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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-12
MIR. IvINs's SPEECH.

Mr.. WINS characterized the Democratic
mayOralty candidates whole judicial history
as one of trickery and demagogy He said that
he recognized the seriousness of his statements
but that he was fully prepared TO take the con-
sequences
/ have known Justice Gaynor ever since came TO
the bar. and in my whole career at the bar and
yet found single individual who was so solely an
intellectual hypocrite the man who is now ask
order 10 install vice and crime behind what ne has
seen fit to drag into the mud of politics. namely.
D9riTg the next four years there viii be spent
tionment not less than A,OOOOOO,OOO. our city debt
at the present time, our gross debt. is large as
the total debt of the United States. The amount
of money which spending in this city every
year is one-quarter as large as the total expendi-
ure for all administrative purposes of the United
And who is being asked to take charge of this?
of In as bad dream the worst man ever dreamt
c Aaa Who in their 6 wine to
whole judicial history is that of a judicial dema-
Now, Judge GaynOT Is going to have his choice
so far as l am concerned. He is either going to
81 having me debSrreG That IS ths s
His whole life Is chapter in political hypocrisy.
next two weeks in demonstrating that.
His first appearance IN public life was as counsel
prevent an nquitous deal for the purpose Of serv-
appeared for competitors 20 the parties 20 the deal
lie took advantage OF that section of the law which
enables citizen 10 sue. He took his retainer as
a lawyer pure and simple.
He won his case ana he received from his client
William Ziegler. tine very generous tee OF $50 90
The being won. he Immediately began to
pose the friend of the people. Since that time
cases involving nifty times the amount OF money
involved in thai litigation have been tried under
the section of the law by other lawyers under
like circumstances. and not one OF them has
claimed to have acted AZ the friend of the people.
His next great public service for which he has %
90 back into ancient history, was his night on
Mr. Mckane FOR ballot box stufing That fight
lust a q taking candy from a baby.
Mr. McKane had friends. MIR Mckane had
ceased 20 be a power, but, knowing how - Sgdo
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-12
A TwENTY-KNoT BATTLEsH1P.
German Super readnOught Exceeds Contract
ReuuiremeutS

Requirements.
Bremen. Oct. 1.-The battleship Westfalsn, tbs
first vessel OF the super-DreadnoUght type buils
for the German navy. exceeded her contract re-
qUirements in trial trip to-day. developing
speed OF twenty knots while her engines indicated
$4,000 horsepower. Her contract called for sped
Of nineteen knots. with 2O.OOO horsepower.
The Westfalen was laid down IN 1877 and launched
on July OF the following year As in the case O
her sister ships. the Nassau. the Rheinland am
the Posen, the stricteSt secrecy has been main
tanned as to her exact measurements and arms
ment. The measurements are understood 70 be-
Length. 40 feet inches; beam. s. feet 70 nehss'
draft. IS feet inches; displacement. lS5M tons
Her armament is said to consist OF twelve I-inea
guns. twelve 5-inch guns. sixteen 3'a-inch guns
four machine guns and six torpedo tubes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-12

The barometer was at 29:5S The wireless sta
ton here had been warning vessels at sea for
hours.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-12

