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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-25
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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-25

STATE of TENNESSEE
HSrs Alice Simpson, of the city or
y-a.,,,;lIe County of Knox, and State
- Tennessee, being first duly sworn
mon her oath, according to law, oe-
noses and says:
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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-25
ALICE SIMPSON.

(SeaD NoIary I uoiN.
NV commission expires July II, |
1917.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-03-03
FOOIpAD RObS
MISS THOMAS
Of HANDBAG
Makes HIS Escspe-Takes Sever
Dollars From Handbag Then
IAtops Eag Away.

When nearing her home Saturday
night III company Of her sister, Miss
May Thomas, cashier for the inetle
hoe store was robbed of her hand
bag containing $500 in money,
by a man who after tearing from
ner arm her hand bag ran away
With great speed and soon disap-
aeared. The ladies were near the
orner of Washington avenue ana
Division street, when the robbery
vas committed.
They screamed for help and soon
had a number Of people hot in pur-
suit of the fodtpad =. He ran out
Twenty -secondstreet, then cut across
he block to Twenty-seeond Whefe
le was lost to view and although
liliaent search WAS made for nun
no trace of him was discovered
sunday morning d, negro found inc
BAG which he took to police head
quarters. It had been thrown asid.
after taking the money from 1t. Ihc
handle had been broken When II
vas jerked from Miss Thomas arm
The money in the bag consisted OF
three two dollar bills and 81 siiFci
piece.
Several suspicious characters Were
arrested later and brought to Mis-
Thomas for identification, but a.
neither Of the ladies had seen tn
| face Of the man they could not tel
| hether he was a white man or
| nearo. About all the description
that could be given of him was ina
| he wore a raincoat.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-03-03
DAN WOOD NOW
/. is CAPTAIN OF
CAIRO MILITIA
J. H. Woodward, Jr., is First Lieut..
and Roy Lutes, Second
Lieut..

Dan Wood was elected Captain OF
Company X, Illinois National Guaf-
last night at the Armory. Hisey
Woodward, Jr., was elected first
lieutenant and Roy Lutes, second
Lieutenant.
The election was held with Col.
E. ]. Long, commander of the Fourth
regiment in charge.
The subordinate officers will be
anpcint7d at a later meeting. After
thY els ton of officers had been
made col. Lang gave the members
some excellent advice The occasion
was concluded by a luncheon.
Tbgfe were number of leading
| Ieitisens present, who are very much
interested in Company X and III
welfare.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-03-03
STORMS WREAk
TERRIBLE TOLL
IN California
S. J. Eichenberger Details of TIE
mendous Losses of Life and
Property.
HAD MARROW ESCAPE FROM
DROWNING ON RETURN HOME
Bridge Torn Away by Flood Just as
He Passed Over It--Waist
Deep in Water.
HAD MARROW ESCAPE FROM
DROWNING ON RETURN HOME

Cairo people have little Coneep-
ton of the horrors and damage at-
tending the great delugc which in-
undated and swept Southern Cali
fornia as the result of the four days
terrible storm of rain and wind
which eliminated on February 2l.
Lashing winds which swept and
tore over the entire country on Feb
ruary % brought a new menace to
the situation.
Never but once before in the his
terry of California has one storm Of
such proportions been experienced.
S. j. Eichenberger who is winter
ing in Claremont, in q letter of
February % to his brother, Gay
p. Eichenberger of this city, details
as follows his experience:
''No mail in ou out since Feb
ruary II. Just passed through the
most severe storm in the history oi
California, 1t worked untold dam.
age with the loss of several lives
it caught me IN Los Angeles.
waded through water waist deep II
vain effort to get home. Next DAY.
nvo Of us living in this vicinity In.
dYced a man with an auto to brtne
rs home. Only one auto road ant
no rail1oad or electric lines left
Tie auto road was in a dangerou
! condition and only this one MAJ
could lie induced to try passage
Shortly after we passed over tn
san Cradle bridge it went out viii
the food and now there IS no mean
lof communication with the outsid
world as all the local TELEGRAPH
Hines are out of commission.
/ Notwithstanding the rains hav
| ceased The waters are pouring dow
in vast volumes from the mountaii
sides. My groves were damage
/, +, several hundred dollars. Man
groves had old trees loaded viii
fruit torn up by the roots and swep
, away. Several ranchegs lost thei
, lives not being able 10 escape frou
the path of the mighty tolTen
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-03-03
CONVICT CANES
SH' RIFF FRASER
At STERPfN
The Beautiful and Unique Walking
Stick" Made by Life Prisoner,
on Exhibition.

