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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-18
There E'SNODOUBT
AS TO EXISTENCE
OF FISH SPECIES
s---s>.A
Two Smooth Young Fellows Open
Up Commission Firm
In Cairo.
,NE is BORN EVERY MINUTE
Adago They Believed in and DEM
onstrated As They Cleaned Up
Many Cars Of Grain Here.

Two young men, alleged ITO be
the Smooth article. app ared in
Cairo just two weeks prior to
Christmas, rented an office in the
Miller-Scheih building. paying the
rent in advance and proceeded to FUR
nish the office In "wcathered oak, :
obtaining the desks. tables. chairs
and drugget on the '.pay little
down and the balance as you can
plan from d local installment house.
The young men secured Mon
arch" typewriter and then employed
q Miss Vera Cook as typist to make
hold front.
Stationery or the best and fashy
Kind was then obtained.
The pair were now ready to oper-
ate the "a. A. Baker Commission
Co.. Suite /, Board of Trade, Cairo,
Illinois,
They secured board on Sixth
street
Their plan, 1t Is said, consisted of
scouting eopsignments Of grain
without adraffs fn bill Of iading AZ
taehad; fBtgn- nrrw a,y Ana
|ayaricious, but Offering 70 obtaift
prices for 1t slightly above the pre-
vailing market rates.
Several swallowed, bait, hook and
sinker.
1t Is alleged that they succeeded
in obtaining several cars which they
sold and pocketed the money. thus
obtaining about $1,650.
Taking fright, for some unac.
countable cause, Wednesday they
notified their typist that she need
not report for duty until next Mon
day.
The pair paid their board bill and
left the city that night for points
unknown.
At present there are ten or
thirteen cars of grain in the yards
Of the Illinois Central and Mobile 6
Chic, some of which had been con-
signed them without draft to bill
of lading attached
Many inquiries from parties who
shipped them grain this way are on
file In these railroad offices.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-18
BOND ORDINANCE
FINALLY PASSED
Has Second Reading As Does Also
Resolution Providing for
Special Election.

At special meeting of the coun.
Gil held last evening, all. aldermen
present, except Greaney and Walsh
the ordinance providing for the
100000 bond issue. and the resolu-
tion providing for a special election
to be held February ,25. when the
question of issuing these bonds will
be submitted TO the voters of Cairo,
were read the second time, as re-
quired by law, and adopted.
The bond ordinance !. will be
signed today by Mayor Parsons and
City Clerk Hatcher, and beginning
Monday morning. be published ten
consecutive times in The Bulletin
the official paper Of the city, as re
CURED. by law.
The resolution calling the special
election will also be published.
These bonds will consist of 100
of denomination of $1,000 each
bearing Az per cent. interest an.
nually and be payable III annual in
stallments of 20 years 'of $4,000
each and interest, the interest to be
raid eni-annually.
The first payment on these bonds
will be made July 1, 1914, and be
wiped out entirely in 1884, the
amounts gradually growing less each
year on account of decreasing
amounts bearing interest.
Following the adoption of the or
dinance and the resolution. the
council took an adjournment.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-18
NEGRO IN TEXAS
HUNG BY A MOB
Accidentally Kills Young White Girl
Whom He Was About to
Assault.

Paris, Texas. Jan. 17.-Henry
Mandam, a negro, who shot and
killed a twelve-year-old girl near
here a week ago, was hanged from
a telegraph pole in the public
square at Cooper today by a mob. The
negro was taken from the sheriff
and his deputies this afternoon. He
near Cooper this afternoon He
sentenced to be hanged.
The negro was said to have con-
fessed. He said that he shot at the
girls brother with the intention OF
attacking the girl. but the bullet
struck the girl. The boy was not
hurt.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-18
NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL
NAMES ASSISTANTS

Springfield, III. Jan. t7-Patriok
J. Lucey, newly elected attorney
general, has removed his family here
from Ottafa and is ready to take
possession of the office as soon as
the inauguration Of Governor elect
Dunno aud the other state Officers
takes place. Tic today announced
his assistants as far as they have
been chosen They are Lester II
Strawn OF Ottawa, George T. Ram
sey of MI. Carmel. Arthur Roy OF
Quincy, Don E. DIETRICH of Chester
Thomas f. Dempsey and Charles E
Woodward will be retained during
the session efAthe Legislature to as
sist Mr.. Laeq
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-18
EVELYN THAw PENNILESs.

