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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-01
Appointed to Succeed B. B, Bortner,
Who Was Discharged at Meet
ing of Council.
CHARGES OF MISCONDUCT
And Intoxication Against Former
Head Whom, it is Said, Knows
About Payroll Padding.

Last night al special meeting Of
The city council, George F. Dewey,
assistant city engineer. was appoint.
ed city engineer by unanimous
vote of the aldermen present. b. b.
Bortncr, whom Mr.. Dewey succeeds,
was discharged from the position
which he held since the middle of
January, because of alleged charges
of misconduct. 1t is said that he
was intoxicated upon numerous oc-
casions and had not consistently full
filled his duties as head of the city's
engineering department. Bortner is
also said To have known consider
able about the alleged recent $4,000
nadding OF the payroll of the sewer
work. He took the position last
month, after G, G. Cameron, who
was then in charge, resigned.
Mayor Parsons stated that he re-
gafded Mr.. Dewey as competent
man to fill the position and said that
he had rendered the city valuable
aid ever since w. B. Thistlewood
had resigned last year. Mr.. Dewey
will be paid the regular salmE Of
S1a5 per month.
The resignation or Police Officer
Sam Lo less was presented and ae-
cepted
The Illinois Central presented Il
rstition to Reconstruct the sidewalk
In front OF their new freight depot
on Commercial avenue, between
Fourteenth and Sixteenth streets.
with vitritied paving brick, so that
wagons might back up to the doors
OF the building there without dam
aging the sidewalk, The matter
was referred to the street commit
tee
Mrs. Clara May was granted per-
mission by the council to erect d
one story stucco garage on the rear
of her property at 319 Niath street.
The council accepted with vote
of thanks an invitation of the
Mystic Crew Of Comus to attend the
lodges annual banquet and installa-
tion of officers ceremony next Thurs
day evening, March G.
The council then adopted mo-
tion to adjourn.
The following were present:
Mayor Parsons, Aldermen Magner,
Cox, Serbian, Kelly, Greaney,
Michaelson, Fry, Saup, Flack and
Hurd.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-01

The new primo minister of Tur
key, Mahmond SAevket pasha, be-
ieyes that the EGl3ars have evinced
"a very greedy spirit by resuming
hostilities at AGrtanople In a re-
cent statement he gave his views Is
follows.
I'VE are Turks and soldiers, nut
hucksterers. The Bulgars haze got
practically a T. our European cm
pire, but those grasDing, hard bars
gaining peasants wan two kil3-
metres more and are gazing to war
over these two kilometres. They are
not ony going to unloose the dogs
Of war in the near east. but proD-
ably all over Europe. We stand on
the edge of the UNKNOWN ana no
one knows no wslight a shock will
Be required to burl lis into a world
wide catastrophe
"In my opinion this renewal OF
the war will bring about this ca am
ity. | do not want wa" regret
it, If blood flows it Will be on the
heads Of the Bulgarians and not on
mine. 1t will be a fight to a finish
and one or the other of us viii be
wiped out"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-01
New Department of the Commercial
Club Goes Into Active Work
Today.
is TO PROTECT INTERESTS
OF Shippers From Discrimination IN
Rates at Hands of the Various
Railroads.

