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m«. m »_*? %», * \*., *i$ J "> \j * ^ j , „ - £ * - * * , \W f'T f< " ' y* -* % )%^f '••*>**•'*••*• •-•••'••-•••••• r- •••••• • - •••••I: >'-*• , - --- PI.AftVTlEAT/KR. UrtTEXltT. ItL. {£> ,: t'i i > *. "V ~ SELECT QUINGY .^LERK* AND 8UPERVI80R8 .OF K ILLINOIS TO HOLD MEET i$ ADAMS COUNTY. f ' M0NTICELL9 MAN PRESIDENT ir'r-^ i- K: rvey -fjiy Is Chosen HMd ofthe State Association -- Legislation Matters Not Debated--Ad­ dresses Delivered. Springfield.--County commissioners, fcupervisors and county' and probate ^ Klerks of Illinois will go to Quincy for ; "7! fliheir 1916 convention. : The invitation of the , Adams county telegation was accepted after State enator Richard J. Barr of Joliet had Withdrawn the invitation of Will coun- , /ty just before adjournment of the body.. 'f^.^acrances were given the Joliet dele­ 's* jfeates that consideration will be ex- h/-' tended Will county ia selecting the .; , t"|l917 meeting place. officers were elected by acclamation ; follows: *. President--Harvey Jfcy of Monti- Books Teach Firs Prevention. Ten thousand fire-prevention school readers have been mailed out by the state fire marshal's office and at least that many more are needed. The reader is a text-book dealing with the ordinary fire hazards common to ev­ ery community and contains instruc­ tions for the removal of them. In a message to superintendents and teachers, Francis G. Blair, state su­ perintendent of public instruction, rec­ ommends the use of the book. Mr. Blair said: "It is often charged that the school and its teachings fail to touch the real things of life, and to prepare its pupils for taking an intel­ ligent, active part in practical affairs. "Certainly anything we can do to arouse an interest it this great sub­ ject; to beget habits of caution and care in the handling and use of fire- producing materials; to create a feel­ ing of personal responsibility in pre­ venting or reducing the losses in the life and property by fire--certainly this will he practical." • ̂ '. 2^-.' ' ^ PAY DAY IN THE GERMAN ARM* M Brown of $^•52. cello. i Vice-President -- Ellas I Joliet. ' iSpL-A . Treasurer--W. S. Blnns of Pltts- field. . / Recording Secretary--W. W. Kenny p/'" *f>f Pontiac. * . Corresponding Secretary -- James , • poster o£ Macomb. p\i Inasmuch as another session of the r^s tesBOciation intervenes before the next jpession of the state legislature, ques- .• jtions of legislation were not debated, resolution, providing for the ap- ^ ipointment of a committee of, 15 to "• recommend proper amendments to the ^^•jjjrice good-roads law, and a resolution petitioning a change in the same law order that state aid road money '{j 4^night be used for surface oil for roads S-"?#;^erB referre^ to the committee on legialation for a report next year. A. L. Bowen of this city, secretary the state charities commission, in •"• '••fen address said ther^ was a growing Sentiment that prisoners held for ^'v'fninor offenses should be cared for > Py the state, and cautioned the county l^f^pfflcials against hasty construction of fe ' ijails until the sentiment might crys- |.'r^|allize. Orrip p»ley.; of th* ftate *>ard of iJiooHh ATnlainftrT the "615eratlOn Of the ^jiew law requiring changes in the reg- jstration of birth and deaths. ?|v " ; • V ' s • , ^|:|5.dRoads Ask Lower Assessments. - : Claiming that the state boar# of % * ^equalization had over-assessed their |roads last year and pleading reduced * jriet earnings this year from the fig State's Plans Approved. Plans of the state of Illinois for completing the Chicago-to-Gulf water­ way project by work on the sixty-live miles stretch of the Illinois river were tentatively approved by Secretary Garrison at Washington. Governor Dunne and members of the Illinois commission who conferred with Mr. Garrison, were told that a public hear­ ing would be arranged in Chicago soon, at which the engineering prob­ lems would be discussed and sugges­ tions received. No work has been done toward be­ ginning construction of the Chicago- to-gulf waterway project despite au­ thorization of a $5,000,000 bond issue and an appropriation by the last leg- islature of $50,0000 for initial ex­ penses of the commission which is to have charge of the work. Filing of the Fergus-Monroe suit, enjoining payment of certain appropriations, in­ cluding the $50,000 waterway expendi­ ture, has held up the work. The