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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-07-02
Ambassador of Brazil Announces
Principal of Settlement Between
United States and Mexico.
SPOKE AT LUNCHEON GIVEN
TO THE NEWSPAPER MEN
Do Not Consider That Task is Con-
cluded But Say so Far We
Have Averted War

Niagara Falls, July 1---Ambassa
dor he CANA OF Brazil today for
mally announced the principle of
settlement Of the conflict between
The United States and Mexico. lie
explained that while mediate
would take an indefinite reees..
awaiting the outcome OF efforts by
representatives of the two Mexican
factions TO solve the internal prob
lens of Mexico. the task of media
ton was not yet concluded, though
an essential part of It's work has
been accomplished.
The ambassador spoke az 4
luncheon given the mediators by
newspaper rpondents. The
American and Huerta delegates to
the mediation conference were pres
ent and the remarks of De Cana. af-
ter careful revision. were made pub
lie later, constituting formal
statement of the work OF mediation
tn q far.
1T is a source Of satisfaction for
me-, said the ambassador, "to be
able to say that one Of the essential
Eoints of our PROGRAM. that dealing
with the international side of the
conflict, is practically settled. This
does not Imply that we go home
with our task concluded, but Wa
feel that so far We have aVorted
war. We nave established also,
through agreement between the two
parties most directly interested anil
with complete harmony WITH the
sentimeGt Of the government of the
United States, that it is a principle
0f American policy to have our ma.
tional problems always given eai"
examination and settled withN
foreign interference. We un1cT
stand that If such a result has been
attained, we shall have created a
more favorable situation in interna-
ticnal politics III America"
Mr.. De Gama called attention II
the fact that President Wilson had
personally Informed the three me-
diators before they left Washington
that the only way to settle the MeXi-
can problem was 10 "aid the con
tending parties in Mexico to reach
an agreement among themselves,
thus Obtaining a Mexican solution of
q Mexican question
lin this manner the ambassador
revealed that the course which me-
diati,n now is taking was in WI
sons mind from the beginning.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-07-02
ACEDWONAND|ES
GREAT AUNT Of
WALTER HUETTE
Miss Anna Eliza Beardsley of
Bay View, Mich, Passes
Away at 85,

Miss Anna Eliza Beardsley
aged So years, died yesterday morn
ing at 1880 O'Clock at the home of
her great nephew Walter b. Huette.
Jr., 24O0 Walnut street. Her death
was the result of inlirmities incl
dent to old age.
Miss Beardsley resided in Bay
View, Mich. She had been in
Florida the past winter and was en-
route to her home accompanied by
her niece Miss Rosalie Huette. She
stopped at Cairo to visit with STr
Huette about a month ago and q
short time after her arrival was
taken i'll.
The body was prepared for burial
by r. A. Burke and will be taker
to st. Louis today, Mr.. and Mrs
Huette and G.. NJ. Palmer WIN ac
company 1t and burial will be made
in the cemetery there.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-07-02
WILL LEE FORMER CAIR0ITE
HERE ESTERDAY is IN
DRUG BUSINESS AT CHI

William Lee and wife were in
the city Yesterday en- route to Pa
ducah. They We're the guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. al Rescuh during their
short stay here. Mr.. Lee resided
in Cairo several years, a portion Of
which time he was pharmac st at
the p. G. Schuh & Sons drug store
He left Cairo about seven years ago
to accept a position in a drug store
in Chicago and to continue h s
studies as a pharmacist. He was not
long demonstrating his ability to
he druggist who employed him and
vas soon made a partner in tn ,
business. The firm is now Weckler
E. Lee. Their store is near the cor
per of Michigan avenue and Th'riy-
first street. Mr.. Lee was married
about four years ago. They left yes
tarday afternoon for paducah II
sit M. Lees mother wh) has re-
sided there for many yeas, He VIII
take his mother with him to Chi
cago to live with them.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-07-02
FFRRYBOAT CITY
Of CAIRO BEGINS
WORkATPADUCAH
Finds Conditions on Opposite Side of
River Bad for Landing
Teams.

