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The Cairo bulletin., 1913-01-17
BOND ORDINANCE
READ FIRST TINE
TO THE COUNCIL
Provides For Issuance Of 500, 900
Four and Half Per Cent
Twenty Years.
COX IN THE mick" OF TIME
Special Election to Be Held Tuesday,
February Is, When Voters
VIII Pass Upon 1t.
cox IN THE NICK" OF TIME

A special meeting of the city coun-
ell was held last night at which the
bond ordinance and the ordinance
providing for special election when
the bond ordinance will be submit
ted to the electors of Cairo. were
read and referred to committees.
There were ten aldermen present
when Mayor Parsons called the meet
ing to order. but this was increased
until the entire fourteen could have
answered present" TO the rol call,
had it not been for the fact that
Alderman Cox managed to get into
his seat in time to earn the do lar
paid aldermen for attending special
meetings, when Alderman Greaney
made a motion to adjourn to which
Alderman Cox assented.
The ordinance providing for the
ssuance OF $4,000 of bonds bear
ing AZ per cent interest payable in
twenty year installments, the sum
20 realized to be used In repairing
and improving the levees about
Cairo. was read the first time and
will be. placed upon its second anu
tinaI reading at d special meeting To-
might. 4sa
The ordinances providing for an
i ections February rs. when the
question of issuing these bonds will
be left to the voters of the city, the
announcing Of the po' ling places, the
Judges and clerks of the election
was read the first time and it, too,
will be placed on its second and final
reading tonight at the special meet
Ing. W
The $22.50 interest coupons on
the bonds, which are to consist of
100 of denomination of $1,000
each. will be paid semi-annually.
The bonds which are to be taken
UP annual y will consist of the fol-
lowing amounts to be paid each year
for the twenty years beginning with
1913 and ending with 1893 $9,793.-
81, ss,561.S5. $s,329.s9, s9,097.23.
$S,665.s7. $s,634o2; ss.4O2.06, sS,..
170.t0, s1,93S.14, $7.706.1S. ST.
47I.22. $T.242.26. $7.O1o.3o. &c.
77S,35, $6,546.39. s6,214.43, s6,-
oS2.47, s5,s5o.5I. $5,6ts.55, s5.-
3S6.59.
Total-$151,603.32
Council adjourned
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-01-17
MRS. STRONG DECLINES
APPOINTMENT AS TRUANT
OFFICER OF CAIRO SCHOOLS

Mrs. J +, Strong, the lady refer
red to by The Bulletin YESTERDAY
morning in connection with the ap'
pointment of truant officer of the
Cairo public schools, stated yester-
day afternoon that. although she
had been favorably considered in
this connection. she won d decline
the homer as IL would interfere Wits
her kindergarten work.
In all probability Mrs. Strong 8
declination will result in the ap-
pointment being given to a man.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-01-17
Evidently aLInoere,.

evioensiy Linaefeh
He-"fm going to kiss you whoa I
90 She--"Yoa'il forget how to hiss
.. that tine
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-01-17

Washington, Jan. 16.-"The Ohio
river food is slowly running out in
to the lower river" according to
weather bureau reports tonight.
THE Mississippi river from Cairo
to New Orleans will rise slowly and
with water now in sight probably
will reach stage between IA and
Is feet at New Orleans by the end
Of January"
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-01-17
Mrs. Billings Dies.

Mrs. /. Billings Of 720 Thirty
sixth street. aged 3S died at $3.50
last Night at her home after .briei
illness of four days.
The decedent is survived by her
husband
The funeral will probably be held
some time today with interment at
MILLER City where Mr. and Mrs. Bill.
ings formerly lived,
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-01-17
Dies at Knohlick.

