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Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-05
DEALS OF FRISCO SCORED
SALES OF SECURITIES MADE AS
CONCERN ToTTEaEp.
Syndicate Made Millions by Aequisi-
tion Of Subsidiary Lines, Sen
ate is Informed.

Washington.-The Frisco report
was made by the interstate commerce
commission to the senate and scores
by its findings virtually the entire
financial operations which led up to
the receivership.
The report says that the sale of Sc.
curities to the investing public,
through the bankers, at a time when
every appearance indicated the in
solvency of the issuing company, in
vites and warrants condemnation OF
all those who assisted and partici-
pated in such sale.
The report tells of Speyer & Co. q
floating 100000 of securities in the
spring OF 1913, and then it follows
with the statement of the weakened
condition of affairs at that time and
says Speyer & Co. should have known
conditions. 'F
The troubles leading up to the re
Ownership were declared to be a dis
proportionate capital. the acquisition
of new lines. the financing OF the New
Orleans, Texas & Northern and other
North Texas lines and the desire for
a Chicago terminal involving the tax
, ing over Of the heavy fixed charges Of
the Chicago & Eastern Illinois.
In one year. the report declared
the road paid premiums to bond sales
men amounting to $1.4S6,S52. on Sc
curities amounting to 2,152, 500
some of which were sold as low a.
6215, with the result that the com
pany was saddled with annual inter
est charges of $1,226,63O on money /
never had received
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-05
EXPERTS RAP HYGIENIC FADS
lnVl Stieating Committee Of State Hos
pitfalls Medical Association Dis
approve Sex Education.

Chicago, III. 49, HYGIENE fads-
eugenics, sex education and sterliza.
tion Of criminals and defectives-were
disapproved by the special investigat-
ing committee of the State Hospitals
Medical association, which reported
to the main body at the annual meet
ing at the Chicago State hospitei
The committee is composed of DR..
II, d. Singer of the State Psycopathic
Institute, DR., f, A. Foley of the Jack
sonyille State hospital and Dr. A. l..
Bowen. secretary of the State Chair.
ties commission.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-05
WARRANTS IN CANCER CASE
Two Men interested in Cancer Hos.
pital Are Charged With
Mansiaughter.

Wheaton, Ill. - Warrants were is
sued for the arrest of John Free
man and DR. d. B. Freeman, pro-
prietors of the Freeman Cancer insti-
tute at Moline, Ill, charging them
with manslaughter. The evidence sub
mitted to the grand jury which re-
turned indictments against the two
men showed that Mrs. Jacob Mey of
Lisle, near here. died from paralysis
shortly after she applied an external
treatment for cancer, sold by the Free
man institute
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-05
1000 HOMELESS IN RUSSIA
District Around ST. Petersburg Swept
by Cyclone and Flood; Rail
Traffic Crippled.

st. Petersburg than 1000
persons are homeless in the dis.
trict about st. Petersburg swept by
cyclone and flood. Thousands of
workmen are idle through the en-
forced shut down of plants. and rail.
road traffic is at standstill in many
quarters. The total damage probably
will exceed 100000.
Soldiers were formed into relief
squads to help clean up the flood
debris and distribute food and cloth
ing among the refugees. The cold is
causing much suffering among home,
less families.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-05
$4,000 CONTEST TO BE FEA
TuRE OF PANAmA.PAcIFlc
EXPOSITION.
FIRST PRIZE TO BE 100000
Filters, Leaving San Francisco, TO &c
Around World In 90 Dsys-Atlan-
tic ocean only Dangerous Por-
ton Of the Route.

San Francisco. Cal-Three hundred
thousand dollars, and probably more.
will be offered in prizes to aeronauts
who race around the world IN any
type Of motor-driyen air craft under
the auspices Of the Panama-Paciflc
international exposition committee.
or this sum, $4,000 will be given by
the Exposition company and arrange
ments on foot for obtaining the re-
mainder are said to Ind cate a larger
sum than 100000. II is said 10 be
the largest prize fund ever offered for
a single sporting event.
The race, the climax Of the worlds
aeronautical activities. is to start
early in May. 1915. Contestants Will
be allowed 90 days in which to make
the flight of approximately $4,000
miles around the globe. The race, II
is proposed, will start and finish on
the grounds Of the Panama Pacific ex'
position.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-05
Wabash Is Ordered Sold.

