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When it comes to invitations TO great
functions really worth attending the rep
resentative's wife often finds herself and
the other women of her circle ignomin-
iously ignored. Invitation lists frequent
ly include the whole of officialdom. in
order down to the House of Representa-
tives. where, after the Speakers name,
the line is drawn. Upon a notable &C.
caSiOn this distinction was the cause of
no little comment, and bitterness. This
was when the wife of a former Secretary
of State took il upon herself to issue
cards requesting the women of official
life to call upon popular ambassadors
wife about to pay her first visit to Ameri-
ca Unless upon terms of personal friend
ship with the Presidents family, wives of
have not, for many years,
been expected to call at the White House
upon other than stated reception days
AS has doubtless been cleaned from the
regoing, it is at her dinners that Wash
ington's new hostess makes her worst
blunders. and one of the commonest of
these is the seating of favorite friends
above officials who are being entertained
at the same time. She wishes TO enter
tain, say, her pastor, from her home city
and to invite some distinguished guests
Ito meet him. But if any high federal
officials. of the categorieS stated, are in
vited to her repast, the dear parSon must
Weld place to them and she must go to
her table upon the arm of the highest
official present. whether he be justice, a
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BERLIN. November 30, 1911.
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if she wishes to enjoy the social pleas
ures. for custom exacts of her first calls
upon all of the women of officialdom,
from Mrs. Taft and Mrs Sherman down
through the Supreme Court, diplomatic.
cabinet and senatorial sets. And it is
for her to take this initiative with the
wives of all representatives whose serv-
ice has been longer than her husband :.
Poor woman, Such an exchange of
courtesies among merely the officials of
her own state are often task enough for
a single season.
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remain independent of one another and
are united only in their common ambition
to overthrow the blue black block"
The reichstag elections of 1907 gave
the five parties the following strength !:
Conservatives, 112; center, 1O4; national
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senator or "A cabinet officer And for rea-
sons already suggested she must not in
wife ofticialdom Ito meet" persona yes not
catalogued above themselves in the Of
ficial list; nor must she invite married
people Ito meet" those who are un-
married.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-05
TO HOLD PICNIC
Retail Merchants Name Committee
to Prepare For Event-Perhaps
In Missouri.

At the meeting Of the Retail Mer-
chants Association held Thursday
evening the matter of holding the
annual picnic was brought up for
discussion and q committee was ap-
pointed to suggest place and the
time for holding the picnic. The
committee appointed by President
John b. Greaney was Thomas L. o.
Shea, George Carnes and John
Sanders. The committee is to report
at special meeting to be held next
Thursday evening.
The committee will go to Bryant's
Landing, Mo, six miles north of
Greenfield Landing where they will
attend barbecue Wednesday. They
will note whether this place will
make a good picnic spot. George
Bryant who is giving the barbecue
was In the city yesterday purchas.
ing supplies for the occasion and
invited the merchants to visit the
place and he will show them what
an excellent place he has for hold
ing picnics, besides, the people of
that locality want to mingle with
the cairo people.
st. Mary's Park, Brewers Lake
and other picnic spots are being sug-
gested to the committee.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-05
NEGRO USED KNIFE
Officer Kennedy Attacked When He
4 Eentered Dark Alley To Inves-
tigate Disturbance.

Officer Kennedy was passing along
Commercial avenue last night about
Ill O'Clock when he heard a racket In
the alley adjoining the negro res
taurant at 500 Commercial avenue
Although not on duty he went bach
to investigate and as he passed
Through the dark alley way negro
trying to get away rushed upon him
with knife and gave him slash
across the face. Kennedy pulled
nut his gun and fired several shots
mt the fleeing negro but he does moi
tbink he hit him.
1t being so dark he did not gel
a good look at the negro but has
since learned who he was, If he
mas not escaped from the city he
will probably be apprehended. The
cut on officer kennedy's face was moi
very deep and will not disiigure him
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-05
ADOPT SENATE CHANGES
congressional Reapportionment Bill
Increasing Size Of House Ready
\ for President