Capt. AIntZen, owner of the ferry
boat City of Cairo who took his boat
To Paducah about ten days ago 10
do ferry business there, seems to be
having the same trouble there that
he had at Cairo when he was run
ming in the Greenfield trade, bad
land ngs. The boat did not get
started into business at Paducah
until Monday although she has been
there several days. Capt. Arntzen
was in Cairo yesterday On business.
The Paducah News Democrat says:
Though on account Of bas land
ing facilities at owens Landing. op-
pcs te here, regular schedule has
not Yet been arr angtd by Capt. j. b.
AIntzen, of the City of Cairo, the
ferry made her initial trip in the
new Paducah+llinois trade yeste--
day morning. From this on she
will run between Paducah, Rrco&-
port, Owens Landing and Livin9s
ton Point regularly. A formal
schedule will be prepared within a
few days,
THE boat left on its first trip
which was to Brcokport, at 7 o'clock
yesterday morning and dur 'ng the
day made several trips there and t.
Owens Landing. Business for the
first day was light. On Tuesdays ard
SATURDAYS of each week the ferry
will make trips to Liyingst n Pc mt,
Carp nters started the wo k yes
terday CT charging the cabin and
conatruCtng hardwood dane n :
floor. The cabin will be ENLARGED
forward in a manner to give tn a
terpsj chorean deyotec5 plenty CT
cavorting room. rh2 reno Icing c'
the cabin will not interfere with
the boats running"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-07-02
Cairo Associate. n of Commerce Max
ing Arrangements tor Power
Boat and Barge.
If SATISFACTORY SERVICE
WILL BEGIN JULY 10
New Arrangement Viii Permit o
Aeon Odatlng 20 Passengers
and 8 Teams.

Trade between Cairo and Green
field Landing, Mo, will be resume
Y 'tn the operation of power boa'
and barges which be put into com
mission as soon as the Cairo Asso
citation of Commerce can reach q,
agreement with the owners of tn,
boat, f. l. Metheny ard John Q
Adams. which will probably occur
before Slly 10.
The ferry boat City .f cairo for
mcrly piled betwten GreentielJ
Landing and the Missippi landin
Al tHirt, hut two years ago She wa,
transierr' d 10 replace the burnaC
Three states.
The motive power of the new
boat is gasoline She has a capacity
Of tWocty foot-passengers and car
pull barges loaded with eight teams
The boat will be used only yea
when 1t will be replaced by a per
mnnei ferry boat
Since the transfer of the City D
afro two wears ago, those wht
wished to make the trip from { air'
to Greenfield Landing or vica versa
had to cross by any boat or skif
that was available. Truck gardner
with their teams could not cross a
all AS many as eighty wagon
used to cross in one day These rep
resented trade from anywhere with
in a ten-nile ladius Of Greenfielt
Landing, coming from as far as Eas
Prairie Mo, 18 miles from Bird
Point
Tho City of Cairo replaced tn
ferry boat Three States, which wa
burned a year and a half ago, bu
was lately transferred TO Paducah
so that there are no ferry boats II
commission now.
p. +. Langan, chairman ~ tn
Rivers and Harbors Commission
presented the contract to the AssH
cIatton Of Commerce. Tuesday night
signed by Metheny and Adams.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-07-02
Shooting Occurs After Negro
Flashes a Knife at White Man
and Negro Porter. I
WEAKLEY, FORMER BASE
BALL PLAYER, SH0OTISr
Joseph dickson, the Negro "a Years
Old, Lived at 3O03 Poplar
Street.