As the result Of plans ~that have
been contemplated for sometime,
and which We're agreed upon yester-
day. the Commercial club has ere
ated new department. as a part OF
OF It's organization, traffic hurf an.
and il Will be put into operation to-
day with +. NJ. Quicker as chief
The Office will be in the Commercial
club rooms at S07 Washington,
whore Mr. Ducker will have a desk.
Cairo, with it's vast interests,
find the necessity of maintaining
such a bupeau to protect the ship
pers, and the efforts that brought
about the ultimate establishment OF
such an agency have been directed
along thoss lines for quite while
in the past.
The duties of the bureau will be
numerous. MIR. Dueker will keep in
touch with the various tariff s that
cone out from time TO time and see
that Cairo is not being discriminat
ed against Cairo as a shipping
point has always been ttcessfnl in
securing favorable rates, but the
general tendency of the railroads is
TO raise the tariff, as one prominent
business man said, when your
not looking. This will be Prev nj
ed by the bureaus alertness to dis
cover such proposed advances and
report to the shippers concerned.
1t is said that practically up until
this time shippers have suffered bE
the advance in rates, because they
took no time to examine their
freight bills and the costs in a
prompt way. Usually when a dis
crepancy was found, the matter was
delayed In being presented through
the proper channels for adjustment.
This will now be overcome by the
work that is expected of the new de-
partment.
In the establishment of such q
bureau, Cairo follows in line with
other great shipping centers of the
country who have found that their
interests are better looked after in
such a manner,
1T Is Of value to every shipper in
the city and to make it a success the
cooperation of all is needed, said
Secretary Yandsrburg relative to
the new venture of the Commercial
club yesterday.
The bureau will be instituted for
a year, and if at the end Of that
time the desired results have been
accomplished, it will, no doubt, be
continued. The government of the
bureau is in the hands of a board
composed of w. ]. Johnston, NJ. s.
Carter and A. e Rust, appointed for
the purpose by the club at meet
ing some time ago.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-01

THIS beautiful monument to the
men who fought in the War Of the
Rebellion II to be erected In Fit2-
gerald, tia It Is the FIRST nonu-
|ment OF its kind in existence, viii
cost approximately si50,00o, and
will be constructed Of granite
bronze, and glass, Ii was designed
Iby u Al Viauesney. From the base
Ito the winged figure Of Peace III VIII
be al2s fset THE felirs granite sleeps
leading 70 thelentranee typify the
four years of the war There Will
be four doors, zach surmounted by
IAN Inscriptions The one To the
north, reading SGrand Army Of the
|ECpublic." that above the south
door 80 The Confederate veter-
ans, and those to the east and west
To the Daughter of the Conteder-
acy" and "The Womans Relief
Corps" Insid facing each other,
will be life-size statues Of Jefferson
Davis and Abraham Lincoln. Tho
immense bronze figure over the
north entrance represent Lae and
Grant. On the opposite side OF the
minument will be statues portraying
a northern soldier and southern
soldier supporting a United States
flag On tha east side Prosperity
will be depicted, while on the west
side will be figures 10 represent
Progress and Opportunity The
winged fsure Of Peace will ba
eighteen feet high
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-01
ENTHUSIASM PREVAILS WHEN
TELLING POINTS ARE SCORED
Mayor Dinneen Discusses Business End While
Corporation Counsel Carey Without
Kid Gloves, Handles Every Phase
oil The Progressive Government

left to the Commission Form al as,
heritage by the old system, Decafnr
had effected 4 saving exceeding forty
thousand dollars
MAYOR ninneen stated In cuncig-
sion that he was nor In Cairo to felf
the people how I'd vote an the que
tion but YOU will make no mistake
ii g0u see tlt to give 1t d trial
The Widest kind Of app atisa
greeted Mayor Dinneen at the cnN-
elasion Of his speech,
Corporation Counsel Carey was
introduced TO the assemblaEe AIT
he plunged into the subject handling
II without kid gloves.
Mr. Carey took occasion to state
that he would not refer to local con
ditions as these were matters upon
which the peorle OF Cairo were bet
ter posfea than some stranger who
attempted to dictate to them what
they should and should not do, baf
he felt well qualified to speak on
conditions as they existed lii De
catar before the adoption Of the
Cnlrmission Form and since its IN
auguration.
Mn Carey had happy faculty IL
calling things by their prorrr
names and frequent was the ap.
piaus that greeted his forensic
efforts
Every word he uttered hrfathed
Of earnestness and shot home like i
boil.
i He told Of the great difference ex-
istlne under the Commission Form
when it came to, electing officials
servants of the people. Us men were
then measured BY their Individual
merit and ability whereas under the
aldermanie system. the candidates
don't have to measure up against
ANYTHING except the ward heeiers
and tho pork barrel "
This aliusion to the pork bar
rel aroused laughter and anplausa.
causing him to add. 4 see that you
know something down in Cairo
about pork barrels "
His reference to gentlemen af
the Jury made hit with his and
litors az he was addressing .hie
jury Of Cairo eiti& US able ana
ompetent To render just verdict
m the case at bar.
Mr. Carey admitted that he was
enthusiastic upon tho subject of the
'onlmission Form of Government as
1e lived und5r II and knew the ben
fits aecruing to any city adopting
1t.
He told his auditors all about the
workings Of this form of govern
men, Compared the Commission
Form OF Government with responsi-
- heads Of each department 70 the
I'D aldernanie system with no one
esBonsible for lapses and failures
in the performance of duties.
Mr. Carer knocked the story Of
he Commission Form of Govern
mert being prohibition movement
nto 4 cooked hat
He cited the law regarding tRa
election and the differences of opin-
ion that might exist between law
ssrs. but he asserted that the siaa.-
0en hond issne of Cairo was ahsa-
mtely safe under the Commission
FORM even In the event os litigation
Ths meeting was conclniesl at
To- Oh o'clock. the audience rising
en nsSss and giving vote at
thanks 10 the visitors evidenced M
ringing cheers.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-01
bULCARS FIGHT
turks At BULA|R
Doubt Of Agreement Between Austria
and Russia Not Yet
Settled.

