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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-26

doza Several pleasing speclaltles
are introduced and the scenic AMI
electrical effects are worthy Of much
commentator. Watch for the man
with the rope. Prices; Matinee, 10
Csc; night 25-50-75c.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-26
Small Enough.

The visitor was trying to be genial.
and asked the small maiden at his
side: Shall peel your pear for you.
little oneg" But the child replied:
mo. flank you; it's quite small enough
now"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-26
CAIRO IH.lsss.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
1cs're DuIletIn published by John II,
oberIy Z Coy

= BAN was given at the st. Charles
otcl o. the night OF June 10th In
onor Of the opening OF the Cairo To-
occO Market On the committee
Were J. s. Rearden. r. A. Cunning
m David Holmes and c. r. Wood
pard.
On JdRe 10 while large crowd was
oltinG for dinner at the tobacco
orehoo9e on lower Ohio Levee. a
~ took place In which Nike Bar.
= p6acemaker. was badly injured
: peacemaker. was dangerously
lndod by Sam Eaton. of Hinckley-
-, ". Officer John Cummings,
- vas called demanded the surren-
- Of Tie murderer who pointed his
5tol q the officer. when the latter
- andskiiled Eaton.
- public schools closed on June
- t0t . vacation Of ten weeks. a
= Number Of visitors were pres
= ~ high school, 10 witness the
~ 1Yercises in that department
~ 6fogram were Misses Matte
wtck. Annie Yocum. Lizzie Nc.
- Henry Vincent, and NJ. ].
- hard Of school directors elect
~ e Worxn11 superintendenf OF
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-26
.hastened 10 Secure Prixe.

She-"Mothef never leaves the
house. She simply hates visiting" He
with sudden decision) -"Will you be
mine. darling?"-Boston Transcript.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-26

v gtsphsn osIoughlin, " old and ~.
|spected citizen. died on June 2srd
- funeral w. attended by st,
FsFick's Benevolent Society.

|. Masters Mat Walsh. Ed Hopkins,
lDennis Foley and Will MuIkey, who
HAD been attending st. vincent's col
ll6ge. Cape Girardeau, had returned
|hnlHe to spend their vacation.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-26
4. OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois
Population 1912. \.

Clerk, n. A. HATCHER.
Treasurer, THOMAS r. MAHONEY
City Attorney, FRANK MOORE.
Comptroller. ERNEST WORKMAN
Police Magistrate. A. J. ROSS.
Chief OF Police, M. 8. EGAN. ~ /.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-26

The BuIlstIn Il on sale It the fol-
yesins placer:
colsman's, 2f4 Eighth Street 4
- Halliday House Nsws stand. ~
j Dlue Front heataurant. ND
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-26

Alexander County, Population ,27,467
County Clerk, JESSE 4. MILLER.
Circuit Clerk. ALFRED BROWN.
Sheriff, FRANK r. DAVIS.
States Attorney, ALEX. WILSON.
County Superintendent OF Schools,
PROF. s. e. GOTT.
Assessor and Treasurer, FRED D.
NELLIS.
Board Of County Commissioners.
J. ]. JENNELLE, Chairman.
c. v. NEFT.
DR.. EDWIN CAUSE.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-25
ALDERMAN TELLS HOW
MUNICIPALITY is RUN
EIlinwood, at the Y. vi. G. A., Conn
mends City for Moral
Cleansing.

How a City Is Governed" was the
subject discussed by Alderman T. J.
Ellinwood before the boys at the Y. M.
c. A. yesterday afternoon. An inter
ested group of boys listened to his
statement of the principles on which
a city government is organized He
explained the manner of election, the
work of the city council, the commit
tee system, the police and fire depart
ments, and the other parts of the ma
chinery involved in running the city.
In the course of his discussion of the
duties of officials, Mr.. EIlinwood called
attention to certain laws, both local
and state, which he charged are ha-
bitually violated, and expressed it as
his belief that every. law should be
impartially enforced. He commended
the recent stand on the part of the city
in cleaning up the worst elements of
lawlessness, and in closing up some
of the low. resorts, and expressed a
hope that the work might be made
complete.
For next week the boys were to
have heard from Major Hawes on
Fifty Years Ago in Rock Island,v but
on account of his health, the major
has been compelled to postpone his
address and w. S. Parks will speak
on the same subject next Wednesday,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-25
BASKETS FOR IL FAMILIES
In His Name Circle Helps Make Day
joyful for Number of Poor.

