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I'iSE •* ' * " ' \f - , "« ww s •» / ,<• jft£ jjr" ' • ̂ tt;" 'fT":.?.\ RAILROAD RATE BILL Synopsis of the Important Pro- eH Aivisior|spjE Jthe New Law. i The Term Common Carriers Includes Railroads, Express Companies, s Sleeping Car Companies and Pipe Lines--Passes May Be Issued to Railroad Employes--Authority of Commission to Fix Rates.' - Washington.--The following 1b a eynop&is of the important sections of the railroad rate bill. „ , Section one makes the law apply to corporations or persons engaged in the transportation of oil or other com- jmodities, except water, by pipe line, to those engaged in transportation of passengers or property by railroad or " partly by railroad and partly by wa­ ter, between states. "Common Carriers" Defined. . AYThe t£rm coraoion carrier 'is " de- Scribed as follows: < V ^ The term "common carrier," as used : in this act, shall include express com- vfpcEifs and sleeping ear companies. The * $erm "railroad/* as used in this act. r fball include all bridges and ferries used or operated" In connection with .^any railroad, and also all the road in 'use by any corporation operating a railroad, whether owned or operated under a contract, agrement 01; lease, and shall also include all switches, spurs, tracks, and terminal facilities of :i every kind used or necessary In ths transportation of the persons or prop­ erty designated herein. All charges made for any service ren­ dered or to be rendered in the trans­ portation of passengers or property as aloresaid, or in connection therewith, *6bal! be just and reasonable; and every lirjiist and unreasonable charge for1 ; euch service or any part thereof is prohibited and declared to be unlaw- ful. What Passes May Be Issued. The section relative to the issuing 4>f railway passes is as follows: A. No carrier subject to the provis­ ions of this act shall hereafter, direet- ' Jv or indirectly, issue or give any ;n- ? terstaate free ticket, free pass or free and publish the tariffs or rates and charges as required by said,acts, or strictly to observe such tariffs until cfcapged according to law, sliail^be a misdemeanor, and upon, conviction tnereof the corporation offending shall be subject to a line of not less than $1,000 nor more than $20,000 for each of­ fense; and it shall be unlawful for any person, persons or corporation to offer, grant or give, or to solicit, accept or receive any rebate, concession or dis­ crimination in respect to the transpor­ tation of any property in Interstate or foreign commerce by any common car rier subject to said act to regulate commerce and the acts amendatory thereto whereby any such property shall by any device whatever be trans­ ported at a tess rate than that named In the tariffs published and filed. by such carrier, as is required by said act to regulate commerce and the acts ainendatOry thereto, or whereby any other advantage is given or discrimin­ ation is practiced. Y Every person or corporation who; shall offer, grant or give, or solicit, ac-r cept, or receive any such rebates, con­ cession, or discrimination shall be deemed guilty or a misdemeanor, and ou conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less , than $1,000 nor more than $20,000: Provided, that any person, or any officer or director of any corporation subject to the provisions of this act, or the act to regulate com­ merce and the acts amendatory there- oi, or any receiver, trustee, lessee, agent or person acting for or employed ty any such corporation, who shall be convicted as aforesaid, shall, in addi­ tion to fine herein provided for, be lia­ ble to imprisonment in the peniten­ tiary for a term of not exceeding two years, or both^such fine and imprison­ ment, in the discretion of the court, fcvery violation of this section shall be prosecuted in any court of the United StRtes having jurisdiction of crimes within the district in which such vio­ lation was committed, or through which the transportation may have Hen, conducted; and whenever the of- tiasportation for passengers, except j fense is begun In one jurisdiction and tc its officers, agents, employes, sur- J completed in another it may be dealt jfeeons, physicians, actual and bona fide with, inquired of, tried, determined, ( Attorneys, and members of their Im- X iuediate families; to ministers of reli­ gion, local and traveling secretaries of "Young Men's Christian associations, In­ mates of hospitals and charitable and eleemosynary