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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-02
NO RELIEF ALONCI THE M|SS|SS|l
  North Memphis Under W CT and Many Factories
 Shut Down.
STAGE TO BE 43 FEE
Hickman, Ky, May Yet Be < AWay-Riyer Registers a3
 Feet at Cairo.

Memphis, Tenn, April |
 back water from the Wolf and }
 lSsippi rivers covering nearly a
 North Mampis, this city tonigt
 face to face with the worst floo
 years. Fhe Arkansas side ac from Memphis is a sea of water
 slneers are patroling the levees that side and predict a stage of feet Dy ffmorrow.
 Much suffering. was reported | by people II this city and for n up and down the river. Several
 tories in Memphis will probably complied to shut down becausl the hieh water. All : during. night and today scores of men bcen- busy piling ssand bags ard several factfmies n ahis city.
 Weather. Forecaster Emery tol| predicted a stage sof 43 feet. river gauge tonight registered 4I
 Conditions Grow Worse.
 New Orleans, La, April .1-Cd .tions along the NJ ssissippi cond 70 grew. verse. Although there To new serious breaks in the le almost every city reported that a precautions were being taken to vent break and that the riverI constantly rising. A rise of | inches was recorded here td maks As-s~ taga,914s.ange read 16.3 a over the danger mark
 Reports from Jackson, Miss, 4 that the Governor has been al by tile levee board to- place fiff hundred convic%s in readiness any emergency for repairs. |
 Rushing to the Hills
 H ckman, Ky, April 1-The zans of Hickman are keeping F tonight on the leaking levee, wt is al, that is keeping the Miss s9 river from sweeping away the hd and business blocks of the town. 1t who have not slept for two nit' are piling sandbags on the levee Il have just managed to keep the l.; a few inches h gher than the w}a Many leaks have sprung in the }.
 The local hotels are full ii homeless people and the grain Il vator has been turned into an adr ment house. Business has been h pended, and all, rich and poor, kl working side by side to save Fl town.
 An appeal was made to CongIs man Ollie James today for two 4ll dred 'erts fcr refugees. Backl c the hills are dotted lii tents where women and childe have been taken for safety. 1 has fallen all day and it, is predife that the Mississippi, which has Ia ready reached the highest poini the la story of the town. is duel i rise another foots This means {e olation for many homes as welll a the wiqing out of the entire busiffs district of the town.
 One life has been lost in the flpo
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-02

B. French, who has been con nected with Seawel's Pharmacy fo several months, will leave ill a few days, accom- panied by his wife, fol New York where he will enter 2 university to study medicine.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-02

Mir. and Mrs. T. ]. Hatcher, q Hiseville, Ky, have returned home after spending several days III tne city with their son. D. E. Hatcher Mr. Hatcher and T. H. Gadberry ac- companied them 'as far as Little Rock Sunday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-02
Trains Held Up:

Fremont, Neb. April 1-Four Trans Continental trains of the Union Pacif and Northwestern Ra!l- floods on the Elkhorn river between here and Omaha. The twenty-five hundred passengers are in bad con dition and no provisions can be brought n. Every side track ill Freemcnt is occupied and the trains stretch out on the main lines for abou'.. a mile. The stranded trains are from San Francisco, Los Angeles Pol tland and Denver.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-02

Kansas CityI Mo-, April 1-The M ssouri river reached flood story this morning And by tomorrow night the low places in the east and west bottoms will Rc flooded. The gov ernmenf gaugel read 221 feet thle morning. Floot stage is P feet. Weather forecak kters, says the river will rise to 25 feet by tomorrow n ght. This me ms that large DOT tion of the man, facturing and whole- sale districts in the bottoms Will pe flooded. The K aw is stationary back uo and ;tsis this that endangere the west bottoms
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-02

Rev. G. D. Wood left yesterday af- . ternoon fortMont cello to visit his wife and children, who are the guests i, of relatives. They will probably re turn home Wednesday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-02
PINE EGYPTIANS
 < ON THE BOARD 
Pine Bluff Company Directors In, clnde Local Citizens and F. sG. Bridges is Elected
 President.

