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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-07-12
Shade Your Grindstop.

sun Is a fine thing for hogs and
chickens, but it isn't good for grind
stones. Its rays harden the part o.
me stone OH which they shine aud thus
make the stone wear uuevenIy.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-07-12
Self Confdence

hitty-But Jack. are YOU sure that
YOU could be- true to one girl: Jack
why could he true TO dozen. Bos.
ton Transcript.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-07-12
No Wcnderi

How about that newly married
deaf mute couple next door to you. Do
they seem happy:"
"Unspeakubly. Boston TRANSCRIPT.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-07-12
Fight the Peach Diseas.

Brown rot is one OF The worst dis
eases 81 plums and peaches The rom
coy Is 10 spray with bordeaux or lime
sulphur.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-07-12

The Duck What do you mean bv
saying Peep. peep" all the time.
Don't YOU know you'll he accused OF
rubberneck,ng:
The ChicN-That's better than adver-
tisins TIC fact that you are a fake by
saying "uuack, qunck"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-07-12
Horse Feed Experinent

nc haiSiS experiment station HIS
''uh" ti'at alfalfa. oats and corn make
one OF the best and cheapest ration,
for horses
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-06-26
CARDINAL GIBBONS
|C|VESINVOCAT|0N
At BIG MEETING

Baltimore, June 25.-Cardinal
Gibbons delivered the invocation at
the opening, today, of the Demo-
cratic national convention. He
spoke as follows:
We pray Thee, 0 God of might,
wisdom and justice, through whom
authority is rightly administered,
laws are enacted and Judgment de-
creed, assist with Thy Holy Spirit Of
counsel and fortitude, the President
of these United States, that his adj
ministration may be conducted in
Righteousness, and be eminently
useful to Thy people over whom he
presides, by encouraging due respect
for virtue and religion, by faith
tul execution of the laws of Justice
and mercy and by restraining vice
and immortality.
Let the light OF Thy divine
Wisdom direct the deliberations Of
this convention and shine forth in
all its proceedings and enactments,
so that they may tend to the preser-
walton of peace and good will and
the preservation of concord and
harmony.
MAY authority be exercised with
out despotism, and liberty prevail
without license. May this conven-
ton demonstrate once more to the
American people and to the world at
large that the citizens of the United
States have solved the problem of
self government by exercising and
tolerating the broadcast and most un-
trammeled freedom OF discussion in
their political assemblies, without
dethroning reason and without in
vading the sacred and inviolable do
main of law and of public order.
MAY the delegates assembled to
select candidate for chief magis-
,trate, be ever mindful that they are
the sons of the same heavenly
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-06-26
SUNDAY SCHOOL
PICNIC is HELD
NEAR WICKLIFFE.
Concluded from Page One.) =.

Boys under Ia, so yards. First,
Sander, Montefiore; second, Grief,
First Methodist; third, Schulz,
Presbyterian.
Boys over II. so yards run, First,
Sander, Montefiore; second, Wester-
man, Cairo Baptist; third, Finch,
Presbyterian.
Boys under IA, so yards dash.
First, Sander, Monefiore; second,
Grief. First Methodist; third, Norris,
Presbyterian.
Married ladies 25 yard run. First
Mrs. Leslie Roche, Presbyterian.
Girls over Is, so yard run. First,
Tanner, Lutheran; second, Jackson,
Southern Methodist; third, Glen
denen, Presbyterian.
Z Boys and girls, under -, %
yards. First, Moore, Calvary Bap-
fist; second, Tauber, Lutheran; third
Morris, Presbyterian.
Lean Mems race. First Jackson.
Presbyterian; second, Roche, Cairo
Baptist; third Roche, Cairo Baptist
Baptist; third, Dunlap, Lutheran.
Girls under Is, so yard dash.
First, Atherton: second, Wyatt;
third, stair, all of First Methodist.
BOYS under II, % yards. First,
Kuykendall, First Methodist; Sec
ond. Grief, First Methodist; third,
Tauber, Lutheran.
Girls under 10, 25 yards run.
First, Atherton, second Stair; third,
Casper, all of First Methodist.
Relay, girls under Is, 30 yards.
First, Wyatt. First Methodist; sec
ond, Stair, First Methodist; third,
Wakeland, Presbyterian.
Relay, boys under Is. First,
Sander, Montefiore; second Finch,
Presbyterian.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-06-26
4. G. HANDBOOK TALKS
TO RETAIL MERCHANTS