case, however, has reached the supreme court, and final action is expected from that body about the middle of November. The Sangamon county circuit court declared illegal approximately $200,- 000 of the appropriations made by last winter's legislature. If th6 supreme court upholds this finding an extra session would be necessary to make the waterway money available. An alternative, it has been suggest­ ed, would be the sale of some of the $5,000,000 bonds. Governor Dunne is said to hold the opinion that this method would be legal, and therefore that the waterway could be under­ taken without watting tor a special session of the legislature, even if such a meeting is necessary to make other appropriations available. Three of the five members of the commission have already been ap­ pointed and taken office. They are E. J. Kelly? Chicago; Samuel Drew, METHODS OF MANAGING MINO These paymasters of thp German army have arrived in a town in Galicia and halted In front of a castle wher« the soldiers will receive th«ir pay. Statistics show the kaiser's men send back home from the front every month between sixty and seventy million marks. TOOK A FEARFUL JUMP e- ; ' iures of 1914, representatives of some ; Joliet. and M. M. Stephens, East St. I?pt the leading railroads in Illinois ap- i Louis- Samuel Alschuler of Aurora 1* >•' • i J *U A * /%/im mIttnA ' WAS fiI*, ^ jpeared before th & railroad committee V' J jpf the state board of equalization and :&sked that the board make a reduction in the assessments of the roads they represented from last year's figures. There, is no probability that the board y ' ' w i l l g r a n t t h e i r r e q u e s t , h o w e v e r , a s ^s$vT,'jln view, of the enormous crops this s"v j, jyear and the great demand for muni­ tions of war in Europe, the members , of the board are of the belief that th^ fall will witness a big revival in the business of the railroads. Those who K- - appeared before the railroad commit- s$.v'r*itee and asked for reductions in as- ^ f ;*»eBsments were: W. L. Tarbert of ^ J Chicago, general land and tax agent V^;„4)of the Illinois Central; Thomas J. ft ^^Newkirk of Chicago, land and tax ^i^*2agent of the Chicago, Rock Island & acific; Alfred Patten of Chicago, as- istant tax agent of the Chicago. Bur- [ngton A Quincy, and R. P. Riefen- erick qf Cinoinnativ assistant tax gent of the Cincinnati, Hamilton ft ,*payton. ^Delegates to Educational Meet. i Governor Dunne appointed the fol- lowing as delegates to the fifth annu- * ^al convention of the National League ^ - iof Compulsory Education Officials, to be held in Milwaukee, Wis., Novem­ ber 18-20: Hon. Francis G. Blair, superintend- ient of public instruction, Springfield; M. J. Collins, president, board of edu­ cation, Chicago: Oscar F. Nelson, chief factory inspector, Chicago: Miss Mary M. Bartelme. Judge juvenile " court, Chicago; William L. Bodine, bureau of compulsory education," Chi­ cago: Joel D. Hunter, juvenile ^court, Chicago; John D. Shoop, assistant su­ perintendent of schools, Chicago; Mrs. William F. Gallagher, board of edu- irlT;'rcation, Chicago; Mrs. George P. Vos- brink, board of education. Chicago; Mrs. John McMahon, board of educa­ tion, Chicago; Mrs. Margaret Arthur, Joliet; Miss Frances Walker. Rock- Viford; Peter A. Mortenson, Chicago Pa- rental school, Chicago; Miss Belle Harmon, bureau of compulsory educa- ration, Chicago; Miss Emma M. Cullen. bureau of compulsory education, Chi­ cago. iv Probation Body Names Heads. Reforms in practically every phase of probation work in Illinois was urgeid by delegates to the State Probation Officers' association meeting being held in connection with the annual Illi­ nois State Conference of'Charities. Officers elected: . . .. President--Joseph L. Moss. Chicago. Vice-president-"-W. A. Golden, Rock Island. Secretary--Helen M. Jewell. Chi­ cago. , . .. Treasured & Msfrti«ps>- Chl- V caco. 8easion Ends in Danvitls. The state conference of charities and corrections adjourned following a session in the 1 First Methodist church in the city of Danville. I'l- Tho following officers were elected: it President, James Mullenbach, Chica- ~fgo; first vice-president, W. S. Rey- $nolds, Chicago; second vice-president, Rev. Francis J. O'Reilly, Danville; seo- < ; retary, A. L. Bowen, Springfield; ex- ecutive committee, Joel D. Hunter, ^ * Chicago, chairman; W. X. i%ckwald- JWifit, Tto»>c9MinM^ was fir^t named as chairman of the