OO4luI lOE VI
In His Name circle of the Kings
Daughters, yesterday afternoon dis
tributed a dozen baskets, each con-
tanning meats and other things that
would make up a good Thanksgiving
dinner, among as many deserving
poor families in the city. The young
ladies personally delivered the bas-
kets at the houses.
At Watertown hospital this after
noon the 1,4O0 patients were treated
to turkey dinner. Afterward they
enjoyed band concert in the amuse-
ment hall.
The pupils at the high school yes
terday afternoon presented Michael
COlligan, the janitor, with a large
turkey. The speech in behalf of the
young folks at the school was given
by Dan Bremen, who told of the
faithful service of the janitor and
the esteem in which he was held by
the teachers and pupils. Mr.. Colli-
gan, in responding, said that he had
been janitor of the school continuous
ly 26 years, and each Thanksgiving
he had been remembered by the pu-
pills and teachers. While he liked
the gift, he priced far more highly
the friendship of the pupils and the
teachers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-25
MEETING CALLED TO
CONSIDER PAVING
Second and Third Avenues and Twen-
tieth Street to Be Improved
With Asphalt.

City Engineer Wallace Treichler
sent out notice last evening to the
property owners along the streets in
the business district which it is pro-
posed to repave, calling their atten-
tion to meeting which will be held
at the city hall Dec. for the purpose
of considering the Improvement.
The plan of the board of local i'm
provements is to repave Second ave-
nue. from Fifteenth street to Twen-
tieth street; Third avenue from Fif-
teenth street to Twenty-fourth street,
and Twentieth street from Second av-
enue to Fourth avenue.
The brick which now covers these
thoroughfares will be taken up and
replaced by asphalt 1t is estimated
that the improvement will cost in the
neighborhood of $91,2S3.6O.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-25
FIRE AGAIN BREAKS OUT At CHERRY
Mine, DELAYING RECOVERYE BJnES

and the almost certain knowledge that
no one in the minesis alive, Thanksgiv-
ing day is the gloomiest ever witness
ed by the town of Cherry. Business
here is at a standstiIl and it is said
there win be an exodus of merchants
and others from the town within the
next two weeks. Already several fam
HES are preparing to move.
Survivor Goes the stage.
Spring Valley, ILL.,, Nov. 25.-William
CIeland, one of the 20 heroes rescued
in the Cherry shaft and brought to the
surface last Saturday, appeared last
night as the special attraction at a per
Torrance of local talent given in the
opera house for the benefit of the
Cherry sufferers. Mr.. Claand told the
story of the terrible experiences of
himself and comrades in a modest and
unaffected manner. His appearance on
the stage was greeted with great ap-
plause.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-25
CORNERSTONE is TO
BE LAID IN DECEMBER
Committee Of Augustant Faculty
Fixed Date of Exercises at Site
Denlunann Library.

The committee Of the faculty of Au-
gustana college in charge Of the pro
gram for the laying Of the cornerstone
Of the Denkmann Memorial library met
last evening at the college for the pur-
pose of arranging the exercises. Dec.
21 was fixed upon as the date. The
program will consist of singing and
speaking. The committee is not pre-
pared to publish the names of those
who will take part, as all have not yet
been selected. The committee in
eherss- s-esessSistv-vo Andreeu,
DR.. Forsander, DR. Youugert, DIR. Bar
tholomew and Professor Kjellerstrand.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-25
HIGH PROTECTION
SUM TO BE ENDED
German Statesmen Tells British Audi
ence System Will Soon
Be Abandoned.

London. Nov. 25.-Addressing the
London Chamber of Commerce last
night in the presence of the German
ambassador, Herr Kaempf, second
vice president of the German reich
stag, expressed the belief that the sys-
TEN of high protection, of which Ger
many, France and the United States
are examples, would become insup-
portable. Whatever might be the fu-
ture development of the economic pol
icy of Europe, he was convinced that
the period of high protection was ap-
preaching the end.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-25
HAS RIGHT To KILL
Mountaineer Jury Acquits
Maiden for Shooting Her
Betrayer.
REACH VERDICT QUICKLY
Defense Was on Ground That Act
Was Justified by Desertion of
Girl by Dead Man.

