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The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-15
MACON ATTACKS
CAP TAIN PEARY
ARKANSAS CONGRESSMAN DE.
CLARES HE WILL CARRY HIS
FIGHT AGAINST MOON BILL
TO THE FLOOR.

Philadelphia Jan. 14.--Congressman
r. B. Macon, of rkansas, who was
here today to attend the launching OF
the battleship ArkanSas, at Camden,
New Jersey, attacked Capt. Robert E.
Peary, the arctic explorer.
The congressman says he will carry
his opposition to the Moon bill max.
ing Peary rear admiral and increas-
ing his pay, to the floor Of the house
aud fight 1t there to finish.
"Ther is no reason why congress
should place the stamp of legitimacy
on Pcary's alleged discovery" said
Mr. Macon. "He admitted before the
committee on cross-examination that
his compass was pointing toward the
magnetic north pole, which Is 1900
miles away from the supposed loca-
ton of the north pole. He also admit
ted that he took no longitudinal OBJ
servations during the last 800 miles
of his journey"
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-15
FESTIVE BURGLARS
CONTINUE THEIR UNCEREMONI
Gus CALLS ON CITIZENS
FOUR MORE CASES.
intruders Bold in Some Cases But Re
treat--Three White Men Claim
ed to Have Been Seen by
One Victim.

There seems TO be no abatement OF
burglary news. Several more at
tempts happened Friday night ANA yes
terlay morning.
At the residence OF r. G. Taxter,
iii Poplar street, at 1880 o'cloc
yesterday morning burglar attempt.
cd to enter the house by cutting out a
screen in a window on the south side
of the house, After he mad cut oat
the screen he attempted to push UP
the lower window sash, but 1t was
held fast by stick. He next tried a
window at the rear of the house. He
cut out piece of the screen in fronc
OF this window, bur at this time a
small dog owned by Mrs. Baxter was
awakened and began barking and Mrs.
Baxter came down stairs shortly after
which evidently frightened the bur
glar away. TAe evidence Of the bur-
Glars visit was not discovered until
daylight when it was noted that the
Two screens had been cut.
At the residence of W. w. Pritch-
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-15
WAS ALMOST A TRAGEDY
Cash Register Burglar Alarm Caused
On of Swoboda Bros. to Mistake
EmpIoye For Burglar.

a tragedy was narroly ayerted yes
terday morning on account of the
burglar alarm on a cash register not
being properly adjusted.
The cash register at the saloon of
wSoboda Bros is so arranged that II
any one during the night after the
saloon is closed should attempt to
open it, an electric bell will ring in
Gilbert Swoboda's room IN his moth
ef's residence across the street. Yes.
terday morning the bell commenced
ringing in Gilberts room; he awoke
and got his shotgun; when he looked
out the window he saw some one
coming out Of the saloon and the
place was dark He supposed OF
course that some one had been at
the cash register ana was getting
away with the cash. He raised the
window, with his gun in his hand and
demanded to know VINO 1t was CON-
ing out of the saloon. 1t proved to be
Chester Warner who is employed at
the saloon and had just closed the
place and thought he had adjusted the
register properly, but had failed to
do so.
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SIREs AND SONS.