Joseph Dickson. "a years or1, q
negro living at 3OO31 Poplar
street. was shot and mortaliy
wounded in saloon at 400 Com
mercial avenue at 3:45 o'clock yes
terday afternoon by Henry Weak
'ey, the bartender. Dickson died
our hours later at st. Mary's In
Urinary. Weakley was arrested i'm
nediately following the shooting
md Is being held pending the ac-
ion of the authorities. The coro-
er's inquest will be held this
morning. The negro's body was
AIKEN to E. A. Burke's undertaking
Establishment.
The shooting occurred after Dick
on dashed a knife at Weakley and
1t A. l.. Harris, the negro porter.
Weakley seized gun from behind
he counter and fired one shot at
he negro, the bullet striking him
the abdomen.
Dickson came into the saloon and
'eeing a knife behind the counter
which ws used In cutting lemons.
eized it and began fiourishing it.
larris, the porter, seized Dickson
y the wrist after he had threat
ned both himself and Weakley,
ausing Dickson to drop the knife.
Weakley took a revolver from be-
lind the bar, and emptying IL of
's two bullets. he remarked, II
fonder IL 1t viii shoot"
Reloading the gun. he took de-
ne shot. Dickson staggered out OF
side door and around TO the front,
vhere he asked someone to send for
ambulance and then collapsed.
Dicksons cheek was cut In the
truggle for the knife. After the
hooting he declared that he had
aerely been playing with Harris
nd Weakley. The shooting was
Witnessed by several persons who
old of Dickson's fiourishing of the
nife. the struggle for its posses
ion, and the deliberate shooting OF
ne negro by Weakley.
Weakley is a former ball player,
laving played with Cairo Two years
go. The saloon where the>> shoot
ig occurred is known ss the Stag
ar. c. w. Ping Is the proprietor.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-07-02
ANNA AMUSEMENT
C0.CONP0SEDOF
ANNA MERCHANTS
Is TO Celebrate Fourth Of July Re-
gardless CT Expense This
Year.

The Anna Amusement company
composed OF leading business men
in Anna, eXpends more money, we
are told, for its attractions on the
Fourth OF July >than is expended for
similar purpose by any other town
in Illinois outside the large cities
SO satisfactory have these an
nual events at Anna become that
they are talked about all over this
end of the state and elsewhere. 1t
is one place where the Fourth OF
July attractions are really worth
while and the big sensational fea
lures are extremely rare and ex~
pensiye It Is a mighty good place
to so, rest assured of that.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-07-02
SCOUTS BEGIN TO
TALK ABOUT JOE
H0RAN OF CAIRO
Billy Doyle of Cleveland Says Her,
bert's Boy Star Looks Like
a Conner.

Without intimating what PR
chase he viii make. if any, of
Kitty toa2uo players. Scout Billy
Doyle, Of the cleveland American
leaeuc team. left Paducah, Sunday
evening for the north. DOYLE has
found some likely material in the
Kitty and probably will recommend
the purchase Of several Youngsters
1t Is probable that Pitcher Roy
Kisner and Catcher DeBerry. n; the
local club, are two Of those being
considered by the big league scout
DeDerry, So Doyle belives, is the
best catcher in the league. FIoran,
Of the Cairo club. also made a ia
Norable impression on Doyle. who
says the big Egyptian looks like a
conner .---Paducah Sun.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-07-02
This JUNE THE
HOTTEST IN THE
HISTORY OF CAIRO
Heat Records for as Years Broken
BY Month Just
Passed.

Cairo has Just passed thrcngh the
hottest June recorded since the es
Establishment of the weather bureau
i3 years ago. The month also
lacked only .0l inches OF equaling
the dryest June on record, which
was in 1901 When but 81 inches of
rain fell. Last month Cairo was re-
fresked to tie extent of Just .02 in
chcs Of rain.
The heat and drought of the
month was serious blow to farm
ers who hal counted on a bumper
corn crop this year. Plenty of rain
fell throughout central and north
ern Illinois and in other parts of
the country where ths corn crop is
reported as doing fine. There were
several thunderStorms which Dor
down Ipon the city but were not
productive OF rain.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-07-02
PARTnfN|A LODGE
HOLD MEMORIAL
SERVICE TONIGHT
All OH Fellows and Rebekahs aud
Their Friends Are Invited to
Attend.

