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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-28
CAIRO STUDENT
PROVES HIMSELF
A HERO At i. !.
Rrashear Matt ngly lamps on Swim
ming Tank TO Save Lady
From Drowning.

The Daily nlini. student paper OF
the University al Illinois at Cham
raign. contains the following ae-
eoAnt Ct stunt thar Was pulled Of
on Erashear Mattlngly, cairo hoy,
at the university the other day, in
which he distinguished himself as
nearly a hero Mattlngly IS the
son OF Mr. and Mrs ] Nj. Mattinglv,
lof 80 Twenty-iirst street, The fol-
lowing is the story:
A sensational moving picture act
Of heroism was performed al the
Yale-lllinois swimming meet Mon
day night when a supposedly drown
ing coed was rescued by W ID Mat
tinsly, IA. from The tank in the
gymnasium.
The pseudo coed. whose mama
proved 10 be Kelly. had entered n.
the northwest corner OF the room
and was walking along the narrow
edge of the tank 10 fnd a seat near
the center. when the sight OF the
water seemed 10 make her dizzy and,
after trying vainly to catch her bal
ance she fell into eight feet of wat
er. The lady seemed to he drown
ing and Mattinsly, forgetful of the
fact that the hes; swimmers of tha
continent were in the building,
plunged in after her
Mattingly, who is an excellent
swimmer. soon hrnosht her TO The
edge Of the tank. and TO his own dis
.may and the laughter OF the speeta-
tors, he foGnd that she was a man
disgaised In woman's clothes. and
That he vas tho victim Of q frame
up.
Mattingly was the second of the
CAIRO Mississippi swimmers to dis
tingH'sh himself in the tank Monday
IS Il a. Schwartz, also of Cairo, won
Tho egg and spoon race.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-28

Chicago, March 27.-The revised
estimate OF the loss in Dayton re-
eeived late last night gives grounds
for the hope that the dead I'm all Sec
tons effected by the food will not
exceed 1000.
Daring investigators who pene-
trated the flooded sections revealed
hundreds of safe people, who ii was
feared were lost.
1t Is said that on the north side
there may not be more than zoo
dead while in other parts OF Dayton
the death list has grown
There was far heavier loss in
the west side OF Columbus than at
first thought. One estimate placed
the number of dead at more than
500.
Apparent authoritative reports
from Piqua. Ohio. indicate that 20
are dead There
At Peru, Indiana, the autthorita-
tive estimate of the dead list is said
to reach at least $50.
From Hamilton, Ohio, so are re-
ported drowned. Twenty-Five are re-
ported from Troy, so in Middletown
and 5 in Massilion, Ohio.
The dead from the food In Chilli
Gothic will not exceed rs according
to the latest advices.
A report from Linton. Indiana.
gave I6 person drowned.
There are 10 dead at Sharon.
Penn
1t Is estimated that 10000 people
were marooned in the flooded dis
iricts Of Dayton and that l5,Ooh
homes have been submerged
Rescue stations are providing for
5000 homeless.
The probable damage in the city
figures S25,000,OOO.
The latest reports from Zanes-
vile are that $50 are believed to
have lost their lives and about $50
made homeless.
Twenty were found dead among
the refugees in the court house at
Peru according to telephone mes
sage,
Il.
the, refugees
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-28
C0LoRS OF PRIMARY BALLOTS

Announcement is hereby made
that the co,ors of the Primary Bal.
lots to be used at Primary Election
to be held in the County of Alexan
Ter, Illinois on the 9th day Of Apr
A. d. 1913, by the respective parties
will be as follows:
Republican Party-Yelow.
Democratic Party-Pink.
Prohibition Party-Blue,
Socialist Party-Red.
Progressive Party-Brown.
Dated the oath day of March A
D. 1918.
JESSE E. MILLER,
County Clerk.
c. FRED GALIGHER,
Clerk of Board of Election Commits
sioners.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-28
An Epidemic of Coughing

Is sweeping over the town and
foung and old are alike affected
.Foley's Honey and Tar Compound is
quick safe reliable family medi.
line for coughs and colds. A. S.
tones, of Lee Pharmacy. Chico,
Calf, says; Il consider Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound has no
equal, and is the one cought med
ieine | can recommend to my friends,
IS containing no narcotics or other
harmful properties" Refuse all
substitutes and take only Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound. For sale
ny all uggists.-Advt.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-28

