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The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-09
TERRIBLE TO ,NADO
CAUSES DEATH AND
RUIN IN ARKANSAS

Little Rock. Ark. March S-Four
persons are reported dead and mum
Der in jurcd as result of a violent
storm which swept Arkansas this af'
ternoon and tonight. Three are re-
ported to have been killed at Brink
ley and dispatches at midnight wera
10 the effect that the town was in
flames and it's complete destruction
seemed inevitable.
At midnight n train bearing phyai-
clans and nurses and fire fighting ap
ratetus Of that place started from
Forest City. for Bripkley Those re
pcrted killed at Brinkley arc:
Daughter Ct I. NJ BURCH.
- FOOTE. q merchant
STARETT, merchant
The Gotten Hon passenger train
due in Little Rock at G:2o tonight Is
lest in the vicinity of Baueum, whore
TIE tornado struck. and is reported ~
have been swept OFF the track. The
tornado struck Fourche Dam, killing
p negro toy aud iniurlng several
ther negroes. Two houses were de-
mclished and one was completely de-
sfoyc1 by fro after it had been
lawr t. bits
Several negroes are reported to be
'afally hurt
At Kern several homes were demOl
shed and f. b Adams, a farmer, was
.c-iously if not fatally injured, At
liycrn the Methodist church was de-
;troyed 81 a loss of $6.o00 The Bap-
ist church was damaged a portion
# the court house unroofed and other
ytcnsive damage 'was reported.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-09
LIKE FINDING MONEY.

Paul G Schrh 6 Sons. the ropu
! lar druggists, ara making an oflol
/ that is Just like finding money rol
they are selling a regular 80 cont
bottle of D. Towards celebrated
specific for the .nro Of CONSTIPATION
and dyspepsia al half pliro. In add
ton to this large discount they acrca
to return the money to NV nr-
chaser whom the specific do,s net
cure.
1t is only recently through the So
licitatiuu of PAUL : Srhra < Sers
that this medicine coud ho bought
for less than fifty ccu,t. jhey urged
the prOprietors to allow thvm 10 sall
il at this reduced price for "a little
wtgle agreeing 10 SOL Il ortain
amount The res'u has Justified
their good judgmeu. for ,ha sale
has been something remarkable.
Anyone who suffers with headache
dyspepsia, dizziness, sour stomach
specks before the eyes, or any liz. r
trouble, should take advantage Of
this opportunity for DR.. Howard's
specific will crre all these troubles.
But if by any chance it should not.
Paul G. Schulz q Sons will return
your money.
The specific is very pleasant to
take, coming in the form Of small
sranulcs, and there are sixty doses
in every package.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-09
LEGISLATURE GETS gtJsy

Jefferson City, No. March s-Fol
lowing the adverse decision to tn
state ~ the federal court at Kansas
CHy today Speaker Speer, Of the Mis-
souri, house today introduced a bin
prohibiting the issuing Of passes by
railroads under penalties of a fine of
$40 to 500. Officers. employees and
charity workers are excmpteJ from
the hill.
It Is expected tnat much adverse
railroad legislation will be started
representative Cross introduced p
oiii requiring all railroads loing hugi
ness IN the state 10 incorporate in
Missouri This will give the state
control of the railroads.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-09
Asssasssssssssssssssssssss
+: NEWS OF THE RIVERS :
o
sssssyssSSys1ssassss....S

The river marked &c / feet on the
Cairo gauge last evening showing a
fall OF 4 of foot in "a hours.
The rain yesterday In the UPPER
Ohio was not heavy and no rise is
expected from there for the pr sent
Some rise is likely to come out of
. the Mississippi
The Oakland passed ont of the
ONO Yesterday morning with %
hoats and two barges of coal. three
model barees loaded with manufac.
tured iron and two fuels.
The Dick Fowler was in and out
as usual from and to Paducah. with
good business both WAYS.
me Eagle from Paducah with a
barge Of logs and an excursion barge
passed to st. Louis yesterday after
noon.
The City of Saltillo vii be ont
from st. Louis today bound for the
tennessee river. She is a dav late
The U. S. snagboat H. G.. Wright
Is coming up from Memphis.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-09
Yesterdays River Forecasts.

me ohio, from Evansville TO Cairo
VIII continue falling during tho next
IS hours.
The Wabash, at Mt. Carmel not
much change during the next 2e
hours.
re Tennessee. AT Florence and
''hiverton. will probably rise during
'ne next ~ hours. At JohnsonvilIe.
WI probably continue falling during
the next IS hours.
me Mississippi, at Chester. will
iali during the next sc hours
w. z. BARRON.
Obesrevr.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-09
k0'E;d'ol Indigestion g:
All Stomach Troubles
a n 70

