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• k+., ( * c, ' ^ ; .% ^ " *-• •'• - ' ' >-•••<•. K ' ;fj" ^ w <• * ^"V »f.* << •<, >5* ^ *'* ' j-fr * "»•• - _£**«*>*/ *,'• *, „ «&»»?.»* .»>,»-.4 '• -»•*. «.!"<.».-.. .*& .*& _>„•' «,»', as, *t.at.« /Is. . > McHENRT PL.ATND1SALER, McHEXRY, IXL. * " WUiM Prudence Says So & "S'fM 1.%' By Ethel Hueston ActW «( "totaet ef iht rt'SMia* CAROL'S UPLIFTING" WORK AMONG THE ERRING HAS AN JMUSING ENDING--THE BISHOP AND THE PA$T||^ NlAKE SOME STRANGE ACQUAIflTAI^ES ̂ Synopsis.--The story opens la the home of the Rev. Mr. Starr where Prudence, his eldest daughter and feminine head of the house, consisting of her father, herself, her sister Fairy, the twins--Carol and Lark--and Connie, the youngest, are awaiting the arrival of their aunt Gi*ace. Liveliness of the smaller members of the family results dis­ astrously. for their appearance. Carol and Lark investigate Christian Science. Prudence postpones her wedding when Carol catches measles. (Copyright. The Bobbs-Merrill Company.) t ..̂ CHAPTER II i--Continued* v -!</ 1 ,"3 said Pradwice.-slowly, with % • white face. "Wall postpone It. I won't get married without the whole , ^family." . • • ; ^ ; * "I said right from the start-->" py/|$: . Fairy/ we know what you ? said," Interjected Carol. "We know J* ' . how you'll get married. First Uian that gets ihoonshine enough into his head to propose to you, you'll'trot him. post haste to the justice before he "thinks twice." 4 - In the end, the wedding was post-" pOned a couple of months--for both .Connie and Fairy took the measles. But when at last the wedding party, ^4 marshaled by Connie \<-lth a huge .s •"/,' white basket of flowers, trailed down _ , • the time-honored aisle of the Meth- • odist church, it was without one dis- , seating voice pronounced the crown- sK „ Ing achievement of Mr. Starr's whole pastorate. ..j wag proud of aS( " caroi trf-*', her twin, after it was over, and |;4. - Prudence had gone, and the girls had J^:?f -wept themselves weak on each other's «; shoulders. "We get so in the habit V£V °' doing things wrong that I half ex- ^ pected myself to pipe up ahead of father with the ceremony. It seems-- £ £ awful--without Prudence--but it's a satisfaction to know that she was the ^ best-married bride Mount Mark has tjfot ever seen." i'-U "Jerry looked awfully handsome, i'-'>. didn't he? Did you notice how he v';> glowed at Prudence? I wish you were artistic. Carol, so you could illustrate "% " my books. Jerry'd make a fine illus- k tratlon." £Ar-r "We looked nice, too. Wert* not a ' bad-looking bunch, when yow come right down to facts. Of course it 18- . fine to be as smart as you are, Larkie, n but I'm not jealous. We're mighty lucky to have both beauty and brains In our twkiship--and since one can't ^ ' ,, have both, I may say I'd just as lief I be pretty. It's so touch easier." {;• "U "Carol!" -wi..tr "We're nearly .grown up now. We'll l/5 tj have to begin to settle down. Pru- H dence says so." ^ " For 'a few seconds Carol ^wavered, |\ tremulous. Then she said pluckily, 5. t "All right. Just wait till I powder my €f/ f- nose, will you? It gets so shiny when ?"»• I crj." I'A,-.» "Carol!" , "What?" ' . - ' "Isn't the house stiUT* , , Ify'" ' 'T«--ghastly." i-~:i if?!* "I never thought Prudence was much a chatterbox, but--listen! There Isn't a sound." ' ' S ;,;V Carol held out a hand, and Lark I- clutched It desperately, pt, < "Let's^-let's go find the folks. This ^ v 1s tflpl! Little old Prudence Is gone!" CHAPTER IV. aU . - - . A , T h e S e r e n a d e . . A subject that never failed to arouse I . the sarcasm and the ire of Fairy was !|q ' that of the Slaughter-house quartet. This* was composed of four young, men--men quite outside the pale as fiL , far as the parsonage was concerned-- Li J _ the disreputable characters of the com- 5" a munity, familiar in the local Jail for frequent bursts of intoxication. They £'< ' slouched, they smoked, they lounged, p they leered. The churches knew them 1 ̂ ' not. They were the slum elemeat, the U Bowery of Blount Mark, Iow& •. Prudence, in her day, had passed |j\ them by with a shy, slight nod and f ̂ a glance of tender pity. Fairy and pp!