Memorial services will be held at
Safforl hall this evening by the
Parthcnia Rebekah Lodge Nc ""1..'
10 which the lodge has invited all
the Ode Fellows, Rebekas ami their
friends as Well as the members of
the families of the deceasd mem
bers.
The exercises will commence at s
O'Clock, when the following program
will be rendered;
March by the Memorial STAFF.
Flower Offering, Flower GiIl Miss
Rose Artcr.
Escorts to Flower Girl, Miss Mary
Geraldine Holmes and Miss Winnie
Croft
Opening Ode.
Innovation by Chaplain, Mrs. Mary
C. Avey.
Obituaries by Secretary Mrs. Mel
son Croft.
Charge by Noble Grand Mrs. d. T.
Holmes.
Charge by Vice Grand Mrs. Chas.
+. AFTER.
Charge by Past Noble Grand Mrs.
Isaac Walder
Solo by A. II. Comfort
Closing Charge by Noble Grand.
Song, God Be With You, Til We
Meet Again"
Benediction
March. Memorial staff.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-07-02
BIDS FOR THE
BUILDING OF
BRIDGE Piers
For Burlington Railroad at Metrop
Oils Will Be Awarded in
Few Days.

The contract for the construction
of the piers for the Burlingto;
bridge at Metropolis, H.. will be
awarded in a day or two folloWin
the opening of bids at Chicago yes
terday. All bids received G-.ee-t weel
were rejected. The successful bid
ber will start work Immediately and
construction will be under way
within two weeks.
Charles Broadbeck, chief engi
neer is surveying the line from PA
duCah to the bridge TO secure n
drainage area so that contractor
may bid on the grading of the road
which will be l2la miles long am
viii connect with the Nashville
Chattanooga and st, Louis Railway
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-07-02
PADUCAH YOUNG LADY
IN CAIRO ENR0UTF To
MINNEAPOLIS TO MARRY

c. e. Lee Of Paducah. was in the
CITY Yesterday for a short Nisit with
his sister Mrs. Val Resch He vas
accompanied bv Miss Lille Wilsoa
also Of padueah. Miss Wilson was
en- route to Minneapolis, MINI.
where she is to wed Mr.. Courtrlght,
the young man who was in charge Of
the oommissary on board the steam
er Illinois during tho food of last
Spring wear ago. He met num-
ber of Cairo people then who viii
remember him. Mr.. Lee accompan-
led Miss Wilson as far as st. Louis
and he will remain there on busi-
ness for seyera! days.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-07-02
MAIN OFFICE FORCE OF
ROBERTS COTTON OIL co.
HAVE ARRIVED IN CAIRO

Chief Clerk j. w. Skyle5, Jr, on
Memphis and F. f. Carroll, cashier
of Aberdeen, Miss, both of the Ro'
erts Cotton Oil company are nov
installed in the Cairo office of the
company which office is now IN
main one of the concern. MI.
Skyles has been here about week
and Mr.. Carroll came a few d VS.
ago. Both gentlemen will remove
their families here later. Miss
Pearl Bone, stenographer to Presi.
dent Roberts will arrive soon from
Memphis to remain here as Mr
Roberts will give most of his time
TO this office.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-07-02
THE BULLETINS
FLYING MfRkfL
MOTORCYCLE
ieoond Prize in the Contest Arrives
ON Exhibition at Terrell
Howe Show Window.

