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The Cairo bulletin., 1914-04-10
There Won't Be Any Easy Jobs---
It's Real Road Build ng-.-
Everybody Expected.
FULL DAYS WORK
EXPECTED FROM ALL
Teams and Tools Will Be PROVIDED
and Intelligent Direction viii
Be Provided Fer.

Next Wednesday is the big day,
don't try To get out Of It, they'll g't
ycu sure. Gov. Dunno says its day
set apart for the making of Good
Roads" and you are draughted
There are IS forcmen and one OF
them has your name On his list, yoI
may work in an easy gang, like o.
P. Hurd's or YOU may get draughtet,
into a. hard working gang like the
publicity committee and then you II
have 20 work sure, and II you get
in Rufus Flatk's gang. you'll nave
TO dress up. Gang No. Is another
gang where neck-ties and new wear
ing apparel will be insisted upon
It's Jake Solcmons gang.
If you are listed in the force OF
gang No. /, ycl will be compelled
to have on new boots. that old pair
you haI lctt over IRON last year
won't do. c. G. Terrell is the boss
Gang No. will steer the steam roll
.er and all the rest Of the machine
equipment and speed will be the
main requirement. Alb Tier will
handle that. If you want to get In
panr M II yOu'll have 10 have n
"pull, Or n. w. Cox is the fore
man. Wherever they put YOU voa'll
he expected to dig, even the finance
committee will be expected to put
ON oyeralls and lay aside their dig
nifty anal forget about their bank
balances. the road must be fixed and
everybody is expected to help fix it.,
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-04-10
BALL PLAYERS
ARE TRAINING
"a OUT TODAY
Some Good Material Seems at Hand
From Whrh to Select VIM
ming Team.

The cay proved more auspicius
Yesterday for baseball practice and
Manager Herbert had "a men ou;
in Bridgeview Park for practice.
Sam lIendcc, the bic pitcher shows
up In apparently good form. and
many OF the rockies who have re-
ported for try-outs look promisinr
Abncy the right handed pitcher
who showed so we'll In the game
last Sunday appears II be a promis-
ing recruit A member of local
PLAYERS are intending to train out
with ;hc Cairo aggregation and sign
up with other leagues. Winnie
French. pitcher has announced hi.
intent'on of training here and ac-
cepting zone of The several offers
which Re has resolved from further
south, As stated in yesterdays Bull
letin, the material available for tho
making OF team f7r Cairo. seems
tbs best ever secured and 1t is est,
n atsi that with Manager Herbert S
Progressive training methods and
executive. ability. that when the
TIC ,0ssary financial support is ac,
corded. Cairo can have a winning
team tn the field.
'A0nt~ one OF the three soliciting
committees was in the field yester
thnt hearty cooperation and sup
port was the prevailing sentiment
of the ,bssincss men upon whom they
called.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-04-10
COMPANY X. IS
INSPECTED BY
COL. f. J. LANG
Prepares Members for U. S. Army
Inspector Expected Here in
Two Weeks.

Company. X, Illinois National
Guards Armory, is now q place that
is as inviting as could we'll be ez-
pectcd of armories III general. II
has beer put in first class shape by
the application of paper and paint
Col. L, ]. Lang of the Fourth In
fantry came to Cairo yesterday from
Murphysboro TO inspect the boys
and to give them pointers, so that
when the regular United States
army inspection officers arrives here
to look over Company X he viii find
it well prepared. A meeting for tha'
purpose was held at the rmory last
night. The regular army inspector
will be along some time during the
next Two weeks.
The GO new all steel lockers sent
here By the state have been install
ed and add much TO the appearance
of the room. These lockers were
shipped mere last week by the manu-
faeturers the Lyons Metallic Locker
Co. of Aurora Ill. These steel lock.
ers take the place of the old wooden
ones which have been disposed of
The lockers are 72 inches in height
2S inches wide and % inches deep
having a shelf and three hooks tG
| each,
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-04-10
ROCKEFELLER TO GIVE
$750000 TO WELLESLEY

Welleslesy, Mas, April 9.--Wel-
lesley college has received a gift of
$750,000 from the Rockefeller
Foundation fund, for the restoration
of the facilities lost in the recent
destruction of college hall by FIRE.
In announcing the gift to tie
board of trustees it is said it wa
conditioned upon the raising of So
100000 before next January.
The plan of the trustees is to cX-
pend Sl.250.000 for new buildings
and S750,000 for endowment. Seven
new Buildings will be required to de-
the work formerly done in the sin
gle large building burned.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-04-10
AN INTFRURBAN
IS PLANED FOR
S. {. MISSOURI
Surveys Made and Options Taken Oh
Right Of Way for Connect.
4 ing Links.

