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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-03-30
A new INVESTIGATION
House Worried over Charge That
Members are Helping Foreign
Shipping interests.

Washington, Marcn 29iCharges Of
corrupt practices Of members Of the
house for the advancement of foreign
or other shipping interests in con
nection with the ship subsidy legis.
lation will he investigated by spec
ial committee of the house. The
house passed resolution today al:o
to investigate the shipping lobby.
Charges were made by an organ of
the Merchant Marine League of Gle
veland, Ohio, against Steenerson, of
Minnesota. and Others.
Kusterman, of wisconsin, as one of
the accused, hoped to Sc the fullest
Investigation. His speech declaring
his innocence was applauded.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-03-30
MANY NEGROES
COULD NOT VOTE
IF ~NiTIATlVE" AMENDMENT TO
THE CONSTITUTION OF OKLA
HoMA, AS PROPOSED, is
ADOPTED.

Guthrie, Okla, March 29.--Gover-
nor Haskell tonight signed legls'
lative resolution submitting to the
voters the initiative" petition for a
cons titutional amendment, which it is
said, will jisfranchise many negroes
so far as voting on constitutional
amendments is concerned The dis
franchisement Is brought about by q
clause providing that only those
whose grandfathers were free men
can vote.
If the voters put through the pc.
tition of the initiative" proposed
amendment, it will be submitted to
the people for the referendum.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-03-30
FELT NO ILL EFFECTS
Brother.in-laW Ct Alexander Moody
Partook Of the Same Poisoned
Meat.

Chicago. March 29.-It developed
today that the hamburger steak al
legged to have contained arsenic
which proved fatal to Alexander
Moody, was partaken of by another
without effect
According to Mrs. Moody, the
widow, her hrother-in-law. Frank OFT
at a portion Of the meat. OFT Gaid he
suffered no Illness.
Subpoenas to attend the inquest
scheduled for April 18th were issued
for Mrs. Moody and Peter Peterson,
the latter former employee who ire
auently occupied a room in the
Moody home.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-03-30
SERVICE OF RAILROADS GRIP
PIE o--sNoW DRIFTED
HIGH IN PLACES.
MANY WIRES iRE DOWN
Denver Was Almost Cut on From
Outside Worid--Wheat Ia
Kansas Expected to
Be Damaged.

Chicago, March 29.---According TO
reports received by the telegraph
companies trains OF the Union Pacific
and other western railroads travers-
ing that territory are stalled In huge
snow drifts In Colorado and Nebraska
and the rotary plows has been called
fo..
The storm appears to have dc-
veloncd on the eastern slope Of the
rockies and moved rapidly eastward.
The telegraph companies report no
wire into Denver from the east. the
last one, which was routed via st.
Paul, Helena and Salt Lake City,
failed shortly after 9 o'clock tonight.
Communication with the Pacific
coast also suffered.
At Limon, Colo, the snow is five
feet deep, blocking traffic on the Chi
cago, Rock Island and Pacific rail-
road. The railway station at Genoa,
Colo, was blown away. The Kansas
division of the Union Pacific II re-
ported blocked east and west Of LII
mon. Not train IN moving west OF
Julesburg, Colo, and on the central
division of the Union Pacific. Sew
eral overland trains are stalled AZ
Snyder, Colo, and traffic Is said to
be impeded on the Denver and Rio
Gfande between Denver and Pueblo
North Dakota ig experiencing an
old fashioned blizzard, the wind pill
ing the snow in drifts.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-03-30

Intention of hi party to take the first
opportunity to read any measure re
stricting the lords power to evto
On the other hand the speeches OF
Tohn u. Redmond, for the Irish party
ind George N'lcoll Barnes, for the
aborites. and Welsh, breathed de.
7fiance to the lords. They declared
hat the prcmier's proposals was not
drastic enough, but promised their
full support nevertheless
The debate will continue through.
out the week and division will be
AIKEN Monday.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-03-30
BREWERS REMAINS
TO Be BURIED AT
LEAVENW0RTH, KAS.

