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The Winslow mail., 1911-05-27
GEN ERAL.

Fire destroyed the business section
of the village of SCOTS, Micn Loss,
$4,000
Three persons were drowned by the
overturning of a canoe in the city
reservoir on the outskirts of Hamil-
ton, Ohio.
Wells Fargo Express Company has
taken over the business of the Pa
cific Express, which operates over
the Missouri Pacific
Maj. Henry Mcfarland, treasurer of
the Union Pacific railroad from 1877
to 1888, died in Concord, N. H. He
was born in Concord in 1881.
The Wisconsin house passed the
James woman suffrage bill, which con-
tains a clause calling for state refer
endum, before it goes into effect.
Miss Gertrude Gaynor, twenty-five,
daughter of Mayor Gaynor of New
York and William Seward Webb, Jr.,
eloped at Wilmington, Del, and mar
ried.
Mrs. Williamina Patton Fleming, one
of the foremost astronomers of the
world and curator of astronomical
records in Harvard University, died in
a Boston hospital
Business sessions of the United
Confederate Veterans were brought
to a close in Little Rock, with the
| selection of Macon, Ca, as the place
for the reyt reunion
The administration measure provid-
| ing for a constitutional amendment
for the initiative and referendum
passed the Wisconsin Assembly SIS to
II. 1t now goes to the Senate.
Six negroes were lynched at Lake
City, Fla, after party of more than
a dozen men, masquerading as Off
GERS, appeared at the county Jail and
secured possession of the men.
Judge eager of the Superior Court OF
New Haven, Conn, granted a divorce
to Mrs Henry Lord Wheeler, wife Of
professor Henry Lord Wheeler, Yale
professor in organic law, and 100000
alimony.
All the way from the Rocky Noun
tains to the Atlantic coast hot wave
stretched throughout, with tempera-
| lures almost breaking records Ill
various cities and causing twelve
deaths and numerous prostrations.
James Elliott. who recently made an
alleged confession in which he
CHARGED that officers of the National
Erectors' Association and w. ]. Burns
and detectives employed by it, were
implicated in the wrecking of build
ings throughout the country construct
ed by non-union labor, has been found
to be mentally deranged and was sent
| to aE asylum,
The Winslow mail., 1911-05-27
SPORT.
Western League Standing.

The bill legalizing six round boxing
contests in Illinois, which passed the
Senate a couple of weeks ago is prac-
tically dead.
The coming summer already offers
not less than one million dollars in
prize money for competitive aviation
at the various meets
The national amateur wrestling
tournament is being held in Portland,
Ore, under the auspices of the Multi
nomah Amateur Athletic Club of that
city.
The first appearance of the Chey-
enne (Wyo.) Indians on the local dia-
mond this year will be May 28th,
when they will open a three-game
series with the Denver Cottrells.
1t was announced in New York that
Billy Papke, the American middle
weight and Jim Sullivan, the English
champion, have signed articles in Lon
don for the 20-round match for the
worlds champion on June 9Th.
The Winslow mail., 1911-05-27
TERRIBLE MASSACRE OF DE.
FENSELESS PEOPLE WHEN
TORREON is CAPTURED.
SHOT WITHOUT MERCY
CHINESE MINISTER AT WASH
INGToN WILL INVESTIGATE
THE SITUATION.