Umnire Rigier of the National league
is studying law at the University OF
Virginia
II was very poor once upon time, :
says j. Adam nede. Il was so poor
that | lived ON credit and | slept on
tick"
W. G. Gladstone, the only grandson
Of the famous British statesman ~
that name, has been appointed aeerc-
tary to Ambassador Bryce at Wash
ington
William Earl Hidden, the minefalo-
gist, after whom the transparent green
variety of spodnme called hlddenlte
was named for It's discovery by him in
1880, was born ID Providence, X. T.,
fftysnyen Eears ago ss
Representative Cbudrey of ST. Louis
got Ills start IN life ns m Insurance
agent and the gift Of talk he acquir
ed in that business he now exercises
ON The foof Of the house. He has Il
wonderful gommand Of slmIles and
metaphors.
Probably the most couiplcnous ex-
ample OF tho hotel resident In New
York Is Gcofge NJ yan Slyck. n re
tired attorney. WHO has lived In one
hotel FOR tlIirty-89e years and oceu-
oied the same apartments IN that hotel
for tiiry years,
4 III pt.fg
ndelpIil ~ one Of the few who are 70
be classified as scientific explorers. He
was born in Philadelphia IN 1875 and
still has residence IN that city, but
his search Of unknown places for un-
known things hns taken him TO almost
every geographical division Of the
globe.
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ard, an employe of the saddle factory,
l705 Poplar street, only a few door s
from Mr. Baxter'S burglar at
tempted to enter the house at tae
side, rear and front doors, about 4
o'clock yesterday morning. Mr. Prit-
chari was awakened by the sounds
and with pistol in nand tried to get
shot at the burglar, but be disap-
peared before he could get a sigat
OF him.
AZ the residence OF William h.
Smith, the iewe!er. 322 Seventh
street Thursday night, there were
evidences OF a burglars presence but
he did not succeed IN getting into the
house.
Thursday night about G;3G O'clock
strange visit vas l,aaie nj tiie home
OF Mrs Mary Easily, 5z5 Twenty
fourth street. Mrs Easily states that
a man attempted to enter her house
by the rear loor and was frightened
away by the dog; he then entered the
front door, went into the sitting room
where Mrs. Easley found him. He
rushed out Of tne house when dis
covered. The same forse was the
object OF another attempt yesterday
morning. This time Mrs. Easley said
there were three men in the party.
About 2:30 O'Clock Yesterday morn
Ing sound was heard at the rear
door, some one was picking the lock
Members If the family gave the alarm
and the men ran away. Mrs, Easly
and her son claim they saw three
men. One of them Mrs. Easily des-I
cribed as tall white man with stiff
nat and black overcoat. She also
says that one OF the men wore pair
OF shoes that squeakcd as it was this
Noise az mucn as the picking Of the
lock that awakenel the family.
An attempt was made at 0ocIoe'k
last night to get into the residence Of
John p. Glynn on Eleventh street;
but the intruders were discovered ana
scared away.
NNi w y. :.
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BIG DRY GOODS DEAL
One of ST. Louis Largest and Oldest
Dry Goods Houses Controlled
BY New York People.

st. Louis, Jan. 1i-Scruggs. Van,
dervoort-Barney department store, i'll
cluding the Scruggs- s-Vanderyoort-B Bar
ney bank, is now in the control OF
H, b. Clatlin & Co., and the United
Dry Goods Company, both controlled
by the Clafin interests or New York
City. ut was authoritatiyely given
out by G. II. Walker & Co. that hold
ers of certificates to about 95 per
cent of the common stock with par
value Of s2,500,000, will receive pay.
ment at the st. Louis Union Trust
Company today on the Dasis OF S. per
share. The stock has been deposited
with the trust company.
No authorized statement could be
obtained as to what portion of both
first and second preferred passed in
to tn Claflin hands. The issue of first
prefered is sl,750,000, and of second
$1,5J0,000. AT $5 a share for common
stock whose par value IS 500, about
100000 was paid for about 95 per
cent Of the stock. 1t is believed
about $219,000 more will be paid on
the portions OF the first and second
preferred, which makes the actua!
amount paid about $4,000.
The gs-Vandervoort- Barney
bank, which goes to the purchasers
with the lease and merchandise in
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-15
ARE MANY CENTENAR|ANS
Every American Has One Chance in
$4,000 of Reaching 100 Years
Beats Other Countries.

New York, Jan. 14.-Statistics col
lected by DR.. Samuel g. Tracy, soun.
der of the Health and Longevity Club
of New York, indicate that the aver
age American has one chance in
$4,000 of living to reach the century
mark. While the prospects of be-
coming a hundred years old, there
fore, are too slender to offer much
encouragement for their realization,
BY the ordinary nan or woman, they
are far better In the United States
than in the principal European coun-
tries. the centenarians being one in
100000 In Germbany, one In 244,000 In
England, and one in 17S2,0G0 in
France. Bulgaria, however, mas all
other nations outdistaneed in this res
pect, almost one in every thousand
of its population attaining the ripe
age of five score years or more. Ac-
eordiug to DR.. Tray, however, the
number Of years a man lives Is less
important than the period at which
old age begins. This should not be
until 50 or over and while it is I'M
possible to prevent old age, its pro.
gress can be retarded by modern
science so that 1t will not seriously
impair the vitality before this age
has been reached
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-15
PARENTLY NO
bURLEY CROPS
KENTUCKY TOBACCO GROWERS
VOTING ON "cUT OUT" PLAN
FOR 1911--MAJORlTY so FAR
FAVOR NO CROP.

