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The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-12
All Who Are Out of Work and Hun
cry Given Chance to Earn
Three Meals.
CHARGE OF HEALTH BOARD
Relief Bureaus Cooperating Will
Refuse TO Issue Supplies to
Those Refusing to Work.

An effort viii be made. beginning
with today by the local Board OF
Health, cooperating with Col. Trip
and the Re ief Bureaus to CLEAN
Up" Cairo
The solution of this matter was
easy, in view of many idle hungry
men in cairo. who are ont of work
on account OF the closing down OF
the many and varied industrial es-
Establishments.
1t is quite a drain upon the Re-
lief Bureau to feed these men and
yet avoid im2ositions that are daily
practiced upon 1t by lazy people,
aided and abetted by persons, who
for personal or political motives.
have endorsed certificates OF appli-
eants for food.
The Emergency Relief Bureau has
very promptly disposed of the un-
worthy, but in order to make effec-
tive gospel tenant that every man
shall earn his daily bread by the
sweat of his brow is also cooperat-
ing with the Board of Health.
The plan to clean up the city Is
in the hands OF -I,r. John r. Walsh.
chairman of the Board Of Health,
the Relief Bureaus and Col. TripI
assisting him. All men out OF en-
ployment are TO be used in the work
no matter haw great the number.
For their work they are to bt
given three square meals each dan
kntil such time as they can obtair
regular work with the industrial
plants and other concerns.
The work of distribution of sup
plies will be Discontinued to met
, who refuse to work and likewise thu
meals at the Emergency Relief Blu
reau.
DR.. Walsh has established head
quarters where all men are to re
port today for work. Each man viii
be supplied with implements ant
tools and apportioned TO gangs un
der superintendent.
In order to further this plan. DR.
Walsh requests that citizens volun
| teer their services as foremen of tn
| gangs of men.
He also requests volunteers o
wagons to haul the refuse to Thir
and Jefferson avenue where it viii
be loaded upon barge loaned tn
city by Capt, Faudree. 1t will b
| towed out into the channel OF tn
river and dumped into the Missis
sfpp.
The work OF cleaning the street
of the city viii begin at Secon
street and proceed up Ohio levet
thence down Halliday avenue an
up Commercial and so on until tn
city is thoroughly cleaned.
DR.. Walsh can use three or fou
hundred men in this work and
the Relief Bureau and the Emerl
ency Bureau will consistently &C
loperate with him, there will be n
food supplies issued only to thos
who are willing to "swap min
mum of labor for grub"
All volunteers in this work al
requested to report at Elevent
Istreet and Commercial avenue.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-12
DRAINAGE CONGRESS MEETS.

st. Louis, April 11,--A bill for
presentation to Congress. designed
TO prevent loss of life and property
in floods such as caused so much de
struction in Ohio and Indiana, was
drafted at the third National Drain
age Congress, which met here to-
day.
The congress was welcomed today
by the Mayor and others, after
which message from Presiden;
Wilson was read. Other speakers
Governor Major, John II. Nolen. ex-
ecutige committeeman from Mis-
souri,, and David r Francis, presi-
dent of the National Drainage Con-
! gress.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-12
QUINTETTE OF INFANTS
BORN TO WOMAN IN
STATE OF NEW YORK

Ithaca, Y. =, April I1.--A quinn
tette of infants was born to Mrs
Chas. Smith, few miles south of
here. The five babies are all well
and physicians expect. them to live
it Is said that the birth of quin-
tuplets has only been recorded in
this country three times.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-12
Taking Care of CITY Tools.

The authorities, represented by
the Citizens Executive committee
are taking good care of the tools and
implements used in fighting the
flood this year. All the shovels
have been cleaned and dipped into
bath OF heavy black oil to prevent
rust. There are nearly 1000
shovels. The lanterns will be stored
along with other material.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-12
KILLS SELF IN WATER PAIL

LaPorte, Ind. April 10 With
his head submerged in pail Z. OF
water, the body OF an unidentified
man, well-dressed was found this
afternoon in grove on The Van Ell
kinson farm in this county. All eyi-
dence of Identification had been de-
stroyed. On the suicide was found
prayer book with his name erased
and a rosary
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-12
THE wEArHEl.

Illinois--Fair Saturday and Sun
day. rising temperature.
kentucky and Missouri = Fair
Saturday; Sunday fair and warmer.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-12
KNITTING INVENTOR DIES.

