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The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-28
Troop IS Ready to Move.
8 DEAD IN COUNCIL BLUFFS.

Council Bluffs, Iowa, March 27.-
Mrs. Jacob Lininger, who was ser
fously injured in Sunday nights tor
.nada in her home on the outskirts Of
the city, died this morning. increas
ing the Council Bluffs death list to
nine and 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
GIVES ANOTHER $4,000.

Los, Angeles, March 27.--Pur-
saant to his determination to dis
pose of his $4,000, ,O0o estate before
he dies, John r. vogef. retired
druggist and capitalist. distributed
property valued at ss00.e00 among
his children yesterday. The first
distribution was made by him a year
ago, when he disposed OF approri-
mately $1,000. .0s0. vogef is sirty-
nine years or age. =
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-28
ANNUAL MEETING
|. OF CON'L. CLUB
HELD LAST NIGHT
~
Officers Are Elected to Serve Body
For Ensuing Year and Other
Business transacted.
PREPARED For HIGH WATER
On Part Of Citizens' Executive Com
hnttee and Necessary Money
Expenditure is Favored.

The Cairo Commercial Club held
its annual meeting lass nighs In the
club rooms at 500 Washington ave-
nue., with a 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
complshed much for tho good OF
Cairo, and had increased materially
in membership. From Mr.. Wander
burg'a 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 viii be sat-
isfactcry to all parties concerned.
With the exception of Or. w IT,.
Grinstead as Vice presidents all the
old officers were re-eleeied to servr
the club James H. Galllgan was
named as president, Ellis y. Cox IS
vice president, W. F. Vanderburg
secretary and Eebert 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.. Milleris
name was annexed TO the list, maxi
ng the body number eleven and con-
sisting OF the following:
P. T. Langan, w j. Johnston, A.
Kaufman, w. A. Mcknight, George
j. Becker, Samuel White, George
Parsons, M. s. Carter, II. r. Ais
thorpe. G. &. Terrell, G, G. Miller.
Dr. Grinstead spoke before the as
semhlage upon the question of the
ferries and said he thought the Com
mereial Club should stand behind
levery effort OF other local organiza
tons 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 4
commercial interests and that. they
| T.
should be iudiciously conserved.
Some discussion was engaged upon
at length by various members who
were present relative to the stage Of
river that Cairo might possibly hava
within the next several weeks. The
sentiment semed 10 be that there
was 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 Git
zens' Executive committee yesterday
afternoon TO prepare for tbs
Strengthening of the levees, and
gave its approval of that commit
tees power to act in spending as
much money in the protection Of tha
/ city as was deemed necessary and In
measure consistent with the exist
ing conditions,
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-28
MAJOR MORSE IS PROMOTED.

s! Champaign, H., March 27..-Uni-
versity of Illinois students today
MAJOR b. G. Morse, head OF
the military department. who has
been promoted to lieutenant col
onelcy. Lieutenant Colonel Morse
was assigned here from Fort sher-
idan September !, 1910.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-28
Association of Commerce Advises
Wilson That Amount is Avail
~. able for Red Cross.
ALSO FOOD AND I PROVISIONS
Prominent Men and Business Inter
ests Give Freely Toward Pound
People Of Stricken Cities.

Chicago. March IA relief
train loaded with provisions left the
Union station. late this afternoon for
Royal Center. Ind, over the Penn
syleania railroad, to distribute food
and raiment to sufferers from the
flood disaster in that locality. Pro-
visions will be supplied from the
train at Royal Center and Logans-
port to all in need.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-28
BASEBALL DIRECTORS ELECT
OFFICERS OF ASSOCIATION

The newly elected directors of the
Cairo pasehall association held a
meeting last night and elected the
following officers:
President, Dr. N. w. Cox: Vice
president. Guy p. Eichenberger:
Secretary and Treasurer, Rufus p.
Flack.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-28
BLIZZARD SWEEPS TEXAS.

Fort Worth, Tex. March 27.-The
worst. snowstorm Of years Is sweep
ing over Texas and the damage has
been heavy. Hail and sleet fell to
the deptp Of twelve inches.
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
flood sufferers by Chicago business
men today. flpi 44
The pledge of this amount was
made by the executive committee of
the Chicago Association bof Com
merce in meeting that lasted but
few minutes. At the conclusion of
tho meeting the following telegram
was sent:
Honorable Woodrow Wilson, aPresi-
dent of the United States nand
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
merce is pleased toadvise that $780,
coo Of that fund in money or sup
plies is Immediately avaiiaEe 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
sociation In the Hotel La Sale a lit
tie later, 100000 toward the $780,
900 fund was pledged in less than
ten minotes.
When subscriptions were called
for James Simpson, vice president
of Marshall Field & Co., announced
that his firm would give $4,000 and
also announced that he was author
lied by Julius Rosenwald to sub
scribe the same amount for Sears
Roebuck & Go. Carson, Pirie, Scott
& Co. gave $4,000, Butler Brothers
$4,000 and Charles w. Folds $3.50.
The subscriptions ranging from s25
to $3.50 then began to come faster
than clerks could take them down.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-28
MANY THOUSANDS ARE STILL
IMPRISONED in THEIR HOMES
Guests Of Algonquin Hotel Escape Death =
Food Supplied The Hungry--MarOOned
Chief OF Police Refuses SuccOr
M and Directs ReScuerS.

