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The Cairo bulletin., 1913-02-08
Pupils From Grades and High Schoo,
vie for Distinction IN Spelling
atg. NJ. Z. c. HAL.
BASKET BALL IS FEATURED
Cir Teams From Grammar Schools
and Boys Of B. B. G. and C. H.
s. Stage Athletic Contests.

Several contests OF interest to pu
pills of the Cairo public schools were
held last night at the X. NJ X. c.
hall and large crowd gathered to
witness the efforts of the partici-
pants.
The first attraction was spelling
bee in which students from the
Cairo high school, Lincoln, Stafford,
Elmwood and Douglas schools WED
s,r honors. The contest lasted 80
minutes during whish time Supt. I.
C. Clendenen gave out a list of
words that are used ordinarily and
which predominant the best spelling
text books for use in the fifth. sixth,
seventh and eighth grades in the
grammar schools and the first and
second year in the high school. Miss
Ella Hogan and Miss Margaret
Leuschen, both teachers were the
Judges.
1t was not an attempt to spell
down any OF those who partook, bnt
rather to determine their ability as
perfect spoilers. Cairo high echop.
had 10 entries, and liz OF thes !,
LYDIA .Starzinger, Florence Snyder.
Marion Clarke, Grace S-bille. Lula
Kelly, verba Morris, Lhla Rutter,
Stanley Marx. Clifton Miller. Dewey
Whitlock, Leonard Clifford. Pail
Aira. Ruth Penaebaker. Helen Me-
Dougal and Margaret Davis not
missing a single word were declared
perfect spoilers.
Stafford school out Of IL entries
had s perfect spoilers, Lillian
Kaiser, Chas. orrick, Gordon Corn
lWinifred Chifdress, Goldie Kaiser,
Lorene Lewis.
Douglas school out of 10 entries
had perfect spoilers, Irene Ham
nond Pearl Sander, Matte Lou
Phillips. Harry Rivercomb.
Lincoln school out of IL entries
had perfect spoilers, Ghas. Kern,
VIM. Roberts, Margaret Denzil, Car
lie Grindel, Edna Grindel, Flossie
Lollis, Nola Morris.
Elmwood school out of 6 entries
had 2 perfect spoilers, Carl Tidwell
and Henry Stone.
After the spelling bee, basket bal
games between two girls teams ol
the Lincoln and Stafford schools AMI
Also game between Browns Bust
ness College team and the second
team of Cairo high school were
played The girls game resulted In
q tie score of IL to IL.
The business college team was
showed under in the contest with
the second team of the High, tht
tinal score being So to s. 1t was the
first public appearance of both
teams this season. The b. B. G
bunch had 1t over the G. H. s. quin.
.tette in size and weight, but thu
latter played a plucky gam,
throughout displaying good team
work and excellent goal throwing
that resulted in their tallying suci
big majority. Their advantag.
over the college lads lay in the fac
that they have had excellent coach
ing under Coach Ryan's supervision
while their opponents probabl!
lacked practice and expert guild
anee. With bit more application
to athletics. Prof. Avis sduat
should develop faster and bette
playing. TIE ST.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-02-08
Notice to Those Interested in
Baseball.

All necnfa Interested IN CATO
,sss,s ~ ss lf9sebssi. Al Ahig
season are feriested To ATTEND
meeting Monday evening,
February 9Th, at the Cairo Com
mercial Club rooms, on Wash
inctnn avenue.
We want your support, we
want yol,r assistance.
It will he decided at this
meeting whether or not we will
have baseball this season. =
w. F. CROSSLEY,
President and Business Manager.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-02-08
All Persons Interested in Cairo Being
Represented il Kitty League
Urged 10 Attend.
MUST HAVE USUAL SUBSIDY
Manager Marin Has Bunch Of Good
Things With Which to Make
Up Ante.season Winner.

With the Kitty League baseball
meeting only distant eight days,
Cairo will have to make a rapid hike
for funds If the city is to be repre-.
scented in the circuit tho ensuing
summer.
Although Paducah has not signi-
fed its intention of becoming a
party to the league, II 10 assumed
that the Paducah Indians will be
found In the thick Of the battle for
supremacy when the schedule starts,
We Bugs must take 1t for grant
ed that Cairo will be there with both
feet. since Manager John Nairn ii
In the city.
John Is loaded with good things
and is only awaiting instructions to
turn lose his broadside battery OF
ante-season pennant winners.
But we MUST HAVE THE
"KALE" If we want to be there.
Relative to this very important
matter President Crossley has issued
the following call for meeting
under date Of February 7:
The Rullotin urges the necessity
uDon M hose who are In favor OF b
repr sentation in the Kitty leagie BY
cairo that each and every one attend
this meeting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-19
WELL KNOWN CITIZEN GONE.