81. Louis.-United States Circuit
Judge Elmer B. Adams ordered that
the Wabash railroad be sold under the
foreclosure mortgage held by the
Equitable Trust company Of New
York, which underlies the first mort
gage bonds OF the railway company.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-05
TWO WOMEN OUT FOR OFFICE
Each Seeks Two-Year $4,000 Tax Col
Iectorship In Mount VERNON
Township, Illinois.

Mount Vernon, Ill.-Two Mount
Vernon women have announced
for the office of tax collector of Mount
Vernon township. The first 10 an
nounce was Mrs. Daisy Lloyd, and she
was followed by Miss Laura Satter-
field
The office is for two years and pays
$4,000 a year. The hardest political
fight in the township centers around
this office.
Only three months each year are
required to do the work.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-05
PLANS FOR FAIR BUILDING
Illinois Structure at Frisco Will Cost
3oo,ooo-Plans Now Under
Consideration.

Springfield, Ill. - Plans for the
100000 building for Illinois at the
Panama Pacific exposition in San
Francisco will be submitted by Jo-
seph Dibelka, state architect, at a
meeting of the commission in Chi
cago A chairman and secretary will
he elected. Former Lieut-G John
G. Oglesby of Elkhart has been men.
toned for chairman.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-05
Rule Of Reason Assaulted.

Observation-Disclosures the su-
preem court and lower tribunals for
their administration OF the Sherman
law, Representative Stanley of Ken
lucky appeared as the first witness
in the house judiciary committees
hearing on trust bill to urge an amend
ment which will repeal the rule Of
reason"
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-05
Record Snow In Arkansas.

Fort Smith, Ark.-Logan. Scott and
Polk counties were visited by the
heaviest snow that has fallen in West.
ern Arkansas in 40 years. according to
old residents. The fall at Hatfield, in
Polk county, measured 1917 inches.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-05
EIre DESTROYS Ten Stores.

Burnsville, w. Va.-Approximate1
one-half Of the business section OF
huntsville was destroyed by FIRE Ten
business houses and one dwelling
we're destroyed. The loss is estimated
at $3.50, eco.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-05
Elood MInes Out a Town.

Rio Janeiro Floods in the state OF
Bahia, which have been sweeping over
a large section Of the country dis
tricts, are increasing, Several villages
have been inundated and one small
town hes disappeared.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-05
Favors Government monoooIy.

Observation-Disclosures General
Burleson submitted to the senate the
recommendations OF the departmental
committee appointed by him to inves.
tigate the practicability OF government
ownership Of telephone and telegraph
lines.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-05
Must Paw Debt II He Drinks.

Champaign, Ill.-A mortgage due
the first time the borrower takes
drink was filed in Champaign county.
s. c. Campbell, mortgaging his place
Of business to 7. j. Campbell, agrees
that the mortgage shall become due
the instant he assuages his thirst for
liquor.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-05
cave-DwelIers Are Found.

Observation-Disclosures Edward John.
son, an explorer OF the National Geo
graphical society, returned from a
two years investigation of the Troglo-
dyte tribes OF Southern Tunisia and
told wonderful story OF a hitherto
almost unknown race of people.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-05
Feud Leader Found Dead.

Middlesboro, Ky.-Andrew Turner,
one of the leaders OF the Turner-SOu-
ders feud. which startled this country
about 80 years ago, was found dead at
Stony Fork Junction. 1t is believed
he met with foul play.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-05
What Bothered Him.

did your father ever raise IT'S
hand to you, Billy?' asked Tom. '.
Hundreds of times" said Billy h'.
IL wasn't that that bothered i-s
Where got stung was when 10
brought II down"
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-05
Manchester Has Big Fire.

Manchester, " H-Fire which
threatened the entire retail section Of
Manchester was extnguished after
laying waste one city block. Loss Is
estimated ~ nearly 100000 -Four
hrenlen were injured.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-05
Robbers Get $4,000.

New Orleans.-The Bank of Logans.
port, La, was looted by masked rob
bers. Twenty thousand dollars was
taken. Two bank officials were locked
in Vault and were nearly dead when
rescued.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-05
huerta,s Soldiers MutlnY.

Culican. Sinaloo.-Federal troops on
the outskirts OF Guaymas have mu'
tinted and are fighting among them
selves. according 10 dispatches reach
ing constitutionalists. The evacuation
OF the city by Gen. Ojeda's forces is
expected momentarily.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-05
viii start Eastward.

