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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-12-05
RattIinu of German Sword Calls
Forth Retort From Cars
Government, Making At
titude Clear.
SERVIA CAN START FIGHT
Europe Face to Face With Gen.
eraI ConfIiCt-Greek Delay
In Signing Protocol Adds
Fuel to Flame.
DIPLOMATS ARE WORRIED
Bulgaria and Roumania May Be
Drawn Into Present Whirl-
pool of CONTROVERSIAL
In Readiness.

London, Dec. 4--SeTvia has is
sued a decree calling for service
all the men of the country capable
of bearing arms. according to a
news agency dispatch from Sofia,
which states that the information
was obtained from an authoritative
source.
London, Dec. 4.-Russia has retorted
to the "rattling of the German sword"
In the Balkan war discussion.
She has declared that she will not
admit a repetition of the methods when
Austria occupied Bosnia and Herze-
govina- such intimidation will fright
en- nobody" exclaims the Novoe Vrem-
va, commenting on the German chan
cellor's giving prominence to the idea of
war.
The war parties. both in Russia and
Austria Hungary. seem to hold the
platform for the movement against the
peaceably disposed ministers of these
countries. Any untoward incident or
provocative act on the part of Servia
would. In the opinion of diplomats here.
In moment set Austria Hungary in
motion and this probably would loosen
forces in Russia which the government
of the Russian empire would find itself
unable to resist.
Cannot Bluff Bear.
The Noyoe Vremya continues:
History is repeating itself. but it is
not SO easy now to force Russian di-
plemacNsi into faint hearted retreat"
The immediate withdrawal of the
vasf Russian deposits in the German
banks is advocated by many of the
Russian journals.
Should Greece persist in her refusal
to adhere to the armistice signed yes
terday, it would necessarily throw Bull
garia more closely into the embrace of
Servfa and give fresh encouragement
to the SerNian resistance to the Eu-
ropean powers who are practically
unanimous in condenming the Servian
demands.
If Austria Hungary should attempt,
as has been suggested. to employ Rou-
mania to keep Bulgaria quiet in event
of an Austria -Servian war, it is thought
such action would only enlarge the
area of conflict and precipitate gem
eral catastrophe.
Diplomats Worried.
Any intervention by Roumania. it is
argued, would inevitably compel Rus
sia to take drastic action on behalf of
the Slavs in the Balkans
Diplomats realize that the crisis de-
mands immediate treatment and efforts
TO bring about an ambassadoriaI con-
ference as quickly as possible have been
renewed as it is thought that this is
the only means of bringing the neces-
Sary pressure into play to eXtinguish
the incendiary tendency of the cXtren-
lists in the various countries concerned
in the dispute
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-12-05
NEW NAVAL PLAN.

Washington. d. g. Dec "A volum-
nous bill that would reorganiZe the
personnel of the naval establishment
and the marine corps WIS introduced
today by Representative Padgett.
chairman of tue house committee on
naval affairs
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-12-05

BRIDE is MuRpEREss.

; Logansrort. Ind, Dec. 4-Eliz-
, aheth Lang. a bride OF one day,
, last night shot and killed Mrs.
, Mary Copple who. at the wedding
supper last night. is alleged to
? have told other guests that the
groom had selected an ugly and
: worthless woman for a r'e part
? ner.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-12-05
BIG ZEE ~ G 2 3 a

Springfield III Dec A. one of the
largest fees ever received into the STATE
treasury WAS paid under. protest to
day to Secretary of State DOYLE by
Railroad COMPANY A check for sll0
$50 was paid as - fec for an extension
for so years Of the road's charter i'm
this state
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-12-05
NEW Pos:rMAs1sR.

Washington. ID. G., Dec 4.--The
president has nominated Thomas T.
Smith as postmagttr at Canton. $. d.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-12-05
RvssIA,s A1TlrupE.

Vienna. Dec. "A Neue Freiepresse
dispatch from Constantinople says that
the Russian ambassador has Informed
the grand vizier that Russia could not
recognize the Independence of AL
pan1a. AT most Russi9 would agree to
the establishment of am autonomous
province under the guarantee of all the
great powers
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-12-05
PLEASURE.

