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_V\-; W&'-'-y *- - : • » :>•• •-?¥• • .rfr^ • •*••- ^.r,: . jf'HEKRY PLAIXDEALER, M'HENRY, ILL. LAKES TO GULF « CHANNEL URGED Governor Dunne Asks the Legis­ lature to Take Action in Matter. MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS •late Investigation and Control of Fire Insurance Rates Suggested-- Convict Labor on Roads- Finances of 8tate In Good Condition. Springfield.--Governor Drnroe, In his Mennial message to the assembly, rec­ ommends a number of important meas­ ures to the consideration of the law­ makers. Particular emphasis is laid Upon the necessity for the construc­ tion of a waterway between Lake iMinhiptn and the Gulf of Mexico. The governor says "In my judgment the time has ar­ rived for prompt action. The Panama *»anp.] has been opened to the com­ merce of the world. As the results thereof, the cost of transportation be­ tween the eastern and the western seaboard has fallen much below the lutes heretofore charged by the rail­ roads. As a result, freight traffic is How being attracted from as far west ias the states of Ohio and Indiana to the eastern seaboard by railroad land thence by waterway transporta­ tion to the western coast of the United {States. Where such competition ex- jists, railroad rates will probably be [lowered, and where no competition ex- ilsts, railroad rates will probably re- 'main as they are now. "If an adequate waterway were opened between Lake Michigan and ithe Gfulf of Mexico, an immense com­ merce would, in my Judgment, devel­ op between points on the IllinoiB river and points at or near the Great Lakes through the sanitary district canal from Chicago to Lockport and thence through a waterway from Lockport to the Mississippi river. At the present time a navigable depth of over seven feet exists normally for a distance of 262 miles out of a total of 1327 miles between Chicago and the {Mississippi river. Sixty-five miles on the Illinois river between La Salle and the Chicago drainage canal at Joliet lis now limited to a draft of four and one-half feet through the old fossilized Illinois and Michigan canal, with its Inadequate locks constructed three- quarters of a century ago. A channel of eight feet in depth is now main­ tained In the Mississippi river from Cairo to St. Louis with no early pros­ pect of being further deepened. If an eight-foot depth could be provided for an adequate waterway in the Illi­ nois river and a portion of the Illinois and Michigan canal between the cities of Utica and Joliet, we would have a waterway of eight feet in depth from Chicago to the Gulf of Mexico." Project Is Recommended. Last summer the governor, in com­ pany with Lyman E. Cooley, E. J. Kelly, Walter A. Shaw and LeRoy K. Sherman, engineers, made a tour of Inspection down the Illinois and Mich­ igan canal from Joliet to La Salle. Later the engineers made a report suggesting several schemes or projects for the construction of an eight-foot waterway between Utica and Joliet. One of the schemes known as project No. 8 wad unanimously indorsed by the engineers as entirely feasible and capable of construction within two years at a cost of $3,075,000. Of this project the governor says: "It contemplates the use of the Illi­ nois river for approximately 45 miles and the development and enlargement of about 20 miles of the*!lllnois and Michigan canal. A copy of this re­ port which has heen indorsed by the livers and lakeB commission of this state will accompany this message, and I herewith recommend It to you for careful examination. "I therefore recommend the passage <>f a law providing for the construc­ tion of a channel, as recommended by these engineers, and authorizing the Issuance of bonds not to exceed In amount the sum of $3,500,000." Fire Insurance Rates. Complaints of excessive rates In lire Insurance and of combinations be­ tween fire insurance companies to pre- Vent competition in the establishment of reasonable rates in this state have reached him for some time past. In­ vestigations conducted by th^ insur­ ance commissioner, the governor says, have shown that the time has come ft>r effective control by the state of the rates charged for Are Insurance. Continuing the governor says: "Legislation along this line is im­ perative. I have been in correspon­ dence and in conference with repre­ sentatives of the fire insurance in­ terests of the state in1 the endeavor to agree upon the outlines of a law Under which the state shall be em­ powered to make a thorough and ex­ haustive examination Into the rates charged for fire insurance, and to en­ able the state further, if it is found that such rates are unreasonable and excessive, to fix stad .proclaim just and reasonable ratdte, which shall be charged In the future by all the