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The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-28
annual MEETING
Of COh'L. CLUB
HELD LAST NIGHT
Officers Are Elected to Serve Body
For Ensu ne Year and Other
i. Business transacted. &
H
PREPARED FOR HIGH WATER
On Fart Of Citizens Executive Com
nittee and Necessary money
Expenditure is Favored

The Cairo Commercial Club held
its annual meeting last night in the
club rooms at 500 Washington ave
nue., With large representative Of
the membership present Secretary
Vanderburg read his annual report
reviewing the progress made by the
club during the past year. and II
showed that the organization had nc.
complished much for the good Of
Cairo. and had increased materially
| in membership. From Mr.. Wander
burg's report it was learned that the
club is now in communication with
four new industries who seek a To-
cation here, provided proper terms
can be agreed upon, that will be sat-
lisfactcry to all parties concerned,
With ihe exception OF Dir. NJ H.
lGrinstead as vice president. all the
Ioid officers were re-eleeied to serva
the club. James IT, GalIigan was
named as president, Ellis Z. Cox as
vice president. w. F. vanderhurg
secretary and Egbert G. Kerth TREAS
urer The same directorate that has
served the club during the past year
were last mig thgiven the distinction
to serve the organization again dur
ling the ensuing year. G, G. Miller's
name was annexed to the list, maxi
ng the body number eleven and con
,sisting of the following:
P. T. Langan, W. ]. Johnston, A.
Kaufman, w. A. Mcknight, George
~. Becker, Samuel White, George
Parsons, NJ s. Carter, II. r. Ais
thorpe. G, {. Terrell, G. G. Miller.
| DR. Grinstead spoke before the as
semhlagc upon the question of the
ferries and said he thought the Com
mereial Club should stand behind
leyery effort of other local organiza
tions in maintaining them and keep
ling them running. He said hum
ldreds Of people came to Cairo each
month via the ferries and that they
were an important feeder to Cairo q
commercial interests and that they
should DO iudiciously conserved.
| Some discussion was engaged upon
| at length by various members who
were present relative to the stage Of
iriver that Cairo might possibly have
within the next several weeks. The
sentiment semed to be that there
twas no cause for alarm, but that in
event that any serious aspects should
arise the city should BE- prepared to
meet any emergency.
/ The club went on record as en-
dorsing the steps taken by the Citi-
2ens' Executive committee yesterday
afternoon to prepare for thu
strengthening of the levees, and
gave its approval of that commit.
tees power to act in spending as
much money in the protection of tn
city as was deemed necessary and in
a measure consistent with the exist.
ing conditions
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-28
APPOINTED MANAER FOR
ARMOUR AT CARUTHERSvILLE

VIII Darmody, who has been an
employee of the local plant of Ar
mour and company has been trans
ferred by the company TO Coruthers-
vile, whose he viii become man
ager of the branch house there.
The appointment comes in the ma
ture of a promotion and Mr.. Oar
mcdy is receiving the congratulate
tions of his friends.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-28
Troop j. Ready to Move.
9 DEAD IN COUNCIL BLUFFS.

Council Bluffs, Iowa, March 27.-
Mrs. Jacob Lininger, who was SER
iously injured in Sunday nights tor.
nadn in her home on the outskirts O!
the city, died this morning. increas-
ing the Council Bluffs death list to
nine end the number of known Iowa
dead to ewenty-one Michael Lynch
of Nicola is at hospital in serious
condition from injuries received In
the storm.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-28
MAJOR MORSE is PROMOTED.

Champaign. H., March 27.--Uni-
versity of Illinois students today
cheered MAJOR B. G. Morse, head of
tho military department, who has
been promoted to a lieutenant col
onelcy. Lieutenant Colonel Morse
was assigned here from Fort sher-
idan September /, 1910.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-28
BASEBALL DIRECTORS ELECT
OFFICERS OF ASSOCIATION

The newly elected directors of the
Cairo pasebalI association held a
meeting last night and elected the
following officers: s
President. DR.. N. w. Cox, Vice
president. Guy p. Eichenberger:
Secretary and Treasurer. RUFUS r.
FIack.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-28
BLIZZARD SWEEPS TEXAS.

