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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-11-27
OFFICIALS SON Is KILLED.

Young Man wOrkiag Up for ExpeP.
icnce In Future Meets Death.
Eugene Cummings, sson Of the super.
intendent OF the Beardstown division
Of the Chicago. Burlington and Quin.
cy Railway. who had worked up to
the second rung of the ladder Of prac.
tical experience in railroading. was
killed in q freight wreck at Boards
town. Cummings father, who was In
Herrin when the wreck occurred, made
q hurried trip to Beardstown on spe.
cial train. but arrived few minutes
after his son had succcumbed to his
injuries. Young Cummings was ex.
pected to make a brilliant showing 40
a railroader, and was put at the bot.
tom Of his fathers division to work
up through the various grades Of EN-.
ployment In the train service. 20 that
he might 60 to higher positions with
a thorough knowledge Of all the de.
tails OF actual railroading. The wreck
was caused when fast freight crash.
ed into a switch engine hauling
string OF coal cars. The engineers and
firemen of the two engines jumped.
but young Cummings, who was head
brakeman on the fast freight. was
pinioned between the tank and boiler
Of the engine and scalded by escaping
steam.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-11-27
DEAD" GIRL Is FOUND ALIVE.

Merchant Gets Message, Goes Ia De.
liver u, ana Discovers Mistake.
Requested over the long distance tel.
ephone to notify Mrs. Christina Lar.
son OF Rockford that her sister. Miss
Anna Lundberg. was dead In Chicago.
a local merchant hurried the message
to the Larson home, only to find the
supposed dead woman was there and
alive, but i'll with typhoid fever. 1t
Is said that Miss Lundberg, who was
employed In Chicago, appeared at her
sisters home In Rockford In deliri-
Gus state from the fever. She evident.
ly had made her way there alone from
Chicago while In that condition. Her
relatives believe she wandered away
from some Chicago hospital, although
they had not been informed that she
was III. They cannot explain how the
notice of her death came to he sent
to them, and the man who received 1t
does not know from whom 1t came.
Miss Lundberg's condition Is serious.
but II is believed she will recover.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-11-27

incessant vicissitudes Of the favor OF
Fortune In mems eyes," In most
things It does not matter II there Is a
continual cycle Of changes. 1t Is only
when II comes to our beliefs and our
opinions that Il 10 not we'll to try to
keep pace with the vagar'es and eccen.
tricities Of fashion.
~eeA
women may haunt their independ.
ence as much as they like" said the
observant man, but they seldom lose
their femininjty. II you take a ,look
at those little stenographers and type.
writer's who nestle about In every
downtown office you will find them be.
tween business hours ut work on some
little thing they would have done II
they had been at home. a piece OF EN-.
broidery. DOYLE. hemstitching
handkerchief or embroidering center.
piece or something. The top drawer
Of their desk IL always full Of femi.
nine things. needles and thread and
scissors. In fact. there are very few
Of them that have seen who don't
make their part Of the once. in spite
OF their work. a. much like home as
possible"
~
DE Ritter owes me Q flve spot. but
he's written q sonnet and sent It of
to that magazine"
"Oh! that's been rejected. It came
back to him yesterday"
"Ah! then he won't realize anything
from III"
mo. He's so conceited I don't think
he'll ever realize that his stuff's no
good."-Philadelphia Press.
~
They were looking at that celebrat-
ed statue. the Venus OF Milo.
But where are the hands?" asked
Mrs. Pneuritch.
"They were laid OF. madam" ex.
planned the polite attendant. "in conse-
quence Of a disastrous break In marble
stock"
&eA
Snowman don't know as we can
give any kind Of show this after.
noon.
Assistant-Whats the matter?
Showman-That fresh kids been In
the cage Of the man eating lion hav.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-11-27

