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i Jf * "TIH? WntWHTDir DMT ATVIWATW tkf»1 1 11 IS nCHISflBlC niAlA UlSaiilSHt JH.C1 HEWS OF mm mh i i(*Qn n • ASSEMBLY TAKES gMmmwm U <• . ! '/ <•>. ' 1 Itespohds to the Patriotic Appeal of Gov. Lowden Without Delay.?**' t" -̂e-rf ' <••*-<> - ' ^ A# ^All \ ̂ tALLS FOR UNITED ACTION !ps,'s-i 'a': #$«' . QHat of Bills This Session Is Away Be- That of the Last Legislature ,, <:(i --No Deadlock Likely This Year. 0 *•!; Springfield.--Ao- inn oration In tKe '".-Tustory.of tlbo Illinois legislature wlth- (n the fast half century was created when Gov. Frank O. Lowden, corn- ' Slander in chief of the National Guard " of Illinois, appeared in person before the Joint session of the legislature and . delivered an address calling upon the members of the assembly for unanimous Indorsement of Presi- ' dent Wilson in his action In break* log off diplomatic relations with Germany. Not la the memory of loJd-timers had a governor gone before ft joint session to consult the assem- ! blymen. Douglas, as a United States senator, didi so 50 years ago. It was SB solemn session, reflecting the serl- OUsness of the crisis this country faces. Governors have talked in com­ mittee of the whole and have deliv­ ered inaugural addresses, but this was " new. Governor Lowden is Imbued With the spirit of preparedness and • he took this means of personally Im­ pressing the legislators. Speaker Shanalian Vas in the chair . ,SSJfbr the Joint session with Lieutenant Governor Oglesby of the senate at his .fight. ' A'«- i "In the crisis which has Arisen," said i *he governor, in beginning his address, ! *J©ur security against possible war de- 'vhfcjpnds upon the hearty and united ac­ tion on the part of all of our people. *" % - ; "On Saturday, the 3d Inst., the c .» government . at Washington Bevered ] diplomatic relations with the. German £ ifinplre," was the opening sentence by ' Governor Lowden. There was dead alienee. The crowds! hall of repre- ; I sentatives as one person appeared to . realize something solemn was taking ,i place. Ears were strained^ to catch . iarery word. "As your honorable body was not in f\ l<Session," went oh the state executive, ^as It seemed to me Important that Illinois should speak, and speak . promptly, I made a formal statement . to the public. I thought that this was f an. occasion when the time of, doing / the thing was as important as the thing itself. This statement was: "'A crisis In our international af« ** 7P: * < - i "V fairs Is upon us. The president la ^ <harged, under the constitution, withr the conduct of our foreign relations. •He has acted. It is the solemn duty of all Americans to rally to his sup- »J»ort. I have no doubt but that the .people of Illinois of whatever party, Whether native or naturalized, will measure up to their full duty in this •emergency. " T shall recommend that the gener- |i assembly take action which will as- '^|M»re.'to the president the loyal sup- A |prrt of Illinois. " "In the crisis, which has arisen our •ecurlty against possible war depends upon hearty and united action on the part of all' our people. And if war is to be averted It will be averted only through our presenting such a united front to the world that no nation will tly Incur our armed enmity. 'The time has passed for discussing the steps which led to the breaking off r> V*> of our diplomatic relations with the German empire. The government--our |La, government--has acted. Our duty Is plain. Illinois would not be true to * , r ftpc.jQwwt if she did. ^t, at this time, ' ' give unqualified?" support to the presi- L j dent of the United States. Ifv "We all have foreign blood flowing In - veins and our sympathy with one €» atiothei of the belligerent peoples ]] hijt natural. But if we permit our sympathies with our kindred to be­ come partiality for their governments, 3?e are recreant to our own govern- Vtnent. We may have many sympa­ thies ; we can have but one allegiance, and that allegiance is to the'United fltates." IrifevA resolution backing up President /Wilson was unanimously adopted by bfctfc bouses. v ^ "V>": 'i.4* ~°~i * m tgoe Opposes Lowden Bill. .4 The first opposition to tlie adminis­ tration consolidation measure mani­ fested Itself on the floor of the house. Ulchael L. Igoe, minority leader, at­ tempted to prevent the committee from presenting the