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A SMALL PER CENT. Twelve Million Passengers Were Carried on the Lakes Last Season, Al report was issued yesterday by the steamship companies of the great lakes in regard to the safety of passengers, traveling on the steamship lines. It is in part as follows: "Only one passenger lost his life among 9,109,405 who were carried ou vessels operating out of Detroit in the season of 1910. The one was a suicide, a defaulting official of the Canadian government, who sought. death in preference to arrest.

"In the entire Eighth district of the United States steamboat inspection service, comprising Detroit river, St. Mary's river, Lake St. Clair, Lake Huron and parts of. Lakes. Superior and.

Michigan, only three of the 363,776 passengers on steam vessels met death. Besides the one at Detroit, there were two deaths at Chicago, one an accidental drowning. These facts are shown in the annual statistical report of Captain C. H. Westcott, supervising inspector of the Eighth district." IN SPECIAL CAR.

Commercial Club Committee Goes on L. E. W. The Lake Erie Western will handle the committee from the Fort Wayne Commercial club, which goes The Quickest Way To Stop a Cold Violent measures, such as hot bathe, large doses of quinine, whiskey, which sometimes. seem helpful, but frequently do more harm than good.

If you want to get quicker results than you ever before thought possible try a 15- cent, box of Pinex Cold Tablets. Two doses give wonderful relief, and a hard cold or la grippe usually is completely conquered Inside of twenty hours, Quick-acting as this remedy is, it entirely agreeable, simple and harmless. Contains no opiates nor coal tar heart depressants. Cost no more than quinine capsules and are immensely better. Pinex Cold Tablets promptly reduce the fover, cheek the nasal discharge, re restore normal activity in the pores and are pleas-: antly, laxative and tonic.

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to Indianapolis tomorrow in a private car. Arrangements for the car were completed with Passenger Agent Pinniger this morning. It will leave the Fort Wayne depot at 7:15 and will arrive in Indianapolis at 11:15. Returning in the evening It will leave at 6:55, arriving here at 10:30. The L.

E. W. was chosen because it was found that the service on that road was much better for the purpose the local men wanted. OFFICIALS RETURN. Shoyer and Peck Went East Over the Penney, Private car No.

7501, bearing General Manager Peck and General Superintendent Shoyer, was attached Pennsylvania train No. 18 this morning. The officials were on their way to their headquarters at Pittsburg. They had ben in Chicago. WABASH TO HANDLE SHOWS.

The Wabash railroad has contracted to handle the following show companies: Blanche Walsh company, fourteen people, from Lafayette to Champaign, February 20, to Decatur on 21st and to Springfield on the 22d; "The Goddess of Liberty" company, twenty-five people, from Alton to Edwardsville, February 7, to Danville on the 8th, to Lafayette on the 9th, to Logansport on. the 10th, to Fort Wayne on the 11th, and to Toledo from Fort Wayne on the night of the 11th: "The Albert company 011 passenger train. No. 2, on February 9 from Logansport to. Detroit.

SECTION MAN KILLED. Cecil Fetters, a section man on the Lake Shore at Elkhart, was struck and killed by a train at that place after noon yesterday. Death shortly, instantaneous. The man had been shoveling snow with a gang all day and had his cap pulled down over his ears. The body was thrown about twenty-five.

feet, and although it WAS not badly mangled, A number of wounds, any one of which was serious enough to cause death, were inflioted. PENNSY MEN TO MEET. The following car shop foremen will meet at the Pennsylvania committee rooms tomorrow: Master Car Builder J. A. Graham, of the local shops; John T.

Allen, A. L. Hale, of Cleveland; D. E. Alton, of Wellsville; 9.

Bliss, of Ashtabula; A. F. Williams, of Erie; F. C. Kroff, of Chicago; M.

A. Mienhardt, of Chicago; G. E. Gels, of Allegheny; 1. A.

Knight, of Conway; J. Rischman, of Toledo; and J. Schaff, of Crestline. BAND ELECTION. The Electro Technic band elected the, following officers last.

evening; Gart Shober, president and director, permanent officer; H. P. Scherer, vice president; E. K. Allen, treasurer and business manager; C.

