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The Cairo bulletin., 1909-10-31
IN THE COUNTY COURT
Two Cases Continued Until November
4th--One Pleaded Guilty to One
Count of Charges-other
Fined.

Two eases that were certified from
the circuit court to the county court
were tried before Judge Dewey yes
terday in the latter named court. FL
mer Abney who was up on two counts,
carrying concealed weapons and as
sault and battery pleaded not guilty
o both counts and his case was con-
tinued until the 4th Of November.
Frank Davenport who was up on the
same charges pleaded not guilty to
the latter count and pleaded guilty to
the first of the charges and was fined
$50 and costs on the first OF the two
counts.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-10-31
MOUND CITY.
October 80.


Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. futile and fam
lily and Mr. and Mrs. ,Nm. Bacchus
and family spent Friday nutting in
the Kentucky woods, They were
Joined at Olmsted by a number of
nntters.
Mrs. VIM. Westerman has shipped
her household goods to New Orleans
where the family will reside. NH.
Westerman has Q splendid position
with commission house in that city
and is there now His family will stay
at c. f. Meyers residence in this
city until Monday when they will
leave for their new home, This
estimable family have large circle
of friends in this city having resided
here about rs years, Mr.. Westermau
holding the position of private sec
rotary to Mr. Meyers number OF
years,
]. P. Nesbit of sIurphysboro, ar
rived Thursday evening to visit his
daughter Miss Margaret who is i'm
proving slowly.
John Lewis OF Grand Chain trans
acted business here Friday.
Or. T. B. Gore of Buncombe was
the guest Of Dr. and Mrs. J. M
Mozely on Poplar street this WeeH.
A new dry goods store is locatin9
in our city in the Hough building
The store Is owned 2y Mr.. Lane o
Cairo.
G. A. Swisshem, superintendent Q
the Walker Veneer and Lumber Go
has rented the VIM. Westerman prop
erty on Walnut and High streets ail'
is getting it in readiness for his fam
lily who will arrive soon from Ports
mouth Ohio.
The liquor people in our city seen
to be little worried over the com
ing election so they felt it was up t
them to get out some circulars tend
ine to counteract the literature of tn,
anti.saloon people The letters ar
rather amusing Though and only tn
most ignorant citizens will alloy
themselves to be duped by them. On
letter signed b. two prominent cit
zens would rather encourage tn
laboring man to spend his money il
the saloon when the laboring MAJ
knows that his family needs hi
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-10-31

NEWS FROM OUR NEIGHBORS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

money and that he never derives any
benefit from spending it in the sa-
looms AMI he also knows that if these
same men would find him under the
influence OF liquor while at work they,
would make him lay off until he got
over mis- spree or fire him entirely.
One of these men went in to one of
the departments of his factory and
found an employe drunk and do you
think he allowed him to stay there?
No, he fired him and has never had
him work for him again. Now, how
does that sound to the laboring men.
Do you want to vote for a place
whose goods will make you lose your
honor and your job, wreck your home,
let your wife and children go without
the necessities of life and throw you
out upon the world at large, a miser-
able wreck, Remember, laboring men
that the saloons will have no use for
you after your money is gone, that
they will lure you on and on with
their wary smiles and gilded places
until they have robbed you of your
money, your honor and your place at
the factory or shops and then they
will ieer at you. We believe oul
laboring classes will realize that the
best thing for themselves, their fam
lilies and the city is to vote Yes al
the polls next Tuesday and keep the
saloons out The head men of every
one of our factories have said that
saloons were detriment to them and
to their employees and they want then
kept out Of the city and rely upoI
their employees to keep them out
Vote Yes
There was a small blaze in Nor
ris Risemans dry goods store Friday
when the gasoline stove began burn
ing and could not be turned off blu
Mr. Riseman was equal to the OC
casion and carried the flaming stove
to the sidewalk on Main street where
it burned and was ruined. No othe
damage was done.
John Schiller. Jr,, Of Cape Girar
deau, spent Friday evening with hi
parents, Mr.. and Mrs, John Schulz
on Fifth street.
l.. d. Stophlet and G. ]. Murph.
are having a concrete curbing bull
in front of the Stophlct shoe and gro
Gerry store Darragh'S meat marke
, and Compton's jewelry store
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-10-31
WIRE. T,fas TRAINING
Miller Has Match at Centralia. Where
He Io Training-Treetcr in the
East.