Auburn, Cal, Nov 25.-The unwrit-
ten law that a girl may kill the man
who has deceived her was upheld yes
terday by the jury which heard the
evidence against Alma Bell and then
freed her, although she admitted that
she had murdered Joe Armes, her
erstwhile sweetheart.
Il killed him, but he made love to
me and betrayed me, and then forsook
me to follow a prettier face,' was the
girls sole defense.
Jury Out Less Than Three Hours.
1t took the jury of California noun
taineers less than three hours to reach
the verdict of not guilty. When it was
returned, Miss Bells aged mother, who
had been her daughters constant at
tendant in the court room, broke down
in her joy.
Il knew it, honey" she sobbed. 'T
knew these mountain men would pro-
tect my little girl"
One of the most interesting exhibits
in the trial was a bundle of letters
Miss Bell wrote Armes, whom she kill
ed June 5.
The last of these letters. one of the
most pathetic, was as follows:
L am good at heart, dear, and there
is some one in the world I could make
happy but I feel wretched at the
thought that no one cares for me.
feel, dear heart. that even you do not
care for me seriously, and I feel
don't care what happens to me.
Sometimes, perhaps, you feel that
was as friendly with others as l am
with you. Never, sweetheart, never.
Believe that"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-25
MAN is STABBED
IN SALOON FIGHT
William Sprague, Farm Hand,
Seriously Wounded in Knife
Attack.
is partially PARALYZED
Is Removed to Mercy HospitaI'in DAY.
enpOrt-Assailant Has Escaped
Blue Grass Terrorized.
,wrrran7 aBFsgle farm Hsnd- near


| WT11Tan S'fsprague, farm hand near
Blue Grass, Iowa, was the victim of a
cutting affray at that place yesterday
afternoon at 1 o'clock. William Watil-
scott was his assailant. Sprague was
standing at the bar in a saloon and
Wainscott entered and started a con-
versation with him. He calmly drew
knife from his pocket ana stabbed
Sprague, once in the back and then
across the right side of the face. The
cut in the back may result seriously,
as it cut the spinal cord The lower
body was entirely paralyzed, and so
Sprague was taken to Mercy hospital
in Davenport this morning
TOughs TerrOrize Town.
At present Blue Grass is in the
hands of a bunch OF toughs, who are
terrorizing the inhabitants. The may
or resigned his position some time
ago because of them, and the other
are afraid to move. Vain
scott has not been located.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-25
DAIRYMEN FOR oLEo TAX
See Attempt to Corner Butter Market
and Raise Price.

Washington, Nov. 25.-Protests
were lodged with the president yester-
day against any modification of the
oleomargarine law in the direction of
bringing the product into more act
i've competition with butter.
A committee representing the Ma
tional Dairymen's association told the
president that the farmers of the
country are opposed to any reduction
in the tax on oleomargarine.
The butter people assert that manu-
facturers of oleomargarine are at
tempting to corner the butter market
and force the price of butter up to 80
cents a pound in an effort to create
public sentiment in favor of a lower
tax on colored oleomargarine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-25
USE old LEGAL MACHINERY
TO CURB WHITE SLAVERY

return to that place. D. NJ. Swain e
Sons, owners of a packet company,
have $4,000 suit pending against
the Burlington on account Of this
bridge.
Fearing a cold snap, four members
of the commission returned to Spring
field from La Sale on instructions
from Governor Deneen. The remain
ing members of the party will con-
tinue their trip to Chicago by rail.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-25
GOLD OUTPUT INCREASES
Total Product for 1908 is 01,5GO,-
OOO-CoIorado Leads.

Washington, Nov. 25. = The gold
mines of the United States produced
$94.5GO.00O worth of the precious
metal during 1908, according to the
United States geological survey and
the bureau of mines. The total gold
product was 4,5T4,340 ounces "a net in
crease in value of s4,12i,3O0. Colorado
leads with a productive value of $22,-
S71, 600; Alaska was second with S19,-
S5S.S0O. The summary shows a net
decrease of 4,O73. 900 ounces Of silver
with a value of s2S.O5O,600
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-25
Report of Further WantOn
Acts of ZeIaya Re-
CeiVed.
MARINES AWAIT ORDER
Head of Nicaraguan Govern
ment Defends His Course
Toward Americans.

