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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-10-13
WILL SAFEGUARD CROSSINGS
Rail Commission to Order Automatic
Bells and Illuminated Signs In
stalled at Many Points.

Madisen-At a conference of
railroad officials and the railroad
commission, the former stated that
they were willing to do what they
could to prevent accidents at high
way crossings and would place flag
men or automatic bell alarms and IL
Illuminated night signs wherever
they were considered necessary.
There are in Wisconsin about o.
600 crossings on steam roads and
500 on electric roads. But only part
of this number are considered suffi-
GENTLY dangerous to require safety
equipment.
An automatic bell alarm and il
Illuminated sign at each dangerous
crossing will probably be required
by the commission. Other means,
such as interlocking crossings and
other devices for preventing acct
dents on railroads were discussed at
the conference.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-10-13

Nobody wants to stop cold storage.
That has come to stay, and, fairly con-
Quoted, it is a benefit to the public.
Nobody wants to prevent cold stor-
age from affording reasonable returns
to those who carry it on. Unless there
Is money in a business no one will
want to follow it There are two OBJ
jections to the manner in which the
cold storage business is operating in
the United States at the present time.
One is that it is creating artificial
scarcity and exacting unreasonable
profits The other is that it is ignor-
ing the hygienic welfare of the con-
sumers. Cold storage will continue,
but its abuses must be stopped.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-10-13

Eau Claire, where money is also be-
ing raised for the relief of the home
less and penniless here.
The bulk of the stocks of the
stores could have been saved had
their owners needed the warning sent
them when the water broke through
at Hatfield, but they refused to be-
lieve that the situation was serious
until the flood struck them. Then
it was too late to save anything but
their lives. Helpless while their
property was being destroyed, men
went frantic, and all about out of
reach of the water, single and in
groups, people fell upon their knees
praying the Almighty to stay the
work of destruction.
What remained of the small dam at
Black River Falls was dynamited in
an unsuccessful effort to turn the
stream back from the business streets
into it's old channel.
Fear was entertained here for
towns further down the river, but
telephone messages from Melrose,
nineteen miles from here with a pop
ulation of 200, and North Bend, tVen-
ty-five miles away with a population
of 100 contained the information that
both towns were safe
The defective construction of the
municipal power plant is held by en-
gineers to be partly responsible for
the disaster. The concrete dixie Of
the city dam, just completed, was laid
diagonally to the course of the river,
instead of at right angles, throwing
the flood waters toward the business
section when the torrent vas re-
leased. Had this protective dixie been
built straight across to the side bank,
the eddy through which the flood got
it's first opening into the bank where
the business section was located
would not have existed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-10-13
DIVIDE BLAME N !
CROSSING CRI}|
CORONER'S JURY AT Mr.,
DECLARES DRIVER AND pm
ROAD BOTH NEGLIegu-
BELL ALARMS ARE PRAIs.
General Manager of Nortbv...
Road Says Warning Gong p,.',
Many Acknowledgements
ings to Be Eliminated.

Neenah.-That the fifteen nav,
who died as a result of the
crossing horror of Sept. "a csS.
their deaths as a result Of tho
lessness of Driver Peter H.,
and that if the crossing had =
properly guarded the accident ~.
not have occurred, was the va,s
of jury in the inquest. Tia
deliberated thirty minutes and -
inquest was concluded an inv.
cation by the state railroad con~,
sion was held. The concrete "a,
was that the commission will h,e
its efforts to eliminate grade c,,,
ings in Wisconsin, which Charm
Roemer said is the ultimate pnn,
of the commission in dealing "
this branch of the commis,io,l
work.
One of the most important u
nesses was w. D. Cantillon, geDe|
manager of the Northwestern Vi
road. He admitted, when the MI
ter of trains speed was brought N
that in order to satisfy the dema
of the travelling public the comma
must violate the city and vilhl
ordinances and the state law will
attempt to regulate the speed
trains. He also said an elecl
alarm bell system is good on al
crossing, and there was no report
any accident on the Northwest
road where bells have been instaId
Mr.. Mcdonald suggested to d
commission that the apparently d
necessary crossings in this city
eliminated. Engineer H. H. Hud
of the commission was instructed
investigate at once and report
stated three dangerous grade Croa
ings in this city could be eliminaa
by diverting streets.
Before the commission, Peter Ed
son testified that but for the b
board near the crossing the accida
would not have happened.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-10-13
TUBERCULOSIS TO DISAPPEAR.

