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THE McHKNBI McHENKT, ILL. USES AID GIVEN ' - $ ' Proclamation of the Governor liets May 28-June 2 as Upli •& *. grty Loan Weeic, ink- .~i • "I •- Sv - POihTSOUT PATRIOTIC Miff Appeals to "All Citizens of the State to Subscribe to the Limit of Their Financial Ability to the Lib­ erty War Loan." Springfield.--Dllnolsans are urged to subscribe to the liberty war loan to the limit of their financial ability in a proclamation issued by Gov. Frank O. Lowden. May 28 to June 2 has been set as Liberty Loan week throughout the entire United States. The gov­ ernor of every state in the Union is ex­ pected to issue a proclamation urging the citizens to do their "bit" in financ­ ing the loan. • ' - ^ : Governor Lowden's proclamation is a^follows: - *We are entering upon a war of such magnitude as we have never known be­ fore. The result of this war will.de­ termine for all time, as far as man can see, whether or not men shall have the right to govern themselves. If we win, vre can look forward to countless years of happiness for our children, and our children's children. If we are con­ quered, it matters not If we shall have lost everything in this <torld-wid,e strife. "War in modern times means enor­ mous cost in money, as well as in men. I, therefore, urge upon all citizens to subscribe to the limit of their financial ability to the liberty war loan. In no other way can we,„ show the world so .well that we know what this war means, and that we are resolved, at whatever cost, to win. "Given under my hand and the great seal of state at the capitol in Spring­ field, this 21st day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hun­ dred and seventeen, and of the inde­ pendence of the United States the one hundred and forty-first. . "By the governor, "FRANK O. LOWDEN. Secretary of state, "LEWIS G. STEVENSON." Must Cut Appropriations. Governor Lowden directed his cabi­ net officers to make a fresh cut On their •estimates submitted to the legislature tfor appropriations for the next two •years, and the figures will be sliced to the bone. The policy determined upon at a meeting of the nine department heads, •who take office July 1 and who are making the executive budget for sub­ mission to the appropriations commit­ tees, is that not a cent shall be appro­ priated that is not absolutely neces­ sary for the charitable, penal and re­ formatory institutions and that the «tate shall be governed at the lowest expense. Will Delay Appropriations. The immediate effect will be to delay /the omnibus appropriations bill until the last day$. of the session. Chair­ man Smejkal of the house appropria­ tions committee said it is now Impos­ sible to get* the main supply bills out of committee until late in the legisla­ tive week of June 4. This means that the closing session of the legislature probably will be late Saturday night, June 10, which will give to Governor Lowden the constitu­ tional ten days within which to act upon the omnibus add other bills so tthat they may be effective July 1, the beginning of the state's biennial •financial period. •Discuss War Situation. The nine cabinet members were in wesiou for the greater part of the day. Many propositions of Importance were discussed, it Is learned, in addition to the question of appropriations. The war situation, the probable sweeping increase in taxation by the federal government, and the inability under existent revenue laws to secure «t full return of property for purposes of state taxation, had much to do with the decision to smash the former esti­ mates). Resigns to Enlist. Representative Church of Evanston has deserted the halls of the Illinois assembly to compete with other as­ pirants at Fort Sheridan for *a com­ mission in the army. Speaker Shana- han announced at the session of the house that the Evanston man's seat •was vacant because he had gone tQ Port Sheridan to enter on the three months' training course there. The bill to authorize the sanitary district of Chicago to build a power l>lant at Brandon's road at the south end of the city of JOliet was reported favorably from the house coipmlttee oo •waterways. <8tate Defense Force. Three bills creating a National jGuard, a reserve militia and the state (training corps, as determined upon by the state council of defense. Governor !Lowden and Attorney General Dick­ son, were Introduced In the senate by [Senators Buck and Curtis. One of the ibllls appropriates $750,000 to meet the expenses of the new system. It Is jproposed to establish three Hnes of «tate military service. The National iGuard, will consist of . three regiments iequipped by the state, for the purpose <ft taking up the work performed by the former state militia. ™ [A Reserve Militia. The reserve militia will be composed 4jf men who provide their own equip­ ment. The state council of defense Itome training corps will provide their own equipments and from their ranks the reserve militia will be recruited. The state banking bill, which was up lor consideration In the house on the •order of second reading, went over The senate appointed a committee con­ sisting of Senators Barbour, Turn- baugh, Kessinger, Hughes and Manny to Investigate the death of Maxwell Edgar, a patient at the Elgin State hospital, who was killed on April 29. Private Bank Bill Considered. Passage of the "loan shark" hill la likely to help much in the passage of the private banks'bill. The sentiment In the houati seeded favorable to the latte*. ' One is that a specific date, probably January 1, 1921, will be named in the bill, upon which the law shall become effective. Pending this date, the 511 private banks will have the opportunity to convert their assets and prepare for incorporation either as national or state banks, or get out of business. The change from the two-year period provided in the senate bill, following the November, 1918, election, is held by supporters of the bill to be a satis­ factory solution of all objections raised by legitimate private bankers. The house members have been deluged with telegrams fr<)jn private bankers from all over the state, plead­ ing that the pending bill be defeated at all hazards. These telegrams seem to help rather than hurt the bill, inas­ much as the telegrams seem to have been inspired from a single source-- the private banks' lobby. Pending an agreement upon the amendments it is probable that the bill will be called up in the house until some dajr next week. \ Hicks Loan Shark Bill Passes. , The Hicks loan shark blti* which failed to get enough votes in the house to pass two weeks ago, was adopted by* the house by a vote of 94 to 36. Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, who excoriated the legislature follow­ ing the failure of the bill to pass on the former roll call, was bitterly at­ tacked by Democratic members pre­ vious to the vote. As it goes to the senate the hill pro­ vides that loan agencies may be li­ censed to do a small loan business and that on this class of business they may charge 3% per cent a month, or 42 per cent a .year. Representative Igoe, minority lead­ er, lead the Democratic attack on Judge Landis for his denunciation of legislative action on the previous con­ sideration of the bill. "When the gen­ tleman who presides in the federal court in Chicago gave out a statement that the legislature was defeating this bill because of corruption he made a statement which he knew in his heart was not true," he said. "H this bill Is defeated, the only reason will be his loose talk." Lee O'Neill Browne of Ottawa de­ fended Landis. He said that the Judge had spoken the truth when he attacked the loan shark business. He wasn't so sure about the bill's curing those evils, but lie thought It worth trying, and he voted for it. Oglesby Plan Boosted. Legislation will be presented to the Illinois general assembly to put into effect the voluntary military training plan which was approved last Satur­ day at a meeting of the state council of defense at Chicago. The plan was suggested by Lieut Gov. Oglesby. Letters* game Into the hands of the military committee from all over the state asking information about meth­ ods of procedure in forming volun­ teer companies, Lieutenant Governor Oglesby stated. "In many „ instances entire compa­ nies are being offered," Lieutenant Governor Oglesby said. "There are no requirements other than those set forth in the plan Saturday. Some of the cities heard from have offered to equip companies." An Old Soldier's