/ Lark, and even Cpnuie.. sailed by with high heads and scornful eyes -- ; haughty, prond, icily removed! Bui Carol, by some weird and Inexplicable I'. fuuCjT, wcatcu ilitjiii wiih sweet una „ i gracious solicitude, quite friendly. Her pA smile as she passed was as sweet as for her dearest friend. Her "Good ?>. morning--isn't this glorious weather?" ft was as affably cordial as her "Break* f a s t I s r e a < i y ~ , . p a p a . , v * . ' This was the one subject of dispute ip.V'1-. between the twins; ' |£4'.; "Oh, please don't, "Carol, It does > ,.f make me so ashamed," Lark entreated. "You mustn't, be narrow-minded, ' Larkie," Carol argued. "We're minls- ter's glrls,; and we've got to lie a good Influence--an encouragement to the-- er, weak and erring, you know. Maybe Mh- my smiles will be an Inspiration to # theea." ' And on this point Carol stood firm # , even against the tears of her precious twin.., ^ If t. .f >' ' |'LV One evening at the dinner table Fairy said, with a' mocking smile, •$' j "How are your Slaughter-house friends today, Carol? I see by last night's pa- !;• P; per that Guy Fleisher is just out after ; his last thirty days up. Did he flud his incarceration trying?" "I didn't discuss It with him," Carol •aid indignantly. "I never talk to them. I just say 'Good morning' io Christian charity." ; Aunt Grace's eyes were smiling as always, but tor the first time Carol felt that the smiles , were at, Instead with, her. "Sou would laugh to see her, Aunt Grace," Fairy explained. "They are generally lialf intoxicated, sometimes wholly. And Carol trips by, clean, white and shining; They are always lounging aguinst tlie store windows or posts for support, bleary-eyed, dissi­ pated, swaggery. stnggery. Carol nods and smiles as only Carol ciih, 'Good morning, boys! Isn't this a lovely day? Are you feeling well?' And they grin at her and sway ingratiatingly against one another, and say, 'Mornln'i Carol.' V£ v Carol is the only really decent person in town that has anything to do with t hem." "Carol means all, rtghV (declared Lark angrily. ; . , "Yes, indeed," assented Fairy. "They call them the Slaughter-house, quartet, auntie, because whenever they are swihor enough to walk without police1 assistance, they wander through the streets slaughtering the peace ah<1 se­ renity of the quiet town with their rendition of all the,, late, disgraceful sentimental ditties. They are in many ways striking characters. I do not wholly misunderstand their attraction for romantic Carol. They are some­ thing like the troubadours 0$ old-- only more so." Carol's face was crlmaton. "f don't like them," she cried, "*T>ut I'm sorry for them. I want to show them that the decent element, we Christians, are sorry for themi and want to make them better." "Carol wants to be au Influence," Fairy continued. "Of course It' Is a little embarrassing for the rest of us to have her on such friendly terms with the most unmentionable charac­ ters In all Mount Mark. But Carol is like so many reformers--in the pres­ ence of,,one great truth she has eyes for It only, ignoring a thousand other, greater truths." "I am sorry for them," Carol repeat­ ed, more weakly abashed by the pres­ ence of the united family. Fairy's (lis* serrations on this subject had usually occurred in private. Mr. Starr mentally resolved that he would talk this over with Carol when the others were not present, for he knew from her face an<l her voice that she was really sensitive on the subject. And he knew, too, that It is difficult to explain to the very young that the finest of ideas are not ap­ plicable to all cases by all people. But it happened that he was spared the necessity of dealing with Carol pri­ vately, for matters adjusted them­ selves without his assistance. The second night following was an eventful one in the parsonage. One of the bishops of the church was in Mount Mark for a business conference with the religious leaders, and was to spend the night at the parsonage. The meeting was called for eight-thirty for the convenience of the business men concerned, and was