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CARRANZA DISTRIBUTES FTOTHTNG TO THE POOR T*OOP8 ORDERED TO GUARD LEGATION AT MEXICO CITY. * * ,'«*? <v.<^ < i- * : l§|-»& m 3 A MUENRY PLAINDEAtia, MHENRY, ILX. • :i! <•"" * <*"."• * "• - v- t • '• > • ' 1$""$ _y j«: V, 'i'K • ' • •••^'.!'r: ' "*•'• "_' : ;•,>'•:!-"."J i " •"-'•••' PREPARE FOR CAPITAL RIOTS and Ammunition Are for De­ fense In Case of Uprljinfi-rRe- ported Japs Are Ready *» €llvo Huerta Vast Sum. £#: fSK PI IR is. SK f c ' # ' i Vera Cruz, Feb. 16.--British marines were landed here on Friday with two machine guns and ammunition follow­ ing orders received from the British foreign office. The purpose of the landing is said to be for the protec­ tion of the British legation headquar­ ters. The bluejackets landed from the British flagship Suffolk late at night and placed the guns on a car on the Mexican railway, consigned to the British legation in Mexico City. With the guns was seat a great quan­ tity of ammunition. It Is assumed here that the guns and ammunition are intended for the defense of the British legation in case of an uprising In the federal capital. "Mexico City, Feb. 16.--Reports were circulated in banking circles here on Friday that leading Japanese finan­ cial institutions will lend the Mexican government $75,000,000. It is said that arrangements for the loan were made during the recent visit of Fran­ cisco de la Barra to Toklo. "The re­ ports caused considerable excitement In view of the fact that the securing of such a vast sum would assure Huerta of relief from financial diffi­ culties for the present •era Crux, Mex.. Feb. 1*.--Gen. Joaquin Maas, commander of the Vera Crus garrison, received orders from the war ministry In Mexico City on Friday to make every effort to ar- reet the person who tried to assas­ sinate Lieut Arthur B. Cook, flag lieutenant to Rear Admiral Mayo ol the United States battleship Connec­ ticut The order was said to have come direct from President Huerta through the war office. As the result of the wounding Lieutenant Cook, ex­ tra precautions were taken to protect the life of John Llnd, special envoy Of President Wilson in Mexico. The guard about the American consulate was doubled and Mr. Llnd is accom­ panied by an . escort of bluejackets whenever he ventures out. Lieutenant Cook, who is under care of the sur­ geon on board the Connecticut Is not badly hurt The bullet passed through the fleshy part of the thigh. Vera Cruz, Feb. 14.--John Llnd was notified on Thursday that an attempt had been made by some Mexican in the most prominent street of Vera Crux to assassinate Arthur B. Cook, flag lieutenant of Rear Admiral Mayo of the United States battleship Con­ necticut It developed at the same time that Mr. Lind himself, the per­ sonal envoy of President Wilson in Mexico, was In danger and that he was being guarded constantly day and njght by bluejackets from the Ameri­ can fleet Lieutenant Codk was fired at from ambush. The bullet passed through the woodwork of his carriage, struck him in the left hip and fell into the carriage seat. His Injury consist­ ed merely of a bruise, the woodwork having destroyed the bullet's force. He reported the attack later to Ad­ miral Mayo, who notified Mr. Lind ahd Consul Canada. 'ik< '<• BUND 8ENATOR TELLS Jllrffr r HAPPENED IN KOTIO. ' AT WASHINQTOft. ILLINOIS y Mi J DIDN'T ATTACK MRS. BOND Statesman Says He Believed Woman WatTaking Him to Parlor Whfji ^ He Waft Taken to er Room. Anothj 1V'- \ General Carranza (arrow) at the distribution of clothing, etc., to the poor of Hermosiila. The supplies were collected from the merchants by the young folk of the city for those who had suffered from the ravages of the war and the distribution was directed by the constitutional leader. . RIOT BLOCKS TAX LAW OPPOSITION DESTROY8 BALLOT BOX IN JAP HOUSE. Two Navy Officials Ordered Before Court Marital--Assault Made \ on Minister. Tokio, Feb. 16.