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The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-22
BRITISH HOUSE OF COMMONS
PASSES LAND TAX CLAUSES
OF BUDGET.
FIGHT WAS STRENUOUS
Mere Handful of Unionists Were Able
to Hold Up the Legislation
Week After Week, and
Gained Much.

London, Aug 2l.-Altcr an all
night sitting the commons passed
through the committee of the whole
those clauses of the budget imposing
"A tax on land values.
The fight over the budget. whic h
viii fairly revolutioni2e the system Of
taxation in England has been one Of
the most strenuous in the history Of
the parliament. A mere handful of
as compared with the huge
liberal majority have been able to
hold up legislation week after week
until the government was forced to
bring in new rules of procedure, which
authorized the chairman to decline to
consider purely blocking amendments.
The last OF the land taxation clauses
has been passed ty the committee,
but their form is quite diffcre~t from
that originally introduced The chan
ccllor of the cXchcquor made a NUM-
Der of vcy important concessions
chief among these being in regard 90
the valuation of the land, Under the
bin as introduced the cost of valua-
tion was imposed upon the owner
This charge las been taken over ty
the state, which viii be called upon 20
spend for ttts purpssa $i0,00a,tal.
This is more than the tax viii produce
during the first year
Tho uroncrtv of friendly societies
which own lands valued at upwards
of $5o0.o00,o 600 is also exempted under
the new taxation. This is concession
to the labor unionists who form a
large majority Of the share holders of
the societies.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-22
BETWEEN PRESIDENT AND
THREE MEMBEaS or TIE
CABINET.
CHANGES ARE PROPOSED
Commerce Act-,sft Approves
Tentative Draft BY
Wickersham.

| Beverly, Mass, aug. 2l--For foul
hours and half this afternoon Presi
dent Taft discussed changes TO be
recommended in TIE interstate com
merce and antitrust laws with three
| members CT his cabinet Attorney
General Wickersham presented to the
| president tentative draft Of several
; of the proposed changes which Taft
in part approved
The cabinet conference was at
tended by Secretaries MacNeagh,
Meyer and Attorney General Wicker
sham.
Taft declared tonight that as a re-
result Of the report Hlade by the at
torrey general he was convinced that
the amendments deemed necessary to
the interstate commerce law viii be
simple matters to aea with. The
proposed amendments to the anti
trust law offer greater difficulties and
it was TO this law that the conference
today was largely devoted
One CT the subjects tentatively dis
posed Of tCday Mas the ans lmcnt to
the interstate commerce act looking
TO proper federal supervision and re-
striction to prevent excessive issun
of bonds and stocks Nv eompani, s
Owning and operati : interstate com
mercc railways
One of the plans approved by the
president is designated to relieve the
interstate commerce commission CT
much work now hcared upon it. 1t
is integded hereafter that investiga
lions into violations Of The lhterstae
commerce law from which pr0secu-
icn may result shall be conducted
directly, either by tne department OF
Justice or by the bureau of corpora
tions in the depart&!Gut of commerce
and labor, iystead Of as now, by the
interstate commerce commission. 1t
is believed that srcn a plan will be
better for both the railroads and the
people
Secretary MacVCagn aid before the
president a list OF forty candidates
for appointments in t1e tariff com.
mission authorized by the .aync bill.
The secretary said he had been un-
able as yet TO mae selection of
any enc Of the candidates and asked
for more. time There is some talk
now that the commission will be lin
tied to three, or, at the most. five
members.
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Crashed Into Post.
ANOTHER SMASH UP.

New Brunswick, n. j., Aug. 21.-
George A. Mclean, Jr., son of George
A. Mclean, of Chicago, was killed in
an automobile accident near here
this afternoon. The elder Mclean
was so seriously injured that he died.
Miss Mclean, IA daughter, sustained
a broken leg and broken arm, and
Mrs. Mclean was also badly hurt,
Two young women friends of the fam
lily were less seriously hurt.
The party was returning to New
York from Princeton where young
Mclean was to have entered college
this fall. The steering gear became
disarranged and the car crashed into
a telegraph pole. All the occupants
were thrown out, young Mclean
striking on his head and dying before
medical aid arrived
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-22
WILL OBSERVE
HALltY'S COMET
ASTRONOMICAL AND ASTROPHY-
SlcAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA
HAS PLAN TO MAKE PHOTO
GRAPHS OF PHENOMENON.