to be held In the church offices, The men left early, fol­ lowed shortly by Fairy, who designed to spend the evening at the Averys' home, testing their supply of winter apples. The twins and Connie, with the newest and most thrilling book Mr. Carnegie afforded the to\yn, went gpstairs to lie on the bed and take turns reading aloud. And for a few hours the parsonage was as calm and peaceful as though It were not de­ signed for the housing .of merry min­ ister's daughters. Aunt Grace sat downstairs darning stockings. The girls' intentions had been the best In the world, but in less than a year the family darning had fallen entirely into the capable and willing hands of the gentle chaperon. It was half past ten. And suddenly, from beneath the peach trees clustered on the south side of the parsonage, a burst of melody arose. "Good morning, Carrie, how are you this morning?" ' The girls sat up abruptly, staring at one another, as the curious, ugly song wafted in upon them. Conviction damned slowly, sadly, but unquestion­ ably. The Slaughter-house quartet was ser­ enading Carol in return for her win­ some smiles! Carol herself was literally struck dumb. .Her face grew crimson, then white. In her heart she repeated psalms of thanksgiving that Fairy was away, and that her father and the bishop would not be in until this co­ lossal disaster was over. Connie was mortified. It seemed like a wholesale parsonage insult. Lark, after the first awful realization, lay yuOk va tuv wvu uuu iullcu wu" vulslvely. . The rollicking strains^ of "Budwel- ser" were swung gayly obt upon the night. Carol writhed In anguish. The sere* uade was had- emrtghr but this unmer­ ciful mocking derision of her adored twin was unendurable** , . - Then the quartet waxeel sentimental. They sang, and not badly, a few old Southern melodies, and started slowly around the corner of the house, still singing. It has been said that Aunt Grace was always kind, alfrays gentle, un­ suspicious and without guile. She had heard the serenade, and promptly con­ cluded that it was the work of some of - the high-school boys, who were unanimously devoted to Carol. She had a big box of chocolates upstairs, for Connie's birthday celebration. She could get them and make lemonade and-- She opened the door softly and stepped out, directly in the path of the startled youths. Full of her hos­ pitable intent, she was not discerning as parsonage people need to be. "Come in, boys," she said cordially, "the girls will be down in a minute." The appearance of a guardian angel summoning them to paradise could not have confounded them more utterly. They stumbled all over one another in trying to hack away from her. She laughed softly. "Don't be bashful. We eujoyed it very much. Y#s, come right In." Undoubtedly they would have de­ clined If only they could have thought of the proper method of doing so. As It was, they only succeeded in, sham­ bling through the parsonage door. In­ stinctively concealing their half smoked cigarettes beneath their ftn pleasant living room,' and ran up to summon her nieces. Le^t alone, the hoys, looked at one another with amazement and with grief,, and the leader, the touching tenor, said with true musical fervor, "Well, this Is a go!" In the meantime, the girls, with hor­ ror, had heard their aunt's invitation. What in the world did she mean? Was it a trick beween her and Fairy? Had they hired the. awful Slaughterers to bring this disgrace upon the parson age? Sternly they faced her when she opened their door. . r "Come down, girls--I invited them In. I'm going to make lemonade and serve iny ;> nice chocolates. Hurry down." "You Invited them in!" echoed Con­ nie. . - ' "The Slaughter-house quartette," hissed Lark. Then Aunt Grace whirled about and stared at them. "Mercy!" she whis­ pered, remembering for thp first time Fairy's work. "Mercy! Is it--that? I thought it was high school boys and --mercy!" ^ "Mercy is good!" said Carol grimly. "You'll have to put them out," sug­ gested Connie. "I can't! How can I?--How did I know?