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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-12
FULL VOTE IS
WANTED At BOND
ELECTION TODAY
Supporters Preparing 70 Wsrk 10
q Gut Voters to Attend
Tie Polh
PRESENT QUARTERS DISGRACE
Records Canno. Be Kept and Jail
!, Very Unsanitary, Says
Official
PRESENT QUARTERS DISGRACE

Efforts to get out the full vote for
the balloting on the City Hall. Jnil
and Public Library, Will be made
today. This was indicated last night
by the activity among the chief sup
porters Of the proposition to vsse
500. 900 worth Of bonds for the mrch
needed improvements.
Mayor Parsons, who has been
working hard ID supper. Of the meas
ure last night spoke to the menih"rs
of Company X at banquet at the
armory and later he asked the Elks,
Of which he Is Exalted Ruler. 70
give their aid on the measure. TIC
made an GaEaeat, plea 10 AL Of the
voters to aid In passing the prop ".
tons and a0ked that they work at
the polls.
No definite opposition to the nicae-
Iures has developed as yet but the
supporters are not sleeping and are
preparing to put up fight for the
things they have been trying for for
many years. Workers will be sta
toned at the polls and others VII
aid in getting the sluggish vote cut
g Is Polling Places.
The city will be divided into IL
voting districts as it is at regular
elections. The list. of polling places
has been published and appears on
another page Of. The Bulletin.
The only change from the list p''h-
lished heretofore is In the polling
place of the first precinct OF the
Fourth Ward The polling place has
been changed to 1910 Wash'ng'cD
avenue, In the Leach Building. II
was formerly located at 1871 WASH
ington avenue. .t
The city officials and members ~
the City Council. which adopted the
ordinances by a unanimous vote, are
giving their support to the meas
ures.
One official, in speaking of the
measure. last night, said:
1--WE all want to see the new CITY
hHal, jail and Public Library built
We may not, and some Of us probabt7
will not, be in office, when the TINA
| for occupying the building arrives
but we want to see tho city placed
| where IL should be. We are work'nk
for the measure tooth and toe III.
because we believe that Cairo should
have such building and one tina. 1t
will be proud of
Quarters Are Disgrace.
1.-THE present quarters OF the city
officials are a disgrace to the city
They are musty and dirty and cannot
be kept clean, no matter how had
one may try.
Although many people will say
the criminals or suspects, locked m
here. have no right to anything
good, they are entitled, 2f least, 70
have sanitary Jail: People. who
are confined usually are locked up
against their why but it is only
right for the clry to provide a sani-
tary place, The present quarters arc
I.anything but sanitary
| "As for the City Hall. the public
records must have some place that
| Is fit for keeping them. II they are
Ito be preserved. The records OF a
city are one of its most important
assets and under the present condi-
| ton this Is impossible.
1.-THE library addition should hc
built, because the present quart Yrs
are inadequate. There liz not 70 sm
| to. store books properly aud NOR,
should be provided.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-12
REBELS LYNCH CAPTAIN
OF MADERO INSURRECTOS

Douglas, Ariz., March 11.--News
reached Douglas today OF the lyn'a.
ing OF Aurelia Soqui, the former
captain in Madero's rebel army. by
the rebels near Cumpas. The town
of Cumpas then was looted and al
wires were cut
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-12
UNITED STATES
WOULD Be Hurt
By INTERVENTION
II
General Bafrstt aef Pan-Aneriean
Declare, War Would Delight
Competitors Il
-, Nh $500.
NEWS FROM The FRONT
Six Held At Alter, Mex Troops
Guard Eagle Pass. Mexico
l. Optimistic

Washington, March .11s-Directof
General Barrett of the Pan-Amcfi-
can Union tonight told the Foreign
Service, Club that II the United
States should intervene in Mexico it
would strike staggering blow to
its commerce and prestige through
all America. multiplying half The
good OF the Panama canal and de-
light all Ito competitors for the favor
and trade OF the world.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-12
KNOX PLEADS FOR
CLOSER INTERCOURSE
BETWEEN REPUBLICS

