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The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-17
TAFT DAY PROGRAM
Cairoites in ST. Louis Today to Ar.
range Details for Presidents
Day in This Port.

Mayor Parsons, President Smith of
the Commercial Club and Vice Presi-
dent Antrim of the Board of Trade
went to St Louis last night for the
purpose of meeting with Secretary
Saunders and Others for consultation
regarding the details for the visit of
President Taft here m October. The
mayor had long distance telephone
talk yesterday with Mr.. Saunders, ask.
ing for a conference, ana received the
following reply last evening by postal
wir
St Louis, Mo, Aug. 16.
Mayor George Parsons, Cairo H.:
VIII be glad to meet your Cairo
party in this office a; noon Tuesday
w. X KAVANAUGH,
President Lakes to Gulf Deep Water
way Association.
OSCAR l.. WlIlTLAW,
President Business Mons League,
w. F. SAUNDERS,
Secretary both organizations.
The Cairoites will return this even
ing. and in due time meetings OF the
commercial bodies Will be held to ar
range plans 1t is understood that
there will be decorations on the river
front for the occasion, also the firing
of salute from a battery of the /. n
g., if one can be hac; music by Van
Osten's Mound City Dand. and Com,
pany X will be there IN fine array. A
boat is to be chartered also to accom-.
pany the presidents fleet down the
river.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-17
MISS BRECKENRIDGE TO WE'D.

Paris, Aug. l6.-The engagement is
announced of Thomas, eldest son of
Sir Thomas George Fermort Ioseth,
baronet, and Miss Florence Breckin-
ridge daughter of Mrs, Frederick w.
Sharon of San Francisco and New
York, Il granddaughter of the late Gen
John c. Breckenridge. The wedding
will take plac in the British embassy
here September j.
Thomas FermorHcseth was born in
1881. His mother was Florence,
daughter of w Sharon of San Fran
cisco.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-17
MOUND CITY.
August IS.

Mrs. William Mertz and two chill
dren, Mary Helen and Everett, return
ed Sunday from St Louis, whore they
have spent the past few weeks with
relatives.
Mrs. Hurst OF Cairo was the guest Of
Mrs. Adolph Murphy Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs Z, ellsworth and
daughter Sallye We're the guests of Mr.
and Mrs c. H. Berbling in Cairo Sun
day.
Mr. Sherman Cheek was a Mounds
visitor Sunday.
Capt. J. NJ. Totten of the steamer
St Geneyi We spent Sunday in Cairo.
Mrs. Ella Watkins of Mounds was
the guest of Mrs Charles Livesay on
Main street Sunday.
Mr. Albert Spence of Mounds was in
town Sunday morning.
Don't forget to visit the Epwolth
League social on the Methodist Church
lawn Tuesday evening, August t..
Come and bring your fri nds,
Edward Williams or Elizabeth. Pa,
is in the city visiting friends and rela-
tiyes.
Hunter Rouse of Memphis arrived
Sunday to spend few days in TIE
city
Mr. George Mertz. who is i'll at St
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-17
FAMILY CARES
This Information May Be OF Value to
Many a Mother in Cairo.

When there is added to the many
children that afhiction of weakness
of the kidneys and auxiliary organs,
the mothers lot is far from a happy
one. This condition can be quickly
changed and absolutely cured by the
use of Doans Kidney Pills when
this Is known the mothers burden
will be lighter and her home happier.
Mrs. w. S, Stackhouse, 422 Eigh-
teenth street, Cairo, Ill, says: "My
little boy suffered from weak kidneys
FOR almost four years and | was un-
able to find a remedy that would
help him, He did not have any con
troll over the kidney secretions at
night and this weakness was a
source of much annoyance. At one
time | had taken Doan's Kidney Pills
and they had helped me so greatly
that ! decided to try them in my sons
case, | procured a box at Paul G.
Schuh a. Sons drug store and as a
result Of their use, the boy is now
free from kidney complaint Doan S
Kidney Pills have my hearty en-
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. FOster-Milburn Co, Buffalo
New YORK, sole agents for the
United States
Remember the name-Doan's- sand
take no other.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-17
NEW ELECTRIC LINE,

St Louis, Aug. 1G.-According to
an announcement made tonight a
double track high speed electric line
pursuing the shortest possible route
between Kansas City and St Louis,
is TO be the object of a company
which is to be incorporated tomorrow
with a capital stock of $l5,00o0O0. 1t
is announced that a right of way has
been obtained.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-17
CONTINUES BUSINESS
Compromise Effected With Dick Tay
Tor Dive Keeper-Order ReVok-
ing License Held Up.