Rockford, H., April 11.-W. w.
Burson. an inventor whose patents
revolutionized the knitting indus
tries, is dead here today.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-12
NfNORDfRFD TO
REPORT TONIGHT
FORPATROLDUTY

TUkHAIkUlUUII
With the attending resumntion of
business in all lines in Cairo, the
fact that the river Is clinging still
to the fifty-fOur foot mark must not
be lost sight of and the same de-
gree of vigilance be maintained until
the river has fallen fully five or six
feet hidden and unforeseen
dangers always lurk in the water
and appear when and where least
expected
II is through this dead uncer-
tainty and the gradual weakening
of any and all earthen embankments
no matter what t.se character OF
may be, that the nightly
guard must be continued.
The Patrol Committee, as usual
this morning, make the call in addi-
ton to the request that no back.
wa-dness be manifested upon the
part OF those summoned for duty. as
result that many thinking theii
services are not required, their fel.
low man responding to the call. in
the end no one comes to the front.
April 18th. 1918.
c. +. Potts, 9th request.
Thos. Johnson, 9th request.
c. C. Beird. 9th request.
Frank Caters. 5th request.
P. B. Barringer. 9Th request.
C. B. Blanchlrd, 5th request.
Joe Brinkey, 5th request.
Clyde LESLEY, 5th request
J. M. Davidge, 5th request.
Albert Kob er, 4th request.
Milton Kobler, 4th request.
Jas. Johnson, 4th request,
Mike Calvin. 4th request.
Fritz Hagey, 4th request.
Geo. Koehler, 3rd request.
Ben Kobler, 3rd request
Thos, Larkens, Bird request
B. r. Liyesay. Bird request.
Jas. 0Connell. 3rd request.
Frank Blake, 3rd request
Rudy 1ISsenjaeger, - 2Hasereauesi
Henry Hasenjaeger, End request
j s, Jackson, End request
L. A. Lagamarsino, 2nd request
Harry c. Lentz, 2nd request.
Thos. Meehans End request.
All Meye's, End request.
Thos. Moran, End request.
r. L. Mulhall, End request.
Hugh Murphy, End request.
r. j. Mccarthy, 2nd request.
Jas. b. McFar and, End request,
J Motchen, 2nd request
p. c. Marable, 2nd request.
A. S. Magner, End request,
Fred D. Neilis.
P |. Nassauer.
w. o. Nellis.
Joseph ]. Nance.
Ed +. Nichols.
John Nicholson.
Johh w. MOTIFS
NhaS' H. Nuseh''
VIM. H. O'Brian.
Edw. O'Donnell.
Geo. ]. O'Donnell
Jno p. 0Donnell.
FRANK H. oss'
harrF oss'
Johh D. U ohed.
| Thos. Il. Shea'
Chas. osterIoh'
Joe y ohea'
j. l.. . lver'
I. A. PfoIliet'
I. A. Payhe'
waiter Pet''s'
l.. II, Paul
Z. A. PetitI
e. l.. Prohlet'
| Logan Parham'
| h. b. ph'llips.
| &. H. Perraui''
faui u faVes'
| WIN. l.. Perce'
Chas. Il. PettV
| w. M Phllllps'
| E. G. Rink
Geo. PIPER.
w. j, Prlddy
| Theron Prtlchett'
Prof. w A Ryan.
JOS Raeth
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-12

lConcluded on Fourth Pass.l
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-12
Father is Serious1y I'LL.

DR.. ]. j. Rendleman was sum
moned to MakaRda Thursday even
ing by the serious illness of his
father.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-17
DIRECTOR HARRIS ASKS
H|CHERPAy FOR CLERKS
To Keep Experts in Census Office
Better Wages Must Be Paid,
He Says.

Higher salaries for the permanent force
of the census bureau is the plea of Di-
rector William J. Harris in his first an
nual report The permanent force of
tn. census bureau must, in a sense, be
an expert force. he says. and to keep
such people in the service requires high
er salaries. The director says that be-
cause Of the present low salaries the bu-
reau is losing many of it's good employees
who can command higher salaries in civil
life for the same work.
He proposes a reclassification of the
employees. which. he says, would provide
more higher salaried positions and with
priation.
"One of the objects which it was de-
sired to attain by the establishment of a
permanent census bureau" he says ''was
the maintenance of a nucleus for the
large force which must be employed dur
ing the decennial census periods. 4 con-
siderable part of this nucleus must con-
sst of employees thoroughly trained in
census work and qualified to discharge
responsible supervisory duties. Persons
SO qualified can demand larger salaries
than the average clerk, and if they are
unable to obtain them in the census bu
reau will seek them elsewhere For this
reason the bureau is constantly losing
some of it's most valuable employees and
fjE obliged to train, at government ex-
pense, others to take their places. The
very fact that the bureau must expand so
greatly at each decennial census period
of granting it a larger, rather than a
smaller. proportion of high -salaried en-
ployeS than is found in other branches OF
the government service
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-17
Plan for Convention Rejected.
COMMITTEE IS DIVIDED
Lawmakers Will Care for Various
Phases of District Gov
eminent.

