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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-08-30
ROGERS INQUIRY IS ORDERED
House Resolution to Clear African
Mystery Passed Unanimously
State Department to Act.

Washington, Aug. 26.-The state de,
partment, which informed Chairman
Sulzer of the house committee on for
eign relations last week that it would
make inquiry through diplomatic
channels into the death In Africa Of
James Ward Rogers of California. is
now working under the added stimu-
lus of resolution passed Saturday de-
handing such information. This reso-
luton of Representative Norris was
held up on the promise of the state
department to make an inquiry.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-08-30
Plot to KIN Congressman.

Washington, Aug. 26.-An alleged
scheme to kill Representative Ben
Johnson of Kentucky, chairman Of the
house committee on the District OF
Columbia, SO as to head off proposed
legislation, has been disclosed to Mr..
Johnson.
An affidavit of Washington man
detailing conversation he heard on
a street car, IN which one of those
talking said he had been following
Mr.. Johnson three nights to kill him.
IL locked up in the Office of Speaker
Clark.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-08-30
Sob MeIlen PostofRce

Mellen.-Two craftsmen dynamit-
ed the postoffice here, securing $3.50
in cash and a large number OF
stamps. A Waterman in attempting
to capture the robbers was shot at,
but was not hit The robbers es-
capped with their booty.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-08-30
AIbanlan Massacre serlous.

Vienna, Aug 27.-Dispatches re
ceiyed here Sunday tell of the massa-
ere by Albanians Of practically all the
Servian population of Sienitza and
Bielopolis, Macedonia. Novibazar is
threatened and Servians are fleeing.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-08-30
picnic Train Wreck Kills.

Decatur, ILL.,, Aug. 2T-An east-bound
excursion train over the Cincinnati.
Hamilton & Dayton railway, carrying
200 passengers, was ditched by bro
ken rail near here Sunday. One was
killed and many injured.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-08-30
Johnson-Jeanette Match OF.

New York, Aug. 24.-Jack johnson
will not fight Joe jeanette In New
York. The boxing commission ruled
to this effect Thursday and Jesse and
Eddie Mcmahon, managers of the st.
Nicholas A. c.. withdrew the match
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-08-30
Knox Sails for Lanan.

Seattle, Aug. 26. Secretary OF State
Knox, Mrs. Knox and Ransford Miller,
chief of the far east division OF the de-
partment Of state, sailed Friday on the
cruiser Maryland for Japan, where he
will attend the funeral of the emperor.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-08-30
Omaha Police Chief Dead.

Omaha, Neb., Aug. 24-John J. DON
ahue. chief of police of Omaha, died
here Thursday as a result of an ope-
ration for the amputation of his right
foot. which was affected with gan
creme poisoning
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-08-30
Five Killed IN TraIn wrecI<.

Ell Paso, Tex. Aug. 27.-Three men
were killed and the traffic on the Ell
Paso and Albuquerque line of the
Santa Fe's system was blocked BY a
collision Sunday. A tramp and a
track walker were also killed
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-08-30
TAFT Promotes Major Raw.

washington, Aug. &C. President
Taft sent to the senate on Friday the
nomination of Maj Beecher B. Ray. q
8. A., to be deputy paymaster general
with the rank OF lieutenant col
onel
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-08-30
colorado's Initiative Law 81.

Denver. Colo. Aug. Colorado's
initiative and referendum law was
declared void here Friday by a dact
sion of District Judge Harry C. Riddle
An appeal was taken to the supreme
court.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-08-30

New GAINESVILLE Trust Company.
Madison.-Articles of incorpora-
ton of the Rock County Savings
and Trust company, GAINESVILLE, have
peen approved.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-08-30
schw.b Robbed Of $1,000,

Loretta, Pa, Aug. 27.-While en-
route from New York to his summer
home Sunday. Charles M. Schwab,
resident of the Bethlehem Steel com
fany, was robbed of a wallet contain
hg $4,000.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-08-30
Anplv for Franchise.

Elkhorn.- has been
made by the Badger Railway and
Light company for franchise to OPP
crate cars in this city.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-08-30

Minneapolis, Aug. q, 1912.
Wheat-No. 1, hard, $3.50; No.
1, northern, 981ac; No. 2, northern
sec. Corn-No. 3, yellow, 77Re
Oats-No. 8, white, soc. Rye-M
2, CSC. Flax-1.9O.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-08-30
MARKET REPORT.
Milwaukee. Aug. q.

