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3p4 the newspaperman hung on to the| stern until they reached a place of | safety. The correspondent was then' pulled up on the wharf and he had to | auyd quite for a while to regain nu,' wind. There was but meager light ia this part, and it was hard to see the shore. All hope of reaching the dock haa gone, and it looked as if it was all up. It was then that the newspaper-- man called for help. Ex--Mayor Thomp son heard the cry and responded quickly. ~He sprang to his feet, went «d4own the ship's ladder quickly and jumped into a row boat that was near by. Ray Martin, the ship's engineer «of the Big Bill also jumped into the boat and pushed off quickly to the rescue. 10 SUJ) pottom. Out of wind and °*--|'rme ballots are taken by state, bach hausted, he heard the splash of, oars state represented having one vote. and a voice calling. In a second or 'majority of all the states elects and a iwo Mr. Thompson had pulled along-- two--thirds of all the staes must be side with the boat, and exhausted, epresented to constitute a quorum. If the newspaperman hung on to the op rson has a majority of votes for stern until they reached a place of I%achresldent the Constitution says, safety. The correspondent was then .""l'hé person h'nving the greatest num-- pulled up on the wharf and he had to ?'of votes as Vice--President shall be stay quite for a while to regain M']'vice-Prefldent, if such number be a wind. majority of the whole number of elec-- It was a narrow escape, and thexmn; appointed, and if no person have «quick response of Mayor Thompson |a majority, then from the two highest was very commendable. In cases "! \on the list of the Sendte shall choose danger like this, there is not a sec-lme Vice--President," a quorum being aond {o lose, and Mr. Thempson "°@|two--thirds of all the Senators and a ized it. {majority of all Senators electing©?The The South Sea Ship left Alton at |succession of the Vice--President to the 6:10 a. m. for St. Louls. At 6:30 the|office of President is clearly fixed by engine gave trouble and it was first;the Const®ution. The Twelft amend-- lI:Oltl:hl that ".omethu:g had got fo'lliment also says that "if the House of 0 e propellier, as the engine was a working alright but the shaft was not 1%,?:::'::::'":?"?:;: ?;:, ,c.ibgol:):e of ::"";fg:.'n'l':g o.f.tl':; 'nl!):?:l%u mg;l Ao'vecr'flchoice shall devolve on them, before board and dived down to see it some (he 'ourh of March next following. thing had tangled itself around the " |President, as in the case of the deatm propelior. This did not prove to be ; P h itutional disabilit ( the case, and after more trouble the °" Other constitutional disability o It was a narrow escape, and the' «quick response of Mayor Thompson | was very commendable. In cases of| danger like this, there is not a sec--| ond to lose, and Mr. Thempson real--| ized it. | The water was fine, although s»lightly muddy, and in jumped the mews correspondent. He dived in on two occasions and dived in once more to take a swim. This time he got in-- 10 the strong current of the river and failed to make any headway. He #ot some distance from the* shore-- and the Mississippi river is a mile wide at this point--and all efforts to regain the dock was without reward. The current in the river at points is six miles an hour and the newspaper-- man was losing ground all the time. He was carried beyond the reach of the dock, and instead of gaining he was losing all the time and drifting down with the current.© Big logs are «afried down this river with surpris ing speed. « In the meantime the correspondent had struggled on, expecting that it was all up with him. He made one desperate attempt to get to safety and swam towards the shore. It seemed about fifty yards and if he could not make it quickly there was engine was made to go and the ';65& ship went on her way. We passed Maple Island at 7 a. m. and at 7:40 we passed the mouth of the Missouri river. The houses on the banks of the river are on stilts, and this is on account of the floods that sometimes swell the river. -- The water is also very muddy where the Missouri river joins with the Missis-- alippi. SUN REPORTER NEARLY DROWNS IN MISSISSIPPI no hope. At last, after a desperate fight, he got close enough to shore 10 touch bottom. Out of wind and ex-- hausted, he heard the splash of, oars and a voice calling. In a second or iwo Mr. Thompson had pulled along-- J_lde with the boat, and exhausted, At 9:10 a. m. we were safely dock-- ed at the Eagle Packet Co's dock at St. Louis, and a reception committee was on the wharf to welcome the ship's party. Walter G. Neun, act-- ing mayor of St. Louis, welcomed the party at the mayor's office, and at noon they were entertained at a Ro-- tary club dinner, after they were tak-- en for an auto rIge around the city. Mr. Thompson delivered in'--lad};c':; on the Chicago to the Gulf waterway. HEAR ZION CITY TAX OBJECTION The objectors claim they were not assessed equitably tor the paving on the following streete: Judge P. L. Persons Tuesday in the county court is hearing a tax objec-- tion case from Zion. City. Twenty--ninth, from the C. & N. W. railroad and the North Shore Eléectric railroad. streets. w a * The paving was 18 feet wide Twenty--seventh, from Sheridan Rd. to the C. & N. W. R. R.