Washington, March 29.-The body
of the late Justice Brewer of the Su-
preme Court of the United States
viii be taken back to the old home,
Leavenwcrth, Kas., for burial
There, will be a short funeral ser
vice at the Brewer residence here
Thursday afternoon. The members
CT the supreme court will be pail
bearers, At $40 in the afternoon
the funeral party, including probably
the entire court, will start on the
journey to Kansas. The funeral
train arrives at eLavoaworth Satur-
day morning.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-03-30
WOMAN CONFESSES
SENDING POISONED
CANDY TO AN0TH. R

Litchfiell, Mimi, March 29,-eBe-
capse Frank Wurdel, fiance of Miss
Minnie Luthens, committed an al
legged wrong" against Lent Pack
barth, three years ago, the latter 5ent
Mis- Luthens box Of poisoned can
dy, according to confession said to
have been made to the county attor
ney today,
Miss Packbarth, in the confession
it is said, hoped that Wurdel might
have been accused of the murder ol
his fianee. In the box wa; card
bearing the inscription From Frank
w"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-03-30
TAFT LIFE MEMBER OF
. THE IMMIGRATION SOCIETY

Washington, March 29Prcsident
Taft was today presented with gold
tablet representing an honorary life
membership in the Liberty Tmmigra-
tion Society. organized for the de.
Tense end protection of immigrants
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-03-30
A PAPER TRUST FINED
Plead Guilty to Conspiracy in Re
straint cf Tradc--$60,000 in
Fines Collected.

New York, March 80 Pleading
guilty IN the United state circuit
court this afternoon TO an Indictment
charging conspiracy In restraint Of
trade, The United Boxboard and "a.
per Company, Of New York, and the
Stony Brook Paper Company OF
Haverhill, Mass, were each fined
$4,000
These companies we're awo OF one
hundred or moro which formed a
combination against which a blanket
indictment was farnd December la I.
Altogether 100000 in fines were col
lectcd without trial.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-03-30
IN TIE IOWA FIELDS.

Des Moines. March 29.--Upon the
decision of the Iowa coal operators
AMI the Iowa Miners Union tomor-
row will depend the shutting down Of
the coal mines in Iowa. The miners
tonight declare they would not work
after April 1. pending a settlement Of
the wage question. The operators
made a vigorous effort to induce the
miners to continue at work and
agreed to lay the matter before a
joint convention.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-03-30
WHEAT IN DANGER.

Kansas Citys March 90. Western
and central Kansas today experienced
a heavy sand, dust and wind STORM,
Telephone and telegraph wires are
down and trains delayed. Prairie fires
have started. 1t IL feared the wheat
crop will sustain great damage, and
many flehls are covered with dust.
A rainstorm with tropical violence
burst upon southwestern Missouri
this afternoon.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-03-30

denae brought out, Hotchkiss said
the records show that Buckley re
ceived 100000 from the companies
as lobbyist.
Darwin p Kingsley. president OF
the New York Life Insurance Com
pany, today swore that Buckley asked
him to pay him $4,000 in 1906 with
which to buy at $500 each the votes
of six members Of the state senate,
He said he did not give him cent
This is the first time the life com.
panies were brought into the invest!
cation.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-03-30
DEcENDENT or MONTcLAM
HELD FOR GRAND LARCENY

New York, March 29.-Paul De
Montcalm. eai1 to he the last living
decendent of General De Montclam,
the hero of Quebec, was held to
$4,000 bail in the police court today
charged with grand larceny. He is
accused of stealing silk shaw and
pair of opera glasses, He is 2G
years old
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-03-30
BUCKLEY FINDS
HIS TESTIMONY
I'M NEW YORK INSURANCE IN
VESTIGATiON--HlS plSBAR-
MENT AS LAWYER WILL BE
TEMPTED.

New York, March 29.--William II.
Buckley, for years handy man at
Albany Of the fire insurance com
panies, ended his testimony today be.
fore superintendent Hotchkiss of the
state insurance department. Hotch-
kiss next step win be an attempt to
bring about Buclleys disbarment as
a lawyer on the strength of the evil
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-03-30
ONLY IMMEDIATE INCREASES IN
WAGES CAN PREVENT
MANY STRIKES.
ALL NEGOTIATIONS Off
Joint Conference at Cincinnati Dist
! agreed-Othsr Means will b.
Taken--llinois Mines Win
Close.