San Salvador, Salvador, March II.
AT state dinner given tonight
by the foreign minister in honor OF
American Secretary of State Knox,
the Secretary made plea for closer
intercourse between the republics.
The dinner was held at the palace
and was the chief function of the
Secretary's visit to Salvador.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-12
CAIRO MAY GET
A GOOD ARMORY
# BILL PASSES
Pending Legislation Would Allow
Money for Erection Of
Structure Here
SIX ARE BEING BUILT
LIT assembly Vote ! large Sum for
Nor hern Troops Colonel
R..m n Bears News
SIX ARE BEING BUILT

t"Thestat may build fine Armory
for Go. X, |. N. G.. and $4,000 a.
year may be the amount expended
upon the Cairo Company IL
Congress passes the bill pro-
viding for the payment of
the state. guards for all drills the
members attend said Lieut.. Col. Il.
J., Ryman at the annual banquet at
the Armory last night. He said
there Is every reason to believe that
an Armory will be built in Cairo IL
the Company is kept up to Its full
strength.
The legislature at its last session
appropriated $350.000 for the pur-
pose of building FIVE Armorys In the
state. Two are 10 be erected at Chi4
cage, one for the second regImentand
one for six companies of the eighth
regiment: one at Peoria for three
companies; one at Quincy for three
companies and one at Woodstock for
one company. ~
Would Continue Building.
1t is proposed to continue these.
appropriations until armories are
built for all the companies In, the
state.
The state now expends $4,000 a
year on the Cairo Company and, II
the bill before congress is passed by
the Senate, which now has II $4,000
more per year will be added to Com
pany KS funds.
"These two features alone ought
to interest not only the members of
the Company but also the citizens Of
Cairo, and spur all to encourage and
maintain the Cairo Company" de-
clared Colonel Ryman.
Acknowledgement Dickson and
Col Lang, who were expected to at
tend, were not able to come to Cairo
at this time, having other engage
ments. Lieut-Col. Ryman made an
excellent talk and gave them much
good advice and encouragement. He
has been in Cairo before and is well
acquainted with the old members Of
Co. X. He was last hire at the time
the state troopss had charge of the
Court House. He returned to his
home at Effingham this morning.
Parsons Praises Boys.
Mayor Parsons spoke on the adj
vantages of good military company
to Cairo and of the training and
discipline that would be of benefit to
the members themselves. That
Company X which was started over
eight years ago was company OF
which the citizens of Cairo we're very
proud and hoped that the company
would continue to maintain the high
standard OF excellence 1t had at
tanned. He said "You may count
upon me both personally and official
ly for all can do to assist you"
In concluding his talk on the sub
ject OF the militia, he called to their
attention the matter of voting on the
city hall and public labrary PROPOSE
tions and asked for their assistance
at the polls to bring about success.
Alderman Burke was called upon
to address the members and re-
sponded with short talk that
showed his interest In the organiza-
ton
One hundred members and guests
were present at the banquet which
was prepared by Sebille, 1t was
given with the compliments OF the
Cairo Board of Trade and CONNER
cial Club. The Company is now
composed of 40 men, all of whom
have been working hard recently In
(Concluded on Page rtve.l
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-12
STIMSON URGES AN
INCREASED ARMAMENT

Washington, March 11.--Secre-
tary Stimson today urged the Home
committee on military affairs to
recommend legislation to increase
the efficiency of the national guard
s9,00o.o00, the estimated cost for
paid militia under the terms Of the
Hay bill could be expended rnucl,
more prontably in the maintenance
Of Ave cavalry regiments and re
serve 81 $4,000 men for the regula,
army. In the opinion Of Secretary
Etimson.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-12


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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-12

Shall bonds of the City of Cairo for the pur-
pose of raising funds for the payment of the cost
of public library building for the Cairo Public
Library, in the sum Of $4,000 be issued by the
city council in the manner provided in the fore
going ordinance.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-12

Shall bonds of the City of Cairo for the pur-
pose of raising funds for the erection and equip
ment of city hall and jail upon the property of
the city in Block 49, in the City of Cairo, Illinois,
in the sum of SIS 900 be issued by the city coun-
ell in the manner provided in the foregoing ordi-
nance.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-12

Illinois Snsw in north snow o.
rain IN south Tuesday; Wednesday
colder and fair.
Kentucky Rain Or snow Tuesday;
Wednesday fair and colder.
Missouri Fair in northwest, rain
or snow, followed BY clearing Fast
and south portion Tuesday; collier
Wednesday and fair, warmer in
northwest.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-12