MT Hearst said to me Il cannot think OF such
thing" and then in laughing sort of way no
said can you guarantee my defeat? Because il
The night before last went to see him again
and repeated my urgent request that he run, and
said 70 You. namely. that thought could guar
antee your defeat l feel that l must guarantees
you. and personally purpose TO ask every friend I
through physical exhaustion
bling rafer qSS is Toh S' D. sva who is
of the who has been most insistent upon Mr..
whom Mr.. Gaynor declined to decline. AS to Mr.,
HeaTst worked win nun SIDE Iy Side now LOT
found myself doing something which believed Ior
the common good found Mr.. Hearst doing iden-
He is at the present moment, in my opinion the
his uprightness and his integrity and his purity Of
purpose / have more doubt that have OF that
him IN every possible way as a good citizen as a
good man. as a good father as direct simple apT,-
And they are terribly distressed; they are send
that YOU won't Quit in nine months. u you get 70
nd Ha Re strange anS s Rn S about IS that
are sending mo these messages anu the ne NE
ones that do not want me to be Mayor az AT ~
would make horse laugh even a, hdC o NOT SS want
me to be Mayor at all. and yet they want pledge
s stakes and d get oGs One would think the quicker
would get out the better but they are not fair
~,
square When wrote my letter to the COmmllstee
of Nine / wrote-Oh can quote the very WoruS;;-
It 1t be in the order of Gods Proyidenee W. aIs
then I consecrate the next four years OF my lite
90 the service OF the people OF the city Oh Ne"
York" =, -, ,. rrAot,,
what's the matter with them | repeated II IN
the statement I put forth election night. and
reneated IL I'm my letter OF acceptance. Yet even
to-day the repOrter--oh. maybe he Is here; ne -
a Gentleman and a scholar. graduate OF col
icCe and I sympathize with him-he came 70 me
with that atereOtyped written question. viii YOU
answer the question whether yO9 will quit II you
man, He blushed He told me he didn't want TO
do H. but they made him do IT, -
Why YOU people here know that nobody will
ever get a word out OF me. ! would 80 TO the
stake sooner than to have these editors boss me.
Ycu know that I've twenty fave years of prepare
tion for this hour. and to mOet these people this
hour My preparation for this time Is twenty-five
years in government work. and IN working Tor
good government, and have distinct ideas and
knowledge OF what want 90 do II / become
MayOF-if Mr. Hearst will let me.
And YOU know. without word wouldn't say
il editor. hut would say II 20 YOU. my neigh
hOrs, although DO not need to say it-NOu know
without "a that ii went In there, not all the
oxen and All the horses and all the mules. and, let
mo say, all the taCkasses IN the state. with the
biggest lockchain IN the state. could pull me cut Of
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-30
COUNTRY CLUB TALK
Tor The Bulletin by x Ray Faber)

For The Bulletin by X Ray Faber.)
Nr. Adkins: II may seem like
great presumption on my part. but
cannot help differing with Hon. r.
Roosevelt on an Important but deli.
cate subject. one that appears to hold
& prominent place I'm his mind. He
names il race suicide" If this be
an evil, it shows chiefly among the
very wealthy and the ultra fashion
able people. Judging by the limited
progeny they do present I fail to see
whore the evil comes in r. II. talks
about If heir families were yet
more limited the world would not be
loser by it. The children i'm the class
referred 10 are usually worse than
worthless They are stupid in,lolent.
pleasure seekers without honorable
ambition OF any kind Their example
is pernicious and their influence ex-
tends only TO those they demoralize
and make like unto themselves.
There are exceptions to the general
rule. of course, but they are not
numerous.
Prof. Babcock: Yes: the bows
amount TO nothing as a rule. and the
girls aim only to marry che spend
thrift scions of nobility in the old
world. to exchange fortunes for titles.
The inheritance of these sons and
daughters are preserved for them
through the employment of lawyers
and agents that come from the com
mon people who furnish the blood
and sinue of the land. and successful
men and women in every walk Of lit.
from the ingenious mechanic whr
may be a Motel inventor to the emf
nent men in the learned professions:
from the thrifty retail merchant q
the wholesaler whose sales reach into
the millions. from the successful local
manufacturer to the manager of a
great industry Of worldwide fame:
from the approved agents to The en-
trollers cf large transportation srs-
tens: from the rural bank cashier to
the great bankers of fhe metropolitan
cities. from the Industrious gardener
who accumulates thousands Of dol
lars to the farmer who cultivates
thousands Of acres; from the popular
Officials of the smallest municipaIi-
ties to the highest judicial legislative
and executive officers of the govern
ment: from the contented to house
wives CT prudent and Industrious
manual workers to the wives Of the
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-30
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE
CITY COUNCIL.
Council Chamber. Cairo, Illinois,
April %. 1909.
Especial Mccting.D

Present: Hon. George Parsons,
mayor. and Aldermen Bourgeois, Fer
guson, German, Kelly, Koehler,. Nee
han. Nellis and Scullin,
Absent: Aldermen Burke, Can.
non. Davis. Greaney. Magner and
ThistleWood.
The mayor stated the object of the
meeting to be to canvass the returns
of the city election held April 20,
1909, as certified by the judges and
clerks of election in the respective
wards.
Alderman Meehan moved that the
mayor appoint committee of three
tcllers to verify the returns of said
election. The notion was adopted
unanimously.
The mayor appointed tellers as fol
lows, to.wit: Aldermen Meehan, Fer
guson and German.
The tellers then proceeded to open
the ballot boxes and verify the re
capitulation of the votes as certified
by the judgE and clerks in each
ward.
TIE result Of said canvass is as be
low tabulated and as certified by the
tpllers viz.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-30

