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The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-08
P|NCROT MAKES
FIRST REPORT
TO CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION
--REviEWS THE BAL
LlNGER BILLS.
URGES PASSAGE OF ONE
That Regarding Withdrawal of Pub
lie Land - Critcizes the
Others in Learned
Manner.

Washington, Feb. THE necessity
for the passage at the present session
of congress of good laws for the pro-
lection of the natural reources is the
keynote of report to the National
Conservation Association by Pinchot,
recently chosen president. Pinchot
takes up in what he calls a spirit of
constructive criticism" the nine bills
relating to tile conservation Of nat
ural resources introduced in congress
in behalf of Ballinoer.
Pinchot urges the enactment of one
OF these, namely the bill on I. ~" y
drawal OF public lands, recently re-
ported by Senator Nelson after it had
been amended as TIE result. in part
at least, Of conferences between the
committee and officers of the con
servation association.
OF the other eight he believes some
require amendment and others must
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-08

in any country in Europe and that
the great fire waste in the United
States is due principally to the pre-
dominance of frame buildings and to
defective construction and equip
ment.
| Contrast between the small losses
| by fire to government buildings and
| the immense losses reported from
| the country as whole led the Geo
| logical survey to make an inquiry as
to fire losses in the United States and
as to their exact cost to the people,
Tests to determine the strength and
| fire resistance of building materials
| are still being made by the survey,
and although these tests are designed
| primarily to meet the needs of the
government as the largest consumer
their results are available to anyone
| for general use,
Not one person in THOUSAND
knows that the United States govern
ment owns buildings that cost more
than $500, 100000 and is spending $20,-
000,0 600 year for new buildings. 1t
will be a surprise to everyone, too.
| to learn that not one cent OF tnsur'
ance against loss by fire is carried
on these valuable buildings. Insur.
I ance at the ordinary rate would cost
more than half million dollars a
year. and the government avoids THIS
great tax by constructing buildings
that are securely fireproof.
To attain this degree of security
/ from fire for government buildings
the government has gone TO consider
able expense and the results obtained
fully repay the outlay. From these
tests to determine the strength and
fire resistance Of building materials
it has been determined that Ameyi-
can builders can with safety use
| cheaper fireproof materials than they
| do. II has been learned that tn,
difference in cost between fireproof
and nHammable buildings is less thar
generally supposed and the officials
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-08
SELLING OF COPPERS
Was Tremendous on Yesterdays
stock Exchange - Further
Heavy Declines Noted.

New York, Feb. There was AN
mother day Of extreme and almost nm
explained weakness on the stock ex-
change. Stocks tumbeld steadily
throughout the session under pressure
of enormous liquidation. Although
there were no specific disquetng ru-
mors quotations broke to the lowest
since last summers boom.
The selling of copper shares was
tremendous. American Smelling COM
mon dropped to TIA from So Satur
day: Amalgamated Copper declined
G1& points. to 73s Union Pacific
dropped AZ. The losses throughout
the speculative list ranged from to
G points. The market closed weak
and nervous.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-08

the expected denomination of Cover
nor Harmon, the Republicans face a
hard fight, and the president is
anxious that factional trouble be
eliminated as much as possible. He
believes that Ellis can do more in that
line than anybody else.
Ellis has been one of the famous
trust busters" of the administration
and was engaged in much important
work 1t was sisted tonight that Ellis
will continue to represent the govern
ment in the prosecution of the beef
trust which matter he SO thorough.
ly identified with that Of the attorney
general who desires him to carry it
through.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-08
APPOINTMENTS BY TAFT
Mr.. Gilbert, OF Indiana, Made Vice
Governor of hiippines--Ma-
COON Declined.

