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,v4* •*«*• >.,«'••' sifc^f;.^^^.^^v^-^l;f^^"^i'^«J'^.V'• *• - Y '•'fM [[DINES OF TIE LEGISLATURE ^Measures Under Considera­ tion in the Capitol at Springfield. • Ht- t ••v.K'-vi REGULATION OF CHILD LABOR 'Chief Factory Inspector Davies Will Urge the Legislator* to Past a 8tringent Law, Requiring Certifi­ cates That Will Abolish Perjury. Stringent laws for the regulation of «hi!d labor are to be asked of the present legislature. A bill will be In­ troduced and Chief Factory Inspector Edgar T. Davles will urge its passage. The proposed measure provides that no child under the age of 14 years shall be employed in any theater, con­ cert hall or place of amusement where intoxicating liquors are sold or in any mercantile institution, store, office, laundry, manufacturing establishment, bowling alley, passenger or freight ele­ vator, factory or workshop or as mes­ senger or driver thereof. It further provides that no child under 14 years of age shall be employed at any work performed for wages or other compen­ sation during the hours when the pub­ lic schools of the town, township, vil­ lage or city in which he or she resides •are in session, nor be employed at any work before 6 o'clock in the morning -or after 10 o'clock in the evening. The most important improvement over the existing law is the provision for certificates of age for children over 14 years and under 16 years old. In­ stead of securing an affidavit before a notary, as is permitted now, the par­ ent or guardian must obtain an afee and school certificate. This document shall be approved only by the super­ intendent of schools or by a person authorized by him in writing, or where there is no superintendent of schools by a person authorized by the board of •education. The person approving the certificate shall have authority to ad­ minister the oath provided therein, hut no charge shall be made therefor. In cases where the above proof is not obtainable the parent or guardian must,appear before the juvenile or county court and make oath as to the age of the child. The court may issue an age certificate if satisfied with the •evidence given. In the case of a child who cannot read at sight and write legibly sim­ ple sentences in the English language certificate shall be issued only in places where there are public or parochial evening schools and shall be in effect only as long as the holder Is a regular attendant at such schooL To Raise Death Limit. An extraordinary effort is expected in this session of the General Assem­ bly to raise or utterly remove the $5,000 limitation on amount of dam­ ages recoverable from persons, com­ panies or corporations for causing the death of any person "by wrongful act, neglect or default." Two bills in this direction have al­ ready been introduced, one by Repre­ sentative Greenebaum, which raises the death damages limit from |5,000 to $15,000, and one by Representative M. E. Hunt, which raises the limit to $10,000. A bill removing the limita­ tion and leaving the amount of death damages to be fixed by a jury in their Judgment is expected. If one should not be introduced soon, an effort will be made to remove the limitation by amending the Greenebaum or the Hunt bill in committee. Court Reapportionment. The proposed reapportionment of the Supreme court districts so as to provide a Republican majority for Joseph N. Carter's re-election next June has struck a constitutional snag. The reapportionment planners are wondering whether the makers of the constitution intended to prevent re- anangement of the districts by the legislature or left the obstacle there by inadvertence in using ambiguous language. The constitution of 1870 makec the Supreme court districts, naming the counties to constitute each, and then says the districts shall remain as they are "until otherwise provided by law." The "reapportioners" apparent­ ly read only that much and construed it as having the general assembly power to redistrict. But after naming the districts the constitution adds: "The boundaries of the districts may be changed at the session of the general assembly next preceding the election for judges therein and at no other time." The general assembly undoubtedly could change the district boundaries at this session if all of the districts were to elect judges in the coming June; but there is an election of a Supreme court