Fort Worth. Tex. March 27.-Thc
worst: snowstorm OF years is sweep
ing over Texas and the damage has
been heavy. Hail and sleet fell to
the depth Of twelve inches.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-28

West Dayton, Ohio, March 81 -.
TIE First National Bank building IN
the center Of Dayton Is burning, Il.
The food waters had 80 FAR reced-
ed that firemen withsan engine sue.
ceeded IN getting access near the
scene and all persons wishing to
leave were brought out Of the dis
trict.
The Third street bridge across the
Big Miami is safe and it appeared
that the militiamen will know by
daylight the full extent Of the dis.
aster.
Many persons there who were
rescued refused to leave the district.
saying they believed they could
more likely get food there than lin
other parts Of Dayton.
The police and militiamen report
that hooters are at work in the cen
trail district and all persons not be.
Ing able to give a satisfactory &C.
count OF themselves have been ar.
rested.
!. Persistent but Hnconfrmed rum
CTS tell Of many lOoters being shot
down.
Excitement is running riot, wild
,rumors are in the air and serious
trouble is expected.
After a day of gruehng work vol
unteer resouefs had recovered more
than a half hundred bodies from the
waters of the Big Miami and Wolf
creek and had rescued several hum
bred who had been marooned on
housetops and upper stories OF build
ings.
Tic water in all the flooded dis.
triet fell from 8 to 5 feet today.
AZ the West Dayton morgne today
frantic crowds watched every body
brought in, hoping against hope
that q was not some loved one
The food situation was relieved
tempcrarly~ tonight by the arrival
Of special train from Richmond,
lhds bringing seven ears.
Dayton, Ohio, March 72@All but
a few Of the thousands Of people who
have been marooned in the down
town sections of the food since
Tuesday are reported safe.
This was the startling news
brought out today by an Associated
Press stan man, who was the first to
succeed in penetrating the far
knorth of the Big Mama river
Chief Of Police Allaback, himself
marooned, has been directing the
rescue work and gave informatiou
as TO the situation as to what had
been heretofore the water bound
| district
Except for a possible loss of life
on the north side there will not be
more than 200 dead in Dayton, ac-
teording to an estimate.
The worst conditions found neas
the center of the flood district wa:
in The workhouse. where 60 prison
ers have not had water or food sine
Tuesday. They revolted and de
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-28

One hundred thousand dollars
either in money or supplies was
placed at the immediate disposal of
the American Red Cross society for
the benefit of the Ohio and Indiana
food sufferers BY Chicago business
mon today ila 4i8
The pledge of this amount was
made by the executive committee of
The Chicago Association lsof Com
nerce in meeting that lasted but
a few minutes At the conclusion of
the meeting the following telegram
was sent:
Honorable Woodrow Wilson, Presi-
dent of tine United States oand
Honorary President American Red
Cross Society. Washington, d. c.:
Citizens Of Chicago are raising a
fund for the relief of sufferers
through floods in Ohio and Indiana
and the Chicago Association Of Com
MERGE isRleased toladvise that $780,
coo of that fund in money or sup
plies is Immediately available to the
order Of. the American Red Cross So
ciety.
(Signed) HOWARD ELTING,
President Chicago Association of
Commerce.
At the regular luncheon of the, as
ISOLATION In the Hotel La Sale a lit
tie later. 100000 toward the $780,
600 fund was pledged in less than
ten, minotes.
When subscriptions were called
for James Simpson, vice president
of Marshall Field A. Co., announced
that his firm would give $4,000 and
also announced that he was author
ICED by julius Rosenwald to sub
scribe the same amount for Sears
Roebuck & Co. Carson, Prize, Scott
& Co. gave $4,000, Butler Brothers
$4,000 and Charles w Folds $3.50.
The subscriptions ranging from $25
to $3.50 then began to come faster
than clerks could take them down.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-28
Found d Kentucky Home.

The little wait. left on the porc,l
of a home on Thirty-second street
one evening about ten days ago. has
been adopted by Kentucky family
who viii give It tender and proper
raising.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-28

One thousand launches and row.
boats were sent out today from Wi
mona Lake, Ind, \ summer resort
town, to Dayton. They were placed
ON a PENNSYLVANIA freight train,
which will proceed as near to the
Hood regions as it is able. The boats
are the property Of residents OF WI
mona Lake and vicinity
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-28
Stage of River.