In China during the rainy season
the amount OF mud In certain mari.
time provinces is incredible and appal.
ing. II is. In fact, as much as two
three and even four feet deep Tour
lists say that to see wagons and men
and animals pushing through this
brown and viscous mud ia as ugly q
sight as can well be imagined.
But there's a eight more horrible
still-the sight of the living mud
Sometimes, as you stand on the edge
Of one Of these awful expanses. tAe
mud begins to move. 1t rises up and
down. It forms itself into strange
mounds. It is like a great eauldron
OF witches stew As you puzzle over
the ugly spectacle the hideous forms
OF dozen land crabs, coated thick
with mud, emerge near you. A dozen
more toll painfully forth on your
right, another dozen on your left. And
then you understand This eauldroa
OF moving. living mud is due to thou.
sands OF great land crabs wallowing
in its depths.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-28

Huntington. Ind. March az
This city, on high ground on the
edge of the Wabash valley has suf
fere little from the flood. but the
river mas been rising so rapidly that
ii is feared the city will suffer event
nally. The city of Huntington sent
privisions to Peru on a relief train
from here today. The special train
penetrated two miles within the
stricken district and near the hum
dreds housed In the court house..
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-28
superfluous labor Counts.

The men who have achieved sue.
cess are the men who have worked.
read. thought more than was ALSO
luteiy necessary. who have not been
content with knowledge sufficient for
the present need. but who have sought
additional knowledge and stored it
away for the emergency reserve. II
Is the superfiuous labor that equips a
man for everything that counts In
life
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-28
CONVICTION Born Of Experience.

The man who has used Chamber
iain's Cough Remedy and watched
and felt and realized its remarkable
curative properties will tell you that
u has no superior for coughs and
aolds. The remarkable success OF
this preparation aided by the per-
ional recommendation of people
Who have been cured by IT has made
: one OF the most popular medicines
use. Try 1t when yon have .
cough or cold and realize for yeur-
self what first class cough medi-
inc will accomplish For sale by
III dealers.--AdYt.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-28
River Forecast.


Tho Ohio. from the mouth OF The
Wabash 10 Cairo. viii continue tc
rise for the next week Flood warn
lngs have been issued for Paducah
"A fifty foot stage is expected at
Cairo .early next week, with the
crest not YET In sight. The Tonnes
see, from Florence to the mouth, and
the Wabash, AT Mt. Carmel, will
continue to rise for the next few
days; food warnings have been is
sued for Riverton, Alabama, and
for Columbia. Tennessee. A stage
of about twenty-seyen feet is indi-
Gated for Mt. Caremel. The Missis-
sippi, from below ST. Louis 10 above
Cairo. will rise at decreasing rate
for the next two or three days.
r. T. LINDLEY.
Local Forecaster.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-28
Upton ARRESTED AS spEEDER

London. March 27.-sir Thomas
Lipton. well known in America IS
The persistent challenger for the
America cup. was fined SlG0 today
for speeding. Sir Thomas was ar
eestsst at chertsey. suburb of Lon
don. while driving his machine at
ihe;tate of iorty-fve miles an hour
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-28
CAIRO is READY
TO BATTLE WITH
ANY GREAT FLOOD
Concluded from Page one.)

and fill 10000 or 10000 sacks with
dirt and bring them into Cairo ready
for emergencies.
The side wings of the big gates in
the subway will be entirely in their
proper position by noon today. just
leaving passage way into the
Drainage District.
These precautions are taken, not
with any idea that the necessity
will arise, but in advance prepare.
lion OF remote possibility and to
ussuage any alarm the timid may
feel over the big rises in the rivers
above.
At a meeting OF the Commercial
club held last night every action OF
The Excentivee committee was en-
siorsed and the sentiment was ex-
pressed that Cairo must face and
fight with all the power of men and
money in the event any condition
that may in the future confront the
city.
Even in the vent no necessity
should arise, the expenditure OF
$4,000 or more in preparations was
fully justified and the Executive com
mittee was fully empowered and
authorized to make any expenditures
that Il may deem best in its iudg-
ment and to take whatever precau-
1ionary steps ii may deem necessary.
rising vote affirming this mo-
lion found the entire assemblage
standing on its feet.
The Executive committee will
hold another meeting this morning
at s.eA0 o'clock in the council cham
her when additional subcommittee
will he appointed.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-28