Constantinople, Feb. 2S-sA bat
tie is raging at Bulair between the
Bulgarian and Turkish forces, ae-
cording to reports received here,
Doubt Powers Agreement.
London, Feb 2S.--Austria and
Russia have not yet taken effective
steps to demobolize, aud in Vienna
some doubt is expressed as to
whether the agreement announced
at st. Petersburg has advanced quita
SO far as stated
Tho question Of Scutari, however,
still causes trouble and King Nicho-
las of Montenegro has made final
appeal TO the Russian emperor
against the reported decision of the
powers to inclnde Scutari in Al
baria.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-01
WILL OF LATE
OSCAR TAMM is
ADMITTED TO pR0BATE

The will of the late Oscar Tamm
was admitted for probate yesterday
in the county court before Judge
VIM. s. Dewey. Raymond Ran
dolph OF Mobile, Ala, and A. Botto
OF this city were witnesses to the IN
strument, which was drawn up
there several weeks ago prior to M.
Tamm's death, while en- route to
the west, seeking recovery from it
health
A Botto, f. l.. Gilbert and Thorn
as Loyett were appointed appraisers
of the personal estate and are now
in Tamms to perform the work as
laid out for them
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-01


the snow fal ing fass Oh wei ants
sloppy pavements. deferred NOT Il
advocates III the Commission Forrr
.of Municipal Government aud theF
turned out Iii numbers that aston
ished The most enthusiastic and
sanguine supporter ii the creates
proposition placed withia the reaeH
Of cairoites in Il life time
Seventeen hundred sharp eyes ana
seventeen hundred keen ears hg
longing to $50 men representing ail
walks and conditions in life as
sembled III mass meeting last night
to see Mayor Dan Dlnneen and
Corporation Counsel w ] Carey of
Decatur and hear what they had ID
say relative to the benefits that had
accrued to their city through the
adoption Of this progressive form
or government during the past tween
ty-two months,
Right well they told It, not refe~-
ring To ocai conditions but to tha
conditions that prevailed in their
city.
There were seventeen hundred
lands and seventeen hnnd eed feet
that frequently beat 4 merry stae-
cato as frequent telling points were
made by Cairo's two guests during
the course Of their addresses.
Entering the hall at soc o'clock
they were greeted with Cairo chas-
aeteristic warm welcome by the
Gaping of hands.
Secretary Comings. called the
meeting to order and Chairman
Spencer in a few brief words stated
the object OF the assemblage clos
Ing by Introducing Mayor Dinneen
BY this time every seat had been
taken, In the auditorium and inside
the rail and then standing room was
at a par
II was by far the biggest crowd
that has ever assembled in the
court house in eight years, ANA
never has a more representative
body Of men ever been present ia
that room in two past decades, It's
said
Mayor Djnneen asserted That he
was not an orator but a plain bust
ness man at the head of a business
government and therefore his audi
tors could not expect an exhibitio.
Of e dquence, but If his hearers wers
content to listen to a pain, uE
vanished business tale relating
the manner OF conducting the mn
nicipal affairs OF Decatur along tn
same Tines pursued by any large sug
cessfni business enterprise he woui.
cheerfully tell IT.
He compared the old plan i
which the people had no voice :.
the Commission Form. where tn
peop have something to say al tn
tine.
lie told story relating 10 tbs
Delinquency Of an engineer uudas
the Commission plan who was tolG
do the work or We viii get an en-
eineer who Will
He told how Deeatur had aeaum.
ed ownership Of It's water works and
electric light p ant
Further he aborated upon Tho
number OF beautiful narks. sayins
that under the Commission Form
these had increased In acreage from.
rs to Ig6. all within twenty two
months aud vet the city. besides
paying on all expenses and debts
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-01
GIRL PROPOSES TO INDIAN.