--what on earth-- Oh, Carol whatever made you smile at them?" she wailed helplessly. "You know how men are -when they are smiled at! The bishop--" "You'll have to get them out before the bishop comes back," said Carol. "You must. And if any of you ever give this away to father or Fairy I'll--T "You'd better go down' a~minute^ girls,",urged their-aunt. "That will be the easiest way. I'll just pass the candy and invite them to come again and then they'll go. Hurry now, and we'll get rid of them before the others come. Be as decent as you can, and it'll soon be over." Thus adjured, with the dignity of the bishop and the laughter ot Fairy ever in their thoughts, the girls arose and went down, proudly, calmly, loftily. Their Inborn senses of humor came to their assistance when they entered the living room. The Slaughter boys looked far more slaughtered than slaughtering. They sat lhnply in their chairs, nervously twitching their yel­ lowed slimy fingers, their dull eyes In­ tent upon the worn spots In the carpet. It was funny! Even Carol smiled, not the serene smeet smile that melted hearts, but the grim hard smile of the men's names, but she said, quickly, to spare Carol: "We have been serenaded tonight, doctor--you just qtfseed It. These are the Mount Mark troubadours. You are lucky to get here in time for the lemon­ ade." But when she saw the bishop glance concernedly from the yellow fingers to the dull eyes and the brown-streaked mouths, her gravity nearly forsook her. The Slaughterers, already dashed to the ground - by embarrassment, were entirely routed by the presence of the bishop. With incoherent apologies, they rose to their unsteady feet and In a cloud of breezy odors, made their es­ cape. Mr. Starr laughed a little, Aunt Grace put her arm protectlngly about Carol's rigid shoulders, and the bishop said, "Well, *©11, well," with gentle in­ quiry. "We call them the Slaughter-house quartette," Fairy began cheerfully. "They are the lower strata of Mount Mark, an<} they make the nights hide­ ous with their choice selection of popu­ lar airs. The parsonage is divided about them. Some of us think we should treat them with proud and cold disdain. Some think we should re­ gard them with a tender, gentle, er-- smiling pity. And evidently they ap­ preciated the smiles, for they gave us a serenade In return for them. Aunt Grace did not know their history, so she invited them in, thinking they were. Just ordinary schoolboys. It is home mission work run aground." , The bishop nodded sympathetically. "One has to be so careful," he said. "So extremely careful with characters like those. No doubt they meant well by their serenade, but--girls especially have to be very careful. I think as a rule it Is safer to let men show the tender pity and women the fine dis­ dain. I don't Imagine they would come serenading your father and me! You carried it off beautifully, girls. I am sure your father was proud of you. I was myself. I'm glad you are Method­ ists. Not many girls so young could handle a difficult matter as neatly as you did." "Yes," said Mr. Starr, but his eyes twinkled toward Carol once more; "yes, indeed, I think we are well cleared of a disagreeable business." But Carol looked at F^alry with such humble, passionate gratitude that tears came to Fairy's eyes and she turned quickly away. "Carol Is a sweet girl," she thought. "I wonder if things will work out for her just right--to make her as happy as she ought to be. She's so--lovely." gers Aunt Grace ushered-them into the The Bishop Nodded Sympathetically. joker when the tables are turned J She flattered herself that this wretched travesty on parsonage courtesy would be ended before there were any fur­ ther witnesses to her downfall from lir-iP MMVin! V.l-W, u--A doomed to disappointment. Fairy, on the Averys' porch, had heard the sere­ nade. After the first shock, and after the helpless laughter that followed, she hade her friends good night. "Olt, I've just got to go," she said. "It's a Joke on Carol. I wouldn't miss It for twenty-five bushels of apples-- even as good as these are." Her eyes twinkling with delight, she ran home and waited behind the rose bushes until the moment for her ap­ pearance eeemed at hand. Then she stepped