Assignments to subcommittee work in
the House District committee were an
nounced today by Chairman johnson as
follows:
judiciary Representatives Caraway.
Igoe, German. O'Leary, Claypool, Thomp-
son. Prouty, Mapes, Walters. -
Assessments and taxation-Representa
tives George, Bremner. Crosser, Caraway.
Wallin, Keister, Prouty.
Municipal ent-Representatives
Prouty, OLeary Reed. George, Crosser,
Thompson, Mapes. Walters
Financial nstitutions-Representa
L'Engle. Thompson, George, Crosser,
Reed, Prouty. Mapes. Walters
Telephone and telegraph companies
Representatives Reed, Thompson, Aiken,
Caraway. L'Engle, Cary.
Gas and electricity - Representatives
Igoe, Caraway, Thompson. Cary, Walters.
Charities Representatives German,
George. Crosser, O'Leary, Claypool, Reed,
Coady, Winslow. Mapes.
Streets. alleys and avenues-Represent-
atives O'Leary, Igoe, German, Reed.
lin, Walters.
Street ailways-Representattv eros
ser, Reed. German, Bremner, O'Leary,
Wallin. keister.
Public health - Representatives Cary,
Thompson, Caraway, George, Coady,
Mapes. Walters.
Parks Representatives Thompson,
LEngle. Caraway, Crosser. Walters
Mapes.
Education - Representatives Claypool'
l. 'Engle, Aiken. Igoe. German helster'
Walters, Winslow.
Labor-Representat Bremner. Cor
man. O'Leary, Aiken. Coady, cary wal
ters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-17

the late Benjamin Altman to the Met
ropolitan Museum of Art is announced
by officers of the museum Five gal
lerIes now filled with musical instru-
ments will be given over to the display
of the Altman collection. It probably
Will be ready for public view early
next spring.
The museum authorities also an
nounced that the entire Morgan collec-
ton, which has been loaned to the
museum. would be made accessible 70,
public view next month"; and three
paintings by old Italian masters, re-
Gently acquired by purchase, will bs
placed on exhibition about the same
time. Of these paintings one is q
Pieta by Carlo Crebelli. The other two
are The Miracle of the Loaves and
Fishes" and the ''Doge Mocenigo al
Prayer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-17
THE DAY IN CONGRESS.


Met at 10 am.
Currency debate resumed. with
republican senators predicting that
the administration bill would pass
by Saturday.
Alaskan railway bill. involving
issue of government ownership, de-
bated.
Secretary Bryan before foreign
affairs committee advocated pur-
chase of embassy buildings in
Tokyo, Mexico City and Berne.
Representative Roberts of Massa-
chusetts urged interstate commerce
committee to report his bill to re-
quire all steel cars on railroads
within four years.
Representative Fowler of Illinois
and Marsh Lambert of Shawnee
town urged river and harbors com
mittee to appropriate 100000 To
repair and strengthen leyees ar
Shawneetown.
w. L. Gazzam and James l..
Gibson of Seattle declared require
ments of La Toilette seaman's bin
physically impossible on Puget
sound vessels. at merchant marine
committee hearing.
Judiciary committee heard dele
CATION of American Bar Associa-
ton in advocacy of removal of
technicalities In judicial procedure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-17
DISABLED WARSHIP IN TOW.
Delaware Bringing the Vermont to
Norfolk for Repairs.

NEW YORK, December 17.-Wireless
messages received early today at Sandy
Hook from the battleshp Vermont which
was disabled last week, when she broke
a shaft, state that on the morning of
December IA she was forced to reduce
speed to eight knots because of add-
tional trouble. Some of the holding
rivets of the port truss bearings were
carried away, the message stated, and
on the following day she was forced to
stop and request aid from the battle
ship Delaware, which has been detailed
to accompany the disabled vessel to Nor
folk Va.
The Delaware has taken the Vermont
in tow and is proceeding at threeknot
speed The messages stated that repairs
cannot be made before arrival at Norfolk.
At noon yesterday the Vermont reported
her position as 507 miles east of Cape
Henry, Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-17
APPEAL OF GUNMEN UP.
Arguments Before New York Court
In Rosenthal Case.

