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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-04-15
MURDERS HIS
four CHILDREN
AND SHOOTS SELF
Crazed Man Lines Then UP in His
Bedroom and Dispatches Them
One By One.
HORRIBLE IN ExECCTI0N
Three Girls and One Boy Suffer at
Hands Of Father Who Then
Kills Himself.

Litchburg, Mass, April H.
Ernest Moscher, laborer, 80 years
old, called his children to his bed
room today. lined them up before
his bed, drew his 32 calibre revolver
and shot Elise, II years, through
the head causing ins..5c death.
1t is believed the other three chill
dren fed Bernice, 6 years old, the
youngest. was found lifeless on the
floor in the front room. Myrtle aged
II year, and Normand, aged years
ran down the stairs, There the girl
sought refuge in a closet, but thr
maddened fathers unerring aim
brought her down just as she
stumbled over the. threshold.
Norman. the older boys body, was
found in coal, bin, his clothes torn
and a blood despatched club beside
him giving mute evidence of brave
but futile struggle.
Moscher retraced his steps, firsi
covering up Norman's body with
rags and boards. Hating at ths
closet on the first floor he covered
the body of Myrtle. He then enter
ed the bedroom. threw sheet osel
slsie's form and standing beside her
sent bullet through his brain
death being instantaneous.
Brooding over his poor health
the police think, caused his mind L
become unbalanced III
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-04-15
CAIRO RETAILERS
ISSUE BOOKLET
ABOUT THE ASSN.
Interesting Pamphlet Issued by Lo'
:al Organization Dealing With
Its Public Spirit.
ACHIEVEMENTS DEALT WITH
Plans for Future Also Outlined
Which Include Features Of
Benefit to Entire City.

The Cairo Retail Merchants are
distributing in Cairo and the SUR
rounding community west pocket
book Of facts concerning their ag-
gressiye organization, what 1t is do
ing for Cairo and some pointers
about the city itself.
Several pages In the booklet deal
with the achievements of the organi-
cation since 1t was started among
them being the Greenfield ferry SER
vice with the new ferryboat 'The
City Of Cairo;" the betterment OF
railroad facilities on the different
roads both In and out OF Cairo,
whereby out OF town people are en-
| abied to come to Cairo and do their
shopping at hours favorable to
them; activity in building better
roads: publicity, both through ttf1e
press and sending representatives to
the national and state conventions
OF the organization. the staging of
the mammoth Fourth of July ce,e-
bration in 1911: the entertainment
of the State Retail Merchants as
soeiation which met in Cairo in
1910.
Some of the features of the asso-
citation which are dwelt upon at
length are the refund fare PROPOSE
tion. the rating system, the improve
ment of local credit conditions, it's
influence toward getting new indus
tries to locate in Cairo, also it's in
terest in the passage of the $780,
900 leyee bond issue
The plans for the future of the or
ganization are outlined and they in
clude many important steps that
will be of mutual interest to Cairo
and tho mercantile interests.
The conclusion In the booklet has
this to say eve need to have Cairo
on the Talk Map. The advertising
of any city can be best done by her
iown people; we are greatest In need
of more citizens who believe that
Cairo is the best town on the map.
Restore confidence in our community
and see values soar
The association plans bigger
Fourth of Jply celebration this year.
to eclipse the former effort. The af-
fair will be to commemorate. 1t is
said. Cairo's victory over the food
waters both in 1912 and 1918.
IVES going to forge right ahead
in our plans" said prominent men,
Der OF the association yesterday ''and
make this a great year despite the
tCoucluded on Page Six.l
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-04-15
MORE RAT|ONS
TO Be DEALT
OUT WEDNESDAY
Only Drainage District and Sufferers
From Surrounding Community
viii be Entitled.
|
ANOTHER RELIEF EXPEDITION
Dickson Again Goes Up River to Ad.
minister to Sufferers at Shaw
neetown and other Places.

