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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-08
And the Audience Smiled.

An Irish lecturer, expatiating on the
nature Of man, remarked that one
point Of distinction between human
beings and lower animals consisted In
capacity for progress.
Man." exclaimed the lecturer, "is q
progressive being; other creatures are
stationary. Take, for example, thu
ass. Always and everywhere 1t is the
same creature. You never have seen,
and never will see, more perfect ass
than you see at the present moment"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-08
Wolfe ParasoIs.

While they certainly will not serve
the original purpose Of sunshade,
the parasols OF wolfe, braided in eff
fective designs, are surely attractive
to look at, and when made Of the same
material as ones gown complete the
costume in q satifying manner. Sun
shades of ratine are a trifie more prac.
teal.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-08

net blouse is the result. which is all
right If you like plain net.
A becoming style Of net collar and
guimpe for the woman who has a
long, full. pre-Raphaelite throat; is
made with a little vest cut in one
with the collar, which fits smoothly
over the throat. The vest and collar
are set into a tucked net guimpe.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-08
HAS BALE OF WIGS TO SELL
%. 8. seized Them When Attempt ts
smuapIe Was Discovered In HO.
bol<en.

Jersey City. N. J.-Going! Going!
Who wants q wig? The United States
government advertises for sale q
whole bale Of them. Of al kinds and
colors OF hair. The Bals viii be at
auction IN the Jersey City post once
The wigs we're seized recently By Gus
toms oficials in Hoboken when an A.
tempt to smugsle them into this coun'
try was discovered.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-08
with Ostrich Feathers.

The use OF ostrich feathers on neck
wear has put In the hands Of women
an opportunity to use idle feathers.
Pick or cut the tiny fronds from the
stem and use them as a fringe on a
two-tier collar. This Il quite q fad
IN Paris. Because Of its Ornamental
and economical qualities the fad h
worthy Of adoption
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-08
Live Lseeh.s In Parcel Post.

Middletown, Conn.-The postofiice
is holding a parcel post package con-
tanning a dozen live leeches for lack
of sufficient address. The package.
which was deposited on Saturday. is
correctly stamped, but bears only the
address IN. Y"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-08
lnnnnrannf in Aaofhara

Promise Large Aluminium Output.
Aluminium is to be turned out at the
rate Of $4,000 tons annually at q new
hydro-electric mandatory now I'M
der construction in North Carolina.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-28
BELT
TRAINS DETOUR
AT Birds Point Because Of Water
Over the Tracks al Hender.
son Mound. Mo.

Owing to the fact that the water
Is over the tracks at Henderson
Mound, Mo-, the Cotton Belt has dis
continued service for the present be-
tween Birds Point and Maiden. Mo.
and the transferr steanir- Henry
MarQuand IL relieved of the duty OF
bringing passenger from the former
place to Cairo. Both the freight and
passenger business is being handled
via the Thebcs bridge into Cairo
over the Iron Mountain into the
station at Fifteenth street.
Cotton Belt passengers outbound
leave on the noon Iron Mountain
train at the depot for Thebes where
connections are made via the main
line running into Maiden. Inbound
passengers arrive here over the Iron
Mountain at 4:50. This service will
continue until the water recedes and
clears the tracks at Henderson
Mound.
The water has not interferred
with the iron Mountain and trains
are coming into Birds Point on
schedule time the passengers being
transferred to Cairo the same as
usual aboard the steamer Marquand.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-28
PREPARAHONFOR
THE INAUGURATION
ASSUMING SHAPE
Washington Scene Of Much Activity
for the Important Event Of
March 3.
THE sUFFRAGETTEs WIN OUT
In Their Efforts. to Review Parade
From Stand Near South, End
Of Treasury Building.

Washington, Jan. 27.-0nly the
signature Of President Taft is now
needed to the resolution of Congress
authorizing the inaugural commit
tee to erect stands on the public
streets, bring overhead wires or con-
dujts for special Illumination and
floral designs, from the war and
navy department to carry out It's
plans for the ceremony coincident to
the Inauguration of Presldent-elect
Woodrow Wilson.
The resolution passed the House
and was later approved by the Sem
ate.
1t contains tan amendment re-
quested by delegation of Suffra-
gettes for the erection of special
stand near the south end of the
Treasury building to be used for
reviewing the inaugural parade by
the Womans Suffragette delegation.
Senator Sutherland said he had been
instructed to report the resolution
with such amendment after arrange
-nients with the war department ana
the inaugural committee. He an
nounced that according to a mes.
sage he had received from the war
department and the chairman of
the inaugural committee. no objec-
tions would be fled to the amend
ment.
II was stated here this afternoon
that at least three-fourths of the
Governors of states east of the Mis-
slssippi river and about half of the
executives west of the river will at.
tend the inauguration.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-28
SUFFRACETTES IN
LONDON NOUTBREAK
Women, Aspiring for Franchise
Privileges, Swarm Streets IN
Big Demonstration.

