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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-20
ToDAY's BIRTHDAY HoNoRs

United States Senator John Worth
Kern, Democrat, 4 Indianapolis,
was born December 90, 1919, in
Howard County, Ind; was educated
in the common, schools, Normal Col
lege. at Kokomo. Ind. and graduated
from ts.e law department 4 Of the
University sof Michigan with degree
Of bachelor OF laws, class of 1863;
by profession, a lawyer, practicing
at Kokomo, Ind. until 1885, Since
that time sat Indianapolis; member
OF bar OF Supreme Court OF United
States andamember OF american Bar
association; twas reporter of the In
diana Supreme Court from 1885 to
1889. and edited and published IT
volumes of the Indiana reports
volumes 100 to lie. inclusive
member of Indiana State Senate
1S93-1S97; city solicitor of Tndian-
apolis, 1s97-1901; special assistant
United States district attorney
1sS3-g4; Democratic candidate for
governor in 1900 and 1904; Demo
cratic candidate for vice president In
1908; is married and has three
children; was dominated by unani-
NOUS vote OF the Democratic state
convention in 1910. and elected to
the Senate by the legislature Jan
uary IS, 1911. receiving 80 votes as
against so votes received by Albert
]. Beyeridge, the Republican eandi-
date. His term wilisexpire March s.
1915.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-20

by Memphis. Chattanooga and otner
cities: in Massachusetts, by Glouces-
ter. HaverSill. Lynn and Taunton;
in South Dakota by. Sue Falls ana
Appleton: in South Carolina by Co
lumbia and Sumter.
In Kentucky it has been adopted
by all the second cites, Coyington.
Lexington, Newport and Padueah.
and some OF the smaller cites are
asking for it. notably HopkinsSIlie,
In other states the record shows
Idaho, one city; Colorado. two;
Louisiana, two; Maryland, New
Mexico and Oregon, one each; Min
nesota and Mississippi. two each
North Carolina and North Dakota,
three each.
New Orleans and Buffalo are
among the cities which recently
have voted for government by CON-
mission. Other notable commission
cities are Denver. Col. Dayton,
o.: Spokane and Tacoma, Washd.
and Salt Lake fyT. Utah. Tho
Ohio Legislature last year amended
the State Constitution in such o
way as to give the cities the RICH;
to be governed under the commits
sion plan. The Pennsylvania Legis-
lature recently has done the same
thing in response TO demand from
many cities. In several other state
where legislation is required in
putting the plan in operation tn
cities are begging for. the privileg
of taking vote on the question
The list of eommission-goyer
cities is rapidly being enlarged in
every section of the country. Most
of the states in which it was neces.
sary have passed enabling acts. and
it is TO be observed in looking over
the list OF cities that the number
of those in excess of 100000 popula-
ton that have elected to be gov
erned by commission is assuming
highly respectable proportions.
There are several forms of COM
mission government, owing to con-
stitutionslH restrictions and carrying
local conditions, but the impressive
fact in connection with it is that al
most any form appears TO be more
popular than the stereotyped system
that Is being abandoned.--Courier-
Journal.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-20
The Commission Plans Progress.

The Commission Plans Progress
The commission form OF goern-'
ment in cities, as very generally
Known. had its beginning in Calves
ton in 1900. II came into existence
in that city by reason of the exig-
ency following the damage wrought
by storm and food. and was the
outcome of the powerlessness OF the
city government to deal with the
situation.
Government by commission has
travelled long way since 1t was
demonstrated TO be a success in Gal
weston. Ues MONIES. Ia, was one OF
the first OF the cities to adopt 1t.
aud. its success there was made the
most Of by the conn ere!a! organiza-
lions to the extent that in advertis-
ing Des Moines they also gave a ire
rnendoas boost 70 commission gov.
eminent.
Kansas took Il up early in the
aeti0n and now aas the largest
number Of com1nissi on governed
cities and towns. There are more
than twenty of them, including
Kansas City, Topeka and Wichita,
the largest cities in the State. There
are almost az many commission
towns in Texas, such as Dallas
Houston, Fort Worth, Galveston
Austin and Beaumont.
In addition 10 Des Moines sever
other Iowa cities have added them
selves to the commission list, Bur
i.a5ton, cedar Rapids, Fort Dodge
Heokuk, Marshalltown and Sior,
City ThHfe are sixteen commission
towns in Illinois, among tfier
Springfield. Rock island, Molin,
Decatur, jacksonville and Cairo.
california has eight commission
cities, Oakland being the largest an
Berkeley and San Diego next in sig,
In West virgihrK re has been ADOPT
ed by Huntington. Parkersbure an
HIuefelds: .gin Michigan by fou
cifies. sincluding Port fHurnn: l
Alabama by the cities Of Birminl
BAN aud Montgomery: In Tennesss
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-20
DECEMBER 20 IN HISTORY

