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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-23
NEW NIGHT SARGEANT.

One Of the official acts OF tha CITY
administration in the near future viii
q the app0intmes Of a successor TO
rght Sergeant French. who gave his
ife so nobly 10 the service Of tse
auple, Officer JAS. Higlin has been
'oIyirg the position since the trag-
>4y, BY consent Of the mayor; tut a
ornament appointment IS to be mad
raertiaps at the next council meeting
officer Higlin ~ well advanced ia
years having grown gray in tle
service; bat his long experience on
the force. and above all ta.ass else,
hts clean record as an officer. c1m-
neni him strongly for tire position
Tie Importance OF appointing
nan to a position OF autloyity over
+ ne night force, VINO can be dereuded
lp0n to permit no evil conduct on the
mart Of any of the force. need not be
fwelt upon TIE night watch by the
7olice force is by far the most inn
3ortant, fcr Ii II at night that evil In
Alt It's forms stalks abro2d TIE ser
vice Of the force has been eyce ent
Turing the last several months, AMI
he city bas been in as good order
as could be reasonably expected
II is earnestly to he hoped TIE nav
or and council viii do netting with
respect to the appointment refe rcd
70 that may shake the confidence Of
the people and tend to restore the
7y3I police conditions OF the pa t.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-23
DAVIS-NELI|S
CASE GOES OVER
ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT AID
JOURNEp YESTERDAY MORN
ING WITHOUT GIVING A De.
clSiON IN TIE MATTER.

'peciel to The B1llotn
Springfield, H., Dee 22--The liz
aois state supreme court adjourn en-
early today, Several cases on waie1
opinions are pending were allowed to
80 over TO later date. Among these
was the case Of Frank Il. DAVIS
against Fred D. Nelis
Davis was deposed as sheriff By
Gov Deneen following the lyncsin1
November, 1909 and Ncllis was ap-
pointed by the county commissioners
in bis place, Davis broueh suit en- 2
technical statutory charge and the
Alexander county c'Deuit court De.
eided tire case practically In favor Of
Davis, the court declaring Nellis was
illegally appointed.
Nellis was required to pay the costs
'af bringing TIE case before the sr-
prene court A decision nrobaESv
will be made in the case next month,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-23
ROBT MEYERS vI0l|N|ST
7cc.iyed oyatlo, at co-1 -hoat {
Yestcrdey-ht csir7 rilh
cthocl This M3rrirJ.

The pataars Of tnc Cen theatre
we're give a~"rline t or Ia cv n
'ee wh~n t - Hsse~~,l to The b auti.
"A yicH1 sic rerdercl by Robert
Neycrs Of New York, who is here
~ d visit to ais bro'hc All Mcv@rs,
e~e cf the proDrictcrs OF TIC Con.
w Nevc~s was born and reared In
afro, ard dayc'oped into a mrs'ei1n
NJ tire cast quality when = res lent
II Cairo he was ALWAYS delighted In
living PLEASURE to his friends and
the reaIle o. the city, by frac'v res
nonding to tfe'r REQUESTS for bis scr.
vices at rriva'e and public entcstaia-
merits. churches, ctc.
Fast evening, Notwithstanding the
weather. the GEN was wsll
filed with friends Of the vicli9ist and
many ii them rcmaiaed for re soc-
crd performance SO as 10 hca~ hin
again. He payel two beautiful So
lecdons which arc among bis favar-
ties, "'rraumerei" anI "Cavaller'a
Rusticana.H He was so heartily an,
plauded that he responded with a
redley OF sweet melodies comprising
"The Last Rose of Summer" Then
ycn'n Remember Me- Home. Sweet
Home" ana nlhc Flower Song
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-23
OPEN EVENINGS
WOODWARD HARDWARE. GO.

