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The Washington times., 1912-08-02
MANY LETTERS
CAUSING WORRY
TO GOV. WILSON
Correspondence Has Grown
to Place Where 1t Is
Real Task.

SEAGIRT, N. j., Aug. 2.--"I remind
myself of the frog that was trying
to Jump out OF the WE'LL" said Gov
ernor Wilson as he turned away from o
desk piled high with lettaEs await
pondence POI work is getting heavier and
heavier and, like tine frog. / find that
for every foot jump up l fall back
two
The governors mail has kept up
steadily every day since the Balti-
more convention. When he has fun
day free to devote to II he almost
catches UP, but that is not often. He
faced a comparatively free day today.
Texas and Smith Of Georgia. and
Congressman clayton OF Alabama,
Of ,a the w.s House
man before the convention. 1t was
expected Senator Culberson would
talk to Governor Wilson about his Pill
pussy sstors elections Of
Secretary Joseph Il. Davies. of the
national committee, held a long confer
e,iee with Governor Wilson last evening,
at which plans for the campaign were
In describing his recent yachting trip
to Secretary Davies today, Wilson pro-
duced the following limerick, which he
confessed to having written while
dpOdTu tne SOOu snip SoToHd'
II wish that my room had floor;
I don't SO much care for door,
But this walking around without touch
ing the ground
Governor Wilson will not resign as
chief executive Of New Jersey: at least
not until after election this fall. In re-
ply to a question today, he said:
mo, have not resigned"
This decision was reached after a long
series OF conferences with state party
leaders, beginning Immediately after the
Baltimore convention. After careful
consideration, the decision to follow the
precedent OF Grover Cleveland was
reached. 1t was understood Governor
Wilson and his advisers were Influenced
by the desire OF the governor to ad-
vance certain governmental reforms
started In New Jersey under him. Chiei
Of these are improvement in the tax.
alton system and in the efficiency OF
administration Of State affairs. Com
missions on both were created at Gov
ernor Wilson's suggestion.
About 100 such letters have come t.
the governor. Each carries the infor-
nation that the signer has made a con-
tribution to the Wilson campaign fund
through the treasurer of the California
committee.
The Washington times., 1912-08-02
Camp Fire Girls to
Spend Outing In Open

Camp Fire Girls will occupy the River
View Boy Scout camp during the two
weeks beginning August 10. The camp
will accommodate fifty girls. and twen-
ty-five have already agreed to go, most
of them planning to stay two weeks.
AS a result of the two weeks being
given over to girls, the time allotted to
Boy Scouts has been shortened, and
E. s. Martin, superintendent OF play
grounds. urges that boys who expect to
go to River View this summer prepare
TO make the trip during the next two
weeks.
The Washington times., 1912-08-02
Seeking a Divorce.

An absolute divorce is sought by Mrs.
Frances Wallace Williams in a suit
filed in the District Supreme Court
against William F. Williams. The
couple were married in this city October
IA, 1909. and lived together until June "A,
1912, when. as Mrs. Williams alleges,
the husband deserted.
The Washington times., 1912-08-02

Mems Wool Bathing
Suits, REDUCED CT OK
from $3.50. to =. OlsJO
The Washington times., 1912-08-02
NEW FACTORY FALLS,
TWENTY-FIVE KILLED
Sventy Injured and Many More
Missing AS Result Of
Collapse.

NUREMBERG, Aug. 2.-Twenty-two
workmen are known to have perished,
seventy are injured, and many more
are missing as result OF the collapse
today Of newly finished machine fac
tory here.
The structures wall crumbled in and
its floors fell under test for strength
which the officials of the building were
; Tying to II. One hundred and ten
men were buried in the ruins.
The factory was q very large one and
the search for the dead and injured In
the mountain of debris is attended with
much difficulty and danger. 1t is still
on the progress. OF the injured. num-
Der will die.
The Washington times., 1912-08-02

SI.a5 Baltimore and Return, Baltimore
& Ohio. Every Saturday and Sunday.
Good to return until 900 a. m. Monday.
All trains both ways, including the
Royal Limited.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1912-08-02

sI.oo to Harpers Ferry, Charlestown,
and Winchester, and return, Sunday,
Aug. 4th. Leaves Union Station via
Baltimore & Ohio at 500 a. m.--Advt.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-22