Washington, Aug 4-The con-
gressional reapportionment bill in
creasing the membership of the
house from ss1 to 433 and provid-
ing for further increase when
New Mexico and arizona become
States probably will 60 to the presi-
dent tomorrow for his signature.
vice-President Sherman and
Speaker Champ Clark will sign 1t to,
morrow
The house measure az amended In
the senate as adopted without a
roll call by the house.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-05

Jack Summers, third baseman in
Manager Nairn's Mogills, took
French leave Tuesday night, after
drawing his first months pay Sum
mers came from Altoona, Pa, July
1 and was put at second. When
Cooper was signed he was transfer
red to third, where he had made a
very fast and satisfactory player and
a good hitter Summers told his
teammates that he didn't like his
Job and left on a night train
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-05
MURD[RMYSTERY !
SOLVED By GREEK.
WAITER SAID MRS. JUDELL
JUMPED FROM HOTEL
WINDOW.
GREEK HURRIED AWAY
Affair Weighed on His Mind He
Could Not Sleep-Decided to
Tell Story-Was Stranger
to Him.

st. Louis, Aug. 4.-Peter X. Pou-
los, % years old. and a Greek wait
er at a fashionable hotel here, today
surrendered to the police telling
them he was with Mrs Max Judell
sarIyTuesday morning when she met
her death in fall from a third
story window of a cheap hotel He
said the woman jumped from the
window and that he made an effort
to restrain her He attributes her
act to unstrung nerves due to ex-
cessive drinking.
Poulos said he met woman near
her home and that he had never
seen her before. An excursion
down town to a restaurant and tc
the hotel followed the meeting. A
few moments prior to her jumping
Poulous said he was awakened anC
found her partly dressed and stand
ing at the window with her lief
foot on the sill
He asked her what she was de
ing, he declared, and then got up t,
hold her back from the window bu
before he could reach her she fell
Her act so frightened him that h
| dressed hurriedly, left the hotel an
seeing the woman apparently dea
On the ground walked the three in
tervening miles to his home.
The matter so weighed upon hi
mind, he told the police that TO
three nights he had been unable t
sleep and decided to take Forme
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Da
ton into his confidence. The latte
advised him to tell the police
! Both William Lachmann, pre-
nrietor. and Edward Brown, porte
1t the Vendome, were unable
I IDENTIFY Pappas as Mrs. Judell's g
cort, Neither could say positivel
, however, that he was not the maj
.achmann admitted that he did n,
n scrutinize the mans features close
1 or pay any particular attention
ii him. There were about two dozt
RI 'ouples registered at the hotel Il
: light of the fatality, and detectiv
htnk IL probable that both Brow
md Lachmann could be confront,
With Mrs, Judell's escort witho
,eing able to identify him pos
lively.
1t was not revealed until yestc
0 day that the watch found in MI
!, judell's possession after the TRACE,
), lid not belong to her. The poll
Y feport said 1t was woman's wat
n and was engraved with the initis
'B. Il B." When taken from t
oroner's Office to Chief Allender
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-05
POTATOES BY WEIGHT

Chicago, Aug. 4 - Potatoes,
which have not ben so high in years,
will be sold by weight hereafter in
Evanston, fashionable suburb tn
stead of by measure. SO many COM
plants of short measures by groccrs
to City Sealer Twigg that he took
the matter before Justice Boyer
who entered an order that potatoes
be weighed instead of measured,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-05

Unless some first class pitchers are
secured the Alices cannot expect tQ
make a showing. Newton is the only
member OF the staff who looks like
a twirler. Crane went well for a
while but has fallen down. Flynn
has been lucky to win at all Bailey
may do something here but his work
last season and this does not predict
a bright future for him. Capital.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-05
500 CAR MEN STRIKE.

4 Des Moines, Iowa Aug 5-The
last Of nearly 500 employees of the
Des Moines City Railway walked out
at I:i5 O'clock this morning after
returning their cars to the company
barn and the strike ordered by the
executive committee OF the car
mems union early yesterday morning
was officially "on'.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-05

Ned Dickens, a former member of
the Cairo Kitty league team is now
pitching star ball for the Reeclus
club of Louisville. In game there
Sunday afternoon he pitched for
nine innings without allowing hit.
--Poducah News-Democrat
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-05
WIFE ABANDONMENT
Charged Against Nathan B. Madden
One Of Chicago's Labor Leaders
, Wife Complains.