III
West Dayton, Ohio, March 27.--.
The First National Bank building III
1.-THE center Of Dayton is burning. y
The food waters had 30 far r6eed-
ed that firemen withsan engine sue
ceeded IN getting access near the
Isoere and all persons wishing to
leave were brought out Of the dis
trict.
The Third street bridge across Che
Big Miami is safe and 1t 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. Il
The police and miiitiamcn report
that iooters 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 nnconfrmed rum.
ors tell OF many looters being shot
down.
Excitement is running riot, wild
,rumors are in the air and serious
/, trouble is expected.
After day of grueling work vol
unteer rescucrs had recovered moro
than hall hundred bodies from the
waters OF the Big Miami and Wolf
creek and had rescued several hun
dred who had been marooned ON
housetops and upper stories of build
ings
The water in all the flooded dis
/ triet fell from 8 to 5 feet today.
At the West Dayton morgne today
frantic crowds watched every body
brought in, hoping against hope
that Il was not Some loved one
Thv food situation was relieved
temporarily, tonight by the arrival
of special train from Richmond
Ind bringing seven cars.
Dayton. Ohio, March 72.@All bui
few Of the thousands Of people who
have been marooned in the down
town sections of the flood 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 Anaback, himself
Imarooned, has been directing the
Iresoue work and gave informatiou
as to the situation as to what had
been heretofore the waler bound
district
/ Except for a possible loss of llft
on the north side there will not be
more than 200 dead In Dayton. ae-
ieording to an estimate.
The worst conditions found nea'
the center of the food district wa
in the workhouse. where so prison
iers have not had water or food sine.
Tuesday. They revolted and de
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-28
Found q Kentucky Home.

The little waif left on the porch
of home on Thirty-second street
one evening about ten days ago. has
been adopted by Kentucky family
who will give it tender and proper
raising.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-28

" s>~~-z<~a---------- gsf98 v
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 OUT
LET TO THE FLOODS ABOVE IN
THE OHIO RIVER. .n-R. 7. LIND.
LEY, Local Forecaster Of the U. s.
Weather
This was the authorized statemant
made TO The Bulletin last evening.
at 7.1S O'Clock.
Mr.. bindley would not hazard a
prediction last evening relative Ito
the probable height the river would
rise saying that he would defer in-
til this morning when he would be
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 sdusrely in the
face
There were no evasions or subter
fuges used in the discussion OF pre-
vaillng conditions. but the entire
field was gone over carefully
Although every one is satisfied
that Cairo can successfully with
stand flood stage of s 5 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 Of
iteen 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 committed
placed an order by wire with ST.
Louis to rush by express 160. .OOO
sacks which with the present supp y
| OF 100000 already in the city. will
answer the purpose of making the
city safe from an extraordinary high
stage of the river.
The railroads wiz have SO fat
ears. at the disposal of the city this
lmornins =
| At noon a gang of laborers viii
/! proceed with the cars to Villa Ridge
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| (ConcIuded on Eighth Page
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-28

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

The readings given below
are made persona ly by a rep
resentative of The Bulletin
and are not the subject of
guesswork.
They can be relied upon as
absolutely correct both as to
time and readings.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-28
In Special Message So Announces at
Last Night Meeting Of
City. Conncl.
POINTS TO IMPROVEMENTS
Made During Eight Years As Mayor
Expending One Million !.
W. Dollars.
To the City Council and Citizens Q