--Japan's lower house was the scene of unprecedented disor­ der and did not adjourn until after midnight. The members of the oppo­ sition destroyed the ballot box in order to prevent the adoption of the business tax, which the masses wish abolished. Riotous scenes on the floor of the house continued throughout th9 ses­ sion, which extended over many hours, the obstructionists blocking the gov­ ernment at every turn. The minister of the interior, Kei Hara, had a narrow escape from injury when two men leaped into his auto­ mobile but were seized by detectives. All the parties charge that the others are hiring henchmen to resort to vio­ lence, Vice-Admiral Koichi Fujii. formerly Japanese naval attache at Berlin, and Captain Sawaski have been ordered before a court-martial on the charge of bribery in connection with allegatlone that Admiral Fuji! and other officers received illicit commissions for influ­ encing allotment of admiralty con­ tracts in favor of a German firm. The naval scandal has been ueed >s a weapon in an effort to discredit and overthrow the ministry. NEW YORK STATE OFFICIAL, SUB- . POENAED IN GRAFT CASE,, ENDS LIFE. COMMITS ACT AFTER CHURCH ILLINOIS LEADS WITH CROPS FOUR MINE GUARDS GUILTY ^Officers Convicted of Slaying Two Michigan Copper 8trikers In 8econd Degree. Hancock, Mich., Feb: 17.--The Jury in the case of John Groff, James Coop­ er and Arthur Davis, Waddell-Mahon detectives, and Deputies James and Polkinghorne, charged with murder in the second degree lb connection with the copper strike shooting, re­ turned a verdict of manslaughter on Sunday against all the defendants ex­ cept James, who was declared not guilty by order of Judge Flannigan. Clemency was urged by the jury in the case of Polkinghorne. The five were charged with killing two strikers on August 14. Thomas Raleigh of New York, a sixth defendant. Jumped $10,000 ball and escaped. Statement Issued by Census Bureau Shows 8tate Ranks First in Value of Agricultural Products. Washington, Feb. 16.--Illinois leads all states in the. value of its agricul­ tural products, according to a state­ ment issued on Friday by the census bureau, based on reports received from its agents. The relative rank of the first nine states in regard to value of 1909 crops showed that Illi­ nois led with a total valuation for all farm crops of $372,000,000; Iowa was second with $315,000,0o0, Texas third with $298,000,000, followed by Ohio with $230,000,000; Georgia, $227,000,- 000; Missouri, $221,000,000; Kansas, $215,000,000; New York, $209,000,000, and Indiana, $204,000,000. Illinois ranked first In the production of corn, followed by Iowa and Missouri, and led also in the production of oats, followed by Iowa and Minesota. Eleven of the leading crops showed a total aggregate value of $4,813,281,- 000 .and corn was the most val­ uable. Accounts Under Investigation* tiut Nothing Wrong Found, Though He Borrowed From Banks--District At­ torney Whltmsn Is Mystiflsd. Buffalo, N. Y., Feb. 17.--John J. Kennedy committed suicide in the Markeen hotel here on Sunday by cutting his throat with a razor. His body was found by his son, who a few hours before had accompanied his father and mother to the Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament to attend morning services. There was no note found, nor was there anything known that would ex­ plain why he should have decided to end his life. Kennedy was to have tes­ tified on Monday in the graft case in New York that is being conducted by District Attorney Whitman. A Bub- poena was served upon him Saturday. copy of the subpoena and a sleep­ ing car reservation on the night train to New York were found in hia pocket. He had previously refused to waive im­ munity and testify when asked to do so by Mr. Whitman. According to a report here, Mr. Whitman is in pos­ session of Mr. Kennedy's bank ac­ counts, showing that the state treas­ urer had borrowed money from sever­ al banks that were depositories of state funds. New York, Feb. 17.--District Attor­ ney Whitman Is unableYto account for the suicide of State Treasurer Ken­ nedy because of any evidence that he has against him. It is true that Ken­ nedy has borrowed money from sev­ eral banks, in one at least of which state funds had been deposited, btit this would hardly peem to be sufficient motive for suicide.. - FLASHES OFF THE WIRE OR. ANNA H. SHAW 1$ HURT vPMsident of American Suffrage Aeeo- elation 8lips From 8tep of Car and Breaks Leg. . ' New York, Feb. 17.