The pleasure of life is accord
ing to the man that lives il. and
not according to the work or
the place. Emerson.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-12-05

hom" ior working girls is TO be
built in pittsburgh. Over $4,000 has
been raised
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-12-05
His Speech Surprise.

a necessity as could the Mississippi
valley STATES.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-12-05

Washington. Doc. B.. The first big
supply bill of the present session of
congress. the Legislative. eNecutive and
judicial appropriation bill was reported
to the House Wednesday, by the APP
preparations committee. The measure
carries s3d. .s97 .105.50. Il decrease of S3l9. :
027.SS from the corresponding bill III
the previous session. The estimates of
the secretary of the treasury S365l4.-
9bo.,O, Wcre cut more than Il million
dollars by the committee
As presented to the full committee
by the subcommittee which framed it,
the bill included a provision by Rep
reSentative Burleson of Texas, making
former presidents members at large of
the House, with Il salary of $17.5OO.
But fun committee disapproVed and
1t was struck out
The Commerce court is not provided
for in the measure. The court asked
for $5l.50O for the coming fiscal wear.
but the committee would not ALLOW the
item. The last Legislative. executive
and judicial bin gave the court just
enough money to continue until March
I next year.
Expense for Wilson.
President elect Wilson probably viii
get the regular annual allowance of
$25,Do0 for travelling expenses
The committee included in the hill 81
provision putting the clerks of the
members OF the House ON the House
pay rolls ard paying thcm direct. Vt
present inembers draw $l.ao0 a wear for
clerk hire and pay their own clerks
There has been much complaint that
The fun amount dos. not so to tho
clerk The bin cmits an appr0pria-
lions for the mint ~ Carson. N'S.. and
assay offices az Charlotte. n -, Suise,
Ida IA elena Mont S,1i I.,I-.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-12-05
HOUSE COMMIT
WILL D|SCONT
COMMERCE. COURT
Executive, Legislative and Ju-
dicial Appropriation Bill Con-
iains No Provision for
Commerce Tribunal.
SLIGHT DECREASE SHOWN
Estimates of Secretary OF
Treasury slashed More Than
Million Doliars-M Measure
Is Reported to House.
SLIGHT DECREASE SHOWN
.44*$%s*4s**+*@s*4.**
DAY I'm CONGRESS.
Senate.

Senate. 4
) Nominations by the president. 4
including Walter f. t'rear, as 4
governor of Hawaii \
Senator Bristow Introduced
resolutions for the Initiative and 4
recall of judicial decisions.
Substitute committee on COM 4
merce heard representatives. OF 4
capital and labor on proposed I
scamen's Involuntary servitude 4
bill 4
Court of impeachment began 4
: taking testimony In trial OF 4
Judge Archibald. \
Chairman Martin, of joint
commission to Investigate for \
: eign purchase of American to- \
, bacco. announced commission \
would meet Thursday
House. \
} Chairman P;dget of naval \
, affairs committee introduced bill 4
} to confer title of admiral on \
; commanders i'm chief of Atlantic
; and Pacific battleship fleets.
New York delegation caucused \
and decided To oppose I;ernctt \
; Immigration bin prohibiting lit \
; eracy test for immigrants. \
Passed crago bin to pension \
Spanish war veterans. widows \
and children. \
Banking and currency cont \
mission will meet Thursday to \
consider Levy bin for deposit of \
So0,G000oo by treasury i'm nations =
al banks to relieve financial \
stringencA \
representative Sulzer intro \
; duced II bill for relocation for \
} New York e'itv pier head line in =
! Hudson river \
=
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-08-15
Would Not Consider Dishes.

J. c. Stubs, the Southern Pacific
official, hasn't great deal of patience
with amateurs and those uniformed
In the railroad game, and he is said to
have told this story to Illustrate the
wisdom of an incipient railroad
magnate.
When the stock holders Of the VAL
ley railroad were meeting In 1893 to
plan the construction of the new line
matters of detail were taken up among
them, for even the smallest stock
holder wanted finger in the con-
struction pie.
At one meeting director who had
to do with the engineering problems
of construction asked How heavy
shall the fish plates be-"
A stock holder growled, What are
we bothering with the dining car
features for now? Let's go ahead and
build the road first"
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-08-15