Several Pine Bluff business men
 were elected members of the board Of directors of the Pine Bluff Com pany at a meeting held in this city
 Saturday Tho announcement made
 in the Graph c some days ago tY Attorney r. C. Bgidgcs would hd 4tha cnnpany .rwsaA a1sn oanfid. . - '%
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-27

said genially; besides, wanted to
toast yonr first night under the roof
OF Wolhurst.
Hope they're making you comfort
able he went on. Internal shame,
Lightnut that I've had 10 neglect You
SO: SO ahsurdly busy, you know--you
understand"
| pretended TO, for knew he want
ed me to think that. but had heard
the butler tell the trump that the
Judge was reading.
"Doct expect to retire at ALL" he
continued; and then there's my prom
Use to my poor hoy--l must keep that
somehow; never failed on a promise
In my llfe--I mean, you know, about
wearing his new pajamas." he shook
his head sadly.
'T be sure!"-aId swallowed
hard--Jove. but the very word. pa
jamas," gave ME cold marrows!
And. my boy. / haven't forgotten
my promise to you. either" he con-
tinued. smiling kindly and replenish-
ing my glass to the hri.n. I'm still
gong to have Il word with FRANCIS to-
night--that IL, II they ever get back
from that Internal dcg.tight--l want to
pave the way for you, You Know
Thanks, awfully!" murmured
neryously.
Somehow, folt mean--always hate
to feel mean, dash it---lelt almost like
q jolly cad, In fact. Couldn't tell him
how far Frances and had progressed
already; he might take Ii out on her.
you know. And then. to find out that
he didn't know she hadn't gone to the
dog,tight after all
Well" he sighed, II wiz manage
it all somehow, even about lac pa
jamas. Perhaps, when the house is
qsiet, may-here, have another-oh,
yes. you must! won't hurt you; only
a pint or SO OF rum In the whole mix
tpre, Fine, isn't It? Yes. think
Wilkes is certainly an artist when 1t
comes to nightcap Now, let me fill
yours again-oh. yes!"--and he did
it-"Wont hurt baby--makc you
sleep uSnt, you Know!
And, by Jove, had to 60 it!
Well" he shifted as If to so. and
sent me smile ever his glasss rim,
pleasant dreamsi"
And then the door closed behind our
good nights,
Jenkins was studying me semberiy :
Yes. SIR he said presently, wnen
had made comment about the bully
punch. And that was about all could
get out OF him, uu.il he was ready to
push out the light.
Then he addressed me gloomily:
Good night, sir he said with a
sickly, feeble smile, Il hope you'll
sleep well; and he eoughed faint
ly-"and-er-wake up = him - ell
right"
'Frisky as "a I punched my head
sleepily into the pillow-,'as a jolly"
But the idea wouldn't comet
Night" | murmured; and let it 60
at that!
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-27

cd her locked up until the fine wa
paid. The name of this brave. no
to say rash. judge is Irving Bree
man, and he is one of the police
magistrates of Sterling, Ill. TIL,
| n w spaper account of the affair fol
| lows;
Mrs. Brennan entered the court
room and took seat near the bal
to wait for the judge, who had
promised to go shopping with her
William Lawton, young man OF
prepossessing appearance, was be
fore tho bar charged with disorderly
conduct. The judge fined him $40
and costs. Lawton. having no
money, was ordered locked up.
That's an outrage" declared
Mrs. Beeman, inyoluntarily.
"Silence," thundered the court.
Mr., Beeman, however, refused to
be silent. Judge Brennan was ex-
asperated. Furiously rapping for
order he told Mrs Brennan to keep
quiet under threats of contempt
fine. With womans liking for the
last word she continued the argu-
ment with her husband until the
courtroom was almost in an uproar.
In desperation the judge imposed
fine nf $50 for contempt, Mrs.
Brennan dared him to collect 1t. An
gered, the Judge instructed BailiF
Newton to take Mrs. Brennan in
charge and to lock her up If the
fine was, not paid within an hour,
Mrs. freeman was led from the
court. sobbing Historically. She
finally drew on her private bank ac
count for the amount OF the fine
and was released from the custody
OF the bailiI.
That Judge Brennan was at least
bolder than Brutus will be ad-
mitted by most married men. A dead
son may be source of sorrow, but
a live wife may be something worse
than d sorrow 1t is just as well
that the account ended where 1t
did, for when that Judge got off the
bench But let us draw the curtain.
These be parlous days for the ju-
dietary. To distinguish it from the
recall this should be perhaps be
termed the calldown of judges.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-27