judge in only one of the districts, the Fourth, which Jus­ tice Carter represents. The Fifth dis- Takes Carbolic Acid. Fred Erhardt, Jr., was accidentally poisoned by taking carbolic acid in his room in East St. Louis. Being ill, he was in the habit of taking medicine during the night, and this time he se­ cured the wrong bottle. Taxes Are Reduced. With a valuation of nearly $400,000 greater than last year, the property owners of Alexander county this year will pay nearly $8,000 less of taxes than last year. Masonic Home. ' Judge Cochran and Owen Soott, members of 'the Masonic home board, report that plans have been accepted for a two-story brick building to ac­ commodate seventy-five inmates; esti­ mated cost, $25,000. The home will be located two miles east of Sullivan, In Moultrie county, on a farm of 264 acres, which was donated for the pur­ pose by the late Robert Miller. In time the Masonic fraternity will ex­ pend about $250,000 in permanent im­ provements for the comfort of aged and dependent members of the order. trict, represented by< Justice Rand, will elect in 1909. The other five dis­ tricts will elect in 1906. While the session of the general as­ sembly is the next preceding the elec­ tion in the Fourth Supreme court dls> trict, it is not the next one preceding the elections in the other five di» tricts. Therefore it is contended thai this general assembly cannot touch these boundaries because it cannot re­ arrange the Fourth district without rearranging ethers which do not fall within the language of the constitu­ tion. "I have not looked at the question closely enough to venture a hard and fast, opinion," said Attorney General Hamlin when his attention was called to the clause quoted, "but it certain­ ly looks like. £ troublesome snag for reapportionment."' Pensions for the Blind. James O'Connor, a blind musician of Chicago and a member of the ex­ ecutive committee of the Federation of Labor, will go to Springfield to se­ cure the introduction of a bill into the legislature granting a yearly pen­ sion of $150 to all sightless persons who are not charges of cnaritable in­ stitutions. The pensions are to be paid by the tteasurer of the county in which tbe pensioner has lived for more than five consecutive years. Chicago has a society of blind people, which is to give an entertainment March 10 in Kimball ball to defray the expense of O'Connor's trip, and to aid in organizing the blind of the state into one society. A concerted effort will then be made to secure the passage of the Dill. B. F. Genty is president of the Chicago society, which has thirty-five members Sim­ ilar pension laws have been passed by other states. Changes 8eoate Rules. By ft vote of 23 to 8 the senate adopted a rule taking from the Lieu­ tenant Governor the power to appoint conference committees and providing that such committees be named and appointed by a resolution. This rule came in the report of the committee on rules. Senator Dunlap protested, but it was no use. Another new role provided that when a bill has been once referred to a committee it can be recalled only by a suspension ot the .rules, which means a two-thirds vote. This meant that whenever it was deemed advis­ able to keep a bill from coming on the floor it would stay in committee un­ less two-thirds of the senate wanted it out. New Senate Bills. Among the senate bills introduced were the following: Fifteen bills by Senator Juul. These bills constitute the first series of about seventy-five or eighty bills which will be introduced by Senator Juul. .They are in line with the recommendations of the practice commission which were reported to the Forty-second General Assembly in the shape of bills and failed of passage. All of the bills in­ troduced are amendments to the prac­ tice act. By Senator Albertsen--Declaring Spring Lake In Tazewell county and the canal connecting it with tbe Illi­ nois river navigable. By Senator Pemberton--Preventing unjust discrimination by railroads and requiring them to permit switch con­ nections from warehouses, elevators, manufacturing plants, etc. By Senator Stubblefield--Authoriz­ ing the Soldiers' and Sailors' home at Quincy to admit as inmates the wives of old soldiers and sailors who are now or may be in the home. Consideration of the resolution intro­ duced by Senator Gardner with refer­ ence to the election of United States Senators by a direct vqte