London, Jan. 27.-England is on
the verge Of merry campaign.
Suffragettes with which former out
breaks in America Will appear In
significant.
Tonight 1000 policemen were dis.
persing huge crowds gathered near
the parliament buildings. Shopkeep.
ers are boarding up their windows
to keep them from being smashed
in the me'ees that are sure to fol.
low.
The women are making inccndiarJ
speeches In severals halls. They be.
lieye that the politicians have play.
ed we'll laid trick on them because
Of recent decision on the part oI
the government to drop the fran
chise bill because of serious conse,
quences.
London, Jan. 27.-In the House o,
Commons today the speaker, in re
turn to the inquiry by the prim,
minister today, announced the end
Ing of the amendment to the fran
chise bill giving women the right t.
vote, and stated that he would b,
Obliged to rule that they make it
new bill, which would compel 1t,
Withdrawal.
Premier Asquith announced to tn,
cabinet that under such circum
stances 1t would be useless to pro
ceed.
In the meantime the police IL
great numbers were having diff
cult time outside the building keep
ing the mob in check, while reserv
forces were being held in readines
to quel1 disturbances of more ser
ious nature.
The Suffragettes held meetings to
night and the leaders denounce,
both the enemies and the supporter
for their treachery.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-28
NAIRN ATTACHES
SIGNATURE TO A
CAIRO CONTRACT
VIII Bring Other Men With HIM
From Danville-Is Enthusa as.
tic Over Prospects.
MEMS CONTRACTS MAILED
Committee to Solicit Funds Will be
Appointed. -Paducah's CIVIC !
Pride Will Get Her Busy.

President ". F. Crossley of thu
Cairo Baseball association yesterda,
received the contract Of John Nairn
signed and seated
Nairn writing from Danyille
where he is spending the winter
said that he. would bring four good
men with him to make the team
Manager Nairn is enthusiastic over
the prospects of the Cairo team with
the men already under reservation
and the new men he has in mind
Nairn was mailed contract on
January 20 and the answer was re-
ceived January 81.
Immediately President Crossley
railcd out contracts to reserved
players by Cairo in order to comply
with the law limiting February as
fiir time player can be held sub
jeet 30 the demands Of club with
out forwarding him contract, as
follows:
vi o.. Overten. Fired Heck. Nv. ii.
Smith, j. II. IIami ton. w. r.
|Stualtz, Fred Binkley. Henry Weak
ley aud Carl Burdette.
It is expected that a meeting OF
the directors of the local association
viii be held within the next weel,
and committee appointed to solicit
donations to the usual annual sub
eidy fund of $4,000 insuring the
maintenance of the team during the
season.
1t may be difficult to raise this
amount this season, but once certain
men prominently identified with
baseball in Cairo for the past de.
cade, put forth their energies all OBJ
staeles will be surmounted and thu
necessary fund raised as heretofore
Once Cairo signifies lis intention
to throw its "old hat into the ring
Paducah fans will get real busy ii
an effort to sustain their great civi,
pride and come through with tht
necessary "mazuma.
On this point Cairo bugs" meet
have no doubts-Paducah people
are just as .oyai to tireir city al
every Cairo person is to Cairo ana
the money will be forthcoming II
both cities to finance the respective
clubs.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-28
BIG GOOD ROADS
CONVENTION At
SPRINGFIELD, D, Ill.
Takes Place January 3l--Cairo Auto
Club and Other Organizations
Send Delegates.