bill on the floor by rais­ in the question of a quorum. There was not a quorum present and there- Vsre the insistence on the point would iiave delayed its presentation for a week, but on strenuous objections from Edward D. Shurtleff, Republican floor leader, Igoe consented to allow the bill to be presented. v ^#w ,ncorPorat,on** * 7 - • pleas Concrete Construction eom- * ' puny, Chicago; name changed to Pleas "'J ' ' , Construction company. " /-*r Levlne Construction company. Chl- eaigo; capital stock increased from 00,000 to $20,000. Gits Electrical company. Franklin r, \ kj Park; location changed from Franklin i F. Siegrel & Bros., Chicago; name ^banged to Hovland-Sardesoa-McColm .IB^mpany, % <4- go; increase in number of directors. American Wngon company, Chica- p; capital stock increased from $lil0,- *000 to $250,000. ; Anglo-Packing company. Chicago; '--.capital. $25.000; Incorporators. Sidney ; - Hetzl. Carl Cohn. Otto C. Brudhflm. • . , Cash Supply company. Greenville; -• - >• ' tisnnn- Inmrnnrntoni Phnrlpn Capital, $15,000; incorporators. Charles lp, Whltt. Lee Lloyd. O. M. , VE. M. Glick & Co., Ch'cago; capital. 00,000; incorpoif-' is, Harold J. Flnd- «R, Leonard, L. R. tiewert*. Farm Associations Want Aid. County farm improvement associiA tlons over the state are hoping to see the bill concerning state appropria­ tion for the associations pass the legis­ lature. By this bili $1,200 woudd be given each association which IS work­ ing in conjunction with the university of Illinois annually by the state, the money to be secured out of the gen­ eral taxation fund. If It passes, about twenty-five associations in the state will be immediately affected and It is thought that about fifteen more organ­ izations will be formed this year. If the bill passes, more counties will be able to organize. The counties in the southern part of the state will benefit especially, because taxation will be equally divided and land in the south­ ern part of the state Is not as produc­ tive as that in the northern part and consequently does not beair as uracil aa that In the north. Money has been a great factor In running the associations and beside making possible the formation of new oiios the passage of the bill will in­ crease the efficiency of the present ones. Senate Passes First Dry Bill. the first dry bill was passed by the Stito senate here. The upper house pu.i through by a vote of 34 to 2 a bill introduced by Senator Swift of Liber- ty/Jlle to create a five-mile "arid" zone around the naval training station at Waukegan. ' Senators Swift and Barbour, plead­ ing for the measure, said it was 9 "itreparedness" and not a dry bill. The district is already saloonless. To Indemnify Eastland Vlethna. An appropriation bill Introduced by Representative Sol P. Roderick carries a flat appropriation of $10,000 to each of 358 persons representing persons who lost their lives in the Eastland dis­ aster. The claim is based on the con­ tention that the rivers and lakes com­ mission should have removed the pil­ ing, said by some to have been respoa* stble for the catastrophe. Wants Big Appropriation. So poverty-stricken Is the Illinois state normal school at Bloomington that of the 31 teachers and officials at the school only the president can af­ ford a servant. This is one of the arguments being used by President David Felmley, bead of the institution, in favor of an appropriation of $780,000' for the school; Peace Treaty Signed. Hprlngfield.--A peace treaty has been signed by senate Democrats and Re­ publicans. The peace terms allow the D unocrats to fill nine minor statehouse Jci)«. In exchange the Democrats al­ lowed an emergency appropriation bill carrying $70,000 to pay assembly em­ ployees. Guard U. 8. Property. Chicago.--First steps for the protee- tl.