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The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-27
GOVERNMENT REPORT
SAYS FEDERALS ARE
C0RRALLLLITAAS VICT0RS

Mexico City, March 2G,~-Official
government reports of the battle of
Corralitos, the first of which was
told of complete government VIC
tory, today, were modified. Latest
reports say the command Of General
Salas was routed and defeated
General Aubert, commanding an
other disison of federais, then IS
reported to have come upon the scene
and engaged the rebels. Then Gen
eral Teller Is reported to haaa ar
rived with his command of fedcrals.
Reports say the rebels left 1909
dead and wounded on he field. The
federal loss Is 225 men.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-27
n'k|AltY BUYS PLANT
Traction Company Acquires Prop
~ erty at Mound City and Will
Enlarge Plant.

The. Mound City Electric Light
and Power Co. aud the water works
at that place will be acquired by the
Mckinley system. p Negotiations
were made with President John. s.
Aisthorpe of the First Bank and
Trust Co. for the purchase of the
properties. This news was given
out by superintendent Crossley yes
terday afternoon
About $4,000 win be expended
In betterments at Mound, City which
will be a sub-station for the dis
tribution of light and power. The
Cairo plant will furnish the cleo
tricity for both Mound City and
Mounds. s#
G. w. Humphrey Of Chicago, con-
sulting engineer, has been In this
vicinity several days and will re-
main here for while laying out the
work to be started at as early date
as possible. ..-.
At present the Mound City and
Mounds electric service Is only fur
nished during the daylight to. dawn
period, When the new order OF
things is established a continuous
service will be given
General Superintendent crossley
will manage teh enti.e properties OF
the company in this vicinity.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-27
Jed Coal Company's Workings Scene
Of Catasthrope that Causes
Many Death.
n SEVEN ESCAPE ALIVE
Few Near Shalt get 70 Surface
4 One Dies Within an Hour
Many Bodies Located

Bloomfield, w. Va, March 26.---
Eighty-two men were killed, today.
by a gas explosion in the Jed Coal
and Coke Company's mine at Jed, w.
Va. about SIX miles from here. Only
seven men escaped alive and one of
these died within an hour after being
brought to the surface.
Tonight thirty-three bodies have
been located and the rescuers hope
to have them ont shortly Exploring
parties expect to have the bodies out
by Wednesday noon.
& When the explosion took place,
probably only the eleven men, work
ing at the foot OF the shaft. had
chance for their lives, They readily
made their way up in the cages.
which were not damaged.
Less than half an hour after the
news Of the explosion had been COM
m'tnicated to this place relief meas
pfas were in order. Oxygen helmets
we're rushed 10 the scene and gov
ernmenti reeue car was started from
Pittsburgh, The car reached here
shortly after noon, The experts inn
mediateiy conceded that all in the
mine were dead. The usual scenes
OF horror and grief around mine dis
asters We're lacking today None OF
the families OF the miners crow ded
around the mouth OF the shaft.
The mine was inspected last Fri
day and pronounced safe Prelilni-
nary investigation, today, did not
divulge the cause OF the explosion.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-27
four INJURED
WHEN AUTO IS
OVERTURNED
DR.. Hall Whiteaker, Chauffeur and
Two Others in Machine When
Accident Occurs

Four Mound City men were in
jured, one Of them probably seriously
at o'clock yesterday afternoon,
when the automobile of DR.. Hall
Whitaker of Mound City, member
of the state legislature was over
turned returning home from Cairo
at o'clock, The accident occurred
in front of the Catholic church at
Mound City. 1@
The injured are:
DR.. Hall Whiteaker, rendered in
conscious by fall, may be seriously
hurt.
DR.. ]. F. Hargan, bruised.
Loren Stophlet, thrown from car
and stunned,
Alex jenkins, chauffeur for DR.
Whiteaker, bruised.
The wreck was caused by tire on
one of the rear wheels exploding
just as the car struck a depression
in the road, which caused one wheel
to collapse. The car turned over
and pinned DR.. Whitaker, Dr. Har-
gan and the chauffeur under it.
Stophlett was thrown clear of the
car.
Dr.. Whiteaker was the only mem
Der of the party rendered uncon-
scious. He was taken to DR.. Har-
gan's office and revived after an
hour, He went home but the physi-
clan in attendance says he will be
unable to tell until today, just how
badly DR.. Whiteaker is injured.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-27
HISTORY OF CASE N
SHOWS LENGTH or
.Me PACKERS BATTLE

