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The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-17
RECENT SEA DISASTERS IN
WHICH MANY LIVES WERE LOST

Steamship Republic. rammed of
Nantucket by steamship Florida
eight lives lost in collision; vessel
sank; help received by wireless Jan.
uary "a, 1909.
Steamship Berlin wrecked off Hol.
land coast; $50 lives lost Febru.
81. 1907.
Steamship Norge, sunk at sea; 755
lives lost; July 3, 1904.
French steamship La Bourgoyne,
rammed and sunk by steamship Gro
martyshire, off Satle Island; $50
lives lost; July 4, 1898.
Steamship Alden, sank off Socotra,
on East Coast of Africa; 78 lives
lost; June l, 1897.
French steamship Vile de st. Ma
zaire. burned in a storm off Cape
Hatteras; 40 lives lost; March z,
1897.
Steamship Elbe, North German
Lloyd line, in collision with steam
ship Cathric; 230 lives lost; January
80. 1895.
Steamship Pomerania, sank in
midnight collision with a bark in
English Channel; AZ lives lost; No.
vember 25, 1878.
Steamship Atlantic, White Star
line; sank on Mars Head off Halifax
SAG lives lost; April 2, 1876.
Larchmont, sunk in collision with
Harry Knowlton near Black Island
1s1 killed, February IL, 1907.
Gladiator, British cruiser, rammed
by St. Paul off Isle of Wight, many
sailors drowned, April IL, 1908.
Steamer Vile de Havre, sunk in
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-17
HEAVY RAINS MAKE
LIFE MISERABLE FOR
TALLULTH REFUGEES

Tallulah, La. April Heavy
rains, almost of cloud burst proper
tions, which have fallen here during
the past two days, have intensified
the terrible conditions of the food
sufferers, many of whom have been
without shelter, and in some in
stances without food, since waters
from the Mississippi invaded this
territory Saturday.
Freight cars, attics, upper stories
the court house and even the jail
are being occupied by unfortunates
More than 1000 negroes, who were
on the, levees for distance of 20
miles, many of them without food
for more than twenty-four hours
were rescued Yesterday. Three hun.
dred persons still are marooned al
Sondhem. Boats are being as
sembled to take the refugees to place.
of safety
Mrs George Keller of Quebec, La
is the first probable victim of the
food in this vicinity. While at
tempting to save some corn in a Grill
she was bitten by huge rattle
snake. 1t is not believed she cal
recover. r.t'"i
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-17
MADER0 AND STATE
OFFICIALS TO MAKE
THEIR ANSWER LATER

Mexico City, April 16.-No reply
to the American state department
note calling on MeXicans to respect
the lives of Americans in Mexico has
been made. by the department of
foreign relations at late hour, to-
night. The note was discussed by
President Madero and his cabinet,
in a special meeting, tonight. AT
the conclusion of the meeting, it was
said at the presidents office, the
statement would be given to news
papers later.
Late tonight Minister Lascurian
sent word to. press representatives
that he was too busy to receive them.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-17

collision 226 lost; 1878.
h Ying King, foundered off Hong
Kong, 800 Chinese drowned, July 28,
1905,
Prudential, lost on voyage to Ar.
gentina, August 8, 1908.
Folgefouden, sunk, many li1es
lost. August 20. 1908.
Arehimedes lost in Baltic 1Sea,
ten drowned, November %, 1908,
Finance, sunk by steamship Geor-
gia off Sandy Hook, four lives lost,
November 26, 1908.
San Pablo, sunk off Philippines,
100 drowned, November 27, 1908.
Ginsel Maru, wrecked off Wei Hal
Wei and crew and passengers drown.
ed, December l3, 1908.
500 City, foundered off Newfound-
land, crew lost. December 4, 1908.
: Steamer Arctic, sunk in collision
and 322 persons lost; 1854.
Steamer Austria, burned at sea;
4470 lost; 1858. t, s5.
Steamer Schiller, wrecked in mid.
ocean; 342 lives lost; 1875.
Steamer Cimbra sank in collision
in the North Sea; 389 persons lost !;
1888.
Steamer Utopia, sank in collision; I;
563 lost; 1892.
Steamer Victoria, wrecked; $50
perished; 1892.
The General Slocum, burned and
sank and more than 1000 lives lost !,
1904.
Steamship st, Paul. rammed by
the British cruiser Gladiator off Isle
Of Wight; 100 sailors drowned !;
April IL, 1908.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-17
LAKES TO GULF MEN
ARGUE FOR CANAL
THROUGH THE VALLEY

