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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-10
SENSATIONAL ARGUMENT MADE
FOR TIE DEFENSE BY
GENERAL MEEkS.
GALLANT OLD SOLDIER
Is Way Lawyer Describes Col. Cooper
Says Editor Used Liberty of
Frees as License to
Defamc Him.

Nashville, Tenn. March 9.-The un-
wr.ttan law was extend Il today to
cover editors who attack rriya or
public men by General Meek3, OF tho
counsel for the defeme in the Cooter
trial, The sensation was sprtng dur,
ing Meeks speech to the jury.
Previously he had Expressly dis
claimed belief that any editorial act
justified killing tie writer. But when
warmed Up to his subject, with a
burst Of eloquence, he said:
You talk Of yonr liberty of the
press, Why gentlemen, no man
lives who believes mcra firmly in t e
liberty of the press than | do. But
when a man in an editorial position
turns liberty Of the press into
license and undertakes to defane
and defle YOU and your family, what
are yCu gcing to do?
The prosecution VIII tell ven tfat
yen have your recourse in the courts.
Yes. and yop get Judgment for 1926 000
against a man not worth the pri @ of
a plug Of tobacco. Is that sa isfac-
tion?
"Oh, gentlemen. | tell yon that the
streets Of this, our city, have run
red before with the blood of men who
improperly rsed other, mems nam $
in public prints"
Meeks devoted five hours to h's
speech He painted the defendants
y the finest types of southern aris-
tocracy and breedings; declared no
crime had t2en ecramitted when
Carmack was shot to death and
closed with drastic appeal to the
judy to turn loose this gallant old
soldier. Colonel Coon.r"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-10
TAFT WILL NOT DECLARE FOR on
AGAINST FIGHT ON HOUSE
RULES.
INSURGENTS VISIT HIM
And After Conference Declare Aiti-
tude Indicates That tie is Not
Entirely Against Change
in Rulec.

Washington March President
Taft was given an opportunity to
declare himself on The "insurgeAt
movement to revise the house rules.
Diptmatically he side stepped an
nonncing how he stood. Representa-
live Payne. of New York, chairman
ot the committee on ways aud means
sought the support ct Taft for the
existing order Cf things, and the ir,
snrgcat case was advocated by rep
resentatiyes Gardner, of MassachA.
setts, Madison cf Kansas, and Nelson
Of Wiccsoasin
The visit Of the "insurgent" dele
cation TO the executive office consum-
led most Of the afternoon. The three
Insurgents heard il charged that
TAFT intended to join hands with the
house organization In the interest Of
getting the huse bill through as soon
laa possible Greatly disturbed by
Ihese reports, they hurried TO the
white house to urge Taft to take n
sCft seat on the fence and leave the
Fighting to them. When thcy came
out Of the executive offices Gardner
declared with an exhibition of conf,
doace that the insurgents were no
longer in a compromising mood
we are firmly impressed that TAFT
is not opposed to change Of rules
said Gardner, but is a little fearful
that a contest now would cross the
line and interfere with the passage
Of tire tariff bill
An effort was made by Madison t.
show that there was no such danger
in the fight they were conducting He
said he had told Taft that he ana hla
colleagues We're not disposed to inter
ferc with the present ways and means
committee and that he thought that
he could promise that no objection
would be made TO the continuance OF
the old committees on any subject
The president feels inclined to ask
Legislation at the present session.
Another promise made by the "in
surgent' delegation was that they
would not iilibuster against legisla-
ton IL they made their fight and lost
They argued that the fight could b
brought TO an end in one day. BY
these concialtory promises Madison
said that he did not mean that the
fight would be abandoned if lost now.
He said the insurgents" would wait.
however, until the proper time to re
new it.
Payne was with the president only
few minutes. When he left the
white house he said that he had told
Taft the tariff bill would be ready to
report the first day of the session. but
that he could not prophesy what
would happen if the present prhaotic
conditions in the house were to con
tinue
No announcement was made at the
white house concerning the confer
ence and nothing was given or
about The first netting Of he cabinet
today
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-10

Connecticut Senate Considering Reso
luton on Matter of National
inheritance Tax.