4 Chicago, Aug. 4---Martin B. Mad
den, one of the most prominent OF
Chicago labor leaders is being sought
by attaches of the court on warrant
charging him with wife abandonment
Mrs. Florence Madden declares he
deserted her for another woman and
mas not contributed to her supper,
since last December.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-05

The Alices are making a desperate
effort to strengthen Like this per-
iod OF the first season the girls are
slumping badly Doc Bailey, the
little southpaw with the team last
season and this season with the
GAINESVILLE and Hopkinsville, has
been signed. Wagner and Harris
TWO pithcers, and Marks, first base
man, have been wired to Join the
team. -Paducah Sun.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-05
Gasoline Engines,

Pitcher Nagel of the Red Sox Is
taking Christian Science treatment
for his arm. The Pole Cats might
adopt the same treatment to aid
them in winning afew games.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-05
Watch Not Mrs. Judell's.

Both Max Judell. husband of the
victim, and his brother, F. C. Judell,
declared the watch did not belong TO
Mrs. Judell and neither had ever
zen it before. This development is
regarded as of Importance in solving
the enigma.
Because of his name and his re-
semblance to the description of Mrs
Judells escort, Max Pappas was ar
rested at noon yesterday by Detee-
tives Finan and Brennan and taken
before Chief Allender The waiter
denied he ever saw Mrs Judell, He
said he had quit work at the Buck
ingham Hotel at $3.50 p. m. Monday
and went to the Delmar airdome,
Delmar and ALBERT avenues. After
itnessing the performance. he said,
he alked to his home, 725 North
Euclid avenue. and retired. AS proof
he referred to his brother, with
whom he slept and who was awake,
he said, when he retired
Pete f. Pappas, also said to be a
waiter at the Buckingham Hotel
was escorted by Detectives Sullivan
and James to the Vendome Hotel
where William Lachmann, the pro
prietor, was asked whether he re
sembled Mrs. Judell's escort Lach
mann said he knew the man, whr
had been guest at the hotel sew
eral times during the last tire
years, but said he was positive h
was not at the hotel Monday night
when Mrs. Judell was killed.
Pappas, left a card at the hotc
which reads; Pete f. Pappas, tn
Buckingham, and in the upper left
hand corner it bears the words
He declared he could produc
both the woman and the watch, an
y, detectives were sent for her At
! D. m. she appeared with the watcl
which Chief Allender thinks is {
a sic worn by women He had Pal
pas write "R. Pappas. with his wife
several times, and turned the san
pies over to Gus " Mechin, a han,
writing expert. After comparin
, the signature with the netry on Il
hotel register, Mechin said he W;
struck with the similarity, and b.
lieved the two writings were by II
same man. Allender then declare
he could not release the waiter.
i The discovery OF the mans watC
has changed the belief that the ma
q who escorted Mrs. Judell to the no
n telry wrote an assumed name on Il
9 register. Detectives now believe
signed his own name and that Il
first letter, interpreted as an "R
was in reality intended for "p
) making the initial correspond to &
y | engraving on the watch There
y almost no doubt on the part of a
one connected with the case that [
q watch found belonged to Mrs. J
II dells escort.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-05

Cairo has the best pitching staff
of anY team in the league and all of
them are good utility men, something
exceptional Cairo's list includes
Wolfe, Weakley, Binkley, Medley,
Kerr and Boley, all stars.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-05

Envelopes used in packing small ar.
ncles will be found better than boxes
~ they take up less room. Stout. col
anpaible envelopes. which may be-
bought where Office supplies are sold.
will BE- found satisfactory, Gloves
hAndkerchlefs, neck arrangements
Stc. may be kept nicely In such en-
xslcpes. ss'S
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-05
LAST CALL!

