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THE CAIRO BULLETIN, MONDAY MORNING,, OCTOBER 17, 1934
VERY DENSE AIR OF MYSTERY
ENFOLDS DAYLIGHT ROBBERY
THE CAIRO BULLETIN
Does Advertising Pay? No. 5
GENERAL LOCAL NEWS
Entered l the Cairo PotUifllo tor transmission
through Ma mails H seoond-olass ratas.
7:
CllnOIIOLOCICAL
1MB Maria Antoinette,
quftm of Franc, wan
guillotined at Purls;
Lorn liKi. John Hunter,
the famous anatomist,
died In London; bom
' 1 71.
70S 'lrtnr Amadou III.
of Savoy died.
IMft-WHllamfritt Fesnen.
den horn at Bnscawen,
N. 11.; dlfl 1S9 .
1813-Henry Martyn, fa
mous English mission
ary, died tn Tokat, Asia
Minor; born
MbSJohn Wentworth. western pioneer
and political trader, fumlllarly called
"Long John," died In Chicago; born
181 li
1881-Huilors of tho noted States cruiser
, Baltimore mobbed l Valparaiso; -
Klnnliitf of the Imbroallu with Chile.
IKS-Firo at Aberdeen. Wash., destroyed
150 buildings-, several persons burntd
v to death; Hiss, U.WMUO.
IN SOCIETY
BRIEF MENTION.
Mrs. Joseph H. Wensi'i" Jfft for Chi
cago last night.
Mrs. Humphrey of Wickliffe, Ky., is
In the city visiting friends.
Mrs. E. A.1 Burke and children ra
turnod this morning from St. Ixiuis.
Mrs, J. IJiney Woodward and son
returned this morning from St. Louis.
Mrs. Ellen Walsh returned early
tbiH morning from a visit to the
World's fair.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Spencer left
yesterday for a aojourn at the Iouis
iana Purchase exposition.
Mrs. J. C. Sullivan, after a length
viait to th Louisiana Purchase expo
sition, returned home this mortniig.
Miss Ollle Schutter left yesterday
for Rock Inland, where she will he
the guest during her Btay of Miss An
ua M. Irvln.
Mr. and Mrs. George. O. Kochki
left yesterday to visit during the pre
vailing .pleasant spell of weather, the
wonders of the great fair.
Misses Louise Steinhouxe and Jen
tile Stapleton left Sunday afternoon
for a visit to the. World's fair city and
Its many and varied attractions.
Hon. and Mrs. John M. Tensilon
have returned from Jacksonville, Hi.
where Ihey attended the funeral olise
qulea of a deceased brother ot tin
latter.
Mrs. H. C. Candee left last ttighi
for Delavan, to return with her chtl
dren, who have been sojourning tt'
the Wisconsin summer resort duriiu
the heated term.
Miss Fanny. Long cashier at th
Blue Front reulaurant, returned horn
Saturday night to Du Quoin seriousl;
Jit. being threatened with an attac;
of typhoid malaria.
Miss Daisy Pctcrkin. known bette
Jn America and Continental Europ
undr the stage name of I.a Belli
Mazie. left Suuday fr New Yorl
Miss Pctcrkin and her mother durln.
their visit In Cairo, were the guest
cf their relative, Dr. F. M. Harrell an
family. Miss Peterkin apoared on f
Cairo stage with "The Belle of Xe
York." Since then she has traveler
over all ot, Europe creating a furor
in consequence of her great aliilit.
and extreme grate as a dancer an
loe equilibrist.
Mrs. N. J. Eichenberger reinrue
yesterday noon from a two monUi!
tour through California. Mrs. Eichet
berger visited every city of import
tinee from Frisco south to San Dicg
end became ho favorably impress
with the latter city that she made a
mirrhatn of several lots, tin the re
torn home over the Santa Fe grtat
washout delayed the train. - At one
point Bear Alherqiwrqtie, me train
was laid out 3 hours putimg tne pa-,
censers lo ereat discomfort and in
.convenience. The time consumed on
th return Journey occupied nine days
lut five more than customary. Mrs
Eichenberger is ver.- enthusiastic
California and basing the siati
meet on appearances, the sojourn has
materially improved her heHllFi.
