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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-11-24
TRIAL Of SCOTT
FAUST TO BEGIN
SOME TINE TODAY
Negro Witness Now in Jail in Padu-
cab, Will be Brought Here by
Sheriff Elect Burke.

Circuit circuit reconvcncd yester-
day morning to concludc the October
term. After arranging for two
trials, that of Scott Faust who mur-
dered Eli Johnson at the Stag saloon
and Henry Douglas, charged with
an assault upon Martin Temple. The
petit jury reported for duty. Court
was adjourned.
One of the principal Witnesses in
the Faust case IS negro named
Bedford, who is now in jail at Padu-
cab charged with petit larceny.
This witness will be brought 10
Cairo this morning. Sheriff-elect e
A. Burke went to Paducab lasl
night to get the negro, This will dc
the first experience in handling a
prisoner by the sheriff-elect, who is
doing this just to get his hand in
Court was adjourned at II O'Clock
yesterday morning until this morn
iuG.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-11-24
THE MUNICIPAL
CHRISTMAS TREE
IDEA ADOPTED
City Council Endorses Proposition
and Sunday School and Other
Organizations Will Help.

Tho City Council Mt its meeting
yesterday rlorilng esse it's stamp OF
approval to the Municipal Christmas
Tree proposition whereby all the
white and colored children of the
city may be assured of being re-
membered by Santa Claus, the
council meeting yesterday morning
Commissioner Howley introduced n
resolution suggesting that the mayor
appoint committee of two besides
himself, to represent the city, to as
sist the churches in perfecting the
plans for such an event. The mayor
appointed Commissioners Howiey
and Feuchter,
A meeting or conference was hell
yesterday afternoon at the Colonial
hotel by representatives of the city
government, charitable societies and
Sunday schools to make arrange,
ments for the program which will
be carried out on Christmas night.
1t is proposed to have the big tree
placed in Washington park on
Washington avenue between Ntnth
and Tenth streets. The tree &c be
brightly Illuminated by small e1ec-
tric lights every night for a short
time before Christmas night.
At the meeting at Tie Colonial
Judge Dewey was elected temporary
chairman and Miss Gassaway secre-
tary, The conference authorized the
chairman to appoint a committee of
ilve to take charge of all arrange
ments for a municipal Christmas
Tree celebration; and authorized the
committee of five to name such addi-
tional members and subcommittee
as may be deemed necessary.
The consensus of opinion at the
conference was that the tree should
be Illuminated for several evenings
and to close with a program, prob
ably on Christmas night. Probably
a night will be given exclusively 20
the colored children of the city.
The municipal Christmas tree is
being carried cut in various cities
OF the country.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-11-24
ELIAS BROS. OF THIS
CITY RETURN TO CAIRO
FROM THEIR HOME IN SYRIA

Both of the Elias Bros, Sam and
Faykel, who conduct tic grocery
and meat market at Fifth and Com
mercial avenue have returned from
their native country Syria, where
tho latter has been the past four
years and tho former the past seven
months on visit with relatives, Sam
saws he went on board the North
Carolina u. s. warship when she was
laying in the harbor Of Smyrna and
felt more at home than in his own
country. Bathegrin is the Elias
Bros. old home. Sam during mis-
seven months stay in his country
visited all the interesting places and
had an enjoyable time. Both left
SYRIA on French liner and it was
the last convenient opportunity they
had 10 leave for this side. They
sailed from Beirut. Turkey declared
war shortly after they left Beirut,
as they afterwards learned
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-11-24
DETECTIVE FLUfS
CAUSE OF FOUR
ALARMS MONDAY
Firemen Kept on the Run to Put
Out Small Fires Caused by Fiues-
One House Ablaze Twice.
CAPT. e G DEckER
ar We TENNE SSEE..

The fire department answered
four alarms yesterday, the fires in
each case originating from defective
flues. At 9:45 a. m the two story
house 400 Eighteenth street caught
fire; at l p m the two story house
3201 Poplar street was discovered on
fire and at 420 Tenth street, a cot
taec, the tiremen were 2a.n1 'W'ee,
first about o'clock and the secona
time at about in the afternoon,
Very little damage resulted from any
OF the fires.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-11-24
PACKAGE CAR ON
COTTON BELT
IN OPERATION
Is Great Convenience for Cairo Mer-
chants for Points BctwGer.
Here and Kennett, Mo.

