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STATE NEWS SprtBflleld.--Acconling to a sstate- neqtlasaed by Frank Farrlngton, president of the district Federation of Labor, enough returns have come in from the different section tof the coun­ ty to prove that John H. Walker of ; Danville has been elected to the inter- * lational presidency of the Miners* ; union. The district officers of'the * United Mine Workers of America, Dis­ trict No. 12, have been re*electe<|. ; Frank Farrington has been returned f to the office of president, Frank Fish- wiclr to the office of vice president and Walter Nesbit to the office of secre­ tary-treasurer. Reports also indicate the election of Q, T. Mercer of Canton ; to the presidency of the Illinois Fed- ; nation of Labor over Duncan McDon- ' aid of this city. Freeman Thompson has been re-elected president of sub- | district No. 4 by a majority of 972, ac- f cording to the official returns made I public. James Sloan of Auburn-was ; reflected, vice president by a majority : of 963 and James R. Roady, secretary- \ treasurer, defeated his nearest oppo- ; oent, John JVatts of this city, by a plu- * rallty of 211. Springfield.--"All the work by the Farmers' institute and Farm Bureau r organization should be done* from the . office In Springfield/* says Charles Ad- , kins, director o£ the state department ; of agriculture. "A law should be : patted authorizing the organization of ' > theFarni bureau of the state; repeal the present Farmers' institute law; provide for a secretary at Springfield; appropriate the same amount of money to extension work as is done at I present, and have representatives from < ft number of allied organizations act- ? Ing as a board of directors," he said. ; The time is not yet ripe for sup- } planting the Illinois Farmers' insti­ tute with the Farm bureau organiza- J lions is the statement made by H, E. * Young, secretary of the institute, In ' reply to the plan advocated. Chicago.--A two days' meeting of the National Milk Producers' federa- j tlo'n came to an end here recently. The j meeting had delegates from 30 state milk producers' organizations, thfs be- • ing the national body, with a member- ; ship of over 300,000. The principal \ discussion was on the subject of ad­ justing the relations between the milk j producers and the consumers of the i country, so that a price.for milk fair to both might be arrived at. A com- , raittee to consider the establishment : of such a fair price was applauded. In a short time, it was announced, the * report will be ready. It \Vill show au­ thoritatively what It costs the farmer ; to produce milk, and, according to the committee, this will succeed in aHay- Irtg unwarranted agitation directed against the farmer. Springfield.--Dr. C. St Clair Drake, director of the state department of public health, reported the following J contagious diseases during the past week in Illinois to Surgeon General * Robert Blue, United States jjublic health service, Washington, D. C.: In- , fluenza, 14,192; diphtheria, 168, of which 128 were in Chicago; scarlet fever, 50, of which 30 were inChlcago; smallpox, 10; pneumonia, Q37, of which* 593 were in Chicago; meningitis, Chi­ cago, 2. Springfield.--The supreme court de­ nied the petition of William F. P. I Feeney to compel State's Attorney Hoyne to file proceedings against Charles B. Barrett, elected to fill tfte } vacancy on the Cook county board of ; review, caused by the death of Frank i 3. Ryan. Fseney was appointed a member of the board by Judge Scully and he contended that the election was not properly held. The court holds that the election was proper. Chicago.--Chicago's business wom­ en are to make a campaign to lower the price of poultry. This is an addi tton to a recent agitation to lower the price of butter and eggs, which has al- * ready borne fruit, according to an an­ nouncement made at a meeting of the Chicago Woman's Association of Com­ merce. . Springfield.--There will be no meet­ ing of the Illinois Teachers' associa­ tion this year. On recommendation of Dr. St. Clair Drake, state director of health, it has been indefinitely post pon/ed because of the influenza' epi­ demic.;; ^ y(; Ottawa.--Lengthening of the Fox river valley trail, which now extends from Fox Lake, Wis., to Ottawa, the entire course of the Fox river, is con­ templated. The F. V. R. trail will con­ nect the Wisconsin lake region with tlge Illinois river valte& « Aarora.