Mr.. A. G. Schultz" Handbook,
State Secretary of the Illinois I,e-
tail Merchants Association, is to pay
a visit to the local Association
Thursday, and will make talk to
the members Of the Association and
their friends at the Commercial
Club rooms, Thursday evening, June
27th, 1912 Mr. Handbook is from
Chicago, and has host of friends
and acquaintance in this city.
Every business man, every profess
sional man is earnestly urged to
attend this gathering. and they are
promised that they will listen to
talks that will be profitable and in
structive and well worth the dew
hours away from their families.
There will be no admission charge,
and everybody is cordially invited
to attend this meeting.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-06-26
INJURED WHILE SWINGING
AT PICNIC GROUNDS

While swinging yesterday after
noon at the picnic grounds at Wick
life, Miss Virginia Carroll was in
hlred so badly that it was feared for
while that she would not recover.
The swing was hung from the limb
OF a tree closely to the trunk aud
she swung against the tree with
such force that she was knocked un-
conscious by the contact She was
taken to Wickliffe and given medical
attention and later placed on a
streteher and brought to her home,
.2902s Sycamore street. The young
lady is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Carroll and granddaugh-
ter of Mfr. nd Mrs. James Carroll Of
Twenty -eighth street. Her condi-
tion was much improved last night.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-06-26
HARRY K. THAW
DECLINES TO GIVE
JEROME ANSWERS
Sixth Anniversary Of Killing Of
White Spent by Thaw at
Matteawan

White Plains, n. Y, June 25.--
Harry X. Thaw spent five hours to
day the sixth anniversary of his
shooting of Stanford White-on the
witness stand under the fire of ex-
animation by William T. Jerome
who is opposing Thaw's fight for re
lease from the Matteawan asylum
Today Jerome reminded the witness
suddenly of the anniversary of the
tragedy and questioned him sharply
as to the circumstances of the kill
ing. Both counsel and Thaw quick
ly interposed objection on the
ground that he was showing animos
ity and serving private interests. "
Mr.. Jerome declared his question
was within the province OF a mental
examination and he was generally
upheld by Judge Keogh, but was tin-
successful in his apparent effort to
make the witness display undue agi-
tation. The question of Thaw's mo-
tive in killing White did not bother
him. =,
1T was on account of the cold
blooded way in which he had done
things to my wife and other girls
he declared forcibly.
Thaw was extremely unwilling to
give account of the killing and re-
piled again and again that he could
not answer the question.
"You understand we are here to
find out whether you are crazy or
not?" asked Jerome.
Il cant answer the question: re
piled Thaw. Asked why he could
not, the witness said he would not.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-06-26
CONFUSION AMONG DELE
GATES CAUSE OF ADJOURN
MENT IN MIDST OF SPEECH
Concluded from Page One.)

vision should 60 one step further
than our recently assailed tradition.
The provision should limit to sin
gle term. Then will the occupants
of the office have before them but
the one ambition SO to fulfill the
great trust reposed in them that
upon retirement they shall hear from
a grateful people the commentator
well done, thou good and faithful
servant"
In this great country, which
boasts of a wealth of one hundred
and thirty billion as against eighty
billion for Great Britain and Ire
land, 65 billion for France and so
billion for Germany. all are con
scious that too large a part OF our
wealth has been secured by small
percentage of our population and
that The cost of living rises faster
than the average income.
Tariff the Cause.
The principal couse of all this is
to be found in the tariff statutes,
and in the combinations restraining
trade and competition, created for
the purpose of wringing from the
public eeyry dollar which the tariff
statutes make possible.
The average duties under the tar
if of 1889 was eight and one-half
per cent. Now the average is so per
cent.
In 1912 the average was 80 per
cent. In 1916 it was reduced to %
per cent which worked so we'll that
a reduction to an average of 20 per
cent followed in 1857.
Probably it would never have been
again increased but for the war, for
the censts of 1860 disclosed high
er percentage of increase OF the ma
tional wealth during the preceding
10 years than for any other decade
before or since and the percentage
of Increase in capital invested in
maR#fa curing as Also greater TRAN
during any similar period in our his.
tory.
Protected interests benefited by
two increases during the war, the
first to an average of 371z per cent,
the second to AZ per cent. That high
average, then excused only by the
exigencies of the war, is exceede
now, as the average is nearly so
per cent,
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-06-26
WOODROW WILSON
WHO SUPPORTED BRYAN
SILENT ON RESULT.