ALBANY, n. Y, December lT-Argu-
ments the appeal of the four sunmcn
convicted of the murder OF Herman
Rosenthal the New York gambler began
today before the state court of appeals.
The appeal was similar to that already
made i'm the Becker case.
1t was asserted that the presence OF
three of the gunmen, Whitley Lewis Gyp
the Blood and Lefty Louie, near the scene
of the shooting was due solely to an
arrangement they had to meet Jack Rose
to discuss the arrest of ZeliS another
gunman While they were engaged in
conversation. it was set forth. the fatal
shot was fired.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-17
DRASTIC POLICE RULES.
Boston Patrolmen May Only Chew
Gum or Tobacco "Inconsnicnonslv y

BOSTON. December H. Policemen
seeking solace for the monotony of their
beats by chewing tobacco or gum must
do so ''inconspicuously'' under new reg
ulations promulgated today by Police
Commissioner Stephen O'Meara. They
are forbidden to have gum or tobacco
in their mouths in such manner as to
be noticeable" Chewing toothpicks will
not be tolerated.
Members of the force are forbidden to
attend political meetings or conventions
except when detailed for duty there.
When in uniform they must not ride in
automobiles other than department cars
The police are instructed to assist
newspaper reporters in any legitimate
inquiry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-17
Cancer Treatment Discussed.

ATLANTA, Ga, December 17.-Cancer
and it's treatment today occupied the at
tention of the Southern Surgical and
genealogical Associations convention
here. At the morning session papers were
read by DR. II. 0. Marcy, Boston: DR.. ].
Nj. T. Finney,. Baltimore. and others. A
feature of the program was paper by
DR.. c.. III. Mayo, Rochester, Mimi, deal
ing with surgery in connection with can
Ger. DR.. Mayo is internationally famous
as an authority on this subject.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-17
TOTAL VALUATIONS.
Washington 3I0.346.13I

The taxed fraction of the real estate of
the city and the limited personal property
are valued in 1910 at over thirty-five mil
lions more than the whole real and per
sonal property of the rich city of Cieve-
land. with 229, ,594 greater population: over
fifty-four millions more than the whole of
Cincinnati. with 32.522 greater populations
over sixty-two millions more than the
whole of Milwaukee. with PISS greater
population; over seventy-nine millions
more than the whole of New Orleans
With S.0o6 greater population: over ninety
seven millions more than the whole of
Minneapolis over 1856 millions more than
the whole of Louisville: over 124 millions
more than the whole of Indianapolis. and
over 1IG millions more than the whole of
Sf Paul
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-17
NEW CHICAGO MAIL RECORD.
Average of 2l5 Tons Parcel Pos,
Matter Handled Daily.

CHICAGO, December 17.-Since the
Christmas rush of business began here
last Saturday a new record has been
established in the Chicago post office
by the handling of an average of 2i5
tons of parcel post matter a day. Another
local record was established the first
ten days of December. when 81 .000.o00
worth of stamps We're sold.
An average of s.o0e,oo0 parcel post
packages are being handled monthly by
the Chicago Office, as compared with
1000 600 last January. Five motor trucks,
the first ever used by the Chicago post
office. were pressed into service yester-
dav to hasten the delivery of Christmas
mail and forestall congestion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-17
Measure Proposing New As
sessment Methods in Dis
trict Distributed.
FAVORABLE REPORT Is
LOOKED FOR EARLY
Carries Out in Every Particular the
Preconceived Notions Regard
ing Its Features.