of the people was made a special orddr for Tuesday, Feb. 10. To Assess Coal Stocks. A bill is being drafted and will be presented in the legislature to amenu the revenue law by striking out the exemption of coal mines from assess­ ment on their capital stock by the state board of equalization. During the last session of the state board of equalization a strong pressure was exerted on the board to have it assess the capital stock of coal mines, notwithstanding their exemption, and make a test case, it being held that the exemption was unconstitutional. The board refused. The sentiment is now so strong against coal companies on account of the advance in the price of coal that it is thought by the framers of the bill which it is proposed to introduce there will be no difficulty in securing Its passage. Minor Matters. The senate steering committee Is composed of able and tried teamen, including Campbell for chairman, Ev­ ans, Small, Helm, Townsend, Stubble- field, Hughes, Berry and Hamilton. The railroads committee of the sen­ ate is composed of forty-two of the fifty-one members of that body. The other two did not want membership, or the committee would have includ­ ed the entire senate--except the lieu­ tenant governor. Bank for Pans. Parties representing the Fourth na­ tional bank of St. Louis intend to es­ tablish a bank at Pana. The Thomas Fink building has been leased as the location for the new bank. Mr. BaJn- tridge of Morris City is to he the cashier. Macon County Taxes. The total taxes in Macon county for 1902 will be $467,955, of which sum the railroads will pay $22,823, the tele­ phone and telegraph companies $935. To Build a Church. At a congregational meeting of the Presbyterian church of Carbondale re­ cently it w&s decided to commence the erection of a new stone edifiqe on the lot recently purchased on Missouri street. The cost is placed at $12,000. Work on the building is expected to begin during the early spring. Minister's Widow Dies. Mrs. Elizabeth Nisbet, widow of Rev. William Nisbet, died at the old homestead, south of Virginia, aged 67 years. IS! WEEKLY PANORAMA IS A VETERAN DIPLOMAT. French Ambassador at Washington Well and Favorably Known. M. Jean Adrien Jusserand, the new French ambassador to the United States, who is now in Washington, is a veteran diplomat, having spent half of his life in the service. Not yet 60, /* lAilAiUiliHilliiiiUllUillUftliilHiilAUIHl Of PUBLIC INTEREST he has won considerable reputation as an author. Mme. Jusserand, his wife, was formerly Miss Richards of Boston, but she has been a resident of Paris since girlhood. The new ambassador speaks English perfectly. The Three-Hour Dinner. The three-hour dinner, against which certain prominent public men in Washington are uniting in a cru­ sade, is undeniably an affair that needs to be pruned; but it is not so serious an evil as the ten-minute breakfast or the flve-mlnuate lunch, says the Providence Journal, and the crusaders should be careful not to go too far in their proposed reform. One can "feed" in a very short time, but it is impossible to give the necessary studious and finished attention to the chief meal of the day in less than an hour and a half; unless the most rigid economy of time is absolutely re­ quired two hours is better. A LEADER OF SOCIALISTS. Herr Bebel One of the Foremost Op* ponents of the Kalaer. Ferdinand August Bebel, who la pub­ licly ridiculing the kaiser's alleged rnrpp nrftFT ing armed power of thfe world," is one of the foremost at socialists In past or present time. He was one of the coworkers of the great Marx in the Red International Workingmen's Union, and he was one of the mem­ bers of the first imperial reichstag In 1871. Herr Bebel is self-educated, is one of the most fascinating of writers upon social and economic questions, ambition to make Germany the "lead* and his remarkable work, "Woman and Socialism," has already passed through more than eighteen editions. Looking After 8ultan's Prestige. A petition for leave to establish a public library in Constantinople was recently refused by the minister of public instruction, special objection being made to several books on the proposed list, among them the fables of La Fontaine. Tbe frequent refer­ ences to the lion, tbe king of animals, it was held, would be regarded by ignorant people as degrading to the kingdom and insulting to the sultan. s Three Emperors to