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The McHeniy Plalndealer AFTER INTERVIEW WITH PRESIDENT 3KCHBNRY. by P. Q. 8CH REINER. ILLINOIS. SEAT IIP ZIONISTS CITIZENS ARMED WITH "BLACK­ JACKS" ATTACK 200 ANTI- TOBACCO CRUSADERS. TRAMPLE MEN AND WOMEN Score of Deputy Sheriff* Patrol City After the "Faithful" Are Put to Rout--Two Men Are Bru­ tally Beaten. ^ Chicago, May 1.--Two hundred of Wilbur Glenn Voliva's crusaders at Zion CMty, singing hymns of praise, •were attacked by a "blackjack" band of citizens, led by the town marshal, Monday evening. Both men and wo­ men were beaten and trampled on the ground in the rioting. v. The attack was the outgrowth of the bitter feeling of citizens styled "Inde­ pendents" against the churchmen's crusade on the "tobacco using em­ ployes" of Ziou City's new industries. The crusaders had massed near the Cook electric plant to pray for the workers as they left the shops. Following the riot, in which several of the churchmen were seriously in­ jured, Voliva caused the huge bell of Zion hall to be rung continuously for an hour. That summoned 1,000 of the "faithful" together. In the meantime angered "independ­ ents" stormed in mobs up and down the streets, driving Voliva followers indoors. Mayor \V. F. Miller caused Sheriff Elmer Green to rush from Waukegan to the riot-ridden town with armed deputies. Throughout the eve­ ning there were threats of further trouble on every side. The deputy sheriffs patroled the streets with a free display of weapons. Joseph Bishop, a youthful follower of Voliva, was the most seriously in­ jured. In attempting to defend women about him in the mad rush at the prayer service, he was beaten to the ground by "blackjacks" and "billies" In a dozen hands. It is thought his skull is fractured. It was just five o'clock, the time for quitting work, when the church work­ ers took their stations opposite the electrii plant. The meeting was one of the two to decry the "tobacco curse" which have been held dally, and which have caused the bitter feeling. Marshal John Hoover, with 40 depu­ ties, had already stationed himself at the factory. He had served the Voliva followers with notice that their meet­ ings incited riots and that he would stop them. Elder F. M. Royal was there as lead­ er of the prayer service. With three other elders he was on a platform built on fenced-in church property across the street from the factory. The 200 followers, a large majority of them women, were gathered about the plat­ form. "Come on, let's clean them out," yelled some one in the crowd, now augmented by the factory employes. Down came the fence as the club wielding mob charged. The strains of the song were drowned by the shrieks of women, the curses of the charging force and the groans of beaten men. Some of the crusaders, clasping Bibles In uplifted hands, submitted without a move to the blows from clubs Others Ignored the command of the leader from the platform and fought, feeble as their efforts were, against the armed men. In a few minutes the assailants had reached the platfonga and the elders were pulled bodily to the ground. They were beaten mercilessly. As the Voliva followers retreated they bore unconscious men and faint­ ing women from the scene. In the meantime the marshal and his depu­ ties placed two of the crusaders, I, K Mills and John Thorpe, under arrest. The sight of young Bishop and John Bryson, a man of seventy years, bleed­ ing and senseless on the ground, led to a truce. The injured were carried off the field and the crusaders, followed by a jeering mob, marched off to re­ port to Voliva. * ; . t & S V CLARK VICTOR IN COLORADO Democratic State Convention •tracts Delegates--Gov. Wilson Badly Beaten In Meet. In- Colorado Springs, Colo., May 1.--The Colorado state Democratic convention adopted a resolution Monday instruct­ ing Colorado's delegation to the na­ tional Democratic convention to sup­ port Speaker Champ Clark until such time as he no longer should be a can­ didate or until released by him. An effort to have Gov. Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey named as sec­ ond choice was defeated on roll call, *76 to 372. Bury Astor at Rhlnobeck. Rhinebeok, N. Y., May 1--The fu­ neral of Col. John Jacob A«tor will be held here at the church which he built. The services will be private. No date will be fixed until after the Arrival of the body in New York. Remains of Charles M. Hays and Others Also Recovered. NINETY-ONE NAMES RECORDED Dispatch Says Those of New York Men Lost on Titanic Have Been Embalmed Aboard Cable 8hlp. New York, April 27.--The bodies of Col. John Jacob Astor, Isldor Straus, the merchant of this city, and C. M. Hays, president of the Grand Trunk railway, who lost their lives in the Titanic disaster, have been recovered and are on board the cable ship Mac­ kay-Bennett. News of the recovery of the bodies was contained in a dis­ patch to the White Star line com­ pany. The wireless message, which came to the company from the cable ship Mackay-Bennett, gives the additional Identifications of forty-nine of the re­ covered dead on the cable ship. The bodies of Colonel Astor and Mr. 8traud have been embalmed. Ninety-One Names So Far. Of the 205 dead on the Mackay-Ben­ nett the names of ninety-one have been sent ashore by wireless. The dispatch, which came through the steamer Caledonia and the Cape Race station, reads: "Ismay, Care White Star lJne, New York--Further names: William Ale, F. Dutton, J. 8tone, Philip J Stokes. Edwin H. Petty, William Dashwood, W. Hanton. Thomas Anderson, A. Laurence, J. Adams, A. Roothy Ra- gozzy, Abel J. Butterworth. A. Rob­ ins, Charles Louch. Olson F Penny, Charles Chapman. Albert Wirz, Achilla Wallena, Carl Asplande, J. F John- sen. H. Allen, W. Y. Andersen, H. P. Hodges, G Talbot, J. M. Robinson J. C Hell, J. W. Gill, Eric Johansen. A. Lilly, E. R. Barker, G. F. Bailey. O. 8. Woody. T. Hewitt, P. Connors " Actor's Yacht to Take Bxly. William Dobbyns, secretary to Col­ onel Astor, 6aid that he had been in­ formed by the White Staf line of the recovery of Colonel Aster's body. Mr. Dobbyns said that Captain Roberts, commander of Colonel Astor*s steam yacht Noma, waa in Halifax and would look out for the body of Colouel As­ tor. Denies Refusing Aid. "Washington, April 27.--Ablaze with light from its saloons and cabins, the Titanic dashed full speed ahead to Its destruction, according to Ernest Gill, a donkey englneman on the steamship Callfornian, who testified before the senate committee Investigating the disaster. He said Capt. Stanley Lord of the Callfornian refused later to go to the aid of the Titanic, the rockets from which could be plainly seen. This Captain Lord denied, but both h^ and his wireless operator acknowl­ edged having seen rockets. Their ship they said, was fast in the lce. Distreaa Rockets Seen. Gill submitted an affidavit to the committee, and when sworn and put on the stand stuck to his charges against the captain of the Callfornian. He said he was standing on the deck late Sunday night when he sighted a great ship sweeping along at top speed about ten miles off. He did not know it was the Titanic, but he made out readily that It was not a freighter or a small vessel, because of the man­ ner in which It was illuminated. Some time later he saw distress rockets on the horizon. He says the captain was apprised of these signals, but made no effort to get up steam Killed by Dynamite Blast. Port Arthur, Ont., April 27.--Four men employed on the right of way of the Canadian Northern retlway con­ struction east of here were killed by an explosion of dynamite Crushes Skull With > Brick. Bloomington, 111., May l --George Ingle expired here Monday from a crushed skull received in a fight with Edward Wilson, whom he accused of being too attentive to Mrs. Ingle. (Wilson struck Ingle with a brick. Photo by HARRIS * JtWiNQ. Washington, D. C. F. Dent Ray (at left of picture) Is the steward who waited on Major Butt on the Titanic and who waa called to the White House and Inter­ viewed by the president. The other two are also members of the Ill-fated liner's crew. and go to the rescue. The Callfornian was drfting with the floe. So indig­ nant diid he become. Bald Gill, that he endeavored to recruit a committee of protest from among the crew, but the men failed htm. Denied by Captain. Captain Lord entered a sweeping de­ nial of Gill's accusations and read from the Callfornian's log to support his contention. Cyril Evans, the Cali­ fornian's wireless