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The Cairo bulletin., 1914-09-12
WANTS COLLECT
WHARFAGE FROM
launch 0. I.
Cairo Trust Property Lbels Boat to
Enforce Collect:on-Boat
Gone to Charlottesville.

The Cairo Trust Property,
through its attorneys. Gilbert &
Gilbert, has filed an attachment
against the naptha boat o. u. which
boat has been until lately plying
between this city and Wickliffe,
Ky, doing the ferry business as far
as passengers and freight were con-
oerned. The attachment is to Sc
cure payment for wharfage, the
owner of the boat, Capt. j. b.
Wiley having refused to pay during
the past three months.
A libel was fled in the United
States District Court against the
boat to enforce the payment, and
placed in the hands of Deputy L. s.
Marshal Peter Saup to execute. Tho
PAPER could not he served because
the boat was not here. Capt. Wiley
having taken her to Caruthersville
leaving last Tuesday, where he in
tends to enter her in trade be-
tween Charlottesville and some Ten
nessee point.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-09-12

can party.
Some more important moves have
been made on the business checker
board of Mounds. Chas Lane is to
retire from the saloon business at
the corner Of Front and First
streets. He viii be succeeded by
O. Y. Hudson John b. Littleton
will have charge of the restaurant
and Miss Minnie Armstrong viii
conduct the rooming department.
Harry McKimm and bride re-
turned to this city from Jackson
Tenn, Friday and will begin house
keeping at once in Mr. McIiimm's
new bungalow on = Elm street.
This building is new and equipped
with all the modern improvements
and furnished throughout with up
to date furniture and fixtures Every
one whistles the young couple a pros
porous career,
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-09-12
HER FRIENDS
GOOD ADVICE
The Results Made This Newbure
Lady Glad she Followed
Suggestion.

Eewburg. Ali.--"Tor moro than q
year" writes Myrtle Cothrum, of this
place. Il suffered with terrible pains In
my back and head. | had sallow
complexion, and my face was covered
with pimp.es. Our family doctor only
gave me temporary relief.
a friend of nine advised me to try
Cardul so | began taking It, at once,
and with the best results. for was
cured after taking two bottles. My
mother and ny aunt have also used
Cardui aud were greatly benefited.
shall always praise Cardui 10 sick
End suffering woraen
Cardui IS a purely vegetable. per-
fcctly harmless. tacjo remedy for wo-
men, and win benefit young and old.
Its inE.e5 ems arc r1iid herbs, hav-
ing = Ccr,le, tonic eject, on the wo-
mauiy cJuati.u .c1.
Cardui has helped a million women
Gack to health and strength.
Have you tried il? II not. please
TO- 1t may be Just what you need
Nh Writs 10: Lsiiss' Advisory Derf., CAsrs-
4oeea Medicine Co. Chaftanoaga. Term, fnr NHts1&
Efisit@lcttoBs, sad s. paSs hoak. Home TrsatnsAs
~ wor'~n " snt IN pisn wrapper, Ga resssss.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-09-12

man Embassy today received the
following wireless from Berlin:
headquarters on Thursday in It's
official report, says that in a battle
east of Paris the Germans held their
own in a heavy two days fight
against superior forces attacking
between Meux, Montmirail and
from the direction of Paris. We
captured so guns and several thou
sand prisoners but retired the flank
presumably right when the adj
vance of strong hostile columns
was reported The enemy failed to
pursue
headquarters also reports fight
ing west of Verdun and on the
eastern scene Of wa.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-09-12
PLAN TO PAY OFF
AMERICAS DEBT
ABROAD IN GOLD