Mrs. A. ~ James of Thirty-fcurth
street. received word last evening Of
the death of James 0verton at
Knobliek, Mo. January i2- after an
illness of several months Mr.
overton was we'll known in Cairo as
he was en- empioye of the combine
feet for long time.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-01-17
WILL PETITION
] JUDGE DEWEY 70
SUBMIT 70 VOTE
Shall City Of Cairo Adopt the Com
misaion Form Of Municipal
Government
MANY ARE wrLLlHB TO SIGN
Fifty Blank Petitions to Be Dis
tsibuted Throughout Cairo
Today.
MANY ARE wILLINB TO SIGN

There Is no longer any fake
about that petition for the applica-
tion for the commission form OF gov
ernment for Cairo
Not one. but many petitions will
be distributed about tho city today
aud Saturday They win be left in
hotels. restaurants, boarding houses.
railroad offices. drug stores, barber
shors and other places where men
are apt to congregate or frequent.
A representative Of The Bulletin
saw one IN the Office of Judge A.
comings yesterday noon.
II was learned an hour later that
there were three additional petit
tions. one OF which had been placed
At the upper end OF the city.
lanother midway OF the town and tn,
last one In the lower portion on
0kio street
The petition IN Judge ConlinE's
officc., when seen By the Representa-
tive, had been signed by thirty Ave
persons, all voters OF the city OF
Cairo.
| The petitions bear the following
lheading
"To the Honorable William 8
Dewey. Judge cf the County Court
gf lhe County " Alexander
i 1--WE. tins UNDERSIGNED aualifTcI.
electors Of the city Of Cairo. respect.
fully petition your honor 70 submit
TO a vote Of the electors Of said
lCity. At an election, the following
proposition:
'Is~ Shall the City of Cairo adopt the
commission form Of municipal gov
Iernment.
| Name, address, with street num-
Ibcr,'
| Then follows plank spaces for fif-
Its-seven signatures
|. AT tho bottom of the petition is
the following:
state of Illinois, County Of Alex
ander, SIS
II, ,, do hereby GER
ltlfy that am upwards of the age
of iwenty-one years; that reside
at Number .....,.. street. IN
the City of Cairo. of the County OF
4 Alexander and State of Illinois. and
!. that the signatures of this sheet
were signed in my presence and are
lgenuine. and that to the best of by
| knowledge and belief the persons SO
signing were ut the time of signing
said petition qualified voters of said
City. and that their respective resi-
dences are correctly states as above
set forth.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 5000. day of .....-.s.
A. d. 1913
".....f.., Notary Public"
Numerous prominent people Iex-
pressed themselves in favor OF the
commission form of government, one
big taxpayer going so far as to say
: he was in favor of a commission
2 form of government for Cairo in
, preference 70 the present percent
age system"
Several others. although fayoring
the proposition, wished tirst TO know
who were the prime movers in the
: agitation. while those who first de-
} clared themselves as violently op-
posed to 1t. attempted 10 discredls
, the measure by .associatiing persons
with the petitions. whom they ridl-
cule. cast aspersions upon a political
way. asserting that they are "croak-
ers." 'fklekers." muck rskers, "an-
+ srchists" and possessing no In
2 fiuenee.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-01-17
with the k;ddiea

Elsie My doggie is smarter than
yours. See how nicely he begsf Ma
bel-"Huh' MY doggie Is too wen
bred TO do anything so common.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-01-17

Why opportunity y osten Missed.
A lot Of pecple do rct recognize o.
portanity when they meet Il becsuss
they expect IL to look like Luck
Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-01-17
Wise WORK.

All wise work Is mainly threefold In
character. It is honest. useful and
cheerful -Rurkin
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-30
FOR EFFICIENCY ONLY
Wilson Firm Against Return 10 spoiln
system.

