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The Parker post., 1912-11-23
THE DEATH PENALTY.


death penalty use the argument that
hOmicides are no greater in states
where life Imprisonment is the ex-
treme penalty for murder than in
states where murderers are executed.
According to the twelfth census this
argument has no foundation in fact.
On the basis of one million popula-
tion CONNECTICUT had IL homicides,
Vermont IL, and Massachusetts 13.
The death penalty is inflicted in
these states. During the same
Island 33 and the District of
Columbia 102. These latter states do
not exact the death penalty.
Italy in 1888, abolished it forever,
and the Camorrist's crimes and 1907
homicides in 1902 among one third as
many people as the United States,
(besides the large number of muir
ders in America by Italians,) ranks
her at the head of the list of muir
derous countries.
London, on the other hand, with
IL million population, had only L.
murders in 1910, of which wo-thirds
namely 8, were hanged, and last
year only II murders.
In Michigan the number of murders
Immediately doubled; the increase
was from 1885, in period of six year
time before abolition, to l52 in the
same length of time after 40 years
trial.
In Maine the increase was from an
annual average of before abolition
to Is after, in the year 1905.
In Iowa the resulting crime was
sufficient argument to cause the re-
enactment of the law in 1876
In Vermont the 20 murders in 1911,
Immediately followed the weakening
of the law; but since a jury sent
Elroy Kent to the gallows, the wave
of crime has nearly ceased, as re-
ported by State Pathologist B. H.
OUOu0, M. IL.
In Colorado abolition resulted in
lynch law. The burning of murder
er at the stake, with oil poured over
his body, the match being applied by
the murdered girls father, and two
other lynchings, resulted in the re-
turn of capital punishment
in14 0f 1+nAo 80 @o1z ic
questioned, but who denies that in
dividuals have the right to take life.
if necessary in self defense? If ono
person, much more the state!
1t is not vengeance to hold back
the wrong doer, through threatening
evil to him, ''for it is the only way
We have to save our lives, said
Attorney General James M. Swift
of Massachusetts.
Words of scripture have been cast
at this law, but capital punishment
is not the 'eye for eye" or the
tooth for tooth referred to in the
sermon on the Mount. 1t is the
me lOI 1lI0 JuuSIueuL Ol the pas
sage "Whosoever shall kill shall be
in danger of the judgment" Matt
V. 21 "He that killeth with the
sword must be killed with the
sword" Rev. IS, 10.
1t is called Mosaic by those who
try to limit it as binding only on a
past nation; but its origin preceded
Moses by a thousand years Noah
the father of all nations received
from God the command "Whoso shed
deth mans blood, by Man shall hii
blood be shed,' Gen. 8; 5, and all
enlightened nations, through the cen
turies, have protected human life by
placing this mandate as the key OF
the arch of their codes of law l.
such a law a relic of barbarism? 1t
is not.
The Parker post., 1912-11-23
STRUckMEYER & FISHER.
Attorneys-at-Law aw

Land Mining, Irrigation, Corporation
Law, General Practice, Courts OF Ari
Zona, California and U. S. Land Of
flee. Main office, Phoenix, Ariz., Cor
respondence promptly answered.
In Parker at intervais-Notice in Post
The Parker post., 1912-11-23

The 21st of December will be the
shortest day OF the year. On that
date the sun will cross the Tropic on
Capricorn. Santa Claus will kick the
goal and the ball will be returned to
father on his 25-yard line. He will
be dOWned in his tracks, and while
the whole family sits on him the
butcher, the baker and the candle
stick maker will take turns making
touchdowns until the police interfere.
The Parker post., 1912-11-23
Must Have Been Her Lucky Day.

"NSt 'FHVC DCSTI TIT LNONy Ddy'
In lot OF old papers and magazines
that Mrs. I. G. Payson gave to the Sal
walton army of Jersey City the other
day was an envelope containing 1925
in bills that Mrs Payson had overlook
ed. After 20 men had searched for
hours in the army's waste paper pile,
Mrs. Payson looking on, the money was
found and restored to her.
The Parker post., 1912-11-23

Antony's action was fair, but there
has never been any doubt that if
the landlords had always been fair,
it could not have happened.
The Parker post., 1912-11-23
DECEMBER FORECAST.

