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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-02
Best Of All Gifts.

The best gift is love or friendship
fitiingly expressed. The gift which
expresses neither is no gift OF AL
givers he is the happicst who bestows
gifts which bring comfort and pleasure
where II is needed and which can fur
nish him no other reward than the
kno~ledge that his gifts are well be-
slowed
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-02
Conventional and Natural.

Many people are puzzled by the
terms conventional and natural de-
signs. The former means a design
which does not profess to copy nature.
and only by device or form suggest
the flower, leaf or fruit found in the
pattern. II may be worked in any
colors. a natural design endeavors to
follow the coloring Of the natural
leaves. blossoms and stems 1t pictures.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-02

King Edwards lucky number is 2.
Both his parents were born in 1919.
he was born on a eth; bis marriage
took place IN the year go. which
numbers added he one 20 the other
make 3; hiss N commenced in
1901; he was 10 have been crowned
on the 27th. which figures added 10
gether make 3. and he vas actnsiiy
cro7ned on August s.-London Tat
Ter.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-02

Is able to keep YOU now and forever
and may each Of us--upheld by faith
and trust so forward towards the full
radiation CT that pc et.dream;--
"Onc God, one law. one element,
Anr one faroir, Divine event.
To which tho whclo creation moves"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-02
THE WEATHER
Yesterdays Cairo Temperatures.
General Conditions.

The day was fair with trace Of
rain but at night a ;lard shower fell
which ended with the falling tempera-
ture. Special reports received by Le.
cal Observer Hayes showed rain as
follows at points ABOVE here on the
rivers. Cincinnati 0.S. Evansville OIL
Mt Carmel 0.4 Nashville IL. Chat
tanooga 90, Jacksonville o., ST
Louis 4G Chester o..
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-02

A simple of British War once
brain vas furnished by a recent or
der that all hore rugs at the Cape Of
Good Hope we're to be given into
store in August. OF course. August
at the Cape is equivalent to Deem
Der in England.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-02
Washinaton Forecast.

Washington, March 1.--ILLINOlS-
Fair and colder in thes outh and prob
ably snow fiurries in north Monday;
Tuesday fair.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-02

The river marked 43.S feet on the
Cairo gauge last evening showing a
fall of o. of foot in "a hours.
Special reports received from points
above by Observer Hayes were as fol-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-02

The river is expected to continue
falling here though at somewhat re-
duced rate.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-02

The people who don't 30 to churea
can't expect to keep up with the COS
sip OF the neighborhocd.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-02

Hundreds Of millions of dollars
are annually spent In advertising
Patent medicine companies spend
100000 a year.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-02

The Bulletin will only cost you 60
cents per month and It is certainly
worth double the money.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-02

Advertising in The Bulletin is proft-
able n the advertiser because II has
the highest class cifcuisuon-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-02

The Bulletin Is a mcmber # the As
scciated Pres the greatest news
gathering ossniEation in the world.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-02
TO SHOW
WHEELMEN

There is no need Of wheelmen
getting excited about the bicycle
paths, according to A. d. Ghiselin
and w. H. Alexander, Of the bicycle
commission. They say every cent
handled in caring for the paths is
a matter of record and are willing
any time to visit any path with
compliments and listen to sugges-
tons for fixing them. The board
has between 20 and 80 miles of
path distributed about 600 miles of
street to look after purely for the
love of it, as no salary attaches to
was $3,7S4, out of which they pay
for tags. receipts, SIS per month
for a hired man and other costs of
keeping up the paths. One of these
was four carloads of lumber last
year for crossings.
The commissioners say it is i'm
possible to keep the path on
Sprague clear. as the roadway is
so narrow that wagon has to run
close enough to cover 1t with mud
in order to get out of the way Of
streetcars. The w. w. p. Co,
monopolizes most of the street, and
there is little left for wheelmen or
other citizens.
On Sheridan the Shade brewing
company has laid claim to strip
on which the path was built and
the car tracks close up the rest of
the street. The commission Is no
longer able to get cinders from the
Northern Pacific, and is forced to
use crushed stone, which makes a
solid path but gets sloppy. Relief
is promised by the projected paving
of Front to the Olive st. bridge,
Sprague beyond the fill, Monroe to
the hill and Second to Occur
d'Alene ST., which will do away
with most of the objection now
lodged.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-02
BEGIN FIGHT TO CLOSE
SPOKANE TIGHT SUNDAY
ALLEGED SON IS
CALLED lMPOSTER
IN HUGHES WILL