>n of government property In the zom» around Chicago were taken, fol­ lowing receipt of orders from Wash­ ington, by wireless, when sentries were tripled and all visitors barred frttn the grounds of the great lakes training station near Lake Bluff. Picked riflemen of the Illinois naval re­ serve mounted guard on the United Slates gunboat Isle de Luzon and on the training ship C-CTwodore. Enact­ ment of mobillzati fc. orders which have been in possession of r*pt. E. A. Erers Is expected to assemble 1,000 members and former members of this organization for duty on American fighting craft. "Shoot to kill" was the order to sentries for attempts at tam­ pering with government property. Guard All Drainage Canals. Springfield. -- Armed guards have been ordered to patrol the vast prop­ erties of the sanitary district. Includ­ ing drainage canal and connecting channels. Every precaution to thwart plots has been takeu. All dams, locks and power plants will be protected. The sanitary district's police force will be augmented and If necessary Governor Lowden will order National Guardsmen into service. The first line of defense will be In operation within 48 hours. "America First" la Keynote^ Springfield.--"America first," the keynote of the formal opening of the Illinois Hardware Dealers' associ­ ation at Christ church pariah house. "Our country stands on the verge of war ; our first thoughts are for her," President R. L. Mason told his enthu­ siastic audience. The singing of "America" and several other patriotic songs were tlie first acts of the trth ventlon. Bishop Announcea Appointments. Belleville.--Bishop Henry Althoff has announced the following appoint­ ments in his diocese: Father C. Strumpen, transferred from rectorship of Church of Our Lady of Good Coun­ sel, Renault, to rectorship of St. Bru­ no's church at Plnckneyvllle; Father F. Weyrlch, Mount Carmel, to succeed Father Strumpen at Renault. Both changes were effective February 8. SHORT STATE HAPPENINOS IvOckford.--The Rockford Ladles' batjl is the latest musical organiza­ tion. in this city. It Is composed of 20 members, all of whom are mem­ ber of the American Federation of Musicians. Petersburg.--To perpetuate the mem­ ory pf- Abraham Lincoln and to pre­ sent Interest in thej Civil war, pa­ triots of Menard county are the ob- Jec a of the Ohl Snlatn Lincoln league ju$^ organized here. Jerseyville.--Mrs. Patrick W. Lynch hoids the Illtnola record for variety of ca?tli. She has more than forty dif­ ferent cactus plants growing in her conservatory. Streator.--Soil fertility, dairying and conimohity subjects are anx.uk the topics fin the diversified program of this year's sessions of the Illinois Fanners' institute, February 21-23, Freeburg.--O. O. Smith, a rural mall carrier of Freeburg, was deposed as Browns Cigar Stare's company. ChilJ President of the board of education oi cago; capital, $10,000; Incorporators,j that school iltstrict at the meeting of lorrls Brown, Hennan Brown, Israrf jthe board- Kew,4r WM I «4 V* §#cceed lUm. . ,;j> • • *• 11 PROBE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION TO INQUIRE INTO HIGH COST : OF FOODS, t DIRECTED BY THE Department of Agriculture WlirAaalst Body in Its Work--To Learn If the Antitrust Law la Being Violated ky Various Concerns. Washington, Feb. 13.--The federal trade commission announced that at the direction of the president it would begin immediately an investigation of the high cost of foods in <the United States, with special reference to al­ leged violations of tfje anti-trust acts. The department of agriculture will assist in the Investigation. Alleged manipulations, control and conspira- cles in distribution of food will be gone into particularly. President Wilson's letter directing the inquiry Is as follows: "An adequate supply of fotfd prod­ ucts Is a matter of concern to the na­ tion at all times. It is of particular importance at present. Our domestic food supply is normally very large and has become increasingly varied. In some respects It has steadily expanded and has kept pace with the increasing population. Unfortunately, this i^ not true, however, of a large number of important cereals, and particularly meats. "It has been alleged before commit­ tees of congress and elsewhere that the course of trade in important food prod­ ucts Is not free, but Is restricted and controlled by artificial and Illegal means. "If the allegations are well ground­ ed, It Is necessary that the nature and extent of the evils and abuses be ascu- ratcly determined, so that proper reme­ dies, legislative or administrative, may be applied. If they are not true, It la equally essential that the public be In­ formed, so that unrest and dissatisfac­ tion may be allayed. "In any event, because of the grave public interest which the food supply affects, the efficient performance of the duties imposed upon agencies of the government requires that all the perti­ nent facts be