Seagirt, N. j., June 25.--Gov.
Woodrow Wilson was playing golf
here when word reached him this
afternoon OF the selection of Judge
Parker as temporary chairman Of
the Democratic national convention.
He declined to discuss the result of
the polling. with newspaper men.
Tonight the Governor was In hourly
communication with Baltimore. + is
convention managers kept him in
close touch with convention affair.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-06-26


then a few weeks hence, BEFORE |
write my message | shall get You TO
come down to discuss certain gov
eminent matters not connected with
the campaign. With great regards. !"
The SUGGESTION of government
matters--implying in the circum-
stances railroad matters-proved to
be the proper bait. The discussion
relating to government matters has
not yet been reported. Probably Il
never took place, for Mr., Hartman
read between the lines of the letter,
hurried to Washington, hurried back
and promptly raised the quarter of a
million demand with $4,000 over
for good measure.
We are called upon to do battle
against the unfaithful guardians or
our constitution and liberties and
the hordes of ignorance which are
pushing forward only to the ruin
of our social and governmental fab
rio and their own damnation.
Too long has the country en-
dured the offenses of the leaders OF
a party which once knew greatness.
Too long have we been blind to
the Bacchanal of corruption. Too
long have we listlessly watched the
assembling of the forces that threat
en- our country and our fresides,
The time has come VIXEN the saliva
ton Of our country demands the de-
struction of the leaders of de-
bauched party and the restoration To
place and power of men of high ideals
who will wage unceasing war against
corruption in politics, who will en-
force the law against both rich and
poor. and who will treat guilt rs
personal and punish it accordingly
For their crimes against American
citizenship the present leaders OF the
Republican party should be de-
stroyed
For making and keeping the bar
gain to take care of the tariff. pro
tected interests in consideration OF
campaign funds. they should be de-
stroyed
For encouraging the creation oil
combinations to restrain trade and
refusing to enforce the law, for a
like consideration they should be de-
stroyed
For the lavish waste of the pub
lie funds; for the fraudulent dispo-
sition of the peoples domain, and
for their contribution toward the
division of the people into classes,
they should be destroyed.
For the efforts to seize for the ex-
ecutive department of the federal
government powers rfshtfully be-
longing to the states, they should be
destroyed.
All destruction will be theirs this
very year, if we but do our duty.
What is our duty? To think alike
as to men and measures? Impossible!
Even for our great party! There is
not a reactionary among us All
Democrats are progressives. But Il
is inevitably human that We shall
not all agree that in single high
way is found the only road to pro-
gress or each make the same man Of
all our worthy candidates his fiESt
choice.
1t is possible however, and it is
our duty to put aside all selfishness,
to consent cheerfully that the ma
jority shall speak for each of US,
and to march out of this convention
shoulder to shoulder informing the
praises of our chosen leader-and
that will be his due, whichever the
honorable and able men now claim
ing our attention be chosen.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-06-26
Appreciate Perkins Evidence.


We are indebted to the president
for the evidence that his predeces-
sor, having first enjoyed an inter
view with George w. Perkins, re-
strained his attorney general from
bringing suit against the Harvester
| combination.
For the Steel corporation he went
further, for he wrote his attorney
general in advance of its absorption
of the Tennessee Coal and Iron
company that he had decided "to
| interpose no objection.
Indeed he apparently stood ready
to perform similar kindly offices for
all corporations for he advocated
the passage of a statute permitting
voluntary subm8on of all engaged
in interstate commerce to federal
authority with the advantage to
| them OF immunity from prosecution
because of contracts made if stamp
| ed in advance with executive APP
| prevail as reasonable.
| Whatever excuse may be offered,
| the ugly truth Is that the Republi-
| can national machine has received
| the moneys of the corporate in in
dividual beneficiaries of the tariff
| and combinations and in return has
compelled congress to keep high the
tariff rates and their attorney gen
erals to close their eyes to viola
tions of law. Need we seek further
evidence than the admission OF
President Taft?
Hartman Incident Revealed.
| On occasion even a president OF
| the United States has been known
to solicit the financial assistance OF
a great railroad leader, leader over
whose railroad the executive depart
ment might hold either a stern or a
mild and gentle sway. The presi-
dental attitude was gentle and po-
lite. but firm and insistent, Sew
eral letters failed to produce the
sheep for the shearing, another was
addressed to my Dear Mr.. Har-i-
man"
| 'Now my dear sir, you and are
practical men, and you are on the
ground and know the conditions bet
ter than do. II you think there l.
lany danger of your visit to me cats
ling trouble, or If you think there Is
nothing special ! need to be inform
ed about. or no matter upon which
Ii could give aid, why, al course, sive
tup the visit for the time being, and
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-06-26