--Northern Illinois Horticul­ turists, in convention here, advocgted the passage of a law to compel the spraying of fruit and vegetable crops in order that the careless grower Way not be able to contaminate the crops of his neighbors. - • ; Rockford.--Monthly celebrations in honor of soldiers returning from the war are being arranged for by the community welcoming committee. Urbana. -- The eighteenth annual Corn Growers' and Stockmen's con­ vention will be held at the college of agriculture of the University of Illi­ nois January 20 to 31. The state coun­ cil of defense will- co-operate In the discussions and lectures which will be given at this convention. A two- weeks' agricultural course will be giv­ en free for the benefit of the farmers who are unable to spend much time away from their farms. Lectures on special agricultural work and practi­ cal in.struction in crop production, farm mechanics, dairying and hortl- cplture will be given. ' Chicago.--Members of the National Drainage congress in the losing ses­ sion of their 'Seventh annual conten­ tion here adopted resolutions asking President Wilson to appoint a major­ ity ofdvlllan engineers on the federal waterways commission authorized by congress last year. The body also urged the creation of a national de­ partment o^puMie wo** fed offered planrtolJvideag- riaututlnand for returning soldiers. Bflmund T. Peritins of Chioaph was Ciiesen president and Charles G. Dawes of Chicago, treasurer; £LJ£ew- ftl, yrbana, rice president * Thfe ktStt "tax" feiy board, consisting of Governor Lowden, State Treasurer Lea Small and Aaditor of Accounts Andrew Russel mat lt#sre and ®?.?d the state tax rate at 75 cents, divided as follows: Schools, 18; reve­ nue, 47; University of Illinois, 10. The rate is 15 cents less than last year, which means a reduction In taxes of about $4,000,000. A statement by the director of finance tn part Is as fol­ lows : "The reduction from the 90 per cent rate of Jast year is largely made possible because of the operation of the civil administrative code, passed by the last general assembly. This law has also enabled the state to col­ lect large additional amounts of reve­ nue frofn fees, licenses and other in­ direct sources. The working balance in the treasury will enable the state to meet all of its obligations until the end of the next biennium, which will expire June SO, 193.9. None of the money to be received next spring from tax collections based upon the present rate, will be used, except for the pay­ ment from the appropriations to be made by the next general assembly* and which will become available July 1." ... ..... Washington, D. C.---William G. Me- Adoo, director general of railroads, In a telegram to Governor Lowden of Illi­ nois denying a report that the rail­ road administration has canceled con­ tracts for construction of inland wa­ terway craft, urged the governor to support his recommendation for a five- year extension of government control of transportation facilities. Mr. Me- Adoo expressed the opinion that the waterway experiment on the Missis­ sippi river would hold out little prom­ ise if the railroads are soon returned to private ownership, declaring old methods of competition between rail and waterways would return and that the waterways could not survive. Springfield.--By the effect of a de­ cision of the Illinois supreme court the act creating nonhigh school dis­ tricts In Illinois was upheld as consti­ tutional, and taxes assessed against such districts are collectable. The court made the ruling In the case of the people against Shortall, appealed from the county court of Cook county. In a large number at counties through­ out the state, it was said taxes as­ sessed against nonhigh school dis­ tricts to pay tuition of resident pupils •wishing to pursue high school studies elsewhere, were held up pending ac­ tion of the supreme court. Urbana.--That oats may be fed profitably to hogs only under certain conditions is the conclusion reached from experiments conducted by the swine* division of the department of animal husbandry at the University of Illinois. The swine division officials state that oats may be fed hogs with profit when valued at one-half as much--or less--per bushel, as corn. The oats feed may be used to replace wheat middlings as the additional feed to corn and tankage and In making up part of the grain ration for growing pigs and brood sows. Springfield.