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The Cairo bulletin., 1914-07-21
TO FREE
BAD ELEPHANT
CHAINED TO CAGE
New Yorkers Ask That Animal
Chained for Attacking Keeper
be Rele ascd.

New York. July 20.---A
novel movement, probably the
first Of its kind in the country
which has fer its object nothing less
than the freeing of a bad elephant,
is attracting considerable attention
and causing much discussion her4.
For two years Gunda, the largest
elephant on the continent, has stood
chained fore and ait in the elephant
house Of the Bronx BOO. Two years
ago he attacked his keepe" ard al.
.hoaAgh he did not kill him, was
branded as bad elephant His
sentence was that his feet should be
chaIred to stakes and in that posi-
ton ne has lived ever since Many
persons have written 10 the Zoo ia
plead that Gunda receive back part
of his lost freedom. but DR.. Norma
day apparently does not believe thai
these pleas should he granted.
'It is quite true saws DR.. Horna
day, that he is deprived of his lib
erty, but so are manv hIman be.
ings who are murdnrously incliDed
and whose freedom is dangerous to
the public. Guuda is not suffering
in his confinement and has not given
the slightest sign Of suffering. The
tlominant idea in his mind is to
catch his keepers at a disadvantage
and kill them"
1t would appear, therefore, in
spite of the efforts made to restore
his freedom that Gunda, unless he
commits some act which will neces-
state his destruction. can look for
ward to a good many years of life
chained to one spot. In all prob
ability he is the only elephant in
TINS country ever to serve such d
sentence.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-07-21
CARRANzA READY
FOR SUSPENSION
Of HOST|LIIIES
Will Receive Commission Appointed
By Carbajal and Provide
Them With Escort

Washington, July 20.-General
Carranza today informed the United
States government that he is ready
to declare suspension of hostilities
against the Mexican government
and provisional president Carhaial,
Huerta'G successor, pending negoti-
ations with his representatives for
the transfer of authority at Mexico
City tc the C0nstitutionalists Not
only did he voice a willingness to
receive the commission of three ap.
pointed by provisional president
Carbajal to discuss peace but said
he would send an escort to meet
them and provide safe conduct
through Constitut;onalist { ritory
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-07-21
FOREIGN COMMERCE FOR
YEAR $4,25S, 79a735

Washington, July 20.---Foreign
commerce of the United States dur
ing the fiscal year which ended June
80 aggregated $4,258,795,73 being
S20,O96, ,64S, or less than one half
Of / per cent below the high record
of 1913 and S401,2OS,392 above the
highest record in any earlier year.
Imports, according to preliminary
figures by the Bule eau of Foreign
and Domestic Commerce, reached
Sl,S9f,169,1S0, an increase of $751;
l60,964, or 4.47 per cent over last
year; and domestic exports totaled
29,731,8S6, a decrease of $685.
774.472, or 4.07 per cent.
Foreign goods re-exported were
valued at $34,S94,C69, or $2,483,122
less than those of 1913.
Details of exports and imports are
not available, but for the II months
ending May 81 there was a decrease
in exports OF foOdstufts in excess of
$4,000 900 and an increase in i'm
ports of more than $53,000,00O.
About 59L2 per cent of the i'm
ports entered free of duty. against
81 X per cent in the year previous.
Gold imports aggregated $685.
$50 and gold exports s112,03S,529,
while silver imports will aggregate
$30,326,604 and silver exports $54,-
965.O2S.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-07-21
SMALL CHILD SWALLOWS
T00THACHE MEDICINE
STOMACH PUMP RELIEVES

Clarence. the twenty months old
child of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Nc
Clellan of 230 Twenty seventh
street, swallowed the contents of a
small vial containing toothache
medicine, and for while was ap-
parently in a serious condition.
when DR.. Dodds was called and re-
lieved the babys sufferngs by the
use of a stomach pump The tooth
ache medicine was said to have
contained some opium.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-07-21
BASEBALL AND PLAYERS
FRATERN(TIES ARE ON ...
VERGE OF OPEN BREAK

New York, July 20.-Organized
baseball and baseball players fra
ternities appear to be on the verge
of an open break regarding the
status and disposition of player
Clarence o. Krast, who recently de-
clined to obey an order by the Ma
tional Commission to report from
the Newark club of the lnterna-
tional league to the Nashville club
of the Southern Association and was
suspended. Krast maintained that
by joining the Nashville club he
would receive $3.50 month less
than is paid him by the Newark
club.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-07-21
FORMER CAIRO
WOMAN DIES At
JACKSON, Tenn.
Mrs. M. M. Riley Passes Awly Yes.
terday Afteynocn.-Body Brought
to Cairo Today.