operator, however, told of hearing much talk among the crew who were critical of the captain's course. Gill, he said, told hlpi he ex­ pected to get $500 for his story when the ship reached Boston. Evans told of having warned the Ti­ tanic only a brief time before the great vessel crashed into the berg, that the sea was crowded with ioe The Ti- tanlc'a operators, he said, at the time were working with the wireless sta­ tion at Cape Race, and they told him to "shut up" and "keep out." Within a half-hour the pride of the sea was crumpled and sinking. Warned of Danger. The declaration that he was warned 15 minutes after the crash that he-did not have half an hour to live, and to keep the Information quiet and that this warning came Indirectly from Manager Andrews of the firm of Har» land & Wolff, builders of the Titanic, who went down with the ship, was made by Samuel Hemming, a seaman. Other witnesses from among tbs crew declared they did not get such a warning and that many of them were "skylarking and Joking" after the acci- dent. George Rowe, a quartermaster. In charge of the lifeboat In which J. Bruoe Ismay left th# Titanic, said Mr. Ismay did not get into the boat until women and children bad failed to re­ spond to & call. Ismay, he declared, was not ordered Into the boat, but stepped In Just be­ fore It was lowered. Ismay Issued no orders In the lifeboat, leering Rowe la absolute charge. Charges for Wireless Stories. Ouglfelmo Marconi, chairman of the Msroonl company. Limited, told the s«nare committee that he author­ ized the wireless operators of the Car- pathla and Titanic to sell the stories of the great catastrophe for publica­ tion. but had not attempted In any *7p,r to suppress general information ot the wreck. He denied any knowledge of wire­ less messages to the Carpathia oper­ ators telling them to "Keep your mouth* shut" and "Hold out for four figures." These messages, one of them signed "Marconi," were picked up by the United States battleship Florida the nlebt the Ca.-pathia was coming in and forwarded tc the secretary of the navy Mr. Marconi declared he never a-jthorlued these messages, but did give consent taat the operators could receive money. Vain Attempts to Get News. Mr. Marconi told of repeated at­ tempt* he had made during the trag­ edy to got information. Senator Smith s£id to Mr. Maroonl: "l would like to have your best Judgment as to whether the custom es­ tablished by Operator Rlnns in the Re­ public disaster, selling his news, and the privilege you gave to Cottam In the Titanic disaster had anything to do with your failure to get this Infor­ mation and the public deprived of thA details of the horror?" Mr. Marconi said he did not think so and repeatedly Insisted he had not ai- tempted to suppress auy details of the horror. Concerning the message sent from New York to the wireless operators on the Carpathia by Chief Engineer 8am- mis of the Marconi company asking them to bold out their news for "four figures" Mr. Marconi said: "Yes, that message was sent by Sammls, but I knew nothing about it. until afterward. The message was not sent until the Carpathia had passed Sandy Hook and was nearlng port" Fire Chief Loses His Life. New York, April 27.--John Rush, chief of the Fifth battalion of the New York Are department, was al­ most instantly killed TbrirHday when endeavoring to keep hts horse from dashing Into a group of cbtldren. Rebels Lose 200 in Fight. Mexico City, April 27 --The re-tak- lng of Hultzllac., state of Moreioa. by federals last Monday, after an artil­ lery bombardment, cost the Zapatistas 200 men killed, according to reports received here. Boston Shoemen In Sweden. Stockholm, Sweden, May 1--A Bos­ ton company will shortly start a large branch of Its business in Helsingborg, Sweden, where it will manufacture many specialties for ih* shoe Indus- J&jHn this country and Russia. • ' V. Minneapolis Church Bums. Minneapolis, Minn., May i._pire .destroyed the First Unitarian church % ere Monday, causing a loss of about ,$25,000. The building was insured -for $13,000. Six firemen were in- jfnred, twoof them seriously. Some Proof. Hunt Secretary (to Inexperienced assistant, who is telling him, after run, about some poultry rlaJm)^-*'But how do you know they ever had the fowls? Did they show you the corpses?" As­ sistant--"No, not exactly; but It's >11 right, don't you know, they showed me the.empty roosts."