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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-04-28
is POWER BEHIND THRONE

AS the Mexican crisis is now viewed
in Washington, the modern power OF
money is combating the ancient pow
er of militarism.
The best authorities on Mexican af-
fairs here declare that Limantour,
backed by European and American
f1nanciers heavily interested in Mexl-
can properties, forced the resignation
of the Diaz cabinet, and is now him.
self seeking to become the real d1cta-
tor of Mexico.
Fresh from his conference with the
moneyed masters of the world, botn
here and abroad, Limantour carried
an ultimatum to DiaZ and his assocl-
ates. It was, simply, that there must
be peace in Mexico. The holders OF
Mexican investments, totaling toward
two billion dollars, powerful in their
home government, would not stand py
while Diaz, with conscripted armies
plunged the country indefinitely into
a state of anarchy, while battling the
revolutionists. That such was the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-04-28
Life All Too Short.

ct is a great honor for a statesman
to have his portrait circulated before
the gaze Of posterity on our national
currency" remarked the treasury of.
fetal Yes" replied Senator Sorg-
hum; "and yet did you ever know any
body to hold on to a dollar bill long
enough to know whose picture is on
it?"-Washington Star.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-04-28
NEW SENATOR FROM NEW YORK

James A. O'Gorman, a justice of the
New York supreme court since 1900
and a prominent member of Tammany,
was elected United States senator
from New York to succeed Chauncey
M Depew, breaking the deadlock that
had existed for months. The new SEN
atOr has been one of Tammany's fore
most orators for 80 years, having es-
tabIished his reputation as public
speaker in it's interests when, at the
age of twenty-one, his eloquence is
credited with having saved a doubt
full assembly district.
Senator O'Gorman was born on the
lower West Side of New York city on
May 5, 1860 He is the son of Ellen
and Thomas O'Gorman, and married
Anne M. Leslie in New York on jan
uary 2, 1884 They have nine children,
seven daughters and two sons. At the
age of seventeen, Mr.. O'Gorman en-
tered the College of the City Of New
York and later attended the Universe
ty of New York Law School, was grad
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-04-28
ppm Glad to See You Using Your
Noodle at Last"

Secretary Williams, with a bushel of
practice balls, balls that had been
used and were being kept for morning
practice work, was clinging to
screen on top of the stand watching
each ball that was fouled off, Every
ball that he saw go into or over the
stand and disappear he replaced with
a practice ball tossed onto the field
near the umpires.
In spite of his work there were only
four balls in the hands of the umpires
Neither Clarke nor the umpires de-
tected the trick BY the fifth inning
seven balls were in the hands of the
umpire. Sheckard came to bat and
fouIed off four rapidly, and watch as
he could Williams could only get one
back onto the field. Two more were
fouled off. An honest fan over in the
right field crowd threw back one He
did not know it, but his honesty may
have saved the pennant for the Cubs
The supply had dWindled until the
urnDirf, was demanding balls when
tkat one came back and it gave Will
Jams a new chance He took desper-
ste chances and threw three more
balls onto the field, all from different
.oints on top of the stand, and with
3Ut ar ousing suspicion. Meantime The
nan who had gone after new balls
81 been held up for speeding on the
elurn trip from the store and was
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-04-28

Cecil Ferguson, the Adonis Of the
Boston National league team, made
what was perhaps the most peculiar
assist ever made in the season of
1910 The play came up late in the
season in game against Brooklyn
and resulted in victory for the Bos-
ton team. At least it prevented Brook
Ign from taking the lead and as Bos-
ton afterward won the game the
chances are the play turned the tide
Ferguson was pitching. Both
teams had been hitting hard and max
ing many runs and Fergy was thrown
in to save the day with a runner on
third base and one out. He pitched
we'll enough, but in spite of his efforts
the batter drove a fly to Miller, who
was over in deep left center. The
runner held his base and the batter
tore around first to race to second on
the throw to the plate. Ferguson
went over on line between the short
stop and catcher, being ready to catch
the ball and throw to second base in
case he decided there wasn't a chance
to catch the runner going home He
decided at the last instant that Mil
lers throw was good enough to catch
the runner at the plate and lodged
quickly into STOPPING position to let
the ball go on to Harry Smith, who
was catching. But in lodging Fergy
miscalculated the shoot of the ball.
which darted downward, cracking him
on the top of the head Instead of
losing the game the accident won it,
as the ball c$fromed perfectly off the
pitchers pate into Smiths hands and
the runner was out at the plate by a
foot
And as Fergy came to the bench
Manager Fred Lake cruelty remarked:
I'm glad to see you using your noodle
at last
Copyright, 1911, by Joseph B. Bowles)
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-04-28
Calf Born TaiIIess.