All persons who have not paid
their personal taxes are hereby noti-
fed that have this. day appointed
ALBERT Blatteau, James Barrow and
r.. w. Morse deputy tax collectors,
who sfe hereby instructed to pro-
ceed 10 collect all outstanding per-
SOnal taxes without further delay.
ALEXANDER S. FRASER.
I'M Sheriff and Collector.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-05

Dummy Hughes predicted Cairo
would win nine out of twelve games
away from home. In the first two
series 1t was FIVE OF six and might
be the same in the last two If the
players keep on whacking the ball
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-05
Forecasts for Today.

~ Cairo and Vicinity Shoers: not
much change in temperature.
Washington, Aug. 4.Kentucky
hnd Missouri: Generally fair except
probably local showers Saturday or
Sunday Z.
IiliDois: Unsettled in north, prob
ably showers in south portion Sat
nrday and Sunday.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-05

We are now nicely located In the
lrst division and now watch us
climb--Clarksville Laaf-Chronicle.
Watch GAINESVILLE climb, good
enough for Puck.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-05

Jim O. Cox of the Polecats Is out of
the game temporarily suffering from
a disIocated thumb. Carroll Is on
first in his stead. Poor Jim o, dis,
located thumb Is good excuse.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-05

According to the Paducah papers
IA eke Taylor, a former polecat en-
ioyed the way he slaughtered his
former team mates in the recent Sc
ries OF games in which the total
score was "a to 3.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-05

A former Kitty league umpire,
A. Willard Kiesker has just killed a
man in Memphis according to teie-
graphic dispatches.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-05

Rube McCriteis keeping in daily
practice so as to be in readiness to
lead his trained choirgwhen the team
returns home.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-05

CrabRoherts has been released by
Clarksvlle after twirling. several
good games. Crab is a good player
but gets sore too much.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-05

Priest of Clarksylle 10 now on
short Tie is something like our
Wolfe and has played every part OF
the game but catcher while our
champion fielder is also as good a
catcher as there is in the league,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-05

Zeke Taylor said to be leading
the Kitty with the stick News.
Democrat,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-05

Most of the cities in the league
are securing the woods for new
pitchers. Cairo has good staff.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-05

A utility catcher and a fielder and
third baseman are soon to join the
grasshoppers Bigoted John Marin
is not having such easy sailing with
his team this season as when the
hopers won the pennant the first
half.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-05

The Hopkinsville papers are there
with the dope.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-05

ONE Giroerer OF Henderson has
the reputation of being one OF the
worst beefes in the league, always
kicking but DeHaven kicks on every
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-05

Pigue sure pigued his manager.
This player with the irritating name
had the only dry spot on the dia-
mond to cavort on and yet he could
not stand on his feet Leaf Chroni-
Gle of Clarksville
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-05
General Conditions.

UcUCIHI VUHuIEIOUba
The day was cloudy. Light rain
fell In the afternoon. The govern
ment bulletin reported rain from
two points in the upper river valleys
with no important change in tenn
perature,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-05

Cahill has the lowest fielding av-
erage of any player in the league
Paducah Ncws-Democrat
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-05
Sim and Moon

Sun will rise today. sos a. m
Sun will set today h. "A, .6:5s p. m,
Moon will set tonight. 1898 a. m
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-05
Sewing Machines


play made that goes against the
Hoosiers.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-05

, "Doll' Yonis the new name for
Hoptown's pet and wonder on the
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-05
DOUBLE HEADER
THIS AFTERNOON
Contlnued from Page one.

the ire Of the imitation jumps like
Conklin
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-05
THE WEATHER
Yesterday's Cairo Temperature.