The course lies east from San Fran.
cisco, and the route as now outlined
crosses the Atlantic ocean, England,
France, Germany. Russia, Japan and
the Pacific ocean, touching the worlds
brilliant capitals. the arctics. the sub
tropics OF the Orient and the Siberian
wastes. Specifically the line in Amer
lea runs from San Francisco through
Reno, New; Cheyenne, Wyo.; from
there either to Kansas City, st. Louis
or Chicago and on to New York.
The Atlantic ocean is conceded to
be the most formidable stretch in the
race.
The exposition's S15O,OO0 will be cut
into three pieces-one of 100000, a
second OF $4,000, and a third Of
$4,000.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-05
Indicted for Relating.

Chicago. Embellishments against
three railroads and the packing firm
Of Swift e. Co were returned by the
federal grand Jury on charges OF rebat.
ing brought by special agents OF tho
interstate commerce commission.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-05
Train Wreck Kills Three.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. passenger
train No 10, New York to Pittsburg,
was wrecked near Conemaugh, Pa,
when It ran into an engine and ca.
boose going west, Three traiumen In
the caboose were killed
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-05
Mrs. Lonqworth an Heiress.

Cambridge, Mass.-One-sixth Of the
estate OF Mrs. Caroline II Lee OF
Chestnut lin Is bequeathed 10 her
granddaughter, Mrs. Alice Roosevelt
Longworth, by the will filed here. The
value Of the estate is not known.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-05

ngton.-Tmports into the Unit.
ed States during December, 1913,
amounted TO s1s3, 1872 1876, against s154.-
0S5.444 in December, 1912. Exports
from the United States during Decem-
Der. 1913, amounted to S233,4SS,5l2.
against S25O,315,s07 in December,
1872.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-05
Andrew Johnson coworker is Dead.

Kansas City,-Oscar J. F. Cardwell
died at his home here He was 81
years old As young man he was an
apprentice tailor and worked on the
same bench with Andrew yhnson,
later president OF the United States.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-05
Cigarette Fiends Take Cure.

New York.-The crusade which
Recorder John ]. McGovern of Ho-
boxer, n, j., has been conducting to
rid men and boys of the cigarette
smoking habit resulted in 300 men and
boys submitting to the cure"
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-05
seaeheY HUT In Race With Auto.

Los Angeles, Cal.-Lincoln Beachey,
the aviator, was injured when his aero
plane fouled tree in a race" with
an automobile. The aeroplane was
smashed, but the aviator escaped vita
slight bruises.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-05
Money order Bill Passed.

Washington, D. G. - Under
measure passed by the senate and
which is awaiting the presidents sig.
nature, postoffice money orders will
become virtually legal tender.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-05
Factory Work for Fallen Women.

Washington-A unique sociological
experiment is to be attempted in the
national capital TO provide for those
OF the segregated district who want
to live straight" according to an
nouncement of reform leaders.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-05
Wisdnnn of Nature.

Perhaps nature had some good rea-
son for not creating a rooster that
could sing in the early morning hours
Ike an oiicl s.-Toledo Blade.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-05
Just Like Father.

II never saw boy so much Ike hI''
sather-your husbands hair and eye.
even his manner of speech. But way
does he jump when you speak .'
him?" Because his is so much Ike
his father. Houston Post.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-05
Getting Shallow.

Little Willie was taking his first trip
abroad, About the third day out they
passed a freighter. she was not car
rying any cargo and about three feet
of the bright red below her waterline
was visible. Willie gazed a minute
and then exclaimed: "Oh. papa, look
how the ocean has gone down."
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-05
LOSE IN BATTLE
MANY EXECUTED AFTER FIGHT
WITH REBELS.
gen. Villa Has $1,000 900 Cash and
Millions OF Seized Property to
Carry on Revolution.

Brownsville. Tex-Four hundred
federals were killed in the battle OF
Conception del Orc, Zacatecas, or
were executed after being captured,
according to an official report to con.
stitutionalist headquarters in Mata-
moros. The engagement took place
south of Saltillo. The rebels lost sew
en- killed and 40 were wounded. Dyna-
mite bombs made from cast-iron pipe
were used with effect by the consti-
tutionalists.
The battle lasted "a hours, the reb-
els gradually advancing on the city
behind barricades and entertainments,
which they constructed as they went.
The greatest loss of life occurred
when an overwhelming force OF rebels
ambushed federal Teinforcements
from Saltillo.
There was no destruction of prop
eTty.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-05

Representative Charles c. Carlln Of
Virginia 10 one Of the three men on
the subcommittee Of the judiciary COM
mittee that is preparing the antitrust
bills whose passage is asked by Presi-
dent Wilson.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-02-05

Juarez, Mexico.-Five million Mex
lean dollars represents the amount Of
cash the rebels under Gen. Francisco
Villa possess to carry on their revo
luton.
In addition they claim possession
of much personal property, stores, cat
tie and land confiscated from rich
families and valued at many millions.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-12-08
KEEPING HANDS IN CONDITION
During Frosty Weather They Need
Much Care and viii Repay At.
tention Given.

