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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-08-31
Returned from Eastern Markets.

c. G. Walker, the popular proprie-
tor of Walkers &c and 10c store, after
making an extensive tour of the East.
taking in all the leading market
points of st. Louis, Chicago, New
York, Detroit, ETC., returned home to-
day. Mr.. Walker has been engaged
in his present business for the past
six years, and is well acquainted at
the factories of the great wholesalers
and importers, and knows what and
how to buy in order to please his Gus
toners. and by paying cash is able to
sell areticles at what ordinarily would
seem less than cost. He reports .,
very successful trip and an enjoyable
time. He is now back at his old stand
ready to welcome his customers in
his usual courteous and pleasing man
ner. "a
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-08-31
SHOOTING IT k0PEGKrs en-
Kit Rice and Dewitt Bailey, coIorsd.
Engage In Shooting scrsps snd
Bailey 10 Wounded.

About 4 O'Clock this morning Kit
Rice and Dewitt Bailey, both negroes.
engaged in shooting scrape at Ko-
pecky's gin, seven miles northwest of
Bryan. Rice used a Winchester and
Bailey six-shooter, and several
shots were fired by each. When the
smoke cleared away Bailey was
found to be shot twice through the
stomach, while Rice was uninjured.
Sheriff Conlee was notified Of the
trouble and left at once for the scene.
He placed Rice under arrest and
brought him to town and lodged him
in jan, where he win remain until
his case is acted upon by the courts.
At last reports Bailey was still
alive, but is said to be in a critical
condition.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-08-31
MAD SWISS SOLDIER
KILLS SEVERAL
Police and Soldiers Trying to Arrest
Him Get In Panic and Dozen
Are Killed.
[By Associated press.l

Berene. Switzerland, Aug. 81. "A
mad Swiss soldier named Schwartz
seized q rife last night and from his
home in the little village of Romans
horn shot everyone in sight, killing
four men and wounding six others.
He then barricaded his house, which
was surrounded by police and sol
diers. During the night someone
fired a shot which started panic,
with the result the besiegers shot
each other down until dozen of them
lay badly wounded. In the meantime
Schwartz escaped to the woods.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-08-31
UNITED STATES SENATOR
FALL At EL PAsD
Investigating II American interests
Fomented the Mexican
Revolutions.
[By Associated Press. ]

Ell Paso, Texas, Aug. 31.-United
State Senator A. B. Fall of New Mex
leo, is here today looking up wit
nesses whom he expects to testify in
a few days as to whether American
money was used to back the Orozco
and Madero revolutions. Senator Fail
will not 2 take testimony until he
makes trip to Los Angeles, where
he will join Senator William Alden
Smith to Investigate conditions there.
Then both will return here for the
testimony. M
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-08-31
COL. ROOSEVELT
sTUMP|iG VERMONT
Urges Voters to Support Him In No
vember and Progressive Ticket
in State Election.
rBy Associated Press.l

Barre, VT, Aug. 31r-Colonel Roose-
velt in campaign speech here today
said thirty to forty Vermont voters
have informed him they intend vot-
ing for him in November, but in next
Tuesdays election they will vote
either for the republican or demo
cratic state officers. He appealed to
them to support the progressive state
ticket, saying that while they knew
their Tuesday votes do not snow how
they will vote in November, the coun-
try at large does not SO understand.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-08-31
AEGR0 SHOT AND
KILLED NEAR MUDV|LLE.
Frank Cash, an italian, Is Said ito
Have Shot and Killed Jim
SorreIs, coIored.

Another shooting scrape occurred
in the Brazos bottom near Mudville
last night, in which Jim Sorrels, col
ored, was killed. Frank Cash, an Ital-
ian, is alleged to be the slayer. and
Sorrels is said to have been shot five
or six times with pistol
Sheriff Conlee was notified and
went to the scene, where he found the
negro dead. No arrest was made, but
the matter is being thoroughly inyes-
tigated and the whole case viii 10
doubt be thoroughly sifted out by
the present term Of the district court.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-08-31
SOUTHERN LUMBER RITES
TO cIMlDL SUSPENDED
[By Associated Press.l

Washington, Aug. 31.-The pro-
posed increase in lumber rates of one
to six cents per hundred pounds from
points in the South to Canada were
suspended by the interstate commerce
commission today until December 30.
The traffic involved is heavy and the
proposed increases apply to every
railroad in the South
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-08-31
STATE RAILROAD, 0EEI-7
Gals F|REDkT PALESTINE.
They Claim II Was Because They
Voted for Ramsey In Late
Primary Election.
[By Associated Press.l

Palestine, Texas, Aug. 31.--Joe
wellborn. auditor. and c. C. Eppner.
local agent OF the State railroad, were
notified today their services were not
wanted by Superintendent Stubble.
field. Eppner says the reason is be-
cause OF their attitude in the gov
ernor's race. Both voted for Judge
Ramsey.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-08-31
Good Meeting at Magnolia.