fire Insurance companies doing business la this state. "I am pleased to announce that gen­ tlemen, representing very important and influential fire insurance inter­ ests of the state, have declared their willingness to co-operate with the in­ surance superintendent and his legal staff in and about drafting a bill, under which the right of the state to make such Investigations and to fix such rates is recognized, and that they are willing to have such provi­ sions incorporated in a law to be en­ acted by this legislature." The governor recommends the pas­ sage of a bill providing for investiga­ tion and regulation in the interests of the citizens of Illinois. Amending the Constitution. The amending clause of the consti­ tution of 1870 Is declared by the gov­ ernor to be archaic, inelastic and un­ duly onerous. Because of the difficul­ ty in amending the present constitu­ tion, he says some sentiment exists in favor of the adoption of a new con- etltution, but whether or not a new constitution Is adopted, the amending clause should he amended. Elections for city, village, township, school district, county and state, the governor says, are too frequent and too costly and he urges the legisla ture to amend the laws to remedy this evil. The beneficent effects of the opera­ tion of the utilities law are already apparent on everytjhand, according to the governor. Discriminations in- rates and service, he says, have been eliminated and it may now be said that strict rate uniformity prevails among all the utilities of the state. Legislative Reference Bureau. The duty of collecting, classifying and Indexing information which may be of value to the legislature in con­ sidering and constructing legislation has been diligently prosecuted by the legislative reference bureau, the gov­ ernor says, and the result o^the work is at the disposal of the legislators. Continuing he sayB: "Perhaps the most important duty imposed upon the legislative - refer­ ence bureau is the preparation of a de­ tailed budget of the appropriations which the officers of the several de­ partments of the state government re­ port are required for their several de­ partments for the next biennium, to­ gether with a comparative statement of the funds appropriated by the gen­ eral assembly for the same purpose This task haB been carefully and most completely accomplished. A classification of accounts has been prepared after a study of the best public accounting practice and, for the first time in the history of Illi­ nois, the state legislature will be furnished early in the session with full information concerning the money asked to be appropriated, particularly as to whether the amount sought Is an increase or decrease over preced­ ing appropriations, and as to the definite purpose for which the money is to be used." Prison Reform. Real progress has been made In all the penal institutions of the state in the Introduction of more humane meth ods of dealing with offenders and the establishment, so far as practicable, of the honor system. The governor says "In the Illinois state reformatory, at Pontlac, corporal punishment has been eliminated and a policy of severe re­ strictions has been replaced by the elimination of the task system of en forced work under penalty and the substitution of the piece-work system with rewards for proficiency; the al lowance of one hour's recreation each day for all inmates and the develop­ ment of institution athletic teams, drill corps, and frequent' entertain ments. In each *of the penitentiaries recreation periods have been insti tuted and repressive rules have been changed to extend to inmates privi leges which make for greater self-re­ spect and tend to reform rather than degrade. The result of these changes hyp fully met expectations." Conditions in the 18 charitable in­ stitutions of the state have improved in the last two years, according to the governor, in all those particulars which increase the comfort and happi­ ness of the wards of the Btate. The governor recommends the ap­ propriation of $500,000 for the comple­ tion of the new state hospital at Alton and the state epileptic colony at Dixon. Consolidation Works Well. Consolidation of the former fish commission and game department, the governor says, has given substantial proof of the wisdom of combining in­ dependent state agencies which handle work which is closely related. With a considerably less appropriation, he says, the work has been conducted vigorously and effectively. The passage of a law providing ade­ quate punishment for persons found guilty of the practice of using fraudu­ lent weights and measures in the re­ tail sale of foods, is urgently recom­ mended. The governor also urges con slderatlon of all measures relative to the protection of the public food