institutions; to indigent, / destitute and homeless persons, and to such persons when transported ty charitable societies or hospitals, and the necessary agents employed in such t-TuSeportaLiO]!,' to inmates u* the na­ tional homes or state homes for dis­ abled volunteer soldiers and of sol- 1 diers' and sailors' homes, including li those about to enter and those return- * ing home after discharge, under ar- rangements with boards of managers, and female nurses that served during Ik* the civil war; to ex-union soldiers and Sk tailors and ex-confederate soldiers; jjP and to owners and caretakers of llve- |V stock when traveling with such stock Or when going to point of shipment returning from point of delivery. Exceptions to the Bule. . * | Provided, that this provision shall Jpot be construed to prohibit the inter- m/. Change of passes lor the officers, agents If And employes of carriers, and members of their immediate families, nor to prohibit any carrier from carrying Yr prssengers free with the object of prj- Viding relief in cases of general epi­ demic, pestilence or other calamitous visitations, nor prevent such carrier from giving free or reduced transpor- f.V tat ion to laborers transported to any % pi ace for the purpose of supplying any au,: • demand for labor at such place. g|' Cannot Own Coal Mines., All common carriers are prohibited % from transporting from one state to - another any article manufactured, mined or produced by the carrier or £ Under its authority, and owned wholly or in part by the carrier; except that ^ pipe lines operated by oil companies may transport their own commodities t, as well as those offered for transporta- , tion by competitors. *i Section 2 amends section 6 of the present law so as to make it obligatory On the part of carriers to file with the commission and keep open to the public Schedules showing all rates, fares and ^Charges between different points on1 #ts own route and points on other routes, when a through rate is made, end no change should be made in these rates without giving 30 days' no­ tice of chang^. It also provides for the {filing of all contracts and agreements between different lines. Penalties Are Provided. The penalties provided for violation Of these rates are as follows: That section 1 of the act entitled "An i act to further regulate comemrce with - foreign nations and among the states," approved February 19, 1903, be amend­ ed so as to read as follows: The willful failure upon the part of any carrier subject to said acts to file Not So Foolish. "I can't understand why men drink •whisky,'* she said. "Does it quench thirst?" "Of course not," he replied. "If it did they wouldn't be foolish enough to drink, if--Chicago Dally News. rtr»d punished in either jurisdiction ih the same manner as if the offense had been actually and wholly committed therein. Authorized to Fix Rates. Section 15 authorizes the interstate commerce commission to fix rates as follows: Sec. 4. That section 15 of said act "be amended so as to read as follows; "Sec. 15. That the commission Is au­ thorized and empowered, and it shall be its duty, whenever, after full hear­ ing upon a complaint made as provided in section 13 of this act, or upon com­ plaint of any common carrier, it shall be of the opinion that any of the rates, or charges whatsoever, demanded, charged, or collected by any common carrier or carriers, subject to the pro­ visions of this act, for the transporta­ tion of persons or property as. defined in the first section of this act, or that any regulations or practices whatso- evei of such carrier or carriers affect­ ing such rates, are unjust or unreason­ able, or unjustly discriminatory, or un­ duly preferential or prejudicial, or oth­ erwise in violation of any of the pro­ visions of this act, to determine and prescribe what will be the just and reasonable rate or rates, charge or charges, to be thereafter observed In such case as the. maximum to be charged; and what regulation or prac­ tice in respect to such transportation Is just,- fair and reasonable to be there­ after followed; and to. make an order that the carrier shall cease and desist trom such violation, to the extent to which the commission find the same to exist, and shall not thereafter publish, demand, or collect any rate or charge for such transportation in excess of the maximum rate or charge so prescribed, and shall conform to the regulation or practice so prescribed. All orders of the commission, except