Washington. Feb 7.--Taft today
nominated Newton w Gilbert, of In
diana, vice governor Of the Philip
pines, and Charles B. Elliott, of Min
nesota, member Of the Philippine
commission, and secretary of the de.
partment of commerce and Police.
Charles E. Magoon. former pro-
visional governor of Cuba, was of.
fered the position of vice governo",
but declined owing to his doctors adj
vice that he remain in this country
for the present Gilbert will con
tinue as secretary of public instruc.
ton in the Philippines.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-08

he reserved by cast altogether. The
coal, phosphate, Oil, aspnaltum anc
natural gas bills, the report says,
wisely separates the surface from the
| underlying minerals and provide fol
| the disposal of the minerals by lease,
not by sale.
The coal bill, he objects. contains
no sufficient anti-monopcly clause
The clause which purposes to regulate
the rates to be charged the public is
so framed that it may easily be
evaded."
Another clause. he adds. may re-
duce the standard of mining to the
wasteful level of the prevailing com
merce practice.
Regarding the bill for the survey
of railroad land grants he benz .ta
that it will enable the railroads to
properly perfect titles to their lands
but overlooks the long pending un.
| derstanding between certain Of the
roads and the forest service for the
return of railroad lands within the
national forests to the United States
in return to the right to cut in one
body an amount of timber equal to
| that on the lands returned
or the water power bill, Pinchot de
| clares ut repeats in silence the exist
| ing water power law, curtails the al
ready ample power now exercised
with the approval OF the former attor
ney general
! The fault found by Pinchot with the
reclamation bill is that 1t opens re
claimed lands 10 absentee land lords
and spectators.
The worst feature of the bill Co.
the sale of timber and timber lands
The declares, lis that 1t replaces the OBJ
/ ieotionable feature Of the timber and
stone act, which was an inducement
/ to speculation in government timber
with provisions which promote speeu
lation and retard the development OF
mineral lands far beyond the act II
repeats,
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-08

prices, all amounts paid or to be
paid to each vendor; and if the ven
doris are directors Of the corporation
or stockholders, statement OF the
price paid or agreed to be paid by
them for the property to be sold to
the corporation; and where the stock
to be issued for such payment has 4
par value, there must be filed In the
bureau of corporations an appraiso
ment of the value of the property by
two disinterested appraisers, approved
in writing by the commissioner, who
may also appoint other appraisers.
No stock with par value may be
issued in payment of property pur
chased or acquired by the corporation
to an amount in par value exceeding
the value approved by the commits
sioner after such appraisement.
Provisions are made for the in
crease or decrease of the capital
stock of a corporation and for other
amendments to the articles of asso-
citation by vote of tWo-thirds of the
stockholders of the corporation. On
similar vote the corporation may boz.
row money issue bonds and mortgage
property or confer upon the holder
OF any bond or obligation the right to
convert the principal after five years
from date of the bonds into stock of
the corporation of designated class.
The approval of the commissioner
of corporations must be secured be
fore the capital stock can be in.
creased to the amount necessary to
provide for such conversion, and this
right shall not be given unless the
bonds are issued or sold at par or up
wards, or if for less than par, then
for not less than their reasonable
market value as ascertained by the
commissioner.
Whenever a corporation shall fail
to pay any written obligation at ma
.urity or if any execution against ts
property shall be returned unsatisfled
the commissioner OF corporations
shall apopint special agent to ex-
anime into its condition. If this agent
reports that the corporations condi.
ton is SO unsound as to make its
continuance in business contrary 10
public welfare, the commissioner may
appoint receiver with the usual
powers of chancery receivers With.
in thirty days the corporation may
apply to the nearest United States
court to enjoin proceedings and the
court may discharge the receiver and
enioin the corporations interests from
further proceedings,
The real and personal property Of
corporations as to be subject to state,
county and municipal tax Incorpo.
ration fees are to be paid amounting
to one-tenth Of one per cent of the
total capital up to $10,000,0J0: one,
twentieth of one per cent from s10,-
100000 to $20,000,000 and $3.50 on
every million dollars of capital in ex.
cess of $20,000,000.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-08
GARRETT OPPOSES THE
INCORPORATION BILL