ing romp, and the critter 10 az play.
full as a kitten. the farmer we rented
the sacred COW from India from says
the money amt payin' him for the
loss Of hts milk route. and the wild
man Of Borneo says he's got to have
day OF to register and see the police
parade. Baltimore American.
Pardon me. but Is It exactly steal.
ing where a guest. wishing souvenir
OF an agreeable visit. carries away
with her some trifiing thing which
her hostess gives every token Of car.
Ing little for?"--New York Life.
"Wretched woman! you took I'D
vantage Of my hospitality to steal my
husband"
Inquirer--What dQ you suppose will
happen when the worlds supply Of
india rubber 10 exhausted?
Information Editor-Providentia italy
some chemist In the employ OF the
Standard OIL Company will discover a
-
out Of petroleum.
>6
Boarder Cat summer ort)--Didn't
your booklet say there were no mos.
quitoes here?
Proprietor-It did. sir. and Il told the
exact truth. We had the booklet print.
ed In February. and ! am prepared to
prove that there wasn't blamed
(slap) mosquito within 500 miles of
here at that time.-Chicago Tribune.
~
The dead past was burying its dead
TITS perfectly absurd perform
ance." grumbled the d. p. I'm only
doing this because Mr.. Longfellow tells
me to do IT,"
Back Of this seeming reluctance.
however. there may have been n con.
victlon that mankind would not begin
to act In tile living present until the
funeral was over.
II doesn't look right for man to
wear uniform on the streets on a
day when there 10 no celebration In
town.
~
Holland butter 10 being imported In.
to Chile and sold at Is cents United
States gold pound. while the Chilean
product In sold for 60 cents pound
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-11-27
$50 CONVERTED AT KEWANEE.

NJ. u. Williams Ends stx Weeks
Evangelistic Union Services.
Conversions to the number of $50
resulted from the six weeks series Of
union evangelistic services In Ke-
vance which closed Sunday night un-
der the direction of NJ. ID. Williams, Of
Chicago. The meetings were prolonged
week beyond the day originally set,
owing to the deep interest manifested.
Although unfavorable weather reduced
the attendance of several meetings OF
the final week, yet more than 100 were
converted In that time. Three meet.
ings were held Sunday, all of them at
tended by crowds that filled the
armory, where $500 may be seated.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-11-27

II George AIDE has more money
than he can spend" the tax collector
will be glad to assist him In getting
rid Of some Of Il.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-11-27
POLICE AS SMOKE INSPECTORS.

In all relations OF lie never 0evlateo
from those principles Of straishtfor.
wardp:ss and :~tagrity which have
s.oa him golde" sE'!nions everywhere.
H. w. MAHAN
holds An honorsd place among those
who BY great ability, industry and sound
judgment contribute to the growth and
upbuildins Of Chicago.
PETER N. HOFFMAN
deserves in an eminent degree that
large share Of popularity and public
confidence which ID undeniably his.
RUDOLPH BRAND
has gained success BY force Of charac-
ter. industry, integrity and ability.
JOHN v. .CLARED
10 q competent and thorough man Of
affairs. Whatever he does he does well
and thoroughly.
JOHN w. HILL
has an enviable record for absolute
honesty In all bic business relations,
active support and sympathy for all
movements for the befterment Of the
city and hls fellow.men and for all the
qualities that 90 to make up the ideal
citisen.
WILLIAM KvLACEK
has high conception Of the duties OF
citixenship and lives up to II. He ID q
man whom to know 10 to respect.
CHARLES d. WACKER
has earned the high regard Of his fel.
low citizens 40 man loyal to friends
and faithful to principle.
JAMES PDASD
possesses In an eminent degree those
merits and qualities which 80 to make
up the true Chicagoan. He 10 best
liked By those who know him BEST
HON. FRED w. UPHAM
10 pleasant and genial Of manner.
obligins and faithful to bis promises.
and therefore popular and respected.
~6
FRANCIS sTUYvESANr PEA BODY
can count die personal friends By the
hundred, fact due to bis many est.
mable characteristics and bic unchang.
Ing. even temperament.
FRED L. WIl.K
ID q man Of sound Judgment strength
Of purpose and great activity. he has
never failed In the performance Of his
duties In life or the accomplishment
Of bis undertakings.
JOSEPH CHEURER
knows how to make friends and to re-
tain them. He 10 man for whom all
who know him have the highest 70.
spect.
FRANK p. SCHMITT
has a dawless record 40 citizen and
q typical Chicagoan.
40
GEORGE w. JACKSON
never neglected an opportunity to d.
good for his fellow citizen. and In thu
course Of his career has made thou
sands OF loyal friends.
~
PLINY b. SMITH
has the highest Ideals Of honorable
citizenship and 10 true to them. Their
10 no man In Chicago who stands aish
or In public esteem.
-.
a. 9. HIBBARn
ID modest and unassumins. but the peo
pie appreciate him Just the same.
WILLIAM A. DOYLE
has built up rsputstton In this cit,
Of which any man mieht we'll Tee
proud.
/ ANDREW J. OHAH.AM
Just ana fair In all bic dealings. POI
sessss The confidence and god WIN 9
j ~ swkn kunrp hiun
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-11-27
RA0L.ETS.