orders for the payment of money, shall take effect within such reasonable time, not \< ss than £ Odays, and shall continue in force for such period of time, not ex­ ceeding two years, as shall be pre­ scribed in the order of the commif- rion, unless the same shall be suspend­ ed or modified or set aside by the com­ mission or be suspended or set aside by a court of competent jurisdiction. Any person, corporation, or company who shall deliver property for inter­ state transportation to any common ccrrier, subject to the provisions of this act, or for whom, as consignor or consignee, any such carrier shall trans­ port property from one state, territory, or district of the United States to any other state, territory or district of the United States or foreign country, who shall knowingly and willfully, by em­ ploye, agent, officer or otherwise, di­ rectly or indirectly, by or through any means or device whatsoever, receive or accept from such common carrier any Unfortunate. First Merchant--Well, cheer up, old duck! You never know your luck. Second Ditto--That's a fact, I oon't believe I've ever seen mine. First Merchant -- Always out, I s'pose? _ sum of money, or any other valuable consideration, as a rebate or offset against the regular charges for trans­ portation of such property, as fixed by the schedules of rates provided for in this act, shall be deemed guilty of a fraud, which is hereby declared to be a misdemeanor, and, shall, upon con­ viction thereof lh any court of the United States of competent jurisdic tion within the district where such of­ fense was committed, in addition to any other penalties provided by this act, be subjected to a fine equal to three times the sum of money so de­ ceived or accepted, and three times the value of any other consideration so re­ ceived or accepted, to be ascertained by the trial court; and In the trial for such offense, all such rebates or other considerations so received or accepted for a period of six years prior to the commencement of the action may be considered, and the said fine shall be three times the total amount of money '*>r three times the total value of such considerations so received or accepted, a", the case may be: Provided, that the foregoing penalties shall «not apply to rebates or considerations received prior to the passage and approval of ihfe act. In addition to the above the commis­ sion is empowered to make joint rates. Orders of the Commission. Any carrier, any officer, representa­ tive. or agent of a carrier, or any re­ ceiver, trustee, lessee, or agent of either of them, who knowingly tails or ncglects to obey any order made un­ der the provisions of section 15 of this act, shall forfeit to the United States the sum of $5,000 for each offense. Every distinct violation shall be a sep­ arate offense, and in case of a continu­ ing violation each day shall be deemed a separate offense. Provision for Court Review. The court-review provision of the bill is as follows: If any carrier fails or neglects to obey any order of the commission, other than for the payment of money, while the same Is in effect, any party injured thereby, or the commission In Its own name, may apply to the circuit court in the district where such carrier has its principal operating office, or in which the violation or disobedience of such order shall happen, for an en­ forcement of such order. Such applica­ tion shall be by petition", which shall state the substance of the order and the respect in which the carrier has failed of obedience, and shall be served upon the carrier in such manner as the court may direct, and the court shall prosecute such inquiries and make such investigations, through such means as li shall deem needful in the ascertain­ ment of the facts at issue or which may arise upon the hearing of such petition. If, upon such hearing as the court may determine to be necessary, it appears that the order was lawfully made and duly served, and that the cauier is in disobedience of the same, the court shall enforce obedience to such order by a writ of Injunction, or other proper process, mandatory or otherwise, to restrain such carrier, Its officers, agents or representatives, from further disobedience of such order, or to enjoin upon it, or them, obedience to the same; and in the enforcement of such process the court shall have thostf powers ordinarily exercised by 4t in compelling obedience to Its writs of injunction and mandamus. From any action upon such petition on appeal