ascertained. ,, >*. "Pursuant to the authority conferred upon me by the act creating the federal trade commission, therefore, I direct the commission, within the scope of Its powers, to investigate and report the facts relating to the production, owner­ ship, manufacture, storage and distri­ bution of foodstuffs and the products or by-products arising from or in con­ nection with, their preparation and manufacture; to ascertain the facts bearing on alleged violations of the anti-trust acts, and particularly upon the question whether there are manipu­ lations, controls, trusts, combinations, conspiracies or restraints of trade out of harmony with the law or the public Interest. "1 am nware that the commission has additional authority in this field through the power conferred upon it to prevent certain persons, partnerships or corporations from using unfair meth­ ods of competition in commerce." U. S. PROBES $4,000,000 FIRE Big Blaze at Union Switch Plant, Pitta- burgh, Used in Manufacture of Munitions. , Pittsburgh, Pa.. Feb. 13.--The ma­ chine shop building of the Union Switch and Signal company at Swlsa- daJe, the largest plant for the manu­ facture of switch signals In the United States, which was used until recently in filling munition orders for Euro­ pean governments, was destroyed by fire on Saturday with a loss estimated at $4,000,000. The cause of the fire has not been determined. Officials of the company believe It resulted from spon­ taneous combustion. More than 2,000 shells in the packing room awaiting shipment were-, probably destroyed. United States Marshal Joseph Howley announced that Investigation of tie origin of the fire would be made by agents of the department of Justice. CUBAN UPRISING IS FEARED Havana 8tirred by Reports of Revolu­ tion Dua to Praaidential Elections. - Havana, Feb. 13*--Havana was stirred by reports of a revolutionary movement. The secretary of the interior, Au- relio Hevia, notified tj>e civil and military authorities on Saturday that a plot to overthrow the government had been discovered. Involving civil and military officials, and rumors that high army officers had been under arrest spread over the city. There had been mutterings of an uprising ever since the presidential elections In Novem­ ber last Paria Reporta Gaina. Paris, Feb. 13.--In the forest of Ap- remont we penetrated the enemy's lines and made nine prisoners, including three noncommissioned officers. In the Argonne the Germans attempted sur­ prise attacks, which failed. Flyers Attack Zeebrugge. Am'nteruaiu. Feb. 13.--Tut* Teiegrnui says that a fleet of airplanes at dusk attacked the Belgian coast town Zee­ brugge. The Germans flrfl 300 shells tempt to drive off the attackers. -\ New Life In Leak Inquiry. Washington, Feb. 12.--New life sud­ denly was InJ.'d iuto iW. "leak" In­ quiry by the testimony of George B Chlpman, a broker, that certain mem­ bers of the house of representatives in stocks with him. , , , - ^ > GOOD RIDDANCE -v V " - Vf <*T MOT VJKXTfcO*. £ c n , I COME TO AGREEMENT BWITCHMEN GJET EIGHT-HOUR DAY AND OVERTIME. AU Danger of Great Rail Strike Over ) Considerable Bitterness Shown at Conference. Chicago, Feb. 10.--The switchmen connected with the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen wUl not strike. After a conference which lasted late into the night, representatives of both sides announced that all differences had been settled and the railroad managers had conceded the points de­ manded by the switchmen. The four grievances presented by the union men were adjusted in the first hour of the conference, but the union offi­ cials added the eight-hour day and the time and a half for overtime demands to the claims already submitted. The committee from the Managers' association protested that they had no formal notice of the wage and time demands and the union officials with­ drew their demands Just before the meeting adjourned. "Everything has been adjusted," said James Murdock, vice president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Train­ men. "We told the managers how much we desired the eight-hour day and time and a half for overtime, but we did not force our demands. The strike vote Is now nullified. Ask Mr. Hannauer for the details." "We have reached a satisfactory agreement with the men," said George Hannauer, chairman of the managers' committee. "The danger of a strike Is passed." Dispatches from New York stated that in case of a general strike the government was ready to take over the management of all the railroads Involved. This plan would not have been opposed by the rail chiefs, ac­ cording to New York and Washington messages^ Considerable bitterness was mani­ fest In the conference, the railroad managers charging the yardmen with seizing on the international political crisis as an added leverage In their de- maiids. ' BRITISH WARSHIP IS SUNK Only Five Saved When British De- ftrpyer Hits Mine In the English Channel. Loctfnn, Feb. 12.