Into the room where her out­ raged sisters were .stoically passing precious and luscious chocolates to to­ bacco-saturated youths. . "Good evening," she said. "The Averys and I enjoyed the concert, too. I do love to! hear music outdoors on still nights like these. Carol, maybe your friends would like a drink. Are there any lemons, auntie? We might have a little lemonade." Carol writhed helplessly. •Til make It," she said, and rushed to the kitchen to vent her fury by shaking the very life out of the lemons. But she did not waste time. Her father's twinkles were nearly as bad as Fairy's own-r-and the bishop! "I'd wish It would choke 'em If It wouldn't take so long," she muttered passionately, as she hurried In with the pitcher and glasses, ready to serve the "slums" with her own chaste hands. She was Just serving the melting tenor when she heard her father's voice in the hall. "Too late," she said aloud, and with such despair in her voice that Fairy re­ lented and mentally promised to "sec her through." t Mr. Starr's eyes twinkled freely when he saw the guests In his home, and the gentle bishop's puzzled Inter­ est nearly sent them all off into laugh­ ter. Fairy had no idea of the young Carol goes to the assistance of Lark when dire tribulations threaten--a near-painful Inel* dent becomes a Comedy. (TO BE CONTINUED.) WARSHIPS MUST HAVE AIR Ventilation Is Secured Through' Water­ tight Trunks, Which Are Con­ tinued Up to Weather Deck. One of the most difficult problems In building a modern battleship Is to secure satisfactory ventilation, says the Minneapolis Journal. A ship Is such a complicated thing, made up of many steel boxes, large and small, for the accommodation of officers, men, coal, ammunition and stores; dotted here and there with so many steel lad­ ders, automatic lifts, steel bulkheads, and watertight doors, varied here and there by miles of electric wires be­ longing to lights, telephones, bells and motors, to say. nothing of the endless mileage of pipes for flooding, drain­ ing, pumping, fresh water, fresh air or compressed air, and speaking tubes. .First in importance comes the ven­ tilating of the boiler and engine rooms. When you begin to think of the gangs of coal black demons working away In the bowels of the ship at a tempera­ ture of 120 degrees; when, too, you commence to realize that unless the furnaces receive their required draught the speed of the battleship djops to below that of her sisters in the squadron, you appreciate the Im­ portance of steam-driven fans to the furnaces and boiler rooms. The sup­ ply of air comes down through large watertight trunks which are continued right up to the weather deck, armored gratings being provided at the protect­ ive deck. For ventilating engine rooms, large electric fans are employed. So, too, the coal bunkers have to be ventilated, owing to the gas which the coal gives ojx. rrhip "oa "tviicii. mixed stir forms an explosive; so, In order to prevent a possibility of Injury to men or ship, a supply and an exhaust pipe are fitted in such a manner as to cause a current of air. New Metal Discovered. A new metal has been discovered In the Nelson mlniag district of British Columbia by Andrew G. French, and It has been named Canadium. It Is allied to the platinum group and occurs pure in the form of grain apd short crystal­ line rods, and also an alloy, and assays give three ounces or less to the ton. Canadium has a brilliant luster, and, like gold and silver and platinum, does not oxidize when exposed to the air ; It is softer than platinum and its melting point Is a great deal lower. The phy­ sical and chemical properties of the metal are to be studied at the chemical laboratory of the University of Glas­ gow. Canadium Is the first new metal to be discovered In anything more than Infinitesimal quantities since 1885. Just to Work. Everything that happens to us leaves some trace behind, writes a philoso­ pher. Everything contributes Imper­ ceptibly to make us what we are. Yet it Is often dangerous to take a strict account of It. For either we grow proud and negligent, or downcast and dispirited; and both are equally Injuri­ ous In their consequences. The surest ptans is just to do the ne§rest task that lies before us. ' Woman Makes the Home. A man may build a palace, but he can never make it a home. The spir­ ituality and love of a woman atom can accomplish this.