vas CONF osed Of the following:
]. Z. Harvey, so ysa-s old. sroe.
II, Wilton, Ill.
Edward j. Ryan, IS years old
carpenter foreman, Streator. III,
Asa Bannister, s. years old
farmer, Naperville, III.
IF. l. Bucklin, 40 years old, farm.
e., Dundee, Ill
Burton II. Meyers, 45 years old
liyeryman. Naperville, III.
William J. Thomas, Is years old
grocery clerk, Ottawa. Ill.
e. H. Mare. IS years old. drug
sal sman, Chicago.
Howard O. Bates, 43 years old
tailo', Chicago.
). H. Edwards, IS years old, EN-.
rloyed by a telephone company a:
Inspector, Streator, H.
Jacob Glenn, 46 years old, baker
Ottawa, Ill.,
Adam Glow. SO years old. retired
farmer. Wheatland, H.
Thomas A. Scott, Ga years old
mill wright, Chicago.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-27
Organ 10 Be Placed.

The working paris oe the big or.
san 20 be built iulc Kimmers new
;heater on Eighth street will be
placed In specially built organ
cellar directly under the stage. This
cellar is now being constructed and
viii lie absolutely water proof which
Is positively necessary fer so deli.
cate a piece CT mechanism. while to
working parts Of the organ will be
under the stage situated at a depth
Of ! ] feet. the pipe will be ranged
on either side Of the front Of the
stage. This organ, which is beine
specially built, will cost over $3,50O
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-27
RANDOM CLIPPINGS
EgYpt Asks for One Place.


Southern Illinois. or that portion
OF the state commonly called
Egypt" has only one candidate for
office on the Democratic state
ticket instead D. Walton, of An
an, Union county, for state treas
rreg. Unless Mr.. Walton is nomin-
ated, the south part of the state Will
not be- represented ON the Demo-
cratic ticket.
Opposed to Mr.. Walton are three
candidates The ticket Is headed by
G, V. MeClenathan of Danville,
cashier of the Danville National
hank, of which E. x. LeSeure is
president Mr. LeSeure is son-in-
aw Of Congressman Joseph B. Cam
non. and the Danyille National
bank is commonly known as Joe
Cannon bank, Mr.. McClenathau
is credited with being an intimate
friend of Cannon and it is known
that he has shown his friendship for
Cannon in many ways when the "old
man was in tight places.
William Ryan, Jr., also Of Dan
willie, is carriage maker In that
city, and IL making his campaign
only In Nermilion county. His can
didacy is the outcome of local oppo-
sition to Mr. McClenathan, and is
not to be taken seriously
| H. V. McGurren is clerk in one
OF the Offices in the city hall in Chi
cago. He is young man who flle(
hi5 petition In the hope that light
ming might strike him, as it occa
sionally does under the primary law
Winstead d. Walton is a prosper
Gus farmer and business man, whC
has made him home in Union count,
all his life. He Is a member Of {
large family Of Democrats who ar,
noted for their answering loyalt,
to tho welfare Of the Democrats
party. 1t has been the influence o
: EMr Walton and his family that ha
held Union county in the Demo
= cratic ranks all these years. Uniol
county has never given less tha
: 900 plurality to the entire Demo
, cratic ticket
4 In 1910 the Democrats carrie
: the Twenty-fourth Congressiona
district for tile FIRST time since 1870:
. and reduced by one-half the Reput
Z lican plurality in the Twenty fift
IL district. A hard fight will be mad
$ this year for both districts, and tn
j. nomination of Mr.. Walton for stat
treasurer will aid materially in til
9 effort to send Democratic congress
}, men from both. This is a most In
\ portant consideration, for II
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-27
400 Voters Register.

