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The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-20
JUDGE SUED FOR
$4,000 DAMAGES
Wife of Clerk Brings Court Action
en- Account of Alleged
SANDER.

st. Louis, Sept Notice that
he was to be made defendant in a
$4,000 damage suit fors slander
brought by the wife of the clerk Of
his court was served upon Judge
Hillsketter Of the Madison county
court at Edwa~dsyille, ILL.,, a few
minutes before he departed for Chi
cage to preside over the Cook eoun-
ty court.
The suit is the result of a six
months feud between the county
Judge and the county clerk Harry
J. Macknaw, brought on by re-
marks derogatory to Mrs. Macld-
naw's character alleged to have been
made by the judge.
Court action was preciptated by
the meeting Wednesday between the
Judge and Mrs. Mackinaw in her
husbands office, at which, accord
ing to Mrs. Mackinaw, she held a
revolver to the jurist's head and
told him she would kill him unless
he left the office Immediately lie
left.
The judge denies the remarks
concerning Mrs. Mackinaw aetrib-
uted to him.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-20
PAYS A TRIBUTE
TO This CITY
Prominent Out of Town Merchant
Says He Knew Cairo Would
Hold Out The Floods.

w. L Williams, well known mer-
chant of Bclknap, H., was in the
city yesterday purchasing goods
from the various wholesale houses.
Mr. Williams has bought goods in
cairo for the past forty year and
finds it a preferable place to trade,
He is q booster for anything that
pertains to Cairo and Cairotes and
was an Interested observer of the
way this city fought both the high
water of 1912 and 1913.
when every one else contended
Cairo would go under. ! against the
odds said it wouldn't You see, I
know what stuff these people down
here are made OF.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-20
ASSERTS
He WISHES TO
DIE IMMEDIATELY
Hans Schmidt Anxious to Go to Elec-
trio Chair And End It
All. q
DECLARES HE WAS RIGHT
IN TAKING GIRLS LIFE

New York. Sept. 1s---Hans
Schmidt. slayer of Anna Aumuller
asked for quick death in statement
today
THE district attorney wants me
to go to the electric chair and
want 10 go, he said. What's the
use of delaying?"
Sshmidt afterward expressed an
idea on the taking of human life
that fitted In with theory OF lnspec-
tor Faurott that the priest may have
been planning series of HON cides.
He declared himself a believer in
euphanasla and that he would be
doing right in taking the lives OF
cripples and of persons undergoing
mental or physical suffering. De-
tectives who talked with him this
afternoon heard him say, q believe
was carrying out Gods wiz said
Schmidt. ''If | put out of the world
a.ll such people ] would end their
pain"
Faurot's suspicious OF Schmidt's
possible homicide plans were
strengthened by the discovery among
Schmdt's effects of a book of physic-
ian's death certificates and other
blanks necessary in disposng of the
dead, Schmidt declared they were
to be used only in the case of Anna
Aumueller.
He had stolen the certificates from
reputable physician uptown, he
said because he intended to kill the
girl In way that 1t would have ap-
peared she had died natural death
but afterwards, he said, he had de-
cided to cut her throat and dispose
of the body as best he could.
The parts of the girls body that
were picked up in the Hudson river
and kept in Hoboken for the inquest
held last night we've brought to
this city today and placed in the
BelIevue morgue Tho eoroner's ex-
animation of the body preparatory
to the New York inquest will be
held tomorrow
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-20
THAW PLAYS ON
PIANO AT HOTEL
WHILE He WATTS
Spends Much Time in Preparing
Notes to Guide His Counsel
During Hearing.
INTERESTED IN LAWYERS
SEARCH FOR PRECEDENTS

Concord N, II, Sept. l9,-Hlrry
X. Thaw's official custodian was in
conference today with New Hamp-
shire's officials regarding the ar
rangements for Thaw's hea-ng be-
fore Gov. SEEKER Thursday on the
question of his extradition to New
York state. If tho governor ap-
proves it is probable the hearing
will he held in tho Sona.e chamber
A report came from friends of Thaw
tonight that he had exI 'esed a per-
sonal des re that the proceedings be-
fore tho governor be handled for
him exclus'Fe'y by his New IIamp-
shire counsel.
He takes much interest in their
labors and it greatly interested in
Their search for precedent on the
matter of extradition.
Meanwhile, letters and kilograms
continue to pour into the executive
chamber awaiting the arrival OF
Gov. Selker next Tuesday.
WORD comes from the governor s
home in Rochester that he is having
his trobles with cranks in connec-
tion with the Thaw case.
This rainy day kept Thaw in
doors, much of the time in his room,
with occasional excursions Y, the
hotel pa"Ior to meet friends or
play on the piano. The latter di-
version has become very popular
with him and he has a numerous
aud ence always.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-20
FASHION DEGREES WOMEN
SHALL WEAR "SUSPENDERS''