Highest 49,, ....... IS
Lowest ..... 70
AT z p. m. .......... rs
At IL midnight (street record) 10
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-05

was found to be a mans watch, ana
the initials on the back and on the
fob appeared not as "B. X. b. but
as Up. K. F." Detectives say they
are certain this watch belonged to
Mrs. Judel1's escort and that the let
ters on the watch and FOB are his
initials The hunt for the man has
turned into search for the owner
of the watch.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-05

London, 4.The death of Edwin A. Abbey deprve
Mr. Abbeys fame was wor
the gathering OF
the In the salons OF London and Paris
pictures gained highest
library panel pictures The
the Holy Grail been famous 1t took him eleven
panels included panels for the
Pennsylvania Congressman by
painted Westminster abbey
when the crowned ~
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-05
! Our Reliability is Unquestioned

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Our capital stock and surplus in excess of
$1,000 0o0.00 is Iroofof ourresponsibnty ANA
publisher of any paper in America viii tclt
you that we make good on every state
ment. Write TO the greatest bank Of the west
= The Commercial Continental National
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National Banl, of Chicago, or any OF the com.
mercial agencies,
A Positive, Binding Guarantee
Every article bought OF us Is guaranteed q
decided bargain. X any article does not
please You or fails to come up to your expeo-
tations. then you may return same at our
freight expense both ways, and We will re
fund your MONEY in full.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-05

slab.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-05
Our Clothing Book
Grocery Price List

Shows nov you can economic n your
every d1s wants Fghliased every CO
DIS. shalt We put YOUR name on our
mailing It's" Fresh groccrtesof excel.
lentquality isthe keynnteof our success.
The Washington times., 1911-08-24
Stocks Stamp for Serious Losses--Bears Rampant
BEARS FORCED GENERAL DECLINE
TO NEW LOW RECORD FOR
YEAR 1911.

/, Central at 102k, and Reading at 1421z, II
looks very much like a bargain counter
market-but all signs fail in dry weather.
causes, or predictions. It is a condi-
ton and not a theory that Wall street Ia
UP against-up against crop damage,
political uncertainty, antagonism oil
lawmakers in the majority in the House
Dor troubles that know no reason; and
personnel in the Interstate Commerce
Commission that, so runs the tndict-
ment BY financial interests. has not teen
impartial.
Waxing fat on the profits made on
the bear side, as against starvation
on the bull side for over yer, tho spec
ulative element seems to hive turned
unanimously bearish.
Naturally every sale must have a
purchaser. The purchases are made by
shorts taking profits. 1t Is probable
that some actual investment buying Is
going on, also some actual liquidation,
but the bulk Of the business Is specula-
tive.
The Ioaning rates on Steel in the loan
crowd 2A, others IL to 2 per cent. This
indicates a large shortage. Usually
holders are pleased to have the shorts
borrow their stocks-carrying them for
them.
Railroads report retrenchment as ne
cessity as the only reason for laying
of men.
The Lloyds increased war risks In ad-
vance of the formal meeting OF the
French cabinet to consider the Moroc-
can crisis.
During the noon hour or rather the
first half Of II, stocks dropped NON point
below the low Of the morning. and then
on modest covering by shorts rallied v
IN point from the low Of the session.
but the market was very nervous,
The low on Union Pacific was 166A, on
Steel 10h, and on Reading 1H%. so that
the leaders we're a good Q points on be-
ranoyarv
The Washington times., 1911-08-24
LOCAL SECURITIES
! NJ LIGHT REQUEST
-. At EASIER VALUES
Capital Traction SIS Were
Off a Point-Gas Is
EaSieT.

Naturally the local m arket was not
favored with many buying orders. Nor
were there many selling commissions.
With the present unfavor able conditions
prevailing in the security markets Of the
world, our market will do well to hold
fits own, something IT does usually un-
der all circumstances. Il Is also within
reason that there should be some selling
of high-priced stocks by investors who
Gesire to increase their incomes through
the purchase Of high-grade rails on
Wall Street at prices out of all propor-
ton as compared with the figures cur
rent here, where, however, conditions
are entirely different. The influences
that threaten, that market are without
a scintilla of danger to Washington's
save in a very moderate sympathetic
way.
Capital Traction 5's were off a point
from the average price of the last few
months, although there have been no
trades of late. Columbia Railroad bs
were l0l, a slight recession, and Po-
tomac Is H6k point less.
Stock trading was very light, incon-
siderable In anything but few stocks,
active in none. Gas, SS&, Mergenthaler,
Z33N and 233; Lanston, 95 Washington
and Virginia common, AZ. and Railway
preferred, 89h.