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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-19
TRIAL THIS MORNING
Cases cf Officers Wade and johnson
Before Judge Dewey--Acquittal
LIKELY.

The eases OF Officers Wade aud
Johnson viii be tried in the county
court this morning. 1t viii net lie q
jury trial, but will be hearl by Judge
Dewey. defendants having waived a
jury. IL is confidently expected that
the accused will be acquitted, because
evidence which may be strong enouga
to convince the average man. can not
be given much weight und@r law.
AS the case standj the accusation
against the officers rests Upon he
statement OF the negro Mitchell Cal
houn, which. / ough positive aud
clear and consistent, is not directly
corroborated by any ether wines J,
the threats which he alleges were
made not having teen hard by any
one excepting the accused, If they
were made as he declares. Calhoun z
story s'larts a'on". tia Tore. ~ \
unsupported. EXCEPT in so FAR es 1t IS
corroborated by circumstances AMI
fact9 having bearing on the case.
Most important among these Is the
evident determination by the accused
to involve the Whites in trouble I'M
til the states attorney interferred.
declaring that the repeated arrests
of these people to be "mallclo"s per-
secution:' and perhar7 stronger than
this are the glaringly contradictory
statements made by the fellow osf-
GERS of the accused before the com
Gil committee last week, in th5ir 9t-l
forts to establish an alibi for then.
The fact that the negro accrs2r hav-
ing pleaded guilty and his fate set
tied, had nothing to gain or to lose
in making hi, statement is also tax
en- as circumstance in has favor.
These arc the eircun star rs upon
which many people based a strong
presumption of guilt
On the other hand the officers will
deny positively that they made any
threats, and Wade will present wit
hesses who will declare that h. wa
somewhere else at the time Calhoun
says he was at the Jail; and there
will be a number Of friends of the ac-
cused from the upper part OF the
city who will give the officers coed
character official and otherwise.
Attorney Leek will represent the
officers and States Attorney Wilson
will prC-ccute.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-19

The Cairo Bulletin has been the
eadlng paper of Southern Illinois
ince 1868,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-19
Debate Tonight.

The c. H. S. Debating Society VIII
hold It's last meeting oi the year at
the high school building tonight aud
a large crowd is expected. This is
the first year that c. vi. S. has ever
hal a literary society and the results
have been manifold The object IT
the society Is TO better the moral,
mental, and social tone" OF G. Fl. s.
boys has been fulfilled to great ex-
tent and this should insure the per-
manency Of the society In future
years The following program has
been arranged for tonight's meeting:
Regular business. Vocal solo ny
Tenny Goldsmith; Life OF the late
King Edward VII of England, Darrell
Schulz Debate, Resolved, That the
United States should assume respon.
sibility for the preservation OF order
in the South American RSprblics y
Affirmative Earl Browning, Clinton
Tanner. Negatives, Milo Buchanan
and Joe Hibbits. Song by c. II, s.
quartette. Adjournment
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-19
safe to predict that he will get some
recognition Saturday.
Hill besides being entered in the 50

safe to predict that he will get some
recognition Saturday.
Hill besides being entered in the 50
yard dash. will also be In the 10O
Fard and as he has made this last
run in 10 Is second if he can cone
near that mark Saturday he surrey
get place.
Ii CHI. s, should srcceed In getting
any honors Saturday 1t will climax
the most successful season of attn
letics and also favorable publicity
hat the school has ever had.
Supt Clendenen will so up with the
members OF the taam' at 11:15 this
morning and the following also wi |
attend: Robert Miller, Leonard
Cox, Hugh Antrim. Charles SculIin,
Howard Pennebaker. and Franklin
Butter. The crowd will arrive at
Champaign this evening at 6 O'Clock
and will have two days 10 enjoy the
festivities or the state univensity's
big doings before the athletic stunts
Saturday. Coach Allen will go up
Friday morning and g that the boz
are wei taken care Of Saturday.
The members of the track team are
being sent at the eNrense of pep
ular subscription that was not long
because or the excellent
the boys have.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-19
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that at a
special meeting Of the stockholders
of the Clean Sweep Company held at
the office OF said company. in Cairo,
Illinois, at four O'Clock p. M. Monday
May, 2, 1910, the number of directors
OF said company was increased tt
five 60 and that the certificates
showing such increase have beer
duly filed in the office of the Secre
tary of State OF Illinois and in the
office of the Recorder of Deeds il
and for Alexander county. Illinois.
Dated, this 18th day of May. 1919
]. A. DILLOW, President.
Attest;--,
A. w. HILBOLDT, Secretary.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-19
THE COMMERCE.
COURT FEATURE
WILL De RETAINED IN THE RAIL
ROAD ElLL+-THE SENATE so
DETERMINED 81 VOTE YES
TEk-AY.