VOTE YES" TODAY.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-27
NEWS GATHERING IN ROCK
ISLAND A GENERATION AGO

to the postoffice for their mail. This
was an excellent place to pick up
news item. The rush at the postof-
fee was at a. m. and Z p. m. A re-
porter counted on finding from a
third to half a column of readable
matter here The steamboat landing
was another place for city page items.
there being at the landing from three
to seven steamboats, daily. The
paper had other news requiring con-
siderable space The court house was
another point where a batch of items
could be gathered. The monthly
meetings of the city council was ter
ror to the reporter and he would
throw the burden on the editor when
ever he possibly could. 1t was tire
scme and the sessions of the council
lasted from three to five hours. There
were so many aldermen who imagined
they were Websters or Clays they
would make a speech on every ques-
ton or motion coming before the
council.
In this day and age daily paper
nClS OAIElONS llOAh ASui " o'N fNNpAN
to do the news gathering and prepar-
ing it for the paper.
The newspaper men of the days from
1860 to 1880 were a Woodworking set
OF men. We can call to mind quite a
number who were employed on the
dailies of the tri-cities. George H
Ballou of the Davenport Gazette
was a born newspaper man and en-.
| joyed his work. Walter Johnson
J was a long time city editor of the
/ Daily Union, afterwards editor and
/ part owner up to the time of his death
! The writer first met Mr.. Johnson at
! Lyons, Iowa, in 1860, where he was
employed as a writer on the Mirror
| We always held him in high esteem
as a friend and employer. Clint Park
/ hurst, w H. Rossington and Harry
Allie of the Daily Argus and B. F. Til
lirghast, w. H. Burdett and P. S. Nc
! Clynn were Industrious and good men
who served their papers we'll in the
days before the coming of the electric
street railways, etc.
The reporters when they were en-
/ SdBSu III the NOi uiu uOt SOALPoAN
notes but each was for himself and
all were after scoop on the others
l have frequently heard the leaders
complain of the lazy reporter wher
the local news page was scant. AT
this time the poor newsgatherel
worked hardest for his pay. The writ
ing of the news now is not half the la
berthe difficult part is to find some
thing interesting to write up. 1t is
the aim and practice of a good re
porter to carry in stock from day tc
day column or more which will beal
carrying over for dull day.
The reporter of 1860 to 1880 was
expected to be an all-arouRd man anC
was expected to fill all departments
! There was no society, sporting oil
telegraph editor One man had the
local department. Every part was
handled by one man with some assist
ance from the editor when there were
political or other meetings of inter
est to the general public.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-27
NEW MASONIC TEMPLE.

y The Masonic fraternity viii have a
modern home, built entirely by funds
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-27
HEADQUARTERS OF EAGLES

Second avenues on Eighteenth street,
at a cost of $4,000. While the Elks
do not actually own the property, they
are accommodating building fund and
expect in time to purchase it from the
present owners. 1t is held now under
lease for a term Of years. In June of
next year the local Elks will entertain
the state organization. Fifteen thous-
and visitors are expected and an en-
tertainment fund of $1,000 is being
raised, mostly through public enter
tainments, it being the desire of the
membership to avoid soliciting from
business men, if possible
The Rock Island lodge of EIks was
instituted June &c. 1905, B. F. Knox be-
ing the first exalted ruler. The home
Of the organization was formally open
ed Jan. 81, 1908. The present officers
are:
Exalted Ruler-H w. Cozad
/ Esteemed Loyal Knight-Arthur II .
Harms
Esteemed Leading Knight - VIII
Roth.
Secretary-Sam Ryerson.
Treasurer. u. Casteel.
! Tyier-F'red J. Aster.
| Inner Guard-John H. Frohboes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-27

Esquire-James W Maucker.
Organist-Irving Hansen.
Chaplain-W F. Barth
Trustees-H H. Hubbard, H. w. Ire
mann, L. c. Lamphere.
EAGLES HAVE BUILDING.
The youngest Of the Rock Island fra
ternal organizations to own its own
headquarters is Rock Island aerie OF
Eagles No. $50. 1t was instituted Jan
10, 1905, and within three years had
attained such growth that it was able
to secure a permanent home. The
John Murrin residence at Fourth ave
nue. and Twenty-first street was pur-
chased and remodeled to meet the
needs Of the order. Coy club rooms
and a meeting hall were fitted up and
still are in use. The home occupies a
large lot in a central location. and il
is the plan Of the aerie members to
erect shortly a building there costing
/ perhaps $4,000 The lodge has coo
members and the present officers are:
/ President-B. +. Knox.
Vice President-Charles Barth.
Secretary. F. Dindinger.
William Trefz.
Chaplain-H f. Rowe.
Trustees-August Bergeson, JOSEPH
iDietz, Joseph GTotegut-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-27