Mr. and Mra. John W. C. Fry left
last night for Chicago.
Mra. M. Hymaa left last night for
CW ago.
Ladies'
DIAMOND RINGS
of tha finiwt, pare-t and most I
p that are real bargains.
W. F. SMITH, JEWELER.
WjS Washington Ave.
Local Sleuths Frame Up Theory Based on Conditions Surround
ing Affair That It Was Perpetrated By Local Crook
and Hope to Catch Guilty One.
There Is an Intenre air of mystery
that enshrouds a burglary that was
committed in Cairo Saturday evening
between the hours of 2 and 5:00, but
(he veil Is not so dense but what It
will be penetrated within the next
lew days by some of the Sherlock
Holmes on the Cairo police force, who
are now bending all their mental en
ergies to that end.
It Is now a well known fact that
i he residence of Mr. and Mrs. C. ti.
Miller of Win Klin street, was felon
iously entered by some person at pres
ens unknown. It is also well known
that jewelry to the value of many
hundreds of dollars was -taken from
ilie residence, none of which has as
vet been recovered, nor even a clew
o their whereabouts been discovered.
Mrs. Miller and children, Mr. Miller
being absent from the city on busi
ness connected with the Iron Mouu
'ain, which road he represents local
ly as commercial freight agent, left
heir residence at 2 o'clock and pro
ceeded down town to enjoy the festiv-
lies attendant upon the carnival. Mrs.
Miller befofe leaving home securely
'ocked eery door and fastened every
window.
Mi'.. Miller returned at 5:.!'i o'clock
'mt observed noshing out of the or
liuary down stairs. The Jkervant an
icard at the usual time and prepared
he evening meal. Shortly after 7
dock, possibly .'JO minutes thereaf
ter, Mrs. Miller had occasion to go
ip-tairs and upon viewing the scene
hat met her gae when light fell up
mi it was struck dumb with atuaze-
nent and consternation. Articles of
wearing apparl were scattered over
he room first entered and in an mde
.cribable manner. Dresser drawer.--.landing
open revealed from whence
he clothing had been thrown in what
.as patent a" a cursory glance, in a
earch for valuables. A visit to the
icxt and even to the next room re-
caled the -same condition of affairs
nd the same thorough, methodical
earch for valuables other than wear
Tig apparel.
To be brief and succinct. Chief
rice was apprised of the robbery,
lis appearance upon the scene and a
igld examination of the premises de
eloped a remarkable state of affairs
ml formed the foundation upon
vhich to erect the" theories upon
zhich the police ae now assidously
,'orking.
The burglarized home is situated
tpon he east side of Elm street on
oth sides of which there are vacant
ots. I'pon the southern side of the
esidence, extending from nearly the
rst loom to the extreme roar of the
itiilding, Is a latticed ixcn which Is
:eavl!y covered wih a dense growth
f vines, making any person standing
ipon the porch Invisible to one on
be fide. I'pon this porch opens two
'oors. the one in particular around
hich the mystery surrounding the
obbery as it was apparently through
t transom over this, the kitchen ihior.
hat the thief effected his or her en
ranee to and an exit from the house.
This transom was covered on the
utside with an ordinary piece of wire
letting held in place by four slender
I PURELY PERSONAL I
Mr. T. B. Reese left yesterday af
ernoon for St. Ixmls.
Mr. M. J. Howley left Sunday after-
non for St. Louis on business com
dried with pleasure.
Mr. John A. Miller leaves today for
fi-oria, where he will at tent) a meet
ng if the grand lodge of the Knights
f Pythias.
Mayor Claude Winter, not satisfied
wilh his previous visits to' the World's
lair, asserting that no one can see It
01 in a month or two, l.-ft again yes
terday for St. Iannis to take it all In
again.
Agent J. D. l-add and Commercial
Agent J- W. Wenger. of the Illinois
Central, returned yesterday from Chi
cago, where they had )-en on busi
ness connected with the local Inter
est of the road.
Mr. H. M. Henckell b-ft Sunday
morning for a visit to Alton friend;.