MI arc thc result of undirestcd food
remaining IN the stomach and putting
the whole system out of order-as it
surely will kodol dieests the food the
way il docs hecausp il contains All the
digestive elements. II il contained only
onc'or two of them such as pepsn, etc,)
it could not be of SO much help TO the
stomach as It j. And there is no ques-
tion but. that Kodo digests all food
anywhere, at any time When it win
digest every particle cf all kinds of food
in a glass test tube. II should have no
difficulty in digcsting iovL in your stom-
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-09
TAKES OATH AS JUDGE

81 Louis March 8-Milton n
Purdy tool the oath of office a-
Judge of the United states court f,,
'he district of Minnesota TODAY
being sworn in here bv Judpa Ga,
porn OF the federal court Of appes's
furdy held the office under President
roosevelt without the confirmation,
OF the senate and he resigned the dav
prior to the inauguration of TAFT. who
mas since re-appointed him.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-09
Observation-Disclosures
: THE WEATHER
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Yesterdays Cairo Temperature.
General Conditions.

The day was rainy, there being al.
most a continuous hard rain the fore
part of the day with a drizzle in the
afternoon. The precipitation for the
"a hours ending last evening was 9j
inches. The government bulletin re-
ported rain from % points, extending
over the Ohio valley lightly. Ex-
tremes Of temperature were rs al
Vicksburg and 6 at Denver.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-09
STRAUSS WILL BE MADE
AMBASSADOR TO JAPAN

Washington. March S.-WhUe the
information is unofficial it is under.
stood to he almost definitely settled
tnat former Secretary Strauss If
the department of commerce and
labor Will be appointed ambassador
TO Japan. While secretary Of con-
meFce and labor he had largely IN Jo
win the Japanese immigration oueq
tion and his attitude on that mat,er
is known to have met tho annrovsI
OIL the japanese government
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-09
TWO CENT RATE
LAW is INVALID
CONCLUDED From First Page)

law is invalid And if the railroad
system of any company is earning
more than a reasonable return by rea-
l. son of interstate rates, which affect
tho people many times more than 10
cal rates. ald IL such interstate rates
are too high Congress acting alone
or through a commission must make
the correction.
Rate Not Remunerative.
The supreme court during the
present year in the case of City 81
New York " Consolidated Gas Com.
pany of New York. decided that six
per cent was fair and right to be
given to the owners upon the true
valuation, My opinion is that while
ia gas plant is i'm some respects differ
.ent from a railroad, that a railroad
property, properly built and proper
ly managed, should over and above
expenses make return of six per-
cent per annum- And considering a
the evidence the evidence fairly
shows that all of these roads wrr1
properly and economically built and
are being properly and economically
managed, and that after paving the
expenses for maintenance faF4-44 -+-7f-
ton, that there is less than six PEI
cent of returns, and not more than
three per cent upon any of them
and as to some of them a deficit. tax |
ing the property above stated within |
the state of Missouri at its fair yaIna |
ton. And this is so without refer |
ence to bonds, because is no case 10 |
bonds bear six per cent interest"
Travel Not Increased
Judge Mcpherson also saws in the
decision: When the statutes i1l
question were enacted. it was be
iieved by many that by reducing the
fare there would be much more
travel. For a month or so this
proved to be true. But with the
novelty gone the testimony shows
that the increase has been less than
three per cent and more nearly one
per cent"
lie SAYS further as to the abolition
OF passes that the evidence shows
the passenger revenue is increased
by reason there less than one per
cent
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-09
GIRL SHOT DEAD
BY HlCHWAYMAN
Continued From First Page.)

block and were in a lonely SPOT
they were stopped by man. who.
ievellng a pistol, called for their val
uables
Mueller says he gave up what mon.
ey ne had, and then the highwayman
demanded the necklace worn by Miss
Reed. Her reply was slap in the
lace upon receiving which the man
fired, killing her The bighwaymar
Mueller who appears to have been
'he only witness to the shooting. was
placed under arrest.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-09
FOUND AFTER SEVEN YEARS.

Chicago, March S-Anor a seven
wears hrnt the Chicago police tonight
declared that the murderer of Police
man Patrick H. Duffy hal beer
found. Vincent Quentin. in the pen'-
Tertiary in California. is Thought t.
te the man Arrangements have
been made to secure his release
through Governor Gillette. and he
viii he brought back to this city.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-09
u Saved iiia Ien
JbesreVr.