In the case of Dick Taylor there
is said to be an understanding be-
tween him and the city authorities
that he may continue in business.
When he was fined in the courty
court recently for keeping a gambling
and otherwise disorderly house he
was Officially notihed that his license
would b. taken away and he was
given 20: days" in which to dispose of
his .,bhSinI's's3;.'. The thirty days eX-
pifeia:fast; week but he is still in bust
'I!$;;.l$3 .::qt tlle. same old stand, tho au-
.hQlile backed down"
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-17
MAY BARBECUE TAFT.

Jackson, Miss. Aug. lG.-There is q
proposition ailoat to the effect that the
committee on arrangements for the
Taft visit in Noyem0 should see t.
it that the nee, ssary elements to th,
making M of genuine oltl-time pos
som barbecue are ready for the delec.
tation and entertainment of the chief
magistrate. 1t so happens that the
presidential visit is timed for the pc
riOd when 'pOssums, potatoes and per
simmons are at their best ard ripest
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-17
STEAMER LuCANlA BURNED.

Liverpool Aug. 1G.-Thc Cunard
Line steamer Lucania lise submerged
tonight at the Husklssou dock.
seriously damaged. having been al
most Quilted from her tunnels forward
by the fire which broke out Saturday
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-17
SUIT. !. BREAK iI ! VIII
;.Ee irs ..pf:.E: G;:End .ssr Of Anna, Ut.
!: .;lnStSdta:. ocseedfh9 5s@toc obtain =
4: /. *@@zP6fAioin:: III; 81 5000 Estate. =

- ~: - -
:: i:t3l; :4 the late. ~ G. Eiglist
}f; 34sl1la ~ haze %fl; "a contest SUIT
iq ::tlre. = NC rllt. e curt at .Jonesbaro t.
brqall, bis last. Nsi4t,and testament Tn,
s:alIFed::> at $4,000 and wa
.feft,- TO: .fri5.%ogond' wife. Mrs. Belle r
All of' the heirs. three II
;t9d. 'ho! sand a girl reside il
Chars pgieH. III: Mr. English was 2
bother OF the late Capt John Englis3
OF Cairo.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-17
Scared With a Hot Iron.

or scalded by overturned kettle-cut
with a knife-bruised by slammed
loor-iniured by gun or in any other
way-the thing reeded at once is
Bucklen's Arnica Salye to subdue in,
1ammation and kill the pain. Its
aarths supreme healer, infallible for
BOils, Ulcers, Fever Sores, Eczema
and Piles. 25c at all druggists.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-17

ter, Misse Marie and Iona Swoboda,
Misses Charlotte and Julia Sloo, Mr..
and Mrs. T. b. Reed and daughter
Miss Allie, Mrs. A. r. Buchanan, the
Misses Kindred, Mrs. Anise Hastings,
Miss Maud Hastings. Messrs. l.. Ber-
kowitz, VIII Stewart, w. B. Huette,
Phil Fitzgerald, Gilbert Casey, A. p.
Kirkpatrick Harry Dilts and Wood
Rittenhouse.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-17

saloons that bred dives and gambling
deus was by remonstranc
He denounced Illicit liquor dispen-
saries and said the blind pigs were
responsible for vice ana the conse-
quent crusade which had paralyzed
business in Gary by driving thousands
of laborers out of town to seek liquor
IseWhere.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-17
NOUN DS.
AUGUST 10.

Nuyhok ~.
Work Is progressing on the inter
urban,
John Davis. the flour mill man OF
ruIaski was business visitor Mon
dag
The representative Of Sears, Roe
buck VI Co. of Chicago was here
last week trying to lease 10 acres OF
around near town, on which to locate
their big plant. Everybody wants 10
come to the wOld's greatest future
city
Walker Lewis has moved his family
to Memphis where they will make
their home in the future
The Coca Cola boys defeated the
Johnston City team at he park Sun
day by a score of TO /.
Tom Thompsc~ who was shot last
week while in a family row VIII re-
eve.
II. A. LETTERS and William Gallon
drove ont to the Valley Recuse
school house Sunday and assisted in
organizing a Union Sunday school.
Mrs GaIbois was chcse' snperintrnd'
en-.
William Pnrcn one of our west
side fruit growers was quite sick at
Or r. NJ Fulkerson's office Sunday,
Look ont for ptomane poison. 1t
Is present in all kinds of decayed
fruit this hot weather.
New settees are being put i~l front
of Zon Walstons restaurant for the
benefit of the boarders.
Four hundred very pretty and ar
tstic invitations are out for the sixth
anniversary a~d banquet Of the "
NJ. c. a.
John f. Welson, cashier Of the
First National Bank Of Nous city
vino has been laid up SO long with
rhoup.atiSm is slowly improving
sunday was reported by the wca-
thor bureau to be the hottest day for
90 years. We don't remember Just
exactly how hot It was 90 years ago,
but Sunday was a sccrcher AT q
o'clock the sweet potato tops and
other vegetation hal witcd and lay
on the ground lihe wet rags. The
corn blades were rolled up as round
as pencil. We went out to tree
of ripe peaches and saw the Juice
boiling and the irrit smellcd like the
scent that comes from a preserving
kettle. The apples that lay on the
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-17