Washington, April 16.--Lmmedi-
ate congressional action to provide
millions of dollars for the project of
connecting the great lakes and the
Gulf of Mexico was urged on the
Senate committee on commerce to-
day, by a delegation of the Lakes-to-
the-Gulf Deep Waterways Associa-
tion, headed by leaders in that move
ment. They pointed out that the
Ohio, Missouri and Mississippi val
leys would be vastly benefited, par
ticularly by linking the commerce OF
the inland waterways and the Pana-
ma Canal.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-17

New York, April live are
waiting for a complete list of names
Of the survivors, and until this IS
received can give no definite inform
alton" This was the only answer
that could be given, today, at the
White Star line offices, here. to the
thousands of anxious persons gath
cred there seeking information OF
relatives and friends, who were
among the victims of the Titanic
disaster e-
From early in the morning untii
late tonight pathetic scenes We're
witnessed in lower Broadway and
Bowling Green park, opposite the
steamship offices. Multhudes re-
NAMED in the vicinity, throughout
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-17
CARPATH|A WIRES
SHE CARRIES S6S
Only Known Saved are Passengers Found
In Lifeboats Alter Greatest
Liner Sinks
WELL KNOWN Men ARE LOST
Colonel John Jacob Astor, lsidor S!rauS
and Benjamin Cuggenheim Not
Accounted For
WELL KNOWN MEN ARE LOST

New York April l6Ony faint hope remains tonight that any
the 1902 passengers and who have been missing the giant
Titanic sank have been picked by Atlantic liners The S6S
survivors rescued from life boats by the Caaa the only
known saved. u
The brief meager wireless messages that hand today
practically exngushed hope that Of the ated passengers
have been picked up by the steamships vnn Partisan Both
these send word that heyv Of the Tans survivors
on board ts ta aa st ess1s III
NAMES OF aae WIRED TO NEW YORK
OF 1858 the Of s2e passengers have been
by wireless up 430 o'clock The Carpahia evidently
the wireless range before because after that efforts to
reach it with wireless communication unavaihng
At o'clock this afternoon Vice President Franklin of the White
Company that he knew, the Olympic still stand
ing Carpaha relay messages He said that he had
received word from the Olympic since o'clock this morning and had
been unable get either the Carpaha Olympic by wireless
DISPATCH OF HOPE RIDICULOUS
dispatch from Montreal saying that hope still entertained
there that the Partisan might have aboard Of the Tanic
vv Mr. Franklin characterized "a ridiculous report He added
my opinion neither the Partisan the Vnn has
board"
Capt the Capah his last wireless the Cunard
Company stated that his vessel proceeding slowly through field
of ice to this port ~5a.ee.
WARsHIps AID IN SEARCH FOR SURVIVORS.
this afternoon directed the secretary of the to
Chester the at from
Hampton Roads and send by wireless to the government complete
list the Tans The Chester caught by wireless
forty miles off Chesapeake Cape and by o'clock steamig
twenty hour aiming get quickly possible
having bearing the disaster Two cut
notified stand in readiness to proceed the Carpa
she approaches this city.
ANXIOUS RELATIVES BLOCK TRAFFIC.
possible obtaining bearing the disaster de-
veoped early this evening when the Leland liner Californian came into
the zone of wireless communication with Sable Island The Californian
was reported at the the disaster shortly after the Titanic went
down and thought probable would have valuable information
communicate
Capt Rostron of the Crpaha has been instructed to send full de-
tails Of the sinking Of the Titanic
All day teaful and people swept the Office Of the
White Star line Broadway stopping traffic at times
and keeping the police reserves busy
Col John Jacob As believed to be among those drowned His
wife and her maid are the Carpatha dor SraGs the mil
onae merchant Benjamin Guggenhem the copper magnae and
Never vice president Baden Copper Co., still unaccounted for
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-17