Washington, May 1S,The com
merce court feature of the railroad
bill will be retained. The senate, fol.
lowing the lead Of the house refused
on the motion Of ummins to strike
out the feature today by vote of IS
to 81 The entire negative vote was
cast by Republicans. though eight
voted with the Democrats to support
the motion. The affirmative Republi.
cans were Beyeridge. Rrlstow, Clapp,
Cummps, Dolliver, Lafollettc, Borah,
Crawford
The action is a distince victory for
the Republican regulars and was the
first fruit Of the recent efforts to
solidify the administration forces. Ba-
con then proposed an amendment sub
shutting the United States circuit
courts for the commerce court in the
trial of commerce cases but it was
voted down without revision. A
negative fate also met the amend
ment by CummiRs reducing the mem
bership Of the court from five to
thre.
Cummins then offered amendments
modifying his substitute for the stock
and bond provisions and substituting
the United States interstate COM
merce commission as defened in cases
in the court of commerce involving
the orders of the commission. Neither
was disposed OIL
The voting followed a day of debate
on Cummins' motions to strike out
the commerce court
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-19
IGO TO CHAMP Align
CAIRO HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC
TEAM PREPARING FOR AN
OTHER CONTEST.
Niil Enter at State University Meet
L Ssturaay--D Debating Society Viii
Meet Tonight--General
Notes.

&c. III. S, will be represented at the
big intel cholastic track and field
meet at the University OF Illinois
Saturday. Five members of the track
team will b. entered including for
of the six who acquitted themselves
SO gloriously at Carbonate last Sat.
urJav by winning the mile relay race
] o2an Colp, Tony Mcnamara, Leon
Roche and George Mattilgly will con.
etitute this aforementioned quartette
and. Edward Hill, the Cairo high
schools star sprinter who won &C
ond in thc so yard dash at Carbon
dale vii be fifth.
j, PHO relay race at Champaign Satur-
day will be run the ordinary mile
distance bit only four members will
make up each team. Nearly allthe
prominent schools OF the state are
represented in this and itswill mean
much TO the ons coming out victor.
sors. Considering the excellent show
ing the q. Ii. Ss fellow nialei thas
relay Y. last Saturday they most as
suredly have fine prospects at Cham
paign. Colp. the local schools cham
pion distance dash runner. who won
TIE 44n yard at Carbonate. will be
entered at Champaign in this same
event. He won SO easily at Caribou
dale that he has all the chance in
~.
the world at the big event Saturday.
Along with his natural ability he has
been doing faithful training and it IS
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-19
udl6 IND
FOR LABOR TRUSTS
Member Ct Manufacturers Association
Declares Samuel Gompers Is
Working Along This Line.

Washington, May 1S.-Presiden'
Gompers, Of the American Federation
IL Labor. is .,actiyc here for the la
Dor trusts according to Secretary
Ewcll, sof the Merchant Marine Com
mittee of 100. whostestified today be
fore the house ship subsidy investi'
eating committee Ewell declared
that manufacturers would be put out
IL business il Gompers' views were
carried out to the letter. The COM
mittee or leo Is, branch of the Ma
tional Association Of Manufacturers,
Ewcli tlsclaimed any personal
knowledge Of iohbies and denied hav-
Ing said that foreign shipping inter-
csts had raised corruption.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-19

Big load. stove size. delivered. Both
phones. Clark-Danforth Handle Co
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-19
WALTER WARDER.

