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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-18
Texas Hog. Go Fishing.

Orange Correspondence Beaurnount EntrrprSs.
One of the most novel discoveries OF
recent date in this county Is reported BY
Judge ]. A. Holland. a retired attorney
who whites the time away in agricultural
and other pursuits.
Judge Holland has discovered that hogs.
especially the Duroc Jersey specimen,
are fond of fish and an actual experience
was related at the court house to-day by
the judge.
Judge Holland states that while watch
ing a herd OF his hogs in a l't through
which a small stream containing large
numbers uf small fish flowed h. discoV-
cred that they were muddv!ng the water
which surrocated the fish after which
they gObbled them up with a keen relish.
To Change man has b,eu EIantri pAtent ior
DEVICE WhLh. when attached To lCcN. AUTOMATICALLY
rrCUTds when the luck j. up-nrd ~ cioseS aud ~
whom
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-18
Poetry and Business.

That fellow who was talking so
nicely about love in a cottage must be
a poet"
NO: he's a real estate dealer. He's
trying to persuade me TO get married
and buy semi-detached cottage on
the nstalIment plan"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-18

class. Even learning has succumbed TO
the speed fascination Once our college
heroes wore spectacles and delivered ora
tons. but nowadays, unless a man can do
100 yards in eleven seconds In football
clothes. he cannot hope TO live in col
lege history.
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The poet gets it in the neck;
His bank account is nil.
For every letter with a check
A dozen have a bill.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-18
Lots of LeeySay.

why are you trying for a job in the
Cabinet? You know very well that you
have no possible chance
1T doesn't hurt TO aim high and leave
plenty OF room for discounts. All l eX-
pect is a 81, 200 clerkship"
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Sidewalk Chat.

Some of these millionaires seem to
hunt for ways of spending money"
That's right. It's a wonder one OF
'em hasn't put up a gold-plated mansion
with pearly gates"
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1t seems like a base libel to say that
there are only a few perfect girls"
A washingtonian never would have
said 30.
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1s1kGS
~ol> s;s9Nno
WASfHN 6T0N SDEE16

not always have clerks with him at
right: often he will drop I'm Unexpectedly
and all alone will peg away at some
pczzling matter until nearly dawn.
Being a bachelor Mr.. Hitchcock does
not have to make any explanations when
he gets home late.
When President Taft returned from his
summer vacation he found the White
House looking as bright and clean as
Ii usually does in the early fall, follow
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-18
Exceptional Values.

Still taking ice, l see"
Yes; We don't need II, but the ice
man offers such enormous bargains that
my wife hates to quit"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-18

The shorter ballot is gaining in IA
VOr, but more citizens with longer
memories is what is really needed.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-18
The Stranger.

A stranger knocked at a mans door
and told him OF fortune to be made.
"Um." said the man. 1T appears that
considerable effort will be involved"
''Oh, yes said the stranger, you
will pass many sleepless nights and toll
some days"
"Um," said the man, land who are
you?'
81 am called Opportunity"
I'm" said the man, you call your
self Opportunity, but you look like Hard
Work to me-"
And he slammed the door.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-18
THE WASHINGTON HERALD. MONDAY, NOVEMBER IS. 1912
ALITTLE NONSENSE.
ALL DEPENDS.

When the boys annoy your neighbor;
Smash his window panes, forsooth,
You explain. with kindly labor
The exuberance Of youth.
But in case your panes they shatter
In some playful little game.
II is not a smiling matter.
But an outrage and a shame.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-18

The Becker jury has cost New York
almost $500. but it was worth the ex-
penseL
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November IS i'm History.