John Il. Warner, whose death occur
red Saturday morning. was one of
Rock Islands best known as well as
old time citizens. He was a member
Of one OF the early families in this
community. His father, the late John
Warner had much TO do with the
building and development Of the To-
cality and was identified with some OF
the most important undertakings.
The son spent most OF his life in
Rock Island, although for an interval
of some years he resided in ST. Paul
For a long time. however. he had lived
with his family at the Warner home
stead on Moline avenue.
He was familiar figure about the
city, and all who knew John r. War
Rer were fond OF him. He had kind
word always for and OF everybody. No
one ever heard him speak harshly or
even in criticism Of a fellow man. He
was kind.hearted, cordial. always.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-19
SAID OF LEADING MEN.

Call the roll of the men who have
tried in big way to serve the people
and you will see that each one paid
price.
Lincoln was an APE" a "baboon,"
a "demagogue," and hs died a mar
tyr's death.
Altgeld was an anarchist" and cal
jimmy shortened his life.
Impalpable SANDER formed the in
cessant setting in which Tom John
son worked.
Golden Rule" Jones was tagged as
irresponsible" and the attempt was
made to discredit his public services
by insinuations that he wasn't all
there" 1t is curious to recall now
that one of the evidences cited against
his sanity was the fact that he slept
out of doors.
Brand Whitlock, whose married life
is singularly charming, had to face
intangible stories of wife-beating-lu-
dicrous to those who know the beau
tiful comradeship in his home, but
poisonous among the uniformed.
Ben Lindsey's battle with the
beasts venom has been widely told.
SANDER was his daily portion.
Against Louis D. Brandeis' private
life no mud has yet been thrown, but
New England is full of false and mali,
cious attacks upon his professional
reputation.
Roosevelt was a "drunkard" and
crazy" LaFollette had wheels in
his head" Bryan was a "howling
/ demagogue" and first cousin to the
wildest-eyed anarchist" Joe Folk g
ruthless egotist;" Hughes a "Bap
| fist fanatic" and even Woodrow vii
son liar and migrate"
And lastly Barratt O'Hara, head Of
the Illinois commission which reveal
ed the connection between vice ant
under-payment, is under that most IN
sidious type of retaliation, the form
of attack most difficult TO defend, {
charge of misconduct with a woman
No great service for humanity, OBJ
serves the Peoria Journal was eve,
performed without the doer of it run
ming this same risk. CrucifiXion il
some form is the worlds invariablt
price of moral advance.
Were 1t not so, our civilization
would rot, so il is said.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-19

Especial Correspondence of The Argus0
Washington, D. c., May ia con-
crete example of the often made state
ment that under our present system
on raising revenue to meet the expenses
of the general government, the poor
man with a family is actually contrib
uting more towards the maintenance
Of the government than the millionaire
bachelor, was given to the house of
representatives by Congressman
Clyde H. Tavenner OF Illinois.
The pending income tax meas
ure," declared Tavenner, will
mean that for the first time
since our government has stood,
wealth will be required to bear a fair
proportion of the burden of national
taxation. Under the present system
the national government raises the
money necessary to run the govern
llent by taxing. by means of tariff and
internal revenue taxes, the things that
the people eat, wear and use. Wealth
alone goes untaXed.
In order to make it perfectly plain
how it happens that a man with q
large family working on the section
of a railroad is actually paying more
toward running the national govern
ment than a millionaire bachelor who
is not inclined 20 marry and raise chill
dren, / will cite one illustration out oil
a multitude which could be given.
THE Payne-AldriCh tariff tax or
sugar is approximately two cents {
pound. Every time the American
housewife buys a pound Of sugar tina
IS in reality worth but four cents She
pays six cents for it, not knowing
that the sugar is worth but four cent!
and that she is paying two cents as {
tax to the national government.
THAT the price Of an article is en-
HANGED by the amount of the tariff
tax, is evidenced by the fact that il
England, where there is no two-cen
tax on sugar, the average wholesal
price of sugar the year around is al
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-19
CAPITAL COMMENT