Mrs. Riley, wife of NJ. NJ Riley.
formerly with The Mobile and Chic
railroad at Cairo and now of JACK
son. Tenn, died a, her home IN tla'
city yesterday afternoon. aLteT a
long illness. lIe~ age WIS 80 years.
She leaves besides her husband a son
Lloyd Riley and a daughter, Mrs.
StratZman.
The body will be brought to Cairo
on the Mobile aud Ohio train shcrtly
after noon and viii be taken to TIE
Big Four depot, where the irair
will he taken fDr Gossett, H., where
burial will taka place Wednesday
The family mas many friends here.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-07-21
Hazel Mason, Eleven Year. Old
Daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
/ Hugh A. Mason.
WITH SWIMMING PARTY
GIVEN BY HER MOTHER
Child Wades Into Sand Hole and
Disappears From View of
Mother and Entire Patty

Hazel Mason, the 1iyear- old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Hugh A..
Mason of Moand CITY, was drowned
before the eyes of her mother on
Tovhcad lslani shout 7 o'clock yes
torday evening when she jumped
into hole caus ID by the excavation
Of send along the shcrc. The BODY
was recovered at 8 Is by Raleigh
Kennedy and other in launch who
dragged for 1t.
'Ia4I was one of a party Of thirty
young folks who started from the
Macon home at O'Clock in hay
wagon to go swimming On Towhead
island, In the Ohio river Crposjt3
the northern portion Of Mound City.
Mrs. Mason chaperoned the party.
They gained the island. on which Is
beach abolt $50 feet from the
main shore at Z O'Clock.
Hazel was pne of the first to leap
to tho ground as the wagon stopped
on dry ground after for1ing the
shallow distance from the shore.
she ran toward the opposite side
of the towhead and waded into the
water, calling to her mother. Look
at ne, mama, look how ! can swim, :
Ralnn Wchrcnberg, son OF Sheriff
Charles Wehrenbcrg, Jr.. ran toward
the shore with her and both half
STEPPED and half jumped into the
water together. Ralph rose i'm
mediaately, shcutine in glec but
Hazel did not appear.
Mrs. Mason became frantic and
ran - the water whore the child
had disappeared. Efforts were mad
to,recovCr the body but were unsuc
cessful until two hours later when
Raleigh Kennedy recovered it.
Towhead Island is one of the
favored haunts of the swimmer il
this vicinity and has always been
thought ideal for thar purpose The
water of the river, however. had
crept up and covered the sand hola
where sand Giggers had been exca-
v1ting. 1t WAS into one of these
that tho Mason girl jumped
Hugh A. Mason. father of the
dead child, is we'll known in Cairo
and all over southern Illinois and
is prominent in political circles.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-07-21
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
PREPARING TO INSTALL
TELEPHONE BLOCK SYSTEM

Atlanta, Ga, July 20.---Southern
Railway is preparing to install
telephone block system to take inc
place OF the telegraph system now
IN use on the Atlanta division be
tween Macon, Ga, and Ooltewah,
Tom, a distance Of 225 miles AID
part of the route of the Southern
Railways lhrouch trains between
the West aud Florida. The present
telegraph block systom consists of
one wire. The telephone block Will
consist of two wires and each Office
will be equipped with one bell on the
north block and ono bell on the
south block with the telephone So
installed that it can he connected
with either. The lines will b. 50
arran ged at the office that when n
block office is closed the line can
be cut through it. The wires used
for tie telephone block will also be
Sised for a telegraph circuit from At
lanta to Ooltewah into Chattanooga.
In or6er to take care OF the heavy
Florida traffic last winter telephone
block was put In operation between
Macon and Jesup and was found so
satisfactory that 1t has now been de-
cided to extend the system over the
line between Ooltewah ard Jesmp.
The new system will be put In effect
as soon as the change can be mado.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-07-21

Justice Horace A. Lurton Of the
United States Supreme Court died
suddenly in an Atlantic City h. tei
Sunday, July IL. The judge had
been troubled with cardiac asthmc
in a severe form since December. AT
that time he gave mp work en- the
bench and went to Florida with his
family Returning in April, he re-
sumed work. lie went TO Atlantic
City July /.
The justice was the fourth con-
federate soldier to be appointed to
the Supreme Court. President Taft
named him in 1906. He had been a
long friend of the former president
when they were in the United States
Circuit Court for the Sixth District
when President Roosevelt offered 10
appoint Judge Taft to the Supreme
Court he refused, and suggested
Judge Mrton. President Roosevelt
did not take his advice. But when
Judge Taft became president he
named his friend.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-07-21
LITTLE FISH; BIG TROUBLE