Washington, Fob. 2s.-,The pic
turc of Hollow Horn Bear, one of
the Indian chiefs to march in the
inaugural parade, printed in news
paper, has so captured the fancy Of
Miss Fannie Dean of Kansas city
that She has written 10 Robert N
Harper of the inaugural committee
and asked him to art as match
maker. Miss Dean announces that
II Mr. Harper cannot get Mr.. Bear i
consent to marry her. any of the
other chiefs will do, provided they
are good looking and have money !. L
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-01
BROKEN RAILS ON BIG FOUR

Two broken sections of rails in
the Biz Four track last night, COM
PEELED all trains coming into Cairo
to detour over the Illinois Central
road in effectiag an entrance.
The breaks were caused. it is said.
by the cold weather.
Both were located between Thir-
ty-fonffft and Fortieih streets.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-01
BARBARY COAST IS
ORDERED SHUT DOWN

San Francisco. Feb. 2S.--There Is
no hope for the Barbary Coast. The
LID will be closed down at midnight.
Resort owners asked Mayor Rolph
yesterday to repeal the order pro
hibiting the SOLICITING of drinks by
women under certain conditions and
when this was refused,y they de-
clared they must close.
Eight hundred women are effect
ed.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-01
HARRIMANs GO TO EUROPE.

New York, Feb. 2s.-Mrs. Il. H..
Hartman and her daughter. Miss
Carol, departed today for Europe.
Mrs Hartman said they were TAX
ing motor car along, which Miss
Hartman viii drive during the
month they intend to tour France
and Italy
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-01
$4,000 FIRE AT ST. LOUIS.

st, Louis. Me-. Feb. 2S.-Two fire.
men were evarenme and $50, ,0en
worth of property was destroyed In
a fire at 215 North Second street. In
the four-story warehouse of the
Crescent PAPER Company today. /
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-01
THE WEATHER.

Illinois Cloudy Saturday Sun
das unsettled. with probable SNOW
and colder in the north.
Kentncky-CIoudy Saturday, pre-
ceded BY snow in the north and rain
or snow is' the south: Sand4y fair.
MissOuri-Coldei Saturday and
Sunday fair.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-01

left To the Commission Form as an
heritage hy the old system. Decatnr
had effeeted saving exceeding forty
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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-01-09
LARGE AUDIENCE PLEASED
With "THf MISSOURI GIRL"

"The Missouri Girl" drew a large
house at the Nixon Tuesday evening,
and proved to be well worth the pat
ronage il received The members of
the company were evidently at their
best, all the accessories were first
class and the play passed off to the
satisfaction Of all
All who attended pronounced "The
Missouri Girl enc of the finest at
fractions seen in Winnemucca for
many a day While all the members
of the company were geod, Daisy"
and "Zeke' took their parts espec-
tally well. There We're some present
who imagined that these characters
were considerably exaggerated, and it
is possible that this may have been
the case in these DAYS of travel and
universal education. But twenty years
ago, down in the Ozark mountain
country, the scenes presented in the
play were typical.
The songs and dances in the second
act were highly entertaining, but
dancing is the average Missourian 's
"long suit and any step he or she
is not familiar with is not worth learn
ing.
Messrs. Smith and Rougon, lessees
of the Nixon, are to be commended for
their discernment in securing attrac-
tions like "The Missouri Girl' for
their playhouse.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-01-09
FIRST NATIONAL
INCREASES CAPITAL