first street being built in 1895 and oc-
cupied in 1896. Prior to launching
the building enterprise funds. were
raised by a series of fairs and pic
MICS. A lot for a building site located
at Fourth avenue and Twentieth
street was purchased, but this was
sold when the present site was Sc
cured. The cost of the home for Ia
Dor was $4,000 and a heavy debt was
incurred at the time of it's erection.
For years the IndustriaI Home fair
vas an annual feature and proved
good revenue getter, but finally it
became less popular and about ten
years ago was abandoned and a sys-
TEN direct taxation upon affiliating
unions was adopted. Voluntary sub
scriptions by citizens, many outside
of labor organizations, helped to re-
duce the debt, but several thousands
of dollars are still owing and this fact
has prevented the complete equip
ment of the home after the original
plans.
AS it stands, however, the home
is one of the best maintained by or
ganized labor in cities of Rock Is
lands class. 1t is three stories in
height, built of brick and has two
stories on the ground floor, meeting
rooms for the various unions on the
second floor and a large hall on the
third floor Unions meeting there
pay a nominal rental and revenue is
otherwise secured from the rental of
the store rooms and the large hall.
The Rock Island Industrial Home
association alternates with those of
Moline and Davenport in taking
charge of the celebration of Labor day
in the three cities, the picnics being
held in rotation. The present trus-
tees of the association are Marx
Harder, ]. s. Morley, A. W. Johnson,
c. L. Macdonald, H. Lamp, w. ].
Stoit, Thomas Lillis, G. G. Biggs,
Rudolph Nesslie and B. c. Stone.
be officers are:
President-Thomas Lillis.
Vice President-W. ]. Stoit.
Treasurer. w. Johnson.
Agent. S. Morley.
Secretary-C. L. Macdonald.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-27
BY JOHN FLEMING.

n EMARKABLE progress is indicat-
N ed by the reportorial work of for
mer days as compared with the
same field of today The contrast be-
tween then and today is very striking
as regarding the facilities at hand to
help a reporter on his daily round
and conveniences in obtaining and
writing up his copy Old-time report
ers had to depend on what nature had
provided. There was no bicycle, no
electric street car and no auto with
which TO cover the city and no telephone
over which he could receive items or
information of happenings and no
typewriter on which he could write
his copy.
At the time the writer was a reporter
here, one employed on an evening daily
would start on his rounds usually the
previous evening, combining his en-
deavors to the business part of the
city, with side trips to the residence
portion to report weddings, parties, so.
cables, etc. This copy was sent to
the news room at o'clock a. m, SO
dS W start the cOlnpoSltOrS on tnelI
days work. The first or morning
route was to the east end of the city
which extended to about what is now
Thirty-eighth street The news items
picked up on this trip were written
up and sent to the news room at Il
o'clock a. m, and the last route in the
afternoon was to the lower end Of the
city extending to the boat yard
The city editor was delegated to dc
all the work appearing on the loca
page, the editor of the paper confin
ing his duties to writing editorials
There was third man employed il
soliciting paid locals from the bust
ness men of the city. This was the
main advertising of the merchants
and at times amounted to more thar
two columns of the city page The
city merchants seldom INDUCED il
display advertising. This kind of worl
came from the outside, furnished b!
advertising agencies.
During those years people had to e
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-27

sIpreme camp, meeting at Chicago,
authorized removal to Rock Island
and the change took place with
minimum of friction. Quarters were
taken at first in the Safety building,
then just completed. After year the
property of the Rock Island club at
Third avenue and Sixteenth street
as purchased and alterations made
in the building to fit it for use as
Offices.
SUPREME OFFICERS.
The supreme officers of the Royal
Neighbors are:
Oracle-Mrs. Myra B. Enright,
Portsmouth, building Kansas City,
Kan.
Fast Oracle-Mrs. Lima NJ. Collins,
S1S King street, St. Paul, MINI.
Vice Oracle-Mrs. Bette Hubbell,
Fowler, Col.
Recorder-Hada N. Purkhart, Rock
Island, ILL.,
Receiver-Mrs. Carrie Franklin,
I South Pearl street, Albany, n. Y.
Chancellor-Clara J. Greget-Mari-
eta, S. D.
Marshal-Pearl Morgan, Louisville,
Ky.
Inner Sentinel-May Buchanan,
Moscow, Idaho.
Outer Sentinel-Lulu Hawley, San
ia Rosa, Cal
Board of Managers-Mrs. Eva
Child. chairman, Hanover, Wis; Mrs.
/ Susie b. Rose, 1893 Julian avenue, st.
Louis, Mo-; Mrs. Amman NJ. Blair,
Webster City, Iowa; Mrs. Clara NJ
/ Richards, Buchanan, Mich; Mrs
Alice Gilliland. Springfield, Ill.
/ Physicians-Dr. Susan Meg. Sny'
Cor, Council Bluffs, Iowa; DR.. +
Franc Morril. 1924 Stewart avenue
Chicago: DR.. Elnora Gilson-Whit
more, s35 Lane street, Topeka, Kan.
Or Sophie Scheel, 2O9 Hancock street
Brooklyn, y. Y; DR.. Anna Ries-Fitr
, ley, Ogden Utah.
Board of Auditors-Ella Foster
, Chandler, Okla; Fannie Volz, Indian
apois, Ind; Luella Eslaman, Staun
ton, III.
Editor-Nellie Preble, 1874 Ere
mont street, Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-27