Col. Trip advised The Bulletin
last night that rations would be
dealt out Wednesday morning az the
temporary relief bureau that was es-
tablished several days ago in the
building at TOT Ohio street. Only.
those who were effected by the flood
in the Drainage District or in the,
surrounding community will be en-.
titled to the articles distributed
Having considerable work yet to
do, Col Trip does not expect to
leave Cairo until the last of this
week. He win remain at any rate.
until General Dickson returns from
his trip up the river again to Shaw
Ineetown and intermediate points,
which should be Friday or Saturday.
| General Dickson will leave some
/, time today on the steamer Illinois,
the boat that he has used on all the
Irelief expeditions.
Both General Dickson and Col.
Trip have q number of militiamen
and naval reserves to assist them in
their work. Lieut. Chid'ow and a
detail of the Chicago Naval Reserves
are with the former and First Ser
! geant Mccullough and squad OF
/ guardsmen are assisting Col Nipp
Private Herbert Watts of Company
J B is General Dickson's orderly.
! Lieut.. Bradley of the Seventh who
has had charge of the distribution
of rations at Mounds, reported yes.
terday that he had practically com
pleted his work He stSsed that all
the refugees there were being com
! fortably housed and properly fed.
CO.. Tripp gave the information
that the relief department yesterday
sent quantity of clothing to Wick
life for a number of Illinois refu-
gees who are being cared for at the
Kentucky city. More will probably
be sent over today.
Several car loads of lime and a'so
foodstuffs were brought down from
Mounds last night and much of this
will Be loaded upon the steamer ILL.,
nois for the up river trip today. 1t
is expected that this loading will
occupy quite while and General
Dickson's party will do well to get
away by neon, as has been contem.
p'ated. A portion of these supplies
lare those sent out from Peoria ~
Carl Block of the firm of Shipper &
Block. and asso from Chicago at the
instance of the Chicago Association
Of Commerce.
| ffS&w al k& na
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-04-15
Officer Skewes is Injured.

Officer Frank Skewes lost three
fingers of his right hand at the first
joint, suffered scalp wound and
bruised side Monday morning about
$3.50 as result of being thrown TO
the streets as he was attempting to
get on an owl car at washington
avenue and Douglas street en- route
home after night of duty.
He was conveyed to St Mary's
Infrmary and given necessary sur
gical attention.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-04-15
Hie Tooter at Eleven A N

The Singer Manufacturing Co
will shut down its plant today from
11:0o a. m. until 1:6e p. m. in order
to give its employees an opportunity
to vote.
The big whistle will blow prompt
ly at 1900 a. m. and loo p. m
and the public VIM know by thil
publication the reason for the un.
usual footing"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-04-15
Mobile & ohio in Cairo Thursda,

/ The Mobile & Ohio viii probably
be running its trains into Cairo by
Thursday. If not before.
An examination Of It's track yes.
terday from which the water had re-
ceded, showed it not to be damaged
to the extent supposed. Two gangs
of men were at work yesterday
cribbing and otherwise restoring
the roadbed in various places in the
Drainage District.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-04-15
transfer Men Reap Harvest,

The transfer and baggage men OF
Cairo are now and have been reap
ing rich harvest with hauling fur
niture and pianos and baggage tc
and from places of storage and the
railroad stations.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-04-15
Cairo, Ill, April Ia, 1913
Frank s. Dickson.
Adjutant-General
Illinois National Guards.

Adjutant-General
Illinois National Guards.
Cairo, Illinois
Dear General;
The Citizens Executive
Committee, at its session
held al nine a. M. today,
directed the undersigned to
say to you that in their opin-
ion the services Of the Fourth
Regiment of Illinois National
Guards, who came to Cairo TO
assist in protection against
the foods. can be dispensed
with. and we are hereby
authorized to advise you that
the entire regiment is re-
leased from further duty
here.
In sending this notice 10
you. we have been directed
by the Citizens Executive
Committee to express to YOU
and Col Ryman our high ap-
probation Of the splendid
service here, and we desire
especially to compliment the
members OF the regiment for
their uniform courteous and
manly conduct during their
stay in this city
Further acknowledgement
of the services of the regi-
ment will be made when we
have fully recovered from the
effects of this great food.
Again we thank You and Col.
Ryman for your generous and
forceful cooperation with us
this time.
Very respectfully.
GEORGE PARSONS,
Mayor and Chairman Citi-
zens' Executive Committee.
A, S. FRASER.
Sheriff Alexander County
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-04-15

American Express Co. in Operation.
The American Express Co.. yes
terday resumed It's business as a
common carrier out of Cairo. The
Southern Express Co., will probably
resume within the next two days.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-04-15
NENORD[R[D TO
REPORT TONIGHT
FOR RPATROLDUTY
April 18th 1918.

