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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-02-15
]. wILEEs BOOTH.

J. WILKES BOOTH. the scores. Chief
among the poets were Tennyson, Poe.
Holmes. Fitzgerald and Lord Hough-
ton. OF musicians there were Chopin
and MendelssOhn; of scientists. Oar
win and many lesser lights: Of fight
ers. Admiral Dahlgren, Kit Carson.
Marshal Canrobert: Of statesmen.
Gladstone. Hannibal Hamlin and Abra-
ham Lincoln.
Lincoln and Darwin. perhaps the
most celebrated of the list, were born
on the same day. One abolished chat
tel slavery. preserved the worlds
greatest republic and set democratic
government long step forward: the
other revolutionized science and wrote
the word revolution" into the Ian
guage and thoughts of men.
LircOln's fame has grown with ev-
cry hour since his death and is yet
growing. His hold on the hearts of
men comes not alone from his acts.
These but brought him into the public
eye. 1t was the sweetness Of his char
acter. his mercy and simplicity, his
loyalty to truth. his homely common
sense, his literary quality and his per
feet democracy that have given him
second. If not first, place among the
great men of his own land and won
him the affection Of all lands.
The centenary of his birth. on Feb.
~, will be celebrated as has been that
of no other American. On the birth
place farm in Kentucky a memorial
building will be dedicated, speeches
being delivered by President Roose-
yelt. So rotary Of War Luke T..
Wright. Supreme Court Justice Oliver
Wendell Holmes. Cardinal Gibbons
and Governors Folk of Missouri and
Wilson of Kentucky. The address Of
President Roosevelt while short. will
be, il i; believed. one of his most ann
bilious Efforts 1t will constitute prac-
iica!:t h; last important utterance as
president. and he designs to pllce it
rs nearly IN the class with Lincon's
Gettysburg address rs he is able. The
memorial building itself Is small and
Of simnle hut classic design. Sur
rounded by Greek pillars and APP
proa he'd by broad flights of steps, it
makes u striking appearance on the
humble Kentucky farm. 1t complete
~ surrounds and incloseS the little
log cabin in which Lincoln WIS born.
which after its wanderings has been
re-erected ON it's original site. At the
foot of the steps are Il broad sward ana
driveway. with Il flagstaff in the cen
ter. Near by is the rock spring which
was famous even in Lincoln's day
All of this, with the remainder of the
farm. which will be left much as it
was before, IS to he thrown open t.
the public as IL national park on Feb
A.
The Lincoln centenary will also be
deliberately celebrated at the tomb OF
the martyr president apd his former
home in Springfield. at most Of the
large cities and in the churches and
elsewhere all over the United States
and in some form throughout the
world.
Two men whose lines of fate cross
cd those of Abraham Lincoln in d
strange and one of them in IL sinister
way were stephen A. Douglas ant
John Wilkes Booth. Lincoln ant
Douglas were lifelong political foes
rivals for the hand of the same girl
rivals for the senatorship. rivals il
debate ard rivals for the presidency
Lincoln won in every case. except II
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-02-15
HENRY L. sTINsoN AND DE LANCEI NICoLL

HENRY L. sT1xsoN AND DE LANCET N1coLL.
York. Henry L. Stimson, is United
States district attorney for the south
ern district Of New York. He is con.
fronted by an array Of distinguished
legal talent headed by De Lancey Mic
oil, former district attorney Of New
York county. The latter was born at
Dayside, on Long isiand, now part vi
New York city. in 1854 and is a grad
uate of st. Paul's school, Concord
N. H., and of Princeton university;
also Of the Columbia Law school. He
married Miss Maud Churchill. Mr..
Nicholl was member Of the conven-
ton of 1894 which framed new con-
stitution for the state.
Mr.. Stimson was born In New York
thirty-nine years ago and graduated
from Phillips academy at Andover,
n. H., in 1888 and from Yale univer-
sity in 1888. He studied for the bar at
the Harvard Law school.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-02-15

In 1850 when his name was being
mentioned as a prospective candidate
for president. Abraham Lincoln wrote
to an editor who had suggested the
advisabi'ity of announcing his name,
II must In all candor say that | do
not think myself at for the presiden-
cy."
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-02-15
STIMSON AND NlC0LL.
Attorneys Who Figure on Opposite
Sides In the Pulitzer Case.