governors, presidents, senators and
Judges.
Judge Collins AS long as the
race suicide" disease does not reach
he common people no harm is done,
The results from it among the arls-
tCcracy Of wealth and fashion only
make room for better people, the
hearty class that Is schOOled for all
the pursuits of life, trained in habits
of industry until work or employment
for mind and body affords them the
highest pleasure. They are not waits
to be drawn away by the vain tempta-
tions that have for their easy victims
the idle and helpless inheritors OF vast
wealth. If the women of the common
people keep in line as they have
done. happy in he performance Of
their natural duties, cannot see the
portentious danger Mr.. Roosevelt
talks Of from race suicide" If the
women get innoculated with the virus
Of the suifragettes, abanding the
wholesome family life for the eX-
citoment and prominence of political
Minnie, which will bring them into
new relations with men, then there
win be danger of race suicide" not
as a cause, but as result of the de-
moarli2ation Of society.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-30

lind Brown, Lyla McCune, Francis
AMI Gladys Moss. Merle Miller, Lena
Pyle, Josephine and e<udele Hoffman,
Aaie Benton, Sallye ellsworth, Mary
SCHUYLER. Marie Margraye, Alice
Tucker, Anna Magdalene Shelton,
Ruth Gray, Mary Ann Sheerer. Joyce
and Grace Meyers, Ginevra Howard,
Emma Margaret Keller Ytol Caldwell,
Dorothy and Winifred Schiller, Sofa
Eichhorn May Palmer. Margaret Er,
mine Miller, Dorothy and Bunny
Whitley, Vivian Castor Hattie B.
Hawley, Emma May Deyore, Nota
Edwards, Ona Calvin, Alberta VIII
hanson, Cora Victor, Nora Miller,
Hazel Fish. Gladys Devore, Hazel and
Nellie Meyers, Daisy Tucker and
Ayeriel Richey; MASTERS Kenneth
Maddox, Harry Handley, Joe Huekle-
barry, Robert Edgar Deyore, Cole
Moss, Fred Whitley, Norman TRAY
ersc, Clarence Tuttle and Milton
Ford.
Mrs. Lewis Keeler of Owensboro,
KY is visiting relatives here,
Russell Reed Martin is quite i'll at
this writing at his home on East
First and Pearl streets,
Robert L. White, of Cairo. was in
the city Wednesday visiting his par
ents Mr. and Mrs. VIM. White.
w. A. Strawbridge of Grand Chain
was in the city Wednesday on bust
ness.
Mrs. Frank Littlejohn went to
America Wednesday to visit her
mother a few days.
Mrs. Sarah A. Smith of Olmsted
was shopper here Wednesday.
Or. Boswell Of Mounds, was in the
city Wednesday,
The Episcopal church choir cleared
$2S on the picture show and program
Tuesday evening,
J. w. Bundschuh of Pulaski was in
the city Wednesday on business,
Prof and Mrs Grear who have
been the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM
Montgomery on Tigh street left We'd
nosday for their home at Anna.
Mrs !. Crecelius of Olmsted was
shopping here Wednesday
Mrs Kate Richards was Cairo
business caller Wednesday.
G. w. Boyd Of Grand Chain spent
Wednesday here on business.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-30
MOUND CITY.
April %.

Miss Mary L. Smith. one of the old,
est residents of this county being 80
years of age was in town from
America Wednesday.
Miss Sarah IIileman of Olmsted
was shopping here "Wednesday.
Phillip Ernest of Grand Chain.
transacted business in the city Wed.
nesday.
Nh Gus Lppert of Boaz. H.. was
here Wednesday on business.
Judge Duncan set the 9Th of Sept
as the date of the trial i'm the court
house question. In the meantime
evidence will be taken in reference to
the case.
Rev. Mumbour of this city and Rev.
Fisher of Golden went to Grand
Chain Wednesday to visit Rev. FIR.
Dunn.
Geo. Sharp of Mounds is a deputy
sheriff in this city curing court week.
Miss Louisa Weidner of Olmstcd
was in the city Wednesday on a
shopping our.
Miss Emma Clifton Taylor of Cape
Girardeau, Mo-, arrived Tuesday TO
visit John Schiller and family on
Fifth street. Accompanied by Miss
Lconora Schiller Miss Taylor spent
Wednesday in Cairo
Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. T. Devore re-
turned Wednesday from Creal Springs
where they spent the past few lays.
4 very nice social event occurred
Wednesday evening when Miss Mary
Moss entertained large number OF
her friends from 1 to p. m. at her
home on Fifth street in honor of her
9th birthday. A delightful time was
had by every one present and various
games were played. Misses Cora Vic
tor May Palmer Hazel Meyers,
Ginevra Howard and Hattie b. Haw-
ley assisted in entertaining the little
erests while Mrs. Carrie Spence very
ably assisted the hostess mo her in
serving delicious ice cream ami cake.
Miss Moss received a host of lovely
gifts by which she will remember
the following friends who were pres
ent: Misses Mamie Traverse. Rosa
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-30