--Puncb. Fires Powder; Sits on It. Calumet, Mich., April 27.--Charles WHka, aged fifty five, committed sui­ cide here Thursday by setting fire to a box of blasting powder aod sitting on It. He was blown to bits. Wsnted a New Sensation. Bald One--I would give anything for your splendid bead of hair. Woolly One--Would you, really? Bald One-- Yes, I would like to go to the barber shop Just once and feel that 1 was getting my "money's worth. New Or­ leans Picayune. PARIS BANDITS DIE OJUBOIS AND BONNOT ARE 8HOT TO DEATH AFTER THEIR LAIR 18 BLOWN UP. NEW CAMPANILE THAT WAS DEDICATED BATTLE LASTS FIVE HOURS Ten Thousand Persons Watch Thrill­ ing Conflict Between Leaders of the Automobile Robbers and the Police and Soldiers. Paris, April 29.--Bonnet, the "de­ mon chauffeur" of the gang of auto­ mobile bandits who have been terror­ ising Paris and the surrounding district for months, and Dubois, a notorious anarchist confederate, were shot to death Sunday in a most thrilling encounter. A garage at ChoIsy-le-Rol, six miles south of Paris, In which the bandits had takei} refuge, was blown up with dynamite after these two men had fought for five hours a large part of the police force of Paris, a con­ tingent of gendarmes, two companies of republican guards, a company of engineers and artillery under cover of which the police made their attack. The battle, which was the most sen­ sational ever fought in Paris between police and hunted criminals, was wit­ nessed by a crowd of more than 10.000 persons. The entire city has been thrown Into an uproar of excitement by the conflict. Dubois was instantly killed by the advancing police after he had raised himself from the automobile tonneau in which he was hiding, and fired his last four shots, and Bonnot was mor­ tally wounded as he raised himself to fire from between two mattresses In which he had sought safety from the dynamite blasts. Two of the detectives participating in the fight were seriously wounded. Bonnot within the past few months had become one of the most daring murderers in the criminal history of France. A score of robberies, in the. execution of which several persons were killed, were planned by Bonnot. The bandits always escaped in a taxi- cab, and It was Bonnot who piloted the machine from the clutches of the law. BUF0RD SAILS FOR MEXICO Two Torpedo Boat Destroyers Also 8tart From San Diego Under 8ea!ed Orders. 8an Francisco, April 29.--The trans­ port Buford, under orders'to sail as a relief ship for Americans in dis­ tress on the west coast of Mexico, re­ ceived supplementary orders Sunday evening and sailed at once. She car­ ries forty enlisted men as a guard It is understood that the Buford will put in at San Diego for a convoy. Al­ though no official confirmation of this Information could be had, It is sup­ ported by a dispatch from San Diego stating that two of the torpedo boat destroyers in port there had sailed under sealed orders. The steamer Newport has arrived here, bringing fifty-seven passengers from ports in western Mexico and de­ tails of the brutal murder of an Amer­ ican named White by a band of Mex­ ican outlaws, San Diego, April 29.--The torpedo boat destroyers Preble and Perry, the largest vessels of the flotilla, slipped out of the harbor and went to sea with sealed orders. That they are bound for the west coast of Mexico is the general belief, although naval officials decline to discuss the prob­ able destination of the destroyers. Los Angeles, Cal.. April 29.--The Kosmos liner Abessenia has arrived here, bringing twenty American and English refugees from Mazatlan, TORNADO DEATHS REACH 60 Towna In Oklahoma and Texaa Are Isolated--Hundreds of Persons Are Injured. Oklahoma City, Okla., April 29.-- The death list of the tornado that swept a part of Oklahoma and Texas is expected to reach Bixty. Fifty-four deaths have been reported. The injured list will run into the hundreds. Wire facilities still are demoralized and It is impossible to communicate with several of the stricken towns. Titanic Bodiea Brought Ashore. Halifax, N. S., April 20.