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The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-24

City Comptroller Nordman has
been actively at work getting out
the list of property holders in the
districts Nos. I and north of Twen-
ty-frst street which the Board of
Local improvements has ordered
curbcd, euttered and gravclcd with
Elco gravel. lie will send each one
a notice that such improvement will
be made and state that if they have
any objections to same they are to
present same at the public hearing
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-24
RUNQR JAPAN
WOULD THREATEN
THfPH|[|PP|NES
Upon First Aggressive Move of
United States Against
Mexico.
MANY REPORTS CIRCULATED
SUCH ACT CONTEMPLATED
Said to Be Giving Substantial Aid
to Regime of President
Huerta.
MANY REPORTS CIRCULATED
SUCH ACT CONTEMPLATED

Los A0Seles, MdItl =o.-olA jap
anese engineers bearing passports
and letters from HuCrta recently
have made an elaborate military sur
vey of Magdalena Bay, and a care
full examination of soil, water supply
and mineral deposits of the country
eastward far inland.
Visiting all the hamlets, towns
and cities to the eastward, pginc!-
pally along the gulf shore of the
peninsula, the leader OF this eXpedi
tion talked freely with influential
MeXical5 of the probability of Jan.
anese occupation in alliance against
the United States and found every
where warm approval of this method
of defense against the hated grin
goes"
The chief Of the engineers depart
ed in December whether to Mexico
City or to one of the American porte
is uncertain-to communicate with
40 SpN'I hiittllAs II ~ llltli a. q IL iIJt L
cd at Ccdros Island, off the Lower
California coast, in their big power
boat, making further surveys while
they await the return of their leader.
He is expected back within this
month with promise that develop
ments will follow rapidly.
Those developments may take the
form Of colonization based on Secrc-
tary Bryan's recent dictum giving
American consent to colonization
south OF CaleXico, or a bolder occu~
patton that soon would make Mag
dalena Bay Japanese stronghold,
with Huerta's approval and in de-
tlance Of the United States.
This information was brought 70
Los Angeles by William E. Allen and
George L. Allen, brothers, who re-
turned a few days ago from an adj
yenturols exploration to Magdalena
They obtained accurate and intimate
knowledge of the operations Of the
Japanese from various reliable
sources during the course of several
weeks stays at Magdalena and ct
ranches in the interior.
In all that region and at Enscn-
ada and aboard the steamer Banitc
Juarez, wherever these young Amer-
mo tnt
were regaled with boastful declara-
tions that Huerta is being supplied
by Japan with millions in money
and liberal shipments of artillery
rifles and ammunition; that the al
lance is definite and matter Cf
common knowledge among Mexican
ofticialdom, and that upon the first
aggressive move of the United States
against Mexico, Japan will seize the
philippines, occupy every Mexican
port with ships and throw an army
into Mexico to take the field with
tho Mexicans against the United
States.
The Allen brothers, with a party
of 10 sailed from San Diego in No
vcmbcr on the old yacht White
Wings for Guadalupe IslaNd. Their
craft WAS so bultcted by heavy seas
and gales on the slow voyage down
the coast thai it had to be bcachcd
and abandoned of Magdalena.
The Aliens remained on the boat
off MaSdalena several weeks, making
hunting trips up the lagoons. They
obtained their information from
authoritative sources which cannot
be published for the reason that suca
publication would bring drastic ac-
tion upon the informants by tn
Ilucrta government. 4
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-24
Thee Negro Fellow Prisoners Ac-
company Daring Youthful
Thug in Dash.
PULASKI COUETY'S BASTILE
IS FORCED FROM WITHIN
Negroes Are Re3aptured But Youth.
ful Marauder Reported Still
at Large.