Leechburg, PAD. w. Croyle
farmer of Tarr Town, is endeaVoTlA5
to devise some way of FURNISHING
calf which has just been born WIN
means for fighting flies in the sumne.
time. The baby COW is normal IN all
respects. except that it has not even
hint of tail
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-04-28

common word among Indians. A chief
who had experienced the bad effects OF
whisky among his people said it was
most certainly distilled from the hearts
Of wildcats and the tongues of women
from the effects it produced.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-04-28
DONATES LAST OF FORTUNE

Three hundred thousand dollars was
the ninety-first birthday gift or Dr
Daniel X. Pearsons, the grand old man
of Hinsdale, H., to the colleges and
missions he calls his children. me
Chicago philanthropist is happy now
that he has fulfilled his determination
to give away all of his fortune before
death. In all he has paid what he
calls debts to the world of approx
mately $5,000,000 All that now re-
mains of his once great fortune Is
the modest residence where he lives,
valued at 100000, and this is destined
to go before the owners death. Here
is the aged doctors philosophy:
| have had lot of fun. l am not
a dollar poorer for the millions l have
given away.
| have had all wanted to eat and
drink and wear. l could not wisely
have spent another dollar on myself.
AS for the money have given away
the giving has made me richer. hap
pier.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-04-28

justice of
a IA 1900
ISM ecentral
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-04-28
Inks Fish to Sell Them.

South Norwalk, Coma youthful
genius of this town has sold several
hundred pounds of frost fish to house
keepers as trout. The frost fish had
been decorated with red ink to make
them look like trout As frost fish
they were worth less than cents {
.ound, but as trout they sold for % t.
s cents a pound.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-04-28

delayed ten minutes. The situation
was desperate in the seventh inning
when the auto flashed up in front OF
the office, and few moments later
Secretary Williams was able to fur
nish new balls as fast as the ump1res
demanded them and the danger was
past.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-04-28
OLDEST HOUSE IN COUNTRY
Adobe House Erected at ST. Angus
tine During Spanish Occupation
of Florida.

ST. Augustine, Fla.-The old 'dobe
house, shown in the illustration, in St.
Augustine is said to be the Oldest IN
the United States, although there are
rival claimants for this honor. 1t IS
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-04-28
civ to Be Aviation Instructor.

San Francisco.-The coast artlHel'
corps, National Guard of CallfoI--L"'
1.s completed arrangements for Eo'
gene Ely, the aviator, to act a. -
tructor for the aviation squad. ln'3
said to be the first aviation squNu
.gaaized by a militia corps
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-04-28

policy pointed out clearly is proven 0y 'ne
the the mailed fist this Travelled minister argued anu o ~
a
Mmntour has seized the real sce NOT tna ~
that old king oeen
abdicated
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-04-28

Just before the valve was ready for in
stallation. The valve will withstand
a pressure of over $50, 900 pounds. The
yalve-gate will be moved by a low
geared fifteen horse power motor.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-04-28

was a big easy-looking fellow and l
decided he would be a good man to
play to as the stage director told me
when l first started always to pick
out one or two persons and aim at
them while acting. I never made a
worse guess in my life, even when
trying to figure whether Bender was
going to pitch curve or fast ball.
II hardly had got started when that
fellow began to give me the Cub sig
nails with his eyes and hands. The
first thing he did after catching my
eye was to slip me the hit and run
signal that Steinfeldt and | used last
year l don't know how he got it,
but when he flashed it I began to
weaken. Then he switched and sig
nailed me to bunt l tried to get my
eyes off him and watch someone else,
but it wasn't any use. When | looked
back again he signalled me that / was
to cover second, using the same signal
Evers uses, and l nearly forgot what
| was doing. He had me on the run.
| was nearing the climax of the act
and had almost forgotten him when l
happened to catch his eye again. He
was getting up from his seat and look
ed bored. Without smile he signal
ed Chances signal to steal. I stuck
to the base, but / never was more
tempted to try to steal-into the
wings-than | was right there.
Il don't know him or how he got his
his signals but if he comes around
again I'll strike out sure"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-04-28

colleges children is not failure
have There is
sins
to
People won't remember and need
light down
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-04-28
Invisible.

