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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-21
CHILDREN DEMAND
TURKEY BANQUET
Invade Minnearo is Leading Hotel,
Saying Santa C,aus
Sent Them.

Minneapolis, Dec. ga crowd
OF more than Seventy-fiie children
from the poorest tenement district
invaded a leading hotel today and
demanded that they be given din
nef, informing the manager hhat
santa claus had invited them. The
demand was complied with.
Although the hotel manager had
not been Informed OF The arrange.
ments made BY Santa Claus for the
Youngsters, he ordered dinner
complete in every detail with
courses from soup to nuts. including
turkey and all the filings, and the
children went away fully satisfied
One stubborn lad roughly inform
ca a waiter that unless he &c. his
soup more promptly he would "s.a2
him in the eye"
1t transpired during the progress
Of the dinner that a stranger had
passed through the tenement neigh
borhood a few days ago with the
Information tnat Santa Claus would
be at the hotel Saturday and invited
all the children to dinner.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-21
MOUND


Pupils of the Pulaski county
schools had a spelling contest in this
court house at Mound City yester-
day afternoon at / O'Clock to select
the delegate from tho county to at
tend the state spelling match at
Springfield on december 30.
The entries were Mary and Nan
ME Mathis of America, township
16-t Il; Ethel Stoner from Wetaug
and Delbert Mathis from Ullin, rep
resenting township AL w; Zella
Caster and Mildred Burton from
Mound City, representing township
1911 w: Elma Stone from villa
Ridge and Juanita Nesbit from Pu-
laski, representing township t5-1;
Herman Eraatz from Friendship
and Cecil Knupp from Hoffner
school representing township AL
F.: Rena Britt from the Bryan
school representing township ISL
II. Townships 14-2 f and 1872 y
were not represented.
The contestants were selected in
townships spelling contests during
the week.
Herman Kraatz Of the Friendship
school was the last one on the floor
and 'Elma Stone from Villa Ridge
stood second. They will go TO
Springfield representing Pulaski
county schools where the state con-
test will be at the Capitol. Elma
Stone will act as alternative.
Pulaski County superintendent
of Schools Miss Mae Hawkins will
go to Springfield at the same time
to attend a meeting OF the State
Teachers association.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-21
Fire Near Singer Plant,

Finding the fire department was
nable to control the fire at 83 :
Sycamore at . o'clock yesterday
morning. officials of the Singer
Manufacturing company ordered
cut thojr private fire fighting appar-
7tas and quickly extinguished the
blaze.
Six hundred feet of hose was run
from the plant to the burning build
ng and the fire pumps started
which gave the required pressure to
fight the fire.
The ire started from a defective
1ue, in Harry Melton's restaurant
and spread to the roof of the saloon
occupied by Egan & French. Con-
siderable damage was done to the
oofs Of 10th buildings, the stock
and fixtures of the saloon was dam :
scd about $500, fully covered by
Insurance, and the restaurant stock
md fixtures about $500 with no in
surance.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-21
Find Lost Checks.

JEFF, negro driver for +. S. Reed
yesterday morning found package
OF checks totaling $i669.95, which
was lost several days ago by Rufus
James, negro porter for the Iron
Mountain railroad. Twenty nirc
dollars in currency, which was in
the bundle when it was lost, was
missing.
The negro found the checks when
he reported to work yesterday NOR
ling at Reeds stable, which is on
tha south side of Nineteenth street
about 1875 feet east of Washington
avenue, The bundle was in a paper
7ack and was living at the door of
the stable.
jeff turned over the package to
Frank S. Reed, who notified The
iron Mountain railroad that the
hccks had been found.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-21

rip-rap the levee in the Drainage
District for four miles up the Ohio
river TO the junction with the Cache
Creek levee. this leaving ten miles
in the Drainage District which must
be rip-rapped. He further shows
that the levee on the west side cf
Cairo, upon which the National
Government has expended s117,-
O00, must be protected with stone.
He tells them further that Cairo
has received $4,000 from the
State of Illinois which has been en-
pended in ra sing the concrete sea
wall 20 a sixty foot grade which in
sure absolute safety for all time to
come 10 the eastern side. He never
operlooks the fact that Cairo soush.
and obtained the passage of the
Enabling Act" by the state, where
by was given the citizens the right
IN tax themselves one percent addi-
t'onal, and how they have taken ad-
vantage Of this remedy. raising
S35.003 this year for levee purposes
These arguments are not without
fruit as the members of the two
committees see that the Government
must appropriate the 100000 il
order that the vast sum of money
already cYpcnded will be fully pro-
tccted from all possible future
contingencies.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-21
SAM IANCFORD
CHAMPION OVER
JOE JANNETTE
Joe Barely Able to Keep His Feet at
Conclusion of Twentieth
Round,