--Exchange. He who is firm In will molds tlkf world to himself.--Goethe ILLINOIS Springfield.--The state board of bar examiners announced the following list of successful applicants for admis­ sion to the bar at the examination held October 2 at Springfield: Nicholas D. Conglls, Albert Edward Ford, Samuel J. Grued, Walter E. Rhuerdanz, Meyer W. Rosin, all of Cook county. The fol­ lowing is a list of successful appli­ cants at the December 4 examination at Chicago: Daniel W. Dever, Wil­ liam E. Frazier, Moses G. C. Harris, Frankin W. Kane, Paul W. Kinsella, Wilbur J. McGinnls, Leopold Benjamin Mfelnick, Edward J. Miland, William Mllkewitch, Robert M. Moore, George E. Mueller, Robert S. Outlaw, Daniel Joseph Portley, Jerry Cesare Priore, Frederick J. Rose, George Steele Sey- and Maxwell Eddy, mour, Marybelle Spencer, Leo J. Syp Chicago.--Several prominent Chle* goans, among them some "Gold Coast­ ers," are on the February federal grand jury. Included in the number are Albert H. Wetten, real estate broker; Secor Cunningham, insurance broker; A. C. C. Timm, assistant cash­ ier of the First National bank in Glen- coe. Others on the grand jury are T. B. Wallace, South Holland, 111.; Paul For- nen, 1629 Dickinson street; Albert Thomas, Kane county; F. K. Stevens, 10754 South Hoyne avenue; Thomas R. Marshall, Harvard; George Dailey, 1933 North Kostner avenue; Nelll BL Dorrlngton, 350 West Seventy-second street; Daniel Crate, Wilmington, 111.; William Beardsley, Harvard, 111.; Charles B. Bemls, 356 East Oak street; Charles Brown, 3502 West Sixty-fifth place; Hugh Mcintosh, Geneva; J. T. Ingram, Aurora; Goodman Harme, Morris, III.; Samuel Heop, 1250 North Carpenter street; H. R. Moore, Men- dota; William Gabblns, 2326 Ogdeo avenue; William E. Fisher, Brookfield, neske, Harry E. Walsh, Joseph Wilson, Ernest. S. Ballard, Luther W. Hawley, John Henry Kay, John H. Layne, Sloane Turgeon, all of Cook county, and Michael J. Fallettl of Putnam; Edward A. Gelsler, Kane; Donovan McCarty, Richland; Forrest G. May- nor, Pvpe; Chester E. Strawn, La Salle; Frank Elmer Troblgh, Jackson; Albert t>. Weber, Jr., Macon; Homer H. Williams, Hancock. Washington. -- Fuel Administrator Garfield fixed prices for coal from three mlneu In Illinois. The fuel ad­ ministration issued the following state­ ment announcing the new price regula­ tions: "Selling prices fixed for the Moweaqua Coal Mining and Manufac­ turing company at Moweaqua: Run of mine, $2.40; prepared sizes, $2.65; slack or screenings, $2.15. Assumption Coal Mining company at Assumption; Run of mine, $3; prepared sizes, $4.55; slack or screenings, $2.15. Spoon Riv­ er Colliery company at Elllsville: Run of mine, $2.65; prepared sizes, $2.90; slack or screenings, $2.40." The fuel administrator explained that operators of these mines who have compiled with the Washington wage agreement will be allowed to add 45 cents a -ton to the fixed selling price. Urbana.--In response to the war resolutions adopted by the recent Illi­ nois farmers' war conference Presi­ dent Wilson sent the following tele­ gram to President James of the Unl- serslty of Illinois: "I need not tell you with what deep appreciation I have received the copy of the resolu­ tion adopted by the conference of corn growers and stockmen. It has given me not only deep gratification, but genuine reassurance, and I hope that there will be some means by which you may convey to the members of the conference an expression of my gratitude." The resolution to which President Wilson referred pledged support and supreme effort to dis­ charge the duties expected of the farm­ ers of the state In the way of men, money and food. Springfield.