Hartford, Conn, March 9.-Oppo
sition to President Taft's suggestion
cf a federal iheritance tax as a means
of raising revenue has now appeared
in the Connecticut general assembly y
Senator Searls, Republican leader
today introduced a resolution on the
matter which went to the judiciary
committee. 1t sets forth that "ser.
eral states are now taxing inherit
ance with marked success and need
all the revenue that can properly be
drawn from this source" that the
federal government can readily
raise additional revenue when re-
quired from other sources s." and in
sisting that the taxation of inherit.
ances should be reserved to TIE sey.
efal states as a source of revenue fer
their exclusive use and benefit"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-10
NIeHT-RloER LEADERS,
CASE is CONTINUED

Tiptonville. Tenn, March 9.-On
account of the illness of Rice A.
Pierce, chief counsel of Will Watson
indicted as the leader of the band oi
night riders who whipped J. F. Wayne
Of this county. Attorney ID. J. Cald
well announced this afternoon that
the trial will be continued till the
next term of the circuit court in july
The statement came as quite a sur
prise, as It was known that the pres
ecution was very anxious to proceed
with the trial. Watson is not in
town and there is no excitement, the
citizens being Meternfned that the
law shall take its course. and are con
tent to wait the result Of the trial
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-10
REFUSED To SPEAK
Wisconsin State Game Warden viii
Not Tell What He Did With
Money From Stephenson.

Madison. Wis, March 9.-State
Game Warden James w. Stone this
afternoon refused to enliyeu the leg
islativc committee investigating the
senatorial primary as 20 what he did
with the money he received at StepI-
enson headquarters for campaign ex.
penses.
Stone said II was a confidential mat
ter and that he would not divulgo any
names unless compelled 70. The com.
mttcr decided 10 certify Stones re-
fusal to answer TO the legislature.
During the day the managers for Hat
ton and McGovern told of their work
and expenditures Among other facts
brought out was that LaFollette fa-
yored Hattou's candidacy.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-10
MAN HELD AFTER PECULIAR
MUE1ER IN BALTIMORE
MONDAY CONFESSES.
SAYS IT WAS ACCIDENT
But Police Are inclined to Think
Crime Was .1remc cditated-Be-
live He Wanted to Break
Engagement With Girl.

baltimore, Md, March 9 -t'nd |
searching questioning by the polio
today John ]. Mueller confe sci thai
It was he vino last night shot and
killed his sweetheart, Mss Reg ma
Reed, ami that there was no truth
il the story he toll Immediately
after the shooting to the effect that
he and Miss Reed were held up near
Hount Washington, a suburb, by n
highWaymm, who, after securing
Mueller's money, demanded the neck
lace worm by Miss Reed. Mueller
stated last night that in response Il
this demand Miss Reed slapped the
highWayman's face and that then the
fatal shot was fired Following the
investigation of the coroner last
night Mueller was held
To-day he made a signed statement
Ii which he said that when the elee-
tric car upon which he and Miss Reed
were riding reached the south of
tiAAi lhI "a FlitiNF -lN ttL MULTI w dNil
ington, Miss Reed, whose marriage
to Mueller was set for April IA. and
he, left the ear, and according to
Mueler's statement, after they had
walked short distance, the girl pre-
ceding him he thought he saw a man
emerging from behind a tree and be.
lieving himself to be in danger. fired.
but owing to the unsteadiness of his
aim on account of fright the bullet
struck and killed Miss Reed Mueller
declares the shooting to have been
entirely accidental.
His story, however, is not accepted
by the police, whose theory is that
the killing was premiditated. They
believe Mueller wished to break eff
his engagement to Miss Reed and
not the courage to tell her so.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-10
TALK or DEMOCRATS ELECTiNG
SHURTLEFF SENATOR WAS
DISCUSSED.
DENEEN NOT AFTER TOCA
Governor Processes to Believe Hop
kins viii Win--L after Does Mot
Think Democrats Will Go
TO ShurtleH.

Special 10 The Bulletins
Springfield, III, Marsh 9.-The fol
lowers of Senator Hopkins held con
ference tonight at the Hotel Silas,
which was attended by about e. menl-
bors of the legislature. Senator Hop.
kips addressed the meeting The talk
Of the Democrats going to Shurtleif
ana electing him was discussed Il
some length.
AT the conclusion Of the conference
Senator Hopkins stated that II there
was break of the Democrats TO
Shurtlefi enough Republicans who
have been opposing him would come
to him (Hopkms) and he would be
elected
He declared that his vote would
amount to 80 or IS and that IT,.
would be sufficient to elect Senator
Hopkins had a conference with Gov,
ernor Deneen at the governors office
at which the senatorial situation was
discussed
Later Congressman Lorimer called
on Governor Deneer. Governor De-
neen reiterated the statement pre-
viously made that he would not ac-
cept the senatorShip and processes TO
believe that Hopkins viii win He
Toes net think that StlIett will 60
over 10 Shurtleff with a force Of Chi
cago members Of the house
Senator Potter's bin which passed
the senate and which provides that
any city of three thousand inhabi
tants or more may organize MS a
township upon request of the city
council, will be fought by the autl-sa-
loon league, when II comes up in tho
house, and will undoubtedly be beat
EN- as they claim it Is only dodge
for voting the city wet when il has
been dry,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-10
TAFT PLANNING A TRIP
New President Will Make a Tour OF
the South and West This
Autumn.

