, in consequence Of
their aristocratic landlords forcing
protection from American agricultural
products. That, Of course, decreases
the demand for the products Of our
farmers, and when the new German
tariff law goes into effect Il will be felt
with increased severity by the United
States. The temporary tariff arrange.
ment made by this country with Ger.
many, until congress provides for
reciprocity treaty with that country. "a
being attacked by our standpattcrs,
who will prevent any reduction OF
duties as long as they control con
gress. Meanwhile England, with n
tariff for revenue only, 10 increasing
her commerce and times are compare.
lively good there. There are no plum.
derinE trusts and the farmers and
workinGmen are better of than ever
before. How do our stanipat friends
explain the good conditions In Eng.
land and the lack of prosperity in
Germany and the United States?
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-03-20
QUARREL OVER THE sPoiLs.
Republicans In fractional Dispute
About Delegates.

TIE nti.Rooseyclt-Tdft Republic.
ans have been denounciug the use Of
presidential patronage TO influence the
selection of delegates TO the Republic.
an convention That only those favor
able to the presidents policies" were
being appointed Was charged in all
directions and much of the evidence
seemed TO confirm tho charges, Now
comes President Roosevelt and enters
general denial and declare that
the boot is on the other leg. 70" thos'
who have been violating the civil acry.
ice iniunct,ons have been men who
are not working for Mr. Taft"
Yet in spite of this denial by Prcci
dent Roosevelt, of the misuse Of Off
cial patronage, his admission that his
Interference with patronage matters
I'm Ohio has been limited to insisting
ms ! should insist anywhere else. thai
opposition to the purposes policies
and friends Of the administration snail
not be considered as "A necessary pre-.
requisite 10 holding the commission Ot
the president would seem to admit
that only Roosevelt men are placed on
guard, The next day Senator For.
aker in the senate gave the evidence
that convicted President Roosevelt OF
trying to coerCc an Ohio postmaster
These Republican squabhles over tho
spells of Office and the evident inlnr.
lion Of the dominant Republican fac.
ton to perpctuate its power by All
means possible. is OF little interest
to Democrats except as 1t interiors;
with good government II is quite Ger
tain that the FOrdkerKnoN.C Cannon.
Fairbanks faCtiCa would do what ,hry
are charging the president with doing
and the only Republican mentioned for
president that would be at all likely 6,
reform III" abuse of patronage is Go,
Hughes For that very reason The
Republican politicians including prosi.
dent Roosevelt. are opposing the Iub.
ton of Gov. Hughes and most Of thugr
who appear to be helping him az
Dierely doing so to defeat the Roosc.
reit faction.
Such is the grOveling attitude % the
Republican politicians, and from
patriotic standpoint ii would seem that
the independent voters nyst -, heart.
i!y sick of both factions. "Tmu IL,
rasCals out"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-03-20
EYEsIGHT WAS IN DANGER
From Terrible Eezema-Baby's Head
Mass of Itching Rash and Sores
Disease Cured by Cuticura.

"Our little girl was two months old
when she got a rash on her face and
within five days her face and head
were all one sore We used different
remedies but II got worse instead OF
better and We thought she would turn
blind and that her ears would fall OFF
She suffered terribly, and would
scratch until the blood came. This
went on until she was five months old
then | had her under our family doc
tors care. but she continued to grow
worse. He said It was eczema When
she was seven months old ! started
to use the Cuticura Remedies and in
two months our baby was a different
girl. You could not see a sign of q
sore and she was as fair as new.
born baby She has not had sign OF
the eczema since Mrs. II. f. Budke,
LeSueur. MINI, Apr, Is and May 2, o."
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-03-20
a Thieves Quarrel.

The tin plate makers OF this couE.
try are having a quarrel with the steel
trust over the division Of ta"ih spoils.
4 hundred thousand tons of tin plate
bars have been sold by the steel trust
for delivery in Wales at s2l.90. Allow.
ing $40 for the cost Of ship.
ping the product. the price at the
mills is $3.50. while the price to
American consumers Is 500
Naturally the lin plate makers view
the action OF the steel trust with dis
pleasure. The tin plate makers dc
manded, and received, through the
Dirgley tariff law, special protection
which they did not need at all. The
steel rust organizers Jared likewise
The latter have now succeeded in en-
ploying the tariff law 10 deliver n
foul blow TO one of their best
patrons.
This is a case where the ancier'
adage touching upon the subject e
honor among thieves does not appb