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The state herald., 1912-08-16
CALIFORNIA.
Fourth District.

ut NaiAibibia PitcthADb hA'ts
question: Under the state law the dele
CATION, two from each district, was
elected on general ticket. In a group
Of twentysix. Each delegate might
either express his presidential prefer
ence or agree to vote for the presiden
tial candidate receiving the highest
number in the state. In the Fourth
district the two candidates from that
district on the Taft ticket expressed
a preference for Taft, but did no.
agree to vote for the candidates hav'
ing the highest state vote. These Taft
delegates In the Fourth district 70
ceived a majority Of 200 more than
the Roosevelt delegates In that dis
tr1ct Tho national call forbade any
law or the acceptance Of any law
which prevented the election Of dele
gates by districts. In other words. ths
call Of tho national convention was al
variance with the state law. The state
law sought to enforce the state unit
rule and required the whole twenty
siI delegates to bo voted for all over
tho state, assigning two to each dis
trict on tho ticket to abide the stats
wide election. while the Republican
national convention has insisted upon
tho unit Of tho district since 1880. That
has been tho party law. This conven-
ton recognized tho party law and held
II to bc moro binding than that Of the
state law and allowed the two dele
gates who had received In the Fourth
district vote larger than their two
opponents assigned to that district. to
become delegates In tho convention.
This wns clearly lawful. for q state has
% power TO limit or control the basis
Of representation OF q voluntary ma
tional party In a national convention.
Tho fact that President Taft by tele'
gram approved all the twsnty-six dele.
gates as representing hlr, Is said 10 be
an estoppci against his claiming the
election OF two Of those delegates in
their Fourth district What n there
inconsistent in his approving the ens-
didacy Of all his delegates and the
election Of two Of themf Why should
he be thus estopped to claim thnt part
Of tho law wns imperative because In
eonfict with ths call Of the convention
INDIANA.
Thirtssrth District
In the Thirteenth Indians there vas
no question about the victory a tho
rnft men. because the temporary chair.
man representing the Taft side was
conceded TO have been elected by one.
half a vote moro than the Roosevelt
candidate. This ons-half vote ersndsd
through tho rlotous proceedings. and
although II was not ~ wide az a barn
door II wns enough. The chairman put
the question as 10 slaetins tho Taft
Delegates. and after continuous objec.
pss, ,IAaIiAy nrss hQura declared tho
The state herald., 1912-08-16
Second District.

In the Second Texas district there
were fourteen counties, Two counties
were found not TO have held convon'
tlons and ono county 10 have no delc
cato present The convention was
then constituted by tho delegation,
that held regular credentials. The rc.
port Of the committee on credentials
was accepted rpon roll call. and thon
the representatives. Of nvo counties
withdrew from the hall. The repro
scntntives Of four of these counties
held q rump convention. Tho regular
convention remained In session several
hours. appointed the usual committees,
which retired and made their reports.
which were accepted. and elected two
Taft delegates 10 tho national eonven
ton and certified thelr olecuea In due
The state herald., 1912-08-16
CONTESTED DISTRICT DELE
GATES.
ALABAMA.
Ninth District.

on the question whether the chairman
Of district committee had power to
fill vacancies, whether q Committee
man who had sent his resignation to
take effect only in case he was not
present, being present, should be pre-
vented from acting as committeeman,
and. third. on the Identity of another
committeeman. The written resolu'
ton under which the right of the
chairman to appoint to vacancies was
claimed showed on its face that the
specific authority was written in in
different writing and different colored
pencil between the lines. A number OF
affidavits were fled by committeeman
who were present when the resolution
was passed to show that the resolu'
ton contained no such authority. This
gave rise to q question Of fact upon
which very large majority Of both
the national committee and the com.
mittes on credentials held that the
lead pencil insertion was q forgery,
that the chairman did not have the au.
thority therefore to appoint to the
vacancies, and therefore the action OF
his committee was not valid. This
made 1t necessary to reject the contest.
ants. The committee decided the two
other issues Of fact before them In
favor Of the Taft contention, although
the first decision was conclusive.
The Bourbon news., 1912-07-19
CINCINNATI MARKETS