Over 400 new names We're added
in the different precincts at yester-
days registration The total mum
Der of registered bona fdc voters
will not be known until the revision
is made and those not entitled to
vote have been stricken from the
registers. 1t is estimated that after
this is done about $50 more votes in
the city will be shown than at thu
last registration which was In
October.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-27

Democratic party must maintain Its
hold on Congress i'll the elections of
1872.
The Democrats of Southern Hi
nois are asking for this one place
on the ticket, and are presenting a
candidate who is in every way
worthy II you are DESTROYS of help
ms the party win in November, give
your support to Walton His name
appears last among the candidates
for state treasurer-C entralla
Democrat
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-27
RAMPAGE AZ CAIRO
Water Rushes Over Levees and Bic
Territory Will Be
Flooded.
Gregory Dam May Go Out.
Railroad Property in Missouri in
Danger; Railroad Traffic at
a Standstill.

Cairo. Ill.,. March 25.--(Spec-
iall With water rushing over
leyees here and at Point Pleas
ant. Mo-, d territory across the
Mississippi in Missouri OF over
100 miles Is bound to be flooded
when the two overfows meet,
All houses in the village are
flooded and the Inhabitants are
carried from one point TO an
other in skiffs.
The Cotton Belt railroad
abandoned traffic between
Cairo and Birds Point and in
side of forty-eight hours it is
expected trains between Far
renburE and Birds Point will be
discontinued as the overflow
at Point Pleasant will nut Far
rensburg, twenty-seyen miles
from Birds Point. under water.
The Iron Mountain road still
runs trains into Birds Point.
Its tratks at that place can
stand rs feet of water without
any danger The river tonight
marks 40 and it Is predicted
that so to 81 feet will be the
limit.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-27

The entire article, excepting the
concluding paragraph indicate that
Cairo's levees have overfiown and
that the village" is under water,
and even the concluding paragraph
does not make It clear as to whether
The levees here or at Birds Point
"can stand Sc feet of water"
The opening paragraph states ex-
plicitly that the waters are rushing
over the leyees at Cairo and at
Point Pleasant
To be technically correct, this
rivers are not on rampage al
Cairo The Mississippi Is on ram
page at Birds Point and Point Pleas.
ant and the Ohio Is oyerfowine
levees at several points. but not. al
Cairo. Cairo is one OF the safest
points along either river during the
Hood periods. When all Of the low
places along both rivers were inun
dated in 1897, Cairo was not in tn
least affected. In Paducah and 9th
i er cities along the Ohio as we'll q
the Mississippi, businesr was dis
continued until the waters subsidized
but not 2 wheel stopped in Cairo.
] AfasideHt Of Cairo received let
aA = q 4
| ter from a st. Louis friend extend
ing him an invitation to make hi
home In that city during the foo
period. The st. Louisan had bee
reading accounts OF the food a
published in the St. Louis new!
papers.
\ The Globe-Democrat gives spae
ins yesterdays issue to headlin,
which Indicates that Cairo Ii In III
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-27
At st. Mary's Infrmafy.

L. E. Haybarger OF Mississippi
who makes Cairo his headquarters
has been under treatment at st.
Mary's lnframry several days liz
was able to leave the hospital yes.
terday. John C. Crowley and Thorn.
as ]. Keefe both Of whom have beer
seriously Ill at the lnflrmary con.
tinue TO improve r. J Miller also
under treatment since Saturday !.
much better.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-27
CHAPTER XVIII.
Tha Damon Rum.