night. The flames supposedly origi
mated ia the saloon kitchen. Com
paratively little damage was done to
the exterior of the vessel though re-
pairs will require considerable time
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-17

here from New York to paint a por-
trait of Vice President sherman. Mrs.
Newman comes from Nashville, Tenn
She studied at the Cincinnati Art
School and in Paris under Benjamin
Constant, j. r. Laurers and Bougue-
reau Her work gained honorable
mention IN the Paris salon OF 1900.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-17
TENNESSEE ARTIST HoNOnrO.

Utica, ~ Y, Aug. l6.-Mrs. Willis
Ietty Newman. an artist has arrived
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-17

subperih~ for Tina Hulleua-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-13
Heard 487| Witnesses in
 Two Weeks.
REpRIMAND FOR MAGISTRATES
Witnesses, After Fees, Know
 Nothing of the Case.
SudEe Armsteaa Brewn Hears the Rs- port and Thank. the Jurs for the Service Rsnaerea Dnr-
 ins the Two weeks.

Within fifteen minutes after receiv- ing his commission from Governor Co., mer, as Associate Judge of the City Court, Armstead Brown found him self facing the grand jury, which made it's final report, and asked to. be dis charged by him. at o'clock yesterday afternoon.
 The grand jury bad been in session not quite two weeks, and for the time of work, probably returned . record number of true bills. 13s in all. Two hundred and 'thirty-one cases were nmined.
 The report of the grand jury, as read by it's foreman Dr. B. J. Baldwin, re- vealed an enormous amount of routine work having been accomplished by the body. in connection with the criminal Investigations. for the short time of session. Many suggestions were made, the most important being those re- garding road maintenance. The grand jury recommended that "some pernaa- nent fund be provided for maintaining the splendid system of gravel roads. which have been built, at so great an expense to our county. Small holes should be filled before they be- ion that these roads have not been promptly enough repaired in the past"
 The grand jury also reprimanded the rnagistrates Of the county for sesfding before grand juries a number of wit- pesses who knew nothing of the cases In question. and who are drawn mostly by the lure of the cash fee which Is paid the witnesses by the county.
 Judge Thomas. sitting with the new Iy appointed Judge Armstead Brown. addressed the grand jury as t appear. "a. thanking the members for their ser-f vice, and turning the body over to the ofiees of his associate. Judge Brown heard the report Of the jury through pr. Baldwin. the foreman, and follow Cd the reading Of the document with, an address in which he thanked the body for It's services, declaring the results of it's work was greater. for the time of labor, than that of any for-s
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-13
Chief Taylor Going to NelO Orleans
 to Inspect the Mardi Gras CrolDd

1 The New orleans carnival in this way is of inestimable service to the police forces of tte United states and l foreign counties. and many gang
 has been broken up or deprived of its
 leader by this simple method. The New Orleans officers. from old acquairs- ancef make the majority of these ar-
 rests. cut the visitors bring many to
 the general attention, especially de- butante rogues. who before have not operated in the old city.
 Each ray the harvest is inspected,
 and if at the end of the week there is no charge found against . former evil-
 doer. the prisoner Is released, but they are kept as long as the carnival lasts and often for 6 week afterward. Then
 when 1t is all over, the prisoner Is put on the train with one of the visiting officers who. takes the mans just on
 general principle, to the roguess home town, where he Is turned over to his home office and the authorities there
 told under what conditions the rascal was found.
 This method of handling the work
 has proved of great help, and many . suspicious character brought In by a patroIman in the course of the year, |tcan be identified by detectives or other officials who have been present, when the man in question was brought in to the inspection session in New Orleans.
 Chief Taylor goes on q special invt- tation from the New Orleans police department; he has been there many times, and is thoroughly at home with the condition, and the fact that he has made more than a few arrests there. as a plain clothes man, makes him a most valuable addition to the New Or. leans force during the carnival.
 That Chief Taylor ia taking c hearty a~k 4n. \. tA. aA Axw f.. fact that attending this meeting of officers and the equally as beneficial conventions of chiefs of police, he pays his own expenses.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-13
NEWS or OFlAUTAUGAvILLH.