17s3-First ambassador from th'
Parte arrived in London.
s1s52-The province of Pegu in In
d!a, was annexed to the
British dominions.
1ss4--Rufus Choate joined the
political party called the
rKnow Nothings" and be
came a candidate for tn,
Senate.
1S64-Several boats sunk and many
damaged by breaking up Of
ice In the river at ST. Louis
1sss-Terrible earthquake at
Colima. Mexico.
1s74-ItalIan Chamber OF Deputies
voted an annuity to Carl
bardi.
i8s4--War between China and
Japan practically 1T an end
s1904-Czar issued order to mobilize
100000 more men for Kuro-
patkin's army.
1sii-Franee threatened with a
new railroad strike.
1sI2--British battlship starts for
America bearing the body OF
Ambassador Whitelaw Reid,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-20

Secretary Of the Treasury Nc
Adoo and his assistants are be-
sieged with questions about the in
come tax. One that many people
would like to have answered is. How
can fellow make enough to get into
the income tax elass?-Arkansas
Gazette.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-20
PASTED PARAGRAPHS
PARODY NO. 7ss,4So.

Maud Muller. on a winter day.
Tripped down the street in costume
gay.
The Judge said Gee. she must be
froZe.
Why don't she wear some under
clothes
And Maud Muller looked back, but
she did not sigh.
Gee! but he is the Queerest guy!
His hats not green. but funeral
black.
And there's no little bow stuck up
in the back.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-20

Help on the anti-tuberculosis cru
SADIE by buying generously the Red
Cross stamps" Every dollar spent
for these little seals brings just so
much cheer, help and hope to some
sick and needy fellow creature
Chattanooga Times.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-20

Perhaps in refusing TO see a Chi
cago beef baron. President Wilson
understood the secretary to say that
a man with a meat bill was at the
Democrat.
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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-20
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.

Poll taxes for the year 1913 are
now due. All persons are rqaested
TO call at Police Headquarters. No.
I'LL Commercial avenue. and pay
same.
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II. J. DACRES.
Street Supervisor.
$3.50 {,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-12-18
C0URTMARTiAL IS
LIABLE TO FOLLOW
President Is Indignant Over
Incidents at Banquet.

Washington, Dec. 16.-President
Wilson formally withdrew his recent
acceptance of honorary membership
IN the Military Order of the Carabao,
composed of regular and volunteer
officers OF the army and navy who
served in the Philippine islands dur.
ing the four years succeeding the
Spanish-American war.
The president has ordered an in
Vestigation of various satires and
travesties on the administrations pol
icy towards the Philippines as por-
trayed at a banquet of the Carabaos
in Washington last Thursday night.
The demand for an investigation,
with limitations from the White
House that courtsmartial and severe
reprimands would not be surprising
as a result of the banquet, caused a
sensation in army and navy circles in
the capital.
Secretaries Daniels and Garrison
called on Rear Admiral Thomas T.
Howard, U. S. N, and Major General
James Aleshire, U. S. A., the two
highest officers of the Carabaos, for
an explanation. Admiral Howard was
elected president of the organization
at the recent meeting and Secretary
Daniels has suggested that he decline
the office.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-12-18
M|uTANTS KEEPING
The POLICE BUSY
Release Of Mrs. Pankhurst Their
Price Of Peace.

London, Dec. ia suffragette
threw a hammer through the window
of a police station and then followed
the hammer inside when a policeman
arrested her. The militants are
Boosting hal they will keep up their
annoyances and destruction as long
as the government continues to arrest
Mrs. Pankhurst.
The American suffragette, Miss
Zelle Emerson of Jackson, Mich, was
the central figure of a furious scrim-
mage between the police and suffra-
gettes and their supporters in Bow
street. Miss Emerson and three men
were arrested.
The suffragettes attempted a dem
Onstration before the house of coun-
cilors. One hundred police, mounted
and afoot, quickly corralled the dem
onstrators, and, failing to dissuade
them from their proposed action,
charged the procession.
They seized Miss Emerson and
men and women rushed to her rescue.
A wild scene followed and women and
children were thrown to the ground
and trampled. When the field was
cleared the injuries turned out not to
be serious.
The suffragette arson squad set fire
to a lumber yard at Davenport and de.
stroyed property worth w 100000
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-12-18
IN NORTH DAKOTA
News Of the Week From VarI-
Gus Parts Of the State
LABOR STRU3GlE is BREWING
Fargo Contractors and Building
Trades Unions Preparing FOR
War Next Spring.