--Dr. Anna How­ ard Shaw, president of the American Women's Suffrage association, was badly hurt by slipping from the step of a Lehigh Valley Pullman car and Celling on the floor of the Jersey Cen­ tral railroad station in Jersey City. Doctor Shaw suffered a compound fracture of the right leg below the knee. She Is now at the Hotel Mc- Alpln. With Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, Doctor Shaw had been making ^suffrage speeches up-state. U. S. Treasury Finds Bills. "•Washington, Feb. 16.--Great satis­ faction was manifested by United plates treasury officials on Friday over the recovery of $1,250 in cur •jretney lost on January 26. The money fcs4 been misplaced in the vaults. Paris, Feb. 16.--Alphonse Bertillon, inventor of the Bertillon finger print system of tracing criminals, died her# on Friday. M. Bertillon, who was one of the foremost criminologists of mod­ ern times, suffered from anaemia. New York, Feb. 12.--John D. Rocke­ feller denied through his secretary that he intends to discontinue the use of his Forest Hill home at Cleveland. Also he denied that he left that city because of his disagreement with the Cuyahoga county board of assessors. Washington, Feb. 14.--President Wilson is again ill at the White House Diagnosis of the complaint on Thurs­ day points to a recurrence of the at­ tack of grip which kept him indoors early in December. Some uneasiness is expressed lest there be more serlons complications brought about by over­ work and nervous tension. Minneapolis Factory Foreman Shot Minneapolis, Minn., Feb. 17.--Joseph Bayerle, foreman of a factory at which a strike has been in progress for sev­ eral days, was shot and possibly fatal ly Injured by an unidentified assailant as he was about to board a fttreet car. News of Battle Held Up. 'v Washington, Feb. 16.--Destruction of the cable office at Esmeraldas, Ecu- ^•q^jador, where heavy fighting was on be­ tween the revolutionists and govern­ ment forces, left the state department without news of the situation. lis;.' P;- ! T w o D i e , I n M i n e S t r i k e R l e t Colliers, W. Va., Feb. 16.--Deputy Sheriff Harry Lucas and James Smith, ft striking miner, were killed in a riot it the mines of the Pittsburgh Coal company, where a strike has been In |trogress since September. Arrested ae Museum Frauds. St. Louis, Feb. 17.--Dr. David Da- vieson and Dr. Charles Adams, who have been conducting a museum of anatomy, were arrested on federal warrants. They were charged with de- vieing a scheme to defraud patients. y iinluiion Bill Killed in South Carolina.' v'. <Je!um Ma, S C.; Feb. 16.--The alien land bill, directed against ownership Of land by Asiatics, was killed in the ' senate at the request of its author, CoBowtng the failure of a^similar bill jpMB the lower bouse, No Zeppelin Airship In Long Race. Berlin, Feb. 14.---Count Zeppelin said that Zeppelin airships are not as yet capable of participating in such a flight as the proposed round the world flight in connection with the Panama exposition at San Francisco. Women Ask to Start Life Over. Washington, Feb. 14.--Forty-six of the 300 worsen inmates of Washing- tons' red light district have applied at the rescue missions for an opportunity to start life over again in some honest employment, it was stated. 3 DYNAMITERS SEEK RELEASE Webb, Cooley and Munsey Ask Writs ^•«M*Declare That Prtsen Bern . - '•'•"jrrYf'f • . tences Are Up. IndianapoliSi Feb. 16.--Word that applications for writs of habeas cor­ pus to obtain their release from the federal prison at Leavenworth, Kan., have been filed by Frank C. Webb of New York, Philip A. Cooley of New Orleans, and James E. Munsey of Salt Lake, convicted In the dynamite con­ spiracy case here, was received by United States District Attorney Frank C. Dailey on Friday. The petition asking for the writs as­ serts that the men have served the term of imprisonment Imposed on them for one crime, and that the other cum­ ulative sentences are void. U. S. HONORS ABE LINCOLN Ground Broken at Capital on His Birthday Whsre $2,000,000 Memori- al Will Bs Erected. Washington, Feb. 14.