Bemidii Mimi, July Hauled
overheard by big fish in Big Bass
Lake, Mrs. w. II. Gish was rescued
from drowning.
Mr.. Gish was with his wife and a
little bov. The fish got on Mrs.
Gish's line and when she attempted
to hold it the fish dragged the wo-
man into the lake.
The little boy followed in an at
tempt to hold the woman. A dog
riding in the boat grabbed the boy
as he fell and the dog, too, was
pulled into the water.
MIR Gish jumped into the water
and saved all three.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-07-21
PHIL C. BARCLAY AND
C. KUSENER'S OFFICES
VISITED BY BURGLAR

In his rounds early Sunday
morning the burglar made a call at
the offices of Phil c. Barclay and
Casper kusener in the Cairo Ma
tional Bank building. At Mr.. Bar
clay's office he secured about SO
worth of stamps after prying open
all the desks and drawers In the
office. He secured nothing from
Mr.. Kusener's office,
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-07-21
DR.. cox PRESENTS ELKS'
CLUB BEAUTIFUL PICTURE

Dr.. n. W. Cox has presented the
Elks club with Il very beautiful
picture. The presentation was made
last night with a few of the mem
hers gathered MessrS. Arthur Mat
tingly and G. Fl. Jackson made
speeches thanking DR.. Cox for the
beautiful picture. MaEa2er Ross
Bates has the picture in charge. It
is beautiful piece of art but is not
a companion piece to Diana at the
Bath.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-07-21
MRS. OTTO SERBIAN
ACCIDENTALLY DROPS
REVOLVER. is INJURED

In handling a revolver at her
home 5?3 Fifteenth stree. Saturday
evening, Mrs. Otto Serbian accident
1liy shot herself She dropped The
revolver which was fired, the bull
let hitting her just above the
ankle. The injur.' is not considered
serious as no to.e was touched or
broken by the ballet.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-07-21
w n
five KILLED
BY EXPLOSION
IN PANAMA
4,800 Pounds of Dynamite Ex.
plode at CuCaracha
( Slide.

Panama, July 20.---The premature
explosion OF a 4,SO0 pound dynamite
charge at Cucaracha slide today
killed five workmen, four of whom
were white men and severely injur-
ing ! white man and Z negroes.
The new men who were charging
the hole escaped ithout injury. It
is thought that the injured negro
will die.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-07-21
SPRINGFIELD. ILL. WILL
EAVE OLD STYLE STREET
CARNIVAL FAIR WEEK

The state capital will revive the
old style street carnival and presen mt
the attractions during the big state
fair in September. The committee
in charge is gathering all the good
attractions 1t can find and will have
many free shows on the street.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-07-21
NINE. CA|[LAUX
DID NOT Wish TO
KILL CAuhETTE
M1J s-a---- :,
Desired Only to Create Scandal;
Fired at Figaro Editors
Feet. III
her STORY HOLDS COURTS
ATTENTION THREE HOURS
Sobs frequently as She Relates An
guish Suffered on Account of
Calmette's Publication.