Parisl Dee. 30. Sam Langliord,
the negro heavyweight pueilIst Of
Boston, was awarded the decision
on points over Joe Jannctte of Ho-
boken. n. j., at the end OF 4 20
round contest Tere tonight, The
bout was copsidercd in Fraficc to be
for the heavyweight championship
OF the world.
Lang(ord forced the lighting
throughout the battle. Jannctteo a
at the end of the twcncieth round
was barely able to stand.
In the twelfth, fifteenth and
nineteenth rounds, Joe landed hard
blows on his opponent but they
were apparently ineffective.
Ianette's gamcness frequently
brought tears from the spectators.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-21
Subscriptions Will Be Received
Today-Grand Total
Reached $l38.
Previously acknowledged ..$ll7 90
Total to date
S13S 90


Liberal as Of old and quick to re-
spond, the people of cairo are not
forgetting in the cXuberance of the
christmas atmosphere the bunch OF
little Riddles that are our wards
aud the necessary essentials 10
maintain the Cairo Children's Homo
the ensuing year.
Saturdays donations reached
the s1m of $21.00 which with that
previously subscribed makes total
of Sl3S.00 with four more days be-
fore the list closes on Wednesday,
December "a, when the Santa Claus
gift, IN which the people of Cairo
have 80 literally III the past partici-
pated will be turned over to the
Home
Notwithstanding this is Sunday,
donations vii be received and ack-
nowledged in Monday mornings
paper.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-21
RAILWAY CLUB ORGANIZES

At a. banquet last night at the
Colonial hotel, thirty railroad men
organized the Cairo Railway club
I. d. Ladd of the Illinois Central,
was elected president. H E. Fits
of the NJ. & o. vice president and c.
s. Bourque of the Southern Railway
secretary and treasurer.
A committee of five WAS appoint
cd to draft the rules and bylaws of
he club jhich will be reported on
at the next monthly meeting some
time in January.
Many of the members made inn
promptu speeches in a harmonious
vein and the banquet was thorough
ly enjoyed.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-21
THE SQUIRRELS ARE WISE

A farmer who was in town yes
terday from the wooded section of
Syms township declares he is GER
tain W. are in for cold winter and
advises every one to make friends
with the cold man says the Paris
Gazette.
lie declares a family of squirrels
have their home in grove near his
house and as hunting is absolutely
forbidden on his premises the bushy
tails are very busy laying in their
winter supply of food Some days
ago his children went TO the woods
and gathered nearly a bushel of
hickory nuts. The bag had been
left in an old outhouse. When the
boys went to remove the treasure to
the cellar TO their surprise and in
dignation the store had been trans
ferred to other keerings.
Mr. Squirrel had found the de-
posit and had informed all his un-
cles, cousins and aunts of the dis
covery.
The farmer was not inclined to
harbor resentment He declared
the little animals had shown s1cn
good judgement and reasoning that
they were welcome to the nuts.
The boys having replenished their
supply, but this time were careful
to put the supply beyond the reach
of the woods people.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-21
Very truly yours,
J. C.M'REYN0LDS, Attorney General.

Washington, Dee. 90 Plans
of dissolution for the American
Telephone and Telegraph Compan-
les, known as the telephone trust, .
have been submitted to and virtu-
ally excepted by Attorney General
McReynolds, The proposals of the
trust was framed by n. c. Kings
bury, vice president Of the Amer-
can Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany.
Your frank negotiations in res
pect to these matters compel the be-
lief that what you propose will be
carried out in good faith" wrote
the Attorney General. at seems to
me clear that such action on your
part will establish conditions under
which there will be full opportunity
throughout the country for compe-
tition in the transmission of intel
ligence by wire"
Wilson Expresses Pleasure.
President Wilson also expressed
his pleasure with the details of the
dissolution plans in letter to At
toreny General McReynolds. The
tenor of this letter was that big
business would do we'll to emulate
the example set by the telephone
company.
The proposal of the telephone
trust is said TO be unique in the his
tory of trust legislation. inasmuch
as it conceded points at issue which
would be doubtful of enforcement
even through litigation.
This is the first time that trust
has shown willingness to 30 be-
yond the possible and palanle die.
tates of the law.
Broadly spec king the terms upoi
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-21