Milwaukee, Aug. 81, 1912.
Butter.-Creamery. extras, 25c
prints, 26c; tirsts, 24@24hc; sec
onds, 22@23c; renovated. 23@Ac
dairy, fancy. 2Sc.
Cheese - American, full cream
new made, twins, 10 " @ lac; Young
Americas, 15@15Ac; daisies, 14S
@15c; longhorns, 15@15hc; lin
burger, 14@141ac; brick, 14Ac.
Eggs Current receipts fresh, as
to quality, 17@19c; recandled, sg.
tras, 22@24e; seconds, 15@16c.
Live Poultry-Fowls, 13c; rOOs
ters, &c; springers, 15c.
Potatoes EARLY Ohio, Minnesota
so @65c; Wisconsin or Michigan 50
| @6Oc.
Wheat-No 1, northern, $40
99c; No. 2, northern, 96@97c; No,
3, northern, 10000.
Corn-No. 8, yellow, 7S15c.
Oats-No. 8, white, 33 "A C; stand
ard, 34c.
Barley-No. 8, 58@67c.
Rye-No. 2, II 7sc.
Cattle Butchers steers, 6.25a
$50; heifers, 4.O0@7.5O; cows, 40
| @7.00; feeders, 100000; calves,
8.5O@9.50.
Hogs-Good heavy butchers, SS
| $3.50; fair to best light, $500
$50; pigs. 7.OO@8.OO.
| Sheep 1000 .S5; ewes
3.25@S.75.
Chicago, Aug. q, 1912
Cattle - Beeves, $3.50 1880
stockers and feeders, 4.3O@74O
cows and heifers, 2.75@S.2O; calves
$500 1925.
| Hogs-Light, S.9O@9.OO; heavy
8.00@8.85; rough, 8.OO@8 $40; pigs
6.00@8.15.
Minneapolis, Aug. q, 1912.
Wheat-No. 1, hard, $3.50; No
1, northern, 981ac; No. 2, northern
96c. Corn-No. 3, yellow, TIA
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-31
WANT TO SAVE BOYS LIFE?
Someone Must Furnish Skin 70
Three Year-Old.

Leavenworth, Kan, Dec. S1.-Any-
one who thinks he has the stuff OF
which heroes are made in him can
come to the front now, for there
is an excellent opportunity knocking
right at the door of a brave man or
woman to save the life of the 3-year-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Stevens:
To get into this hero class 1t VIII
cost all the skin Of both thighs. 1t
viii be removed without any great
amount of pain and at the end of ten
DAYS the patient will emerge from the
hospital in good shape and hailed as a
hero.
The little boy sustained burns on his
right side on both chest and back
about three weeks ago when his
clothes became ignited while he was
playing with matches: For a time II
was thought he would recover.
DR.. J. D. Miller, the attending physi-
clan, now fears it will be necessary
for flesh to be grated onto his body.
There are five or six children in the
Stevens family and it is almost i'm
possible for the father or mother to
submit to the operation. However, 1t
is understood they are both willing
Mr.. Stevens is employed in the broom
factory.
1t is only necessary to remove the
outer layer of the skin. Strips of
flesh from the thigh to the knees will
be cut and then peeled off. The per-
son undergoing the operation, of
course, will be under the influence of
ether or chloroforIn. About ten days
after the operation has been perform
ed the wounds will be healed. This
skin will be grated onto the burned
parts of the lads back and chest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-31
INCREASE IN PANAMA NET.
Income for Last Fiscal Year Amounted
to Nearly S3.OOO.OOO.

A summary of the annual report of
the Panama railroad shows that after
meeting the total cost of operation,
fixed charges of $39,954 and deprecia-
ton of rolling stock, floating and plant
equipment, which amounted to $685.
4S9 the net income of the railroad and
steamship line was S1,762,049 in the
fiscal year ended June 80 last, being
an increase of $50,969 over the net in
come of the preceding year. At the
end of the fiscal year the company
had $2,31S,475 available funds on de-
post with its designated depositaries
and securities, purchased at cost
of $780, 900, held in a reserve fund
established Sept. II, 1911, upon which
there is now S52,701 of accumulated
interest to be further invested.
In accordance with the policy of the
United States government in relation
to its property, the company on March
4, 1910, discontinued all marine and
fire insurance. One of the accompany
conditions was that the company was
to be reimbursed through the Isthmian
as had previously been covered by
underwriters. These losses, amounting
to about 100000, remain unpaid, as
the Interpretation of the law is in It'll
cation. The Indebtedness of the rail-
road to the government on account of
advances for new equipment and con-
Struction and retirement of first mort
gage bonds, remains unchanged at $3,-
247,332.
The profits of the year were earned
by the railroad The steamship line
did not contribute as usual to that re-
suit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-31
This LUiIt Stop Your
Cough in a Hurry
Save - by Making This Couch
Syrup at Home.