A soldier of the Sultan
Lay hiding in ditch.
"The trouble with the Turk" he
said,
'Is very plainovitch.
"He has too much religion
COMPOUNDED with the state,
And he can't tell one from t'other
When the need is very great.
''He rises in the morning
A little after four,
And long petitions Allah,
With his forehead to the floor.
"He badgers him for riches,
And the fruitage of the tides,
And he asks him for a harem full
Of young Circassian brides.
''He asks him for a fig tree,
And he asks him for a vine,
And he asks him for some rye bread
And a goatskin full of wine.
''He never tires of asking,
His mood is soft and meek,
And he gets his Sundays all mixed
UP
With the balance of the week.
''He kneels from four to seven
r tho Eoct
And you wouldn't fancy when he
quits
His pants were ever creased
''The Bulgar, On the other hand,
Arises in the dark,
And while the son of Allah prays,
Is shooting at a mark.
''He swings an old tomato can
A bit above the ground,
And every time he fires at it
The can goes round and round
'He lays down on his stomach
Behind bale of hay,
And spins the old tomato can
Around the other way.
'He sets a little shaving glass
Upright upon his nose,
And rolls the target like Wheel
Performing with his toes
''He never mentions Allah,
His lips are closed and mute,
And the East is where the sun come;
UP,
So he can see to shoot
A soldier of the Sultan
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-08-08
Expect TO STRIKE OIL
IN ALEXANDER COUNTY

The Cairo Oil and Mineral Co.,
who are drilling for oil near Unity,
Ill, are now more than ever con-
fident OF a successful we'll at thar
place. According to charts and ex'
pert reports the geological formation
Is almost identical with those In the
toil regions of Wyoming and the OIL
fields OF Pennsylvania and sample
gf oil sand taken from a 1000 Dbl,
we'll in Wyoming Is exactly like the
samples of sand now being lifted
from the Unity we'll There is evrey
reason to believe in the presence or
a good find of oil in the next few
hundred feet OF drilling. The COM
pany has secured some remarkable
cross country sectional strata maps
compiled frnn the samples taken from
existing wells In Southern Illinois
and these point directly to the pres
enc~ Of oil in certain strata be-
meath the vicinity of Unity where
the present well is being dug. OF the
$500 shares of stock of the Cairo
Oh and Mineral Company all but 500
have ben already disposed of. These
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-08-08
American League.

ton Of the Progressive party.
For several hours during the af-
ternoon and early evening the
throng in the coliseum had listened
to fow of oratory in nominating
and scconding speeches, in which
the dominant nate expressed was be-
lief that victory would come to the
new party in November
Raymond Robbins, of Illinois.
pledged 100000 majority for the
Progressive ticket in Illinois, and
Clifford Pinchot predicted a 100000
majority for Roosevelt and johnson
in Pennsylvania.
These statements were cheered to
the echo. The party formally
christened itself the Progressive
party leaving out the prefix of
National
During the three. days it was lr
session there was not a roll call OF
ballot taken,
As has always been the case In
national political conventions the
bulk of the work was done in com.
mittees
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-08-08
Concluded on Page SKI
IS YOUR SKIN ON FIRE?
HERE IS A RELIABLE HEALING
APPLICATION FOR ECZEMA.
Try This Remedy at Our Risk.

"If | could only get relief from
this terrible itching, ! would give
anything" said an eczema sufferer
the other day
It is very easy for us to advise
In such matters now, for our new
remedy (Saxon Salve) for skin dis
eases of al sorts, stops the itching
right away.
But better than that it makes thu
skin healthy again. 1t Is made SO an
70 penetrate right into the skin and
$aturate every portion with its heal
ing, ge~m-destroying power.
Even in few days you can see
that Saxon Salye ia soon going 70
clear away the eruption.
No other skin remedy can do 50
much for you as Saxon Salvc. 1T is
Guaranteed It does not satisfy
YOU when used for any skin disorder
we give back your money. Paul e.
Sohuh G. Sons, druggists, Cairo, III,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-08-08
AT THE GEM.

The program for the last three
days Of the week consists Of three
high-class vaudeville acts. Mennette
a comedy acrobat is q very clever
comedian and will amuse you from
the time he enters the stage until he
leaves it. The Anker Sisters in sing
ing, dancing and character changes
offer a lot of new singing numbers
and especially new steps in the art
Of dancing. Roster and Winsome
the gymnast and the physical cul-
ture girl are a very clever pair Their
act lis one which has never been seen
here and they will certainly show
patrons something worth while.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-08-08
COLONEL GETS AS
RUNNING MATE
A STATE LEADER
Concluded from Page One.)S

announced the convention would
end the session by singing the doy-
ology and by listening to the bene-
ddction by the Rev. Goodman.
The rhythmic chant rose in a great
volume from the thousands in the
hall. AS it died away the Rev.
Goodman stepped forward and in
foked the divine blessing Then
BeVeridse stepping to the front of
the platform announced the ad-
journment Of the convention with
out delay, And thus ends" he
said, "one of the most notable occas-
ions m the countrys history"
"a cheer followed and then the
crowd broke for the exit. In a few
moments an empty convention hall,
Uttered with torn papers, with state
standards leaning at curious angles,
marked the end of the first conven-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-08-08
BINKLEY QUITS TEAM
AFTER WINNING GAME

