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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-31
ssAccident Map" of Union Pa
cific in Topeka.
Profile of Number and Kind of
Hazards.
RECORDS BROKEN FOR 1912
Only Two Injuries on System
in August.
Other Items of Interest In the
Traffic World.

An Accident Map of the Union
Pacific railroad system has just been
received at the local Office, and has
been placed on displS-y where it can be
seen by the travelling public. Ten
years ago the mana cement of Union
Pacific inaugurated a campaign for
the prevention of accidents to its pat
rons, employees and trespassers upon
its property. The Accident Map
tells what has been accomplished by
the campaign and it does it so plainly
and clearly that only glance is re-
quired.
At first sight, the map looks just like
a profile chart of the ups and downs
of an automobile road across the Rocky
Mountains. However, the observer
soon notes that he has started in at
the top of the range and is gradually
working downward until he strikes
the foothills and then gets into the
level country which slopes gradually
towards the sea.
After an inspection of about min
ute, he sees that, instead of an auto
mobile road, he is studying the acct
dent map of Union Pacific railroad.
At the point at which the road ap-
peared to reach the summit of the
mountains, the number of accidents
on the railroad reached the maximum.
And, when the automobile gets out on
the level plains, the accidents are at
labeled 1907 while the '''prairies" are
designated by 1912"
The map shows the number of ac-
cidents, regardless of their severity.
Perpendicular lines divide it into
months and but a glance is necessary
to show the number of accidents in
any one month, and to make a COM
parison with the number of accidents
in the corresponding month of another
year.
Best Showing in August.
The greatest difference in any two
months is that between August, 1903,
and August. 1912. In the former APP
pear the highest peaks of the map,
there having been 26 accidents in that
month while on the low plains of the
latter there were but g. With but one
or two exceptions fewer accidents are
shown in any one month than for the
month previous
The chart shows in a remarkable
manner the relationship existing be-
tween safety to the patrons and the
use of safety appliances by the rail-
road II was in 1903 that the manage
ment began the installation of every
thing in the nature of a safety appli-
ance that was on the market. At the
same time the double tracking of the
system was started. The obsolete
manual block" signal system was
abandoned and every mile of the road
was equipped with automatic electric
block safety signals. New equipment
was purchased. A new system of in
speeding rolling stock was placed in
effect more rigid discipline among
the employees was enforced.
The result can be traced on the
Accident Map" AS the improvements
were made, the accidents became fewer
in number, and the chart shows that,
for every 9 accidents in 1903, there is
but single one in 1912.
These Accident Maps will be placed
In every Union Pacific office in the
country
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-31
THREE KILLED IN MISSOURI.
Nearly $50 Injured on Roads in State
During Twelve Months.

Jefferson City, Mo, Dec. 31.-The
state board of railroad and warehouse
commissioners has given out data
concerning the deaths and casualties
resulting from the operation of rail-
roads in this state for the year ending
June 80. 1912.
Only three passengers were killed
in that period, but 744 were injured.
The greatest number of deaths come
under the head of trespassers, such as
persons occupying the right-of-way,
climbing on moving trains and at rail-
way crossings.
These number 261 killed and 41S
injured. One hundred and fourteen
employees of the various companies
were killed and 4,935 injured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-31
Snow PIow ExpIodes.

Seattle, Wash, Dec. 31.-An explo-
sion of the boiler of a rotary snowplow
on the Great Northern and an ava
Ianche that wrecked a stalled freight
train laden with Oriental imports 70 rthe
east on the Chicago, Milwaukee &
Puget Sound railroad, complicated con-
ditions in the Cascade mountains,
where the northern transcontinental
railroads are fighting one of the worst
billiards. of the last 20 years Five men
We're injured. two probably fatally, in
the boiler explosion, and one man was
severely hurt in the avalanche.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-31
Reopen Frisco Shops.

Springfield, Mo-, Dec. 31.-Three thou
sand St. Louis & San Francisco shop
men will return to work Thursday
morning in this city after a two weeks
shutdown. the first in 1912. The Frisco
IS said to have enough work in sight
Row to insure the shops running on full
time with a full force until spring.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-31
THE COLONIES IN MEETING.
Auctioneers' Convention Is Being Held
at Hutchinson.

