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The Cairo bulletin., 1914-04-03
DOUBT OF RECAPTURE
is GENERALLY EXPRESSED
More Than Thousand Dollars Spent by the
County Prosecuting Murderer of Special
Officer Tom Logan Considered
Money Thrown Away

The whereabouts of the notorious
VIII Wilson. condemned mlrderc%
who escaped from the county iail.
early Yesterday morning in company
with seven lesser lights Of The Grim
inal world, still remain o mystery a
thorough examination Of the prem
ises revealed, in a measure the meth
ods by " hich the escape was eiieccd
AMI the mute testimony OF the cmpty
Jail AMI the gaping hole in the Wall
prove th&. knowledge comes too late.
Only one of the escaping men, be.
sides Wilson was n white man, he Is
James Casey, the man who broke in
TO Michaesons store The negroes
are, Ben Hooker, hello for robbery,
Joe Winters, intent to kill; RoXioTd
Cavanaugh, larceny; Henry Davis,
robbery: Frank Miller, embezzlc-
ment: Henry Smith, larceny.
One prisoner, negro whose name
is Sam johnson, declined tC avail
himself of the opportunity to regain
his freedom and it was he who first
told the story of the happening. It
seems that recently the doors OF All
of the cells in this particular caeo.
were left open and the 1ccrpar IS dI-
lowed to roam through tne different
ones as they pleased the reason given
for this is inadequate toilet arrange
ments and the necessity for all to
have access to the only cell which
was properly equipped.
Since the death sentence was pro.
nounced, Sheriff Fraser asserts that
he had given instructions for the eX-
ereise of the utmost vigilance on The
part of those under whose direct Gus
tody the prisoner was held and
states that his orders were strict
and explicit in the matter.
1t is claimed that no other pris.
oner has ever escaped from this par
ton of the jail, although many cs,
capes have been made from those por.
tions outside the steel cage. Whar
viewed in the light Of a past event
the escape appears simplicity itself
One Of the steel plates inside th'
bars of the cage had been partially
sawed through in a previous unsuc
cessful attempt to escape and this mac
been patched, by the use of a piece
of steel which Sheriff Fraser believe:
to have beer a shoe spring, the edg'
of the patch was gradually workef
upon and by patient effort gradual
iy widening crack created between
the patch and the steel surface owe
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-04-03
VICTORY CAME AT
1920 LAST NIGHT
Announcement Is Made BY General Carranza
Civil Head of COnStitutiOnaliSt Gov
ernment-- Fight Has Been Long
And Hard

Jcaaz, Mex, April 5, .1:2S a..m.
Tolrc3n fell into the hands Of the
rcleia puder Gen Francisco villa,
at 1920 o'clock last night, according
10 Gca. carranza, head Of The pro-
aa'ona government, who is now n
tai. city.
TIE news was FIRST announced
when bagler in front of Gen. Car
ranza's residence, blew stacoatto
notes hat the victory was won.
The meagre bulletins announced
tbe victory after the bloodiest battle
that mc1ern Mexico has ever expert
enced. said that Gen. Villa had cap
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-04-03
which It was placed.