Washington, Sept Ill. p.
Morgan, of New York, aud other
bankers, were here today to confer
with the Federal Reserve Board re-
garding plans for meeting Amrican
obligations to Europe with gold pay
ments The proposal for a pooling
arrangement to may these cblira-
lions in gold was formulated by J.
3 Forgan of Chicago, as chairman,
appointed last Friday at confer
ouce at the treasury department.
The committees plan is now befor.
the board for its action. 1t is pro-
rosed that a gold fund contributed
by national banks in reserve and
central reserve cities of s150,000,-
coo Of which S25,000,000 would be
made Immediately available.
Belief today was that the board
would approve the pooling arrange
ment. The plan to raise this gold
fund Through banks Il is under
stood will not be formally acted
upon pending receipt OF report
from London as to whether It would
be acceptable.
Reserve board members believe
that If the banks put the $4,000.
GOO figured upon by the bankers
committee on first call, European
creditors would see that American
bankers are willing to pay in gold
and in consequence would make M
further demands for such payments
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-09-12
MOUNDS


At the primary election Wcdnes-
day, McUnds gave two Of her citizen
candidates a fine complimentary
vote. Zon Watson, candidate for
sheriff carried this precinct moro
than two to one over his opponent
on the Democratic ticket and Miles
A Pulley, for assessor and treasurer.
received q handsome vote from his
Republican friends and the railroad
men Of the precinct, hut both these
gentlemen were defeated in the
general roundup. Miss May s. lIaw-
kins, Republican candidate for
county superintendent of schools,
was nominated withou. any opposi-
zion. This is the third time she
las been chosen to this Office which
is the most important and rcmuner-
atiyc Of any office in the gift Of the
rcCplc of Pulaski county The rela.
tiycs, friends and neighbors Of Miss
Hawkins are Justly proud Of her
successful career. Her school work
legan away back in one Of the most
unpIotentious rural districts of Pu-
laski county, but she has kept step
with the progress and advancement
of the public school work through
.ut the county, until she now holds
statewide reputation OF being one
among the ahlcst educators of the
great commonwealth of Illinois At
the November election she will meet
the hearty approval Of all the cleo
tors of this county regardless of
rarity,
Many people are coming IN
from al over the coanty to see the
wonderful ditlhins machine of the
Wm. +. Riley Contracting Co. When
tho machine is in full working or
der it digs, lays and covers about
sixty feet Of sewer pipe per hour.
Tic vote cast at tho primary cleo
ticn Wednesday WIS very light only
total Of 3Sl votes were polled out
ri the SIT registered men voters.
There were lao votes cast for the
Demo ratio candidates r L. s.
senator. Only onr W "otsd
one Socialist and abou prog :
sives. The rest were cast for the
different candidates of the Republi-
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-09-12

Berlin, Sept. lin accordan q
with its principle Of reporting only
accomplished facts, the general
headquarters of the army in Berlin
is still silent concerning the great
battle which is being fought TO the
cast of Paris, The Berlin censors,
however, are permitting local papers
to publish dispatches from abroad
and from these the people of Berlin
have learned that great events are
now taking place.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-09-12
POSTUN-CE:RE:A[
ESTABLISHES
AN AGENCY HERE
R. L. Hosmer & Co. Appointed Dis
tributing Agents For This
Territory

Il. L. Hosmer & Co. have been
appointed distributors in this see
tion. for The Postum-Cere1l of Battle
Creek. Recognizing the importanca
Of Cairo as distributing point the
Company has established the agency
here as they believe there is a good
opening Mr.. Hosmer will carry 4
large stock on hand and he can take
care of this very nicely in his large
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-09-12
SUPT. CROSSLEY
AND WIFE WILL
MOTOR TO OHIO
Does Not Intend to Make Record
Time, Only Travels that Way
To Have Good Time