Hutchinson, Kan, Dec. 31.-The
Colonies are here. The conyention of
the Kansas State Auctioneers' associa-
ton convened Monday in the CONNER
cial club rooms. Over a hundred of
the Colonies are expected to attend.
The meeting is the regular state
convention which was postponed dur
ing the state fair to meet at this time.
The state officers of the association
are: President, Colonel James l.
Stamper of Meade; vice president,
Colonel Thomas Dorsey of Offerle;
secretary, Colonel w. C. Curphey of
Salina; treasurer, Colonel j. S. Winget
of Albert; chaplain, Colonel f. D. West
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-31
Famous Stage Beauties

look with horror on Skin Eruptions,
Blotches, Sores or Pimples. They don't
have them, nor will any one, who uses
Bucklen's Arnica Salve. 1t glorifies the
face. Eczema or Salt Rheum vanish be-
fore it. 1t cures sore lips, chapped
hands, chilblains; heals burns, cuts and
bruises. unequaled for piles. Only Csc
at Campbell Drug Co.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-31

endeavoring to secure a reconcilia-
ton and came 10 Hutchinson last week
to plead with his wife to return to
him and dismiss the divorce action.
He had leased a home and hoped to
have his family with him Chr stmas
day. But the wife and children did
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-31

of Kinsley; chaplain, Colonel ]. NJ
Zook of Larned.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1912-06-07
Watson Will Be
Heard at Convention

Atlanta, Ga, June 4.-Leaders
of the Underwood party in Georgia,
including the delegation to Balti-
more, are free to admit that any OF
them who hoped that Thomas E.
Watson could be taken to Balti-
more with the delegation and yet
could be prohibited from taking
active part in the proceedings, were
simply deluding themselves be-
cause they had failed to take into
consideration the parliamentary
mode of procedure that would be
adopted at the convention.
The Georgia delegation may
regulate itself to the extent that it
will authorize Chairman Pendleton
and him only to cast the whole
vote of the delegation as a unit,
and thus prevent Mr.. Watson from
having anything to say on Georgia's
vote, but there is no way on earth
to prevent Mr.. Watson from being
recognized as a member of the con-
vention whenever he wants to.speak
on any debatable question. The
choirman of the convention will be
Obliged to recognize him, and if he
goes to Baltimore at all, it seems
certain that he will find opportuni-
ty to carry out his program and
denounce William Jennings Bryan,
with whom he has declared his in
tention of locking horns.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1912-06-07
Jno. w. Maddox Pres. State
Mutual Co.

Atlanta, Ga, March 30.-Judge
John W. Maddox, presiding Judge
of the Rome Circuit and former
congressman has beenelected presi-
dent of the State Mutual Life In
surance Company of Rome. He
succeeds G. r. Porter, who resign
ed to devote his time to other in
teresGs. Under Mr.. Porter's adj
ministratlon, the company has
been remarkably successful.
Thompson Hiles was elected
vice president and /. D. Walter
treasurer, while A. 9. Wadsworth,
the former secretary, was re-elect-
ed. The principal changes in the
company are the designations OF
President Porter and Treasurer
Robert W. Graves. Both of these
gentlemen will continue with the
company in an advisatory capacity
ard will remain in Rome.
The new board of directors is
composed OF John w. Maddox,
Thompson Hlles, j A. Glover, j..
B. Sullivan, II. Z. Kelley, E. D..
Walter, all of Rome; E. II. Mason,
of Brunswick, 6. II. Nixon, of
Augusta ard George II. Lowden,
of Savannah.
Mr.. Walter, the new treasurer,
is president of the Cooperative
Agency Company, former banker
and an experienced insurance man.
Each of the nine directors are the
strongest men financially and other
wise in the state. Mr.. Hiles was
formerly president of the State
Mutual, when it was an annuity
association. Mr.. Golver is bank
err and wholesale merchant. Mr..
Sullivan is a banker and a Manu-
facturer. Mr.. Kelley is president
of the Cherokee National bank.
'lr. Mason is president of the CO.
operatible agency company, presi-
dent of the National Bank of
Brunswick and one of the abIest
fnanciers of this section. Mr..
Nixon is a cotton merchant of
Augusta. Mr.. Lowden is an oys-
ter and fruit packer of Savannah
with connections and branches in
several southern states. The state
Mutual, which is the first legal re-
serve company organized in Geor-
gia years ago, and is now prob
ably one of the strongest companies
in the south.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1912-06-07
D. B. Null Writes
From Washington
Fitzgerald Leader Enterprise:

FITZGERALD Leader Enterprise:
After a very pleasant trip south
to Macon to the reunion and on
down to Fitzgerald, back thro At
Ianta, | am again shaking hands
with my Washington friends. l
am always very proud of my
friends wherever and whenever |
meet them.
l have just called on our candi-
date Judge Crisp Sand found him
in fine spirits. He states that from
what information he gets from the
district that MS chance is good to
be our next Representative in the
sixty-third Congress. [ found that
while I was in the third district
that he he's fine showing for cleo
ton. If he be elected, we will have
one of the best representatives
ever sent to Washington by Geor-
gle. He will be a man who will
attend strictly to his official duties.
Being familiar with the Committee
he will be of great service in land
ing the Post Office Appropriation
Bill. We will need a man who is
in touch with all the members of
Congress. 1t will be a mistake not
to elect him. d. NJ. Hughes,
Congressman at present, will be a
great help in aiding the Judge to
get our Post Office Bill through.
We want a business man, who
can really do things when they get
there. Knowing Judge Crisp as
| do, knowing him to be of the
highest character and ability |
heartily recommend him to the
third district.
National politics are warm here
and getting warmer each day.
We still think that the present
President will be the Republican
nominee and that Champ Clark
will be the choice of the Demo-
Gratis. Clark now has four hun
dred and fifteen votes and Wilson
about three hundred and five.
With the Underwood and Harmon
delegation going to Clark this will
give him majority of the Demo
cratic delegation.
see from the Leader Enterprise
that Judge George has reduced the
near beer saloons from six down
to one, on account Of their viola
tons of the law. This shows what
per cent of the saloon men will
violate the law. Had these men
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1912-06-07

Have little rack over your
kitchen table for your kitchen
knives, forks, spoons, egg-beater,
potato masher, etc. [ made mine.
l took small dressed plank, paint
ed it dark oak, nailed strip of
leather on it, lacking the strip at
varying distances, SO as to fit my
knives, can openers and other
utensils which / wished to slip in
to the little loops. Under these
loops, | drove nails in the board
and hung any small kitchen utensll
that coulo be hung. have saved
more time and worry over mis-
placed small articles than one
would realize until she tried this.
Mrs. Robert Scott, in The Pro-
gressive Farmer.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1912-06-07
THE LEADER-ENTERPRIsE FRIDAY, JUNE !. l0l
Watson Continues Attacks
Catholic Church

Atlanta, Ga.-The Arrest of
Thomas E. Watson for violating the
postal regulations has not prevent
ed him from making another Sc
we're attack on the Roman Catho-
lie Religion in his current issue of
the Jeffersonian.
Mr.. Watson makes the Knights
of Columbus the particular object of
his attack this time, and declares
that they should be DISTINGUISHED
He calls it a "traitorous oathbound
organization" and charges that it
is preparing to resist by force of
arms any attempt on the part of
the United States government to
tax church property. He says that
is one of the objects of its military
feature. and further in the article
criricises the teachings of Catholi-
cism in general.
Mr.. Watson's Jefersonian is filled
almost from cover to cover with
further attacks on the Catholic
religion.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1912-06-07
Features of the Torrens
System.

The TorrenS system proposes once
and for all to look up title-to set
tie the questions of the past and to
assure the present owner that his
title is good
EHAs matters now stand,every time
a piece of land is sold or mortged a
lawyer has to go over the same
ground that was gone over the last
time the land was sold or mortgaged:
: And every lawyer so doing gets his
fee. | was looking up a title last
week. | traced the title back to
1880. bad to read some 70 deeds
and examine about 40 mortgages; in
Avestigate judgments against SIX In
vdividuals; look into the settlement
of two estates, and see that the taxes
had been paid for 20 years. A year
1 ago this same land was mortgaged.
Some attorney did then just what
did last week. The year before the
land was purchased. Some lawyer
then went over the same ground that
did last week and the other lawyer
did last year. The year before that
this land was purchased by another
man. Again a lawyer had to 60 over
pthe same ground. Every timeit was
mortgaged some lawyer went over
the same ground. | suppose investl-
9ations of the title to this lot had cost
all told about 5000 and 20 days time.
The tax valuation of the lot was less
than $1,000. In other words, prob
ably one-ffth of the tax value of the
land had been spent in title investl-
cations.
What the Torrens System pro-
poses is to close up the past; to 90
over the title once for all, and to
put an end to the expense and waste
of time required by this eternal pro-
cession of lawyers going over the
same beaten path, each taking fee
@or his work. One lawyer will not
and should not take anothers state
ment of title; bat any lawyer will
take the States or county'S Judicial
assurance of title.
q So the sum of the proposition is
that the State or county shall employ
a LAWYER to look up titles, and so far
as possible clear them of question
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1912-06-07
Notice. Notice