This recipe makes a pint of better
cough syrup than you could buy ready
made for $2.5e. A few doses usually
conquer the most obstinate cough
stops even whooping cough quickly. Sim
pie as it is, no better remedy can be had
at any price
Mix one pint of granulated sugar with
y pint of warm water, and stir for 2
minutes. Put 21l2 ounces of Pinex fifty
cents WORTHY in a pint bottle; then add
the Sugar Syrup. 1t has a pleasant
taste and lasts a family a long time.
Take a teaspoonful every one, two or
three hours.
You can feel this take hold of a cough
in q way that means business. Has a
good tonic effect, braces up the appetite,\
and is slightly laxative, too, which is
helpful. A handy remedy for hoarse-
ness, Group, bronchitis, asthma and all
throat and lung troubles.
The effect of pine on the membranes
IS well known Pinex is the most yalu-
able concentrated compound of Norwe-
gian white pine extract, and is rich in
Euaiacol and all the natural healing
pine elements. Other preparations will
not work in this formula.
This Pinex and Sugar Syrup recipe has
attained great popularity throughout the
United States and Canada. It has often
been initiated, though never successfully.
A guaranty of absolute satisfaction. or
money promptly refunded, goes with This
recipe. Your druggist has Pinex, or will
get it for YOU If not, send to The
Pick Co. TT. Wayne. Ind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-31
HE TRIES DEATH AS RELIEF.
Hutchinson Mans Family Failed to
STAY With Him.

Hutchinson Kan, Dec. Sire
morse because by his own misconduct
he forced his wife and children to
leave him and with his family sorrow
brought home to him more forcibly by
it being Christmas, drove Loren L.
Bates a Hutchinson young man, to at
tempt suicide at Great Bend.
Bates used ch1oroform in the at
tempt but was found before his life
was extinct and physicians resusci-
tated him. He was taken to Great
Bend hotel where is now under treat
ment.
Last summer while Bates wife
thought he was away on business
trip for the company, she discovered
that he was living with another Wom-
an at Haven, it was alleged.
She went to Haven, and had the
husband arrested and he was brought
to the county Jail and locked up. Later
the case was settled and he was re-
leased, but the wife, who had been
left with her children in a destitute
condition, refused to return to him,
and instituted proceedings for divorce.
The case is now pending in the Reno
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-31
HE WARNS THIEVES
Ashland Man Says Bowman'S
Friends Had Better Leave.
Cattle Thieves Not Wanted by
Clark County People.

Wichita Dec 31.-"In the purported
confession of Earl Bowman of Belvi-
dere, in which it is said he has inn
plicated about forty citizens of Barber,
Comanche, Kiowa and Clark counties
in the thefts of cattle, there is reason
to believe that Bowman has maHgned
Clark county" says B. F. Harper. pro-
bate judge of Clark county. Mr.. Harper
declares that Clark county is free of
cattle thieves. He declares that II
Bowman has any friends in that county
he better get them out, as this is not
a healthy location for undesirable
citizens
Bowman was arrested charged with
stealing cattle from Tom Taylor, a
ranchman of Belvidere. Taylor, Frank
Rockefeller and the Scofield ranch join
ed in crusade against cattle rustlers.
Bowman, a bachelor, arrested, and it
is said that he confessed.
C.. T. Biddle of this city, formerly
deputy United States marshal, who
has a ranch near Coldwater, stated
recently that he had been losing about
years. He has leased his ranch this
year. so was not bothered.
Mr.. Harper who is from Ashland,
says regarding Bowman duplicating
citizens of that county in his confess
sion:
am not IN a pOSlIlOn To say just
how many of this class of citizens
Barber county can furnish, as it has
been several years since I have made
any investigation of depredations of
cattle thieves in Barber county. I be-
lieve I am in a position to know and
will make the assertion, and I be-
Iieve every cattleman in the county
will bear me out in making it, that
there is less cattle stealing going on
in Clark county now than any county
in the cattle country of Kansas.
There was a time when we were
bothered some with that classs Of peo-
pie, but the untirino energy of the real
cattlemen of Clark county
made their vocation so improbable
that they had to go to fresher and
greener fields. We stand for law and
order. and if Earl Bowman has any
friends or accomplices, in Clark county
he had better get them out, as this
is not a healthy location for undes1r-
able citizens"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-31
C.lrI's Burns Probably Fatal.