Washington. october 80 -By dircc-
tloH ~ President Wilson. Commissioners
Of Internal Revenue Osborn tv-nig at
instructed collectors throughout the
country that Ill" recent action Uf Con-
gress in removing deputy collectors
from the protection Of the civil ser
VICE did itot mean return To the
spoils SYSTEM. and was done only Tor
th:. SAX" of ciiicicncy IN Il letter 10
collectors Mr.. Osborn said:
'Couectors are advised that the Oh
j"c' OF this provision al law is ct' ;
cheney and only efficiency, and that
ANY tendency to use this class Of ap-
pointmenis merely FOR personal r, ward.
Or for anything that sa"ors OF the
spoils system: Will be regarded as a
Verr serious disregard or public duty.
"Hcrcaft.r. when vacancies il. this
class ~ officers occur or changes arc
contemplated. ana before such vacan-
cies are filled or such changes are cf-
icctcd, collectors Will forward TO this
Office the names OF the parsons whom
II - desired TO appoint, together with
= statement of their qualifications and
records No appointment in this class
~ officers shall hereafter BE- made bv
collectors without til. approval Of tile
DEPARTMENT.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-30
INFORMATION WANTED
House May Ask Enlightenment on Five
Per Gent InrIN tinuse

Washington. october 2g.-Thc delay
Of the administration in announcing its
decision interpreting the per cent
thrin discount on imports in American
vessels may result ia !" few days in tho
Introduction OF i measure in the House
calling ON the Treasury Department for
Information as 10 what u is doing to
enforce the new tariff law on this point
II was said ia tho House TODAY that
some such action would be taken soon
unless the department acted.
II is understood the Attorney Cen
cral already has prepared his decision.
but that his conclusions are being
withheld with q view sooner or later
70 having til" problem in the courts.
the Attorney General taking the posi-
tion that ii really is a judicial ques
tion.
Al the Capitol il is generally under
stood that the Attorney Generals de-
cision holds that the ) per cent dig
count abrogatcs treaties now in force.
and that therefore no vessels. either
American or foreign. can be given the
. per cent differcntial. The Treasury
Department, however. is proceeding
with the collection OF full duties. cx-
pectinE the whole question 10 be fought
out In the courts.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-30
Secretary Bryan Says
Formal Note Has
Been Presented.
PLANS UNDER WAY
CLOSELY GUARDED
No Comment Forthcoming as to
What Washington Has to Of
fer as Solution for Mexican
Crisis-Only Three An
swers to Plea for
More Time.

Washington. October ca-Secretary
bfNan said to-day that a formal note
had been sent to all European govern
ments asking them To suspend for
mulatinS policy toward Mexico until
the United States had defined it's atti-
tudc. England. France and Germany,
he said. already had been heard from,
and II was expected that the other
governments would follow
1T Is expected that the United States
VIII first make formal demand for the
elimination Of Huerta, and the con-
duct Of fair and free elections, possi-
bly, with some safeguards to system
atize the election machinery. There
was absolutely no comment forthcom-
Ing, however. from executive quarters
as TO just what was intended by the
United States. Steps to secure n new
election would involve negotiations
with the constitutionalists. and there
is confidence among administration
officials that If guarantees for a FREQ
campaign can be arranged through
the establishment of n provisional au-
thority at Mexico, acceptable to the
constitutfonalists. the latter are like
ly to fall into line.
Secretary Bryan said TINT tho state
Department had not got decided what
disposition would be made ot Felix
Diaz a refugee aboard the battleship
Louisiana.
The sailing to-day OF four American
battleships from Hampton Roads to
relieve those ut Vera Cruz makes tho
first step on tho part OF the United
states toward complying with the re-
cent declaration OF Huerta that for
eign ships had been too long in Mex
lean waters
only maasre reports have reached
the state Department Of the recent
elections
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-30
WOULD ENLARGE CHURCH
Plans Are Discussed mt Nineteen Meet.
InXN of Met hOdiAtA.