Max Miller was in town yesterday,
havini come down from Centralia,
where he has been in training in the
Turner's NIB He has a date thereAto'
morrow night. to meet Bob Douglas,
who is 'lnovn IN Cairo Douglas Is
endsavn,lng 50 START q gymnasium
here. WI an seen by the Bulletin man
Miller said be was going to win from
Treeter next Tuesday night at the
opera house Miller says that Treeter
is one Of the best men in the east,
and thinks it will be feather in his
cap to win flom the New York state
champion. Treeter is wrestling with
the best men in his class in the east,
and IL winning right along. Both
Miller and Treeter are over the 100
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-10-31

pound mark, according to latest news,
rand are said to be in the very, best Of
condition, The winner of this match
will take all the gate receipts, and
not the long end. as was stated a few
days age.
Ray thinner and Jim Hull are train
ing in their respective quarters. and
reports are that they are progressing
nicely. Billy Evans, manager of Hull,
says his man will easily beat thinner
in their six-round sparring match as
1e semi-wind-up event Tuesday night
While thinner has not as big a fol-
lowing as Hall, there are many who
are not decided as to which has the
best chance of winning this fight
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-10-31

Mrs. Edwin Bond and son Oryille
of 400 Eleventh street, have been
called to Ashley. IL, by the serious
Illness of the formers grandmother,
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-10-31

NEW COAL. Delivering this week,
quality coal either for heat
ing or cook stove. A trial order is
ali we ash. Phones 43 Bell, 500 Home.
Za..l. 1srzs.s
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-10-31
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

FOR RENT-Five room cottage,
1900 Holbrook avenue. Apply f. L..
Gross.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-10-31

FOR RENT-House at 3001 St.
Marys Place West, All modern con
veniences Apply next door. ]. w.
Wenger.
The Washington times., 1909-04-19
SCARS
LIKE AN EAGLE
TEMPERATURE.

As a draughtsman for the Geological
Survey. the little purple ink stylus in
the weather kiosk in front o. The Wash
iugton Times office would be a ~tnhar.
As a weather Indicator. it may be re-
liable but like the United States Sem
ate. It is not particularly responsive
TO public clamOring.
For why?
For the simple reason that every man.
woman, and child who took a look ex-
pected to see something like l93-but
they didn't. The top notch at 1 0 clock
was "a, an advance Of Is degrees since
o'clock. 66 having been the lowest
point touched during the night. Yes
terday. the highest was 81, and the dag
before. SO. The result is that the rur-
pie line on the chart looks like a cross
section of the Rocky mountains
Pennsylvania avenue looked Ike the
good old summer time.
The shirtwaist girl proudly marched
swallow-tailed skirt, and the nervy
man, who always goes swimming on
March l. was there with his Panama
Those who didn't jeer wished they had
his nerve, and the ones who did were
sore because they lacked that same
nerve.
Fortunately for those who had to be
out there was a cooling wind.
The Washington times., 1909-04-19
SITES INSPECTED
FOR WODKHOUSE
Assistant Engineer Commits
Sioner and District Sur
veyor Return From Trip.