which the American Telephone &
Telegraph Company proposes to dis
solve are these:
1.-Disposition Of its holdings in
the Western Union Telegraph Com.
pany,
2.-Assurance that no move will
be made to extend its teleoured
holdings amounting to companies
which are or may become eompetit.
ors of the trust
3.-That in all properties in
which the A. T, & T. Co. has secured
holdings. amounting to control and
no physical union has been made.
the question shall be submitted 70
the Department Of Justice and the
Interstate Commerce Commission
for advice and direction"
4.-That the American Telephone
& Telegraph Company shall make
functions with independent compan-
les under certais, conditions regard
ing charges. mileage, etc.
In this last proposal the COM
pany comedies a point which IS
doubtful of enforcement--the agree
ment TO allow independent eompan-
les to use its lines to connect sub
scribers to rival telephone systems
The chief stipGlations made by the
Bell people in making this concess-
ion are that the independent COM
panies shall supply standard trunk
lines between their exchanges and
the toll board of the nearest Ameri-
can Telephone & Telegraph Com
pany exchanges: that these inter-
company calls shall be under the
supervision of the Bell Telephons
tConcluded on sixth Page.l
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-21
BANKS MAKE APPLICATION
TO GET INTO THE SYSTEM

Washington, Dee. 20-With the
Currency bill in its final stages III
congress. applications from national
banks to get into the system that
will be created under its provisions
began to come iT> today through
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo.
Scores Of applications were re-
ceiyed up to closing time tonight
and Mr.. McAdoo is Of the opinion
that there will be a great rush earlr
next week
So far, all the applications Rave
been from national banks in all
parts of the country.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-21
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Joseph w. Thompson, ct uX to
B. w. Chapman, quit claim deed, 50,
Town of Mcclure. Claude w. Nc
Clure's addition. lot 10, Block G.
Mrs. Emma Warner to Trustees
of Schools Township II, Range l
w, quit claim deed, s1050, City of
Cairo, first add, lots 10, * and 10,
block 61.
Nicholas Beetha. ct ux to Adde'S
sa l.. Fcuehter. warranty deed,
$500, City of Cairo. fsrt add, lots
Is and -, block 5e.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-21
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Anderson Coleman, SS, of Mound
CITY. and Miss Nellie Madison, 10,
OF Villa Ridge.
Will Rogers, %. Of Trenton,
Tenn, and Miss Mary Alice Black
welI, 27 Of Charleston, Mo.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-21
JEWEL IMPORTS INCREASE

New York. Dec. 2O-General
trade reported thirty per cent above
being indicative of better times,
dealers say Declared new tarrin
has not affected mportations
bought.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-21
lANNUAL GOLF CLUB OFFICERS

Chicago, Dec. 20---The annua!
meeting of Chicago Golf Club new
Officers will be elected and amend
nents to bylaws considered. Gill
bert E. Porter likely to be presi-
dent.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-21
BUILD NEW SKYSCRAPER

New York, Dec. Pan-Ameri-
con State Assqciation has bought
plot at Broadway, 57th and 5sth
streets. VIII erect highest building
in world, heighth Sol feet. Will
cost $1e,000,000.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-21
NEWS BREWT|ES

Anderson Coleman Of Mound City
and Miss Nellie Mad son of Villa
Ridge were married at noon yester-
day by Judge A. j. Ross at his office
on Twelfth and Poplar streets.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-21

Marie-"How are you going to ~
form him?" Kate-"By marrying him"
Marie-"G Goodness, Does he require
such heroic treatment as that?"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-21
OBSERVE PEACE SUNDAY

Washington. Dec. 20-American
Peace Society has requested
churches throughout the country to
observe Peace Sunday tomorrow.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-21
HON JAMES C. MREYNoLDs, Attorney General
THE ATTORNEY GENERALS LETTER.
OFFICE or TIE ATTORNEY GENERAL.

WASHINGTON, 10.
Mr. n G. Knsbuy Vice President American Telephone Telegraph
Company 10 York n Y:
ear
me to acknowledge with expressions of appreciation your
letter December 49, outlining course OF action which the telc
phone companies composing the Bell system obgae themselves to
follow in the future,
Your frank negotiations respect to these matters compel the be-
what YOU propose will be carried in good faith and
ME clear that such action part will establish cond
which there will be full opportunity throughout the
try for competition the TRANSMISSION Of intelligence by WIRE
May take this that the administration earnestly
desires to cooperate With and prom all business conducted
law and that without abang the that the
statutes be obyd will always welcome opportunity to aud IN
bringing about whatever adjustments are necessary for the reestah
hshment of lawful conditions without litigation
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-21
My Dear Attorney General.
THE PRESIDENTS LETTER.