The Flying MerkIe motorcycle.
which Will be awarded on Aug. %
o the man or boy who receives the
econd highest number OF votes IN
rhe Bulletins contest, was placed
n public exhibition for the first
,ime last night in the show window
1t the shoe store of the Terrell
Howe Co. at 705 Commercial ave
nue..
The window was the center OF an
admiring group all evening, and
the big yellow machine with its
brightly polished parts buoyed up
many contestants with the determi-
nation to go out and win It, The
machine which was purchased from
Hills and Karcher Is a model i40.
four horse power, V-Belt drive.
single cylinder machine, and Will
be furnished complete with free
clutch, luggage carrier, footboard
and foot brake.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-07-02
Passes Away at Four O'clock We'd
nesday Morning After 4
Short ! lness.
DEATH WAS CAUSED BY
BURSTING OF BLOOD VESSEL
Was County AisessCr and Treasurer
For Twenty Years Master
Of River Transfers.

The sudden d,s'h or Capt. Will
liam ID. Lippi.t Yes {. day morning
at his home iOUl Walnut II e t.
was a shock to tlo commun -
While he al hot ben in perfect
health Tie paSt year be was not con
sidelei a 81, mn. The exc, ssiye
heat II Il ~, ..w weeks and h
close application TO the work of
makins tp tie p,r-oaal tax toJEs,
combined with the energetic cam
pa gn he was naE n for the Re
publ can n mi / n for she iff, had
its effect upon him. He passed away
IA an unc lsc'ous condition Viii n
he ha maintained for twelve hours.
at 4 O'Clock vest rday morning. The
irT edia e cause of hi3 death was
the hurst n Of llo)d YES sci lead
ing TO the brain. His life was de-
SPARED of When this TOOK place. He
had only been confined II his bed
during the time of his unools ci.us
ness.
The first intimation of Illness Yves
Saturday evening and Sunday he
suffered an attack OF Indigestion.
Tuesday he had a conge5tive chill
capt. L'pJitt cane TO Cairo from
IL mes 'e, ono with his PARENTS
about 1865. He was born in that
city in 1851; being in his sixty
third year. His first occupation
here was bookkeeper for his
uncle, Charles GaliRher, prOrriet0r
,f the Cairo City Mills Later he
removed TO ia kscn, Tenn, whe~e
he was a telegraph operator in the
office of his father who was aoenh
OF the railroad there. Returning
to Cairo lie was employed on the
transfer steamer as mate and later
was master for over twenty years
at different times. In the interim
he was ass stant postmaster under
George W. McKeaig for severaI
years.
For the past four years he has
been county assessor cnd tren ~er,
prey ious to his election to the eff ce
he was appointed by the county
commissioners 10 fill the uneXpired
term of Fred u. Nellis, whom they
appointed sheriff.
He was in the midst OF an a tive
campaign fer the nomination on the
Republican ticket tor sheriff When
death came; and it is said that he
would no doubt have received t>e
endorsement of the party "a this
Office. as he wa n man of many
excellent qualities and we'll liked
hy everyone who knew him.
He wgs \ at of his immed tate
family, which in, luded Mrs. Charles
Galigher, Mrs. Rose Lantz. Arnold
Lippitt and Mrs. Reese nugan. He
is survived by his wife, form erly
Miss Fannie Pitcher, and by mum
Ter OF nieces and nephews.
Capt Lippitt was a prom nent
Masin, being very active in thai
Cairo Lodge, Cairo Chapter and
afro Commandery Knights Temp
lar, having been the presiding Off
Ger of the different branchaes of
| the Masonic order.
The funeral will take place Fri
, day. Services will be held at the
! Church OF the Redeemer at > o'clo k
Friday afternoon, conducted by the
' rector, Rev. r. j. Batty. A special
| funeral train on the interurhan Will
| leave the corner of Washington
avenue and Sixth street for Beech
| Grove cemetery where interment
/ will take place.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-07-02
BIG COTTON CROP
REPORTED SECOND
LARGEST ACREAGE
Nearly SD Per Cent. Normal and
Area III Cultivation 36,960, 900
Acres.
SENATE TO SIT UNTIL
TRUST LEGISLATION PASSED
Congress Wants Correspondence Be-
tween Sec. Bryan and John
Lind for Pelusal.