Halifax, N s., April 16.--Sable
Island, so long the terror of trans
Atlantic seamen, tonight is, through
the agency of the wireless, the
storm center of great battle for
news of the missing passengers and
crew of the Titanic.
The wireless station. on the lonely
sand driven island, planted in the
Atlantic, 100 miles southeast of
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-17
OLYMPIC WIRES THAT
ALL SAVED ARE ON
BOARD CARPATHIA.

Cape Race, N. f., April JIG.
A wireless message tonight
!, from Capt. Haddock Of the
, steamship Olympic reads as
, follows:
please allay rumor that
, Virginian has any OF the IL
|, tanic's passengers. Neither
has the Partisan. l believe
that the only survivors are on
, the Carpathia, The second,
, third, fourth and fifth officers
, and the second Marconi Off
, GER are the only officers
, aboard saved"
I n n n n q q O O o o
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-17
Bulkhead Being Moved.

Work of clearing away the bulk
heading against the stone wall on
Ohio street was started yesterday
and will be completed today. In a
few days all evidence that a food
threatened Cairo will have disap-
peared.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-17
'WE ARE WAITING FOR COMPLETE LIST
OF SURVIVORS,, SAY WHITE STAR OFFICIALS

the day, hoping against hope that
some wireless dispatch would be re-
ceiyed announcing that their loved
ones were included among the sur
vfVors on board the Carpathia.
which now is speeding to New York
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-17
TITANIC'S PASSENGERS
ON WAY TO ROCKFORD
TO MAKE HOME.

Rockford, April 16.--Curt Rry-
land his sister Dagmar Lustig. both
of Skara, Sweden, We're among the
second class passengers on the Tt
tanic. They were on their way 10
Rockford to make their home with
their uncle. Oscar Lustig.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-17
ALDERMEN ARE
CHOSEN IN HARD
FOUGHT ELECTION
Men Recommended in the Bulletin
are Chosen Without an
Exception
SEVENTH FOR SALOONS
Third Precinct Decides Against
Local Option by $3.50
Vote
SALOONS NO MADERO ANSWER YET RESERVE

In one of the hardest fought cleo
tions ever held In Cairo the seven
men, who yesterday morning were
recommended to the voters by The
Bulletin, were elected to serve two
years in the City Council With one
exception the men won by good ma
jorities.
The men elected, and the wards
they will represent, are;
First Ward-Calvin V. Neff.
Second Ward--Thomas l.. Fau-
slree.
Third Ward--Dr. John w. G. Fry
Foarth Ward--Frank Ferguson.
Fifth Ward-John T. Walsh.
Sixth Ward--N, w. Cox.
Seventh Ward-William P.
Greaney.
The hardest fight of all was expe-
rienced in the First ward, where
Calvin V. Neff was opposed by
James Meehan. Neff won out by a
majority OF ~, getting vote of lJ7
to Meehan's 1873.
Neff Carries First.
The vote In the First ward was
rather tight Nen carried the first
precinct by vote of l08 to "a and
his opponent carried the second by a
vote Of 54 to 40.
In the Second ward Captain
Thomas l.. Faudree had no real OPP
position. His only opponer s. S.
Dollar, Socialist, got only Z otes.
Captain Faudree's vote was 100
In the Third ward John w. C. Fry
was pitted against Dock Forney, a
negro, and II, r. Rudolph, Social
ist. Fry obtained z votes in the
first precinct and SO in the second; /;
Forney got . In the first and 40 in
the second and Rudolph obtained 7
in the first and in the second.
Negro Opposes Ferguson.
In the Fourth ward Frank Fergu-
son was opposed by Clyde LESLEY
and Dennis Farrow, negro. Fer
guson obtained 149 votes to Farrow &
6i and LESLEY %
The Third and Fourth wards, to-
gether with the third precinct OF
the Seventh ward, were the objects
of the most interest. In the Third
and Fourth wards, negroes were
trying to intrude themselves at a
time when the strongest of men are
required in the city Offices
In the third precinct OF the Sew
enth ward the voters decided against
local option by vote of SO to 60
In the Fifth ward FORMER Sheriff
Fred D. Nellis and John T. Walsh
fought hard battle. Nellis car
ried the first precinct by vote OF
6S to SO but Walsh overcame this
in the second precinct, where he led
by a vote of ia to 49,
Cox and Hawley Close.
Tn the Sixth, ~ w. Cox and
Thomas M. Howley had battle
royal In which Cox was winner
Howley carried the first precinct by
a vote of 1903 to 94 and Cox carried
the second by vote Of ~ to so
Harvey r. Fields, the Socialist can
didate IN this ward, obtained votes
in the first and second precinct.
In the Seventh ward William P
Greaney was opposed by James Cur
ry, a Socialist. Greaney won by {
vote Of 1872 to 23 in the first pre-
cinct; 50 to 81 in the second and 81
to so In the third
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-17
WEATHER.