NNII IIIIt W ffINITTEfN'
Commissioner.
HICKORY STOVE WOOD $3.50.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-19
General Notes.

Tomorrow is the last day the Sen
ior's have to hand in their commence
ment themes. The students have
written on several different subjects
the several best of which will be pub
lished at an early date in these col
ulnns.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-19

unisfh1 = ma s3Aiso pcstrthce fos sfAsanifa1os
thrsgth tAs nisils st second-riAs rAtss
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-19
\ - ~ "a ~ n " "a
OLD PEOPLE ;FEsL tTH
yaa q, III cold TkEENLY

because their 61oode Il, thin, sluggish
AMI yatery. Eheff sis not the same
renewal of strength that constantly
goes an III youth, vinoi Is the ideal
blood tonic and strength maker Of old
people. II creates an appetite pro-
otes digestion, enirches the blood
and invigofates tho entire tody.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-19
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NOTICE
Ordinance No. 224--Improvement Of
Commercial Avenue.

Notice is hereby given to all par
ties interested that the City Council
Of the City os Cairo. Illinois, has BY
Ordinance No, 224 ordered the i'm.
provement of Commercial avenue
from the north line of Second street
to the south line of Thirty-fourth
street, in the City Of Cairo, County of
Alexander and State of Illinois, by
the construction on the said avenue
from the north line of Second street
to the south line of Thirty-fourth
street, in said City of Cairo, of a
vltrified prick pavement, with a
combination concrete curb and gutter
on both sides of said brick pavement,
at the outside edges of said
brick pavement, and with nat
ural limestone marginal curbs
set on both sides of said Com
mercial avenue, at all unpaved street
intersections, except the Eighth
street intersection, at the outside
edges Of said brick pavement and
between the inside edges of the gut
ter flags Of said curb and gutter as
extended around and out to the lot
line Of both sides of said CONNER
cial avenue, at aid unpaved street
intersections, except the Eighth
street intersection, and for the levy
and collection of special tax assess
ment upon contiguous property to pay
for the said local Improvement, and
that said ordinance is on file in the
office Of the City Clerk Of the said
City of Cairo, and that the whole of
the cost of said Improvement amount
ing to the sum of One Hundred and
Forty Thousand Eight Hundred AMI
Twenty Six Dollars and Twenty
Three Cents ($t40,S2623), is, by the
terms of said Ordinance No. 234, to
be paid for by special taxation OF
the property abutting on or contigli-
Gus to the said Improvement and no
part Of said improvement is to be
paid by the public, and that the
said City Of Cairo has applied to the
County Court of Alexander CountJ,
Illinois, for an assessment Of tho
whole cost of said improvement, ac'
cording to the benefits and in ac'
cordance with the provisions Of said
anu 0ootsouiSht thN'@
OF having been made and returned 70
aid court, the final hearing thereon
will be at the June Probate Term, A.
ID. 1910, of said Court, at the Court
House, in tire City of Cairo, Illinois
on Monday the Sixth day Of June, A.
p. 1910, at the hour OF 8 o'clock a
m. of said day or as soon thereafter
as the business of the said Court
will permit.
All persons desiring may file ob
iections in said court before said day
and may then and there appear on
the hearing and make their defense
The said assessment Is PAYABLE II
ten tl0) annual installments Al
iustalments will bear interest, as pro
vided by statute, at the rate OF fiv'
| (5) per cent. per annum,
Dated at Cairo, Illinois, May 10th
A. d. 1910
WALTER WARDER,
Commissioner.
HICKORY STOVE WOOD $t.5o.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-19

Supt. Clendenen has advised those
Seniors who intend taking the exami-
nation of the University Of Illinois
scholarship to study and review each
one of their high school studies. The
exams are not easy by any means anil
the honor is so high that the test will
take high reasoning
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-19