New York, Jan. 17.-Evelyn Mes
bit Thaw, wife of Harry X. Thaw,
through her attorney, John Reilly.
confessed In the city court today
that she is penniless and therefore
unable to stand the expense of a
second trial of the suit of Gorham q
CO.. jewelers.. to recover from her
$2,0f1S0 worth of jewels purchased
while her husband was in the Tombs.
Reilly agreed to an inquest for his
client. which means that Judgment
will be granted against Mrs. Thaw,
to be followed by an examination in
supplementary proceedings
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-18
BABY is BURNED TO
DEATH IN HIS CRIB.

Findlay. O., Jan. 15.-An over
hanging piece of carpet took fire
from a crate and fell into the crib.
burning to death the ten months old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. David BucheF.
in their home here today.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-18
ASK TROOPS TO QUELL
STRTKIf J COAL MINERS

Charleston. w. Va, Jan. IT,
Governor Glasscock was asked today
to hurry troops to Eskdale on Cabin
creek, where an ominous situation
exists among the striking coal min
ers.s The strikers are in an ugly
mood following the arrests of several
of their number who stormed a
passenger train and made an effort
to capture Deputy Sheriff John B.
Hayne and an assistant. The officers
opened fire and Sam Miller, colored,
la striker, was killed.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-18
BANK wREcKER FREED
BY PRESIDENT TAFT,

Pittsburgh. Pa, Jan. 16.-J. B. r
Rinehart. former cashier and vice
president of the Farmers G Drovers'
National Bank of Waynesburg,
wrecked in 1906. was released froT
the Western Penitentiary today. He
was sentenced to fifteen years, but
after serving four years President
Taft commuted his sentence.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-18
$4,000 BONDS
RELEASES BANN0
First Of Labor Leaders Accused Of
Dynamite Plot to Gain
Liberty,

Learenworth. Kan, Jan IT,
Dressed in the same suit of clothes
he wore on January /, with thirty
three other labor leaders who en-
tered the federal prison to serve a
three years term imposed at In
dianapolis, for alleged connection
with dynamite plot, Charles Baum,
of Minneapolis, was released on $780,
900 bond. lie was the first of the
labor leaders to be released.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-18
P. D. ARMOUR'S PICTURE
FOR STATE HALL OF FAME

Champaign. ILL.,, Jan. 17.--An-
noAncement was made today that
thel portrait OF Philip D. Armour
would be placed on the Illinois
State Farmers Hall OF Fame at the
state university in January, 1914.
Report is that he name Off B. F.
Harris. deceased father of the for
mer president Of the Illinois Bank
ers' Association. ID being considered
Tor 1915. s
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-18
INDIAN SUMMER TO
WINTER IN TWO HOURS

Denver, Colo. Jan I7.-From
Indian summer to snowstorm
which threatened to develop into a
severe blizzard before night is the
phenomenal record of Denver. At
10 a. m today the weather was per-
feet. with the sun shining. a noon
snow was falling.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-18
SHERIFF FRASER
SERVES NOTICES
ON new JURORS
Selected to Serve On Grand and
Petit Body at February
Term Of Court.

Sheriff Fraser's office Is busy
serving notices on the following
relative TO their selection as grand
and petit jurors for the ensuing
February term of the circuit court
of Alexander county TO be convened
In session Monday, February 10:
Grand Jurors.
Jeremiah McCarty, T. A. kimmel
J. II. Wall. C. II Eastwood, A. A
Martin, Sr. f. ] Hall. John NJ
Dewey. NJ ] Howley. H. w. ToIle
Albert S Gallagher, A. J Rees. Cairo
|C. r. kennison. Cache; George l.
neGelder. Beech Ridge: Georgt
Hodges. Unity; F NJ Hargis. San
duskr J. A. Van Sickle, Tamms; ]
l.. King, Elco; Fred Douglass, Delta
Herman Bunch. Clear Creek: Rich.
ard Brown, Thebes A u, Twente
Santa Fe; Walter F wilhourn
Olive Branch; Ishmael Billings. sr.
Miller City
Petit Jurors,
J p, Hochnedel, George r. Wal
der. W T, Reiss. Albert Lewis. r
?. Flaek, Willis II. Lawson, Mich
Bates, Frank Kessler, f E Allen
r, L, Lane. e.s.Arthur MattinEly. II
Downing. Green Lipe, Cairo; Mat
Fulton, VIII. S. Wood, F. Parks
George Hodges, Cache; Joseph Bish-
op. Ir. Beech Ridge: ] w Dennis
iunity; Il; A Harvel, Harvey Denton
lSandusky. q e. Helms, Tamms; r
Fozzard, G. TIarvel, W II. Rails
Elco: Joseph Bunch. Clear Greek;
w ] Margraee. II. l. Caldwell
+, Thebes, ~ Wilson. Delta; Charles
Halbv A. r Mckee. Santa Fe;
Leonard Stroud. Olive Branch; L. l.
Powers, Goose Island John E. Ryal
J. II. Ryal. Ed Brazier. Lake Mill
gan.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-18
WEATHER