Meet. It ia reported from Copenhagen that on the eighty-fifth birthday of King Christian, which occurs on April 8 next, there will be no less than three emperors in the Danish capital--King Edward, the czar and the kaiser. It ia added that preparations for the birthday festivities are being kept from Che )ting fes much as possible and that the celebrations will be of the most splendid kind. The Prison Holes of Venezuela. Venezuela's prisons seem modeled on'the Black Hole of Calcutta, accord­ ing to the description of Capt. David­ son, who says that more than a score of persons were crowded into a room It feet square, with nothing to sit on. This would be bad treatment for the worst type of local scoundrel, but when applied to innocent victims of politics and revolution It is most abominable. His Religion Recognized. W. J. Lewis of Nebraska, a Seventh Day Adventlst, recently given a tem­ porary appointment in the postofflce department, has been made a perma­ nent clerk and his salary adjusted in such a manner as to permit him to observe Saturday as his Sabbath. He will not, however, be paid for that time. Busy City for Mall Man. The capital of the United States holds what is probably a world's rec­ ord in letter writing. Each inhabitant apends $4 yearly In the purchase of postage stamps. gitwwiiwwwwfmwmfwwwtiiiimwwww' DOGS TO AID SOLDIERS. Proposed Addition te the Britlsli Military Service. ° A dog ambulance is likely to be es­ tablished soon in connection with the British military service. The dogs of the war ambulance are Intended, when trained, to find the casualties on a widely-scattered battlefield, and so shorten delays in search work. Recent u-ials with trained dogs proved how certain breeds can be taught to find the wounded when hidden in rocks, wood or grass, even where the scent was crossed by water, and to guide the bearers by continuous barking. In South Africa there was often difficulty in recovering wounded owing to the wide extent of front, and when night fell before the work could be accom­ plished, as in the case of big actions, some wounded were not recovered be­ fore dawn. Tbe best dogs for the purpose are St. Bernards .cross-bred setters and collies, especially thoae of deer-tracking stock. GOES TO SUPREME :COURT. Judge Day Accepts the Post Offered Him by President Roosevelt. Judge William R. Day, who has ac­ cepted the offer to him by President Roosevelt of the seat on the Supreme court vacated by the retirement of Jus­ tice Shlras, was one of the most prom- judge mtP.har AS THE WORLD REVOLVES TO SUCCEED CHAS. M. SCHWAB. inent lawyers in Ohio when President McKlnley In 1897 introduced him into world politics by appointing him as­ sistant secretary of state. Since that time the judge has made a world-wide reputation as a Jurist, statesman and diplomat His father was formerly chief justice of the Supreme court of Ohio, and Judge Day at present oo» cupies a seat on the federal bench, to which he was appointed on his retire­ ment 'from tbe secretaryship of state, In which he succeeded the late Jobs Sherman. REGENT TO DO OSCAR'S WORK. Crown Prince Gustaf Assumes Duties of Monsrch of Two Kingdoms. At a joint meeting of the Swedish- Norwegian council, held at Stockholm, Crown Prince Gustaf assumed the du­ des of the regency of tbe two klnff> doms. He is now at Christiana. King Oscar is said to be seriously ill and has become greatly weakened. There has been no official statement of his illness Issued from the palace, but the fact that all his engagements JC7K7 OXAJ? fjrrEOBir have been canceled leads to the b» lief that he is in a dangerous oondi tlon. Charles C. Schneider Mentioned fbr Head of Great Steel Corporation. Charles C. Schneider, vice president of tbe American Bridge company, is viewed as the man most likely to suc­ ceed Charles M. Schwab as president CHH& C.