Washington. Nov 25.-The state
and navy departments got in touch
with Nicaragua over night through the
gunboat Des Moines. That the ex-
PLANTATION made by Nicaragua of con-
ditions under which the Americans,
Grace and Cannon, were executed as
forecasted in the news dispatches
from Central America will be unsatis-
factory to the state department can
safely be predicted.
Free From Charge.
From any point the official view is
the men were free from the charge
of being spies and were entitled to be
regarded as prisoners Of war and there
fore not subject to that penalty.
Forty shot for Cheering.
San Francisco, Nov. 25.-Che steam
er City of Para, which arrived here
yesterday from Central American
ports, brought a report that 40 citizens
of Corinto were shot to death recently
by order of President Zelaya for hav-
ing received with cheers the news Of
an lnSurSent victory.
The town of Corinto was under a
heavy guard while the City of Para
was there and its passengers made no
attempt to go ashore.
No Trouble in Salvador.
A communication from President
Fuguera of Salvador was received yes
terday by E. Mejia, Salvadorean con-
cr,I h,+
trouble existed there. Reports of dis
turbances, the president said, were
based on the fact that a number of
citizens had conceived the idea of or
ganizing in Nicaragua a force to in
wade Salvador. These maIcontents,
however, were arrested in Honduras,
where they are being held.
Cruiser Held Ready to Start.
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 25.-With It's
hold stored with provisions and am
munition. the U. S. cruiser Prairie lies
at the Philadelphia navy yard today
ready to sail for Panama or Nicara-
qua. Four hundred marines, who were
to be carried by the cruiser to Carib-
bean waters, are anxiously awaiting
the signal to start.
Says victims Got Fnir Show.
Panama, Nov. 25.-President Zelaya
of Nicaragua has telegraphed to the
representative here con
firming the execution Of Leroy Cannon
and Leonard Grace. He says the
revolutionists employed the two Amer
leans to mine the San Juan river and
that one of the mines they planted ex-
ploded near the steamer Diamante.
Cannon and Grace were captured n 1
flagrante delictu and were tried by /
court martial, says Zelaya, who further /
asserts that they were amply defended |
and that they pleaded guilty and were
to death in accordance |
with the laws of the republic.
Cannon was engaged in former revo-
utions. He was captured in Honduras
IN 1907 but was liberated on his
promise not to meddle further in Cen
rol American politics.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-25

LATEST FIGURES MINE Or
ROR.
Men In mine when fire started,
Nov. 13 ..-.-..--. 52T
Rescuers burned in cage ....... 10
Dead bodies recovered ....1o1
Bodies in sight in third Vein.... 6a
Total known dead.
Escaped and rescued Nov. 10. 1874
Rescued alive Nov. 20. ..... 20
Total escaped ..............144 144
Total accounted for ..-......-. 323
Unaccounted for ............... 2O4
Estimated total death list. .. 3o3
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-25
DEGREE FOR VAN SAINT
University Head Makes the G. A. r.
Commander an LID.

Mason City, Iowa, Nov. 25.-SamueI
r. Van SAINT of Minnesota. national
commander in chief of the Grand
Army of the Republic. who is attend
ing a meeting of the officers of the
organization, was given the
degree of doctor of laws by President
Patton of the National Memorial uni
'versity.
The exercises were attended by Mrs.
Jennie 1. Berry, national president Of
the Woman's Relief corps, and other
department officers of the order.
The university was founded by the
Sons of Veterans.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-25
ONLY BIG GAME
FOR TURKEY DAY
Is in THE EAST

Chicago, Nov. 25.-Only one big
game of football is on today's sched-
ule-Cornell and the University IF
Pennsylvania at Philadelphia In tho
west Drake and Ames will meet ut
Des Moines to decide the Iowa cham
pionship. Notre Dame and Marquette
university of Milwaukee promise a
good fight; Missouri and Kansas ut
Kansas City attract much attention IN
Missouri, while Nebraska will try con-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-25
BRIDGE HALTS JOURNEY

Railway Structure Drives Waterways
Commission from the Illinois.
Peoria, H.. Nov 25.-The exact head
OF navigation on the Illinois river was
Unexpectedly discovered by Congress-
man D. s. Alexander, chairman of the
national waterways commission, and
his nRfty Jon board the United States
steamer pearl yesterday afternoon,
3when thar steamer found it impossible
to pass the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy railway bridge, two miles
north nj La Sale and WAS foxcad 10
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-25
MISS WEMNERSTROM BRIDE
Popular EmpIOye of WOOdmen Office
Weds Merkel Carlson.