wife Of Josephonce Caillaux, former
premier of France and former Min
! lister of Finance, occupied the pris-
kner's enclosure in court today and
recited in a dramatic manner the
circumstances leading up to the
shooting on March 16 of CASTOR
Calmette. editor Of the Figaro, with
whose murder she is charged.
Mime. Caillaux held the atten-
tion of the crowded court room for
three hours. Nine. Caillaux was a
willing witness throughout ana
; told of the shooting in the Figaro
/ office. Prior to this she had been
asked by the Judge regarding her in
terview with Fernand Monicr, presi-
| dent of the tril upal OF the Seine
| from whom she had gained infnrma-
| lion as to whether the attack on
talmt tie against her husband could
hc stoppad.
Monier told her. she said, that this
would be impossible that one could
| only put UP with 1t or defend ones
self by ones own means. Nine.
Caillaux then told of what took
place on the day of the tragedy.
Il informed NJ. Caillanx at lunch"
she said, what NJ. Monicr had said.
He was very indignant and ex-
claimed. IF that's how things are
| will smash his face
Nine. Caillaux went on in
trembling voice. IF my husband had
said that there was nothing to BE-
done. | would have looked upon him
as as a eewafd !"
Il asked him when, today? Bu:
he said no, at my own time"
She raised her clasped hands ard
cried, my God, my God, II you, -
returning to the jury "knev what
| | suffered that day. To think th5t
my husband was going to xii a
mar"
| She lowered her voice and half
| w utSpcItN DtbuGHt VI tUiUlitttIHS
suicide If you knew with what har-
piness | would have given my life
that day tc purchase pence fer my
| husband. Then | thought IL time
to do something myself to stop the
publication"
'T said to myself. I will make
scandal
Coming to the scene of the tragedy.
Nine Caillanx flushed deeply and
began to cry. while at times she was
unable to utter a word. The iudgs
referred to his aotes, takeb at the
magistrates examination.
Finally he said: Come, come.
Nine. Caillaux What exactly lap.
Ipened?"
II don't know, it was all SO quick.
assure you. | cannot tell precisely
what happened"
She was silent for a moment and
Ethen the Judge asked,
"lfave you anything further to
say"
Here she began sobhirg again,
"nd cried out:
II regret 1t infinitely"
DO YOU maintain the statement
Ituade to the examining Judge that
you at no time !ntended to sill
him?"
Certainly sir, meart oplv -
make a scandal. fret in the IT..
rection of his feet. II is such 4
dreadful burden for M to carry MI
my life. that have killed man"
why should have killed him7
Never have ! said that his punish
ment should be death. woild then
nave renounced everything. the at
lection of my husband and my
daughters"
She fell back upon aer chair
shaking with sobs The judge again
asked
"lTave you anything 10 say?"
Il regret 1t from the bottom Of
my heart" was the answer.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-07-21
j. s. DFADLETTE
THING OF PAST
AT WASHINGTON
Big Decrease in Lost and II sd
rected Mail Responsible For
Closing An Old Institution

Washington, July 20 The dead
letter" office in the pos al depart
ment in Washington is no more.
The last auction sale of cd letters
and parcels has been he'd; $A,500
was realized; so employees were dis
charged or transferrel II other de-
partments and Uncle Sam is con-
Quoting his letter bus nCas" more
efficiently.
The office was really abolished be-
cause of the big decrease in lost
misdirected or unsigned pieces of
mail, and because letters addressed
to persons who cannot be found are
more speedily disposed of by open
ing machines and quick clerks.
But while the dead letter" office
is to be abolished here the misdi-
rected mail matter in the future is
to be distributed to Is cities
throughout the country. For in.
sance, il letter is mailed at
Springfield, Ohio. to Albany, N.
Y, and the address is correct
and there is no return address
on the envelope, the letter will
be sent to Chicago, where it will be
opened. If information as to the
name of the sender is written there
in, the letter will be forwarded back
to Springfield,
Started BY Franklin
To Benjamin Franklin probably
belongs the distinction of starting
the dead letter division of the post
office, When the seat of the Federal
government was in Philadelphia,
Franklin had a bureau where mis-
directed letters were examined. The
dead letter office was established
here in 1925. Before 100 few
records were kept of the receipts In
the dead letter office, although one
old book in the department showed
that in 1880 there were $4,000
letters referred to that bureau. In
1859 in response to a senate resolu-
tion the postmaster general reported
that the receipts Of parcels and lrt
ters for the year numbered 2,500,
0OO.
In 1876 there were 20 men and
so women employed in this bureau
and the office was mentioned as a
model of industry and punctual-
ity."
Last year the force consisted of
about $50 persons and more than
12,O0O,00O pieces of mail matter
were handled, most of it being re-
turned to senders.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-07-21
Pavilion Club Gives Dance

The Pavilion Club will give
dance Friday evening on the lawn
of E. A. Smith. Lynch's famous
orchestra will furnish the music.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-07-21
WEATHER.

