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The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-01
FEARFUL FLOOD PLAYING
HAVOC IN NEW YORK STATE

Fort Plain, N. Y. Feb. 2S.-The
outlook tonight indicates that this
portion OF the Mohawk Valley is to
experience almost unprecedented high
water. Ice jams west OF here caused
the streets of Ilion. Frankfort and
Herkimer to be inundated Dynamite
is being used to break them up. 1t is
feared that when this happens the
rush of water and ice win cause
havoc hereabouts
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-01
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
Hunting For the Man.

All kinds Of wild rumors were
afoat last night-that some one hal
been shot on Thirty-sixth street; then
on Twenty-ffth street; and again on
Thirty-third The vicinity Of Sixth
street and Comm ercial avenue came
in for a hunt for the man who fred 4
half dozen shots In rapid succession.
This was about $3.50 o'clock. There
was a man shot but 1t was lin the
play on the stage at the opera
house.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-01
RRluJMM00R RRluJMM00RR HAS HAS IT PAT mAH0NEY
WILL BE CHIEF OF POLICE
Present incumbent, Mart S. Egar, Will Resign
to Accept Position Of Wharfmaster Held for
Years by Late William McHaIe

1t comes from very reliable
source that there is to be change
in the head of the police depart
ment soop. and that Chief Mart Egan
has resigned or intends to resign
from that position to accept the Of
fee OF wharfmaster for the Cairo
Trust Property. Tie wharfmaster's
office Is responsible one, and mas
heen held by the late William Me-
Hale for many years. 1t Is a posi-
tion that is lucrative and not Irk.
some and is very desirable in many
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-01

damp shingles on the roof SO that
tney emitted cloud OF vapor which
was mistaken for smoke and to OBJ
servers looked like it was the real
article. Mrs. Thompson took no
chance but phoned ''fire. The fire
wagon arrived in reasonable time but
en- route from Washington avenue to
the scene, through the deep mud
might have been taken for a dead
wagon carrying corpse.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-01
a'---t -.a
After the Snakes.

Nearly all the rattlesnakes seen in
the ZOOS Of this country and In most
|of those Of Europe are captured by In
dian boys and girls on the western res.
ervations. They locate spot where
the snakes come out to sun and then
creep up with squirt guns charged
with ammonia and spray the rattlers
and render them helpless. When the
snake revives he is a prisoner and
worth three dollars to his captor.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-01
THE FIRE WAS
IN THE STOVE
WHAT AN FIRST sAvoREp or
DISASTER TURNED OUT TO
BE INCIDENT WITH Is FUNNY
POINTS.

Station No, was called at II
o'clock yesterday morning to the
residence Of Charles H. Thompson,
S15 Twenty-seoond street. There was
no fire except in the kitchen stove
which was doing its best to heat up
the baked dinner in preparation Some
ri the heat from the stove and aue
had passed through the wood ceiling
OF the kitchen and warmed up the
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-01
WILL WAIT A YEAR.

New York. Feb. 2S.-~The receni
opposition Of Germany to the pro
posed American Exposition in Berlir
this year resulted in meeting ot
the American Executive Committee
today in this city, at which time 4
was decided to postpone the exposi
tion until 1911, when German
American Exposition may be helt
instead. This would insure the sup
port OF the German interests.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-01
new PAPER FOR CAIRO9
Rumored That 3. McManus, Jr, the
shoe Man, is the Moving
Spirit of Plan.

There have been rumors recently
to the effect that new daily paper Is
10 be started in Cairo. The latest IS
that Barney McManus. Jr., the shoe
merchant, is the moving spirit in an
enterprise of this kind. The paper if
started is to be Democratic in ma
tional politics and neutral in county
and city politics. The plant. II Is
said, is to be capitalized to the
amount OF about $4,000.
M aH
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-01
Coat Zoo Much Liks Heather.

The coat OF red setter normally
stands out fairly clearly against
heather Of the ordinary hue; when.
however, 1t gets soaked with rain 1t
darkens very much and blends very
closely with the heather. The Cor
don settlers are, perhaps, the worst
in this regard of assimilating with tho
color of heather, and so being liable
to get charge OF shot.-Country
Life.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-01

respects.
Il Is also stated that Patrick Ma
honey will be appointed chief of po-
lice 70 fill the vacancy caused by
Mr.. Egan's resignation. Mr., Ma.
honey. while not young. still has his
head and could be relied upon, as
OF old. to perform his duties well. He
has been city marshal OF Cairo under
many administrations and can take
the rein Of police control into his
hands with fun confidence OF an
ability that has been tested.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-01
Plant Trees.