Twirler Binkley handed in his
resignation as a member of the
Cairo swirling staff Immediately at
ter winning yesterdays game His
leaving the team greatly crippIes
the ritching staff He did mach
this year and in 1911 for Cairo fans
and retlr8 with merited praise.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-08-08
Critinise Old Parties


The platform of the Progressive
party declares that "the old parties
have become the tools of corrupt in
terests which use them impartially
to serve their selfish purposes, and
that the new party offers itself as
the instrument of the people to
sweep away old abuses and to build
a new ard nobler commonwealth"
1t declares for direct primaries
for the nomination of state and ma
tional offices and candidates for the
presidency, for the popular election
If United States senators and urges
IN states the use of the short ballot
with responsibility to the people.
secured by the initiative and refer
ndum and recall"
1t pledges the party to equal sur
rage and opposes participation by
ederal appointees In state or ma
ional conventions.
II pledges judicial reform, believ-
ng that the issuance OF injunctions
labor disputes should be prohibit
d when such injunction would not
nnly where no labor dispute exist
ID
In, hS MI q n.
,eals for the support of all Ameri-
AN citizens without regard to prev
Gus political affiliations.
In seeonding the nomination of
Mr. Roosevelt, Former Governor Luc-
rs F. G. Garvin, of Rhode Island,
! said
History repeats itself. In the
'ritical period just preceding the
ivil war neither of the old parties
BELIEVED in the principles upon
which this government was founded.
1.-THE Democratic party had been
warped from Jeffersonianism by the
incubus of slavery. Into the clause
If the Declaration Of Independence
all men are created equal" 1t had
intsrpolated the word white. and
| he Wing party had accepted the
Limitation. Is 1t not true that both
If the old parties of today have
L I,if Inn IN IN, OF 40 n d nj
,ool of Negro ostracism?
Then, the new party alone stood
FOR all the people The campaign
| speeches of Abraham Lincoln
abound in quotations from Thomas
Jefferson; just as today the adj
: dresses Of another campaigner con
tinually cites the authority Of tn;
great emancipation.
! Again is there crisis Mr.
tTaft aud those about him proclaim
| that the country is rich, the mos
. prosperous In the world. True, bu
J the wealth is in the hands Of a few
] lTha major part of our people ar
destitute of the comforts Of life.
81 am not an alarmist, but it |
} no longer safe for this nation t.
deny social political and industrial
) Justice.
History repeats itself, but neye
exactly.
! "Now, the new party Is not sec
. tional On the contrary, 1t Is com
mitted by its leader and its prin
2 eiples against sectionalism..
4 Nov, the first candidate Of tn
5 new marty is not ccmparativel,
5 unknown man, as was John G. Ere
|
! Concluded on Page SIX
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-08-08
ANOTHER CHICKEN SUPPER

Vice President G P. Eichenberger
has promised the local players an
other chicken supper If they win two
Iof the three games played at Her
derson.
Mr. Eichenberger left early this
morning for st. Louis, Mo-. after a
new pitcher and outflelder.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-08-08
LOCALS POUND
BALL TO ALL
CORNERSOF LOT
Charley Gosn.ll Of Evansville Il
First TO Ever K 10. k Bali
Over Fence