1lIincis Local showers tonight {
rain or snow in the southern portion
Saturday cooler and fair Sunday.
Kentneky--Rain Saturday colder
by night; Sunday fair in central and
eastern portion.
Missouri---Fair and colder Satur-,
day; Sunday fair.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-18
JOE JEANETTE, OF
EVANSVILLE, WINS FROM
CLARK OF MISSOURI.

Eyansviiie. Ind. Jan. f7s--Joe
Jeanette. the negro local heavy
weight. won a popular decision over
JeH Clark. of Joplin. Mo-. in a fast
ten round boxing bout here tonight.
Clark was the aggressor in the FIRST
four rounds. but after that
'Jeanuette forced him 1t every stage.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-18
FINDS
NEW SKY WANDERER

Melbourne, Australia. Jan. H.
Professor Lowe, the South Austral-
Ian astronomer, has discovered a
new comet.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-18


Evansville. Ind. Jan 1.-THE
highest water and greatest food dis
tfess aud damage ETansvil e has
known since 1884 came tonight with
the gauge reading i65 feet,
Water is in hundreds of homes in
the North. South and West SIDES.
and the Pigeon Greek backwater Is
menacing factories a mile from the
river
Direct communication with Louis
willie by rail- was cut off today when
the Southern railread was forced t.
send trains to French Lick and de-
tour by way of the Moncn into
Louisville
To-day the water covered the belt
line tracks at Fulton avenue. while
for mile the main tracks OF the L.
and n. and Big -Four railroads have
but 10 inches margin from being
flooded The mercantile places
along Water and First streets SUI
fered heavier than ever today when
water III ed the cellars. due to the
enormous pressure on the sewers
A cigar factory closed, throwing
500 persons out of employment 4
dozen big manufacturers have
scant three inches between them
and the flooding Of their establish
ments A'ong Ohio street for
block from the river there is much
damage to residences, some of which
are standing with four feet of watsg
over the first floors.
To add TO the confusion a family
Guaranteed because of smallpox had
10 be moved ont
Men worked al day along the
river front below Ninth avenue max
ing surf barrier around thousands
of dollars worth of lumber which Is
ready to float
The relief authorities. stretching
themselves to the utmost to care for
the food sufferers in the southeast
portion of the city. secured aid from
many sources today. The travelling
men of the city formed relief asso-
citation and also furnished and dis
tributed supplies,
No hope OF the river falling until
morning Is held out by ForecssteF
Brand A stin wind. whipping up
dangerous waves along the lcyse. Is
ff<nne3ndeff IN Fot.rfh paao.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-18

Washington, Jan. H. Heavy
rains in southwestern Ohio and
southern indiana will cause the Ohio
river to remain nearly stationary or
rise. slightly from Portsmouth 70
Cincinnati, ;" according to the wealth
er bureau reports tonight.
''At Memphis food stage will be
reached by the first of the week aud
a crest of 35 or SO feet in about a
week AT Helena, Ark. crest Of
AZ or 43 feet Is expected
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-18
FLOOD WATER IS
/ SWIRL|Nc DOWN
THE OHIO RIVER
High Winds Add to Danger Of Tlood
Situation Last Night at
Evansville.
SMALL HOUSES COLLAPSE
Heavy Rains Cause River to Remain
Nearly Stationary at Ports
mouth and Cincinnati.
Stage Of River
Weather

q o q 0 o 0 o
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-18

Weather.
Illinois Local showers tonight:
rain Of snow In the southern portion
Saturday; cooler and fair sunday
kenfuckyRa Rain Saturday. colder
Nv night. sunday fair In central and
eastern portion.
Missouri--ffair and colder Satur-
day. Sunday fair.
Evansville. Ind. Jan. i5--Wind
that attained velocity OF 80 nilea
AN hour tonight added danger % the
Ohio river situation here, Several
small houses col apsed and three
we're seen floating down the river on
the Kentucky side late today. The
RIVER has risen ID staEe "a ffsa
feet. bui Il " Indicated tlsat hsa
sHcat pE tha Alsls Nater hps asrivesi
No fan IS expected until Tuesday
or "Wednesday Of next week.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-18

Mrs. Wynne, when first called TO
:tsstiiy. admitted that she had taken
ao pfecsution to dispose of the meat
tjsA Ai.wAieh the broth had been
!. slae;
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-01-08
DANGER IN DELAY
Kidney Diseases Are Too Dangerous
For Barton People to Neglect.