Rev. R. L. Nash returned today
from Magnolia, in Montgomery coun-
ty, where he has been conducting a
revival. He reports wonderful out
pouring of the spirit and a general
revival of the church, also seven hap
tisms.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-08-31
Investigating KILLING
Of AMERICANS
Fifteen Alleged to Have Been Killed
by Shots Coming from
Mexican Side.
IBy Associated Press.l

Washington, Aug. 31.-The board
to investigate injuries to Americans
during the Madero revolution will
meet in Washington next week and
later proceed to the Texas border to
ascertain the facts. 1t is understood
no less than fifteen Americans we're
killed by bullets fired across the
border.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-08-31
ROUTED FOUR
HUNDRED REBELS
[By Associated press.l

Juarez, Mexico. Aug Silt is re-
ported that in skirmish near Ojinaga
yesterday the federals routed four
hundred rebels about forty miles from
the Texas line.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-08-31
WALTH|AItl GOES N As
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Named r. e. Crawford of Houston as
First Assistant.
rBy Associated Press. !

Austin, Texas, Aug. 31.-James d.
Walthall. in taking Office today as
attorney general. announced the ap-
pointment OF R. e. Crawford OF Hous.
ton as his first assistant.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-08-31
CDLQu|TT SAYS GILL
WILL NOT RESIGN
tBy Associated Press. ]

Austin. Texas. Aug. Ex-Governor
Colquitt announced today that Bank
ing and Insurance Commissioner Gill
will not resign. as was intimated by
Mr.. Gill recently.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-08-31
KANSAS HORSES DYING
FROM PASTURE POISON
lBy Associated press.l

Washington, Aug. 31.-A large num-
Der Of deaths among horses pastured
in Western Kansas is due to forage
poisoning caused by the long drouth.
The bureau of animal industry recon-
mendsl feeding green alfalfa to pre-
vent further deaths.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-14
HIGHER RATES NEXT MONTH.
TranscontinentaI Tariffs Do Not Suit
Railway Lines.

Washington, Aug. 14-General in
creases in freight rates on commodities
to become effective September 2, are
proposed in new tariffs filed by the
transcontinental railroads, with the
Interstate Commerce commission.
While the new rates are designed TO
meet the commissions decision in the
Spokane, Reno and Phoenix rate cases,
and would reduce rates to the inter
mountain territory. they would ma
terially increase rates from all the east
to Pacific coast points.
The proposed tariffs, which affect all
transcontinenta1 traffic. We're filed by r.
H. Countiss of Chicago for all the
transcontinental railroads.
II always has been contended by rail-
roads that these rates were too low.
The commission has not checked up the
tariff with the present rates, but such
examination as has been possible, indi-
Gates that the increases to the Pacific
terminals are considerably greater than
the reduction to the Inter-Rocky
Mountain territory.
Mr.. CountiSs says come car load rates
to terminal points are advanced on
commodities which are not subject TO
water competition to any great extent
This adjustment, he says. creates an
advance to the terminals. but reduces
the rates to interior destinations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-14