Manager Bill Everetts Tadpoles
pounded Lola Gossage's slants to all
corners OF the ball park yesterday
and took the fourth straight game
from the Yankees.
The game was notable for ore
feat which will go down in league
history. Charles Gosnell left fielder
for the Eyatuwn tribe smaeked the
bali out of the ban lot via the lett
field fence route in the fourth in"
ming This was the first time in tn
history Of the league that abll has
been knocked over the Cairo pals
ings. The drive was a clean, mighty
line swat Binkley pitched "a low
outeurve to Gosnell. The Yank bat
ter fairly murdered the pill. 1t win
likely be years before another ball is
hit so hard here. In addition to
the homer, Gosnell got two doubles,
The locals tailed one in the first
when Everett drew a free ticket TO
lrss, stole second, was advanced by
Wright's out at first and came home
on a passed ball Overton doubled
but was thrown out at third when
Blaekwood recovered a passed ball
and Hughes flew to Barton 4,
Fenner. the first man up in the
second was out by Kenney, unas'
sisted, Heck drew pass, the first
of three he got during the game
Smith scored him on a beauty triple
to Mght, but died on third as Lewis
fouled to kenney and Biukey fan
ned
In the third the locals scored
again when Manager Everett knock
ed a two Dagger TO center Wright
singled and scored him, but was out
at second Overton and Hughes did
not reach first.
In the fourth Cairo got three
more runs, Fenner, first up, fan
ned, Heck walked and stole second
Smith singled and stole second and
Heck came home when Lewis sin
gled Lewis pilfered the secont
sack and came home on Everett.
double, after Binkley struck out
Wright flew to Smith.
Two more runs We're recorded or
the score board for Cairo in the iftt
when Overton singled but was forced
by Hughes, Fenner famed and
Dummy stole second Heck doubled
and scored Hughes and then came
home OIL Smiths single Smitl
grabbed second ana Lewis did moi
reach first.
Cairo did not. tally in the sixth o>
seventh but in the eighth sent forl
men across the home plate. Heel
got his third free ticket of the game
but was forced by Smith, Levi,
singled and Bnkley sacrificed boil
runners a base Both scored OF
Everett's single and then Cairo%
manager stole second, scoring on
Wright's double and the latter OF
like hit by Overson, Hughes wa.
out, Smith to Kenney
Charles Gosneil made both runs
for the visitors. the second one be
ing in the fourth on his homer ovel
the left seId fence. The first was
in the second when he doubled and
came home on Heck's error
The official score follows:
EVANSVILLE.
ABB r Fl Pc A r
kenney, lib O -
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-08-08
DUBUC rs STEADY
AND BLANKS YANKEES

Detroit, Mich. Aug. 7.-Dubu
was steady today, and backed by
heavy hitting won from New York
The score: r Fl I
Detroit -. ...... -..... 10 /
New York ............ 0 3
Batteries-Dubuc and Stanage;
WARRIOR, Davis and Sweeney.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-08-08
CAIRO.

Two base hits Gosnell >, kcnney
Wright 2, Overton 2, Everett, Heck.
Three base hite--Everat, Smith.
Home runs vGosnell Sacrifice hits
Binkley Stolen base Everett 2,
Smith 2, Hughes, Heck, Lewis. Base
on balls Off Gossage 4, Binkley ?.
Struck ut-By Gossage ), Binkley
/. Left on bases Evansville Z
Cairo f Passed balls Blackwood
/. Time hour, A minutes. I'm
pire-- Lewis
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-08-08
American Association.

At Indianapolis Minneapolis r
indianapolis 0.
Second game Minneapolis z, In
dianapolis 2.
At Columbus, first game--Colum.
bus 8, Kansas City /
Second game, seven innings, dark
ness Kansas City s, Columbus T.
Rest of circuit, rain.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-08-08
NELLY PITCHES
ANOTHER VICTORY
FOR TENNESSEEANS

GAINESVILLE, Tenn, Aug. Joe
Nicely allowed Padueah but one
run and four hits.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-08-08
pHILLIES WIN A
PITCHERS BATTLE
American League.
ATHLETICS TAKE THREE
STRAIGHT FROM BROWNS

St Louis, Mo, Aug. 7.--Philadel-
phia made it three out of four here
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-08-08
K. /. T. League.
Official from President Rassett.
TodaY's Games.

At Henderson--Cairo,
At charlottesville.
At Observation-Disclosures,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-08-08
CLEAN Up ON
SERIES WITH GIANTS

Batteries -Coombs and Lamp,
Baumgardner and Stevens.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-08-08
National League.

Rest of circuit, rain.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-02-24
YOUNG MAN SHOOTS
POLICE OFFICER
White Castle Patrosnaan Tries 10 Dis
arm Lad ard Is Dangerously
WOunded-Liquor Is Biained TOR
the Occurrence.

White Castle, La, Feb. 90 Jos.
Hamilton last night shot and danger
ously wounded Mr.. Marshall, q po-
liceman. The policeman heard shots
and went to invetigate. He found a
crowd Of young men, all armed, and
apparently on a spree" Trying to
disarm Hamilton, he was shot by the
young man, son of F. ]. Hamilton.
The young man was arrested by
Chief William Earle and placed in
the city Jail. The young man was
rem owed to-day to the parish prison
at Plaquemine by Deputy Sheriff
Morales to await the action Of the
grand jury. Young Hamilton, it is
said, was under the influence of
liquor at the time. He has borne
a good reputation.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-02-24
WHAT MAKES A WOMAN?

