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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-15
NO GREAT FEAR
NEED Be FELT
ACCOUNT WATER
Mayor Assures Council That All. is
Well With the Drainage
j District.
PROTECTED BY RIp-RAP
Bond Ordinance to Cope Up for Two
Consecutive Read n2s Thurs
day and Friday.

The second meet NJ OF the city
council fcr the usonsh, held asst
night, was very bsief and unimpo-t-
ant, except for d rsgcrt made by
Or. J. r. Walsh rel1tive to the re-
ceipt of telegram fgem the state
bacteriologist and the presence in
the city of a state inspector. which
is FIJI ly told elsewhere In this issue.
Mayor Parsons called the meeting
to order at 7:55 with IL aldermen
answering present" to the roll call,
the absentees being Faudree, Hurd
and Nicholson
Mayor Parsons announced that
tine reading OF tho ordinance proyid-
ing for specia election at which
w II be submitted to the votes the
sI00, 600 bond issue, had been post
poned until next Thursday eyenine
Ibis being found nef essary from til 7
.s',aet that the comptroller REQUIRED
Fsshis add tidaa1 sine VA ehsata
make hts annual report so that the
council cou ascertain exactly the
condition financially of the city.
He further announced that there
would be held special meetings OF
the council Thursday and Friday
evenings when the ordinance would
be read the first and second time.
Mr.. Parsons took occasion to state
that the people were unnecessari. Y
alarmed in regard to the high water
He assured the council that the
government engineer was here to,
protect and look after the work
which 1t had done in repairing the
breaks Of last spring.
These fills were heavier and high
ar than the old levees.
On the outside of the Big Four Fl II
there had been placed rip-rap of
rock of Is to "a inches in thickness
all the way to the top which made
1t the strongest piece of work
around the city.
In eonclus on, he said that there
was no occasion for alarm with all
the water in sight In the river. "Of
course If we have more rains, it vii
mean something else"
He warned the council to avoid
unnecessary improvements and the
expenditure of money on account OF
the approaching bond issue so as to
keep within the Indebtedness legally
allowed the city.
Miscellaneous Gains and accounts
we're read and allowed
Two ordinances v'ding for con-
rete sidewalks were read the sec
ond time and adopted.
A brief argument occurred rela-
live to the sale of a horse and the
ouncil adjourned at $40 o'clock.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-15
TWO NEW YORK MEN
INDICTED FOR CONNECTION
WITH ALLEGED FIRE TRUST

New York, Jan. 14--George
Grutz, an insurance broker, and
another man, also said to be an in
surance broker, whose name was
withheld, were indicted on the
charge of arson today by the grand
jury that has been investigating the
fire trust" alleged to be respon-
sibie for more than 500 fires the
past two years, from which $4,000
was fraudulently collected.
Grutz has been in the Tombs since
the confession last week of Sam
Gold.
The police charge Grutz with hav-
ing been adjuster for number Of
fires set by men of the. trust"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-15
STATE INSPECTOR
HERE TO EXAMINE
EVERY CONDITION
CONS to Cairo on initiation Of
Surgeon Blue of the .. >.
Marine Service.
KENTUCKY WANTS LID On
State Bacteriologist Discovers "Bug'
in Taylor's Spinal Fluid
No Other Case.
KENTUCKY WANTS LID on


DR.. G. Z. Crawford. OF Rockford.
H., chef inspector for the Illinois
State Board OF Health, arrived In
Cairo early yesterday afternoon.
DR.. Crawford was ordered to Cairo
by DR., J. A.. Egan, secretary Of the
State Board OF Health. to investigate
conditions relating to the appearance
OF meningitis UP in the county and
the one case that has so far appeared
and been reported In the city.
DR. Egan sent the inspector to
Cairo upon the initiation of II. s.
Surgeon General Blue, who had been
requested BY the Kentucky State
Board of Health to detail a man To
enforce quarantine against cerebrD
spinal meningitis In Southern Ilil-
nois counties.
DIR. Crawford's instructions are to-
investigate conditions and to take
all measures 10 prevent q spread OF
the disease, II found to be In epl~
demic form.
Wednesday morning AT 10 o'clock.
d maeting Of the county commission
ers, the local board of health. Dr.
DuascAn -Aaa ahnrssa. athe
meningitis cases at Gale. Will meet
at the court houss with DR. fraw-
ford and the situation gone over
thoroughly
DR. Crawford refused to give out
! an opinion last evening when seen
| by a representative of The Bulletin,
SAYING that he withheld 1t until he
had thoroughly investigated condi-
tions for, himself
He further said that he would
fstrict Y follow the instructions of
the state Board Of Health.
u Thqt there could possibly be no
Misunderstanding the above was
submitted, following the interview.
to Dr. Crawford and he gave It his
approval.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-15
JACK JOHNSON
HOME AGAIN
Is in Custody Of U. S. Marshal Who
Will Produce Him in
Court Today.