The trial of the packers on
charges of conspiracy in maintain-
ing a combination in restraint of
trade in violation of the criminal
provision OF the Sherman antitrust
law which began December 6, is the
closing chapter of long legal bait
tie waged by the government
against the big packers.
The heads of the packing COM
panies in the proceedings are nam
ed as individual defendants and a
verdict Of guilty under the law
would make them liable to either a
fine Of $1,000 each, or imprisonment
for one year o. both penalties.
The ten defendants are:
J. Ogden Armour, president Ar
mour and Company.
Arthur Meeker, director and gem
eral manager Armour and Company.
Thomas j. Connors, director and
general superintendent Armour and
Company.
Louis F, Swift, president Swift
and Company.
Edward F. Swift, vice7president
Swift and Company.
Charles II. Swift, director Swift
and Company.
Francis A Fowler. manager
beef department Swift and Com
pany.
Edward Morris, president Morris
and Company.
Louis H. Heyman, manager beet
department Morris and Company
Edward Tilden, president Ma
tional Packing Company.
Government Contention.
The government contends:
That prior to 1909 prices We're
fixed, shipments regulated and ter
ritory divided by the old beef pool
which met every Tuesday afternoon.
That after the old beef pool dis
solved in 1902 the packers held
secret meetings at each others
homes.
That the National Packing Com
pany since its organization In 1903
has been used as the clearing
house" for the alleged combination
That the packers adopted a test
cost and margin system which was
used in the purchase of cattle and
the sale of fresh meat
That the allowances made for by
products In figuring the test cost
wore inadequate and the"cost" used
BY the packers was fictitious and
higher than the actual cost.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-27
Jury 0rt Ninete IN Hours Returns
Verdict Of not Guilty, in Case Of
Ten Meat Men
CASE NOT PROVEN
Government did not Eliminate Reas-
enable Doubt by Mass Of Eyi
lgts
dence During 4 Months

Chicago, March 26.--The Chicago
packers ended ten year legal bat
tie with the government today,
when a jury In United States Dis
trict Judge Carpenters court found
th N not guilty of violating the
criminal section of the Sherman
ant; trust law. Whether further
investigation into the packing in
dustry viii be made District Attor-
ney Wihe' son refused to say. He
was overwhelmed by the verdict.
The verdict came after the jury
had been out nineteen hours. Only
three ballots were taken. The first
was s to for acquittal, the second
III to / and the third unanimous.
Reasonable Doubt Cause.
Failure of the government to
prove their case beyond reasonable
doubt was responsible for the ver-
dict, several Jurors said They did
not review the exhibits In the case.
The mass of the figures and reports
mystitied them. The verdict was
quietly received. Only two de-
fendants. Thomas j. Corners, direc-
tor and general superintendent OF
Co., and Edward Tllden,
president OF the National Packing
Co., were in court when the verdict
vYoa s.a4nrpnd .ts4t
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-27
FIVE ON TRIAL FOR
DEATH OF EIGHTY-NINE
FROM ALCOHOLIC POISON

Berlin. Ger. March 26.--The
trial began today of five men, accus-
ed OF being responsible for death. by
wood alcohol poisoning. OF eighty
nine persons, which occurred at
Christmas, among the inmates of the
Municipal Night Shelter for the
Homeless. The indictment alleges
violation OF the pure food law.
rechnicalities do not permit more
serious charges,
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-27
REPUBLICANS AGREE
ON CANDIDATES FOR
NEW MEXICO SENATOR

Santa Fe., N. NJ, March 26.--
William H. Andrews and William J.
Mills. after conference with Re-
publican leaders, tonight consented
to withdraw their names as candi-
dates for United States Senator. This
probably will result I'M the election
tomorrow Of Albert Fall Of Three
Rivers and Thomas d. Catron Or
Santa Ne. w # lss x. s N n i
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-27
Taft Sends Findings Of Tariff Board
to Congress, With Request
that it Cut Duty
COST PRICE IS SAME
Material Used in United States is
no Higher in Price Than Y
that Of Europe