Autau8arille. Feb. 1zs--t6peciaI.1-- w. N. Thompson Thursday afternoon. Mrs. R. Baker Jones, q sister of Mrs. Thompson, assisting.
 on thege were to be pasted pictures best depicting each partners present ssS ssssfsd fssurs fro SssTss s. the RStSes to Se
 Mesdames Jones and Martin, acting AS judges, couldn't decide on the very" destroy the tie, the four contestants shot, with bow and arrow, at a white mark on large red heart suspended
 Mrs. W. !. Dantzist proved to be the best marksman. winning q brass capdlestick with red taper and shade.
 The club had as its guests: Mrs: Hannibal. Mo. Mss Francis Dacus of of st. Louis. Mo, and Mrs. A. H McNeel
 An Interesting event of the week, end house party given by Mrs. Bessie Howard was Billy" possum hunt
 The young young people left the house about o'clock. returning shortly be- fore midnight with one possum .tfeed. |"
 Light refreshmentb were served around q big bon fire.
 Annie Laurie and Jessie Howard, Nor ma McNeel, Rosa Gibson. Mamie Mc- Milan of Eutaw. Ala. Miss Fra@ces Dacus of St. Louis, Mo- Messrs. fsob- ert Thompson, Alvin Jones, Frank McNeels Dave McCord of PFattyille, Ala; J. l.. ufkshank of Hannibal, Mo. and Charleg and Edmnnds Howard, chaPeroped by Mesdames Koward, Mc- Neel, Mrs. Morgan Morris, Nontgom- cry: Mrs. A. II. McNeel, Montgomery. ,s {, ' missieonary rally is te sbe held at here is expecting to. attend.
 Mrs. Lee. Reynolds will lecture at the church here Sunday night on mis- si0nary work.
 Mrs. Deramus and children of Tus- caioosa are visiting her parents. Mir. and Mrs. Kent.
 MT. and Mrs. W. L.. DeBardelaben and little son, Warren DeBardelsben, Jr., spent several days of this week In Montgomery, attending the Torrey meetings. They report the meeting
 Mir. Adkins, Superintendent of Edu- cation of Autauga County, was in town
 MT, Ballard of Troy paid our to%n | flying yissit Saturday.
 Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Jones .have re- turned from a visit to their daughter, Aida, who Is in school at Summerfield.
 Mrs s, De Dantzler was quite sick last week. but Is able to be out again.
 Mir. Hagler of Montgomery, accom- panied by M. M. smith, Jr., and fam fly of Torrestor. was out autompbil- ing this week. They paid Autauga-
 Mr. Crenshaw and family have moved back to Montgomery County.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-13

Chief of Police ". L. Taylor will be in New Orleans Mardi Gras week. but he is not going there for the fun of the thing. The Chief has attended the sxcttemeat regularly for several years. and is one of about fifty men who go there without q thought to having q good time. Just before the carnival week opens from all parts of the world a fiock of crooks go to the Louisiana town for the pickings. There is hardly European city of any size and few, if any, in America that Is not represented there by second story men. sneak thieves, pickpockets, safebiow- CTS and other gentry who desire to se- cure wealth with little effort. if with some daring. K
 As regularly as these "pilgrins" go to ohe city. just as surely there is an influx of police chiefs and detectives, who so there to get acquainted or re- new Acquaintance with the thugs. These visiting officers are all adopted for the week as members Of the New Orleans police force with power to ar- rest. and the harvest that is gathered of undesirable citizens Is something unique.
 Where the oficars find person with a criminal record the arrest is made on the spot, unless the crook is fol- lowed to see if he leads to the locality of others. but if the arrest is made. the prisoner fs at once sent to police headquarters, and Is put on exhibition the next morning when the officers as senfbie for work.
 The prisoner is stripped. photo graphed. measured by the -Bertillon system. and, naked as the day he was born. is searched for scars or any other means of Identification. Each offlcer is allowed to talk to him and get acquainted. is furnished with a description and photograph and a com plete record of the mans criminal ca- reer
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-13