Chicago, Jan, 14.---Jack Johnson,
the negro pugilist, arrived in Chi
cago at 1910 p. m. in the custody
of Deputy U. S. Marshal Myers.
Sheriff F. d. Woody. superintendent
of the department of justice in Chi
cago, allowed Johnson to go to his
home, in the custody of deputy mar.
shas who will remain with him al
night and produce him at the fed
erai building in the morning.
Johnson vii be called on to eS
plain to District Judge Carpenter
why his bond should moi be forfeited
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-15
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
OF FIRST BANK g.. TRUST
COMPANY ARE ELECTED

Officers and directors were elected
Yesterday at meeting of stockho.d-
ers of the First Bank and Trust Com
pany. They are:
President, J. S. Aisthorpe; vice
presidents, w. P. Halliday. w. II.
Wood and Reed Green; cashier and
secretary, H. r. Aisthorpe. directors,
J. S. Aisthorpe, Thomas P. Cotter
Reed Green, Fl. e. Halliday, w. P.
Halliday, Orris B. Hastings, Peter
saup, Paul G. schuh, Thomas ]
Smythe and w. II. Wood.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-15
TWO MEN ASSAULT
GIRL AT SHAN0KIM, Pa,
LYNCHING THREATENED.

Shanokim. Pa, Jan. 14.-Sheriff
Glass and a posse are searching the
country near here tonight for two
men who today attacked Miss Ella
Lee, 19-year-old daughter of prom
inent resident Of this city, as she was
walking along the road between
johnson City and her home.
Threats of lynching the two men
are made If they are captured.
The assailants seized the girl and
took her into the underbrush. She
resisted SO strenuonsly that she was
badly bruised. Her condition ID
MH1tQ09 = = ~ -
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-15
0 o 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 9

Washington, Jan, 14.--According
to the weather bureau reports to-
night, the river should begin to fall
at Cincinnati after Wednesday and
Louisville by Friday.
The weather bureau says:
"The Ohio river is falling above
Huntington, w. Va. but continues
TO rise from above Cincinnati to
Cairo. 1t is expected that the crest
with stage of 62.5 feet will be
reached at Cincinnati Wednesday.
No change of stage for the lower
river points at the present condition,
The river viii. begin to fall at Gin
-cinnati Wednesday"
At Louisville tonight the guage
registers 39.5, Cincinnati 62.2,
Evansville 45.1.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-15
MYSTIC kR[WE
ENJOY A FEAST
Make Big Preparations for Annual
Charity Masque Ball
February 4.

The X. NJ. K G. held meeting
last night for The purpose of making
arrangements for Its annual charity.
masque ball. which this year will be
given Tuesday, February d.
The following were appointed to
take charge Of the affair:
Clyde Leslie, Abe Goettel. Chas.
Jordan. Clint Terrell and John
Maloney. -
Following the business of the
evening the sKrewe partook Of a
feast of hasenpfeffer and the best
brew Of King Gambrinus.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-15
THREE CITIZENS
WITH PETITION
Want Question Of Commission Form
Of Government Submitted
to Voters.

1t is said that three prominent
citizens, who favor a commission
form OF government for Cairo, arc
circulat ng. a petition for the sigma
tu7es required by law before ques-
tion can be submitted to the voters
at an election.
II the required signatures are Oh
tained, the matter W II be, perhaps
broaght UP at the same time tht
bond. question Is. submitted to thu
voters, if not, il will be voted upoT
at the spring eection in April.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-15
FIRE AT LOUISVILLE
DIFFICULT OF APPROACH
BECAUSE OF THE FLOOD,

Louisville. Ky. Jan. 14.-Fire,
which for a time threatened several
factories, because the firemen could
not approach the flames because Of
high water, added to the distress Ia
Louisville's flood area tonight.
The blaze originated in the barrel
making department OF the Barret
Manufacturing company. q tar com
eern. was extinguished BY lite saw
ing workmen from boats. The loss
was not great. s,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-15
CANDLE SETS
SHACK ON FIRE
Three Negro Families Living in Two
"Br.ef" Rooms and Tiny
Kitchen.