Roy Lutes, the boy who was arrest
I'd in company WITH win Wilson
loW in the Colnty Jail, in Cairo ur-
der sentence Of death for the mnr-
Ter OF Specal Officer Thomas Logan
of the NJ. & O. railroad secret SER
7iee, escaped from the Pulaski Coun.
" jail al Mound CITY at some early
hour yesterday morning.
Tde boy was held upon a charge
Of completely with Wilson in the
beating up and robbing of a negro
some ,!me previous to the occurrence
of the crime for which Wilson is to
forfeit his life and has been fouul
by an Investigation to be an escaped
prisoner from an Ohio reform school.
IN the Jail delivery Lutes was as
sisted and accompanied by three ne
groes al Of whom have been recap
tured by the efforts of Sheriff Charles
W2hrcnbcrg and Deputies Edward
Parker aud Clyde Cation.
The Pulaski county jail is a mod
crn structure having been erected
quite recently and supposedly inn
TO assaults upon its walls
frCm within or without and the fact
that there was no steel imbeddcd in
the walls Will come as a surprise to
TAO community, as it has always
been understood that this modern
precaution in Jail building was 4
part Of the equipment, 1t is now
found, however, that while steel
plates arc contained III the floors and
ceilings they are absent IN the walls.
1t seems that it has been the custom
Of those in charge of the institution
to allow the prisoners the freedom
Of the corridors at certain hours Of
the evening and it appears that for
some cause the hours, upon this oc-
'asicn were extended beyond the
usual duration.
The escape was not learned OF au-
il one of the negroes, George Nor
'ow whose home is in MouAd City.
eturnod to the Jail With tao story.
lie claims that he was compelled by
he other mon to precede them
II brptrob a., nnrf,,.p tph;rh .tn,. l,,l
made and rhat he went to his home
N Main street and returned I'M
nediately to the Jail with the infol
nation.
The officers made all possibl
taste TO SO on the trail with the
csult that the other two negroes
we're shortly captured at Thcbes an
to their former quarters,
earing the willy Roy stu at larg
hat portion Of the Jail in which
hese men We're incarcerated was on
he second foor and rope was In |
,cniousiy woven from such crude |
as was at hand and by it's |
means safe descent effected to the
round below
1t is supposed that the brain o.
he white boy evolved the plan SCI
accomplished and that |
he manual labor of the negroes ere
ted the means for carrying it owl
is also believed that the boy rec !
Enizng the fact that his chanc rs
f rccapturc would be greatly in
reased 10y their company had the |
wisdom to dceamp in another dirct
iou. The scheme of forcing an un-
Wiling man into FIRST testing tho |
afcty of their plan, is 4 novel one !
nd a sample Of the crafty nature Of |
he youthful criminal who thought |
# it,
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-24
Meeting at Children's Home

The Eoard of Trustees of the Chill
dren's Home and the officers of the
Southern Illinois Orphans Asylum
will hold Il meeting ut the Home
Wednesday evening at 7:30 o'clock
by order of the President, Mrs. Ade-
laide Comings.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-24
paducah Connie Marty

Jesse L. Darlington and Miss Mat
tic Belle Lee were married at >
o'clock last night at the residence
of Justice of the Peace A, j. Ross,
who performed the ceremony. The
report is that it was an elopement.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-24
Total
Is Critically I'LL.

Mrs. d. c. Williamson. one of th,
Oldest residents of Mound City. 10
critically Ill at the home of her
daughter Mrs T. NJ. Ford. She is
ST years old aud has been a sufferer
of heart trouble for some time.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-24
u. S. Officials Approve,

Washington, March %, Frank
approval Of the action of the Amerl-
can troopers who returned the IRE
Of the NeXicans at Del Rio ycstor-
day WAS expressed here today in Off
oial circles.
News of the incident was received
at the war department as an inci-
dent oc border patrol work, and cr3.
ated NJ stir.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-24
New and Second Hand Machines to
the Number Of Ten Are Of.
fered City.
PETITION FOR LICENSE FOR
FSALO0N is TURNED DOWN
Annual Appropriation Ordinance
Read Second Time and is
Then Adopted.

The City Council which had al
yertisej for an automobile for nsc
of the police department opened the
bids at the regular meeting yester-
day morning. In the list are second
hand machines as well as new. The
bids were referred to Commissioners
Hurd and Feuehter. They were:
w. T. Kennedy, Mound City. three
Maxwells, $500. Sl206 and $500.
il. T. Horsfall. two models Buick,
$3.50 and S1050, 10 Ter cent off.
John T. Rennie, 1919 model Over
land, 5000.
Reed Hardware Co., 1914 model
Overland, 1915.
Jacob Kolb, Overland. $1,000.
A. d, Teer, 1914 Ford. $3.50.
Dr. N. w. Cox, 1913 model Over
land. $3.50.
The petition OF l.. M. and Bert
Arey fof license to conduct a sa-
loon at ,2S1i Poplar street was not
granted This was decided by an
unanimous vote OF the commission
ers.
The awarding of the contract for
supplying the city with hose was
laid over until the next meeting OF
the commissioners.
Peter Lind. chief Of the fire depart
ment, stated that the owners of tho
property as listed in his report had
torn down the following buildings
2t5 Eleventh street, a Two story
frame building owned by thc Ghol-
son estate.
sos Twelfth street, cottage owned
by Mrs. HALEY.
Cottage on Twelfth street, owned
by Mrs. Kate Cannon.
A petition to erect a billboard on
Fourth street between Commercial
avenue and Railroad street was re-
terred to Commissioner Kelly.
On resolution introduced by May.
or Wood, Commissioners IIowley and
Feachtm with Judge W. 5. Dewey
were appointed u committee TO draft
resolutions Of appreciation for the
faithful and efficient services rom
dercd BY the members of the Illinois
Rivers and Lakes Commission in the
construction Of the concrete wal,
and strengthening OF the leyee on
the Ohio river front.
Tho annual appropriation ordi-
nance vas PLACID on second reading
and adopted.
The following is not the compfeto
list cf appropriations, This does not
mean that these amounts will be
spent but is appropriated in case
they are needed.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-24
Small Rlaze. Iittlc Damagy