Wheat-No. red s1.12@114, No.
red $1.O6@l11, No. red 90c0$1.05.
Corn-No. 2 white 78@79c, No. 8
white 76@77c, No. white 72075c, No
2 yellow 74@75c, No. yellow 73@74c
No. yellow 70@73c, No. mixed TAO
75c, No. mixed 73@731ac, No. mix.
ed 70@73c, white ear 77@80c, yellow
ear S0@83c, mixed ear 770S0c.
Oats-No. 2 white 51@51hc, stand
ard white 501A @571ac, No. 3 white SO
oslo, No. white 48@5Oc, No. mix
ed 49@50c,, No. 3 mixed 4S1a @49c, No
mixed 4S@4Sc
Hay-No. 1 timothy $21 1@21.5O, No
2 timothy $1S.50@2Oc, No. timothy
$15@16.50, No. clover mixed $50
20, No. 2 clover mixed $1750@18.5O
No. clover $14.50@15.5O No. 2 clover
$12.5O@13.5O.
Cattle Shippers $6.25@S, choice tc
extra $S.25@S.50; butcher steers, extra
$7.S5@S, good to choice $7@775, com
mon to fair $4.25@6.75, heifers, extra
$7.35@7.50, good to choice $6.5O@725
common to fair $3.25@625; COWS, ex
ira $5.60@6, good to choice S4.756
$50, common to fair $2@4.5O; Gamers
$2@3
Bulls-Bologna S4@4.75, extra $4.S5
@5, fat bulls $5@5.5O.
Calves-25c higher. Extra $S.25
fair to good $6.75@8, common and
large $4@7.75.
Hogs Steady on light shippers and
pigs. Heavy hogs S7.75@78O, good tt
choice packers and butchers $775d
7.SO, mixed packers $7.65@775, stags
$4@5.S5, extra Sc, common to choice
heavy fat sows $5@6.7O, extra $6.75
light shippers $7.3O@7.6O; pigs 11O lbs
and less) $5.25@7.25.
Sheep-Extra $685., good to choice
$3.25@3.75, common to fair S1@3.
Lambs-Extra 1925, good to choice
$6.75@8.20, common to fair S4.75@
$50, yearlings $4.25@5.5O, stock eve:
$3.25M425.
The Bourbon news., 1912-07-19
FAMOUS RESORT BURNS
THOUSAND ISLAND PARK IN ST.
LAWRENCE RIVER DESTROY
ED BY FIRE.
Half Million Dollars Lost When Large
Hotels and Entire Business Sec
tion Are Consumed.

Watertown, N. Y.-Fire practically
wiped out Thousand Island park, one
of the most popular resorts on the st.
Lawrence river, entailing a loss OF
about $500,OO0.
Although there was panic among
the sojourners over the rapid spread
of the flames, no lives were lost
In addition to practically all the
business section of the place, the Co.
lumbian and Wellesley hotels, the
New York State Educational building
and the postoffice were destroyed.
The fire started in Haller's depart
ment store from an unknown cause.
A strong wind spread the flames with
astonishing rapidity, and in a short
time all the buildings in the vicinity
were ablaze.
Practically all of the resorters lost
all their personal belongings.
The Bourbon news., 1912-07-19
KENTUCKY TRACTION AND
TERMINAL CO.
"The Blue Grass Route"
Hourly High Speed Through
Service.
Paris - Lexington - Frankfort
Division.