B. Wheeler, assistant business manager; M. R. Smith, secretary. The office of assist The Famous Rayo Does Not Strain the Eyes Don't use a small, concentrated light over one shoulder.

puts an unequal strain on your eyes. Use a diffused, soft, mellow light that cannot flicker, that equals izes the work of the eyes, such as the Rayo Lamp gives, and avoid strain. The Rayo designed to. give the best light, and it door, It has strong, durable phade-holder that is held arm and true. A new burner gives added strength.

Made of solid brass and Anished Easy keep polished. The Rayo le low priced, but no other lamp gives a better light any price. Once a Rayo User, Always One, Dealers an a the car a a are Standard Oil Company (incorporated) H. C. Adgate was struck and killed by.

a fast Erie passenger train at Lima, O. yesterday. He was crossing the tracks south of the city when. the train hit him, throwing the body against the front of the engine, where it remained till the depot was reached. Adgate was one of the oldest citizens of Allen county, Ohio.

FIRST AID. The Canadian Pacific is looking into the qualifications of the men in its service to give first aid to its injured, and for this purpose 1,607 men have. formed into a class on six divisions of the road and are being given special instructions by a corps of. experts. WABASH VACANCIES.

A bulletin issued by Trainmaster C. E. Wells, of the Wabash, states that. there Is a vacancy for a full crew on the first district and vacancies for brakemen on 76, 17. 53 and 54.

The oldest men in service, making written applications up to and including February 9, will be given preference. A. horse, driven by two boys, stood in the way of a freight train at Hobart, vesterday afternoon. The boys escaped uninjured and the horse was buried today. The engineer did not have time to see the animal before it was on the tracks, where it remained, frightened.

A FOOLISH HORSE. SHOP AND RAIL NOTES. E. I. Brown is in North Carolina on business trip.

E. W. Bell was taken sick in the Pennsylvania shops today. Chief Lumber and Tie Inspector Roth. of the Pennsylvania, has left the Cincinnati and gone to Evansville.

An important meeting of the Transportation club will be held tonight. There will be several prominent speakers there. Professor. L. W.

Dorn, of Concordia college, has been chosen to talk at next week's meeting of the ElectroTechnic club instead of Professor J. Scott Button. His' subject will be "Wyandot and Other Caves." PAPPERT Arrests Forger Wanted at Garrett For Bad Checks. Detective Sergeant William F. Pappert on Wednesday arrested Edward Scherer, of Wilmington, wanted at.

Garrett, for passing two forged checks. He passed one for $3, drawn on the German-American bank, of this city and signed Clayton." Clayton is a restaurant man in Garrett and repudiated the signature. Pawn checks indicating that Scherer, had sold a bracelet and a suit case were found on his person. He was arrested at the mission. THE DEATHS Poinsett.

Mrs. Ellen Poinsett, probably the pioneer resident of Allen county, died Tuesday afternoon at the home of 1 her daughter, Mrs. Knepper, on the Covington road, eight miles west of the city. She was eighty-five years, seven months and nine days of age. was due to paralysis.

Mrs. Poinsett was the daughter of Mr. and Mre. Edward. Rockhill.

She was born in Ohio and was brought to this county when a babe. Ever since that time she had been a constant resident of this county and was one of the best known and most universally respected women in the county. It Was here that she was united in marriage. to John Poinsett, who with three children preceded his wife in death. Surviving site leaves the following children: Mrs.

William Knepper, of Aboite township; Mrs. George Thumm, and William, Joseph and Edward Poinsett, of Washington township. There are also sixteen grandchildren, three great grandchildren, a sister, Mrs. Louise Gessman, of Kansas, and a brother, William Rockhill, of Lake township. The remains were removed yesterday by Klaehn Melching to the old home, two miles north of the city, on the Goshen road.

Bowers. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bowers, of 2407 Walton avenue, have received word of the death of their son, Edward, which occurred at Salt: Lake City, Utah. Death was due to blood poisoning, resulting from a slight injury to his hand.

The young man was but twenty years of age. He was born and reared in this city and had many friends here. Three years ago he left for the west. Surviving he leaves a widow, the parents, and two brothers, Harry, of To ledo, and Frank, of this city. Harry Bowers has gone to Salt Lake City to attend the funeral.

Pranger. William Pranger, aged forty-two years, died Tuesday night at St. Joseph's hospital. Death was due to complications. Mr.

