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Arizona republican., 1913-11-18
SLAYS MAN PAYS
 NOMINAL FINE:
Letha Perduc, Aged Nine teen, Pleads Emotional Insanity As Excuse for Taking Brotllcr-in-LaW $ Life Last June.

HUNTlNGTON. W. Va. Nov. IT, Letha Perdue, ago 70. convicted Sat Urday of involuntary munsiau2htcr fur having shot and Killed James kendriclls, her brothcr-in-Ia, paid a fnc today of $15 and the court costs, total of $71, and was released from custody Miss Pcrducs defense was emotional insanity and the unwritteu law.
 Miss Perduc shot and Killed Ken Gricks on Jun" 1T. She claimed that alter the death cr her sister, Ken dricks' first wife he had paid atten- uons to her Hendricks was taken to a hospital stricken with fever. He l2ttr vl0pcd with nurse and it was su inc presence of the second bride that Miss PCrdue Killed Hendricks.
 On the day of the tragedy Ken dricks had gonc ja the Perduc home tc get his HttJc child. born to the f"thev'a union over six years with a sister of the girl who killed him. Ac- Companying Kendricls to the house vas his second wife, g bride of three weeks. As Kendricls stepped into the dining room. Lcjha rcrduo entered the room rom the other side
 "Wcll,' said KcndrlcI1s. get the ''aby rcadS-I want to take him home with me-
 ''5im," said the young girl. what do you mean by treating mo this way. You asked me to marry You and we were engaged You knew | loved you and thought you loved me"
 You are a liar,' exclaimed Ken d"icks, according to the members or the Pcrduc family who witnessed the tragedy T never did intend to marry you"
 Hendricks. according to the girls statements, then started toward her W-th threatening gesture Whfppfna revolver from the folds of her skirt, inc girI began firing The first bullet went through Hendricks shoulder and he graprl"d with his assailant A second shot Was fired and the bullet crashed through the mans chest. As nor victim sank to the floor Miss Ferdue placed the revolver to his head and fired two bullets into his brain.
Arizona republican., 1913-11-18
ESPEE STRIKE
 DECLARED OFF
Wire Comes to Local Of flee Announcing Adop- tion of Arbitration and
 the Resumption of Pass cngcr and Freight Service

strike off on Atlantic system pending arbitration. Notify public business may be accepted us usual. Sunset Limited Service will be in- ausurated Sunday next from both New orleans and san Francisco"
 This telegram sent over the South crn Pacific wires yesterday afternoon from F. w. CIapp, general freight and passenger agent of the Arizona Eastern. with headquarters at Tue son, conveyed the first intelligence here that the strike which for two or three days practically tied up all Southern Pacific trains between Fl Paso and New Orleans. had been de- CIared off The message was dircc- ted to General Agent A. R. Cater of the Arizona Eastern in this city and was greeted by him with genuine satisfaction, for though the strike did not extend in any sense td the local lines, il affected the business of the local office in the sale of tickets routed over the lines concerted and created anxiety on the pert of ship pers expecting goods or anticipating i4Sd,fhE shipments out of the city.
 It had been eEpested that the strike would be of short duration fol-
  grievances to d board of arbitration as outlined by the Associated Press dispatches in the Republican, and of- ficial confirmation of the calling off Of the strike simply cleared the at mespHere sufficiently so that the local offices cGgld extend assurances to prospective passengers and shippers
 Incidental to the announcement of the calling off of the strike. General agent Clapp took occasion to call at- tention to the approaching inaugu- ration Of the Sunset Limited service outlined in the Republican upon the occasion of the recent visit here of District Passenger Agent Grove ! ketchum of the Sunset Central lines. l This train de luxe promises to eclipse any ever put into regular service on ! ahy road and unlike the weekly de | luNe train operated last year, will ! run every day in the year. In addi- ! ton there is no extra fare on the 1 new train
Arizona republican., 1913-11-18

NEW ARIZONIAN-EarIy this morning there was born to AIr. and Mrs. w. J. Ripley of 7o5 North Center street, an eleven pound boy. Mother and child Wer resting easily at the time the cigars were passed out.
Arizona republican., 1913-11-18
Br0caded P0blin ct $I.Z5
S2 FIanneLette GOzOns

How can you do it? Why here is gown l have seen some place just while ago at $125." This and similar remarks you hear frequently in this store. Can you blame us for mentioning it? -Women's outing flannel night gowns. made of genuine Amoskeag outing. in pink and blue stripes, have double yoke and are finished in fancy braid and stitching $1O0.
Arizona republican., 1913-11-18

Hire a little salesman at The Re publican office. A Want Ad will see more customers than you can,
Arizona republican., 1913-11-18

is looking around for a way out of the maze, and bis first act was to call a town meeting for some evening this week to discuss the situation. The result of Glendalc's action will be highly interesting to the other t"ana of the valley, which will be eff 1egJcd indirectly hy fhe result.
Arizona republican., 1913-11-18
SiIk Hose ct Z5c
 Why Pay S1.OO.?