commission, but resigned when ap­ pointed judge of the United States circuit court of appeals in Chicago. Mr. Stephens was named to succeed him. flan Best-Live Stock 8how. The /greatest live stock exhibit in the hiktory of the country Is the goal fixed for this feature of the celebration, in 1918, of the one hun­ dredth anniversary of the admission of Illinois to statehood. As tentative­ ly planned, the Illinois centennial com­ mission and the state board of agricul­ ture will combine their efforts and re­ sources to this end. Representative John Huston .of BlandinsvHle has been placed in charge of the centennial commission's plans for the live stock exhibit of the centennial celebration with the state fair. His proposal has met with general favor among the live stock . rock. Both horse and rider struck men of the state and will be official^ ^he wate|( togetheri turned two corn- considered by the state board of ag rtculture at Its annual meeting in De­ cember. "This, I believe, is the most econom­ ical and practical manner of arrang­ ing the live stock exhibit of tfce cen­ tennial celebration," said Representa­ tive Huston, discussing the plan. "The idea is for the centennial commission to award medals, cups or similar prizes to the winners in competition among Illinois-bred live stock." "A cup. suitably engraved and com­ memorating the one hundredth anni­ versary of the admission of the state to the Union, would be greatly prized A memento of this sort would be far more attractive than any cash prize that could be offered. It would be preserved with pride and would fur­ nish an enviable heritage to the chil­ dren of the centennial prize winners. After consulting the live stock in­ terests of the state, this is my con­ ception of the form the live stock exhibit of the Illinois Centennial cele­ bration should take. By combining with the state fair we can have a bigger and better live stock show thai* ever held anywhere in the country." NtWS OF THE STATE Chicago.--The grand chapter of Royal Arch Masons of Illinois elected the following officers: Grand high priest, Harry W. Harvey,, Chica­ go; deputy grand high priestl J. E. Jeffers, Areola; grand king, A. EL Wood. Gibson City;; grand scribe, W. C. Sommers, Springfield; grand treas­ urer. George W. Curtis; grand secre­ tary, George W. Warvelle,, Chicago* grand chaplain, Charles D. Shumard, Chicago; grand sentinel, Charles H. Burgdorft, Oarlinvllle. Chicago.--A gust of wind swayed a Scaffold hi*l» up on the side of a sky- Scraper at State and Monroe streets and two buckets ot acid, which paint­ ers were using (0 clean the terra cot- ta walls, fell to the pavement, splash­ ing on pedestrians and injuring 12. two seriously, Bloomlngtoti.--Dedication it a new Methodist church at Ullmisn. cost­ ing $f£0J)00. took place, many pus- tors an'i laymen of Centralia attend­ ing. Bishop Joseph Berry of M«» fork city preached the sennet}^ . Mounted on a horse, "Art" Davis, appearing in thp film version of "Car­ men," rode off a precipice 83 feet high into Au Sable chasm in the Adiron- dacks. The wild leap terminated in a pool of water dotted by sharp crags of plete somersaults, and one of the five cameramen assigned to cover the dar­ ing scene fainted as horse and rider fell. Davis received a broken leg and many bruises and lacerations. The horse was uninjured and swam ashore. Inexorable Order. . Numberless are the stories told of George Washington. Upon one occa­ sion, while the American army was in camp, Washington heard that the negro sentrieB were not altogether re­ liable. He determined to test the mat­ ter for himself. One night, therefore, when the password was "Cambridge," the general went out and walked up to a negro sentry, "Who goes there?" cried the senti­ nel. "A friend," was the reply. "Advance, friend, and give the coun­ tersign " "Roxburgh," said Washington. "No, sah," replied the soldier. "Medford," said Washington. "No, sah," was the response. "Charleston," said Washington. The sentry lost patience. "I tell you, Massa Washington," he said em­ phatically. "no man can go by here without he say 'Cambridge.'" Saving Something. The sunshine had suddenly given way to a perfect storm of rain. "What-a terrible downpour!" sighed a girl to her male escort. "Yes," replied the man, "and I am afraid that my umbrella is ' hardly large enough to cover all your picture hat." "What a shame," mourned the girl: "but, anyway, see what you can