--A British torpedo- boat destroyer of an older type, the British admiralty announced on Fri­ day struck a mine In the English chan­ nel on Thursday night and sank. All of the officers and crew except five were lost. « TELEGRAPHIC NOTES \ Goes on Shipping Washington, Feb. 12.--^President Wir son nominated Raymond B. Stevens,ol Randolph, N. H.. to be a member ot the federal shipping board for a term of five years. Stevens succeeds Ber­ nard ». miter oi Baitiaaore. . v- New York, Feb. 9,--A private cable­ gram received here reported tfie safe arrival of the French liner Touraine at Bordeaux. ' Berlin, Feb. 9.--All Dutch portfc have been closed by the Dutch ministry of marine, says a dispatch to the Over­ seas News agency from The Hague. Boston, Mass., Feb. 12.--Private dis­ patches from Liverpool announce the safe arrival there of the Leyland liner Devonian, which left Boston on Janu­ ary 29, heavily laden with shells, grain, war material and 800 horses. London, Feb. 9.--The Amsterdam HandelsblaU announces that a power­ ful bomb loaded with nails and brok­ en glass, exploded on the steps of the stock exchange there at eleven o'clock at night. No damage done and no casualties resulted, the newspaper reports. London, Feb. 9.--Addressing a meet­ ing In London. John Hodge, minister of labor, said be thought he was giving away no secret in saying that at the recent conference between representa­ tives of the entente allies the determi­ nation had been arrived at to terminate the war by the end of summer. Expresa Lines Show Big Gaina., Washington, Feb. 13.--According to reports issued by the Interstate com­ merce commission, the leading express companies of the country showed an Increase of more, than $12,000,000 In their October business. $300,000 for Tariff Beard. Washington, Feb. 13.--A $300,000 ap­ propriation to pay expenses of the newl^ created tariff commission for the next fiscal year was. requested of congress by Secretary McAdoo on Sat­ urday. Fulton to* Box Willard. Albany, N. YM Feb. 12.--An agree­ ment for a ten-round boxing bout be- twk. Jess Willard, world's heavy­ weight champion, and Fred Fulton, at Madison Squ. garden. New York, Jdarch 26, was auiioMnced here. • Wilson Adds to National foraatr Washington, Feb, 12-- President Wilson has signed a proclamation add­ ing to the Whiraaan national forest in Oregon 50,000 acres on the divlje be­ tween the John Day, Powder and Burnt rivera. TRAIN KILLS 2 GUARDS ARMY MOTORCAR DEMOLISHED BY FAST TRAIN. Twelve Soldlera Hurt When Golden State Limited Crashes into Truck • at El Paao. • El Paso. Tex., Feb. 12.--Private Charles Eaton of Company L. Fifth Ohio Infantry, and Sergt. Karl Eisen- hart of Company K, BMfth Ohio infan­ try, were killed when the Golden State' Limited train of the Rock Island line from Chicago struck a motor truck in which they were riding downtown from Camp Pershing. Private Rudolph J. Smith of Com­ pany K, Fifth Ohio Infantry, and Pri­ vate Dan T. Toomey of Company L, Fifth Ohio Infantry, were so badly in­ jured that they were reported to be In a dying condition. Ten other mem­ bers of the Fifth Ohio Infantry were seriously Injured. Among these were: Private A. J. Roehl, Cleveland; Pri­ vate H. J. Clark, Cleveland; Private Daniel Dlngwell, Cleveland; Private Dan Ray, Conneaut j Private Floyd Rugar, Conneaut; Private Grant Bood, Conneaut. El Paso, Tex., Feb. 12.--It was an­ nounced at military headquarters here on Friday that orders had been re­ ceived from the southern department for the quartermaster's department to prepare for the movement of National Guard troops to their home statea. San Antonia, Tex., Feb. 12.