Appeal. "The soldier on the firing line is the one who realizes what it means to be without adequate food supplies, with­ out surgical equipment and without medicine when he is sick," said Henry C. Cook, assistant adjutant general of the Grand Army of the Republic, de­ partment of Illinois. Mr. Cook was a member'of the One Hundred and Eight­ eenth Illinois. He fought with his regiment through the western cam­ paigns part of the time under Grant. "The soldiers of the western armies of the Civil war," said Mr. Cook, "knew what It meant to have a lean national treasury. In my own case the government never caught up with my pay after the first three months until I was mustered out In 1865, when 1 received upward of $900 in back pay. That was not the worst part of It, however. We Joined the siege of Vlcks- burg with five days rations and did not receive an additional ounce of food for eighteen days. I remember when I was shot through the body in Louisi­ ana. The surgeon who picked me up said lie couldn't do anything for me except to give me a powder. He prac­ tically sentenced me to death. He did not have proper bandages and no an­ tiseptics. But I got well. My experi­ ence was the experience of thousands of our boys in that region. Nothing like that must happen in this war. The boys who are going to the front must be assured of adequate supplies of food, medicines and surgical treat­ ment. The American people must get behind their government, and the way to tlo so is to establish its credit and buying power by buying Liberty loan bonds." Kill Woman's Labor Bill. By a vote of 68 to 66, the enacting clause was stricken from the women's eight-hour bill and the house thereby eliminated the last of the pro-labor bills from Its calendar. Not one of the measures so ardently advocated by the organized labor lobby In Its legisla­ tive program Is alive, except the anti- lnjunctlon bill, killed in the house last week, but still breathing In the senate. The death of the woman's bill came after a solid day of debate. It was evident the disposition of the conserva­ tively minded representatives was op­ posed to any legislation at this time. Mileage for 8olons. The first battle toward securing ten cents a mile for members of the gen­ eral assembly for every mile traveled between their home and the state cap­ itol. was won by Lee O'Neil Browne of Ottawa when he succeeded in hav­ ing his bill making that provision placed on the calendar of the house. The judiciary committee reported the hill in with a recommendation that l» do not pass. Browne moved to non­ concur in the-committee report and after a heated debute, in which Chair­ man Young declared the -Hwemnti tuttonal, the motion PuamkL > SPIESH KAI8ER TOLD U. S. FLEET WAS ON WAY TO THE WAR ZONE. GIVEN TIME TO MINE PORTS Navy Department Starts Wide Investi­ gation--News Believed to Have •, Been Sent Through Mexico or South America. "" Washington. May 28.--The German spy system is In operation within the United States army and fleet. Not only are spies obtaining information they want in this country, but they are able to get it to Berlin In time for German submarines to menace American war­ ships and soldiers on the seas. This was admitted by the navy de- partmeht. Secretary Daniels announced on Friday that word of the jailing of an American destroyer flotilla for Europe had been wired aheaa to Ger­ many and that German submarines iiad succeeded in scattering mines at the entrance of the harbor for which the American warships were bound. The following statement was issued: "For days before the arrival of the American destroyer fleet abroad Ber­ lin knew that the vessels were on the way and to what port they were going, according to advices from Admiral Sims. "He reports that he has positive in­ formation that Germany was thus in­ formed in advance, and sufficiently far in advance that the port of entrance of the destroyers was mined the day previous to their arrival. "The department calls attention to this fact as proof that the German spy system is still at work In this country, making imperative the need of se­ crecy In connection with our naval operations. The • premature publica­ tion of ship movements is particularly a source of danger. "The department, while realizing