To the City Council and Citizens Of
Cairo:
The City of Cairo Is now in the
midst of the most critical period
through which it has passed since
its organ lzation as a city, and in my
opinion the most careful manage
men. on the part CT its mayor and
council will be Absolutely necessary
to its future success as city.
In view OF the fact that It ia my
desire to avoid campaign which
might cause dissensions among the
business interests and people gener-
ally, to the detriment OF the city's
welfare, have concluded to decline
to be candidate Tor mayor at the
municipal election to be held on
April 18th, and hereby notify the
poard of Election Commissioners not
10 place my name on the effieial bair
lot that is to be issued at this time
had concluded to refuse to be-
come candidate for the nomination.
as mayor at the primary election.
held on the 1lth inst, as my attor-
neyf had advised me that such q
primary could not be legally held a.
this time under the law providing
for the Commission Form of Munich
pal Government, but large number
of the mos, prominent business men
of the city assembled and agreed in
writing to place my name upon the
ballot, knowing that If the Commits
son Form of Municipal Government
should be attacked and defeated III
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
The above is part of a special
, message read by Mayor Parsons at a
special meeting of the city council
last night
e. The message. which consists OF
eight pages altogether, each AS
lengthy as the one here reproduced,
The Bulletin will publish in confiec-
ton with the council proceedings.
In substance 1t relates the num-
ber and cost OF improvements made
during his eight years as mayor.
He gives $1.010,319.07 for vitrl-
fled brick pavements. not counting
the cost of many miles of concrete
sidewalks. 4
He refers at length to the Com
perciai avenue sewer and takes ey-
seption to the criticism TO Which he
has been subjected, claiming that II
was endorsed In d pablic meeting
Of citizens. ~
In caustic terms he refers TO For
mer Congressman Thistlewood's
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 s6S,25o com
promise bond issue which falls due
July |, 1914.
Mayor Parsons further claims Il
have either wiped out entirely OF
reduced to a minimum" many honky.
tonks and public gambling houses
which Infested the city at the be
ginning Of his assumption of thu
tmayoralty reins.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-28
CAIRO IS READY
TO BATTLE WITH
ANY GREAT FLOOD
Can Successfully Now Withstand a
5s.Foot Stage of Water in
Both Rivers.
LlNDLEY ussuAGEs ALARM
Citizens Executive Committee Prs.
parcs for Possibilities Which
Arc Not Probabilities
LlNDLEY ussuAGEs ALARM

Q Q Q Q o 0 o o o Q
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Concluded on Eighth Page,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-28

son is provided the smaller. more dis
tant communities.
When the West Penn Traction Com
pany took the local corporation over
one or two changes were made In the
directorate and officers. The present
board OF directors Is as follows: W
5. Kuhn, Pittsburgh. J. y. Van Ma
gener, Pittsburgh. q. o Nagle. Wheel
ing; b. w. Peterson. Wheeling: J J.
Holloway. Wheeling. T. II Gender
nan. Philadelphia. and Byron Trimble.
Pittsburgh.
Following are the officers: w. s.
Kuhn. president. J. r. Van Nagener.
vice, president and treasurer: O. U
Nasle, vice president and general man
ager; ". A. shirley. secretary: c. "
Scheck. assistant treasurer. and Byron
Trimble. assistant secretary.
All the officers are men with wide
experience In the street railway busi
ness, and their executive ability IS
unguestionable. General Manager Ma
gle, who is In absolute charge OF the
entire system. With headquarters In
Wheeling. Is recognized as one OF the
most competent railway managers in
the country and Il Is IN a large meas
ure due TO his energetic supervision
that the company has elevated itself
20 such a high standard and been en-
sblCd 20 give its patrons such excellent
service at all times Mr.. NJ gle Is re-
sponsihle largely for many OF the most
important improvements and exten,
sions that have been made during his
connection with the company in tn
capacity of general manager. lie as
sumcd HIS present duties IN 1903 com
INK direct from the firm OF Stone AZ
webster Of BCs'on. "a concern which
Is heavily interested in railway sys-
tens tlrnurhov' rho South
Important 70 Suburbs.
Ju't what potent factor the
Wheeling Traction co0pany has been
In developing tho outlying DISTRESS
can be deduced by comparing these
same districts toflv with ten years
ago. A likely instance OF a town
'oo~"d and developed by a stree.
railway line is Warwood. a few milas
above the city on this side OF the
river Ten years ago Warvood was
a small hamlet OF practically no M
roriance whatever II was scarcely
rtvon e'Co0' thou~ht as a p-o-uf s-
ms outlet for WLeelinE's growing
population Today. however. since Il
has been BROUGHT into close touch
WIN Tho city by means OF trolley
Warwooi stands as one Of the most
enterprising Of tho smaller cities in
'.. 90 ""i'T 1vF H. rowing "a. n
remarkably rapid rate. Bv means az
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10 handle the traffic and BY a little
hguring Il g seen that each car In the
course or tho year carries well over
100000 passengers.
At present the company r. opera,
Ing slightly more than So miles OF
track. distributed az follows. in
Wheeling 2lie miles: Benwood and
Noundsville. 10 miles: Rellaira. ,
miles. Brookside. miles; Wheeling
e Western. GU wilns. Marine Ferry
~ niles: Steuhcnville AMI Wheeling
-" miles. and Pan Handle lines. Il =
miles.
Many Men Employed.
Upwards % 900 mon are employed
by this concern IN the operation OF
II cars and manufacturing electricity
ror power and H"htinz purposes
These men live all over the vicinity
and are aa a class. citizens OF the
most dosir0hla character The mon
arc we'll orr0nized but II IL worthy
or note fh"t the C0-0r7nv has not ~
any time had serious labor trouble
with SIS errl~vrs Sfrri~ht. upright
dealings witch tho r-vn have c~sl-ad
or0-l0v" ord ornDl0vor 20 work 10
Set'"r without 'ri0f'on since the com
pony was orraui7ed
IN cases OF emergency about c.O0n
hors" power can be derived from the
q wcr hru- al Of which ar thor
'N"''" D0"f~~a' throughout with the
49, N--'
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cinity. One OF the new additions is a
large. thoroughly modern engine room.
which Is now almost finished. This
engine room will be equipped immedi
ately with two 1900 kilowAtt turbines
and the plans include two more tur-
bines OF 1900 kilowatt capacity Four
new boilers are TO be Installed. anu
their aggregate capacity will be 3. OOv
horsepower. A steel stack 225 feet Ia
height Will be completed at an early
date: All the boilers used hitherto
are being rebuilt and will soon be as
good as new. When these improve
ments are completed and the new APP
paratus put into use. the volume OF
power derived from the station will b.
doubled. and with the increased power
10 depend upon. the company will be
free to turn fits progressive ideas to
other channels-Which II surely will
do.
Plans For the Future.
Althous A. cannot De uls puted that
the Wheeling railway system is at
present quite adequate IN every re-
spect. the Wheeling Traction Com
pany has been busy for the past year
Formulating plans that are expected
To add greatly TO The service now
rendered IA bringing all the surround
ing district into proximity wlth the
city proper. Inc company employs a
large and competent corps OF expert
engineers. who have been busy con
.--u ~" ouICtgs ON a numUer
OF track extensions that will. without
the per-adN enture OF a doubt, be
realized in the prONimate future. The
growth and development OF the Ohio
valley demands IN extended trolley
system and II is the aim OF the com
Dany To make the extensions as last
d As demanded
II has been known FOR some time
that a line 10 connect with the Bar
ton terminus ana thence TO s. Glars
vile, the county seat Of Belmont Cuun
y. vas contemplated. and General
Manager Maggie in a statement recent
ly put side all doubts as TO the prob
ability Of the line being constructed
tie gave out the Information that the
proposed route Of the new euterpriss
had been surveyed. Tut was not sure
As 10 when the actual work OF con
st'uctou would be started Ii is Il
De some time soon. however This
Is an extremely welcome piece Oi
news 20 the residents OF 81. Glars
NiAe and the sUrrOu1 Linz country a.
u means future era of PROSPERITY
Tor y" stlid Cii county seat The
new line Viii give q rect connection,
between Wheeling arl the exterior ~
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-28