The great danger Of kidney troubles
is thai they 81 often GET a firm hold
before the SnH rer rec2gIiz 3 them.
Health will be gradually una rmined.
Backache, head4chc, nervousness,
IamHnesa, s0renes 8, lumbago, urinary
troubles, dropsy, gravel and Bright's
disease may follow as the Kidneys
get worse. Don't neglect your kid
n~ys. Help the kidneys with DoaD's
Kidney Pills, which are so strongly
recommended right here IN Barton.
Mrs. Homer Rushford, Lake St :,
Barton, VI says: "1 have no hesita
ZION in recommending Doan's Kidney
Pills. During the past winter [ was
annoyed by dull, naggiug backaches,
headaches and otter symptoms of
Kidney complaint. Hearing of Doan's
Kidney Pills, o@gan th~i" use and
The results We're very benz Fl ial My
aches and pains were removed and
my s> stem was toned 40"
when your back is |ame-R mem
Der he n 4me" Don't simp1y ask for
a bidneV RENE dy-aeR distinctly for
Doan's Kidney Pics, TIE same that
Ms. RushfUTd had = the remedy
backed by home teA tlmony. soc all
stores. Foster Mliburn Co., Props,
Buffalo, n Y.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-01-08
IN BOSTON MARKETS

Butter-ChCice northern creamery,
35036c; western creamery, 34035c
Cheese-Ycrk state. fancy, liza
1Sc; fair to good, 17M171ac.
Eggs-ChO;ce hennery. 31M32c;
eastern extras. 30031c: western ex-
tras, 2S029c; western frsts, 25027c;
storage, 1902Gc.
ApDles-Baldwins fancy, s2.250
80; No. |, $1.75Gr2 .25; No. 2,
81 25G11 10; HubbardstOns, $1.5O0
225; greetings, s2@2. 50; northern
SPY, $2@2.75; pippins, S1.7502 25.
otatCes-Aroostook and central
Maine, ST 25M135 per 2-bp Big;
sweets, Jersey, $1.15@1.25 bskt.
PonltTy-Northern fowl, large, ITO
19c; medium, 15M16c; roasters, 200
22c; live fowl, 14M15c; native broil-
ers, dressed, 24@ Csc: native chick
ems, live, 14015c; turkeys, northern
choice, 27@30c; western choice, 200
23c; SQUAD, s404.50 doz; geese, Is
G16c.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-01-08
Mother Calm under Charge.

Mother Calm under Charge
Mrs. julius Wells of Swanton. who
was arrested Friday on the charge of
numbering two of her children, took
the arrest calmly, saying, eff anyone
thinks a mother would murder her own
children, | am willing to have the
matter investigated. Mrs Wells is
about 80 years DID, The Wells family
moved to Swanton three or four years
ago from Milton and Mr.. Wells is EN-
plOyed in the lime kilns. Of ten
children born to them, five are living
Two died in Milton. it is said, under
somewhat peculiar circumstances.
When two children died in Swanton
Dec. and 4, two others were also i'll.
1t was then supposed they had eaten
food accidentally brought in contact
with poison which Mrs. Wells had
about the house to kill rats To de-
termlne the cause absolutely, the
stomach was removed from one Of the
bodies and later the bodies were eX-
humed for examination, the finding
resulting in the arrest of Mrs. Wells
A total insurance Of $82. "a was carried
on the lives of the dead children in the
Metropolitan company, the mother
being the beneficiary The mother is
said to Oe somewhat peculiar acting
and has been said at times probably
not to be in her right mind. When
seen at the jail today, Mrs. Wells
said: I'm not guilty of the crime
and L m not afraid of any punishment
do not think any woman who has
been the mother of ten children would
do anything like that
CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-01-08
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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-01-08
STATE NEWS,
Carnegie Gives $4,000 to Mlddlebury.

Carnegie Gives $4,000 to Mlddlebury.
Andrew Carnegie has given $40, 900
toward a $780, fund being raised by
Middlebury college. One-half of the
fund is for an endowment and the rest
will be used for building a chemical
laboratory.
Twelve Hundred Hens
Twelve hundred choice specimens of
the best poultry in central Vermont
was exhibited at the seventh annual
poultry association at Montpelier, last
week. Among the prizes are many
silver cups. The exhibition was one
of the largest ever shown in the state.
Thought to be Work of Firebug.
The destruction of Sweeney Bros. ;
granite plant and the threatened de-
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-01-08
A Card.