An overturned candle set FIRE TO
the kitchen OF the little one-story
red shack, 1901 Walnut street at
1890 this morning.
Stations Nos. and responded
and chopped down what remained of
the kitchen after the fire had been
put out.
Three negro families occupied the
house, which consisted of two
"brief" rooms and miniature
kitchen.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-15

]. A. Anderson returned yesterday
from business trip 10 points in
Missouri. where he purchased three
car loads Of cattle. which he will
ship to St Louis market as the run
ming ice In the river prevented ship
ment to this city.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-15
Chldren's Home Meet.ng.

The regular monthly meeting OF
the managers Of the Children's
Home win be held this afternoon at
2:3o o'clock at the institution, 500
Twenty-fifth street.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-15

III
Dr. John r. Walsh, chairman OF
the local board OF health yesterday
received the following telegram.
Springfield, ILL.,, Jan. l4-Ycur
specimen shows presence OF Dip
loeoccus Of epidemic meningitis.
G. Il. soRGATZ, NJ. D..
Baeteriologist.
The specimen referred TO was the
spinal fluid taken from Lueius Tay-
lor, the 10-year-old negro boy OF AS
Twelfth street. and who died last
Saturday evening Of the disease, this
being the only case SO far reported
lin Cairo
II was first thought that the boy
i had died from tranmatlc meningitis,
basing this upon statement made
by hts half brother, Ed Moore. o
Cairo policeman. that he had fallen
out Of wagon and his spine injured
iby being run over about Christmas
tfIne.
| There vas> grave doubts Of this
faha ths lseaf board Of health took
ail NECESSARY precautions In quaran-
timing the house, in the burial Of
the boy, thoroughly fumigating the
premises. the burning of all articles
that could possibly convey infection
land the removal of the family to the
pest house for detention purposes.
The family is stlll there under
guard,
40 other cases have been reported.
Since the discovery OF the bug
in tho spinal fluid sent to SPRING
field. undoubtedly the Weichseibaum
diplococeus intraeellularis meningitis
dis. a very brief description OF the
etlology and symptoms OF cersorc
spinal meningitis be given.
! Eti0logy Children are most fire.
| auently attacked. almost 50 per cent
Of the patients being between ? and
lI5 years Of age. while about IS per
| cent are under 2 years of age. De-
| bility and unhygienie surroundings
are doubtless predisposing factors.
/ but the disease may attack those APP
parently healthy.
| symptoms These may he 50 mild
| as mt to confine the patient to hed.
| hut generally they are very seyefe.
| sometimes preceded ~ chill. md
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-15

Illinois = Ineftasine slondhl,s
warmer Wednesday; rain It nisn Or
Thursday.
Kentucky-Fair and warmer we'd
nesday; Thursday increasiag cloud
ness, probably raia.
Missouri - Fair Wednesday
Thursday cloudy, probably rain.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-15

II. r. Foley.l
New York and reported his mission
fruitless. Mott and Mrs. Bovine led
Fuller q merry chase nearly halt
aroi nd the world. and then nada III
lair tIias they w6ufd not ~ aepar-
atad Mott who was favored with
every luxury that money could buy,
has been disowncd by his father, but
declares that he can support him
self and bis wife, and declines to
listen to any appeals from his par
ents.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-15
OHIO REACHES
CREST TODAY
At CINCINNATI
Then Begins to Fall According to
Weather Bureau Reports Is
sued Tuesday.

0 0 0 o o 0 0 o Q o 0
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-09
Underwood's Great Work