--The Second Wisconsin Infantry left here today (Saturday) for Fort Sheri­ dan. to be mustered out of the federal service. It will be the first regiment to en­ train under a war department order for resumption of the homeward move­ ment of state troops. Additional schedules for departure from the border arranged to date are: Second Virginia Infantry. . from Brownsville, February 11; sqiuadron Iowa cavalry, Llano Grande, and Iowa field hospital and ambulance company, Brownsville, February 15; Fifth Mary­ land Infantry, Eagle Pass, February 14. Detroit, Mich., Feb.' 12.--Maj. Frank L. Weils received orders on Friday to continue mustering out members of the Thirty-second regiovent at Wayne. NEW CHICAGO POSTMASTER William B. Carlile, Well-Known faaurt ance Man, Named by the President. Chicago, Feb. 12.--William 8. Car­ lile, a well-known Insurance man, was appointed postmaster of Chicago by President Wilson. Mr. Carllle's name Was suggested to President Wilson by Senator James Hamilton Lewis. Sen­ ator Lewis had blocked the confirma­ tion by the senate of President Wil­ son's first nominee for the place, Dixon C. Williams. Mr, Cnrllle was bora in Lebanon, Ky., January 21, 1870. When he was twenty-three years old Mr. Carlile married a prominent society girl of Memphis, Tenn.. Miss Virginia Fon­ taine. He has had a spectacular rise In the Insurance field. In 1896 he was made Inspector of agencies for the Mutual company In the United States and Canada. In 1911 President Wil­ liam A. Day of the Equitable Life As­ surance company announced the ap­ pointment of Mr. Carlisle to an ad­ ministrative office of his concern. He acted after that in a supervisory ca­ pacity for the Equitable company agencies throughout the United States. INDIANA PRY BILL IS SIGNED Prohibition Measure Will Take Effect in the Hoosier State in April, 19ia Indianapolis, Feb. 12.--Governor Goodrich on Friday signed the Wright prohibition bill, which will make In­ diana dry in April. 1918. In the pres­ ence of many prohibition workers the governor attached his signature to the Measure. Thomas Edison Seventy Years Old. Orange, N. J., Feb. 13.--Thomas A. Edison, who was seventy years old on Sunday, was the guest of honor at a banquet given in his workshop by more 2,000 of his employees and business as­ sociates. ITEMS OF GENERAL STATE lit ; TIREBT FRESH FROM THB y TELEGRAPH. f>AfRI0T(C SONGS' III SCMOtfL Governor Lowden Appoints the Week Of February 19-23 as Special Pe- ' r|,0d for Arousing Patriotism ,. ̂ i--farmers' Institute Week. j ^prMigffcJd.--With the purpose of •arousing the spirit Of patriotism throughout the state. Governor Low­ den has issued a proclamation call­ ing upon the public schools • of the state to set aside the week of Febru­ ary 19-1J3 for the singing of patriotic national songs. He says: "One of the great unifying, national­ izing influences is the singing of our national songs. Nothing sq arouses fixes a sound and patriotic senti­ ment as the teaching of these songs to our children and the singing of these songs by our children. "Upon the recommendation of the superintendent of public instruction, and because I deem it especially ap­ propriate at this time, l suggest that the week of February 19-23 be set aside as *a week for the singing of na­ tional songs in the public and private schools of Illinois. It is desired that a special time be set aside on each day for the singing of the following songs and hymns: " 'America,' 'Star Spangled Banner,' 'Hail Columbia,' 'Battle Hymn of the Republic,' 'Battle Cry of Peace* and 'Illinois.'" To Train Woman Chauffeur*. Boston, Feb. 13.--Plans for the in­ struction of women as automobile drivers so their services may be util­ ised by (he state if need requires. Society for American PreparedQMS»' More Guards for Capitol. ! -J Washington, Feb. 12.--The senatg rules Committee decide^ to recommend the employment of 50 additional po­ licemen to guard the capitol against bomb plots, feared as a result of the German crisis. t „ : V , * ? ill - f 4 « * * * * i par* ^ 4^%^! w .1. ^ ? u.v » To Raise Newspaper Washington, Feb. 12.--An i in mediate increase from 1 to lbi cents a pound in the postage rates on newspapers and periodicals for this year and to 2 cents a pound next year is provided km pwt-offlct atftfOfirtaUoa MU- , NEWS SKINNED TO THE BONE Peoria.--Illinois Valley Yacht and Canoe club will build a 0O4nile-an-hour cruiser. Carlinville.--Mayor Robert Whlteley Is a candidate for re-election. Springfield.