Here's foot-note vii. says.
See Webster
Meaning Noah?"
Yes"
1T would be a hard matt. 7ee
him now"
The Alaska sourdough., 1911-10-17

discouraged though they were by the explosion of the bubble, were altogeth- CT without hope. Pinchot and Poindex- ter came to Alaska to give new life to the issue which had promised so' much to look after the facts, Poin- dexter to look after the politics, and Lathrop the press Pinchot was the best man, by long odds, of the three, but what he found was undoubtedly dis couraging.
 ''I wanted to ask you,' said rep resentative of the Sourdough to Pin chot, after the formalities of an intro duction were over, Eff you think that the Ryan proposition is an attempt at monopoly and a grabG"
 Sad, but sweet as wild honey, was the smile of Clifford Pinchot. III can 't an swer that question: he said. 1T have determined not to discuss the matter which brought me here until get back to the United States.'
 "eI suppose then," hopelessly persist ed the interviewer, Eff I should ask you if you found that the Guggenheims had another and more feasible line plan ned, partly surveyed, which ran from the coal fields into Cordova, the question would meet with the same fate?''
 "The answer to that question would be first cousin to the last,' he an swered, kindly, sweetly and sadly.
 "And I could expect nothing better if I asked pou if you still thought the coal fields you visited were as wonder full as Collier E and Hampton E painted them9"
 "Again I must refuse to answer, !"
The Alaska sourdough., 1911-10-17

George Ade should long since have put to better use, had been half as we'll known in Washington as he was in Nome, the thing would not have hap pened. It was mighty big stock sell ing proposition, back in New York, where a sucker is born every minute, and where they never heard of Tom Ryan $ ice palace at Nome.
 But whatever Ryan's plans were, it has been very thoroughly demonstrated that the Ryan plan was neither mon opoly, nor a feasible engineering plan. To the westward of Alaska they have always known that Controller Bay would never be any good as a harbor, and that the 12,000 acres released from the reserve by the president was bar ren waste of sand, without a tree on it. But "Back East' you can, of course, tell most anything and make 1t stick about Alaska. LaFollette has been told the scandal side about the Control Ter Bay grab, believed it, and explod- ed bomb ln the United States Senate when he demanded an investigation.
 The first man who told the truth about the Tom Ryan proposition was Tom Lewis, special examiner, and his report written in Juneau, was the bal sis of the presidents $ almost angry, but convincing message. Then Secretary Fisher, chosen from the ranks of the Pinehot conservationists to be secretary of the interior, together with the news paper correspondents who went with him, some of whom were of the oppo sition, forever put the quietus on thf Controller Bay scandal.
 Not that the admirers of LaFollette
The Alaska sourdough., 1911-10-17
THE SILENCE OF CLIFFORD PINCHOT

said MT. PlnchOt.
 "And I could hope for nothing bet ter, if I ask if there were any trees on that portion of the forest reserve re- leased by the president following By ans application.
 "I am sorry, very sorry" he answer ed, "but could not answer that eith- er.' There was a short, sad, even al most painful pause, and then he asked softly, "You understand my position, don youf"
 "I confess I don t, said the inter viewer, "not quite clearly"
 Clifford Pinchot is full to the brim of the milk of human kindness. "Doin' thing for folks'' out of the kindness of his heart, has been life work with him. He paused and sadly scanned the outline of Mount Juneau.
 "You see, '' he said, after moment, 1T have not completed my investiga- tions yet. And after I have l must go back and talk it over with my assoei- ates.''
 "Well," said the interviewer, "per- haps this won t interfere with your res olution then-have you seen any timber in Alaska that you thought was worth conservingf"
 "Indeed have," said the ex-forest- CT with ready enthusiasm this time. IT saw on Kenai peninsula tree that measured four feet through at the butt and for 125 feet was merchantable tim Der, and there is lot of timber like that in this same Chugak reserve"
 For all his visit to Alaska was B failure in the light of it's particular pur-
 CContinued to Page Fve)
The Alaska sourdough., 1911-10-17