Indianapolis. Ind. October 2o.-Mcth-
DDS for tho enlargement Of the Meth
odist church were discussed to-day at
ninctcen sectional meetings Of the Ma
tional convention Of Methodist Men.
Each section represented the territory
OF = bishop. Effects IN those terri
i9ries of tn" new financial plan Of the
chErch received particular attention.
i''ior 10 til" sectional meetings. The
convention heard representatives of
three other churches ten what their
church organizations bad been doing
IN missionary. nclds. Thcs" spea kcrs
Were: e. y Rowland, Of Athens. Ga.
speaking for the Southern preshy-
i"rians. \. T.. Cory, "f Cincinnati. for
T.. Disciples Of Christ. anG. j. campbell
Whit. for the United l'r-sbSterianS.
Alr. White. who also spoke tonight.
said that IL l5.0ooO00 OF the %. 0uO. 600
OF Protestant church members in Amer
lea would give as much per member
s3.J0-:s the United Presbyterian did
last year, there would be funds enough
10 evanrelize the world in the present
generation.
The problem OF our civilization is
~ problem Of tho city declared y.
W. Leonard. Of Seattle. Wash. Who
spoke Tonight. He said preachers IN
the pulpit should lead In civic right
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-30
NO MORE "CHlCKENS"
Baidhended Row In Sorrow Dccnuse
OF New Inv.

Special to The Times -Dispatch.1
Philadelphia. October 23.-Thc Bald
head row In theatres throughout Penn
sylvania VIII be deserted after next
Saturday night. The "chicItcns' will
disappcar from all theatrical coinpan-
les. and in their places viii ap-
pear women of twenty-on years OF
age. or more. All OF which Ia brought
about through the new law which be-
comes effective and regulates tho hours
during which women may work
The wide-swcepinE effect or tho law
did not become known until To day.
when several local theatrical managers
examined II To learn To their dismay
that women under twenty-onc years Of
age are prohibited from working after
. o'clock at night. The only excep-
tion To the rulo IL in the cas-. Of tclc-
phone operators. who may work all
night IL they nave reached the age OF
eishteen.
Charles Cook Wananaker manager
OF the Garirck Theatre. made the newp
public
Under this law" he said. "wc won
be able To have any more choruscs.
ard all the chickens may AZ well quit
IL their companies expect 10 come into
Pennsylvania
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-30
He WILL SELECT SITES
FLORIDA Nnn to Determine Iocntinps
for Federal Buii,itnrs.

!HI,H'IhI I" Ihe TImC s-Dlspntch
-. .Washinston, October William
Holloway, OF Gainesville. Florida to-
day was commissioned bv IN. Treasury.
ipcpnrtment u begin work immediately.
IN me selection OF sites for Federal
10 the southeastern states. aud VIII,
work ~ Virginia, the Carolinas ,;eor-
Ela Florida and elsewhere rs he may
be directed from tim" 10 time This
appointment. which was made a day
or Two ago upon the recommendation
-, NGngressinan Frank Clark. of Flor
Sonthern"r himself ana UNDERSTANDING
romi estate values in that part OF the
country. Mr.. Holloway should bo of
considerable valu. 10 both those hay-
ing property 10 sell for stcs and to
the government. T. "A Mc,;
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-30
MACKAY BRINGS
ACTION IN COURT
AGAINST HIS WIFE
Papers Are Served on
Her at Hotel
Plaza.
OUTGROWTH OF
ALIENATION SUIT
Widely Known Woman Recently
Made Defendant in Action for
Sl,oo0,ooo Damages by Mrs.
Blake, Wife Of Famous
Surgeon-Mackay Is
Back From Europe.
Lspecial ID 1'he Times.Disnn,nn !