--During January there, were 107 deaths in the -"^lty to 69 births. Springfield.--The Y. W. C. A. Is planning a new building t6 cost $50,- 000. Springfield.--Union Gospel services will be held during February. Springfield.--Legislative committee of the Illinois State Attorneys' associa­ tion met here. Carlinville.--An "unloaded" , gun ex­ ploded in the hands of Marion Emer- ick and nearly shot her mother. Joliet.--Henry R. Roesch, dis­ charged parole agent of the peniten­ tiary, has sued to recover his position. Gibson City.--The city council has revoked the franchise of the^ Central Illinois Utilities company. T ' Plttsfleld.--It Is feared that the wheat crop of Pike county has been rained by the cold weather* ; . , Sprlngtield.---The powder factory here wilt make powder and munitions for the government in case of war. Springfield.--Names of two women have been filed, en the Republican ticket for board of supervisors. Aurora.--Efforts to hold special elec­ tion to anthorlze tax levy for park purposes are being made here. Freeport.--Sheriff John Ohmsgerd of Stephenson county ask<i the county board to grant reasonable increase over 50 cents for feeding prisoners. Pearl City.--No hard coal here and farmers and .villagers are driving 20 miles for fuel. Pontiac.--This city has rejected commission form of government, 851 to 808. Rockford.--Fifty-two teachers get­ ting less than $1,400 have petitioned for a 10 per cent Increase. East St. Louis.--The Southern Illi­ nois Republican Editorial association met here. Kemper.--Orvllle Wilton, aged twen- ty-one, has mysteriously disappeared from his home here. Pana.--George Bender's left arm was shot off when his gun went off whlls climbing a hedge. Shelbyvllle.---To relieve the coal fam­ ine Mayor J. C. Westervelt confiscated five carloads of coal. * Urbana.--Prof. W. F. H. Goss, dean of the college of engineering of the ^tate university, has resigned to ac­ cept the presidency of the Railway Car Manufacturers' association of New York. Springfield.--Drastic steps have been taken to check the spread of smallpox in the mining camps at Tovy, Bulpitt, Ivincald and Jerseyvllle. Sprlnglield.--After nine reprieves Elffcm Scott's death sentence has been commuted to life imprisonment. Chicago.--Germanv's recall of her consuls will compel Carl Shlnkel, sec­ retary of . the consulate here, to leave behind his wife and two children. Rossville.--George T. Ray, eighty- nine, father of State Representative George D. Ray, is dead. Chicago.--Mr. and Mrs. Peter Leffler were killed by gas in their home. Springfield--The National Guard of the state Is under rigid examination by United States army officers. Del a van.--A fine draft horse valued at $1,000 belonging to A. L. Robinson was killed while being unloaded from ft stock cm% Bloomington--Mrs. 3. W. Turpin of Kankakee lost her way while going to the home of her mother-in-law and was frozen to death. Springfield.--The executive commit­ tee of the local option forces of the city are preparing for a vigorous dry campaign. Springfield.--Governor Lowden and other state officials and members of the legislature were tendered a ban- <tuet by the State Bar -association. ^Springfield.--Through their state re­ gent, the Daughters of Isabella of Illi­ nois have pledged their loyalty and support to President W llson. Petersburg.--With the object of pre­ serving Interest in the. Civil war vet­ erans of Menard county, the Old Salem Lincoln league has oeen formed. Athens.--Veteran of the Civil war and president of the school board of this city, Capt. J. A- Ilu-t Is dead at his home here, aged eighty-seven years. Canton.--Congressman-at-Large Bur­ nett M. Chiperfieid of this city Is look­ ing for a promising young man for ftr Annanoits Naval academy. They Invested Some of Their < * |pare Money in Canadian ̂ij Lands. 