proximately two cents (the amount
of the Payne-Aldrich tax less than
in the United States.
1.-The average tax on all articles I'M
der the Payne-Aldrich law is approx
imately 40 per cent. Nearly every
thing one must buy at the grocery,
the hardware store, and the dry goods
store carries a tariff tax which means
that the local merchant acts in the
capacity of tax collector for Uncle
Sam without being paid for it, and he
is unconscious of the fact as are his
customers that in making purchases
they are paying taxes.
ITO show, finally, that under the
present fiscal system the millionaire
! bachelor does not contribute as much
toward maintaining the national gov
! eminent as the average workingman
/ point out that the millionaire does
/ not eat as much sugar as the entire
/ family of the workingman, and, as
/ the tax is wholly on consumption, it
/ is obvious that the workingman with
family buys more pounds of sugar
/ in a year. contributing his 2-cent sugar
tax to the government greater num-
Der of times than the millionaire, and
thus actually paying larger tax than
the millionaire.
This illustration need not be con
/ fined to the purchase of sugar, for il
/ applies with equal aptness to any pro
! tected article, and there are 4,10C
items in the Payne-Aldrich law.
THE Payne-Aldrich law, however
taxes neither wealth nor income. A
man may have a million dollars il
gold and he is not asked to contribute
anything whatever to the nationa
government, but if he is hungry Oh
cold and must buy food or clothing tt
satisfy his needs, he must pay a tai
of more than 40 per cent.
- Il submit that wealth and incomes
should properly be the first things Il
be taxed. The pending income tal
provision will tax them"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-19
ARMENIA's HOPES.

A correspondent OF American news
papers states that an Armenian, Bog
hos Nubar Pasha whose father was a
distinguished oriental statesman and
prime minister OF Egypt at one time,
Is in London to arrange for a confer
ence OF Armenians to draft a petition
20 the great powers asking that they
compel Turkey TO institute reforms
IN Armenia. According to this cor
respondent their demands are moder.
ate: they ask only that a European
Christian. nominated by the powers,
be appointed by the porte governor OF
Armenia and that the Turkish govern
ment agree TO protect Armenians from
the Kurds. who, with the connivance
OF the Turkish government. have for
years committed outrages on the Ar.
menians.
Unless the Turks are blind, they
must see that they will have to act
with more justice and humanity even
In Asia Minor IL they hope TO hold on
TO their possessions there. Turkey is
In no position TO thwart the will OF
the powers, and here is an opportun,
fly for the great Christian nations "a
partially atone for their heartlessness
IN so long allowing the Turks to prose
cute the Christian Armenians. The
plan outlined would mot take away
Turkeys sovereignty over Armenia
nor would It reduce her revenue from
sthat country. On the contrary, II
would increase her revenue.
q Under present conditions the Ar
tmenians do not and cannot produce
half of what the country is capable
.Harassed by the Kurds. their village:
raided, crops destroyed and cattle stol
sen, the soil is not half titled, trade is
practically at a standstjn and poverty
reigns. The ArmeniaRs are capable Of
great strides. We have seen tina,
among those who have come to this
country, and their colonies in many
European countries are fourishing
The least that the great powers can
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-19
FOUR CORNELL STUDENTS
DROWN WHILE CANOEING

Ithaca, y. Y, May 19.-An overturned
canoe found floating yesterday off
TaughhannoCk Point, two paddles and
a couple Of boat cushions, revealed
the story of the death in Cayuga lake
of four Cornell students, two men and
two young women, all members of the
sophomore class. Although none Of
the bodies have been found, all 9TH
er theories as to the absence of the
quartet have been given up and their
parents notified that they had been
drowned. The students were:
MISS MARTHA MCCORMICK, Troy,
y. Y, of the College of Arts.
MISS MARY CORNELIA NAL
LETT, Middletown, n. V, of the Col
lege of Arts.
BRAINARD BAILEY, Troy, n. Y,
student in College of Law and one OF
the editors OF the Cornell Sun.
REINHART c. ZIMMER, Rochester
\. Y, College of Mechanical Engineer.
ing.
The party left a cottage about 8
o clock and the last seen of them
darkness in a southwesterly direction
toward the pier, less than mile away
A strong wind was blowing from the
south and the lake was what the boat
men call nasty" II is believed thai
the students were ignorant of the con
dition Of the water; that they turned
the canoe out in the lake, intending
then TO make a sharp turn for th'
pier. and that it was caught in tn,
trough Of the waves and upset.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-19
CRATER LAKES HUGE RIM.
All That Is Left of Once Mighty We!
eano In oregon.