Mexico City.-Official reports reach
Ing here tell the story of a massacre
of 206 Chinese at Torreon, following
the rebel occupation.
Upon receipt of the news the Chi
nese charge d'affaires made formal
representations to the Mexican gov
ernment
The details of the three-day battle
and sacking of Torreon are replete
with incidents of cruelty which show
clearly that the rebel leaders did not
hold their men in control, or else de-
liberateIy turned them loose to prey
upon conquered and defenseless
people.
The official advices do not give the
number of dead, but taking the 206
Chinese as basis, it is certain the
number is larger.
The last day of the battle was May
18th. That day Gen. Lejero retired
with his federal forces and the rebels
entered the city.
Citizens found themselves utterly
unable to control the mob and reports
indicate that scores of innocent resi-
dents were victims. Always antagon-
istic to the yellow race, the Mexican
rebels and mob engaged in race riot
A great part of the business Of Tor
reon is conducted by Chinese, some of
whom are wealthy, and, according to
reports, the rioters shot down or
stabbed them without mercy.
That the Chinese charge d'affaires
will be able to secure indemnity for
many of the victims is doubted here,
for it is a fact that since Sir Chen
tung Liang Cheng visited this country
rive years ago and advised his coun-
trymen to become Mexican citizens, al
most all have taken out naturalization
papers.
The minister of foreign relations, de
La Barra, has not received any word
from Judge Carbajal that Francisco 1.
Madero had finally approved the Cabi-
net as suggested. So soon as Maderos
acceptance is received, it may be as
sumed that President Diaz will present
his resignation to the Chamber of Dep
uties.
AS soon as the depredations against
Chinese subjects at Torreon, Mexico,
are officially reported to the Chinese
minister at Washington, who also is
accredited to the Mexican government,
he will take steps to protest.
1t is expected that Mexico will take
prompt measures to investigate the
situation with respect to the Chinese
and offer them all protection possible
in the present disturbed condition of
the country
The Winslow mail., 1911-05-27
FOREIGN.

John Higgins, owner of Des Moines
Western League team, denied that he
interds to sell the club or retire from
the management.
President Diaz and Vice President
Corral will resign before June 1st.
Minister of Foreign Relations De La
Barra will become president ad inter
i'm.
A monoplane carrying Lieut.. Paul
Dupuys and Pierre Marie Bournique
fell from height of about $50 feet at
Rheims, France. Dupuys was killed
and his companion fatally injured.
Peace will not be declared in Mex
leo nor will the general armistice be
terminated, till the moment Francis
CO Leon de la Barra becomes provi-
sional president in succession to Pres
ident Diaz.
France paid terrible toll for her
magnificent endeavor to attain SUI
premacy of the air when a monoplane,
the driver of which had lost control,
plunged into group of cabinet mem
bers who had gathered to witness the
start of the race from Paris to Mad
rid, killing the minister of war and
injuring the prime minister, his son
and well known sportsman.
The Winslow mail., 1911-05-27
IDEA WORTH LOOKING INTO
Bloomington (II.) Man Thinks He
Has Thought Out Safety Device
for Railroads.

If the pilot of the railway locomo-
tive were built somewhat like a ships
bow, and the blade or point of the
prov were always six inches to the
right of the track center would the
innovation decrease the damage and
fatalities caused by head-on coils
ions?
O. L. Cheney of Bloomington, H.,
thinks it would, and has offered the
suggestion to railway men. The great
damage in collisions of this sort is by
the telescoping of cars and engines.
With the pointed steel pilots the two
engines would strike a glancing blow.
By reason Of the points being off-cen-
ter the locomotives would be swung
around and the lighter one at least
thrown from the track. But this
would cause, Mr.. Cheney contends,
much less damage than the present
solid impact.
The idea of diagonal platforms for
cars has been suggested before on the
The Winslow mail., 1911-05-27
CAGE FOR THE sWITcHMAN
In Washington the Street Cars Are All
Handled From an Ornamental
Tower.

The accompanying Illustration is
not that Of an ornamental, top heavy
street lamp, as might be imagined
from it's appearance. 1t is a switch
tower for street cars. This particu-
lar tower stands in front of the new
Union station in Washington In
making of the capital into city beau
tiful the street car companies have
aided materially by doing away with
the old style switchman and his stick,
and in his place erecting several of
these ornamental towers in various
parts of the city. Inside of this little
house on one leg sits the modern
switchman, who, instead of using his
old-time stick and chain, now oper-
ates little buttons which electrically
control his switches.
The street car system of Washing
ton uses the underground trolley in
stead Of the overhead wire, and so
when a switch is thrown the central
The Winslow mail., 1911-05-27
WASHINGTON.
sweltered