Thence he will pnx-eed to St. Louis
and enjoy for a few brief days the
winders and beauties of the great
$.y,it(0,it Imisiana exposition, re
turning home about Friday.
Gentlemen's
rilliant at tflA f n 700
AH V IV IU )i.Vf
va.iut iiV",
scrips of wood, two of which, one on
the side, the second on the bottom,
had been removed by the person en
tering the house, and the wire net
ting bent backward and upward ..leav
ing a triangular aperture. It then
became an easy ma'ter to push the
glass transom to one side. In advance
It must be stated that this door was
locked by Mrs. Miller, the key being
left in the lock on the inside-and in
which condition It was found by Mrs.
Miller upon her return.
Ordinarily one who had gained an
en' ranee into the premises by climb
ing over a transom could much more
conveniently have, left the . hmtse
through' this door, especially since
they were burdened with the booty.
Discerning this. Chief Price made an
examination of the woodwork on the
transom and found undisturbed the
accumulation of dust. This was suf
ficient proof to convince him that the
thief had riot entered the house by
means of the transom but through a
door to which he or she had a dupli
cate key.
An inventory of the articles stolen,
two revolvers, a diamond-set bracelet,
two gold watches, one of which was
heavily encrusted with diamonds on
bo'h cases, a set of earrings, brooch
and bracelet set with pearls and two
children's savings banks containing
sums of money, developed the fact
that only valuables that could be
readily converted into money, were
'aken by , the thief, while
solid silver' hollow and flat
ware was thrown , about
promiscuously, while a handsome and
valuable palr of opera glasses was
left behind.
From this statement of the fact? in
the premises, including also that not
an article of clothing was taken, it re
quires no great amount of astuteness
to make the following deduction:
The person who committed the rob
bery had a duplicate key to one of
the doors of the residence. That he
or she was not far from the house
when Mrs. Miller left, and probably
surmised where she was going. The
party also was par'icular not to take
uiy thing that could not easily be sj
'reted. This person also knew that
when a circus or carnivaf company is
:n a town that there Is a well-founded
supposition thin predatory rascals
flock to a city, in which the show
makes a stand to prey upon the in
habitants and that the robbery would
be laid at the door of these who de
parted with the show and in order to
make tliis certain tore away the two
strips holding the wire netting and
bent it back, leading one to infer that
an entrance had been effected through
the aperture thus made, but as ii the
case of criminals, who invariably
make mistakes leading to detection,
forgot to climb up and brush the dust
off the woodwork of 'the transom as if
one had dragged their body over it.
This theory, a very plausible solu
tion, Is the one upon which the police
are working and the only thing nec
essary to prove Its correctne-s is the
arrest of some one in Cairo and the
recovery of the stolen property in
such a manner as will leave no doubt
as to the guilt of the accused.
Judge W. W. Barr of Carbondale Is
a guest at the Halliday.
Messrs. Frank Adams and Harry
Moonhead left this morning for Peo
ria where 'hey will attend the ses
sions of the grand lodge of Knights of
Pythias.
ODD CAUSES FOR DIVORCE.
Universal Reason of Four Chicago
Women for Asking Separation
From Their Husbands.
Four queer divorce ca-es come
from Chicago. One woman says her
husband threw a fish at her with such
force that it cut her arm with its
sharp fins. A saloon keeper charges
his wife with bombarding him with
buttles of beer, but does not state
what he was doing while this was go
ing on. Another man is said to have
tried to kill his wife by turning on
the gas jets in her room. A fourth
man says that his wife once beat him
with a hair brush until It broke.
It all goes to prove, however, that
when two ptople disagree they wil
use whatever weapon chances to me
at hand to express their feelings,
if they are of the type which eek
relief In personal violence. Primlivc
human nature is pretty much tho
same, and where the cave man or
wunan used a club or a stone IV
modern Chicago man or woman uses
gas Jets and hair brushes. There is
a chance for some of the delicata
Nffittm) tal theorists to- figure ut
j'he amount of real home life which
) txi-ts ip homes where the husband
land wife have the habit of throwing
: thing-.