Williams Bay, Wis, Aug. 21.--The
Astronomical and AsJrophysical So.
ciety of America held final session
at Yerkes observatory on Lake Ge-
neva today The committee on comets
reported a plan for the observation
of Halley's comet Oh IT'S approaching
retrr!. IL is planned to obtain a
practically continuous series of pho
tographs from observing stations dis
tributed in a certain longitude around
the globe.
Officers were elected as follows
President, Edward c. Pickering. Har
ward college observatory; vice presi
dent. George c. Comstock, University
of WiseC- sin; secretary. W j. Hus
sey University or Michigan.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-22
CHICAGO GETS H0NORS
In the All Star Athlete Meet in San
Francisco Stadi iusl--TWo
Records Smashed,

San Francisco, Aug. 2l.-Chicago
carried off the honors at the all staI
athletic meet at the stadium here TO
day Chicago scored 53 poins,
Olympic 40. Two records were
broken. one by Ralph Rose, Of the
Olympic Club, putting the lG pound
shot 81 feet 30 inches, beating his
record mado at Seattle. ard the soc
ond by Joseph H0rner Of tn" Chi
cago Athletic Association. who hurled
the iaycliu % feet As an official
iavelin was not used this record was
not allowed The individual honors
were divided by Rose and llor-cr,
each scoring II points.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-22
ELEVEN ARE INJURED
When Pullman Car on Iron Mountain
Train Rolled Down Bank Near
Poplar Bluff, Mo-

Poplar Bluff Mo, Aug. 2l.--EleyCn
persons occupying a Pullman car az
tachcd to Iron Mountain train numbcr
3. were injured when tno train wds
wrecked near Clearwater this after.
noon. Tho Pullman rolled down a
thirty foot embankment The Pull
man got off the rails and after being
dragged several hundred feet. broke
loose from the diner and turned over.
Among the injured is Mrs. NJ. b
Poore, of Davenport, Iowa, who sus
tained cuts on the side OF the head.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-22
CHILD KIDNAPPED IN Topeka,
RECOVERED AT KANSAS CITY

Topeka, kans.. Aug. 2t.-Fiye-yt ar
old Marion Bleakley was KIDNAPPED
from the home of her parents early
today, and was recovered tonight,
when at .11:30, three of the alleged
kidnapers stepped off a Burlington
train at Kansas City. Mo.
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INCREASE OF ECONOM Y
And Efficiency in Post Office Depart
ment BY Civil Service System,
Says Washburn

Toledo. Aug. 21.--Dr Wm. s Wash.
burn. civil service commissioner. al
dressed the pOstmasters convention
this after oon. He read an exhaustive
paper upon the history and develop
ment Of the civil service system. i'm
which he said that there is a constant
increase of economy and efficiency
due to the practice now practically
established of retaining competent
officials. including postmasters.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-22
KID FARMER WINS.

New York, Aug. 2l.-Kid Farmer of
Peoria, ILL.,, was given the decision
over Joe Bedell of Brooklyn, in the
third round tonight The referee
claimed that Bedell landed repeatedly
below the belt and so gave Farmer
the decision on a foul.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-22

For a time it seemed that the off
GERS were unable to get any clew to
the perpetrators or their whereabouts
Early this evening the chief of police
got a message that a party was seen
in an automobile near Lawrence,
headed south. II is believed they got
on the train in that vicinity.
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OPERATE ON GEN. BOOTH.

London, Aug 21.--Gcncral Booth
commanderin-chief of the Salvation
Army, was operated upon this after
noon for septic poisoning Of the eye
The doctors arc not yet able to say
whether the generals sight will be
saved
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-22
The Spinster's Prayer.

Dear Lord is the favorite prayer
of an Atchison spinster. make me to
see every time | come to thee with
complaints what my married brothers
and sisters have to put up with from
their children. that may cease my
complaining, and be duly grateful that
thou hast seen fit in thy wisdom to
make a carefree spinster OF me" -
Atchison (Kan.) Globe.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-22
FOREST FIRE SPREADS DEATH
AND DESTRUCTION In CANADA

Winnipeg. Man. Aug. 2l.-Sweeping
everything in its path and carrying
destruction to millions OF feet OF stand
ing timber and. it is feared. death II
some quarters people are marooned
in small settlements. a fierce forest
fire tonight is moving onward in south
ern Kootenay.
Late this afternoon the fire struck
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-22
Walter WeIIman's Air
ship Wrecked--L --Lucti-
Iy No Lives Were
Lost
ACCIDENT HAPPENED
NORTH SPITzBERCEN
Machine Was Working Nicely at the
Start, and Had Sailed % Miles
Toward Coveted Goal-Was
Towed Back to Port,
When i. Exploded.