--The cable ship Mackay-Bennett arrived today with its burden of Badness--the bodies of 189 victims of the Titanic disaster. All but one of these bodies have been identified, the last list, sent ahead of the vessel by wireless, containing seventeen names. Correspondent Ford Better. London, April 29 --1. N. Ford, dean of the American correspondents in London, after a desperate struggle with pneumonia for several days and nights, was reported Friday by the doctors to be out of danger. Her Reformation. Out. in Reno I met a lady who told me she ased to marry men she wouldn't Invite to a musicale now.--- Kansas City Journal. Old Man Had Been Thinking. "What did her father say when you asked for her hand?" "Snid he'd been wondering what I had been passing him two-for-a-qua^ter cigars for so regularly of late."--Detroit Free Press. Three Killed in Fire. Knoxvllle, Tenn., April 29.--Mrs. Ed­ ward Lockett and J. D. Raht were burned to death Sunday In a tire that destroyed the Marion apartments. Mrs. John Lister was killed in jumping from a third story window. Held In $14,000 Robbery. Grand Junction, Colo., April 29.--A. D Peachout, a Wells-Fargo express messenger. Is under arrest charged with being a confederate of Ben Gil­ bert, a Globe express messenger, In the theft of $14,000. New $1,850,000 Merger. Elgin, 111., April 27.--A merger of the Illinois Iron & Bolt company and the Star Manufacturing company of Car- pentersvllle was effected here Thurs­ day. The new corporation is capital­ ised at 91.850.000. Ross It . Wlnans Is Dead. Baltimore, Md., April 27.--Ross Re- vlllon Wlnans, the millionaire capital­ ist and member of the renowned Wl­ nans family. 4ied here last Thurs­ day. He was sixty-two years of Mfe ssasrs * s v > • £ ** 'f x >< \ _ 'ty "•> THE reconstructed Campanile of St. Mark's In Venice Is now completed after ten years' work and was dedicated with impressive ceremonies on April 25. Art lovers from all over the *orld were present to witness the exercises, among them being J. P. Morgan, who had been specially Invited by the committee of the international art exhibition, which had the dedica­ tory exercises in hand. UNIOf4 PACIFIC LOCOMOTIVE A WD PASSENGER CAR8 OVERTURN­ ED BY THE WIND. TELEGRAPH LINES LAID LOW On* Woman" Killed and Many Persons Injured When Cyclone Hits Town of Ponca, Okla., Driving People to Refuge of Storm Caves. Omaha, Neb., April 27.--Union Pa­ cific passenger train No. 3 was swept from the tracks by a heavy wind storm near the town of North Loup, Neb., and 29 persons were injured, one, James Davis, probably fatally. The entire train, the engine ex­ cepted, was blown from the track and all the cars overturned. A mile of telegraph line was blown down, cutting off direct communica­ tion with larger outside cities and pre­ venting a list of the casualties being sent out for several hours after the train was wrecked. Brakeman Levi Hamilton was dangerously cut -and bruised. Tho train, composed of a combina­ tion mall, baggage and express car and two day coaches, was running at a moderate rate when the gale struck it. The engine alone was left on the tracks, and as Boon as Engineer j O'Brien could realize what had hap­ pened he ran his engine to Ord and returned with a car, in which the in­ jured were taken to Ord. Ponca City, Okla., April 27.--Mrs. Mary Crooks was killed, several per­ sons were injured, none fatally, and a score or more buildings were demol­ ished by a tornado which struck this place. Fourteen derricks In the oil field southwest of here were wrecked. GREAT CEREMONY IN VENICE Campanile of 8t. Mark's, Restored After Nine Years of Labor, Is Dedicated. Venloe, April 27.--The city and church officials of Venloe, together with thousands of tourists, including prominent men of every nationality, met Thursday to dedicate the new cam­ panile of St. Mark's--a restoration of the old bell tower which, after stand­ ing over 900 years, an architectural wonder of the world, suddenly col­ lapsed on July 12, 1902, and fell in a million broken fragments on the his­ toric square. Fatal Duel Over Woman. Philedelphla. April 29.--John Lar- kins, 21 years old, is dead, and Frank Roddy,'",30 years old, is dying as the result of a duel which they fought with shotguns at Martins Village, a suburb, following an argument over a woman. Gen. Meade's 8on a 8ulclde. Boston, April 29.