that the newspapers did not give this information, would be pleased if the fact were brought to the attention of editors by way of showing what ex­ treme care Is required In shielding military information from the enemy, whether it becomes public through the press or otherwise." The fact that the information reached Germany with little or no dp- lay is expected to result in a thorough investigation of the navy censorship. It is quite impossible, In the view of officials, that the message could have gone over either the British or French cables, the only other con­ struction being open that it went first to Mexico or South America and then was relayed by wireless. The source of the "leak" will cause the deepest probe. It was admitted shortly after the declaration of war that six persons suspected of spying had been discovered In the state, war and navy building. As soon as the first eeport was re­ ceived fVom Admiral Sims showing German knowledge of American plans an investigation was instituted by the several departments of the gov­ ernment and the secret service. DECLARES U-BOATS BEATEN British Premier Praises American Fleet in Commons--No Danger of Starvation in England. London, May 28.--"The successes against submarines have resulted in a distinct Improvement in our food situation," said Premier Lloyd-George on Frtdhy In the house of commons. The premier said more effective blows had ben dealt the submarines in the last three weeks than in any corresponding period of the war. Shipping losses for May, the premier said, probably will show a reduction from April figures. In speaking of the success of the anti-submarine methods, Mr. Lloyd- George said: "We owe a very considerable debt of gratitude to the great American people for the effective assistance they have rendered and the craft they have placed at our disposal." He asserted that there was no dan­ ger of starvation threatening the coun­ try. "The submarine menace need cause no fear that the war is going to be lost for that reason," he declared. DR. A. W. WAITE DIES IN CHAIR Dentist Electrocuted for Slaying Wife's Mother and Father- Nerve to the Last. New York. May 26.--Dr. Arthur Warren Waite was electrocuted on Thursday night. The confessed poisoner of his wife's father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. John M. Peck, was the moat self-possessed man in the corridor leading to the execution chamber as the party of of­ ficials gathered for the march to the chair. Miners Go Out on Strike. Jerome, Ariz., May 29.--Fifteen hundred men employed in the copper mines ir. this district are out on a strike, billed in au effort to gain rec­ ognition of the International Union of Miners. Dairy's Body Going Home. Memphis, Tenn., May Lit.--Arrange­ ments were made to ship the body of Les Darcy, Australian middleweight champion, who died of pneumonia, to San Francisco, thence to Australia for burial. Wants Inquiry on Accident. Washington, May 28.--Senator Fr*-' linghuyzen of New Jersey Introduced a resolution in the senate for an inves­ tigation of the explosion oq^the Mon­ golia causing the death of two Bed Cross nurses. Socialists to Hold Meet. ASMterdam, May 28.--A national convention will be held by German socialists on August 12. A dispatch from Berlin said thla would be the first convention of itfe kind <*ver heM In itarmany. PLOT AGAINST DRAFT MEMBERS OF THE SAME UNM " T i ?(•?. the FEDERAL. UNION • Ml .a*. SyVE n mm UNITED STATES AGENTS DISCOV­ ER CONSPIRACY TO BALK CONSCRIPTIOfy. ir capita -M BALTIMORE AMERICAN GERMANS BUSY IN TEXAS Interesting Tidings From C#&r Town and Countryside. WAR TAX BILL WINS INCOME TAX INCREASE IS UP­ HELD IN THE HOUSE. Measure la Raised by Vote of 309 to 76 All Democrats Vote for the Bill. Washington, May 25.