Henry l.. Stimson, who will be Sec
retary of War, has arrived in Wash
i1gton. He will assume his new du-
ties May 29th.
Democratic members of the Ways
and Means committee of the House
have taken up the task of drafting a
bill revising the wool schedule.
President Taft in an address to the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, at
Harrisburg, Pa, declared his opposi-
tion to the proposed formation of a
railway mail clerks union affiliated
with the American Federation of
Labor. He says, they have enough
privileges now.
Five daughters of Harve Roach, of
Utica, Kan, ranging in age from 7
to 16 years, were burned to death.
The mother of the girls filled a lamp
with gasoline by mistake. Prepara-
tory to ascending a stairway leading
to the second floor room, where her
daughters were asleep, she lighted the
lamp
practically all disputes between ma
tions, including questions of vital in
terest and national honor, assumed
vitality when Secretary Knox sub
mitted to the British and French am
bassadors at Washington the draft of
a convention to serve as a basis of
negotiations.
New postal banks will open for
business on June 10Th. Among the
new Western offices are: Yuma,
Ariz; Martinez, Cal; Telluride, Sill
verton and Cripple Creek, Colo; Wal
lace, Idaho; Clovis, N. NJ; Willston,
N. D.; Lawton, Okla; The Dalles and
Eugene, Ore; Lead, S. D.; Brennan
and Del Rio, Tex; Aberdeen and
Ellensburg, Wash, and Rawlins, Wyo
The army headquarters at Denver is
the only one that will be abolished
under the new order creating the
three grand military divisions in the
United States. Considerable changes,
however, will be made in the boun-
Diary of the existing departments New
Mexico, Arizona and Utah are de-
tached from the department of Colo
rado and form part of the department
of California Montana and Wyoming
go from the department of Dakota to
the department of Columbia.
The Winslow mail., 1911-05-27
Fast Trains in Europe.

Express speed in Great Britain and
on the continent is high. In Great
Britain there are II daily express
trains making runs of from so to
1885 miles without a stop, whose av-
erage speed is from 81 to 59.2 miles an
hour. The fastest and longest non
stop run is 225A miles, from Padding
ton to Plymouth, made at 54.8 miles
an hour. France has seven daily ex-
presses that run from 77A miles to
1471a miles without a stop, at speeds
Of from 51.1 to 61.8 miles an hour, and
there are nine French trains that run
from 102 to 147% miles without stop,
at speeds of from 504 to 1913 miles an
American.
The Winslow mail., 1911-05-27


girl was covering at the window. She
was all alone. Her parents were away
on visit and could not return until
the storm abated.
Mamie Gibson, being only eleven
years old, was "skeered" Below her
roared the river, now swollen to a
mad torrent, Along it's bank, peril
,ously near, ran the tracks of the
Southern railroad. Suddenly writes
John S. Lopez, in Harper's Weekly,
with roar that rose above the storm,
the side of the railroad cut tore loose
and swept down. an avalanche of
earth and rocks and trees, brushing
aside the tracks and leaving great
boulders piled in the right-of-way. The
child watched it for a moment, fas-
cinated, half numb with terror Then,
borne down on the sweep of the
storm, came the dull Shrek of a loco
motive whistle. That whistle heralded
the coming of the Southern Express.
Mamie Gibson was only an ignor-
ant mountain child, unable to read or
write, but intuition told her what
would happen if the train were al
lowed to run on unchecked. Red was
a danger signal-Nannie knew that
much; but where was she to get some
thing that she could wave? She
searched the poorly furnished cabin,
hurr1edly, but found nothing that
would serve in the emergency. Sud
denly her eyes fell on a little dress
hanging in the corner, carefully COW
cred with an old sheet. 1t was the
ch1ld's new Sunday dress that her
nanny had given her a few weeks
before, and was made of some cheap
red material with white dots scat
tered over it's surface.
She ran from the cabin to the rail
road cut-ran madly, though the
stones bruised and cut her bare feet,
and the lightning flashed about her,
and fallen trees barred her way The
only chance to save the onrushing
train was to signal it at the end of
the tunnel She sped up the track,
waving the dress frantically.
Suddenly the big engine thundered
out of the tunnel and bore down upon
the child Peering from the side of
his cab, the engineer saw her. There
was roar OF steam and the shrek of
air-brakes ruthlessly applied, and the
heavy train came to a grinding, shud-
dering stop within a few feet of the
child
The startled passengers and the
train crew found her sobbing beside
the track. Of course they made
much of her, plying her with questions
and heaping praise npon her.
When the express finally resumed
it's journey, most of the passengers
carried lighter pocketbooks. Not that
the child was interested in this. Just
what was uppermost in her mind be-
came manifest when one of the pas
sengers asked her if there wasn't
something she could send for. Mamie
wriggled her toes in the dirt, put her
finger in her mouth, and finally mum
bled, shamefacedly:
We'll maybe yuh-all could send me
new red dress, cause l done spoiled
mine a-stoppin' the train!"
This is the story of one child's he
roism, and the railroad was properly
grateful. Down to Graphite journeyed
The Winslow mail., 1911-05-27
Pleads for Wool Grower.