} The readings given below
0 are made persona ly by a rep
O resentative of The Bulletin
o and are not the subject of
0 guessworks
o They can be relied upon as
0 absolutely correct both as to
0 time and readings.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-28

Il THINK A GREAT MANY PE0-
PIE ARE UNNECESSARILY
ALARMED FOR WITH A CON-
TINUANCE OF PRESENT FAVOR
ABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BELOW
ST. LOUIS WILL BEGIN TO FALL
WITHIN THE NEXT TWO OR
THREE DAYS AND THUS RELIEVE
THE LOCAL SITUATION SOME.
WHAT By GIVING A FREE our
LET 70 THE FLOODS ABOVE IN
THE OHIO RIVER .--R. 7. LIND
LEY, Local Forecaster OF the U. s.
Weather.
This was the authorized statement
made to The Bulletin last evening
at 7.1S O'Clock.
Mr.. Lindley would not hazard a
prediction last evening relative Ito
the probable height the river would
rise saying that he would defer lln-
I'M this p,nrniny vt,hnn ~, ,.t1,,1d ata
the recipient of detailed reports
from al stations on, the Ohio, Wa
bash, Tennessee and Cumberland
rivers, this enabling him to definite
ly make an intelligent forecast.
In preparation for emergencies,
possibilities, but not probabilities,
the Citizens Executive committee
OF last spring assembled in session
yesterday afternoon and looked the
situation fairly and squarely in the
face.
There were no eyasions or subter-
fuges used in the discussion OF pre-
lvailing conditions. but the entire
! field was gone over carefully
Although every one is satisfied
that Cairo can successfully with
stand a foc1 stage Of SIS feet a stage
of water that will. without excep-
ton, submerge every town and ham
let above on the Ohio river and bury
them under water from six to IF
teen feet deep, no chances are to be
| taken in Cairo.
In order to prepare for any pos
sible contingency that may arise
the Citizens Executive committee
/ placed an order by wire with st
Louis to rush by express 1G0.0Ot
sacks which with the present supp J
| of 100000 already in the city viii
answer the purpose of making tht
city safe from an extraordinary high
stage of the river.
The railroads wiz have SO fla
cars, at the disposal OF the city thi:
/ morning.
! At noon a. gang of laborers viii
proceed with the cars to villa Ridg,
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The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-28
MAYOR PARSONS
W|THDRAWS FROM
NAYORAL1Y RACE
In Special Message So Announces at
Last Night Meeting Of
!, s.. !. City Council.
POINTS TO IMPROVEMENTS
Made Dnr.ng Eight Years As Mayor
Expending One Million
e Dollars.

To the City Council and Citizens of
Cairo.
The City of Cairo is now in the
midst oil the most critical period
through which 1t has passed since
its organ cation as city, and in my
opinion the most careful manage
men. on the part Of its mayor and
council will be absolutely neeessarg
to its future success as city.
In view OF the fact that ii Is my
desire to avoid a campaign which
might cause dissensions among the
business interests and people gener-
ally. to the detriment OF the citys
welfare, have concluded to decline
Ito be a candidate Tor mayor at the
municipal election to be held on
April 18th, and hereby notify the
BOARD Oh election Commissioners not
10 place my name On the official bals
lot that Is to be issued at this time
had concluded to refuse to be-
come 4 candidate for the nomination
as mayor at the primary election.
held on the 18th inst, as my attor-
neyf had advised me that such &
primary could not be legally held a.
this time under the law providing
for the Commission Form Of Munich
pal Government, but a large number
Of the most prominent business men
Of the city assembled and agreed in
writing to place my name upon the
ballet, knowing that if the Commits
Son Form of Municipal Government
should be attacked and defeated in
this election. | would still be the
legal mayor under the laws of the
State. Under these circumstances !
allowed my name to be used at the
primary election:
I
The above is a part OF special
! message read by Mayor Parsons at a
special meeting OF the city council
last night
d The message, which consists Of
eight pages altogether, each as
lengthy as the one here reprodueed,
The Bulletin will publish in connec-
tion with the council proceedings.
In substance it relates the num-
Der and cost OF improvements made
during his eight years as mayor.
He gives $1,O10.319.O7 for vitrl-
fed brick payements, not counting
the cost of many miles of concrete
sidewalks &
lie refers at length to the Com
perciai avenue sever and takes ex-
eeption to the criticism to Which be
| has been subjected. claiming thatfit
was endorsed in d pablic meeting
OF citizens, y
In caustic terms he refers to For
mer Congressman Thistlewood' IS
speech at the court house in which
the latter is said to have criticized
him for not making any provision
for taking care of the $63,250 com
promise bond issue which falls due
July |, 1914. ta
Mayor Parsons further claims In
have Either wiped out entirely OF
reduced to minimum" many honky.
tonks and public gambling houses
which infested the city at the be
ginning of his assumption of tho
fmayoralty reins.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-28
CAIRO IS READY
TO BATTLE WITH
ANY GREAT FLOOD
Can Successfully Nov Withstand a
56.Foot Stage Of Water in
Both Rivers.
LlNDLEy ussuAaEs ALARM
Citizens Executive Committee Pr.
parcs for Possibilities Which
Are Not Probabilities
LlNDLEY ussUAGEs ALARM