A news item from Springfield, ILL.,,
says: A special committee of the
Forty-seyenth General Assembly,
which has spent several months in
|vestigating highway improvements,
has practically completed its work
and bill for presentation to the new
legislature is now being drafted.
The committee. under the chairman
ship Of Representative Homer j,
Tice, of Greenview, has complied a
number OF recommendation which
win form the basis of the bill TO be
introduced They are as follows:
Employment of convicts upon
highways; the creation Of state
highway commission the enact
ment OF a law providing for state
aid for the construction of high
ways and uniform system of con
struetion; adjustment of the pres
ent system of township commission
ers; the payment of all revenue
derived from automobile licenses
to the highway commission. and a
uniform system of taxing the various
road districts of the state.
The Manufacturers News is pull
ling off good stunt at Springfield
Jan. 31st In the way of good roads
convention 1t is trying to concen-
trate the effort of all the organiza-
tions in Illinois on this measure.
Every Industrial, civic, commercial,
transportation and agricultural or
gani7ations in Illinois has been in
vlted to send delegates, All the
Cairo organizations have been invited
to send delegates.
Among the speakers at this big
convention will be w. c. Brown,
president of the New York Central
lines, Congressman Martin y. Mad
den, OF the joint federal public roads
commission, l.. w. Page, director OF
the bureau of public roads OF the
Department of Agriculture. and
Charles Piez. president of the Illinois
Manufacturers Association
The program for this meeting is
Ian excellent one and Cairo will do
its part In sending representatives.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-28
NO LONGER IS
/. bREACHb[TWEEN
NORTHANDSOUTH
Widow Of Confederate General Long,
street Comes to Aid the Manned
Hero Of Gettysburg.
OFFERS CONFEDERATE HELP
In Raising Deficit General sickles il
!, Allegedto Owe State Of
\ New York.
| :
OFFERS CONFEDERATE HELP

New York. Jan. 27.-Mrs. Helen
B. Iongstreet, widow or the famous
Confederate general, came to the aid
Of her husbands civil war foe. Gem
eral Daniel Il. Sitkles, today with an
offer. to raise s33,476 from the rag
ged aud MANNED followers Of Lee to
pay General Sickles' alleged debt to
the state of New York.
Sheriff Harbcrger, who arrested
him, also cited letter from many
of the richest men IN New York Of
fering to aid the aged veteran
In a telegram sent to General
Sickles from Gainesville, Ca, Mrs.
Longstreet stated that the money
would be raised by popular subscfip-
tion from the Confederate veterans
in that city II acceptabl7. Those
who fought against You will not per
init your degradation" were her clos
ing words to the general.
The sheriff dealt gently with his
prisoner and instead of serving tho
order of arrest took them to the gen
eral attarney, ~ here surety, tor
$4,000 had been arranged with a
bonding house for the freedom Of the
aged man.
Tho attorney, IN company with
Sheriff Halberger. went to the
Sickiss home In the afternoon. The
issuance makes 1t unnecessary to
place Gen. Sickles in jail 1t is said
that the case would be speedily
brought for trial at Albany.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-28
BRAKEMAN JAMES
MET WITH DEATH
IN MOUNDS yard
Was Coupling Cars--Nothing Known
Of Antecedents or Former
Residence.

r. J. James, brakeman on the
Illinois Central, met his death at
Mounds yesterday morning at 9:45
while coupling train of cars.
A freight train, south bound,
drawn by engine No. 1866. was pull
ing ON the lead TO the scale when
the accident occurred.
James was about "a or 2S years
old and had recentlv entered the
employ of the company Nothing Is
known of his antecedents or resi-
dence, but letter written him by
a brother at Clark's Station, Indiana,
was found on his person after death.
The remains were brought down
to Mound City. and following the
coroner's inquest. were placed in an
undertaking establishment pending
notice from relatives regarding
what disposition to make OF the
body. a message being sent to the
brother at CIark's Station.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-28
HEAVY RAINS
SWELL RIVERS
According to Government Report,
Rivers in Southern States VIII
Reach Flood Stages.

Washington. Jan. 27.--Barring
material widening of the Buelah
leyee erevace the following stages
are indicated in the Mississippi
river, according to the weather
bureau tonight: Arkansas City, 4e
feet by Feb. ith; Greenville, Miss,
IA feet by Feb. 3; viekshurg. Miss.
as or Al feet by Feb. 9Th: Iazoo
City Will pass the food stage by
Wednesday; the Ohio at Cairo is on a
stand.
by reason by the heavy rains In
the Gulf and Atlantic seaboard states
during the last "a hours, warnings
have been issued for food stages In
the rivers of these states In the next
"a to IS hours
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-28
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS WILL BE
BROKEN OFF BY EUROPE

London, Jan. PA special COM
mittee appointed by the Balkiii pleni-
potentiaries today to presenfFa note
to the Turkish peace enroys that they
propose to break off the peace nego-
tiations. The note reminds the
Turks that since January eth the
peace compact has not been properly
responded to by the Turks. the bes.
proof that Turkeys demand 10 the
Allies will be negative. and that the
powers will have no alternative ex-
cept to break OF the negotiations.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-28
POLICE ARREST
Many STRANGE
NfGROREFUcEES
Housed Like Sheep in Pen in Twelfth
Street Tenements- Look for
Hold-up Men.