Superintendent W. f. Crossoy, Of
the Cairo Electric and Traction
Company will leave next Tuesday,
accompanied by his wife, on az
auto tour of Ohio. Mr. Crosslcy
viii 20 by way Of Effneham, In.
dianapolis. cincinnati Epringh2ld
and Columbus. He expects to b.
oGnc about two weeks and fully in
tends to motor both ways. Mr..
Crossley says he is not going to at
tempt to break any records, but to
have an enjoyable trip.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-09-12


scoring. Harmon was caught of
second and put out, McCann TO Her
bert. MeGlade famed the atmos-
phere for three strikes.
Cairo came close 20 scoring in the
seventh but failed when Hart was
ent down at the plate trying to
score from first on Moore's double
down the right field foul line. Ho-
IAN went out, Miller to McGlade as
starter. Herbert scratched a hit
TO Morgan. Hart forced Herbert.
Morgan to t.unte. Moore doubled
past first but Hart was out trying
to score, Meinert to McGlade to Rol-
leg
Thence to the first half of the
eleventh there was little doing for
either team, but Burlington threat
Cned to sew up the game in this
round, Orme began by getting a
pass to first. Singleton sacrificed,
French to Herbert. Harmon reached
first on Wise's wide peg Of his
grounder, but Orme was out trying
TO reach third. Coy to Bradshaw
Harmon swiped second. Lowther.
who had replaced Harmon at sec
Eond in the ninth went out, Brad
shaw TO Coy.
Cairo scored the winning run in
it's last half without the semblance
of hit. Mccain walked. Brad
shaw was safe when Rolleg threw
his intended sacrifice low to first,
Mccain going to second. Mccain
pulled a delayed steal of third, go
ing down as Rolleg was returning
he ball to Miller. Bradshaw started
steal second. Rolleg threw the
jal down and Harmon, Lunte and
.owther attempted to trap BRAD
shaw while holding McCann on
third. Lunte, however, dropped the
ball on a throw from Lowther, and
before the Burlington shortstop
could recover the ball, Mccain
crossed the plate with the winning
run.
The Burlin gton team is without
& doubt the strongest that las Wis
tied Cairo this year and made Il
splendid showing.
Herbert is elated with the show
ing of his charges In the opener. He
made the following statement last
night:
Il knew If French was right he
could easily hold the Pathfinders.
Luck broke our way. Ii our pitch
ers all show the form French dis
played, the series ought to be over
IN three more days
1--WE got away badly" said Presi-
dent r. c. Hayden, of the Burling-
ion club, "but we will he heard
from later. Miller pitched a grand
game of ball-one that would win
Zine times out of ten. The loss o,
the first game will merely make us
, lucklo down and work harder for
; the rest of the SERIES"
McCabe and McGlade will DE BHr
lin cton's battery today McCahe IL
| enc of the leading pitchers Of tho
: Central Association. Grogan will
, do the twirling for the champions
and will endeavor to fool the visit
ing crew as French did Yesterday
The game, as yesterday. will star
at 3 o'clock.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-09-12

warehouse at Sixteenth and Walnut
streets. A representative is now in
the city arranging details and viii
remain here until everything is per-
fected. The territory will extend
into Paducah and a rumbeT OF other
important towns. The territory
was formerly in charge of the ST.
Louis house, but it was believed the
business could be handled here more
successfully.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-09-12
CHAMPIONS CAPTURE
HARD FOUGHT GAME
FROM BURLINGTON, 81