Washington, March 26,-Presi-
dent Taft today transmitted to con
gress the tariff boards report on the
cotton schedule with the reeommen-
dation that that section of the tariff
law be taken up with a view to re-
VISION and reductions in the rates
OF duty.
The president advises congress
that the boards investigations have
shown that the duties on some cot
ton yarns is two and three times in
excess of the difference of the cost
of production in the United States
and abroad. The duties imposed be-
cause OF finishing processes are in
excess of the difference in the extra
cost due TO finishing and are often
in excess of the total domestic cost
of finishing.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-27


of production in the United States
and abroad The duties imposed be-
cause of finishing processes are in
excess of the difference in the extra
cost due to finishing and are often
in excess of the total domestic cost
of finishing.
Higher Prices Here.
Prices paid by consumers in the
United States are higher than abroad
even when prices received by manu-
facturers In both places are the
same. This is said to be due to the
higher cost of distribution here.
Plain cloths are as cheap here as
anywhere, but on fancy fabrics the
duties are in excess of the differ
ence of cost and in many cases the
duties are greater than the CONVEX
sion costs in the mills of the United
tSates, President Taft asks de-
ficiency appropriation of $4,000 for
the board to continue its work, dur
ing April, May and June and urges
congress to continue further the lie
of the board that it may prosecute
Investigations of the metal, leather.
chemical, and sugar schedules which
the president has directed.
The presidents message is COM
prehensive summary of the board 5
findings. AS in It's report on the
wooden schedule and the pulp and
paper schedule the board makes no
recommendations, and suggests no
dutiesi in its review of very COM
pick subject.
The president says he bases his
recommendation on the declaration
of the platform on which he was
elected--"that a reasonable protee-
tive tariff should be adjusted to the
difference in cost OF production at
home and abroad.
Cost of Spinning Higher.
difficulty of stating in general terms
differences in costs of production for
q great variety of cotton manufac-
turers" the president wrote. The
differences vary widely according to
the character of the particular fab
rlc
"The report shows that the cost
of spinning cotton yarn in this, coun-
try is greater than in the leading
competing countries, In the case Of
ordinary warp and filing yarns,
forming the bulk OF the production
of the domestic industry, the foreign
cost of turning cotton into yarn is
shown to be about 70 per cent of
the cost of the damestic cost.
THE duty on these yarns is two
or three times in excess of the diff
ference in cost of production. On
some highly specialized yarns and
on yarns of the highest count-that
ios vi BTtdlGHl Nuty la
, some cases about equalizes the dit
ference in conversion costs.
I'm many cases however, on the
higher grades of yarn which are pro-
duced in this country, the duty is
in excess of the difference in the
cost OF production, though by much
less amount than in the case of or
dinary warp and filling yarns.
Difference Varies.
The difference in the cost OF
weaving yarns into cloth as between
this country and its chief competi-
tor, varies according to the charac-
ter Of the fabric In the case OF
many cloths of plain foreign cos.
due to the greater number Of looms
tended per weaver In this country.
This reduces the labor cost per yard
despite the higher earning of Thu
4' -..u-.
a s,VV Concluded m Page Seven. g
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-27
ILLINOIS TUNNEL co. SOLD

Chicago, March 26 26--Properties
of the Illinois Tunnel Co. were sold
at public auction today to Lewis b.
Krauthoff and William s. Todd, who
submitted tho only bids for SO, ,00O.-
900. They formed. the purchasing
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-27
MANY PRIMARY BILLS
INTRODUCED IN SENATE

Springfield, H., March 26.--Sey-
eral bills providing presidential
preference primary introduced up
per house Illinois legislature when
body convened today response
Governor Deneen's call special ses-
sion. BY vote Is to II bills were
advanced second reading without
reference to committee. This raises
question ofval1iity senates action
constitution provides each house
notify other upon convening this Is
organized and ready for business
lacking quorum lower house failed
To organize.
r. T. Davis prominent business
man Of East Prairie, Mo, has been
AT st. Mary's in0rinary since Satur-
day under treatment. Ills condition
since arriving here has very much
~ Yravad
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-27

Illinois Cloudy Wednesday, rain !,
afternoon or night in south portion; l
warmer in north and central por-
tons; Thursday rain.
Kentucky Increasing cloudiness
Wednesday; rain at night or Thurs.
day.
Missouri-Rain Wednesday or
Wednesday night and probably
Thursday.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-08
Christian Extension
Committees Appointed