New York Sept. 19---The latest
novelty in women's clothes to reach
New York is the new French lin
gerie for the hipless woman, the
me.shape-al he-way down, the
effect of which makes necessary
wearing suspenders, not the gallus
type worn by men, but a dainty
creation fashioned of soft material
70 match the particular article to
be supported.
The latest French models to reach
New York show pantaloons fashion,
ed after the style of knickerbockers
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-20
NEW HAVEN DIRECTORS MEET


New York, Sept 19.--At meeting
Of the directors of the New York,
New Haven railroad in this city to-
day, it is understood that further
plans for the financing OF the COM
pany was chiefly considered. Many
of the directors arc or the opinion
that public confidence in the road
will be restored since ]. p Morgan
& Co, have withdrawn as financial
agents One OF the difficulties with
which the directors have to strug-
sic just now, ii is said, is the har-
monizing of interests so that the
board may be in perfect harmony,
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-20
HONEY MOON Is
PLANNED IN AER0pLANE

Boston, Mass, Set. 19---Around
the world by aeroplane is the unique
honeymoon trip that is being plan
ned by R. Crawford Brown of West
Somerville, better known as Edward
r. Shaw, the aviator, and Miss Marie
Esther Dunno, an opera singer. The
start will be made from Portland,
Me. The future Mrs. Brown will ac-
company her husband in the air a
large part of the time, but in danger
Gus flights she will resort to safer
methods of travel.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-20

fitting close to the limb but not
gathered at the knee. These are a
mixture of lace and crepe de chine,
but those who should know say they
arc smaller than ever before worn
by the American women.
A chemisc of the same material is
made to slip on over the head and
this resembles a long straight sack
more than a dainty article of
wearing apparel. In order to keep
the garment close to the figure a
belt is placed Just below the bust
IN empire fashion.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-20

hammers, while one picked up a
heavy club and the other seized an
arm full of broken rock. They
were Joined by three companions
Two suffered severe wounds on their
heads and faces.
The revolt in the chair factory oc-
CURED about o'clock. The rebel
lious six suddenly threw down their
tools and refused 10 work When II.
M. Stoddard, the guard, ordered
them to their cells they cursed and
threatened him. Stoddard yelled for
held and a corps of emergency
guards Joined him in hand-to-hand
fight with the convicis, who were
finally subdued. -
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-20
FRANK SKEWES APPOINTED
AS CITY TRUANT OFFICER

Frank Sleeves, former city police
officer, and at present deputy sher-
iff, has been appointed city truant
officer. 1t viii be his duty to see
that all children between the ages
of seven and fourteen attend school
regularly, as required by the state
law
The new work does not interfere
with his duties as deputy sheriff.
and he will continue to hold that
position.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-20
JOLIET CONVICT RIOT IS
QUELLED AFTER BATTLE
ELEVEN INMATES OF PRISON DRIVEN SOLITARY CELLS BY
MEN HAND-T0 HAND FIGHT

Joliet. ILL.,, Set. 19-Eleven con-
victs confined in the state penitenti-
airy here---fve stone breakers in the
prison quarry, all negroes, and six
white men employed in the chair
factory of the Institution
this afternoon and were subdued on
ly after desperate struggle with
penitentiary guards. All are now
confined in the solitary" cells OF the
prison. where they were driven by
guards at the point of rifles.
The negroes were working in the
prison quarry under the supervision
of corps of guards when two of
them became involved in a quar-
rel. Both dropped their heavy stone
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-20
WOULD BETTER ROADS LAW

Bloomington, H., Sept 19.-The
Illinois Highway Commissioners at
their concluding session today dis
eussed possible Improvements in the
new Tice road law. A. D. Cash Of
Chicago, president Of the highway
commission. made an appeal for good
roads. John Go9nsey of Cham
paign, urged harmony in promoting
highway improvements.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-20
WIFE'S LAUGH COST HER
HUSBAND NICE $40 FINE

Chicago, Sept. 19.-Onc laugh
just an audible smile what you
might call mere snicker-cost
Daniel Cohen $40 in Justice Ken
dalls court in Cicero yesterday, and
it was not Cohen who laughed
either; it was his wife,
Cohen was arraigned for speed
ing.
81 was going fast, your honor. My
wife was sick and was taking her
to the doctor"
"Um-m-m-m-m, said the court
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-20