Lexington, KY, Jan. 14.--With the
returns ohtainable from about one
nalf Of the burly tobacco growing
counties Of Kentucky, farmers from
which held mass convention today
it seems a foregone conclusion that 4
majority of the acreage has been
pledged against raising a crop for the
1911 season,
Returns received at headquarters of
the Burley Tobacco Union here up to
. o'clock tonight showed that, led
1y Fayette, probably the largest to-
)acco county OF the hurley belt, the
majority Of the counties have gone
on record in favor of no crop.
That there was a large opposition
to the "cut out" plan was evidenced,
however, by the fact that several
counties voted against the PROPOSE
tion, and in one county, Mercer, ''in-
dependents holding majority in the
mass meeting, voted to rescind pledg-
es previously secured
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-15
Town Topics.

In a fashionable New York cafe wom-
en- are now permitted 10 smoke In
stead of going down to hear the hoi
poloi eat soup New Workers may now
90 down to see the elite inltale. DE
troit Free Press,
The Boston city council is consider
Ing an ordinance to establish the cur
few We could mention towns that
would be lucky IL they could even get
their midnight closing ordinances TO
become effective. Chicago Record-I Her
aid.
Chicago BARRIERS propose 10 raise the
price of n hair cut without shave to
81 In order to discourage the home
shaving industry. This uprising Of
plutocracy against the masses should
be suppressed. Rochester Union and
Advertiser.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-15
Current Comment.

II may get so after awhile that break
fast bacon will BE- sold at the ribbon
counter Galveston News.
Dr. Wlley's assertion that In times
10 ccrne the winds will serve as fuel
has that hot air sound. Memphis
Commercial.
Dawn In Texas, according TO the
census, there are 100000 mules, We
don't suppose that Includes an the
kickers either Council Bluffs Nonpa-
reIl
Pals ~ d gord time 70 look over
your eastor ciotIiii. The weather II
severe aud tho deserving poor are
many ana win be grateful.-t Philadsl
phIa Press,
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-15
Short Stories.

Flghty-hvc thousand square miles Of
land are drained by Lake Superior
Work at clearing away the wreck of
the great Quebec bridge has gone on
for year, and II Is still far from com
pletion.
While IN 1902 the highest price paid
for lynx In Alaska was VS., In the pres
ent season, owing 10 the Increased de-
mand for this fur. the price has risen
10 maximum Of 5000.
More than 100000 index record
cards, showing the individual service
record Of soldiers who fought In the
various wars In which this country
has been engaged, are now On file ia
the office Of the adJutant general Of
the army.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-15
BENEFIT PERFORMANCES
Gem Theatre Management viii Do
nate Receipts Of Friday Afternoon
to Chidren's Home.

CTS Botto and All. Meyers, pro.
ptictors OF the Gem theatre, have
maze a generous offer to the Chi
dren's Home management. They viii
donate all the receipts Of the theatre
from the two performances on the
afternoon OF Friday, Jan. 20th. There
win be nothing deducted on account
~ expense, but every cent taken in
a the window on that occasion viii
Ee turned over to the Home managers
for the benefit of the establishment.
Tie regular Gem program and Gem
prices will prevail. and there will be
some special features by home juyen.
lie talent The show will be espec-
tally for school children, and the per
formanees will begin at and AIS D.
m, after schools are dismissed, and
will enable all to attend.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-15
Reporting Is
,
Strenuous I'm
Britain, Too

Wiz I is the popular belief in the United
E# States that in no other land Is
~ live newspaper TO be found and
that only In America will res
porter imperil life or limb in an en-
deayor to secure for his paper scoop
OF beat, coveted picture or an inter
view from an unwilling and surly re-
postory OF valuable facts.
But word comes from across the sea
that journalism of the type termed
yellow" is looking up among our Eng
lish cousins. The work of the news
papers in the Crippen murder case, the
enterprise which sent a bright young
Briton to New York and back on the
Mauretania, leaving him Il few hours
to see Gotham, Philadelphia and Wash
ington, and several other modern in
stances have convinced the Yankee re-
porters that lively things can happen
outside the Z. S. A.
A characteristic example Of this en-
terprise came To light during the recent
general election, and the shining light
was Alfred ]. Rorke OF the Central
News OF London, who scored beat on
every one Of the fourteen pollings
which he was assigned to cover. As
the British parliamentary elections
were held any time within month
and the public interest IN the results
Of each contested polling We're Of the
most intense character Il behooycd
each news agency and paper TO get the
result to London as quickly as possi-
Bile so that it might keep the mass Of
the people posted to the minute on the
progress of the fight.
or all these beats the election at
Peckham shed more glory on Rorke
than any Of the others. He CLEANED a
big advantage by cozenlng the return
ing officer into giving him the exelu-
sive newspaper right In the polling
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-15
Sporting Notes.