which II was placed.
Th;s o9c"ation must have required
some time and after the removal Of
the plate, there still remained tAe
bar behind IT, This barrier was an
paYcntly overcome by using as n prF,
q piece OF 3-inch vent pipe which
was taken frcm the plumbing, Nv
means Of which the bar was bent re-
pCated}y backward and forward uuti
ii finally gave way. The portion OF
the cage where the weak spot existed
was, fortunately for the prisoners,
only about ten inches from the outer
wall ana it is deemed probable that
work had been done through the
bars and that the necessary key
brick had been loosaaed before the
final effort was made
The dimensions of the plate loosen
ed are libby 13 inches and the aper
ture created by its removal was
large enough to admit OF the pass
age of p fairly gool sized man. The
key brick having been already loos-
cned, very little time is estimated 10
have been required, even with such
DO tools as were at hand to make
Il hole large enough for the passae
OF a mans body.
The instinct which prompted the
discovery of the one weak spot in the
hastile is not considered surprisine
in view of the fact that Wilson is
known to have had past experience
in Jail breaking, and the fact that
his youthful partner in crime recent
ly displayed the same ingenuity ia
directing and carrying out an es-
cape from the supposedly impreg-
Unable county Jail at Mound Ci.y
seems to indicate that he had takoH
lessons.
Inquiry reveals the fact that Eot
for more than five or six nights af{e.
his conviction had Wilson been lock
cd up alone in a cell, the fact tha
he was sick is given as a reason foi
| this, but the fact remains that hac
he been locked in any cell other thar
the one through which he effected
is escape, he would have remained il
safe custody.
Deputy Sheriff Edward Powers
who has been detailed as a specia
guard ever since the sentence q
death was passed, states that he in
/ spectei the cell at 2.40 and tia
every prisoner was In his prope
place aud that no appearance of any
thing unusual aroused his suspicio!
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-04-03
DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO
BREAK JAIL At J0NESB0R0

Through a clever piece of detective
work or the part Of Sherin Geo. II.
Higgins OF Union county, Deputy
Sheriff Bert Crowell and Deputy
Perry D. Parker what was promised
to be 2ne Of the boldest and bloodies'
jail deliveries ever staged was foiIet
at Jonesboro today when the above
officers arrested Ray Chamberlain
aged 20. who is wanted at many
places on various charges
Some few weeks ago Chamber
lain was arrested in Memphis OF
suspicion of having committed rob.
berry at the store of A. z Goodman
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-04-03
President Has Appointed Col. Goeth-
als GovernOr-No Inaugu-
ration Ceremonies.
INAUGURATION WITHOUT
CEREMONY OR CELEBRATION
1000 Wh..e Americans viii be Per.
manently Employed in the 0per-
alton of the Canal.

Panama. April 2.-The Panama
Canal Zone began business yesterday
under { permanent form of govern
lment.
The lsthmian Canal Commission,
which has governed the zone darius
the construction of the waterway. was
dissolved, ana a civil administration,
semi-military in character was cs-
, tablishcd.
Colonel George W. Goethals, by ap-
pointmnnt of the President of the
rujtod states, became its first eoy-
iils Inauguration was remark
There We're no ceremonies,
.no ocaehes, no display.
In his office on the top of Culcbra
Hin, overlooking the now famous
cut of that name, Col, Goethals,
chairman and chief engineer OF thc
Isthmhl Canal Commission, simply
began his days work under a new
title "Ccl ernH ana Chief OF the Ne
partmcnt OF Operation aud Maintnn.
ancc"
In the big cut below, while the
Colonel fsuraliyeiy transferred MS
power from one hand 10 anothcr the
steam drcdgcs were tearing away at
the foot of Ctrcaraeha side. ana
Locomotives were busy hauling away
more Of the daily spoil. Work glo-
crossed as us al along tha whole
route # the canal There Naro no
extra flags dying, no Outward show of
any Kind that the government II
che Zone was undergoing any
changes. These were changes in
name merely, so far as most OF tie
canal workers were concerned. EXEC
since rol. Goethals became the guia-
ing spirit of the work he has teau
the benevolent desnot" Of tae
Istnmus. and there are few new
faces in tho group of men who have
found q place in tile permanent GOV
crumut.
The list has been announced as
follows.
Engineer of Maintensnce-Ca..
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-04-03

tured a large number Of prisoners
and the remnant of the federal army
was fleeing with tie rebels in Ao,
pursuit,
Whether Gen. Velasco commander
Of the federal forces was captured,
was not stated in the messages.
There was heavy fighting cor
tinQed all day anu into the night
and the end came, when after cap.
turing Tie greater barracks and The
two smaller barracks, which were
held in the city by the federals, the
rebels stormed the trenches ana
barbed vine entanglements at Cam
yon de Huarach.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-06
Local nev,e,, nnd Outlook.