Toledo, Sept t9.0Herman c. G.
Lutics and party Of five friends on
motor trip we're held up at the
point of revolyers by highwaymen
near Bryan. ohio, today and robbed
of their automobile. $4,000 in cash,
a gold purse and considerable
quantity of jewelry. The three ban
dts swooped down upon the Luyties
party in a high powered automobile
and. after stripping the victims of
all their valuables, left them TO
walk into Bryan, while they sped
away in the two machines.
IAyties and his party ran to a
nearby farmhouse, where they
gave the alarm by telephone. Sher-
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-20

moditatiyely,
Then ire motorcycle cop who
made the arrest was called.
she wasn't sick. your hono~," he
testified, While Cohen got bond
she sat in the auto and talked with
me, and she even laughed a little"
"SO~o-o-o-o?" said the court.
The doctor was called and said
he had not treated Mrs. Cohen.
THAT will cost you $40" said the
court to Cohen.
And Cohen is a Cicero policeman,
tco.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-20
BANDITS WHO ROBBED AN
AUTO PARTY ARE CAUGHT
SHERIFF IS WOUNDED CAPTURE OF MEN WHO HELD UP H
c. G. LUYTES AND FRIENDS AND TOOK $4,000 AND JEWEL


iff Samuel Weinland OF Williams
County gave pursuit. tracking the
machines. which were found at an
other farmhouse, exhausted of gaso-
line. As WeinIand approached he
was fired upon from ambush and
badly wounded in the mead and arm
but grappled with one of his assail-
ants and arrested him.
The prisoner gives the name OF
II. w. Duffy of Toledo. At Mont
pelier two other suspects were taken
from a passenger train.
The two men arrested at Mont
pelier later confessed to their part
in the hotdup and gave their names
as William Justice of Philadelphia
and Arthur Gerow Of New York.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-20
300 NEGROES LEAVE
FOR THE COTTON FIELDS

Fully three hundred negroes left
Cairo at midnight on the steamer
Rees Lee for the southern cotton
fields. The boat arrived about IL
p. m. being fully As hours late on
her TRIP from st. Louis to Memphis.
Cairo yesterday was beseiged by cot
ton planters from the different
points down the river and they
seemed to have no t~oubie in per
suading plenty of the dbrkies to
work on their plantations picking
cotton.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-20
DR.. CLARKE WARNS US TO
BOIL ALL DRINKING WATER

Or. w. c. Clarke, city health off,
GER has issued warning that hy-
drant water should be boiled be-
fore being used for drinking pur-
poses
During the month Of August, the
water examined under the misros-
cope was found to be pure, and it
was so stated in the bulletin issued
by the department % health, but
later tests show enough impurities
in the water TO make it unsafe to
drink it before boiling.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-20
BIOLOGISTS AT KNOXVILLE

Knoxville, Tenn, Sept. 19.--The
National Convention of biologists
and Mining Engineers began here
today A number of government ex-
perts have been sent to the meeting
TO hear the various reports and de-
liver addresses.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-20
BABY DROWNED IN DITCH

LapOrte, md, Sept. 19.-After an
all day and night search for a miss
ing child, in which hundreds Of far
mers of Sta~ke county Joined, fol-
lowed by a crazed mother praying
for the finding of her child, Treva
Rowser, aged eight months, who
wandered away from home, was
found dead in the bottom of ditch
into which she had fallen.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-20

Miss Eleanor Wilson, youngest
daughter of Presidest Wilson, was
the leading character in the "bal
masquc" sanctuary, given on the
estate of Ernest Harold Maynes, the
naturalist, at Meriden N. H., the
other day. She appeared in a pure
white costume Of Greek design.
In the play protest against the
importation of birds plumes, and
written by Percy Mackayc, NJ IS VIII
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-20
sHUGRUE VS.. KETCHELI

Denver, Colo, Sept. l9.-Steve
Ketchell of Chicago. and Young
Shugrue of New York, are matched
to fight here tonight. The men
will weigh in at 1913 pounds at 3
o'clock. The mill is for ten rounds.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-20

Miss Maude Hastings has arrived
from her European tour to join her
mother, Mrs. Anise Hastings and
her sister Miss Leila Hastings in a
visit with Oris 3. Hastings and fam
lily Of upper Washington.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-20