Illinois Cloudy Wednesday, cool
er in south portion; Thursday fair.
Missouri-Cloudy Wednesday,
warmer in west portion; Thursday
fair and warmer.
Kentucky-showers and cooler
Wednesday; Thursday fair.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-17
Situation Improves SO Rapidly
that Mayor Cuts
Expenses
RESERVES ON PATROL
Naval Militia Detailed to Guard
Levees-. no More Vol
!. unteer Work

The food situation at Cairo is i'm
proving so rapidly that large num-
Der of men have been laid off.
Mayor Parsons states that no
more volunteers will be solicited for
patrol duty,
The Naval Reserves are now on
duty patrolling the levees. Fifteen
of them patrol the levees at night,
the men working in two shifts.
julius Serbian has charge of the
Mississippi levees, which are about
four miles in length; and Wharfmas-
ter John Berry will look after the
Ohio levee of two miles or more.
Last night 10 men under Thomas
Larkins were stationed at the sub
way; Is men at the water works
with w. 7. Landon foreman; / men
at the Twenty-eighth street pump
with NJ. Nelson foreman; 20 men at
the Tenth street pump with james
Gilmore foreman and 10 men on the
Mississippi levee with j. Landon
foreman.
Sacks to Be Used.
More than half million sacks are
said to have been used or were filled
ready for use in case of emergency.
This dirt will be taken to the mar
rowest strip of levee, which is near
the water works, and used to
strengthen the levee at that point.
In day or two Mayor Parsons
says, if the rivers continue to fall,
at the increased rate indicated, there
will be no further need of laborers
stationed about the levees.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-17
KING GEORGE SENDS
MESSAGE OF SYMPATHY
TO WHITE STAR OFFICE

London. April liking George
has sent the following message to
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-17

Concluded on Page slx.)
The Dolores star., 1912-03-08
RACE SUICIDE AND LIQUOR
Degradation Seen. Net Only In rhesa
Whe Drink. but u 10 Slight On
Children Following.

The curse Of liquor 10 seen not only
In tho degradation Of those who In.
dalEe In II, but It 10 especially blight
on the children who follow them. This
fact should arouse all who have any
regard for the weak and helpless.
Speaking Of drink and infanticide .
note In the Lutheran Standard says:
Eighty years ago when tho Norwe
CLANS were . drinking people. $40 OF
every 1000 children born died before
they reached their FIRST birthday ami
versary. Now. since they are . sober
people, the ratio In 80 and 30 per 1000.
In Bavaria. where the drink evil still
exists. Of every 1000 born. 500 do not
survive . year. OF the $4,000 born
last year $500 were still.born, and
$4,000 died within . year" This u
race suicide and nation suicide In
such horrible proportions ~ to blanch
the cheeks and appal the hearts Of all
who are not dead to all that 10 good.
The Dolores star., 1912-03-08
d Coed q Nome,