It is very difficult to keep the hands
SOFT IN frosty weather, especially II
one is ones own housemaid.
An inexpensive wash If one has
some leftover milk on hand 10 to soak
them in warm milk. A bottle Of
glycerfn and rose water kept ON the
bathroom shelf and applied when the
hands are wet after washing, will
help also. Vaseline may promote a
growth Of hair on the hands, but there
is nothing better for loosering dirt
under the nails than little vaseline
pushed under the nail at night before
retiring; it not only removes the soil,
but lubricates the nail itself and pre-
vents it from becoming brittle.
Bedmaking is hard on nails and It
is advisable to wear an old pair of
washable gloves when tucking in the
shsets.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-12-08
GREEN GOODS GAME
BY WILLIAM n. OSBORNE.

The brand new dress suit case o.
the long legged chap upon the ferry
boat, published to the world at large
that his name was Hiram Jenkinson
1t also indicated in fresh black let
tiers that his home was Sandy Marsh
N. J. His clothes were new. That he
was quite q countryman and back
woodsman was quite patent, chiefly
because he had apparently made every
effort to hide all rural traces. II he
had worn long whiskers and SLOUGH
hat. people probably would have tn
ken him for an eccentric urbanite;
they might never have suspected hia
hayseed origin. As 1t was, none could
be mistaken. Mr.. Hiram Jenkinson
was q countryman, through and
through. In his eye there was a con.
siderable amount of shrewdness. This
deepened as he hauled from his breast
pocket a small envelope and read and
reread its contents. He did this &C.
cretly. The note inside was type
written, and Enclosed with 1t was a
crisp new dollar bill, through which
was stuck a cheap brass scarf pin.
Dear sir" ran this letter, "as per
yours in answer to our first, we in
close handsome article advertised,
which you can easily dispose Of any
where. We are In the market for any
number of these articles and are dis.
posing of them to select few at 20
cents apiece. They will bring one
dollar anywhere. We will furnish 500
of these for 500; 1000 for 5000 and
80 on. This offer ia unlike any pre-
vious one. These articles are the gen.
uine stuff, stamped from dies obtained
from Washington, d. C. Trusting you
will like the pin, and that we shall
hear from you at once. we remain
yours, etc., D. c. Wilkes & Co. P. 8.
Telegraph only the following mes
sage: Ten tons of COAL II you desire
to DEAL"
This letter, Of course. though Mr..
only grasped half the truth,
was the letter Of q green goods gang.
1t had been ingeniously prepared. so
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-12-08

that cursory reading Of 1t gave the
impression that 1t related to the pin ;
whereas, of course. 1t was directed
solely to the bill. Strange as 1t may
seem. there are many fish in the sea
that as yet have been uncauEht, and
Mr.. Jenkinson, unfortunately for him.
was about to nibble at the bait.
Now. the green goods game Ia %
old as the hills. It is q scheme based
upon the safe premise that the victim
being as guilty In intent as the mem-
bers Of the gang. will never squeaA
Messrs. D. c. Wilkes & Co. cen
sisted Of gentleman known by the
name Of Shifty SHIFT. and another Of
the name Of Strong Arm Smith. Each
Of these gentlemen were men on whom
the police Of the borough Of Manhat-
tan had long had a wary eye, but ct
whose door 1t had as yet been unable
to lay directly any crime.
Mr.. Shifty Shift and his companion
were working the green goods game
In q manner all their own.
IT'S great, Shift" said Smith. Sim
Ply great. We don't need NO goods.
no paper. no money. NO nothin.' It's
. snap. And we can't get caught"
Messrs. Shifty Shift and Strong Arm
Smith had waited at the ferry to note
the arrival Of Hiram Jenkinson. They
saw him. but did not then approach
him. They wanted to be sure they
were not watched.
THE post ONCE fellers." said Smith.
haven't got onto us yet, but we don't
want to take no chances. Plain
Clothes Billers Of headquarters has
got his suspicious. and by George. We
don't want to have him a-reckonin' OF
US up"
Mr.. Jenkinson made for the east
side of the town and the two men fol
lowed him. The coast seemed clear
There were no followers Of Mr. Hiram
Jenkinson.
Jenkinson. the jay. finally reached
an East side corner, after considera
BILE trouble, and then stopped and
looked about him. No sooner had hi
done so than two well-dressed gen
tlemen approached him. They wer,
Shift and Smith of d. c. Wilkes
Co.
"Mr. Hiram Jenkinson?" asked
Strong Arm Smith.
Mr.. Jenkinson looked blankly a
him. He was not to be taken in. Mr.
Strong Arm Smith nodded.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-12-08
Easy to Reach the busters.