When Miss Ethel Satterlee grand
daughter of the late j. Pierpoint
Morgan was asked by the photog-
raphers at the Lenox dog show to
pose for her photograph she quick
ly consented. This was a case where
the professional photographers
taught the rich u lesson.
A year ago when the Satterlee
children were seen in public saying
goodby to their grandfather on one
of his European trips they made
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-20
BANDIT SUSPECTS
IN MANDEL RAID
CAPTURED INOH|0
Three Prisoners in Cincinnati Try to
Throw Away Money and Jew
elry After Chase.
PROMISE TO 60 WITH THEIR
CAPTORS BUT BREAK AWAY

Cincinnati, O., Sept. 19.-Threo
young men, captured after sensa-
tional chase through Cincinnati
streets this afternoon, are being
held at police headquarters in the
belief that they know omething re-
garding the murder of Michael Was
chuk and the robbery CT the delivery
station of Mandcl Brothers at 1855
West Van Buren, street in Chicago,
Wednesday morning.
The men are booked as CG~l w
Moran of 225 West One Hundre'
and Twenty-flfth street, New York
City; Edward Walsh of % West
One Hundred and Thirty-seventb
street, New York City, and James
Mccarthy of 23 Oak Terrace, Chi
cago.
Shortly after noon today Detec-
tives Knockenhauer and Weger saw
the three men standing at Plum and
Longworth streets, in the red light
district, Their actions aroused
the suspicious of the detec-
tives, who accosted them, asking
their names and what they were do
ing in Cincinnati.
Spare Them Ride in Patrol.
Not satisfied with the answers re-
ceived the detectives asked the men
TO accompany them to police head
quarters and tell their stories to
Chief of detectives Cal Grim. The
detectives promised tho men that if
they would come along peacefully
they would allow them to walk in
stead of ealing a wagon. The prom
Use was given by the three men and
the party started for police head
quarters in the City Hal, four
blocks away.
At the eastern entrance to tbs
City Hall the three men broke away
and ran. The men ran up Plum
street, two fthem turning east on
Ninth street, while one ran east In
an alley between Eighth and Ninth
strets
Detective Knockenhauer pursued
the two men on Ninth street. The
fugitives had a considerable lead,
and just when it looked as if they
would escape City Veterinary Sur
geon Janson came along in his auto
mobile. Knockenhauer leaped into
his machine and he and Janson pur-
cupd tho mon in tho auto
Deserts Auto in Chase.
AT Race street the men turned
north and ran to Court street, where
they again turned east. At Court
and Race strets Knockenhauer
jumped from the machine and again
took up the chase on foot. The two
fugitlyes lodged behind wagons, and
in his effort to keep pace with the
men Knockenhauer received a bad
cut on his leg At Court and Vine
streets knockenhauer caught one of
them, as the other, Moran, jumped
on street car
DR.. Janson drove his machine
alongside the car and pulled Moran
from his position on the running
board into the machine. A fight en-
sued between the doctor and the
prisoner as the auto sped along, the
doctor finally coming out on top.
In the meantime Detective Weger
had pursued the third man down the
alley, catching him in the rear of
the Cincinnati Business Mems club,
six squares from where he began his
sensational attempt to escape. Just
before the detective overlook the
fugitive, he saw him throw a large
roll Of money into the alley. After
catching him Detective Weger came
back and an old negro woman hand
ed him the money, which amounted
Concluded on Sixth Page.)
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-20

London, Eng, Sept 19---Scotland
Yard has no record Of DR.. Ernst
Muret, the dentist arrested In New
York. Their register, however.
shows an entry concerning a DR..
Ernst. Tho detectives think this
Is Muret DR.. Ernst while in Lon
don was under surveillance in con-
nection with the white slave trade
and the publication of indecent lit
Craturc,
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-20

New York. Sept. 19---Co-operating
with federal officers and the auth
critics of Germany, the New York
police today uncovered facts. which
led them to believe that Hans
Schmidt. confessed slayer of Anna
AumulIer and her baby, counter
feiter and forger, may also have
been the leader OF a world wide
band of white slavers.
Inability to discover the where
abouts of several girls, who have
figured in Schmidt's life. the extern
sive correspondence with young
women, which the priest kept up,
the sensational suicide in Asch-
aflenhurg, Germany. of Rev. Joseph
Helm, close friend and correspon-
dent OF the confessed SLAYER, set the
police on this new trail
They believe the white slave OPP
erations were only a part of the
many crimes committed by the in
ternational band OF crooks. Of which
Schmidt was the master mind.
They have cabled the German au-
thorities TO investigate closely the
death OF Rev Helm
Concluded on Sixth PaKel
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-20

faces at the camera man. He caught
them in time. The result was that
there were scattered over the
country pictures of the children
with their tongues sticking out in
derision, Scores of newspapers pub
lished them What happened in the
Satterlee and Morgan housenoics
when these pictures were seen is not
known, but the young ladies have
not s.nce made an attempt to avoid
the camera.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-20

son pe~trays the part Of "Ornis," the
bird spirit, Her portrayal of this
brought her unstinted praise and
compliments from all. Miss Mar
garet Wilson, another daughter of
the President, agreed to sing a song.
The lyric Of "The Hermit Thrush,
the number selected by Miss Wilson,
was written by Miss Arvia Mack
aye, daughter of Mr., Mackayo, when
she was nine years old.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-20