An thought III lose nv leg -
writes J. A. Swenson, watertown
WIS Ten years of eczema. that Is
doctors could not cure. had at last
laid me up. Then Bucklen's Arnica
saive cured 1t sound and we'll" In
fallible for Skin Eruptions, Salt
Rheum. Polls. Fever Sores. Burns.
S"alds. Cuts AMI Piles. 25c. at all
druggists.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-09
SUDDENLY PARALY7ED.

Das Moines, Iowa March S-Dr.
Frank Gunsaulus. noted divine and
lCctupr, was suddenly sTicken at
Cedar Rapids. whore he was to lee
tu.e tonight. and was forced 10 re
turn to Chicago His right leg is par
nlNHal
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-09
NEW FREIGHT BILL.

Topeka, kas March 8-The sell
ate tonight passed the maximum
freight rate bill reducing tho rates
in the state from 5 to Is per cent.
The bill has already passed he housa.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-09

ach. The next time you have indigcs
Ton or dyspepsia, sour stomach, pain in
pit of the stomach, hechings, headaches,
etc, will he an excellent time to prove,
to your entire satisfaction, that Kodol
VIII do just what IS claimed for it.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-09
Forecasts for Today.

Cairo and vicinity: Rain or snow
brisk TO high northwest winds
Illinois: Washington. March s.
Rain or snow and colder Tuesday:
Wednesday fair and warmer.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-09
WILL REMAIN IN ARKANSAS.

Hot Springs. Ark. March Sec.
RYAN. alleged member of the gang
n fake foot race men. charged with
wholesale svind}ing operations. viii
not 70 TO Iowa in charge Of ofic r.
At the present time. Ryan was held
here today by the county court to
answer charges of assault with in
tent to kill.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-09
Sun and Moon.

Mote: The above sun and moon
record is for Illinois and approx
mates the record at Cairo within a
few minutes.l
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-09
FOR POLICE MAGISTRATE.

John Hogan authorizes his an
nouneement as a candidate for Po-
lice Magistrate of the city of Cairo.
at the election to be held on Tuesday.
April 13, 1909
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-09
ANNOUNCEMENTS
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT.

Prof. S. 4. Colt authorizes his an
nouncement as Republican eandi.
date for County Superintendent of
schools, at the primary election to be
held on Tuesday, April 13, 1909.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-09
Our Guarantee
n Get n dollar hot

y" WI WI INOUOT
you are not benefited the druggist will
AT once return your money. Don't hest
tate. any druggist Will sell YOU Kodol on
these terms. Tho dollar bottle contains
~ times rs much ~ the soc bottle
kodol is prepared in the lahoraturi lies OF
y. {, Dewitt { Co, Chicago.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-07-05

railroads, Il may be said that, roughly
speaking. there are about ~4b.o0o,ooo
ions OF rails IN use IN the steam roads
Of the United states. about 10000. 900
tons ~ iron ana steel In cars and To-
comotives and perhaps 10000. coo tons
more in bridges. viaducts and build
mgs. q grand total Of something IKE
$4,000. coo tons for 22S,00o miles OF
road. about 390 tons per mile, These
figures nre naturally only rough APP
proxfmations. hut they are indicative,
The world at large has two and II
half times as great a railroad mileage
az the United states. and doubtless
twice as much iron and steel In use
SO that tho world has something X
$50. 600. 900 tons Of iron and steel en-
gagged IN steam railroad t~ransporta-
ton. At the ate Of Increase in the
worlds railroad mileage shown IN the
past three years. Il would require ~
wears 10 double the mileage"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-07-05
Progress in Surgery.

II q recent account Of the progress
m surgery during the past fifteen
years q noted American surgeon. Dr.
". w Keen. points out that p re-
markatlf SUCCESS achieved has been
due chiefly 20 experimental research.
In ordinary language. this somewhat
urors5onlI phrase means that eats.
guinea pigs and rabbits are used t0
test the theories of medical invet-
ntn-S ari thar tire success or fall
urc attending th- experiments forms
the bsss for me subsequent trfat-
ue-t of the maia5i-s ~ mankind.
Foremost In modern surgical
a h.evaue-r Dr. Keen places opera
t,ns Involving the heart and arteries
The wear 1ss- marked TIRE first sue
rrSfrf attempt to ~w up the hearts
since then there have been ia sw-
lar operations with siNty-fcur re0v-
cries In tre treatment % vour1s &c
the a---i@ th- ola method &c tying
IN rho arterr above and below the
aarrf commonly li O. EuErene in
-ra -mh f--m which TIRE blood sup
r, urs rr- OF Thls 5ssstro-s s-
- has ben almost entirely
eliminated in resent times rs ne
-fnu-f1n 90 methods foNowrE ere
aaf-ue az numbr experiment.
sr ar ma's
II lse manner. according % nr.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-07-05
WRONG TO DISCRIMINATE.