long, and nine wide at the rounded
base. The shaped outside piece is
slightly larger around than the back
piece, allowing the pocket part to
bulge slightly.
The broom bag is not a broom
cover itself, but a pretty holder for
such covers and holds six of these
made in canton flannel. The case is
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-12-08
Holds Broom Covers,

made In figured materias is 10 inches
wide at the bottom, tapering slightly
toward the top. and is Is inches long.
1t has a flap of 6 inches depth. Three
loops Of the braid are sewed at the
back to hang it by. The broom bags
are made very much the same shape,
only smaller to fit the broom; a draw.
ing string Is put at the top to draw it
UP tight around the handle:
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-12-08
New STYLE In Elata-

A new style of architecture. novel
and not unpleasins to the eye, has
been introduced in the Rue vavin
Paris, in a large six-story house OF
mats recently constructed. Each story
OF the house retrogrades on the one
below. leaving wide balcony or ter
race in front of its windows. The
house has distinct resemblance to a
huge flight of stairs. 1t is argued tina,
the hygienic advantages of such a
method of construction quite compen,
state for the waste of space.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-12-08
PRETTY, USEFUL BAGS
ALWAYS HANDY, AND QUITE
SIMPLE IN CONSTRUCTION.
One Designed to Hold the Buster ana
the Other for Broom Covers
illustration Shows Method
Of Designing.

A buster bag that the hand can slip
in and out of easily, is the best kind.
This one is made in Powered chintz
or cretonne, lined with sateen and
bound with braid or with bias strip
of the sateen, having loop at the top
to hang it by. 1t is twelve inches
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-12-08

Adelaide S. Hemstreet of Indian
Head, Canada. has just been granted
patent for a combination crochet
work bag and spool holder. The work
bag is suspended on a belt. On the
belt also is placed a sheet metal
bracket with arms for holding the
spool. This allows the thread to he
easily unwound as it is being used.
There is no chance for the spool to
slip of ones lap and roll across the
moor and for the thread to become
tangled. 1t is a practical invention
which should appeal to all women who
are still old-fashioned enough to do
crocheting.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-12-08
Prejudice.

Papa. what is religious prejudice? %
The convictions OF some one else. my
son. Life.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-10-14
DEATH HEAD AND CROsSBONES
FLYING ON PERISCOPE OF
BRITISH SUBMARINE

LONDON, Oct. IA dispatch to the
Mail from Hamburg, describing the
return. to that port of submarine E-9
says that Haunting from her periscope
are two flags, one bearing a death head
and cross bones on a yellow field for
sinking the German cruiser Hela, and
the other for the destruction of the
German destroyer.
This little privilege submarines have
tacitly claimed heretofore, and have
succeeded in evading their admirals'
displeasure. Submarines crews call
them racing flags and treasure them
with greater delight than the white
ensign, which all British battleships
fly.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-10-14
HUSBAND BOUGHT
V|NOL FOR WIFE
Mrs. Kerns Suffering from
Nervous Breakdown Thought
She Would Never Be Well
Adain. But Recovered.

So. Cumberland, Md.-"For a long
time suffered from general nervous
breakdown of the system, and thought
would never be strong again.
"My stomach troubled me so could
not eat, and sometimes was so weak
was not able TODD my homework. Finally
nv husband heard about Vinol and asked
NE to try it. After the first bottle /
was greatly improved. l have now
taken five bottles and it has done me a
wonderful amount of good. ! sleep
soundly, am well and strong, and feel
like new woman and you may publish
this for the benefit of every nervous,
rundown man or woman who wants
good health. Mrs. D. W. KERNs, So.
Cumberland, Md.
1t is the combined action of the cura-
tive elements of the Gods livers, aided
by the blood-making and strength
creating properties of tonic iron con-
tanned in Vinol which makes it so eff
Gent in restoring health and strength to
weak, nervous, over-worked, rundown
men and women.
Try bottle of Vinol with the UNDER
standing your money will be returned If
it does not help you.
Hooks Pharmacy, Americas, Ga