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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-22
KENTUCKIAN SHOT IN FEUD

Owiagsville, Ky. Dec 21.-Nen-
geauce of friends OF the man his
father killed last summer was
wreaked on Burnett Harris. twenty
two, who was shot through the body
by al unknown assassin while on
his way to his home near Olympia
Springs last night and is dying. He
is the son of James Harris, in Jail
for the murder of Thurman Per-
gram. gk
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-22
Resenbled$s Bread Lpes

TsS sASsS!sS ~ spsQpia ons !s0ln-
ssASs aysseisi fR.d. aEfghtti streSE.
Saturday evening we're sd dense 1as
to be almost impossible for a pedes-
trian in a hurry. The crowd was in
excellent humor as all were either
bent on pleasure or early Christmas
shopping The eighth street picture
shows enjoyed phenomenal patron
age the crowds being so determined
to gain admission that the houses
were packed and TANNED to the
doors, IS. r. o." signs being the
rule. 4 well known and prominent
Young lady. in commenting on the
crowds while waiting to gain ad-
mission to witness a great three reel
feature Might Shadows of New
York." said that it reminded her
very much of bread line" in n
big city.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-22
NEWS BREv|nES
Regular Weekly Council Meeting
The regular weekly council meet.
ing Of the commissioners will be
held as usaal eis morning,
Low Water Pressure.

1t is reported on gnqgeseiopsd au
thority that tbs afcason the singet
fire lighting corps was called lftS
service at the fire SatuEdaycm6rWnG 6
at the restaurant ofe. HGarry Melton
and saloon Of Ban and French
was due to the low pressure Of
water N the mains at the beginning
OF Tho fire and was npofaHlt of. tie
IRE companies which performer g.
client service. During I?s laste,
part of the fire whee. Ems: Sid 90:
corps was in ass!on:.the ;swat4r. som,
sany pres'lfs vas: .SGs:SSst3$ ipvreasod
ana the cGsH 4lGSartA7Ght finished The
work.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-22


conference if the question had been
insisted upon. They will not enter
the next conference IL. these ques.
tions are oeven considered Since
the Balkan war Doth these nation
are materially increasing their
armed dorces. @
Both Laugh at Idea,
1t therefore becomes evident thai
neither would foo moment agree
to even the consideration OF naval
holiday. Both have secuted the idea
since Il was suggested by Great
Britain Without 0the assent OF
these powers, the suggestion caa
produce no results It is therefore
absolutely dead despite the cnthusi-
asm that maybe shown toward IL by
the more progressive nations.
II is practically impossible
says the League. to- suggest any
such movement toward peace that
would not result in advantage to
some European power. with refer
ence to some rival. The. watchfnl
jealousy of these nations makes II
impossible to get them to consent to
such measures as would be possible
to a nation Situated like thee United
States. e1he PROPOSAL Of q naval
holidai could, opnder conditions,
have lived to get, fast the :bristllng
breast Works of: termany. tits (: a
BUBBLE that :glistened: a.'nioment and
is sg6nt.. . -: as. So. y!
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-22
PICKS COFFIN; KILLS SELF

Grand Junction, Colo. Dee. a1.--
Robert Hughes. merchant. this
morning selected a coffin. aud while
the uudertaker's back was turned.
thrust a revolver in his mouth aud
shot himself TO death. He had been
despondent over financial reverses
for a number OF months. He was
forty-eight years old and unmarried.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-22

Warrington, Dec. 2l.--The great
est anti trust victory Of President
Wilson'S administration thus far,
the voluntary dissolution of the So
called Telephone Trust has com
manded the attention of admins
tration officials.
The principal topic of discussion
is in relation to ,he effect the dssc-
luton will have on the movement
for government ownership. 1t had
geen generally expected that such a
plan wopas soon be urged on Com
gress as an administration measure
Not only has the American Tele.
phone and Telegraph company
agreed to give up its control of the
Western Union but agrees not r.
extend its monopoly to local com.
panies in the telephone field. The
most important point to the Ameri.
can people, officials declare. is the
telephone oompany's agreement tc
extend use of its toll lines to all lc-
ca! companies.
Big Aid TO Independents.
From the point of view of a sub.
scriber to an independent telephone
system one of the most interesting
parts of the agreement is that prom.
ising him use of the through lines
of the Bell company. Under the
agreement, an independent may OBJ.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-22
NAVAL HOLIDAY f.
is. SECUTED As
+ AN IDLE DREAM
United States League Issues State
ment Showing That Idea Can
Never Be Executed.
SEVERAL JEALOUS FOREIGN
NATIONS MAKE IMPOSSIBLE
~-----@-----~--
Naval Holiday is u Bubble That Has
Glistened for Moment and
Then Disappeared. u
SEVERAL JEALOUS FOREIGN
NATIONS MAKE IMPOSSIBLE