The will of the late James P.
Hughes was admitted to probate
this morning by Judge Huneke. All
the property owned by Hughes, it
has turned out, is bequeathed to
the sister-in-law, Matilda Reed, OF
this city. Paragraph 4 relates to
v. L. Kirk, the alleged impostor,
who lays claim to the estate on
the grounds that the dead man was
his father. The paragraph says:
Owing to the fact that one, ".
l.. Kirk, now residing in Spokane.
has informed various persons that
he was a son of mine, desire at
this time to state that he is not my
son and therefore desire to make
no provisions for him."
The will was made AIN. rs. The
witnesses were Attorney John H.
Roche and Frank Giraud. B. J. On.
slime is named as executor. Re-
Gently the court appointed N. M.
Stratton administrator. Kirk, the
alleged impostor, cannot be found.
The estate is valued at about 5000
in real and $1,000 in personal prop
erty,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-02
BARRIERS LOCKED OUT
BY THE TRUST SHOPS

course appeared to lessen the
chances of reputation Of the agree
ments,
Then the trust, or socalled trust,
was formed by r. L. Fry and Bert
Benham, neither of them BARRIERS,
but with a tendency to high finance
and the control of the average
barber-going individuals shavings
and hair cutting. They secured
from time to time the shops which
this morning were shut against the
workmen.
The union BARRIERS are deter
mined upon a strong and long fight.
This afternoon preparations are be-
ing made to place pickets in front
of each of the shops which are in
the lockout. The BARRIERS say that
already they have been threatened
with arrest by Fry and Benham.
Notwithstanding it is their inten-
ton to carry banners before each
of the discredited shops, telling
people of their grievances and ask
ing them to patronize fair shops in
stead
The lockout this morning is not
a strike. and the BARRIERS union
wishes this distinctly understood by
the public. The trust shops, they
say, deliberately and evidently with
aforethough, repudiated the agree
ments. The matter has been COM
ing to a head for several weeks.
When the financial stringency came
upon the country 1t effected barber
shops more or less. Men who had
been patronizing them before pur-
chased razofs and proceeded to do
butchering work In small way.
Gradually lack of PATRONAGE told on
the barber shops and the earnings
of the individual BARRIERS decreased
to a perceptible extent.
But the worst act of the owners,
In the minds of the locked out bar
bers,@ followed when each of the
trust. shops in which there was
room, secured as many new chairs
as itwould hold and. of course, ad-
ditional BARRIERS to man them This
distributed the work to such an ex-
tent that where before, despite the
small business. BARRIERS had been
making more than their guaranteed
wage Of SIS a week, they were now
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-02

called up the police station and no.
titled them Of the occurrence be.
fore she tainted away.
Harry Shippy, the chiefs son,
who is probably fatally wounded, is
10 years old. Both the father and
son were taken to Augustana hos7
pital, as was Driver Foley.
The chief had ordered his car
riage and was about to drive to the
Office. Foley entered ther house
while the chief was putting on his
overcOat. At that moment the door
bell rang and dark complexioned
man, aged about 40, pushed his way
into the hall as the son opened the
door.
He handed the chief a letter
which Shippy started to open when
the Italian with a curse pulled
revolver. Harry Shippy leaped for
ward to save his fathers life and
received three bullets intended for
his father.
Them Foley was wounded, as
was the chief. BY this time Shippy
had cleared himself of his overcoat.
pulled his revolver and killed the
assassin.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-02
CHIEF KILLS
ASSASSIN IN
own HOME
Black Hand Murderer Shoots Down
Shippy's Son and Driver and
Slabs Officer Before Bullet
Lays Him Low.