Smiling. shakin hands, but refus- ing to speak even in whisper about the mission which brought him to Alaska, Clifford Pinchot, exforester, spent day in Juneau last week.
 It was Senator LaFollette, Pinchot s candidate for president of the Unlted States, who sprang the Controller Bay Scandal" which has since explod- ed with bad smell, in resolution calling the administration to task-the fist gun in the senator s big campaign for the nomination to succeed Taft. 1t was a big thing, that scandal, as 1t looked at the time. At close range, as the Insurgency looked it over, it bore every evidence of being in the embryo, the keynote of the campaign of 1912. Pinchot and Poindexter, Pregnant with pursuit, promoters of the progressive push, piped the point.
 There was but one exit to the coal fields, and the Guggenheims, in the per son of Thomas Ryan, was in the very act of gobbling it-rather, the presl- dent was in the very act of handing it over to him. Twelve thousand acres of magnificent forest were released from the Chugak reserve at the behest of Ryan, after the presidents $ brother had 'eput the president wise" to the fact that Ryan was Gin right' with the Guggenheims, in order that Ryan, to have and to hold for his masters, the Guggenheims, might seize a waterfront the wonderful waterfront of Control Ter Bay, that ideal ships haven in the far north.
 Probably if that rollicky financial fil ibuster, that comic opera promoter whom
The Alaska sourdough., 1911-10-17

Continued to Page Fve)
New-York tribune., 1911-12-07
DISCUSS RAILROAD MERGER
Committees from Iowa Central and
Minneapolis & st. Louis Meet Here.

The special committees representing the
Minneapolis & ST. Louis Railroad and the
Iowa Central Railway companies at
meeting held late yesterday afternoon took
final action on the proposed plan to lease
the latter company to the Minneapolis & st.
Louis and ultimately to merge the two
roads
The president and chairman of the board
were instructed to draw up a circular Civ
ing full details of the plan, the essential
features of which were announced several
weeks ago. 1t is expected that this circular
will be issued TO the stockholders of the
two roads tomorrow.
j. s. Bache 81 Co. II was announced, had
underwrttcn the $25o00O0 of new per cent
bonds Of the Minneapolis & st. Louis,
which il is proposed to issue as soon as
the stockholders approve the plan. The
proceeds of these bonds will be used 10
retire the bonds Of the Minnesota & Pacific
Railroad. which is the Western extension
of the Minneapolis & st. Louis.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-07
FRISCO GETS LINE TO GULF
Decides to Build on West Bank
of Mississippi from St. Louis.

The St Louis & san Francisco Railroad
Company. which FOR several years has
been considering the step Of constructing "A
line of it's own on the west bank of the
Mississippi River southwark from Mem
phis. has now moved definitely i'm the mat
ter. Last spring. it will be remembered.
the Frisco entered into an arrangement
with the Gould system 10y which the Iron
Mountain and the Texas e Pacific were
10 make certain additions and betterments,
upon the completion of which the Frisco
would use their lines between Memphis
and Baton Rouge. getting an entrance into
New Orleans by it's own controlled road.
the New Orleans. Texas & Mexico Rail-
road. which extends from that city through
Baton Rouge to Brownsville, Tex. on the
Mexican border
The Texas & Pacific, 1t became known
about three weeks ago. had declined 10
carry out its part of the agreement, which
had not been formally ratified by its di-
rectors and two or three days subsequent
ly r +. Yoakum. chairman of the board
Of the ST. Louis & San Francisco. am
nounced that his company had secured ito
entrance from the north into New Orleans
through an alliance with the Louisville &
Nashville, which had become a stockhOld-
er with the Frisco i'm the New orleans,
Mobile & Chicago Railroad.
In addition to the route thus secured on
the east side Of the Mississippi, the Frisco
has now made the initial move toward the
building of a road which will he part
Of it's own system on the west side of the
river This line, if the Frisco manage
ment shall definitely decide upon its con-
struction. will he built by the Memphis,
Arkansas & Louisiana Railway Company,
articles Of incorporation Of which have
Just been filed in Louisiana. This COM
pany, the president of which is r. L.
Winchen. president of the ST. Louis &
San Francisco Railroad Company has an
authorized capital stock of s25,O00,OOO.
II is proposed that the new company
build a road running directly north from
Port Barre. La, on the New Orleans,
Texas & Mexico. ffty-three miles west OF
Baton Rouge. through Louisiana and Ar
kansas to d connection with the present
Frisco line between Memphis and St
Louis. 1t is estimated that the new line.
which will be about 375 miles long will
cost about $14,OO0,O0O. with an additional
Sc, 900, 900 for equipment
New-York tribune., 1911-12-07
BANKS PLAN FOR PROTECTION
Corn Exchange Provides Against Loss
nv Overcertifcation of Checks.