Detroit Americans viii train at Mon
roe, La, for the next four seasons.
Johnny McGoyern. the Minnesota
quarterback star has been appointed
~ member of the faculty" al Nebras.
ka, meaning that he win coach tho
football team this year.
The National lacrosse team of Mon.
treal holds the magnificent $1,000 Sol
man trophy emblematic Of .he cham
pionship Of the National Lacrosse
union, the Canadian organization.
Mordecai Brown IA to have three
fingered rival He IL Chester T.. Nourse.
the new Boston Red Sox pitcher. who
made quite reputation In the box
while a member Of the Brown uni
verslty nine.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-15
cost of s1,5O0,O00.
Mr.. Ames Speaks.

IOSL Vi Nl,DNNiHUu1
Mr. Ames Speaks.
Mr.. Ames said his information as
to the conversation cane from Mr..
Newberry.
After learning Of Mr.. Rooseyelt's
comment tonight, Mr.. Ames said:
II am neither surprised nor dis
turbed at my initiation into the cele-
brated club have invented nothing
aud have not knowingly everstated or
mlsstated the case. The fact that
should be initiated into the celebrated
club before pains were taken to get
an accurate statement from me was
to be expected.
Il have given to the press this az
ternoon what | believe to be true
statement of the facts in connection
with those colliers. was to some
extent incorrectly quoted in the morn.
ing papers.
The latest statement to which Mr..
Ames refers denies that he ever men
toned the particular words calling
down." or "called down." in reference
to Roosevelt's conversation with Mr..
Lodge, Otherwise the statement does
not diyerge essentially from It's pre-
vious one,
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-15
Moisant and Hoxsey.

The country ought to erect some kind
Of memorial to Moisant and Hoxsey
some sort Of shrine to celebrate
their cheerful, seasoned pluck.--New
York American.
The two heroic aviators, Moisant and
HoXsey. VIII be remembered AZ men Of
large and unusual achievements who
died gloriously us pioneers in new
pursuit, not as reckless experimenters.
New York Times.
The death upon the same day of the
two avlators, Moisant and Hoxsey,
was a sufficiently startling event to bid
the promoters Of the new sport or in
dustry 70 pause and consider what Ia
amiss. New York World.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-15
CUTT|ST HELD FOR TRIAL
Negro Who Stabbd VIM. Hixon Under
Bond of $500 to Appear at Feb
ruary Term of circui Court.

In the police court yesterday Reu
ben Atkins, the negro who was ac
cused of stabbing William Hixon two
weeks ago waived examination anC
Judge Whitcamp held him to the Fen
term of the circuit court in the sum
of $500. He confessed to having done
the cutting. Robert Roberts who was
arrested at the same time was also
up for trial. He was discharged from
custody as The evidence did not show
that he had hand in the affair. At.
kins told the court that Roberts had
nothing to do with the cutting.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-15
English Etchings.

Every London theater has a royal
box with Il private entrance
The motor omnibus II rapidly dis
placing an other vehicles for the cheap
transportation " people IN London
In England there IL growing de
mnnd for coroner's inquest to lie
held upon those who die after a med
teal operation.
A London journal declares that Eng
land IL now ripe for a great revival Of
the windmil--not the old kind. but the
modern steel tower type.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-15
A TARIFF COMMISSION
Subject of Bills Being Threshed Out
in House Committee on Ways
and Means.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE Republi
can members of the ways and means
committee Of the house spent several
hours in conference again today over
the proposed tariff commission bill to
be reported to the house for passage.
With the Longworth and Dalzell bills
before 1t the house committee has not
thus far succeeded In agreeing on a
form Of bill entirely satisfactory.
The Republican members will CON
fer with President Taft tomorrow
night.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-15
MISSISSIPPI BOX COMPANY
WILL ENLARGE CAIRO PLANT

The Mississippi Box Co, which re-
Gently acquired the Cairo plant of
the Cannon Box Co, IN the north
part of the city, is about to increase
the capacity OF Its plant very mater
tally, which Involves additional ma
chinery, enlargement Of buildings and
considerable increase of the num-
ber of men employed.
Mr.. Lencke, resident manager Of
the plant. when seen ny a Bulletin
representative yesterday admitted
that the report was true. He said the
purpose was to manufacture what is
known as 'lock-corner" or dove-tail"
boxes, fer which there is large de-
mand and which are not now being
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-15

manufactured here For this purpose
much new machinery is needed. Two
car loads have arrived, including IN
additional boiler and engine; and
more is expected.
what Is OF particular interest to
the community is that the working
force OF the establishment will be in
creased by so people as a result of
this development.
In reply to questions Ir. Leneke
said the company We're well pleased
with their venture in Cairo, particn-
larly with the facilities afforded here
for distributing the products Of its
factory. The company had confidence
in Cairo from every point of view.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-15
Automobiles.