Camp Wclmau, Spitzbergea. Aug.
~. Via Hammefest, Aug Il Walter
Ncllmans second attempt to sail
lever the north pole In balloon has
resulted in faiIrre. The balloc
America, IN which Wellman and
rarty set out upon their perilous
ieht today met with a mishap after
It bad proceeded 81 miles from the
starting point All succeeded in land
ing without injury to a. yone, and re-
turned to this point cn board the
steamer Fran, which also towed thc
Gisagled balloon.
Welhman decided early In the morn
ing to make the start and at 10
O'Clock the airship was brought out
|cr its shed ard the explorers took
their places When me anchors were
cast Loose the airship ascendod bean.
.tiluly. the engines were set in mo-
ton and everything seemed to work
! Ia perfection. The craft was ma
neuvered for some time, and answer
| cd the helm perfectly Then its heal
was turned northward and it set out
ct a speed of twenty-five miles per
hour.
Suddenly, after having covered
| ltAirytwo miles and when everything
seemed to be goi-g sp.endidly, a
leather guide rope. to which wa a.
tached thousand pounds of provs
ions and store, hroEe away. The ac-
cident occurred just as the airShip
was nearing a pack ot zee to the north
IF Spit2bergen
Released from this weight the air
! ship shot upwards at terrific pace
until it was above the clouds The
pilots however, succeeded in bri z
ing her down near jbe earth aud
turned her about and set ont to fight
their way southwark against a strcns
wind. The airship proceeded slowly
southwark to the edge OF the pack Of
zee. where the steamer Fran was
. chored After ,Iucn difficulty a
tow rope was gotten aboard the Fran,
which started Immediately to tow the
airship to Spitzbergcu. Tire strain
was SO great however, that il threat
cncd to tear the car to which tho
rope was attached to pieces and We'll
man finally decided to bring the air
Iship down This was effected with
crt mishap and the car rested on the
surface Of the water until al the
crew. dogs and scientific Instruments
could be transferred aboard the Franz
A fresh start was tncn made aud the
America was towed back to the land
Ii~g stage within a short distance Cf
where the start was made.
But the i'll luck Of the expedition
was not yet at an cad Just as the
airship had reached the landing stage
and everything looked favorable fer
its rescue without serious damage. a
sudden gust of wind caught the bag
broadside c.. ard snatched il away
from its tow lines. It was carried
lcareening ever the rough ice hum
mccks for some distance and then
! tcXploded All the scattered parts Of
the airship were subsequently recov.
cred. but the damage was so great as
ito preclude any further attempt to fly
over the north pole this year
WELlMAN STILL CONFIDENT.
Camp Wellman. Spitzbergen. Aug.
16, via Hammerfest. Aug. 21.-Water
|
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-22
HAYES AND GARDNER WIN.

Omaha. Aug. 21.--Walter r. Hayes
and Paul Gardner, of Chicago, won the
midwest tennis championship in the
doubles today by defeating Ray Bran
son, OF Mitchell, S. d. and John Bay-
ton, of Sioux Falls, $. u. Score CT.
10--l2, G-3, Ct.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-22

the town OF Hatton aud soon reduced
all the buildings 10 ashes Roseberry
was burned out last night. but all The
inhabitants of these places were taken
away in safety.
Wild animals are numerous and in
terror rush past the fleeing people
ahead of the fire. II rain does not
come the Kootenay forests win be
swept away.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-22
TWO MORE AUTO VICTIMS.

Coin. Iowa. Aug. 2I.-Louis Weir
and Glen Hutchison. prominent farm
ers residing near this place, were in
stantly killed this evening when an
automobile in which they we're riding
was struck by Wabash passenger
train.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-22
DIED IN AGONY.

Peoria. Aug. 21.-Mrs. Mary Rior-
dan. aged 81. died tonight in horrible
agony as result of burns she re-
ceived today. She was smok9-g a
pipe when tobacco SPARKS set fire to
her dress
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-22
MONTEREY, MEX, BURNING.