--German agents are ob­ structing efforts of the United States food commission In advocating food conservation in Illinois. In some In­ stances threats have been made against lives of members. These charges were made by D. A. Reed, a member of the commission. "German agents have been following us con­ stantly on our tour of Illinois," Mr. Reed said. "There is not a city In the state that we have visited where the activity has not been noted. A few days ago my traveling bag was opened and notes taken from It." The commission has just returned from an extensive tour of Europe Investigating food' conditions there. Chicago.--Attorney General Edward J. Brundage caused the arrest of F. W. Sherwood, a stock broker. He has been operating in Chicago less than six months. His arrest will lea<|, It Is said, to the first prosecution under the "blue sky" law, enacted by the last leg­ islature. This law, which went Into effect on January 1, requires brokers to take out state licenses and report to the secretary of state specific in­ formation concerning stocks they handle which are not listed on the ex­ changes. Chicago. -- Stories of Immorality, deaths, ravages of disease, and lack of medical care at Camp Grant were of- clally denied at a meeting of the Chi­ cago Medical society. MaJ. William L. Baum of Camp Grant gave some fig­ ures of health conditions which re­ futed the tales which have been spread regarding the place. It was shown by the major's figures that there have been only 27 deaths $rom all causes among the upward of 96,- 000 men who have been In the camp. Camp Logan, Houston, Tex.--There are only 450 alien enemies left in this camp, and they will be discharged soon. An average of 50 a day are be­ ing dismissed. Most of the men were returned to Illinois according to the officers. Considerable expense was borne by the government, they declare. These men should never have left Illi­ nois, the officers declared, as their status and condition of health was plainly apparent before being sent. Chicago.--John E. Williams, state fuel administrator, announced that he believed no more heatless Mondays would be necessary for Illinois. Un­ der the latest ruling of Doctor Gar­ field, United States fuel administrator, each state administrator has the right to continue heatless days in his state If he thinks they are needed. Chicago.--The removal from office of J. Scott Matthews, chief examiner of titles under the Torrens system, was demanded by 300 members of the Torrens Land Title Registration league, who stormed the county re­ corder's office here. Chicago.--Charges that violence had been threatened to Intimidate farmers who have wished to sell milk here dur­ ing the recnt boycott were character­ ized as false In a statement Issued by Willis J. Kittle, secretary of the Milk Producers' association. On behalf of the association, Mr. Kittle promises protection to any fanner who wishes to sell his milk for Chicago consump­ tion. The boycott has practically been broken by the directors ot the associa­ tion, who sent recommendations to the urtners, urging them to deliver milk to Cliicu jftt. Chicago.--A boycott of automoblla funerals unless the Liverymen's asso­ ciation abolishes its rule against Sun­ day funerals is threatened by Jewish organizations of the city, A commit­ tee of representative Jews, consisting of Judge Joseph B. David, Judge Har* ry Fisher, Judge Joseph Sabath, Judge Hugo Pam, Dr. Emil G. Hirsch, Dr. Gerson B. Levi, Rabbi Epstein and S. J. Rosenblatt, has been appointed to con* fer with the association. They hol<| that the liverymen use their equip* ments for other purposes on Sunday. The orthodox Jewish rule requires in­ terment on the day of death or the day after, providing it is not Saturday, which is the Jewish Sabbath. As mat­ ters now stand, if death occurred Fri­ day burial could not be had until the following Monday. Kankakee. -- Asserting that he bought $28,000 worth of fraudulent stock In the Universal Fire Insurance company, which he now characterizes as a purely imaginary concern, Louis P. Weis of Reddick filed a petition in circuit court to prevent the collection or transfer of notes issued by him in payment. J. Herbert Studley, also of Reddick, filed a similar petition, as­ serting that he was likewise swindled by the company In buying stock to tho •sum of $4,000. As a result of these petitions, Gerald A. Rolfe, Chicago, is In the county Jail charged with obtain­ ing money under false pretenses. Ha was supposed to be the president of the Universal Fire Insurance company. Springfield.