Sheriff Alex. S. Fraser on his trip
to the Chester penitentiary with q
prisoner, was made the recipient OF
a beautiful and unique walking
aue. 1t was made by a life pris-
0ner from Alexander county and Is
an artistic piece of work. The nan
die of the cane is of polished brass.
engraved. The body Of the cane Is
romposad of thousands Of cancelled
postage stamps of different eolors.
The stamps have been strung on the
steel shank of the cane and each
stamp is attached to the other VITA
some adhesive preparation waBE
being subjected to great pressure
became as one solid compact mass.
The stick was then placed in u lathe
ana was turned and finally polished
so highly that this portion Of the
cane has a hhish that resembles
marble. The assembling Of the
tn ousaads of stamps and the work
upon the stick must have taken
many years.
The cane has attracted SO much
attention and comment that Walter
Huette has placed it on exhibition
in one of the show windows OF ais
shoe store.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-03-03
CHAUTAUQUA FOR
CAIRO IF WANTED
A WEEK IN JUNE
Cairo Chamber Of Commerce Will
Consider Proposition Of Rid
rath Lyoeum Bureau.

Cairo may have a series OF Chau-
tauqua meetings this summer If The
suggestion meets with the approval
Of the citizens.
Misses Grace VI. Lyons and Flor
ence Madden, two young ladies' 1f
Chicago were in the city yesterday
to make such proposition. They
represent the Ridpath Luc6um Bn-
reau as Chicago, which Is said t.
handle some of the best Chautalqna
circuits in the west. Several promi
nent citizens and members of tic
Commorcial organizations have be
come Interested in the matter and
the proposition win ne brought be
fore the first meeting OF the Caia
Association of Commerce, which vii
be held soon, and if that body ses
fit to take a hand in the project, tn
Chautauqua will be held some tini,
this summer, probably in June.
The Bureau viii furnish a largt
tent with 4 seating capacity OF l,ooS
to 1000 ana will be located in tiat
most convenient spot to insure iare'
attendance. Special trains will b'
run from the territory adjacent &
Cairo Among the noted lecturer
who All be billed for this meetil'
is men ioned eX-Gov. Folk Of Mis-
7 souri,. There will be fine music
which \ III include 8 cornet hant
and an | 'chtstra of excellent musi
clans. There will be a diversity O
entertainment to please all. Enter
tainments viii be given Three time
a day. morning, afternoon an
night, The series will extend or"
| a period OF five days.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-03-03
SERPENT In Old Legends.

The serpent was among the gods
OF the Land of Egypt, where Moses led
his people, and they found 1t among
the gods Of the land they were to
subdue. Cadmus, the Phoenician who
invented letters. became a serpent.
Lovers OF Wagner will not fail to re-
call that Alberich transformed himself
into "wurm" to guard the stolen
Rheingold. But the trail of the ser
pent may also be traced through the
legends of Greece, or for that matter
through those of the earlier American
peoples.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-03-03
Fire Causes Small, Damage.

Fire at 10 o'clock yesterday
morning caused some damage to the
building and contents of tenement
house -27 Fifteenth street. The
fire was caused by defective fua
as far as could be learned. Tbs
house was occupied by negroes and
was owned 0y the Joun Sheehan es-
tate. Nos. aud fire companies
responded to the alarm and extin-
gnished the blaze with chemicals.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-03-03
SECOND TRIAL OF
TURK-COP[LAND
IN GRAVE COUNTY
Court Convened Monday at Mayheld
Case Set for Wednesday,
March IL.
NEW EVIDENCE WILL PROVE
BIC FACTOR FOR DEFENSE
Gill Now at Mayfeld While Sweet
heart is at Home of His Par
ents at Bardwell.