NEWS FROM OUR NEIGHBORS


lof clay in bags and shipped it to st.
Louis where several tests will be
made of it,
Mrs. e. A. Barton and neice were
in Carbonate the first of the week
visiting.
1t is said on good authority that our
| l. c. agent, Mr.. e. A. Barton, has
asked for a transfer from Mcclure.
He has been agent here for the past
three years and while he may not
have pleased everybody it may be
said Of him hat he has done much
good for Mcclure and the travelling
public The waiting room has been
transformed from a hoggery to n nice
clean place and one cannot help but
remark on the great change for the
prblic benefit, His treatment of the
public has always been courteous and
We hope that present conditions will
continue after he has gone.
Mrs. Julia Mice of Mounds. is here
taking care of her mother. Mrs. John
d. Porter, who is on the sick list.
Ebenezer Verbel who has been on
the sick list for several weeks Is I'M
proving some,
Cauble's mill, on Horse Creek, after
filling the orders on hand, will shut
down for the summer
Ross Skiles barber shop has been
fixed up and presents a neat and at
.ractiyc appearance
The headwaters about Hanging
Rock elsewhere are reeeding aud
prospects are brighter. Owing to the
high water several families of renters
got scared and moved out leaving
their land for others to tend.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-30
AN HONEST DOCTOR

remarked to his patient who had been
cured by Lydia r. Pinkham's Vege.
table Compound after his efforts had
failed. Mrs. Weber l do not be
lieve in patent medicines. but | will
say thai Lydia Il. Pinkhams Vege-
table Compound is the best medicine
ever discovered for women. Continue
to use" This is another link in the
long chain of evidence to prove the
reliability Of this standard medicine
for women.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-30

George G. Koehlor received -, l76
For Alderman From Third Ward
votes
Ben. Il. Thlstlewood received So. 1IS
Thos w. Williams received. .... 25s
For Alderman From Fourth Ward
votes
Leo Mcdaniel received .... 3ni
Joseph Il. Mueller received ...... j8
For Alderman From Fifth Ward
votes
Fred D. NelIis received. ... 800
Chas. Bowlar. ..................
George KOch..............
John =. Raggio. Observation-Disclosures. l
For Alderman From Sixth Ward
votes
Thomas A. Fuller received 900. ISL
Daniel Il. Kelly received. ....... 361
For Alderman From Seventh Ward
votes
Ed. ] Brackey received. ..,.... 243
William NJ. Wagner received. .... 72t
Therefore be it Resolved: That it
is hereby declared by the city council
Of the City of Cairo, Illinois, conven-
ed for the purpose OF examining and
canvassing the returns Of the said
election. that the said George Par
sons has been duly elected to the Of
fee Of mayor: that the said Robert
A. Hatcher has been duly elected to
the office Of city clerk, that the sal
Hunter Bird has been duly elected TO
/, The Office of city attorney. that the
elected to the Office Of police magis
ratc; that the said Frank b. Arm
strong has been duly elected 20 the
office OF city treasurer. that the sail
Patrick c. Scullin has been duly
elected Ia The office of alderman from
the said first ward; that the sail
George G Koohler has been duly
elected 10 the office of alderman
from the said second ward; that tha
said Thomas W Williams has been
duly elected To the office Of alder
man from the said third ward that
the said Leo McDaniels has been duly
elected To the office Of alderman
from said Fourth ward. that the said
Fred ID. Nells has been duly elected
.to the office of alderman from said
Fifth ward. that the said Daniel +.
Kelly has been duly elected TO the
Office of alderman from said Sixth
ward and hat the said William NJ.
Wagner has been duly elected Ia the
office of alderman from said Seventh
ward. And the city clerk is hereby
directed 20 enter the above and fore
going at large upon the journal and
To- notify the above named persons Of
their election to he respective
offices within the time prescribed by
law.
The resolution was adopted by the
following vote: Ave Bourgeois. Fer-
guson. German. Greaney. Kelly. Koch
Ter. Magner. Meehan. Nellis and Soul
lin-10 Nay-None.
Alderman Meehan moved TO at-
jOurn. The motion vas adopted.
The council then adjourned.
R0BT. A. HATCHER.
City Clerk
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-30
MCCLURE