Tho building at 31l Washington
avenue, owned by w H. Gilbert was
slightly damaged by fire yesterday
morning. The flames were caused
by sparks from the chimney and did
little damage Tho building is occu-
pied b. II. T. Hudson.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-24

A now civil engineering firm has
been established in Cairo composed
of Alfred A. OldHold and r. f. John
son. The offices are in the llall;-
dav Estate building.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-24
|Real Estate Transfers


William Oberts ct ux TO Williar.
II. Porterield, warranty deed, Marca
3, 1914, lots and s, block :.
Browns subdivision, Thebes. Con-
sideration $1,000.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-24
MARRIAGE LICENSES


Richard Butler. -, and Rithia
May Light, IL, both Of Thcbes. The
fathers of both tho young people
gave their consent in writing to the
marriage as both were under lega,
age.
Henry Brown, 33. and Cora Smith,
20, both of st. Louis, Mo.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-24

Miss Mabel Ireland of POS Twelfth
street who has been i'll for several
days is recovering.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-24

Our prices are all fixed at as close
a figure as Good Printing and
Prompt Service will permit.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-24

Most of the worlds knowledge is
based on newspapers. You must
read them If you would know what
is going on.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-24
WEATHER,

Illinois, kentucky and blissouri;
Fair aud warmer Tuesday. Wedncs-
day probably fair and warmer.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-24
Local Data.
Sunrise and Sunset.

Sun viii rise today ...... 5:J
sun VIII set today ........ 6:l
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-24
ReLcls in Juarez Jubilant.

Juage1, Mes, March 23.-OHicials
here were jubilaut over the ncws
frcm FL Norjo!, ana pr.dict the news
of the fail of Torrcon would be re-
cciycd here in time to be includel
in the reception to Cen. Cagranza.
who is expected to arrive here
Thursday.
Scrap of information over tho
wire, indicate that the federa!s were
fighting desperately.
U, s. Troops Kill Mexicans.
EaSie Pass, Tex, March Mex
lean federal soldiers, who attempted
to pursso with rifle bullets dcfcat.
ed coastitutionalist force escaping 10
the United States, met stout resist
anca yesterday, when the United
States cavalry eff the border patrol,
at McQJca' Crossing above Del Rio.
Texas, when three horses held by tho
American troopers had been shot
down the Americans returned the FIRE
across the Rio Grande, and after the
exchange of shots the MeXicans
withdrew, bearing with them their
dead and wounded. No American
was hurt
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-24
Weather Forecast.

For Cairo and vicinity; Fair and
warmer Tuesday.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-08-25
Speaking Dates.

DR.. X. E. Hudson, indepen-
dent candidate for representative,
will address the voters at the
following time and places.
Mountain Township, Bate
mans store, Aug. oath, 10. a. m.
Limestone Township, Joe Hills
store, Aug. oath, 200 p. m.
Boston Township, Miller's store
Tuesday, Aug. 25th, 200 p. m.
Boston Township, Tuesday,
25th, at night at Sam Turner's.
Walker Township, Wednesday,
Aug. Goth, 2:00p. m. at Jethro.
White Rock Township, Shores
School house, Aug. 9th, 2: y. m.
White Rock Township, Henry
Shores store, Aug. 9th at night
Miller Township, Aug. 2Sth,
200 p. m.
Mulberry Township, Aug. 28th
at Lonelm at night.
Cravens Township, Aug. 10Th,
1000 a. m.
Ivey Township, Bill Bruce's
store, Aug. 31st, 200 p. m.
Wallace Township, Aug. 31st,
at Adams School house at night.
Altus, Sept. 1st, 200 p. m.
AliX, Sept. 1st, at night.
Denning, Sept. 2, 200 p. m.
Webb City, Sept, 3rd, 10: a.
m.
Cecil, Sept, 3rd, at night.
Mill Creek. Sept, 4th, Up. m.
Weaver, Vesta, Sept, 4th,
at night.
Peter Pender, Sept. 5th, 200
p. m.
Charleston. Sept. 9Th, 200
p. m.
Ozark, Sept. 18th, 1900 m.
Mulberry, Crawford Go. Sept.
18th, 3:OOp m.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-08-25