Denmark has only one automobile
factory
The automobile industry provides a
livelihood for 100000 persons
An argument Of the designer Of m
automobile that has but ONE wheel IN
front is that It steers more readily.
especially when the road is rough
Russia Is arranging to have a sub
sidizcd automobile line to carry tour.
lists through parts OF the Caucasus
where the railroads do not penetrate.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-15
TEN HURT IN WRECK.

Salt Lake City, Utah, ain. 1.-THE
American Express, west bound on tht
san Pedro, Los nAge.es and Sa.t
Lake railroad, struck broken rail al
Thermo, tab today. The baggage cal
was turned over and the mall and
tourist cars left the track. Ten per
sons were slightly injured.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-15

the widow. One that was seen recent.
ly was striking Ia design, for the sil.
yer had been treated, dark oxidiza-
tion marking the hair and the cheeks
In spots, while the mustache, cut Off
sharply at a level with the upper lip,
was dead gray. The remainder Of
the features were slightly FURNISHED
metal, and the eyes were bored out
conically as In bronze figures, to give
expression.
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Pert Personals.

seore-Andrew, s179300o00; John,
Sl33,73l ,o00, Boston Transcript.
Dr. Cooks second entrance into New
YORK was No quiet that you could hear
a gumdrop Syracuse Post Standard.
Andrew Carnegie has given away
s2oo,0oo.O0O in all, and he isn't poor
yet. How much money has that man
anyway Albany Journal
"slisthcr" DooIey has iokcd a lot
about twins, but now that pair came
70 his home the other day he doubt
less does moi find It such Il joking mat
ter. Omaha Bee.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-15

display Of a bust
of the deceased
In place Of the
usual umbrella
handle. But this
outward express
sion Of devotion
to the departed
Is not likely to
become too popii-
lar. as 1t repre-
sents the outlay
Of considerable
money. The bust
il made Of silver
and must be
modelled from m
photographs as a
rule. with added
determinations from
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-15

the Syndicate Trust Building, on No
vember 10 last, had s247,60l.37 in de-
posits. and S9,S957S out in loans. The
total resources Of the bank, as stated
last November, was $25S,l4S.97.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-15
long on English railways.

There Is no important seaport be.
tween Portland. Me-, and Portland.
Ore that has not one or more through
railway passenger trains from Chicago
daily.
On the railroads Of the United States
there are 100000 engines. carrying mil
lions Of cars and hauling 2Oo0,O0O.0 900
tons Of freight. This practically equals
all the tonnage carried hy all the rail.
roads and sliips Of the rest or tho
world.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-15

BEATS, WATCHING THE BALLOT COUNT
INC AT PECKHAM.
room and then elaborated upon bis
concession by getting In bureau pho
tographer and taking a hashlight of
what to the Englishman IS the holy
of holies" In England such a picture
is regarded as something akin to tam
pering with the ballots, hence saerl-
lege.
But the count was finally concluded,
and RorlSe, with the totals on slip
of paper, rushed from the room to a
telephone for which he had arranged
in advance. Outside the door he fell
into sea Of mud left by the street
scavengers. and while trying to arise
from the muck he was Knocked down
by an automobile. This time his shoul-
der was dislocated and an arm and
wrist were badly torn Despite these
handicaps he gained the phone and
got his news to London first.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-15

Bust Umbrellas to Cheer Widows.
The widows Of Paris have new
scheme for publicly mourning their
husbands, and It has already made It's
appearance in New York. 1t Is the
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-15

Things is bound to keep movin',"
said Uncle Eben. DE fact dat one
man cant come back allus gives some
one else a chance to coi6A forward"
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-15

Ninety-five per cent OF the white
people Of Cairo read The Bulletin
every day.
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Suicides In Paris.

More suicides occur In Paris in pro-
portion to Its size than in any other
city. ,--.-.--4-.--.--- .4.-.. Co., = "
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-15
Train and Track.

There are thirty tunnels over a mile
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NEW MEMBER
ANAN|AS CLUB

Concluded from First Page.)
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-15

EY L Is the popular belief in the United
Al live newspaper to be found and