That the encroachment of the high
waters upon lands in Missouri and
Kentucky has driven many strange
irresponsible negroes into Cairo and
over whom the police have to main
tain strict watch in order. to prevent
possible depredations, was demon
strated Sunday afternoon at head.
quarters.
Nine strange negroes, all Of whom
answered in some respects, the de-
scription given by Hayes, the tamalo
peddler held up and robbed few
nights previously, had been rounded
up and arrested by the police
These nine negroes. representing
in detail the worst element in char
aeter. We're all taken from the houses
421 and 423 Twelfth street, not to
mention many more that are stop.
ping" in the same houses.
None of these men had over TWEEN,
ty-iive cents in their possession
They claimedYsin several instances
to have been employed in the levee
camps at Point Pleasant, Mo-, and In
the tie camps at Hickman and Bar
low. Ky. All of these had been
driven by the high waters to take
refuge In Cairo.
One man stated that he rented his
room from Cairo negro, among thu
ones arrested, this man saying that
he rented three rooms furnished
from the owner of the building 70,
$3.50 per week and that he had, in
addition to himself and wife, three
other roomers.
These two houses, 42t and AZ;
Twelfth street, are tenement shack
two stories in height divided int
sections, the divisions affordin.
apartments for eight families, al
though there are within the tw,
buildings not less than forty per
sons.
On the west half of 423 hangs
sign vouchsaving the information
that boarding and lodging can b
had upon application.
1t was in the lower part, or base
ment half of the east side of AZ
where the Taylor boy died of men
ingitis, no doubt contracted b.
living" in house under unsanitar.
conditions.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-28
TO ASK ELECTION
! ONDAYSEPARATE
FROM BOND ISSUE
Opponents to Commission Form Of
Government Spring a
"Roorback."
ARE NOT FAIR FIGHTERS
Many Additional Signers Obtained
Yesterday to the
Petitions.


1t Is reported that opponents to
the application of the commission
form Of municipal government 10
Cairo are very busy now circulating
a story, since their other tactics hsye
miserably failed, that the $100,000
bond issue for the repairing and
Strengthening the ievce system can
not be foated after they arc issued
on account that the .timid financial
element" will not buy the bonds OF
a city about to change its form Of
government.
The advocates of the commission
form laughed heartily and dcrisivcly
at this statement and point out the
fact that their opponents, In order TO
|perpetuate themselves In Office, have
ALWAYS and are now STOPPING to dirty
politics. In that they will sacrifice
anything to attain an end and no
matter how sacred the object may b.
used In the effort.
This ''roorback, as one man called
10, will redound TO the diseredit of
the gang and ultimately result In its
|crrtaiff defeat On tho question Of tif II
commission form Of government.
Other Illinois cities. the advocates
point 10, have fioated bond issues at
lower rate of interest than I Fl per
cent per wear as the result Of the
commission form of government the
financial interests being thus In
sured that these cities, by adoption
OF tie commission form of govern
ment, have been more economically
administered, insuring the ability Of
these cities to promptly meet all
financial obligations.
Another thing, the advocates
claim, and that is that they are In
favor of the bond issue and Its In
lection Into the campaign is un-
,scrupulous.
Therefore, they will, when the Pc
tition Is presented to Judge Wall.
asking that the question of a munici-
pal form of government be submitted
to the voters that the election for this
purpose be called on separate day
from the special election ordered for
the bond issue, SO that the question
can be fought ont squarely and fairly
on its merits with no opportunity to
hefuddle the situation.
With the publication of the places
, where petitions could be found. the
number of signatures obtained yolun-
tarily was greatly increased,
1t was surprising to hear the sem
timents voluntarily expressed by
many of the ultra conservative citi-
zens rs they affixed their signatures.
many offering to contribute money in
the forthcoming campaign OF
special election.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-28
TWO SKELETONS FOUND
ON ROCKEFELLER ESTATE

Tarrytown, n. Y. Jan. 2T.----Vork-
men engaged in removing large hill
on the estate of John D. Rockefeller
at Poeamtieo today unearthed the
skeletons OF two women. The find
was reported to the coroner. who,
after an inquest. ordered the skele-
ton reburied. No explanation can
be given by the estate how the grue-
some remaitis came to be where they
we're found.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-28
LINERS RACE CROSS OCEAN.