One of the best silk stocking items ever presented by this or any other store.
 Full fashioned, thread silk hose, with high spIiced heel. double lisle garter top and re- inforced toe-bIack or tan in all sizes, only 75c per pair.
Arizona republican., 1913-11-18
Printed BYOCade Chaymeuse ,S2.25
BIanket RObings

A large and satisfying variety here. Robings in the most strik- ing color effects and patterns-for bath robes
 For richness there is no compar- ison between the ordinary ready made bath robes and these mater ials. and this fact should recom-. mend them particularly for Xmas Gifts-Only 40c per yard.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-26
.LEV[E BREAKS
WATER FLOODING
RICH DELTA LAND
Torrent Of Water 200 Feet Wide
Rushing Through Break In.
undating Lowlands.
MANY FAMILIES ARE MAROONED
People Camped On Hoasetops Await.
ing Rescue; No Lives
Are Lost.


yicksburg. Miss. Jan. g5.--A tor.
rent of water 200 feet wide tonight
is rushing through erevice in the
Beulah leyee, about 100 miles north
OF here on the banks of the Missis-
sippi and the water is rapidly innn-
dating the lowlands, destroying
crops and forcing hundreds Of fam
lilies to highlands,
A creyice at this prace last
spring. when the river was higher,
flooded 1,22j miles and the en-
gineers on tl,e work estimate that
before the food receeds 1000
square miles of plantations will be
inundated.
Five hundred men are working
day and night to save property.
The ends of the break are widen
ing and the rushing water is causing
the leveo to crumble.
There wero many anonymous re.
ports concerning the levee at Sitter !
landing, where the levee work was
damaged by recent neayy rains.
Up to a late hour no lives were
lost.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-26
NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR
FALSE CAIRO REPORTS
OIL FLOOD CONDITIONS

The Bulletin in nowise is .respon
sible for the stories appearing in tn
columns of the ST. Louis and Mem
phls press re ative to legged moo
conditions in Mississippi county
Missouri.
A gentleman who returned las
evening from trip over the count
which occupied several days state
that these reports are erroneous an
that there is very little foundation
for the statements emanating fror
irresponsible sources based solely o
heresay and not on personal obser
vation.
These reports are merely sent on
in order that the Cairo correspond
ents, who are not connected wit
The Bulletin in any capacity simpl
for the purpose of making bil
string and the money that will &C
erue to them as result.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-26
HIGHER WATER
IN MISSISSIPPI
Weather Bureau Reports lS-foot
Stage for New Orleans by
Feb. 10th.

Washington, Jan. 25th. Higher
water along the Mississippi river
and its tributaries within the next
fortnight is predicted by the Missis-
sippi and its tributaries by the
weather bureau tonight.
With the water now in sight in
the Mississippi the report says Q
stage of about Is foot is indicated
for New Orleans by Feb. 10.
The 70 lowing warning has been
issued for smaller towns:
For food stage in the lower Illi
nois in the next "a hours: for fioot
stage of 43 feet in the Tennessee
river at 'arksville, Tenn, within
the next "a or SO hours; for a foot
stage In the White river at Newport
Ark, within the next as hrs. for .
flood stage of 39 feet stage in tn,
Tombighee river at Thermopolls
Ala, in about days
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-26
GEN. S|CKLfS
TO Be HELD FOR
MONEY SHORTAGE
Aged Commissioner Must Account
for Misappropriation Of
Funds.
THE DEFICIT IS ABOUT $4,000.
State Received $1,000 IN July Last
But No Further Payment
Since Then. b
THE DEFICIT is ABOUT $4,000.