--In an order issued by the state department of public health the following counties in southern Illi­ nois were released from the Spanish influenza quarantine: Madison, Bond, Clinton, St. Clair, Monroe, Marlon, Jef­ ferson, Randolph, Perry, Jackson, Franklin, Williamson, Hamilton, White, Saline, Gallatin, Johnson, Unloii, Pope, Hardin, Alexander, Pu­ laski and Massac. Peoria.--Over a hundred municipal officers from 61 downstate cities par­ ticipated here in the formation of the Home Rule Municipal league of Illi­ nois, which demands immediate repeal of the public utilities act by the in­ coming general assembly. The resolu­ tions provide for the appointment of a legislative committee t>f seven to present the demand to the general as­ sembly. x Springfield.--Ten thousand copies of a card calling attention to the provi­ sions of the "blue sky** law, and cau­ tioning the public against purchasing securities of any company unless the purchaser has first ascertained that It has been licensed to sell such securi­ ties by the secretary of state of Illi­ nois, are being sent out by Secretary of State Emmerson for placarding In public places^ Springfield.--"Moral Education ^ In the School," by Engleinan; "The Vital­ ized School," by Pearson; "American- ism--Wliat Is It?" by David Jayne Hni, and "Measuring the Results of Teaching." by Monroe, are the books to be read by public school teachers of *IlUools next year. They vv*re selected at p recent meeting of; the Illinois Teachers' Reading circle board here. Petersburg.--A pile of pumpkins which weighed 1,100 tons attracted much attention here. They covered a four-acre tract to a depth of four f«*et. The lot was purchased by the canning factory here. Farmers of the com­ munity have made big money raising pumpkins in the cornfields. One man Who planted 23 acres In pumpkins realized $306 from the crop. Springfield.--The Illinois supreme court decided L. F. Brown and other members of the live stock commission removed from office by' Governor low- den are not entitled to back pay which they contended was due them. Chicago.--A national association for the protection of owners, breeders and drivers of harness horses was launched at a meeting of several hundred horse­ men from all parts of the country. E. J. Curtain of Decorah, la., was elect­ ed chairman of the meeting and a committee was appointed to perfect a formal organization. The most notable events at the horse sale in connection with which the meeting was held, were the sale of Red Bearer, a 2:08% pacer, to Edward Cadwell of New York for $3,950, and the purchase by H. C. Jewett of New Brunswick of Exposer, 2:06%, for $2,000. Springfield.--Illinois promises to go over the top" during the 1919 season In her crop of winter wheat by an es­ timated 13,456,623 bushels, based on the 1917 yield per acre, according to the Illinois department of agriculture. The condition of winter wheat on De­ cemberX, was given as 105 per cent of normal. The corn crop in Illinois produced onjy 8^,575,530 bushe.s, a decrease of 32,07^870 bushels from the 1917 crop, according to the report, which gave the average 1918 yield of corn "as 38 bushels per q£re. The av­ erage quality of corn on December | was said to he 96 d* 7 -•••Km THE NAVY bEP/WT*EttT IS HOUSED f.» -i -v* • ,**v~ I V > v • r i * F ; • > » • - s - I * * * - i " * .. rr~ N JW * -V t ' •, v ̂ .W::-:'1' ' "•* W.«. -}• t.j v* • •* •• The navy department has almost completely abandoned the old state, war and navy building on Pennsylvania §reriue and has moved into the big, barnlike structure in l*6tcmac park. This building, and Its companion building for the army, seen Id the distance, constitute one of the ,1s igest office buildings In the world. Each of thein will accommodate 9,000 people. "*' f - .** - v * 1 . AMERICAN HERO, DESPITE LOSS OF , QUALIFIES AS AN AIRMAN Atlanta Man Fought With Dublin Fusileers Until Injured--Later He >wJpfg^A.Made a Flight Commander in the Britisf\v? îi* ^ Service and Was Going Big Until He Was ^ V V* # . *V, • Captured by the Hunt, With American Ariny in France.