tuberculosis is diminishing in
amount the world over, and it is pre-
dicted that in % or 80 years it will
have quite disappeared. The decrease
or diminution is different in different
countries, plainly indicating that the
decrease is one of habit and life. The
reduction of the malady is one Of the
strongest supports of the sentiment Of
optimism. for it indicates the increase
Of cleaner and nobler living. The per
sonal habit in respect to Sobriety, pur
ity, courage, integrity, unselfishness
is hurting tuberculosis and all other
maladies everywhere. AS the world
advances IN virtue and homer, its dis
tempers begin to grow less. This doc
trine was announced by John Burns.
the labor leader in parliament, and If
his philosophy and fact agree, we
all have reason to rejoice. There is
to be another consideration added to
this, which is, that the same improve
ed living that reduces tuberculo-
sis will reduce our social and political
maladies as well. If bad habits make
disease, they also make bad thoughts.
We are SO accustomed in all these
things, to hitch the cart before the
horse, that we insist on improving
our institutions without uplifting pri-
vate life and habit.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-10-13
PAY $28, 900 IN DEATH CLAIMS
for Fifteen Persons Killed at
Neenah Crossing.

Neenah. Through efforts of
claims against the Northwestern
road, all death claims resulting from
the grade crossing horror of Sept.
"a, have been settled.
It is learned that close to $4,000
has been paid in death claims for
the eleven men and four women who
were killed or died in hospitals. An
average of $4,000 was paid for the
men and $1,000 for the women. The
claims of the injured have not yet
been settled.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-10-13
ASKS AID FOR FLOOD VlC1II
Governor Issues Proclamation CaHa
Upon Stgte to Assist DESTITUTE
at Black River Falls.

Madison.-Gov. McGovern has
sued a proclamation calling upont
citizens of the state for financial
to relieve the food-stricken pel
of Black River Falls.
This action was taken in reSpG
to an appeal sent by the comm
council of Black River Falls, CALI
upon the President of the Unit
States, the governor of the state,
the mayors of cities Throughout
land to send aid, especially moneE
All sending contributions are
send them by draft to Mayor v
McGi1livray at Black River H
where it will be deposited in a 81
and distributed by direction Of
common council.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-10-13
STATE BAPTIsTS END MEET
Condemn the Proposed Attendance of
Secretary Wilson at Brewers Con-
vention-Pick Racine for 1912.

anesville.-With Racine named
as the next convention city, follow
ing the election of officers, the bust
ness session of the sixty-seventh an
nual session of the Wisconsin State
Baptist association closed. The most
important action of the convention,
aside from uniting with the Free
Will Baptists, was the passage of a
resolution condemning the proposed
visit of Secretary of Agriculture Will
son to the coming brewers conven-
tion
The convention also approved of
the movement to make the divorce
laws more rigid, approved the clos
ing Of the postof6ces on Sundays,
approved of President Taft's arbitra-
ton treaties, and of the general ten
cts Of the church as laid down by
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-10-13
MAKE GRAIN RATE PROTE'
Wisconsin State MilIers' Assoca
Files Complaint With lntersta'
Commerce Commission.

Washington, D. C.-The wise
sin State Millers' association y
filed a complaint with the inters1
commerce commission against
Milwaukee & Northwestern y
way companies, alleging the CO..
ton of an excessive, unreason'I
and unjust freight rate of 154 q
per 100 pounds on wheat and Y
cents per 100 on corn and oasI
carloads from Council Blufs'
and Omaha, Neb., and 14A "
per 100 pounds on wheat and y
cents per 100 pounds on corr
oats in carloads from Kansas On,]
points in central and northern Y
consin.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-10-13