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The Raymer enterprise., 1913-07-24
RULES OF WAR ARE STRICT

The game OF war is hedged round
by as many restrictions as a boxing
contest under Queensberry rules.
These regulations. which are under
the sanction Of all the civilized coun.
tries OF the world, are designed to In.
sure fair play for the combatants.
When It is intended to lombard a
place. due notice should be given, so
that all women and children may be
removed to place OF safety and
every care must be taken % spare
churches and hospitals, as well as all
charitable or educational buildings.
All chaplains. doctors, and nurses
are protected in every possible way.
and are not to be taken prisoners or
In any way injured.
Any soldier robbing or mutilating
an enemy is liable to be shot without
trial; and death is the penalty for
woundng or killing a disabled man.
The bodies OF the enemy are to be
carefully searched before burial, and
any articles found on them which
might lead to their identification are
to be sent to the proper quarters.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-07-24

A lazy man has no business running
q farm.
It's the peak-load Of laziness that
breaks lot of men.
Expect little, but do your everlasting
best to land whole lot.
A cyclone cellar won't protect you
from domestic tempests.
The farmer who Is well able to buy
motor car certainly auto.
The best way to make time fly Is to
borrow money for 80 days.
The best way to ascend steadily in
the world is to keep on the level.
He, who by the plow would thrive.
should ride sulky plow and drive.
The shortage OF horsepower when
most needed is serious handicap.
Some peoples generosity consists Of
giving away everything you tell thens
Why most Of US really wish to visit,
is to have some one listen while we
talk.
To be philosopher all you have to
do Is to preach what you don't prac-
tice.
Men often swear to keep from cry
ing, and women often cry to keep from
swearing.
A wise man will stick to the farm
that has been tried and not found
wanting.
There's one advantage about tight
shoes. They make you forget all your
other troubles.
Since the coming Of the automobile
the subject of good roads has taken on
new meaning.
A profitable marketing system Is
as essential to profitable farming as
Is production.
One way to make farming more
profitable Is to shorten the distance
between the producer and the con-
sumer.
Is 1t true that all OF us want a
square dea.7 Honestly now, isn't 1t
a fact that most OF us want Just lit
tie the best OF It?
The farmers are becoming SO care
less with their motor cars that town
man is almost afraid to drive his horse
out In the country.
Cooperative ownership OF the silo-
filling machinery is the most practical
solution Of perple1ing problem con-
nected with silo building.
One advantage In being farmer is
that 1t enables one to wear his old
clothes without feeling ashamed Of
himself-Florida Times Union.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-07-24
PROFITS ON FARM PRODUCE
investigation to Be Made by Depart.
ment Of Agriculture on Marketing
Of All Farm Products.

1t Is announced that the department
Of agriculture. through its office Of
markets, will shortly begin thorough
study Of what happens to produce
from the time 1t leaves the producer
until 1t reaches the consumer. A spe-
cialist on marketing perishable pro-
du:e will investigate prices received
by producers. cost Of transportation
and storage. change Of ownership, &C.
cumulated charges. profits and other
elements. This specialist will then
study conditions In various sections to
determine the feasibility OF market
news service dealing with perishable
products, and also the best method Of
making statistics OF supply and de-
mand useful to the farmer and truck
gardener.
Other specialists will give attention
to studying cooperative organizations
d producers and consumers, including
cooperative marketing associations Of
farmers and buyers. cooperative
stores. etc. They will make intensive
studies Of typical communities deal.
Ing with special products, and will as
sist In the formation Of new coopera-
tive enterprises. An expert In coop
erative accounting will assist such or.
ganizations to keep their books and
records effectively. establish cost sys-
tens and follow up methods Of hand.
ling goods en- route and on sale.
Cooperating with the other investi.
gators will be specialists in transpor.
tation-men who have had as much
railroad shipping experience as divi.
sion freight agents-who will assist
producers in securing proper freight
rates. and will discuss questions Of ex.
tending facilities. determination Of
rates, routing. and other matters con.
cerned with the speedy and cheap
moving of produce to centers Of
wholesale and retail demand.
Especial attention is to be given to
the milling. marketing and utilization
Of cotton seed. A specialist In this
line will gather full information neces.
sary for the successful organization
and operation Of oil mills by cooper.
ating producers. He will also endeay.
or to find new uses and new applica.
tions for cotton seed and Its manu-.
factured products.
Other specialists thoroughly famil'
lar with the marketing Of cotton In
Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma, and
other cotton states will devote their
attention to improving trade In cotton
and devising improved methods oi
handling and selling cotton and seed
cotton.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-07-24
PINS MADE BY THE MILLION