Cincinnati, March 29.-Only i'm
mediate increases In wages will pre-
vent numerous and widespread
strikes in the bituT inous coal mines
according to the action of the special
convention Of the United Nine
Workers here latd today, following
the final disagreement and disso'u-
fion OF the joint conference OF the
central connective fell.
The terms roposed by the miners
for the continuation of work after the
expiration of the present agreements
at midnight Thursday win admit of
no compromise as far as wages are
concerned On the other questions
there is room for agreement and the
general trend of opinion tonight is
that no lengthy suspension will re-
suit except in new fields.
The most threatening aspect IS
overshadowing the Pennsylvania and
Illinois sections. In Pennsylvania
there can be no new contract short
OF settlement Of the controversy
over the new explosive laws of the
state. and In Illinois the Old problem
Of the payment OF shot firers looms
as possible barrier of peaceful
settlement. The Illinois miners were
not allowed to put the convention on
record az supporting or rejecting the
justice of their grievances.
Briefly the miners demands are that
all operators agree to pay increase
wages Of five cents a ton on pick
mined and screen coal with proper
tionate advances for other methods
of mining and outside labor. as pre-,
requisite to the other negotiations cf
other questions.
With an advance in pay stir :
work may be continued in the miaes
affected pending solution of the
minor points provided the national
executive board Of the union ap-
proyesthe action to this effect by the
district officers.
The national board is made final
power so far as the union Is. con
cerned, but it is EXPIRE sly forbidden
to modify the wage demand.
A provision that agreements may
be signed by states, districts or
groups of districts may have ben
eficial effect ON Ohio and Indiana.
OY1., Foo, onarato-. IN
it is thought, will hold out against
the advance. The provision may also
work beneficiary in the southeastern
fields.
Most Of the operators have left ex-
cept the Pennsylvania man, and those
that remained tonight expires ed sat
isfaction with the outlook.
The Ohio and Indiana operators be-
lieve each district will reach an
agreement.
The international executive board
of mine workers is to take up It's
work at Indianapolis tomorrow.
President Lewis said tonight: "rhe
failure to reach an agreement will
have no serious effect on the mining
industry Of the country. rnere may
be temporary suspensions in some
districts until we are able to reach
the operators and explain The situa
tion. The situation in Illinois and
Western Pennsylvania may be some
what complicated for couple Of
weeks, but | am satisfied that every
thing will straighten out without SER
ious trouble"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-03-30
DENVER ALMOST CUT OFF.

Denver. March Winds, with
hurricane violence, accompanied by
heavy rain and snow, today nearly
cut off the city from the outside
world, Over the entire region west
OF Kansas City to the Pacific, from
Santa Fe, New Mexico, into Central
Wyoming, the storm ragged paralyz
ing telegt'aphic communication and
seriously delaying railroad traffic
Miles of telegraph poles are reported
down 1t win probably be mans
hours before communication IL again
normal.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-03-30
HERMIT HELD FOR MURDER.

Scandia, KaKs. March 80 Charles
Nordmark, a hermit, was charged to.
night by the coroner's jury with muir
dering Alexander Lindahl and his
two children while they were riding
in motor boat last Saturday.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-03-30
ENGLISH LORDS
WILL NOT YIELD
FIRST DAYS DEBATE ON REso-
LUTON TO CuRTAlL VETO
POWER or UPPER HOUSE DE
CiDED THIS.

London, March 29.-The first
days debate in the house of commons
on Premier Asquith's resolution deal
ing with the veto power of the
house of lords proved that the lords
will not yield the privileges without
a great struggle. A. j. Balfour, one
If the opposition leaders of the com
mons, declared plainly that it was the
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-03-30
A CLOSE CALL.

Hillsboro. ILL.,. March 20. Two hun
dred employees of the kortkamp Min
ing Compmy's mine, escaped deata
or injury today when the mine eN
aminer discovered three kegs OF pow
der connected with tho electrical
Of the mine, The wiring
was arranged so that when the power
was turned on the powder would ex
plCdc.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-03-30
GENERAL RossER DEAD.

Charlottesville. Va, March "a
General Thomas Lafayette Rosser
aged 73, died tonight. He wa con
,fedcrate yetran, was hrigadier ger
eral in the Spanish was, command'ns
a brigade of Minnesota, Ohio and
Pennsylvania regiments.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-03-30
KETCHELL's HAND BROKEN,
HAS CANCELLED DATE

New Orleans, March 20 Stanley
Ketchell wired tonight from Pitts
burg cancelling the match for 20
round bout with Hugo Kelly sched
uled here, April 10. Ketchell stated
that his physician declared one q
his hands is broken.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-03-30
MANY FEAR STRIKE.