Washington. March q.-That Pres
dent Taft contemplates a general
trip through the south and west this
autumn was indicated by him today
when he said he would try to attend
The forty-ninth annUal encampment
Of the q. A. r. to be held in Salt
Lake City. Aug . TO "A. The invita-
tion was extended by Senators Smoot
and Southerlani of Utah. who also
represented the executive committee
% the G. A. r.
Mr.. Taft said that he should like
very m-eh to attend the meeting. and
it might Aa quite possible for him T.
10 so in view of his intended tril
through the south and west.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-10
IOWA HARD Hit.

Des Moiaes. Iowa. March 9-1he
heaviest blizzard Of the year has been
sweeping portions Of Iowa for the
past "a hours. Sir inches q ssow fe'i
land trains are from two to five hours
late The Iowa oats special is stuck
near Waterloo with a party Cf Pref
near Waterloo with a party of Ames
Professors aboard The wlnrs are
down in every direction. only one wire
working tonight 20 Sioux city. The
northern part Of the state suffered
badly Is a collisios of trains a.
Boone TO-DAY in the storm several pas
sengers were hurt
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-10
SITUATION IS TENSE
AS to Politics of Central American
RepubIes-Peace Congress is
Called.

Fl PasO, Texas. March 9.-The DO.
litical situation i'm Central America.
according TO recent advices, has been
rather tense for some time. Only last
week ships arriving at Mexican port;
reported that the Salvadorean shin
Presidenta had sailed urder sealed
orders, presumably to lombard Mic
ara guam ports.
President Zeelaya has called a
peace congress TO form a pau-Ameri
can beard Ct arbitration to adjust III
future disputes between the Central
American republics.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-10
NEW COPPER CO.

Lansing. Mich. March 9-The Isl
and Copper company a 81 coo 600 min
ing corporation, was incorporated TO-
day The officers of the company arc
at Houghton. Mich and Duluth. MINI.
aud its operations are to be confined
to Houghtun and Keweenaw counties
Mich. The directors are F ". Mich
OILS. J. C. Store. Albert Bauden e. II.
Frimodig. J. C. Mckee. Edward Nc
Kee. all of Houehton; Herman 4.
Wieder. James u. Looney Hancock.
o. J. Larsen. Duluth
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-10
OPERATOR WHO
MADE HIS ESCAPE TELLS
GRAPHIC STORY.
200 FATALLY INJURED
Fire Springs up in Cebris and De-
structicn of Town ie Complete
Aid Being Rushed to Scene
From Several Points.

Hclaaa, Ark, Martn 9,-NeWs of
the cyclcnc destrl wing Brink e.,
reached here last night and 4 relief
party is being organized and will
leave here as soon as a special train
can he made up 1t win carry fire
fighting apparatus, doctors, nurses
ard hospital supplies, as well as food
and clothing for the afflicted ones. j..
A. Ward, secretary Of the Board of
Trade Is organizing the train through
large party will leave here this morn
ing.
T. NJ. Kimmel the Rock Island
operator at Brinkley. was communi
Gated with at Wheatley, where he is
at this horr He is one Of the sur.
viyors Of the storm and is the first
to bring intelligence Of it from
Brinkley. He states that he and ser-
eral others were in the Rock Island
depot when the cyclone hit Brink e},
and before they knew what had hap.
pened the building was on the ground
and they pinoned under the debris,
-Four Of them managed. to eXtricata
the selves and crawl out after half
an hours eXeition and work.
Walls of Dying Heard.
The town was IN complete dark
ness, and from all sides they could
hear the wailing of the terror-strick-
en- men, women and children and the
moans and agoni2ng cries of the
dying and injured. In a few minutes
they learned that eight or more peo,
PIE were dead, but could get only
three names, Foote, sterrett and
Miss Bunch. but they stumbled over
bodies Of other dead whom they
could not identify in the darkness
The streets were impossible, owing
to the debris of wrecked hous rs
which was flung in indescribable
mass on all thororghfares.
BY the aid of intermittent flashes
Of lightning they saw that not a
single house was left standing, and
about the ruins were to be seen
=
together in terror, here and there
some one looking for an injured
member Of the household, shrieks and
walls to tell of the finding of dead
and dying, and other sights too awful
tc be depicted. lie estimates the
fatally injured at 200.
Fires Sprinunu Up.
FIRES bega to spring up in all di-
rectioAs. and by o'clock when they
left. they saw four burning with a
big flame, AMI the con4agration
spreading in all directions, famed to
furnace heat by the gale which fol.
lowed IN the wake of the cyclone.
Accompanied by another operator
named j. NJ Woitanski Lineman
Richards aud Conductor Dale. who
were with him in the depot when tho
crash came, KimmelI started out at
g O'Clock to walk to Wheatley to give
warning and send out the appeal for
help, After walking two miles they
decided that the wind was too strong
for them to c0ntinre further in the
teeth of it so-they turned back andn
retraced their step to BrinkIey. Ar,
riving there the scenes of anguish
and destruction they had left seemed
to them intensified. and they secured
an engine that was standing on a
siding with steam up and ran quickly
to Wheatley, whore they are now
sending out messages to the different
towns In the state asking for help
They have had no message from
Brinkley since they left.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-10
MILLIONAIRE AM1U5RED.