The Citizens Association will not
lost much respect II It gives the city
purchasing agents department what
Is coming to II.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-11-27
FRED I. wii.k

ID man Of sound Judgment strength
Of purpose and great activity. he has
never failed In the performance Of bis
duties In life or the accomplishment
Of his undertakings.
The Washington times., 1909-09-29

ARTILLERY TRANSFERRED.
The 18th Company OF the Coast Ar
tiIlery. now stationed at FO-t Mott. y.
J., has been ordered TO Flo Washing
ton, October 10
The Washington times., 1909-09-29
WILL INVESTIGATE
CRUELTY CHARGES
Parliament to Hear Stories
of Murder on South
American Road.

LONDON, Sept. 29.-The charges of
W. 2. H~ardcnburE, an American engi-
.neer. against the Peruvian-Amazon
Company, an English rubber concern
doing business along the Putumayo
river, in South America, will be made
the subject OF a parliamentary discus
sion at tonight's session. Hardenburg
accuses the company Of U~nspeakable
cruelties against its employees. mostly
members OF the Huitotos tribe OF In
dams, which were described in recent
United Press dispatches.
Secretary Grey. Of the foreign office,
las been much impressed with Harden
burg's story. and is pushing the investi-
CATION, though II is admitted there is
little chance OF official interference
owing to the danger Of international
complications. The secretary viii make
an explanation of the matter at to-
nights session.
The London Truth. which first gave
publicity 10 the charges, csumeS its
story today. declaring the Peruvian
Amazon Company has been guilty Of
them with kerosene and then setting
them afre. Many Indians nave been
put to death. Truth charges. for no
greater Offense than not furnishing the
| with the desired amount of
rubber. Natives ave been massacred
by the agents Of the company, and small
| Villages practically wiped out by its
| Expectations. according TO Truth.
! The charges are based on other Wit
| nesses besides H~&rdenburg, a numbeg
of South Americans being interviewed
by Truth.
The Washington times., 1909-09-29