A contemplated plan for tn"
building and operating OF an inter
urban railway system covering
Southeastern Missouri is well under
way. Tho several lines now IN
operation in that section arc to b.
eonHe3tcd and surveys Ihavc beer
made with a view to acquiring accu-
rate information as to the exact cos,
of construction and probable CAPT
talizstion possible to secure.
A new company will be incorpo-
rated IN which several Cairo men
are understood to be Interested, and
while no charter has yet been ap
piled "or, preliminary sements
are well under way. The proposed
route will tap some of the most pro
ductive agricultural territory in the
country and will doubtless increase
the value of the land through tn,
improved facilities afforded for mar
keting the crops.
OPTIONS have been secured on
right Of way for necessary connect
ing links and it is understood worl
will soon begin.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-04-10
ALFALFA TAXES
ITS LITTLE MP
OF. LATE FROST
According to Drainage District Far.
mer, Hurt But Slishtly--.Gar.
den Truck Did Not Escape.

On account of the weather condi-
tions that prevailed early yesterday
morning many people expressed the
belief that the growing crops Of al
falfa in the drainage district were
damaged. William kessler- one OF
the prominent farmers in this dis
trict, said yesterday that while the
blades keelcd over a little and we're
very slightly blackcned he did nos
think it had been damaged to any
considerable extent. He says alfalfa
is a hardy crop and has stood much
cold weather In regard to early
Garden truck he said this was hurt
Some but not enough to cause mucl,
anxiety. The thermometer register
cd 20 degrees above zero during tn.
coldes. period of the uight.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-04-10

b. L. Keith, famous In vaudeville
for more than thirty years, and the
originator of continuous vaudeville
has just died. Theatrical men gay
that h, did moro for the entertain.
ment Of the millions who could not
pay for high priced seats in thea
tres than any one else. His death
was caused by heart disease while in
Florida for his health.
The idea of the continuous per-
fcrmaace" had been revolving in
MIR. keith's mind for some time ard
in 1885 he decided to try it out
This idea was suggested by p. T.
Barnum's morning, afternoon, an6
evening exhibitions and ALSO from
Bunnoll's Museum. At 10 O'Clock
on the morning of July 5. 1885. Mr.
Keith opened a performance at thf
Gaiety Theatre in Boston which
lasted practically continuously unit
II n m. The venture proved S,
successful that the next year he ae
quired the Bijou Theatre in Boston
and within few years branched oui
in Philadelphia. Cleveland, Provi
denee and other cities.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-04-10
War Between Organized Baseball
and Federal League Begun
in Earnest.
HAMILTON JUMPS CONTRACT
FOR $4,000 THREE YEARS
Glen Clemson Also Said to Have
Been Secured by Chicago
Federal Team.

ST. Lolis. April 9.---The first bat
tie in IN open, avowcd war between
organized baseball interests and the
Federal league was made here today
and tho younger league returned
the victcr, with an American league
player added to its ranks, and an
American catcher. sale to be OH his
way to join the Fe.lcrals.
Early this morning. Earl Hamil-
ton, left hand pitcher for the ST.
Louis Americans departed for Kan.
sas City, in company with George
Stovall, manager of the Kansas City
Federal team
Tonight Clem Clemson, catcher
for the Browns left on a late train
for Chicago, but he would neither
affirm nor deny the published report
that he had gone 10 the Chicago
Federals
Hamilton signed three years
contra t with the Federal league for
S2l,o00, with bonus of $1,000.
Hamilton is under three year con.
tract with the st. Louis Americans.
The contract still mas two years to
run.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-04-10
MOTHER" JONES
RECEIVES ATTENTION

Denver. Colo, April 9.-The SUI
prcme court issued habeas corpus
for the release of Mother Jones
now held as a military prisoner al
Walsenberg. The writ is returnablc
in ten days.
The action of the court is the re-
suit of a petition presented last week
by II. y. Hawkins, attorney for the
striking coal miners. Until We'd
nesday the court had not given per
mission for the presenting Of the pc.
titien.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-04-10
W. A. SCRIPTS is
DYING IN LOS ANGELES

Los Angeles, Cal, April 9.-W.
4. Scripps, eighty, principal owner
OF the news association bearing his
name and proprietor of several news
papers in the United States. is be.
lievcd dying at his palatial home in
Altadcua. lie caught cold two
weeks ago at his country home at
La Jalia. Every member of his fam
lily is al the bedside. ]. o. Ellis. ?
son-in-iaw, who represents the
Scripps business interests in Detroit,
arrived today.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-04-10
WOMAN LEAPS TO HER
DEATH OVER NIAGARA

Niagara Falls. ~. Y, April "a
fashinably dressed woman, about
tifty-fyc. committed suicide today
by loaoing into Niagara river froi
Second Sister Island. Her body was
swept over the falls. The woman
had driven to the island III a car
r'aGc.
Constable Martin attempted to-
seize The woman, but was unable to
save her because of the swift cur
rent.
The body was recovered.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-04-10
DAM co. WANT TO BORROW.