New York, Jan. 25,-Gen. Daniel
e. Siekles, shut up amid the relics
of his home tonight is momentari y
expecting arrest in connection with
a suit brought by the state authori-
ties to recover $4,000 which have
been unaccounted for by the general
as chairman Of the New York monu-
ment commission. The document or
deripg the arrest of the veteran was
drawn UP today, but il is hardly
probable that 1t will be served until
MONDAY.
Unless Sicklcs Is prepared to fur
alsh bond Of 100000 he viii have
to go to Jail until the bond is forth
coming. and there was no inkling
tonight Of bondsmen ready to stand
behind the aged man.
General Sickles has refused TO see
all ca lers or TO comment upon the
charge brought against him. His
aged negro servant meets all callers
at the door with a refusal to allow
anyone to enter.
Mrs. Sick es who recently pawned
her jewels to save her husband
relics will not come to his a'd in
the present crisis. She sasd She
would welcome him with open arms
IL he would come to live with her.
The document charging the mis-.
appropriation says that from 1890
until 1912 inclusive the legislature
appropriated 100000 for the use of
the commission and that $445,000
was turned over to Sickles. The un-
accounted for portion is nearly $685.
900.
The complaint alleges that this
deficit was converted to his own per-
soma, use. The state officials have
made repeated demands for the re-
turn OF the money and in July of last
year $4,000 was returned to the at
torney general Since that time no
further payments were received.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-26
ULl|N RESIDENT
KILLED BY TRAIN
W. I. johnson Struck When Cross
ing Track and Later Dies
From Injuries.

AS the result of being struck by
IN Illinois Central train Saturday
morning about o'clock W. L. John
SON prominent resident died short
" afterwards of his injuries.
Mr.. Johnson was crossing the
-ailroad tracks when he was struck
and was knocked about 80 feet. He
was conscious when picked up and
was able to tel OF the happening, His
injuries were internal and he. lived
lbout a half hour afterwards
The deceased is survived by his
wife and six children one of whom
IS Miss Grace Johnson who resides
here with her aunt Mrs. Grace Hunt
Of Eighth street. Miss johnson and
Mrs. Hunt went to ullin Immediately
upon receipt OF the sad news.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-26
SKEWES
RECOvERSCRUTCH
LOST BY CRIPPLE
Had Fallen Through Grating-Crook
Handle Umbrella Comes
Into Play.

Many curious things have been
chronicied in reference to what po-
licemeI. have been requested and
compelled to do in the performance
of their duties, but the latest freak
in that line was performed early
Saturday morning.
The hero in this instance was Of
ficer Frank Shelves and a Western
Union messenger boy.
A crippled young man in search
OF his sister, a stray, while walking
along Ohio street stepped on the
grating in front of the Postal Tele-
graph office with one of his crutches
which slipped from his grasp and
plunged down into the basement.
On his cork substitute for a leg
and the remaining crutch he made
his way slowly and laboriously To
police headquarters and there told
of his misfortune.
Officer Shelves was detailed to re.
gain possession of the crutch.
No way, either through a coal
holo or steps, was found and the
messenger boy was instructed to get
a curved handle umbrella.
Fishing with this the upper nor.
tion of the crutch was caught in
the crook of the handle and then
raised to the grating.
1t was then found impossible to
pass the two objects through the
narrow crevice at right angles.
Here the small hand and wrist oi
the messenger boy came into good
play. He managed to squeeze his
hand through the grating and catch
hold of the crutch and then draw II
slowly through, by tight squeeze.
Tho crutch after an hours ab.
sence was restored to the owner.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-26
BEULAH LEvEE BREAKS
MANY PEOPLE MAR00NED,

- Memphis, Tena,. Jan. 25see3A hall
million acres OF delta land, the rich,
est in the Mississippi valley will be
Nnder many feet of water in 81
hours engineers say as the result OF
the break in the main lcyee near
Buelah Hundreds of families, most
ly negroes are marooned on house
tops and lofts of barns. The gap Is
1000 feet wide and the water il
coming in at a rapid pace.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-26
JONES WEARS THE SMILE
THAT WON'T COME OFF

Fred Jones, of $50 Thirty-third
street, wears the smile that won't
come off" as the result of the ar
rival Saturday noon at his home of
a II pound girl.
This last arrival makes the third
girl in the family with no baby
brother nuisances.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-26
OFFICER HARRY JONES
ON A SECRET MISSION

Special Officer Harry Jones left
last night for trip north involving
a secret mission which to give the
particulars now would, perhaps. de-
feat the ends of justice.
Officer Jones will return this
morning, either with, or without a
prisoner.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-26
0 0 o 0 o o 0 o . o