G. E. Potts, 9th request.
Thos. johnson, 9Th request.
G. G. Beird, 9Th request.
D Blanchard, sth request.
Clyde Leslie, 7th request.
Jas. Johnson, 7th request,
Fritz Hagey, 9TH request
B E. Livesay, 7th request,
L. A, Lagomasino, 9Th request.
r, Il. Mulhall, 5th request.
r. j. Mccarthy, 5th request.
Jno. T. Rennie. 4th request.
II. B. Phillips, Atm request.
II. H. Russell, 4th request.
T. T. Richardson, 4th request.
Nj, H. Williams, 3rd request.
Harry Cooper 3rd request.
Frank Tell. 3rd request.
Harry Wa der, Bird request.
S. c. Roberts, 3rd request.
Geo. Frederick, 3rd request.
Frank w. Weber, 3rd request.
w. o. Adams, 3rd request.
Cue Stewart, Srd request.
r. II. Spann, 3rd request.
J. B. Scott, 3rd request.
Robt. Serbian, 3rd request.
John Shea, Jr., 3rd request,
Lon Shepard. 3rd request.
Harry Smith, 3rd request.
w. r. Smyth. 3rd request.
Fred Stehr, 3rd request.
w. L. Towhey, End request.
A. ID. Teer, End request.
Ray Teichman, End request.
Emmett Tibbs, End request.
Robt. Thompson, end request.
H. w. Tolle. End request.
VIM. A. Tanner, End request.
Frank Tatum, End request.
II. p. Thoman, End request.
Harry Van Sickle, Ind request.
J. s. Won Behren.
Jas. Wander, End request.
j. A. vanCleave, End request.
T.. Williams, End request.
Geo. Weldon, End request.
Geo. H. Wearen, End request.
Chas. p. Wenger, End request.
d. H. Wearen, End request.
H. L. Walder, End request.
Louis WaIder, End request.
VIM. j. Walder, End request.
Louis Waldschmidt, End reque
John T. Walter, End request.
Thos. L. Ward. End request.
II. A. Warner, End request.
Roy P. Webb, End request.
DR., C. l.. Weber, End request.
Thos. wilson, End request.
Geo. wilson, End request.
l.. c. link, End request.
c. F. Johnson, End request.
Hugh Davis. End request
Fred NJ. Farnbaker, End reque
Dick Roberts.
Will Peterson.
Thos. Russell.
Fred Bradley.
d. Rosenberg.
Thos. Sheridan.
VIM. Richardson.
VIM. Cassell,
Oscar Hibbs. <.
]. L. Duncan.
Jno. Stone.
N. l.. Price.
fNovS ols,Aa& - DaRAs 04k& ~
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-04-15

Following a notification by Adju-
tant General Dickson, the four COM
panies of the Fourth Infantry, |. n.
G.. on food duty here for the past
several weeks. broke camp yester-
day at noon Three Of them. Com-
pany B OF Newton. Company G Of
Sullivan and Company l. OF 0lney.
iConelnsied on Page Six.l
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-04-15
More |. C Trims Added.

Trains No. II and 22 and 80 and
a on the Illinois Central will be
running directly into Cairo today.
The first two were the first arrivals
Nondsr.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-04-15
Paducah Train Comes In.

The first train from Paducah over
the short line arrived in Cairo yes
terday and departed In the evening
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-04-15

Illinois and Kentucky Tues
day; Wednesday fair and warmer.
Misseuri-FAir and warmer Tues-
day; Wednesday fair.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-04-15

Dear General:

, o o o 0 o 0 0 Q Q Q
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-04-15

Concluded on Page six.l
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-04-15
Col. Ryman's Men Leave When
Their Efficient Services Are
No Longer Needed.
GAVE VALUABLE ASSISTANCE
To City During Siege With High
Water and Are. Accorded
Appreciation and Thanks.

0 0 0 0 0 0 o o 0 0 {
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-08-01
Improving an Opportunity.