o clock y. IA. assisting Captain HolIen-
berger by having loops cared for and
cropped at hive minutes after the close
of the parade, and Will have TO assist
Lieutenants Hodges and Judge. two
S~eTCcantS. four MOUNTS ~privateS. and
JWenlN-SfN D~riVateS, who shall report at
the First precinct station at 3 O'Clock
p m, TO maintain a clear route until
dlter the parade proceeds west.
HOllinbeger's Orders.
Captain HOllinbeger will clear Penn
sylvania venue from the west side of
Twelfth street to Fifteenth street.
Fifteenth street to the north side OF
pennsylvania avenue at $3.50 O'Clock D..
m. and maintain it until five minutes
after the parade shall have passed.
Gieutenants Sprinkle and FaIvey. 1 ser
geant, 6 mounted p~rivates. 4 bicycle
privates and 30 privates, shall report to
Captain Hollinberser at Fifteenth street
and Pennsylvania avenue at 800 O'Clock
p. m.
Captain Sullivan viii clear Pennsyl
vania avenue from New York avenue
TO seventeenth street. and Seventeenth
street to New York avenue at 80
Q CLOCK D. m. and Lieutenant Keefe. Z
serSeants, 4 mOUnte ~privates, 6 bicycle
prlVates and s privates shall report 10
captain sullivan at Pennsylvania ave
- HAN -AdiAopiA ptdGe AT : o CLOCK n-m
Lieutenant Duvall shall take eharge
at the entrance TO Potomac Driveway.
ana aid the park bicycle police under
Instructions that will be given by the
superintendent. "
Captains will render every assistance tC
street cars, drivers. pedestrians in cross.
ing at al times at intersecting streets.
except during the passing Of the parade
When the rear Of the parade leave.
First street, returning on PennsvIvania
avenue. Captain Byrnes will have al
mounted men there. and other mounted
men as far up as Seventh street. after
the rear of the parade passes. ioin In
protecting the rear Of the parade al
least for 200 feet from encrOachment by
vehicles and pedestrians.
At Potomac Park.
When the rear OF the parade shall
have passed Fifteenth street, Captain,
Doyle and HoIlinberger will have al
mounted privates proceed at a trot I,
the Seventeenth street entrance to Pc
tomac Park TO protect the ~disbandin,
! parade under instructions from Sergean
Raedy-
Members OF the force shall be respect
full. but firm at all times. Extenu ever
aid to women. children, and cripples.
Remember there will be many strang
The Washington times., 1909-09-29

m|endation Of Mr.. Thomas. who be-
lieved it was the Only safe arrangement
tina could be worked out under the cir
Cumstances. No persons will be Allowed
in the street. ana the Avenue will be
rOped. as originally intended.
Mr.. Thomas took the ground that the
regulation giving the Commissioners
power 10 regulate traffic Over the
streets of the city is valid, bat applies
to only certain cases. involving riots
and other conditions when the public
safety is concerned. Parades DO not
come within this class Of cases. he
decided.
Although the committee on arrange
ment of the Chamber Of Commerce has
brought every influence TO bear upon
the officials OF the traction company TO
nave them discontinue the operation II
their cars, while the parade is in prog
ress. the arrangement that VIII be-
made effective by the Commi %siOuers'
order. regarding the clearing Of the two
sides of the Avenue. it ls believed. viii
De almost as satisfactory AS though the
cars were not operated.
The street cars viii be the only con-
veyanCe on the Avenue, besides the ma
chimes in the parade. n the thorough.
/ fare viii be SO well patrOle1 that the
crowds on the sidewalks viii have no
/ difficulty in seeing all there is to be
/ seen.
The Washington times., 1909-09-29

Bring S17 tomor-
row morning and Sc
cure choice of best
SIS to SO man-tai-
lored Suits, with IS
and 4S-inch coats,
satin lined. Some
have MORE and vel
vet collars; all have
latest pleated skirts
Materials are broad
cloth, diagonal cloth,
serges, and marnisll
Sultings. Colors in
clude the a~richoke,
wiStaria, grayS, olive,
navy, and black
Sl6.9S instead of SIS
10 $40.
The Washington times., 1909-09-29
BRITISH SCIENTIST
TO SEE BALL GAME
DR.. Shaw, MeteorologiSt and
Cricketer, Will Be Guest
at National Park.