While a rather low percentage of
hits was attained with the 14-inch
gun, which is to be the offensive weap-
on of the new battleships, New York
and Texas, it is claimed that one we'll
placed shot from this terribly power
full piece of ordnance will fatally dis
able or destroy any fighting ship now
afioat And the effective range of the
gun in nine miles A battleship thus
armed would put its antagonist out
of action before it got in range of the
other battery. Why, then, are the
naval constructors thinking of placing
larger guns on future American bat
tleships? The 14-inch gun is superior
to any now mounted in any of the
naVies of the world, and one should
imagine that the best would be good
enough.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-10-13

the recent Northwestern Baptist
convention.
President, E. j. Lindsay, Milwau-
kee; first vice-president, r. F..
Lang, Elkhorn; second vice-presi-
dent. c.. H. Meyers, Evansville; re-
cording secretary, G. c. Alborn, Oak
field; assistant recording secretary,
j. E. Baum, Milwaukee; treasurer,
II. w. Bardenwerper, Milwaukee;
auditor, E. w. Bond, Milwaukee,
and assistant auditor, G.. C. Hosmer,
Wauwatosa.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-10-13

There are always consultations in
any misfortune. One Frenchman tries
to assuage the grief of his afflicted ma
ton by remarking that Mona Lisa's
smile is nothing more than a consump-
tive grimace. Moreover, it is the se-
cret opinion locked in many other
breasts that the famous picture lady
would never be a winner in an up-tc
date beauty show
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-10-13
Rate Commission lnvestigatss'

Rate COMMISSION InVeSlISG'0'
Hatfeld.-The state rate coIDl
sion is concerned over the food y
ages. w. D. Pence, chief enSpl
of the commission and two QUE,
gineers, reached Hatfield from y.
son and are investigating l'
dykes at the dam and gatherllS i
as to the advisability of the COW
sion making recommendations
legislature providing for cons
ton of water power dams
state supervision.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-10-13
Baptist Bodies United.

Janesville.- the adoption of the
new constitution, at the convention
of the Wisconsin Baptists in this
city, the consolidation between the
Baptist and Freewill Baptists was
completed. This is the first conven-
ton at which both bodies were pres
ent, in the history of the state.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-10-13
Pardon Denied to Murderer.

Madison.-Gov. McGovern denied
the pardon application of Edward
Eckert, sentenced from Jefferson
county in 1878 for murder, in view
of the fendish brutality displayed
by Eckert in killing his victim.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-10-13

1t has officially been decided in Bos-
ton that a woman is young until she is
35. Only cold, hard officialdom, by the
way. even though generous in its al
lowance, would venture to put def
mite limit to such an intangible mys-
terry as a woman's age.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-10-13
invitation to Taft Recalle'

Fond du Lac.-Followins =
calling of the invitation 10 -
dent Taft to visit this CITY ~ "
26, there is speculation as ~
will pay expenses incurred =
liminary arrangements. lns
Gil cannot legally do so anO
chants refuse to raise a 1uHu'
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-10-13
imposes Fine of One Cent.

La Crosse.-Judge Lands, in the
United States district court here,
found William Tudenfald, a Milwau-
kee travelling man, guilty of sending
bills in a transparent envelope to A.
T. jenkins, a merchant of that city.
He imposed a fine of one cent, but
gave Tudenfald cutting lecture.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-10-13
viii Reopen Florence Mine.

Marinette. Orders have been is
sued from New York to prepare to
resume operations at the. Florence
mine, shut down for three months.
Florence residents gain a livelihood
by working in it.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-10-13

A New York broker is looking for a
wife who has 1.-The English conserva-
tism and love of home, the vivacity of
the French and the intensity and fer
vor of the italian girl" The phrase:
MAN wants but little here below" will
have to be revised
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-10-13

An aviator in Illinois broke another
record by taking his mother with him
on an air ride $500 feet high. But
then it is no unusual thing for young
air.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-10-13
New Color for Auto Plates.

Madison.-Cardi will be the
color for motor license number plates
for 1912. The color will be changed
in alternate years to prevent eva
sion of the registration law.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-10-13
Another Neenah Victim Dies.