Cars leave Paris for Lexington, Yer
sailles and Frankfort every hour on
the hour from a. m. until s p. M.
and at 10 D. m., the last car going only
as far as Versailles
Cars leave Lexington for Versailles.
Frankfort and Paris, every hour from
6 a. m. until p. m, and at 9 andll o..
m., the last car going only as far as
Versailles.
Cars leave Versailles for Lexington
and Paris every Is minutes after the
hour from :15 a. m. until S:lS p. m.
and at II :l5 p. m.. last car going only
as far as Lexington.
Cars leave Versailles for Frankfort
every 45 minutes after the hour from
6 as a. NJ. until 7:45 p. M, and at 40
D. m.
Cars leave Frankfort for Versailles,
Lexington and Paris every thirty min
utes after the hour from 80 a. m.
until 1902. M, and 10 80 p M, the
last car going only as far as Lexing-
ton
The Bourbon news., 1912-07-19
/. "STICKS UP" THIRTY MEN.

Chicago, Ill.-George Rodgers, said
by the police to be former convict,
compelled 80 men in a South State
street saloon to throw up their hands
and, at the point of pistol, pass one
by one before him and turn over
money and jewelry, but before he
could leave the saloon he was arrest.
ed. One man, who slipped out rear
door when the hold-up began, called
Policeman J. H. Loeck, who, after
Rodgers had fired twice at him.
took the pistol from him and placed
MIN under arrest
The Bourbon news., 1912-07-19
RESCUERS ARE KILLED
BY Force of Second Explosion in Eng
lish Mine-Seventy-Five Lives
Are Shifted Out.

Conisborough, Yorkshire, England.
"A double explosion in the Cadeby
colliery, in this district, caused the
death of Is persons. Many others are
missing, and the officials of the pit
think that the total death roll will
reach so. Among the victims are
three government inspectors of mines
Many of the men met their deaths
while engaged in an attempt to res.
cue their comrades, who were cut off
in the galleries by the first explosion.
During their search a second and
more terrible explosion occurred.
which killed most of the rescuing
party.
The Bourbon news., 1912-07-19
HUNDREDS NARROWLY ESCAPE

Cumberland, Md.-Hundreds of pas
sengers on a train which had just
cleared the Sand Patch Tunnel on the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad, had a mar
row escape from death. The last
coach of the train barely had passed
beyond the mouth of the tunnel when
half mile of the underground struc
ture collapsed. The place had been
considered dangerous for long time
The Baltimore & Ohio will rush work
on a new parallel tunnel now being
constructed at Sand Patch.
The Bourbon news., 1912-07-19
LVANIA BANKER DIED.

York, Me.-Oliver E. o. Emerson, a
banker and former mayor of Titus
vile, Pa, died here. Mr. Emerson
who was rs years of age, came from
Pennsylvania, planning to spend the
summer at his old home. A widow,
two sons and a daughter survive.
The Bourbon news., 1912-07-19
GEORGETOWN LEXINGTON
-NICHOLASVILLE
Division.

Cars leave Georgetown for LeXing
ton and Nicholasville severy forty five
minutes after the honr from as a. M.
until :45 p. M, and at 8 :O5 and lO :O5
o. m.
Cars leave Lexington for Nicholas
vile every thirty minutes after the
hour from 80 a. m. until Z 80 sp. M. (.
and at 9 and II p. m.
Cars leave Nicholasville tor Lexing-
ton every fifteen minutes after the hour
from 6 :l5 a. m. until s: Is p. m. and at
OILS p.fm.
Cars leave Lexington for George.
town every hour on the hour from
a. m. until p. M. and at 9 and II p.
m.
No a. m. cars on Sunday .
17-tf
The Bourbon news., 1912-07-19

All person holding claims against
the estate of David Hickman, deceas-
ed, are hereby notified to present, the
same. proven, as required by law to
me at my office at the court house. in
Paris, Bourbon county. Kentucky.
ALI claims not presented by Septem-
Der /. 1912. will be barred.
C. A. MCMILLAN, M. G. B. G. G.
The Bourbon news., 1912-07-19

Insure with w. o. Hinton.
Prompt paying non union
companies. tt
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-30
FORMER CAIRO LUMBER
DEALER DIES SUDDENLY