A good many of the boys in manual
training who have been making large
pieces of furniture are putting on the
finishing toucha SO the articles may
be displayed in the exhibit that will
be held at C. H. S. during the last
week of school.
The Washington times., 1910-12-22

Valley increased dividend to give the
market life and strength disguised many
observers There viii probably he a
backing and filing of Lehigh Valley
until the price becomes adjusted to new
dividend conditions That there was no
reflected strength TO the rest of the list
was due 10 the fact that the increase,
ike every other movement OF iu1por-
tance, was discounted by the market.
International Metropolitan wss one Of
the weak stock, going of over a point,
on the theory that the board Of esti-
mate would disspprove of its plans I'm
regard 70 subways. tt is added that
the company viii. If necessary 50
amend - plan that the entire S12sn0o 000
necessary for subway and elevated eS-
tensions viii be furnished by il, result
Ing IN saving OF S53, 0O0,000 expenditure
70 the CITY.
The number Of board watchers in Gus
toners rooms decreased materially, and
II was evident that the departures for
holiday celebration elsewhere had COM
menced- Commission houses reported
but little outside interest in the market
anywhere
There was little change from II
o clock until after l.30 in the
afternoon The same inertia, perhaps
little denser, prevailed. The net
changes on Steel we're but = of a point
on Union Pacific Z. on Southern Pacific,
Eeadlng and many rails y net loss; on
northern Pacific point drop. SmeIter
also point off. and InterboTo about
the same. The chief weakness was in
Atlantic' Coast Line. which dropped .
points Atchison was = lower.
The Washington times., 1910-12-22
Stock Market Greatly Neglected With Prices Easter-Seef Gossip
LIGHT TRADING IN ALL SECURITIES.
WITH PRICES HALF POINT OFF,
ON AVERAGE.

NEW YORK, Dec 22-It was g de-
cidediy uninteresting stock market. 50
much so that many room traders have
decided that they will make it four
days adjournment so far as they are
concerned, leaving the action for the
rest OF this day and for tomorrow %
more interested parties The specula-
tive element finds the changes so few
and far between that il fails to see a
chance for anything approaching a quick
turn. and. therefore, chooses TO remain
out. rather than fuss with anything
quiet so lacking in spirit and action.
Conservative operators and traders free
ly admit that they do not look for any
thing more than an evening-up process.
prepare tory to the three days of holi-
day on Change. They are more o.
less at sea in making predictions OF
the action in the future, but as there
will be three days more Of more or less
quiet celebration, and no business be-
fore 1911 + ushered in on the exchange,
enCOara Cfng
There is no public buying, If one may
except a few commissions here and
there for actual investment, some buy
ing for presents, but in this latter class
OF buying the movement has not been
sc small for years.
The inclination Of the SPECTATORS who
cared 70 fool with the market was 10
sell stocks, not rapidly, but for a short
turn. and the trend was 20 lower levels
slightly The failure Of the Lehigh
The Washington times., 1910-12-22
SIGNS UP
WITH NEW CHIEF
Pitcher Who Figured in Red
Deal Willing to Play
Under Doom.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Dec. 2.-Fred
Beebe, one of the pitchers secured by
the PHILLIPS in the big trade with Gin
cinnati, and Louis Shelter, a pitcher,
who was with the team last season,
having been purchased from the Ian
caster team OF the Tri-State League,
have sent their signed contracts TO the
PhTlies-
Beebe is The second one OF the four
players received from Cincinnati 10
make known his willingness to come TO
this city Hans Lobert recently wrote
a letter to Manager Doom stating that
he was satisfied with the change and
would be glad to play for Doom next
year
Lobert is expected 10 visit this city
after the holidays and come to terms
with the Phillies- Outfelder Paskert
and Pitcher Rowan. the other CiBcin-
natl players secured BY Manager DOoiS,
have not been heard from, but Doom
declares there VIII be no trouble sign
ing them
Reebe wrote that he IS spending the
winter on the fruit ranch which is run
by his brother and himself AT POsnia,
Col. and that he viii join the Phillies
IN the South about March l. In order
to report at that time he viii have 10
give I'D the position Of baseball coach
at g university IN Colorado.
Last season Beebe won thirteen and
lost fourteen games with Cincinnati OF
these defeats eleven were sustained n
a row That the pitcher was not TO
blame for the losses vas shown b. the
fact that in ten Of the eleven defeats
the Reds scored only four runs, one
each in four games and none In the
other six
The Washington times., 1910-12-22
GRIGGS MAY PLAY
IN NAP OUTFIELD
Recently Acquired Player
May Be Coached for
Sun Garden.