The adoption of revised tariff
bill by the Sixty-third Congress at its
special session will mark clearly an
epochal stage in the progress of the
national democracy.
The party in power has long stood
for a tariff r-revenue-only and no
measure for the good of the many
has been so successfully handled as
the Underwood bill. It's progress
through the House was comparatively
easy and yet only the splendid leader
ship of Oscar Underwood could have
got it through with so little delay.
The republican minority was ably led
by Representative Mann. The high
protectionists played strong blaff
game, as was to be expected, but
Underwood, democracy's tariff au-
thority, not only kept the members
of his party in Congress practically
solid but he has inspired the country
at large more than any democrat of
our time with hope and confidence.
The people have learned to have faith
in him. He has been tried and has
never been found wanting. In all his
work as chairman of the ways and
means committee Mr. Underwood has
been frank, sane and convincing.
The Underwood bill passed the
House yesterday, 1t was a joyous
day-a day of democratic elation.
The bill will pass the Senate
and will be signed in due time by
President Woodrow Wilson, who has
been in full accord with Mr.. Under
wood.
Democratic leaders in other days
have achieved triumphs, but no par
liamentary leader since the war has
had the signal triumph that has come
to Alabama's brilliant and fearless
statesman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-09
Pleased With wood Block Paving

Everyone in the city seems to be
ve,y well pleased with the wood block
pavement just completed on First ave-
nue. and being laid on some of the
ether Streets said Assistant Secretary
W. B. Everitt of the Chamber of Com
rlerce.
II for one find great comfort in
the new paving in its noise killing
qualities When the old Belgian blocks
were out here on Nineteenth street and
First avenue it was almost impossible
for anyone here in the Chamber OF
Commerce office to talk over the tele-
phone unless all the windows were
closed. The noise from the streets
now, however, is barely noticeable. With
every window in the office open Il
telephone conversation can be carried
on with ease.
THE stone blocks Used by the street
car company in their crossing make
some noise when a wagon crosses them,
but this amounts to nothing when
compared with what 1t used to be.
Aside from this, l have heard Others
express satisfaction over the pave
ment. Time only will show its wear
ing qualities, but otherwise 1T seems
TO have made good
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-09
Al to EcmnIe Attire

"Since the statement has been made
officially that some of the girls IN
Birmingham dress in an indecorous
manner, the number Of people who rub
ber' at the ladies passing along the
thoroughfares has increased 80 per
cent" said man whose duties keep
him on the streets the greater part of
the day.
Il am not addicted TO the rubber
habit, but l must confess l was guilty
yesterday, but I saw nothing unusual,
or out of the way. Another thing. l
have lived in Birmingham for a num-
ber of years and | have never seen
anything indecent in the dress of tho
ladies of the city-yesterday, last week
or last year l have noticed styles
that were rather extreme but ] would
not consider them immodest and GER
tainly not indecent. However, / am OF
the same opinion as Chief Bodeker-
it is a matter for the ladies to settle
among themselves and to them, l for
one, leave the whole question"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-09
The trust / have Is in mine innocence
Henry ".
England and Her Suffragettes

When the suffragettes of England
attempt to wreck st. Pauls cathe-
dral it would seem to be time for the
British government to call halt. The
world has stood amazed at the long
suffering attitude of the English pub
lie and the parliamentary representa-
tiyes of the English people. Female
militantism has not only developed
into a revolution, but it has already
caused a loss of property i'll London
amounting to S25,000,000 or more.
America has always been known
as an asylum for "the oppressed of
every nation" There is ample free
dom of speech and reasonable Tree
dom of action in this country. Lib
erty is unrestricted. But when it
comes to license to commit crime the
line is quickly drawn in the United
States. Incendiarism is never toll
Grated, not even where demagogues
and anarchists have apparently got
some footing. In London, Oil the
other hand, anarchists may make in
flammatory speeches in Hyde Park
and just so long as they do not com
init overt acts they are unmoiestcl.
Mrs. Pankhurst and her following
have been playing havoc for some
time. Their purpose has been to ter
rorize London and force parliament
"a zlalt them full suffrage. Now
shat situation in London has be-
ces.e esperate the government will
psg3s Y exercise firnmess in sup
rrss g the woman militant. No
que q of gallantry is involved.
Wh women behave like fiends they
sao, ! be treated as other law
hrgakers.
l8u woman suffrage movement il
ae United States has made much
progress. There has been compare
lively little tendency to violence on
this side of the Atlantic. A few au-
dacious women are now trying to sow
the seeds of English miitantiSm, but
they will probably make no headway.
1t behcoves every women who is en-
listed in the cause Of equal suffrage
to frown down any thing that snacls
of the English suffragette way of do
inr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-09
SAVED HER HAIR