In England every day there IL IN
output Of over 100000 pina. Biz.
mingham. the greatest center Of the
industry. alone produces $1,000. 900
pins per day. The output Of other pin
manufacturers in England Is only
about half that of Birmingham. In
France the daily production is 10000.
600. while Germany and Holland pro.
duce 100000 per day. The total out
put for Europe each day is. therefore.
"a, ,000. 900.
1t is seldom that pin gets broken
or worn. and the question is. there
fore. Where do all the pins go to-"
The greater number Of them get lost,
and there Is no other domestic article
where there is so much waste by loss.
II every person In Europe lost q pin
on every third day the daily loss would
represent over $1,000.
In former days the number OF men
required to make pin was one Of the
marvels Of the manufacturing world.
but as with most othAr manufacturing
products. machinery has taken the
place OF men. and pins are now pro-
duced very much faster.
The machines are 30 perfect that
they cut the wire OF which the pins
are made into pieces of the right
length. head. point. polish and sort
them. They are then put into another
machine. which affixes them to paper
at the rate OF $4,000 to 100000 per
hour.
In the fourteenth century pins were
pins! They were not carelessly lost
as nowadays. or given as substitute
for a farthing change. The law per-
mitted that they should only be sold
on the first two days Of January each
year, in order that they might not be-
come too common. 1t therefore became
the custom for ladies OF all classes
to buy their years stock OF pins on
these days. and the money given them
for this purpose by their husbands or
fathers was known as pin money
phrase that has survived to the pres.
ent day.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-07-24
HEAT KILLS MANY CHICKENS
Shade May Be Provided by Raising
Portable Colony Houses Foot or
More From the Ground.

By PROF, J. G. HALPIN. Wisconsin
College of Agriculture.)
Not disease. but lack OF shade, is
responsible for many poultry losses
in summer. The average poultryman
may lose several hens before he real.
lies that heat is responsible for their
death. or he may expose young chicks
to hot sunshine too soon.
A young chick Matched during hot
weather must not be put out In the
hot sun until after 1t Is several days
old, and must be gradually accustomed
to the sun. Otherwise the sun may
blister its tender skin, so that even
though It is not killed outright. It is
greatly weakened.
For shade. a corn field. small patch
Of sun flowers, shrubbery and bushes
Of any sort, as well as fruit or shade
trees. are very satisfactory. Many
times something could be accom-.
plished along this line by turning the
houses around SO that they face north
and thus shade the chicks.
Portable colony.houses with solid
floors can be raised foot or more
of the ground so that the chicks can
get under them for shade.
Old doors and objects Of that sort
can be used for shade by driving four
stakes into the ground, and elevating
the north end Of the door some three
or four feet from the ground while
the south end Is only about foot
from the ground. Small ducklings
and gosllngs are even more subject
to sun stroke than the chickens and
SO should be guarded with especial
care.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-07-24
CALLS DOG TO MEALS

Gideon B. Welsh. OF Torrington,
Conn. Judge OF the court OF common
pleas for Litchfield county. has a
musical prodigy in Jack. an English
bulldog, which is called to its meals
by selection played on the graph
ophone.
The dog will no longer heed It's
masters whistle, but whenever the
graphophone plays the opera. The
Poet and Peasant" Jack will respond
II within hearing distance.
Jack pays no attention TO any Sc
lection except THE Poet and Peas
ant"
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-07-24
TIRED OF EATING CHICKEN

Henry Cartonberry, the curfew Off
Ger in Milbourne, W. Va, has quit his
job In addition to keeping the chill
dren of the streets at night. Mr.. Car
tonberry was ordered by the town
council to kill all the chickens he
found roaming through the town In
the daytime. He was told to eat all
he killed. Mr.. Cartonberry tried kill
ing and eating chickens for thirty
days. Then he resigned. sayixg:
Conditions attached To the Job are
too hard"