Frank H. Lusk, formerly of Cairo,
died at his home at Stanley, Wis,
few days ago. Death was caused
by heart failure.
Mr.. Lusk was born at Fon du Lac,
June /, 1875, and had been in the
lumber business practically all his
life, beginning under his father,
George II. Lusk, of the Nye, Lusk &
Hudson Co., of Thorp, Wis. Young
Lusk had charge of the mills of Rit-
tenhouse. a. Embree Lumber Co., at
Frederic, Wis, later purchased by
f. w, Upham of Chicago and subse-
quently purchased by Leavitt Lum-
ber Co., Chicago. During y this
period Mr.. Lnsk remained in charge
In 1905. he took change of the Wa.
terman Hunter Co. of Minneapolis
and In 1906 located at Cairo, engag
| ing In the jobbing business for him,
self In 1910, he assumed charge
Of the Nye, Lusk & Hudson plant. al
Polly, Wis. where he construed un
til his death. Funeral services werf
conducted by the Masons at his lat'
residence and internert was at hii
former home city, Fond du Lac.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-30
TWO KILLED WHEN WIND
BLOWS DOWN. A TREE

Texarkana, Tex, April 2s.--
Storms caused the death Of two per
sons, the probable fatal injury Of
two, and ten others were seriously
hurt in northwest Texas, late today.
At Tatum, 20 miles south of Long
view and at Foulke, 1877 miles from
Texarkana, the wind did its greatest
damage, At Foulke a number of
persons took refuge in church, AS
the wind reached the building the
refugees fed from under a great
tree. which the storm uprooted and
twisted into bits, killing two women
and seriously hurting several others
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-30
ALLEGED RIVER PIRATES
4.,4, ,... <. CAUGHT AT HICKMAN

Two river pirates" John Whit
aker and John Mays, were captured
Saturday at Hickman, KY They are
wanted at Cairo, but will not return
without requisition. Governor
Deneen yesterday made a requisition
upon the governor Of Kentucky for
the men.
The two men were in Cairo sew
eral days ago with gasoline boat.
When they left, two skiffs were
missing, a bell off a yacht, a lot OF
rope and other things belonging to
the combine fleet below the city.
Capt. Faudree, the local manager
of the combine, with the assistance
of Chief of Police Egan, has been
active In tracing the men.
Sheriff Goldus johnson at Hick-
man arrested the men on suspicion
and communicated with Chief Egan.
He states they have boat load Of
junk that he believes was stolen.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-30
GRANT ESTATE
GIVEN Y: TO Wife
rt snpfp@ Z t1.- wee te3t
Son Of Noted Civil War Leader
Wills All to His
Widow

New York, April 29.--TNe will of
the late Major General Frederick ID.
Grant, filed today, leaves his entire
estate to his widow, Ida II. Grant.
The will was executed at Fort Sam
Houston, Tex, August 2S, 1903, and
II 1t the General declares that he left
all to her, because of assurance that
the children. who already have been
provided for by will of his deceased
mother, would receive whatever
further aid they needed through his
widow, and that upon her death the
estate would be divided between
them. The two children are Capt.
Ulysses S. Grant III. and Princess
Eantacuzene. countess Of Szeransky.
The value of the estate was not
lgiven.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-30
DEATH PENALTY OR
FREEDOM DEMANDED
FOR CONVICT PRINCE,

Lincoln, Neb., April 29.-Demand-
Ing either the death penalty or an
absolute acquittal, Circuit Attorney
STROBE, this afternoon, concluded his
argument in the case of the state
against Albert Prince, on trial for
the murder of Deputy Prison War.
den Davis, The instructions of the
court were brief and the case was
given to the jury shortly after 9
o'clock. The county attorney In his
argument insisted there was no mid
die ground.
Attorneys for the defense re-
hearsed the alleged depforable con.
ditions at the penitentiaries and the
treatment to which convicts had
been suggested by the authorities OF
the prison, q,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-30
TAP-L|NES ARE
NOT IN COMMON
CARRIER CLASS
Commerce Court Holds Industrial
@ Roads Aloof from Other