Copies of Representative Henry Georges
long-looked-for bin outlining new meth
DDS of taxation and assessment in the
District of Columbia We're distributed to-
day to members OF the House District
committee, and the expectation is that a
favorable report on the measure will go
to the House at an early day The bill
was introduced by Representative George
late yesterday afternoon and carries out
in every particular the preeonceived no.
tions regarding its features
1t provides that upon the assessed
value of real estate and personal prop-
erty the Commissioners shall levy a suf-
ficient tax to raise revenue to meet two
demands-the first demand to be any
deficit in the account of the District of
Columbia and the United States; the sec
ond demand to be the revenue needed to
meet the estimates of the Commissioners.
The tax rate is to be reduced bv any
current surplus in the account of the Dis
trct of Columbia with the United States
Treasury.
Board of Assessors.
Nine additional assistant assessors are
authorized, making fourteen i'm all. An
pointments would be in the hands of the
Commissioners The salary of the as
SCISSOR would be $1,000. and his assistants
would receive $1,000. The fourteen as
sistants would serve as follows: Ten An
the board for real estate assessment fand
also on the board for equalization and
review; two on the board of personal
appraisers and two on the board of ap-
peals.. The assessor would be a member
and chairman eX-officio of each hoard
The personal property of the District
would be assessed in accordance with
existing law, except that the work should
be finished by the first Monday i'm April
Instead OF the entire board "yiewina.,
each piece of property as at present the
city would be divided into districts and
the assessor would assign one or more
members of the real estate board to
these districts Assessments would have
to be concluded annually by the first
Monday in February. when the hoard
for equalization and review would nosat
to prevent inequalities in assessmants
Ihls board would be required to furnish
10 the assessor a complete list of prop
April. ~
Right of Appeal.
shortly thereafter the assessor would
publish in one newspaper of wide cir
cuiatlon the lists of real and personal
property made up by the boards.
Within ten days any person whose name
is thus advertised in connection with
property would have the right to make
an appeal to be heard between the 10th
day of April and the Goth day of the fol-
lowing June. and the appeal board would
have the right to make changes.
Upon the information gained by this
final board two tax rolls would be pre-
pared. one to go to the auditor the other
for the tax collector. who is required to
make the tax bills.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-17
Holds 0leo Law Unconstitutional

ALBANY, n. Y, December 1.-THE
New York state court of appeals yester-
day held the oleomargarine law to be mn.
constitutional. 1t was held that fhe
legislature might enact laws to prevent
deception and fraud in foodstuffs, but
that giving yellow color to oleomarga RIM
vas not done with the intention of com
mitting fraud.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-17
Against Campaign of Repudia-
ton, Confiscation and
ViIificati0n.
POINTED LESSONS FROM
1910 CENSUS FIGURES
Our Tax-Burden Distinctly Heavier
Than That of Most Ameri-
can Cities.
No. II.
BY THEODORE w. MOVES.

I. The burden imposed by
Congress upon the local taxpayer
is fully as heavy as that which
the average self governing munic-
ipality imposes upon itself, and
In view of the peculiar disabili-
ties under which the District OF
Columbia labors, its tax is harde;
to bear than that of the average
American community.
?. Washington's tax levy, com
bining tax rate and assessment
and measuring accurately the real
tax burden. is higher per capita
than that of I2o OF the I83 other
American cities.
3. In comparing the per capita
tax levy of Washington with tha;
ol other cities it is to be consid-
cred that the contribution in lieu
OF taxes OF the largest (quasi) tax
payer is. i'll Washingtons case,
omitted from the calculation. 1t
is as il the steel trust and other
great plant-owning corporations
were omitted from the tax levy of
Pittsburgh. If Uncle Sam was
treated In the calculation as a
single taxpayer, his tax contribu-
tion added to the levy and his own
name added to the population,
Washington's per capita would be
doubled, amounting to $28I2, a
greater per capita than that of any
other city over 100000 population,
except Boston and New York, and
nearly doubling such typical cities
of Washington's. class as Detroit,
Milwaukee, New Orleans, Newark
and Louisville.
4. Not one of the cities with
which Washington is compared
has SO large percentage of float
ing non-taxpaylng population
as the capital. with its one-third
negro population and its thou
sands OF temporary visitors and
the government employees, and this
non-taxpaying population reduces
the nominal per capita tax levy
without reducing it in fact by cash
contributions. Not one of the
cities enumerated has so few
moneymaking resources in man
ufactures, trade and commerce
in proportion to its population, to
meet this drain of taxation.
5 Clearly Washington's tax
levy not only averages up in ac-
tual figures with those of other
American cities, but for the rea-
son stated it must be doubled in
order to make a fair comparison
with other cities, and even with
out this doubling its tax burder;
is. owing to its peculiar condi-
tions, harder to be borne than
that of any other municipality
with approximately the same cen
sus figures of tax levy.
Not only is Washingtons realty assess
Irent excessively high when compared
with that of other American cities. but its
total tax valuation, combining real and
personal property, shows a similar extra
ordinary excess.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-17
EXHIBIT OF ART TREASURES.
Altman and Morgan Collections to
Be Shown in New York.

NEW YORK, December 17.-Comple-
ton of arrangements for the installa-
ton Of the paintings, sculptures. porce-
lains. and other art treasures left by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-17
Per Capita Tax Levy.

The following table gives the per capita
tax levy. the real measure of the tax bur-
den. in the Is4 cities of the United States
exceeding 10000 In population in 1910
This is the most significant of all the ta-
bIes given, since. combining both tax rate
and tax assessment, il measures with ac-
curacy the comparative tax burdens of
American municipalities. Those cities in
the table whose tax levies are less than