CHICAGO, March Chief of
Police Shippy was stabbed twice
in the arm, his driver, James Foley
was shot and fatally wounded, and
an unknown man was killed by the
chief in an attack made by a sup
posed member of the Black Hand
at the Shippy home this morning.
Harry Shippy, son of the chief,
was shot twice in the breast when
answering the door bell and may
die.
Foley rushed to the boys aid and
was shot in the chest. He was
taken to a hospital and his wound
is fatal.
Shippy was preparing to go to
his office. He rushed to the hall
and shot as his assailant stabbed
him.
The attempted assassination of
the chief occurred at 9:15. The as
sassin was evidently an Italian. He
was shot through the right tenn
pie and instantly killed by the
chief.
Mrs. Shippy, who saw part Of
the tragedy, was Frustrated, but
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-02
THREE H0LOUPS
NOW HELD

When Justice Hinkle gets
through with "Squint" Devoe, the
third Of the trio of streetcar hold
ups, this afternoon, all three Of
them will be safely behind the bars
of the county Jail to await trial be-
fore the superior court and the
melting out of their sentences.
"Squint" Devoe, or Dively. as he is
known, was arrested about 3
o'clock Saturday afternoon. The
other two are Wilson Cassidy and
Robert slip" Burch. There is con-
siderable talk about who shall get
the $500 reward offered by the
Washington Water Power Co.
The Japanese woman. Minnie
who was Cassidy's companion and
gave him and slip" Burch up to
the police, the officers say, is en-
titled to all of the money. There
is still one other of the gang who
is at large. j. A. Lamb, pawn
broker, Is also under arrest on a
charge of receiving and concealing
two watches which the holdups
took from streetcar men and sold
to him,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-02

Six barber shops. known as the
trust" shops, closed their doors on
the union BARRIERS this morning, and
this. it is believed, Is the begin
ming of the struggle between united
labor and the socalled Citizens al
lance, which for the past several
months has been strengthening its
foothold in this city. When the
BARRIERS, who for several weeks
have been complaining about the
lack of percentage they were max
ing, appeared at the Manhattan, My
Barber shop, Traders, North Side
Baths, Palm and $40 Sprague, they
found the doors locked and the
places closed against them. 1t is
virtually lockout.
The Traders and Manhattan
shops were not locked in time and
in consequence the BARRIERS got in
side. When it became known that
the other trust shops were all
closed, none of the men of the Man.
haitian and Traders picked up a
razor. They did not have time to
prepare for work before their COM
rades in trouble called them out.
The grievance of the BARRIERS, as
outlined by Thomas lvey, their sec
rotary, is that last August almost
all shops of the city signed an
agreement which was a guarantee
to the BARRIERS that they would
make a minimum of SIS, and if they
did not, then that salary should be
paid. On all business of more than
$50 a week they would be paid 60
per cent. The agreement was made
for one year. Soon after signing
that agreement, the shops began
to take it out of the public by
boosting the price of haircut
from 25 cents to 35 cents, and add
ing cents for a neck shave. Other
incidentals of the care of the
hirsute adornment of mans face
were likewise boosted, SO that 1t is
possible, as has been shown at
trials of cases where men were
buncoed out of 81 to $40 by bar
bers, to put that much trimming on
a phiz.
The union BARRIERS rested secure
in their agreement when the raises
were made, as it meant much more
money to the proprietors, which OF
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-02
Warrants Asked for Theater, News.
paper and Other Business Men.

Blakeslee, w. c. Kipp, Claude L.
Bolton, w. H. Murgittroyd, Lee w.
Woodmansee, J. M. Jameson,
Frank w. Smith, Lee Marx and
George M. Dreher.
Several weeks ago a movement
was started to repeal the present
Sunday closing ordinance, but when
the matter was brought before the
city council 1t lost by vote of six
to four. AS the natural conse-
quence Of the saloon crusade, sa-
loon proprietors desire that the
present ordinance be left intact, as
should it be repealed the result
would probably be the passage of
severer measures, some of which
are already under consideration,
against them.
1t is confidently expected that
now, since the new crusade has
started, County Prosecutor Barn
hart will issue another belated edict
to the effect that "he intends to
enforce the Sunday. closing law of
the state strictly to the letter." On
past occasions, such as when Mayor
Moore set a date after which slot
machines would be banished, Barn
hart went him one better and or
dered their Punishment "instanter.
At the time he was talked of in GER
tain quarters as candidate for
the superior court bench. But when
his law enforcement orders were
regarded merely as subterfuge to
deceive the voters. 1t was so strong
ly limited to him that If he came
out for a judgship he would be
showed under, he refused to be-
come a candidate.
Harry Hayward, president of the
Spokane Theater association, said
today that the theater men would
have nothing to say until they had
been officially notified of their
crimes. Then they will hold a
meeting AMI get busy. 1t is GER
tain that they will make fight.
What can be done with Sunday
morning newspaper remains to be
seen. The proprietors of Sunday
papers recently held a conference
here and laid their plans to fight
the Sunday law as it affects them.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-02