Seven or eight years ago a plant
was established at La Dernie Lune, q
suburb about four miles from Lyons,
for making glass paving material.
After many experiments carried out
at the factory, the manufacturer ap-
piled to the Lyons municipality for
The right to make trial on one of the
chief thoroughfares. The necessary
authorization was granted, provided
that the inventor would bear the en-
fire expense of the undertaking. The
place chosen for laying the glass
pavement was section of the Place
lie, Ia Republique, where traffic Of
abs, automobiles and wagons Of all
Kinds Is very heavy. The glass bricks
remained in place for less than two
years, and were then taken out. as
hey We're In very poor coAMtion. The
edges were all broken, and In many
Eases the blocks were split through
and through The opinion of officials
It that time was to the effect that
his glass pavement could be used un-
Ter favorable circumstances for foot
paths. but not for the middle Of
streets.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-08-15
Not Ashamed of cowardice.

The idea that nothing is so disgrace
full as cowardice is one that is not
held by all races. Among the Bedouins
sheik may be the leader of his
tribe only in peace When there Is
war, the chances are that he will re-
linquish his leadership to the fighting
sheik.
81 have not the gift of courage"
once said an Arab chief to an Eng
lishman, apologizing for not putting
himself at the head of band that he
had sent to attacksanother tribe.
The Englishman learned that these
nomads esteem personal bravery as a
gift for the want of which a man is
no more to be censured than he is to
be blamed for not being handsome.
A Bengali says. without the least
sense Of shame, Il am timid." Yet he
viii meet death, even when 1t ap.
proaches in the form of the hangman,
with the composure Of a martyr.-Il-
Illustrated Sunday Magazine.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-08-15
HUMOROUS QU|PS

Edward Coles Rowland, the widely
knoSS Washington journalist and sta-'
iistician Of the Soivio federatlua, who
died in New York recently, used to-
tell this as zone on him."
A delegation Of Mexican editors,
with their wives daughters ard sweet
hearts, was visiting Washington. How
land, one OF committee OF uewspa-
per men who We're showing the visit
tors around, rode IN Il carriage with a
charming editorial daughter whom,
for long time, he dare not address.
supposing she was as ignorant Of orr
language as he was OF hers. Coming
along toward the capitol, though. he
determined to give his cheek ana
nerve chance anyhow, and pointing,
to the noble pile he said:
"El capitole, Very fine, Magniflco."
To which the charming sgnora in
stantly replied:
"net your life 1t s"--Rrown.ng's
Magazine.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-08-15
Get Together, Fans !!

Are You a baseball fan? Do you
want Cairo to remain in the Kitty
League this season? If SO you will
be interested in the plan devised
by the Board of directors of the 10,
cal club to raise funds needed tC
pay expenses during the remainder
of the season.
The directors decided Tuesday
night to issue coupon books, each
containing five tickets Of admission
to the bali park. The books will be
sold for So each and the tickets
will be good for any game played al
the home grounds this season Al
effort will be made to dispose of 600
books of tickets within the next
few days and If you are a real-dyed-
n-the-wool lover of the National
game YOU will have one of them
i'll your possession.
Cairo has played baseball under
many great and discouraging handi-
caps. To begin with the preseason
team practice was prevented by the
high water, with the result that
Cairo did not get off we'll in the be-
ginning A good team has now been
organized and the boys are playing
clever games. While 1t is true that
they are at the bottom of the league
standing, they have been working
hard to get out of the last place
Cairo would be the dullest city
on earth without baseball and if
this season is not success, the
chances for Cairo team next sea-
son are not very promising.
Get together, fans, and save the
great old sport for Cairo! What il
we do lose? We cannot win all the
time,
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-08-15
The Star Spangled Banner
By GEORGE FITCH.
Author OF "A Good Old Siwash."