sup­ ply from adulteration and unsanitary conditions. The funds appropriated for the Na­ tional Guard and Naval Reserve have been so advantageously expended, says the governor, that were our troops called into service within the state /for state purposes, or needed in national defense, the entire military forcfe could be mobilized at the state mobilization camp at Springfield with­ in fjorty-elght hours, equipped for field/service and prepared for active duty. Highway Improvement. On the subject of highway improve­ ment the governor says that work has been completed on sections of state aid roads in many parts of the state, and the public has had an opportunity to Inspect the type of road which the highway commission has determined to require. All precautions, he says, which en­ gineering science and modern busi­ ness methods afford have been taken to Insure that full value is given to the state for all money expended in highway construction. The governor recommends that careful coceidoretlon be given to the provision of funds for the completion, in a reasonable time, of the construc­ tion of the 15,000 miles of state aid roads, consistent with the annual tax- paying ability of the taxpayers of the state. eClvll Service. On the subject of civil service the governor says: "It Is with sincere gratification I report to you that the merit system In all state departments is now es­ tablished upon a firm basis and I re­ spectfully urge that your honorable body give careful consideration to all measures relative to civil service, Its further extension to some positions, not now classified, which would be in­ cluded within its scope, and other amendments which might make for the better operation or enforcement of the law." The work of the industrial board is commended and the governor urges that suitable appropriation be made to meet the needs of the board. Attention is called to the report of the commission on efficiency and economy, and the recommendations of that body with regard to the con­ solidation of certain bureaus and de­ partments of the state government are recommended to the considera­ tion of the legislature. The governor commends the work of the state board of live stock com­ missioners In stamping out the foot- and-mouth disease In the state. Convict Labor. Speaking of the employment of con­ victs upon roadbuildlng in the state the governor says: "Liberal use of the convicts has been made for that purpose, particu­ larly at the Joliet penitentiary, with beneficial results both to the convicts and to the state. A very small per­ centage of the convicts have violated their pledge of honor, and the work done has been valuable and efficient. MI would respectfully recommend the amendment of the law so as to permit convicts whose unexpired terms exceed the five-year limitation to be used for roadbuildlng. The limi­ tation, in my judgment, can be safely extended to ten or even fifteen years Instead of five. "In order to bring about a more ex­ tensive use of the convicts for this laudable purpose, it might be wise to amend the good roads act, so as to re­ quire the counties who are recipients of state aid to avail themselves of convict labor, charging therefor the actual cost of feeding the men while so engaged." Of the state's part in the Panama* Pacific international exposition the governor says: "The commission has made a strong effort to have every manufacturing and commercial industry of the state represented by an exhibit, and as a result every exhibition. hall will house some substantial evidence of the state's commercial and industrial ac­ tivities and supremacy. "Illinois day has been set for July 24 and Chicago day for October 9. "Aside from the expenditures on the erection of ihe building the total ex­ penses of the commission to date have been only $3,944." The finances of the state, the gov ernor reports, are In a most excellent condition. In conclusion he says: "The constitution requires the gov­ ernor at the commencement of each regular session to present estimates of the amount of money required to be raised by taxation for all purposes "In this connection, I would direct your attention to the budget which will be presented to you by the legls lative reference bureau, which con­ tains estimates by the various depart­ ment heads as to their needs for the coming two years. I earnestly request your co-operation in pruning and cut­ ting down the same, where possible, to the actual needs and necessities of efficient administration.'