All land owners should plant some
kind of trees. There Is always some
waste land about the farm--some
hillside or swamp that Is not culti'
waited. which, If planted to some kind
of timber, would soon return profit
and would also improve the looks OF
the fam. as nothing adds more to It's
beauty than a wellkept grove or
woods pasture.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-01
MAY BUILD new SALOON
| Mr.. zerfass May Let Brewery Have
His Present Place and Build at
Fourteenth and Poplar.

Henry Zerfass has in contempla-
tion the erection of brick building
at the corner of Poplar and Four
teenth streets to be used by him for
saloon purposes. 1t is understood
that the Cairo Brewey Co. will oc-
cupy the rooms now held by Zerfass
at the corner of Fourteenth street ami
Washington avenue in the event the
latter gives up his present location.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-01
DEFEATED AND ARRESTED;
BOXERS HARD LUCK

Troy, N. Y, Feb. 3D. Harry Forbes,
|of Chicago, was taken out Of the
ring in the sixth round tonight in his
fight with Abe Attel His seconds
threw up the sponge Forbes was
badly punished Later Forbes was
arrested by the United States mar
|shal on charge of using the mails
to defraud during 1907 He had been
indicted at Council Bluffs, Iowa.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-01
STARTLED THE POLICE.

Pittsburg, Feb. 2S. Stephen Austin,
the self-confessod drug store bandit,
startled the police today wlen upon
arraignment before the magistrate he
practically repudiated his confessions
by pleading not guilty, Austin was
bound over to the criminal courts.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-01
FAVOR RAISING THE MAINE.

Washington, FEB. 2S.-The spb-
committee Of the house naval com
mittee today took favorable action
on the bill appropriating funds for
the raising Of the battleship Maine
in Havana harbor and the proper IN.
terment Of the bones of the Amer
lean sailors.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-01
2 BURNED TO DEATH.

st. Louis, March 1.-Two unidenti
fled men were burned TO death and
two others were seriously hurt in a
fire which gutted the building of the
German Walters Association, club
house, early this morning. Thirty
other roomers escaped to the street
in their night clothes.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-01
FEARFUL FLOOD IN OHIO.

Cleveland. Feb. 2S.-Two dead.
many hundreds homeless, scores OF
factories preparing to close down,
property damage reaching hundreds of
thousands of dollars are the main re-
suits of the flood which devasted Ohio
|in the last two days and which has
not yet reached its full volume.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-01
THE IRISH DON'T LIKE
SOUVENIR POST CARDS

Washington, Feb. 2S.--War is to be
waged upon the souvenir postal cards
which ridicule the Irish race. Some
of the leading Irishmen at the capt
tol have started the crusade. Efforts
will be made to have the postoffice
department declare thcm unmailablc
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-01
REGISTERED AT CLEVELAND.

Cleveland, Feb. Earthquake
tremors lasting over an hour were re-
corded this afternoon by the seismo
graph at st. Ignatius Observatory.
The tremors evidently came from a
long distance.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-01
YOUNG BLACKHANDERS
Arraiancd in Court, Declare They
We're Only Messengers Of a Man
They Did Not Know.

New York, Feb. 28.--George Stahl,
aged 13. and Sammy Williams, aged
., accused of writing Mrs. H. o. Have.
meyer, widow Of the president Of the
American Sugar Refining Company, a
letter demanding $4,000 on pain Of
death. were arraigned in court today.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-01

We all want our children to be
happy, and the happiest children are
those who have happy mothers. The
mother who is gloomy and discomfort
ed, fretful and fault-finding. cannot
expect to have the confidence and
companionship OF her children. .--Ex.
change.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-01

England may we'll be proud OF her
Life Guards, and although their dress
Is antiquated and absurd from the
practical point Of view. yet from the
spectacular and artistic 1t is beautiful
London Tailor and Gutter.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-01
AT ALBANY.

Albany, Feb. 2S.--With the streams
tributary to the Hudson river swollen
by heavy rains and melting snow. and
the river rising 5 inches an hour at
s o'clock tonight, one of the worst
floods in recent years is predicted
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-01
LIGHTS ARE OUT.

Herkimer. N. ". Feb 2S.-This vii
lage Is shrouded in darkness and rain
tonight. The electric light plant is
flooded Armed guards patrol in
boats the canals that lately were
streets. One hundred and fifty homes
are vacated.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-01
ROBBED or HER JEWELS.