Capt. e. NJ. Markham, Assistant
Engineer Commissioner and NJ. c. G.
Hazen, District Surveyor, have returned
from a visit Of inspection of the sitos
offered in Maryland and Virginia for the
erection OF a District reformatory and
worLh house.
The officials visited Lawton. Pohick
woodbridge. OccOquan, Freestone. NegIy,
Quantico and Reid's in the counties Of
Prince William. Stafford, and Fairfax.
Virginia. and Glymont. Indian Head and
Marshal Hall IN Charles and Prince
George counties, Maryland. They will
inspect several OF the proposed sites in
the upper part Of Maryland tomorrow.
ana WI -h,1 a week will submit to the
Commissioners a definite recommends
tion as to which State shall be selected.
Commissioner JUdson, chairman Of the
committee in charge Of the preparation
OF plans for the construction Of the
buildings. left this morning TO Inspect
the con-ict camps IN Fauquier county,
Va. in order 10 determine by personal
observation the methods employed in
handling the state conYicts.
The Washington times., 1909-04-19
OKLAHOMANS LYNCH
FOUR MILLIONAIRES
Victims Were Charged With
the Murder of u. S. Mar
shall A. A. Bott.

SHAWNEE. Okla. April 19.-At I
o'clock this morning a mob Of one
hundred men ivpched J. B. Miller, T.
E. Brown, J. ~. and Joe Allen, re-
puted millionaire cattlemen of Can
adian, Texas. They were held for the
murder of United States Marshal A.
a. Bott, February q.
The four men were held in the POntO-
toe county jail At the jail the mob was
met by officers who endeavered to pre-
vent the lynching. The mob assaulted
a deputy sheriff and then, falling 70
get the keys. broke open the Jail The
building was partly wrecked. 4
The mob took the men from the Jail.
led them &c barn back Of the Jail and
hanged them to the rafters. Then the
mob dispersed and the four bS6ies were
found at daylight.
West and Allen were wealthy cattle
men from Canadian City.
They were accused Of hiring Mill$r to
kin Bobbitt. The feud was ale grow
ing out of cattle transactions.
The mob suddenly surrounded the jan
quietly. Ten leaders, whose faces were
partially mufhed in handkerchiefs, en-
tered the jail, the door of which was
Continued on Page Thirteen)
The Washington times., 1909-04-19
J. A. BENSON ON TRIAL
FOR ALLEGED BRIBERY
Charged With Having Given $500 to Government
Employe for Information Concerning Land Cases.
Plea of Previous Acquittal Cvenuled

A special plea of previous acquittai
in the so-called land fraud cases con-
cluded last summer, in which John A.
Benson was adjudged not guilty, was
placed before the court this morning by
Attorney J. c. Campbell. Benson
was arraigned on charges OF having
bribed Woodford d. Harlan. chief Of
the Special Service Department. General
Land Office, 10 acquaint him with the
contents Of the report OF the depart
ment-s special agents, dealing with the
assignments Of school lands in the far
West.
Judge Gould, however, sustained the
demurrer noted by District Attorney
Baker against the plea. The defendants
noted an exception, and the court pro-
ceeded in the selection Of a jury.
Benson. together with Henry 2. Dia-
mond. Joost H. Schneider. and Freder-
lex A Hyde. was placed on trial last
April upon charges Of conspiracy 70 de-
fraud the Government Of title TO GER
tain large tracts OF land in Washington
and Oregon by alleged fictitious applica-
tiOns. Following a trial lasting four
months, Diamond and Benson were aC-
quilted and the other defendants were
adJudged guilty.
An Indictment was then found against
Benson. charging bribery in connection
with the fling Of the applications in the
The Washington times., 1909-04-19
CAPT. PETER HAMS
ON TRIAL FOR LIFE
Lawyers For Slayer of Viii
liam E. AnniS Will Plead
Insanity.

FLUSHING. L L. April 19.-When
the trial of Captain Peter c. Hams
for the murder o. William E. Annis,
at the BaysIde Yacht Club last August,
was called before Justice Garretson to-
day, it was anticipated that it would
be long drawn out. owing to Lhs state
ment by Justice Garretsou that he wiz
lock UP the jury. This fact is expect
ed to keep many men, whS might be
willing to serve, off the jury.
There is a distinct probability To-Day,
however, that the case will never resch
the jury. Attorney John I. Mcintyre
&C intends that not only was CaPtA(n
Hains insane when he killed ApnIs.
but that he is still insane, and II IS re-
ported that when the case Of the prose-
cution is completed he may ask the
appointment of a commission to pass
on the captains sanity.
Hams family also think he is insane,
but they want him tried and acquitted,
if possible so that they can have him
Continued on Page Thirteen.l
The Washington times., 1909-04-19
LABOR LEADERS CASE
ARGUED BY PARKER
Former Democratic Candidate for Congress Declares
Court Erred in Sentencing Gompers,
Mitchell, and Morrison.