Soliciting Freight Agent Jacob
Held of the Cotton Belt has succeed
ed in putting a package car from
Cairo to Kennett with third day
delivery. 1t is a great convenience
to Cairo shippers. The car makes
connection at kennett with the st,
Louis, Kennett and Southeastern. So
far the car has proved a success.
This is one of the last duties Mr..
Held has put through for the Cotton
Belt. Two weeks from today he will
take up his duties as County Clerl
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-11-24

Berlin, by wireless TO Londoh,
Nov. 23.-The official communica-
tion issued by army headquarters to-
day says
In East Prussia the situate re-
mains unchanged
in Poland the appearance of Rus
sian reinforcements is postponing a
decision in the battle.
In the region east of Ceznsto-
,howa and to the northeast of Cra-
ow the Austro- German offensive was
maintained.
Fighting continues at Nieuport
and at fpres. A small British squad
ron twice approached the coas., but
was driven of by our artillery. The
British naval guns had no effect
In the forest of Argonna we are
gaining ground step by step. one
trench after another and one point
of support after another being wrest-
ed from the French and number of
prisoners being taken daily.
"A violent reeonnoitering expedi-
tion against our position on the east
of the Mosele river was made inef-
fective by our counter attack"
Army headquarters tcday also
gave out an official report. dated
Nov. %, which said:
In Poland the fightihg continues
and the struggle is going ON to the
south OF Plock in the vicinity OF
Lodz and Goenstochau."
CLodz, the second city in size in
Poland, is Is miles southwest of
Warsaw In 1907 ii had popula.
tion OF S14,12a.l
tConclnded on Page Twe.l
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-11-24
Has His Nerve to Work Same Trick
at Palmer House in Paducah
as at Halliday in Cairo.
GETS BIGGER HAUL
AT PADUCAH, $50
He Has Been Traced tn Louisville by
Hotel Company Who Expect
to Capture Him.

The Get Rich Quick Wallingford'
who attempted to turn big trick
here about week ago, left Paducah
yesterday after succeeding In carry
ing out his scheme there.
He registered in Cairo at the Hal
liday Hotel as DR.. Roy q. Howard
of Kansas City. Tie had a. suite Of
rooms at the hotel and stated that
he had a patient coming tho follow
ing day and engaged Cairo young
lady nurse. When he left he took
$500 of the nurses money although
he had plans for a much bigger game
which was frustrated by Manager
Stubhins who became suspicious.
in Paducah he succeeded in gen
ting $40 and left in the direction OF
louisville. He is beine traced and
the Paducah authorities expect 10
capture MIN at Louisville. He work
tu tUt NdAllt AItltls ut 1 eAAuA GAli tlD
he carried out here.
The article published in The Bull
letin last week was copied in the
Hotel World of last weeks issue and
it is surprising that the Padu'cah
hotel people did not read the article
as the Hotel World is read by nearly
all hotel people
"Dr Howard" worked his scheme
at Ahe Palmer House, Puducah, He
engaged young lady nurse of Fa-
ducah who is quite prominent there
and told her of the patient who was
to arrive yesterday morning. The
patient did not arrive and DR. How
ard borrowed $50 from the nurse to
get some baggage and went from
the Palmer House to the station,
and that was the last seen of him.
The Palmer House management is
now making an effort to capture Dr.
Howard.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-11-24
THE MUNICIPAL
LODGING HOUSE
FOR TRANSIENTS
Mems Bible Glass Hold Meeting at
Presbyterian Chlr2h--Change
in Committees,

At a meeting CT the Mems Bible
Glass of the Presbyterian church
Sunday, who have control of the
Municipal Lodging House movement
to supply lodging for transient men
during the coming winter, Rev. A,
NJ. Eells resigned from the General
Committee to accept the election as
a member of the Financial commit
tee. VIM. White was elected to sue
ceed Rev Eells and ]. c. Fisher of
the Citizen was elected as the other
member of the Financial committee.
It is hoped to have the plans for the
lodging house in operation in the
near future.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-11-24
4I2 WAS THE NUMBER OF
ATTENDANTS OF SOUTHERN
METHODIST CHURCH SUNDAY

Revival services at the Methodist
church South continue WITH IN
creasing interest. Twcnty-siX at
tended the altar of prayer and
twenty-one professcd faitn in Christ.
The meetings will continue indefi-
nitely. Rev. Henley is preaching
every night. Rev. Sweetin left yes
terday for West Virginia.
There were more pupils Sunday
attending Sunday school than has
ever attended the Southern Meth
odist church. The number was 412
This is four times the number of pu.
pills that attended the Sunday school
when the new pastor Rev. Henley
took charge of the church.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-11-24
Associated Press.