A woman in a small town in Yer
mont that boosted of but one hard
ware dealer, bought a kitchen range
from one of the principal catalogue
houses at a figure she considered very
reasonable, says New York Times.
Soon after it arrived and was set
up. however, she began to find defects
in it. The oven wouldn't heat prop
erly and the smoke showed more de-
sire to food the kitchen than go up
the chimney.
Hearing these things, in the small
town way, the merchant offered the
woman new range in exchange for
the one that was defective. The Of
fer being accepted, the merchant put
the mail order range in a window of
his store. with a sign that read like
this:
I'VE have just exchanged this range
bought by Mrs. Jones from Blank &
Company. by mail, without charge for
a standard America range regularly
carried by US. We lost money on the
deal, and we will not do it again.
Those who don't want to buy two
stoves to get one that is good, had bet
ter come here first when they are
ready to spend their money"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-08-01
SPORTING COLUMN

Warren K. Wood of Homewood, Hi
nois, is the new western golf cham
pion.
It is reported that Portland will not
be in the Northwestern league next
year.
Dazzle Patch, 4-year-old son of Dan
Patch, owned in Minneapolis, paced
the last half Of a workout mile recent
ly in 56% seconds.
Carl Morris, the Oklahoma heavy
weight, knocked out AL Benedict of
Brooklyn, N. Y, in the fifth round of
scheduled 15-round fight at Joplin,
Mo.
Vancouver took the honors in prac.
tically all the recent tennis events at
Vancouver, b. c., and for the first
time in 10 years won the mainland
singles
viii Mcclellan of Tacoma was killed
and Chris Mussen, a former pugilist,
was fatally injured Sunday morning
when an automobile which they were
uAANAh6 u dohSu AubO q lSlSpuOuS pOlS.
Young Philadelphia Jack O'Brien,
who a few weeks ago lost a close 10
round bout with Freddie Welsh, could
do no better than draw with Frank
Barrieau at Vancouver, B. c., Saturday
night.
The second annual open tennis tour
nament on the Spirit lake Chautauqua
grounds opened Wednesday of this
week with two days of play for the
women and closes Saturday with two
more days of play for men.
Willie Richie took up AID Wolgast's
S25, 900 side bet proposition in a recent
announcement. Richie said he would
require that half the amount be depos
tied at once, and that the remaindel
be forthcoming when articles were
signed.
Worlds supremacy in lawn tennis
rests with the United States. Tn,
struggle for the Dwight f. Davis trc
ply, emblematic of the internationa
tennis championship, ended Monday Of
the Wimbledon courts in a victory 70
the United States, when Maurice Z
Mclaughlin, the American single
champion, defeated Charles F. Dixon
the veteran English player, St, 6-S
C..
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-08-01
Wreck Near Spokane.

Five men We're injured. two proba-
bly, fatally, Monday, when three cars of
a Milwaukee work train. loaded with
steel gTders to be used on the new
Milwaukee freight station, jumped a
faulty switch near the outskirts of the
city, plowed up the earth for so yards
and landed on the main line Of the
road, tying up traffic for hours.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-08-01
Late News Notes.

Willamette valley hop dealers Mon
day purchased 5000 bales of hops at
an average price of 20 cents a pound.
The reports current abroad of a rev.
dictionary movement in Portugal are
unfounded. The Portuguese capital is
quiet.
Senator Bacon of Georgia Monday
took the oath as the first United States
senator elected by direct vote Of the
people.
A. C. Cummins, laborer, about So
years old, deaf. dumb and blind in one
eye, was killed on the railroad tracks
near North Yakima
Dr. A. T. Watt. superintendent of
the government quarantine station
near Seattle, committed suicide on ac-
count of i'll health
Annie Lewis, wife OF Fred Lewis of
Skykomish, Wash, died recently from
a fearful beating administered by her
husband few days previous.
John F.. McMichael Of Denver was
pinned under his automobile and
drowned recently when the car
plunged over an embankment into
Bear creek, between Morrison and
Denver.
The popularity of the public swim
ming tanks has increased to such an
extent this year that the city of Port
land, Ore, has ordered 600 additional
bathing suits, mainly for children.
This will raise the number to 5000.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-08-01
SPIRIT LAKE cHAuTAuouA
Proving Great Success and Place fo1
Recreation.

Proving Great Success and Place for
Recreation.
An unusually interesting program
has been arranged for this week at the
Spirit Lake Chautauqua Tuesday was
Spokane AID club day. DR.. A. A. Cleve-
land of the University of Idaho made
an address,
Mrs. Carter appeared in a reading of
Shakespeare.
The programs for Wednesday and
Thursday were grouped to form a two
days symposium for those interested
in agriculture
Thursday will be Washington State
College day and President E. A. Bryan
will speak on agriculture in the after
noon.
Friday will offer the Chautauqua
male quartet and the Grand Opera
quartet combined in the afternoon and
evening.
Saturday is to be Pennsylvania day
and many former students of the Key
stone state are expected. DR.. E. l..
House will lecture on psychology.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-08-01
MEXICO GETS NOTICE
UNITED STATES GoVERNM EMIT
DEMANDS RELEASE OF HER
I'M. RisoNED PEOPLE.
HUERTA GOVERNMENT IS RECOGNIZED
Ambassador Wilson at Our National
Capital Reporting Status of A.
fairs in Mexico-Governme
to Get Busy.