--Ground broken on Thursday, the anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, for the Lincoln memorial, a $2,000,000 structure, the purpose of whose de­ signers is that It shall stand as an ex­ ample of the best in architecture and sculpture that this age could produce. The site for the memorial le in Po­ tomac park, on an "axis," planned more than a century ago, at one end of which is the capitol, the monument of the government; and at the other, more than a mile to the west, the Washington monument. WILL ASK VOTE MAY 2 WOMEN OF AMERICA TO MA8* MEETINGS. HOLD In Every City and Hsntlet Appeal Will Be Made to Wasfe , ington. (I- Chicago, Feb. 16.--On May 2, It la planned, women in eVery hamlet, town and city In the United States 'will be assembled in mass meeting to ask con­ gress to pass a federal suffrage amend­ ment. Announcement of this plan of the National American Woman's Suffrage association -for the celebration of a national suffrage day was made by Mrs. Medill McCormick, chairman of the national congressional committee. Mrs. McCormick- also declared that differences between the National As­ sociation .and the Congressional Union would be overlooked during the cele­ bration and both would work togeth­ er to further the common end. Washington, Feb. 16.--Friday was filled with victories for the Congres­ sional Union for Woman Suffrage. The members obtained the promise of a hearing on the national amendment enfranchising women from Represent­ ative Clayton, chairman of the judi­ ciary committee, and they got permis­ sion to use the steps of the capitol for the demonstration In May. The members who went to New York to meet the national board brought back a promise of co-operation from that body and also annexed Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont as a member of the execu­ tive committee- of the union. After about three weeks of deliberationi fol- j lowing the filing of a request by the union, Chairman Clayton informed the suffragists that they might bei heard by the judiciary committee on Tuesday, March 3, at 10 a. m. The hearing will be on Representative Mondell's bill enfranchising women,! which was introduced on the first day of congress last April. The Congres­ sional Union will bring here the lead­ ing suffrage orators from all parts of the country. SENATOR BACON $ DEAD '8tstesman From Georgia 8uecumbs to Heart Trouble -- President Mourns. His Death. Washington, Feb. 17.--Augustus Oc- tavftis Bacon, United States senator from Georgia for nearly 19 years and chairman of the foreign relations com­ mittee since the ascendency of the Democratic party, died in a hospital here on Saturday after an lllnesB of ten days. He was the first United States senator elected by . direct vote of the people under the seventeenth consti­ tutional amendment. The immediate cause of death was diagnosed as a blood clot in the heart. Mr. Bacon's death was a shock to his colleagues. A public funeral was held in the senate chamber on Tues­ day afternoon, and was attended by the senate and house of representa­ tives, the president and his cabinet, justices of the Supreme court members of the diplomatic corps, the admiral ol the navy and chief of staff of the army. In the death of Senator Bacon Pres­ ident Wilson loses one of his chief ad­ visers on foreign affairs. Mr. Wilson, on learning the news, said: "My association with Mr. Bacon haa been of the most cordial and, to me, helpful sort I particularly profited by his experience in foreign affairs]" ~ ; r Sluggers 8hoot Two M<HI» ;a v. Chicago, Feb. 17.--Rubin Favish, owner of the Cosmopolitan Chandelier company, was shot and probably fatal­ ly wounded while protecting Isadora Breverman, one of his employes, from tbrea men who attacked the latter.,-. - Boats Hsld In Ids Two Days. Chicago, Feb. 17.--Forty-eight hours' imprisonment in the ice ended for the passengers and crew of the steamers Kansas and Arizona. They reached port after one of the hardest struggles eyef experienced by the Bhlpe. f Woman and Babe Periph. 'ijfbunt Carroll, 111., Feb. 1*.