was washed away last September. and has not yet been rebuilt He rscom- mends that this road be abolished or
 the bridge rebuilt
 Funas for nepufr Werzk.
 We Recommend that the superinten- dents of roads be required to hand in a written report. naming the roads which they supervfse and giving the condition of roads and bridges In dee tail We furth ermore earnestly re- commend that some permanent fund be provided for maintaining the spfen- did system of gravel roads which have been built at so great an expense to the county. Tn order that we may have the best service over these roads 1t fs necessary to keep them in constant repair. Small holes should be niled before they become large ones Piles of gravel should be placed at convenient distances on the different roads In. order, that the holes may be promptly repaired, Road su- perintendents should keep certain amount of lumber on hand for re- pairing bridges in emergencies.
 The gravel roads of the county are one of It's greatest assets. It Is our opinion that these roads have not been promptly enough repaired in the past The proper method of repair Is worthy of the most serious study. "We reiterate the recpmmendations of the past two grand juries as to the necessity of placing iavaratories in the court house for women,
 The grand jury recommended fm- provement in the sanitary connections of the court house, asked for fire proof fixture that the solicitor might protect valuable papers, and spoke of the number of useless witnesses. as follows:
 we beg to invite special attention to habit that seems to have grown up through the county of sending. to the grand jury large numbers of wit nesses who know absolutely nothing concerning the matter under investi- gation. It has been the very unpieas- ant experience of this grand jury to examine large number of such wit nesses. It is very evident that this custom not only entails large and unnecessary expense upon the county. but also consumes much of the time of the grand jury. that should be devoted to matters of interest to the county.
 Your grand jury Is unable to sug- gest an effective remedy but most earnestly recommend that he proper authorities suggest to the several magistrates of the county that they use more care in summoning witnesses, to be sent before the grand jury. It seems to us that if the magistrates would suggest, along with the names furnished. just which ones are impor- tant for the purpose of Q grand jury examination, that this would meet some of the requirements of the case. If this should not be done. 1t will be necessary to require each magistrate to submit to the grand jury writ ten synopsis of the testimony as talk en before him.
 "The grand jury feels confident that this trouble has existed for q long time, but 1t has become especially grievous since the news has been noised abroad that the county pays its witnesses in cash. The result is that a great many volunteer to tes- tify. and have gotten not only a free, but profitable trip to Montgomery, and in many instances were far from the scene of the crime at the time of It's commission
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-13

rner jury of which he had knowledge. He adfourned the body. subject to the oali Of the cour1, after expressing ap- preoiation ef the work of Solicitor
 For an hour after the adjournmsni Judge Brown was busy signing the in- dfctments which will De turned over for serving
 Az 10 the specifc results of the grand jury work as far as the persons in- dicted and their alleged offenses are concerued. nothing can be learned until after their arrests upon the capiases to- De Issued today It is thought, however. that little has been done by the body in regard to violations of Alabarna.s newest and most interesting law. fhe prohibitions statute. Only a few, if any. Of alleged violators of prohibition will be brought before the light of investigation, is the speeula- ton s.
 It iss known that nearly a dozen cap itaf cases were found. and that the docket of the coming session of the City Court will he heavy and Interest ing. Already about l25 cases have been made out and placed upon the docket, to be called Monday, outside of those which will result from the indictments of the grand jury.
 The Report.
 The report of the Grand Jury, ip part, was as follows:
 "we report the county jail in good condition in point of cleanliness and sanitation. we would make one sug- gestion regarding the wall surround ing the jail It is high and strong and ample in every regard. except on the east sids of the fail, at which point for a distance of some thirty or forty feet. owing to tis nearness to the Jail. 1t would be an easy matter for prisoners to escape from the Jail yard. We suggest that the Board Of Revenue investigate this wall. and, if they deem proper, have space between jail and the wall at the point ret ferred to covered at the top of the wall with sheet iron. or else have this part of the jail yard cut on by a cross wall from the northeast cor ner of the jail to the east yard wall. We also suggest that connections be made so as to supply hot water in the bath tubs. on the several floors of the jail. Stored away In an un- used room Of the jail, are some forty or fifty iron beds which were bought for use in the cells. but which are too large for the purpose. We recommend that these be disposed of, as they are of no use to the county, and will not improve by being stored away.
 We report the county poor house in good condition.
 we report that accounts of the clerk of the Board of Revenue to be kept in a very neat and businesslike manner.
 eve report the sherifrs feed ac- count correct.
 '.The county courts have been held according to law, and the fee book of Probate Judge has been found cor- rect
 ..1he books and papers of the su- perintendent of Education show q balance in bank of s1.001.25. which is 9200 more than the books of the su- perintendent show. The deficit how. ever. Is accounted for by vouchers. which have not yet been presented.
 "The supsrintendents of the public roads reported the roads in fair con- dition. The superintendent in Precinct 14 reports bridge on Degerhorn road