Ones influence II likely to b
strongest ut home. Away from home
one 10 "on parade" the real character
always more or less concealed. the In
fuence Of that character more or less
diverted by the effort to make ones
better self prominent. In the homo
we are our true. unaffected selves,
and our real influence upon others has
fullest play. And Il IL In the house
that we are with those who are dear,
est to US. and upon whom we would
like our influence always to Be for
the best. Yet how often do we let our
unworthiest selves crop out there, BE-.
cause At homo we are loved and "un.
derstood." and We know our faults
will b overlooked and forgiven,
Which 10 true enough: but that fact
does not undo the harm. and the In.
nuence these failures arc sure to
work. The place where We can least
AFFORD TO let down from our highest
endeavor 10 In the midst Of those clos
est and dearest to W. Our home do
serves our best. Our home life ough.
to b our highest iifs.-Rsformsd
Church Record.
The Dolores star., 1912-03-08
Love-. supr,ms Test.

Nobody will set out Q woman's
garbage can for her but her servant
her husband or her lover" This 10
not the persinage Of . vaudevillist or
the epigram Of . philosopher OF the
mockery Of . cynic. II 10 the crave
declaration Of . referee In . divorce
case where II was proved that the de-
PENDANT husband had not only carried
home groceries for the co-rsspondsnt.
but had looked after the garbage pail.
Shakespeare classed the lover along
with the poet and the lunatic. because
they are Of Imagination all compact"
The referee In this case classes him
with the husband and the servant BE-
cause Of q servitude absolute. The
argument Of the referee In support Of
his conclusion was quite simple. "A
mans affection for . woman" be
said, rs shown BY his willingness to
take trouble on her behalf. to DO IN.
tie services for her. to DO with . Will.
ing hand that which . man not IN
love would deem tirssoms trouble
some and disgusting"
Then II 10 not the champagne din
ner nor the lobster supper nor the
auto ride nor the diamond ring nor
even the sonnet nor the offer Of mar
risge that constitutes the supreme
test Of love.
The Dolores star., 1912-03-08
KIND OF GIRL WE ALL LIKE
Car Pssssnssrs Rejoice In shining ex.
ample Of Beauty and Devotion
70 Parents.

Father and mother. both elderly.
and daughter-they were evidently re-
turning from . bit Of an outing at
Riverside park. The mother was
quite feeble and Il was well worth
seeing the gentleness and care with
which the daughter aided her waver.
Ing footsteps a. she helped the moth
or on the car.
Nov for you. pop" said the young
girl. - she took hold Of the fathers
hand and pulled him on the car.
aughing gayly ~ she did SO. The Ia.
ther wore . bronze button at his
soat lapel. showing that he was =
seteran Who had fought for his coun-
Ty. He was somewhat deaf. too. ns
,ould 30 seen. for he put bis hand TO
lis right ear a. the girl spoke to him.
She seated herself between the two
and took on her hat. II must be ad.
nittsd that. though plain and feather
ess. Il vas big enough to be In style.
and she took Il on that mother and
father might cit nearer to her. And
shs talked and talked. better than =
paid entertainer. and the old people
looked % proud and 90 happy.
The daughters hair. caught BY the
breess. curled about her face most
eharmingiy and Il vas no trouble At
eli 10 Sc. though she was dressed
plainly. al In white. that she was .
ssry pretty girl: . slight figure. grace
iul and tall. bendiug her well-poised
head Arst TO one side then to the 9th.
Or - she spoke to mother or to 10.
thse. What Q cisar complexion she
bad. with Just . blush In each cheek.
About her neck vas . string Of smaii
beads. 4 small gilt cross hung from
the strand and lay on her bosom.
when the car stopped she helped
her father and mother to aliGht. using
the same care and gsntisnsss that she
had used In helping them to get on.
and walking between them save An
arm 10 each on their way TO the side.
walk.
did yes see that Girlf" said .
workingman on the rear seat. Did
vss sss that colissnf That's the Kind
~ have IN ireland. In County Clare"
Il Aops." saiA . quiet man nearby.
that ~ may have many more Ahs
hss h this country. "--lndiaaapoiis
News -
The Dolores star., 1912-03-08
4 caso,r 70 Ne rArHGR.