II is odd that sheep when dead
should turn into mutton. all but it,
head; for. while asking for shoulder
or leg Of mutton, we never ask for
mutton's head. But there IL q fruit
that changes its name still oftener:
grapes are so called when fresh. raj
sins whe1 dried, and plums when in
a pudding.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-28
Scrub Flower Pots Occasionally

Keep small stiff brush to give the
Hover pots OF house plants an occa.
sional good scrubbing. Even though
the pots are set In jardinieres. they
need cleaning once In a while. The
pots are porous and become easily
clogged II not washed occasionally. ii
the pot is kept clean the soil will keep
fresh and viii never become sour anc
kill the plants.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-28
Muddy Complexion.

When you see woman with a
muddy or sallow complexion and
dull eyes, YOU may know that her
liver is out of order A few doses
of Chamberlain Tablets will cor
rect 1t and make her look better and
feel better. For sale by all dealers.
---Advt.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-28
Point He Had oysrlooksa.

The story Is told of a man who
bought a gallon of gin to take home.
and by way of label wrote his name
upon pickup card which happened
70 De the seven OF clubs. and tied it
70 the handle. His son. obs irving the
Iug quietly remarked. That's an aw.
'ully careless way to leave that
iquor Thy Because seine one
night Come along with the EIGHT OF
,lt.hs and take IT,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-28
4 Cold. La Gripne. Then Pnenmoni.

\ NUIu' Id UIIppt, lHtH FHtumUIla
Is too often the fatal sequence.
La grippe coughs hang on, weaken
the system, and lower the vital re.
Sistanee. r, G. Collins, postmaster,
Barnegat. n !, says: Il was troubled
With severe La Grippe cough and
vas completely exhausted after each
It of violent coughing Before ]
lad taken one half of bottle OF
'oley's Honey and Tar Compound
the coughing spells had entirely
'eased. ] wish to say it can't be
beat. All Others are limitations.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-28

here feared that the most Of the
deaths had occurred, Only one body
was found today.
Following is the tabulated esti-
mate of the conditions tonight:
Accurate estimate OF dead impos-
sible.
10000 persons marooned.
$4,000 residences submerged
100 miles OF streets inundated
5000 persons reported provided
for.
500 hoses killed
1000 automobiles damaged.
There were tentative figures
which placed the loss at Dayton at
s25 100000. and one person who
had explored the flooded district
verified such a big loss.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-28

IN some sections kindllngs are very
hard to secure, owing TO a lack of
timber OF all kinds. An inexpensive
kinder may be made as follows: Take
TO one pound of resin three ounces of
tallow, and while still hot after melt
ing mix with fine sawdust, straw or
ANY infiammable material and mole In
small pieces about one inch rquare.
One pair viii start fire In the stove.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-28
HUMAN BEING AS A FACTORY
Writing In Atlantic Monthly, Gerald
Stanley Lee Made Remarkably
Comprehensive Comparison.

A human being is kind of factory.
The engine and the works and all the
various machines are kept In the
basement. and he sends down orders
TO them from time TO time. aud they
Go the work which has been con-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-28
ADAMS COCO Ola ,Iroes.

"Iust think how Adam would be
surprised IL he could come back to
the earth Bow. Yes. suppose he
would be considerably astonished. but
I'll bet he wouldn't be here two hours
1efo:e he'd begin to tell Us how much
letter they used to DO things In
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-28

a report reached Cairo last night
that the Mississippi river had cut
through the repaired part in the
1}flnEwater levee and was running
DER the owlands of Missouri.
Z was this same break that re-
loved The pressure here last spring,
There is evidently some truth Ia
fltas report as the Iron Mountain
I Faiii.s instead of leaving its coaches
! Birds Point last night, returned
10 Charleston. with the intention. i,
everything was safe in the morning
ct bslaging Them back to the poin,
and taking on passengers for tn,
regular run to Poplar Blum.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-28
force OF nanlt.