WHITE HOUSE.
Dec
My Attorney General:
letting letter from the American Telephone
Telegraph Company very gratifying that the should
thus adjust its business to the conditions Of competition
gain impression and from week week that
country cnceriy desaous conforming
the law and very gratifying indeed to have in this In
with complete rankness and be able show
all opportunity to cooperate with them
long in this spirit help to build
country sound and lines
Cordially and sincerely yours
WOODROW WILSON
HON JAMES C. MREYNOLDS, Attorney General
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-21
PRESIDENT CONGRATULATES
McREYNOLDS ON RESULTS
Subscribers Patrons of Independent Compa-
nies Will Have Right to Intercommuica-
ton Outside Minimum Radius Of
Fifty Miles Distance
WILSON AND MREYNoLDs LETTERS
APPROVING PHONE DISSOLUTION

Wilson
the Telephone Telegraph
the plan OF dissolution accepting the
posal
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-21

CONCLUDED on Sixth Page,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-07-26
Want lads"
BEST DINNER In TOWN

The best dinner in town is serv-
ed daily, noon and night at the Elm
Cafe across the track from the
Western Pacific Depot. A trial
will convince. advt.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-07-26
ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS REWARD

The new Lunch and coffee house
just opened near the Western Pa
cific depot offers $10O to any one
making better coffee than it serves
every day over the lunch counter.
This place is run by an old soldier
and is a dandy place to 60 for a
lunch. advt
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-07-26

FOR RENT The Dining room
at the Allen Hotel in Wells is for
rent to desirable parties. Fully
equipped and ready for business.
Write George Allen, the proprietor.
or better still, take the first train
for Wells and talk it over. advt.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-02-07
COUNTY Division
NOW UNDER fire

The county division scheme is oc-
cupying the attention of the house
committee on county lines and bound
aries this week.
AS presented to the committee by
the opponents of division, Payette and
Canyon counties would each have IL
townships under the division. The
new county would have valuation of
$l2,5OOOO and the old $4,000, 600:
the new county would have 10000
people and the old $4,000.
The proposed division is on the wa
tershed between the Boise and the
Payette valleys. New Plymouth
would be the county seat of the new
county, and one feature of the pro-
position on which special stress is
laid by the divisionists is the fact that
there has been no county seat fight
among the towns in the proposed new
county. At least no such fight has
been brought before the committee.
The New Plymouth people CLAIMED
at the hearing last night that the
Payette valley is entitled to division,
not only on account of the valuation
of the new county. but also on the
ground tndt III INC County IS uiNiuSu
the people living in the territory OF
the proposed new county couldr reach
their county seat by less difficult
journey,
p Monroe Smock of New Ply
mouth, Nj. F. Albert, ], A. Harader,
c. H. Sargent and F. c. Brainard of
Payette. and Representative Lewis OF
Canvon spoke for the division.
Representative Cakes of Canyon
county, who is from Caldwell, spoke
against division, basing his opposi-
ton on his platform pledge against
county division.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-02-07
California will rnvestis,te.

few months AGO the state Of CALI
fornia was verv inder~ndent. II had
s"arantined Idaho alfalfa hay and re-
fused to make an INVESTIGATION, The
threat was made that unless Califor-
mia did make an investigation Of the
conditions In this state that Idaho
would have no exhibits at the fairs Ia
=. held at San Francisco and San
Diego in .comemoration az the conn
nletion OF the Panama Canal The
threat has evidently produced an ef-
t.et ~ tire iuve stiaation il 10 ne made,
Nv, T. g. Lewis. who represents San
DIEGO, has received word FROM the
authorities Of his home state that a
commission will be sent at once to in
vesti0ate.
Idaho claims that The state should
not ne Guaranteed ard agreed To nav
the e~r~rs~s ~ a California commis-
sion that shouid make a thorouph In
v-ssioatior State horticultural Tn.
s"~cto- ! y. Mcpherson saws that
whe, the commission gets through in
vestigating that idaho will be given q
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-02-07
CANYON FAIR
Directors meet