4 certain sditor had cause to q
ueassA Ais zoo on account OF his 70
luctancs to attend school
"y0u must 20 regularly. and learn
b 10 . great scholar" said the iono
father. sncouragingiy: otherwise you
can never 10 m editor. you know.
What would you DO. for instance. y
your paper came out full Of mis-
tskesf"
The boy looked up into hts parents
face with childish innocence.
Father" be said. soiemniy. "cd
blame EN- on the printer!"
And then the editor fell upon BIZ
sons neck and wept tears Of Joy III
knew he had successor for the ell
torisl chair.
The Dolores star., 1912-03-08

Nsads Pspse q Chicago MsstiN0 ~
slrtsmpseanes aN6 LIE insurance"
RsvtewlN0 Drink hsbIt.

A paper % "Iutemperanc~ and Life
Insuranos" was read By Dr.. G. II.
Wahrsr. ct . meeting Of the Tri.Stats
Medical society. held In Chicago. He
reviewed the subject from the medi.
cal standpoint that there h . serious
impairment a vitality b. the habitual
use Of alcoholic drinks In the course
of the paper he said:
Whatever difference Of opinion
there may be between the Temperance
fanatic and the tippler. one thing 10
certain: the nnanciers all over the
world who have their money invested
In life Insurance companies. al agree
that drinkers belong In the class Of
hazardous risks. and their conclusions
are right. Physicians. hygienists and
physiologists are now = unit on the
conclusion that even moderate drink
Ing men can be Of no benent to any
one. that II may easily. without strain
Ing Q point, lead TO immoderate drink
Ing. and that the latter, In the major
lty Of cases, 10 injurious to health. not
only jeopardizing the best interests
II the habitue. but becoming . serious
menace to him In case he should ever
get sick. The outlook for . man who
should fall III with pneumonia, IT,
phoid fever. dysentery. nephritis. heart
disease. diabetes and affections OF the
liver. ID bad enough under the best Of
circumstances. but II the patient II
an Incorporate man. his hope for re-
covery 10 reduced very materially. and
the fight for life b desperate II not
hopeless. Every physician who has
had much emergency hospital practice
or even private practice among the In.
temperate. can give his assent to these
statements I'VE further know that
men who follow hasardous occupa.
tons are frequently liable to injuries.
10 case the party injured 10 temper
ate. bis chances for recovery from
the injuries are far In excess Of the
man who uses intoxicants.
The matter seems to be Of sun.
Client Importance to those interested
In life insurance. both ~ individuals
who carry the policies n well a. the
companies who Insure them. ! might
fortify my contentious BY compiling
tables and furnishing data from most
unQuestioned sources to show the
evils Of intemperance. the danger to
the lives Of those who look too fro
Quently upon the wine cup when II 10
crimson. the misery entailed to the In
dulger ~ we'll a. to those connected
with him. the financial and moral
wrecks resulting from such lives. But
this II not necessary. for the class
am addressing and the purposes OF
this paper. AL Of you know from ripe
experience that my assertions are
true. not only from observation. but
because they have been proven 20 SCI
entihcally. no matter what your own
habits and practices are In the use
OF The flowing bowl"
The Dolores star., 1912-03-08

Kind Gentleman What are you CRY.
Ing for. my little man?
Little Man-'Cause my name 10 Tap
panoochee Greensward Towers Gilt.
tsring BONANZA Smith.
Kind Oentleman-Whers In the
world did you get Il!
Little MAN. was born just after
% made bis money. and sis wanted
me named after our private car. and
ma after our country place. and %
after the mine where he got rich, and
20 was the goat for all OF it!-Puck.