4 new method Of protection against
overcertifcation of checks for customers
has been adopted by the Corn bxchahse
Bank It is in the form of trust agree
ment certifying that the customer VIII
hold as trustee for the bank any check
which the bank has certified i'm excess OF
the customers balance and that the Gus
toner agrees to deliver securities mer-
chandise or cash obtained by the use
Of such check 10 the bank before the
close of business on the day OF certhca-
ton.
The agreement is a continuing one ana
will cover overcertifcation OF checKs' so
that it shall not be necessary to re-eA-
ecute the agreement each time the GUS
toner desires certiication for an amount
above his balance. In case OF denclt
or failure. the non-performance OF the
trust is To constitute an Indebtedness on
the part Of the customer to the bank'
and all the powers Of sale ana transfer
Of bonds or other securities acquired pS
the bank through the agreement are 10
pass and to become the right of the pahN'
New-York tribune., 1911-12-07
ALLIs- CHALMERS DROPS AGAIN
Slump on Stock Exchange Revives
Reorganization Talk.

Another slump in the securities of the
Allis-Chalmers Company, which carried
them down TO about the lowest level on
record. caused a revival Of the rumors
circulated several weeks ago that the COM
pany would have TO be reorganized.
The company's per cent bonds declined
from 55 10 52l2 rallying at the close to SO.
net loss of points on the days trans
actions The break in the bonds was ac-
companied by a report that the January
coupon would be defauted. The preferred
stock dropped 10 2. after opening at 1Oi7
and closed at the low point. while the
common declined from pa 10 pig at which
10 closed
New-York tribune., 1911-12-07

STEAMERS AT FOREIGN PORTS.

ARRIVED.
London. Dec G Narragansett CBrl, New York.
York via 81 Vincent. y. and Albany.
Marseies, Dec : venezia FD. New York and
Antwerp. '0f5,S Dec vaderiand cBelg). New York
Naples, Dec 6, 6 p m Duea dAosta d'aD'
Padang. Dec Dec 4" Uhenfels GER, New York via
Malta. Dec &c l. storfond CNor). New York via
Buenos Ayres Dec 1-westmnster Bp, New
York via Norfolk.
Madras. Dec 6 spondilus CBr. New York
Kobe. Dec 8 Newton Hall ,BD. New York VIA
Port Natal. Singapore and Chemulpo.
Fiume Dec 6-Caronia tBr). New York Via Ma
deira, Algiers. etc.
SAILED.
Palermo. Dec 5-carpathia (Bp from Funnel
southampton. Dec g. 1920 p M Oceanic BD,
New York via Chcrtourg and Queenstown
Atratq ,Br,. New York. 10, ,.ou. vo-,
Shields. Dec , Hcsperis CGo1. New York.
Rotterdam. Dec 3 Deutschland Ger, New York
Algiers. Dec 4 Jeseric tBr) from New York;
Naples Dec G. p m-Priucipe di Piemonte
dtaD. New York and Philadelphia.
Cadiz. Nov 30-Antonio Lopez SPAN, New
Bahia. Dec 1-scottish Prince oBr from Santos
and Rio Janeiro for New York
Colombo. Dec . Hvlas ,BT from calcutta for
Boston and New York; 3d Braunfels GER,
from Calcutta for Boston and New York.
PASSED.
FasJnet. Dec Chicago city Br. New York
<inssie. be- e-Thespls Bp. New York for
Lizard Dec 6-Orinamme CBr,. New York for
Havre New York Dutch. Tank New York
Tarifa. Dec 6 s. Patrick Bn. Yokohama etc,
for Boston and New York.
scilly. Dec 6-Charois Dutch, New York for
New-York tribune., 1911-12-07
THE WEATHER REPORT.

Official Record and Forecast e. Washingto on.
pee. G-Thc weather continues fair cast ~ the
Rocky Mountains with general high pressure, ex-
ccpt Bon Texas and the northern tier Of states
from Lake superior westward. and there were
rains IN Eastern Texas and Louisiana. West =
the mountains the weather unsettled. with
rains aud SHOWS in Nevada and the coast states.
aud pressure is comparatively low IN the middle
and southern plateau regions
u IS si!ll warmer from the Mississippi Valley
eastward. although temperatures remain slightly
below the seasonal average in the South Atlantic
states. over the weston half of the country II
,- lightly cooler ss q rule. with temperature
cllsf io tho seasonal average
Fair weather Will continue THURSDAY and Fu-
lsy over tic eastern haif of the country, except
iu the Gulf states and the southern portion %
tbo south Atlantic states whore rains arc ind
Gated The disturbance over the plateau region
Will develop 10 tho eastward. attended by rains