*XHNS3Daf To Honor Samuel Pepya. The two hundredth anniversary ol the death of Samuel Pepys occurs on May 20, and it is proposed to take some public notice of the date. Pepy's library at Magdalen college, Oxford, remains in the old presses mentioned i in the Diary as having been set up "to my most extraordinary satisfac­ tion; so that I think it will be as noble a closet as any man hath." There are 3,000 volumes. of the United States Steel corpora­ tion, it being now privately admitted by officials of the steel corporation that Mr. Schwab is too ill to hope to again take up the work of president Mr. Schneider is in charge of the en­ gineering department of the bridge company. He was born in Germany in 1843 and after graduating from a school of technology came to the United States in 1868. He secured em­ ployment as a draftsman In the Rogers locomotive works at Paterson, N. J., and later became assistant engineer for the Michigan Bridge company. After serving the Erie railroad for several years as head of its engineer­ ing department Mr. Schneider again became connected with the bridge companies, and eventually was elected vice president of the American Bridge company. WOMAN 8HINES AS SOLON. Alice M. Ruble an Active Member off Colorado Assembly. Alice M. Ruble, member of the low­ er house of the Colorado legislature, who distinguished herself by nominat­ ing Henry M. Teller for United States senator, is having her first experience with official life. Mrs. Ruble was born in Vermont. Her father was a Kansas pioneer. She has always bees aa earnest worker in the State Suffrage association and has taken a keen interest In politics, al­ though it was not until the last cam­ paign that she consented to stand for an office. She is a devoted mother, and her home is a model of cozlness and com­ fort She is idolized by her children. Abram Hewitfs Last Words. Toward the end of the illness which terminated the earthly career ot Abram S. Hewitt the doctors endeavor ed to keep him alive by the use of oxy­ gen. Those nearest and dearest to the dying man assembled about his bed. The venerable patient slowly raised his hand, grasped the tube and re­ moved it from his mouth. "And now," he whispered, with a flickering smile, "I am officially dead." His eye lighted op with its last flash and la a moment he waa no more. A Musical HeaVjt. Prof. Reitter has introduced to the Society for Internal Medicine, in Vienna, a woman with a musical heart For the past four years she has suf­ fered from palpitation, and about eighteen months ago she noticed for the first time a peculiar singing noise in her breast, which was also audible to other persons, and rose and fell in j strength and pitch. The sound is said to be due to a malformation of the heart-valves, which sets up vibra­ tion. Healthiest Place In the World. On the strength of mortality statis­ tics prepared by the government of the province of Ontario it Is claimed that Ontario is the healthiest place In the world. Tbe death-rate last year was 13.6 per 1,000. But most of the deaths are of infants and elderly peo­ ple. The death-rate of the great class between infancy and fifty-five years of age is only six per 1,000. This is a death-rate for the working period of life lower than that of any other coun­ try in the world. May Marry Oriental Prince. Gossip is connecting the name of Miss Angle J. Graham of Wheeling with that of Prince Eniwba, second son of the king of Corea. Both are students at Wesleyan university in Ohio. Miss Graham is tbe daughter of a Wheeling clergyman and the oriental prince has been paying her marked attention. Fate 8ealed. Col. J. M. Guffey tells the story of two Americans who were discussing the ingenuousness of Irish wit, while visiting Ireland. One of the gentlo- men determined to put the matter to a test, and be approached an Irishman walking along the road and, Inquired ef him: "If tbe devil came along here whom would he take first, you or me?" The prompt reply was: "He would take me; he is sure of you at any time." Valuable Violin-Bow. • violin-bow, made by the French bowmaker Francois Tourte, was re­ cently sold for $256. Senator a Weather Prophet. The only real, reliable weather sharp In Congress is Senator Piatt of Connecticut . It Is not believed that any Yankee agriculturist can bold a candle to the Senator when It comes to foretelling the weather. For years he has been a close student of this subject, until now he Is regarded as the expert meteorologist of Congress. Composer at Work on Mass. Dom Lorenzo- Perosi, the prominent priestly composer of Italy, is now at iwork o» ft mass. He Is SO years of f ~ " \ . ILLINOIS STATE NEWS ILLINOIS HISTORICAL 80CIETY Dr. J. F. Snyder ef Virginia Elected President at Springfield. The fourth annual meeting of the Illinois State Historical society con­ vened in the state library at Spring­ field. Officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows: President, Dr. J. F. Snyder, Virginia; vice