NJ, Meyers intcntion was . II.
main ltf. bit 4 few days, arl he has
cc'@est 4 IA tay a wee,
Ga The s eclal Invitation CT Sr t
T. G. Glenderea, Mr.. Nepe2s viii PLAY
J foge the rlpls Of the h ga scAosi
this morning 1t n,ne O'clock.
Tie attraction at tsc Cen T. Is cnd
cf TIE weesYyis perhaps tie lie yet
osfe cd hy TIE management Besides
Nj Meve"s it incmlesWurnell.Ne 4. n
aarutaic musical artists, well pr IN
ine'g NNe Dsvis aa1 Mer i'll. singh 8
and talking comedians they are re !
artists; the always pleasing baritone
Fed conneH. In Illustrated song
AMI three illMs cf first class moving
pictures-a dollar show for 10 cents.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-23
OCEAN MAIL SERVICE
Western Union Co. NJ Forward let
tiers to Fcroi1n Points Foa
Pc IS in Iris Country.

4 large pant Of the telaY.n fr ig
correspondence is due to the time
consumed by the mails II crossing
the American continent. The 0 car
is not tho Only har Ter to fcreir1 vail
the continent is an equal haHdleatA
A letter from San Francisco ta m
don requires practically as mich time
to cross the United States as It 10 :
10 cross the ocean. A letfe" ~
New York to Japan must he ma ! a
tit least six days before the m \
steamer sails from its Pa7itic port.
Inirortant foreign l~'ters arc ofel
Ia ionsly delayed because they arr
rested too late to reach the steamer.
The Western Union Telegraph Corn
pany has inavgaratd special ocean
mail service to rect tNis cond tioa.
SO that trans 1ontircntal waste OF
tire max be saved
Correspondence Gsay be dispatched
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-23
"a CARLOAD OF BABIES. /"

The people Of Cairo are doing tier,
part nobly in taking care OF the littc
ones who are parentless or whose par.
ents can not or viii not care TOT
them. Other communities, also, are
giving attention to this important
subject, caring for them in public
ZONES or placing them with due care
ID private homes where they will be
properly reared Las week. says the
Memphis Commercial-Appeal, car
load of babies was hurried over tire
rails to Texas. There were Just atty
" Two mites Of humanity in the car. Not
one OF the number was over three
wears of age. They were shipped by
the New York Founding Home and
We're consigned to Houston, San An
tonic and Dallas, Texas, where each
will be adopted by Texas families
Crowded and congested New York
can send foundlings ID the Empire
Of Texas. for her broad bosom VII
offer ample nourishment to these lit
tie strangers.
Fifty-two babies will come from tht
unknown, as Christmas presents, K
foster parents, who may yet live tt
Y be hpnored by them,
M Who they are matters not. From
whence they came the world care
little, What they viii be in future
s,yeft.s Is yet to he seen.
Centuries ago haoy was born IL
4 rsRnger. He lived to save the sons
WI men. The lone star in the Eas'
tolf tiie sncpherds of the newborn
lele.saHd a lone star in Texas viii
guide these innocents, perhaps, t
great achievements In future years.
There was a time in New Yor'
vixen lIarcrts desiring, for various
Il reasons some of shame, some O
want some because os an utter In
capacity to care fer them, frequentl
S deposited their offspring on the par
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-23

II one per cent had been added 10
their freight receipts, the decrease IN
net would have been practically over
come. They contemplate, we b.
lisve, adding more than one per cert
to freight receipts.
The roads say that during It's
quarter when net earnings were
shrinking, they eut operating expen-
SEES more drastically than pr2per re.
gard for the maintenance fof t'er
plants ana good service would rea ~
warrant. Their reports SHOW, noS-
ever, that they charged TO operating
expenses fortynine million dollars
mere than in 1919
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-23

lbenehes, In the tFansit cars, on door
steps, in public places, anywhere 70
! be rid of them.
Many died from exposure, many
were rever properly cared for in after
life, many were spirited away to be
used BY aliens fer drudgery in later
years
1t is different now. There is a
great room in the home. Il Is com
fortably warmed, and rows of thy
cribs await their occupants. A silent
swinging door opens to the street. AT
the far end of the room single light
burns. No one can be seen to enter
nor seen to leave. Once every hour
nurse passes through If child
has been left it is carefully cared for
until the time Of adoption arrives. y
must be adopted berore IT Is OLD
enough to know. II marks~oh identifi-
cation are left with the infant the
home preserves them Inc fostes
parents are never allowed to know
The Child leaves the home to enter
a new world, a new lie, a new aasi
consecrated being to grow up in lie
with origin unknown.
Texas is the great beneficial, houn
tiful home OF the homeless.
Texas is the great empire of states
larger than Germany with $4,000 COO
Inhabitants. Texas welcomes sucE
little citizens, for they may be sen
ators, governors or presidents. Who
Gan say?
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-23