--Farmers of state insti­ tutions, having under cultivation 9,- 000 acres of land, here for a confer* ence, were urged by Governor Lowden to make their farms models for the communities in which they are located, as a stimulus to Increased wartime production and to prepare for post­ war problems. "The war, If It con­ tinues, probably* will be fought out In large measure by the farmers of the Mississippi," the governor declared. "Therefore, the responsibility of the agriculturist Is great. This food short­ age is not due to the war entirely. It had been coming on for generations, and It will be with us after peace la signed." Springfield.--On the assumption that a policy of obligatory universal mili­ tary training Is necessary not only for national protection but to build up the manhood of the country and put It on a safe and sound basis, a Committee of the Universal Military Training league has been organized here." It is for the purpose of securing passage of such a bill at the present session of congress. When the measure comes up for consideration, a representative from here will be sent to Washington to urge its adoption. Springfield.--The state . of niinols will come In for Its share of rebates from the railroads of the state, In ac­ cordance with the supreme court de­ cision holding the two-cent law valid. Omar Wright, director of the state finance department, has received a large number of coupons from state employees, and he estimated the atnount which will be returned to the state at $20,000. The state of Illinois pays out annually a large sum of money for railroad fare. Chicago.--Dr. John Milton Dodson, for.years a leading physician of this city, was appointed medical adviser tv Governor Lowden, succeeding Dr. Frank Billings, who some time ago teas called to Washington, D. C. DOctos Dodson is medical dean of the Uni­ versity of Chicago, having filled that post since 1901. He was born at Ber­ lin, Wis., In 1859, and has been prao ticing since 188?. Illlopolls.--Patriotism, as propounded by Louis B. Hefldersoo, a professor at Mlllikln university in Decatur, savors too much of kalserlsm to residents here. Therefore they made him kiss the American flag, swear allegiance to the United States and railroaded hfm out of town, following an address here. Springfield.--Examination for the position as state deputy game <Mid fish warden will be held throughout Illi­ nois on May 18, according to afrmouoce- ment by the state clvtl service com­ mission. Tfce positions pay $100 a month. Written examinations will be' held at about 20 different places. Springfield.--Illinois outdid history In celebrating Abraham Lincoln's birthday. The Cvefrt was marked by special exercises la every poblic school of the state. Particular signifi­ cance was given the occasion as it was the first commemoration of Illi­ nois' one hundredth anniversary of statehood. Public officials everwhere Joined In urging the observance. Springfield.--Governor Lowden has called a halt on plans for the construc­ tion of the Illinois waterway from La Salle to Lockport He announced that Construction of the waterway at this time Is Impractical. Washington, D. C.--Recognizing that voluntary cooperation has failed to remedy the coal situation for Illinois, Federal Administrator Garfield has ap­ pointed a fuel distributor for the state, to act as executive officer with power to enforce all rulings and orders of the state fuel administration. -The name of the appointee Is withheld un­ til acceptance is received at "Washing­ ton. Chicago.--Federal Judge Landis up­ held draft exemptions boards In deny- inv men married since May 18, the privilege of deferred classification b»' , G|US£ Qt the wlte's deptmae This Free Gooptn Is Good for 16# K presented at any drug store with­ in one week, to purchase a (1 only) •regular 50 cent bottle ot Schiffnann's Expectorant Makes 64 tesspooBfuls. 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