Manhattan. Kan, Dec. 31.-Delilah
Mayhem, II years old, daughter of
Joe Mayhem, a fai Iner living thirteen
miles northeast of here, was seriously
burned when she attempted to start a
fire with gasoline, mistaking it for
kerosene. The gasoline exploded over
her and she was covered, with flames
Her father saw her and hurried her
to a water tank a short distance from
the house and extinguisheh the flames
by immersing her. She WIS so burned
that she will probably die. A younger
sister who was standing near when
the gasoline exploded was also slight
ly burned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-31
P1.AN GOOD ROAD woRK.
Pittsburg Business Men Expect to Inn
prove Highways This Year.

prove Highways This year.
Pittsburg, Kan, Dec. 31.-Durlng
the coming year the chamber of COM
merce will spend much time to pro
mote the building of good roads In
the country, according to policy out
lined by A. Besse, president. Pitts
burg will cooperate with farmers to
secure better roads to this city.
Mr.. Besse believes that the future
of farm development in Crawford
county depends to a great extent upon
the action which farmers take in this
campaign for better roads. He also
believes that the farmers will Co
operate as much as they can.
Much of the work of carrying out
plans will be done by the good roads
committee of the chamber of com
merce. of which o. 4. Dean is chair
man.
What course development will pur-
sue has not been determined. 1t will
be influenced a great deal by laws and
cost. One of the first things which
will be done, it is planned, will be the
fixing of state and county, township
and mail route roads SO that improve
ment can be carried on Systematically.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-31
SANTA FEE GAIN IN EARNINGS.
Net Increase of ~ Per Cent for Month
of November.

Reports of railroad earnings for
November, show continued large
volume of traffic and generally the
percentage of gain in net revenues
exceeds that of gross, indicating that
the big traffic has brought no dis
proportionate increase in operating
expenses.
Here are some of the exhibits for
November:
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe gross,
increase $500 or SIS per cent; net,
increase $293,593, or II per cent.
Union Pacific, gross, increase ST.
05S,196, or 1871 per cent; net in
crease s540,O96, or 1873 per cent.
Southern Pacific, gross increase
1894, sos, or 5.S per cent; net increase
$305,640, or s per cent.
Chicago & Northwestern, gross in
crease 1927, sol, or 14.S per cent; net
increase $400,7S6, or Alp per cent.
Baltimore & Ohio, gross increase
$1,457,013, or 1872 per cent; net in
crease, $494,O51, or 22.2 per cent.
Kansas City Southern, gross in
crease $9S,0S6. or ia per cent; net
increase 500, or 2S.5 per cent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-31
HANG ON TO OLD LINE.
Union Pacific Will Fight for Ogden
San Francisco Connection.

Omaha, Neb.. Dec. 31.-The Union
Pacific will never let go of the old
Central Pacific, the line from ogden
to San Francisco, without a fight. Of
ficials here contend that if the South
ern Pacific insists upon holding onto
this portion of the transcontinental
system and wins. inside of a year
thereafter the Union Pacific will have
a continuous line from Omaha to San
Francisco. In the event the Union Pa
cific should be forced to let go of the
old Central Pacific it will use the San
Pedro line to good advantage.
The Union Pacific owns the San Pc
dro and the plan is, providing an
agreement cannot be reached with the
Southern Pacific, to build from Gil
ente, New, almost due west to San
Francisco. BY using the San Pedro
from Salt Lake City to Cliente and by
building a line from that point into
San Francisco, the distance to the
coast would be shortened and a much
asier grade than that of the old Cen
trail Pacific be obtained.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-31
Lung Trouble Yielded
To This Medicine

consumption is flattering disease
tndt IS one Of its chief Dangers Those
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would cough and spit until got so weak
l could hardly do anything. But at last
James Deertng, of Glasgow Junction in
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81 desire the world to know that firm
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-31
STATION AGENTS GIVEN POWER.
Frisco Will Have 1,4OO< ''Presidents''
To Deal With PTibIic.

Chicago. Dec. 3l.-Hereafter there
there will be 1,4OO presidents of the
Frisco system For the purpose of
dealing with the public there will be
as many presidents as there are sta
tons on this railroad. In other words,
the men on the ground are to be
placed in full command. In circulars
Just issued by this company it is stat
cd that station agents at every point
will be in full charge of all depart
ments and will have entire authority
to deal with the public and with the
employees of the road, the same as an
executive.
The new deal is for the purpose of
eliminating the red tape necessary 10
get local questions before the general
officers of the company, with head
quarters in st. Louis and Chicago. To
settle claims, arrange train service
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-31

look after cars, confer with CONNER
cia1 clubs. figure on opening streets.
building depots, employing and dis
charging switchmen, engineers or any
body else, the station agent is to be
the man with yes or no, and he viii
be empowered to act on his own judg-
ment. If his judgment is wrong he
will account to his superior officers.
This change in old time railroad pol
icy is to facilitate business. The man
agement of the road feels that the in
terests of the people in the towns
along it's lines are too important to be
played with by correspondence with
officers 500 or thousand miles away.