In a recent interview given out by
President Brown cf the New York
central lines he Is quoted as saying
one OF the CRYING evils of railway
management IN the past, aud nothing
the strong arm OF the law would
have stopped il, was the practice Of
discrimination In favor OF large ship
peers. the giving Of rebates and the
distribution of passes to secure more
business. We an believed, the ship
per as well as the railroad, that It
was perfectly legitimate TO give \
shipper whose business amounted Ca
1000 cars per nnu Il lower rate
than was given to him who shipped
one a 10 a year We know better
nov we know that the man that
ships little. no matter how little. must
bc given the same unit price ] have
sald that for a long time "a seemed 20
as surprising thar the railroads oF az
least some of them. did not recognize
ans definite rights ~ she public mat
they we're bound 10 take into account
As 4 result Of this condition the pub
Bite rose up Ga its might and indignA-
tlon ami it Is a serious question to-day
whether or not the pendulum has MOI
.eWung a great deal too Gar In the op'
posite direction
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-07-05
PRESIDENT ELIOT EXPLAINS.

Former President Eliot Of Harvard
explains why he omitted the Bible
and Shakespeare from his list OF
books for a model library, saying:
II selected this list of books at the
request Of a publishing house. 1t was
q commercial enterprise upon their
part. ana / entered into 1t because ]
had another motive as well az amy
personal profit
MY motive was the cause OF edu-
cation. believe that all who read
these books wtl be permanently hem
Gifted. For this work naturally was
-remuncrated How much | received
! don't care to make public.
f do not consider that my course
in acting as editor could be consid-
cred as lending my name or what
prestige | might have for advertising
purposes. as has been i%nsinuated. II
IS a strict business proposition, and
naturally the publisher will advertise
largely.
Now. IN regard 10 the list Of books,
the Bible and Shakespeare were
omitted from the list at the suggestion
Of the publisher The reason, OF
course. is tina, most people have read
the Blhlo and Shakespeare.
The list WAS originally Intended to
be a so book list Now n good
edition OF Shakespeare would TAKE
I've volumes. The bible would take
three volumes. aud there would he
eight gone out az so
The list Of books rs mentioned Is
| very incomplete | expect, when the
task is finished, to issue 20 more titles.
| viii try to condne the list 70 60
hooks.
when the publishers asked me to
select the books for a proposition OF
this kind / WAS glad 10 do it. because
felt If my name as compiler OF the
list induced people 20 read the books
a great educational work would have
been done. My position on this mat
tor is thoroughly understood by al
who know me
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-07-05
4 NEW PARTY ALIGNMENT.


4 Texas man who signs himself "A
New ola Democrat writes a letter 20
the san Antonio Express. in which he
declares his conviction that the sem
timent 'free trade and sailors
rights. 80 long the democratic shib
Doleth has had as day, aud that
there must be a new alignment Of
political parties IN the country 20
keep pace with changed conditions.
The south is going republican one
Of these days. thinks this New old
Democrat unless democrats prove
themselves equal to conditions rs they
arise, for d new alignment Of men
md things, based upon material de-
teiapment.
Perhaps, saws the Express. this IL
a contamination %dcvontly Ia be wished
the new alignment-in view Of the
discussions IN both the old parties re-
gnrting the levs ing Of customs duties
The free traders ~ the south are the
natural allies Of the free traders OF
thu east. while the tariff FOR revenue
with Incidental protection advocates
~ The west ANA south are not the
natural allies ~ the high protection
lists OF the manufacturing sections,
though they uniiatc With the tepuh-
Hcan party and for the most part vote
with the high puoteetinnlats Ia the
nxlng ~ the 81 hedules N congress
Thu action en- the Aldrich tarl1
bill ia the senate. as far as IL has pro-
crossed. has shown plainly that the
democratic party as represented IN
the senate Is not a free trade party.
and that the senators from, the south
are almost a unit against free raw
materials II has also shown that
abe republican party az represented
there - far from being ~ unit in ro-
spvct to tafin revision some of the
members 81 that party having persist
entity co-operated with the democrats
~ thc edort 70 for,e revision down
ward. THAT the protective policy "A q
uvei and unalterahle policy of this
guVefumem cannot hn doubted by amy
,~hnughtful and discriminating student
az American politics That free trade
and sailors rights. AZ q party slogan
~ q thins og the pas, hardly admits
of any question What then should
~ Uhe iasis ~ thc new party align
m-ute
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-07-05
rIIE THIRD DEGREE,