Pittsburg, Ta., March 20. Indus
trial interests here expect coal
strike and are boarding up enough
coal to withstand at least two
months shut down or the mine7.
John II. Jones, of the Pittshurg
Buffalo Coal Company, admitted that
he feared a strike. Fifty thousand
men are at work in the soft coal
mines In this district.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-03-30
WIVES AND CHILDREN OF
STRIKERS WILL PARADE

Philadelphia, March sIn an et,
fort 10 maintain public interest IN
thecause Of the striking car men,
plans were made today Tor a sereet
parade next Saturday Of the wives
and children Of the striking motor
men and conductors,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-03-30
ILLINOIS MINES TO CLOSE.

st. Louis, March Mines which
produce 100000 tons coal annually
in Illinois will be closed down Thurs
day night. Negotiations toward a
new contract will begin in Chicago
next Monday No shortage of coal
is expected even if the mines do not
reopen in two months.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-03-30
cHlLD's TRAGIC IDEATH.

Abilene. Kag., March 20. While
playing In the yard OF its home in
Eanner City today the six year old
daughter Of Jacob Fiedley was
caught in the prairie fire and burned
to death.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-03-30
"a ROUND DRAW.

New Castle, Pa., March ~. Lev
Reddy, Of Cleveland, and Thomas No
Mahon. Of Cherry Valley, ILL.,, fought
twelve rounds to draw here to
might
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-03-30
LOCAL OPTION ELECTION.

Angola, Ind, March 2a.-Stcubcu
county voted dry BY y majority q
$50 Id the local option election today
Angola townships voted wet"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-03-30
MAckEY KNOCKED OUT.

Akron. Ohio. March 80, KID
White, of Chicago, knocked out Biz
Mackey, of Findlay. Ohio. in the firSl
round of a scheduled ten round bout
hero tonght.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-03-30

Want lob. Want help, Anything
to sell? Want to buy something? Try
Bulletin want ad.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-22
LOGAN WATER SYSTEM
WILL Be IMPROVED
Men and Women Representing
Various Clubs Present Complaints
to City Council.
lspeeial to The Herald-Republican)


Logan. Oct. 9l=The city council in
special session has authorized e NOR
ough investigation of the present water
system with the idea Of getting not
only better water, but more wafer
This decision was reached after a del
egation on behalf of various clubs OF
this CITY had waited upon the council
Those present at the meeting We're
Mesdames G.. ". Thatcher and +. ID.
Ran. on behalf of the \. C. Women
club; Rev. J. p. Jones OF the Logan
Health league, j. e. shepherd aha hoN
d. Thatcher of the Commercial BOOST
ers' club, ana President J. A. Nidtsoe
OF the Agricultural college.
The council referred the matter 10
the committee on finance and the com
mittee on WaterWOrks as 10 the nee
essarv improvements and cost or the
same The latter committee has power
to get out plans and estimates Tor the
improvements.
The council also took up the fran
ehise sought by r. l. Campbell and
tee appointed was gone over ana Ger
tain sections of the franchise were as
cussed. The matter was finally re-
ferred back to the committee Win a
request for further information
The petition OF W. O. Johnson ana
others for an extension OF Watermalns
from Main street down Fourth North
10 Third West street was referred 10
the committee on WaterWorks.
The report OF the city sexton showed
thirty-one deaths in the garter ending
September so.
REPAIRS on various bridges and
streets were authorized, as were bids
for the laying of watermains IN dis
tFict No. 32-
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-22
WINTER COAL PRICES
CAUSE OF MUCH GRIEF
Dealer Accused Of Cutting, Leads to
Angry Words. Blows and Prose
cution on Battery Charge.
Especial 10 The Herald-Republican)

Especial 10 The neutrality-suspicious.
ogden, oct. 2I.-The hearing Of the
case in which samuel HalversOn- local
agent Of the Salt Lake q ogden Rail-
way company, is charged with attack
ing John FarT. a prominent coal dealer,
occupied both the forenoon and after
noon sessions. and called for an even
ing session in Judge }. ID. Murphy ;
court today
Doctors bankers. educators and
prominent business men testified dur
ing the three sessions OF the court, and
at the conclusion OF the lOng-drawn-
out hearing. the court took the case
under Amusement.
The affair which resulted in the trial
occurred on Twenty fifth street a few
nights ago. when Farr, meeting Halver-
son. il was said upbraided the latter
for failure 10 attend a meeting OF the
local coal dealers, called for the pEr-
pose OF agreeing upon price scale FOR
the winter. The accusation, Il was
also said, was made by Farr that Hal
verson had attempted 10 cut prices, and
the angry words led 10 blows.
In the melee. HalVersOn pOked Farr
with his umbrella. inflictlng bad
wound over the temple. HalversOn,
who went on the stand in his own be
half last night. said that his action
in sticking out the umbrella had been
in self defense. TO protect himself from
the blows OF Farr. and that he had not
deliberately struck the latter.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-22
KILLED INSTANTLY
BY ELECTRICITY
Roy MayfieId of Layton Is
Shocked to Death While
Working on Line.
lsneclaI Id The Herald-Repuhllean(