New York October 2Q-Clarcncc II.
Mackay caused his wife. Mrs Kather-
inc Duer Mnckay, to b. served with
papers in q court action last Saturday Y
At tho Hotel Plaza.
Ctcrhart x Graham No - cedar
street arc counsel for Mr.. .!acltav.
John }. Graham. junior member of III.
firm. went to Mincola to-day at noon
- me- papers in the action with the
Nassau county clerk. When the Office
Vas closed for the day. however. thc
papers had not been ni"d
over III. tcleohpi. Mrs. Graham iold
reporter that Mr. Graham had beer,
detained in connections with the
hackay case. and would not return
until 1890 o'clock. II that hour MIR.
Iraham's residence N ilickSvil,e. I.
- could not lie raised on tie telephone
Arthur Train. counsel for Mrs. Mac
Kay Was located by telephon. ut tht.
nome Of br Y r. Turrure. itatonai,.
\. Y. and asked If he would make !.
statement ia behalf OF his client.
No he said, Il must decline 10 be
Interviewed. viii not discuss the
matter II any way"
Coinoid'nt with the beginning oC tho
acton against Mrs. Hackay. Mir Mac
kay, who has been in Europe since
Jnly. returned to New York to-day on
0"aid the fmpcratov. Despite the fact
that has name appeared on tho pas
scns"r list printed during the VOYAGE
over, officials -; the Hamburg Amcri
can Lin" denied that Mr. Macitav was
a passenger.
~ e;3c o'clock. several hours after
the big liner docked In Hobok.n. Mr.
Mackay and two Of his three children
Ellen and John-lcf, tho steamship
and hurried - a closed carriage.
Nr. Macitay has leased at s25. 600 :,
year the John Il. Drexel house. at No.
East SiXty-Sccond Street but as far
as lis known. he is not there tonight
At the Plaza Hotel (. liz said that
Mrs Is. j. Mackny, OF Toronto. Can
ada was registered there on las
Saturday.
on september % last. it became
known that in February. George Cor
don Battle. Of No. - Wall street. coun-
sol for Mrs. Catherine Ketchum Blake.
of No. 80 East Scventy-Fifth street
had caused Mrs. Mackay Ia be served
With papers in a suit for $1,000. 700
damages Tor the alleged alienation OF
me hf'ect!lona OF her husband, Dr
Joseph ~ Elnke. one Of the foremost
surgeons In America
Several weeks later Mrs. Blake filed
a suit for separation. She asked for
ali'nony at the rate Of $500 q month.
$1,000 for expenses already incurred
aud $1,000 for counsel fees
In hor suit against Mrs. AInckay.
Mrs. Blake charged tina; Mrs Mackay
by wicked and wrongful acts. bland
ishmcnts. batteries and scductions. cx-
ercised by the defendant upon and to-
wards the plain.iif's husband"
Mrs. Mackay IN her answer denied
the charges of Mrs. Blake and asserted
that Or. and Mrs. Blake were living
apart before she met DR. Blake
When Mrs. Blake was told Of the
court action against Mrs. Mackny. she
said: We'll. YOU know / never criti-
else my husband. am entirely in the
hands OF my lawyers"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-30
WINDOWS FOUND "MARKED"
Whnt Appeared to he Work of Class
Cutters TURNS Out 10 Re Mnx Works.

what Appeared to he Work of Class
Cutters Turns Out Ia Re Wax Works.
Patrolling his beat on the east side
o! seventh street, from Broad 10 Main.
this morning st o'clock. Patrolman
j. ii. Harris found upon the handsome
plate-Giass windows OF the stores OF
Meyer Grcentree. Sydnor Il iIundlcy.
the Virginia Railway and Power Com
pany building and many other places.
great marks. in some instances as wide
~ half an inch.
'Thc glass cutters have gone to
work In earnest" commented Harris.
1T looks as though they have been
using a tile 10 do their vandalism in
stead or sticking 10 diamonds and
cheap cutters. as they did on Broad
street" Harris carefully jottcd down
the addresses Of the windows found
dishgured, preparatory to making n
report 10 headquarters. lie found
twenty-five marked windows. a Curl
ous newspaper reporter. who looked ut
the cuts" wrapped n handkerchief
about his finger and after Il little brisk
rubbing the cuts" vanished
Someon: III passing through the
street had used a piece or soap or wax
III making the marks
"rho joke is on me said Harris. as
lie threw away his report"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-30
MORE AID TO LABOR
Council OF Congregational Churches
Prnp0xcn to EktcnL .Ansintnnce.