do for til* pink plush rose!" Line Drawn There. Joy Rider (stopped by rural con stable)--"Haven't we got any rights left in this country? Doesn't the con­ stitution guarantee us life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness?" Constable --"It don't guarantee no man the pur­ suit of happiness at 90 miles at hour." --Judge. ' , Dally Thought. After ail. it is *»ot what Is around as, but what is in *js; not what we h*ve, but wh&t we are, that maKes a* raallv hapt»<* WRECKED BY MEXICAN BANDITS L»^C£wtOQ; xssw:x«-:x« • On the dajr that Carranza was recognized as president of Mexico by the United States and the Latin-American republics, Mexican bandits derailed a train near Brownsville, Tex., and robbed the passengers, murdering several who resisted. Among the dead and wounded were United States soldiers. The picture shows the wrecked train and United States soldiers on guard. * ARCHDUKE'S*VILLA BOMBARDED The villa of the Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand, near Carso in the Isonxo -district, after it had been bombarded by the Italians. MEETING OF TWO AMERICAN WIZARDS Luthfer Burbank, the plant wizard, welcoming to California Thomas Edison, the wizard of electricity. The photograph was taken at Sacramento. WORTH KNOWING The Young Woman's Christian asso­ ciation has a world membership of 600.000. According to exhaustive tests by two German scientists, one coat of paint or varnish protects iron from corrosion better than two or more coats. The extermination of mosquitoes by bats has proved so succesful that one Teras city has prohibited the billing -he" animals. .p- "Jitneur" is the French sounding word now being UBed to signify the driver of a jitney, and as "Jitney" Is said to be slang originally from the back country of Louisiana, it may be quite appropriate, . On June 1 of this year the number of automobiles in the United States for t.\e first time reached 2,0000.000. Figuring on an average of four per­ sons-to each car, whicfi Is very con­ servative. there are 8,000,000 people in this country In dal|y enjoyment at motoring. A •WjhSWlU; rf" ; "' je" Chicago.--Formation of one organi­ zation to absorb the Illinois Electric railway, the Illinois Electric Light and the Illinois Gas Lighting associations was discussed at the Hotel LaSalle. The executive boards of all of them met there, but took no action. Danville.--The mysterious shooting of Michael Lapolski of Westvllle, who was found in a field near his home, was cleared by the dying statement of the young foreigner. Lactolski stated that he was shot by his brother Nick and that it was accidental. The broth­ ers are twins, twenty-Jour years old. Chiqago.--Carnegie hero fund com­ mission medals were awarded to three Chlcagoans and five pther residents of Illinois by the commission in i'itts- burgh. Eight silver and fifty-two bronze medals were awarded in all and an ap­ propriation of $44,185 was authorized for pensions and educational purposes for the heroes or their dependents. Danville.--Miss Edith Boggess, nine­ teen years old, of Carlin, has depart­ ed for Lucknow, India, to be a mis­ sionary, with the eupport of the Worn ail's Foreign Missionary society of tin Methodist church. Her uncle. Dr. Ar­ thur C. Boggess, who has been influ­ ential in missionary work there for years, will return home in broken health. Chicago.--Circuit Judge Baldwin continued until November 23 argu­ ments on the legal powers of the Illinois public service commission to regulate city surface car service. At­ torney Everett Jennings for the com­ mission promised it would not try in the meantime to enforce its orders concerning changes in car service. He 1 asked for the continuance, that the commission may prepare a defense. Chicago.--Meetings to promote peace will be held throughout the United States on November 8. On that date organizations and churches are expected to pass resolutions call­ ing upon President Wilson to seek a conference of neutral nations with a view to bringing the European con­ flict to an end. Letters were sent broadcast throughout the country from the headquarters of the National Peace Federation in Chicago. Dixon.--Col. Frank O. Lowden, who bus recently returned from Arkan­ sas, where he has been looking over hiB large plantation, will leave for California to visit the two exposi­ tions. Five hundred Republicans from Freeport and other northern Illinois . - ii.i *, A. rw tt. * went to i/icguu tu doo ini. uuw den at- his Sinissippi farm. They uought to induce the colonel to an­ nounce himself as a candidate for gov­ ernor. Thebes.