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The Cairo bulletin., 1912-06-01
W00LW0RTH co. SPENDS
$1,000 ON IMPROVEMENTS

The Woolworth new 10 cent store
will be open within sixty DAYS at
709-11 Commercial where Solomon
formerly conducted his clothing
store, A. l.. Sanderson has the con-
tract for the transforming of the
building into a modern up to date
business house, similar to the houses
used by this firm in all parts of the
country. The improvements which
have been started, will cost over ST.
500. John j, O'Shea has the con-
tract for the plumbing and the heat
ing plant will be done by another
local firm Among the improve
ments on the building will be new
floors, steel ceiling for the second
story, entirely new front similar to
that of the kress Co.'s store fronts.
A fine hydraulic elevator will be in
stalled. The center walls will b.,
taken out in order to combine the
two rooms into one.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-06-01
No Decisive Engagement Between
Warning Forces as Yet
Reported
U. S. 5. PADUCAH ON SCENE
State Department Officials Believe
Situation is Somewhat
Improved

Washington, May 8 ! The con-
tinued roaming of small bands OF
negroes in the eastern end of Cuba
and the absence of anything like a
decisive engagement between the
rebel forces and the governments S
is the substance of all the reports
that have come to the state depart
ment, today, from the troubled dis
trict The arrival of the gunboat
Paducah at Daiquiri, about fifteen
miles from San Diego, this morn
ing, will insure the American prop
erty in that neighborhood against
further molestation.
The sunboat Nashville Is now in
Nipe bay on the northern coast,
where there are large American in
terests. Some of the property OF
the Spanish-American Iron Co., at
Barraco already has been destroyed
but the buildings were OLA charac-
ter easily duplicated and the rebels
have been unable to inflict any dam
age upon the great ore handling
plant and dock at Daiquiri, the loss
of which might cripple the company
for many months and perhaps
years.
State department officials believe
the general situation in Cuba has
improved so that the great battle
ships of the second squadron are
likely to continue to swing idly at
their anchors at Key West for a
good while. awaiting the word from
American Minister Beaupre at Ha-
vana, that will call them into SER
vice in Cuban waters.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-06-01
GIVE
VARIED PROGRAM
At HIGH SCHOOL
Vocal and Orchestral Music and
Recitations Form Evenings
Entertainment

Before a large audience the stu
dents of the Cairo High School gave
what many termed the best and
most interesting program the schoo'
ever presented The entertainment
began promptly at 8 O'Clock
and lasted until 10. a time long
enough to present such selections as
would make the audience go home
craving for more
The program commenced with Sc
lections by the G.. II. s. orchestra,
composed of young musisians, which
is led by Mrs. Laura A.. Miller. IT
consisted of the following parts:
Miss Cornelia Smith, painist; Miss
Dorothy Candee, guitar; Leroy
Metzger. trombone; Miss Emily Van
Sickle, Francis McKinnie, Edwin
Hessian, violns; Fred Lehnlng,
Robert Miller, cornet; Clifton Mil
Ter, John Lehning, clarinets.
The second number was the wei
come address by Joe Hibbitts, the
president of the G. H. s. Debating
Society
The reoitations were four yn
number and all excellent. Miss An
ME Barron recited the smooth
Scotch dialect selection, '1mp-H d
and received merited applause. The
humorous selection in child dialect
by Miss Birdie Hunter was accorded
much praise. Her subject was "The
Cat, the Baby and the Pitcher
Miss Doris MARKS pathetic number
THE Soul of the Violin was ap.
plauded. In her recitation, "How
Girls Study" Miss Anna Vaughn
Long showed marked ability.
The orations by the boys were all
we'll given and roundly applauded
/ Lester Bumpus spoke a selected
speech, "A Message to Garcia,
Clinton Tanner delivered an origi.
nal grafton, entitled World
Peace" The original oration, The
Genuine American" was delivered
by Frank Schoembs
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-06-01
FIGHTING WITHOUT
EFFECTIVE RESULTS
STATE DEPARTMENT SAYS

Washington, May 3l.--In view OF
the claims by both Federal and in
surgent commands of victories fol
their respective sides in the BATH
near Iona. a short distance west Of
Torreon, some weight attaches t,
the report to the state department tC
the effect that so far the fighting ha'
been of a desultory character, ant
without decisive results While th'
state of Mexico and the capital Is
reported to be quiet, in Sinaloa anC
Guerro, Morelos, Oaxaca and the
Isthmus of Tehauntepec, the condi
tions seem to be bad
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-06-01
Relief BOAT IN
HARBOR FROM
FLOOD REGIONS
Collects Thousands Of Tents
Lent People in Dis
tress