Unless all signs fail Canyon coun-
ty is to have the banner fair this
year. All along the line there Is
apparent spirit of enthusiasm and
desire for cooperation which speaks
we'll for a fine exhibition.
The officials of the fair assOcia-
ton have already done much in the
way of preparation and the way
that special premiums of real value
are pouring in, the premium list
will contain information of de-
cided interest to everybody. From
watches to manure spreaders. from
subscriptions to valuable newspa-
pers and magazines to pianos, prem
iums are being pledged that will
raise the total value offered many
thousands of dollars above any
fair ever held in this section.
The board Of directors held their
regular meeting Tuesday and elected
officers for the ensuing year.
The board reelected H. A. Grif-
fiths president, v. D. Hannah vice.
president, ]. B. Gowen secretary.
Robert Farrar treasurer and T. NJ.
Nichol assistant secretary. In ad-
dition to transacting the regular
business the board appointed super
| intendents for the various fair de-
partments and the standing COM
mittees.
The superintendents appointed are
J. E. Bird, Of poultry, L. X. Clough
dairy; l.. l.. Young, farm and gar
den; Edgar Meek and Mr.. McCul-
Tough, orchards: Julia Finney. hne
arts; Mrs. M. u. Bryan. household;
| Mrs. Fred Boyes, woman's work; Z
Fay Fowler. children's work; Mrs.
| Buckner, floral: Rev. Cowden. ba-
bies, ] n. Bird. dogs and rabbits;
~. II. Riddle, live stock.
i C0mmittees.
| The committee appointments are,
music and amusements. II. r. Fisk,
III. ], Plowhead and Frank Mum.
ford; grounds. II. Q. Turner. ]. g.
Harrington and G. 8. Davis: race
track G. II. Turner. J. b. Gowen. G.
l.. Robbins and 8. j. Harrington;
advertising. v. d. Hannah. h. W.
Wilkerson and c. 8. Doan: auditing
Robert Farrar and w. Il. Parker
special premiums. J. B. Gowen, J
u. Riddle. Edgar Meek. Mrs. ID. L
Bryan and Mrs. Fred BOyes; exhib
Its, II. X. Dorman. J. M. Royston
]. H. Trout. v. d. Hannah. Mrs. w
u. Parker. Mrs. e. L. Bryan ant
Mrs. w. A. Stone.
From present indications thu
fair this year will be one Of tn
most successful ever held. Al
sistant Secretary Nichol has CORES
pended with many manufacturing
concerns. regarding exhibits ant
special premiums. and the replies
have, in nose cases. been favorable
assuring a large list Of valuable
special prizes. The regular prem
iums and purses offered by the %
ISOLATION will also be larger than Il
former years.
In the amusement department !
Is probable that the cowboy sport
which proved SO popular last year
will play Q prominent part.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-02-07

clean bill of health. Mr.. Mcpherson
has made thorough investigation
himself and knows the exact condi-
tons in the section of Idaho alleged
to be infested. He states that there
are now over $50 cars of alfalfa
awaiting word from California raising
the quarantine, SO that they may be
shipped there. The action of the Cal
ifornia authorities had not only closed
that market to Idaho hay but was
raising havoc in other markets. 1t
was natural for other sections to re-
fuse to buy hay from a state against
which another state had taken such
drastic action. Just when the COM
mission will arrive is not known. 1t
will get here in ample time for the leg
islature to still make such approapria-
tons as it sees fit for the California
exDositions.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-02-07
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WILL NOT GRANT BRIDGES

The county commissioners have re-
fused the petition for two bridges
across the Snake river, one at Home
dale and one near the Nampa Ferry.
The Owyhee Commissioners had al
ready acted favorably on the PROPOSE
ton and had Canyon come through
the bridges were practically assured
or one of them at any rate. The
Owyhee officials acted upon the mat
ter some months since and the new
board in January reiterated by resolu-
ton the stand taken by the old board
The Land Board also acted favorably
passing a resolution pledging their
support in the legislature.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-02-07

vinegar are stored The making of
cider vinegar forms a large Part OF
the work of the plant.
Those making the trip and bearing
away with them a case of Apple Jelly
as memento, were Messrs. H. w.
Dorman, w. A. Stone, John Cupples,
Ed. Plowhead, NJ. A. Devers, Ed.
Meek, S. R. Smith, Nj. L. Walker,
Fred Boyes, II. D. Blatchley, Shaw,
Charles Gates, T. NJ Nichols, Henry
Williams, J. w. Watkins. Tom Wal
ker, Charles Hawkes., c. S. Gibson,
w. H. Smeade and Dan Banks