This is perhaps the most important
case in which 1 was ever engaged" de-
clared former Judge Alton B. Parker,
late Democratic Presidential candidate,
in opening his argument for officers of
the American Federation of Labor in
the District Court Of Appeals this morn
ing.
Little IN the way Of dollars and cents
is involved. it is true. but upon it de-
pends the punishment and disgrace of
three men well known to your honOrs,
whose private lives are without blemish
and who have a following not exceeded
by any man outside Of political life"
Two of the labor leaders, President
Gompers and Secretary Morrison, OF the
American Federation of Labor, whose
sentences, with that of John Mitchell,
for contempt of court. imposed by Jus
tice Wright form the basis OF the case
before the court, listened to Judge Par
ker's argument IN their behalf. Com
pers, Mitchell. and Morrison are appeal
ing from the sentences Of one year,
nine months, and six months, respect
lively. imposed by Judge Wright for
alleged violation of the injunction OBJ
tained by the Buck Stove and Range
Company.
In brief. the contention of the appel
lants is thai the court erred in con-
The Washington times., 1909-04-19

Land Office. The arraignment specifical-
" charges that on January g. 1909. the
department began a special investigation
OF The assignment Of Western lands
which were being exchanged for lands
embraced in the newly made forest re-
serve. This report was designed tC be
held confidential, and the Government
alleges that on March Is, 1903, Benson
gave to WOOdfOrd D. Harlan, the chief
Of the division of special agents, 500 TO
reveal 70 him, when II should come into
mis- possession, the cOntGnts Of the spe-
Cial report
At the beginning Of the trial this
morning Benson was arraigned waived
the reading Of the indictment, and en-
tered a plea Of not guilty
Attorney Campbell raised the point
that In the indictment under which
Be lson was acquitted last year, a SINH
lar circumstance TO the one alleged in
the present Indictment was cited as an
overt act tC prove the conspiracy, and
that the previous indiCtn Cnt went deep
~ into the charge Of conspiracy on the
part Of Benson and the others.
BY noon the jury which viii try Ben
son had been selected, and the court
adjourned
The jurymen are William T.. Turner,
Adclbert r. Gordon. William +. Seiden-
berg Henry =. Kern, John q. Camp
bell, George +. Boyd, ". WOrthingtOn
Bowie, Emmett ElmOre. Jonah Bern
heimer Richard J. Earushaw, Allyn Il.
Ferguson, Ira j. Baker.
The Washington times., 1909-04-19

demning them to terms Of innprison-
ment so excessive as to constitute want
OF due exercise Of judicial discretion.
The appellees have entered a motion,
on the other hand, to dismiss the appeal
on the ground that the sentences are
renewable by q writ OF error only, and
not oy appeal
This sentence" said Judge Parker.
referring especially to that given Com
pers, lis imposed without the court be-
ing able to place its finger on one single
overt act committed after the order
went into effect to further continue the
boycott
1.-The history of the court shows that
no sentence for contempt in excess Of
six months has ever been imposed. Such
term OF Imprisonment. six months,
was imposed by Judge Taft on PhelaI.
IN connection with the Debs case"
The labor men are represented by At
torneys RalstOn and Sddons, William
p Richardson and Judge Parker. The
Buck Stove and Range Company is rep
resented by former Assistant Attorney
General James NJ. Beck. Daniel DaVen-
port, and J. J. Darlington.
Mr.. Beck, who VIII close the argument
for appeIees, was admitted to practice
before the Court Of Appeals before the
case was opened
All limit to the time for argument
which by custom lasts but two hours,
was removed at the request Of Attorney
RalstOn.
The Justices who heard the argu-
meuts were Chief Justice Shepard and
Associate Justices Robb, and Van
OrsdeL
The Washington times., 1909-04-19
mo EXTRAVAGANCE,"
is HIS WARNING
Declares That Expenditures Can
and Must Be Cut Down From
Former Record.
POINTS IN SPEECH
BY Mr.. ALDRICH