The government relief boat No
komis, Capt Walter Irwin, master,
arrived this morning at 1880, with
three barges in tow The boat was
sent out nearly two months ago to
carry supplies to the people in the
flooded district. It was sent from
st. Louis by Lieut.. Col Potter and
has been as far south as Placque-
mine on the lower river,
On the return trip the boat pick
ed up many thousands of tents
which were loaned by the govern.
ment to the homeless people. Where
it. was found that families were
still depending upon tents for shell
ter the tents were not taken. The
boat viii leave this morning for St.
Louis. y SFT
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-06-01
NEGR0'S ARM NEARLY
TORN FROM HIS BODY

A Cairo negro whose name could
not be learned had one of his arms
nearly torn from his body, while
riding on an interurban car to Moun1
City Thursday afternoon. He had
his arm thrust out of an open win.
dow in the car at the time the car
was passing by wreck of house
that stood close TO the track, having
been floated there during the flood in
the drainage district. He was
brought back to Cairo for surgical
attention.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-06-01
Twenty Year Precedent Broken
When Black Slayers are Order.
ed to GaIlows
CRIMES AROUSE PEOPLE
Cangster's Confession Opens Way
for Wholesale Prose-
cutions

Birmingham, Ala, May 31:--For
10 years it has been impossible to
convict anybody in this tJeffersoni
County Of first degree murder. Now
two men await the gallows for MUIR
dering negro, third escaped with
life Imprisonment
The new era has been due to the
activity of the Law Enforcement
League, composed of 200 business
men whose sense of justice had been
outraged by leniency toward mur-
derers.
Arthur Jones and William Watson
are the two sentenced to death. Ar
thurs brother, Walter, was SEN
fenced to life imprisonment Their
victim was John Holland. negro
m 'ner.
Watson was friend OF the Jones
brothers, and as a witness had Sc
cured their escape from the peni-
tentiary in Connection with another
Killing 50, when Holland got out
"a warrant charging Watson with
stealing some of fancy game cocks
Watson demanded that the Jones
brothers Fix" Holland to drop the
case. They "lxed" him by entiCing
him into the woods and shooting him
to death and concealing the body.
That was year ago, and IL was not
until recently that the crime was
discovered
Gangster's Confession Opens Way
A short time ago the Law En- !.
forccment League caused the arrest
of a rough-and- tumble character,
Teck Duncan, chiefly as a blind. He
was charged with having part in
murder, and was put in Jail AS
soon as the leagues promise of pro-
lection from the gang and good
job after the members were punished
was given to him, Duncan told where
Hollands body could be found, and
gave other information which re-
suited in drawing the net so tightly
about the Jones brothers that they
collapsed and confessed, not only
the Holland murder, but seven 9TH
ets. Most of their victims were shot
from ambush, some for grievances,
others to close their mouths, one for
robbery, and one Just for fun"
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-06-01
TAFT CONTROL
Warren G. Harding Declares Presi-
dent Will Have Control of Ohio
State Convention.

Washington, May Warren g.
Harding, former lieutenant governor
of Ohio. after a talk with President
Taft and Secretary Hills declared
the President and his friends would
be in a majority at the Ohio state
convention Harding said that Taft
would have nearly forty delegates
more than necessary to control and
predicted that the entire delegation
at large would be instructed for the
President.
He would not discuss a report thai
he had been selected by the Presi-
dent to present his name at the ma
tional convention.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-06-01
Lo. Angeles Socialist Accused OF
Having Furnished Darrow
Money
FRANKLIN STILL ON STAND
Sensations Follow Sensations il
Case Of Noted Criminal
Lawyer

Los Angeles, Calf, May 31,---Job
Hartman, late candidate for mayor
of Los Angeles on the Socialist
ticket, sat with the bar at the trial
of Clarence $. Darrow for alleged
jury hribing,% and heard himself ac-
cused of being the man who pro-
vided Darrow with the alleged
bribe money.
Later in the day he heard the
same witness. Bert ii. Franklin,
testifying for the state, quote Dar-
row as saying to him.
''If you mention my name, | want
you also to mention what you know
about Job Hartman.
Sensations Thick.
Sensations were crowded thick
and fast in today's session, follow
ing each other in such rapid success
sion that the entire day might be
described as one continuous thrill
eliminating in the beginning of the
rapid fire cross-examination of the
witness by Chief Counsel Rogers
for the defense.
Franklin's testimony was at times
dramatic in the extreme, the wit
ness declaring from his apparent
Willingness TO tell all he knew to a
seeming loathness to give evidence
concerning his friends, whom he
subsequently drew into his story
Of jury corruption.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-06-01
LABOR WINS FIGHT
Senate Passes Eight-Hour Law as
Framed in Lower
House.