The evening contemporary Is
spleasd to express the opinion that
modesty prevented The Bulletin
editor from speaking of himself in
connection with the papers histori
Of AZ years The statement IL az
cepted with franks. in the spirit in
which 1t was intended. But 1t WASH, :
modesty brother-not modesty. Mod
esty, you know, may be fault rather
than virtue, at times. Call 1t meeE
ness-that particular brand Of meek
ness which, interpreted by the lisn'
Of holy writ, may be merely an ar
dent desire to inherit the earth
some day.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-23
LONE BANDIT RoRs TRAIN.

III P,.so, Tex, Dec 22.--Tte sraset
Express on re Southern Pacific, G
through passenger train from Sn
Francisco t. New Orleans was rosbea
in the hen of this city a I o'c,ocf
ton ght by lone highwayn "A vita
drawn revolvers. He forced pn |
man porter to walk ahead Of hin
through the sleeper and commanded
the passengers to stand aud deliver,
He secured St3o, jumped oft and dis
appeared
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-23

The nighs rider murderers on tire,
in Paducah for several days pas
we're acquitted by the jury The II
sulvvwas expected because as the ac
count says, the Judge went outside oi
the county where the tr:ai was beine
held and into a county notorious as
q might rider county, to get the
jury. And III the face Ut such things
as this we are asked TO place the
blame for the miscarriage Of justice
ii murder cases to the people, and
not u the men fed with the Outs
ssef enforcing the law.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-23
SHERIFF SALE GRADING OUTFIT.

Under an execution which he held
before retiring from the sheriffs Of
fee, Fred D Nellis will sell at the
court house at 10 o'clock Friday
morning the following outfit belong
ing to A. Helm, railroad contractor
Fifteen head of stock, two wagons
several double sets Of harness, wheel
scrapers, tents, etc.
The stock is at William Elliotts
barn at Twenty-seeond street
For further information see Fred
D. Nellis, 1907 Commercial avenue.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-23

t-um any eaI Of TIE Icitul 81 t"s
~ nigh iTer or day message an
ocean mal witan a fe z hoNrs sHil-
ing time vt New Yorf. san Francisco,
Seattle or ysrccnper These four
cities have tea1 tegignnl as cc2an
mil rs'aV n1rs Tha New yorlI Of
dcc win receive teleerans f-or any
Nart Of tire conntrv stirred n Fro
can POINTS and forwar2 ed them in
I seqlea specially addressed enge ope
hy the frat opt-g3ing Atlantic steam
lin ~e'l 7'hc aqr1e plan will be fol-
lowed in San Francisco, Seatt and
Vancouver for trans-Pacific mails to
.JaDaf, Ch.na tie Philippines ana
other parts ri t''e far east,
ocean vail kilograms shorl4 bear
the fill a Ire with the additional
marking care Ocean Mail, New
Ycrh," cr whatever the port Of glil-
ing may r.
The Only charge for this snC~isl
ceean ne'l service in adtit'o1 to tire
rapal tolesrd bh tolls to Tire ocean
nafl rort wiz lie five cents for pos.
taee No charge VIII he made for the
aGtress.
FOR ri iofoa ~'i>1 reea~i'ng
steav-- - ~a'Is tel bore any Yes
ern L ;on Tr'err7 i o'aoe.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-23
Mlsslsslppl is pls3RAcED.