London, Nov. 23.-~SeCretary of
the Admiralty announced Tie Ger
man submarine boat U is which was
reported off the coast of Scotland this
morning was rammed by a British
patrolling vessel and foundered.
The submarine was rammed at
noon. [. Is was not seer again un-
til ! o'clock wien she was seen on
the surface nying white flag.
Shortly after this she foundered Just
as the British destroyer Garry came
alongside, The destroyer rescued
three officers and twenty-thres men,
only one Of the crew being drowned.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-11-24
SUBWAY SPECIAL
OFFICER NATTER
NOT FLATTFR'NC
County Commissioners Not Inclined
to Meet City Half Way on
Salary Question,

It is understood that the matter
of placing an officer on the Subway
beat has about fallen through. Tue
City Commissioners are yelling to
pay half the salary OF an officer on
this beat but there seems to be some
hitch with the county commission
ers as to the county paying its half
There have been q number OF
hold ups in the past few months in
this locality and they will be more
frequent, If an officer is not places
there.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-11-24
Will be Played at Bridgeview Park in
This City Thanksgiving
Afternoon.
VIENNA WILL SEND 200
FANS HERE TO YELL
This Game Will be the Most Inter-
esting One That Has Been
Played Here.

Word was received here last night
that Vienna is making the greatest
preparation for years for the foot
bail game to be played in Cairo next
Thursday between the Vienna and
Cairo teams.
Capt. Chapman of tho Illinois L.
team whose home is in Vienna, Is re-
ported to be giving the Vienna team
additional coaching this week anc
has also placed every member of the
Vienna team on training table.
All indications are that Vienna
looks upon this game as the creates.
in the last years of football history
at that place.
Tho Cairo boys defeated the Vienna
team two weeks ago and thus gained
the title of Southern Illinois cham
pionship; since that date the Vienna
team has been using every resource
to equip their men for the greatest
game of the season Realizing that
victory over the Cairo boys al
Rridgeview Park on Thanksgiving g
Day is the only thing that can give
them a claim on the Southern Hi.
nois championship the Vienna team
will come into Coach Ryan's camp
with more determination than any
team in this part of the state mas
probably shown this season.
SuIpt. Clendenen IS using every IL
| fort to make it the best game seen
in this city for years,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-11-24
SECOND BALLOT WILL BE
TAKEN CONDUCTORS AND
TRAINMEN COTTON BELT

A second ballot for strike vote Of
the Cotton Belt conductors and
trainmen has been sent ont 10 all
employees of the road all over the
system. The result is expected to be
announced within the next ten DAYS.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-11-24
ELIZABETH STEPHENS
LITTLE GIRL INJURED BY
AUTOMOBILE STILL LIVES

Little Elizabeth stephens, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar stephens,
who was injured by being run down
by nm automobile, is in about the
same condition as sho has been the
past several days.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-11-24
BODY OF ROY JENKINS
SENT TO ANNIsT0N, MO,
FOR BURIAL MONDAY

The body Of Roy Jenkins, who
died Saturday night at the Bondu-
rant hospital as the result of wounds
received at Admission, Mo-, by an i'm
unknown assailant. was sent by E.
a. Burke to Admission for burial.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-11-24
Associated Press.

Paris. NGv. z3--The following Of
iicial communication was received
today:
To-day there was cannonading on
the north in the direction of Rheims.
In the Argonne there was violent at
tacks by both sides which ended
however without serious results for
either side.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-11-24
MANY WOMEN AND
CHILDREN KILLED IN
bONbARDNENT L|bAU
Germany Loses Another Torpedo Boat in
ColliSion-Russians Heavily RefOrced in
Great Battle in Poland Violent Attacks
by Both Sides in Argonnes Region.
Associated Press.

London. Nov. ga dispatch
from Copenhagen says the Danish
steamer Anglo Dane colIided last
night in the Oro Sund with the Ger
man torpedo boat S l2i which
foundered.
Two German sailors according to
the correspondence, were rescued by
the steamer, seriously injured, they
succu1nbed to their injuries The
remainder Of the crew were drowned.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-11-24
Associated Press

Paris, Nov. "a, Tuesday.---A dis
patch from Petrograd says:
Adyices received from Libau are
that Germans opened two heavy
bombardments on the city, especially
directed against .ha r,A9s icrs
quai ters. A great many woanen ana
children were killed.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-11-24

capt. .. Z. Decker of the United
States armored cruiser Tennessee
was fired on by TIE Turkish forts
in the harbor of Smyrna, Monday,
Nov 16, while he was entering in
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-11-24
LOCAL FORECAST.