Washington, May 31.--By a de-
cisive bote of 45 to II the Senate,
today, passed the House bill, ex-
tending the eight-hou bill to con-
tracts involving labor on govern
ment works. The principle involv-
ed in the measure has been contend
ed for by the labor interests II
provides that every contract here
after adopted by the government
shall contain a provision that no
laborer or mechanic doing any part
of the work contemplated by the
contract, shall be required or per-
mttted to work more than eight
hours in any calendar day.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-06-01
HOLD FINAL EXERCISES
Varied Program Is Given by Stu
dents of st. Joseph's Parochial
School.

The closing exercises of st. Jo-
seph's parochial school were held
last night at the school. The large
hall was filed by parents OF the
pupils and their friends The en-
tertainment consisted of music,
marches, drills, declamations, rect
tations, etc, and the children re-
nected much credit upon their
teachers, all of whom are sisters, by
the excellent performances of their
parts assigned them.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-06-01
CONGRESSMAN EDWAMnS
MAKES ANOTHER ATTACK
ON BEEF MAGNATES

Washingto May 3l.-Another
attack on the beef trust by the
Federal authorities is demanded in a
bill introduced in the House, to-
day, by representative Edwards OF
Georgia, Democrat. The measure
directs the attorney general to i'm
mediately institute an honest and
thorough investigation of the beef
trust in the United States, with a
view to discovering If the trust is
controlling the prices of meats"
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-06-01
SUIT TO BREAK
HANGED FROM SAME
SCAFF0LD IN FLORIDA

st. Augustine, Fla, May 81
Eugene Baxter, Tom White and
Steve Johnson, all negroes, we're
hanged at ST. Augustine, today.
from the same scaffold. Baxter
and White were convicted of mur-
der. johnson confessed to the MUIR
der OF another negro In ST. johnson
county Baxter and White denied
any connection with the crime for
which they died. protesting their
innocence on the scaffold.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-06-01
SUES HOTEL MAGNATE
Show Girl Asks 100000 Damages
From w. E. d. Stokes for
Malicious Prosecution.

New York, May 31.-Lillian Gra-
ham, the show girl, who, with Ethel
Conrad, was acquitted of the charge
of having attempted the life of w. f.
d. Stokes, today filed suit against
Stokes, asking 100000 damages for
false and malicious prosecution"
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-06-01
WILD MAN OF
B0RNE0 DIES AT
ADVANCED AGE

Boston, Mass, May 31.--Plutano,
the last OF the famous pair of wild
men OF Borneo, died at the home of
Mrs. A.@H. Warner in Waltham, to-
day. Plutaro Is believed to have
been about 90 years old, and with
his brother, Wano, who died in
1905, mad travelled all over the
world,
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-06-01
Agent Carnival Shows Here

+, w. Duray, the manager of thu
carnival shows which will play in
Cairo under the auspices of the
Woodmen of the World, the week of
June 10. is in the city. He will re-
main here few days to plan for
Their appearance here. The aggre-
cation Is at Jackson, Tenn, this
week and begins a one weeks en-
gagement in Paducah beginning.
Monday, June 8.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-06-01
LEADER OF REVOLT
CAMPS ON PROPERTY
OF AMERICAN INTERESTS

San Diego, Cuba. May 31.--Gen-
eral Eztenez, the leader of the re-
volt, camped last night on the Alta
garcia estate, the property of Jen-
nings Cox, manager of a Spanish
American Iron Co, and commander
of the arms and ammunition on the
places and also four mules and
twelve head of cattle.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-06-01
ALTON OFFICIAL
ANNOUNCES PEORIA
TERMINAL SETTLEMENTS

Bloomington, May 3l.--Supt.
Ferritor of the Chicago and Alton
lines announced the Peoria terminal
difficulty had been adjusted and
trains resumed schedule at 2 p. m.
Terms of the settlement were not
made public, T
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-06-01
Sells Many Silos.

