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The Cairo bulletin., 1913-05-09
Measure, Proclaimed as Answer to
Platform Pledge for Downword
Revision Goes Through.
is NOW UP TO THE SENATE
Bills Passage in the Upper House
viii be Fought Every Step
of Its Progress.

Washington. May S.-The Under
wood tariff bill, proclaimed by the
Democrats as the answer to its plat
form pledges to reduce the tariff
downward passed the house late to-
day by a vote of 2Sl to 1873. Five
Democrats voted against the bill
and two Republicans for it. Four
Progressiyes supported it and four
teen opposed 1t while one independ-
ent Progressive Joined in with the
majority.
When the bill after a months
consideration was OH its way to the
senate there was rush of represen-
tatives for their homes tonight. In
the house adjournment will be taken
three days at a time commencing
next week and continuing until
June 1.
In the meantime the senate finance
committee and the house ways and
means committee will organize com.
mittees preparatory to transactine
further business next month.
Tomorrow the fight shifts from
the house to the senate where the
Democrats slim majority of six has
already been reduced as far this bill
is concerned to four Unless sena-
tors familiar with such legality pro-
gress are mistaken, there IS little
prospect or final vote before Aug
ust l.
The bills passage in the senate
will be fought at every step by
a Republican organization appar-
emily in accord on this subject and
willing to spend unlimited time and
enerby in an attempt to beat it.
A Democratic member of the SEN
ate finance committee, who will
handle the bill. expressed belief to-
night that the bill would go through
in practical the same form as il
passed the house. The small ma.
iority will stand firm until the last
he said
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-05-09
AN EXTRA LAT CE
ATTENDANCE At
BAPTIST Church
Strong Counter Attractions Have No
Appreciable Effect on Crowds
at Evangelistic Services.


Great sersiees Aat Cairo Baptist
church last night. In spite Of all
the other extra attractions in the
city the largest week night congre-
cation of the meeting assembled.
Tonight's service will be especial
ly for the young people, children in
the schools who are not able to at
tend school day nights, All the
children of the public schools are in
vited to the service tonight. We
hope to make this the largest SER
vice OF the meeting.
AT the service yesterday afternoon
DR.. Lamkin preached on "The
Secret OF. a Happy Life The text
was from 2 Cor, 6:10. "As sorrow
.ful, yet always rejoicing" In the
course. of his sermon Mr.. Lamkin
said that he could classify all the
troubles of life and put them into
one or the other of two categories.
They are either imaginary or real
If we could rid the world OF all Its
imaginary troubles would relieve
humanity of about nine-tenths OF its
worries and burdens. Many a man
goes out OF the road to meet trouble
that Is not coming down that way.
We work hard all day and then
worry all night. thus burning OUT
the wick of life at both ends. Don't
imagine things that can never hap
pen" NV
In the evening the subject was
Regeneration, or the Evidences Of
q Christian" There were tive
familiar texts. One. ''Ye must be
born again." and the other, There
fore ii any man be in Christ he is a
new creature, old things have
passed away: behold all things have
become new DR.. Lamkin spoke OF
Regeneration in a three-fold way,
He spoke of its nature as great
spiritual change in the inmost prin-
eiples of life wrought by the power
of the Holy Spirit.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-05-09
CAIRO MEN ARE
HIGHLY HONORED
BY PRESbYTERY
Mr.. Easterday Selected As Delegate
to Important Assemgly-Rev.
-. Unanimously Endorsed.

NJ Easterday at the meeting OF
the Preshytery of Cairo at Omaha.
ILL.,, was elected commissioner to the
General Assembly OF the Presbyter-
ian church which meets at Atlanta.
Ca, next week .
Three different assemblies will
meet in that city at the same time,
the General Assembly OF the South
ern Presbyterian church, the Gen
eral Assembly of the United Presby-
terfan church and the General As
semgIy of the Presbyterian church.
At this meeting of these three as
.semblies steps will be taken for the
uniph Of two or all OF these branches
or the Presbyterian church into one
organization.
Therefore Mr. Easterday Is es.
pecially honored in being accredited
as q commissioner from this Presby.
terry,
At this meeting at Omaha, Rev. A
NJ. Fells, of the Cairo Presbyterian
church, was given an unanimous
vote OF endorsement for his work al
chairman of the Home Mission Com.
mittee. and also. was elected moder-
ator of the Presbytery without op-
position.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-05-09
ELD0RAD0 is SCHOSEN FOR
1918 PYTHIAN MEETING