New York, Feb. 2S.-While she was
In the bath, diamonds and jewelry
valued at $4,000 were stolen from
the dressing room OF Mrs Sanford
Erlanger, wife OF a New York stock
broker, in her apartment in the An.
sonia last huisIay
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-01
Neatly Expressed

A relenting father recently signified
his desire for reconciliation with the
family prodigal by the following curt
telegram: "Phibbs. London, to PhibbSr
Denver, Colorado: Dinner is ready
when you are"
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-01

A sixth shock, the most severe OF
all, was recorded at TAO tonight. II
lasted minute and 80 seconds.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-01
TIE WEATHER
..xesterdax,s Temperatures.
General Conditions.

Yesterday was cloudy. from sun
rise to sunset, and trace OF rain was
reported by the weather bureau.
Rains are reported over the ohio
~ ana Mississippi watersheds. A storm
sscenters over the northern Rockies.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-01
washington Forecast.

Issinois: Washington Feb. rs.
Unsettled, probably showers, Tues
day: warmer "Wednesday, partly
cfordy.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-01
Fcreeasts

Cairo and vicinity: Inereasine
cloudiness with showers Tuesday.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-01
sun and moon.

sun rises today. 6.35 a m.
! sun sets today .ss.l.3 s 55s552 u. ~.
Moon rises tonight ..... l1:2s p. Hf.5
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-01

here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-29
THOROUGH CLEAN UP.
Adams County, Ohio, to Be Purged of
Vote Buyers and Sellers.

West Union, O., Dec. 29.-The investi-
cation in to the wholesale vote buying
in Adams county is to be continued
through the special grand jury indefin-
itely. This statement was made from
the bench today by Judge Blair, whose
vigorous action has brought out the
facts in the country wide scandal.
Judge Blair said:
After we have had a general in
vestigation of all the townships in the
county I shall call before me the work.
ers Of both parties from every town
ship and submit to them the lists of
those who have been indicted. 1 will
tell them that they must have know
ledge who they are. 1 shall demand
that they designate every purchase
able voter in their precincts and 1 shall
put special detectives in the field TO
bring these men in. If any workers
refuse to disclose the names of those
whose votes he has bought I will bring
the 'foaiers' in to testify against him.
We are going to clean up Adams coun-
ty as it has not been purged since the
civil war"
One hundred and six additional indict-
ments were reported by the grand jury
today, bringing the total of those in
dicted thus far up to 99S. Forty-one
men have taken advantage of Judge
Blair's promise of leniency to all who
would come in and confess without hay-
ing been indicted
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-29
COLONEL BIERER DEAD.
Pioneer Resident of Brown County,
Formerly a Congressman.

Hiawatha, Kan, Dec. 29.-Col. Ev-
erard Bierer, one of the oldest and
best known residents of Brown county,
is dead at his home near here follow
ing an illness which had extended ov-
er more than year. Colonel Bierer
is survived by four sons and two
daughters. They are named as follows:
Everard, jr., who is employed in the
office of Attorney General Wicl1ersham
at Washington; Samuel, senior part
ner in the firm of Bierer. Shaded & Co.,
at Hiawatha; A. G. Curtin, former
supreme judge of Oklahoma; Bion,
an officer in the United States navy.
Mrs. James L. Shaded and Mrs. John
Bokay, the surviving daughters, are
both living at Hiawatha.
Colonel Bierer was born at Union
town, Pa, January 8, 1927. He locat-
ed in this county when thirty years of
age and had lived here ever since. He
took part in the civil war and was
raised to the rank of colonel He was
engaged in the practice of law here
many years and became we'll known in
political circles. He was former rep
resentative from this district.
Colonel Bierer was a member of the
Congregational church and of the Odd
Fellows lodge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-29
RADLEY WINS RACE.
Glenn Curtiss says Aerial Contests Are
the Coming Sport.