benville and will bring Steubenville
closer TO Wheeling in a business way.
These proposed Improvements and
extensions Will mean an Immense ex-
penditure and will require probably
years TO complete In the entire salts
factory manner that Is desired. But
when they are completed Wheeling
Will have been benefited In mary
ways that will tend 10 ala TO It's prog
ress and growth. At the same time
the towns and communities directly
effected by invasion Of the traction
company will reap rich returns.
DOWN in the state. on the Cheat
river. capitalists are building one OF
the Lars. - and most powerful hydro
electrical plants In the entire world.
and Il Is expected 10 be completed IN
a short time The power 10 operate
this mammoth plant will be secured
by Harvesting the swift current O.
the Cheat river. lust what the gen
eratinr capacity OF the plant viii be
Is almost beyond reasonable estimate
AT this time. but 70 will be >c'mous.
when the fact IS taken into consider
alton that power from the plant Is TO
be sold in Pittsburgh. Clevelan {.
Akron. Canton. and practically every
large city in this state The West
Penn Traction company is heavily IN
terested IN the project and already an
agreement has been signed between
that company and the Wheeling
Traction company whereby the local
company will be supplied with an un-
limited amount OF power. The fun I'm
port Of this agreement cannot per
APP b. rrasred on the instant but
II means that the entire Wheeling
district Is 10 have an ineXhausta HE
supply OF electrical power availa bic
~ all tr1es and for any purpose
High tension systems Will be used
~ carrying he power from the hydro
electric plant on the Cheat river %
THIS city. and the main system u
De connected with the systems th4t
have already been constructed from
this city 10 all the surrounding towns
or course any amount OF this
STRANGELY acquired power can az -,
time De applied 10 the operation 81
street cars. which can be construed
as meaning that street car develop.
mcnt ia this district and the wuoie
OF West virginia las but started: and
there are some. with more advanced
ideas, who predict that some day th!s
state VIII rank we'll toward the top %
the street railway world.