Moline, NJ, Dac 22.-The Mlssis
sipm river is disgfaced. The presen.
low stage is unprecedented, and
tho. though there has been consid-
rrable fluctuations the last sly
weeks, one recent reading Showed d
stage moreAhan one foot below the
low water mark in 1904 re year
from which all records date. Naye~
till the present time has the low
water mark Of forty-six years ago
been approached
Despite the comparative mild
weather that has characterized No
vember and December, the river Is
already frozen over, and for several
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-23

/, Whether or not the Lorimer com
nittea has a right to its opinion is
much more open to- question, in view
OF all the circumstances, than is the
right Of tls people to their opinion
-yhich, probably vii coincide very
generally with that Of MIR. Roosevelt
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-23
CIRCULATION STATEMENT,

average number of complete and
perfect copies of The Cairo
Bulletin printed daily and Sun
day during the year 1910 -, 2215
Average number of complete AMI
perfect copies of The Cairo
Bulletin printed daily and Sun
day during Tie month of No
81 yember, 1910 ................25 47
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-23
LEGAL Decisions
is Eyerysoay prtsumed to Know

is Everybody Presumed to Know
Wits ey7-In tire case Of Tre9lwl
w. State. az Sent ara Renorter, 900,
a bette Of waisEey was introduce in
egiJ~nes. anl a witness requested 20
cpen il, tastes TIE liquor. AMI say II
j, was wlii,EeM This was obiee I
TO by The defendant on tie g Gun
-at the witness wss ret shown 10 be
an exre-t Toe supreme couit Of 49,
baua held IN. tEis Csiec-i91 was
without merit. giving tho fclowils
rs its reason: 1T is harJ'y to re
Supposed in this jay a7I re-a-aticn
hat expert testimony is rsqri 81 IN
thc taste OF waiskey. TO E3y " . lo1
u net a liGuil is whiskey II my e
aeirs a connisseur 10 tell the DIFF :
eat brands or superior fon an ia
feior article. hut the law ma es 9
such distinction in Proeecu. 3.as fog
violation OF lilror laws"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-23

wen T. ro~,es n ? rea, practical,
al tsn vear arcrnd gift for Christmas
d cas- rance is In class by itsel'.
Cairo City Gss Company.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-23
CAIRO IN 1889
>>++%%%+%&++%%%>>+%+A>.>~

On the night OF February 2tst, the
CITY council dopyed Improvement oTdi-
Iances providing for tle grayeling az
cross streets from Third 10 Twenliet
street. by special taxation Of con,
tiguous property
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-23
November Circulation.

The above Is correct statement q
the circulation of lie Cairo Builetil
for the year 1909 and for the month
of November, 1910.
CLYDE SULLIVAN,
Business Manage,
Subscribed and sworn TO before me
this end day Of December. 1910.
LEO j. KLEB.
Notary Public
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-23

If Santa Claus has any bald headed
tolls have wigs that win fit them
Mrs. II. v. Harrison
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-23

Volt 4 n = cars 10 81 seay~ Second 81 70
psN AA las nortt on Cow un.si- Ave
wary 10 iutnates r~nnax S.ip
'iotnG ucfth mn WNlrut ss.Fr ma II
rom 9 % 10 tnbs 4, m
DOpsdt~es 'ln' issvs So. ano
ne norsh o. iNro a.. ~ lst1 An g..
rl2 am ms oii tuN asrsv mtrnars aver h ~
tntil i0<2 ana li:l2 p. "a
dolnR Wf~t ~ reuty isLth ~
i'iy 8:a& R4s Anf 7sos g. II s.u VI "a d
sas evers hony ur III los ~ - u. > q
Poplar 81 rsrs due 10 - u - y,J.sa
minnses sfter ttA.ssa. Seta, ~
.*ss liz Ass I sr~ NJ; ;,y on = nGs
IL: ~: ~ ~ sssc u a. IN
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Hotu o. y "a nA - - ~
Set as, " ara ~. aas ~ ps1 Wa
trRy-fonfH - sanA4es4 a. sTsH
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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-23

Nj. Edwin Pa sons, Of the ca
Trust Company with his, wifc, af-
sriTtd in Cairo on Februsry 2ls' TIE
scouple were on their way to tli Me-
leo.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-23

Prices Of gas ranges will be higher
after Feb list. Buy now at the re-
ducel price Nice Christmas gift
Cairo CI.y Gas Company
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-23
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY

Cairo AexaTccr ceurty, Illinois,
PopulaticA ts,t47.
Mayer, GEORGE PARSONS.
Clerk, r, A. HATCHER,
Treasurer, FRANK B. ARM.
STRONG.
City Attorney, HUNTER BIRD.
Comptroller, ERNEST WORKMAN.
Mag;strate, ANDREW WHITCAMP
Chief of Tolice, ]. G. COWEIL.
Alexander County, Population 27,tst.
County Jrdse. w. s. DEWEY.
County Clerf, .l''~ p. Mi I4El.
circrit Clerk, Al F2f D GROWN.
sferff, A, S. FRAsFR.
States Attorney, ALIEN M.WlLS0N
County sarerirt ndent Of Schools,
MRS, FANNIE u. IfACKirR.
Assessor and Treasurer, WD. LIP.
PITT.
Coroner, Da. JAS. MMANus.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-23
COST or RAIL TRAVELLING.


In a recent issue the Of1ci Rdr
way Guide printed some figures STOW
ing the relative COST Of travelling by
rail is this country and in Europe
me figures are from a carefully Fept
record by a traveller who made it a
polnt to travel Afterwards in this
country, the same distances and nm
Ter like circumstances az nearly as
possible. Tho Guide suns up a fol.
lows:
The traveller above refe red to
also made sixteen journeys in Errope
with hand baggage only. covering
1881 niles, for which ftst-class f re
amounting to s4G.79 was paid, tse
average speed being a triae oT = IS
niles an I oar This rate figures Gu.
trife ever TIRE AMI 4 haf cents q
ME. II geeond-class tickets had feen
urI lasei. the cost a. tae publlshel
rates for the same routes. with hanI
Na5gaae only, wouA have hem $685.
- 24l cents Per m le.
"At the rates above stated travelling
lrSt class ID America fGr eimiiar
distance in ord'Bary coaches, wI.n
hald baggage only. wod'l cost 2.2>
felts rar milo, Ct 1928 for the dis
lance Of 1.2Si uils This Us Sf-.f
ess titan tie drst+l8ss fare IN Erra"c
'6r the sane distance, undcr similar
oud'tiar-, ard $tG5 less than ths
second.c,ass fare.
THE cost Of traTeling second elias:
in Eurcpe with only hand baggage is
Therefore. about the same as the cos
OF travelling first class in Amerie;
with only hand baggage The cost c
I tf&Seiug second class In Euyo9c vii
| baggage of the weight Civ n a6ove i
thirty-three and a third per cont firh
! ee than the cost Of travelling in Awer
| lea with the same baggage Thi
Percentage will not te as Large, q
course, with a smaller amount o
baggage but whatever is paid en- to
continent Of Europe on that accorn
in the great majority of eases will u,
fond TO be- excess Of the cos
mere"
But lest this should be set up b,
railroads as a basis for a mond ~
higher rates in this country, it ma,
be in order to reproluce the followin
concise and very significant state
rent from the Saturday Eyenn
, Post Of recent date:
I'm TIE first quarter Of this caller
dar year the ret ca ninvs OF raj 'or d
! were twenty-threc mi lion ,llar
greater than TIE year before: IN tn,
= second quarter they were ten ml,ici
. dollars greater; in the third quqr'e
they were nine million dollars less
IN the thi'tl quarter Of 1899 However
net c'>~in~s were t''irty-nine millo
cellars greater than in 1908, so. il
The third quarter Of this year, the
Y We're thirty million dollars create
lthan two years aSo
44a"The decrease in net earnings fo
the third quarter is the only tanglt |
Y evidence in favor Of higher freigi
\ rates This decrease amounts to
y trlfa over one pc, cent OF the grcs
4 earnings Of the roads for the qua &c
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-23