November IS 1755-David Garrick goes
into musical comedy.
November IS, l621-A Pilgrim mother
inYents cranberry sauce.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-18

Everywhere over this broad land peo-
pie are riding fast elevators toward
Heaven at the rate Of 100 stories a min
ute and are getting OF Of aeroplanes and
returning to earth at the rate of sixteen
feet a second. Speed rules everything ex-
cept the work on government buildings
and the sedentary. one-egg a day hen
who hasn't increased her output In tho
last two billion decades.
Copyright. 1872. BY Geurss Mathew AdamsI
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For the last ten years the average number Of DAYS
worked per week by the miners OF the Uniurd King
dom SID
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Uncle PennywIse saysi

l guess the election turmoil is over.
see neighbors smiling and greeting
one another again.
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4 roiseless gun for killing horses or other ani-
mails at short ranEe has been invented in England
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VIII T. r. kindly issue n Thanksgiving
proclamation for Oyster Bay?
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From the Pittsburg Gazette-Times
The Bulgarians captured Tchatalia
name and all.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-08-08
RETAIL MERCHANTS
WILL HOLD MONTHLY
MEETING TONIGHT.

The Cairo Retail Mershants asso-
citation has its regular monthly
meeting tonight at its rooms, 1903
Commercial avenue, President j. =.
Greaney and Secretary Charles Gill
hofer in giving members notice Of
the meeting state that there are q
number of important matters to come
before the meeting tonight and re-
quest all to attend. The Fall Festi-
val proposition will be further dis
cussed and the report of the Green
field ferry committee will be pre-
sented. The new ferry City of Cairo
being built at the Howard ship yards
is expected to be ready for service
within few weeks and the commit
tees report on this matter promises
to be interesting.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-08-08
ORDER Of OWLS
IS ESTABLISHED
IN This CITY
Organization Selects List Of Offic-
ers and Several Affiliate
With 1t

The Order Of Owls Is the latest
secret society to be established in
Cairo. Temporary organization was
effected last night at the knights OF
Pythias hall in the Alexander
County National Bank building.
Sixty-four Cairo citizens have ap-
piled for membership. Thsee We're
assembled by the organizer M. Bar
ringer, who has been In the city
several weeks soliciting member
ship. These members and those
who make application before the
next meeting will constitute the
charter membership. The society is
a secret and social organization and
is beneficiary only as to the pay
ment Of sick and funeral benefits.
The dues are fifty cents month.
The next meeting will be held
Friday, Aug. 16, when the perma-
nent organization will be effected
The officers elected are: 7. C.
Watkins, past president; J. D. John
son, president; P. ]. Taylor, vice
president; C. Ii, Reed, secretary
Oscar Stone, invocator; Philir
Brable, sentry; Robert Gourley
picket; Joseph Clifford, treasurer
II. G. Casey, jeff Salyers and T.
Howard, trustees.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-08-08
WILLIAM DESIM0NI NOT
EXPECTED TO RECOVER

William Desimoni, OF this city,
who was reported in a dying condi-
tion at the Cook county hospital, is
still alive. A letter from Charles
Desimioni, who went to Chicago
Monday to attend his brother. was
received here by another brother,
Joseph Desmioni, stating that the
physician in attendance did not
give him any hope of Williams ulti-
mate recovery and stated that his
passing is only a question of days
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-08-08
MOUNDS WATER
MAINS WILL BE
ACCEPTED TODAY

The Mounds water works mains
which were laid by Cairo contractors
j. J. OShea and John Hogan, will
be officially turned over to the city
and accepted by the council today
The test was made several days ago
The mains stood pressure of 1856
pounds to the square inch. The
Central Ice Co. furnishes the power.
The average pressure will be between,
so and so pounds; for fire service
the pressure will be from 100 to
10 pounds. After the test few
leaks were found these have all
been remedied Mayor Fletcher who
is also in the plumbing business un-
der the firm name of Fletcher &
Herman, has orders for the install
lation of water service for over 900
citizens. The firm has force Of
nine or ten plumbers at work put
ting in the services as fast as they
can.
Mayor Fletcher will celebrate the
opening of the water works by Civ
ing banquet This will take place
within few days.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-08-08
POLICE TOLD
TO ENFORCE THE
GAMBLING LAWS
Mayor Parsons and Fire Committee
Of Council Lecture Entire
Force q