At meeting of Directors of
the Fair Association, held at the
court house yesterday afternoon,
the details of the Fair were gone
into and the Building Committee
has under immediate considera-
ton the building of an exhibit
hall, and grand stand, and are to
have plans for the erection of
one submitted during the. week.
They have under contemplation
the erection of building 40 feet
wide by some GO feet in length.
Committees were appointed to
push the advertising, and the
President appointed l. M. Guthrie
J. r. Davidson, and r. M. Adams
to push the matter rapidly, and
already flyers are being printed
for distribution at Mulberry pic
mic and other points in and sur
rounding points over the County.
The Committee on Premiums,
stated that premium books would
be ready for distribution the lat
ter part of this week, and copies
will be mailed to all parties on
request.
The Concession Committee
composed of Messrs. Greer and
Cassell have under their advise
ment the letting of privileges
for shows, lunch stands and all
other privileges in connection
with stand and ground rights,
are doing nicely.
All parties present are doing
good work, and with the hearty
cooperation of the people,
Franklin county should win first
honors at home and her prize
winning products are expected
to be sent to the Panama EX-
position, there to compete against
the world.
The Directors want it under
stood by all that there will be no
entrance charges. For premium
contenders, and that the admis-
sion to the grounds will at all
times be free.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-08-25
FAIR VIEW

Every body here has been 60
ing to meeting.
No singing here last Sunday
night.
Aunt Ran" Primm is still
very low.
Mr.. Bud Parker went to Maya
zine last Thursday. taking Rev.
J. H. Whisnant with him.
Mr.. Robt. Forbus got home
Friday last from Kansas. He
went there to work through
harvest.
Messrs. Strickland and Casey
of White Oak, have been in these
parts, taking orders to enlarge
pictures.
You ought to see the improved
gin of Mayner and Melton.
Rev. J. ID. Edgin and Rev. A.
b. Calk start a meeting at this
place Friday night of this
week, so we are glad, amen.
Mr.. Oliver Pickarlz is getting
along all right at this writing.
Mr.. Earl Hall of the Pleasant
Home neighborhood. died Satur-
day the 2lst. He was one of our
promising young men. We were
sorry indeed to hear of his death.
He leaves a father. mother,
brothers and sisters and host
of relatives and friends to mourn
his death. Our sympathies are
always with the bereaved. More
anon. II. A. w.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-08-25
European Herror.

Every days news which the
censors of the European nations
allows TO be sent out, gives us a
better idea of the magnitude of
the war being waged in that
unhappy country. We cannot
conceive of the extent of damage
to the resources of the countries
involved or the probable loss of
life. The news given out. does
not give us more than a basis
for a guess of the number of
men engaged, the number lost
in each engagement or even the
results of the battles. We only
know that while we have reports
of the loss of from 5000 to $4,000
men killed in different battles.
we notice the government claims
nothing, but skirmlshes have yet
taken place. What the loss in
the great battle believed to be
going on now between the Allied
armies on one side and the i'm
mense German army on the other
will be frightful, and will prob
ably amount to a quarter of a
million of the best young men of
Europe. What that means to
the future generations of those
countries no man can tell.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-08-25


IL to RENlO OWE TEMPTATION. 1t is
morally wrong for us as citizens to
elevate a man to Office. entrust him
with large amounts of money and inn
portant duties and then exert little or
no supervision over his acts If his
character is not equal to the test; if
his ONCE soon becomes means to
advance his own private ends and the
interests of the public are lost sight
of; II he becomes corrupt or even
merely inefficient or extravagant, are
we not to some extent particeps
criminis?
Bring on the big torch of publicity
and see how quickly the opportunities
which make embezzlers. grafters and
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-08-25
Holiness Camp Meeting.