Eldorado was selected : as the
place Of tho third animal
District Convention of the knights
of Pythias to be held next year on
May 7th. This was decided upon at
the second annual convention OF
Southern Illinois Pythians held at
metropolis Wednesday. The meet
ing "Wednesday was very success
full one and was attended by repre-
sentatives OF every lodge in this end
of the state including the Cairo
lodge. The local lodge went up to
Metropolis on the City OF Cairo hav-
ing Chartered the boat especially
for the occasion and they were ac-
companied by members of the Mound
City, Mounds ana villa Ridge
lodges.
A very enjoyable and profitable
time was had and those who attend
ed are loud in their praise of the
hospitality and splendid treatment
accorded them by the people of Ms
tropo is. District Deputy w. l..
duncan of this city was unanimous
ly elected to succeed himself next
year.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-05-09
Ex- President Would Have U. S. and
British to Agree in Advance
About Any Question.
THE PANAMA CANAL DISPUTE
Is Not Specifically Mentioned in His
Address But Delegates Draw
Such differences.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, May S.-Theo-
dore Roosevelt would have the
United States and Great Britain
.'agree in advance by arbitration
any question which might arise be-
tween them. That was the ex-
preston he used in addressing the
international conferees in the CEN
jtennial celebration of peace among
Eng ish speaking people. as their
host today. at luncheon at his home
at Sycamore Hill. Newspaper men
were not admitted to the function
but the substance OF his remarks
approved by Mr.. Roosevelt" We're
made public.
Although it was said he did not
specifically mention the Panama
canal dispute, member sof the for
eign delegation said he unmistak-
ably referred to that question as
one which should be settled by ar
bitration If the settlement could not
be reached by negotiation.
L ann not one who readily makes
promises but once made | think ii
should be kept" he was quoted as
saying in apparent reference to the
Hay Pauncefote treaty which was
signed during the Roosevelt admin
Istration.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-05-09
AN ALLIANCE IS
FORESEEN IN THE
TRIP OF ALFONSO
King Of Spain is Welcomed in Paris
by the President and
People.

Paris, May S.-King Alfonso of
Spain reached Paris this morning
with Premier Count Alvanro de Ro-
manones for two days official visit
The VISIT is popularity regarded as
political event of the first import
ance, there being general impress
sion among the people that. Spain is
TO become the ally of France.
President Raymond Poincare and
Premier Louis Barthou, with all the
rest of the cabinet received the
royal party at the station. The King
and the President talked with ami
nation while driving together
through the Avenue du Bois de
Boulogne and the Champs Elysees
to the Kings temporary residence
at the Palais d,Orsay.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-05-09
To Make More Protests.

What the Japanese Embassy has
said once before 1t will say again
tomorrow to the State Department
with added emphasis that the
japanese mob to whom the Japanese
cabinet must look for its existence
Is anxious to try conclusions with
the United States.
All of the state Department Of
ficials who have been through crises
like the present say that the Japan
ese protest to be formally presented
tomorrow is merely to pave the way
for other and more definite commun-
ications. The protest is not an ul-
timatum.
II contains, however, a positive
protest against a violated treaty.
This is always the prelude to de-
mand for reparation. In contrast
withour own government, Japan al
ways moves swiftly and definitely.
The Japanese Embassy has been
quoted as saying that the present
issue has been before our State De-
partment for several years and that
prompt answer is expected.
II Is an open secret that Baron
Chinda recognized a distinct point
Of advantage for his government In
the previous attitude and expression
OF Secretary Bryan and President
Wilson. lUfR
Would Send Battleships.
Meanwhile the general naval
board, the joint army and navy
board and. all the other assistants
FOR The government are marking
time day by day and waiting word
from the White House. So far as
the public can hear, these bodies are
busy chiefly with their pencils mark
| ing out a plan for the defense of
Hawaii and the Philippines, not for
any vigorous aggressive action, but
for the more supine policy OF recap
turing them after the weakly con-
ceded success of Japan in taking
both Of these great island posses
sions from our hands.
Whatever the spirit OF the eoun-
try at large may be it is undoubted-
| ly true that the Americans at pres
ent in Washington believe that the
present administration might well
adopt some of the Roosevelt spirit OF
| three years ago and find some
| raason--any reason-for sending
Jour battleships TO the Pacific. rely
ing upon diplomatic assurances, per-
fectly true. that this government In
tended no hostile actions toward
Japan. The wholesome and quiet
ling results which followed the
Roosevelt experiment is fully com
mended to the Wilson administra-
tion.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-05-09
Testimony Of Sahrieber Woman
Relative to Beating at Hands
Of Johnson is Stopped.
JUDGE TO DECIDE TODAY
Question Rests Upon Whether Wom-
8. an Can Give Herself Up for S.s {
Immoral Purposes,