Washington-Strong representa-
tons, the most drastic in phraseology
that have been made since the present
American administration came into
power, were made to the Huerta gov
eminent in Mexico Monday.
The United States government de-
manded not only the prompt arrest
courtmartial and punishment of the
Mexican federal soldiers who shot
Charles B. Dixon, an American immi:
grafton official, at Juarez, Mexico. but
the immediate release of Charles Bis
sell and Bernard Mcdonald, mine man.
ayers, imprisoned by federal soldiers
at Chihuahua City and said to be
threatened with execution.
So serious were these incidents re.
garded in official circles that they
overshadowed largely the policy dis.
cussian which the visit of Ambassador
Henry l.. Wilson had brought to a eli
max. The ambassador himself was SC
excited over the developments that be
dictated two strong kilograms, one tc
the embassy at Mexico City and the
other to the American consul at Juarez
and while Secretary Bryan slightly
modified their tone, they were ap
proved and promptly dispatched.
Ambassador Wilson declined to dis
cuss the affair. The president has Am
bassador Wilson's long report in hand
Ambassador Wilson in a genera
statement said that his plan woulC
conserve the friendly relations be
tween Mexico and the United States
and protect likewise the interests O
Americans in the southern republic.
The demand that the soldiers a
Juarez be courtmartialed and that tn,
guilty be punished is much NOR,
pointed request than has been hilbert,
voiced by the American government
Although Mcdonald, who is Bisselli
fellow prisoner at Santa Rosalia, is re
ported to be an English subject, tn,
demands for protection covered boil
men, and the American consul at Chi
huahua was ordered to go to the ex
IRENE OF precaution to prevent harm
from Detailing them.
Will Probe Entire Matter.
Secretary Bryan says the American
government intends to pursue its in
quiries vigorously.
There is little information about tn,
status of Mcdonald and Bissell. They
were en- route to Parral in an automo
bile to bring out refugees when ar
rested at Santa Rosalia. The machine
vas cOnfiscated and the two men taker
to the city of chihuahua, where news
of their pending fate was carried t
the border by Americans.
While the demands were directed to
ward the Huerta government, the con
stitutionalists, according to reports, are
making every effort here to gain favor
with the United States by affordine
all possible protection to Americans
and their interests.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-08-01
MIX Poisoned Babies.

Wenatchee, Wash.-Investigatio
by physicians in this city have led to
the opinion that a number Of the cases
recently wlict have baffled medical
skill have been brought about by ar
senic poisoning. 1t is believed that
some of the cows in feeding upon the
grass under the sprayed trees have
taken in enough poison, which has
gone into the milk CT the cows to cause
violent sickness.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-08-01
TRAIN HITS TREE-FouR KILLED
Passengers Have Close Call on Cop
per Country Limited.

Iron Mountain, Mich.-The engineer,
fireman and an unknown man and a
boy were killed, one passenger serious
Iy injured and six slightly bruised
when the Copper Country Limited pas
senger train on the Chicago, Milwau-
kee & st. Paul railroad from Calumet,
Mich, to Chicago struck a tree which
had been blown across the tracks at
Cadeling, Wis All of the passenger
coaches remained ON the tracks
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-08-01
GUARD AMERICANS IN CHINA
Refugees From the Heat Are Protected
BY American BlueIackets.

Picking. Volunteer Americans, Brit
ish and other citizens Saturday guard
ed the approaches to the mountain
town of Ku Ling, where thousands of
foreigners, mostly American and Brit
ish women and children, have taken
refuge from the heat of the Chinese
summer months. The few American
bluejackets on the heights are main
tanning signal communication with the
United States gunboat Helena, which
is lying off the river port of Ku
Kiang.
Foreigners have been able to see
some fighting between the government
forces and rebels from their position
on the mountain top. They advise
other foreigners to remain away from
Ku Ling, owing to the difficulties of
communication and the shortage of
provisions.