Aviation Field. Los Angeles, Dec. %.
England and France in a, speed coai
ton defeated America in the first trial
derby ever ran. James Radley, the
British speed champion, in a French
Bleriot monoplane, beat Eugene Ely,
driving Curtiss racer, and Phil Par
malice, in a Baby Wright, in an eight
and three-quarter miles race. He not
only demonstrated that his Bleriot
monoplane is the speedist thing in
flying machines ever seen west of the
Rockies, but established a new record
for the Los Angeles field His time
for the 83 miles was 9:13 1-5, an aver
age of about 81 miles an hour. His
fastest lap was made at the rate of al
most mile minute.
Ely's time was 1902 As. or about 81
miles an hour.
Parmalee's time was 1895. or about
40 miles an hour.
Mere exhibition flying is about to
pass into the realm of the common
place." said Glenn Curtiss. THE nov
city of that has worn off and hence
forth racing will be the thing, with
every manufacturer. inventor, builder
and driver bending every energy and
striving to the utmost for speed and
more speed.
1.-The day is at hand when aviation,
meets win be constituted solely for
racing The mere exhibitor will take
| his place with the out of date attrac-
LlOn ana there Will D6 prizes IN the
| future only for the aviators who can
| fly in races and win them.''
Simon Breaks Worlds Record.
| New Orleans, Dec. 29.-Rene Simon
the French aviator. broke the world :
record for monoplanes when he circled
| tie mile track in a 20-mile an hour
wind in 81 seconds flat. This is the
fastest mill ever made by monoplane
under any conditions on a mile course
The machine was a 80 horse power
Bleriot and Simon drove the dangerous
turns at an angle that threatened to
| send him sliding OFF the air banks to
| the ground on one wing. He nego-
tiated these curves with perfect con-
| troll, however.
| The first flight of the day was made
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-29
MITCHELL IS AT HOME.
Believes Taft Plan to Revise Tariff
Will Fail of Passage.

Lawrence, Kan. Dec. GA. c. Mitchell
eongressman-elect from this district, has
returned from Washington where he has
spent several weeks watching the machin-
cry of the house in action. Mr.. Mitchell,
together with other Kansas attorneys,
went to. Washington primarily to argue
the bank guarantee law before the su-
preme court. He took occasion. however,
to file his certificate of election and mill
around among the leaders of the house.
Il find that there is a decided feeling
on the part of Republicans that something
must be done along the line suggested by
President Taft relative to revising the
tariff he said. There also is a general
feeling among Republicans that the 'sched-
ule by schedule revision as advocated by
the president should be enacted into a
law. There are, however, a lot of high
protectionists in both the senate and the
house who believe that the present rates
should be left alone. 1 am afraid these
members with the help of the Democrats
will be able to prevent the adoption of
either of these measures this session. If
they are successful there is little prob
ability of the measure passing when the
Democratic majority gets to working in
the next congress. 1t is generally be-
Iieved in Washington that the Democrats
will cut loose and tinker with the tariff
on revenue only bash
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-29
MIR. CoBURN IN A NEW ROLE.
to in Capacity of a Matri.
monial Agent.

F. d. Coburn, the versatile secretary
of the Kansas state board of agricul-
ture, has widespread fame and an
unlimited acquaintance and yet as a
matrimonial agent new phase of en-
deavor into which he has branched
cut, he is a signal failure. Perhaps
his futile efforts are due in part to
his client-as yet he has but one-for
his applicant for mate is lady doc
tor.
Characteristic enough. the secretary
continues to be optimistic and if he is
successful his bureau will undoubtedly
develop. This commercialization of
romance had a sufficiently romantic
beginning-and faith was in it. Not
only faith in Mr.. Coburn but faith in
good luck omens, in which both Mr..
Coburn and his client indulge, were
there. Mr.. Coburn has an uncom-
monty staunch belief that every cast
horseshoe he finds is emblematic of
good fortune and he has a hale bushel
of them in his desk. He does not even
bar burro shoes and a shoe from a
$500 mule is a cherished prize. Be
ing of bucolie disposition, however,
he had paid little attention to the light
thin plates of the racers.
Consequently. he took keen interest
when he recently found in his mail a
pink beribboned thread of Il shoe de-
clared to be one from famous Cali
| fornia track mare. A care attached
| bore the name of DR. NJ. MaybeIle
Griswold. Eureka, Cal. An accompany
ing letter explained to Mr.. Coburn that
! the sender had become quite well ac-
quainted with him through the press
and his writings and that she felt sure
she could trust him with finding her a
husband. The secretary. being mar
ried man, could see no personal in
| terest in the matter but feels in duty
bound to find the doctor good home
loving man. The lady gives her age
as 40
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-29