Washington.-A. J. Knollin of Soda
Springs, Idaho, has appeared before
the Senate Finance committee in op-
position to the Canadian reciprocity
treaty.
Mr.. Knollin, who is vice president
of the National Wool Growers Asso-
citation, said the provision of the
treaty providing for the duty-free ad-
mission of meats would seriously Grip
pie the live stock business of the
West, both in sheep and cattle grow
ing.
The Winslow mail., 1911-05-27

underground rail between the rails
the rail itself, necessitating a double
operation. These operations used to
be done by man throwing the switch
with the ordinary switch stick, while
at the same time pulling chain at
tached to the trolley rail underground.
In this manner the underground and
surface rail were switched at the
same time All this is now accom-
plished from the little tower.
The Winslow mail., 1911-05-27
Testify Against Lumber Combine.

ST. Louis.-That the big lumber
companies agreed on the curtailment
of production, that prices were fixed
by committee and that printed price
lists were sent to all the firms as
means of controlling the market was
testified in the initial hearing of the
states custer suit against the alleged
lumber trust.
The Winslow mail., 1911-05-27
Five Sisters Burn to Death,

Utica, Kan.-Fiye daughters of
Harve Roach, of this place, ranging
in age from to 16 years, were burned
to death. The mother of the girls
filed lamp with gasoline by mis-
take. Preparatory to ascending a
stairway leading to the second floor
room, where her daughters were
asleep, she lighted the lamp.
The Winslow mail., 1911-05-27

an official 1t was hard for him to
get her to tell him what she really
desired most in the life that his com.
pany could give her. But he finally
succeeded. And what do you suppose
it was? She wanted an education.
Mamie got her wish and is now
studying hard in the Normal and Col.
legiate institute at Nashville.
The Winslow mail., 1911-05-27
No Chance at All,

Donald (who is seeing his more
prosperous cousin off by the train,-
Ye MIGHT like tae leave me a bob or
two tae drink ye a safe journey,
Wullie
Wullie (feigning regre) l
Gamma. Amy spare shullins 1 gle tae
my auld mither.
Donald-That's strange. Because
yer mither told me ye never gle her
onything
Wullie-Well, if I dinna gle my
auld mother onything, what sort O.
chance dae ye think you've got?---
Punch.
The Winslow mail., 1911-05-27

same theory that it would prevent
telescoping. But up to the present
the idea has not been given a general
trial, as it would seriously interfere
with the use of the platforms. Such
objection, however, does not apply to
the prowlike diagonal pilot for the
locomotive
The Winslow mail., 1911-05-27

Carolina, first in a
s ull e n downpour
that swelled streams
and tore away
small bridges, and
afterward in de-
vastating fury. In
a little cottage that
chung to the side of
a gap at Graphite,
near A AsheVilla a
The Winslow mail., 1911-05-27
English Railroads Good Showing.