All That Is Left of a Once Mighty Vel
eano In Oregon.
The highest mountain III Oregon is
Mount Hood. 11,22J feet above sea
level. Compared with Mount Whitney,
to the south in California. and Mount
Rainier. to the north in Washington
each rising we'll above l4.OOO feet
Mount Hood does not appear as d sky
scraper.
However. according TO the biologists
Of the United States geological survey
and other authorities. Oregon had at
one time probably before the dawn Of
life upcr the earth, a great volcano
which lowered as far above Mount
Hood as does Mount Rainier. possibly
even several thousand feet higher
This was the great Mount Mazama.
But thousands Of years ago this noun
tain disappeared into the bowels OF
the earth, and all that is left today is
the huge rim around Crater lake.
Crater lake is the caldera of this ex-
inct aSd collapsed volcano and is
nearly six miles in diameter. The in
side walls Of the rim of the ancient
mountain are in places nearly 1000
feet high and almost perpendicular.
The lake itself is in places 1000 feet
deep, and parts Of the wall rise above
It's waters another 1000 feet. A resto-
ration of the mountain in fancy, using
Ss a basis the angles of the lower
slopes. which still remain. shows that
the apex could not have been far from
5000 feet in height. so that Mount
Mazama was one OF the most lofty and
majestic peaks in the United States.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-19
The Daily Story
THE GREEN HAT-BY CLARIssA MACKIE.
CopyrIgn,c1. 1919. ny Associated Literary Bureau

Joyce Whittier looked very paIe anu
severe as Morgan helped her out of his
motorcar at the entrance TO the fair
grounds. Her white gloved hand bare
" touched his, and she withdrew it
from his attempted clasp with gentle
insistency.
II know you're angry. Joyce. dar-
ling" said Morgan as they walked into
the grounds. but you can't blame a
fellow after an''
Its the fashion" said Joyce haugh-
tily.
Zone needn't be a slave to the fash
ion, not when fashion DEGREES that
girls shall wear purple hats and green
sweaters and yellow shoes!'
I'm not wearing that horrible COM
bination of colors," was his sweet
hearts reply.
Morgan Hall looked down at her
white ser ge coat, below which peeped
an edge of brilliant green silk frock
that exactly matched the green silk
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-19
Where Tavenner Was "Mistook"

well, we'll" murmured Tavenner
gratefully, that's not only encourag-
ing bat surprising. / hardly expected
&c dc much down here"
"Oh, yes" went on the man, its
going to be easy. That fellow Taven-
ner doesn't know the people, and
guess he isn'., much of fellow, any
how"
I'm certainly interested in hearing
all this" said Tavenner; the only
trouble is that I'm Tayelner."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-19
What she Wanted.

''These are ali genuine antiques. mad
am" said the dealer. I'VE positively
guarantee that
Il haven't any doubt Of tt said
Mrs. Noocash. but hain't ye got any
thing newer u them: They look like
. lot o. hand me downs."-HaipeS's
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-19
Echo Verses.

Echo verses were sometimes used
effectively for epigrams and squibs.
Thus a critic once wrote:
I'd fain praise your poem. But. tell me,
how is u
When I cry out Exquisite" echo cries
Quiz it,
And when in 1891 Paganini was
drawing crowds TO the opera house at
extravagant prices the Times printed
the following lines:
What are they who pay three guineas
To hear tune Of PaganinFs:
Echo-Pack O. nirnies.
London Graphic.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-19
S. Holmes. Jr.

"Hah!" said Sherlock Holmes, Jr..
as he and the doctor sat down in the
dining car.
What IS It, Sherl?" asked the great
detectives companion.
Notice the man across the aisle"
yes"
''He is paying his own way. He is
not one of the many who have the
privilege of turning in expense ac-
counts when they get home
Wonderful. Do you know him?"
mo. never saw him before"
How have you succeeded in max
ing this startling deduction?"
Look at the bill OF fare. You will
see that they are serving Strawberries
in this car. He is not ordering any"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-19
Pr.par;po for the Rush.