weeks ago. In his studies he had
learned some wonderful things.
Among them were the actions of
various poisons upon the human
body. This knowledge conflicted
with his beliefs of a year ago when
he testified against Billeb
1t was eJrry's testimony mainly
that convicted Billek. One juror
wrote him that but for his testi.
money he would not have voted to
hang the accused man. This state
ment preyed upon eJrry's mind con.
stantly.
Finally he told Rev. Father Peter
J. O'Callaghan that he had testified
falsely against Billek. He had de-
scribed how the poisons had affect
ed his parents and brothers and sis
ter. according to instructions fur.
nished him by the attorneys and
the police. Now he knew, he de-
clared, that the poisons would have
acted differently.
Father O'Callaghan was inter
ested In Billek He believed him
innocent. So he had Jerry make
an affidavit to his confession and
forwarded 1t to Gov. Deneen. The
governor will listen to Jerry's
story, Billek may escape after
all.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-02
give BALLOT TO
ALL y. S. WOMEN

There has been introduced In
congress joint resolution forbid
ding the Acknowledgement on &C.
count of sex of any person other
wise qualified to vote There is yet
another bill no wbefore the senate
aimed at the enfranchisement of
the women of this country, not by
states but by the country as a
whole. This latter bill is in behalf
of those who contend that women
already have the right to use the
ballot under article /, section 2, of
the constitution of the United
States. This bill is merely to pro-
vide for the enforcement of this
right.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-02
BIG POHATCH BUT NO
SALE OF INDIAN GIRL s

NEW WESTMINSTER, B. c.,
March 2.-Three thousand Indians
have gathered from neighboring
villages at Alert bay for 1.-THE pur-
pose of participating in great pot
latch to be given at that place by
Chief George and number of
wealthy Indians who have been
making preparations for the fes-
tival for weeks past. An idea OF
the gorgeousness Of the patlatch
may be cleaned from the fact that
Chief George only few days ago
invested $1,000 in hard cash in a
supply of biscuits with which to
reaale his fellow tribesmen on the
opening day.
Owing to the activity of the po-
lice in the neighborhood there will
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-02
whitley EX0NERATED

WASHINGTON, d. c., March q.
"A letter from the house judiciary
committee to the president de-
nounces the men who ask impeach-
ment of Judge l.. r. Whitley, U. S.
circuit court at Shanghai, China.
The report of Sec. Root says the
original charges are unwarranted
and fearlessness of the judge in
handling undersirables is the cause
of attack.
Roosevelt, in a letter to Root,
forwarded to the house. concurs in
the finding of Judge Wiley inno-
cent, and says the attack was made
because he has done good. Roose-
welt calls the assault an impeach-
ment of decency.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-02
MURDER At MERRYMAK|NG.

and Russians, could not clearly UNI
derstand the meaning of the visit.
Suffer then left and returned to
the station for further orders. He
was told by the captain to return
to the house and await assistance.
Upon Suffers return, the police
man states, Shaffer grew angry and
threatened to throw him out. Sui
ter then declared the entire party
under arrest.
At this a dispute arose which
resulted in the shooting. Suffer
claims that Shaffer struck him and
he shot in self-defense. Mrs. Shat
fer and guests assert that Suffer
shot without necessary provocation
beyond a wordy dispute.
Suffer shot and seriously wound
ed commercial traveller last No
vember while making an arrest.
An inquest will be held today.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-02
OFFICER SUFFER- KILLS MAN
IN DISPUTE OVER NOISE At
BIRTHDAY PARTY GIVEN
WIFE-cLAiM THE SHOOTING
WAS UNJUS1iFIED.