The extraordinary character of the
suit in the federal courts against the
company which publishes the Nc"
York World and the constitutional
character of the questions that have
arisen in. connection with the case Civ"
exceptional interest to The learned
counselors of the law who figure IN
the suit The government attorney in
charge Of the prosecution In New
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-02-15


1.-THE portrait OF Lincoln shown above Il
from Ida NJ Tarbell's early Life O.!
Lincoln" and depicts the first martyr
president as he was at the beginning OF
his first term. 1t was used by Leonard
w. Volk. sculptor, in studies of Lincoln. ]
masses of literature such as have APP
peared concerning no other American;
prizes given by newspapers for the
best essays on Lincoln by school
children; elaborate ceremonies at the
birthplace and the tomb. at the ma
tons capital. at the metropolis. In well
nigh every church, school, theater. lee
ture hall and home In the land; hun
dreds Of books and magazines and
thousands of papers full Of him! And
all because this man had so much love
for others that he gave his life to
make them free.
]. A. EDGERTON.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-02-15

lie list Of the
worlds great
men born in
1909 and whose
centenaries will
therefore be Gel
ebrated during
the present year
is surprisingly
large. The num-
Der reaches into
r,-- "x =
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-02-15
swA HE centenary Of the birth o.
u Abraham Lincoln is bringing
M a new and larrpr view of the

man. I nc WORTH Is CUWtHE
more and more to see the soul side or
him. to lose sight Of petty and nones'
sential circumstances belonging to his
personality and environments and to
measure his real stature.
The more have studied Lincoln the
more | have been struck by the mira
Gle of him. That this child Of the vii
derness, this offspring Of poor whites
without education except such as he
could give to himself without q single
advantage in blood. training, wealth
or environment, should grow into
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-02-15
LINCOLNS BIRTHPLACE

He still h?s something to teach us all.
For my own part l think this cente
nary is one Of che most fortunate thing
that ever happened.
And what centenary 1t is--cele
brations in every city. town and ham
let, even extending to foreign lands
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-02-15

man whose speeches We're marvels of
logical reasoning and intellectual pow
err, whose acumen as statesman and
diplomat exceeded that Of men long
trained. whose literary style was clas-
sic, whose life was essentially without
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-02-15

the empty honor Of the formal cleo
ton to the senatorship Even there
ne had the popular majority and the
moral effect Of victory. Yet oddly
enough it was Douglas who. fifty years
ago, first gave Lincoln his opporlu-
nifty to achieve national fame. The
debates between the two giants were
the most celebrated in American po-
litiral history. They made Mr.. Lin
coin the presidential candidate III lsGo
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-21
EXPECT CHANGE
OVER SUNDAY
FRENCH GOVERNMENT SAYS
STRIKE SITUATION is lS
PROVED, WHILE LEADERS
SAY FIGHT is ON TO STAY.

Paris, March 20.-The governmen
tonight issued reassuring sta~emen:
concerning the strike In which IN
situation was said to be notably I'm
proved, many of the strikers, cs
pecially telephone girls. returning 20
work The strike leaders. on the 9th.
or hand are loudly proclaiming war
to the hilt and there are disquietirs
rumors of the railroad aud other co.
operative strikers.
The belief prevails that there will
be important developments over Sun
day through the elimination Of ".
Simyan. under the secretary of posts
and telegraphs, whose presence has
been the chief obstacle Of settlement
1T is openly intimated that the gov
eminent. having secured the endorse
meut of the chamber Of deputies. is
not anxious longer 10 shoulder Sim.
yans unpopularity.
II is probable the change viii b.
made on Monday. when. IL is report.
cd, the cabinet will 10 away with ths
position of under secretary OF posts
and create the postmaster general
ship to which an expert win be az.
pointed.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-21
FIFTEEN HUNDRED GRADUATES
OF FAMOUS UNIVERSITY AT
TEND BANQUET.
SALUTE HIM AS BILL"
Songs of the Alma Mater Inter
spersed The Speech Making
Taft First U. S. President
From Yale.

New York, March 20-With songs
of the football field and the boat race
course, with deafening cheers and "a
ronsing chorus of Here's to Good
Old Yale, Drink Her Down. Presi-
dent Taft was greeted tonight as the
first Yale president of the United
States by more than / 800 graduates
of the famous university.
The graduates came from all over
the country, They ranged from sill
very haired old gentlemen whose de-
grees bear the date of SO, down to
the youths who left their alma mater
only last June.
The decorations in the banquet hall
were on lavish scale and every
where were reminders of Yale. An
orchestra played Yale anthems
throughout the evening aud the sing
ing of rollicking songs was led by a
giee club of thirty-two graduates.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-21
BOWLING MEET
COMES TO END
FINAL EVENTS OF THE AMERI.
CAN BOWLING CONGRESS AT
PITTSBuRG WERE PULLED
OFF YESTERDAY.