--Mrs. Henry Brlnkmier, twenty-two yearo old, and her year-old daughter, were burned to death when kerosene which she poured on live coalB exploded, set­ ting fire to her clothing. Protest Pardon for Frlel Allen. Washington, Feb. 14.--Suggestion of a pardon for Frlel Allen, youngest member of the mountain gang which shot up the Hlllsville, Va., courthouse in March, 1912, stirred up rigorous op­ position in Washington. Comlskey Confined to Bed. Rome. Feb. 14.--Charles A. Comis key, president of the Chicago club oi the American Baseball league, wai again confined to bed, suffering from stomach trouble. v". . " '* •' ' -- Joe Cannon Joins Y. M. C. Jfcr/ - Saginaw, Mich., Feb. 17.--Formei Speaker Cannon enrolled as a membel of the Saginaw Y. M. C. A„ Mb mem- beraiiip being obtained by United States Representative Joseph W. Ford ney of thie city. /•>?-..»...• t", Bergeson First In Ski Melfc ^ Virginia, Minn., Feb. 17.--The tia tional amateur eki tournament was run here, with Sigurd Bergeson of Vir glnia the winner, one-third of a point ahead of Hans Hanson, the Mlnneapo Us skier. Senate Revitsrde Hero's Widow. Washington, Feb. 14.--The senate pliesed on Thursday a bill awarding $5,760 the widow of Dr. Thomas B McClintlc of the public health service who lost his life in studying spotted fever in Montana. Cel. Barnett Commands U. S. Marinee Washington, Feb; 14.--Col. Georg* Barnett was ordered on Thursday t< assume his duties as commandant ci the United States Marine corps oi February 11 by Secretary of the ttav? Daniels. Oklahoma City, Okla., Feb. 18.--Po. lltical opposition on Monday was held responsible by Thomas P. Gore, Unit­ ed States senator from Oklahoma, for the damage suit for $50,000, filed against him by Mrs. Minnie E. Bond, who alleges the senator from Okla­ homa attacked her. In a Washington hotel. Senator Gore took the witness stand in his own behalf. He denied making an attack on Mrs. Bond and said he believed the charge to have been made to injure him in his cam" paign for renominaiion as the Dem­ ocratic candidate for the senate. Senator Gore was asked about his acquaintance with Mrs. Bond, the plaintiff, and replied that he remem­ bered meeting her a,t a reception here, and that her husband's candidacy fox- internal revenue collector was men­ tioned at the time. He said he had not given her any encouragement about her husband's candidacy. Regarding the alleged assault in Washington, the senator, in reply to questions, told of meeting Mrs. Bond at her hotel after she had telephoned him making the appointment. He never knew that JameB R. Jacobs, T. B. Robertson and other* were at the hotel at the time. ' "I had never been In there before," he said; "and when I reached the door Mrs. Bond approached me in the lobby. I supposed we were to go to the hotel parlor, but she took me to another room." "Where did you sit?" Senator Gore was asked. "I sat in a rocking chair," replied he. "We talked about the appoint­ ment of her husband. I told her again there was no chance for him. She seemed to feel that he had lost." "I arose, remarking that I must go, and Mrs. Bond took hold of my hands. She was remarking that I was going to have a hard race. At that moment the telephone bell rang and she answered it. Then she came back and sat on the bed. "We talked only a few minutes. I arose and she took hold of my hand, then fell on the bed. I asked: 'What does this mean?' Jtist then Robert­ son came into the room 'and told her to stop that squalling." "Did you at any time touch Mrs. Bond?" he was asked. "I did not," the senator replied. • Continuing his testimony, Sena­ tor Gore said he told Robertson he wanted to see Mrs. Bond again. "I asked her if she had anything to say about the incident. 'I want to know what thlB means,' I said. j "She replied she didn't want her husband to know about It Robert­ son also said he had nothing to say about it." * . | The senator said he sa# Dr. J. H. , Earp of Oklahoma City the next day : and discussed the Incident. | "I told him," he said, "that if any­ one said I did anything improper it was an 'infamous He.'" Senator Gore denied that he told Earp to ti7 to get Mrs. Bond out of the city. | 405 ARE PERILED ON SHIP Liner Roma Ashore Off No Man's l^^nd--Wireless Messags Saya • Boat Is Helples^N New York, Feb. 18.