Hurry" said the theatrical mana
ger. We must make arrangements
to have the orchestra put back of the
scenes tonight, so that three addition
al rows OF seats can be placed down m
front"
Why" his assistant replied, the
house wasn't half filled last night"
Il know; but all the papers say that
our new show transcends the bounds
of decency"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-19
Loves Labor Lost,

had a little garden that made me
very glad;
boosted to my neighbors about the
plants I had;
o, how l watched the lettuce and
nursed along the beans!
But now my little gardens the drear-
lest of scenes.
My radishes were coming in pretty
little rows;
My beets and peas and turnips were
splendid till they froze.
I had a little garden, as l have said
before;
But l have Just decided to labor
there no more.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-19

She slowly walked along the aisle.
Arrayed in richest, rarest splendor;
Fair maidens dressed in gorgeous style
Were there to dazzle and attend her;
Her father. trudging at her. side,
Longed to break loose and run and hide.
The groom stood at the chancel rail;
1t seemed as if tic church were turn
ing;
At first he felt his checks go pale
And then he felt them fercely burning:
II he could then have dropped from sight
He would have dropped with keen de-
light.
What fools men are, what ills they bear,
What needless fears they often treas
ure!
While busy borrowing despair
They might be tasting sweetest pleas
urei
OF her old dad all unaware.
Few noticed that the groom was the:e.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-19
Egotism.

HE has an exaggerated idea of his
own Importance"
How does his complaint manifest
itself?"
Well, for instance. he thinks every
time stocks take a tumble that it is
merely because he bought about a
dozen shares of something that didn't
cost more than S. or sc share"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-19
The Genial Cynic
A CHlLD'S VALUE.
BY CHARLES GRANT MILLER.

The supreme court of New Jersey has decided that
in that state no jury verdict shall stand for than
$1,000 of parents whose chiIds life has been
lost by negligence fault of corporation 1t is
explained that "as rule children not objects OF
income but objects of expense"
And New Jersey is supposed to be civilized COM
munity! Let's be guilty of contempt of court.
The reasoning in this decision is rotten and the
sentiment
The most precious possessions of all OF US are not
the things that bring money but that take it away
Our friendships, loves very lives them
selves develop and flourish and sweeten, not from
what we get out of them but from what put into
them.
The home is matter not of income but of expense,
vet it is the most cherished institution earth
estimated in money hut does not follow
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-19
May l0 in american
History.

lIS0-"Dark day" in New England
The marvellous ohscuration began at
10 O'Clock a IN. and continued all
day.
1795-Josiah Bartlett, "signer" for New
Hampshire. died: born 1920.
1sG3-The Federal troops made an in
eRectual assault on the Confederate
works In rear OF Vicksburg
1S64-Nathaniel Hawthorne, novelist.
died: born 1868.
1909-Henry Fl. Rogers. financier end
director Of the Standard Oil COM
pany. died in New York: born 1910.
All the news all the time-The Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-19
Not Encouraging.

whats the matter, senator? You
look as # you had heard bad news"
We'll, it isn't exactly what one
would call cheerful news. l gave
out an interview yesterday in which
I said that l had decided to retire at
the end of my present term"
"Yes?"
I've just got telegram from home
saying my constituents held a grand
ratification meeting last night"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-19

Governor Sulzer found a way to get
John Mitchell into the office of state
labor commissioner after Tammany
senator's refused to confirm him. The
legislature having adjourned and the
state labor commissioner having re-
signed. Sulzer was free to make a re-
cess appointment and this he did.
Whether the senate confirms or not,
Mitchell will continue in his job.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-19

Mayor Gaynor has discovered the
cause of the relentless fury of the
militant suffragets of England. He
says there are 100000 more women
in England than available men. the
latter having emigrated to distant
British possessions TO WOO fortune.
Mr.. Gaynor says that If any of them
come over here he will try and see
that they are suitably supplied.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-19

An English mob assaulted the suf-
fragets at Hastings. where the Nor
mans made a conquest OF England in
1866. Englishmen, though defeated
then, seem to have made a much bet
ter record at Hastings than they have
made there just now.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-19

The great spring flood OF the Ohio
valley, which wrought harm beyond
any former parallel in this country.
has finally passed out OF the Mississ-
ippi into the gulf without repeating
the damage inflicted by that of a year
ago in the valley OF the lower Mississ-
ippl. II might have been worse
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-19

do is to grant the request for Chris
ian governor of Armenia and Tur-
keys guarantee that the Armenians
will be protected from the half civil
lied Kurds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-19

washington. .. c. Herald.)
When C. II. Tevenner, one of the
youngest members Of the house, was
campaigning last fall, he dropped
into a town where he was little
known, and which he expected to be
carried by his opponent A native Of
the place came up and introduced him
self.
Things are coming your way nice
ly,7 said the native. You're going to
have a supreme cinch."