Washington, April 29.-Tap-lines
are not" common carriers That in
general effect is the decision of the
Commerce Commission,
handed down today after an investi-
cation of more than year. The
court, however, holds that each case
must be determined on its own facts,
It being clear that some so-ealled
tap lines are entitled to the pro-
visions of common carriers 1t Ia
significant, however. that in every
one of the thirty-six tap-line cases
passed upon, by the Commission, to-
day, it held none of them is COM
mon carrier with respect to the SER
vice 1t performs for the proprietary
company. 'tAAAFaee
The opinion In the case was rem
dered by Commissioner Harlan and
was concurred in by all members OF
the body. That 1t will result in ex-
tended litigation and eventually find
Its way into the United States Su-
preme Court seemed certainty, In
yolving investigation of more than
two thousand \ industrial railroads
and tens of millions of dollars ic
capital invested The Tap-line case
Is one of the most important pieces
Of work undertaken by the Inter
state Commerce Court. I, .,-,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-30
Mayor Parsons Wires that Local
Committee Has Arranged to "
Meet Consressmen
LEvEEs TO BE REPAIRED
Appropriation Of $l,s0o,ooo Made
Available, to be Used in Fix
ing All Breaks

A hearing before the Rivers and
Harbors Committee Of Congress has
been arranged by Mayor George Par
sons and the committee that Satur-
day left for Washington to secure
aid In raising and strengthening
the levees at Cairo. This informa-
tion was received by the Bulletin, in
a message from Mayor Parsons last
night.
According to the message the brok.
en- levees will be repaired from the
$1,500.O00 appropriation that was
made available by a joint resolution
introduced in the Senate by Senator
Percy of Mississippi last week and
which was rushed through the House
yesterday and signed by President
Taft.
The committee, which Is compos-
ed of Mayor Parsons, Sheriff Fraser,
Postmaster Miller, John P. Greaney,
Angus Leek, James Galligan, II, s.
Antrim and Walter Warder, will at
tempt, today, to secure part of this
money for repairing and strengthen
ing the levees here, as well as going
before the committee on Rivers and
Harbors.
The appropriation of yesterday Is
directed to the Secretary Of War,
who has charge of the work of build
ing levees He is directed to rebuild
or repair the levees in any way that
is most available and to have the
work done according to plans and
specifications drawn by the Missis.
sippi River Commission under the
direction of Chief Engineer Bixby.
General Bixby, who is pow In
= Washington, yesterday stated thai
the work will not be delayed ant
will be started within week. He
declares his belief that the levee'
will be in condition to withstand
the expected June rise. ..-- .
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-30
HADLEY ASKS SURVEY
OF FLOODED DISTRICT.

Jefferson City, Mo, April 20
Gov. Hadley today sent a. request to
the Missouri Waterways Commission,
asking that body to take immediate
steps towards obtaining correct
survey of the land in southeastern
Missouri recently overfiowed by the
Mississippi river, that the survey By
in readiness for future use. The
Governor has received the names of
many farmers who have volunteered
to furnish seed corn to the food suf-
ferers. a,.e-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-30
TAFT ASKS FOR
| SQUARE DEAL IN
MASSACHUSETTS
IPrs.ident Clssss Tour u By State
With Speech ii !! which |! i H \ Di,.
eu.se. Rooievek
lwouLD CHANGE LAWS
IAdsoca.es Single Term, with Am.
! sndmsnt 10 Constitution
] Changing Length
+ f n - ~ 4 ~ A1l y 90
l CHANGE LAWS