McCurtain, Okla, March 2l.--
Thirty-Gye men, entombed in the
Sans Bois mine, where an explosion
occurred yesterday morning, had
not been accounted for early to-
night. Twenty-six men had been
reac he'd during the day and fifty.
six bodies brought to the surface
Fifteen men rescued today were
found huddled in room on thu
thirteenth level. They rushed there
when they heard the explosion ant
kept themselves alive with an all
pump. Searching parties were dt
rcet9d to the room by tapping OIL
the. air pipe.
lFifty-two bodies have been re
ceived and twenty-nine others 10
Gated. ........
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-22
WATER ANDSTORN
Do MUCH DAMAGE
Taylorville Power System out Of
Commission Kankakee Threat
ems Wilmington

The worst sleet storm in years
yesterday continued to sweep the
country throughout the central
states, according to reports from
manyplaces In addition to this,
many cities and towns, along the
rivers, report much water damage.
The Ohio has risen beyond food
stage in many places and the low
lands are flooded, causing consider
able property damage, AT Joliet, II
was reported that dynamite is being
used to break up two mile gorge in
the Kankakea near Wilmington, The
ice has backed the water up so that
the town is in danger and late re-
ports indicate that some of it al
ready is under water. Dispatches
say dynamite did no good.
A message from Springfield says
that a sleet storm, the worst since
1883 enveloped the town and put
Taylorville in darkness. The city is
isolated. not a wire being left on
either the telephone or telegraph
lines. 3
The street car service is suspend
cd at Taylorville and the newspapers
suspended publication. The prop
erty loss is estimated at $50,000, due
largely to falling trees, which, II
some instances, damaged houses
The railroads are running trains
without orders. Miles of telegraph
poles, In all directions, have faller
and the stations cannot communi
cate.
At Cairo fair weather is expected
today and tomorrow. The forecas
calls for cold weather today ant
warmer Saturday.
The Ohio river is expected to react
46 or AZ feet tomorrow The fiat,
opposite the city are flooded and tn,
river rose more than a foot durinf
the twenty-four hours ending at
O'Clock last night.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-22
LETTERS SHOW
| HOW SUGAR MEN
/ GOT MUCH STOCK
Government Wins Point by Having
"Uncle David" Mi.sive. Intro.
duced at Trial
LOANED Much MONEY
Trust Owned Banks Foreclosed
Notes and Caused Minority to
Lose its Holdings
MUCH MONEY

New York, March 21,--The
famous Cousin David" letters that
passed between Washington D.
Thomas. head of the sugar trust, and
his cousin David S. Stetson, contain
ing confidential information, gained
by Stetson from Adolph Segal, about
the Pennsylvania sugar refinery, be-
came part of the record, today, in
the trial of Thomas, John e. Par
sons and other officials of the Ameri-
con Sugar Refining Co., for alleged
criminal violation Of the Sherman
antitrust law. The judges decision
was hailed as a victory for the prose-
cution.
They were introduced after Sam
'Untermeyer, at the congressional in
vestigation, had told how the trust
refused to allow the Pennsylvania
plant to run until Segal paid Gus
tave Nichols s1,250,000 loans, Of
what is alleged to have been the
trusts money to him, how the plant
went into the hands of receiver
and how the trust had compromised
for 100000 a suit for damages
brought by the bank wrecked by the
company's minority stock holders.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-22
MINERS IN IOWA TELL
OPERATORS STRIKE
WILL BE CALLED SOON

Des Moines, la March 2i -
Trouble broke out between the
miners of District No. 13 and the
operators, at the joint conference
this afternoon, when movement
was started to force the operators to
Immediately recognize demands for
a wage increase, which Is being
made at the Cleveland conference. A
demand of ten cents more on the ton
was made and refused by the oper-
ators.
1t was announced later that no
official action can be taken at this
time. The scale committee OF the
miners will not meet with the COM
mittee from the operators until after
the result of tho meeting with the
national scale committee is known.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-22
VACRANT SAYS
He SENT BOMB
TO ROSALSkY
Man Arrested at Jacksonville, Fla,
Confesses to Crime in
New York City
rs FRIEND OF BRANDT
Attempted to Kill Judge, Because
Of 30-Year Sentence Given
Schiff Valet
IS FRIEND OF BRANDT

Jacksonville, Fla, March IL
Fred Newsom, arrested here as a
yagrant, this afternoon. told Chief
of Detective Crawford, that he I'd
sent to the judge Of general sessions
Rosalsky, of New York, the Internal
machine, that came SO near ending
the jurist's life Police are inclin-
ed to attach some credence to his
story, because he confessed to hav-
ing robbed several homes near here
Searches of places Newman said loot
would be found, have resulted In
recovery of stolen goods.
Newman says he is a great friend
of Folk e. Brandt, whom Judge
Rosalsky sentenced to thirty years
in a New York prison and whose
case has attracted great deal of
attention. He says the package,
containing She Internal machine,
was handed to him by person,
whose identity he refuses to di-
vulge, and that 1t already was ad-
dressed when he received 1t. He
says he mailed it from Brunswick,
Ga.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-22
Wage Agreement May not be Reach.
ed Before April l. Sub-Som.
mittees Appointed
CRAVE, WARNS SPOUSE OF INTENTION
Strike Would Affect All Parts 81
the Country Iowa Miners
Threaten Trouble