iington batters and he allowed the
visitors only six scattered hits, two
OK which were punched with a sac
rifice in the sixth inning for Bur-
iington's only run. Miller, who
pitched for Burlington hurled a
good enough game to be returned a
winner In nine cases out of ten, but
yesterday proved to be the tenth
case. He had dazzling speed and
wonderful control.
Five hundred fans howled them
selves hOarse and went into costa
cies over Cairo's victory The crowd
would have been still larger If it
had not been for the threatening
weather. But what the crowd lack
ed in numbers 1t made up for In EN-.
thusiasm.
The game was started promptly
at o'clock with French and Nc
Cam In the points for Cairo and
Miller and Rolleg working for Bur-
lington. Meinert was the first bat
ter up for Burlingto The first
one French served up was a little
wild and Umpire Williams called il
a ball. Meinert hit slow bounder
toward second. on which Herbert
made a good play, throwing him OUT
to Coy. Orme hit clean single
through the box and stole second
Singleton stru,k out. Harmon
walked. Orme and Harmon pulled
q double steal. With men on sec
ond and third McGlade famed.
Bad baserunning and a lucky
double play by Cairo was all that
prevented Burlington from scoring
IN the fourth. Harmon began with
q line double to left McGlade bunt-
Ell perfectly down the third base
line. French did not even make
the throw and McGlade owned a hit.
Harmon went TO third on the play.
Lunte hit to French and Harmon
was run down between third and
home, French to Wise to Mccain to
Herbert to French. McGlade going
to third aud Lunte to second. Then
tMcGlade spilled the beans for Bur-
iington by getting caught off third
On quick throw to Wise by French.
Morgan popped to Bradshaw.
Cairo was the first to complete
the circuit, pushing over a run in
the last half of the fourth. Wise
reached first when McGIada muffcd
LMntes throw Of his grounder. Wise
took second on passed ball. Coy,
trying to sacrifice, fouled to Rolleg
Wise took third on passed bail
Koran went out, McGlade unassist.
ed, Wise holding third. Herbert
was safe when Harmon allowed his
hot grounder to skip past him &c
center field, Wise scoring, but Her.
bert was out trying for second, Ormt
to Lunte.
A single a double and sacrifice
tied the score for Burlington in the
sixth. Orme beat out a hit to Coy
Singleton sacrificed, French to Her,
bert. Harmon doubled to right
Hart misiudging the drive, ormc
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-09-12
SPECIAL LABOR
SERVICE Church
OF THE REDEEhFR
Will Be Held Sunday Evening
Postponed From Last Sunday
on Account Of Storm

On account OF the severe storm
last Sunday evening the special
Labor Service at the Church of tn ,
Redaemer was postponed until next
Sunday, September -.
Addresses will be delivered b.
l.. Iasenjaegcr. president of the
Central Labor Union. Mr. McGrudor,
of the Cigarmake' Union and F. f.
Thurman of the Typographical
Union.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-09-12
Ruilnn Spirit Strong In Death.

Mrs. Mazzucheli, of Carmarthen,
England, left a beauest in her will OF
SIS a year to pay for the cleaning OF
the marble Of her grave with soap and
water.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-09-12

A cat has nine lives. An advertise.
ment is more fortunate as It has
several hundred or several thousand.
In fact. II has so many that II never
really dies.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-09-12

Summary;
Two base nitS--Harmon }, Moore.
stolen bases--Orme 2, Harmon :,
McChnn. Sacrifice hits Singleton
.. Struck out--By Miller {. by
French z. Bases on halls---0f Mil-
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-09-12

Mr.. W. r. Phillips. Jr., 1879 More
land Ave, Atlanta, Georgia writes;
Il had the catarrh and stomach
trouble for more than Ave years. and
faithfully tried all the medicines |
saw advertised, and found they all
failed to cure me. l then heard OF
Peruna. l purchased six bottles, and
after their use soon discovered that
/ was we'll, safe and sound. / now
weigh two hundred and ten pounds.
and have never been sick since took
Peruna 1t surely il the best medicine
for colds, stomach trouble and catarrh
that / ever heard Of"
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-09-12
GERMANS ADMIT REFINEMENT

Washington, Sept. 1.-THE Ger
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-09-12

Ter /, off French 3. Passed balls
Rolleg 2. Double play-Wise to
Herbert to Coy. Left on bases --
burlington I, Cairo Q. Bases on
errors Burlington .. Cairo 3. Time
---l:55. Williams.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-19
MISS STANTON 10 TESTIFY IN
 SPR0T7 CASE

Coroner Phelan this morning start- ed the hearing into the death of Mrs Florence Johnson. who was struck and almost instantly killed by an automo-s bile driven by Radcliff P. sprott seer retary of the Gas Appliance Exchange of this city. while she and H. D. Cowen, foreman of the Weidlick Sill yer Plating company, were walking in the street car tracks. near the round T1c use switch in Fairfield Sunday night
 The arat witnesses to be called at the nearing was CoweIl. He testified that he and Mrs. Johnson were walk ing toward Bridgeport in the center of the tracks He had his arm about her waist Cowel remarked, Move fur ther into the car tracks or we'll get killed. 2
 Hardly had he made the remark than the machine driven by Gprott came up in the rear, tearing Mrs Johnson from his arms, and hurling her to her death many feet beyond CoweH testified there was no warning blast of the machine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-19
HoWLAND DRY GOODS Co.
King Denies RunOrs
 of His CandidaCies
 FOr Various Offices