At present Wasnburn has no repre-
sentative at Oxford university under
Cecil Rhodes patronage. Kansas uni
versity and Baker university, the only
other Kansas colleges whose candidates
passed the examinations, each has a
scholarship represented at this time.
Washburn's second candidate for the
scholarship and who passed the recent
examinations, Henry O'Brien, withdrew
his name before the balloting of tho
committee began, reserving his candi-
dacy for future time. Three other
candidates remained on the slate. They
We're E. D. Gresham of the University
of Kansas, and George s. Counts ard
Frank H. Ellis of Baker. The commit
tee making the selection consisted Of
Chancellor Frank Strong of Kansas
university, President Frank K San
ders of Washburn college, President L.
H. Murlin of Baker university, Chief
Justice W. A Johnston of the Kansas
supreme court and State Superintend-
ent E. T. Fairchild. The sessions Of
the committee were held at the Ma
tional hotel and occupied the larger
part of the day.
Phillip W. Whitcomb. the appointee
is only 10 years of age and already
has made a brilliant record for him.
self The scholarship at Oxford uni
versity, England (Which he has beer
rendered, provides a three year allow
ance of $1,000 a year from the endoW-
ment by the late Cecil Rhodes. 1t is
granted not only for scholarship at
tainments but also for athletic and So
cial prominence.
Whitcomb was elected captain of the
Washburn football team for 1911, hav-
ing played fullback during the past
season. He also was member
of the college track team.
He is a member of the Kappa Sigma
fraternity, was president of the class
of 1910 with which he graduated, was
member of the Washburn College
Literary society and won first place on
thought and composition in the 1909 or
atorical, was an active member of the
Y. NJ. C. A, and representative Of that
association at the Cascade, Col, sum-
ner conference.
During his college course, he was ed
itor of The Kaw, the college annual
and the Washburn Review. the college
newspaper, both elective offices. His
education has been wholly in Topeka
where he has completed at a remarka-
bly, early age. beginning in Potwin
school, and continuing through the
high school and Washburn college from
which he holds an A. B. degree.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-29

Chicago, Dec. 29.-CATTBE-Receip
estimated at 1850. Market slow. Beeves,
S4.6517. rs; Texas steers. 81 2005-35; western
steers. $4.OOG5 80; stockers and feeders,
s.. 1905. so: cows and heifers, $2.5o9625;
calves $7.2569.2 IS.
Market dull. Light 81. 40d7.S0; mixed. $3.50
GI7.S21z; heavy, s7-45a7. 50; rough, 81. 45d7 50:
good to choice heavy, s.. 60G7.S0 pigs, $.l5
al IS; bulk of sales. $7.65@7.75.
SHEEP-Receipts estimated at 5000.
Market weak. Native. 81. 606435; western,
tive, 81 25G6.5O: western, $4.75d6.50.
DAILY MOVEMENT OF PRODUCE
WHEAT-R Receipts. 43 800 bushels; ship
ments, 700 bushels.
CORN-Receipts, $500 bushels; ship
ments 49,. 500 bushels.
Car lot receipts: Wheat A cars, with l:
of contract grade: oats 459 cars.
Z Total receipts of wheat at Chicago Min
neapoIis and Duluth today were 20 cars
compared with 342 cars last week and AS
cars the corresponding day year ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-29
WIRELESS IN KANSAS.
Amateur Operators in Hutchinson
SaIina and Wichita.

Hutchinson, Kan, Dec. 29.-Ray
Kerns. son of Mr. and Mrs. A. H.
Kerns has wireless outfit which can
send a message IS or 100 miles. The
plant was constructed by Harold Leigh
and Ray Kerns later came into the pos
session of it when Leigh took a position
with the Santa F'e railway as telegraph
operator at Kent.
The plant is homemade and the aerial
stretches from a pole so feet high to
a large cottonwood tree in the Kerns
yard. The sending key is made from
a common Morse telegraph key with
two Canadian dimes used to increase
the area of the contact point
Ray has been long on telegraph
line which connects his house with some
boy friends and is an experienced anna
teur Morse operator. He also knows
the continental code used in sending
wireless messages.
Since he has been the owner of the
wireless plant. he spends his spare time
practicing sending and receiving on the
instrument.
Harrison Kincaid, a friend, has a
wireless outfit and the two sent and
received messages until Harrison Kin
caid moved to California and took his
wireless set with him. Now, Ocee
Spicer is going to get in the wireless
game and fix up a plant.
Ray Kerns has a friend who is at
tending school at st. Johns military
academy at Salina. Both of them are
interested in electricity and both have
wireless outfits. It was the mutual
agreement when the chum left for
school that the two would talk to each
other this fall and winter and keep in
touch by wireless. The young cadet is
a genius with electricity and is the
electrician at the academy. He will fit
his apparatus on the top of one of the
buildings of the academy and talk to
his friend, Ray KernS. Another ac-
quaintance has a wireless set at New
ton and when the two have time. mes
saSes interchange. A high school boy
in Wichita completes the circuit.