At meeting of the executive com
mittee of the Christian Extension
Movement this afternoon in the Y. M.
c. A. building the membership OF the
committees which will carry on the
various phases of the campaign was
definitely determined. The executive
body has selected these commit
tees with the greatest care and an
effort has been made to have them
represent the most progressive and eff
fici elemetaoin shrdlu afwyp paauaaa
hcient element in Honolulus civic life.
The following are the committees as
appointed:
Executive Committee-James Wake
field, chairman; Rev. r. E. Smith, r.
H. Trent, Rev. d. c, Peters, w. &.
Hall, Canon VIM. Ault, A. G. Smith,
Rev. A. A, Ebersoie, w. A. Bowen,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-08
RUSSIAN CLAIMS RIGHT TO TREAT
WIFE AS PERSONAL PROPERTY

can handle her as4 see fit"
Defendant stated that his wife had
been chasing around with another
man.
Prosecuting officer Brown said that
she couldn't be blamed If she did,
considering the beatings defendant
had given her in the past.
81 ask that a substantial term of
Imprisonment be inflicted" said
Brown. "Such is necessary to con
vince people from Russia that they
are no longer in Russia but in a civil
lied country where the laws have to
be respected or the consequences
paid"
When Judge Monsarrat pronounced
sentence defendant remarked that the
knife which he had thrown at his wife
was only a pen-knife.
He then burst into tears which the
prosecuting officer remarked might
denote either joy or sorrow.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-08
UNCLE SAM
HAS LONG ARM

How great trouble and expense the
United States government will go to
in order to bring to justice those who
have violated the federal statutes is
shown by the fact that Lieutenant
McCleary of the Twentieth Infantry
has been brought back from Fort
Douglas, Utah, to testify in the case
of Max Alonzo, who is accused of nav
ing stolen a watch, S45 in gold, and
other things from officers at Fort
Shafter last year when the regiment
was stationed there.
The trial of Alonzo is set for to-
morrow morning, and Lieutenant Nc
Cleary will be on hand to give his tes-
timony, he being the principal wit
ness for the prosecution.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-08
JAP KILLER
AN OLD MAN

Lum Yung, an elderly Chinaman,
charged with the killing of Gunichi
Ok at Waimalu on January II, was
committed to the circuit court for
trial by Judge Monsarrat this morn
ing.
He waived examination in the lower
court Judge Humphreys appearing to
represent him.
Bail has been set at $1,000.
Lum Yung, attacked by three Japa.
nese, seized a knife in self-defense
and welded the weapon with such tell
ing effect that he kil led one of his as
sailants and put the other two out
of commission.
Lum Yung is a gray-headed, quiet
looking little man and the last person
who anyone would think of associat
ing with an act of violence.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-08

Judge Monsarrrat this morning SEN
fenced Simeon Sakaroff to three
months Imprisonment for assault and
battery on his wife, the act being COM
mitted yesterday in the All Leong
block.
The original charge was assault
with a weapon but, on the understand
ing that defendant would plead guilty,
the charge was amended as above
stated.
1t appears that while drunk defend
ant licked up a knife with a teninch
blade and threw it as his wife, the
steel striking her over the eye and
inhicting nasty cut. Hhad the knife
struck couple of inches lower II
would have penetrated her eye.
On the way to the police station
Sakaroff said to the officer in charge:
Certainly have done it. Haven't
I got a right to do as like with my
own property, She's my wife and
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-08
BLIND PIGGER
SHOWN MERCY

C. Aki, a half-Chinese and half-Ha-
waiian, was sent to the reef for fifty
days on a charge of selling liquor
without a license.
1t appears that defendant has been
in the habit of buying wine by the
gallon and then selling it by the glass
to fellow stevedores.
Attorney Chillingworth, who appear
ed for defendant, said that Ald plead
ed guilty and threw himself on the
mercy of the court.
His wife was sick with dropsy and
he had to lay off from work in order
to watch her. The Chinese stores
wouldn't give MIN credit and in order
to get money on which to subsist he
was compelled to commit the offense
with which he was charged.
Chillingworth asked that the mini
mum fine, 800, be not imposed as that
would mean that defendant would
have to stay in jail six months until
it was worked out. He thought that
a sentence of thirty days in Jail would
meet the requirements of the case.
Judge Monsarrat made it fifty days
and everyone appeared to be salts
fed
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-08
kauai SENDS NAME. COMPLETING
BEN Of ISLAND PRINCESSES