One hundred and twenty pounds,
more or less, of bone and muscle
don't make woman. Its good
foundation. Put into it health and
strength and she may rule q king
dom. But that's just what Electric
Bitters gives her. Thousands bless
them for overcoming fainting and
dizzy spells and for dispcllirg weak
ness, nervousness, backache and
tired, listless. worn out feeling.
Electric Bitters have done me =
world of good" writes eliza Pool,
Depew, Okla, and thank you. with
iii my heart, for making such {. good
medicine" Only soc. Guaranteed
by al druggists.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-02-24

FEVER means much more than the
mere getting rid Of them. II means
q communicative standard Of clean.
Illness and sanitation, which will re
move 100 other evils while ovcrcom.
ing typhoid and tuberculosis.
It il the conclusion Of tho Public
Health and Marine Hospital Service
that II the work Of various State
boards of health is to be effective
they must have representatives in
every locality. This fact Is recogniz-
ed in the Massachusetts, health laws,
by which the State Is divided into
districts. and each district. placed
under q representative o. the State
Board of Health. In Pennsylvania,
the State has representative in
practically every county. Each town
| ship is required to have board Of
health. II this requirement Is neg
lected the State is authorized to send
a representative who acts as health
officer until the board is created.
The Pennsylvania law requires that
all incorporated municipalities and
townships having populat ton of 800
to the square mile shall have q local
board of health.
The control of local health authori-
ties by the State is accomplished in
many States by the appointment of
q majority of the members of the
local boards of health by the State
board of health, one of the members
appointed by the State board of
health to serve as the local health
officer. The present law in Virginia
makes each local board consist of
four members, three of them appoint
ed by the State Board of Health.
In South Dakota and West Virginia
the provisions are largely the same.
In Oklahoma, Vermont and Wyom-
ing the State boards of health ap-
point the local health officers
It is said that after all the physi-
clan is the determining factor in this
problem of gathering vita. statistics.
1t has been found that in the past
great many physicians have been re-
miss in reporting deaths and births.
1t is now asserted that unless they
wish to lay themselves open to criti-
cism of being less interested in the
prevention of disease than in the
making of Doctors bills they must
spouse the cause of preventive med
icine and give to the health author
tiles the data needed to make any
anti-disease crusade.
Pennsylvania leads all the States
in the number of diseases which are
made reportable under laws. It has |
d list of thirty-three different dis
eases, the appearance Of which must |
be reported to the local health officers |
Two or three of the States report no
diseases whatever.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-02-24
FALLS IN FLIGHT
ACROSS LAKE ERIE.
Boy Flies From United States to
Canada Successfully, hut Comes
to Grief on Attempt to Fly Back
Injuries not Serious.

Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. 20.-Earl
Sandt, a youthful aviator, the first
man to fly over the Great Lakes from
the United States to Canada, came
to grief ten miles out on Lake Erie
from Northeast Pennsylvania to-
might while attempting a return flight
to the American shore. While high
in the air and twenty miles east Of
his course the engine of his biplane
stopped. For time he gl;ded to-
ward the ice-covered lake, but sud-
denly the machine turned turtle AMI
he was found unconscious in the
wreckage. How long he remained
in this condition Sandt does not
know. When he recovered he was
literally sturated with blood from
many cuts. Aided by pocket COM
pass Sandt walked ten miles to the
American shore landing tonight.
He was found staggering along the
shore by boys who were skating and
later. carried to hotel and telephon-
ed to this city.
Sandt is not seriously injured. He
was brought here from Northeast at
midnight in a special car. Thous-
ands of persons, a brass band and
loud blasts from the shop whistles
greeted him.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-02-24
WORST STORM OF WINTER.
Wind blows Ninty Miles an Hour i'm
Texas; Temperature Falls.

Dallas, Texas, Feb. 20.-Ushered
in by a windstorm varying at differ
ent points from ninety to seventy
miles an hour, the most severe storm
of the winter, is general over the
Southwest tonight. Railroad traf-
fic is demoralized, wire communities
tion is hampered ind meager reports
from outlying districts tell of damage
to property and cattle on the range.
In North Texas the temperature
fell from 70 degrees this morning to
freezing tonight. In the Panhandle
section of Texas and Oklahoma, rain
and sleet and snow fell during the
afternoon, and early tonight the
snowfall was reported to have reach
ed a depth of four inches with the
storm at its height.
At Hobart Okla, buildings were
unroofed by the storm and glass in
store windows demolished.