Concluded on Sixth PaEeD
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1913-08-09
WILSON'S ABILITY PROVEN
BY HIS APPOINTMENTS
CONTINUED from Page l..

CONTINUED from Pe4e L..
piled only to those directly interest
ed. This information will be en-
bodied in the newly established
Journal of Research, as 1t has been
named, and which will be published
about once month. This publica-
tion will be distributed free to agri-
cultural colleges, technical schools,
experiment stations, libraries Of
large universities and to restricted
list Of scientists The Monthly Crop
Reporter will no longer be published.
These statistics will continue to be
collected, however, and disseminat-
ed through the public press. How
ever, as a partial substitute for the
Reporter, a weekly news letter to
crop correspondents will be issued.
It will contain summaries Of more
important discoveries Of department
tai offcers. The famous Year Book
will be restricted to articles Of the
magazine type. and the series of
Farmers Bulletins will be con-
tinued, telling the people how to do
important things.
The new plan Of publication work
has been designed primarily to i'm
prove the character Of the depart
ment's publications, and secondarily
to prevent waste in distribution. 1t
is believed by Secretary Houston and
his aids that through the economies
effected greater output Of infor-
nation will be made possible.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1913-08-09
n ToDAY's BIRTHDAY HoNoRs u

Former Congressman Curtis Hus-
sy Gregg. of Pennsylvania, was born
at Adamsbu,g, Westmoreland coun-
ty, Pennsylvania, on the 9th day of
August, 1865; received common
school education, which, with almost
two years spent at Greensburg Sem
mary, a preparatory school, was the
extent of his education; afterwards
taught school for one year and then
became city editor of the Green's
burg Press; served five years on the
council Of the borough Of Green's
burg and four years on the school
board; after being admitted to the
bar Of his native county. in 1888,
he served az district attorney Of
Westmoreland county. Since his ad-
mission to the bar he has been en-
gagged in law as general practition-
er; was married June 25, 1890, to
Frances A. Good, and has two sons,
James &c rye; was elected to the
sixty-second Congress.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1913-08-09

Shucks! we've seen that Septem-
Der Morn picture and the thing
wasn't even mildly naughty. Hun
dreds of lawns in the homes of the
wealthy classes all over the country
have shown marble statuary for
generations past fully as shocking"
as September Morn. and pure-mind-
ed women and decent men look upon
them every day without thought
ON impropriety We can understand
how masculine minds In an ad-
vanced stage of lascivious decomposi-
ton can be stimulated to evil imag-
inings by this picture-as they can
be by the sight of sweet girls mod
ernly garbed on the streets every
day-but among normal people 1t
will pass for what 1t is, beautiful
symbolical conception without an
unchaste suggestion or association.
Such pictures have been in art gal
leries for centuries all over the
world. Clear the sidewalks Of the
rubbernecks gaping at it and there
by blocking the public thorough
fares and the only harm in Septem-
Der Morn will have been removed.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1913-08-09
AUGUST 9 IN HISTORY

1S11-Battle OF Baza.
1S39-Pera, suburb of CONSTANT
nople, nearly destroyed by
fire; 3,700 houses burned.
184l-The steamboat Erie, bound
from Buffalo to Chicago, took
fire and was totally de-
stroyed.
1S44-Imprisonment TO- debt abol-
ished in England, the act TAX
ing effect this day.
1S55-Santa Anna left the city of
Mexico with $500 men un-
der pretence of putting down
the revolution at Vera Cruz,
but signed an abdication at
Pelote and sailed to Havana.
1870-Franco-German war; the
French army Of the Moselle
concentrated before Metz
Olivier cabinet resigns; Com
to de Palikao to q new min
isty.
1904-Japanese renew attack on
Shanku Mountain and carry
1t by storm at q. m. The
Russians left hundreds of
dead in their abandoned posi-
tion; Japanese lost 1,400.
1912-Mulai Hatid, sultan .ofai Nor
roco, abdicated.