Neenah.- fifteenth victim of
the grade crossing accident of Sep
TENDER "a, was added to the list of
fatalities when Miss Anna Sucho1d
olsky of Menasha died in terrible
agony from lockjaw. The others in
jured will recover.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-10-13

Boston has a variety of mosquito
that sings but does not sting. Still,
even the free concert business may
be overdone.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-10-13
Reassessment for Janesvllle.

Madison. The Wisconsin tax
commission has named a special
board of three to make a reassess-
ment of the personal and real prop
erty of GAINESVILLE and a board Of
review to correct the work.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-10-13

Why doesn't the Paris editor chal-
lenged by a lecturer on wonan's
rights and accused of cowardice be-
cause he doesn't accept the Challenge.
name live mice as the weapons to be
used?
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-10-13

Patsy Flynn of Hartford. Conn. has
beea sent to Jail fifty-seven times In
sixteen years. and claims to hold the
record. Are there any rival claim
arts?
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-10-13
Man of TT to Hunt.

Monroe-A hunting license has
been granted to William F. Blazel.
who is II years old and has lived
In Green county seventy-four years.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-10-13

Atwood may quit aviation. which he
says is certain to lead to sudden
death. 1t usually is extremely sud
den in the case of an aviator.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-10-13

Served % Years as justice
Green Bay.-Thos. Seaman -,
IA, a justice of the peace d. IN =.
for twenty-five years, has reSisD'
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-10-13
$40, 600 Fire at Lone Rock

Lone Rock.-Fire has DESTROYED
Poilark & Shelton Implement com
pany building and the saloon of Chas
Thomas. The loss is estimated at
$4,000.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-10-13

This season has run shy of fish sto-
ries. Perhaps the fish won't bite, per.
haps 1t is the public.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-10-13

Denies Charge of Muru' il
Madison.-Thomas Lunu ,ss
not guilty to the murder OF b0''
Gauck when arraisned mere
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-10-13
FLOOD DEVASTATES
BLACK RIVER FALLS
FIFTY BUSINESS BLOCKS AND
MANY RESIDENCES SWEPT
AWAY BY TORRENT.
LOSS TO EXCEED 81, 500, 600

Black River Breaks Bounds With the
Giving Way of Dells Dam and De-
scends Upon Town-Large Brick
and Stone Structures Crumbie and
Disappear Before Rush Of Waters
Timely Warning Prevents Loss of
Life Militia Guards City.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-10-13

Training School for Nurses.
Madison. - A training school for
nurses has been opened at the state
hospital at Mendoza. near here.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-11-02
THE TRUNK SEWER AND ITS ENEMIES.
1To HE Passaic Sewerage Commission will now go ahead with
work of digging the big sewer along the Passaic, and "

6Io HE passaic Sewerage Commission will now go ahead with the
work of digging the big sewer along the Passaic, and when
the necessary modification Of the plans is completed the
first sod will be turned. Every obstacle to sewer building has
virtually disappeared. II is true that interested parties in New
York believed 10 he identified with local disposal schemes are using
file name of New York in Il suit TO defeat sewer building. but their
attorneys do not dare go TO court with their testimony and have
been given five months more 10 make up their case The outlook is
that they will incontinentlN drop it. The New York Times, which
has persistently and ilogcaly opposed the sewer, is still under the
delusiona that its construction can he and will be stopped. The
Times started out with the assumption that New York bay be-
longed in its entirety to New York and that Newark bay was a
distinct body of water, without any connection with New York
bay. and that it connected with the ocean in some other way. An
other assumption by the Times is the right of New York to befoul
the bay TO an unlimited extent with crude sewage, while at the
same time denying to Il neighbor having Il half ownership of the
bay the right TO discharge a much smaller amount of the efduent of
itsssewage into its own bay waters, forty feet under the surface,
The Times has since learned something about the geography of
Northern New Jersey. but it talks as if its discounted clients had
succeeded in their object. "It will be no small achievement says
the Times, 80 rescue the harbor lsc) and at the same time to
show our friends in New Jersey how they can serve themselves bet
ter by saving six millions of unnecessary expense Meaning by
accepting the oyertures of the local disposal promoters.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-11-02
city is a harp of a thousand strings,