f, O. Dun & Co.'S weekly report to
The Times Dispatch is as follows:
The attitude OF local nlanufa cturers
and johbers appears To he principally
one OF waiting on the turn of events in
connection with the unprecedented
trade situation that exists at this time
brought about by tho European wars.
However, some steps have been taken
hy local commercial organizations in
tho endeavor to reach South America II
10 expect results. Confidence seems
gradually returning among buyers in
the sections commercially tributary to
this city. this being Indicated hy a
gradual decrease in the cancellation
OF orders, and while collections In prac-
tically all lines arc slow, an early
change for tine better in this condition
is expected Retail business has de-
creased with the end Of the summer
season. hut stocks are reported TO have
moved out Well
The ample rains Of last week over
most OF the state proved OF great bene-
fl To the various crops. and the subse-
quent warm weather has made good
conditions for the proper maturing OF
corn. tobacco and garden products. Per-
haps the most marked results of the
rains was the change for the better in
pAsturage. Farmers are receiving good
prices for their products Some OF the
adopted policy Of rigid economy, and
in a few instances this has taken the
form OF closing down the plants for
short periods. but the companies have
generally announced that this will be
only temporary.
The report of the Building inspector
for the month of August, 1911. shows =
loss in operations for the month of
Sl2o.o3a, permits issued amounting 10
$fS2,Alo, compared with $50+.343 in Au-
gust. 1913. The structures authorized
during the month were small for the
most part, and partie-, show a DISPOSE
tion 10 hold of In placing new con
tracts. This is said to be largely due
to the recent tightening Of the local
money market. Most Of the operations
going on now are reported to be in
connection with finishing old contracts.
"Eichmond bank cleariugs for August.
1911. amounting to s29,325.G9l. compare
favorably with the same month last
year. when they were S23. o65,li6. The
demand for capital has increased on
accoun, Of the need for funds in hand
ling crops. and rates are firm at c
p.r cent"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-06
D0INGS DOWN IN DIXIE
NUMEROUS INDUSTRIES
New Bridge Over Elizabeth River.
Mills for GraEnm-other Nir-
ciniu Enrerpriscs.
BALTIMORE. September 5.-Among

BALTIMORE. September 5-Anong
the Southern industrial and other dc
velopmental enterprises reported in
this weeks Issue OF the manufacturers
Record are the following:
Norfolk Berkeley Bridge Corporation.
Norfolk, Va, viii build bridge across
eastern branch OF Elizabeth River. be
tween Norfolk and Berkeley. to cost
$4,000
car. Lumber Company. p!sgah
Forest, y. G., IS reported to add unit
~ 10000 feet daily capacity 10 present
mill OF that capacity.
cherels r Langley and others. Au-
burndale, Fla. will organize company
70 build plant with daily capacity OF
300 gallons fruit syrup and 5000 cans
preserved grapefruit.
Alberta Lea Packing COMPANY, Rich
mond. Va. vas incorporated with $500
ceo capital stock TO establish packing
plant
Liberty Coal Company. Fa,rmon;. ".
Va. was Incorporated wiki capital ot
go 900. 900.
Eclipse Roller Mills Company. era
ham, Va, WAS incorporated with ca pi-
tai stock Of $4,000 to establish roller
mill.
Virginia Lumber Corporation. Nor
folk. Va, was Incorporated with capt
.al stock OF $50 to establish lumber
plant.
Loudon Hosiery Mills, Loudon. Tenn,
Will ou:ld ne-s,ory addition. les by
O. feet. and equip fo- manufacturing
hosiery.
Elk Cotton Mills, Faycttevills. Tenn.
/, is reported, VIII build mill No >
and install! 10000 sp!ndles 900 looms.
etc, for production OF cotton duck.
Southern Railway Company. Wash
ington, n. C. awarded contract for the
construction OF its proposed coal
handling facilities at Charleston : q
Large quantities OF material have been
purchased, and construction win begin
within two weeks; site Is !oU acres
with 1000 feet of water front on
Cooper River: the plant is designed
TO deliver coal TO vessels ., rate OF
1000 tons hourly, single unit Ia ne
constructed now and Others To be added
as needed
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-06
YOUNG P0UL TRUMAN WINS
TRIP TO l.URAY CAVERNS
Hrtrrs.,nrEcr nncrs Prize Ia best Club
ftntchcr.-Nilsou Ford
tssta II.