--Robert Lee Meade, son of the late Brig, Oen. Meade. U. S. M. C., who commanded the United States troops in the light against the Chinese boxers In 1900, committed suicide at his home here. Lightning Kills Man and Horses. Huron. S. D., April 29.--Lewis E. Snook, a farmer, was killed by a bolt of lightning in Belle Prairie township, near here. Snook was working in the fields with four horses during the storm. The horses also were killed. Marshal Held as Robber. Grand Rapids, Mich., April 29.-- Graham, village marshal of Calumet, Itasca county, on the Iron range, is under arrest, charged with having held up and robbed H. Rose and C. Anderson of seven dollars. Butter Famine In New York. New York, April 27.--This city Is experiencing a periodical "butter fam­ ine." Reserve stocks are nearly ex­ hausted. One reason for the shortage Is the competition of western markets, in which prices are relatively higher. La France Now in Port. New York. April 29--The big new quadruple screw turbine steamer La France of the Compagnie Generale Transatlantlque, which was on Its maiden trip across the Atlantic, ar­ rived here Friday. Girl Fatally Shoots Doctor. Chicago, April 29.--Dr. W. D. Fisch­ er, a young physician, was shot and probably fatally injured by a revolver in the hands of Miss Masa Osborne. 1924 North Park avenue. She did not know the revolver was loaded. Prince of Wales Msy Come. Paris, April 29.--The prince of Wales, who 1B now In this city, will visit the United States shortly, according to a report in the Cri de Paris. The re­ port says the prince will stay here until well Into the summer. Gets Grave Lot as Alimony. Neenah, Wis., April 29.--Whe^ Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rusch were divorced in the circuit court here, Mrs. Rusch was given a cemetery lot valued at $10 as her share of the property. The couple have been married 65 years. Cruiser Wreckage Washed Ashore. Constantinople, April 29.--Wreck­ age believed to that of the Italian cruiser Varese, one of the vessels engaged in the bombardment of the . , Dardanelle fort last week, was washed [ ashore Friday at strait's entrance. Resinol clears away pimples BEGIN this easy and eco­nomical treatment to­night and see how quick* iT pimples and blackheads •anlsh and your skin be­ comes clean,clear and velvety. Bathe your face for some min­ utes with hot water and Realnol Soap and very gently applv a lit­ tle Resinol Ointment, aria In a few moments wash off again with more Resinol Soap and hot water, finishing- with a dash of cold water to close the pores. Do this once or twice a dav, al­ ways using- Resinol Soap for toilet and bath. Tour druggist sells Resinol Soap (25c) and Ointment (60s and $1) and recommends them for all sorts of skin and scalp troubles, itching^, sores, bolls, burns, scalds, and piles. For free sample of each, ad­ dress Dept. 2K, Resinol Chess. Co., Baltimore, Md. Don't tax your friends overmuch when you try to make a touch. Garfield Tea keeps the liver normal. Mrit before retiring. Before Publication. "Petsy, bring me a paper when yon come to work In the morning," a wom­ an who lived at the edge of the vil­ lage told her man of all work when he went home at night. "Now, don't, forget it," she added. "No, ma'am," said Patsy, "1 wont. I might forget it If I left It until morn­ ing, so I'll get It tonight." The Ruling Passion. Little Willie was an embryo elec­ trician. Anything relating to hie favorite study possessed absorbing in­ terest for him. One day his mother appeared in a new gray gown, th» jacket of which was trimmed in flat black buttons showing an outer circle of the light dress material. Willi* studied the gown critically for a mo­ ment, then the light of strong ap­ proval dawned In his eyes. "Oh, mamma," he cried, "what a pretty new dress! It's all trimmed In push buttons."--Judge. IOWA IS FOR TAFT WINS WHEN REGULAR REPUBLIC­ ANS CONTROL MEiET. Rhode Island Adds Ten to West­ ern State's 16--Senator Cum­ mins Gets Ten. Cedar Rapids, la., April 26.