Kansas city. Mo. october 20 Es-
taOltshsncnt Of Il social service commits
sion TO have charge of the work OF
extending church aid to labor. tho
adoption Of an annuity plan for preach
ers. and the adoption Of peace
res9lutton condenning tho expenditure
9' large sums OF money for war. to-
day occupied tho time OF the National
1"mncil OF congregational Churches.
lhc Social Service Commission Will
be composed Of nine members and will
take over tho work or tho brotherhood
Of tho church. The church plans TO
make an aggressive campaign to aid
IN Fighting industrial wrongs
The annuity plan. which in many re-
spects resembles the endowment
scheme. or insurance companies, pro-
vid"s that preachers shalt furnish 20
per cent OF the fund through yearly
payments and the church so pcr cent
The church's sharo viii be obtained
through monthly collections. An eff
fort 10 procure s2.0o0.o00 cndowments
also Viii bc made.
Copies Of the peace resolution" were
forwarded to President Wilson and
Honrress II calls for !, halt in tho
swelling expenditures for the para :
phcrualia OF war"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-30
SEEKS SATISFACTION
Torkof Hopes TO Force Pierre Lott
Into Duel.

Especial to rhe 1'imcs-D Dispatch.
Paris, October 2o-In order to
avenKe the honor OF the Bulgarian
army. Lieutenant Torsof has been
given two months leave Of absence
by direction OF King Ferdinand for the
purpos. Of coming 10 Paris and fore
Ing Pierre Lott into - duel.
Lott. who recently visited tho United
States. has all hia lif. been n staunch
defender OF the TURKS and their in
sttutions. During the Balkan war
he was referred to here as Turkey =
press agent bccnuse of tho violent
articles he Contributed to tho daily
papers villifying tho Bulgarian army
and charging II with all Kinds OF bar
barity and rapacity.
II is to avengc thcsc insults that
Lieutenant Torkof has been commits
stoned 10 force the famous acaticmician
into A meeting on the field or honor
with rapiers or pistols
The method to be adopted by the
Eulgar champion In bringing about the
proposed meeting Is the one topic of
conversation in tho cafes tonight.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-30
FORTUNE AWAITS HIM
John kopp, If Found, Cnn Claim Es-
state of SiHO,ODO.

Especial 10 The Times Dispatch
New YORK, October :9.-John Kopp,
VINO disappeared from Orcvillc Cal.
IN July, lSeS, and has not been heard
OF, can claim fortune Of over $500
900 by applying to the city Chamber
IAN. because no one has been able
To learn anything about his where
hnouts since he disappeared. Surrogate
cohaian to-day appointed Michael j
EEan referee u decide Ii there is sur-
hcieht evidence 10 declare Kopp
julicnlly dead
kopp left New York for California in
lS1t His mother, Christiania kopp.
died In 1901, leaving large estate to
him and her other children.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-30
B. F. KEITH WEDS
Owner of Vaudeville Circuit Marrles
Niss Ethel Chase

Especial TO The Times Dispatch
Washington October 29-After n
romantic courtship Of less than a year.
II. r. Keith. the siXty-sevcn-y year ol d
owner of circuit of vaudeville houses
throughout the United States, and Miss;
Ethel Eird Chase. aged twenty six, of
this city, were married tonight on
MIR. keiths private yacht. Following
wedding dinner ON board. the Hil-
debrot sailed for Miami. Fla. where
Mr. kcitn and mis- bride will spend the
winter
Miss Chase and Mr.. Keith attended
the wedding Of the formers brother.
iiarcti Chase. ana Miss Ruth Cohen.
winch TOOK place at o'clock in the
afternoon. They did not tell any Of
the other guests of their intention 10
get married
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-30
BUSCH WILL is FILED
Entire EEtntc Ia Br0ucnfhcd to Widow
md children.

Especial to The Times -Dispatch.J
81. Louis. October 2t.-Adolphus
liusch's will. which WAS tilcd late to-
day for probate, gives tnc entire es-
tate. with the exception of several
minor hcquests. 10 his widow and chill
drcn. The estate has been variouslv
estimated TO be worth from $4,000. 600
u S1j.G00,00o.
August y Busch. eldest son. is tho
lated that he shall receive -Scvcnths
Of the entire estate.
Mrs. Lilly Busch. tho widow. Is the
second largest beneficiary. tho multi
millionaire having provided that she
should have one eighth OF the estate
absolutely, together with the villa Lily
ia Germany, another German estate
and the household property. horses.
carriages jcwelrv and paintings.