Miss Mabel Wennerstrom of this
city and MerIlel Carlson of Moline
were united in marriage yesterday
afternoon at o'clock at the home Of
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G..
L. Wennerstrom, Ais Seventh avenue.
Rev. S. G. Hagglund. pastor of the
First Swedish church of this city. Off
ciated. Miss Lillian Wennerstrom, a
sister of the bride, and n. Olson of No
line We're the attendants. Mr.. and
Mrs. Carlson have gone to Chicago to
spend their honeymoon. They viii re-
side with the brides parents during
che winter. The bride has Deeu en-
p1oyed at the Woodmen Office for sew
eral years and is very popular with her
coworkers. The groom is employed at
the Deere & Co. plant in Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-25
UNITED STATES facing
A BOYCOTT BY CHILEANS

Santiago, Chile. Nov. 25.-The at
titude of the United States govern
ment in the matter of the Alsop claim
held by the United States against
Chile is producing an effect upon the
business of the country. Chilean buy
ers are cancelling orders for Amer
lean products pending a decision of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-25
THE ORDERS WENT WRONG
Cause of Wreck on Northern Pacific
killing Three.

Lind, Wash, Nov. 25.-Three train
men are dead, two others probably ia
tally injured and five passenger cars
burned, but every passenger safe IS
q summing up of wreck on the
Northern Pacific near here early this
morning. The accident was caused,
it is said, either through a misunder-
standing or disregard Of orders.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-25
To FIGHT MERCER
Independent Phone Stockhold-
ers Will Ask Courts to Pre-
vent Big Combine.
FEAR LOSS OF IDENTITY
Trust Companies of ST. Louis and
Cleveland Are Interested and
Backing the Suit.

st. Louis, Nov. 25.-A determined eff
fort on the part of minority stockhold-
ers of the United States Telephone
company and similar concerns in To
ledo, Indianapolis and Cleveland 70
prevent what they believe to be an at
tempt by the American Telegraph and
Telephone company to gain control OF
these so-called independently lines,
was presaged by an announcement
made here by Sam B. Jeffries, an at
torney.
According to Mr.. Jeffries, the Amer
lean Telegraph and Telephone com
pany probably has obtained control of
q majority of the shares of the other
corporations, but, under a voting trust
agreement, the Independent companies
are prohibited from merging with any
other corporation unless 90 per cent of
the holders of trust certificates vote
to the contrary.
Minority stockholders Join.
The certificates are held by trust
companies of st. Louis and Cleveland,
and these latter concerns have been
joined as defendants in injunction
suits instituted by the minority stock
holders in the two cities. The object
of these suis is to prevent the disso-
luton of the trust agreement
Mr. Jeffries announced that he would
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-25
PRESIDENT AND
AIDS AT SERVICE
Present With Other NotabIes at the
Thanksgiving Exercises at st.
Patrick Church.

Washington, Nov. 25-The Pan
American Thanksgiving service this
morning in st. Patrick's Roman Cath
olic church was attended by President
Taft, Vice President Sherman and sew
eral members of the cabinet. Cardinal
Gibbons and Apostolic Delegate Fal-
COMO. After the service there was a
luncheon at which the president was
the guest of honor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-25

Cherry, ILL.,, Nov. 25.-Ffre again
broke out in the st. Paul mine last
night, and all efforts to recover the
bodies of the remaining victims were
suspended.
With the stoppage Of all rescue work
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-25
2 MORE FOOTBALL DEATHS
Youthful Players Die of Injuries Re-
ceived on Gridiron.

Harrisburg, Pa, Nov. 25.-Leonard
Ettler, aged 13, died yesterday from
blood poisoning caused by an injury
to his knee while playing football
Sioux City, Iowa, Nov. 25.-John
Peters, injured in a practice football
game with Morningside college in
preparation for the contest with Yer
million here today, died in a hospital
here.