Pittsburg. March 20.-The Interna.
tional Tournament of the American
Bowling Congress closed tonight
with the roll-off of the tie for first
place In the individual matches be-
tween F. Brugeman, of Sioux City,
Iowa, and Larry Sutton of Rochester.
N. Y, Sutton made a score of PA
against 179 made by Bruggeman.
Both men rolled 691 in the previous
contest.
The scores made at the last days
session of the tournament were some
what of a surpries to the regular at
tendants at the show. The Stigel
Mier-Kappel team from Cleveland in
the double event today rolled 1,205.
advancing into fifth place in that
event; r. l.. Lee. of Columbus, Ohio.
In the individual contest made GA
going into third place in the indivi,l-
ual prize list. J. Scull, also If Co
lumbus, rolled 63s in the individual
games this afternoon, thereby
placing himself thirteenth in the prize
money.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-21
AMERICAN RELATES HOW HE
WAS TRICkED BY CoNFI-
DENCE MEN IN LONDON.
CAV: UP pOCKETBOOK
hnd Diamond Ring to Show Good
Faith When Accepted to Take
Part in Distribution Of Bio
Fund For Charity.

London. March 2O,-Dr Marriott
Hntchins, president of the Board of
Education of Lake County. Michigan.
furnished thine police court with hat
an hours amusement today when he
related how he had been tricked by
three confidence men out of 81 1000 In
cash and diamond ring The police
have been successful in catching
the thieves and Hutchins is now IN
possession of his ring and $3.50 of his
money.
Il do not think that | am over
smart, Hutchins told the magistrate
but can hardly believe that was
so stupid as to turn my pocketbook
over to an entire stranger"
The confidence men related the old
story of man from the coloDies who
had been entrusted by rich relatives
with the distribution of $4,000 in
charity, and they displayed a number
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-21
MISSING IOWA
MAN RETURNED

New York. March 2O.-Edward Z.
Fitch. Of Council Bluffs. Iowa secre.
tary of the State Insurance company.
who disappeared last October AMI
was found by the American consul
al Naples. arrived here today on the
steamer Pannonia
Fitch left his home in Council
Bluffs last August for a vacation trip
in Europe He telegraphed his rela-
tives from Paris six weeks later that
he had gone to London TO be opera
ted on fer Appendicitis.
An unsuccessful search fer him in
the London hospitals was made by
the state department. when found in
Naples in February, he said he hal
been very i'll and had only a faint
recollection of travelling in various
countries on the continent.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-21

President Taft was probably the
happiest man at the diner which was
given In his honor. He was not hail
ed as president, however. but as
Bill salutation which punctu.
ated the cheering as he entered.
The only set speeches of the even
ing were made by President Taft an |
President Hadley. The latter spoke
first, responding to the toast Meath
the Elms", while the former, speaking
entirely extemporaneously, had for
his subject For God, for Country,
and for Yale.
There were several other infromal
speakers.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-21
DEPARTURE OF ROOSEVELT FOR
AFRICAN HUNT ATTRACTS
MOST ATTENTION..
SUIT AGAINST OIL co.
Will be Begun in ST. Louis Tuesday
Congress viii Continue to
Wreste With Tariff Bill--In
The Sport World.