shall lie by either party to the supreme court of the United States, and in such court the case shall have priority In hearing and determination over all other causes except criminal causes, but such appeal shall r.ot va­ cate or suspend the order appealed fxom. The so-called Allison provision pro­ vides that all cases for the annulling of a rate as made by the commission should be brought in the district where the carrier against whom such order of requirement may have been made has its principal office. Other provisions of the bill provide that the commission shall be empow­ ered to require annual reports from all common carriers, and providing that such reports shall be of the fullest character; giving the commission at all times access to the books of com­ mon carriers, heavy penalties are en­ joined for false entries In accounts. A fine of $5,000 or imprisonment for a term of two years, or both, is decreed for any examiner who shall wrongly divulge information acquired through examinations of accounts. Circuit and district courts are to have jurisdiction to issue writs of mandamus compell­ ing common carriers to obey the or­ ders ot the commission. Bills of lad­ ing are to be issued by any common carrier accepting goods for transportaT tion, making railroad ^pmpanies liable for loss or damage done In transit over their or any other line. The com­ mission is empowered to employ spe­ cial agent* or examiners with full powers. This act takes effect and Is in force fropa and after its passage. The interstate commerce commission will consist of seven members, who shall draw salaries of $10,000 per an­ num er.ch. * Explanation. Myer--Your friend Cutter always speaks well of everybody. Oyer--Mere force of habit. Myer--How's that? Gysr--He used to carve epitaphs on tombstones.--Chicago Daily News. C Our Springfield Letter SpeciaX Correspondent Writes of Thlnca of Interest at „ th» Stats Capital. Springfield,--'Radical changes in*the methods of tlie supreme court are like­ ly to result frcm the scandal in that august body, nnde public by the rev­ elations contained in the contempt proceedings filed against Harvey N. Bradford and the motion to disbar State's Attorney Richard S. C. Reaugh, of Clay county. Justices of the court now admit that there Is no doubt re­ garding the fact that its advance de­ cision in the Huddieston will case was made public prior to the final deter­ mination of the suit, and that the sub­ ject of changing the practice of pre­ paring opinions has been up in con­ ference is generally believed. Illinois attorneys are greatly aroused over the scandal in the court and the proposi­ tion to make a change in the system, of preparing and giving out opinions is likely to be brought before the state bar association. Many lawyers insist that the secretaries to the justices should be abolished, and that the jus­ tices should be required to remain in Springfield and prepare their opinions there. It is not unlikely that this will be done when the new supreme couit building is completed and the justices are furnished with more habitable quarters. * ILLINOIS STATE NEWS HAPPENINGS IK THE VARIOUS m TOWNS AND crn&H Neutralized. He--Gracious! Did you notice the terrible smell that automobile made that went by a little whole ago? She--No, dear; I was peeling onions for dinner then.--Yonkers Statesman. Wants International Observatory. Prof. Edward C. Pickering, director of the Harvard college observatory, has attracted much attention to himself through his project for an Internation­ al observatory. He proposes to col­ lect a committee of the most eminent astronomers of the world, raise a sum of money, build a gigantic telescope and set all to work on the most Buit- •ble spot on earth. , Girl Zionists. * ' ^ A Zionist society of young girls has organised In Brooklyn, N. T. ^ ^ ' ' &§!• s " Head on a Pivot. "The <trouble. is she's too fond of talking behind her back." •'Behind whose back?" '• "Her own. She'fe a regular rtihfcer- neck."--Philaniphia Press. y-: 4 • f r ' Learning English. Ttisre are thousands of pupils at­ tending free night schools maintained by the, authorities in Antwerp for teaching the English language. So much shipping from English-speaking countries uses the great Belgian port that It Is becoming almost an'Engllsh- speaklng city. Cartalnly Took It. " Redd--How did the horse take the ihurdle ito-day? ^Greene--All right. He took It about 20 yards with him.