Illinois. Kentucky and Missouri.
Partly cloudy Tuesday; Wednesday
local showers.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-07-21
NEGRO MAN AND WOMAN
SUSPECTED OF R0BBING
ICE BOXES, ARRESTED
this ce have arrested a negro
ro''woman suspicioned as the

who have been doing the
l.y thieving lately in the vicinity
of Thirty-fourth street and High
land avenue their principal efforts
being directed in relieving the sup
ply of good things from ice boxes
and refrigerators. These raids
have been frequent within the past
week or more. The couple were 2"
rested yesterday morning in th
vicinity of Thirty-eighth street and
the Big Four tracks and are now
in jail. 1t is stated they were
either attaches of the recent car
nival or hangers on.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-07-21

You are In Good Company when
you advertise In this PAPER, alw
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-07-21

This 10 q Live Town--Advertise
here and get busy, ~ ~s as
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-07-21

Paris. July 20.--The trial OF
Nine. Caillaux for the murder. on
March 16, Of CASTOR Calmette, edi-
tor of the Figaro. opened at noon
today. in the Palace of Justice, with
Judge Louis Alhanel acting as pres
ident of the court,
The dramatic setting OF the affair,
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-07-21
LOCAL FORECAST

Cairo and vicinity: Fair and
slightly warmer Tuesday. -. -.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-03
PREDICTS MORE PROHIBITION. Rev. E. s. Worcester in Shop Talk at
 Hopkins & Aliens.

Rev Edward s. Worcester conducted the Y. M. c. A. shop meeting held at Hopkins & Aliens Thursday noon. He spoke on the Abuse of Liberty and in part said:
 After referring to the introduction of a prohibition amendment in con- gress and some noteworthy signs of the times in other countries. as Ger many and Austria, the speaker con- tinued in part as follows:
 The discussion of this matter from any angle rarely grows at all warm that some one does not raise the cry that the grand American principle of personal liberty" is in danger. Now If any body thinks that liberty to do any thing and everything one pleases re- gardless of consequences Is an Amer jean principle, or a grand principle, he is vastly mistaken. I am not at lib- erty to empty my ash can on your front steps or to shoot holes in your bedroom windows Why should l be at liberty to do still more annoying and dangerous things? If you and l enjoy an unsafe freedom in the use of intoXicants now 1t is not a matter of right but a public concession which the public may withdraw when it is so disposed.
 The time is coming when no man will be granted liberty to make @ public menace of himself. to make paupers and detectives of his children or to provide others systematically with the means of so doing. Mean while. the man who thinks earnestly and unseIfishly about it will not do it anyhow
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-03
INVADE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT
 IN MOTHER JONES ARREST.
Norwich Socialists Denounce Proceed
 ings In Colorado.

At meeting of the Norwich local of the Socialists in the room in the Stead building on Thursday evening, the following resolutions were passed upon the arrest of Mother Jones in Colorado:
 Whereas, It is reported that Mother Jones has been arrested without charge of crime to prevent her from entering the district where the miners of Colorado are on strike; and placed "Incommunicado."
 Resolved, That we, members of the Socialist party and citizens of the United States. do protest at this fla grant abuse of power as wilful re- striction of personal rights and liber- ties supposedly protected by the con- Stitution.
 Resolved, That the officials of Colo rado have broken their pledge to up- hold the constitution. That they have resorted to star chamber and inquis- itorial methods so infamous of old in placing her '1ncommunicado"
 Resolved, Further that we call upon the President of the United States and upon our representatives in congress to force the officials of Colorado to re Spect the personal rights guaranteed by the constitution.
 Be it further resolved that copies of these resolutions be sent to the Pres ident of the United States, to our Sen ators and Congress man and to the press.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-03
QUESTIONED ABOUT VOTE ON TOLLS
Connecticut Congressmen Asked How They Stood Pa Question-Mahan Stood by Baltimore Platform Pank-Lonergan Also Against the President -Kenne- dy and DonoHan Favored Repeal.

It Is reported in Washington that the Connecticut delegation in the house Is receiving letters and telegrams rel ative to their votes on the free tolls provision. Some of their correspond ents congratulate them and others ask for their reasons for voting as they did.
 There has been no question in Wash ington as to how some of the members would vote. Representative Mahan stated his position immediately on the delivery of the presidents message on the subject March 5. Up to a few days ago it was supposed that MT. Kennedy would vote against repeal and that MT Lonergan would vote with the president, but when the roll was called the position was reversed.
 In a statement given out soon after the vote on the bill was taken by Mir. Lonergan he says: "After careful study and close attention to the debates, l has violated any treaty agreement. which is the vital question involved. With this settled in my mind, I think the action of the sixty second con- gress in providing for free tolls for American coastwise vessels using the Panama canal, and the democratic platform endorsement thereof, ought to be upheld
 MT. Mahan said that he had listened attentively to all the debate and had been unable to find a reason to change his mind He was, he said. a member of the committee on resolutions of the Baltimore convention and had voted for the free tolls, plank in the plat