Washington, July lon the sec
ond largest average over record and
with the prospects OF production
probably equal or better than those
Of last year, the growing cotton crop
In the United States today was re-
ported by The department of agri-
culture as being - G-lO per cent. OF
normal with the area in cnltiva-
tion 36,960.0O0 acres.
The condition of the crop is
slightly less than one per cent. be
low the average condition on June
26 for the past ten years
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-07-02

WASHINGTON, July democrats
of the Senate in conference late to-
day adC7ted & resolution declarinS
their purpose to stay in session nn-
til the trust legislation passed by
the House had been put through the
Senate
The resolution does not bind sena.
tors to vote for the bills without
change.
The res9lution was deHi gncd t.
serve final notice to the business of
the country that antitrust legisla-
ZION Is TO be passed before Congress
quits Washington. was proposed
by Senator Stone after a talk with
President Wilson and with other
Democrats leaders. Senator Stone
said it was intended as an answer
to thu propaganda for immediatn
adjournment of congress. II tho
party leaders decide in the future
tnat IL will be necessary t1 make 7
party measure of the three house
bilR or the substitutes Offered for
them another conference Will b.
held for the purpose of binding
Democrats to a definite Legislative
program.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-07-02
HOLY ROLLERS" ALMOST
TAKE THE TOWN OF
BLANDytLLE, KY

A band of "Holy Rollers" heade'
by John Lindsap, OF Carlisle county
have invaded Blandyille, Ballar
county and have taken the town
according to an old resident there.
Nightly meetings held in a BIZ
tent are attracting hundreds OF
people from many miles around
Dlandviiie and as a result the meet
ing is said TO be the biggest ever
held H. Blandville.
Converts at the meeting entertain
the audience by speaking l.. IN
known tongues. which is accom-
panied By excessive rambling.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-07-02

Washington, July Representa-
tive Kahn Of California, Republican,
today introduced resolution to
direct the secretary Of state to trans
init To the House IF not incompati-
Bile with public interest, cores
POndence with John Lind, President
Wilson's personal representative in
Mexico.
Hn specified the doum nts, in
relation to assurances given by
Lind to s. G. Hopkins Of this city
or any other person to the eifec.
that war materials might be- export,
ed from Mobile, Pensacola, or othc-
er fllf ports IN small vessels to
Cuha where, the coarse light be al
tered to the mouth of the Rio Brazo
and there would be no interference
quits WASHINGTON. II was proposed
in this way
The resolution was referred to
the foreign affairs committee.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-07-02

A cat has nine lives. An advertise
ment is more fortunate as II has
several hundred or several thousand.
In fact, 1t has so many that 1t never
really dies. da
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-07-02

Washington, July / NiXteen ma
val Officers, several of th0"1 captains
with distinguished records cn17f
their active careers tod '.n ''>
recommendation Of the d eaded
"plucking board"
Secretary Daniels made public
the names of those listed for com
plete retirement this year with u
formal announcement that he cx-
pected to ask for the repeal Of thu
law of 1899 under which the an
nul "pluCking" is done.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-07-02

Most OF the worlds knowledge is
based on newspapers. You must
read them II you would know what
u going on. .xsa, ~; slrass
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-07-02
WlSs onA

WIss onA
Crawfcrd-~Ths man who can iook
hapHy -een he Isn't makes . good
comr- ! ,n." Crabshaw-"But you'd
bette" not cit in . poker game with
aim"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-07-02

Dollars grow In our advertising
columns. Advertise and Readers
gather them.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-07-02
Daily rhouaht.

Our greatest glory consists, not In
never falling, but In rising svsry time
we fall.-Goldsmith.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-07-02

Cairo and vicinity: Partly cloudy
Thursday; probably showers.