> _ Elizabeth Ave., from 27th to 29th Edwin W. Crol} on "Bl'x Bill," is Saved by Former Mayor Thompson. g By E. W. CROFT The Daily Sun corrspondent on board the Big Bill pretty near sent in his last dispatch Wednesday. It was 10:30 p. m. and as the night was hot and the Mississipp! river cool, he decided to jump in and have a swim. The Big Bill was moofed o a fisherman's dock and all nands were aboard for the night. William Hale Thompson was getting ready to re-- tire for the night and on account of the heat had decided to sleep on deck. "I'm going to take a dip in the riv-- er," the newspaperman told Mr. Thompson, and it so happened that it was a good thing he did tell the ex-- mayor. George Nordstrom of Area doesn't talk the best of English because he hasn't been in the country very long, but he knows enough words so he can engage in a friendly argument occa-- glonally. The result of one of these wnonu Bunday was a split lip took eight stitches to hold in place. It was ripped wide open from eorner to corner of the mouth. THME INDEPENDENT--§81.80 A YEAR toral votes of many states, A compari LIP SPLIT FROM FRIENDLY BRAWL EPUURECICM PCE PC !presem members of the House in 0r-- j rder that LaFollette may hAave their support in the event the Presidential , |election reaches the House of Repre {sentativesg,. If LaFollette is in a post-- | ;UOn to hold the balance of power ln' such a contingency, the House may not 'be able t oreach a decision. As a CON~, 'sequence, the.choice of the President {will fall upon the Senate. ~ Talks with those in charge of the 'vaflonl campaigns indicate that the in-- fluence of the Senate is not entirely thegretical An intimate atudy of the 'COnnmuuon has developed facts of | {great significance to poliical leaders. ; \Whenever the electors have failed of a , 'choice the duties of the House are , perspiciously enumerated by the 12th j amendment to the Constitution "from ! the person having the highest number, I inot exceeding, on the list voted for as | | President, the House of Representa--| tives shall choose immediately by bal-- 'lot a President." | E: 2l cicl2® nank ! ©CDOCIUIM PRRENE MR CORO CC 00 Iconxmnonal campaigns. In fact, the 'LaFollette organization has openly an-- lnounced its fintention to pledge the present members of the House in or-- rder that LaFollette may hAave their support in the event the Presidential |election reaches the House of Repre {sentativesg,. If LaFollette is in a posi-- 'tion to hold the balance of power in T DL 0900 Lo mnaf Washington, July 30.--There is a clause in the constitution of the U. 8. which may ultimately upset the best |laid plans of men thoroughly versed 'ln political management. . It is possi-- 'ble, but not altogether probable, that one of the three candidates for he Vice presidency may yet be presiden of the United States, despite the popular voie for the avowed candidate for the of-- fice, -- At first glance, this statement presents an amazing state of affairs, yet it is strikingly confirmed by the |greatest of all American documents, 'the Constitution. _ Privately, political Headers make no secret Of their deep 'concérn. But, in their political utter-- 'ances, they pay little attention to the 'situation, because they know the ordi-- lury voter does not comprehend the intricate machinery of presidential 'elections and isconcerned . primarily 'with his individual vote. | _ e It is likewlise argued that the gen-- eral ticket system gives a position of stragetic importance to some of the so-- lc'alled doubtful states. Just how im-- portant may be illustrated in the case of California in 1916, when the elec-- tion was decided by a plurality for Wilson of less than four thousand, or 0.4 per cent of the popular vote of the state. Just at present New York has become the pivotal state as the three leading contestants for the Presidency are concentrating in their bid for the electoral vote. Political history shows that New York has influenced more elections than any one state. The election of Polk was assured in 1844 by a margin of merely 1.1 per cent of its popular vate. Cleveland was given the entire electoral vote of New York by a plurality of about 1,000, or 0.1 per cent of the popular vote of the state. Throwing down Cleveland four years later, the New York electoral votes were given to Harrison. New York, at Its best, is never a certain state for any party. Harrisbon was elected president on the National tick-- | et despite