Mayor Parsons and the Fire Com
mittee of the city council lined up
the entire police force at the city
council chamber Tuesday evening
and gave the members a lecture on
the mater of enforcing the city ordi.
nances, especially on the subject Of
the suppression of gambling. The
mayor also stated that complaint had
been made to him on several occa !.
sions recently that some OF the off
GERS while on their beats frequented
the saloons too often. The police
were also reminded that they rid the
city of all undesirable citizens who
have no visible means of support
This it was stated meant professional
gamblers Mf
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-08-08
CLAIMS HE IS ON
TRAMP TO WIN 81 900

Walter f. Lynn of Chicago, the
long distance pedestrian arrived in
Cairo yesterday. He is walking f.
600 miles from Chicago to New Or
leans, he claims to win $1,000. He
left Chicago July and must reach
New Orleans by Sept. 1. One Of the
requirements is that he leave Chi
cago without funds and must have
none when he reaches his destina-
tion. He is travelling along the line
of the Illinois Central railroad. He
walked to East st. Louis from Chi
cago via Springfield where he was
sick week. Hhe says he can make
up. He secures the signature of the
city clerk and postmaster at every
city along the route to show that he
has passed through the place.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-08-08
ROADS PROPOSE
GENERAL RAISES
IN FREIGHT RATES
Aimed to Meet Commissions De-
cision and Cut Inter-Mouu
tain Tariffs

Washington, Aug. General in
creases in freight rates on commod-
tiles to become effective Sept. 2 are
proposed in new tariffs filed by the
transcontinental railroads with the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
While the new rates are designed to
meet the commissions decision in
the Spokane, Reno and Phoenix rate
cases, and would reduce rates to the
intermountain territory, they would
materially increase rates from all
the East to Pacific Coast points.
The proposed rates which affect
all transcontinental traffic with the
present rates, but such examination
as has been possible indicates that
the increases 10 the Pacific termi-
nails are considerably greater than
the reductions to the inter-Rocky
Mountain territory.
Countiss says that some carload
rates to terminal points are ad-
vanced on commodities which are
not subject to water competition to
any great extent This adjustment,
he points out. creates an advance to
the terminals, but reduces the rates
to interior destinations.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-08-08
TOURISTS FOUND
NEAR DEATH IN A
MOUNTAIN STORM
Missouri Girl in Party Which Start
ed for Summit to See
Sunrise

Steamboat Springs, Colo, Aug. 7
Near death in a blizzard on the
west slope Of Ethel Mountain, al
most ready TO drop in their tracks
from exposure the party of tourists
who started for the summit of the
mountain Friday night to see the
sun rise Saturday morning, was
found last night by one Of the three
searching parties sent out from here,
The four women Of the party were
almost completely exhausted and
had to be held on the backs Of their
horses on the trip down after their
rescue.
The party took provisions to last
them two days.
Included in the party were Miss
Edna Harman, pretty 1S-year-old
girl Of Liberty, Mo, and Miss Alice
Mccormick of Albert Lea, Minn.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-08-08
IA 70 the "Doudays,w

The "dogdays" are 80 called BE-
cause the Greeks on first beholding
the star Sirius with the naked eye
were wont to sacrifice brown dog
to appease his wrath, the general be-
lief being that Sirius was the cause
of the hot, sultry weather usually at
tendant upon its appearance, and that
on the first morning of It's rising the
sea boiled, wine turned sour, dogs
grew mad and man became afflicted
with all manner Of burning fevers.
Mysteries and frenzies. At Argos a
festival was held during the dogdays
known as "Cynophantes," which
means that dogs were killed on sight
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-08-08
Stubs LEADING
CURTIS IN KANSAS
SENATORIAL RACE
Governor Believed to Have Won
Nomination. Liquor Candidate
for Governor Ahead