In dealing with crime and criminals
the oni,ofs Of the law cannot be eN-
prcted to cultivate or 60 employ the
MANNERS OF the drawing room yct.
saNs the Philadelphia Ledger, there
has grown up in this country a meth
oa of procedure in the treatment ot
suspects ana prisoners which o~utrages
ever, sense of Justice and dccency'
rh, application OF the s~o-caled
third degree reduces To- a hidrous
ma.kerv the legal assumption that
every man is assumed 10 be innocent
untI he shall be proved guilty -upon
which 3D.. .rimtnal practice of ths
country Is based and puts thu Amer
lcsu police aui th"ir practices upon
thc Ie,el of those of Russia
Vnharrify for she crrdit ot th,
,a.. II. the Victims upon whom This
m.thei OF intimidation ana torture Is
smrle,ei belong 10 "a GLASS that has
small hope OF r.dr,sS its federation
noar the less "a grave hl,mIsh upon
,u- civilization ANA b danger th''
needs ta n, guarded against Its gon-
uuue.l usr t matters not how at-
rrt,sd ANA vioktl thr criminals ~
,h. suspects uor how snc,tive BE- ha'
sometimes proved n eNtoriius ron'
es-s.s Is hrltaHrIng leo the extreme
ltutt th. system -aal Boz totally b3u
l.sr.t ir.m American criminal rret
. ....r Cd. .h..tt hrream
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-07-05
The Future of Brazil.

Through the death of Dr. Alfonso
Penna. her president. the early part
Of this week the greatest Of south
American republics is entering upon
the era Of a new administration. But
the change of governmental control
no apprehension among the
Brazilians VINO. through their zeal
and patriotism. have builded a COY
eminent that is stable and secure
In She succession Of Nice-President
Milo Pecanha to the executive chair
Of the republic the country undoubt-
eddy has a man who viii devote his
every energy to the promotion Of the
growth and prosperity of his couu-
try. The great mass of BraziIs IS
600. 00e people are as ready to follow
their new president in the paths OF
peace as they were willing to support
former administrations.
Whether by wise executive advice.
or through the workings of n bencfi-
cent fate. Brazil mas escaped many 90
The trials and trihulations that have
fallen TO the lot of her sister repub-
lie. Her evolution has not been
marked BY the hloodshed and strife
,hat have AN hut wrecked the less
fortunate countries that are her
~neighbors She has gone on calmly
and ~Serenely until she has attained
commercial relations thar are world
wide. and has made her importance
as a trade center felt in every civil
lied cline.
since the bloodless revolution of
1889. when Brazil became a republic,
her growth has been fast and GER
tain. At the present time she sup
niles more thar half of the coffee
that Is consumed in the world. while
On other Industries she is forging ran
'idiy into the foremost rank. she
produces e50.0O0 toms of aga i'm "a
year. aS0.000 bales of cotton, 100000
bales of tobacco, $4,000 tons of rub
her 40.oO0 karats of diamonds, and
Kills $4,000 head of cattle. Thes'
are average figures. and they are re-
markable. from the fact that they
represent the productive capacity of
only "a comparatively small part OF
the vast COUNTRY country that Is
larger FL area than the United states
prt she has other Industries. too
GOLD. coal. practically All of the more
| Important minerals. as Wen as silf
mi wooden mills that turn ont thou
sands or Yards OF fabric annually.
Brazil by no means has reached th'
extent az her development When
tho thousands of square miles ~
dense Jungle and the uneNplore'
rels along her mighty rivers shall
have Welded to tine touch of ciriliza-
tom and the magic of modern ma
ehfnsry. there doubtless viii he foun
riches sufficient 90 ransom "a world
Brazil is yet en- her infancy as a world
factor.
The best wishes % th- America,
government and people go out Ca tho
great. Iusty republic ~ the southern
Continent and Us progress resem'
bling I'm 50 many respects the mHrer
vi th- United states, is followed here
vth friendly interest and sympatht
shlnEten Post