Washington, Dee 21.--"The abb
solutc gutilty Of the naval holiday
idea" says. a statement issued. by
the Navy League Of the. Unified
states. is 6eiAe9t to all students
81 International :sfFaifs and IS slew.
f!!S. .ds&idns uns .tha. pgbliSs iis.geilerais
Tb& r8sitionS els; eSrifsaSillt: aSillt: .:sfiIfdp;Ssir
i::Soj6tsiss 1Eiai $ @iafSrSlige':: Is eiys+
.g0ws ioNs5tP E'isitigS aansmt1lf
.wg!o,sase alb stSh olseneulse,s9ee T.
90 foil aat''o 0 O SsoS .
4qe lststle petsfs ees!?tG G.iisR}ss. 'sess;:' zee:
fsse g aaStini!s e ogsslss lsss.:: 'tSs
Itlsao3s ie3s@srss SAGA .s$s6Ss,,hia.g :
Wy gnsat. ,asfhytjssts$ fire. 4ses'
EssH &c yaaY sSttslss'$ss So sssssess Nd
Q Asafteay. .ses ;sfsS ,:SSe8sSe would leave
ds.!s 81 asaeg :taid 81 dcssstst Sat time. ot1
=. o. tSe& d.%salGSs5ns strenuous ef
forts 20 SaGh ospon her strength and
these gains would he held back just
SO long as the holiday lasted
Russia, for instance, has not a
single drcadnought completed. but
she has eleven in course of CON
struction. She is anxious to get into
the big ship game She scouts the
idea Of stopping work on these
drcadnoughts.
Hague Conference Ignored
Her position if further shown by
her failure to take any step toward
the calling of The Hague Peace
conference which was scheduled for
I1915, for which preparations should
now be going forward. The priv
ileee of calling the conferences has
been hitherto accorded to
the Gar. Europe has already made
Iup its mind that the conference is
to me postponed and that postpone
ment may be indefinite.
Americans, the Navy League
points cut, have some difficulty in
getting the European view of al
these measures looking 10 reduction
of armament or international
peace. They do not appreciate, for
instance. that Europe refused TO al
low even consideration OF reduc-
ton of armament at the last Hague
conference. Germany and Russia
would have withdrawn from the
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-22

tain connection with Befl toll lines
by supplying standard trunk lines
to ocnncctn with the Bell toll boards,
the Bell company operating The EN-
tire toll circuit when connections
are made. Connections will be given
with Bell subscribers of subscrib-
ers of other independent companies
served by exchanges more than fifty
miles distantsfrom the place where
the call originated independent
subscribers paving in addition TO
the reguIag oBell toll charge a con-
nection charge of 10 cents fore each
message. This charge Will not be
made on business known as long
lines hpsiness, and long AAes sbes,-
ness will be accepted for less than
fifty miles as well as Il greater dis
tapce.
The authorized capital stock Of
the Bell company December 3tG
1912, was e$500,O00.O0O; it's bonded
Indebtedness at that time about
S105, 100000.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-22