--Yonkers States man. But It's Full of Hazards. "After all, life is only a game." j i "Ye*, but not Che fan* of «oH f|f life it's easy td get into % hole.*'--Bos­ ton Transcript. Caution. "What's the matter with him, any­ way?" " 'Sh! They're trying to keep it quiet. It's gastritis." "Why, that Isn't contagions. Why should--" " 'Sh! They're afraid the gas com pany may send in a bill against him.' --Philadelphia Ledger. 4* • •' J Mountain Climbers. Ytt #trmany there are 54 mbu'ntatn* eering clubs with a total memberahif Of 142.603. ^ Election Law Involved. The constitutionality of section 33 ot the general election law is Involved in case begun in the supreme court. This section provides that party repre­ sentatives in the county board of su­ pervisors carrying certain townships at the last general election shall name a majority of the election judges of th%t township. In the counties of Sangamon and Edgar, the Democrats, Important Court Decisions. Ihe supreme court of Illinois ad­ journed after handing down a number of opinions. The most Important de­ cision was the one given in the suit of Henry Raben against former Mayor Carter Harrison, of Chicago, and other municipal authorities to compel them to license a saloon near Lyman Trum­ bull school in Chicago. In this case the court holds that unless restricted by an ordinance they mayor may use reasonable discretion in the granting of saloon licenses and that a refusal to permit a saloon to open in the vi­ cinity of a school is a reasonable ex­ ercise of such power. Raben won his suit in the superior court of Cook county and a writ of mandamus to compel the mayor to license the saloon was issued. The appellate court af­ firmed tlie finding, but the supreme court holds both the lower courts in error and remands the case with di­ rections to dismiss the petition. It is the first time the Illinois court has passed upon the question directly. An­ other important decision is one which declares unconstitutional what vis known as the "washhouse" act of the legislature requiring owners of mines to furnish washhouses for the accom­ modation of the men working in the mines. REPUDIATES MANY NOTES. Pardon Petitions Refused. Upon the recommendation of the board of pardons, Gov. Deenen denied pardons in the following cases: Ed­ ward Kelly, Cook county, murder; Al­ bert Plinska, Cook county, murder; Joseph Schmid, Marion county, mur­ der; William P. Lovett, Cook county. A. W. Gough Says He Uade Public Intimation He Would Sign No 3for»--Mason County Sunday ;• School Convention. Brocton. -- A. W. Gough, farmer residing between here and Oakland, "has repudiated n^tes to the amount of $6,000 giv­ en at Oakland, Paris, Charleston, Tus- -cola and Hindsboro as surety. The notes are given by William Taylor. Gough says that years ago he went se­ curity on several notes for Taylor, but before the paper, now claimed to be worthless was issued he notified Tay­ lor he would sign no more. An inves­ tigation is being made. Fight Spread of Tuberculosis. Danville.--In order that tuberculo­ sis shall not spread in this community and become -serious here as it has al­ ready become in some localities, the Vermilion County Medical society pro­ poses to hold a public meeting at which the subject will be thoroughl;' discussed and the paople informed so that they can assist the medical pro­ fession in waging war on the disease. The mass meeting will probably be held early in the fall. , NEW TEMPLE OF JUSTICE AT SPRINGFIELD/ 1 lINMHli iiimmiit iMlilitli) IWImini iiiiiniiH iiimui U 1 The new temple of justice, which is to be the home of the state courts at Springfield 'will be one of the architec­ tural ornaments of the city. It will stand on an upland site that has been purchased at tlie southeast corner of Capitol avenue and Second street, which is just across the street from the park on which the statehouse stands. In architecture it is to be the classic style, and in a promenade on the roof in front of the attic it will have a feature that is unique In public buildings in Illinois. It will be three stories with a commodious basement for power equipment. Fireproof con­ struction will be employed throughout, and the building will be faced with Bedford stone. The building has a frontage of 168 by 91 feet, and the cost including the site, will be $350,000. who form a maporlty of the super­ visors, have refused to adopt a list 06 Republican judges presented by the Republican members of the board and have adjourned until the supreme court shall have adjourned, when the