- ADOPT NEW RULE, THEN TAKE REST MEMBERS OF THE LOWER HOUSE TO CUT DOWN THE STAND­ ING COMMITTEES. WILL RECONVENE ON MARCH 2 Decide on Adjournment to Give Speak­ er Shanahan Time to Name the Committees--First Bills Are Introduced. Little Things That Count. Have you noted the methods of a professional hairdresser? No matter bow many pins you may carry to her, she finds them all too few. She takes no chances,s but places enough to hold any part of the coiffure should one or two slip out. This may not be good for the hair, but It makes for tidiness. A lot may be learned from a single visit to anybody who aims at proficiency. There are plenty of women who take intelligent care of their finger nails after learning the After Battle pf Lundy's Lane. One hundred years ago, immediately after the battle of Lundy's Lane, the American army destroyed the mills •nd bridge at Brldgewater, and the British barracks there. The Amerl- aans then Tetreated to Fort Erie, Where they formed an entrenched Camp. The British columns closely followed, and for three weeks the camp and fort occupied by the Amerl- f m army were closely besieged by the ritish. Onctf the British endeavored -•"to carry the fortifications by assault use to which manicuring implements are put, and I know of a beautifying process that was learned from one treatment of the face given by a wom­ an who paid a high price for her knowledge.--Exchange. Risks in Occupations. The occupation of the baseball player Is more dangerous than that of the chauffeur, If we may trust standard rates approved by the New York state Insurance department for workmen's compensation Insurance. and were repulsed with heavy loss. The Americans continued their occupa­ tion of Fort Erie until late In the fall, when they destroyed the works and voluntarily retired across the border to their own country. A little more than a month later the war was ended by the treaty of Ghent. Magnificent Egyptian Jewelry. London has been feasting on a re­ markable display of ancient Egyptian jewelry, exhumed by Prof. Flinders Petrlfe, the famous archeclcs^t. Ac- While the ball player Is rated at 4.37, commercial chauffeurs are placed at 2.43, and a flat rate of $15 for each chauffeur of a private car is set. The difference between the hazards of po­ licemen and firemen is expressed by the figures 4.37 and 14.58, respective­ ly. The barber's calling Is over twice as risky as the dentist's, as his rate is .37, as against the dentist's .17. The highest rate, of course, Is placed on the fuse manufacturer-- 19.44--and the rate of 13.61 Is paid by the crane and derrick installers. cording to their discoverer they date back 6,500 years, but they retain all of their original beauty, and are said to be of a richness and beauty that no modern Jeweler can reproduce. Ame­ thyst and turquoise are set in pure gold, no other metal being used. The designs are all Inlaid, one containing no less than 370 pieces of cut stone. The finest piece in the collection is an amethyst necklace terminating in gold lion clawe. They were royal Jewels, made for the monarch without regard to cost. Springfield.--A rule reducing the number of standing committees from 67 to 33 was adopted by the house after stubborn opposition both in the rules comihittee and on the floor. The rule as finaUy adopted represented a compromise, the original draft having provided for only sixteen committees. Lee O'Neil Browne fought the pro­ posed reduction in the rules commit­ tee, but finally accepted the compro­ mise and stood by it on the floor. Ob­ jections were made on the floor by Representative Purdunn, who wished a committee on building and loan as­ sociations to be added, and by Repre­ sentative Donahue, who asserted that the reform rules originated in Chicago and were not designed to benefit the farmers. Representatives Shurtleff and McCormick defended the change. The house adopted a joint resolution (concurred in by the senate) adjourn­ ing the legislature until March 2 in or­ der to give Speaker Shanahan time to name the committees. Other reform rules were under con­ sideration by the rules committee this afternoon and will be reported to the house on March 2. The 33 standing committees de­ cided upon by the house, together with the number of members of each, are as follows: Committee. No. members. Agriculture 31 Appropriations *3 Banks and banking Charities and corrections Civil service -3 Congressional apportionment '»• Contingent expenses \ Education 27 Efficiency and economy 1; Elections Enrolled and engrossed bills 7 Farm drainage 1" Klsh and game 24a, Insurance 21 Industrial affairs --...31 fudiciary ......45 Judicial apportionment &"> Judicial department and practice 23 Liberal committee ("wet") 19 License and miscellany 21 Military affairs f Municipalities 27 Public utilities and transportation 31 Revenue J 21 Itlghts of the minority Roads and bridges 25 Rules--speaker and -- lfi Senatorial, apportionment . 29 Temperance ("dry") .' 