The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-06
the BuIIstln In on sale ~ The follow
Ing placss:
coIeman's, xf4 Eighth street
Halliday Houss News Stand.
Blue Front Rsstsnrsnt
SALOON OUTRAGE llEN CAIRO


The old saying, go away from
home to hear the news" finds Illus.
tration very strongly in a story print
ed recently with editorial comment III
The Illinois Issue" organ OF the
Anti-Saloon League of this state. pub
lished In Chicago That the Saloon
Outrage In Cairo" as the story IL
headed, attracted so little attention
here at the time ii is alleged to have
taken place. that il was not heard
of at all in the LEGAL newspaper offices
leads one naturally to one of two
csnchls ems: either the story is very
n.rch cyerdrawn, or such outrages are
SO common In Cairo that they are
looked upon as matter OF course ami
excite no serious comment among the
people, even when the victim is i
young lady so generally known and SO
highly esteemed as was the victim of
this alleged affair. Either conclusion
Is not pleasant to contemplate aud
raises some questions that probably
will call for some explanations in the
mind of the average reader.
The story OF the Outrage" with in.
troduo4ory comment by the editor OF
The Issue, will probably be read with
interest by Cairo people and is here
reproduced:
Saloon Outrage in Cairo"
1T has been the history of the
Liquor Traffic always and everywhere
that when the fallacy and falsity of its
arguments have been exposed AMI
they no longer receive serious atten.
zion. its friends aud defenders res...;
TO Islander. rowdyism and murder.
'They have reached the rowdyism
stage in Cairo. Ill. A citizen of that
salooneursed town sends US an ac-
count of a most shameful aud dis
graceful demonstration there on th,.
occasion of a wedding, the bride being
the daughter of a well known temper
ance worker The writer SAYS.
s'The contemplate spirit Of the
saloon element was shamefulIy appar-
enf at Cairo one night last week. The
occasion was the marriage of Miss.
Helen Dougherty~ 90 Mr.. Robert Toi-
lar. The mother of Miss Dougher,y Is
District President of the w c. T. u.
and Is thoroughly hated by the saloon
element In the city. In the past these
fellows have been accustomed TO boy
cotfing. disturbing and prosecuting
everybody who makes any effort to
oppose their business.
ION the evening Of Miss Dough
erfysk marriage some OF the element
declared that a fitting punishment to-
the family for their activity against
saloons would be TO make them pay
for a beer treat. Soon after the cere-
mony they began their deyiltry. First
a man was sent to the door to demand
money to pay for a case Of soda pop
The request was politely refused, as
the parties we're utter strangers to the
family. A hilarious noise. after the
fashion Of a charivari, was kept up
by beating on tin cans. boxes. iron
tubs, etc. then missiles were tnrONn
against the house. Police we're called
several times and were seen to quiet
the mob. bat only for a few minutes.
For some unknwn reason the police
failed to control the mob and IL fOi-
loved the bridal party to the new
home In another part Of the city. At
this place the mob remained all nigh,
rursing. singing rfbald songs and
throwing beer bottles at the house.
uuttIng whisky jugs upon the verzn-
Il and clubbing the house In a shame
la manner.
The groom nsei every effort %
II ouf she names Il the parties. Bat