Sunday night, Aug %, marked
the closing of one of the great
est campmeetihg in the history
of the Franklin County Holiness
Association. The weather was
fine, attendance unusually large.
There were more campers, more
visitors, best order, greater kind
ness shown by the public and a
spirit of harmony prevailed
among the Holiness people that
made great impression on the
entire camp. The music was
great, preaching excellent, deep,
convicting.
Rev. Trick and wife of Pilot,
Tex, under God, did a great
work, made many friends and
won many souls to Jesus in this
great camp. Some where be-
tween 45 and 60 definite profess
sions of reclamatlons, regener-
ations and entire sanctification.
70 God be all the glory. Rev.
Jas. V. Reed of Indiana was
here a few days and spoke on
missions. Our hearts were
stirred: many tears and sobs and
amens could be seen and heard.
We believe in home and foreign
missions.
Prof. Cornish of the Arkansas
Holiness College. Vilonia, Ark.
came up for the closing of the
camp, and spoke on "Christian
Education" to the delight of all
who heard him. With all had a
great camp.
Plans were made to enlarge
our borders and undertake great
things for God and Holiness.
We are going to do lots of work,
pay out some money, line things
up better, beautify the grounds,
arrange for new lights and get
ready for a greater Holiness
camp meeting next year. The
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-08-25
Arkansans In Europe.

Several Arkansas citizens were
caught in the war zone in Europe
and have had a hard time, get
ting out and some have disap-
peared.
The state department at Wash
ington has been asked to find a
Fort Smith young man who was
a student in the schools at Ger
many.
DR.. J. J. Smith of Paris who
headed a party of Paris people,
which included several ladies,
writes on Aug. 5 that his party
was thirty-siX hours going from
Paris to London and for "a hours
had neither food nor water.
Arkansas will look good to
them when they get home.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-08-25

The Farmers Institute and
Extension School at White Oak
School conducted by the Profess
sors from the End district
Agricultural School at Russell
vile was very well attended.
The lectures were along special
lines and included the following
subjects by Prof. E. A. Cook,
How plants grow and their re-
lations to the human family.
Location of orchards and their
care and treatment.
Pruning the orchard.
Spraying.
Cultivation of orchards.
BY Prof. o. o. Dukes Field
crops.
Preparation of the seed bed.
Legumes.
How to build up the soil.
Alfalfa,
BY Prof. w. S. Delaney-Im-
portance of keeping Live Stock.
Feeding a Balanced ration.
Hog Cholera.
MIXED Testing for butter fat.
SilOs.
BY Prof. j. B. Paine:
Farm Management,
Farmers Organizations.
Discussions of these several
subjects were had after each
lecture and the farmers present
asked questions along the lines
in which they were especially
interested. Prof. Cole was
prevented from attending on ac-
count of sickness in his family.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-08-25
". H. Cooper.

w. H. Cooper died at their
home at the Camp Ground yes
terday at 6:15 a. m. and was bur
led today a 300 p. m. in the
Ozark cemetery, Rev. J. j. Gal
loway, assisted by Revs. King,
Calk and Donnell officiating.
Mr.. Cooper was born in Dyers
county, Tenn. 67 years ago. He
moved to Arkansas in 1870, and
in 1885 moved to Ozark, where
he has since resided.
He leaves wife, son and an
adopted daughter.>
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-08-25

CRATER and embessler are harsh
words. Fortunately We do not have to
apply them very often to public on
cials in Arkansas.
The records Of cur penitsntiary
show, however. that this state has
been afflicted, hke othes states, with
uafortunates who. having been placed
tton and went down To ruin and, often
their enmeshed friends. who ~ bonds
men. we're forced to share In the
havoc. The taxdodser. represented In
the accompanying cartoon 10 with us
always.
The best way 70 get rid sf sxtrava-
canoe sr actual graft n public places,
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-08-25

crooked politicians of many Of our
most promising young mon will
vanish.
You can't be crooked in the light :"
says President Wilson. 81 don't know
whether it has ever been tried or not
but l venture to say, purely from oh
servation, that 1t can't be done"
The tax-dodger will be scorched into
nothingness by the flame OF publicity
which will come from section four Of
Act No. 3. This section provides for
publication in the county newspaper
of reductions or increases made by
the board Of equalization or county
judge of assessments as fixed by the
assessor.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-08-25
Stone Hill School Reunion.

A meeting is to be held Thurs
day night at Stone Hill school
house to prepare for a reunion of
the old students and teachers of
the school. All who are inter-
ested are requested to be pres
ent Thursday night to help lay
plans to make the reunion big
success.
The reunion will probably be
about the Middle of September,
and last two days. All the form
err students and teachers are
urged to go to work to arouse
interest in the reunion.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-08-25


Resolutions were adopted
thanking the Professors and H.
y. Cassell, the county demon
strator for their efforts in max
ing the Institute a success.
The Trustees of the school and
Prof. Carl Whitson decided to
have the older children attend
the lectures.
A prize was offered for the
5th and 9th grade for the best
report of the exercises and also
a prize to all over the 9th grade.
The winners in these contests
will be announced in next weeks s
issue.