How did Mayme manage to make
that elusive young man propose to
her at last"
why, he Is a persistent ocean yoy-
ager, and he just naturally declared
himself before they landed"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-28
POST Of DUTY.

The travelling salesman had four
minutes in which to catch his train.
Cant you go faster than this?" he
asked the street ear conductor.
Yes" the bell ringer answered;
but have to stay with my ear.'
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-28
SINNERS Forecast.

fFor As hours. 200 miles radiai
distaneel: Prepare shipments to
The northward to Withstand 20 de-
grees, or lower: 10 the southwark,
about 80 degrees.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-28

the last report and now comes a
stage of water that will place
Broadway the highest point in town
under four feet of water.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-28

The weather report is that Padu-
eah VII have 40 feet or water, four
feet more than the town can stand.
Paiueah has suffered greatly from
IS eyslone Of last Monday and with
= ] endemic Of spinal meningitis OF
MIA hero are 1G cases according 10
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-28
With Many Items.

did you hire that plumber recon
mended to your"
Yes"
''How did he turn out?"
"oh. he filed the bill, all right"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-28
NEWS Of THE RIVERS
STAGE of River.

Stage OF river at p. m, 46.5 a
rise of l.s during preceding rs
hours.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-28

city is without gas. water or Hight
facilities. No loss of life is report.
ed. The probable loss to property
will be $4,000.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-28

st Louis. March 27-s35, 900
was ielegraphed tonight from here
for The relief Of flood sufferers la
Ohio and Indiana. $4,000 was
wired TO Gov Cox of Ohio and s1o.-
600 to Gov. Ralston of Indiana, all
TO be used as relief fund for the
storm victims, At least 100000
will be raised for the stricken dis
triet.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-28

Wabash, Ind, March 27.-750
persons are homeless as result Of
the food in the Wabash river. This
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-28
RECEDING WATERS
At DAYTON AIDING
. WORK OF RESCUERs

Concluded from page ~
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-28
Local Datt
Sunrise and Sunset.
Weather Forecast