DIT. w. y. Shaw. f. r. s, director Of
the British meteorological office and
president of the international Meteoro-
logical Committee, is due 10 have the
time of his life his afternoon when he
will receive the first degree in The
Amalgamated order Of ROoters, while
the Washington and Cleveland baseball
teams have fun with each other at The
National Park.
DR.. shaw did not come to the United
States TO Join the sacred order OF fans
At least not entirely. He was delegated
by Cambridge University. OF the faculty
Of which he was once a member. to at
tend the installation Of President Low
ell at Harvard. But he is all wrought
up over his prospective dive into the
American national game. having once
been a cricketer with a record o. four
more cups of tea per game than any
Or. Shaw met a number Of the weather
sharks of the United States at a dinner
given in his n last evening at the
! Shoreham. Prof. Willis l. Moore was
the tO~astulasteT, and the guests included
Secretary Wilson. of the Department OF
1 Agriculture. Director $. w. Strattont
Of the Bureau OF Standards; President
r. s. woodward. OF the Carnegie lnsti-
tuition. Prof. D. r.. Day. Of the Geo
! physical Laboratory. Prof c.. +. Nun
roe. OF the George Washington Univer-
sitv; Frederick Carpenter. secretary Z,
the President: Assistant Attorney Gen
crs1 Wade Ellis, anu the staff Of the
] Weather Bureau.
Tine way to run the weather. She
l Weather Bureau. the country, and inter
national brotherhood were all discussed
by the various speakers. who included
the distinguished guests. Dr. shaw
I thanked his host n fellOw-guestS toi
the reception given him I'm this country
and told a few stories Illustrating the
/ difficulties his bureau has TO encounter
The British scientist viii remain N
washington until Sunday next He ar
rived Monday evening
The Washington times., 1909-09-29
UNABLE TO COMPEL
ROADS TO STOP CARS

Following "A decision this morning 10y
Corporation Counsel Thomas That the
Commissioners are without legal au-
thority 10 prevent the Capital Traction
Company from operating cars over
Pennsylvania aycnue between 4 n o
o'clock tomorrow afternoon. while the
Chamber Of Commerce automobile floral
parade is in progress, the Commission
ers have issued an order requiring the
south side of the avenue 10 be cleared
while the parade moves toward the
Capitol. and the north side cleared
when IL returns
The order wa based upon the recon-
The Washington times., 1909-09-29
WALES IS SUFFERING
FROM SEVERE FLOOD
Parts of the Isle of Man Are
Inundated as Result of
Heavy Rain.

LONDON. Sept. 29.-Great stretches
Of country in the south Of Wales arc to-
day under water, mines are dOOded n
crops destroyed as the result Of the
terrific rains OF the last few days.
Several deaths have been ted.
but owing 10 the interruption OF railway
n telegraphic Communication. due to
the high water. details Of the flood are
lacking. A score OF towns have been
badly crippled.
Parts OF the Isle OF Man have also
been inundated and harvested crops
washed to sea. IN many places the fields
for miles have been stripped bare by the
floods.
The Washington times., 1909-09-29

ers present at the invitation OF the
District.
To make the parade a success the
parade ground must be kept clear of
Instructions.
Fifteen foot privates from the detail
TO Captain Byrnes. and fifteen from the
detail TO CAPTAIN Doyle shall report TO
Captain HoIiuberger at the First pre-
cinct station Immediately after the pa
rade for duty in the First precinct until
relieved.
Five foot privates from the detail 60
Captain Doyle and five from the detail
to Captain ByTnes. shall report 70 Cap
tain Byrnes at the Peace Monument fOI
duty in the Sixth precinct until re-
ieved.
All members OF the force not included
in further details shall report immedi-
ately to their respective precinct sta
tons after the parade.
Captains in the several precincts vii
have the reserves and bicycle mem
bers perform extra duty from 8 TO
O'Clock, p. m.
The Washington times., 1909-09-29
SLEEPING DISEASE CURE.

PARIS. sept. 29.-Dr Laveran. OF this
city. has announced TO the Academy Of
Sciences a new cure for the sleeping
sickness. II consists Of subCutaneoUs
injections Of an analIue emCtic. This
remedy was suggested by the expert
ments conducted by d.. Evans. an
American physician, and worked out IN
Senegal by DR. ThirOuX with remark
able results.
The Washington times., 1909-09-29
ERTINENT POINTS ABOUT PARADE