Springfield, H., April 9.-Tho
Mississippi Valley Power Company
which owns the big dam across the
Mississippi river between Kcokuk
and Hamilton, Ill.,, today petitioncd
the State Public Utilities Commits
sion for authority to issue debenture
bonds TO the amount of four mil
lion dollars, also two million dol.
lars for first mortgage bonds.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-04-10
LOCKERS FOR CITY
FIREMEN AND POLICE

The Cairo Fire Department and
the Police Department have been
supplied with lockers for use Of the
members.
Each fire station Is now supplied
with eight lockers ard the balance
Of the lockers, about 90 in all were
placed in the police station.
These lockers were secured by the
city from Company X armory.
which were replaced by new steel
lockers.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-04-10

El paao, Tex, April 9.---Ncws oI
an impending rebel defeat at San
Pedro. about 40 miles northeast al
Torrcon, was brought here today ny
newspaper men, who were not al.
lowed 10 send news from the rcbe'
camp.
Before the corrcsp spondcnt lnf.
Tocrcon. the defeated rebels came
staggering back to the city.
1t was also understood at Torreor
that Gen. VelascO, who evacuated
the city five days ago, had sueceede,
in joining the federal leader Gen
Hidalgo at Saltillo.
Hidalgo. with 1000 mon hat
started TO reinforce Velasco at Tor
rcon but was delayed. The com
bined forces at Saitilio now number
about 10000 men. ii Hidalgos re
port proves correct.
Nlid stht oliH pilgduc, unHci
Gen. Ortega, against San Pedro. Th
defeated column returned last Tues
day. scveraly punished. The fed
erals rapid fire guns worked havo,
among them. Night attacks by Or
tega failed to damage the enemy
and he returned with the explana
that the federals were an uncxpect
ed force.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-04-10
GETTING READY TO BUILD
SAW MILL SINGER PLANT

The Singer Manufacturing Co.. Is
having fence built around its
properly east of the plant and north
oil Thirty-foarth street, preparatory
to the erection of a saw mill which
the company Is to build on this
ground within short time.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-04-10
Shells Do Much Damage Account
Bad Workmanship. Shots
Strike Oil Tanks.
RUM0R HAS IT THAT
TAMPIC0 HAS FALLEN
Rebels Meet Defeat at San Pedro
When Villas Forces Follow
Gen. Velasco.

Vera CrIz, Mex, April 9.---The
American consulate has received
S'0-d frGm The consular agent at
Tnxipam that grave rum0rs are cir
culatel that Tampico has fallen.
While there is no confirmation of
this it is known that there has been
serious fighting around the port.
Late reports from Tampico say
the Mexican gunboats arc success
fully defending the town. but arc
doing much damage BY bad marks
nanship.
The Waters-Picrcc storage tank
was SC. on fire and many other
tanks were hit and large quanti-
ties CT oil was pouring into the
river.
Many shells Of the Mexican war.
shirs Vera Cruz and Vera Garagosa
have fallen near :hc American YES
sells into the river.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-04-10
immense Forest Nursery,

One OF the largest forest nurseries
In the United States h conducted BY
the forest service near Haugen. Mont.
1t is known as the Savenoc nursery,
and has q capacity of 100000 young
trees q year.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-04-10

Chicago. April 9.---"The Amcri-
can league VIII stop Earl Hamilton
il it takes every dollar in the treas
ury." said Dan d. Johnson. "He
had the most liberal contract with
the st. Louis Browns. Nothing will
be left undone TO check him in his
unlawful violation Of his contract
obligation.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-04-10

El plso. Texas. April 9.---Report:
Of oppressive treatment effected by
Gen. Villa upon II. $. Cunard-Cuni-
m'ns, acting British viee-consul a,
Tcrreon. and Of the defeat of d
rebel column sent against San
Pedro; of Gen. Nelasco joining Gen
Hjdalao at Saltfllo, where they have
2 joint command of $4,000 men
we're brought here tonight by news.
paper correspondents from Torreon
The correspondents said taht
while the sending Of news from the
front was not entirely prohibited,
1t was censured so severely as to be
all bat worthless.
Nilla, they said, compelled Mr..
Cunari-Clmmins to run the risk of
carrying the demand for surrender
Of Torrcon to Gen. Velasco, the trip
being made under protest, and dur
ing which Mr. Cummins was fired
upon.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-02
PRESIDENT WILSON.
ON WATER POWERS
TO OUTLINE POLICY RELATIVE.
TO CONTROL ON NAvIGABLE
STREAMS.