The Star-SpaEgled Banner" is
our national song and is beautiful
piece With the following words:
I"Ch-oh, say can YOU sec, by the
dawn's early light, tum-tum-tum,
tum-tum-tum, tum, tum-tum. tum-
tum-tuin, tum,' etc.
Some pesple use words in place Of
the "mms, but this is not custom
airy and Is regarded as an offensive
display of knowledge.
"The Star-Spansled Banner was
written by Francis Scott Key, Bal
timore lawyer who was prisoner
on board a British war vessel DUR
Ing the bombardment OF Fort Me-
Henry in 1914. When the morning
came and MIR. Key discovered that
the American flag was still there he
seized an envelope and wrote on its
back the sublime words which. We
are told, make up the poem. These
were afterwards set to music by one
Of our earliest aviators who reached
an altitude of high x above in the
closing bar Of the song.
THE star spangled Banner" be-
came instantly popular and has al
ways awakened the greatest enthus-
iaam. 1t is splendid piece to
listen to when it is played by a
band but when sung the effect is
marred by the crashing of masculine
voices which have blown out a cyl
inder head on the high notes. The
song has encouraged patriotism in
America but Is undoubtedly account
able for our backwardness in music
After the average American eitizon
has splintered his vocal equipment
Oh "the land of the free" a few
times he becomes discouraged and
declines to Caruso any more.
However, ''The Star-Spangled
Banner" is our greatest national
song and should be sung on all Of
hclal occasions. If the government
Copyright, 1912 by &c
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-08-15

will appoint official tenors to take
the high note either at an annual
salary or by piece work all trouble
will be aycrtcd in the future.
1t is customary for all patriots to
rise when this piece is being played.
This is fine tribute to our nation
but is married by the fact that it Is
played not only at patriotic gather
inss but at prize fights, dog and
pony shows, vaudeville perform
anees and horse races. Many fine
old lady has struggled to her feet
during a vaudeville show while a
poodle dog has walked across a
tight wire carrying an American
flag in his mouth to the tune of THE
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-08-15
TOO STRENUOUS A JOB
MOSQUITO ExTERM,EAT0R HAS
HAD ENOUGH.
Recently Went Through Experience
That II Must Be Admitted Was
Calculated to Discourage
Almost Any One.

Charles +. Staedler, marshal of We
roma, n. j., is also chief mosquito ex-
ternlnator OF that city. Il is his duty
to hant out the breeding places Of the
winged rfapiers that made New Jersey
famous and doluge their larvae with
kerosene oil The life of the chief
mosquito exterminator has been tran
quill one, But recently the foe Of Jer-
scy's curse met with an experience
that confines him to his bed under tho
care Of physician
The chief exterminator and his able
assistant Thomas Brennan, set ont to
visit some marshy land at the head of
Verona lake. AS the chief externNnator
stood upon beg pouring oil upon the
hatchery of flock of mosquitoes his
foot slipped and into the niire went
the marshal.
Before brennan could grasp him the
Chief exterminator had sunk to his arm
pits. Brennan iaborod hard to pull his
colleague from the beg. and, with q
frantic yank at his chiefs coat collar,
he, too, slipped and joined his compan-
Ion. The two struggled in tho bog as
did Buny%n but to no avail.
Then. almost epgulfed they raised
their. voices and reared for aid Little
lIughie IRVINE heard the wild calls
from The bog and saw two heads pro-
trudins above the mire. Hughie tore
several boards from a nearby fence
and built a walk to the spot wheresthe
mosquito tegrors Justify struggled for
freedom But Hughie could do moth
tug more. ana the moments We're pre-.
cious for each convulsive effort only
settled the mosquito catchers deeper
In their miry prison.
Hughje was dispatched for instant
aid he qualified for the Olympic team
In his sprint up the road to David Stay
backs place. David set forth in his
motor car with a long rope.
Slayback. with Hughie's aid, drag.
ged Brennan from the bog. For al
most twc hours they lahored, and
Staedlcr was almost ready to close
his ewes and murnur, Farewell, proud
world when Slayback was strpck
with q brilliant idea. He fastened one
end OF the rope under the chief ex-
leTmlna'or's arms The other end was
tossed over the branch of a nearby
oak and then tied to the rear of the
motor car
Slayback took his seat in the car
and grasped the starting lever Bren-
nan raised his hand and Slayback put
on fun power ahead 1t was a hard
pull The chief exterminator almost
was pulled apart. but up into the air
he finally shot and dangled twixt box
and blue sky. dripping ooze and words
Of anguish.
As far as the chief exterminator is
concerned, all the mosquitoes in Ter
sey can go to blazes. He said so him
self, only his yerbage was more SIREN
nous.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-08-15
iCHEPPS DECIDES HE
WILL RETURN WITH
WHITMAN'S ASSISTANT
Associated Press Dispatch.