= Chicago. May S.-Whether3 testi-
mony that Jack Johnson beat the
white women with whom hes-asso-
+, rlatesi Is to be permitted in his trial
On a charge, of violating the Mann
act will be decided by Federal Judge
Carpenter tomorrow.
Miss Belle Schrieber, the woman
johnson is said to have taken from
Pittsburgh to Chicago told ON the
stand today that Johnosn had pro-
vided the money for the trip to New
York from Chicago and from Chi
cago to Oakland.
The last words of her testimony
today brought up the question of his
treatment OF women. She testified
to coming here from Boston in 1910.
Did you have any discussion
about coming herey" asked Assist
ant District Attorney Parkin who
is conducting the prosecution,
No discussion" said the woman.
He beat me up so badly that
Objections interposed by the de-
fense stopped the witness and court
adjourned
The Schrieber girl will resume
the stand tomorrow.
Judge Carpenter raised question
OF legal tangle over the phraseology
OF the indictment which he takes on
whether Miss Schrieber gave her
self up to Johnson for immoral pur-
poses.
The question is going to come
up" he said whether a lost woman
can give herself up for immoral pur-
poses or whether she can only give
herself up to salvation"
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-05-09
Z men HELD ON
MURDER CHARGE
White Man and Negro Waterman
Held in Connection With
Killing of Girl.

Atlanta, Ga, May S.-Lee NJ.
Frank, superintendent OF the Ma
tional Pencil company's factory and
M. P. Lee, factory negro watchman
today were ordered by the coroner's s
jury held for a grand jury investiga-
tion of the death of 14-year-old
Mary Fagin whose body was found
in the factory on April 27th last.
The two men viii be detained in jail
without bail, it was said tonight.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-05-09
fire INSURANCE
COMPANIES ARE
TOLD TO Remain
Corporations That Have Threatened
to Quit NJ ssouri Given
Advice to Stay.

Jefferson City, Mo-, May s.
Judge Thomas Bates, of Chicago, at
torney for the fire Insurance COM
.panIes which have threatened to
withdraw from the state as a result
of the recently enacted antitrust
law, will advise the companies to re.
main in the state and Attorney Gen.
eral Barker then will dismiss the
suit fled against them.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-05-09
TO
FORTUNE Tf[LFRS
IS TO Be PROD[D
Grand Jury is to Investigate the
Operation Of a So-called Clair
voyant Trust.
POLICEMEN ARE MIXED tP
Numbers Of Officials Are Charged
]. With Having Accepted Money
From Resorts.
POLICEMEN ARE MIXED tp,,

80 -
81 Chicago, May Strand jury in
vestieation of the so-called clair
yoyant trust" will begin when the
May grand jury conyenes here next
Monday This announcement was
made after States Attorney Hoyne
had returned with H. Ryan, brought
here from Lusk. Wyoming. on a
charge OF swindling.
The states attorney said he has evil
dence of police promising clairyoy-
ants protection here ard that money
was paid certain police officials by
the so-ealled "clairvoyant trust"
More than 100 confessions from VIC
tins have been obtained since the
arrest of Ryan was brought about.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-05-09
Elks' Entertainment.

The Elks' musical entertainment
and informal dance that was held
last night at the new club house
was one of the most enjoyable affairs
on the social calendar of the lodge.
The musicaI numgers by Mrs Hat
tie Thistlewood, Miss Laura, Glen
denen and the readings by Miss
Birdie. Mai Matthews we're most fay-
orably received and highly ap-
precisted. After this program an
informal dance was held and as
ustIalit was pleasant diversion
lasting until late hour.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-05-09
DISMAL SWAMP FOREST
FIRES MENACE CITIES.

Norfolk. Va, May S.--Forest
fires which have been raging for
many days on both sides of Dismal
Swamp broke from their confines to-
day.. despite frantic efforts of hum
dreds of svniunteer fire fighters, and
are now menacing many villages and
cities in Virginia and North Caro-
lima. Reports received here state
that many homes have been burned
and many persons are reported miss
ing.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-05-09
ENGINE LAYS OFF IN SALOON.