Pranger was born and reared in Fort Wayne and was educated in St. Mary's Catholic schools. He was a devout member of St. Mary's Catholic church. For some time he had been a tin contractor, with the shop at the corner of Harmer street and Maumee avenue.

He was better known by the name of "Big Shine' Pranger. He had been ill for the past twenty of nine time. weeks, suffering intensely Surviving he leaves three sons and three daughters. Frank, George, Conrad and the Misses Marie, Josephine and Bernadette Pranger. Mrs.

Pranger died five years ago. The remains have been removed to the Schone Ankenbruck morgue, where they will be held until Friday. Weatrick. Mrs. Frank Westrick, of Payne, 0., died Wednesday morning at St.

Joseph's hospital from obstruction of the bowels. She was forty-five years of THE PEOPLE'S STORE FEBRUARY THE BARGAIN MONTH AFTER INVENTORY CLEAN-UP SALE Closing out all the odds and ends, broken lines and small lots. This is stock-taking time, end of the fiscal year, circumstances which contribute materially in supplying this grand list of bargains for early February selling. All winter lines and incomplete assortments must be disposed of at once in order to give departments every opportunity for showing the new spring goods. Consequently, prices have been reduced in a way to clean up the whole lot.

Aviation Toques for $1.69 $3 Velvet Shoes for $2.50 $7.50 Dress Skirts $6.50 and $2 $4.98 Aviation toques, made of eiderdown yarn. Black velvet shoes for: ladies, or misses: Ladies and misses. chiffon Panama, volle in red or white: $2 regular $1.69 button style; all sizes; $2.50 and serge dress skirts, black or colors; price; now go $3 value; now values. go $6.50 to $4.98 $12.50 and $15 Winter Coats $16.50 to $19.50 Coats Now 1-2 Price for All Tailored Suits $6.75 $9.50 Your choice of the baianee of our stook About 100 ladlea? and misses' coats, black About fifty ladies' and misses coats in of and misses' tailored sulte: all and colors, this, season's styles; values black, colors and fancy mixtures; this this season's from $12,50 $15; $6.75 season's styles; values. 15.50.

$9.50 now styles; 1-2 Price now. go to now go for. 1-2 Price for All Wool Dresses Children's $1.50 Sweaters. Now Children's Bonnets for 25c To clean up all our ladies' and misses' Children's bonneta and polo caps. in bear98c wool, dresses, in any color style, Sweaters, red or white; zephyr akin, astrakhan, all colors; values, Children's choice of the lot 8 yarn; years, regular $1,50 ages, from 98e up to to clean single-breasted: 3 years to now for.

sweaters; now for 980 up, 1-2 Price 25c These Children's Coats for 98c. $1.50 and $1.75 Waists for 98c Children's Bonnets for 59c Children's coats, an odd lot: ages, 4 years Plain white lawn, fancy madras and per- Children's bonnets in silk, velvet, bearto 14 years, ouly one or two of a kind; cale waists, all good styles; values from skin and felt; all colors; values, from values clean-up from $3.00. to 980 $1.50 price. to clean-up 980 up, $2.60 to 98; to clean them. 590 $1 Outing Gowns at 69c $1.25 Outing Gowns for 89c $1 50 Outing Gowns for 98c Ladies' outing night gowns; fancy stripes, Ladies' outing night gowns, in plain colors Ladles lent.

quality; outing night plain gowns, white, very cream excel and In blue, pink or gray; high or V. neck; or fancy pink and blue striped effects; fancy striped; several styles neck real good $1 values; 690 extra quality; $1.25 value; 890 effects: $1.60 now gO now for. values, 980 THE PEOPLE'S STORE three measures would be lost, despite the most powerful influence that President Taft is able to exert for the first two and in the face of the nation wide demand for direct elections. The president, however, is hopeful and on his trip to Illinois and Ohio this week lie will devote practically all his speeches to arguments in favor of reciprocity. He will especially attempt to show that the affair would not harm the farmers.

The democrats led by Bailey, who has served notice that the measure cannot pass, are ready to fillbuster, it is declared, if necessary to defeat the tariff bill. Senator Lodge, backed by all the old line leaders, is waging a bitter fight against direct elections, with the prospect. that it will be the subject of a stirring engagement between the progressives and the regulars. House Cleaning. WASHINGTON, Feb.