pend largely upon the cooperation of
shippers and receivers of goods Upcl
The pron1ptness with which they load,
unlOaL and release cars which have
been placed for them.
Everybody can help, and the larger
shippers in proportion. AS our ton
mage foI 1911 totaled $1,000 cars. and
our business is larger this year, we can
be of material assistance in this mat
ter by king care to load and I'M
load Immediately every car that is
placed at our disposal.
This is to direct you to give that
matter unusually close attention for the
remainder Of this year. and to see tc
it that your traffic departments get all
the men they need and get them
promptly to carry out the spirit of
these instructions, even if work in
other departments is temporarily de-
layed thereby.
In addition to doing all you can tc
facilitate the movement of any cars
consigned to or by us, do all you
can to influence others to show the
same disposition to cooperate with the
railroads for the general good that
will come from a successful effort on
the part of all hands to avoid freight
congestion this fall
You will find the majority, when the
thing is properly presented to them.
will be glad to cooperate, whereas few
will do anything unusual in that direc-
ton unless a suggestion is made t.
them along these lines, and simply be-
cause they will not think of it them
selves.
Let us see what we can do in our
own work and by our influence to helr
the situation in this way
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-14
RAILROAD NEWS
An Appeal to Shippers to Avoid
Car Shortage.
J. r. KOOntz of Topeka Submits
st. Louis Letter.
LOAD and UNLOAD AT ONCE
Employees Asked to Rush All
COnSignments.
Other Items of General Interest
in Traffic World.
LOAD and UNLOAD AT ONCE

officials of the Santa F'e and Rock
Island in Topeka are interested in the
efforts OF many of the shippers over the
country 20 avoid a freight car shortage
by rushing shipments and the loading
and unloading of cars.
Freight congestion and a shortage of
cars are being predicted by railroad
men of the central west to occur before
the end of the year, Comes report
from Kansas City. In anticipation or
this the chairman of the Association
o. Western Railways has issued an APP
peal to industrial traffic managers and
commercial organizations to aid IN
modifying the congestion.
The .ppeaI asks that all lumber.
cement. coal and such freight be moved
in the next few weeks, before the rail-
roads are staggering under the crop
movement"
1t is pointed out by railroad men that
the surplus of cars on July IL, 1911, was
14a, 012 and that this was reduced on Oc-
tCber % to 2e,532. This year the sur
plus of cars on July Is was SS,922 and if
the reduction is as great as last year
there will be a shortage of approx
mately $4,000 cars by the end of Oc-
tcber.
Besides the small number of cars
available it is shown that the wheat
crop of KGnsas will be approximately
1000 carloads greater than last year
and that the crop of northwestern
states will amount to nearly 100000 car
loads more than in 1911.
Word From Koontz.
J. r. Koontz, general freight agent
of the Santa F.. offers as evidence of
the concentrated movement among
shippers a recent action taken by the
president o. the Simmons Hardware
company, of st. Louis, in sending the
following letter to his employees:
1.-The extent to which the railroads
are able to move promptly the great
crops which are now just beginning to
be harvested, will affect, to a great
degree, the return of business prosper
ity in this country.
AN important -ctor in their ability
to move the crops promptly will be
their ability to avoid a freight car
congestion, and that will in turn de-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-14
Cat shaved by Lightning.

Theodore Roosevelt, a gray cat, is
the household pet of Mr. and Mrs. j.
w. Wiimarth of Amityville, Long
Island.
At the height of the severe electrical
storm early Thursday morning Mrs.
Wilmarth left her bed to close the
windows in an adjoining room. Theo-
dore Roosevelt was on the window
seat near the bed. bolt of lightning
entered the window and landed with
zest upon T. R., shaving his face of
whiskers and hair. leaving 1T clean as a
whistle, but otherwise not harming
him
The bolt next tipped downstairs, en-
tered the china closet. and smashed a
saucer into flinders, leaving the cup
standing in its place intact. There
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-14

cars is needlessly reduced, and no ship
per has any right to complain that he
is not furnished enough cars if he Is
by his own acts needlessly and wrong
fully reducing the available supply OF
cars.
Shippers can help greatly by loading
all cars to as near their capacity as
practicable. The more freight there Is
loaded in each car the less cars will be
required to move all of the freight.
II is urged that shippers cooperate
with the railroad companies to secure
the greatest results from the available
car supply, and to this end all are
urged to release cars with the least pos
Sihle delaY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-14
MOBILIZATION OF WHEAT CARS.
More Than $4,000 Ereigilts Await
Crops in Northwest.

More Than $4,000 Ereigilts Await
Crops in Northwest.
st. Paul, Mimi, Aug lahore than
So. 900 freight cars have been assembled
in the wheat raising districts of the
Northwest, east of the Missouri river,
in readiness to handle the crop that IS
now being harvested. These figures
were gathered from the three roads
travelling the grain fields of Minnesota
and North Dakota and centering in this
city. An official of one of the roads
said that about 10000 cars of grain are
now ready to De loaded for shipment 10
Minneapolis and Duluth.
Railroad men say that the mobiliza-
ton of such a large number of cars will
not cause a shortage for other traffic,
as ample provision has been made IN
that direction. Cars sent to the agri-
cultural districts have been loaded with
coal or other commodities. with orders
To send them back filed with wheat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-14
Dallas Kid Killed by Train.