AIdrlch estimates revenues in
1910 from the Senate tariff bill,
based on 1907 impOrtafiOns-S34O
100000.
Additional revenues expected be-
cause of retrictiOns on undervnIua-
tiOns-S5, 10000
Actual revenues In 1907 under
DlBgley Iav-S332, 100000.
Estimated increase Tn revenues
under Senate biII-S1 100000.
Says Panama ? per cent bonds
can no longer be sold nt par. Rec
Ommends that the interest be 3
per cent.
Says appropriations made by
Congress last year show "unpre-
cedented extravagaRce." They
could have been reduced S5O,OOO,OOO
without impairinE efficiency.
Opposes imposition of Income, in
heritanee, or other special taxes as
unjust and unnecessary.
The Washington times., 1909-04-19
Kaiser Swallows Fish Bone
While Eating Dinner at
Corfu.
ALMOST STRANGLES;
SUITE is ALARMED
Monarch Is Completely Unnerved
BY Incident, and Meal Has to
Be Abandoned.

VIENNA. April ia stock exchange
telegram from Corfu today says that
Emperor William, who is having an
outing there, swallowed a fish bone
with almost fatal results.
According to the dispatch the EN-
peror was dining with his suite when he
suddenly uttered a cry of pain and
clutched at his throat. He was assisted
from the table by those who hastily
OWNED the cause Of his distress.
For a while it was feared that the
Emperor would strangle. but he finally
became relieved.
The Emperor was completely un..
nerved by the incident, and the dinner
was abandoned.
The Washington times., 1909-04-19
SIX persons HURT
IN RAILROAD CRASH
New York Commuters Badly
Shaken Up in Rear-End
Collision.

NEW YORK, April 19-six persons
were injured and a hundred or more
badly shaken up on the outskirts of Jer-
sey City, this morning. when a Newark
local on the Jersey Central. crashed In
10 the rear OF a local from Plainheld
The wreck was due In part TO a very
heavy fog, which enshrouded the mead
ows and in part to a misunderstanding
OF orders. As a result Of the wreck
hundreds of commuters we're delayed
getting to work as the tracks were
blocked for some time.
The injured are:
Stanley Godfrey. of New York, face
Ut, injured about arms and shoulders.
c. II. Behrns. New York. injured about
head and shoulders.
Carl Peopleto. Brooklyn. cut about
face.
For time II was reported that half
dozen persons had been killed and
physicians were hurried to the scene
from all Of the surrounding towns, but
their services were not needed.
The Washington times., 1909-04-19
WEATHER REPORT.

Temperatures are unusually high in
the Atlantic States. the lower Lake re-
gion and the upper Ohio Valley, and
cOrrespondingly low ia the Missouri
Valley, the Plains States and the North
west.
There will be showers tonight in the
lower Lake region and the Middle At
lantic States. followed by generally fair
weather Tuesday.
The winds along the middle Atlantic
coast will be moderate west 10 north
west.
Forecast for the District-ShOwer and
cooler tonight. Tuesday fair. cooler;
light 10 moderate southwest 70 north
west winds.
The Washington times., 1909-04-19
CORPORATION TAX
PLAN OF BEVERIDGE
Would Make Them Pay One-tenth
of One Per Cent on Their
Gross Earnings.