Democrats will meet f Jr the purpose of electing judges of election. Reaugh States His Case. Richard S. C. Reaugh, state's attor­ ney of Clay county, filed his answer in the supreme court in disbarment pro­ ceedings against him in account of Reaugh's connection with H. M. Brad­ ford in a purported scheme to sell in­ formation regarding the decision of the court In the Hudleston will case and to secure an opinion favorable to one party or the other. Reaugh says his connection with the case was with the object of securing all the informa­ tion he could' of Bradford for the pur­ pose of asslslng in the detection and punishment of all persons who may have committed of were about to com­ mit any contempt of the supreme court or any violation of the laws. New Railroad Line. License to incorporate has been is­ sued to th^ Du Page Railroad com­ pany, principal office Naperville, III. The road authorized to be constructed Is from Wheaton, 111., to Naperville, 111. The Incorporators and first board of directors are: Walter F. Kenney, Asa M. Royce, Alvln Scott, Jonathan F. Royce and Samuel Mather, all of Naperville. petit larceny; Mollle Harman, Adams county, harboring females under eigh­ teen years of age; John Kellaher, Cook county, petit larceny; William Roach, Cook county, murder; John L. Gable, Cook county, murder; Harry F. Bow- den, Cook county, murder; Thomas Scantlin, Menard county, murher; Fred Swisher, . Vermilion county, criminal assault; John Sansome, Cook county, murder; Edward f. Fowler, Cook county, petit larceny; John Cor- gan, Perry county, murder; Thomas Ryan, Cook county, murder; John No­ lan, Cook county, petit larceny. John R. Rose, Will county, murder. Must Carry Passengers. The supreme court in a case against the Litchfield & Madison Railroad company decided that all railroads in­ corporated under the railroad incorpo­ ration laws of the state must carry passengers. The defendant had con­ tended that the Litchfield & Madison railroad was built for the purpose of carrying freight only. Will Go to Circuit Court. The case of the people against Floyd K. Whittemore and Henry J- Wulfe, Involving the fees collected by state auditors and treasurers, will be sub­ mitted by brief to the circuit court. This agreement was reached by the attorneys in the case, when three ad­ ditional pleas were filed Jby "^Attorney General Stead, and demurrers by the attorneys representing the defendants. The defense is depending on the su­ preme court decision in the Healy fee case to secure a dismissal of the pro­ ceedings. Best Insecticide Mixture. Bulletin No. 107, of the University of Illinois agricultural'experiment sta­ tion is an account of "Comparative ex­ periments with Various Insecticides for the San Jose Scale," by the state entomologist, Dr. Forbes. He found that the cheapest and most efficient of the insectlcldc mixtures tested were the simple lime and sulphur mixtures (without salt or blue vltrol) dissolved by boiling together. They cost, for materials, from 84 cents to $1,03 per hundred gallons of the fluid spray. Added to Game Preserve. J. A. Wheeler, state game commis­ sioner, has recently received from England 5,500 pheasants' eggs whieh have been divided among 500 hens on the state game preserves. The eggs came through wrapped in sea moss and only eight were broken. They will begin to hatch the first week in July and at least 90 per cent, of the eggs are expected to produce a chick. This makes over 10,000 eggs of game birds which are under hens on this farm. The native pheasants, of which he possesses 200 hens, are producing from 150 to 160 eggs per day and these are b6ing placed under the hens. The farm now contains representatives of all the native game birds of Illinois and a large number of importations which it Is designed to transplant to this climate. Wild turkey has begun to produce and the farm has a number of young. Remains in Juvenile Court. Judge Mack will not take a seat on the appellate court bench, but will re­ main in the circuit court and as head of the juvenile court for at least anoth­ er year. A telegram to this effect was received by him at Chicago from the supreme court of the state in answer to h,is request to be left in his pres­ ent position. Apple Crop to Be Big. The 1906 crop of apples promises to exceed those of the last several years. In fact, orchardists in the southern part of the state, where the major por­ tion of the fruit in Illinois is grown, say the yield will even exceed the phe­ nomenal