Washington, ID. -, March 20
Probably no event of the week will
attract so much public attention as
the departure of ex-President Roose-
welt on his hunting expedition to AT
rica. The Roosevelt party have EN-.
gagged passage on the steamer Ham
burg, sailing from Hoboken at noon
next Tuesday for Naples AZ Naples
the party will transfer to the German
East Africa steamship Admiral,
which will convey them to Mombassa
from which point they will proceed
to the interior.
Congress will continue to wrestIe
wrestle with the tariff bin and th9
President is expected to give much OF
his attention to the matter of ap-
pointments. Some important chang )
in The foreign diplomatic service NAV
be announced before the end of the
week
The government suit to dissolve
the STANDARD on Company of New
Jersey on the ground that 1t Is a
combination In violation of the Sher-
man antitrust law will be called for
a final hearing In the United States
Circuit Court at st. Louis Tuesday.
Cipriano Castro. the ex-president
Of Venezuela, has engaged passage TO
sail for home or the steamer leaving
Bordeaux Friday. His arrival In Ven
ezuela will probably result In further
civil troubles In that turbulent
South American republic
Andrew Carnegie will preside at
the international peace festival
which the Peace Society of the City
of New York will hold In Carnegie
Hall "Wednesday evening In celebra
tion of the attainment of world peace
The week will be an unusually
busy one In the world of sport. The
baseball clubs of all the leagues. big
and little. will engage in exhibition
games and in other training work In
anticipation of the opening Of the
season. Other sporting events OF the
week that will attract attention will
he the Ormond-Daytona beach auto
mobile races in Florida, the interna-
tional Tournaments in New York to
decide the 1873 balkline billiard cham
pionship, the annual United North
South amateur goCf tournament at
Pinehurst, the annual meeting of the
intercollegiate football rules commit.
tee in New York, the Gotch-Perrillo
wrestling match In Omaha, the fight
between Packie Mcfarland and
Leach Cross in New York, and the
Stanley KetcheIl-Jack O'Brien con-
test, also In New York.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-21
SECRETARY KNOX
MAKES CHANGES
m DIPLOMATIC SERvICE-SEv-
ERAL MINISTER'S SWITCHED
AND NEW ONES APPOINTED
BY NEW SECRETARY.

Washington, March 20.-The fol
lowing contemplated changes and ap
pcintments in. the diplomatic service
were announced following confer
eDee between the president aud Sec
retary Knox tonight:
Ambassador Leishmau now at
Ccnstantinople. is to 90 to Rome
Charles H. Sheriff.. of New York is
TO be minister to Argentine Repub-
lic Henry c. Ide is to be minister
to Spain.
There will no further changes in
the embassies for several months
and probably not until autumn. The
announcement was made officia ly
that Thomas j. 0brien, now ambassa.
dor to Japan, will remain at that
post Sheriff. is a lawyer in New
York City. Ide has been governor
general Of the Philippines.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-21
is VERDICT JURY RENDERED
AGAINST COL. COOPER AND
HIS SON ROBIN.
TWENTY YEARS IN PEN
Sentence Pronounced by Judge Hart
Defendants ReIeaaed on Big
Bond Pending Appeal to be
Taken at Once.

Nashville. Tenn. March 20-Both
the Coopers were found guilty o.
murder In the second degree for the
killing Of Edward Carmack. and pna-
inshmeut fixed at twenty Years in the
,penitentiary. They were release on
on bail, pending appeal.
The jury decided last evening to
report, but Judge Hart refused TO
reconvene court and told them to 90
to bed until morning.
Though every effort was taken to
guard the room the fact Is believed
| to have leaked out and Ii is thought
| the Cqopers had an intirnaf ion OF
what the verdict was. Eighteen bal
! lots were taken.
| Eve at first voted for murder In
the first degree, one for acqulttal anil
six for murder in the second dcgrea.
Then the vote shifted TO eleven for
murder in the second degree and one
for acquittal Finally Juror Hydes.
who voted for acquittal. agreed to
vote for conviction.
There was some discussion over the
sentence.
When the verdict was reported
Judge Hart overruled mo'icr to set
aside the verdict on the ground tha.
today's verdict is contrary to yester-
days. He sasd yesterdays fisport
was not verdict 80 far as the Coor-
ers were concerned Then he grant
ed motion to admit the Coopers to
bail Both were set free this after
noon. 60
II developed after the jury was
first for first degree murder; Howe.
Burke, Bergman. Vaughan. and Nc
| Pherson Hydes was for acqnittal.
The others were for second degree
murder.
| Before court convened this morn
ing the sheriff announced ba he jury
was ready to come In with further
report. As soon as court opened the
| jury was brought In and pronounced
| the verdict, finding both Duncan and
Robin Cooper guilty of murder in the
second degree. Judge Hart immedi-
ately sentenced them to 20 years.
| The verdict will be appealed at once.
| The way was paved when attorneys
| for the defense yesterday asked that
the exact words of the jury be record
ed, when the foreman said as to the
Coopers they were hopelessly tied.
Attorneys will argue that the Judge
erred in not discharging the jury.
There was no demonstration when
the sentence was pronounced The
court room was only half filled. The
great excitement of the past few days
seems to have died down. lat
Rush to Sign Bond.
After filing bond totaling nearly
million and a half, the Coopers retir-
ed to the holme of Judge j. c. Brad
ford tonight and discussed the next
move in the case.
Although Judge Hart fixed the bond
at $4,000 for each defendant. there
was a rush TO sign II on the part OF
the wealthy citizens of Nashville
which fairly swamped the clerk in
the crimtbal court. Il seemed as
though every friend OF the Cooper's
considered it incumbent upon him to
sign the bond
The Coopers returned TO the jail
this afternoon and removed their per
sonal effects. For the present Col.
Cooper will make his home with Mrs
Burch and Robin will return TO his
nlacp at Judgp BraJford's
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-21
DETECTIVES ON TRAIL.