city is a harp of a thousand strings,
but why play on one continuously?
The others would yibrate and harmon
ize beautifully did one but try them.
We are drawing close to a critical Pc
Rod and one can hardly whisper, as
it is nearing election time, but I
thought | would get a nerve-stick and
beat the tin pan of hope n see If l
could not bang some of those bees
into our hive labeled THE ~Ironbound
District" We are not a country town
down here and we want what is COM
ing to us as taxpayers and citizens.
Oh, we city fathers, take a walk
down amid our hives of industry, 1t
will broaden your horizon. Make our
city beautiful in its entirety. There
should be a fine postofice at Ferry
and East Mechanic streets. NJ. II. P.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-11-02
SOCIAL NOTES
Oh Newark and the Suburbs

Mrs. Joseph Marsh Riker; Miss Aliene
Ilhngworth, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert II. Illingworth, of Walnut
street; Miss Prudence E.. Durand,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Du-
rand. of Lincoln Park; Miss Elizabeth
Frederick F. Guild. of Mount Prospect
avenue; Miss Lorraine L. Spur, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph C. Spur, of
Mount Prospect avenue, and Miss Cor
nelia Boggs, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. Lawrence Boggs.
The following twelve members Of the
Young Woman's Christian Association
were elected for a three years term of
Office on the board of directors at the
meeting of the association held last
night at IA East Park street, this city:
Mrs. George A. Beardsley, Mrs. Edward
S. Campbell, Mrs. Sidney It. Baker, Mrs.
Theodore E. Heyden, Mrs. William e.
Charles f. Sawyer. Mrs. Charles II.
Stiles, Mrs. f. C. Strempel, Mrs. Charles
e. Torrey, Miss Katherine Rummell
and Miss Clara Wackenhuth. Mrs
Theodore W. Corwin. Mrs. Henry N.
Sayre and Mr.. Frank Mead were elected
auditors for a term of n year. 1t was
announced that the annual banquet
viii be held on Wednesday. Dece,n-
Der 10
Miss Jane l.. Johnson, of All Ridge
street, this city. win be hostess Friday
afternoon, November 10, to the mem
bers of the College woman's Club OF
Essex County. The function will be
a Christmas sewing bee, followed by
a college tea.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis E. Harker, of a
Evergreen place, East Orange, have
issued invitations for the wedding OF
their daughter, Miss Mabelle N. Har-
ker, and j. Victor Beckmann, also OF
that city. which will take place
Wednesday afternoon. November Is, in
Calvary M. e. Church, East Orange
Rey. Or. Fred Glare Baldwin will of
fieiate.
XL.Nf
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-11-02
THE IDEAL RECRUITING AGENCY.

TT I is not only an impressive objectlesson in our national sea
power. but the best kind of a recruiting agency for our navy.
that double column of warships in the Hudson river. From
half a million TO one million persons daily are viewing the feet
Millions more see the superb spectacle in photographs or in the
almost as vivid word pictures in the newspapers. Thousands of
young men in he interior towns and villages and on the farms, the
very flower of Young American manhood, will feel the thrill of
pride and patriotism as they look at the pictures or read the de.
scriptions and will flock to The naval recruiting stations to enter
upon IA life that appeals at once to the love of country. the instinct
for travel and the spirit of romance. Not like the alcoholic
yagrant, Disguised with himself and everything ashore, or the
neerdowel merely looking for pay, are these young men. They
will be the ideal personnel TO MAJ our ships and the top notch of
fighting stuff if we ever have 10 use the big war machines.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-11-02

To the Editor of the Evening Star;
The regular nuisance is still existing
at the -Four Corners which ought to
be abolished, and that is the locking
Of four or FIVE trolley cars, which pre-
vents people from crossing the street
except at the corners. One could climb
over the tenders. but this is not a
healthy thing to practise. A city
ordinance, making it necessary for the
Public Service to stop its cars at least
-four or FIVE feet apart should be
enacted. 1t would probably be ar
gued that people have no right to cross
the street except at the corners. How
ever, when one is in a hurry for busl-
ness or other purposes he has a right
&c cross anywhere he p~leases.