Father, that they are the brothers
of the same national family, that
they are fellow citizens of the same
glorious Republic, that they are
Joint heirs of the same heritage of
freedom, and may it be their high
est ambition to transmit this prec-
ious Inheritance, unimpaired to their
children and their ehildren's chill
dren. May the consciousness of this
community of interests or or destiny
Danish from their hearts all bitter
ness, hatred and i'll will, and Inspire
them with sentiments OF genuine
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-06-26

Weather Forecast.
For Cairo and vicinity: Unsettled
weather Wednesday.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-06-26
NEWS Of THE RIVERS
Cairo Gauge.

At p. m. yesterday the riTef
stood at 439, fall OF IL durinG
the proceeding "a hours.
Tewboat r. King, in port since
Monday, left at 6 a. m. yesterd "
with one empty barge for the up1 n
Mississippi
Steamer Kentucky arrived at 1
p. m. yesterday from st. Louis; de-
parted at $3.50 for Riverton.
The Cairo and Paducah rival pae X
cts, Rapids and Ed Myer. arri, 4
nd departed on time yesterday.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-06-26

chadity, benevolence and mutual re-
spect and fotbearance.
we recommend likewise to Thy
unbounded mercy all our brethren
and fellow citizens Throughout the
United States, that they may be
blessed in the knowledge and sane
titled in the observance of Thy most
holy law; that they may be preserv-
ed in union and in that peace which
the world cannot give, and after en-
joying the blessings of this life.
they may be admitted to those which
are eternal"
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-06-26
Thomas Barre's Body Found.

The body of Thomas Barre, who
was drowned in the Mississippi oppo-
site Thirtieth street. Saturday, was
found by several fishermen at point
a mile further down the river Barre
is the man who with his son were
drowned while on their way to Cairo
point to fish. The body will be
buried at the county's expense.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-06-26
Thousand Suffragists to Parade in
Baltimore Thursday.

Baltimore, June 25.-One thou
sand advocates of woman suffrage
are expected to participate in par
ade which suffragettes, led by Mrs.
Donald r. Hooker, are planning to
hold Thursday night 10 impress the
delegates. Floats, representing the
states of Washington, Idaho, Utah,
Wyoming and Colorado, where wo-
men vote, are being constructed to
show the triumph of American suf-
.fragists to date.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-06-26
FlOater Identified.

The body of the boy found in the
Mississippi diver in pile of drift
wood opposite Cairo has been identi-
fed. 1t was that of John Becker
who was drowned at st. Louis, Mon
day, June II. Relatives came here
from St. Louis, identified
the body and took ii to their home.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-06-26
Bryan Hasn't Heard That LaFollei tie
Is on Way to See Him.

Baltimore, June 25.-Wiiiiam j.
Bryan was asked about a report tn Vt
Senator LaFollette of Wisconsin " Is
on his way here to see him.
Il have not heard of it, sa d
Bryan. Il have no appointment 70
see Senator LaFollette would hf
glad, of course, to see him."
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-05-30

population. The population classed oy
the Census Bureau as urban constituted
Il. ii Der cent Of the total in 1910 as COM
pared with 40.5 in 1900. In view Of these
facts believe II is the bounden duty Of
the government to study the causes Of
this decrease and So To legslBte asto stem
the tide that Is flowing citywards Inc
history oi the world teaches ut that the
backbone Of the producing power o. az
nations, and that when tillers OF the SOL
have ceased their iabors, as in time q
wars and disaster, there have been sui
fering and economic cramp IN every de-
partnent 81 the national life. believe
that We should devote special thought ano
studv to the bettenment Of conditions iol
the agricultural classes, and that wt
should enact legislation that will not only
m bcneGcent but stimulating IN its e.
fets
l am III favor OF h that win prohibi
! a..nbl. III arm pi a;ts, an EVIL tina
/ is Internationally responsible for tle q"
preston Of prices and consequent inJus
/ tice 20 the farmer. ! am, as before stated
\ strongly on the side Of good roads, bell
ewing that they are absolutely essentia
to the general improvement Of rural con
ditions.
PosroFFIcE BUILDINGS Fer Towns
/ favor such legislation as would au
Dramatically provide postofiice building
for an towns, based on their gross receipt
from $1,000 to $4,000 it shond not b
necessary for special bill to be IN
troduced for each town when postohie
building is needed. general bill, sucl
as favor, would automatically authoriz
building TO cost the untjustitied b
the gross receipts Of the Office ct tina
aoint. The demand for labor and ma
terial thus created would givs rise to
very desirable industrial activity. I
case Of necessity the government coul
float bonds for this purpose at 2percent
AZ present, in many instances, it is pay
ing 10 per cent rental for buildings use
as postofIices. Another desirable fearur
Of this plan which ] advocate is the say
ing OF time to congress. Under the pres
ent system each bin must be passed 0
separately and with considerable loss
costly time.
ONE-CENT LETTER PosTAaE.
j favor an increased rate Of postage 0
advertising periodicals, pamphlets, cats
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-05-30