10 Visit charitable institutions 5 Visit educational institutions 8 Visit penal institutions 5 Waterways 29 The first bills of the session were in­ troduced in the house, three being ad­ mitted by unanimous consent because of their importance. The first, intro­ duced by Tlce of Menard, appropriated $1,000,000 to relrpburse stock owners for losses sustained through the rav­ ages pf the foot-and-mouth disease. The other two were on the same subject and were introduced by Dudg­ eon *of Grundy. One appropriates $1,900,000 for the payment of claims against the state on account of the slaughter of animals because of the disease. The other provides thte method of payment of such claims. A bill also was Introduced in the senate by Senator Glackin of Chicago eliminating from the state primary election act the requirement that voters shall state their age when they are registered. The proposition has the support of the Equal Suffrage as­ sociation and of several women's or­ ganizations. Under the Glackin bill it would be necessary for the voter to affirm only tihat he or ahe was of legal age. 8tate Is Told Need of Waterway. J. M. Page, president of the Illinois Press association, who as a delegate attended the river terminal confer­ ence In St. Louis, urges action at once toward the construction of a wa­ terway to St. Louis which will give Chicago and Illinois a water route to New Orleans. "Governor Dunne's recommendation to the legislature that $3,000,000 be spent to make an eight-foot waterway from Chicago to St. Louis usiug the Illinois river most of the way and the old Illinois and Michigan canal part of the way is a wise cne. It is a feasible project and would. In my Judgment, be a great benefit to the en­ tire state. "People who live away from the canal or the Illinois river are prone to think that no direct benefit to them would accrue from the building of the eight-foot waterway, but they are mistaken, because If we can get our produce Into New Orleans with & better freight rate than now prevails It will Increase In price every bushel of grain and every head of stock. "But more water Is needed and I think that" the congressmen from the entire Mississippi valley ought to be urged to permit more water to pass from Lake Michigan through the sanitary canal because the waters of the lake belong to the whole country and not to a few eastern cities which border them. I think I can safely say the guage shows a greater volume of water in Lake Michigan today than when the drainage canal was opened, because with cultivation, reclamation of lakes and lowlands, the .waters of the whole country are being drained into the lake much more than they were ten or twenty years ago." ASKS LARGER ARMY 8ENATOR CHAMBERLAIN 18 FAVOR OF FORCE OF 125,000 MEN. 21 M0HE SUBMARINES URGED Albert Watson Named. Albert Wilson of Mt. Vernon, a prominent lawyer of Southern Illinois, was appointed justice of the supreme court by Governor Dunne, filling the vacancy caused by the death of the late Justice Alonzo K. Vickers of Eaet St. Louis. He was sworn in at once and took his seat with the other justices just before the court adjourned this afternoon for the February term. For the first time since the present state constitution was adopted, Illinois has a Democratic supreme court, Mr. Watson being a Democrat. He will serve until next June, when he will be a candidate for election for the ensuing six years. Mr. Watson was born in Mt. Vernon in 1857. He was educated in the com­ mon schools and college and read law in a private law office. He was ad­ mitted to the bar in 1880. For 16 years he has been president of the Ham National Bank. He has been prominent for several years in Demo­ cratic politics, having served as city and state's attorney, and In 1904, as Democratic candidate for attorney gen­ eral of Illinois. Holds Boards Not Part of Illinois. Neither is the Illinois Farmers' In­ stitute nor the Illinois state board of agriculture, a department of the state government of Illinois, nor are em" ployees of either of the departments employees of the state. These ques­ tions are determined In opinions writ­ ten by Chief Justice Cartwright, which were handed down by the su preme court at the close of Its Febru ary term. The court, In brief, holds that In ad dltion to not being departments of the state, the two bodies of employees of the board and institute are not sub­ ject to regulations of state civil serv ice. It is further held that appropria­ tions may be made to the two depart ments by the general assembly if it so elects, but that such appropriations are purely matters of the legislature's own discretion, and that provisions of the appropriation act applying to each department must be followed. One of the opinions handed down applied to the Institute direct; the other to the board of agriculture. In both cases, action was directed against State