Topeka, Kan, Aug. Coy. w.
r. Stubbs probably has defeated
Charles Curtis for the latter's seat
In the United States Senate. Al
though early returns from yester-
days statewide primary seemed to
indicate The race would not be de-
cided until late returns came in,
Stubbs gained so much in the coun-
try districts that it seemed almost
certain that the Governor had de-
feated Curtis by a substantial ma
jarity.
Over night work by the election
clerks cleared up the contests in the
irst and Third Congressional Dis
tricts, giving the Republican nomi-
nation to the incumbents, ID. r.
Anthony and 2. P. Campbell, by re-
duced majorities.
The Democratic contests for I'm
lieu plates oeHdloT anu doFerHoF
promise to be close and will require
figures from every county in the
State to decide them. J. B. Billar,
mayor Of Topeka, who is running
on a platform that pledges resub-
mission of the liquor question to the
voters snatched the lead in the
gubernatorial race from George II.
Hodges and this morning it was a
close struggle between them. Judge
w. H. Thompson and Hugh Farrely
were the leading Democratic candi-
dates for the United States Senate.
Early returns indicated Arthur
Capper had won the Republican
nomination for governor ever Franz
Ryan by substantial majority.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-08-08
REAL ESTATE MAN
BLOWN TO PIECES
At HIS own DOOR
Mysterious Explosion in Portland,
Ore, Suburb Is of Ter
tlllc Force

Portland, Ore, Aug, Through
a mysterious explosion which de-
stroyed his residence at Lents, a.
suburb, early today, Percy Warren,
a real estate dealer, was blown to
pieces.
Warren had just returned to his
home from visit to neighbor
the entire district. Investigation
revealed his house in flames and
portions of his body We're found
scattered about.
Whether Warren was murdered
or was the victim Of an accident
may never be learned.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-08-08
Rancher Goes TO Denver to Take
Back Home Remains Of
Daughter
LUREo BY BRIGHT LIGHTS
Young Woman Wanted Gay Life
and Was Oppressed by
Country Loneliness

Denver, Colo, Aug. w. S.
Kelly, a rugged honest rancher, who
reared a family of five girls and four
boys, came to Denver to take back
home the body of his daughter Edith,
the only one of his children who had
been unable to resist the lure of the
gay night life of the city, and who
had met her death under an over
turned automobile at the end of a
gay night at cafe on the outskirts
of Denver.
Bestowing the charitable love of a
father on the memory of his daugk-
ter who had abandoned all the teach~
ings of the home and had sought the
easiest way toward the glittering
life she coveted Kelly said simply:
Il reckon she amt none the less
my child Me and mother can re-
member little Edith of few years
ago, and that will outweigh lot of
things that people who don't know
may thing are unforgivable."
Edith Kelly was restless on the
ranch near Atwood, Colo, and failed
to find the comfort her brothers AMI
sisters found IN the solitude of the
place. She had never been to big
city until she was well grown, but
she had heard of its gay life, its cleo
trical brilliancy at night, its parties
of joy. She longed for them. One
day she was missing after visit to
Atwood. Her fathers Investigations
revealed that she had met a man
from Denver who was accustomed to
visit Atwood frequently, and that
she had gone to Denver with him.
A few months later the father
learned that his daughter was alone
in the city, the man having gone.
He wrote to her, urging her to re-
turn home, but the fascination Of
the life was too great, Edith elected
to remain.
The next the father heard was the
message telling that she was dead,
She was one Of a party of young
women and wealthy young men who
had gone to an outlying cafe in an
automobile. They spent the evening
amid the lights the girl loved so
well, and amid the tinkle Of glasses,
the cracking of ice in the silver
buckets and the care-free jests and
laughs of the life of which she had
iecome a part.
Long alters midnight they started
back to Denver. There were other
parties in automobiles who had been
at other tables. There was race
along the smooth road. The chauf-
feur forgot the sharp turn until too
late, and as he tried to steer around
it, the machine skidded and turned
over in a ditch, burying Edith Kelly
and the chauffeur beneath it. The
others were thrown safely to one
side. Edith was dead when the ma
chine was lifted from her. The
chauffeur was badly hurt but he Will
live
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-08-08
Discusses Tariff, High Living Cosf,
Waterways and Other
Issues
SENATOR JAMES MAKES SPEECH
Kentuckian Acts as Head Of the
Notification Committee Of
81 Members