Nogales, Ariz.. March S.-Don Luis
Proto, a millionaire ranch owner
merchant and pioneer of this section
was shot from ambush aud instantly
killed near Devisadero's station on
the Nogales Cananea railroad, while
on the way to his ranch east Of Mag
dauena.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-10
MYSTERIOUS MURDER
Uncovered by indianapolis Police
Gardener Says Woman Was
Killed by Four Men.

indianapolis, March 9.-The polio ?
uncovered a mysterious murder this
Mary Nichols. - years old, residing
south off tac city was found with her
head crushed Gustav Eaton a garden
ar. who made his homo with Mrs.
Nichols. was taken ir custody pend.
ing an investigation Eaton told the
officers that four strange young men
tied him to a shed and beat Mrs.
Nichols to death.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-10
100000 ACRES OPENED.

Washington, March BY order OF
the interior department about three
million acres of land in the counties
along the eastern border of Wyoming
are to be thrown open at once "a
home seeksrs who will be allowed to
take either lG0 or 800 acres. The
land cannot be irrigated and will be of
use. therefore, for dry farming only.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-10
DIVORCE GRANTED
To Ruth Bryan Leavitt in Lincoln
Yesterday-Granted Custody
of Two Children.

Lincoln, Neb, March 9.-Ruth
Bryan Leayitt, eldest daughter of
VIM. j. Bryan, was this afternoon
granted a divorce from w. H. Leavitt.
Mrs. Leavitt and her mother ap-
peared in the court of Judge Cornish,
and both alleged that Leavitt had
not contributed to the support of his
wife. There was no defense.
Mrs. Leavitt was granted the Gus.
tcly of the two children.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-10
u. S. STEEL TRUST
WILL NOT CUT WAGES

New York, March S-Charles NJ.
Schwab, president Of the Bethlehem
Steel Corp ration, said today that al
though il was his belief that steel
prices would work lower before a
thorough adjustment of conditions
was reached, the Bethlehem Steel
Corporation did not propose to cut
The wages Of its Workmen Eventu
ally conditions would show an i'm
proyemcnt he believed
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-10
WIRE cIkERS FoILEp.

Oil City, Pa, March Am attempt
was made TO wreck the Pittsburg ex-
press on the Pennsylvania railroad
thirty miles north OF here today. Six
ties were placed across the track.
fho obstruction was seen by the en-
gineer in time to stop the tram
which was filled with passengers.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-10
"a INCHES oF SNOW.

Winona Minr. March "A severn
snow storm is raging in southeFn Min-
nesota tonight. ard there are now =
inches Of STOW On The level.
The weather observer reports the
storm to be- the most unusual ils
southern Minnesota in bali centurs
and the fall Of snov To be the great
est in ten years al this time CT the
year.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-10
WORST OF SEASON.

Menominee. Mich. March 9-The
worst blizzard Of the winter prevails
ir this vicinity today The storm be
gan at midnight and Is still raging
with great force The snow Is piled
In great drifts aud telephone. street
,ar and railway traffic is tied up
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-10
JOHN II. vANDYkE DEAD.