-- Loss of one foot and part of the oth­ er did not end the fighting career of Owen Cobb Holleran of Atlanta,- Ga. A man with artificial feet is unfit for infantry duty, so Owen was honorably discharged from- that branch of the service. Being a soldier of fortune Holleran refused "to be' dumped on the army scrap heap," as he ex­ pressed it. In spite of his physical handicap he wormed his way into the British air service, won" a pilot's license, operat­ ing a type of plane that did not re­ quire foot manipulation, became a lieu­ tenant, captain and flight commander. Some climb for a fellow with wooden feet, but not surprising if you knew Holleran. He had all sorts of thrills and adventures, and then one day-- but I am getting ahead of my story. Better let Capt. E. ,G. Lowry tell it as he told it to me on a rainy night while I was with the British army. He was attached to the Amer­ ican embassy in London before enter­ ing the United States army. It was while at the London embassy that he first had the case of Owen Cobb Hol­ leran called to his attention. Captain Lowry's home also Is In Atlanta. 8tranger Than Fiction. "There Is material for a book In Holleran's experience," said Captain Lowry. "Stranger than fiction In spots. His papers came to me at the embassy and he has kept up a corre­ spondence. There is a lot In the chap. He is clever and brave as they make them. He was employed as a clerk .In the office of.. the Southern Bell Telephone company in Atlanta. Like many other young Americans he wanted to. see the great war. It got into his blood long before our coun­ try was involved. In 1915 he started out from Atlanta with a friend named Gray. Thqy had just $100 between them for the big adventure. They went to New York and tried to enlist in the British army, but the consal said he couldn't enroll Americans. "From a crossing policeman they learned that a cattle boat was to sail next day. They decided to work their passage. They applied and got the Job. Reaching London, they were ac­ cepted at a recruiting station in Scot­ land Yard. The recruiting sergeant wanted to know what branch .of the service they preferred. Holleran re­ plied: 'No choice. Just as soon serve in one branch as the other. My only request Is. that you send us to a. warm climate. I came from the Soutil and I like it hot.' M 'You can get it hot enough at any part of the front,' replied the ser­ geant. 'I see your point, lad, and we'll see what can be done. With a name like yours I think an Irish out­ fit Is the place for you.' Holleran was assigned to the Dublin Fusileers, His friend Gray went to the same regi­ ment. In a few months Holleran's regiment was sent to Gnllipoll. He served through that campaign and saw hacd fighting. The regiment went with other British units to Egypt fen be refitted after the Galllpoli scrap. Feet Badly Frozen. "Next Holleran went with the Dub­ lin Fusileers Into Serbia with the first allied expedition. In the mountains many of the soldiers suffered from frozen feet and hands. Holleran's feet were badly frozen, and he told me with a grin that he couldn't help seeing the funny side of it after hav­ ing asked to be sent to a hot place. "Fate began to extend a helping hand to Holleran away out there. At­ tached to the British field hospital in Serbia were two American surgeons, one from Georgia and the other from South Carolina. Learning that Hol­ leran hailed from Atlanta, they topk special Interest in him. They aid everything possible XQ .save his ifeet, but, later* to avoid more serious com­ plication^ and possibly death* they amputated part of each foot. "Holleran returned to England,; r x *< was at f awf-'iiL I,. ^ blighty. He was at Cliveden hos­ pital, maintained by Mrs. Astor. He was fitted out with artificial feet there. When It came time to think about sending Holleran ifack to the states the case was referred to me. But Owen Cobb Holleran did not In­ tend to go home. He said anybody who thought his fighting days were over just because he had game feet had another guess. r "He said he had read about a new type of airplan^ while at the hos- pit^f. It was operated entirely jby hand levers, which fact gave him an Inspiration. He said, he had given the matter much thought on his cot and while sunning himself in a wheel chair. He had finally resolved to be­ come an aviator and he felt confident he could make good. "The next thing I tirard about Hol­ leran he was a full-fledged flyer In the British air force. He made good from the start. One day a very large and official-looking envelope came