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE pres
dents federal incorporation bill was
opposed in the house today by Gar
rett, of Tennessee, on the ground OF
unconstitutionality. The house lie
voted two and half hours to a dis
cussion of one of its rules recently
adopted for the purpose of facilitating
business.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-08

predict that this difference will soon
become so small that it will cease 20
encourage the construction of fiimsy
buildings. 1t has been found that
three to six times the necessary
amount of material is habitually used
iby American builders in structural
work. The necessity is also shown for
better building codes in cities and
, especially Of better enforcement of
| the codes already enacted if the pres
emf enormous fire losses are to be
diminished.
After careful investigation it has
| been determined that the total cost
OF fires in the United States In 1907,
| excluding that of forest fires and the
marine losses lin themselves extern
,sivel but including excess cost of fire
protection due to bad construction and
excess premiums over Insurance paid.
amounted to the enormous sum of
over S456 doc, a tax on the Ameri.
can people exceeding the total value
lof all the gold, silver, copper and
petroleum produced in the United
| States in that year. The cost Of
| building construction in 1907 in forty
mime leading cities of the United
States reporting total population OF
less than 100000 amounted to
S661 ,976,2SG, and the cost of building
Iconstruction for the entire country
| Is conservatively estimated at ST.
| zoe 100000. Thus it will be seen that
nearly one-half Of the value of all the
NEW buildings constructed within one
Year Is destroyed by Ere. The annual
| fire cost Is greater than the value Of
the real property and improvements
in either Maine, West Virginia, North
Carolina, North Dakota, South Da.
kota, Alabama, Louisiana, or Mon.
tana In addition to this waste of
wealth and natural resources, 1,449
persons were killed and 1864 were
injured in fires in the United States
In 1907.
The Geological surveys inquiry
titled "The Fire Tax and Waste OF
Structural Materials In the United
States" prepared by H. M. Wilson
and j. l.. Cochrane of the survey
covered not only the value OF prop
erty destroyed but also the cost 81
maintaining fire departments, the
amount of insurance premiums paid
less the amount returned, the cost oil
protective agencies, the additional
cost Of water supplies, and other eie
ments of the fire loss, The report
gives the method Of gathering the
statistics collected, makes an analysis
of the fire loss in city and country and
on frame and brick buildings, and con
tains tables showing the iIereased
cost Of fire protection due to faulty
construction.
The actual fire loss In the Unitet
States due TO the destruction o
buildings and their contents amount
ID to s2150S4,T 09 in 1907 This was
$3.50 loss per capita. The per capiti
loss in the cities of the six LEADING
European countries amounted to bu
80 cents Comparisons of the tota
cost of fires which includes the items
already stated, show that If building:
| in the United States were as nearl,
| fireproof as those in Europe the an
nnal fire cost would be $90,000,000 in
stead OF $i56,000000.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-08
GENERAL RIOT FOLLOWED A
CINCINNATI BOXING MATCH

boxing match between Kid Ashee of
Cincinnati. and Jack Morgan, Of In
lianapolis, late tonight, broke up In
a riot in which 500 men took part.
Two policemen were badly beaten
and several others were less seriously
hurt. a
The fight was scheduled for ten
rounds and after time had been
called Referee Simcoe announced his
decision in favor of the indianapolis
pugilist, The announcement at onece
created an uproar The entire audi
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-08
JEFFERSON DAY BANQUET
TO BE AT INDIANAPOLIS

La Porte, Ind, Feb. 1.-THE JEFF
terson Day banquet Of the National
Democratic League of Clubs will be
held at indianapolis April 10, instead
Of at Washington according to an an
nouncement of Secretary Darling to-
day. Darling says the change is due
to the general belief that Indiana
Ohio, and Illinois will be the battle
ground of the next campaign.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-08
NINETY MILE SUBWAY.

Chicago, Feb. THE plan to re-
lieve Chicagos congested traffic by
the construction of ninety mile sub
way is believed to have been further.
ed tonight when 1t was announced
that B. j. Arnold had been appointed
the city's subway engineer to prepare
plans. 1t is estimated that the sub.
way will cost sSo,oo0,o00 to 100000
600
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-08
800 ARMED NEGROES MAKING
THREATS AGAINST WHITE MEN

Late tonight telephone message
was received at the local police head
quarters, asking for help. At midnight
big touring car loaded with officers
under the command of Captain Burke
left the city for the camp.
The whites within the camp are
practically unarmed and are In fear
of an attack at any moment Tie up.
rising is matter of race differences.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-08

ence OF several hundred men rose 70
its feet and yelling at the top Of their
voices, rushed towards the ring.
The fighters and the referee made
their escape with difficulty and then
the fight became general Two police
men were hurriedly summoned to the
scene. They rushed into the mcb
and were at once set upon and beaten
almost into insensibility. The riot
was finally quelled after number ut
people had been more or less seri-
ously hurt. Several arrests were
made.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-08
GAMERS ENDORSED.
FEDERAL INSp ~ssva

Atlantic City, N. j., Feb. MEM
bers of the National Gamers Assoc
citation decided tonight in favor of the
federal inspection of all canned goods
The decision will be endorsed by the
convention which opens tomorrow.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-08
KING GUSTAVE OPERATED
ON FOR APPENDICITIS.