Boston. Mass, April 29.Presi-
dent Taft ended a twelve hours cam
paign through eastern Massachusetts,
here tonight. From the time he be-
gan his speech making at Apples
borough. with a talk on the tariff.
Until he made his last address at
Melrose, and asked for. a Square
deal the President spurred his
husky voice into strenuous action.
1t was one OF the hardest cam
,aign days Mr. Taft has seen since
q entered the White House. Mem
,ers Of his party were confident that
us second invasion of the Bay state
viii bring votes for him to the polls.
omorrow. The Presidents last long
address, was made at Lowell, to an
audience that taxed the opera house.
50 eager was the crowd to gain ad-
mission, that several members Of the
Presidents own party could not get
In until after he had started to
speak. ....
When he came to Col. Roosevelt
charges, some one in the audience
shouted Hes liar"
President Replies.
"No that isn't in my vocabulary, N
said the President. Fl
Later when he was referring to
the Lorimer case the same man .ap-
parently, repeated his cry after a
mention of Col. Roosevelt's name.
"He's liar" he shouted.
my experience on the bench ,sas
taught me the value of words" said
the President. Zone OF the most un-
safe things to do Is to go further
than to show the facts appreciate
the support of my distinguished and
enthusiastic friend but must de-
cline to adopt his vocabulary"
After declaring that he was sorry
IT was necessary for him to mingle
In a political struggle, he suggested
amendment OF the constitution so
that President should serve six or
eight years and be ineligible for re-
/ election.
Would Pass Amendment.
'T think that would prevent this.
, No man has the right to misrepre-
sent another to get into office. no
matter how humble the other man
is," he said.
Condemn me II you will" he said
lin conclusion, 'but condemn me- by
other witnesses than Theodore
Roosevelt. I was a man of straw.
but | have been a man of straw long
enough. Every man who has blood
lin his body and who has been mis-
Represented, as have been. is forced
to fight. appeal to my friends IN
/ Massachusetts,, who, think, believe
In a square deal"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-30
LINCOLN SERVANT
DIES OF PNEUMONIA
AT GALESBURG, ILL.

Galesburg. ILL.,, April 2s.-Allison
Dimrey, negro servant of Abraham
Lincoln at Springfield, when LIN
coin was elected president, died frrr
today of pneumonia, Dimery de-
iclined Lincoln's offer to accompany
him to Washington, as he had y
sweetheart in Springfield, whom ne
did not wish to leave. Dimery later
served In the war and was mem.
Der of the local G, A. X,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-30
THREE KILLED: Q HURT
AS TRAIN HITS AUTO

Vhicago, April 29.---Three persons
were Killed and two were seriously
injured, today, on the Illinois Cen
tral railroad tracks at North River
side when an automobile was struck
by the engine OF passenger train.
All the passengers killed and injured
were riding In the machine. " -
believed the occupants of the auto
mobile did not see train approaching,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-30
TWO SERIOUSLY HURT
WHEN TRAIN TURNS
OVER AT CRITTENDEN

Crittenden, Ky, April 29.-The
entire train Of the Carolina Special
No. 10, on the Cincinnati, New Or
leans and Texas. Pacific railroad,
was overturned half a mile south OF
here, today, while running at d high
rate of speed. Two passengers were
seriously injured and four others re-
ceived minor hurts. The accident
was due to spreading rails. The
three coaches in the train were
thrown to side of the track when
the engine suddenly left the rails.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-30
CHAMP CLARK IS
COLORADO CHOICE
FOR NOMINATION
Democratic Convention Inssruets
Delegates to Support ~
Speaker

Colorado. Springs, Colo, April 90,
The Colorado state Democratic
convention late today adopted reso-
luton instructing Colorado's dele
gates to support Champ Clark until
such time as he was no longer a
candidate or until released by him.
An effort to have Woodrow Wilson
named as second choice was defeated
676 to 272.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-30
ROOSEVELT GARNERS IN
-- !. EIGHT KANSAS DELEGATES.

Newton. Kas.. April 2s.-Eight
district delegates to the Republican
national convention were instructed
for Roosevelt today. William Allen
White OF Emporia was endorsed for
national committeeman.