8. Joseph & Sons, of Des Moines^ Iowa, are looked upon as bethg shrewd, careful business men. Having soma spare money on hand, and looking for a suitable investment, they decided ti* purchase Canadiaa lands, and farm it. With the assistance of the Canadian Government Agent, at Des Moines, Iowa, they made selection near Cham­ pion, Alberta. They put 240 acres of land in wheat, and in writing to Mr. Hewitt, the Canadian Government Agent at Des Moines, one of the mem­ bers of the firm says: "I have much pleasure in advising: you that on our farm five miles east of Champion, "in the Province of Al­ berta, Canada, this year (1916 we har­ vested and threshed 10,000 bushels of wheat from 240 acres, this being an average of 44 bushels and 10 pounds to the acre. A considerable portion of the wheat was No, 1 Northern, worth at Champion approximately $1.85 per bushel, making a total return of $19,610, or an average of $81.70 per acre gross yields* Needless to say, wo are extremely well pleased with our lands." It might not he uninteresting to read! •he report of C. A. Wright of Milo, Iowa, who bought 160 acres at Cham­ pion, Alberta, for $3,300 In December, 1915. He stubbied In the whole lot ftjC it, and threshed 4,487 bushels Grad* No. 2 Northern. Mr. Wright, being a thorough busi­ ness man, gives the cost of work, and the amount realized. These figures riiow that after paying for his land and cost of operation he had $2,472.67 left. 4,487 bushels, worth $1.55 at Champion $8,954£S Threshing bill, 11c * per bushel ...... . .$ 493.57 f.' Seed at 95c '144.00s* Drilling 160.004 Cutting- f»<160.00t Twine . 5G,00*U--M^ Shocking 40.00 .^ ^ Hauling to town, Sc. -134.61 Total cost $1,182.13 Cost of land ..... 3,300.00 nH.: $4,482.18 $4,482.18 Net profit after paying for farm and all cost of opera­ tion --Advertisement. CANDLES LIGHTED AT ONCE At St. Isaac's in Petrograd, for MM*-, .,- night Mass, a Waxed string Con- W necta the Wicks. ^ • sudden blase of Innumerable can­ dles, hanging high overhead in great chandeliers, tore away the gloom and told us that the ceremony was to be­ gin. At the Isaaklewski Sobor, one match did what a switch or button does elsewhere--save that here the op­ eration was as ingenious and Initiative as could be devised, Instead of being a machine-made contrivance scattered by millions over the world. A waxed string, an end of which hung down within easy reach from the marble paving, ran from one wick ta another, then from group to group, from chandelier to chandelier, until all tire candles In the cathedral were connected. The match was applied to that string; a spark spitting tiny flame raced up to the first candle, and so sped on its way, an earnest, busy little lamp lighter, quick as the snap of a finger, adroit Its a monkey, and almost as unfailing in its success. Among the hundreds I saw it reach, I counted very few which did not blase at the touch; and most of these flared an Instant and sputtered out, show­ ing that the string's work, at least, had been done. The general effect. In­ deed, was as if each wick had beea an electric bulb, but the whole, In­ stead of lighting when one switch was turned, depended upon a hand swept over successive buttons.--Warrington Dawson, in the Atlantic Monthly. Ex­ tract from a description at midnight , mass on Easter eve in St. Isaac's ca^ thedral, Petrograd. ;it '.im INTERESTING CITY OF PERSIA Ytztf Probably tb. Mo* UiMo-Mft> Place That Is Under the Rnle ^ of the Shah. Yexd fe quite the moat pvagresstoMt and up-to-date city of Persia. It la not much of a goal for the traveler who seeks the exotic, the flavor of the Orient or the atmosphere of Harun al Rashld's days, but it is interesting as an example of the possibilities and limitations -of the modern Persian, and withal full enough of foreign flavor to satisy the most exacting visitor. In point of location Yezd can boattt few natural advantages. The city Ilea la a somewhat barren plain, where crops can only be coaxed to grow bf the expenditure of much care and the Judicious application of the water that Is only obtained with difficulty, The water problem Is, In fnet. the worst that Yezd has to deal with, for there are no streams with a dependable flow, and water even for drinking must be drawn froui the melting snows of the mountains by artificial canals called kanats. In spite of this, the enter- pfi»e of the satlvw tjas Siue . quite a producing canter a^d grant- point for trade. The Older the Better. --_ Tike elderly millionaire was up" to one of his friends at the dsl)* "Would you consider it any harm IP deceive her about age?", „ "Perhaps not." - 1 • ,yV,--M Tm sixty-two. How weald It ^ confess to fifty-two?" * ' "I think your chances with Gladys would be better if you claimed se*a»» ty-five.** , When a man propoaea ha daa«ft:(- . •eem to reaUae that It mmj reautt ta his losing control. H yon can't get along with ify 4a along nliuuiii tiiiiai ? 1 ^ * V < -ViSo-l '±{ •. :• • •