Ishan l. Dyer an enthusiastic
poUltiyman, and patriotic citizen OF
Peter sburg, offered this wear q prize
10 the members Of the Boys and Girls
Poultry clubs who would show mp the
earliest and best hatches and neatest
and best report Of how the thing was
dJne, The prize was a trip to the
famous Luray Caveyns. There were
numerous contestants, and Wilson
{ Ford, OF Church Road, Dinwiddlc Coun-
-. was the winner Of tho trip. He ha $
written the Industrial section an ac-
count OF the whole business. Let the
young poultryman speak Tor himself
lie writes.
The moment heard MIR. Isham n.
Dyer Of Petersburg, had offered a free
trip TO Luray fci the poultry club
member doing the best work. for the
nrst half OF tho year, 1914. ] began 10
strive 10 do better work, and by con-
slant effort | was awarded this trip
Mr. Dyer could not have picked a
more beautiful morning than Thurs
day, Judy %, 10 begin his excursion
The train arriving Mt Church Road
about $50 ~ NJ. boarded II liz COM
pany With Miss .-rie Hardy. Il Tomato
club girl who won a trip offered by
Mr.. Dyer also. and here our wonder
full journey began.
Having never Travelled very far up
the Norfolk and Western, the trip was
al ncw 40 me, but no one could have
enjoyed IL any more than !. We had
hours OF travel through the mountains
and Shenandoah Valley; more maeniii-
cent scenery cannot be found than in
sic Valley.
There was no rush At all upon ar
irving il Luray. MIR. Dyer had ar
ranged an elegant taXicab service. and
we We're taken - the hospitable home
of Mr. Proc TOR. her. We were assigned
the comforts OF the night. The hotel
. nTphFAstgsg yrr4rry,1 Gyrallapr =
tor the crowd, and seemed TO be en-
! joy cd by every one.
Friday mornlne about A NJ We
started to the beautiful caverns, which
were about Il half mile from Luray
] Upon "utcr!nE, we had to descend a
hight 81 steps and then We were in
the noted cave
Among The many magnificent and
natural scenes found in the cave were
The Giants Han. Ballroom, Fish Market,
/ Natural Chimes. Natural Bridge. Bot :
toin!eSS Tit, and the many kinds of
columns, all OF these seemed Impossible
/ 10 he formed hy nature. but they were
rs natural as If they had been carved.
The cave At the deepest point is eco
/ feet. covers eleven acres. and ir going
and coming through requires q mile
and a half.
\ Returning from the cave. we tool.
our last meal. bid our new acquaint-
anccs adieu. and off TO the station we
went, ready ana willing 10 return home
after such am elegant and valuable a
/ trip.
Ma. Dycrs excursion returned from
LuraN without tho least misfortune.
and can turly say. as many others
have, TO one has travelled wisely who
4 has not seen the beautiful cavcrns of
I LuraY. ! can assure Mr.. Dyer that no
4 trip have ever taken equals my Luray
/ trip. and do hope HIS excursion next
. wear Vii! gtICrpSGflil as q
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-06
Scrip Dividend.