-The house cleaning in which Collector of Customs Loeb -has been engaged at the port of New York following the sugar fraud expose is. belleved today to have neared completion, when it was announced that two more inspectors and two assistant weighers had been removed for alleged complicity in the sugar troubles. They are: Franklin P. Davis and Malcolm S. Myer and Assistant Weighers Martin Sklarz and William J.

Walsh. Block Plan. WASHINGTON, Feb. An attempt by three trunk lines to save the Manufacturers railroad of Louis from financial loss by allowing it $4,50 for every car it handles, was blocked by the interstate commerce, commis, sion. today, when it suspended all such allowances until May The Manufacturers railroad was affected commission's recent order suspending all Joint rates made by railroads and tap lines.

Increased Cost of Living. WASHINGTON, Feb. threatened increase in the cost of living in Atlanta, was prevented by the interstate commerce commission today, when it suspended recent freight rate advances made by the Louisville Nashville railroad in shipments over its lines to the Georgia, capital. The suspended tariffs the rates on practically every: variety of food products. Costa Dies.

Costa Dies. MADRID, Feb. Costa, leader of the republicans in Spain and well known as a publicist, died here today. To Investigate Difficulty. WASHINGTON, Feb.

-Arrangements for investigating the difficulty on the floor of the house after adjournment. Saturday between Representative and Walter J. Fahy, a newspaper man, were made today by the committee on the judiciary. Summonses were issued for ten members of the press gallery. Several house employes will also testity.

Hearings will begin tomorrow morning. WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. Lines were being drawn in the senate. today for the three big fights of the session, which will decide the fate of the reciprocity treaty, the Taft permanent tariff board and the direct election of senators.

Leaders today predicted that all 30 Years of Success Lines Drawn, THE MEYER BROS. CO. OFFER A REMEDY FOR CATARRH- -THE MEDICINE COSTS NOTHING IF IT FAILS. When a medicine. effects a successful treatment in a very large majority of case and when we offer that medicine on our own personal guarantee that it will cost the user nothing it it does not completely relieve catarrh, it is.

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Rexall Mucu-Tone is quickly absorbed and by Its therapeutic effect tends to disinfect and cleanse the entire mucous membraneous tract, to destroy and remove the parasites which injure the membraneous tissues, to soothe the irritation and heal the soreness, stop the mucous discharge, build up strong, healthy, tissue and relieve the blood and system of diseased matter. Its influence is toward stimulating the muco-cells, aiding digestion and improving nutrition until the whole body vibrates with healthy activity. In a comparatively short time It. brings about a noticeable gain in weight, strength, good color and feeling of buoyancy. We urge you to try Rexall MucuTone, beginning a treatment today.

At any time you are not satisfied, simply come and tell us, and we will quickly return your money without question or quibble. We have Rexall Mucu-Tone in two sizes, 50 cents and $1.00, Remember you can obtain Rexall Remedies in Fort Wayne only at our stores -The Rexall Stores, Meyer Bros. Con, Four Drug Stores, corner of Columbia and Calhoun, corner of Calhoun and Wayne, 1424 Calhoun, and corner of Broadway and Taylor street. ATLANTIC CITY, N. Feb.

8- Having failed to find any trace of the body, of Richard L. Ashurst, the aged postmaster of Philadelphia, under the Million pier or in the surf, the local authorities today set men to dragging the channel, Most of the local officials are firmly convinced that Ashurst wa's drowned, although this view is not. concurred in by the federal officials. Capture Imminent. Search For Postmaster, RALEIGH.

N. C. Feb. The capture of Lewis West, the negro who last week killed Deputy Sheriff Munford, Is imminent. A well-armed posse ran the negro to bay and he is surrounded in a swamp near Ridge Springs.

Acid Plant Destroyed. PORT. RICHMOND, Feb. The big sulphuric acid plant of the Standard Oil company here was totally destroyed by fire today with the resultant loss of $500,000. The fire was due to an explosion in the tank, which scattered the blazing acid to all parts of the plant.

Three men were badly burned. Ryan Better. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. Archbishop Ryan, was reported today as holding his own, with fair prospects for recovery. Mrs.

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