associated Press Dispatch.
Hot Springs, Ark, Aug, IA
suddenly changing his mind, to-
light, Sam schepps, arrested here
asst Saturday night and held as a
witness in the Rosenthal murder
.ase announced his Willingness to
'eturn to New York with Assistant
District Attorney Rusin Post
master Johnson advised him to at
ept as conclusive the telegram re-
eived today giving a description
If Rubin and Detective Stewart.
BERNARD Sander, Schepps' attorney,
probably viii arrive tomorrow
Rubin expects to start for New York
with Schepps some time tomorrow,
Detective Thomas, a representa-
tive OF District Attorney Whitman,
arrived here from New York, late
tonight, and within fifteen minutes
had satisfied Sam Schepps and the
Hot Springs authorities Of his right
to the custody of Schopps. Schepp7
was delivered to Thomas The party
probably will start for New York
tomorrow.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-08-15
Not a Moral Objection.

A dance hall manager who could
never by any stretch Of the magma.
ton be accused OF harboring aesthetic
convictions came out unequivocally
against the seasons dances
Il am pleased to hear you take that
stand said reformer Leaving mo.
rallty out of the question, they are GER
tainly ugly"
"Oh, wasn't thinking about that,
said the manager. I'm dead set
against them because it takes more
room to dance them in. My hall, that
win hold $50 couples for ordinary
dancing, now accommodates only 200
couples, and lose all that money"
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-08-15
Democratic Sagacity.

In commenting upon the official
announcement from the Democrats
that Willim Jennings bryan will
not be placed on the trail of Col
Roosevelt, to meet his appeals for
Democratic support in sections
where there may be danger Of
such appeals being effective, the st
Louis Globe-Democra has TO say
editorially:
This shows a degree of sagacity
such as the Democratic campaign
managers do not often geach. hl
the midst Of a Babel of voices, a
wiring of hands and a show Of large
teeth, it seems the Democrats have
been able to keep their heads cool
enough to see that Roosevelt is nos
running to beat them They see
clearly the animus of his campaign,
and understand that it is directed
only against the party which made
his career and directed against it
only because it has at last refused
him something he wanted when
what he asked was in violation of
party tradition The Democrats se,
that all there is to the Roosevelt
bolt il determination to destroy, Il
possible, a party which the colonel
finding he can no Longer use for
himself, has concluded to be without
further usefulness to anybody"
The Democratic party has no in.
terest IN the Roosevelt bolt WITT
the colonel in the Republican field
Democracy could win hands down
The protest will not be so muel
against the candidate as against tn,
party, or the system which has beef
playing into the hands of the hi;
Interests for SO many years.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-08-15
HILLES CLAIMS
ALL DOUBTFUL
STATES FOR TAFT
Concluded from Page One)

ID for him at his club perhaps a
1alf hour after the murder and took
lim in front OF the Murray Hill
aths in Forty-second street, where
lca ker had just told Rose he would
meet them Becker owed Weber
300, the amount of a quick touch"
nade few nights before, This was
Neber's own explanation, with the
added remark that Becker was good
or anything he wanted then,
He said that when Becker met
tie two, Jacob Reich, alias Jack
sullivan was with him. sullivan
lroped to the rear when Becker be-
.an his conversation and remained
Mt of ea~shot, so he says. Both
Rose and Weber agree absolutely
hat Becker, after encouraging them,
told Rose the men who had done the
Job should have $1,000.
Bridge" he il quoted as saying,
\ owe you $500. You give JACK
1000 for me for getaway money
or the boys and I'll give you the
whole $500 tomorrow. Just add it
o my account. | haven't got the
ash on me or | wouldn't ask you"
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-08-15
Garden Science.

"You have some fine tomato vines
In your garden, Mr., Thorpe. You
know, | presume. that the scientific
name of the tomato ia Lycoperaicum
Esculentum.
mo, had forgotten that, Miss
Doris; but know the scientific name
OF the long, green, corrugated, vora-
cious thing with Horn on its head,
that mostly grows on these vines. ia
the Phlegethontius Quinquemacula-
tuS."
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-08-15

A Staten Island woman, who
kept house for her husband for
$3.50 and who is now suing him
for alimony, says her feelings were
hurt when her husband told her
she was no wife for poor man,
after they had separated. This hus-
band is not poor mal-he's no
man at all