Norton Renfro returned yesterday
from a very successful trip through
Southern Illinois, selling silos to
the farmers for the Farmers Handy
Wagon Co., Cairo's latest industry.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-06-01
Senator Dixon Wires to Individual
Members After News
Refusal
COURT APPEAL IS LIKELY
Former President Denies Taft is
Entitled to Ohio State
Delegates

M. Dixon, campaign manger for Col
Roosevelt, may take his demand for
t250 tickets to the Republican ma.
tienal convention before the ma
tional committee of the party when
that body meets in Chicago, June G,
This course was indicated today
when it became known that members
of the National Committee had re-
ceived long kilograms from Senator
Dixon protesting against the action
of Chairman New of the the sub
committee on arrangements for the
convention, in refusing his request
for tickets.
Col New issued a statement in
which he explained that the request
of Senator Dixon was for tickets TO.
the use of the Roosevelt National
Committee and not for the personal
use of Col. Roosevelt, and that the
demand was refused, the same as
were the applications received from
the managers of other presidential
candidates.
Text of Dixon Telegram.
New made public the telegram re-
ceived from Senator Dixon in sup
port of his contention, which reads
as follows;
eve have received no notification
of any allotment of tickets to the
Roosevelt National Committee We
are simply overwhelmed with appli-
cations from Republican State lead
ers throughout the country, who
have equitable claims for tickets Of
admission.
81 believe under the circum-
stances you will agree with me that
we should have an allotment of at
least $50 tickets of admission. /
have delayed writing you regarding
the matter, under the apprehension
that the Committee on Arrangements
would make the allotment to the
Roosevelt organization without for
morning that no action has been
taken Am wiring Fred Upham and
Victor Rosewater also.
JOSEPH M DIXON"
Col, New received kilograms from
a number of members Of the Nationa,
Committee pledging their support in
any disposition he may make of the
convention ticket controversy.
A dispatch from Washington said
Senator Dixon charges that while
Col. New was refusing "one single
solitary ticket to former President
Roosevelt he had 800 convention
tickets in his inside pocket"
Senator Dixon Is going to New
York from Washington to confer
with Col. Roosevelt before coming
here. He expects to reach here Tues.
day.
If the worst comes to the worst
Roosevelt will put his hopes of re.
nomination in the hands of the Fed
eral judiciary, branch of the ser.
vice which often has felt his wrath
If his contesting delegations are
not seated and II he Is unable to get
| his friends installed in their new
positions as National Committeeman
it is believed he will apply for writs
of mandamus or injunction.
Should court procedure be decided
| on by Roosevelt and his expenslv.
staff of legal experts there are Fed
eral Judges who might be depended
upon to issue such writs.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-06-01

Illinois Showers and cooler Sat
urday and Saturday night; Sunday
fair with moderate variable winds.
Kentucky-Increasing clondiness
Saturday; showers and cooler at
night or Sunday.
Missouri-Showers and cooler Sat-
urday; Sunday fair.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-06-01

Concluded on Page SKI
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-04-12
A Challenge.

Joe Stafford agrees to throw il
a wrestle y men in one hour, weigh.
ing 10 pounds and less, the same
being all residents of Cameron coun.
ty. II he fails TO do this, he forfeit:
all the gate receipts to the winners
All that care to enter this contest
will kindly make il known to Valen-
tines theatre before Thursday moor
(for Monday p. m, AIS.
Mr.. Stafford Will wrestle Joe Sa-
vina Of Corpus Christi next Saturday
night best two out Of three falls
this is to take place also in Valen.
tines Theatre. Att
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-04-12
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed bids in writing will be re.
ceived BY T. J. Hooks, Chairman of
the Drainage Commissioners of Hi
dalgo county Drainage District No.
/, at Donna, in Hidalgo County,
Texas, until Wednesday, May 1,
1912, at noon, for excavating about
10000 cubic years of dirt, and grub
bling about thirty acres of land near
Mercedes and on a one thousand foot
strip through said District, to be
used for drainage purposes.
The unqualified right is reserved
to reject any and all bids.
For further information, apply to
t. ]. Hooks, Chairman Of the Drain
age Commissioners, Hidalgo County
Drainage District No. 1, Donna, Hi
dalgo County, Texas.
T. J.. HOOKS,
]. B. PICKETT,
A. BILLIARD,
Drainage Commissioners, HidalgC
County Drainage District No. /.
29-5-12-19.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-04-12
CEMETERY OF SUICIDES.
Victims of Gambling He'll of the
... .. Noted Monte Carlo. :. ...

Matilda Betham-Edwards in her
recently published 'In the Heart Of
the Vosges," advises all visitors to
Monte Carlo to go to the suicides
cemetery before those other places
for which Monte Carlos is famous.
She describes the small Enclosure,
walled in, and having a gate Of open
iron work, always locked.
Here, in close proximity to gar
den rubbish" she says, broken bot
ties and other refuse rest the sui
cides Of Monte Carlo, buried by the
parish gravediggers, without funeral
and without any kind of religious
ceremony. Each grave is marked
by an upright bit Of wood. somewhat
larger than that by which gardeners
mark their seeds, and on which is
painted a number, nothing more.
Apart from these rae stakes driven
into the ground which mark as yet
unappropriated spots. The indie
scribable dreariness of the scene is
heightened by two monumental
stones garlanded with wreaths and
surrounded by flowers. The first
records the memory of a young arti-
san, and was raised by his fellow
workmen; the second commemorate
brotherly and sisterly affection
Both suicides were driven to self.
murder by play.
THE remainder are mere mum.
bers. There are poor gamesters as
we'll as rich, and it is 1only or chief
ly those who are put into the ground
here. The bodies of rich folk rela-
tives, If identified, are Immediately
removed and by means of family in
fluence inferred with religious rites
Many suicides are buried at Nice
and Mentone, but the larger pro.
portion further off STILL"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-04-12