CLEVELAND, Dec Z2-Napland fans
are rejoicing over the acquisition OF Ar
thur Grfggs. from the St Louis Browns
They figure that he vii prove a far
better asset 20 Manager Mcguire than
Catcher Mig Clarke has been for sew
eral seasons, or since 1895. when Clarke
finished the season IN a tie for the bat
ting supremacy Of the American League
with George Stone, OF the Browns, with
an average OF .25s-
Crfggs Is slated 70 be the Maps handy
alI-round man He can perform around
short, second. first OF in the outfeld.
The chances are about 10 70 that Boss
Jim viii groom his man Friday to play
the sun garden OF left field. so as to be
fortified in case Jack Grauey blows OF
to sub for Jack when the Maps are op-
posed to sOuthpaw pitching.
The local sunheld Is one Of the worst
in the majors to play Graney has done
fairly well in that pasture, and IT is be-
lieved that he viii improve still more.
FasterIy, Jackson. and Birmingham are
lost when staring into Old Soils rays.
and as IL IS not likely that Dave Gala
han viii show enough TO warrant his re-
faII-Griggs looks like the logical man
to learn how to do the terpsichorean
stunt in Graney'S stamping grounds.
GriEgs has never been entirely salts
fed at ST. Louis. and il is believed that
a change Of scenery viii result IN the
former Texas player delivering a su-
periOr brand OF goods
The Washington times., 1910-12-22
WALL STREET GOSSIP.

Paris advices report the PROBABILITY Of
additional listings or American Railway
bonds early in the coming year
Charles NJ Schwab is reported as as
sertinS that, however checkeTed the
general trend Of business in 1911, it viii
be year Of ultimate recovery.
The Pan Handle showed a decrease
net, for the month OF November Of
S5SS, ,65I-
The Easley Steel plant Of the Ten
nessee Coal and Iron Company, viii
close December 3 and resume Jan
uary Is
DistilIing Company OF America has
declared the regular dividend OF L per
cent for the quarter on its preferred
stock
The Washington times., 1910-12-22
Wholesale Produce Market


Cheose-New York, new, .saITssc; fat
cheese. 1Sc per Ib.. daisy cheese. 1szl75zs
per 10
Western =sa2sc per 10; Southern &c Per
dOz.
Butser-Fancy. tub. sIazIt &c peer To-. prints
s2sS2izc per To- high-Srade tub. sc per lh-s
print. 5oc per To-. process butter. tub sc
PEI io-s Print. 2s5zc per D.
Poultry.
b, hens. I-ai2e per 10; rooste-s, I0c per To-
ducks, 13a35c Dsr Ib-; turkeys. large. 1sa2oc
per lb.; snail 1safSc per lb.
Dressed POultrv--Turkoy hens. unG-sun.
LAC per 80. E0ooers. undraWn. eIszsc per
d. Old toms, -1aezc per l1.- turkeys. thin.
l9aItc per ID chickens. Eal4c per lb-. hens.
lSsl4e per is-s -oung ducks Isal5c per It
3D. i5 iSai'' PEI i'' ehooe sssss l'ala1 per %
Vegetables.
P0tsf0ez- 5oa75c per 5u-; sweet potatoes,
s1-55s2.eo per To-; onions. s5as5c per bu.
Fruit.
40 per crate- grapes Amelia g 9-o0ss-09
per keE- heefeT DesTs. tl.E5zI. - per basket
California oranges. -.f5as-59 per box grape
fruit see3s3-59 per crete FLORIDA oranges.
Green Goods
Cucunlbsrs- hos Eeuze s0-ss1- % per doz. /,
toulatDes- fancy hol7e-grosfn- s. 0os5 o per
cabbs ge- 81 O0aI-ZS per IG0 I5s- beetz s0c
per doz., squash sl.0eal--5 per bbL- celery
soasec per bunch- eggplant Ss-05ss.o9 per
crate. Cranhs~riss. 81 10sZ75 Der box So Ez
S1e-55 per bbl-. Florida peppers. s1-51as-so per
crate cauiihcwe-. Sf-01a5-C0 per bbI. beans
Ss.Soszeo per basket
The Washington times., 1910-12-22
Baltimore Signs Muth,
Said to Be Coming Star