didn't feel frisky when I aWoke!
No, dash it, had a devilish head
ache and my mouth had that gummy,
warm-yarnish taste-you know! The
sunlight lay across the floor. and out
side could hear the jolly birds twit-
tering among their what's-its.names.
Jenkins stood by the foot OF the bed
and somehow had gloomy look. lie
cleared his throat. and had a feeling
that he had already done it several
times. raised to my elbow. mouth
ing at him heavily.
Morning, sir.' He said 1t very
gently thought solicitously. How
do you feel, sir?" This last in the
kind OF tone you use when the chaps
going to die tomorrow don't you
know, and doesn't know 1t yet him
self.
| munbled reply. gulping down the
glass of ice-watef he rendered.
lie rubbed his hands one over the
other and stopped above me anxious
ly.
uOUE, ELL yhu ~ NV ~ hAeSa
PANTHEON last night, sir mean"
PAIN" calculated GROSSLY. why
should | be in pain? Don't be silly
asst"
Yes, sir!"-very softly, and with
q deep sigh as he dropped back. BY
Jove, he looked as cheerful as jolly
tombstone!
What the Deuce" I began.
Woodworking sir! hastily-T
was just a-thinking of the-h m-may
/ say scrimmage. sir?'
/ waited till | had taken from his
hand the second glass OF ice-water
and swallowed it, thinking maybe
would get hold of 1.-THE dashed idea.
mean.
| batted at him perpleSedly
What was that? Scrimmage? l
don't remember hearing anything
| what's that?', sfs.
And | reached for another glass.
Pardon, sir jenkins eye shifted
unhappily; but may ask. sir, what
| is the last thing you do remember!
"Eh?"
| sat up a bit straighter, rubbing my
head and devilish annoyed at being
made to try to think at all. linen !
remembered: We were in jolly blue
aeroplane drawn by golden humming'
birds and she was just telling me-
no, dash it. that was a dream--just q
| dashed dream! groaned, dropping
my head upon my knees Why, the
| last thing remember was the punch
punch" NJ
''Punch--yes, sir" And jenkins
I sighed. sXE
Your punch to put out the light
finished. Then looked at him,
startled. "oh, say, now, It wasn't
burglars. wes it,"
| You see, | thought at once of Foxy
Grandpa and my darling's pajamas.
mot precisely, sir" Jenkins hest
tated; then moved little nearer. Il
Il hope you'll pardon me, Mr.. Light
nut, sir; but can't help a feeling that
| you ought to know everything before
--h'n-I was going to say, sir, before
you see the family. | hope you'll par
con me, sir!"--he heayed desperate
ly--'I mean about all that happened
last night" l,p.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-27

mediate danger of being completely
submerged Like the Tribune arti-
Gle, the Globe Democrat item leaves
the reader in considerable doubt as
to the exact state of affairs.
The st. Louis and Chicago publ
cations have damaged Cairo sufti,
GENTLY to justify the filing of libel
suits against several of the publica-
tions.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-27

Exchanged Information.
That The personalities. OF the
different companies in New York,
Boston and other eastern cities cx-
changed information in regard to
p ices and shipments and telegraph
ed the figures TO their supporters in
Chicago.
That the violation of the Sher-
nan law by the packers has been
continuous and practically unin-
t.rruptod since 1898.
Chronology.
A chronological history of the gov
ernment's investigation and prose-
eution of the men alleged to control
the fresh meat industry of the coun-
try ia as follows:
July /, 1903.-Injunction issued
by Judge Grosscup restraining COM
bination
Feb. 20, 1905.-Investigation OF
alleged combination begun.
July /, 19O5-sixteeH packers
and four corporations indicted.
Dec. 81. 1905.-Cases called for
trial.
March 81, lg06.-Judge Hum
phreys renders immunity bath" de-
cision.
Dec. 20, 1909.-Investigatloh
taken up by federal grand jury but
Discontinued with no indictments
returned
Dec. IS, Decentralization re-
sumed.
March q, 1910--Indictm nts
"eturned against the national pack
ing company and ten subsidiary con-
Germs and bill in equity filed asking
that the National Packing Com
pany be dissolved
June "a, 1910.-Indictments
against the National Packing Com
many quashcd by Judge Lands. Sped
ial grand jury called to renew In
vestigaton,
July IA, 19t0--special grand
jury impanelled and inquiry begun
Aug. II, 19io--Thomas G. Lee
panager OF the dressed beef sales
department OF Armour and Com
rany indicted for perjury and Al
fred r. Urion, chief counsel for the
company and three employees charg'
| ed with destroying stenographers
notebooks containing important In
formation desired by the govern
rent.
Aug. Is, 1910 Attorney Urior
discharged with reprimand and
the other respondents held.
Sept, u, Establishments re
tlrned charging ten packers witt
conspiracy In maintaining com
bination IN restraint of trade.
/ Dec. 6, 191l.-Trial of the ter
fpackers begun before Judge Car
| penter
A Witncsse Employees
Nearly every witness called D.
: the government In the trial wa
either an employe OF a former EN-
plos OF one of the corporations con
trolled by the defendants.
The defense cross-examined ever.
Witness at length and In this wa,
: Got much Of Its side OF the case be
! fore tho jury.
81 The jury which heard the cas-
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-27