Since the return of John I King. the local RepubHcan leader Anom Els rope. there have been runora galore that he was to be g. eandidats 1or senator in the 2ist district alsc that he might become a. candidate for Con sress fn the fall elections
 To A reporter for The Farmer W1o interv1ewed him today MT. King saias Yes, have heard of the reports you refer to but there ia nothing to them 4 am not a candidate for any poittical office that is to be Alled the ccnins fall and while the run1org may per sist in spite cf this denial my a1lpd is fully determined with respect to uHy attitude toward public onice.
 Just now my time is occupied width
 my business efEatra and whils am interested i'm the turn politics is hay Ing have no intention whatsoever to become a candiate for the Republican senatorial nomination in the 2fHt dis trict for the Republican cprsres- sional no1nination in this district
 MT. King was asked who in hle opinion would be the party's romipee9 for these of1ces and he replied chat lt was too early to tell, as nan8 cninEs are apt to happen between nov M the time the nominations are saade
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-19
ROWLAND DRY GOODS co.

were you afraid of Mr. Morgan 7'' asked Mir. Folk.
 Perhaps there was some measure Of cowardice about my feeling. You can put it that way stood in great awe Of MT. Morgan; greater than of any other man I ever met
 MT. MelIen explained that, after the meeting of the board at which the re- r,nrt had been adopted J. s. fleming way, a director, entered his off1ce and said:
 .We,re flying high here. spending S11, 100000. I'd like to know soms- thing. about it.
 ..Well, suppose that you go and find out. [ have parked my shins trying ? MT. Mellen said he answered.
 Directors Aroused. there was quite a sanhedrin in my nfface.., said MT. Mellen. Several Of the directors were disguSted because they knew so little Of the transaction. Some of my Connecticut directors. among therri Messrs. Hemingway and Skinner, were particularly aroused.
 .eHoIy Caesarina Phillip, MT. Skin- ner shouted, what have you been do- ing here with eleven million dollars of New Haven money
 .I,11 appoint you a committee of one to find out I suggested. Not on your 1ife, said MT Skinner.
 .sThere was enough said by Messrs- T5enaingway and Skinner fo satisfy the ther directors, snid Mir. Mel Ten. grim 1y.
 ssWhat was the value of the Vest chester at the time of its purchase by fhe New Haven, asked Mir. Folk. T tffnk,s replied MT. Mellen. that work amounting to about one million dollars had been done upon 1t and that there was about four million dol-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-19
DAUGHTERS OF
 VETERANS C0N NE

The fifth annual dspartn1snt con- vention of the National Alliance Daughters of Civil War Veterans. ulet this morning in the c. A. R. Hall. of Main street Delegates from the Two tents of the department, New Lpn- don. Essex, Mystic. Milford and Bridgeport. were present
 The convention was opened eft 1l o'clock by the singing of Q patriotic song. Mrs. Edith Lamb of NEVstfc, der pertinent president, was in Che chair.
 Mayor Clifford Wilson was admitted and obligated. He greeted the daug- ters with a few congratulatory re- marks.
 The address of Welcome was made by Mrs. Belle Curtiss Of the local tent and the response was given by Mrs. Laura Greer Of Mystic.
 Among the local women candidatel for cffice, were Mrs. M T. Beck, de- partnnent president; Mrs. Belle Cur tiss, senior vice-presfdent; Mrs. Enth- crime Gregory, junior vice-president; Mrs. Carrie wood, chaplain, and Miss Mary Mills. council member.
 The afternoon session opened ~ o'clock with the rolI-cau.
 The voting members of Bridgeport who were present were: Mrs Belle Curtiss, Mrs Katherine Gregory, ALT1. Carrie Ellwood, Mrs. M. T. Beck, Mrs. Mary GammeiI, 3frs- Emma Levays Miss Mary Mills. Miss Florence eraS, Miss Carrie Franklin and Mrs. Helen Eddy
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-19