stage 1sx42, also a side stage all along
the right hand side. This side stage is
cut of from the main rooms with drop
curtains when not in use. When in
use the view from this stage into the
main room is cut of with a scrim cur
tain which permits a full view from
the main room into the stage.
In front of the lodge room are tyIer's
room, smoking room, parlor, candi-
dates room, preparation room, and six
property rooms and toilets.
There is on this second floor also a
small lodge room 33x50, with proper
ante-rOoms and a ladies parlor and
toilet. This parlor can be entered
either from the public hall in the sec.
ond story or from the tyler's room.
There is a vault in the office and also
one on the second floor.
The exterior is designed for q yellow
brick with a brown cast II is faced
with stone about eight feet high and
stone is used for trim around the win
dows and for the cornice.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-27
LABOR UNIONS IN ROCK
ISLAND WELL SUPPORTED
CONTINUED from Preceding Page)

Continued from Preceding Page)
Knights of LABOR. other organiza-
tons cooperating at the time were
the printers, glassblowers, tailors,
iron molders, cigar makers, carpen-
tors, switchmen and locomotive fire.
nTen. The first board of trustees was
made up of 7. F. Wheelan, Albert
Owen, Axel Erickson, F. w. Bloch
linger, William Bleuer, NJ. w. Battles,
Z. A. Fender, Joseph Geiger, ]. w.
Cavanaugh and John McDarrah. The
first officers were: ]. w. Cavanaugh,
president; T. A. Fender, vice presi-
dent; T. F. Wheelan, secretary, and
NJ w. Battles, treasurer.
Early meetings were held at Nor
ris and Killers halls, the present
home at Third avenue and Twenty
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-27

furnished by members Of the order.
when their building, now being erect
ed at the corner of Eighteenth street
and Fifth avenue, is completed. The
project has been financed by the pur
chase OF bonds By Masons. The cost
Of the building. exclusive of furnish
ings, will be sos, 900. The plans pro
vide for a structure covering 100X115
feet The front part is three stories.
corresponding with two higher stories
in the rear. which contain the lodge
rooms and banquet hall
on the first floor, opening OF the
large lobby. are two club rooms on the
left. On the right is the Office and a
ladies' parlor Directly opposite the
entrance is the ballroom 50x52 and a
concert han 35x3S feet. These two
rooms can be thrown together, making
an uninterrupted ballroom floor IS feet
in length. Mems and ladies toilets
and a check room are also on this
floor. In the rear of the ballroom is a
large kitchen and a small dining room
and a rear stairs.
The main stairway opens UP TO the
right in the lobby. on the landing OF
this stairs, half way up TO second. is
the front half-story. eightfoot ceiling
I just enough for the armory and some
/ reserve space not yet assigned. There
IS a private stair from the armory Up
I 70 the lodge room above.
In the second story are two lodge
/ rooms. The larger, 50x64, has a maiI
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-27
OFFICERS OF ROCK
ISLAND COUNTY

County Clerk-Henry B. Hubbard.
Probate Judge-Benjamin S. Bell.
Probate Clerk-John E. Fleming.
Circuit Clerk-George w. Gamble.
County Recorder-Samuel Ryerson.
States Attorney-Lawrence NJ. Ma
gill.
County Treasurer and Collector
William H. Whiteside.
Sheriff-O. l.. Bruner
County Superintendent of Schools
Samuel J. Ferguson.
County Surveyor Treich'
Ter.
County Physicians-Drs.A A. N. Muel
Ter and A. T. Leopold.
County Coroner-Dr r. c. J. Meyer
County Surveyor-C. c. Hubbart.
Steward County Infrmary-T. B.
Wylie.
Master in Chancery-J. L. Haas.
Chairman Board of Supervisors
George II. Richmond.