With the contractors of Fargo de-
claring for the open door policy for
next wear and the builders unions get
ting a war fund together and extend
ing their unions to every possible
branch of the building trade Fargo
appears billed for a labor struggle
next spring.
walkouts last summer by union men
the contractors insist they have been
forced to declare for the open shop.
They claim that on several jobs the
employment of nOnunion electricians
caused walkouts and much delay in
some cases in which the general con-
tractors were not responsible, but suf-
fered losses because subcontractors
could not secure a sufficient number
of union electricians. In another
case a nonunion steam filter was re-
sponsible for trouble.
Contractors in all branches have
combined for the purpose of maintain
ing an open shop. Members of the
unions of the different building trades
say it will be impossible for the con-
tractors to secure a sufficient number
of nonunion men who are competent
to do the work. They express sur
prise at the action of the contractors,
insisting there have been no diff
culties regarding wages which could
not easily be adjusted.
In the meantime they are getting
together a war fund and are more
closely solidifying their ranks for
the struggle that appears certain in
the spring. An effort will be made to
secure work in other union towns
for the Fargo union men who wish to
go elsewhere.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-12-18
EX-CAShEER UNDER ARREST
Accused of Faisifying Reports of
Banks Condition.

G. R. Very, cashier of the Farm
ers and Merchants bank of Park
River. has been arrested charged with
falsifying reports: of the condition of
the bank, which, under the state law,
constitutes forgery. Very was bound
over to the district court for trial un-
der $4,000 bond, which was furnished.
The action is based on the report
OF the bank examiners board. which
several months ago found, it is as
serted, Irregularities in the cash re-
serve and loans and discounts &C
count.
The cash reserve was under the
amount provided for, while the loans
and discounts, as we'll as overdrafts,
were greater than permitted, but
these were covered up in the report,
according to the bank examining
board.
AS soon as the discovery was made
Very was relieved of his position as
cashier, while he was also removed
as treasurer of an insurance company
at Grand Forks.
Directors Of the bank stated that
it will sustain but a sight loss through
the worthless notes which, it is
charged, Very accepted. Many of
these have since been secured, while
Very has turned over his stock in the
bank to pay part of the losses.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-12-18
Specially Created Mexican Con-
grass AGj5uInS.
SPANISH MINISTER THANKFUL
Sends Message to Washington in Ap
probation of Assistance Given
His Countrymen.

Mexico City. Dec. 16.-From now
until April > President Huerta will be
obliged to conduct the government
without congress-, as that specially
created organization was formally ad-
.iourned. Is most important acts dur
ing the session ere the ratification
of the presidents assumption Of pow
er over the various departments of the
government. after dissolving the pre-
ceding congress. and r~egrant:ng to the
president This same power, which
gives General Huerta until congress
convenes again, practically the sway
of a dictator.
Although the congress was I'M
obtrusive, interfering not at all with
the executives idea of government,
its notable act, aside from those d.
rectly connected with the executive
plans, was the ratification of a con-
cession to a Belgian syndicate to con-
struct 5000 miles a narrow gauge rail
road.
The rebel general Villas treatment
of the Spaniards at Chihuahua has
aroused the keen sympathies of the
colony here. The Spanish minister,
Senior Cologan, sent to Washington
through the American charge. Nelson
O'Shaughnessy, his thanks for the ef-
forts made by the government to re-
lieve his countrymen at that place.
The situation around Tampico is de-
clared by the government to be salts.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-12-18
FATAL FIRE AT CINCINNATI
Six Known to Be Dead and Several
Missing.

Cincinnati, Dec. 16.-Six are known
to be dead, M woman and two chill
dren are thought to have persisted and
n man was mortally injured in a
fire which swept the Salvation Army
home for men. Scores We're over
come by smoke. None of the dead or
injured have been identified, as they
were transient dodgers. The loss is
estimated at 100000.
Walter Mayer, a ball player on the
Chicago American league team. dis
covered the blaze and gave the alarm
and at the risk of his life rescued
eight children.
Owing to the smoke the tiremen
were unable to make an exact search
of all the buildings in the block and
fears are entertained that other bodies
may be found.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-12-18
FIGHTING ENDS AT TAMPICO
Rebels RepuIsed in Their Attack on
Mexican Seaport.