---The house on Wednesday finally disposed of the much-criticized $1,800,1)1 >0,000 war rev­ enue bill after a fortuight's bitter de­ bate. The senate will now take up the bill and, it is said, slash 'It to pieces. It may be cut $400,000,000. On the final passage of the bill the VQte was 309 to 76. Every Democrat voted for the meas­ ure. So did 112 Republicans. All the negative votes were cast by Republic­ ans. Four members voted "present." They were Republicans. Record votes were also taken on the Doremus and Lenroot amendments. The first of these proposed that a 5 per cent tax should not be levied upon automobiles until the manufacturer had made 8 per cent profit on his capi­ tal. It had been inserted in the bill, but the house struck it out by a vote of 233 to 174 and the tax remains. The Lenroot amendment increasing all surtaxes on Incomes above $40,000 was sanctioned by a vote of 345 to 60. The amendment, imposing a 10 per cent surtax on $40,000-$00,000 In­ comes and rising to a 45 per cent tax on incomes more than $1,000,000 raises by one-quarter the original surtaxes proposed by the bill. The 5 per cent tax on billboards, street car and other advertising than newspaper and magazine was struck out on Kltchin's motion. He said the raised price on second-class mail would tax the advertisers sufficiently. Mr. Fitzgerald of New York succeeded in amending the bill to make income, munition and excess profit taxes pay­ able when the returns are made. The present law allows three months after the returns. 83 ONION MEN ARE INDICTED Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin Men Mamed--Charged With Con­ spiracy. Boston, May 20.--Eighty-eight cor­ porations and individuals were indict­ ed by the federal grand jury here on Thursday for conspiring to monopolize interstate commerce on onions. The indictments, which were re­ turned as a result of a nation-wide in­ quiry into the cost of food conducted last winter by United States Attorney George W. Anderson of this city, al­ lege that the defendants divided the territory of the country between them for the purpose of eliminating compe­ tition ; that maximum prices were fixed for the purchase of onions, and that the supply was hoarded in order to in­ crease prices. The Indictments Include the follow­ ing: F. S. Ort, F. C. Ort. and E. E. Gandy of F. C. Ort & Co., Churubusco. Ind.; A. B. Mosher. F. E. Kenner and L. A. Schroder of the Columbia City Cold Storage company. Columbia City, Ind.; Joseph Deal, Hooper, Mich.; El­ mer. E. Candy, Churnbusco, Ind.: Mar­ tin Boysen, Doster, Mich.; Edward Ol­ iver. Wauhnn, Wis.; Henry J. Vinke- mulder and Moses J. Dark of the Vfnk- emulder company. Grand Rapids, Mich. Brazil to Seize Shipping. Rlot Janeiro, May 28.--It is stated In official circles that parliament will soon order the confiscation of ail Ger­ man ships in Brazilian ports and will decree the revocation of Brazil's dec­ laration of neutrality. Takes Swedish Cargo Boats. Petrograd. May 28.--Three Swedish steamers with cargoes of varied char­ acter, bound for Russia, have been cap­ tured by a German submarine in the Gulf of Bothnia, the official news agency announces. Prominent Bankers in Army. Washington. May 20.--Two promi­ nent New York bankers are doing their hit In the army. They are W. D. Straight of J. P. Morgan & Co. and H. S. Hooper. Both were commissioned majors in the officers reserve corps. Would Fix Wheat- Price at $2.50. Fargo, N. D.. May 2(5.--A basie price of $2.50 a bushel at Northwest- ern terminals was agreed upon as the figure the government would be urged to'guarantee for the 1PT7 wheat crop at the meeting of grain growers. BIG GAIN FOR ITALY ITALIAN TROOPS PIERCE AUS­ TRIAN LINE. Flyera Drop Bombs on Foea During Battle--British Artillery Helps King's Forces. Rome, May 25.--Following ten hours of terrific bombardment, Italian at­ tacking forces broke through strongly organized Austrian lines, extending from Castagriavlzza to the Adriatic, a "dlsta.nce of 14 miles, tfapturlng Jamta- "ho and took 9,000 prisoners. The war office statement on Thurs­ day, announcing the victory, stated that 130 airplanes participated in the fighting, dropping ten tons of bombs on the enemy, and that fire from ten British artillery batteries had aided. The Italian forces occupied part of the area south of the Castagnavizza- Boscomalo road, passed Boscomalo and captured strong forts east of Pietrarossa and Bagni as well as J a m i a n o . . . . : , The Austno-Hungarians at first wort surprised and nonplused. Toward eve- piny they launched counter-attacks but were repulsed. Around Goritz, the statement said, 0 strong point on the slopes of San Marco had been captured and prog- gress made around Monte Sartto. " *' •* GEN, PERSHING GIVEN ORDERS Expedition to France Planned at Con­ ference With the President at Washington. Washington, May 26.