I . -:
I Italian Jean ef Arc
) Th Italian sculptor Kttor Fer
j raria has completed a relief roitrait
ot ' the Italian Jeanne d'Arc." Sign ra
Stamura, for Ancona, which- sL
j helped to def"n1 during the aicce by
! Barbaro. ft l.-.rp'.red enrage in
! the citizens by.htr c-hortEtfcis, tr,
during a sally ai j.!ie1 tho torches
with her own ha.ids to the CcrTr.sr
siege towrrs, according to trattit'.or
sh was a widow.
Henckell, the druggist, exhibits in
the dressing of his large show win
dow a tasty scheme in red, pleasing
to the oye. '
Andrew Larson. Cairo's clever out
fielder, will arrive In the city tomor
row having accepted a position ten
dered him.
Mr. W. E. Gholson tins purchased
the Ozark Hotel at Creal Springs, Ho
will remodel and refurnish this fa
mous hostelry In time for the opening
next season. .
Manager Scullin received a letter
Saturday from Catcher James Harvey.
He Is located at Kau Claire, Wis. In
the letter he sends regards to his
many Cairo friends, concluding with
"Watch Harvey."
The Cairo carnival ended as usual
in a hurrah Just at midnight Saturday
and the only evidences to be s.'en
Sunday, was the debris and litter that
covered th streets and jvalks of the
city. This will be removed the
benches returned to St. Mary's park,
and tho city will resume its normal
state.
There was a large number of Cairo
Ites that took advantage of the cheap
rate of 2 for the round trip to Indi
anapolis offered by tho Big Four yes
terday morning. All told 'here were
six coach loads of passengers that
pulled out of the city, returning home
this morning.
Quite a large number of people con
gregated at Fourth and Ohio streets
yesterday afternoon to witness tha
induction of two converts into th-
"Do Right" church by their being
baptized or immersed into the waters
of the Ohio river at the ferry dock,
which, was successfully performed by
the colored clergyman who represents
the church in Cairo to tha intense
amusemant of the spectators assem
bled ou the crest of the hill. .
The Illinois state commissoin to the
Louisiana Purchase exposition, have
arranged for a reception to the visit
ing delegates to the meeting of the
Illinois State Bankers' assijdatton,
which will convene In St. Louis today.
The reception will be held this even
ing at 8:30 at the, Illinois building,
World's fair grounds. Attending, the
two-flays' session of the association
from Cairo will be Mr. J. S. Aisthorpe,
cashier of the City National bank;
Mr. Henry Smith Candee, cashier of
the Cairo National bank and Mr. E. A.
Buder, president of the Alexander
County National bank. The headquar
ters of the association will be at the
Inside Inn.
! NEWS OF THE RIVERS
Natchez Finds a Solution.
As the shipping season grows apace
the roustabout problem becomes more
serious at all Important points on the
river. The negro cotton handlers send
up the price of their labor by eaps
and bounds until it reaches almost
prohibitive prices. When they reach
the highest figure that they think can
be wrung from helpless transportation
companies they, idle about the levees
and await the answer to their ultima
tum. This is an annual occurrence and
heretofore the battles have been de
cided in favor of the rouster. Flushed
with past successes the demands thii
year threaten to exceed all past rec
ords. One transportation company at New
Orleans has met the issue by import
ing white dock laborers from the
North and the experiment, if success
ful, will be Imitated by others if the
negroes continue their exorbitant de
mands. Natchez has found another solution,
which, while summary In its nature,
ought to have a salutary effect in
bringing the rouster to their senses.
The negroes at the Mississippi town,
having aureed that they would not
work without roller-iop-desk-and-buz-button
wages, declined fl'fl a month
for their Hervfees. Instead of their
high priced demands being met the
local constabulary spread ht dragnet
over the l"vee and landed every loaf
er in jail on the charge of vagrancy.
Mississippi has a stringent vagrancy
law. which the idle negro fear as he
does a ghost.
There is no way to compel loafers
to accept a contract to work, but If
they persist in loafing they can be
made to work without contract.
It mieht have a good effect to try
the Natchez plan In Cairo.