Washington. Dec. 2t.--Roberto
Desquirie. confidential agent here OF
tho Mexican constitutionalists has
instructed the agent of the party in
London. Miguel Corrbaiubias. for
marly Mexican minister to Russia,
to advise maritime insurance
agencies that steamers of any ma
tionalty carrying munitions of war
ordered by the Mexican government
will be fired upon by Mexican con-
stitutionalists.
The agency here declined to say
whether the eonstitutionalists &
pceted to purchase any ships for he
purpose of bloekading ports held by
the federals but made plain that
their artillery and land forces would
not hesitate hereafter to fire on for.
eign ships If they carry arms sfor
the Huerta governments This course
according. to- theo constitutionalists
here. would be 'iustifeds under the
International Lave They saysdf tha
Intended shipment arrives via Sthe
;Paeihc they will be able to- prevent
its latsdps. :,
! lutersstionai opSplissitioIis. isi might
atAs ii the constitution alists :.lan,d
tprces .sslSati..Sir@ wifhs' their eartiilely
Eons sfofv!iGri; ships ,blt' ss theressssnrns,
to- be. .sno,s, Immediate hostility: oai::
||sriaIIsss di.gpia&cqalIti lItiie$ihterest IN tbs
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-22

Toxic, Japan. Dec. 2s.--The arr
sesial al Toxic is preparing large
shipment of arms ordered by the
Mexican government. which it is ex-
pected will be sir;pFFss. at an early
date. Japanese officers explained
that this IS mereiya 4 mater Of s~,si-
ness, and is not Indicative Of any
unfrieudliness toward the United
States.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-22
Constitutionalist Band Court Mar.
tailed and Shot BY Firing
Squad. ~
TOXIC PREPARES ARMS FOR
EARLY SHIPMENT 70 MEXICO


Chihuahua, Dec. l2f.-"Anyops
who hereafter loots or molesss prop-
erty of foreigners or Mexicans viii
be executed. The risbt to confis-
cate property will rest only with
the rebel government Gen. villa
issued This order today. showing his
intentions TO proclaim ! military
discipline.
AS an example he executed band
of:sreSells who Re.baa found guilty
Jbyo court martial oof sacklns the
home Of a wealthy Mexican. Six
rebels were marched before the tlr-
9ing SQUAD
All stores coniiscated from the ex-
PEELED spaniards today were closeJ
and Sealed. and orders were given
that no more goods should be taken
from them. This action is believed
to have resulted from protests Of
the U S. against seizure Of Spanish
property.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-22
Telegraph System Also to Be Made
Government Property if New
Bill is Passed.
MARYLANDER SETS PACE
BY INTRODUCING A BILL
Representative Lewis Father OF
Measure in the Lower House
Of Congress,

Washington, Dec. 2l.--Right Oh
the heels of the American Telephone
& Telegraph company's voluntar,
offer 20 divorce Itself from control
of the Western Union, direct move
in the proposed plan for the govern
ment tc own and operate the wire
lines was made in House of Repre-.
sentatives Saturday.
A resolution directing the Post
office committee of the House TO
consider and report z bill 'sfor othe
purpose Of vesting in the United
States monopoly of the funct'of'
for communication for hire by cleo
tricity, with certain exceptions"
was introduced by Representative
Lewis of Maryland. THIS is the fore
runner of the bill to be offered iSy
chairman Moon O of the Postoffnc
committee, providing for govern
ment ownership and operation Of
telephone and tcleSraphs.
Is Postal Function.e
The resolution sets forth that tho
conveyance of communication is n
postal function and mas been vested
by the Constitution in the govern
ment of the United States with the
object of providing the people with
the cheapest and most extensive SER
vice feasible. 1t declares that pos
tai vatcs on letters in the United
States arc among the lowest in the
world while the rates for messages
by wire through private agencies
are among the highest, aI
II asserts the duty of the govern
ment and the common practice Of
nations to he tile "rostaization IF
telegraph and telephone services.
The resolution prescribcs that the
bill to be prepared from the House
committee shall provide for the APP
preparation directly by statute Hf
the telephones except farmers lines
on January I, 1915. They are to b.
taken III charge hy the Postmaster
General, the properties to be ar
praised hy the Interstate Commerce
Comm sion.
Will Pay in Installments,
Four per cent per annum upon
their value from January !, 1915,
is TO be paid quarterly to the own
ers until payment of the award val
uation. Payment Of the final award
is to be made from the federal treas
ury, which shall issue 5 per cent
bonds to the necessary amount.
, The licensing of existing tele-
graph and radio companies to con-
otinue their business and of railway
telegraph for railway purposes is
provided for. The Postmaster Geg
cral rs to license states counties.
cities. corporations and individuals
to make extensions ofo tcleshone
lines Subject toe the Fight of ac-
quisition by the Postofficc Depart,
; nfhnt.
The merit system is to be applied
to all employees.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-22

lgdisnJiiilcSd, : Inc Washington they fol1
PtfcmSely6s just a'olittle aloof and
every Photographer cant run Ia ;eid
get th2m to pose Cor snapshot. .
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-03-27
Bullets With Wings.