Warren, Ohio, March 20.-Warren
tonight ois alive with detectives in
search of Willie Whitla, the Sharon
boy kidnapped Thursday. The gen.
eral opining is that the boy is located
ir or near Warren. This city Is the
last place the child was seen and the
detectives believe local friends of
kidnapers have the boy. Tongiht a
troop of Pennsylvania constabulary
are securing the country between
Sharon and this city.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-21

door allowing the air to rush in to
the relief of the men in the north
ertry, These crawled along the floor
to The Shaft and were hoisted to the
g''r'aco.
Immediately the work OF rescue
was begun. Sixteen miners who
were lowered into the shaft were oil
most overcome by the fumes. They
remained at their task. however.
sending the wounded to the surface
where ambulances were waiting.
BY $3.50 the body of the last vic
tim, Joseph Schneck, president of
the local Miners union, had been
brought to the surface.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-21
INSURGENTS IMPRISONED
FOR COURT MARTIAL

Havana, March 20.-Sergeant Cor
ties. his son and Corporal Richard.
three of the rural guard identified
with the late uprising In Santa Clara
province. have been imprisoned in
Port San Severion at Matanzas TO
await trial before a special court mar
tial. The remainder of the band, wno
are civilians. have been held for trial
in the civil courts.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-21
A.. Success, Is Measured.

Success is measured by appropriate
service. Widow o'CaIlaghan made
success in life; so did the mother in
the Birds Christmas Carol" 50 did
the mother of Tiny Tim" Success
means filling a useful place in So
ciety.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-21
Z MURDERER sURRENDERs.

London, March 2O.-A telegram re-
ceived from Courock, Scotland, says
a man giving the name of w. H..
Remy has surrendered himself to the
police. asserting that year ago he
robbed and murdered clerk in HI
nois. The man is detained pending an
investigation.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-21
JUDICIAL CANDIDATES
Five Who VIII Receive Votes at The
Primary Election
April 10.

At the primary election on April
18th there will be five candidates for
judge of the circuit court in this.
the first judicial circuit. They are
Albert w. Lewis, Harrisburg: VIII
liam N. Butler. Cairo and Webster w
Duncan. Marion, the present judges,
and David J. Cowan, Vienna, all re-
publicans. and c. E. Ingraham. So
eialist. The democrats have no can
dtdates.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-21
Hls onera Hats.

One Of the most consistently dressed
men In the world lives In New York
and is seen frequently IT the opera
when a work BY a French composer
Is given be always wears an opera
hat he bought In Paris. and when they
give Italian operas his tile bears ths
label of a halter In Milan.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-21

Of worthless bank notes. DIR. Hutch
ins was asked to take part i'm the dis
| tribution. He consented and handel
over his pocketbook as evidence that
he was man of substance
The thieves have been committed
for trial at the Old Bailey
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-21
CITY WINS DOLLAR GAS.

Lincoln, Neb.. March 20-The
three years fight for dollar gas was
won by this city tonight when Judge
Munger of the United States court
handed down a decision sustaining
the city ordinance reducing the
price from s1.20 to 81.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-21
ILLINOIS WINS WESTERN
POLO CHAMPIONSHIPS

Chicago. March 20-The Universi-
ty Of Illinois defeated the University
of Chicago at water polo at Cham
paign tonight. 10 I. thereby win
ming the western championship.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-21

The first intimation of the disaster
to these on the surface was terrific
eoncrssion which stopped the fan,
Realizing what had occurred tire
engineer turned fun power on the fan
and began filling the minc with fresh
air. At the bottom of tie shaft
George Fares, miner, less dazed
than his fellows, opened the trap
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-21

Evil Wrought by Want Of Thought.
Lack of thought Is often at the root
OF our mistakes in this world Even
our most serious mistakes. over
which We have prayed in anguish.
could in all probability have been
averted II NE had given 10 our prob
lens a little gift Of time and thought