Dividend certificates arc now being
received by the stockholders OF the
American Tobacco Company. quite a
number Of whom are in Richmond, in
place Of the usual checks. for per
cent dividend on the common stock,
making a total issue OF S2,0l2I20.
These certificates bear interest al the
rate Of per cent q year The first
interest instalment is payable March /.
1918. for which checks will then be
mailed. The second instalment of in
tercst on the dividend certificates. to-
Gether with the principal, will be paid
September ]. 1915, upon surrender OF
the certificates
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-06
APPLE GROWERS COMBINING.
Valley 0rcEnrIists Form nm Exchange
Oil In RmllNxnN pcnnlc To Helm

STRASBURG. VA, September .
Apple growers OF the Valley of Nlr-
GINA are planning to organize II CO.
operative marketing association. 10 he
operated along the lines of the Georgia
Fruit Exchange. which has proved
such great success in enabling the
Georgia peach growers TO set the best
marketing methods ~ q meeting Of
growers and representatives Of the
freight and transportation departments
of the Southern Railway. the workings
OF the Georgia Fruit Exchange were
explained by Howell Peoples, market
gent for the Southern Railway at
Washington, who was formerly divi-
sion freight agent at Macon. Ga, and
a committee OF growers was named to
consider the organization OF a similar
association.
On account Of the uncertainty as to
the export market. which has formerly
taken a large portion OF the virginia
crop. the Valley growers are locking
to the Southern markets and the South
ern Railway. through its markc citing de-
partmcnt. is cndeavorins to aid them
in getting in touch with reliable deal
crs and in every other possible way. II
Is expected that 1.150 cars OF app!es
Will be shipped from the Valley this
season. and the Southern Railway
transportation officials. including Cen
eral Superintendent of TRANSPORTATION
q. w. Taylor, OF Washington. and Gen
eral Superintendent r. f. Simpson. OF
Richmond. met with the growers TO
get their ideas as 10 the service. car
supply and additional facilities that
will be needed to provide for the
prompt and efficient movement of the
crop.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-06
VIEWS AND NEAR VIEWS:
HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS
ny FRANK &. wOoDSOS,
Industrial Editor.

This column e. open 10 confirm
tori who have something Ia say Of
- suggestive nature. md who nrc
willing Ia make hints and suggcs-
tons looking 10 the better develop
mcnt of the good old StHfes of Nir-
Iinia. West Virginia aud North
tnrclina, aud who Gnu hold their
suggestions down III any ono issue
to from Is0 90 GOO words. Such COM
nunicntions, addressed to the In
dustriai Editor. will receive prompt
intention.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-06
Think on These Things.

Five years before his death. in 1855.
Victor Hugo wrote as follows:
a day will come when the only bat
commerce and the mind opening to
new ideas 4 day will come when bull
lets and hoinbshells viii be replaced
by votes. by the universal suffrage of
nations, by the venerable arbitration
OF a great sovereign senate. which will
lac 10 Europe what the Parliament Is
to England. what the Diet is to Ger
many, what the Legislative Assembly
is To France a day will come when /,
cannon will be exhibited In public mu-
seuns. just as AN instrument Of tor
tl:rc Is now, and people will lie aston
ished how such thing could have
been. a day viii come when these
two immense groups. the United States
OF America and the United States OF
Europe. shall be seen placed in pres
cnce Of each other. extending the hand
of fellowship across the ocean
Can II he that the end of the struggle
now on in Europe is TO he the begin
ming Of the fulhlment of this prophecy?
II looks that way, and II may he we'll
enough for this par; OF this country
10 begin 10 get ready for the greatest
industrial and commercial battle the
world ever dreamed of.
Now Is the Accepted Time.
The following, from the Manufacture
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-06
the EDUCATION FOR
RURAL V|RG|N|ANS
Glover Hill Club Gets DR.. Egg
gleston's Mastery Address
Second Hand.
HOW BEST TO MAKE A LIVING
Great Address Delivered in Roa-
noke Repeated in Part in
Chesterfield County.