ory upon which the purchase was made was that it should stand tho New Haven about five million dollars :.
 Whose fault was it that you spent more than five millions2"
 hat sum was expected to be a sufficient basis for the Gnancirar Of the road. We were causnt in fn- panic of 1907 and little by little put much more money into the transac- tion,s
 MeKIen Was Discussed.
 Mir Folk offered in evidence a let- ter which had been written by Mr. Mellen saying he was sick ana dfs- susted over the Westchester transac- ton and feared that many regulations might be damaged on account os it. He said also that he expected thai he ~would be made the goat of the entire business .
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-19
PATRrrJK E. NOLAN.

The funeral of the late Patrick J- Moran was held at 8:30 this morning from St Peters R. c. church. Tn at tendance, as well as in number and beauty Of floral tributes. the funeral was one of the largest ever held in the west End and undoubtedly the largest in the history of St. Peters s church. Rev T. J, Kelley, rector Of St Peters church, celebrated the high nnasn of requiem and spoke feeiingiy Of the many excellent traits of the de- ceased. There were delegations pres ant from John O TuthilI canps Wood men Of the World. Bridgeport aerie. F. @. E., Court Nathaniel Wheeler, F. of A., and the Bartenders' Union. During the service Mrs. J. J. Kennedy. Mrs " B. Pendergast, Mrs. May Enlev and John Hughes sang .'Some sweet Day. grace to Face and Thy will Be Done.'' The bearers were Aldermen Daniel E. Walker, Police Sergeant John McGirr, F Policen1an Fred E1ichel, Thomas Carroll. James Moran and Jeremiah J. Burke. Father keI- ley read the cornmittai service at the grave.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-19
DIED.


 BURKE-In this city, Sunday, May 17th, 1914, John J. Burke
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from his late residence, No 1584 Main street, on Wednesday, May a0th. at S:10 a. ra., and from saint Patrick's church at s:45. Burial at St. Michael's cemetery, this city, May 19, 1914. James J., son of Mary and the late Patrick Dargan, aged Is years, 8 months, days.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from the residence of his mother, No S94 Railroad avenue on Friday, May 22. at s:3O a. m., and from Sacred Heart church at g a. m.
 Internaent at st. Michaers ceme- tery. R l9 fother Deaths on Pssae
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-19

cause it was the settlement of a claim. Abriola then stated he be- iteved it was in settlement. but she tMrs- DeMartino) appeared to be grateful.
 scohe1d sNo: I do not think SO. SHE REFUSED IT.,
 Denies Refusal of s1.o0O.
 Abriola: .sThere was no refusal for she called Aduino on the Etele- phone. He came within half to three quarters of an hour and T iTterpr eted again. Aduino and Mrs. DeMartino talked it over
 At this point, Aduino remarked that all four were together and fur ther told AbrioIa. SHE TOLD YOU IN MY PRES ENCE THAT SHE DID NOT WANT TO ACCEPT TT. She wanted to know who killed her husy band rather than take the money.
 It was explained that Mrs. DeMar- tino had long labored under the belief that. as her husband lay in his last agony, a party of students had ieered at him as they sped onwards and that the thought had preyed upon her min d. She was overjoyed to learn that he had come to his death by the ear of an honest man who meant to make reparation ana would have rather been satisfied with that thought than have the consolation money could bring. For that reason, she had prayed to her saint.
 4 briola was excused from todayss hearing and reported that he was leaving the city and might not return for several days
 Coroner Phelan facetiously remark Cd that during his absence they might find out several things that his memory had failed to recall today and ordered that Mrs. DeMarfino be brought before him this afternoon to explain what she knew of the pay naent or non payment Of the full r. GOO.