Mexico City, Aug. 21-Word reach
ed here late tonight that the central
portion of Monterey is burning. All
telegraphic communication between
Monterey and this city. and between
Monterey and Laredo have been cut
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-22
INQUIRE SUCCEEDS LAJolE.

Cleveland Aug 2l.--James Me
Guirc has been appointed manager OF
the Cleveland American Baseball
team to succeed Napoleon Lajoic, re
Gently resigned Mcclure was for
merly manager of the Boston Ameri
cans. For the past year he has bees
I9ing scout duty for the Cleveland
team.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-22
$4,000 FIRE.

Ashland. Wis, Aug 2l- Between
FIVE and SIX million feet Of lumber
was destroyed by tirc on the docks
Of the Schroeder I.rmber Company
this after1oon Loss $4,000
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-22
Thirteen inrinrs.

Chicago. Aug. 21.-Chicago punched
three hits in row in the thirteenth
inning. which with = close decision on
a stoler base, gave them the game
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-22
One Mechanician and
Three Spectators Vic
Tins Of the Speed
Mania
INDIANAPOLIS UNDER
DARK PAIL Of GRIEF
Officials Called off 80 Mile Race Which
Was in Progress Then--Anoth-
er Accident Resulted Two
Being njured-Total
Deaths Seven.

nd.2naUOllS, lnu,t Aug, Ii ultC
more lives were sacrificed today in
the speed carnival, which was inauglt
rated the Indianapolis motor speed
way. One mechanician and two spec
tators paid the penalty with their
their lives to satisfy their mad de-
sire for speed. The fatal accident
came when "a National car driven by
? Charles Merz, in the three hundred
mile race. lost a tire and crashed
through the fence into a group o.
spectators, spreading death and de.
struction.
The Dead:
CLAUDE KELLUM, of indianapolis,
mechanician in the National ear.
ORA JELLEFFE, of Trafalgar, In
diana
JAMES WEST, 5H Merrill sreet,
Indianapolis
Besides the three deaths, two Sc
rious injuries resulted during the day.
Henry Tapking, of Indianapolis, su5-
tanned a compound fracture OF the
right arm, broken nose al several
scalp wounds. Bruce Keen, driver Of
a Marmon car in the same race,
crashed into a post shortly after the
National wreck and was badly cut
about tho neck and head.
Race Called Of.
After the second accident the Off
cials decided to call off the three hun
dred mile race when the leading car,
a Jackson. had covered 235 miles
Fiatt, second; Marmon, third. The
race will be declared no contest AMI
the trophy will be raced for again
BY a strange freak of fortune Merz
escaped with hardly a scratch. He
fell under the car when it turned a
somersault and went down into deep
gulley near the side of the track. He
was in imminent danger of being
burned to death, but by some miracle
he was able to shut off the engine
and thus save himself from horri-
Bile death Kellum was hurled out OF
car and landed in gulley some dis
tance away.
Total Deaths Seven.
The three deaths today raise the
toll of the speedway to seven lives
this week. VIM. A. Bouraue and his
mechanician, Harry Holcomb, of the
Knox racing team, We're killed in an
accident in the go mile race Thurs
day. Cliff LITERAL, a Stoddard-Day-
ton mechanician was killed by bein,s
hit by his machine while on his way
out to the speedway. Thursday Elmer
Champion, a six year old boy was kill
ed by the automobile of DR.. Clark f.
Day. of this city. while the latter was
on his way to the speedway for the
first days races.
City Under PAIL
Tonight there is pail of grief hang
ing over the entire city. and the speed
mad automobilists drive more care
fully than they did on the streets ear
ler in the week.
The frightful penalty paid for a
few broken speed records is greater
than was bargained for when Indian
apolis threw open the gates of its
greatest speedway in the world. The
fatal accident today occurred on the
south turn of the ell'pse and near the
open stands that contained more than
5000 people Those in the grand
stand did not see the accident al
though they knew that one of tie
cars had crashed through the fence
and off the track. A few minutes af
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-22
THREE MORE ARE
KILLED ON THE
GREAT SPEEDWAY