Stockholm. Feb king Gustavs
was operated on tonight for append.
citis official reports state that the
operation was success The king
had been suffering continual internal
pains since Sunday evening This
evening the physicians diagnosed the
case as appendicitis. requiring an inn
mediate operation.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-08
CHICAGO BlLLlARplsTs LEAD.

Chicago, Feb I'm the first Of the
series of the inter-city three cushion
billiard championships matches today,
Chicago took both games. Results
Afternoon, julius Krelwich, Chicago,
so; j. p. Backus. Kansas City. 40.
Night, w. Fl. Riley, Chicago, so; John
Moore, Kansas City 20.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-08

Chattanooga, Tenn. Feb. Word
comes from Hales Bar, where the big
government lock and dam is under
construction, that a bloody race war
is imminent.
Three hundred negroes, armed with
Swiss rifles. are lined up outside the
camp and threatening to exterminate
the white workmen, of whom there
are about $50
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-08
OF Course Not.

"How do you suppose she manages
to keep up appearances on her hns'
bands income?" What is her hus-
bands income?" 81 don't know, but,
Of course, 1t can't be as big as IT
would have to be il they could afford
to live as they dc"
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-08
Dissatisfied Mankind.

IF every fellow who was sick of his
bargain would go out and hunt anoth-
er one" says the Philosopher of Fol-
ly, "there'd either be no sales at all,
or there'd be twice as many
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-25
C~~%~~%~%%

EGSIR," said the nervy young man.
coming into the rich merchants
Office and taking a seat near the head
of the firm, ST would like to ask you
for your daughters handi"
''Why, I don't even know you, siri''
ooh, don't let that bother you at all,
sir. Wen soon get acquainted"
$50 you, a perfect stranger, ask for
my daughters hand, eh?" said the rich
merchant gazing in amazement at his
caller. (which daughter do you
mean? 1 have three
81 mean the one with the golden
hair" impaired the young man. I'M
abashed.
at am still in doubt, young man.
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= THE NERVY YOUNG MAN.
%~~~---c

yes. You see, sir, the time is short.
Yesterday came across your daugh-
ter and a young man in the park
Just as I had made up my mind that
I loved her I heard the young gentle
man tell her that he was coming here
today to ask you for her hand in mar
riage, SO I hurried right along to get
in my bid ahead of him."
young man." gasped the fond par
ent, ''it's a foregone conclusion that
you will accomplish what you start out
to do! And you've certainly got the
nerve! So go ahead and obtain an in
PRODUCTION to the daughter of your
choice and do the rest. You've got
NV cOnsenti"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-25

Two of my daughters have golden hair.
Do you mean Ellen or Maria?"
Cant say which, sir. I had only a
moments view. of your daughter and
have never met her to know her name.
But the moments sight of her was
enough to tell me that love her. sir. !"
"And you come here to get my de-
cision without consulting or even seek
ing an acquaintance with my daugh-
ter?"
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Sometimes.

TT isn't always
May. my son, "
S a / d the senti-
mental mother.
mo, mother" re-
piled the jaunty
youth. very fire.
quently it's Lucy"
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Held Up.

Try the way.
what has be-
come of Browns
book, One Hun
bred Short Cuts to
Wealth. that he
W a s working so
hard upon la s t
year."
"Oh, Brown fin
ished the book all
right, but was I'M
able to raise mon
ey enough to have
it published"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-25

THE TELLING OF 1T.
.GTHE proudest moment of my life,"
He said it was We doubt it.
His proudest moments are the ones
In which he tells about it.
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THE CAUSE OF IT.