Tests have been made in Germany
with a special projectile which is In
tended to repel dirigibles and which is
designed not only to pierce n gas en-
velope, but also to set fire to the gas.
This projectile. fired from rife. Is
provided with little wings that open
in fight under the influence of q spring,
compressed while the projcctile Is still
in the rifle barrel, but expanded as soon
rs the muzZlc Is passed. An ordinary
bullet leaves such small hole in an
envelope that the gas escapes through
1t but slowly. The wings on the i'm
proved bullet tear hole Of appreciable
size in the fabric. What is more. they
retard the bullet sufficiently to cause
friction device to ignite illuminate
confirmed in the bullet. The expert
ments gave encouraging resuIts.-Chi-
cago News.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-03-27
SELECT cULL|NGs
A Rival to the Panama Canal.

Comparatively few persons have CIV
ell serious attention to the fact that
q great barge canal at an estimated
total cost of SOL 100000 is being con-
structcd across central and western
New York state. This great walled
up waterway. with its locks. water
gates, spillways and highway bridges.
winds across the state from the Hud-
son to Tonawanda, giving access to the
old Erie canal, OswegO canal. Lake
Champlain, st. Lawrence and the great
lakes, opening a grand highway from
the seaboard and the first city Of the
Union When one considers that the
canal extends as the crow flies 1888
miles across the state and with the
branches to Lake Champlain and Lake
Ontario has a total length Of 463.S
miles it will be recognized as one OF
the largest engineering 2eats in canal
construction, ranking second only to
the Panama canal. There has been no
end of difficulties met with, such us
Quicksands and floods, and frequently
bridges had to be built to make the
work possible.-Amanda Smith Gray
in Leslie's.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-03-27

We're glad we came, cousin Fl
vira." exclaimed Bessie Frink in g
pause Of story telling. We've had the
mostest fun Of all our lives"
"And we're glad you've got this
house, even if you did used to live il
the poorhouse," added Amy Guild vir
tuously
"Shame on you, Amy Guildr cried
Faustina Webb, her head on Miss Bat
toms shoulder
"PoorhouseF" echoed Elvira blankly
"Who used to live in the poorhouse?
1--WE heard them talking about il n
the sociabie this afternoon; they were
at our house." explained Bessie Frinb
with scatching glance at the minis
ters indiscreet daughter. But we
font care about that, so came to call or
you, and we're glad we came. Cousin
Elvirav'
Thank you. dear" said Elvira gently
q sudden light breaking over the mys
terry of her loneliness in Little River
1t was evident that Mamie Frink's an
ger was still unappeased and that she
had misrepresented her Cousins situa
ton as matron of the orphan asylum
into that Of n county charge.
Then Elvira told them another story
about the orphan asylum and the hun
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-03-27
##Calliope Marsh's
Awakening
l Discovered There Was Human
: Work For Women
T to Do
By ION A GALE