A lodge office is never as important
IS the title it carries indicates.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-04-12
BUILDING 100 STORIES HIGH.
Latest Skyscraper Planned to be
1,475 Feet High.

A printed statement sent broad
cast about the financial district in
New York the other day makes the
following announcement regarding
the plans of the International Wire
less Airship company:
The company has purchased a
large plot on lower Broadway on
which it will at once build a rein
forced concrete building of 100
stories, which will be 1,475 feet in
height, which with a tower for a
wireless airship station, will be twice
as high as any building in the world.
The roof Of this structure will be
used exclusively for a landing sta
ton for the airships which will make
weekly sailings direct to London.
the county council there having
leased to the company the entire roof
space of their new building on the
Thames. opposite the houses of par
lament. The trip will be made In
about thirty-siX hours.
The enter project Is being FL
nanced here by the money trust in
connection with the bank OF Eng
land.
The peculiar name Of the COM
panys president, Mr.. Bygsell, and
the dating of the announcement on
April / led most of those who re-
ceived the circulars to regard them
the first of the financial districts
series of annual April first hoaxes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-04-12
SHIP CHANNEL
FOR BROWNSVILLE
Continued from page one.)

unless. the necessity exists-there-
fore any delay is u~nwarranted.
Brownsville has reached a time
in her upbuilding that demands
concerted action in the building OF
a channel to the Gulf. In the early
days of her history she traded with
the whole world, using the natural
facilities to the best advantage.
Conditions have changed and must
be met.
Those who were present at the
meeting and endorsed the proposition
were:
j. B. Scott, S. L. Dworman, L. K.
Morris, E. A. McGary, R. B. Rentfro,
". H. Mason, jr., B. G. Stegman and
NJ. ]. Slattery.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-04-12

Sunday and Monday, April IA and
1.-THE Raising of the Maine, in
three reels and twenty slides.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-04-12
Ready for New Season.

Office Boy-How'll you get off for
the opening game? You killed your
grandmother off last season.
Second Ditto-IH ask TO get of
for g~randfather's wedding. What's
the matter with the old gentleman
getting married again?-Louisyille
Courier-Journal.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-04-12
TRUCK SHIPMENTS BY
RIO GRANDE & COAST ASSN
Summary of Results To Date Shows
$135,000 Worth Sold for Valley
Truck Growers.

To The Herald.
The enclosed condensed summary
of the Rio Grande & Coast ~associa-
ton shipments to Saturday, April 6,
will no doubt prove of interest, and
is the best indication OF the worz
we are doing.
To the close of that days bust
ness we handled in car lots:
Cabbage, ZIG cars.
Lettuce 81 cars.
Rutabagas, l car.
Which came from the following
shipping points;
Cabbage.
San Benito, so cars.
Mission, 60 1-2 cars.
Blalack Spur, % cars.
Harrington, 10 IL cars.
Mercedes, IA cars.
Donna, Z 1-2 cars.
San Juan, 5 IL cars.
Rio Hondo, 5 cars.
Olmioto, 2 cars.
Making a total of ZIG cars of cab
bage.
Lettuce.
San Benito, 20 cars.
Donna, 6. cars.
Mercedes, 3 cars.
Rio Hondo, 2 cars.
Being a total of 81 cars of lettuce,
and l car of rutabagas, which was
shipped from Blalack Spur.
In addition we have handled sew
eral thousand packages of vegetables
by express, and the amount we have
at present turned over to, or are in
the course of sending to the growers,
has reached in round figures
$4,000.
Figures are far more expressive
than words of the great value of this
association to the Valley farmers,
and | submit them as the sole nee
essary argument why all growers
should join and support their own
association.
Lindsay Waters,
Secretary Rio Grande G. Coast Assn.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-04-12
The Waiter Won.

Waiter-Thank you very much,
sir.
Old Gent-What the deuce do you
mean? haven't given you any
thing.
Waiter-No, sir; but bet No. 10
half a crown that you wouldn't tip
me.-London Opinion.