Council Grove, Kan, Aug. 14.-An
outgoing Missouri Pacific freight train
ran over and severed both legs of an
unknown negro who was lying on the
track one mile east of this city this
morning. He died several hours later.
Several wounds on the head indicat-
ed that the negro had been stealing a
ride on q preceding freight and had
fallen off and lay in an unconscious
condition on the track when the sec
ond train passed over him.
Letters and cards on his person bore
the address of Dallas Kid, Dallas, Tex.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-14
GAIN IN JULY EARNINGS.
Increase of CT Per Cent Over Same
Period Last Year.

Total gross earnings of all United
States railroads making weekly reports,
according to the statement compiled by
Dun's Review. for the month of July
aggregate sac, 030. 09s, a gain of 81 pei
cent as compared with the earnings OF
the same roads for the same month
year ago. This is the most favorable
monthly statement since April, when
a gain over last year of rs per cent
was reported, and compares with an
increase of SO per cent in June and
4.3 per cent in May.
Increasing activity in the railroad
business of the country is reflected IN
the large gains shown by practically
nounced expansion is noted on Mis-
souri, Pacific, gross earnings on that
road during July showing an increase
over a year ago of $5S9,964, this being
closely followed by a gain on Southern
of S511.26 Other roads on which
notable expansion appears are Louis
vile & Nashville, 0173.0o7; st. Louis
Southwestern, $242, 900; Minneapolis, st.
Paul e. Sault Ste. Marie, $135, 1856; In
ternationaI & Great Northern, 1853. 900;
Missouri Kansas & Texas, $57 $40,
Texas & Pacific. $53,s45; Denver &
Rio Grande, $4,000. and Buffalo, Ro-
chester & Pittsburg, $4,000.
In the following table are given the
gross earnings of all United States
roads reporting to date for the month
of July and the gain as compared with
the earnings of the same roads for
the corresponding period year ago;
also for the same roads in the two
percentages of gains over last year:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-14
SPEED IN LOADING CARS.
st. Louis Shippers Asked to Aid in
Fighting Car Shortage.

ST. Louis. Aug. 14.-Circulars now be-
ing sent out by commercial bodies tc
shippers in st. Louis urge upon the
shippers and railroads to begin active
and energetic preparations - prevent
car shortage. The circulars say:
',Manufa cturers and shippers can
greatly help themselves, the railways
and all other shippers by loading and
unloading all cars delivered to them as
promptly as possible. Every time the
loading or unloading of a car is Need
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-14

upon the mischievous bolt found out
let via a wire clothesline. and entered
a coal bin in the yard and shattered it.
In the course of it's journey the bolt
melted a window pane into an odd
shaped glass ball, which the Wilmarths
are keeping as souyenir.-New York
World.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-14
Astor Heir Is Born.

New York, Aug. 14.-Mrs. Madeline
Force Aston survivor of the Titanic DIS
aster in which her husband. the late Col.
John Jacob Astor, lost his life last ApIil.
gave birth to a son at S:15 o'clock this
morning, The new arrival has been
named John Jacob Astor after his father.
The baby becomes direct heir to $3,000,0 90
of the Astor fortune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-14
LARGE LUNATICS TAKEN
Twin Sisters. Losing Reason at Same
Time, Weigh 700 Pounds.

Lexington. KY, Aug. 1.-two of
the largest lunatics ever known in
Kentucky were brought to the asylum
for the insane here today. They are
Lille and Louise Schatgman, twin
sister of Maysville, KY. Both became
insane at the same time. The two
were examined as to their sanity at the
same time and ordered taken to the
asylum together Their aggregate
weight is nearly 700 i ounds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-14

More things would come to him WHO
waits II they were not captured on the
way by the man who won't wait.-LippIn-
colts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-14