WASHINGTON, Feb. President
Wilson will shortly outline his policy
relative to the control OF water powers
on navigable streams. Democratic
leaders expect the president to take a
position on this question that will
bring his administration In sharp con-
fiict with the school of conservation
lists. headed by Clifford Pinchot''
The president. 1t is understood. will
outline a policy on the water power
question favorable to State control of
such public works Unless there is a
change of attitude he will express dis
approval of the proposal made by Mr..
Pinchot and those associated with
him, and that water powers built in
streams over which the federal gov
eminent exercises Jurisdiction shall be
taxed.
The president will communicate his
views TO congress on the subject OF
water power either in a special mes
sage Of communication addressed to the
committees that have jurisdiction over
this legislation Members Of these
committees have discussed the ques-
ton with administration leaders and
they predict that when the president
makes known his views as to the con-
troll of water powers that Mr.. Pinchot
will begin warfare, such as was waged
with such disastrous political effect to
Mr.. Taft on the preceding administra-
ton.
In his recent annual report Franklin
X. Lane. secretary OF the interior. an
nounced that he was opposed to the
federal government taxing water
powers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-02
HOUSE DE- MORGAN
EXPLAINS ITSELF
TELLS ABOUT THE NEW YORK,
NEW HAVEN AND HART
FORD FUNDS.

NEW YORK, Feb. "A newspa-
per published this morning what pur-
ported to he a revelation of the desti-
nation of $4,000. 900 belonging TO
the stockholders of the New York.
New Haven and Hartford railroad, Il
sum described by Chairman Prouty. of
the interstate commerce commission,
as having vanished into thin air"
Editorially the newspaper declared
that this money vanished into the
Golfers of l. p. Morgan & Company"
and that IL was taken from the treas
ury of the New York. New Haven
ard Hartford by ]. +. Morgan to re-
compense his banking house for loans
made without security to dummy
corporation.
!. Pierpont Morgan, head OF the
banking house which the article at
tackled, made the following comment
upon il tonight:
Il have seen In a morning. paper
an article and an editorial. the latter
making certain charges against our
house in connection with the Mill
brook company and concerning the ac-
QUESTION of the West Chester railway
property by the New Haven.
The whole transaction in question
was done for the account of the New
Haven road Neither our firm nor
any member of our firm had any in
terest whatever in any securities or
property acquired by the New Haven."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-02
GOVERNOR NAMES
MILITARY STAFF
CHOSEN FROM RANKS o.
STATES GALLANT AND d.
PROUD MILITIA.

Governor Stuart last night an
nounced his first appointments-tho
Of his military staff--which is COM
posed Of officers of the Virginia Vol
-unteers. They are as follows:
Colonel +. r. Goodwin. Fourth in
fantry, EmpOria.
Lieutenant Colonel S. r. Miller.
Second infantry Front Royal.
Captain IL. Norton Mason, medical
corps. surgeon Richmond Light In
fantry Blues, Richmond.
Captain w. w. La Prade, adtutant,
First battalion, field artillery, South
Richmond.
Captain Daniel L, Porter. assistant
inspector small arms practice, First
infantry, Staunton.
These officers viii appear in the
uniform of their rank at the official
reception tonight at the mansion, and
will parade this morning in carriages
with the exception of Captain Mason,
vino will march with his command
The remainder of the governors
staff will be announced some time
later in the week. the list not hav-
Ing been completed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-02
MOVING PICTURES
Of INAUGURATION