WtdLUtT TUItCdSIf
Cairo and vicinity-Fair ana
warmer Friday.
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ton districts OF the internal revenue hu-
reau. the principal officer Of each such
district being officially known az the coli
lector of internal revenue, IL Is these coli
lectors who will furnish blank forms and
Information relative 10 the personal In
come tax and IL is to them that the tax
payer will pay his tax. At the present
time there are sixty-three Of these col.
lectors. each at the head OF his district
At one time there were as many collec-
ton districts az there were representa-
tives In Congress, and they we're num-
bered consecutively for each state But
the number OF districts was afterward
reduced and each when newly organ
lied. retained the original number as
signed to 1T. Thus. the collection dis
trict with headquarters AT Buffalo Is still
the twenty-eighth district OF Nav York
although that state now has but six col
lection districts. Changes in the territory
of districts are made from time 10 time.
but the name and address OF the col
lector for any district is easily ascer-
tained upon inquiry at any cigar store
or bank
How much will the income tax prob
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ed fast in the opening. At last. I'm des-
peration, Mr.. Humphrey and the guide
dragged the boat containing imprisoned
me up on land. Then. oh. II was SO
ridiculous. Mr.. Humphrey took firm hold
of my shoulders. the guide clutched the
canoe and ran the other way. / was
eventually dislodged. slightly bruised and
very much disheveled from the struggle"
Just in concluding-though the finale 10
an anti-climax after the events recounted
lit ought to be told that Mrs. Humphrey
il q native Of Indiana. From her earliest
girihood, however, she believed i'm the
golden west After her parents had
died she started for her FL Dorado.
Now she Is a citizen of Washington
state. Oh, yes. she is a citizen. Out there
the women vote-you've forgotten that,
Mrs. Humphrey religiously casts her bal
lot at every election.
Since my state has given the right Of
suffrage to women. think IL is the duty
of each of US to cast her ballot on cleo
ton day." she explains.
Another evidence of straightforward
thinking-the wife of the representative
from Seattle has as unclouded a vision In
political economy as she has in hunting
yarns.
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house: in fact, no house at ali except
a trading station.
1t seemed like counting too much on
the hospitality Of stranger. There was
nothing to do. however, but to rouse the
trader and ask to be taken in.
i shall never forget the welcome that
those people gave u.s. said Mrs. Hum
phrey. THE trader came downstairs and
opened the door for us. 1t was the mid
die OF the arctic night. mind you. and
not cheerful time to leave ones bunk
for an unexpected knock on the door.
He really was glad to see us. however.
urged US to come right in. showed us to
good room and told US to be as COM
Portable as We could until morning. Then
he would call his wife.
She was cordial as the trader him.
self. have never experienced such
beautiful hospitality. In some unfortu-
nate way we missed our connections and
were not able to leave the place for two
weeks. Our hosts were delighted. They
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has since remained. After becoming
thus established at the capital he took
the regular and post graduate courses
at the Columbian Law School He Is
the author of q work on the income
tax, and has been lecturer before ac-
countino bodies.
1T is estimated that the income tax
law will affect directly more than a
half million citizens and aliens" Mr.
Speer told me. And very much
larger number will be DESTROYS of OBJ
tanning information which will enable
them to determine whether they are
within or without the requirements of
the law.
Every citizen OF the United States
whether residing at home or abroad, and
every person residing in the United
States. whether a citizen or not. will be
liable to this tax. levied at the rate of
per cent annually upon such of his or
her entire net income as exceeds 5000.
except In certain cases. which will men,
ton later.
There being doubt in the minds OF
members of Congress. as to whether the
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white woman had ever been before.
Never during the whole two months of
that trip did the ground thaw. The sea-
son was midsummer, June and July. II
ever warm spell comes in the arctics 1t
is during these two months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Humphrey left Seattle
on one OF the ships sent out by the can
ming industries Of the north. Each sea-
son the big Gamers fit out q boat with
all the supplies that will be needed for
the canning season and sent her way
into the heart of Alaska The run of
salmon is only for few months. and
the preparations for the work must be
quite completed when the fish begin to
come in. Cinnamon do most of the
actual labor of canning.
Three thousand miles north OF Seattle
Mr.. and Mrs. Humphrey went. They
landed at a town called Zodiac. on
Kodiac island. This island is one of the
Aleutian chain. Their steamer unfor-
tunately put into port in the middle Of
the night. There was absolutely no place
to go. There was no hotel. no boarding
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be bothered with a woman on such trips
as Mrs. Humphrey took. Generally. they
declare frankly that a woman is too
much trouble. She wants to be waited
on too much and is offended If her hus-
band doesn't help her over every stone
In the road.
That her husband has been glad to
have her accompany him on his expedi-
tons. Mrs. Humphrey credits to the fact
that she takes care OF herself entirely.
II try never to be in the way, and am
absolutely Independent. On all of our
trips we have engaged cooks. Somehow
we have never been able to get one to go
with US. The gentleman usually got
sick ut the last minute.
Therefore. the task Of preparing the
meals usually fell on me. Indeed, did
enjoy It. We took what il known as a
Dutch oven with US. It is big pot with
q lid on the top. You place hot Goals on
the lid and are able to bake bread inside
the pot
AS ono might expect. most Of the pro-
visions on the hunting trips were carried
in cans. Flour in plenty was neces-
sity when the time for breadmaking
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your bank and withheld for the revenue
collector. whether your net income
reaches the taxable total or not In other
words II your only revenue in the world
Is so year from a railway bond, l per
cent Of that will be withheld by the bank.
and 1t will be your lookout to afterward
prove to the district collector that you
are not a bloated bondholder of the tax
able class. in which event the amount
withheld will be returned to you.
THE other method, that of collection
from the individual will be undertaken
in this manner" Mr.. Speer continued.
Every person OF legal age subject to the
tax will be required to make accurate re-
turn Of his annual income to the col
lector Of internal revenue of the district
in which he resides, this statement setting
forth specifically his gross amount Of in
come from all separate sources, and from
this total must be deducted the aggre-
gate items of expenses and allowances
to which I referred. II the income tax
payer has his residence in foreign
country his returns will be made to the
collector Of the district in which his
principal business in the United States is
carried on. But II the taxpayer is liable
only to the normal tax of per cent he
need not make return of income derived
from dividends on stock of corporations