Chicago, Jan. 25.-Today James
Perry gave out the following story
as his reasons for his desperate
work as an auto bandit.
MY life ambition was to become
known as the kingpin in the crimi-
nal world. With this idea in mind
4 iastselirds he hing gnnt end fina,ly
came to Chicago to start my career. |
started in November on little jobs
and planned to work into bigger
things.
II picked Chicago as the starting
place for my career because be-
leved 1t to be the easiest place in
the country for automobile bandit
work. In the first place, Chicago
has not enough policemen to guard
her immense territory. Chicago is
much bigger in area than New York
and yet there are less than half as
many policemen. Secondly, Chicago
is the best laid out town in the
world for criminal operations. 1t is
not on an island like New York, mar
rowed like seacoast town or hilly
like San Francisco. 1t is fat. and
escape is open North, South and
West.
early in November had my
whole plan worked out. decided
that needed at least three COM
panions and set about. to choose
them. | mingled with young fell
lows, studied them, tested them and
finally chose my companions. | de-
cided that modern methods were the
surest way TO win and so chose the
automobile. Speed is the funda-
mental principle in this game and in
al my operations speed and disre-
gard for supposed police interference
brought success,
Studied Avenues Of Escape.
SIN every job studied conditions
and had every avenue Of escape map
ped out in advance. For instance,
In the Lannes robbery at Thirty
sixth and Halsted streets. was rid
ing south in q Halstead street car
watching every jewelry store, pick
ing out the best opportunity. When
] saw Lannes' place | jumped off
There was the alley beside the store.
the vacant ,ot in the rear. and flnal,
ly the crowded street full of people
in front, ready to bungle things in
their bewildered efforts at cap
ture. waited twenty minutes, threw
the brick into the window and was
gone before any of the hundreds OF
people around knew what had hap
pened. 1t was the speed that did It,
II often planned to get after the
bigger places. That was to be later
though, after l had more experience
One place in particular / thought of
During Christmas week / stood in
front of Levy Brothers Company
place at State and Adams streets and
studied the prospects for an hour
Twenty-Five thousand dollars worth
of diamonds were in the window
Hundreds, thousands of people were
in the street. Everything was so con.
gested that an auto couldn't be used
thought about job on foot. fig.
ured, though, that there were sc
many peop.e around that could not
get through the crowds without hav.
ing the jewelry knocked out of my
hands. | think could have made
an escape all right. but there would
CONCLUDED on Third Page.)
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-26
WIFE BEFORE CONSTITUTION

New York, Jan. 25.-James Car
mack, who said he had been in this
country ten years appeared before
Judge Cary in Jersey City today for
naturalization papers. Judge Cary
said:
what is the constitution man
or a woman?"
The applicant replied: "a man"
The court then inquired: ''Will
you support the constitution"
mo-" was the decisive answer. 81
am already supporting a woman"
Carmack didn't get his papers.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-26
BEcKER's CHAUFFEUR HELD.

Peterson, N. J.. Jan. 5.--Otton
Aversi, Charles Becker's chauffeur
on the night Herman Rosenthal was
murdered in New York. is under ar
rest here with two companions pend
ing an Investigation into the death
OF Louis Payne, farmer. Payne
was found dead o ma road recently
after collision between his wagon
and an automobile.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-26
COTTON BELT TRAINS
ABANDONED BY WATERS

There will be no Cotton Belt
trains either in or out of Cairo to-
day and not until the river recedes
sufficiently on the opposite Mis-
souri, shore to permit a resumption
of traffic.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-26
new BUILDING
!. FOR THE !. c. IS
NEARLYCOnPLETE
Freight House on Fourteenth Street
Ready for Occupancy in
Two Weeks.
OTHER LOCAL BUILDING NEWS
Two Other Structures That Are
Handsome Additions to
Cairo's Streets.
OTHER LOCAL BUILDING NEWS