Cleveland, O., a March 21.---De-
mands OF the 100000 miners In the
hiturninous coal fields of western
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and
Illinois, for ten per cent increase
In pay, and shorter working hours,
were voted down by the operators
today.
As q nnal effort to prevent pro-
longed shut down Of the mines after
April / and possibly strike, the
whole d spute then was referred to
subcommittee, composed Of eight
miners delegates and eight operators
to convene at a. m, tomorrow.
Both operators and miners declared
after the unions demands had been
refused, that the coal situation
throughout the country is grave.
Thomas l.. Lewis, former presi-
dent of the union, today said he
thought a settlement would be
reached within few days.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-22
CAIRO GETS 1918
DENTIST MEETING.

The 1913 Meeting OF the Dental
Society Of Southern Illinois will be
held IN Cairo Drs, N. w. Cox and
r. D. Morrison who attended the an
nual meeting at Murphysboro We'd
nesday landed the meeting for this
city after q hard fight as a number
of other places which had been
striving for the convention had been
working equally as hard, DIR. Cox
was elected vice president OF the So
ciety and DR.. Morrison was appoint
ed member Of the board Of d.
rectors, The usual number In at
tendance at the conventions is about
one hundred.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-22
JEWEL ROBDER
UNDER ARREST
Man Said to Have Stolen $l2O, 600
Worth Of Diamonds Caught
by Detective

St Louis, Mo, March 21.--Dan-
lei Callahan was arrested here, to-
day, by postoffice inspectors, who
say he Is wanted for completely In
three diamond robebries, aggregat-
ing 100000, and roberies Of a
postoffice sub-station in st. Louis
and other thefts. Postofiice In
spector Bunsen, who made the ar
rest, says Callahan liz being held as
the leader of a gang which stole
100000 worth Of diamonds from
Mrs. Maldwin Drummonds state
room on the steamship America in
February, 1911, and bound and
gagged two men and stole 10000
worth OF jewels from Edward AL
berti's store in Chicago In April,
1911, and killed a man in getting
away.
1t is known that Callahan was
under arrest In London eight
months ago, but how he gained his
freedom is not known here. Re-
wards for his arrest aggregate s1o,-
900.
Members of the gan, who were
convicted of the Alberti ROBBERY, are
said to have told the federal au-
thoritles that Callahan was their
leader,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-22
CHILD FALLS THROUGH
WINDOW SCREEN AND
IS BADLY INJURED

Morrill, Ogletree, 2 years old, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. e. II. Ogletree, of
404 Walnut street, was seriously in
jured yesterday afternoon by falling
from a second story window at his
home, onto a picket fence. He was
unconscious when picked up and his
right arm is broken and he has a
bad cash en- his forehead.
Mrs. Ogletree was in a front room
of her home with the child and left
the room on an errand when the ac-
cident happened, The child raised
a window and fell through the
screen,
He was attended by DIR. Rendle-
man who says the child is badly in.
lured.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-22
JAMES A. BEEbER
DIES SUDDENLY
President Of Cairo Water Company
Expires at Home in Pennsyl.
vania-. Aged 81

James A. Beeber, president OF the
Cairo Water Co., died yesterday at
his home at Williamsport, Pa, of
apoplexy, aged 81 years.
Thomas W. Cannon, superintend-
ent of the Water Co. left last night
for Williamsport to attend the fu-
neral which will be held Sunday. A
son of deceased was to have visited
the Cairo plant today EN- route
home, but received the notice of
his fathers death before he left ST.
Louis.
James A. Beeber has always
shown great interest In Cairo and
her people, and, according to Supt.
Cannon, has never refused anything
asked for by the people when 1T wa.
In HIS power to grant 1t, in regard
to the water works.
He visited Cairo last April and
has been frequent visitor here In
the past 20 years or more. He is
well remembered by many Cairo
business men.
He was largely interested In
Williamsport, was president Of thu
First National Bank of that place
had large interests in the gas and
electric plant at Orlando, Floriad.
and lumber interests in johnson
City, Tenn. Some years ago he was
attorney general Of Pennsylvania,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-22
COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN
NAMED FOR U. C. 7.
CONVENTION AT CAIRO