New York, Jan. 27.--The steam
ship Savoie of the Franch Line and
the Cunarder Campania arrived in
port today at about the same hour,
after voy ages across the Atlantic. in
which they were in sight of each
other almost the entire trip. The
passengers exchanged many wireless
greetings, and number of wagers
were laid as to which ship would
reach her pier first. The Campania
won by lees than an hour. Both
vessels were a day late. owing to the
heavy weather. Among the passen-
gers on the Campania was Eugene
Zimmerman of Cincinnati.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-28

Knox. One of his sons, Joseph Rug.
giles Wilson father of the president
elect. preached for many years In
the Augusta Presbyterian church
Joseph Wilson hoped that his soa
would become a minister, and was
disappointed when he learned that
the young man leaned more to peda-
gogic than theologic problems. The
photographs show the first genera
tion OF the family in this country.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-28
River Still Stationary-Drainage Dis
trict Levees Firmer Than
Last Spring.
GOOD WATCH is MAINTAINED
Government Ensinctr Regan Makes
q ~ eEass,
Thorough Inspection and Assures
No Reason for Alarm.
Stage Of River-Midnight-48 .925.

Stage of Observation-Disclosures .925.
The river still registers 1895 on
the guage, neither rising or falling
the past "a hours, but generally the
Ohio river aboys registered declines
'at 500 O'Clock yesterday afternoon
according to reports furnished by
Local Forecaster II. r. Lindley, but
at points on the head waters of the
Cumberland and Tennessee rivers
slight rises were reported during the
preceding eight hours.
Cairo passed through a wild night
Sunday, only those abroad after
midnight having but faint concep-
ton of the ficrceness of the gale
which blew, not always steady, but
In fitful gusts.
The highest velocity recorded dur
ing the night was at $3.50 a. M.
when the wind registered SO miles
per hour.
,There were many persons Who A.
failed to retire, The Bulletin office
being frequently called UP by phone
TO answer inquiries. Many Inquiries
were also directed TO Desk Sergeant
Hoagland at police headquarters rel
alive to tho general condition OF
everything.
The only damage reported was the
blowing in of insecurely fastened
front doors of business houses on
Ohio street, the blowing away of sew
eral signs, one of which broke the
glass in the front door of the conn
mission house OF q. H. Jackson &
Co. and another the Sixth street
plate glass show window of Ben
Mhshaels store.
These were reported In every in
stance Immediately to the owners by
the officers OH the beat. .-
The levee in tie Drainage District
gives every Evidence of being
stronger at present than last spring
during the high water. Government
Engineer Regan reports that not a
sign of sipeage is in evidence any
where. Last year at this stage OF
water the water was running
through the levees in many splaces
and the low parts Of the district
we're filled with this water.
No damage resulted to any OF tho
Drainage District levees Sunday
night. when the Heavy gale dashed
the waves of the river high into the
air. 1t is said that the levees. with
their present strength. could stand
four Feet more of water before any
alarm need be felt whatever8in the
Drainage District.
The Big Four railroad has had
from six to eight men patrolling the
stretch of embankment along the
Ohio river ever since the river has
come to high stage.
While no fears are entertained in
regard to the recently filled breaks,
these being inspected daily for evi
dences of a weakness. this watch is
maintained as an assurance In i'm
mediately preventing very remote
possibility, IL 1t should arise at any
time.
These men are reporting hourly
by phone to police headquarters as
a precautionary measure against
negligence on the part of individuals
q, fho natr0t ~
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-28
To Attend Relatiye,s Funeral

Mrs. J. w. Spies. daughter. Miss
Blanche and Mrs. f. c. Barter have
gone to Harrisburg to atatcnd the
funeral of Arthur Dehn
Mr.. Dehn was the husband of Mrs.
Pearl Barter Dehn. we'll known in
Cairo having been frequent visitor
here.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-28

Woodrow Wilson can claim,
through the two generations that
preceded him. century Of tcnantry
in this country. His grandfather.
James II. Wilson. settled in the
United States in 1907. He same
from County Down in Ireland, but
was descended from Scotch stock.
James Wilson made his home in
Philadelphia and brought up his
family in the faith of Calvin and