HIS HONOR DIDN'T SABBY.
TUDGE-What is your name. pris-
oner?
Chinaman-Me no sabby.
Judge-Put Memo Sabby down for
thirty days. What queer names these
heathens have!
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Recommendation.

hCSOitttttCTl AiDfts
MIR. OILROLL-
Is Squirning-
ton a good law
yer?
Mr.. Beefwad =
Fine. He can steer
you closer to the
penitentiary with
out getting you in
than any lawyer
in town.
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Those Girls,

go you've bro
k e n W l t h
him ?"
Yes; he was en-
tirely too hard to
please"
"GraciousI How
he must h a v e
changed since he
proposed to you.
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TIME FOR
I9AVE you congratulated While
yet"
.ewhy, mol / thought it was all OF. :.
1T Isl
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SORROW oF LIE.

HAL-There goes a woman who bum
koed me out of a fortune.
Ned-Why, how's that?
Hal-Shes the heiress was telling
you about who refused to marry me.
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U suaI Perform

U suaI Perform
ance.
THEN so far as
you are aware
your wife was per
forming her usual
household duties
when the accident
occurred ?" s a ! d
the lawyer who
was doing a cross
examining stunt.
YES" answered
the witness; "she
was talking"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-25

TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING.
DHYSICIAN-You are overworked.
= Patient-And yet you want to
work me again.
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Saving the Cook.

Saving the Cook.
WE are having
an a W f u !
time at our house.
The cook says she
feels like leaving
our employ every
time she catches
sight of my wife"
And what are
you doing about
it?"
I'm trying to
get my wife to
take a long vaca-
ton"
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An Easy Lob.


MRS. c. w h y
doesn't your
husband buy you
an auto?
Mrs. Bile says
we can run into
debt fast enough
now without en-
ploying machinery.
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HIS LIGHT BREAKFAST.

oo<iI renark The a wonan.
little blaze
Wi
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HAS THE MECHANICAL APPLI
ANCES,

GCTNHAT woman is a great talker"
Eyes; she lacks just one thing
of being a brilliant conversationaIist
what is it?"
Common sense"
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An insura an &C
View.


"DON'T you wish
you c o u | d
live your life over
again ?"
well. I should
say not. I've got
a twenty year en-
dowment p Oh i C y
maturing n e x I
month"
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Makes a Differ
ence.
"SPENDERs is

G e t 4 g up
quite a reputation
as a humorist. ]
never thought he
was funny. How
does he get any
body to laugh at
his jokes 2"
why. he puts
up for such swell
dinners while he's
telling them. you
know"
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3 etween Two
DAYS.

SAY, old man,
will you let me
have a five spot
till pay day?"
Your pay day
OF the day you'll
pay me?"
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AFTER LOSING ALL YOUR MONEY
TWHAT is the race problem, par"
How to get home from one"
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tEDoN'T carry concealed weapons,
especially hammers"
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NO HARDSHIP.

$50 when they get fat you kill and
eat them? Poor little beasts!"
ooh, they're quite used to it, miss"
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ONE THING CERTAIN.
A MILITARY TERM.
breaking ranks"

ONE THING CERTAIN.
eEDONT you think a man ought 10
feel dead sure about the girl he
is in love with?"
mo. If he did. he wouldn't be in
love with her"
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In HARD LUCK

THE JUDGE-Have you anything to
offer the court before sentence is
passed on you?
The Prisoner-No. your honor. had
$13, but my lawyer appropriated it.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-15
Expect Crowd at
Onening Games
on SUNDAY.
AT The PARK

Detail preparations for the open
Ing OF the newly formed City Base
ball League on Sunday, are rapidly
being made: A number of commit
tees are working urgently and no
effort that. could add to the value of
the games will be left undone.
Michael Dunn, a former factory
league player and one who has often
Amusement Park, will umpire the
Puritan-Lyceum contest on Sunday.
Although agreements have not been
closed with Gus Kelly, it is pre-
sumed they will be by tomorrow and
that he will umpire the Marion-D. S.
A. c. game, the first of the opening
series on Sunday, which is to start
at Las o'clock.
everything will be made as at
tractive as possible for the initial
exhibitions Sunday afternoon. Of
course, it has been impossible to
make many improvements in the
short space of time, but they will
be made from week to week. The
infleld will be cleaned and the vari-
Gus playing and coaching lines will
be marked out.