PERTINENT POINTS ABOUT PARADE
place nd time Of Start-EIHpsc in rear o White lou Mt 4 /. IN.
DuratOn-AbOut W ours
place N lime Of -semhHue-sevcntcenth street side of ElHpse Rt ,
O'Clock
Order II Parndc-Grand marshal W ID West.
DcOufy grand marshal, Joseph StOddard.
Chairman ImHc G0n
President of Chamber of Commerce, william II. Guide.
Judges
Press
Music.
Frank A. Munrcy Reliability Cars.
Electric ears
GnSOIene m stcam cars.
government ears
CounmcrciaI cars.
out If arade-AIOng roadway bordering bite House Grounds on
the outh down Pennsylvania N o. the south i'd to and
Capitol cunning along d Avenue on he ne tn Sfde,
10 ad up Ff0ecnt street, urninE into Pennsylvania
thenc past he White House to Executive ven to seventeenth
street southt % the Speedway, where parade viii diSband.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-11-17
Football Results

The Virginia Military institute
team defeated the Randolph Mac
on team Saturday afternoon on the
V. NJ. l. parade grounds by the
score of 81 60 5. Cadet Moseley
featured the first half by run OF
80 yards for a touch down through
a broken field. He ran 90 yards
in the second half for a touch
down. Early in the second half
Randolph Macon .ried for a field
goal from the 20yaid line but
failed. Chaplain made the most
sensational play for the visitors
~heh he got the ball after a punt
and ran 90 yards fer touchdown.
The halves were 20 minutes.
Washington and Lee University
played the University of North
Carolina in Newport News Satur.
day and the Lexington team was
Defeated by the score of @ to 0.
Carolina scored spOn after the
kickoff, securing the ball on tn
2O-yard line after being dropped.
Numerous fuaIbles were reported.
Time of halves, 20 minutes. Re.
ports were received in Lexington
by wire during the progress of the
game. and u large crowd Of stu
dents reU aimed in front of the tel
egraph office until the final score
was received.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-11-17
Preparing for the Census

Mr.. j. Med. Adsir is busily en-,
gagged in making preparations fol-
supervising the census in the Tenth
District. He has already received
numerous appllcatians for enume-
rators, and he ia familis rizing
himself with the needs of the var
ious counties in the district.
1t may be of interest to know
that the population of the magis.
terial districts of Rockbridge IN
the census Of 1900 was as follows /:
Lexington district, 4,304; Nat
ural Bridge, 1922; Buffalo, 1888;
Kerr's Creek. 1894; Walkers
Creek, 1857; South River, 4,3O4.
Total population for the county,
2l,799. Buena Vista, 1883. To-
til population for RockbrIdge,
Lexington, Buena Vista, "a, 1877.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-11-17
Virginia Press Association

A special meeting Of the Virgin
ia Press Association was held il
Richmond last Tuesday and Wed
nesaay. The occasion was one oil
pleasure and profit 70 the newspa
per fraternity of the State.
Cordial addresses IF welcome
were made by Governor Swanson
Mayor Richardson and Editor
Cooke Of the Richmond Journal.
Rev. George Green of. Clifton
Forge responded on behalf of the
visitors.
Mr.. Alfred B. Willisme, the
versatile editor Of the Richmond
News Leader, PRECEDENT of the as.
ISOLATION, provided literally for
the comfort and enjoyment Of the
visiting editors, An address by
President Taft in the hall of the
House of Delegates, a sumptuous
luncheon at the Westm oreland
Club, street car and automobile
rides to points of interest in the
city were some Of the courtesies
extended by the newspaper fratsr.
nifty OF Richmond.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-11-17
Passed Law Examination

The following eight law Stu
dents Of Washington and Lee sue
ceSefully passed the State exami
a ion before tie e"rreme Ccur
IA Richmond lrst week:
Messrs. JASPER James Barrett
John WllIism FeGleet' r, John IL
ard, Otto CtnrItor Ja"kson, Jol /
K. johnson, Ricl ard d. Morales,
Lawrence Claiborne Witten and
Grover G. Worrell.
Mr.. johnson wac o student here
last year and now lives in DanvIlle.
Every Washington and Lee man
who took the examination passed
There were seventy five in all who
took the examination, and sixty
five PASSED.