Fer the second time the sensation
al mlrdcr case against Lueien Tn X
and Miss May Copeland, alleged to
have killed Hugh Atkinson, Il wei
known farmer Of Carlisle county, Ut
his home near Bardwell last summer,
will so to trial during the criminal
term Of the Graves circuit court,
which was convened yesterday at
Mayfeld The case is set for We'd
nesday, March II, at which time all
Of the other criminal cases will have
been given consideration.
The defendants were tried at May.
field at the November term of cir
cant court, but the Jury could not
reach an agreement and finally was
DISCHARGED. The jury had the cvi-
dentc under consideration for forty
six hours and nine We're for acquit-
tai and three for conviction. The
case went to trial on November 2S
end the jury was discharged at
Hoaa Fr'dav. December 5.
Judec Il. ]. Rugg, who presided ir
the case admitted the defendants tc
bal in the sum of $4,000 each
which they executed and were re.
leJsed. Miss Copeland has been liv'
ING with her uncle. F. NJ. Copeland
naar Wngo She also has spent &
few weeks in Mayfeld, the guest o'
her relatives. Mr.. and Mrs. Ton
Alexander. Lucien Turk has beer
the ghast of friends in Missouri
and fer the past several weeks ha
been at the home of his parents, MI
and Mrs. J. w. Turk, in Bardwell
BeforA the arguments for bail wer'
lmade the body of Atchinson was Gy
humed for-the purpose of learnin,
whether or not the bullet in hi
bcdy cor1esponded with the pisto
that May Copeland claimed she use
in killing him. The bullet was th
same ealibre as the weapon sh
swore she discharged and this evi
dence was instrumental in inducin
Judge Rugg to admit the defendant
| to bail. It also will be big fscto
in the next trial, The attorneys f
| the defonse believe this fact couple
with the other evidence. will rtSu'
in their clients being acquitted
May Copeland claimed that she xii
ed Atehinson because he had con
United q criminal assault upon he,
The commonwealth sought 10 PROV
that Turk fred the fatal shot, bl
failed to do so. He gwore he was /
la buggy in front of the home whe
the Shot was fired The COUP
swore they had gone to the Atoh:i
son home, where the Copeland wol
! an had been living, to secure son
Of her clothing, as she had move
to the home of another relative.
]. w. Turk, father Of Lucien Tur
is a wealthy citizen of Bardwe
and president of the wholesale gr
Gerry firm of Turk-Guedry Groc
company, of Paducah.
On i change Of venue the case W
, taken from Carlisle county to GRAY
! county.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-03-03
Foreman's Gentle Hint.

A gang of laborers was employed
digging a mysterious ditch across the
street. 1t was a sewer or a place to
put gas pipe or something. One man
In particular was working as If he
were chorus man in play, just
going through the motions and pre-
tending to dig ditch The foreman
came along and spoke TO btna. Don't
&c afraid he said, with rich sarcasm
Lean on tn shovel now an thin. II
1t breaks I'll pay for IL"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-03-03
Indoor Baseball Tonight.

Company K and the Alexander
efup teams Of indoor baseball will
eentes Tor the highest score at the
Armory tonight Each team has
been strengthened anl it is expected
that the game viii be close one
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-03-03
WEATHER.

Illinois: Cloudy and somewhat
warmer Tuesday probably followed
by rain or snow. Rain or snow in
north Tuesday night or Wednesday
Missouri: Increasing cloudiness
Vnasdav. Wednesday cloudy and
colder.
Kentucky: Cloudy and warner
Tnesdav. Wednesday probably rain,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-03-03
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Ennis W. Page, 81, and Miss Ida
May Darby, IS, both of Crowde"
Iississlppi County, Mo.
John p Innerarty, 21, and Miss
Edna Parker, is, both of Chester.
Ill.
Henry Worthington, IS and Caro-.
line Schlamer, IS, both of Beach
Ridge.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-03-03
NEWS NREWTIES