--The Farmers' and Teach­ ers' institute was attended by 1,200. Cairo was well represented, 300 being present. Speakers from Pana, Carbondale and Cairo made ad­ dresses. Contests among the county and Cairo schools' were lively, Thebes school leading all others. Exhibits of farm products, poultry, fancy work, fruits, etc., were numerous. The otsi- rers were re-elected and Thebes won the institute for next year. Chicago.--Mrs. 8amantha L. Hund­ ley, artist, who painted a por- irait of former Gov. Herbert S. Had- iey, was awarded damages of $900 by % jury before Judge Goodwin in the superior court in the suit brought by tier against Col. Charles A. Houts, for­ mer United States district attorney at St. Louis; Louis Nolte, former sheriff of St. Louis county, Missouri; Moses Shoenberg and Frank M. Rumbold, members of a committee who passed judgement on the picture. The jury deliberated more than four hours. Mrs. Hundley sought to recover $2,000. Peoria.--Three state senators and one representative were after-dinner speakers at the banquet which fea­ tured the social functions of the Illi­ nois Equal Suffrage association con­ vention. Senator M. H. Cleary ex­ tended greetings to the delegates and their friends. Richard J. Barr of Jo­ liet spoke on suffrage from a legisla­ tive standpoint and Senator H. S. Mc- GI11 talked on suffrage. Representa­ tive Claude U. Stone of Peoria led the program with a welcome address. MIbs Zona Gale gave a reading^ and Mrs. Frank Shepperd of Elgin closed the program with a toast on suffrage and marriage. Peoria.--Mrs. M. Brown of Peorlw will be the next president of the Illinois ..Equal Suffrage association The name of the former second vice- president of the state body heads the list of nominations made at the open­ ing session of the annual forty-seventh convention of the organization, and was opposed by none. The members expect an unanimous election Satur- ! day morning. The selection of Mrs. j Brown is regarded as a definite quietus to the wranglings and attacks of the national upon the state body and the coming administration is hoping for national results in the labor for suffrage. Newman.--Mrs. William Lucas, wtfe of a well-to-do farmer, residing six miles east of Newman, was gored to death by an enraged bull The woman went into the pasture lo drive home the cows when she was attacked, afterward dying from her Id juries De Kalb-- Jacob Haish. a million aire wire manufacturer of De Kalb. gave a $100,000 building to the Uni­ versity of Denver and in appreciation of the gift the Denver students leased a telephone wire from Denver to De Kalb for one hour to visit with their benefactor. Springfield.--Quincy was selected as the place to hold the 1916 convention and officers were elected before ad­ journment by the Illinois Association of Supervisors, County Commissioners and County and Probate Clerks as follows: President. Harvey Fay of Monticello; vice-president, Elias Brown of Joliet; treasurer, W. S. Binns of Pittstield; recording secretary, W. W. Kenny of Poutiac, and corresponding secretary. James Foster of Macomb. Inasmuch as another session of the association intervenes before the uext session ot the state legislature, ques­ tions of •/ u •/ V ' ' ' ""v , :?-- - -c. " V:.~: ,$0 ' Psychology and Its Effects. Witt Wm Found Well Worth Anyone's * Patient Study. ^ s Despite the difficult look of the word, psychology is a most interest­ ing and intensely fascinating subject: Briefly, it is the science which deals with the extraordinary effect of tha mind on the body, says London Alt' swers. To make matters clearer, here is a simple instance of ordinary psycholog­ ical effect. You are cycling, and come to a long, steep hill. If you let your eyes dwell on the hill and its length a feeling of depression and discourage­ ment at once affects you. That is communicated to the body, which in­ stantly tires and loses energy. The hill, sight, mind, muscles--?, there's the psychological sequecca. But if, you keep your eyes fixed oa the road just ahead and pedal on that Btrange "tired out" feeling doesn't come. It's quite weird. Soldiers, tired to the point of ex­ haustion, will revive and march with energy if the band plays. Why do we prefer a twisting road for a Long walk ia preference to one which, if