Cleveland, Ohio. May S.---EHglne
643l did not take the Big Four
passenger train to ST Louis this
morning because 1t stopped off at P.
S Berry's saloon in West Eleventh
street on its way to work. Rail-
readers on the Big Four are not al
lowed to patronize saloons on duty.
so GtS1. having transgressed the
rules and lost out on its run, Just
stayed in the saloon. No. 6431
coulda't come out, anyway. without
the three-story grick guiding fall
ing in. Finally the engine was
yankekd out by another locomotive
and the saloon building fell a heap
of wreckage.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-05-09
QUINN LOST PoCKErBooK.

City Treasurer James Quinn yes
terday suffered the loss OF his peck
etbook containing $50. in cash and
papers somewhere between the First
Bank ana Trust Company and the
store of Fry and Rossman. The
finder is requested to leave II with
Thos. j. Smyth. sos Ohio street.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-05-09
LINCOLN REMAINS WET y

Lincoln, Neb.. May s.-voters OF
Lincoln decided to retain the exist
ing system of nigh license. OF sa.
looms. early returns in the municipal
election indicating majority for
the "wets'' OF approximately 600.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-05-09
WIFE OF HARRY ATWOOD.
.AIRMAN, ASKS DIVORCE

Reno, New. May S.--Mrs. Sarah
j. Atwood, wife of Harry N. Atwood
the aviator, today filed a suit for
divorce. She charges desertion and
asks for the custody of their three
year-old daughter. 1t is not be-.
lieved that Atwood will contest thi
suit.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-05-09
laying NEW MAINS

The Cairo Gas Company is laying
new mains on Fourth. Sixth, Tenth,
Twelfth streets and Holbrook ave-
nue. recently ordered to be paved
with brick and contract let for same.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-05-09

In the investigation and examina-
tion of the city's books, it has been
suggested that complete and COM
prehensive inventory be taken of the
executions issued to police officers.
The question has been propounded
as to the manner in which the
checking up in the cases Of execu-
tions will be made VIII the execu-
tions be checked up from the court
'dockets or the jailers reports, or
will the checking be made from
both.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-05-09

Police Magistrate Lutz has moved
his judicial desk into the council
chamber and also is in full and COM
plete possession of the books and
docket, but viii not begin to exer-
else the functions of his office un-
til new jailer is appointed to sue
eeed him
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-05-09
Appropriation Bill Bequeathed By
OLD Administration With No
Money Back Of It.
LOOKING UP OLD EXECUTIONS
Forty-six Box Telephones to Be
Used By Police in Reporting
May Be Installed.

Commissioners Feuehter, Howley.
Hurd and Kelly can be found every
afternoon at the council chamber be-
tween the hours of 4;30 and $50,
and then some.
The past two days have been
spent in struggling with the appro-
priation bill bequeathed them by the
old administration.
The commissioners are very busy
trying to figure out how to run the
city With a mass Of figures on paper
without any money to back them up.
They know that they can under
the law anticipate the next years
revenues by issuing certificates 10
the amount of rs per cent of the cor
poration tax to be paid over to the
city some time after July, 1914, the
revenues Of 1913 having been antici-
pated long ago. The city has still
25 per cent of the revenues of 1913
which Will ge paid over TO the city
before September by Sheriff Fraser
at his final settlement, but do doubt
this money will be used in settling
part OF the outstanding indebt-
edness Of the city.
Probably recourse will be had in
liquidating current expenses by the
issuance Of certificates Of indebted
ness by Clerk Hatcher, but the new
administration will pursue a policy
of retrenchment in all departments
| by dispensing with what under pres
ent circumstances Is considered un-
necessary expense to the. city,
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-05-09

Illinois-showeEs IL the nortA
section Friday night; south poftien
cooler Friday night; Saturday, show-
ers and cooler.
Kentucky-Fair Friday; Saturday
cloudy and probable showers and
cooler.
Missouri Showers FRIDAY or FIJI
day night or probably Saturday;
cooler in the northwest portion.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-05-09

1t is reported that the city will
install 46 box telephones in differ
ent parts of the city which are to ge
used by the police in hourly report
ing to headquarters.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-05-09

An endeavor was made yesterday
by The Bulletin to ascertain the
number of years that three fire .in-
suranee agencies are in arrearage to
the city In the payment of the two
per cent annual on tax premiums.
but on account of the absence or
Clerk Hatcher from the city, access
to the city books could not be had
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-05-09