"The other day." said Galliope Marsh.
II got hold of a history book. don't
know much history. l wish't did. 1t
always seems to me that folks that
kpNw how history was must get hold.
somehow, Of the way things was meant
to be and not be SO mixed up about the
way to get 'em the way they was
meant to be. Well. this book had three
pictures that I noticed particular. One
was in Burma. Under 1t 1t said:
burmese women do most of the
work Of Burma. There is nothin' in
which they don't engage
"rDear me- l thought. In Burma
In Burma
'.Then come to another picture Of
two women goin' along with their
heads up. and under this one it said:
"aThe women Of T-h-i-b-e-t are indie
pendent and active and aid in all the
native business enterprises.
"'Dear me! ! says. i don't know
where T-hi-b-e-t is. but it sounds far
off and like women wouldn't count for
much, like they never do in them saw
age Places
"And then l see the next picture, and
It said:
market women Of Russia. They
carry on the farm work and walk five
miles to the market with the mornin's
milk r5.
"Now, 1t want no women's book. 1t
was a-well. just a kind of a general
world book, with name on it you al!
know and not wrote to prove nothln
much, only to tell about us-us in the
world. Twin in 1t together and all of
us SO alike that it scares you. And in
that book was them things about wo-
men.
what thought of when see them
things got me so excited that l run
right over to Mis- Postmaster Sykes.
not caring whether she was bakin' or
not. She was ironln' collars, as it
happened. and bakin' cake same
time to save fre-a cake that she had
split the receipt of, because their fam
fly Is so small. Women is quite good
managers, you know And l burst
right out with my thoughts all over
her, and says:
"'Oh, Mis- Sykes! Don't you hope
you'll live to see the day when you
can pitch In and work with all Of you
and not just with your homework and
club work brainsT
Mis- Postmaster Sykes was het up
with her ironin', and she turns on me-
witherin':
~ suppose, Calliope,' she says.
you're a-hankerin' for the tobacco
smoke and whisky of public lifer
Well l says, no. No My broth
ers kept the house blue with smoke.
and election day usually see just as
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-03-27
Turning In Vain.

The Turning Worms is an morgan
tied group Of New York men who re-
fuse to endure the petty grating that
the city is full of. They never tip q
hat check boy; they will not pay z
cents for one-cent newspaper, and
they will not pay 10 cents for tele
phone call that costs the hotel 3 cents
And before long they are going to ap
peal to the public service commission
We forecast that the situation will be
unrelieved. The hotel keepers say that
they have a perfect right, if they like
to charge 81 for a twenty-five cent
telegram or 81 for dollar and q halt
novel. And we suppose they have
Also a study Of the way visitors to
New York spend money in the hotels
leads us to wonder why they DON'T
Franklin P. Adams in Metropolitan.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-03-27
A Victim Of Leprosy.

DR.. George Turner, recently knight.
ed in England partly because Of his
devotion to the lepers at the asylum
at Pretoria during his long career in
South Africa, is himself a victim of
the dread disease, contracted through
his work among the afflicted. Fol-
several years he has been living in
seclusion in England During his resi-.
dence in the Cape Colony he produced
a curative and preventive serum which
stamped out the rinderpest in that
section, saving the country millions of
pounds. Then for years he worked
among the lepers without pay. endeav-
oring to find cure for the disease.
On reaching the age limit he retired
to England to pursue his studies into
the archaeological side Of leprosy.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-03-27
Notice to Contractors.

Office of Board of Commissioners OF
Caddo Levee District, Shreveport, La.
March 10, l913.--Sealed proposals will
be received at this office up to Il
O'Clock noon, Wednesday, April 2
1913, for the following named worl
for improving drainage in Caddo Par
ish, Louisiana, to be done in accord
anee with plans and specifications pre-
seribed by the Board of State Engi
neers of Louisiana, viz: IA
Kelly Bayou Drainage Canal: De
post required 100000; bond required
$10,ooo.00. Cash or certified check ia
the amount named as deposit must ac-
company each proposal.
The right to reject any or all pro-
posals is reserved.
Other information as to location,
character Of work, manner Of submit
ting proposals, execution of contracr
and bond, and time of beginning and
completing work, as well as blank
forms for submitting proposals, may
he had on application to the Board of
State Engineers, rooms 2l3-2l5 Now
Orleans Court building New Orleans,
La, or to the undersigned.
]. NJ. sENTELL, President.
w. A. KERLEY, Secretary.
Caucasian, March 16, 1913.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-03-27
Man With Half q Brain.

During the Swedish maneuvers sol.
der named Blomquist received a bul.
let in the head as the result of the
awkwardness of a comrade. Trepan.
ming was resorted to and half Of the
brain removed. The man was dis
charged cured and took his place in
the ranks again. but some Of his fac
ultfes were found to be deficient and
in particular he had forgotten how to
read and write. He was discharged
from the army and was made the OBJ
ject Of study by some doctors, who
to coin word-re-educated him. In
addition to his pension Blomquist re-
ceives an allowance Of ESQ a year from
learned society, the members of
which wish to keep him under obser-
vadon.-Dundee Advertiser.