ter the smash, Merz was brought to
the officials stand and Shout of joy
went up when it was seen that ne was
safe It was not for some time that
the majority OF the spectators realized
the gravity of the situation.
A Tire Game Of.
The smash came after Merz hal
finished more than 200 miles and was
running fifth in the race at the time
The tire on the right front wheel came
off and the car tore away from control
of the driver. 1t crashed through the
fence near the foot OF a bridge across
the track and plunged into the crowd
and ran into the gulley turning a com
plete somersault before it reached the
ground ten feet below. Kellum was
thrown into the water and was bleed
ing from innumerable injuries when
picked up. Great gashes were torn
in his abdofen and head. He lived
in his abdomen and head, He lived
lol opliC Univ NlAiOhI lN1oiLlht NOAA
sciousness
The unidentified man was instantly
killed and Joelieffe died as he was be-
ing lifted into an ambulance. Tapking,
it is believed, has a fair chance to re-
cover Despite the tragedy the six
cars left in the race continued the
trying ordeal. Then came the acct
dent to Bruce Keen in his Marmon
and the officials decided that enough
had been sacrificed for the sake of
speed and that every man in the race
was in danger of suffering similar
fates because of the many ruts and
holes in the track.
...... Crashed Into Post.
Keene's car crashed into post nea"
the side of the track after it had start
ed to skid for some unaccountable
reason. Schiller, the mechanician,
sustained a slight fracture OF the
skull, but did not realize the extent of
his injury, thinking he had only
slight cut Keene received a cash II
the side of the neck and several cuts
about the head, but he is not serious
ly hurt.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-22

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result producers. Try one.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-22
Second Game.

Mcintyre a i MARSHAL;
Harmon, Meter and Bliss
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-22
Second Came,
Won in Tw= lf'h.

Phiadclnh.a. Aug 2l,-Wilh ono
CIT in the twelfth inning, Phiia 'cl-
phia won the game on si-gles by
Titus and Rrausfcld and Wards
drive against the fence.
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SECOND ATTEMPT
TO FLY TO POLE
WAS A FAILURE
THREE | LEAGUE.


Bloomington, Aug. 2l.-Davenport
hammered Clarke for six russ in the
Gfth inning
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Browns BIsnked,

St Louis. Aug. 2I-No 81. Louis
player reached third base.
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Good Support Wins.

Springfield, Aug 2l.-BeIFs sup
port was excellent wlile Wilson re.
coiyed Indifferent support.
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Peoria, Aug. 2l.--Le eoria won an un-
interesting game today.
Score r. II. =.
Peoria ......... ...,......,l !
Cedar Rapids ..s..........t ! 4
( Walsh ana Iiggins; Co
pecky, Foster and Rohrer.
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Philadelphia Wins Acain.
Heavy Hitting Game

Detroit, Aug. 21.-The locals won
ort in a heavy hitting ccrtest with
Washington
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-22

Brooklyn, Aug. Brooklyn ven
douDlc header The first wclt thir.
toon in. inss the only rum scored
being on Alpcrman's single. In the
second game Harmon blaw up in the
seventh inning and was found for five
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-22

Battcries-'Naddell Dincen an,
Stephens; Arellanes AMI Doaohue.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-22

Killian. Summers and
Schmidt; Reisling and Street.
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WELlMAN STILL CONFIDENT.
Camp Wellman. Spitzbergan. Aug.
16. via Hammerfest Aug. 21-Walter
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Concluded on Sixth Page
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-05-26
Mine Manager Leaves.

J. B. Cleveland, general manager oi the Arizona Central Copper company left yesterday for a visit to Kansas City and Pittsburg, Pa, on business of his company.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-05-26

friends in Berkeley, California. MT Campbell left for the camp of the Big Stick Mining company in the Santa Maria district last night. Will Leave for Los Angeles.
 Dr. and Mrs. c. E. Pearson of Me Cabe will leave here tomorrow for a short outing in Los Angeles. Dr. Pear son is here attending the eighteenth annual session of the Arizona Medical association.
 Left for Swansea.
 II. T. Brown, general manager, ani E. s. Bison, secretary of the Clara Con solidated Gold and Copper Mining com pany, left yesterday morning for the company's camp at Swansea, after a short visit here on company business. Passed Through.
 Deputy Sheriff T. E. Pulliam of Co., conino county passed through here yes terday afternoon on his way home to Flagstaff from the southern part of the territory, where he has been in search of Reuben Neil and Herbert Woods, ac- cused of the murder of Ed Schwartz in Williams last September. He found no trace of the fugitives in southern Arizona.