shorter, stretches out like an endlesB ribbon straight in front of us ? To avoid the psychological de­ pression of spirits which the long, straight road gives. Now you can see that a study of psychological effects is practical and useful. An interesting example of being pay* chologlcally "unsensed" is to be found in the attitude of civilians living in the fighting zone of northern France. The effect on them has been such that they have lost the "danger sense." They go about their ordinary occfe pations apparently careless of shot or Bhell. It is not bravery, nor is it res* ignatton; their attitude is a psy­ chological one. 1 A commercial traveler has stated that he always knew when the psy­ chological moment had come for him to snap the order he had been ang-' ling for. That is, he noted the swing of the wavering mind, and booked his order before his customer was "bal­ anced" again. • The best safeguard against being psychologically affected is to maintain your hold over your mind and to keep your feeling In equilibrium. Manage your 'mind and don't lot it manage you! , The best antidote to ordinary, ev­ eryday life psychological effects is to have many interests in life--one main one, and the rest side lines, as it were. A busy mind keeps its equilibrium, and where stern common sense reigns psychological errects have no place. The subject is worth studying, is it not? Follow it up. This article touches but the fringe. Indian Folk Song, bk Philadelphia, a s h o r t t i m e a ^ v t > | heard the first performance ih Amer-*!: lea of a new composition by one of great Italian, Busoni. It was played by the composer and by the Philadel­ phia Symphony orchestra under the baton of Leopold Stokowski, who de­ clared that this new work y|&s possi­ bly the most important st^p in musi­ cal development since Debussy first began to break fresh paths in tonal ^ and harmonic relations. This com- : position, already played with great i success in Europe, is built entirely upon American Indian melodies--not imaginative inventions of the com­ poser, but genuine Indian songB, for whose authenticity I can vouch, as I myself wrote them down from the lips of the Indians in the far West and later gave them to Busoni at his re­ quest.--Natalie Curtis in the Southerk Workman. k > i Monument for Hlndenburg in the Alps. The Liskelle mountain in the Carin- thian Alps, near the present Austro- Itallan theater of war, has been re­ named "Hlndenburg Height." On tho summit of the mountain, one of the highest of the Carinthian chain, an obelisk will be erected in honor of the victor of Tanneberg and the Ma­ surian lakes. The work has already been started under the direction of Architect Arnold of Hanover. The dedication of the monument Ib to take place next summer and Field Mar­ shal von Hlndenburg has promised to be present at the ceremony with his wife. " Waste Mica Now Used. Mica mining in the United State#'^1- began in 1S03 with the opening of the Ruggles mine, in Grafton county. New Hampshire. Until mica mining began in North Carolina, about 1867, New Hampshire furnished the entire output of mica in the United States. In 1914 North Carolina ranked first in the value of its mica output, and New Hampshire second. Mica is still obtainable in consider­ able quantities from the dumps of the \ old mines in New Hampshire, at which material for small sheets was thrown away thirty or forty years ago» His Voice-Box Destroyed. In a collision with a trolley car Louis Grazorollo, sixteen years old, of 716 Kater street, was knocked to the ground from a bicycle he was riding and received injuries which have pei> manently destroyed his vocal corda. He was removed to the Howard hos­ pital. There the physicians were at first puzzled over the boy's condition and later were amazed when they found that his voice-box had been struck so severely that he will nevor talk again.--Philadelphia Record. Umbrella With Fan Attachment. To circulate air below the canopy of an umbrella a patent has been i» sued on the invention of Sylvester Onyskow of Jenkins, Ky., in which a fan with folding blades, so that it can collapse with the umbrella, is ar­ ranged directly below the canopy and a suitable motor battery and switch mechanism for driving the ^19^ carried by the umbrella. V: } i -- t,V;& Tanned. "Has your summer tan worn jmek** inhwl oiie boy of another. .' ^ "It sure has. but dad in a fa­ ta* last night that'll stick tor MM te' 'a*