to me. It contained the honorable dis­ charge of Owen Cyf»jl Holleran from the Dublin FuslleeBS. It had been sent by the colonel of the regiment, who wrote very flatteringly about the young American. I hadn't seen or heard from Holleran for months. I finally learned the location of his squadron and forwarded the army certificate. Physical Defect Barred Him. > "A few days later I received • cheerful letter thanking me and lnvlt-' Ing me to dine with him at my earliest' convenience at the squadron mesa. You could have knocked me over with a feather when, at the end of the let­ ter I read that Owen Cobb Holleran was now a captain and flight com­ mander. He mentioned more than once that he regretted his Inability to serve his own country when we en­ tered the war, but his physical defect barred him. And he wanted to keep right on fighting the Boche, so he re­ mained In the British service. "I wasjverv eager to see htm and to congratulate him on his success, but had to defer the visit owing to the activities hf the British army. It so happened that I selected the day following the most dramatic day tn Holleran's career, but I was too late. "Motoring to the squadron I found English and Canadian and American aviators In a spirited game of base* ball. I asked for Captain Holleran. A fellow shouted to a lieutenant who was playing second base. The lieu- tenant came up panting. He said: 'Captain Holleran Is gone.' 'Gone?' I reiterated!* 'What do you mean? Ha isn't dead. Is he? " 'No. Taken prisoner by the Boche yesterday. I roomed and chummed with him. Gang miss him terribly. Happened like this: We went on a daylight bombing raid. Holleran led the flight. Before we started he re­ marked that he hbd a sort of pre­ sentiment something wasv going tc happen to him. Our bombing trip was a success. We had orders to fly low on the return and machine-gun certain positions. Ran into heavy en­ emy fire. Holleran's machine was hit. He went down Inside the enemy lines.. . **'We could see him waving to us. Then we saw Boches surround him with leveled guns and saw Hoi's arms go up.' "Can you heat it for a melodramat­ ic last scene?" asked Captain Lowry. "Holleran was captured on Sunday, September 15. A game kid. Pity they got htm." CASTOR (HL FROM ORIENT Thouaande of Gallons Are Coming ' > r through the Port i •'* • Seattle. ^ M HERO OF ZEEBRUGGE £ j Seattle, Wash.--Thousands of gal­ lons of castor oil are coming through this port from the Orient, and It has been largely due to this importation that America's airplane performance In the war has been so successful. Castor oil has proved to be the best lubricant for airplane motors, but Its production In this country .was lim­ ited. The United States government en­ couraged the planting of castor beans, but the crop was a failure. In the Orient crops have been exceedingly bountiful. It Is believed the stream of oil flowing Into this country Boon will be Increased owing to the use of airplanes on mall routes. JUDGE FREES MAN WITH FLU Court Joins in Rush for Doors When Prisoner's Condition la Dle- • , .covered. .. . Pittsburgh, Pa.--Walter 8anowskl went into the criminal court recently as a prisoner and came out soot free and without the regular process of law. Sanowskl? was sitting in the prison­ er's dock when attention was called to his .physical condition. A doctor was called. "What's Ills ailment?", asked the judge. "Influenza," replied the medical man. Immediately there was a rush for the doors, tn which the court Joined. His case was dismissed and Sahowskl was taken to a hospital. Captiiin VJjM^jtive Carpenter of H. M. S. arrived in New York re­ cently. He Is the captain of the proudr est If not the most prepossessing ship In the British navy. It was the Vin­ dictive that took the leading part the most thrilling assault of the war. the* object of which was to bottle up the' German submarine and destroyer posts In Zeebrugge. Observations made after the raid proved how ih Captain Carpenter's words, they gave the dragon's' tail "a damn good twist." After the successful raid tjie Vindictive returned to port, her fun­ nels riddled with bullets, her bridge blown away and battered and scarred In a dozen places. CAPTURED HUN BAND f LAYS OUR ANTHEM «•« ' ' * '4» ' " 'J > iV'i-'r-: n \ * , % M •« ' A? , t ' , i fi1^- J Half a Century Ago, every co be supplied to some extent with locally 'meat