Senator Beveridge of Indiana intro
duced in the Senate this afternoon an
amendment TO the tariff bill providing
for tax Of one-tenth of / per cent Of
the gross earnings of various corpora
tiOns.
These corporations include those en-
gagged In manufacturing, transportation.
including street railroads. INNINGS and
the production or refining of OIL
Senator Beveridge said that he would
press this amendment in the event he
was not convinced by tho statement Of
Senator Aldrich that sufficient revenue
could be raised without #. He esti-
mates that this amendment would raise
S20,QQ0,Q00.
The Washington times., 1909-04-19

In opening the tariff debate in the
Senate today, Senator Nelson w.
Aldrich, chairman of the Finance
Committee, expressed the utmost
confidence that the schedules of the
Payne tariff bill, as amended by the
Senate committee, would raise all
the revenues needed for public ex-
penses on a liberal scale.
He declared that the expenses of
the Government could be consider
ably reduced, and pleaded that the
new measure be given a trial before
any resort be had to special taxation,
such as that on incomes, inherit
anceS, checks or kilograms.
To Avoid General Debate.
Senator Aldrich prefaced his remarks
upo1 the revenues by saying that It was
his purpose and that OF the majority
OF the Finance Committee to avoid gen.
eral debate on the tariff bill and to
begin consideration Of the schedules as
soon as possible. Neither himself nor
any Of the majority members Of the
committee would enter at this time into
a general discussion Of the wisdom or
unwisdom Of the protective policy
said that concerning the three
items Of coal, print paper and wood
pulp and hides. IL was not the purpose
Of the committee 70 evade making
report on these schedules. AS soon ss
the committee had the requisite data
at hand the committee will report on
these matters, he said.
Thinks Economy Possible.
with regerd to his belief that expen-
ditures car be cut down from the ''un-
precedented extravaganza" OF last year.
Mr.. Aldrich said:
From an investigation more or less
superficial, 1 am myself satisfied that
the appropriations made last year could
have been reduced at least $4,000. .OO0
without impairing the efficiency Of the
public service. There are periods in the
life Of a nation when the spirit of ex-
travagance pervades the atmosphere
and the public money is scattered right
and left, often without reference to the
results to be secured. I hope and ex-
pect 10 see a radical reform in this di-
Tection. We have within the past few
years created many unnecessary bu-
reaus and multiplied employees beyond
the possibility OF efficient work.
TO one committee or official has been
charged with tle duty Of attempting 70
coordinate expenditures with revenue,
and eXtTaVagant and unWise apprOprfa-
tons have been made without relation
Continued on Fourth Page)
The Washington times., 1909-04-19
WRIGHT AS TEACHER
IS A BIG SUCCESS
Italian Lieutenant, Under Ameri-
cans instruction, Rapidly Be-
coming Expert Aeronaut.

ROME, April 19.-Naval Lieutenant
Caldara is making such progress IN
aviation under the tutelage Of Wilbur
Wright that today. with but one pre-
vious lesson. he was able TO steer the
Wright aeroplane in two flights Of ten
minutes each.
Wright was with Caldara. He said
that with one more lesson the lieu
tenant should be able TO make a fight
unattended.
The Washington times., 1909-04-19
Tomorrow.

Tomorrow.
1880 n. NJ
Congress called TO order by the
president general.
Report of credentiaI committee,
Mrs. Charlotte Emerson Main,
chairman.
Report of program committee,
Mrs. Alexander Ennis Patton,
chairman.
Reports OF national officers
5 p. m.-State meetings may be
held If desired.
p m.-RepOrts OF State re-
gents, limited three minutes.
The Washington times., 1909-04-19
Soldiers Of Macedonia Ex-
pect to Enter CONSTANT
nople Tonight.
NEGOTIATING
TO KEEP HIS THRONE
Leaders of Revolt Send Ultimatum
Demanding Re-establishment of
Hilmi Pasha's Cabinet.

PHILIPPoPOLIs. Bulgaria, April 10.
The Young Turks and Macedonian
troops are expected to enter C0nstanti-
nople tonight. when they viii immedi-
ately demand the Sultan's abdication-
1t is believed here that the Turkish
ministry will promptly resign