--The agents of the Fabre line confirmed the news that their liner Roma is ashore off No Man's Land, south of Martha's Vine­ yard. Wireless advices received by the agents on Monday said the Roma was resting easily. There are 405 pas­ sengers aboard. The ship is bound for New York from Mediterranean ports. Newport, R. I., Feb. 18.--The radio station here picked up an "8. O. S." call from the Fabre liner Roma Sun­ day saying that she was ashore on the south Bide of No Man's Land. The wireless message from the Roma says: "Send powerful towboat and well provided with towing materials. lip- possible for us to get off with our own means." Brest France,' Feb. 18.--Practically no word has been received of the French line steamer Niagara, which, bound from Havre for New York with 147 passengers aboard, was forced to turn back bacause of broken propel­ lers, and is returning to a Prenoh port . 'The Niagara was reported In dis­ tress on Sunday about 135 miles off Ushat. The steamer Bordeaux had gone..to its assistance Ysggmen Make Big Mput. >• : •• '• Milledgeville, Ga., Feb. 18.--Yegg- men blew the safe In the office of C. H. Bonner here. Bonner refuses to state the amount missing, but it Is stated on good authority thfc loss Is $25,000, and may be $50,000. v/fc* : J: l Tom Sharkey Goes to JalL^-V i New York, Feb. 18.--Tom Sharkey, once famous as a heavyweight pugil­ ist, was sentenced to 30 days in jail and fined $500 for maintaining a dis­ reputable resort The manager re­ ceived the same sentence. t : Tug Potomac Is Abandoned#. St. Johns, N. F„ Feb. 18--The U. S. naval tug Potomac, held fast by Ice floes in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, was abandoned by the 36 officers and men of her crew, according to news re­ ceived from Bonne Bay. ; • . $£5,000 Fire In Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa., Feb. 18. -- Wre swept through a row of frame dwell­ ings and stores in Olivia street Mc- Kees Rocks, drivinu a score of fami­ lies into the snow, snd causing a property loss of , Shobonier.--Susan Albert ninety years old, died. She was the earliest settler here and was the widow of William Albert. J Marlon.--R. M. Allen, seventy-five years old, a Glvil war veteran, died In this city. He was a, brother of the lata Judge W. J. Allen, who succeeded John A. Logan in congress. Galesburg.--Thomas Cox, wanted in Brown county on a charge of forgery. Is under arrest here and is being held pending arrival of a Mount ̂ sterling officer. Mount Carroll.--Mrs. Mary Kennedy has announced her candidacy for may­ or of Mount Carroll. She is believed to be the first woman to seek that of­ fice hi Illinois. Springfield.--The source of 31 cases of typhoid fever at Peru is being In­ vestigated by the state board of health. Inspector C. E. Crawford Is in charge of the investigation. Waterloo.--Anton Vogt, a pioneer of Monroe county, died, at the home of his son, Charles Vogt, near Gilmore Lake, He was eighty years old and had 44 grandchildren. Elgin.--'The National Milk Produc­ ers' company factory at Gilberts, eight mlleB north of Elgin, was de­ stroyed by fire. The loss is 050,000. The town was threatened with de­ struction. Carthago.--James Jacoby, city mar­ shal, was shot and killed while at­ tempting to arrest Clifford Anderson for disturbing the peace. It is said that Anderson was intoxicated. An­ derson gave himself up. Kankakee.--Thirteen cows perished In a fire which destroyed a barn at the Hospital for the Insane here. No one was injured and there was no disor­ der among the patients. While it is thought the fire was accidental, an In­ vestigation will be made, as 30 em-' ployes of the hospital were dismissed. Springfield.--Thomas M. Harris of Lincoln, judge of the Eleventh circuit, was appointed by the supreme court to the appellate court. Fourth dis­ trict, vice Judge Owen P. Thompson of Jacksonville, resigned. Thompson was recently appointed by Governor Dunne as a member of the state public utility commission. Joliet--'Thousansd of rats Invaded homes in this city when they were driven from their burrows In the huge garbage dumps of the city by an $8,000 fire, which destroyed the crem­ atory. Health officials fear an epi­ demic may result from the migration of the rats and the unsolved garbage disposal problem. Carterville.