--President Wil­ son revealed to Major General Persh­ ing on Thursday the plants he has in mind in connection with the service of American troops in France. The general called at the White House by appointment and discussed the entire military situation with the chief executive. All the newspapers are permitted t<* print regarding his movements and those of the division under his command is that the general will precede the soldiers to London and Paris, where he will confer with the British and French authorities. By the time the troops arrive at their destination General Pershing will be thoroughly informed on the strat­ egy of the allied campaign, the plans adopted for the training of his men before they are on the battle line, and the part of the line which will be as­ signed to them when they are regard­ ed ready for action. It Is expected that the president, under the authority granted him In the conscription law,, will promote General Pershing to be a lieutenant general and probably a general. NEXT MEETING AT COLUMBUS Ohio Capital Chosen as Convention City by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, Dallas, Tex., May 28.--Columbus, Ohio, was chosen for the next conven­ tion city by delegates to the general assembly of the Presbyterian church of America. The meeting will open the third Thursday in May, 1918. Be­ fore adjourning, resolutions were adopted pledging support to President Wilson and declaring for prohibition and equal suffrage as wjar measures. Carnegie's Yacht to U. S. New York, May 29.--Dr. John A. Harris formally turned over to the United States government his splendid steam yacht Surf for use as an ambu­ lance ship. The Surf last summer was used by Andrew Carnegie. Harden Again Warns Germany. London, May 29-- Maximilian Har­ den, famous German publicist, agalh is preaching peace and warning the Germans not to underestimate the strength of the United States, says a dispatch in the Tiroes. Middies to Chase U-Boata. Washington, May 25.--Tl),e present first class at the naval academy will be graduated June 28 next, a year ahead of their time, In order to pro­ vide additional officers for fleet of sub­ marine chasers. Villa's Brother Arrested. B1 Paso, Tex., May 2C.--Hlpolito Villa, brother of Francisco Villa, was taken Sndjst »dy by federal agents on bis arrival from San Antonio. It is reported he was planning a ntfw ex­ pedition into Mexico.' , Department of Justice Declares Society TERRIFIC Was Organized to Intimidate Per­ sons Subject to Registration-- , Many Arrests Made. Washington, May 30.--Official an­ nouncement was made yf a plot to hinder registration and to resist con­ scription by an armed uprising against theC government. Eleven arrests have been made and nine Indictments havfe already been returned by federal grand juries. A The conspiracy is ̂ declared by the department of justice to have had Its origin in IJexjji, where a society was formed several months ago for the ostensible purpose of co-opera­ tive buying. The members were re­ quired to take a secret oath, . "After the enactment of the se­ lective draft law," says the depart­ ment's announcement, "a strong Ger­ man influence succeeded in inducing the organization to turn its efforts to combatting conscription and high- powered rifles were obtained to in­ timidate persons subject to registra­ tion and Ithe officials who will be appointed to perform the registra­ tion." Two of the men arrested were brought to Roanoke, Va., and landed in jail. They are William Vernon MO;, Coy, a grizzled mountaineer of sixty- five, who gained notoriety in the fa­ mous Hatfield-McCoy feuds, and his lieutenant, J. W. Phipps. These men, it Is alleged, were the organizers of an armed company in the mountain districts of Virginia. Similar conspiracies have been dis­ covered In the middle West, where the Influence of the I. W. W. Is be­ lieved to be responsible for the at­ tempts to combat conscription. Re­ ports received from government agents indicate that this organisa­ tion is doing its utmost to arouse armed resistance to the law. The nine men indicted were promi­ nent members of the Texas organiza­ tion. They were