ae 'i">S1 nm az 'tiSi"
Chesterfield County. IA a wide Ike
organization that docs not confinc tt
LAT, it 4. ,>,. has, ia
Pto" ana plant az" WORN 'h'"eS tua'
grow ont 81 inc ground, o"t 20 use ~. ~.
expression pi one or rs meiipe's'
o.o1!fS WIN many matters out w ','e
ordinary fhai is lnst wna' !, ousnt
- 80 ie't..ps an o. tne t"' nv -
auons would be better OH II
they would get Wen out OF the ola RUS
"Hn uis&uSS ~ ''t''sS '"'' re- -
'HeI Wt1-NSil!s.
Lee Clover i-ii! ,!uo sent u usIes d ,e
~ a. sARensV. 90 IHo Wy :" no at t'ono
20 @,is.!a the cog ,NV.'''"h % 'ne ~
81 ~" ~ ~ :" -, .t"il .''ns
ne |Ctt8 7tNs IH0 'iuo = '",I Iepo'u VI
eNetyihinS that occurred there Inc
'-eo W1S ~, "tSipF ine W.
hate eo' 20 =! 600, oIue, "a.u ~ ' ne
regular Meeti"e. he!" idst Weeh' ne
le!o 'he NeL"o't %o"n iv' "fel 40
49, -, -, ,t', -.
u" aAn nNaI", anu 11lt ''"o ''s'ei'e'
d1ttht!NetN - ~ ne sam,
: tnA leP3l' % 't's tcGl'ai l''S 'cei
ssHt te ~. =. - ~ ~. 90 ot''
800, =,
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.oIt pSostH'... % w" w : - oiH
.st-.it'@ A.'st'"" 70 va 'N"'"' ''"''tS ~.
g.tt'd
w ~ o"S ~ -
SS""ols =. ~" No'"iS w mo- "S' W
80 "e.''',n go nv" - nv ns!u
100 ~" to".pe''ou ="
earn ~ scNu@ oe CUT out OF me course
~" S,"S'-Ss i'@ ny u'4te", "hiSn' "h'.T
~ CIV ~ Ues1 Hs"''l "nu n,'' al
1t-!Atsl7' can pe apP.ieo lH'H'euldielE 70
-..5t4s =. VIZ ~ a"S Io'!'-
~. - ~ 10y ,.
..N'' ~ 60 ~ = - -. g
e..aet - ( poor '.ti@en "F sooo c''l-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-06
CATTLE ON BLUE GRASS
IN COUNTY OF TAzEWELL
valleys and Mountain Slopes Are
Natural Grazing Grounds, Bring
ing Big Profits.
BEEF, CoUNTY's MONEY CROP
Some Minor Facts About Virginia's
Richest Blue Grass County-From
Pasture to Market Stall - Easy
Money.

Among the busiest mon IN virginia
jus. now arc the beef cattle raiscrs OF
the Southwestern part of the State
those fellows who raise cattle on the
blue grass and get them ready for the
Eastern and Northern markets right in
the pasture. never feeding to them n
particle OF grain They arc also in tho
habit Of getting great droves OF steers
ready for 5he English and German
markets just about this time Of the
year. shipping them alive by rail to
Newport News and Norfolk, and thence
by steamer to the foreign lands NAMED
Fer reasons familiar 10 every reader
there will be no shipments to Germany
this autumn and but few IL England.
However the cattle raisers and, ship
pcrs Of Southwest Virginia are not
losers FOR they have New York. Boston
and first class beef was never higher
IN those markets and never scarcr
than this year. Many carloads and
eNen'traiuioaGs % IA, cattle are now
pa ssi.9 over tho roads that lead from
southwest Virginia TO the above named
markets. and az soon IS the weather
gets little cooler these shipments
VIII grow much larger
In all ~ the Southwest V!rr!nin
counties the blue grass is Indigenous to
the soil and the people Of the most Of
these counties are doing great bust
'!eSr IN RAISING DceI cattle from the
same ana shipping them direct from
the pasture to the butchers 1t *
claimed that TaZwell County has the
larScst sra2ing capacity OF any of these
southwest counties. but dare say GOV.
ernor stuart viii he found contest
ms this clain, for he has made II plain
for several years past that Russell
County is some pumpkins when II
comes 10 growing the hest % beef and
making u ready for the butcher while
the animals yet remain IN the pasture
But am talking about TazeNcl! Coun-