--The Cox theater here^ a mercantile establishment and gro­ cery, were destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at $25,000. The fire Btarted in a theater from a defective flue. All musical Instru­ ments, Bcenery and paraphernalia of a troupe which was playing at the opera house were ruined. Bloomington.--That the state fish and game commission fully intends to set aside Rock river as a state fish preserve was indicated when Game Warden G. W. Clavin, J. H. Engles and James Bartlett made an inspec­ tion trip to arrange for a patrol sys­ tem to prevent the operations of seiners. Springfield.--Governor Dunne, mem­ bers of the state highway commission, and Warden Allen of the Joliet peni­ tentiary discussed hard road building at length. Penitentiaries will furnish rock. Five miles will be the minimum length of road upon which convicts will be used. Two hundred convicts will be available. Any township in the state may avail itself of the con­ vict labor. Harrisburg.--Charles A. Blenkeh- ship, for 18 years principal of the Lin­ coln school in this city, died here from the , effect of being struck over the heart by a rock three weeks ago- He attempted to stop a fight between two of the larger pupils. George Flos- sey, one of the combatants, threw the stone. The principal became uncon­ scious soon afterward, and remained in this condition until he died. Decatur.--Rearson Trigg was re­ leased from the Montlcello jail by or­ der of the Piatt county grand jury, as sufficient evidence for conviction was not obtained. Trigg recently con­ fessed that he helped lynch Henry Wild man, wife slayer, at Monti- cello 27 years ago, Conscience- stricken, he gave himself to the au­ thorities. "I am content and my con­ science has been satisfied," said Trigg as he walked out of the Montlcello Jail. .He will return to his farm. Pana.--During a severe coughing spell William Austin of Shelbyville ex­ pelled a small black snake from his throat. He believeB he swallowed the snake two years ago while drinking water from a branch on his farm. Aus­ tin has suffered great distress and se­ vere coughing periods. He consulted several physicians, but they were un­ able to diagnose his case. Since the expulsion of the snake he has been relieved of coughing and his general condition is Improved. Springfield.--Word waB received in Springfield that former State Auditor McCuIlough suffered a stroke of paralysis at his home^t Urbana. His condition is said to be critical. Mr. McCuIlough has made his home at Ur­ bana Blnce his retirement from office and has been in ill health, for some time. Sterling.--Mrs. Jesae Mace, thirty years old, committed suicide as the result of domestic trouble. Sterling.--Despondent at not receiv­ ing a letter from her daughter in Vir­ ginia, Mrs. Ellen Stone ended her life by jumping into a cistern. inw--Almost one mile of copper wire was stolen from the telephone poles of the Bell Telephone company near Anna by thieves who have made several raids on the same line. Centralia.--The building containing the blacksmith and machine shops of Mine No. 5 of the Centralia Coal com­ pany was destroyed by fire. Fifteen men (were thrown out of employment. Centralia.--Fifty section hands, em­ ployes of the Illinois Central railroad, went on strike when the company re- "used to grant their demand for 60 cents an hour to shovel snow. Others were taken to fill their places. SWEBPIFRAKE UPON SWEEPSTAKE CANADA ADDING OTHERS TO IT* 8ERIES OF VICTORIES. : A Manitoba Steer Carries Off SlmBijr Henors to These Won by a Hatter ~ Brother In 1012. u • 4 When Glencarnock I., the Aberdeen- Angus steer, owned by Mr. McGregor of Brandon, Manitoba, carried off the ! • '< iJ • i wk ft •r Y v'fij« i CMv. 1̂8 m ! v ' ' BWevpstakcs at the Chicago Live Stock Show in 1912, It was considered to b* a great victory for barley, oats and grass versus corn. So that there might be so doubt of the superiority of barley