The directors of the First National
bank held a meeting today, with
George Wingfeld, f. M. Lee, B. f.
Nixon, j. Sheehan, George Stall and
William Stock in attendance. The only
absentee was John G.. Taylor, of Love
lock
The affairs of the bank were thor
oughly examined into and found to be
in most satisfactory condition. The
usual semi-annual dividend was de
clared.
The capital stock was increased
from $4,000 70 100000.
Stockholders Meeting.
The board Of directors concluded
its meeting at $3.50 O'Clock, when the
stockholders met. In addition to the
gentlemen mentioned above, r. G.
Turrittin. cashier of the Nixon Ma
tional bank. was in attendance.
The old board of directors was re-
elected, with the following officers;
President, George Wingfeld.
Vice President, +. M. Lee.
Cashier, j. Sheehan.
Assistant Cashiers, G. L. Tobin, A.
d. Dern.
The stockholders viii complete their
labors some time this evening
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-01-09
SMALL FORTUNES AWAITING
INVESTORS IN MINING STOCKS

-Four men who secured $352.50 worth
of stock in Cour 'Alene mine sew
eral years ago are being sought to
claim their property, worth $l1 ,23S. f.
f. Hemenway, Patrick Turley, III. l..
Stodard and A. l.. Humphrey are the
owners for whom a three-year search
has been made. Hemenway purchased
1000 shares or the stock at three
cents a share. 1t is now selling for
$l.55 share, making his stock
worth $3.50. The other three were
employed by the mining company and
took their wages in stock on a basis
of five cents a share. Turley secured
1880 shares, now worth S6,5s while
Stodard and Humphrey held 1000
shares each, making the value of their
Individual holdings $3.50. officers
of the company have heard nothing of
the three miners since the stock was
issued to them. Hemenway was for
merly a cab driver in Spokane and
left that city in 1900.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-01-09
STATE LAWS NEEDED TO
PROTECT AUTOMOBILES

There is immediate need for state
laws providing severe penalties for
stealing automobiles and motor-b boats.
Even the cheapest car or boat repre-
sents a cost of several hundred dollars,
and the average car would certainly
be In excess of 1900. In many states,
however, the penalty for stealing a
valuable car is only a fine and that
ridiculously small amount. In every
state the penalty for stealing a horse,
worth perhaps 800, runs from one to
ten years in the penitentiary, while
IN some states the penalty for stealing
a $4,000 automobile is fine not to ex-
eeed $35. Owing to the large number
OF ears of the same make, size and
color in every city, the thief is able
to make the object of his theft the
vehicle for his escape with it. 1t will
carry him hundreds of miles at high
speed in only a day or two. The alb
sence of distinguishing features, such
as characterize horse, and the eisy
of substituting the license tag O. ons
state for another, combine to rs .se de
lection extremely difficult.
In the ease of motor-hoats, .he IA
vorite method is to SO ehange it's APP
pearanee by coat of paint, which
can be applied in an hour, that its
owner could not recognize it at
short distance. In Ohio a bill will be
introduced making the penalty for
convicted theft of motor vehicle,
valued at $35 or more, imprisonment
for not less than one year nor more
than seven years; for motor vehicles
of less value than $35, fine not to
exceed 5000 or Imprisonment up to
thirty days.
The measure should pass without
delay, and such other states as have
not already provided for the same
condition should promptly DO the
same. The Ohio bill also provides a
fine of $25 for failure of the driver Of
any vehicle on public streets or high
vavs TO display lights between sunset
nd sunrise.-H. II. Windsor, in Popn-
ar Mechanics Magazine.