The inauguration today Will fur
nish material for q battery of NOV
ing picture machines which have
been brought. to the city for the oc-
casion. The Universal Film Manu-
featuring company. OF New York, has
detailed q man to the festivities and
every phase of the Inauguration VIII
be taken This is the first time in
the history Of Virginia that moving
picture has been taken OF an in
aagGration ard the reel win keep
alive for tho children Of the State
he most spectacular induction into
office the State has ever witnessed
The Animated Weekly. another mo-
ton picture manufacturing concern.
who sent a man TO Norfolk 10 make
a reel Of the disa ster If the Monroe
and the Nantucket has been ordered
20 report TO Richmond TO make reel
Of the display.
il has been arra nged to have the
reels developed and ready for show
Ing within Il week. Then the films
Will he brought back 10 Richmond
and shown al the Superior thear-r on
Sixth street probably next Saturday
The advent of the motion picture and
It's remarkable growth Will preserve
such occasions as todavs for genera
lions, and while histories Will he
printed, the actual events will be
shown true TO life long after the
authors are dead. The taking If the
motion pictures viii lend further In
tereSt TO the Inauguration.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-02

have gone hand in hand. For ex-
ample. John Wycliff, leading reli-
gious evolution. stands side by side
with the working man. erecting HIM
self from serfdom We End the
working people of England receiving
The impulse and the instruction for
their trade union movement In John
Wesley's chapels and class meeting
side by side. on the pages of history
in the deepest mutual relation have
the evolutions which have wrought
for moral and spiritual advance
been parallel with those for bet
ter wages and more leisure"
"Organized labor ppears justified
because Ii has played parts in vic
tories other than economies.
Organized labor has redeemed the
factory system. which. without il.
would have been morally a pernicious
system. and made it a great body OF
moral energy"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-02
HOTELS CROWDED
FOR GREAT EVENT

All day yesterday trains brought
load after load of enthusiastic Nir-
ginians to witness the ina uguration
of Governor Stuart The hotels are
taxed 10 their capacity and every
where the talk was ON the festisl-
ties of today. Politics and legisia
ton were lost from view and the lob
bies seemed to have forgotten the
legislature was in session. Old friends
greeted old friends and political enc
mics hobnobbed like brothers.
Many State officials were seen dur
ing the day aid several of national
repute. Senators Martin and Swan
son are in the city for the ceremony,
and will probably take part in the
parade II was thought that the Viz
gln4a delegation in congress wostit'
attend in a body. but Congressman
Jones Is HI, while Congressman
Slemp and Hay VIII be detained on
important business. However, Con-
eressmen Montague. Glass. Flood
Holland, Carln. Saunders and Watson
will be on hand 10 take part.
Prominent among those seen about
the Hobbies were X. y. James, Judge
A. A Campbell, brother n-law Of tho
governor; George Is. keezell Judge
X, TT. t.ardwett afJ former Speaker
of the House Of Delegates r. T..
Byrd Many more are expected here
this morning Special trains viii
bring large delegation from the
southwestern part of the State.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-02
UNABLE TO RESCUE
CREW Of WARRIOR

PANAMA. Feb. IA wireless dis
patch from the steamship Almirante.
on which Frederick w. Vanderbilt
and party are passengers. and which
has been trying to take off the crew
Of the yacht Warrior. which IL ashore
near Savannilla, off the coast of Co
lombia. says the steamer was unable
to rescue the crew OF the yacht ow-
ing to the high seas. The Almi-
rante continued her voyage to New
York. leaving a wrecking tug from
Kingston. Jamaica. to rescue the
crew of the yacht when the weather
becomes calmer.
The Warrior is pounding badly and
cannot be saved, but there Is no i'm
mediate danger of her breaking up.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-02
WORKING MEN HEAR
SERMON ON LABOR
REV. j. r. EGGLESTON DE-
CLARES ORGANIZED LABOR
is JUSTIFIED.

Labor men from practically every
section of South Richmond and many
from the north side OF the river
graced the seats of Asbury Metho-
dist church last night TO hear the sec
ond of series of sermons on labor
questions.
Taking for his theme rs Organized
Labor Justified ?" Mr.. Eggleston re-
piled in the Affirmative because of
the fact that this is an age of COM
binations and organizations He as
serted that there were bankers. man
ufacturers, merchantile and other as
sociations to foster and promote these
special interests, and that the work
ing man had right to organize to
protect his interests.
Since others have organized to
protect their interests. organized la
Dor is not only righteous, but impera-
tive" declared Mr.. Eggleston.
organized labor is justified since
1t has place in the social and moral
evolution, ef progress of the race. A
historic view will affirm this. When
Jesus of Nazareth was working 1T the
carpenters bench, all laborers. skilled
and unskilled. were slaves. A grow
ing realization under teachings of the
gospel that system, which made the
workman bitter enemy of his mas
ter. abolished this slavery"
Mr.. EgEleston declared that the
cause Of this abolition could be traced
hack to the grouping of working men
for mutual aid and protection. He
said the knell of serfdom was sound
ed when the primitive labor union
was formed.
AS the result of this organization
the working man now chooses his
In rNf
ganized labor are grounded and root
ed historically.
Social and moral evolution are
closely allied. Industrial movements
and the struggle for moral freedom