The Illinois Central's new $50, ,00C
freight house and offices will be
completed within the next tive
weeks If no unforeseen comp ication.
interfere. The freight house occu
pies the two blocks between Four
teenth and Sixteenth streets on
Commercial avenue.
The building is of brick with 0
concrete foundation, the dimensions
being 40x382 feet. Every modern
convenience has been installed In
the building especial regard beina
given to conveniences that will
facilitate the handling OF large guam
titles of freight.
Exactly one half Of the building
IS two stories in height, this portion
being fitted up for the offices OF the
freight department. P,enty OF light
and fresh air are the most important
embodiments of comfort for the en-.
ployes many windows being on both
sides of the building
The George w. Stiles Construc.
tion company has the contract fol
the construction of the new freight
house and they started work on tn,
structure a little over three months
ago. Record time on the work 4
due TO the excellent weather condi
tions that have prevailed during tha
time. The plumbing. heating anC
electric wiring have been executed
by private contract.
The freight yards adjoining the
building OH the east side have beer
graded and .leveled to correspond tc
the levee slope on Fourteenth street
and they have so been paved with
brick.
When the new structure Is COM
pleted Agent Ladd and his force will
remove into the new building and
thC Oiu otoHc uCpOt WHiCH 10 HoW
occupied and which has stood for
many years will be abandoned and
torn down.
Other New Buildings.
Work is rapidly progressing on
the new Episcopal parish house in
the rear of the main church building
on Sixth street. The brick walls are
up on both sides to almost the re-
CURED height. Carpenters are busy
putting in the woodwork on the first
and second floors. VIM. Sehatz has
the contract.
Some idea of the handsome APP
pearance of the First Bank and
Trust company's magnificent new
home at the corner Of Eighth and
Washington avenue may now be
gained since Contractor Ferguson
has begun the laying of the terra
Gotta trimmings and the white
enamel brick that will enhance the
ornate appearance of the exterior oil
the new structure. The corner en-
trance has been outlined with the
brick and terra Gotta molds and the
flushed appearance when the same
is on the entire outside OF the struc-
ture make a most beautiful job ol
construction.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-26
UTOBUCCANFFR
IN STORY TELLS
OF AN AMBITION
Aspired to Become the "Kng Pm
Of Criminals and Adopted
System in Work.
HE PLANNED GREAT VICTORIES
Love Of the Game Inspired But He
Played Too Long, Lost and
Must Now Settle.
HE PLANNED GREAT VICTORIES
0 o 0

, James A. Perry, who ter
rori2ed, Chicago as leader Of
, the automobile bandits, is q :
, new type in crimino,ogy. He y.
, is rs far removed from bill
10 Sykes" as the automobile is
, from the stage coach. He Is
, ahead Of fiction in that his
! counterpart has yet TO appear
, in the pages Of novel or detec-
, tive romance. He is o
J. psychologist and analyst of
J, crime under. present condi-
, tions in modern cities, as
, speed" is the Keynote of his
, campaigns.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-26
THE wEATHzl,

Nlinois-Fair and warmer Sun.
day; Monday fair and cloudy. with
local rains and colder in north por-
tion.
Kentucky and Missouri--Fair and
warmer Sunday and Monday.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-26
, o o 0 o o o 0 o o o

The Ohio river, according to the
prediction made in The Bulletin OF
Saturday morning, will have to
G limb the guage at an unprecedented
rate in order to reach a stage OF, 49.3
by 800 o'clock this after
noon, as tho tendency of the river
all day Saturday and last night UP
to 3:00 o'clock this morning showed
a tendency to come to stand, par
tieularly this morning, when the
waters indicated recessionary In
|clination.
The readings above were taken
very carefully in fractions and thc
wash Of the river was prevented by
placing a board in front OF tht
gauge, holding it there to prevent
the swell while the readings wers
taken.
According to this, n there Is nc
rain and indications point to clear
skies, the river should come to {
stand at ZOO this morning, if not
a strong tendency to declining
Evidence OF a decline will be glad
ly welcomed in all quarters. not sc
much on account of Cairo at present
as IL would take more than q three
foot additional rise to greatly excite
people, but on account of the pos
sible injury to Missouri and Ken
lucky farm lands, which would nat
'urally result II the river would. con
.tinue rising until 50-foot stag
was reached.
A peculiar thing in reference Il
the stoppage of the InterurbaI
trains between Mound City ant
Mounds Friday, and the resumption
of traffic few hours later Is ont
that cannot be accounted for BY
Superintendent Crossley.
Friday evening six inches O,
more OF water covered the tracks
but Mr. Crossley kept the cars run
ming In order that the people coul4
return, home at p. m, the traffi
then being abandoned.
Saturday morning it was discov.
erred that this back water over tho
tracks had lowered until there wa
only an inch over the rails an6
traffic was again resumed.
Superintendent crossley Is nov
wondering what became of th
water. Not that he cares to have
1T return, but Just for knowledg
sake he wants TO learn some of the
peculiarities OF high waters. Hell
become better acquainted witt
|erratic methods If he remains on tn
the, borders OF the Ohio many years
and then when he thinks, like man
river men who have made an ex
haustive study of the rivers 70
years. that he knows it all, will
suddenly with disgust at the mani
festation of some freak, eonclud'
that neither he nor anybody els
knows single blessed thing ahou'
them.