PORTLAND, March 2.-Nathan
H. Suffer, policeman, shot and
killed Herman Shaffer last night in
the kitchen of Shaffer's home be-
cause of an alteration due to noise
Skaters guests were making at a
birthday dinner which Shaffer was
giving in his wife's honor.
The policeman was summoned to
the Shaffer home by a neighbor
who declared that the birthday par
ty was causing too much noise. He
stepped into the house and request
ed the noise to cease. Most of the
dozen guests and hostess, German
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-02

be no sale of Indian girls at this
feast. which, according to the red
men. will to considerable extent
detraet from the Importance of the
event. This will De the first time
for years that a potlatch will have
been held without number Of
girls and young women being dis
posed of by auction, the purchasers
being generally braves who have
courted the dusky maidens for
some time, and whose advances
have not always been repealed by
the ladies' whom they later acquired
at auction. The price Of Indian
girls disposed Of at potlatch va
ries considerably, ranging all the
way from couple of hundred dol
lars to anything over thousand.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-02
CHANCE
IN SEATTLE.

SEATTLE, March 2-The fiercest
municipal campaign OF years Is just
on the eve Of closing here and to-
day the best of prophets cannot
tell with any justification what the
ultimate result will be.
The campaign has degenerated
into one of insinuation and charge
of underhanded work ON the part
Of both factions. Both men will go
before the people ON even money
choice.
John F. Miller is being accused
of favoring an open town and a
new chief of police. Moore. pres
ent mayor. is being supported on
his reform policy.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-02
BUSIEST WATERWAY
IN ALL the WORLD

WASHINGTON, March 1.-The
Detroit river, despite the fact that
winter closes 1t for at least four
months in the year, is the busiest
water thoroughfare in the world.
During the navigation season of
1907 the merchandise traffic
through the river amounted to o.
292 .504 net tons, as compared with
60.578,155 in 1906. OF this 1896
1913 was iron ore, lumber and grain
from the northwest, southbound,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-02
TO RACE HORSES
ACROSS CONTINENT

NEW WESTMINSTER, B. c.,
March Fired T. Cromwell, horse
breeder of Edmonton, announces
that plans are now in preparation
for contest of endurance between
Western and Arabian horsefiesh
that should appeal to all lovers of
equine races throughout the con-
tinent. The time for this unusual
race is set for April or May, the
course to be from San Francisco
to Washington, D. C., the contest
ants being his horse Shamrock, rep
resenting the Western type of
horseflesh, and a champion Arabian
horse owned by the New York
Arabian Horse Stock Co. A side
bet of $4,000 has been posted by
the parties interested.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-02

and 20,326,211 was coal and mer-
chandise, northbound.
This represents more freight than
enters the harbors of New York,
Boston, Philadelphia. Baltimore,
Charleston and Savannah COM
bined; more than enters London.
Liverpool and Southampton COM
bined; more than the tonnage OF
the Suez, Manchester, Kiel, Am
sterdam. Corinth and all the other
great canals of the world COM
bined.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-02
May HAVE TO FuM|CATE
RUMmACE SALES

Health inspectors have been puz-
sled of late to account for the
spread of contagious disease which
under ordinary circumstances
should be well under check with the
precautions taken. II was decided
this morning that the evil in a
great degree is caused by rummage
sales where old clothes picked up
anywhere and everywhere, goes on.
These garments are collected about
Town. After the workers have gar
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-02
GIRL WIFE HELD FOR
KILLING HUSBAND

CLINTON, Iowa. March PRED
Dolph. age &c, was murdered at his
home during the night in his sleep.
His IL years old widow was arrest
ed. charged with the murder. Lo-
cal authorities claim to have dam
aging evidence against her, She
refuses to talk. The couple married
year ago and quarreled frequent
ly. Jealousy is supposed to be the
motive.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-02

making less on account of having
to sit around much of the time on
account of the added chairs and
BARRIERS.
There are 25 BARRIERS thrown out
of work by the lockout. The
union has communicated with its
national officers, and it is stated
that those who are locked out will
be paid expenses during the strike
$40 a week to married BARRIERS
and IS week to the unmarried
ones. #
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-02

nered a sufficient supply a rum
mage sale Is held and the gar
ments become scattered broadcast.
Having not been fumigated. II there
Is any disease in them, or II they
have been discarded by persons
who have had contagious diseases
around them, the disease Is com
municated to the purchasers.
II Is expected that the depart.
ment will order that all clothing
sold at rummage sales be first sub.
&cted to. a thorough fumigation.