For Cairo and vicinity: Fair and
warmer Tuesday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-30
MAYOR RAISES
SPEED LIMIT
AFTER TODAY EVERY ONE AR
RESTED FOR SPEEDING AN AU-
TO. WILL GET THE LIMIT.

Mayor Roberts went on record this
morning in police court after tining
some parties the minimum for speed
ing an automobile, and stated that he
wanted to announce to all present
and to auto owners in general that
after this momrning every person
brought before him for speeding on
the streets of the city would be fined
the limit OF the law, $500, regard
less of who they We're, or what their
previous conduct might have been.
He says that he is going to collect
from the JOY riders as long as they
have a dollar and then take their ma
chimes, or else break up this speed
mania that seems to have throttled
the city and made it unsafe for peo-
pie to walk the streets. The patrol
men have been ordered to take the
number of every car found violating
the speed limit, and report the same
to the station where the final setting
of the stage will be arranged for his
honor to make good.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-30
THEN

Forty-seven years ago the United
States purchased Russian America,
tract as large as the Atlantic
States put together, for SL21O,OOO.
The bargain was widely ridiculed.
The tract was called "SeWari's Ice
Box" after Secretary of State Sew
ard, who was largely responsible for
the purchase The United States
gave it the name Alaska corrup-
ion of the native Al-ay- -eska, mean
ing "a great country The inhabit-
ants numbered a few hundred whites
and a few thousand natives. There
We're no roads, commerce was con-
fined to fishing and sealing, to the
extent of $2,OO0,OOO per- year The
people laughed, but Secretary Sew
ard died with the prediction that
another generation would say that
the purchase of Alaska was the
greatest accomplishment Of his ad-
ministration.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-30
Former Resident Visits Ardmore

w. c. Kendall, a former resident Of
this city, but for the past four years
a member of Bob Dicks staff at the
state penitentiary as store keeper, is
in the city today visiting friends.
Mr. Kendall was formerly in bust
ness here and has quite lot of city
property that he is looking after An
effort was made some time ago to
oust him from his Job as well as the
warden. but the abortive board got
fired instead by the governor and he
is still on the job. Mr. Kendall says
that the people of McAlester swear
by Bob Dick and what few enemies he
had at McAlester were disgruntled
ones who had either been fired by
The warden, or were disappointed job
hunters. Mr.. Kendall will be here for
a few days, Since his appointment
four years ago, he has been absent
from his duties but two days, and
he believes that he is entitled to a
few hours rest.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-30
MAsouERADEs 60 YEARS AS MAN
Woman Came to America Clad in
Bows Clothing. Served in War.

Quincy H., March 29.-After mas
ouerading as a man for sixty years
and serving as a soldier in Gen. L. S.
Grants Army during the Civil War,
ALBERT" Cashier, whose sex was dis
covered at the soldiers home recently,
today xas committed to an insane
asylum.
The woman was born in Ireland
seventy-three years ago. She came to
America as stOwaway, clad in boys
clothing. When the war between the
states broke out, she having contin-
ued to represent herself as a male,
enlisted in Company G, 95th Illinois
infantry. She participated in some
Of the bloodest battles of the war
and behaved with gallantry.
When the war closed, she resumed
civic life as a workman until age and
the results Of exposure during the war
made her helpless to support herself.
She then entered the soldiers home,
~ - her sex was discovered. She
re, s, tell her family history,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-30
RESULT AT ToRREoN STILL uN-
KNOWN TO OUTSIDE WORLD
REBELS ARE WORRIED.
NO WORD FROM VILLA
Last Message from Villa to chihua-
hua, Came at Midnight Saturday
Nght-Federals Reported Driven to
Southern Edge of City.