Milwaukee, Wis, March 9-Formcr
President John II. Nandyke of the
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
Company, is dead. He was one Of the
leading lawyers of the state and coun-
sci for the company after he retired
as president in 1874
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-10
MINERS ELECT

Terre Haute. Ind. March s.-The
United Nine Workers Of America a
District No. II today elected FraHs
RamaEc Of Knightsvllie. iRternal
beard member: ". II. Rollins. of lin
ton. president: Charles Fox. N Terre
Hante, secretary treasurer.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-10
NEARLY TOUCH RECORD.

New York. March 9.-Gibof and o.
phee. the leaders iu the go-as YOU
please race had scored 293 miles, sis
laps at midnight tonight which is four
miles and six laps behind the record
for IS hours, made in 1902.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-10
JOHN BUTTERFIELD DEAD.

John Butterfeld. who was one 9f
the party Of seven who outlined and
established the first Overland mail
route to the Pacific coast in 1853.
later adopted by the American Ex-
press Company. died at his home here
tonight, aged 50.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-10
LOCAL OPTION DEFEATED.

Harrisburg, Pa. March g.-The To-
cal option bill authorizing any bof-
ough, township or ward of any city
to vote upon the question Of the sale
of liquor was defeated in the house
tonight.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-10
BLIZZARD RACES IN
NORTHERN STATES;
TRAFFIC IMPEDeD

ST. Paul. MINI. March 9,-Reports
received in railroad quarters Indicate
that a blizzard Is raging throughout
northern Iowa and South Dakota and
telegraphich communication has been
lnterfercd with Several wires are
down between Oelwcin and Dubuque
on the Great Western
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-10
JOHNSON WOULD MEET JEFF.

Victoria, March lack Johnson.
champion heavyweight pugilist today
declared his willirgness TO meet JET
fries or any one else In defense Of his
title
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-10
IN MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE.

Lansing. Mich. March 9Th
state senate today. Is to II. refused
to pass the Mapes Mackay civil ser.
vice bin and the house passed the
graded salary bill"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-10
BURLINGTON. IA. sTRucK.

Burlington, la. March A north
western blizzard struck here tonight.
All trains are late.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-10

lConclEded on Second Page.)
Times-promoter., 1909-01-22
How to Know the Trees.

There is an auctioneer whose gift
Of gao" and native wit draw many
purchasers to his sales, but some
times he is the subject rather than
the cause of amusement.
The mans name is o. A. Kelley. Not
lcng ago he had to sell, among other
things, lot Of pine logs, and the day
before the sale he went over them
and marked the end of each log with
his initials.
On the day of the auction an irish
man came along and Immediately no
ticed the logs with the letters on them.
20. A. K" he read, loud enough
for all round to hear. "Begorra, If It's
not just like Kelley to deceive us into
behaving thin pine logs are oakp-
Springfield Republican.
Times-promoter., 1909-01-22

times helpless IN the face of unin.
formed popular opinion, which rates
the value OF an institution by the
number Of names in catalogue"
Investigator is Not Merely curlo.
The investigator, after being pro
duced, cannot, however, work empty
handed. If a real investigator is the
priceless possession OF state, he is
not to be considered a curio, nor be
merely the recipient Of high admira.
ton. He is In greater need of lab.
oratory wherein to carry on his in.
yestigations; or farm whereon to
extend his research. and his time
should not be taken up by routine
duties; cheaper men can attend to
them.
While the station should search for
new truths, yet its obligation to the
farmer is to present to him facts al.
ready worked out, and this dissent
nation of knowledge should be car.
ried on in such way as to be OF
immediate and greatest value. In
fact, the greatest needs of most OF
our experiment stations at present
are ways and means for the diffusion
of facts among people whose taxes
create and maintain them.
There are three methods by which
the station can place itself into true
correlation with the farmer; first,
demonstration work; second, farmers
institutes, and third, bulletins, news
paper articles, etc. All Of these meth.
DDS, named in order of their impor-
tance, may be known collectively as
extension" work.
Until recent years bulletins, and an
occasional lecture by station man,
were the only means of imparting
useful knowledge to the farmer. Ex-
perience has taught the station, how.
ever, that bulletins are poor convey.
ors of information, as compared with
actual demonstration. The average
man would much rather see some
thing than read about it; so we'll
conducted demonstration in a commu-
nifty is of more value than all that
printers ink and verbal juggling can
bestow. Cooperation with individual
farmers themselves is the ideal and
only way for an experiment station
to serve it's constituents. 1t might
seem great undertaking to start
cooperation of this kind, but expe
rience teaches the practicability o;
the project.