The next regular Teachers ex-
animation will take place at the
High School in Fitzgerald on June
18th. and Is. 1912 commencing at
8 o'clock a. no.
All teachers wishing to teach in
this county are required to be
present both days and furnish
their own pencils or pens and ink.
Teachers wishing their licenses
renewed shall be required to pre-
sent their licenses on the first day
and stand their examination on
the required reading for such re-
newal.
BY order of Board of Educatian
of Ben Hill Co.
r. j. Prentiss Co. Supt.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1912-06-07
Notice..

Tax Receivers last round.
I will be at Ashton Monday
morning June 10th. Dickson's
Mill Monday evening June 10th.
Mobleys Bluff Tuesday June 18th.
Bowens Mill Wednesday morning
June 18th, Vaughn Wednesday
evening June 10Th, WiIliamson's
Mill Thursday June 18th, and will
be at the Court House on the fol-
lowing days June 4, 5, 6, Z, 8, IA,
Is, II, IS, 10, and goth. Books
close on the Goth. Please come
as early as possible and avoid the
rush of the last few days.
j. B. F. Dixon,
Receiver.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1912-06-07
SPANISH WAR VETERAN
RELIEVED OF ITCHING, BURN.
ING ECZEMA BY SAXO SALVE.

81 suffered from eczema, and the
itching was so intense I did not get
a nights rest for five months. My
face, neck and body was covered
with large red patches. / tried every
eczema remedy on the market, also
six different doctors and a specialist.
God only knows how 1 suffered with
out relief. AS a last resort l tried
Saxo Salve, it stopped the itching at
once and worked like magic. l wish
I could tell every eczema sufferer
what Saxo Salve will do for them. =
VIM. Delaney, a Spanish war veteran,
S55 E. 61st street, New York.
Saxo Salve stops the itching and
heals the skin.
If you have eczema, letter, ring
worm, BARRIERS itch or a skin disease
of any kind try it-you get your mon
ey back if it does not help you.
Denmark Drug Co.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1912-06-07

kept on the right side of the law,
they would have been protected in
legitimate business. The con-
dition of the liquor business over
all the states has been caused by
the saloon men violating the law.
[ do not believe in women voting;
| do not believe that woman's place
is at the polls and yet l believe
that if it comes to the point where
it is a universal thing for women
to cast their ballots beside the men
that they will soon put the saloon
men completely out of business,
for it is they who fully realize the
awfulness of the curse, it is on
them that the fruits Of the son
fall heavily.
d. B. Null.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1912-06-07

(by judicial process, Of course) and
have the landowners pay the state
once and forever for the SERVICE
j. w. Bailey, in The Progressive
Farmer.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1912-06-07

If you are a hustler a good posi-
ton is waiting for you at the
Cher 2koe Marble Works, Fitzger-
aid, Ga. 39-tf.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-02
COAST PROVINCES
SUPPORT MCNTER0
Recognize Provincial Govern
ment Formed After President
Estrada's Death.

GuayaqUil, Ecuador. January L.
The coast provinces OF Ecuador have
recognized the provisional govern
mont proclaimed al C;uayaouil by Gen
"rai Pedro Montcro December IS six
days af..r the sudden death OF prcsi
dent Emilio ESTRADA Serious iightinL;
has taken place ~ tw" Of tho western
provincial cities. Communication with
quito, the capital Of the republic and
with other parts Of The interior is in
icrruptcd.
In u battle fought 1T Rahnhoyo. cap
ital OF the province OF Los Rios, Gen
cral Montcros forces were victorious
In this engagement twcnty.four men
were Killed and fourteen others
wounded.
Another nsht occurred at Machala,
capital of III orc province, but the re-
suit of this clash is not yet known
here.
1t is rumored that General Lconidas
Plaza, who is supported by the Lib.
erals for the presidency. has left
Quito at tho head Of large army
with the intention of attacking Quay
aTuil. New regiments are being
formed here To oppose him. Railway
traffic between the two cities has been
suspended.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-02
LAST DECADE SHOWS
BIG TRADE INCREASE
Statement Of Imports and Exports Between
United States and Russia, Compiled From
Cficia! Reports Of Government.