ogs, etc., which class Of matter the gov
eminent is now carrying at q loss.
Through such an increase | believe that
one-cent letter postage would soon JUS
tify Itself Based ON the reductions in
the past, which have brought us downto
the two-cent rate, ! am OF the opinion
that with an increase in the department
referred to q one-cent rate could soon be
made self-sustaining,
The rural mail service is one Of the
greatest and most profitable investments
ever made by the goyernmhnt. favor
all such legislation as has for its object
the strengthening OF this arm of our pos.
tai department. Ibelieye that the highest
efficiency should be the aim; and that, as
means to ohtainit, increased compensa-
ton for the carriers, together with inn
lprovement OF public highways, will be
most etfectual.
am in favor Of general parcels post,
but wsth this restriction; that it be
operated by well-defned zone systems
It's object should be to help the local
merchrnt and farmer, would oppose q
measure that would give undue advantage
to the big merchant at distance and te
the PARKWAY mail order houses.
REGULATE CoRPoRATIoNs.
favor government regulation of cor
porations. No thinking citizen can say
that corporations when operated accord
ing to the law are an evil. They are
necessary to the economic and industrial
growth OF the country. Properly main-
tanned and legally conducted they are a
henehcent agency rather than otherwise.
But the tendency OF so many Of these
heavily capitalized conceans has been to
onerate solely for their own ends, and in
their own interests, rather than due re-
gard for the public good and for the laws
of the land, that the Intervention of the
has been necessary in many
eases. / believe that the government,
having taken the very wise step Of es-
tablishing q Conrt oof Commerce, should
not relax its vigilance but should see to
t that there is a rigid enforcement ofthe
aw.
i am opposed to the dominance Of our
egislrtive bodies by the special in
erests. When we consider that IN |
,reat majority Of cases these special in
etests are engaged in the utilization OF
,ublic or natural resources Tor private
ain. that they are suppressors of fair
onlpetition, that they pay unfairly small
RACES to the workers who are N truth
be- producers OF their wealth while they
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-05-30

Tariff ShenId Not Protest shs Classes. Would
Drain Swamps and ia in Road BuiIdius,
Erect PosiofEce Buildings Automatically
One-cenl Letter Postage. Regulate Cor
poralions.
70 the Voters 81 the Third District
ain plain farmer, but see no reason
why / am mol Justified IA asking my lel-
low citizens Of the Third gistrici 70 give
me their support 70 refrest.it them ~ he
Sixty-Third Congress. / have am fnii
for that office, and III order that tae poo
ple may know my views on public mat
ters ! submit them the following sum
mary Of my political beliefs,
In the first place, stand for and adj
yocate every principle set out in tbeplat-
form of the democratic party. The
supremacy Of the people IS tile chic
corner stone Of our government, and thal
supremacy should be maintained at any
cost Hence, anything that sayors q
class Legislation Is entirely foreign to my
ideas Of right Of right. The will Of th'
neople must control. Ia order that 1
may do 20 ii is the duty Of those mel
WlsOhl Use peoIis WY tss' y ~ = ~
tatives to see to 1t that all expressions 9
tie peoples win are enacted into wiser
constructed laws
CONSERVE NATURAL RESOURCES,
/ win advocate and vote for all reason
able measures that look to the improve
ment and conservation Of the natura
resources Of the country, as forests, soil
and waterways ia particular, ] beliey
in such legislation as secures the con
tinued public ownership Of public land
containing phosphates, ores, mineral
ana coal. The interests Of the peopl
should Ike carefully considered IN TIM
connection, especially where the lands i
question yield mineral supplies, such a
are used IN the manufacture Of CONNER
cial fertilizers and other comnodit'e
yielding a profit.