Mississippi County Couple Marry
Ennis w. Page and Miss Ida May
Darby, both of Crowder, Mississippi
County, Mo-, were united in mar
riage Sunday by Justice of the
Peace a. ]. Ross in the parlors of
home 800 Twelfth street.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-03-03
CH|LDRFSS TAKES
EXCEPTIONS TO
STORY OF KEITH
Claims Dogs Were Pulled Of Trail
Only After Party Agree
ment.
ALL CHARGES WERE FAIR
IN THE CAMPBELL CASE
Denies That Hounds Were Hand
Turned to Start Them on
the Proper Trail.
ALL CHARGES WERE FAIR
IN THE CAMPBELL CASE

Relative ID the STORY toiu W AZ
torney John II. Keith of Centervii'e,
Missouri, regarding the county
hounds and their use in the uL3sc-
cessful attempt to catch Cleve
Campbell, a paroled Missouri con-
yict on Sunday, Deputy Ralph Chill
dress made the following statement
last night TO The Bulletin:
II was called to Hodge Park at
l2.a5 Sunday afternoon where upon
arriving with the dogs | took them
20 the home of Cleve Campbell.
Made two or three trials to get the
scent. finally got pair of rub
Bar spsHts belonging to the man ana
20; scent from them. They i'm
,nediatnly took the trail. Went
southeast toward the Mobile and
Ohio railroad for about mile and
a half. the dogs holding perfectly
to The trail until they were taken
Oh ay agreement between Mr., Keith,
Deputy Hodge, Constable Joseph
BERRY ana myself on The ground that
owing 10 the direction taken by the
oscanin4 man he could only have
further elpdcd capt0re BY soiIs
down ttc tracks toward Beech Ridge.
"Nr. Neith was one of the first
To advance this opinion.
"T1e dogs were still working on
the trail when taken off and put u
the machine and the start on return
made for Cairo.
.In regard to the charge Of Sil
lhc antA hire Of SADLY EmeaiI
was 81 for the first hour and $3 fo'
every hour thereafter. The time
consumed was exactly five and
half hours which totaled up $i7.1C
which had SADLY reduce to SIG
Mr.. Keith being present and hear
ing my request for the reduction.
"As to the right to charge q fe'
OF S25 for the use of the hounds
was merely a case of Mr.. kc4tl
wanting work done and he not b.
ing a citizens of Alexander count.
and not being a taxpayer, or in al,
other way entitled to the free rs
of the dogs | charged him the san
as I would, had | been called out 0
the county, which charges arc
minimum fee of $25 ana any neccs
sary expenses.
in this case | was instructed t
take an automobile which | did ar
| feel that if Mr.. Keith, If he wa
figuring on holding down expenses
should have inquired what it WouI
cost him. He could have teie
phoned from the home of John Mi
ford and known what to expect /
the way Of expenses.
Il wish to reiterate that I'll
eharras made in the auto hire al
the same as charged by the Tee
Taxioab company and that | VIZ
correct in charging fee OF SO &c
the use of the dogs as the work wa
entirely for Mr.. Keith, he being II
better off, in case of success, in III
sum of $500 as he is surety on
bond for Campbell in that amouh
"The charge that the dogs Te'
forced to go in any direction is fal'
with no grounds for such stat
ment."
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-03-03
Where Nebraska Leads

Though Nebraska has been termed
'the state without mine" 1t ranks
frst IN Ike production of pumice, for
iess than one per cent. Of the total out
put Of puIniee comes from other states,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-03-03
Bad as The Other.

We have no respect for q !iar, but
neither do we care a great deal fU
the man who rushes to tell 'hs truth
when he knows II IS going to hurt
Dstrci. Free Press.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-03-03

Mr. Keith returned homo ycster-
day afternoon without his paroled
prisoner being captured and without
having the Childress claim of S4l
having been advised by an attorney
not to DO so
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-03-03
8Rpal Estate Transfers

Ida May kiersey to Violet ]. FoSa'
warranty deed, Nov ), 1918, lot SO
block 81. first addition TO City Of
Cairo. Consideration S1.00-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-03-03

If poa have Goods Worth Blyine
they are Worth Talking About
Buyers must be informed.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-03-03
B,rll, os daughter.

Born. Monday evening. to Me.
anu Mrs. Benjamin shanks, of 725
Twonty-arst street, an eight pound
girl baby. ~
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-03-03

It l.5 better TO nave an ad Ill the
Home than on the. fepce, Advertise
in this paper.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-03-03
Local Data.