Auditor Brady and State Tress urer Ryan. The institute filed. In the Sangamon county circuit court, a petition for mandamus to compel Brady to issue warrants payable for appropriations for ordinary and contingent expenses except certain • sums specified, and Ryan to pay such warrants. The two defendants demurred, their action was sustained by the circuit court antf the petition dismissed. The case involve* pot only salaries for employees, but expenses for speak ers and instructors and for county in­ stitutes, so the questions to be de­ termined were: Whether section two of the act, making the appropriations, applies to the Illinois Farmers' Institute both as to salaries and expenses and whether the civil service act applies to It. The Illinois Farmers' Institute was created as a corporation in 1895. Of the act, the court in Its opinion says: "The act did not purport to make the corporation a part of the state government, nor attempt to confer upon It any of the functions of gov­ ernment, but the declared purpose was to asBlst and encourage useful education among the farmers and for developing the agricultural resources of the state." The decision further states: "While the act creating the cor­ poration provided that the board oi directors should expend moneys ap­ propriated to it In such manner as in their Judgment would best promote the objects of the corporation, that pro­ vision raises no inference that the state in paying the moneys should re­ main in ignorance of the purpose for which the money was expended, or that the corporation should be exempt from furnishing to the state itemized bills which should show that the moneys were expended for the pur­ pose for which they were appropri­ ated." The court held that none of the em­ ployees of the institute was subject to the state clvi* service act for the rea­ son that the department is not a part of the Btate government. The court says the organization Is a proper charge assumed, in the discretion of the general assembly, as an expense of the state government. This puts the matter of appropriation from the legislature up to the assembly pur^y as a matter optional with It. Illinois Incorporations. The following corporations were licensed by Secretary of State Lewis G. Stevenson. American Ice Cream and Bakery Company, Joliet; capital, $60,000. In­ corporators--Albert Ohlhaver, George and Walter Geissler. Chicago District Garage Company, Chicago; capital, $15,000. Incorporat­ ors-- F. C. Hamilton, J. H. Delany and H. ,T. Chace. Cobden Light and Power company, Cobden; capital, $5,000; incorporators, i. H., H. H., and R. L. Lawrence. Granville Farmers' Elevator Com­ pany, Granville (Putnam county); capital, $6,000. Incorporators--Charles Hartman. Philip Hoffman and Charles Dysart. Jayanm Film company, Chicago; cap­ ital, $50,000. incorporators--Danie! L. Miller, James R. Mills and Joseph Jacobowsky. Polish National Alliance company, Herrin (Williamson county); capital. $5,000. Incorporators--Edward Wasil- owskl, Steve Sobszyk and Jack Tuvek. Charles J. Jarda company, Chicago; capital, $2,500: Incorporators, C. J. Janda, Emily Janda, J^rold Svoboda. Senate Naval Committee Decides to Enlarge Fleet by Adding 21 Under­ water Boats---$1,000,000 for Air Craft, Washington, Feb. 24.--The senate naval committee decided to enlarge the submarine arm of the sea defense of the nation. In calling up the army appropriation bill on Monday Senator Chamberlain declared in favor of a moderate army of from 85,000 to 125,- 000 men and said any further reor­ ganization of the army must go over to the next congress^ The naval committee increased the number of submarines of • the seago­ ing type from the one provided in the house to five, each to have a surface speed of not less than twenty knots and to cost, exclusive of armor and armament, $1,400,000. The 11 sub­ marines, at a cost of not to exceed $550,000 each, exclusive of armor and armament, provided by the house was Increased to 16. The house appropriation of $300,000 for the aviation corps was increased to $1,000,000. The senate committee agreed with the house in abolishing the "pluck­ ing board." but provided that half of the total service of every naval offi­ cer must be spent in actual sea duty. The demand of the intermountain country for an adequate navy was voiced by Senator Smoot of Utah in an amendment which would appro­ priate $30,000,000 for the construction of 50 submarines of the seagoing type to have a surface speed of not less than 25 knots and 25 submarinas for coast defense work to cost not to exceed $550,000 each, exclusive of ar­ mor and armament, the entire appro­ priation to be available until ex­ pended. "The European war has demonstrat­ ed beyond any question," said Senator Smoot, "that submarines are invalu­ able for defense of coast cities and the coast line. That is the sort of defense we want in this country more than anything else." Senator Thomas of Colorado as­ sailed those who, he said, would rush the country toward bankruptcy by providing a great military establish­ ment. Senator Brandegee of Connecticut denounced Thomas' doctrine as "noth lng less than treasonable." "I regard It as in accordance with my senatorial duties," said Brande­ gee, "to warn the people that they have been and are living In a fool's paradise. I do not believe that, in the present temper of the world, It does us any good to Bit and fold our arms and talk about the beauties of turn­ ing swords into plow shares." NEWS OF THE STATE Quincy.--Writing to the mayor to hurry before the poison caused hiB death, J. C. Eberhardt, a well-known druggist, committed suicide above his store in La Grange, Mo. His body was found. . • Peoria --Dr. Robert B. Kirkpatrlck, a physician, fifty-nine years old, was arrested on the charge of performing an illegal operation which It is alleged resulted In the death of Mrs. Amy Mains. * Joliet.--Xlmost simultaneously, two fires started which gave every com pany of Joliet's fire department the hardest battle in the history of the city, and resulted in a loss of approxi mately $50,000. The fires were in op­ posite ends of Joliet's business district and for a time threatened to spread for blocks. After four hours both wer« under control. Fifteen thousand dol­ lars will be the loss to the Strong building, occupied by the Strong, Bush & Handwerk Hardware store and $35, 000 to three stores owned bj P brahaz* Berkovlti. WILSON NAMES TRADE BODY President Sends to Senate His Nomi­ nations for the New Interstate Commission. Washington, Feb. 24.--President Wil­ son on Monday nominated the mem bers of the interstate trade commis­ sion. He sent to the senate the names of Joseph E. Davies, at present com­ missioner of corporations: Edward Nash Hurley of Chicago, William J. Harris of Georgia, at present director of the census; William H. Parry of Seattle, Wash., and George Rublee of Cornish, N. H. TWO KILLED IN IOWA WRECK Passenger Train on Chicago Great Western Road Meets With Ac­ cident at Talmage. Des Moines, la., Feb. 24.--The en­ gineer was killed, a mail clerk fatally injured, the fireman lost his life and eight passengers were injured on Mon­ day when Chicago Great Western pas­ senger train No. 1, bound from Des Moines to Kansas City, was wrecked at Talmage, la. The engineer was James Maxwell of Des Moines. Spread­ ing rails are assigned as the cause of the wreck. BERNHARDT'S LEG CUT OFF Great Actress Undergoes Successful Operation at Bordeaux* France. Bordeaux, France, Feb. 24.--Mme. Sarah Bernhardt has been successful­ ly operated upon. Her right leg was amputated at the knee as the result of an injury suffered several years ago while playing "Joan of Arc." It was Btated that the operation had been a complete success. Illuminated U. 8. Flag on Ship. Savannah, Ga., Feb. 24 --The steam­ ship Virginia, Georgia owned, sailed for Rotterdam with al large United States flag painted on the ship's sides and a huge illuminated Ameri­ can flag, 24 by 48, erected on the deck. Slayer of Gen. Johnston Dies. Princeton, Ind., Feb. 24.--John M. Wlllman, who said he fired the shot which killed the confederate general. Albert Sidney Johnston, at the battle of Shiloh, died at his home In Mount Carmel, 111., near here. Caillaux and Count's Son Fight. London, Feb. 24.--Joseph Caillaux, former French minister of finance, cj-.me to blows with Senor Edwardo Burnay, son of Count Burnay. after an altercation in Lisbon. A duel Is expected to follow. Vanderbilt Cup Race Postponed. San Francisco, Feb. 24.--Owing to the condition of the track inside the exposition grounds, the automobile race for the Vanderbilt cup was post­ poned here February 22 until March 6. ILLINOIS BREVITIES East St. Louis.--Six former official^ > of East St. Louis were acquitted by Jury of charges involving the misap­ propriation of $100,000 in city funds. The men acquitted were Charles S. Lambert, former mayor; John J. Faulkner, former comptroller: W. R. Rodenberger, former comptroller: R- Fred Gerold, former treasurer; Claus, Tietjeke, former alderman; Lester Grigsby, former clerk in the health department, now chief of detectives. The men were accused of forming a conspiracy by which money was to be obtained from the city treasury by the payment, a second time, of bond coupons, and by bills for labor and supplies paid in the names of relar tlves or employees of accused offi­ cials. Joliet:--Application for the pardon of Newton C. Dougherty, former super­ intendent of public schools In Peoria, v/ho has spent seven years in the peni­ tentiary on conviction of embezzling school funds, was heard by the board of pardons. Dougherty declares he turned over securities worth $250,000 to the school board, although his al­ leged embezzlement aggregated only $37,000, and that later his wife turned over $37,500 in securities. Champaign.