--The reg­ ular Republicans controlled the Iowa state convention last Wednesday by a vote of 761 to 720, and elected dele- gates-at-large to the national conven­ tion. instructed them for Taft and took revenge for the rebuff of two years ago to the president by refusing to mention the name H Senator A. B. Cummins in the resolutions. ' Delegates at large selected are: Governor H. F. Carroll of Davis coun­ ty, George D. Perkins of Sioux City, Luther Brewer of Cedar Rapids and James Bryan of Creston, the latter be­ ing the former secretary of ex-Con­ gressman William P. Hepburn, and the proxy may be given to the latter. Iowa now sends to the national con­ vention 16 votes for Taft and ten for Cummins. Providence, R. I., April 26.--The state Republican convention here Wednesday adopted resolutions in­ structing the delegates to Chicago to support President Taft's candidacy for the nomination "until released." after which the following delegates at large were chosen without opposition: Uni­ ted States Senator Henry F. Lippitt, R. H. I. Goddard, Jr., Herbert A. Rice of Providence. George R. Lawton of Tiverton. Concord, N. H., April 27.--Presiident Taft has burled Col. Roosevelt in the state primaries. It is believed that the president has captured nearly all of the Btate delegates to the national con­ vention. With considerable more than half the state heard from the vote is about 5 to 3 for Taft delegates. Two hundred of the 290 cities and towns heard from give Taft 380 delegates and Roosevelt 234 out of the total of 811 in the state convention. Ought to Be" Satisfied. Aunt Beulah's besetting sin was housecleanlng. She cleaned in season and out of season, causing the family much worry when sweeping brought on an attack of lumbago or carrying: out ashes gave her the grip. One dajr her patient sister protested. "Why don't you let the maid d» those things?" she asked. "She's BO careless," groaned Aunt Beulah; "I'd rather have the pain than the dust. I'd rather have tfce< pain." Then the Smart Little Boy jumped, into the conversation. "Well, you've got the pain," he remarked, "what ar» you kicking about?" IF WE ONLY COULD. D "We uii jiwv? our yots know." "But we can't all buy automobile* to run 'em down." THE OLD PLEA He "Didn't Know It Was Loaded." The coffee drinker seldom realise* that coffee contains the drug, caffeine* a severe poison to the heart an4 nerves, causing many forms of dis­ ease, noticeably dyspepsia "I was a lover of coffee and used It for many years, and did not realise th# bad effects I was suffering from ita use. (Tea is just as injurious as cofr^ fee because It, too, contains caffeine* the same drug found In coffee.) "At first I was troubled with Indiges­ tion. I did not attribute the troubl* to the use of coffee, but thought It arose from other causes. With these attacks I had siek headache, nausea and vomiting. Finally my stomack was in such a condition I could scarce­ ly retain any food. "I consulted a physician; was told all my troubles came from indiges­ tion, but was not informed what caused the lndgestion. I kept on with the coffee, and kept on with the trou- blss, too, and my case continued to grow worse from year to year until Ik developed into chronic diarrhea, nao> sea and severe attacks of vomiting. I could keep nothing on my stomach and became a mere shadow, reduced from 159 to 128 pounds. "A specialist Informed me I had a very severe case of catarrh of the stomach, which had got so bad he could do nothing for me, and I became convinced my days were numbered. "Then I chanced to see an article set­ ting forth the good qualities of Postum and explaining how coffee Injured peo­ ple so I concluded to give Postum a trial. I soon saw the good effects--my headaches were less frequent, nausea and vomiting only came on at long in­ tervals and I was soon a changed man, feeling much better. "Then I thought I could stand coffee again, but as soon as I tried it my old troubles returned and I again turned to Postum. Would you believe it, I did this three times before I had sens* enough to quit coffee for good and keep on with the Postum. I am now a well man with no more headaches, siclc stomach or vomiting, and have al­ ready gained back to 147 pounds." Name given by Postum Co. Battle Battle Creek, Mich. Look in pkgs. for the famous llttia book, "The Road to Wellville." Kver read tfae above letterT A Bt« ippeara front tint* to tlmie. Tktf