dealt with prompt­ ly, it is stated, as a warning to the public generally of the stringent pol­ icy which the attorney general pur­ poses to pursue in enforcing the army measures. McCoy and Phipps were arrested in St. Paul, a little town In Whyte coun­ ty, in the extreme southwestern part of Virginia. Dispatches from Roanoke de­ clare that the plot which they were preparing to execute included the murder of well-to-do property owners, the seizure of their property and a virtual declaration of war against the government of the United States. Three hundred mountaineers whom they had provided with arms. It is alleged, had taken an oath to extermin-*^ ate the land owners. The declaration of war follows: ' "The country is ours and all therein. We only have- to come to­ gether and demand It. The big land owners, the speculators and the rev­ enues shall no more be known. There will be no fighting; we have already learned that. Get ready." A. J. Devlin, an agent of the de­ partment of justice, who arrested the ringleader^, Is Raid to have in his pos­ session all the incriminating papers of the revolt. Other agents of the de­ partment are rounding up numbers of the band and It is expected that scores more of the conspirators will be brought Into the Roanoke jail. In commenting on the 11 arrests in various parts of the country that have already been made, Attorney General Gregory said: "These arrests should be accepted by the country generally as a warn­ ing against interfering with the en­ forcement of the provisions of the new army law. They merely demon­ strate what the department of justice proposes to do In every case where at­ tempts are made to hinder or discour­ age registration. "There have been a few reported In­ stances of threats to Interfere with the execution of this law. Wherever they come to the attention of officials o? the department arrests will be made and the offenders arraigned before United States commissioners for committment to await indictment by grand juries." FOOD MEASURE IS' PASSED House Approves Bill Providing Survey and Stimulation of Production. I for Washington, May 30--Without a roll call, the Lever bill for a food sur­ vey was passed in Monday by the house. The bill allows the secretary of agriculture to spend $14,522,000 for a food survey and stimulation of pro­ duction. •'] Air Raids by the Allies. London, May 30.--A dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph from Amsterdam reports that allied air squadrons. In­ cluding British, French and Belgian machines, bombed German defenses at Heyst,, Blanckenberghe and Zeebrugge. Brazil in the War Soon. Rio Janeiro, May 30.--The Brazilian chamber on Monday passed the first reading of the government measure revoklng^BrazlI's neutrality in the.war between Germany and the United States. The vote was 136 to 3. Leonard Knocks Out Welsh. New York. May 30.--Benny Leonard of New York knocked out Freddie Welsh In the fourth round on Monday night and won the world's lightweight championship. The contest was wit­ nessed by a large crowd. ' Million Armenians Killed. New York, May 30.--More than 1.000,000 Armenians have lost their lives since the beginning of the war as a result of the "inhuman barbari­ ties" practiced by tne Turks^ Hettcy* Morgenthau declared here. TORNADO'S Violent Storm Sweeps Southern IfW-- n©ls and Other States Killing ^ Hundreds and Doing Millions \.f of Damage. ^ Chicago.--More thafi 175 • •(. .ft w-ere killed, a thousand or more In­ jured. and millions of dollars* worth o$4 ' C property destroyed by tornadoes which " swept through Illinois and Indiana om Saturday, parts of Tennessee, Arkan- ' sus. Kentucky, Alabama, and southern ^ f. Illinois Sunday, and Kansas Fridays , The heaviest toll of life was taken ill; v|| Mattoon, 111., a city of 10,000, where 'i,. 54 are known *o be dead. The nora- ber injured is estimated at from 300 to 500, The proper ty loss in the sue . ' , , 4 rounding country and In the city i* / placed at $2,000,000: : - •"'*?$ ' Chit-ago.--Tile three, members of the ' * | live stock board ousted by Governor, f. Lowdep after they had suspended, their secretary, C. A. Lowery, have ' employed attorneys and will fight the ' ^ charges made against them, according; -.i' to Rudolph M. Patterson. ... 