presi­ dent, H. W. Beckwith, Danville; sec­ ond vice president, Proif. Evarts B. Greene, University of Illinois, Urbana; third vice president, William Vocke, Chicago, president of the German- American Historical society; secre­ tary and treasurer. Mrs. Jessie Palmer Weber, Springfield, 111. Members of executive committee--Dr. E. J. J&mes, president of Northwestern university; George N. Black, Springfield; David McCulloch, Peoria; Capt J. H. Burn- ham, Bloomicgton, and Dr. H. H. Chamberlain of Lebanon, president of McKendree college. ALTON PASTORS ENTER POLITICS TRAIN CUT8 OFF A MAN'S HEAD Jacob Bell Is Decapitated on the Tracks Near Petersburg. Jacob Bell was found dead with his head severed from his body near the Chicago and Alton tracks at a short distance from Petersburg. He was in the city and started down the track to visit his sister, Mrs. U. M. Whitney, and was either run down by a north­ bound train or had fallen in a fit and was dying on the track when the acci­ dent occurred. He was subject to epi­ leptic fits. He was aged about 50 years and unmarried. Ramsay Estate. The administrator of the estate of the late Rufus N. Ramsay has not fin­ ished the preparation of his final re­ port. The indications are that a con­ troversy will ensue over the allowance of certain fees listed in the report, which may delay final settlement for an indefinite period. The final divi­ dend will be from 10 cents to 15 cents or the dollar. The creditors have al­ ready received a dividend of 50 per cent City Attorneys to Meet. A meeting of the corporation coun­ selors of the state has been called by L. D. Yager of Alton, president of the League of Corporation counselors. The meeting wil be held at Springfield Feb. 16 for the purpose,of considering pro­ posed amendments to the luw regu­ lating public improvements by special assessments, and to make the present law so that its Intention will be ap­ parent Seek te Secure Better Enforcement «fj ; p Laws in the City. ^ Alton pastors have decided to at-i * tempt an awakening of the municipals > ity to the necessity of better enforce-i ment of the laws and also to thej; 'Tt,; necessity of electing first-class cityj^# officials. At a meeting of the Alton! 5 ^ ministers, at which the question ofiYi|l city politics was discussed, a commit- <f| tee was authorized to wait upon all th» candidates who may be named for mayor and to obtain from all of them, expressions of opinion and also prom- lses as to the needs of the city. It is: proposed by the pastors to exert all, thefr influence in and out of the pui-f \ pits in behalf of the candidate who wiil& ^' make the best promises for municipality-^' betterment and moral reforms. pastors Bay that there is too much lax- V it^ in the enforcement of the mucic-* ipal laws and that too much license i«.>S$fp allowed places of immoral character. ^ They will take an active part in campaign in April and will endeavor tat throw all the votes of the people fav- oring a stricter observance of law and' order to some one candidate who will be decided upon after all the candl- dates have been interviewed. Miner Is Electrocuted. : August Weisenger, an employe off "'^Vs Donk Bros.' Coal company at Collins-" ville, met with a peculiar accident. 4. which resulted in his death. He sat^>||| on a metallic powder keg and received; an electric shock which threw himr -1 some distance backward against the> "*7 power wires, resulting in instanti f ^ death. A long copper-tipped miner'sf • needle had been placed in such a posi- tion that one end rested against the» s electric feed wires and the other* touched the keg, completing the cult .b Family Is Afflicted. Y. M. C. A. Building. The long-talked-of Young Men's Christian association building at Mounds is to be built at once. Gen­ eral Manager J. T. Harahan of the Illinois Central has Informed Secre­ tary Bruner of the state executive committee of the Y. M. C. A. that the railroad company will take up the work at once. Last of the Toll Roads. The old gravel road which has been conducted as a toll road between Me­ tropolis and towns north since the civil war has been abandoned. It is now open to the public. It was the only remaining toll road In that part of Illinois. It has not been a paying investment of late years. Child Is Drowned. Coroner McCracken held an Inquest at Belleville on the body of May Nor- ris, the 7-year-old daughter of Mrs. Mary Norris of East St Louis, who was drowned by falling into a cistern at the contagion hospital at the coun­ ty farm. A verdict of accidental death was rendered. Acid by Mistake. Delia Kennedy, a young woman re­ siding at Springfield, swallowed a quantity of carbolic acid, medical at­ tendance being summoned in time to prevent fatal results. It is supposed that she swallowed the acid mistaking it In the dark for medicine for tonsil- ltis. The demise of Marvin Rodgers, near Hunt City is the third death in that* iv-J home in the past four months. October Irvin, aged 15 years, died. 