the fac that Cleveland led \by avout 1000 in the popular vote. .. This would mean, of course, that he would serve as Chief Executive for the ensuing four years. The amendment has been widely criticized since its adoption in 1804, but it has never been chang'. It has been argued that the Twelfth amendment is defective in that it requires a jority of the elec-- toral votes for a thoice by the elector-- al colléeges. It/is said that if a plu-- rality were sWfficient there would be very little ger of the electors fail ing at any e to make a choice. Another mpfaint concerning the electoral Aystem is. aimed at the gen-- eral ticket plan, which, it is claimed, is unjust to the minority voters in the state. The statement has been made by responsible auhorities that it is theoretical possible for hirteen of the larger states to elect a candidate to whom the other thirty--five should be opposed. There are twelve states that altogether have an electoral vote lack-- ing but three for a majority, but a combination of these states for any one candidates is regarded as extreme-- ly doubtful because of sectional dif-- ferences. the President." It is easy for the layman to scoff at the qualified prediction that Charles Bryan, Charles Dawes, or Burton Wheeler have a chance to become president in place of Messrs. Coolidge, Davis and LaFollette., The leaders, however, confronted by stern realities, eannot afford to affect indifference on these matters. There is a pronounced tendency on their part to cultivate the electors and to interest themselves in L 1 0jacsl6 is The reports fro mvarious political headquarters iagued by campaign man-- agers on behalf of their respective eandidates, claim the poular and elec-- ig the highest number, n the list voted for as House of Representa-- se immediately bY bal-- | Johun Eggers and family, Henry Eg-- [gers iad fanily, Henry Wtitman and {amily, Otto Tegtmeyer and family, Mrs. Lena and Martha and Louis Pet-- 'ers, Wm. Fendt and family, August Peters and family, August Jasch and family, Wm. Peters and family, Oscar \Adams and family, Ed Peters and fam-- 'ily, Ed 'Peters and family, Lovis Al-- 'bach and family, Elmer Beese and lwife, Mrs. Amelia Klipp and grand-- 'daughter, Fern, Wm. Rabbe and fam-- lily, Wm. Gehrke and family, Henry |Klipzke and wife, Mrs. Henry Reincke |and family, Walter Consoer and fam-- ily, Mrs. Ritchel and family, William \Webber and wife, John Wohifiel and 'fantily, Alfred Koester and wife, Hen-- \ry Meyer and family, Henry Erdtman 'and family, Raymond Me?er and fam-- |ily, George Pozek and wife, Wm. Mey-- {er and family, Paul Meyer and family, 'Mn. Paul Rouse and son, Louis Gres-- ens and family, and Wm. Knigge l'?nd {amily. The residing pastor, Rev. Hen-- 'ry Heise, with his wife and two chil-- \dren, were guests af this gathering. Whose political star is in the as-- cendancy depends _ upon partisan views. Several observers hold the opinion that if LaFollette is to domi-- 'nate the Senate, assuming that the elecion reaches that body, his follow-- [ ers would likely accept Gov. Bryan as ,agalnst Charles Dawes, because Bry-- an's political views are said to be more in harmony 'with LaFollette's ideas, than the Republican Vice--Presidential . candidate. However, predictions these days depend largely upon partisanship and must be accepted on such grounds. | Supper was served at 5 o'clock, dur-- ing which one of the family, Rev. L. |Gresens, gave a very interesting read-- ling. Immediately after supper, the families departed for home, lotking forward to the next reuniop. A chicken dinner was served at 12 t'clock, at which Rev. Heise delivered a short but interesting address. The afternoon was spent in playing baseball, races, stunts and various oth-- er games. At 4 ~'clock a group picture was taken by Mr. Honeywell, of Lib ertyville. -- I. A. A. RETAINS NEUTRAL ATTITUDE ON GRAIN PACT Officials of the Ilinois Agricultural Association are watching and study-- ing the progress of the proposed mer-- ger of five large old line grain compa-- nies with interest. According to in-- formation received by the Farm Bu-- reau of Lake county, the Illinois Agri-- cultural Association-- has adopted a neutral attitude on the merger and has urged that all farm organizations re-- main open minded on the proposition until a definite and eonqaa proposal is presented by the board of Directors of the recently incorporated company, which is officially considering the pro-- posal. Officials point out that the American Farm -- Bureau Federation special committee could not do more than to carefully scrutinize the gener-- al idea and that the present Board of Directors can act officially in consid-- ering a proposal from the grain people. Thirty--six grain eon':ptnlu in the northwest also offered their holdings to the Board of Directors of the Grain Sales Company, the name under which the company is incorporated,. These 