From the Maryville (Mo) Tribune.
IA Maryville society woman had about
$50 worth of hair, and when the word
came out that blondes were going out of
style and the brunette type coming in.
she dyed her hair and hung it on the back
OF a chair to dry. When she got-through
the hair looked like a sorrel horse that
had been out in a sprinkle But right
here's where higher education steps in.
The woman had son in high school. He
was studying chemistry and talking
good deal about it at home. The woman
got all idea. She sent a hunk of the nar
up to the chemical professor. lie an
alyzed it, discovered the makeup of the
dye and told her what to use to counter
act the effect. She used the chemical,
decided TO remain a blonde and became an
advocate of true culture"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-09
TUSCALOOSA AppREcIATIvE

From the Tuscaloosa Times s-Gazette.
Mr.. Clyde W. Ennis of the Birming-
ham Age-Herald is in the city, attending
the meeting of the Epcopal council. He
is meeting a NEST cordial welcome, as
Tuscaloosa people are only too glad to
show him their appreciation of his recent
writeups of this city.
Mr.. Ennis is a brilliant writer and a
very pleasant man in every way, and the
Episcopal council and the city of Tusea-
loosa are indeed fortunate to have him
as delegate and visitor at this time.
1t will be remembered that it was Mr.
Ennis who scooped in the dope that Tus-
caloosa was to be city of $4,000 people
in ten years, which created so much in
terest here and other places. And also
a most interesting statement from DR..
Bernhard, vice president of the Alabama
& New Orleans Transportation COMPANY.
in reference to the Tusca loosa and New
Orleans Barge line which appeared in
Sundays Ase-Herald. Tuscaloosa is glad
to have visitors to come within her bor-
ders, and particularly one who has proven
so great friend as Mr.. Ennis has with
his pen. and hopes that he will see this
city with population of $4,000 in 1923, as
his article suggested could be possible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-09
THE SEA

BY Barry Cornwall.
The seal the sea! the open sea!
The blue, the fresh, the ever free!
Without a mark, without bound,
Il runneth the earth's wide regions round,
1t plays with the clouds it mocks the
skies;
Or like a Graded creature lies
Tn on the sea; I'm on the SEAL
I am where / would ever be;
with the blue above, and the blue below,
And silence wheresoer i go;
II storm should come, and awake the
deep,
What matter? / shall ride and sleep.
7 love (ah. how I love- to ride
ON the fierce foamng, bursting tide,
When every mad wave browns the moon,
Or whistles aloft his tempest tune,
And tells how goeth the word below,
And why the southwest blasts do blow.
I never was on the dull and tame shore
But I loved the great sea more and more,
And backward flew to her billowy breast,
Like bird that seeketh its mothers
nest;
And a mother she was and is to me,
For l was born on the open sec.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-09
Better School Accommodations

Every city needs, as a matter of
course, first class public utilities.
There must be good water and plenty
of it and good street car service; a
police force sufficiently large to pro-
tect life and property; well equipped
and we'll disciplined fire department;
we'll paved and well lighted streets.
Every city must have parks and play
grounds. In this age of civic progress
free open air music in summer is con-
sidered we'll nigh indispensable. These
and other things for which taxpayers
contribute are required in the making
of great modern city. But the most
important institution of all is the pub
lie school.
Birmingham with its rapidly in
creasing population has far outgrown
its school accommodations. Few of
the school buildings are large enough
to accommodate the children that seek
enrolment, and some of them are
positively insanitary and unsafe. The
city government must find some way
to improve the situation and the com
missioners will now address them
selves earnestly to this serious task.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-09

suited and the items in such bills are,
when approved by Congress, prae-
tically in sight.
At the regular session of the Sixty
third Congress the appropriation b'il
will be ratified by bill from the ways
and means committee. As soon as
that bill passes funds for the new
building can be drawn upon. In the
meantime, the supervising architect
will be authorized to acquire the ad-
dition to the original site.
1t is rumored that the authorities in
the treasury department are not will
ing to pay quite as much as 100000
for the $50 feet now under considera-
ton, but that matter, it is thought,
can be easily settled, as the govern
ment has the right to condemn SUCH
property as it needs.
Since the money for the now post
office building will not be available un-
til action is taken by this Congress in
regular session ground will probably
not be broken before the late spring
or early summer of 1914, but the
supervising architect should have the
plans perfected during the present
year in order that there may be as
little delay as possible in starting the
actual construction work.
Two or three years will be required
perhaps in erecting the building and
before-it is finished an additional ap-
preparation will doubtless be made,
for no building costing less than
81 100000 will be adequate for this
rapidly growing city.