feeding, Manitoba climate, and judgment in selecting ihe animal, Mr. McGregor placed in competition in 1913, another Aberdeen-Angus, a half-brother to the animal that won last year, and secured a second vic­ tory In the second year. In other classes he had excellent winnings, but the big victory was the sweepstake® for the best steer. This victory proved that Manitoba-grown barley and oats, and prairie hay, had properties better than any contained in corn, which In the past has been looked upon ae being superior to other grains In fat­ tening and finishing qualities. Not only thlB, but Glancarnock's victory proves that the climate of the prairie provinces of western Canada, in com­ bination with rich foods that are pos­ sessed by that country, tends to make cattle raising a success at little cost. •Other winnings ht the live stook show which placed western Canada m the class of big victories were: Thcoo firsts, seven seconds, and five other prizes in Clydesdales. The winners, Bryce, Taber, Suther­ land,- iSinton, Mutch, McLean, Hagger- ty, Leckie and the University of Sas­ katchewan are like family names in Saskatchewan. Each one bad "the goods" that won honor to himself and combined made a name and record for Saskatchewan. * Look at the recent victories w:on by western Canada within the past three years. In February, 1911, Hill & Sons of Lloydmlnster, Saskatchewan, showed a peck of oats at the National Corn Exposition, held at Columbus, Ohio, and carried off the Colorado silver trophy, valued at $1,500. In February, 1913, the same men, father and son, had a similar victory at Columbia, N. C., and should they win in 1914 at Dallas, -Texas, they will own the trophy. In 1911, Seager Wheeler of Rosthern won $1,000 in gold at the New York .Land Show for the best 100 pounds of wheat. In 1912 at the Dry Farming Cob* gress at Lethbridge, Alberta, Mr. Holmes of Cardston won the $2,500 Jtumley engine for best wheat in the world. In 1913, at the Dry Farming Con­ gress, held at Tulwa, Okla., Mr. P. Gap- lack of Allen, Saskatchewan, carried off the honors and a threshing mar chine for the best bushel of wheat shown In cgjjfcjljettition with the world. In 191«$^ipr^the International Dry Farming{'!pt»ngress at Tulsa, Okla., Canada won the majority of the wood's honors in individual classes, and seven out of the sixteen sweep­ stakes, including the grand prize for the best bushel of hard wheat The grand prize, a threshing ma­ chine, rtas won by Paul Gerlack for best bushel of hard wheat which weighed 71 pounds to the bushel, and was of the Marquis variety. In the district in whieh the wheat was grown that won this prize, there were thousands of acres this year that would have done as well. Mr. Gerlack is to be congratulated, as well as the province of Saskatchewan, and west­ ern Canada as a whole, for the great success that has been- achieved la both grain and cattle. v Other prizes at the same plaeo were: '• Best peck of barley, Nicholas miger, Claresholm, Alberta. * •" Best peck of oats, E. J. Lanlgan, Bl- fro8s, Saskatchewan. Best bushel of flax, John Plows, Carnduff, Saskatchewan. ^ Best sheaf of barley; A. H. Cfdii'.' man, Kindersley, Saskatchewan. C ; Best sheaf 6f flax, R. C. West Kin­ dersley, Saskatchewan. Best sheaf of oats, Arthur Perry. Cardston, Alberta. In district exhibits, Swift Current Trade Award, with Maple Creek sec­ ond. Other exhibitor? and winners were: Red Fife spring wheat, E. A. Fred­ rick, Maple Creek. "v Other variety of hard spring wh4jtit, S. Englehart, Abernethy, Seek. ' Black oats, Alex Wooley, HortWl, Alta. Western rye grass, W. S. Cpelghtba, Stalwart, Sask. , Sheaf of Red Fife wheat. R. H. C ter. Fort Qu'Appelle, Sask. Sheaf of Marquis wheat C. N. C#r- ney, Dysart, Sask. Oats, any other variety, Wat .flb Simpson, Pambrun. Sask. Two-rowed barley, Q. H. C%rtW» Fort Qu'Appelle. Sask. ^ , Six-rowed barley, R. H. Carter, Fbrt Qu'Appelle, Sask. Western rye grass, Arthur Port*. , Cardston, Alta. - vVi,. Alslke clover, Seager Wheeler, t thern, Sask.--Advertisement ii ,v * Appropriate Treatment. .?;K. l-W: *. : .st-' i - .,w % t ? 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