'Vj January Lydla aged 11. passed away, ̂ .^3 and she was followed a few days later* '?%;J by Marvin in his 15th year. To add- to the distress of the unfortunate fam- •Q'Jl . . Ji seen any of her children except the*' oldest, Ira, a married son. •X.'Vl IW .-§5 8tesls a Mall Pouch. - Frank Morris and John Dixon wera; \i&| tried In the federal court at Springs field for opening and destroying a mait.< ilij pouch and contents. Morris proved. . 1 his innocence, but Dixon was sent tc* .j tne penitentiary for one year. It wa*, , shown that he stole a mail pouch fron*, \ the depot platform at Clinton and cut. • ' it so as to make a blanket of it, keep*" ing warm meanwhile at a bonfire madnf: ** of the contents. • ...«. - V"; City Raises Rates for Ugtgfc#: Chairman F. G. Hart of the city11 -fh electric light committee has an* nounced a 25 per cent increase in ther rate for residence lights and a 50 per cent Increase in the hotel rate. Lights f are being furnished at Salem cheaper* ^Jj It is claimed, than any ot^er town int ^ Illinois, and the present committee la^v.J endeavoring to raise the rate enough to make the plant entirely self-sus^» tainIng- ' - •• •• Flour Workers' Union* |* A local union of the Intern&fTbliiiV - t Flour and Cereal Workers of America^. has been formed at Alton, and theK^ ^ following officers elected: Wm Si Gleason, president; George Russell, vice president; James Tobin, financial secretary; C. Scholl, treasurer;, *1 C h a r l e s A u s t i n , r e c o r d i n g s e c r e t a r y ^ Jesse Arnold, guide, Max SehMi^ se*» a tinel. : J Get $6,000 Apiece. The members of the Lampert fam­ ily In Alton who are entitled to par­ ticipate in the division of the estate of a relative in Austria have finally proved their relationship, and they- have received the money due them. Each member of the Alton family en­ titled to a share in the estate received over |6,000. '£ CARNEGIE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR CHICAGO HEIGHTS. Explodes a Torpedo. Silas Wright, a student of the state gormal university, while attempting to explode a railroad tcrpedo, was struck in the arm by a fragment. All efforts to locate the metal proved of no avail, and the young man was sent to his home in Lawrenceville. Gasoline Burns Babe. The 4-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. William Bolt of Lima was severely burned by the explosion of a gasoline lamp. Woodchoppers Are Busy. One result of the coal famine is that it has stimulated the woodchop­ pers' industry. Choppers are now paid $1 per cord for cutting alone, and large quantities of -wood are shipped from all of the smaller stations about Cairo to the larger cities. Fatal Measles. An epidemic of measles has pre­ vailed in Taylorville for the past four months, causing the death of about twenty-five children. Several adults have also succumbed-to the disease. May Unionize Factory. The large plant of the H. Mueller manufacturing company at Decatur, employing over 600 operatives night and day. is closed temporarily, pending a settlement of the proposition to unionize the factory. Food Inspector Is Busy. J. C. Ware of Champaign, inspector for the state food commission, has been making purchases in Decatur, sending sealed samples to the depart­ ment, to be examined by the chemists Eastern Illinois Teachers. The fifth annual meeting of th* Eastern Illinois Teachers' association will be held in Shelbyville Feb. 13 and 14. Addresses will be delivered by W. E. Andrews, principal of the Taylorville high school, and Miss Anna Barbee. county superintendent of schools of Christian county. The officers of the association are: Pres­ ident, G. P. Handle. Mattoon: vice president. H. T. Wileoil, Areola; re- cot^ing secretary. W. D. Migdon. Pe­ tersburg; treasurer, O. 1.. M inter, Oakland. •" '•% ' ,•;> --J&