BALTIMORE, Dec 52-"Buddy''
Nuth. the young left-hander who set
the baseball fans here agOg last spring
by his exceptional work against the
orioles. was signed up this morning by
Manager Dunn
This news viii be received with pleas
IRE on all sides, for Muth wes decidedly
popular last year after his showing
against the flock he IS a youngster
Just nineteen, and stands six feet He
is built along lines ideal for a huTler
and there ere many who do not hesitate
10 say thai he Is another Lefty Rus
sell.
Muth pitched independent ball for
Hagerst0wn last season, and was con
Sfderably OveTEOTked before the season
was weil on its way. Later on Steve
Griffin, who was in charge Of the Ports
mouth team OF the Virginia League
sent for Nuth- but the yOunEster did
not 90 any work for the ex-Oriole' g
team
The Washington times., 1910-12-22
Lewis Anxious for Bout
With Packey Mcfarland

NEW YORK, Dec Z2--If Packey Nc
FarIand. the Chicago stock yards boy,
wants to get on a good match and one
that will bring him IN a neat roll. all
he has to 90 is TO declare himself a vel
teT-weight-
Willie Lewis wants TO meet Mcfarland
and the Empire Athletic Club stands
ready 10 post a big purse for a bout
between these two
Lewis insists that Mcfarland should
TO longer bother with the liEhtweights,
as he can not make a lower weight than
I35, and this at O'Clock in the after
noon. Lewis says that such a weight
means that Mcfarland would enter the
ring at a round 142 pounds. Lewis will
agree to this weight at s o'clock for q
fight with Packey-
The Washington times., 1910-12-22
Hockey Team at Yale
Improvement This Year

NEW YORK, Dec. 2z-TaIe has WIS.,
IONS Of a championship hocEy team this
season, following her 9-to-s victory
last night over the strong st. Paul
School team at St. Nicholas rink.
The Yale seven IS declared BY all who
saw the game TO be a far stronger
combination than that of last season
and the way Il came from behind and
swamped the prep boys. delighted the
Blue spectators. Princeton and WI
Iiams VIII play at the St Nicholas rink
tonight
The Washington times., 1910-12-22
TODAY'S SALES.

Washington Gas SCRIP, Sl6sdI1G.
Metropolitan Railway 5s. Sl,G06d195 =
Washington Railway and Electric & s
s5oGGsf. Sl.G1G165ss.
Potomac Electric Cons 5's. 3, ,o0cd1ca,
81 0ofsG1o0
Lansten, s0asUz, 2aaso 2oas9 1easo, D
$50. 1880
Union Trust 21l4S-
After CaII-PctOmac Electric Cons 5's.
81. .f1GII00, SI,619d1o9.
Washington Gas. 6.676, 1915.
Mergenthaier, I6EA
The Washington times., 1910-12-22
Meeting OF S. A. r.

49, The feature Of the meeting Of the sons
OF the American Revolution, held last
aiglt at the Arlington Hotel. vas an
Of the United States, who spoke on the
financial status OF the country MT. Nc
Clung was received into the society last
night as were also Joseph 7 Keifer,
TayIOr
The Washington times., 1910-12-22
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

Furnished TO The wsshiastou Times BY
4. G. Plant & Co. "a Fourtseath street