Commissioner Hurd had not up to
the close of business yesterday rem
dered decision in the Wedding
Lind dispute.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-05-09

Commissioner Feucfter Is havin
all the fire plugs blown out.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-10-01

ago. Owen Davis and Bud Fisher are
the authors of the story. Leo Edwards
wrote the music and D. B. Cobb fit
ted the lyrics. The fact that more
than a thousand newspapers in the
United States and Canada have been
running the Fisher cartoons daily and
Sunday for the past two years with
out the least sign of becoming tire
some to their readers, has made Mutt
and JEFF the most remarkable play in
theatrical history and to offer a second
edition to equal in merit that of the
original was some job" but Gus Hill,
who is the dean of cartoon play pro-
ducers, has once more made good and
Mutt and JEFF in Panama" will prove
the one best bet of the season. The
entire Offering is an innovation fIom
every standpoint, in fact it if a se&sa-
tional melodramatic story ftted with
musical comedy harness anu an atmos-
phere of "Whirly- Girly" polite travesty
and little extravaganza to give it
zest. The big New York company will
pay visit to the Auditorium Oct 2.
Seats now on sale.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-10-01
FINANCIAL EXPERT
DISCUSSES BILL
CHARLES &. CoNANT, BEFORE
CURRENCY COMMITTEE, REC.
OHM ENDS AMENDMENT.

washington, Oct. 1.-The Senate
Banking and Currency Committee
Tuesday labored through another day
of technical discussion of the admins.
tration currency bill, while the Wbite
House began to consider means of
fastening the progress of the measure
toward the statute books. For seven
hours the committee heard a discus.
sion of the bill by Charles A. Conant,
financial expert, of New York. whose
testimony continued today.
Conferences at the White H ,use and
the Capitol among the administration
forces took up the problem of hurry
ing consideration of the measure in the
committee, where a majority of mem
bers appeared to be willing to listen
to all the testimony available in rela.
tion to the measure. Senators Owen
and Shroth, champions of the bill,
talked with President Wilson, and then
conferred with the Democratic mem.
bers of the committee, who have
shown a decided aversion to certain
provisions of the bill.
Later it became known that an at
tempt will be made by the administra
ton Saturday to get an agreement in
the committee to set a date for CLOSING
the hearings.
Several Democratic members of the
committee held a private conference
last night to talk over the situation
During the day Senator Reed, one o.
the Democrats who have been opposed
to cutting off the hearings, issued {
statement setting forth at length the
various opposing opinions about the ef
feet of the administration bill.
Il think this bill will be considered
until there has been full investigation,
he said, but this does not mean in
terminable delay or endless hearings
At the conclusion of the hearings
shall vote for the bill if | think it il
wise. If think it can be improved b.
amendments, | then shall vote for i
as amended. If I think it is bad,
shall vote against it, and shall, il
that event, bring in bill or support
bill brought in by some other senator
which, in my judgment, will reliev
the present defects of our banking
and currency laws"
During Tuesdays hearings Mr.. &c
nant Endorsed the general purposes o
the bill Ito secure an elastic currenc.
and to centralize the country's re
serves"
He recommended a number o
amendments, several of them follow
ing the lines suggested by the recen
conference of bankers at Chicago.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-10-01

hospitable citizens, and a generous
and warm welcome awaits us in this
fourishing city of the Delta.
The usual reduced rates will be &C.
corded those who attend. Consult
your nearest railroad agent for rates
and best route to take.
There are. several important mat
tiers to come before the convention,
one of which is the effort of the ILL.,
snois Association of Vicksburg Vet
Grams. (P A. Rozine, President, 4316
North Ard Ave, Chicago) to have a
reunion and peace jubilee of Union
and Confederate Veterans in 1918, all
states participating in the battles and
seige of Vicksburg being asked to take
part in same. This is an important
move, looking to a closer association
and relationship between the partici-
pants of both sides, similar to the
great reunion of the Blue and the Gray
at Gettysburg.
This Association will be called to
order at 10 a. m. on the Sth; on the
9th the dedication of a monument to
the Confederate soldier and closing
exercises of the Reunion will take
place. Camps are not restricted to
delegates only. AS many as can come
will be welcome.
by Order:
Pat Henry, Major C. S. A., and
Maj. Gen. Comdg. Miss. Div. U. C. ""
Official:
John A. Webb, Adj. Gen,
Miss. Div. U. c. ""