Chihuahua March 30-For seven
days Villas battle at Torreon has
been in progress. Constituencies
here are anxious today because OF
the lack Of news since last night
when only a brief dispatch said that
fighting was still raging. They are fur
ther worried over the reports that
heavy reinforcements are hurrying to
the Torreon federals
The last direct word from Villa was
Q message Saturday midnight that he
expected to capture Torreon in a few
minutes Army officers fear that his
position is dangerous and that both
men and supplies have been exhaust
ed.
Reports here indicate that the fed
erals have been driven to the south
ern edge Of Torreon. 1t is considered
Iossbile that they will make a last
stand in the heavy railroad buildings
in that section of the town.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-30
NOW
ana

Today the resources Of Alaska are
still unknown, but the people think
so well of Stewards Ice Box that
their congress has voted and the
president signed a hill for the eX-
pendisure of $S5,OoO,OOO for the
building of 1000 miles of railway
in Alaska. Today Alaska buys some
$20.0OO,OOO. worth of goods from the
United States every year. and it
sends about the same amount OF
merchandise TO the states. in add
tion there has been a yearly pre-
du.tion of nearly $2o,OOOooo in gold
from Alaska. The population, as
taken in the last census, is Over
$4,000 whites and $4,000 natives.
over 1000 miles Of wire ccnmuni-
cation have been established, and
some $40 miles of railway already
built as well as over 5000 miles
Of highway and trails.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-30
RAIN PROMISED
FOR THIS WEEK
WEATHER BUREAU SAYS CON-
DlTloNs INDICATE RAIN OVER
NEARLY WHOLE COUNTRY.

Washington, March 29.-Unset-
tied weather this week, with rains
over nearly all parts OF the country,
was predicted by the weather bu-
reau Sunday night.
Temperatures during the next
several days" says the bureaus bull
letin, "will average above the nor
NAL Of the eastern and southern
states. A disturbance central Sun
day morning over the southern
plains states will move slowly
northeastward and he attended by
general rains the first part of the
week in the Mississippi valley and
the districts east thereof.
Another disturbance will CROSS
the great central valleys Tuesday
or Wednesday and the eastern
states Thursday or Friday; this
disturbance will be attended by
rains and be followed by a change
to considerably colder weather in
northern and central states
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-30
"cHIEF SAM" INVESTIGATED.
Federal Government Starts Inquiry
Into Proposed Pilgrimage.

Portland, Maine, March 29.-FeG-
eral investigation Of the proposed
10 Africa by followers OF
Chief Sam" Of the 'bac5-to. Africa
movement was begun today IN le-
sponse 30 instructions from Wash
ington.
Alfred Charles sam, the leader,
and Capt. /. S. Mckenzie Of the
steamer Curityba, on which it is
proposed to make the trio. were
questioned at length by Assistant
United States District Attorney AT.
thur Chapman. The officials We're
told that the steamer was expected
soon TO leave for Galveston, Tex
where about POO negroes would be
taken on board for the trip TO AZ
rica. Sam said that many Of the
followers We're converts to the re-
ligious teachings of the Holy Ghost
and Us Society, his movement was
in no way connected with that in
stitutiOn.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-30
TULSA CATHOLICS
PLAN DEDICATION
CHURCH COSTING 100000 TO BE
FORMALLY OPENED THIS
WEEK BY BISHOP.

Tulsa, Okla, March 20.-Beauti-
full and impressive, ceremonies will
attend the dedication next Wednes-
day of the magnificent new Holy
Family church, which has just been
completed at a cost OF more than
100000. The ediflce, an example
of the Gothic art. is finished both
inside and out in imposing splendOr.
It took more than year TO erect
the building.
Bishop Theo Meerschaert Of Ok
lahoma City will take a prominent
part in the dedication. lie will de-
liver the dedicatory sermon and in
a special car will bring up the
rear of a majestic parade from the
old church to the new structure that
will! precede the services. Thirty
priests from over the entire diocese
and prominent figures of the Cath
olic church from surrounding states
will also be in attendance.
At night in the main auditorium
of the new church, the days fes-
tivries will be closed with the rem
dition of a musical recital that was
prepared after weeks OF effort. Fea-
turing the musicale will be selec-
tions by a choir of fifty voices
trained by the Rt. Rev. John Won
Gastal. a double sextet and an octet
The parade from the old church
on East Third street to the new
church, at o'clock in the morn
ing. will inaugurate the dedicatory
ceremonies. More than 1900 per-
sons, with fifty automobiles, will be
included In the form alton.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-30
CLAYTON Bill Approved.

Washington, March 29-The Clay
ton bill, designed to provide for a
complete reorganization of the entire
pleading, procedure and pratice in the
lower federal courts, bearing the ap-
proval of President Wilson, former
President Taft, attorney general Nc
Reynolds, Alton B. Parker of New
York. thirty-five state governors, the
National Civic Federation and large
commercial organizations, today was
favorably reported to the house by
representative webb of North Caro-
lima from the judiciary committee.