We are authorized to announce
the candidacy Of Edward A. Burke
for nomination on the Democratic
ticket for the office Of Coroner OF
Alexander county at the primary
election to be held Tuesday, April y.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-27
Another Brutus.

For more than 2.0U0 years the
world has admired the unbending
justice OF the. elder Brutus. who con-
demned his own son to death for an
attraction of the laws. Brutus has
had his lmltators during the ages,
but ut last bis deed Is surpassed An
illltnoIs Judge recently fined bits wife
( 12k for contempt of court and ordAr-
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-27
|: CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
Getting Ready For Easter

w. T. Wall G. Co. have issued en-
grayed invitations TO the patrons an
ncuncing formal opening OF Easter
styles in millinery, coats, suits and
dresses for Friday and Saturday Of
this week Music, decorations and
souvenirs will be features OF the
opening.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-27
Point to Remember.

1t was the ballet master who spoke
The occasion was the rehearsal In
London OF. the Walpurgis scene In
Guonod's Faust" He chided: Lob
dies, loidies, take yer 'ands off yer
fps, yer not dancing on Ampstead
'eath, yer dancin' In ell"
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-27

An inmate of Jersey insane asr-
lum committed suicide by twining
his body around hot steam pipe. If
he had done that in the average fat
he would have frozen to death
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-27

The above 10 correct statement
Of The Cairo Bulletin for the year
1871 and the month Of January,
1912. q. A. DALEY,
saa Y Gen'l Manager,
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this Srd day OF February, 1912.
LEO J, KLEB,
Notary Public,
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-27

We are authorized to announce
the candidacy Of James Meehan for
Alderman from the First ward, sub
ject to- the election of April l6.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-27
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT
Tor Comfy Surveyor.

For County 0uIscJH'
Peter shaver Of Olive Branch. an
nopnces his candidacy for the Demo
cratic nomination for the office OF
county surveyor, subject to the will
Of the voters Of that party. at the
URINARY election, Tuesday. April y.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-27
For Coroner,

We are authorized to announce
the candidacy of DR.. James Nc
Manus for denomination on the
Democratic ticket for the office OF
Coroner, at the primary election to
be held Tuesday April 8.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-27

we are authorized TO announce
the candidacy q! DR.. E. +. Gordon
for nomination on the Republican
ticket for the .olice OF Coroner OF
Alexander county at Che primary
election, April 8.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-27
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Average number Of complete
and perfect copies OF The
Cairo Bulletin, printed daily
and Sunday during the year
Of 191i ...-. 2277
Average number of complete
and perfect copies Of The
Cairo Bulletin. printed dur
Ing the month Of January
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-27

We are authorized to Announce
John ~, q. Fry as a candidate for
Alderman, from the Third ward at
the city election on April 16.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-27

A Pennsylvania hospital adver-
tised for warty patients and got
1900. Did these include the politi-
cal warts OF Philadelphia?