| Washington. D. c., January 1.-The
large number of inquiries received by
tho Department of Commerce and La
Dor regarding the trade between the
United States and Russia has led to
the preparation OF statement upon
| that subject by the Bureau OF Stats
| tics OF that department.. 1t shows cX-
ports from the United States TO Rus
sia approXima tcly $25.0O0.o0 imports
from Russia, Sl@,00U,ooU III the fiscal
year 1911. and indicates that trade
between the two countries has practi-
cally doubled in the last decade, the
increase occurring in both imports and
exports. Hides and wool are the prin-
cipal articles imported from Russia.
ana cotton. agricultural implements
binding twine, manufacturers of iron
and steel and manufacturers OF leather
are tho most important OF the exports
TO that country.
The above statements arc based upon
figures of the United States govern
mcnt showing imports from and en-
ports to Russia as reported TO the
Bureau OF Statistics by tile customs
authorities of this country. They
differ materially, however, from tho
| official figures OF the Russian govern
| mcnt, showing her exports 10 and i'm
ports from the United States. The
| Russian hEurcs of imports from the
! United States are much larger than
United States figures OF exports to that
I; country, while Russian figures OF cX-
ports To the United States are much
smaller than our own statement Of
imports from that country. These
discrepancies between the official hS.
urcs of the respective countries ar,
due chiefly to the fact that In man!
cases goods in the trade between tn,
two countries are not Consigned di
rc'ctly to tho country OF ultimate dcs
tination. In such cases goods son
from the United States TO Russia O
. from Russia TO the United States ar
consigned first to a German, English
or other mddlcman. who forwar
, them TO their ultimate destination
This is particularly true Of cotton
which IS the most important articl
OF export from the United States (,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-02
LEW SHAW WILL
SHOW HIS SKILL
Billiard Expert to Perform in
Local Clubs-Has Many
Trick Shots.

Lev Shaw. master OF the cue. friend
ana rival OF Such experts of the
worries a. lake Schurfrr. Frank Ives,
Alfred d" orc ana Willie Hoppe. is In
ihchm"nd. and will probably spend tho
rest of the week Shaw has more
trick shots on a billiard table than
any man in the game. lie can make
any shot ever promulgated. and has
devised number himself. which defy
cNecution at the hands of ono less
skilful than himself.
lie hns decided /" give an cNhibition
at 'Ic Newport billiard rariors to-
msht. beginning at : o'clock, and viii
probably be- seen in action at several
az the clubs and in one or moro other
billiard parlors. Yesterday, merely
TO keep himself in trim he cs-
sayd few of his pet trick shots
for the benefit OF tho few who were
fortunate enough to be present. He
clearly proved that he has a Just title
to his claim. But he performs on a
pool table as we'll as billiard table.
One of his most famous shots is to
pocket fourteen balls on one shot.
announcement of where he will per-
form will be made as soon as arrange
mcnts have been completed. Shaw has
the distinction of having defea ted
Schaefer.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-02
BUILDING NEW nrxrNG HALL.
MAGNIFICENT Apartment added to Town

ttousc of Duchcsa of Marlborough.
London. January 1.-The Duchess OF
Marlborough lis having "A magnificent
dining room built at Sunderland House
In place of the carved oak room. which
has been entirely demolished. The
new room will ran the whole length
of the mansion from Chapel stree, 10
Market Street and parallel with Cur
zpn Street.
The walls are to be panelcd with
uc-gray marble, alternating with
mirrors. after the manner Of the Sale
dc C:laces at Versailles. Tho whole of
the decorative materials have been
brought from France and French dee
orators and sculptors arc engaged on
the work.
Like the ball room above 1t. the din
ing apartment Will have a painted
ceiling and q parquet floor. Portraits
OF Sarah Duchess OF Marlborough the
contidantc of Queen Anne, and other
past beauties of the Churchill family
Will be let into the walls. and tue
lovely portrait by Boldini OF the pres
ent duchess. with her elder son, Lord
Blandtord. will appear IN the end
panel while prominent positions have
been reserved for full length portraits
OF the duchess's two young sons.
The decorators will have completed
their tasks next month, when the first
OF a series of dinner parties will hu
given.