Mexico City, Dec. 16.-The rebel
loss in the battle between the fed
eral troops and the Constituencies
for the possession Of the seaport Of
Tampico is estimated at 1000 men,
according to a telegram received at
the ministry of the interior from the
governor of Tamaulipas.
Dispatches told of the cutting off
Of the water supply in Tampico b$
the rebels, but said that the battle
had ceased.
The last shot in the battle was fired
at 10 o'clock on Sunday morning,
when the rebels retired, according to
the official report given out at the
wal office.
Federal cavalry then pursued the
%retreating rebels for some distance,
afterward returning to Tampico and
reporting that the rebels had dis
persed. some of them going toward
Victoria and others in the direction
Of lula and Xicotencatl, in the state
of Tamaulipas.
The rebels were demoralized and
short of ammunition, the official re-
port said.
The war department is of the opin-
ion that Tampico is safe against fur
Their attack.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-12-18
LIFE IMPRISONMENT
FOR Staying THREE
North Dakotan Is Found Guilty
Of Brutal Murder.

Guilty of murder in the first de-
gree, with life Imprisonment as the
punishment, was the verdict returned
at Williston in the sensational case of
Cleve Culbertson, tried for the muir
ders of Mr.. and Mrs. d. #. Dillon and
their seventeen-year-old daughter at
Ray.
Dissatisfaction with the verdict on
the part of the large crowd in the
courtroom was apparent and GILBERT
son was rushed to the county Jail.
Confidence that a jury would in
truct for the hanging of Culbertson
was the only thing that prevented a
%lynching when the man was first ar
rested, it is said.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-12-18
TAFT ENDORSES ROOT BOOM
Would Like to See New York Senator
Named for Presidency.

New York, Dec. l6.-"The nominal
ton of Senator Root for president by
the Republican party would be graft
flying to me-highly gratifying. I
would be delighted to see him in the
White House. l regard Mr.. Root as
a statesman in the same class with
Alexander Hamilton. He is more
than a statesman, too. He is a pro-
found lawyer"
These statements were made by
former President William Howard
Taft in the course of an informal talk
on a train by which he was returning
from New York to New Haven. The
conversation centered about the
prominence with which Mr.. Roots
name has been brought forward as a
possible candidate in 1916 and in con-
nection with events of the last few
weeks.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-12-18
HANNA t. Go|"G TO NORWAY
Will Present Lincoln Statue to Scan
dinavian People.

Governor l.. B. Hanna of North Da-
kota will in person present to Norway
the statue of Abraham Lincoln. given
by this state. on July 4, 1914. at Chris.
tiania. Definite announcement Of his
plan to make the trip to Norway at
the head of the state commission
which is in charge OF the movement
has been made.
In connection with the presentation
Governor Hanna has asked the navy
department to send a squadron to
Christiania and he believes this will
be granted.
Governor Hanna says that he en-
gagged passage for his staff and him
self aboard the Bergensfjord. They
will sail to Bergen and from there
will make a cruise to the North cape,
returning to Chrisriania about June 80
or July 1. On Americas national day
the unwilling of the Lincoln monu-
ment. the gift OF Scandinavians Of
North Dakota. will take place.
Governor Hanna has also announced
his purpose Of creating a larger com
mission than that in charge of the
Lincoln monument movement at this
time, proposing thai the delegation
present or the occasion of the pre-
sentation shall be thoroughly repre-
sentative Of the state.
North Dakota also will make an ex-
hibit at the centennial celebration.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-12-18
DEVELOPING NORTH DAKOTA
Record of Part Played by Norwegians
Will Be Complied,

Will Be Compiled.
A complete record of the part Nor
wegians have played in the upbuild-
ing of North Dakota will be published
and placed in every library in Nor
way, under the plan adopted by the
Norway Centennial commission of
this state, which is in charge of the
exhibit for the 1914 celebration in
Norway.
Alfred Gabrielson, in charge of the
movement, has already begun a can
paiga to obtain the necessary infor-
nation.
The record will be one of the most
complete ever attempted of a nation
atty and it's work in a new country.
Every Norwegian who has had any
part in the states upbuilding will be
given space and not only will their
accomplishments here be noted. but
the record also will detail home con-
nections in Norway, giving matters
relative to the coming of the Norwe-
gian immigrants.
History OF the early Norwegian set
Elements in the state will be given
and the record also will attempt to
portray the present wealth of Norwe-
gians in this state.
In addition to the personal record
of the Norwegians of North Dakota
an exhibit Of the states
will be displayed.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-12-18
Administration Forces Win Vic
tory in Senate.
LEADERS MORE CONFIDENT
Democrats Believe That Defeat Of
Hitchcock Amendment Practically
Insures Passage of Measure.