36 grain companies have 1.062 local elevators and 34 or 35 terminal elevat-- ors. Both the original and the latter offer will be considered when the Board of Directors gets the by--laws formulated and adopted. The direct-- ors busied themselves in Chicago last week developing by--laws. REUNION OF THE AUGUST KNIGGE FAMILY JULY 20 Sunday, July 20, a reunion of the August Knigge family was--held near the-- old htmestead on the banks of the "Silvan Shores," at Gilmer, Iilinois. Relatives commenced gathering at 10 o'clock in the morning and by noon approximately 150 were present, This number was a representation of seven daughiers and one son ani their fami-- lies of the departed Mr. and 'Mrs. Au-- gust Knigge. Those present were: This reunion, *we believe we can safely say, was the largest ever held in this part of the country.--Contrib-- uted. ALBERT LANGER TAKEN TO PENITENTIARY AT JOLIET, Reverting to the possibility of an election by the House of Representa-- tives, each state has an equal vote. Just where the strategists employed by Mr. LaFollette may bring about a deadlock, is evident in the Constitu-- tional requirements that "a majority of all the states is necessary for a choice." The refusal of one or two states to cast a ballot would naturally prevent the leading candidate from ob-- taining a maj(l:}ty. It is pointed out that a state ght in good faith be prevenied from voting because of its representation being so divided as io have no majority for any candidate. Considering the political compelxion of the present Congress which would have the decision, this condition is not impossible. It is conceivable that the states pledged to LaFolliette could intentionally refrain from voting in order o pretvent an election or obtain concessions from the other states. Albert Langner, sentenced to serve from one to ten years in the peni-- tentiary for the robbery of the Clive Runnels home in Lake Forest, was taken to Joliet Tuesday afternoon to becin saerving his term. The mittl-- mus was issued that morning an zsing Sheriff Abhlstrom to take bi'n. to prison.,. Fréd Beckert his n« son of their claims show that they are more: optimistic than the facts war-- rant, but that is not an unusual state of mind for politicians. Our Washington Letter BY WILLIAM D ALEY N. E. A. Cortespondent PARENTS COLLAPSE . ON HEARING THAT _ SON IS DROWNED Who can beat this for a houseplant? On the Willow Farm there is a hyder-- ange which has 32 flowers. Those in full bloom are large and a beautiful pink. The plant has been standing out in the open since warm weather, braving all the storms, even the hail, and is a most wonderful sight. Henry Hertel cant offer a tider smile when he greets his friends today than he usually does, but all the but-- tons have been popped off his vest since it started expanding last Monday evening when a«litt'le daughter arriv-- ed at his home. The little one has. been named Kathryn Hildegart. The Hertels were the parents of four boys before a daughter came to bless their home, and now a second daughter is born to them. Frederick and Isabelle Horcher, of Arlington Heights, are the guests of their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Obenaut. Mrs. Louise Meyer and son John, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Wehrenberg and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hapke attended the funeral of Mrs. Margaret Demuth Weich at Waukegan last Friday. Mrs. Welch was a sister of Mrs. Louise Meyer, of this place, and died after an extended illness at her home in Wau-- kegan Tuesday of last week. . The correspondent reggived word, from Rev. F. J\ Schildgen, of Lemont, formerly pastor of} St. Mary's church, who is now on a three months' tour of Europe, dated July 7th, at which time he was enjoying the sights of Paris, France, stating that all the wonderful things we read about Paris are true. His plans then were to be in Amster-- dam by this time attendins the Eu-- charistis Congress. Mr. and Mrs. George Hertel and son Edward and daughter Irene, motored to Rockford Monday. * 4 % 4 *% % * % % # % % % % % ¥% * *FREMONT CENTER * 4 % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % S.NO W'S Both father and mother of Arnold Mortenson, who drowned Sunday in Hastings lake, collapsed when told of the death of her son. They were unable to make the trip from Moline to Wau-- kegan, and a friend arrived here Mon-- day evening io accompany the body home for burial. The inquest held Monaay, brought a verdict of "death from accidental drowning." It was testified that the deceased and two friends had gone out in the lake with a boat for a swim. There was a high wind apd they had been warned against the adventure. All of them deserted the boat, which was blown out of reach:of Mortenson. He was beard to cry for help and then went under the waves. 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