Y. M. C. A. MEETING.
1 The third of the serba of talks on
the social evil was deliver yester
day afternoon at the Y. M. C. A.
in me in the Miller-Schuh building
i by Rev. Robert A. Sickle. His sub
ject wa "The Social Kvil rrom a Mor
al Standpoint" ' tjuite a largj auli
cnc of men was present and derived
nnch benefit from this rxceMrnt
tlk.
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THE WEATHER '
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Tcn-.perature Yesterday. j
Maximum temperature, 73 degrees. :
Minimum temperature, 49 degrees.
Temperature at 7 p. m., 6C degrees.
Washington Bulletin.
By the Associated Press.
Washington, Oct. 16. Following is
the weather forecast for Illinois for
tha next 24 hours:
Fair Monday, except showers in the
north; Tuesday showers and colder;
south wind. " r
CLEVER MANNER TO
OBTAIN FINE LINEN
SYSTEM EVOLVED BY WASHWO
MAN WORKED WELL UNTIL
. DISCOVERED.
A gentleman, evidently well posted
in the "ways that are dark and tricks
that are vain," of the Cairo negro
a practice indulged In by these wash
a practice IndirTged Inb y r.hese wash
women of only returning to the own
er a portion of the washing at a time,
assigning as a reason that the remain
der had failed to dry in time to be
roned with the balance.
The gentleman told how he passed
n the street the other day a negro
.nan, wearing a champagne-colored,
mixed sH' and linen shirt, similar to
ome that he himself possessed, and
for which he had paid $3.50 a piece.
For a moment his curiosity was
jrou-ed as to where the negro ob
tained the shirt and how he could af
ford silch a garment, and as quickly
passed It out of mind, consoling him
self with the thought that tho shirt
be saw was only an imitation cheap
cotton affair. The following evening
the en'ire subject was brought up
afresh and solved to his entire atis
faction. While seated In the dining room,
reading a paper, his better half was
ummo:ied into the kitchen to see
about' the washing, his wife being ad
verse to having .he work done in the
house. Soon he heard his wife inter
rogate the woman In regard to the
whereabouts of a certain shirt, de
scribing it by color and quality.
Immediately a dim suspicion flah
ed through bis mind and quickly step
ping to the door he questioned the
woman, the result of which was that
he peremptorily ordered the woman
under threat of arrest and prosecu
tion to at once f and get the shirt
off the back of the negro whom be
had seen wearing It on Commercial
avenue.
It is useless to add that the ahlrt
was returned and immediately 'hrown
In the atove.
After a consultatiun between man
and wife, it was discovered that the
(woman anl ber huband would pick
(out of the wa thing whatever gar
I ments '.hey fancied, wear them a
couple of time, wash teem again and
return them to the owner. Aa the
woman wa-bed for aeveral families it
was no trouble for her to keep her
self and husband supplied with any
quantity A fine linen
The washing henceforth in this fm
lly will 1i done a tho home of the
gentleman and each piece counted
before an l after.
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70S 'Commercial Avenue.
!
Killing Rare Bird.
Commenting on the craze for kill
Ing rare birds wherever they may W
found, a writer In London Truth sas;
"I should have thought that the fact
tbat a bird Is rare would be a reason
for not killing it, ' 1 suppose the Idea
Is that, however rare a bird is, some
thing may still be done to make biro
.arcr."
Give Public Park.
The venerable J. W. Hutebi-son,
the only survivor of the famous
Hutchinson family, has presented to
the city of Lynn, Mass., the famous
Old High Rock," which Is to be
maintained a a public prrk
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Hard for Beth Sides.
"It's bard Tor us short people,' said
one little voaian to another Jlttlo
woman In i Boston crowd, "when
we'ra in a crowd where the till pcfS
pie get all tli air and we're smoth
ered." "It's nurd fcr us tall people
to have arl )ou small people fillins
up the floor so that we haven't room
to walk," retorted the tall gin stand
ing next her." !
English Is Optional Stuiy.
' English Is In the future to bo an
optional subject In al! public schools
In Saxony on tho ground that it Is
"the most widely used civilized 'lan
guage In the world.
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New double suction J
in Cairo.