Washington, Dec. 1G.-Victory tc.
the administration forces in the first
test of strength on the currency re-
form bill marked the session of the
senate. The vote. 10 to 80, tabled a
substitute offered by Senator Hitch
cock for section two OF the admins
tration bill, proposing q system of
four regional banks, With a possible
increase to eight, the regional bank
stock to be owned by the public.
The defeat of this amendment prac-
tically insured the adoption of the
Owen plan, which provides for from
eight to twelve regional banks. with
the stock owned by national banks.
The Democratic leaders claim that
the result of the test vote. involving
n of the most important features of
the fight, indicated the complete sue
cess of the administration measure.
When the Hitchcock substitute had
been tabled Senator Reed made a
speech vigorously defending the Owen
bill and replying to Senator Root, who
on Saturday attacked the measure and
called Secretary Bryan the dominat-
ing influence" behind TIE proposed
new currency system.
No Cause for Financial Panic.
Replying directly to Senator Roots
predictions that undue imitation and a
financial panic might ensue if the cur
rency bill were passed in it's present
form Senator Reed asserted no infla-
ton Of the currency could occur un-
less the sound men who run the
banks brought it about.
No one has the right to stand on
TIE floor OF this senate and undertake
Il alarm the business interests of the
C,untry when there is no Just cause
i~ it," he said. Il doubt the high
patriotism of the man who will stand
here and cry wolf, wolf when there
is no wolf-who will take this chance
of injuring the multitude who may be
misle6 by such a cry"
Senator Reed said "a typewriter
document proposing Senator Root for
the presidency had been given to the
press before he made his speech.
"When the voice of ambition is call
ing to higher honors it is not diff
cult to understand that men will
sometimes let their interest overcome
their spirit of fairness and candor,"
he added.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-12-18
L. S. HELGELAND STRICKEN
State Senator and Prominent Farmer
Dies at NorthWood.

Dies at NorthWood.
Senator L.. S. Helgeland of McVilla
died at the hospital in Northwood.
Sunday night, Nov. %, he was sudden
ly taken i'll and the following day was
taken to Northwood for an operation.
The patient withstood the shock nice
ly and showed every indication that
he was going to completely,
but a sudden turn for the worse re-
suited in his death.
Mr.. Helgeland was fifty-tive a
old. He was a prosperous farmer of
Neshein township. He is survived
by a wife and six children.
He has held the position of county
commissioner two terms, served in
the township board, was a school Off
Ger and at the 1912 general election
was chosen state senator for the
Eleventh legislative district, Nelson
county. He was elected to serve four
years.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-12-18
Minneapolis Grain.

Minneapolis, Dec. l6.--Wheat-D Dec,
SAGE; May, S7H WS7Mc; July, 1914
MS9%c. Cash close on track: No.
hard, 8SM MS8%c; No. | Northern,
1878 m87Mc; to arrive, SG%c; No. 2
Northern, S3M mSohsc; No. 3 North,
ern. 8lM ms3Mc; No. 3 yellow corn,
60MGlAc; No, 4 corn, 55A m5SAc;
No, 3 white oats. 3Gi& m3d4c; to ar,
rive. "HAc; No. 5 oats, 33a M35Hc;
barley, G3UG6c. fax, SL47M.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-12-18
Town May Soon Have Railroad.

SherbroOke, the only county seat In
the state that is not on a railroad,
may have real connections soon
through the construction activities OF
the Midland Continental railroad next
year, The Midland plans the on.
struction OF n line TO Grand Forks and
Winnipeg which would go through
SherbroOke.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-12-18
DRASTIC BILL IN CONGRESS
Measure Would Prohibit Futures in
Agricultural! Products,

Washington, Dec. 14.-Representa.
tive Harrison Of Mississippi has pre-
pared a bill to declare illegal options
and futures on cotton, hops, wheat,
corn, oats, rye, barley, wheat, flour,
pork, lard, bacon or other agricultural
or food products. The bill embodies
drastic provisions to abolish all such
or sellers of options and futures.