--One American has had no trouble in being neutral. He is a Champaign resident who entered a local store. "The war is awful, isn't it?" said the storekeeper. "Is there a war?" asked the man. "Sure. Eng­ land, France and Russia are fighting Germany in the greatest war in his­ tory "Well, they have a nice dajr for it, anyhow," the man replied, as he picked up his bundle and left. Pana.--The two days' convention of the Central Illinois Medical society closed at Tavlorville with the elec­ tion of the following officers: Presi­ dent. Dr. H. K. Fink of Hillsboro; vice-president, Dr. G. G. Garrison, Hey worth; secretary. Dr. L. T. Lun- dy, Edinburg; treasurer. Dr. H. B. Singer, Nokomis; librarian. Dr. W. H. Scherer, Raymond. The next annual convention will be in Hillsboro. Jacksonville.--Word was received here that Morgan county won the pen­ nant for the largest number of Red Cross Christmas seals sold In Illinois in 1914. The sale of 88.000 seals was the largest of any county In the state, outside of Cook. The sale of 68,000 seals In the city of Jacksonville was the second largest per capita of any city in the state outside of Cook couft- ty. Ottawa ranked first. Quincy.--Temporarily Insane froU pain of childbirth, Mrs. Margip Horn poured coal oil over her clothing and the bed covers, set fire thereto and was found In the midst of the flaming pyre by her family and physician. She died four hours later, after giving birth to a baby boy who is strong and healthy. The doctor had, been in jjjt- tendance and left the room for a (4$ minutes. | Effingham.--Mrs. Ada H. Kepl«y, lawyer, minister, editor and farmer, announced her candidacy for nomina­ tion for election to the office of mayor In this city. Her platform is "boom and advertise Effingham." Mrs. Kep- ley claims to be the first woman graduate of a law school, having re­ ceived her degree at the University , of Chicago In 1870. Bloomington.-- Clark Helrhick ef Farmer City was adjudged Insane and taken to Jacksonville hospital. He has been making the practice of purchas­ ing money orders for one dollar each and sending them to President Wilson, claiming to be paying back borrowed'. money. Investigation by secret setT- .V ice department resulted In his arrest. Champaign.--Homer M. Harper of East St. Louis, a freBhman agricultural 3tudent, awakened after 24 hours' sleep In a local hospital. Physicians w*» unable to arouse him during the S4 hours. Pana.--August Cazalet, aged eighty* nine, retired baker and grain dealqffc died at his home In Assumption. He was the owner of 2,500 acres of land In Christian county, and his estate Is valued at $500,000. r Springfield.--At a meeting of tH», v Fifth Presbyterian church of this city a formal call was voted inviting Raw. Abram G. Bergen, D. D., to become pastor of the church. Danville--"St Paul,'* the third chapel car to be put into commission by the Catholic Church Extension Mr ciety, stopped here for two days, d«r» tng which several services were con­ ducted in it. Mendota. -- Superintendent John Browning announced in the Mendota high school that any student caught smoking cigarettes will be expelled. Pana.--Rev. Walter S. Rounds of Areola has accepted a call to the pas­ torate of the First Christian church of Taylorville and will begin his duties March 1. Dixon.--The "wet" and "dry" ques­ tion will be an Issue to be voted upon at the city election for commissioner on April 20. A Decatur--While listening to the hjP" rowing accounts of the war In Belgi­ um, as related by her nephew, philllp Utterbrook, who has Just returned from that country, Mrs. Frank Schep> man of Pana, aged seventy, died from the excitement Pana.--Bert Frankenberg, forty-three, a farmer and coal miner of Tower Hill, got off a Big Four train on the bridge crossing the Kaskaskia river at Shelbyville. Not knowing he waa on the bridge, he walked off the struc­ ture and fell 40 feet to the rocks be­ low. He died at the Huber hospital here. Springfield--The Illinois Clay Manu­ facturers' association, at its -Closing session here, elected officers as fol­ lows: President, J. L. Buckley, Aledo: vlce-r""e8ident. Douglas btevens, Cay­ uga, Ind.; secretary, A. E. Huckuw. Urbana: treasurer, George L. Waiters. Chatsworth. . Di" on.--Sportsmen throughout that part of the state are taking a phH»« sophical view of the ban placed O* hunting, due to the foot-and-mouth die- rase. and are obeying the state instrw tioas Several persons from oth#f •wis'.Of the statt have caused th« gtme wardens trouble, however^ £ t. J • * .vJ; ;'J ••'•..J, i