yield of 1892, when more than 7,500 barrels were shipped from the southern counties alone. Clay county claims tne distinction of being the banner apple county of the state, and, according to, the predictions of learned growers in that section, the county will this year prove, its claims. Dismantle Steel Plant, . After years" of disuse As Republic Iron and Steel company will dismantle its plant located In the north part of Springfield and rebuild at East Chica­ go, Ind. No reason has been given by the officers of the Steel Company as­ sociation for taking the industry away. Only a few years ago a large amount of money was expended In modernizing the plant and work was resumed, but the activity did not last long. It was hinted that certain la.bor conditions made the operation of the mills Im­ practicable. Illinois University- Alumni. Champaign.--The alumni of the University of Illinois elected the fol­ lowing officers: President, John G. WodswoHh, '82, Council Bluffs, la.; vice president, James Elder Armstrong, '81, Chicago. The executive committee nominated as university trustees, B. A. Slade, Rock- ford; Sydney Fithian, Aledo; Mayor Barr, Joliet £& alumni dinner 'fol­ lowed. Miner's Sudden Death. Lincoln.--Nixon Collins,, fell dead while at work in a coal mine-heft. It is supposed he suffered a stroke of apoplexy. Mr. Collins, before coming to Lin­ coln, was a resident of Riyerton, to which place the body was taken. Mrs. Rose Parson and Mrs. William Wilkle, both of Riverton, are Sisters of the de­ cedent ' Shot and Killed Bride. Aurora.--While Mr. and Mrs. George Seilagiyi, a. newly wedded Hungarian couple, were celebrating their wedding at their home on North Broadway, In the Hungarian settlement, Andrew Kuk, a neighbor, shot the bride through the stomach with a 32- caliber revolver. She died from the wound. Sunday School Convention. Kilbourne.--Committees have be n appointed to prepare for the Mason county Sunday school convention to .be held here from July 31 to August 2. The new Baptist church, now un­ der construction and which will be dedicated soon, was selected as the place to hold the sessions. Masonic Home .Too Small. Sullivan.--The board of managers of the Masonic home in this city has de­ cided to ask the grand lodge of Illinois, which will meet in October, to erect an addition to the present structure, which movement seems necessary to enable the home to accommodate its increas­ ing number of inmates. Drouth Aided Crops. Alto Pass.--The exceptionally large crops of wheat and early apples now being harvested 1 n southern Illinois are accredited to the long drouth in the spring, which at the time greatly alarmed thew farmers. The wheat crop is the largest and the quality the best ever known here. Ends Life at Asylum. Jacksonville.--Vina Jenkins, aged 23 years, of Granite City, a patient at the Central hospital for the insane, jumped into the reservoir on the hos­ pital premises and was drowned. Pastor Acquitted of Arson. Murphysboro.--Rev. Mills ^Gordon Cummings, pastor of the Christian church here, was acquitted after a three days' trial on the charge of set­ ting bis wife's house on fire. Coal Miner Injured. Athens.--While working in the Wa- basch coal mine here John Phillips suffered a severely strained back. The props gave away and let a quantity of slate fall jipon him. Knocked from Trestle; Dies. Rock Island.--While walking on a trestle, David Evans was knocked into the Misslp«ipnl river by a Chlcapo, Mil­ waukee & St! Paul engine. He was dragged out, but died. Celebrate Golden Wedding. Carlinville.--Capt. and Mrs. Thomas Doyle, former residents of this city, celebrated their golden weeding at their home in Greenfield. Fatal Accident to Auto. Nauvoo.--Harvey Patton, the three- year-old son of C. A. Patton, was killed, and his mother and Mrs. A. Schaeffer and Dr. and Mrs. G. W. Fe- gers were injured by the overturning of an automobile on a steep hill near Ntota. The accident was caused by a bursting tire. Rnnr Lmm Its Strngfe Always f t , \"i -s': Cousin of Greeley Is Dead. Sterling.--Benjamin Rowell Is dead at the age of 91 years at his home In Neponset. He was a cousin of Horace Greeley. Poison in Corn Meal Mufllns. Zlon City.--Hiram F/Doukellng and his wife and daughter, "a^ed 20 years, are seriously 111 as a result of eating corn meal muffins. The mother and daughter will recover. Indications point to arsenical poisoning, but how the poison got into the muffin* Is a mystery. Fell Under Mine Car. Carlinville.