The railroad passenger receipts in
England last year went ahead of all
previous records, and it is entirely like
ly that the present year will outstrip
that of last year by far, because of
the special features to attract tray
elers.
The Winslow mail., 1911-05-27
Car Plant DESTROYED.

Chicago.-Fire destroyed the North
western Car Companys building, a
five-story brick structure, causing a
loss of 100000.
The Winslow mail., 1911-05-27
Earnings of japanese Lines.

Gross earnings of railroads in Japan
were $500 a mile last year. Net
earnings were $3.50.
The Winslow mail., 1911-05-27
CHILD REAL HEROINE
MAMIE GIBSON'S BRAVERY
SAVED SOUTHERN EXPRESS.
Record Of Deed of EIeven-Year-OId
Girl Deserves Place in Railroad
History-Education to Be Her
Reward.

Since early morning the storm had
been flashing the mountains of North
The Detroit times., 1911-03-21
HAVE You TRIED APPLE
GROWING IN MICHlCAN7]

Is
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IT
elsewhere
undertaking. will And much business
manufacturing running a
do bonds secured undeeped land They
which should
the risk that buying them. Therefore
orchards
for
opinion VIII opportunities
will also find that win not have the price that added to the
lands bringing proposition from the
usually that the best for investment those that lie
lie to prefer the propositions that come widely heed from af
Smell fairly willing
and chances for profit with Mr. Smell The
welmanaged
may say the present amusement has proven efficient
his hand things
controlling decides
Finance Canyo niv me N ega Ia the J.
you hink al n r. Z.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-21

Appies-Greenings $3.50; Baldwins.
$45O05: Steers red. s6Q6.s0 per Dbl
Bananas-Good shipping stock. sl.sS
Besns-Dried Lima, sh a &c per ID.
CeIery-Florida, i2.25 q ESQ per crate.
CaaIiaower = California. s2,2SW2.7s
' chee.e-Michissn Hats. old. l5a1sc:
late made. $50 lac; York state fats.
old. lG@1sc; late made. g q ltc: do
Testio Swiss, isgzoe; oi lsas ,S swiss i'm ~
burger. ll6l7c; brick cheese. l41s y
1sc
Cr.nb.rrie. = Late HoweA $40 per
Date.~Persisn. 50sc per Id; Fards.
Dressed Calve. = Fancy. lo0lle Id:
Fisnan Haddi..-sh Gsc per Id.
Fixs-Imported. new. llg iSc per 10:
California. 35c per ID.
house. ,l75Q2 per doz: lettuce. hot
house, i2@15c ID. /; head lettuce, s2750
hamper: radishes. dollhouse. zoo 2se:
green pepper, soc pc basket; car
parsnips. 500 soc per Blu: beets, SO 0eSc
basket crates. So. soc basket; pie
per hamper: green beans. $3.50 "a per
hamper. green beans, $3.50 per hamp-
err: wax beans. s5@5.50 blu; asparagus.
California: 'S@2so per dO on,d Tiori fgc
per doz: beets 50@55c per doz.
Grap<s-Malagas, $7gs per Dbl.
Grape Fruit = FLORIDA. s3.76@4 per
Ho.ey-Fancy white. l7@1sc; No. !.
1s@17c: amber, lac lie: extracted. SO
Hsyapetrolt dealers are paying the
following prices for baled hay in car
lots. T. o. b. Detroit; No. 1 timotny.
new, ,ls91s.6o: No; timothy 'ls y
ssS f ,sSSs m Mses, and
3S.60G7. Loose hay from farmers
wagons on the city markets ranged
from $3.50 10. as 10 quality.
Sc; No cured bulls. sac, No. 1 green,
&C. No S sored cn hipi d aofci se NO NO.
green ,s No i iS horse saif hides dss NO
1, }3.5O; No. 2, S2.50: sheepskins. as to
Wool, soc a $3.50; No. 2 hides. lie OFF on
kip. Ice of on calf
Nuts-Biack wHnuts. IA q &c per 10;
butternuts. 3ls &C per ID; new she'll
bA Gsno ss.hsl RsT Ia. ,s.so04
Lirnes-s1q per doz.
Mashrooms--l6Q zoe per doz-
Onion.-s5 q soe per bai Spanish.
onion set.-Yeiiow. $50; white,
oranse.GCalifornia navels, s2759
S.25 per box; Floridas. s2.so92.7S per
box.
Observation-Disclosures. 81 per crate:
SEQ $50 per doz
Potatoes-Michlgan car lots, IS CSC
per blu: new Bermudas. 1915 per bu.
IS per hbl
Poultry - Springs. 14h ~ 15c: fowl,
14h a. l5c; old ROSTERS, 101 lie: ducks,
16W17c; gtese. 13914c: turkeys, 100
zoe per h. Dressed poultry: Hens.
10 q Ice; springs. 16c; ducks. lSc; geese.
1I414hc: turkeys. 2002le per Id.
strawberrIes-45G soc quart box, "a
pint cases, sS.601S76.
TsIiow-No' /, csc; No. 2, Sssc 10.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-21
JoBBING PRICES.