The local lodge of United Com
mercial Travellers have appointed
committees to look after arrange
ments for the reception and enter
tainment of the big gathering of
the Knights of the Grip at the U. G
T. state convention in Cairo, May
16, II and 1S, at which several hun
dred members will be in attendance
The chairman of the committees
are; General chairman, Eugene
Meacham; finance, Frank E
Schoembs; music, E. ]. Bloms; deco.
rations, e. A. Carkuff; badges and
designs, Tenny Goldsmith.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-22
MRS. GRACE DECLARES THAT
SHE DID NOT FIRE SHOT

Philadelphia, Pa, March 21.-
Mrs. Daisy @. Grace, accused of
shooting her husband In Atlanta, ar
rived here today from the south to
look after private business affairs,
and to visit her mother, who is iii in
her home in West Philadelphia. Mrs.
Grace was accompanied from Atlanta
by one of her attorneys.
Il did not shoot my husband and
! am anxious and ready to face tr'al'
said Mrs Grace. 1T is false that |
have left Atlanta, no TO return"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-22
POOL QUITS RACE.

Lincoln, Neb.. March 21.--Charles
w. Pool, candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination for governor, with
drew from the race this morning.
fling signed request that his petit
tion be cancelled, with the secretary
OF state. \;
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-22
BEEF PACKERS
CASE TO Be
ENDED TODAY
Jury Expected to Determine Fate
Of Ten Rich Men on Trial
Since December

Chicago, March 21.-The case of
the ten Chicago beef packers, who
have been on trial since Dec. 6, be-
fore United States District Judge
Carpenter, charged with violation of
the Sherman law, is scheduled to go
to the jury tomorrow afternoon. The
defense closed its case today with
final arguments by Attorneys Bor-
ders and Payne.
Special Counsel Butler will close
for the government tomorrow. Judge
Carpenter will instruct the jury, rt-
garding the law in the case.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-22
SHEET PILING USED
y In FOUNDATION OF
BONDURANT HOSPITAL

In building the foundafion for
the new Bondurant hospital ON Sew
enth street, the contractor found, In
one spot, after digging down a few
feet. a bed OF quicksand, Sheet
piling had to be resorted to In order
to get down to the solid ground.
This work was done by gang OF q
dozen negroes. who handled Inn
provised pile drivers and drove the
pIanks down several feet below the
bottom OF the sand strata
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-22
ENGINEERS MAKE
SURVEY FOR DAM
At MOUND CITY
improvements Needed to Raise
Ohio to Eight-Foot Level Be-
ing Prepared for

Four engineers of the United
States corps of engineers yesterday
completed a survey for a. dam in the
Ohio river at Mound City. The en-
gineers did most of their work just
south of that place.
The engineers, w. l. Gregory, M
]. Warren, A. F, Schweref and C. O.
Plummer, according to Mound City
people who talked to them, say that
the government will locate a lock
and dam at Mound City.
The building of the dam at Mound
City will be followed Immediately
by the building of dam at Joppa
near the chain of rocks, one al
Brookport and Metropolis.
Brown is Coming.
1t is said that Major Lyttle Brown
of the engineering corps will be lr
-Paducah and CAIRO within a short
time on an official inspection tour d
the proposed dam sites, that will
make "On to Cairo" reality. The
four proposed dams will place thu
Ohio at the eight-foot level the yeal
round for which the people from
Cairo to Pittsburgh have been figh.
| ing for many years. t
Paducah is planning to send dele
cations to Washington to aid in lob
bying for the appropriations needles
to finish the work of deepening thu
Ohio. The Paducahans suggest tha
Cairo and the other interested cities
send delegations.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-22
KAUFMAN SLAYERS GO
TO JOLIET PENITENTIARY

Chicago, March 21.--Four con-
yicted slayers of Mrs. Hattie Kauf-
man, George Rabenau, John
Stacey, Fred Bondham and William
X. Channel were taken to the state
prison at Joliet, today. Rabenau
was sentenced to life Imprisonment
and the other three men to twenty
five years each.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-22
SAN BOIS NINE
YIELDS UP 81
DEAD Miners
Twenty-Six Found Alive and Q are
Still Unaccounted for at
Midnight

McCurtan, Okla, March 2l.-At
midnight, 107 of the 1l6 men at
work in the San Bois mine, No. 2,
when the property was wrecked by
an explosion yesterday, had been
accounted for. Twenty-six were
rescued alive.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-22
TERRELL-H0WE SHOE
COMPANY OPEN NOW
UPTOWN BRANCH STORE

The Terrell-Howe Shoe Company
have rented the building at Twenty
eighth street and Commercial ave-
nne and will open an uptown
branch. The new store win be in
chage of John A, Roedel, who has
been employed as salesman at the
old store,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-22
ENGLISH WAGE BILL PASSED.

