The Cairo bulletin., 1914-02-28
Recommendation That City Council
Exact a $1,000 Annual
License.
ONE MAN IN. CAIRO WHOM
MONEY TRUST IN DREAD
Gave One a Legal Whipping When
Attempt Made to Gouge One
His Employees.

II. II. Halliday is one man in the
City Of Cairo whom the "Money
Trust" respects. fears and incident.
ally. under its breath, consigns to
a warm summer resort.
Sharks and Company" have good
cause to fear Mr.. Halliday. Further
more none of the concerns in tho
trust will loan money to any of his
employees. They have not forgotten
a legal tilt had with him over a
small amount of money loaned orc
of his negro employees and the Hing
of the wage assignment on him.
thinking that he would quickly pay
1t in preference to going to the
trouble OF fighting the case in jus
tice court very friendly" to the
money combine. However, Mr.. Gil
more was mistaken in his estimate
of Mr.. Halliday as the latter would
rather fight than eat when a prin-
ciple is involved. Mr.. Halliday was
confronted with numerous con-
tinuances Just to annoy him into
paying the claim in the fight he had
taken up for an unfortunate en-
ploye. hut In this the Shylock was
mistaken and the battle went to Il
finish with Mr.. Halliday the victo"
Id the end although an attempt was
made to FIX" the justice.
The Cairo Money Trust has rea-
sons to remember an effort made to
indict Shark Gilmore, the atteE-
tion Of the grand jury for the July
term in 1911 being directed to The
nefarious practices of the sharks
and the Halliday fight.
AS q result of that effort this
grand Jury adopted the following re-
port on July II, 1911, and sub
mitted it to Judge w. N. Butler who
was presiding at this particular
term OF the court:
Cairo. Ill.,, July l1th, 1911.
Wnereas informal tion has been
brought to the notice of the
grand jury of Alexander Coun-
ty during the July term OF
court, that certain individuals
are operating money loaning
institutions and are charging
exhorbitant rates of interest TO
the laboring classes of this city:
operating to the disadvantage
of all firms and corporations
employing labor in this city; it
is hereby resolved that this
July grand jury request the
City Council Of the City Of
Cai"- , draft and adopt an or
di providing license fee
Of s5,uuJ annually. or such an
amount as in their judgment,
will afford proper protection to
the !aboring classes as well as
all. employers of laber who are
suffering from the methods of
these so-called money lenders.
Peter Saup, foreman, II. II.
Halliday, w. w. King, VIM. I.
Kessler. Frank Brown, John w.
I. Alexander, Peter w. Kobler.
u. j. Stubbins, Thos. A. Fuller.
P. T. Langan, Ishmael Billings.
Green Lipe, Jerry Dunning,
BENJAMIN Jones, Israel Cauble,
Anthony +. Ehs, II. L, Wright.
Mfr. Saup was an alderman at
the time aud Judge Butler turned
the recommendation of the grand
jury, of which he was foreman, over
to him for aldermanic action.
At q meeting of the city council
held August s, 1911. the recommen-
dalton of the grand jury in detail
was brought to the attention of Il >
aldermen.
II was read and upon motion of
Alderman Greaney was referred to
City Attorney Hunter Bird, the Com
mittee on Ordinances consisting of
Ferguson, chairman. and Walsh and
Neff, and the Committee on Finance.
consisting of Cannon, chairman,
and Greaney and Neff.
And there it died-stuck In a
pigeon hole never to be called up
again or resurrected-the corpse
may be there today.
While the pawnbrokers of Cairo
pay annually license of $500 FER