We, the undersi gneCl, do hereby agree to
refund the money on 80 cent bottle of
Green's Warranted Syrup of Tar if it fails to
cure your cough or cold. WeasO guarantee
Il - cent bottle to be satisfactory or money
refunded.
Fred ID. Pierce, Barton
A. O. Austin, Orleans
r. NJ. COWleS, Albany
h. w Barron Co.. Barton
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-01-08

It does the heart of the average citi-
zen good to hear representative of the
express companies rave at the new
complete failure of the scheme. Let
'em predict. AS long as it stays we
shall use parcel post.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-01-08
TERMS

The New York Sun recently printed
an editorial commenting upon what
James Bryce said regarding the Green
Mountain state and its scenery. Such
things help to bring Vermont to the
knowledge Of the world in its true
light
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-01-08
Taxation Statistics Ready.

In accordance with an act of the
legislature passed Dec. 5. State Tax
Commissioner J. E. Cushman has COM
piled report of II cities and towns in
Vermont, giving data regarding in
tangibles. tangibles, offsets and other
information to be used ine formula ting
tax laws. One OF the most important
facts brought out is that Burlington
has So. $50, 957 in offsets. which amount
is 7-8 per cent of the entire offsets of
Vermont. Of the 81 places examined,
st. Johnsbury comes next with 81. 143.
$50. and Montpelier's share is 1897. 10.
The ofIsets in several cities and
towns examined are reported as fol.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-01-08

phatically in evidence in case a refer
endum was vouchsafed by the Solons
at Montpelier
The state owes it to the towns which
vote mo" to let them have their own
way and not interfere with their
efforts at sobriety by granting an
innkeepers' license-the local results
of which could be easily figured out by
the poorest mathematician Ludlow
Tribune.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-01-08

What's this! At the progressive
meeting in Burlington recently Orleans
and Essex counties were not repre-
sented And Orleans the original and
first progressive county in Vermont.
Wasn't it Orleans county that gave
Letzger more votes than any other
candidate for governor. and the only
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-01-08

The Monitor prints liberal extracts
from an article in the New York indie
pendent by Vermont's Junior Senator,
c. S. Page, on his vocational educa-
ton bill now before Congress. We
hepe our readers will all look this
over. The bill is designed to aid agri-
cultural and rural development.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-01-08
Sent TO State Prison.

William Silva, who. with Mrs. Win
fired G. Wheelock of st. Johnsbury,
was arrested in Boston, Dec. 90, on a
statutory charge, was sentenced to
not more than three years nor less
than two and a half years The
woman's case has not been disposed
of. She is now in Jail. At the hear
ing both pleaded guilty. Mrs. Wheel
0 * has husband and six small chill
dren whom she deserted Dec 6, going
to Boston with Silva.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-01-08

wash IL VI StLiS equity ItIcit gave
Letzger more votes than any other
candidate for governor. and the only
county that approached such a record?
The Monitor has received the first
issue Of the |'Piigrim Magazine" of
Boston, the official magazine Of the
Pilgrim Tercentennial league, organ
ICED for tie purpose of creating and
perfecting a national movement for
the celebration of the three hundredth
anniversary Of the landing Of the Pill
grims in New England The Mont tor
is for such an exposition on a large
scale Let all New England work and
plan for 1920.
4 correspondent in the New York
san recently calls ATTORNEY General
Wickershan to account because he has
Let taken up the case of what he
claims to be a combination in restraint
of trade in Windsor county, this state,
where the liverymen got together and
ayfocu 10 CIdtSP Certain 1dISS. liz
also mentions the fact that the doctors
of Windsor also agreed upon a SEIZED
ule of charges and that such an ar
rangement is in violation of the Sher-
man antitrust laws. This is calling
the attorney general to task for things
which may be, strictly speaking, con
sidered under the anti trust law but
have never been thought of by the pub
lie. This matter may possibly be TAX
Ell up by the government after fraudu-
lent book concerns, large corporations,
crooked bond houses and prevaricating
advertisers have been taken care of
Certainly the principle is exactly the
same and probably such violations Of
the trust law can be found in nearly
every community. If it's a crime for
the producers Of coal to "agree" upon
a price why is it not crime for bar
eers or doctors, or liverymen or any
other class Of persons to "agree"
apon prices?