5 Champaign.--The forty-sixth annual commencement (and the forty-fifth an­ nual meeting of the Alumni Assoeifl^ Ay? : tion of the University of Illinois will *%) be held June 11 and 12. .%> Staunton.--Largest coal mine in Uli- . * nois, with shaft 16 by 26 feet, is beln£ . ' '5 opened up, here. ' i Harrisburg.--Dr. J. S. Lewis ha* bought the Freeman Parks 400-acwr farm for $125,000. Belvidere.--Nearly 1,500 members ^ have joined the Red Cross here. * * ^ | Kewanee.--The fifty-fifth annual convention of the Illinois Sunday School association held here with more , than 1,000 delegates present. \ .y Zuma.--Tax assessor eports that there Is not a sewing machine, diamond!, watch or piece of gold or silver in this township, according to the declarations ' made. , East St Louis.--Motorcycle Policfc- f" man Clint Hursey, falling to get salary •- Increase, arrested the mayor for Ing and now he has his raise! Peoria.--Thomas J. Pursley, forrnW president of board of trade, killed hi®- \ self. .1 ' Spring Valley.--Catholic church, pi* rochial school and residence burnetf; loss. $15,000. Henderson.--Two boys found tl» ' body of an unidentified man in IJM fields here. Springfield.--Albert D. Early > of Rockford nuuied chairman of state d*» ? 11 service. s i5; Chicago.--John Philip Sousa, faraottt bandmaster, will organize a band fp* ;> the jackies at Great Lakes naval tlon. , 1 £ Mount Cariuel.--Coal oil used to start a fire fatally burned Mrs. Georfe, Hennlng, and burned her mother and f : two-year-old child. > » ^ Urbana.--University qf Illinois !»• offered war department use of it? Ut-, cilities for training military bands. ; ^ Springfield.--Home of the Friendless :• being remodled at cost of $4.00<X Freeport.--Striking telephone girl* v tied lip the exchanges here for fiv* ^ hours. ' S Chicago,--Mrs. Margaret Quast, wif* No. 1, is suing Mrs. Bertha Mayer, wife No. 2 of John Mayer, for $10,000 damages for libel because the lattefr J has named the former aa correspond-; " 1 ent In her suit for divorce. v Springfield.--State public utilities to* investigating the coal embargoes of thp> railroads in the southern part of tlM ' state. ^ Fort Sheridan.--Rookies who haw # v^j had their autos at camp will have to ^ 7 J send them home as the commander !«J1 has cut out all frills. H Quincy.--Mayor Thompson is after | ^ ' ^ the coal trust and urges people to ban# together to buy coal at the niinea. " ' ^ Morris.--Body of Charles OberllaL 1 wealthy farmer of Troy, found in the- Illinois river with his hands tied with. an apron string. Peoria.--Judge T. N, Green told llrfc i = Mary Eichorn that she ought to killed her husband when he beat and taken chances with the jury. Peoria.--Judge John M. Niehaus of appellate court held that law of 191S permitting town boards of auditors to- ^ 3x salaries of assessors to be uncons^r ^ tutional. ' ' Chicago.--Because so many oarsmen have joined the colors, the rowing re? I gutta of the Central States Amateur 'Rowing association, which was to have been held July 20 and 21, has been called off. , Morrisonville.--Rev. B. H. Oldham „ rv ,, has resigned pastorate of Baptifl '»| church to euter evangelistic work. >j Marengo.--Ernest Davis and Charles ("Dad") Nichols burned to death an|| Daniel Brown severely burned in de^t v|i struction of the latter's barn. • Springfield.--After a couterenco It. H ,«> was agreed that there would be no move to revise the primary lows the state this year. Springfield.--All the officers of the local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution re-elected wit Ik Mrs. lleury Clay Ettiuger as regent. Bloomingtou.--Monster automobile parade will be one of the features ot .J* the G. A. R. encampment here Jnno , \ 6-8. ̂ Carlinville. -- A "Home Defoofi% league'* Is being organized here. ^ Galesburg.--Knox college has can? ;|| celed all athletics to five more tUtt# for military drill. - ill Springfield.--Henry Hunt crushed to deuth under fulling slate Jn the Wil* joxson mine. Carbondale.--Jaroeo A. White *P* pointed warden of the southern II1K nois penitentiary. Lincoln.--There were lour mission- . ary volunteers af the consecration ser*» , ice of the board of woman's mission* of the Cumberland I*reshyteriaH ^ efctprch. "• 7. / - & i :'i ..m •j