drawing on Eve stock raised nearby. Now two-thirds 6f the consuming centers with millions of people, are one to two thousand miles away from the principal live-stock produc- ̂ ing sections, which are sparsely settled. „ The American meat packing industry of today is the development of the best way tp perform a national service* * f r . ̂ The function of providingtftetft to 'iSte* velop accordingly. Those men who first grasp­ ed the elements of the changing problem created the best facilities to meet it--large packing plants and branch houses at strategic points, refrigerating equipment (including cars), car routes, trained organization, profitable outlets for former waste -- which became the nat­ ural, inevitable channels for the vast flow of meat across the country. If there were a better way to perform ftiSa necessary service, American ingenuity and enterprise would have disc$vep4 ̂ would now be using it , ' * . ,4 During 1918, Swift & Copopany has earned a profit on meats (and meat by-produrts) oHess than 2% cents per doQar of sales--too stnaS a P"fit -M»jp * Swift & Company, f RAW FURS FUR SHIPPERS WANTED to ship direct to us. No shipment too large for us. No shipment too small to receive personal attention from us. Fur graded and check mailed day for is received. We pay express on lots over $25.00. 1X7A 1,000,000 Skunk, 100,000 Pox, 25,000 farmine, nc nccu 5,000 Badger, 40,000 Mink, 2,000,000 Muskrst, 500,000 Opossum, 100,000 Raccoon and 2,000,000 other Pelts. Write for Complete Price List, or better still, ship us what you have on hand. We will keep you posted if you write or ship to % • . f Cramer-Mann For Company k 700-800 Block, North Third St, It Loot, M*. ̂ Rmfmrmnĉ Dim's, BradatrmH, Your Bamk Pittsburgh, Pa.--In France re­ cently a German regimental band of 60 pieces, whose members had been taken prisoner, played "The Star-Spangled Banner," accord­ ing to a letter from Corporal Ewan W. Allan of the Three Hundred and Ninetieth infantry, to his dad. The band was taken during a surprise attack which was made without a barrage pre­ liminary. The German musi­ cians played the air In a very creditable manner, according to Aliao. Proper Endings. Jltumle was writing a letter to San­ ta Claus. He had completed his list of requests, with Infinite pains and many corrections and had come to the closing sentence. Th*a h« <|pp«aled to his mother. ' "Mother," he sold, "can you tell me about th' proper way to end up this letter?" - "Why, sUpi jour npi^ dear, and give your address." * "Yes, I know. But shall I say, "with lots of love, from Harold,' like I do to papa, or 'Amen,* like I do to God ?" TELLS WHY SOLDIERS CUSS Treacher Who Made Tour of Front : * ^^liiveaUaetes Suhjcet Reports. Pittsburgh, Pa.--Why 4k> aoldlers swearT Rev. Dr. Daniel 1+ Marsh, who made a tour of the fronts while the w»# was still in progress asked the soldiers themselves aad here are some of the reasons given: Because restraint Is removed. Because It Is a habit acquired In childhood to which free rein is given In military life. Because it is a lasy man's Whf of trying to be emphatic. " It is the liar's attempt to make people believe that he Is telling the 1, truth. It is the cowards' way ot $>olaterlng up his courage. Soldiers think that a profuse use of profanity will Impress their comrades with the idea that they are full- have received I* fledged soldiers that their "third degree.M It Is an egotistical method ef tractlng attention themselves. " Jealousy and anger were given as the causes of ^lasphemy; liquor drinking was given as still anotbei cause. » Cutlcura,Mr for* Hand* rK Soak hands on retiring In the Bot iWs of Cutlcura Soap, dry and rub in Cu- tlcurt Ointment. Remove surplus Ointment with soft tissue paper. For free samples address, "Cutlcura, Dept. X, Boston." At druggists and by mall. Soap 25, Ointment 25 and 80.--JUhr. Akin to His' Profession. "I am told your family d6cto$- Is a poet" , r,, "Why shouldn't he he? Isn't |l drug on the market?" Sure Thing! The proper diet for had a hunger for knowledge Is fbod for thought. I '-J L- I' '."It ; YourSSHSS Portraying Character. d "Never does a man portray tits'own character more vlyldly than la his manner of portraying another.--Rlch- ter. , . i H Stop Losing CrfiH Yoa can StlBf AfetVtiMi of YOUR HEED and KMP l| J Bj tM Zs*«•*<££%..fy. 'Jf * .. »v. ... 'Pkut+f! j i TfTi ..„,.-AJt&,. , LlmM