London, March 21.-England's
House of Commons passed the Sec
ond reading of the minimum wage
bill, tonight, by vote of 1928 to
225. Nationalists and laborites
voted with the government.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-22
BILL PROJECTS WOMEN.

Washington. March 2i.--A bill
protecting married women In rights
acquired to public lands, before
marriage, passed the Senate today.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-22
Little Daughter Tells Metropolis
Transfer Man Her Mother Re.
ceives Another
Tell. Her He win XIII, Then Buy,
CuD--- Woman Placing Baby
on Bed, When Hunt

Metropolis. Ill.,. March 21.--A
chance remark by the little daughter
of James Uzzle. 3s years old, pro-
, prietor OF transfer company at this
place, to shoot his wife FIVE times
and then himself. after which he at
! tempted to choke the woman. Both
| are still alive, but are expected to
: die at any minute.
Uzzle was sitting at the breakfast
! table this morning, when his 10-year-
old daughter, Mary. remarked
| There's man comes to see mamma
every day. amt there mamma.
This caused Uzzle to question his
wife and he says that he became
convinced she had an affinity.
Warns His Wife.
After breakfast, and on leaving
the house, Uzzle turned to his wife
and said when come back, / am
| going to Kill you.
Mrs. Uzzle apparently did not
| think her husband meant what he
said and went about her household
duties. She cleaned up the house
and got luncheon ready.
At noon uzsie came home and
J, found his wife in her room, where
she was In the act of laying her A.
year-old son on the bed to take a
nap.
| While down town Uzzie bought a
revolver and cartridges As he en-
tered the room, he started taking
the gun out of his pocket when the
little girl saw the motion of his
, hand.
Screaming run mamma the lit
tie girl grabbed her fathers arm and
attempted to wrest the revolver from
+, his hand. Uzzie tossed the girl to
one side and shot his wife FIVE times.
He then turned the revolver onto
f, himself and fired the last bullet be-
tween his eyes.
Tries to Choke Woman.
| Mrs. Uzzle fell to the floor.
wounded In the abdomen, right
breast and shoulder. One shot struck
her spine and paralyzed her from
| the waist down.
After shooting himself uzzle did
lose consciousness for some time
and tried to choke his wife. when
she struggled to get up from the
floor, where he was lying beside
/ her.
Neighbors. hearing the shots, ran
to the Uzzle home and found Uzzle
choking his wife and pulled him away
from her. Shortly afterwards both
lost consciousness and are now lying
at the point of death.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-22

Illinois Fair Friday and saturs
day; warmer Saturday.
Kentucky-Fair and continued
cold Friday; much colder south and
fair.
Missouri-Fair Friday and Satur-
day and warmer.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-07
MAPLE SUGAR.

From the time the earliest explorers discovered Indians
making sugar from the maple tree until the present day
the production of maple sugar has been important in
dustry in the United States The industry is purely
American Canada being the only country outside of the
United States that produces the product.
Maple sugar and maple syrup, says farmers bule-
int to besued by the secretary Of agriculture
considered delcaces and not produced in such quaint
ties formerly The aggregate Of all pure maple products
all the maple trees cut down. and thus the supply
maple sap cut drop in the quantity Of syrup
would be noted Within the last six years there
has been renewed tendency toward the production Of
better grade of maple products.
Maple syrup or maple sugar prepared by the best
methods ightcoored pleasant tasting product Con-
rary characteristics the result of uncleany methods
and possibly sap in ninety nine out Of hum
dred and manufacturers to take greater in their
methods their results would show improvements This
better grade may not appeal to many people who have
been accustomed to the dark, stronger grades"
In relation to the present growth of the sugar maple the
bulletin states Wthin its wide range the sugar maple
appears predominant tree only in the New England
States New York. southern Canada northern and western
Pennsyvani and in parts of Ohio Indiana Illinois, Mich
chans it in scattered bodies where climate condi
tons similar to those of the north In the extreme
northern part of New York state and the adjacent district
of Quebec the forest growth is often almost pure MAPLE
and considerably farther SOUTH where beech and birch
becomes associate trees the maple holds it's
the dominant species In northern Pennsylvania
ttude of thousand feet the mixture is much the
same it is in New York In Ohio Indiana and Illinois
similar condition is found but the billy country dsap-
pears the maple retreats to the richer and damper Soils
leaving great areas to the oaks and chestnuts."