Canned Goods-Apples, gals. s215;
baked beans, lib. SO " soc; Lima beans,
S111.50. Corn: Fancy Maine, SllO'
standard, s5c. Table beets, ~ rs ~ LAO.
Peas: Fancy. early June, sl.35; stand
ard. 81. 90; soaked, 50V70c. Salmon.
Sookeye, tall, S2.15; fiat. t2.25; Alaska
reds, $3.50. Alaska pinks, $l25. roma
toes, 4sQs0c: succotash, slWl.lo per
doz.
Coffee - Packet coffee. 100-lb. case.
1875 So delivered
Feed-Bran, S27: fine middlings, s2S;
coarse middHngs, t26, cracked corn,
s22; coarse cornmeal. s22; corn and
oats chop $40 per ton.
FIour--Michigan patents, in wood.
best $3.50; ordinary patents, $500;
straight. S4.65. clear. t4.Zc per bbL Rye
-four, t445 per Dbl
OiI-Raw linsecd. t1.01. boiled lin
seed, Si.05: Diamond headlight ker-
osene, SC; Perfection. ehc; Eocene,
lIhc. crown gasoline, f5c per gal. tur-
penltine, In barrel lots. s1.03 gal
Provtsions-Mess pork. $3.50: fam
ily. S2O02i; medium clear, $1,000
1850; smoked hams, 13a U14c; dry
sailed briskets. Ilhcs shoulders, lie;
nicnie hams. lie: bacon. I4Is ~ &c. lard
In tierces. SAC. kettle rendered. iOAc
per 10.
$50: 6-lb.. $3.50. Eagle tablets. 1855;
cut loaf {s.O5; cubes. $3.50: xxx
powdered. $3.50: STANDARD powdered.
S5A5; granulated extra coarse, s5.15:
ane. In bulk, sos; In 25-lb. cotton
The Detroit times., 1911-03-21
RosToN CoPrEn LETTERS

Reported for The Times bv pain.
Webber * Co, March 81:
London metal market opening arr,
LIS Cd; advance Is 3D.
Trading In the Boston coppers con
ttnued quiet with n slightly firmer tons
The report that the North Butte ha a
made a strike In the Edith Nav al ths
2,4OO-foo level OF the same richness n :
the 2,200-foot level, caused consider
able buying OF this stock, which va
strong and active around 29Is. q "a
was quoted at 50% and Superior A.
Pittsburgh at l4h There was prac.
tically no change in the other Issues
The Nipissing Mines Co has DECLARE
the regular quarterly dividend OF 8 ne1
cent and ~ per cent extra, payebla
April 20 to stock OF record March 81
La Rose has declared the regular ousr.
terly dividend OF per cent, payabls
April 20. TO stock OF record March IN
Reports from the Greene Cananes
say that there has been no Interrupts 81
TO their operations In sonora, Mexico
because OF the disturbed political sit
uation. officers OF the company sa,