Day by day the Floral Parade af-
fairs are swinging into shape. Miss
Rose Dawson, chairman the prin-
cess section, yesterday afternoon
heard from Kauai that Miss Eliza II.
Kahele will be Kauai's princess, and
all of the island princesses are now
named as follows
Oahu, Miss Irma Wodehouse; Maui,
Mrs. Helen Rogers; Molokai, Miss
Mary Mahoe, Hawaii, Miss Wilhel-
nina Weight and Kauai, Miss Eliza
Kahele.
Tickets for "Pinafore" go on sale
next Saturday morning at 9 o'clock at
the Territorial Messenger Service.
The Promotion Committee today an.
nounced that it will enteer a beauti,
full decorated auto, and already an ex-
perienced expert is at work on It,
Director Sonny Cunha will wave a
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-08

ut is a strange thing" said Charles
Mccarthy this morning, that the
morning paper did not report word
of that portion of the proceedings of
the harbor commissioners which re-
ferred to the charges made by Editor
Mathe3on against me. The editors S
statement was printed, but the public
always like to see the two sides of a
question, so that they can act as a
jury.
"The statement of Mr.. Matheson
seems to be nothing but an attempt
to belittle Mr. Irwin, whom, I know
to have left, the Advertiser for a diff
ferent reason to that stated by Mr.,
Matheson.
"It is absurd of Mr.. Matheson to
deny the statement that he made over
the telephone to Mr.. Irwin. The lat.
ter would have no object on earth
in ringing me up and telling me a
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-08

baton tonight over a big and jolly
crew of sailor ladies and lassies on
the waterfront.
Last night the principals held re-
hearsal at the Kilohana Art League
rooms, and began to go through the
stage business, the hardest half Of
their labors. Tonight both chorus and
cast will rehearse and there certainly
will be something doing on the water
front.
"Pinafore" is to be produced on the
night of February 90, and it looks now
as if this will be one of the very big
gest Floral Parade features ever
planned. Director General Wall
thinks it's going to be a great hit
from start to finish. The water car
nival, with a great procession OF
lighted and decorated boats, will be
held in the harbor at the same time.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-08

treasurer; Paul Super, executive sec
retary; Clifton Tracy, associate sec
retary
Mems Meetings Committee. Ten
ney Peck, chairman; f. J. Lowrey,
Paul Super, Ed. Towse, w. G. Hall, r.
.B Anderson, w. Coombs, C. B. Rip
ley Captain f. II, Cooke, A. Lewis,
Jr, Geo. F. Davies,
Womens Meetings Committee-Mrs
.C. Montague Cooke, chairman; Mrs.
w. c, Hobby, Mrs. w. L. Hopper, Mrs,
o. H. Walker, Mrs. VIM Thompson.
Miss Alice Oleson, secretary
Boys Meetings Committee-H. NJ.
Won Holt, chairman; Geo. c, Potter.
vice chairman; Hon. w, L. Whitney.
Theo. Richards, f. A. Cooper. f, II.
Mcnamara, Geo. p. Castle, Alfred
CContinued on page tyeJ
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-08

Carl Smith, one of the men accused
of smuggling gin off the ship H Hack
field, pleaded guilty in the United
States district court this morning. He
will be sentenced next Saturday.
Smith is claimed by the government
to be the man who induced three sail
ors of the Haclfeld to help him steal
the liquor from the ships hold. Two
of the sailors were only boys. Smith
met them in a park and asked if they
were not off the Hackfeld. They said
yes, and he told them they could
make a piece of money by helping him
gel some Of the gin ashore and sell it.
They were induced to aid him!
The matches had been sealed by the
customs officers, so Smith and the
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-08

Stewart, "for Hawaii has a world
wide reputation for it's effective ad-
vertising. Your system is always
brought out as a model whenever pub
licity matters are discussed in Manila
We are new at the work, and l hope
to be able to learn much that will help
us from your experience. Hawaii is
beginning to reap the results of long
and well-sustained effort, and l have
warned our business men that we
mustn't expect to get immediate re-
Continued on page four)
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-08
SETTLEMENT EXHIBIT
WILL COVER WIDE RANGE

AS the plans for the Palama Settle
ment educational exhibit mature and
]. A. Rath enlists new exhibits and
adds new features to his program it
seems that the exhibit which will
open February 26, will be as big as
the settlement building can possibly
house and quite the largest and most
complete display Of its kind that Ho-
nolulu has ever seen. In addition to
the four evening conferences and the
meeting of the settlement, a number
of entertainments are being planned
which will relieve the exhibit of its
ultra seriousness and make 1t attrac
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-08

tive as well as instructive.
The College of Hawaii is preparing
a milk exhibit, as an educational feat
ure, at which good and bad milk,
pathological exhibits and the like VIII
be shown. Along 'he same lines the
Board of Health will prepare an ex,
hibit on sanitation and Food Com.
missioner Blanchard will contribute a
showing of pure and bad foods, adul
terated and harmful methods of keep
ing and preparing foods.
Among the settlements own ex
hibits will be display of proper toys
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