What are you crying about, Willie p
Zone Of tn boys called me 'eacher's pet.
an went an told her, an she licked me
to prove 1 n't."-Cleveiand Plain Dee.-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-15


 scramble along through life very nice ly on that sum. Doubtless he posses sion of so many millions will compen- attained his majority ten days too late to cast vote for President
 Vincent Astor-for social purposes he
 has dropped the p1ebeian William
 wos born Nov. 15, 1891, in the William
 Astor mansion which once stood at
 Thirty-fourth street and Fifth avenue,
 New York on the site now occupied by the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. He was an infant in arms when his parents trek
 kede up the avenue to the corner of
 Sixty-ninth street, the site of the new AStor palace.
 As a boy the p1utocrat who is now the head of the House of Astor was frail and delicate, and the neighbors expressed fears as to Whether his pa rents could raise him. Life in the As- the Newport seashore, and on the ocean wave in private yachts, under the care of the best physicians of the a share of health and vigor that na-' ture had been bent on denying to him. Yachting and automobiling are his fa-' vOrite sports, and he was once warned by a Newport police ma gistrate that his habit of breaking the speed limits in his car might result in trouble. On one occasion he narrowly escaped se-l rfous injury when he ran his speeding car into a tree to avoid hitting man on motorcycle.
 Tragedy came into the life of the young millionaire when, in 1909 the differences between his father and his mother culminated in Q. divorce. WhiIe1 his affection for his mother continuedl unabated. Vincent spent most of the1 time with his father. The relations between Col. Astor and his son were those of comrades and chums, and the tragic death of his father in the IT. tar1ic disaster was a terrible blow to the young man.
 The property which today becomes Vincent Astor's, to do with as he will. includes 13e parcels of New York real estate, of a total assessed value of $5S,- 900, 900, but which is declared by real estate experts to be worth much more. Tn the Astor vaults there are aIsol stored stocks and bonds worth several millions. sf
 The unofficial matchmakers of Fifth | avenue are naturally very busy with young Astor's affairs. Already they
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-15
FACE FULL OF
 RED P|MPLES
And BIackheads. On Both Sides of Nose. Used Cuticura Soap and Ointment. BIackheads Gone. Pim- pies Dried Up and Disappeared.

53 Kendall St.. Boston, Mass. = My face was full of blaclzheads and red pinples which itched. They were on both sides of my nose My nose was all sore and regular scab came on 1t because was always trying to do something for it. as when went out everyone would say. Look at your nose. Why don't you do something for it? used cold cream and then someone told me to use -, but nothing did any good until a lady told me to try Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. used the Cutfcura Ointment at night and when got up in the morning washed my face with Cuticura Soap and hot water. as hot as could bear it. It was only three days when you could see great improvement in my face. My blackheads are all gone. and my face is fne The pimples just seemed to dry up and have all disappeared.
 .I had some kind of a rash come out on my arms and all did was to apply Cuticura Ointment at night and in the morning and it disappeared in about week" (Signe0 Miss Mary E. Fortune. Dec. 20. 1s1L
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-15
PAST MASTERS OF
 MASONRY ORGANIZE

Past Masters of Masonic lodges in Fairfield county organized an associa- ton Wednesday night. There were between fifty and sixty present at a meeting held in Masonic Temple The meeting followed dinner at the Algonquin club. The organization will be known as the Past Masters Association of Fairfield County, and these officers were elected: President Past Grand Master A. J. Ha1lock of this city; vice president, Leonard Biondin of Stamford; secretary, H. W. Sake of New Canaan, treasurer, Fred erick Lyon of Norwalk.
 A constitution and bylaws reported by Past Grand Master A. c. Wheeler of Nlorwalk, were adopted. After the business meeting there was concert by Organist George A. Murphy, as- sisted by John J. Fisher, basso, and Herbert BottomIey, violinist.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-15
MIR. ROCK MAY BE
 FAIRFIELD'S POSTMASTER
Special to the Farmer. !,

Fairfield, Oct. 15.-I N. Book, treas urer and secretary of the Democratic Town Committee is out for the job and may be FairfieId's next Postmaster.
 The announcement during the week that MT. Book, who is also town oudi- tor. would seek the postmastership, and some quite well informed citizens and politicians declare he has friends enough to land the plum. MT. Book is graduate from the Firth St., Ho-g bolren. Academy and employed by the New Haven Railroad for the past 23 years as telegraph operator, holding one of the best records with the off, cials for skill and safety A char ter member of the Fairfield Fire Co., and an active member of the Order of. Railway Telegrap phers.