Seagirt n. J., Aug, Gov
Woodrow Wilson today unfolded the
fabrics of his political beliefs in a
speech formally accepting the Demo-
cratic nomination to the presidency.
Establishing first what he termed
his faith" he invoked the rule of
right and Justice to politics, pro-
ceeding in succession to show its ap-
plication to the tarff, antitrust
question, the restoration of merchant
marine. the development OF water
ways, the conservation of natural re-
sources, banking reform and other
issuts Of the day,
Officially there was a notification
committee of fifty-two representing
state and territory, and with them
came eight of the Democratic gov
ernors.
Senator-elect Ollie NJ. James, of
Kentucky, permanent chairman of
the Baltimore convention, acted as
spokesman for the notification com
mittee which foday formally ten
dered to Governor Woodrow Wilson
the Democratic nomination for pres.
ident
Mr.. James praised the candidate
and his achievements and bespoke
a harmonious party with mo dis
gruntled Democrats sulking in their
tents" He attacked both Presi-
dent Taft and former President
Roosevelt, and held up the Republi-
can party as "disheartened, discour-
aged and disorganized
The Republican conduct of trust
prosecutions was condemned. He
declared the Democrats were
pledged to felons stripes" for
great malefactors. "Big business
was promised support If legitimate,
and the Democratic party was
pledged to take the tariff out Of poll
itics when the trust fed barons
take their larcenous hands out of
the pockets of the American peo-
pie"
The motto "Thou shalt not
steal was plagiarism from Demo-
cratic faith, Mr.. James said, and he
expressed belief in the charges both
President Taft and former President
Roosevelt have made against each
other.
Mr.. James speech in part follows.
Governor Wilson: The DEM
ocracy of this Republic assembled in
national convention at Baltimore on
June 25th, 1912, was truly repre-
sentative Of the people of this corn-
try. They represented political
faith that was born with the gov
ernment itself and founded by the
one who wrote the charter of our
freedom. The Democratic party
has lived through all the years since
then to see the parties that battled
against 1t die in the political arena
in which they fought. And now we
behold the Republican party, once
militant, united and triumphant
divided, torn and disheartened. pre-
senting to the American people a
disappearing and dissolving view:
and in the melancholy reflection Of
its leaders, we can almost hear
them say, what shall it profit par
ty If 1t gain all the trusts and lose
the common people?'
"On the forty-sixth ballot, in per-
haps the most memorable and epoch
making convention ever held in our
political history. you were unani-
mously nominated for presidency by
the Democratic party amid great en-
thusiasm. No. cry OF fraud-con-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-08-08
Daniel Hogan is Ill.

Daniel Hogan, clerk Of the L. S.
District Court, at Danville, formerly
of Mound City, is in hospital al
Chicago, where he has been a patient
for several weeks. He was operated
upon some days ago and his present
condition Is said to be serious
though not considered dangerous.
John Hogan, the contractor, who is
at Mounds, will probably go to Chi
cago to see him Thursday.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-08-08
Negroes to Celebrate.

The Steamer Rapids returned TO
Cairo from Paducah at 1880 this
to take out an excursion
party Of negroes. The boat left for
Paducah at / o'clock with several
negroes on board. They go
to take part in the eighth of August
held there.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-08-08
MEMBERS OF BOARD
INSPECT FILLED STREETS

The Board Of Local improvements
of the city council. In automobiles,
yesterday afternoon inspected all
the newly filled streets which were
filled kinder contract by the trustee
OF the Cairo Contracting and Drain
age Company during the past year
or more. The members OF the
board also inspected the brick
streets recently paved by Roy Wit
liam, West fifteenth, West Thirty
fourth and st. Mary's Place West,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-08-08
Deleagte Returns.

Z. 5. Britton returned yesterday
from Chicago, where he went to at
tend the state and national conven-
tion Of the Progressive party. He
was delegate to the state conven-
tion and remained over to. witness
the nomination OF Roosevelt.