Il. NJ Otrich was in Benton, Mo,
last week attending court and on
Tuesday he made a trip to Anna on
business.
c. II. Searles returned Monday
from st. Louis.
Prof. Cantley of the High school
has given such satisfaction that he
has been engaged for another term
with increase of salary. Mcclure
should feel proud in being able TO Sc
cure the services of such an excellent
teacher for another term.
w. p. Jennings of New Castle. Ind,
is here in the interest of the staye
and heading mill. In short time all
the logs on the yard will he sawed
ami the mill will shut down. As yet
it is uncertain what will be done. The
firm is looking for timber and if It
can be secured in sufficient quantity
TO Justify improvements new machin-
cry may he installed and the plant
put in operation again in much better
condition to handle the business Tn.
der the able management of Mr.. Bus
by the mill has done better than at
any time since It started several
years ago. II is hoped that things
may be arranged to keep the mill
here as II has been quite a help 10
the place.
The Greek laborers who We're sent
here to replace the men on he l. c.
railroad became dissatisfied and lsfJ
their places have been filled With
men residing here. This Is as il
should be.
Fred Robertson has returned to Wolf
Lake after having been in charge Of
tho |. NJ. offices here the past we k
during he absence of Mrs. Rockwell,
who has been visiting her daughter
and attending court in Missouri
VIII Spaulding and Mrs. Annie
Goodman were married at Benton,
Mo-. Friday, April % They visited
here Monday.
Clarence Jacobs and Mrs Ida
Glaab of Mcclure We're married We'd
nesday April 2s, in st, Mary's Catho-
lie church. Cape Girardeau. Mo, The
bride is one of McClure's estimate
young women and the groom is a
Mcclure boy The couple will reside
in Mcclure and they have the best
wishes of their many friends for a
happy life.
James Woodward has his mill in or
der and is turning out good corn meal.
The problem that confronts him is
where to get corn to make meal
with
The surveyors are busy with their
work on the NJ. railroad but it has
not been decided whe her Mcclure
will be their headquarters or not.
Mrs. Henry Culley and child of Full
ton, KY, who have been visiting Jas
per Culley and family the past week,
left for Grand Tower the first of the
week to visit relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Mullins left Saturday
for st. Louis where Mr.. Mullins will
make an extended visit with his sis
ter Mrs. Mullins returned Monday
Ut. ana MIS-. L. II. MNINdh'i nave
returned from st. Louis.
A. T Sans was elected school iii
rector for another term. The board is
as follows, Joseph Bunch. president;
F. NJ. Culley, clerk; and A. T. Sans,
director.
The pupils at the school are re-
hearsing for the closing exercises for
the term which ends May 14th.
r. NJ. Otrich and family of Hamburg
visited T. j. Mcclure Sunday.
The celebration to have been given
here April 90 by the Odd Fellows has
been postponed because the music
had another engagement
NJ. B. Scalon of st Louis was here
Monday He has been prospecting
in the hills and took on, wagon load
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-30
Postponement of Right LivInq.

He who postpones the hour of llv-
ing as he ought is like the rustic who
waits for the river to pass along Che
fore he crosses); but it glides on and
will glide on forever.-lIorace
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-30

governors. presidents senator's and
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-30

George G. Koehler received -. l7t
For Alderman From Third Ward.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-30
FOR CITY ATTORNEY.

Walter q. Warder received
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-30
Needless Travellers.

Those who travel heedlessly from
place to place, observing only their
distance from each other, and attend
ing only to their accommodation at
the inn at night. set out fools and will
certainly return so.-Chesterfield.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-30

George G. Koehlor received 49,. l7t
For Alderman From Third Ward
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-30

TcllcrS.
Alderman Wagner appeared aud
ooly his seat during the canvass OF
the votes.
Alderman Greancy appeared an
took his seat durisg the canvass of
She votes.
Alderman Meehan offered the fol
lowing resolution and moved its
adoption:
Whereas: It appears from the OK
and canvass Of the certified
returns of the city election held in
the city of Cairo, Illinois. on Tuesday
April % a. n 1909. in pursuance OF
hue notice thereof which had hereto
fore been given and the returns of
which said election has been laid be
fore the council this day that
Arizona republican., 1909-05-19
FOR SALE.

and forty-acre tracts of orange, su- gar beet or alfalfa soil, only three miles northwest of town. Nothing in the same locality for anything like the price. You can have any num- Der of acres from 10 to 800. The tracts. which are in alfalfa, will be sold for S175 per acre. and the bal ance from S125 to $40. This land will be worth s2OO in a very few months. but they are going to be sold, and if you want land for investment or for home. look at them. We will be glad to show you. Do not delay.