TIE Cairo high s9horl 1T rary 5--
eety celebrated Wasa.1gto1's Britt
day with approariate eycrsises Nj 5
Ade'e Milo rendered. an iaF N n,
al solo. Win alev Gariy-ra An
.ofatioa Misses Fraukie Tearet- !,
Anna Byrne ard Maud cnani re 4
ESSAYS. a0d Nis7 Anna Par, ar r.
cited The Captive" The society
e'eeted Robert Hatcher president;
Miss frankie Eennett. vice president;
and Miss Maud conant, treasurer.
TPe Democratic Illinois Club had
an interesting meeting ON the night
of Wasnington's birthday. After the
meeting the members and number
Of invited guests Fartoof of a lurcA
The Germania Maennerrhor gave a
concert on the evening Of Feb. 18th,
n Ideal League halt The members
were assisted by Misses Theresa Bu-
cher Emma Eisenterg, Minnie Mi.lsI
ana others
Tie tow boat Little Eagle, No. 2.
Ct st Louis, was partially burned
early on the morning of February &c.
while uoored near the Cairo elevator,
The beat was valued at $1,000. Tbs
city FIRE Departments vert to the res
cue but tie fire had ga ned too great
Roadway to be controlled
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-23

The Bulletin Is on sale at the fol
lowing places:
Coienian's, 7o2 Commercial Avenue
Halliday House News stana.
Blue Front Restaurant.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-23

Board Ct County Commissioners
j. ], JENNELIE Chairman.
G. " NEFF.
DIR. EDWIN CAUSE.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-09-01
MYSTERIOUS FIRE
DESTROYS A BARN

Fire, of an unknown origin com
pletely destroyed the barn of William
Hoffman, who resides on q farm about
a quarter of mile above Almedia,
yesterday morning. All the grain, two
wagons and harness, together with
farming implements were also burned.
The loss will be about 81, 600 with
an insurance of but $500. Through
heroic work of Mr. and Mrs. Hoffman
the live stock consisting of seven COWS
and three horses were saved not, how
ever, before Mrs. Hoffman was severe
ly burned on the arm when in bringing
he last COW from the barn. she struck
that member against a piece of burn
ing timber. Her dress also caught fire,
but she put it out.
Mr.. Hoffman had returned from the
blacksmith shop in Almedia at about
10 30 o clock, and after putting his
horse in the stable, walked to the
house. and was talking to his wife
when all of sudden the flames burst
through the roof.
They quickly raised an alarm and
then started toward getting the live
stock from the barn, and had succeed
ed before neighbors arrived. When
others got there the building was
mass of flames and it was impossible
to save any of the farming implements
or grain.
Just above Mr.. Hoffman's 5 barn is
the house of John Burlingame, and
sparks from the burning structure Sc
fire several times to these buildings
but these blazes were promptly ex
tinguished
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-09-01
ONE MILE IN
SIX MINUTES

The county commissioners Saturday
took important action in the matter of
speeding automobiles on the river
bridge. Hereafter the speed will have
to be kept down to "A safe limit.
AS a matter of fact the county com
missioners long ago took action on the
subject when they caused signs to be
ted overhead at each end of the
-ge limiting the speed of automo-
= and motor vehicles to one mile
in six minutes. The extent to which
these notices have been disregarded is
obvious enough. The action taken by
the board Saturday was embraced in a
motion, which carried unanimously,
that the board proceed to enforce the
above rule to the letter.
Considering how great an extreme
has been reached in the violation not
only of the bridge rule but also of the
State law drastic action was consider
ed necessary to safeguard human life.
One of the county commissioners de-
clared that he is afraid to drive the
river bridge at certain hours of the
day when the automobiles are out in
force. 1t is fact, he said, that in
innuemerable instances automobilists
speed across the bridge and at the op-
posite end turn around and speed back
again, monopolizing the driveway and
by their disregard of rules imperiling
those who are using the bridge for a
legitimate purposes. From now on a
better state of affairs is expected.
1t is pointed out that the State law
applies directly to the river bridge
and prohibits rate Of speed greater
than "a miles an hour, whereas the
speed mostly attained by automobiles
ranges anywhere from 40 to go miles
an hour. Section IA of the act of May
27, 1909. provides that no person shall
operate motor vehicle on the public
highways reckless or at rate of speed
greater than is reasonable and proper,
having regard to the width, traffic and
use of the highway or so as to endang-
er property or the life or limb of any
person; but no person shall drive a
motor-vehicle at a rate of speed ex-
ceeding one mile, in two and ne-half
minutes. -
The county commissioners, however,
by their action have reduced the speed
TO still safer limit.