Layton, Oct 2l-Roy Mayfield. the
21-year-Old son of Mr. and Mrs. VIM.
Mayfield. was shocked TO death by elee-
tricity here this evening while work
ing on the line Of the Home Telephone
a Electric company.
Young Mayfield and his brother were
stretching a new wire On the power
circuit across the tracks OF the Oregon
short Line At the time OF the aacI-
dent he was removing part OF the m
sulatiOn from what he supposed vas
dead line in Order 10 make a contact.
The wire proved TO be a power line
carrying $4,000 volts, and when he had
removed the tape he received the al
current in his body, falling from the
cross arm Of the pole upon which he
was standing across another live wire,
from which his body hung suspended.
The power was turned off. the boys
body taken from the wire by ropes ana
a physician called. The doctor SAID
that life was extinct before the body
was taken down from the wire.
The body was taken to the Layton
hospital and the parents notified. No
funeral arrangements have been mads
as Yet.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-22
NEWS OF UTAH AND
ADJOINING STATES
FIVE YEARS FOR
WEALTHY FARMER
Robert Hill Sentenced for
Alleged Larceny of Three
Carloads of Cattle.
Especial to The ald-Republican.)

ASptcldi 10 Inc tterald-Ft cpuhiiSAA'J
Castledale. Oct. 21.-RObert Hill drew
tive-year sentence in the district
court here for larceny OF three car
loads Of cattle from the Emery county
range. The case has attracted consld-
cradle attention because Mr.. Hill Is one
of the wealthy farmers Of Lawrence,
where he has lived for years.
The cattle taken from the range be
ionged 10 many different men, and the
County Stock association took the case
up and helped the county fight ii. 5.
r. Thurman was employed by them As
special counsel.
The Offense was committed last No
Vember, IL was alleged. the defendant
having been under bonds since that
time. The cattle were taken south and
east OF here and shipped from Thomp-
son Springs.
The defense was that Hill had gone
into the hands OF a receiver about two
years ago and the cattle were some
he had kept in a box canyon near Price.
away from the receiver. for two years,
where he thought no eye but his had
ever seen them. He was defended by
J. w. y. WhitecOttOn.
The case is being appealed, the bond
being fixed at $4,000
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-22
CASES DISMISSED
AFTER SEVEN YEARS.
Ending of Suits Against Union
Pacific Railroad Company
for AzuSa Wreck.
Especial to The Heraid-Republican)

Ogden. Oct 21.-After drifting
about through the district and SUI
preme courss Of Utah for seven years.
The damage suits brought BY A. l.
Stone against the Union Pacific Rail-
road company on behalf of the estates
OF Benjamin Eccles and Walter NJ.
ConstOck, victims of the tragic AZusa
wreck in Wyoming. were dismissed by
Judge j. A Howell today. on motion
Of Attorney Abbott Maginnis. for the
plaintiff.
Damages for $4,000 in each ease
were awarded by the jury years ago.
but the supreme court ordered re-
hearings. In such manner both cases
drifted back and forth between the
district court and the supreme court,
finally becoming derehct cases
through constant cOntinuances.
Today the cases again bObbed up
on the regular calendar and We're
called for trial Abbot Maginnis APP
peared and moved for another con-
tinuance. This the court refused 20
make. demanding that some disposal
of the cases be made, whereupOn Ma
ginnis moved a dismissal without
prejudice.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-22
Kaysville Notes
Especial TO The Herald-Republican.)

Especial 10 The Herald Republican,
Kaysville, Oct 2l.-The little daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Sessions
was badly cut on the hands yesterday
by falling on broken glass.
Arthur Butcher Clark, the little four
weeks-Old son Of David and the late
Elizabeth Butcher Clark. died at 8
O'Clock last evening. The funeral seFy-
ices will be held at the residence to-
morrow afternoon at o'clock, with
burial in the Kaysville cemetery. II is
Just four weeks since the babys mother
died
Shirley Mac Barnes, the 11-year-old
son of Afr. ana Mrs. John G. Nj Barnes
ran a pitchfOrk in his left foot last
evening While the wound is not con-
sidered serious. IL is very painful
Miss Dora Burton was brought to
the kaysville hospital this week from
her home in Nernal. Uintah county. suf-
fering from burns received several
weeks ago.