--John Whltis, a driver In the Nil wood coal mines, fell under a car while at his work and sustained • broken collar bone. b iMt Healthful, VMnwn and Economies $1,000.00 |iven for anything injurious to health food! ' " Calumet Baking Powder. ,' Do not be induced to pay 45 or SO cents' a pound for the Trust baking powders; they leave large quantities of Rochells Salts in the food. The constant dosing of Rochelle Satis will derange the digestive organs. Yom physician will tell you this. INVESTMENT IN MOTH BALLS Sanger of Using the Prevention* That Proved to Be a Signal Failure. A State street druggist, telling of tha quaint characters whom he encounters in hi3 business, recently said: "Lata one afternoon one of the 'ould sod* ambled up to the counter. 'Hov yes onything good to kill moths?' he asked, relates the Chicago Record-Herald. " 'Yes,' said I, 'we have moth balls, the best reemdy known.' " 'Give me tin cints' worth, thin,* •ays he. "I made up the package, handed It to him, and he ambled out again. I had forgotten all ab^pt my customer until ibout four o'clock the next afternoon, when I was forcibly reminded of tbf transaction of the day before. After had waited on my customers in their turn 1 walked over to another couo> ter and was there confronted with m|f moth-ball investor. Without giving me time to make an inquiry, he said; * 'Are yez the young mon that soil! me thim things yistiddy?' showing m« the remains of about half a dozen of the white balls. "I answered In the affirmative, and also inquired what the trouble was. ** 'Av all the con games I've -run up against in me toime, .this bates thim all,' he said. "To think of onyone run­ ning a decent down-town store selling the loikes of thim things to kill mothn with, or onything else, for the matte* of that They might be all right fc*|P playing marbles, but for killin' mothi, niver. I may not be as young as yep are, young mon, but I'm just as stiddy, and I want to tell you wan thing. If yez can show me the man or woman that can throw wan of thim balls quick enough to kill a moth I'll not only ate iviry wan of thim yez have In stock, but I'll say nothing about the picture the ould woman and meself broke in the folne little gams yes would have us play.' " Pitied Pitcoe. A man who had started with a friend on a week's, automobile tour stayed away two weeks. When finally they got back to town, he went home, and his wife received him coldly. What he dreaded was a scolding and an upbraiding. "1 am so glad to be back with you here, dear," he said; but I pity Pitcoe. Poor old Pitcoe?" What Is the matter with Pitcoe?" said the lady, sharply. "Ah, poor fel­ low," said her husband, "at this mo­ ment his wife is giving him the very deuce!" And that wily speech got him off. dr Went with the Suit. Muggsy -- Where did yer git Watch? Gaffer--Got it wid a suit o' clo'es. "Aw! go'n; de clothln' men ain't glvin' away no watches like that wld suits o' clo'es." "Weil, dls was a second-nand suit what belonged to a gent what was la BWimmln'."--Philadelphia Press. THE DOCTOR'S WIFE Agrees with Him About Food. A trained nurse says: "In the prac­ tice of my profession I have found so many points in favor of Grape-Nuts food that I unhesitatingly recommend it to all my patients. , It is delicate and pleasing to the palate (an essential in food for the sick) and can be adapted to all ages, being softened with milk or cream for babies or the aged when deficiency of teeth renders mastication impos­ sible. For fever patients or those oa liquid diet I find Grape-Nuts and al­ bumen water very nourishing and re­ freshing. This recipe is my own idea and Is made as follows: Soak a tea- spoonful of Grape-Nuts in a glass "ot water for an hour, strain and serve with the beaten white of an egg and a spoonful of fruit juice or flavoring. This affords a great deal of nourish­ ment that even the weakest stomach can assimilate without any distress. "My husband is a physician and ho uses Grape-Nuts h^nself and orders It many times for his patients. "Personally I regard a dish of Grape-Nut's with fresh or stewed fruit as the ideal breakfast for anyone-- well or sick." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. In any case of stomach trouble, nervous prostration or brain fag, a 10 day^trial of Grape-Nuts will work wonders toward nourishing and re­ building, and in this way ending thu" trouble. "There's a reason" and trial proves. Look In pkgs. for the famous Uttl* book, "The Road to Wellvllle." »1S#-