1913 19lI
Highest temperature ....32 81
Lowest temperature ..t.14 Is
PM tcaWcratare ....Sl 30
Character Of day Partly clo1dv
- hour precipitation. ...... None
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-03-03

Weather Forecast
Cairo and vicinity-Clpudy and
warmer Tuesday.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-03-03

New YORK Ilty Blts N best
rverthmg even strangers, You
don't have t. be on tn water wag-
on t. notice tn days Citing longer,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-03-03
Sunrise and Sunset.

sun uit rise today 6:2J
SIN N.il ssrtt today ......#.5 5s51
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-03-03
Aged Father of Victim Screams Out
in Court He VII! Kill the
Defendant.
DEFENSE SETS UP A PLEA
OF "TRANSIT0RY INSANITY,
Numerous Al.enists Testify He Was
Afflicted With Psychic Eli-
lepsy'-Sane Now.

Chicago, March 2.-Physieians
testifying for the defense in tae
trial Of William C. Ellis, the Csncia-
natl leather manufacturer, charged
with Staying his wife in the Hotel
Congress of this city. said that Ellis
was afflicted with psychic epilepsy"
'transitory insanity when he com.
mitted the crime.
DR.. julius Crinker OF the county
hospital staif said Ellis was insane
wnen he killed his wife, but Il sane
now. Other physicians testified El-
lis mind still was affected.
II is expected that the state VIII
in rebuttal put other alienigis on
the stand tomorrow.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-03-03

As q finale to day fraueht with
sensatiogalism in the trial of Will
liam Cheney Ellis, charged with
lxoricide in Judge Petit's Chicago
court, the room was thrown into an
uproar when Judge Robert II. Ho-
sea. the venerable father Of the dad
woman jumped 40 his feet and
screamed
"I'll kill goul I'll kill you,n
The aged man, shaking with ve-
hemenee and passion, tried to make
good his threat by leaning at his
SON in law. ii took several strong
men 10 restrain him.
During tha incident Ellis covered
in his chair on the witness Stand.
pale as death and shivering a. il
afflicted with the ague.
A crowd surged abort the aged.
whitc-bearded man IS he wavered
on his feet, pointing his finger at
the witnes, and 1t was necessary for
Judge Petit 10 spring before the Wit
ness aud shield his face with bis
body saying:
This court stands adjourned ull-
Eth Monday"
Ellis nerve-r cracked TO the point OF
hystefia rushed from the witness
chair to the jury room.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-03-03

Chicago, March ELLIS was In
"a genuine serious condition over TIM
result of his attempt to commit sui
eide, was testified today by DR.. e. /.
Iscnstadt, ambulance surgeon, the
first medical witness TO be question:
ed abo,:i Ellis.
Il lid not study his mental con-
dition," said the doctor, when re-
moving Ellis from the room in which
he was tound with his Nrife's body.
fIis physical condition was ssri5as.
lille was severely injured about the
throat -and wrist~-and I ordered him
taken % an emergency hospital for
treatment
DR.. Thomas A. Hogen, Jail physi-
clan, who had charge OF Ellis afler
he had been treated at the emerg-
ency hospital, testified that Ellis
was irresponsible when he was COM
United, but sane now.
! Prosecutor Malato cross-examine@
! Hogan.
IF lhe defendant about five hours
before he committed the murder
wrote TO his sister 1 love my vite
50 much | have taken her with faa. :
would YOU say he still was insane
| whom he committed the crime?'
'Couh be-"
/ 'Woad an epileptie write suca q
4 hotter and indicate what he was & :
, ing TO do?"
/ Yes.
! Dr.. Hogan was called BY the d.
fense and answered hypothetical
, question OF 5000 words.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-03-03

Prosecutor Malato during tho
grilling he gave Ellis prior to Tho
episode above:
Did you not say that she was
the truest and most virtuous Of won.
ens
Al say now exactly what | said
at the inquest.
Q-nid. you not say to the police
that yGur wife shot nerselfs Al
did not say 1t.
|. o-nid you ever tell the police
concluded on Page slx.l
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-03-03

tConcluded on Page Six.l