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FOUR-DAY SESSION OF STATE CONFERENCE WILL BEGIN OCTOBER ft. \ DENEEN IS AMONG SPEAKERS Many Other Prominent Men Will De­ liver Addresses--Plan to Interest Women's Clubs In the Social Needs of Illinois. Springfield.--"Children's" .and Pre­ vention of Social Diseases," are the dominating theme* running through the program of the sevententh state conference of Charities and Correc­ tion, announced. The conference will meet in Springfield on October 19, 20, 21 and 22. The 'sessions will be held 111 the new First Christian church, southeast corner of Sixth and Cook streets. In conjunction with It, there will be the annual meetings of the Il­ linois Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis; the Illinois Associa­ tion of County Farm Superintendents, and one session of the Illinois branch »f the American Institute of Criminol- ogy and Criminal Law. A list of very distinguished Speak­ er from both Illinois and other states is revealed by the program, and * the variety of interests and wide field cf activity in which this conference is working was never better reflected. Among the speakers and subjects for the conference are: Prof. Edward C. Hayes, head of the department of sociology of the Uni­ versity pf Illinois, the annual ad­ dress. Governor Charles S. Deneen, "So­ cial Progress in Illinois." Rt. Rev. Walter T. Sumner, dean of SS. Peter and Paul's Cathedral, Chi­ cago, "Some Aspects of Social and Civic' Progress." Wre Prevention Day Observed. By proclamation of Governor Do» neen Fire Prevention day was ob­ served throughout the state. In the schools of many of the cities of the state, notably Chicago, the day was observed with special exercises and lectures. Owing to the fact that the state fair Is in progress and that con­ sequently the schools are closed, there was no special observance of the day in Springfield. Fire Prevention day was first of­ ficially observed by Chicago. In that city some years ago the day that marks, the anniversary of the big Chi­ cago fire was proclaimed Fire Pre­ vention day. On this day the school children are Instructed in the ways of fire prevention and the people throughout the city are urged to burn rubbish and the odds and ends which have accumulated during the year that might furnish material for fires. Now Illinois and some other wdfct- ern states, realizing the value of the work that might be done on Fire Pre­ vention day, have begun the custom of proclaiming one day in each year as Fire Prevention day. The state fire marshal of Illinois was particularly active in urging the adoption of the custom and now from his office a great deal of literature Bhowing how this day may be most effectively observed is sent out each year. Losses by fires In the Ucited States last year totaled $234,470,650. The fire losses in the state of Illinois alone were $12,193,044. YERKES WINNING THE FIRST GAME Past Members of Board Meet. There was a large attendance of the ex-members of the Illinois board of agriculture in the office of Hon. George A. Anthony, the president of the state board of agriculture, oa the exposition grounds. President Anthony greeted the ex- members of the board in part as fol­ lows: "It ^ives me great pleasure to welcome thb^ex-members of the state board of agriculture. You have ren­ dered the state a most valuable serv­ ice, and the great exposition now as­ sembled, was built on the foundation that yqu laid so broad and deep in the early history of the Illinois state fair. O. F. Berry of Chicago, "The Past, You need no assurance of the high appreciation of the present members Present and Future Care of the Poor." Harry Virden of Chicago, who has taught a blind, deaf and dumb boy to speak, read and write, will tell how it was accomplished, using moving pic­ tures. Prof. George F. Meade of the Uni­ versity of Chicago, ' The Co-ordina­ tion of Social Agencies." Rev. Peter J. O'Callaghan of Chica­ go, "Punishment Necessary to Correc­ tion." WillaM E. Hotchkiss of Chicago, "Child Welfare as a Problem in State Policy in Illinois." Sherman C. Kingsley, director of the Elizabeth McCormick Foundation, "Im­ proved iJlethods of Licensing Private Institutions for Children." There will also be a round table discussion of "Family Treatment, Pub­ lic and Private," in which Eugene T. Lies, secretary of the Chicago United Charities; Mrs. Nannie Dunkin, sec­ retary of the Bloomington Associated Charities; Perry Hiser, secretary of the Peoria association, and Mrs. H. A. McKeene, secretary of the Spring field Associated Charities, will be the leaders. The largest attendance In the his­ tory of the conference is prophesied. The exhibits which will include dis­ plays from a number of organizations that have not heretofore shown, will form a distinct feature. All the state institutions, many of the As­ sociated Charities throughout the state, private institutions, the Asso­ ciation for the Prevention of Tuber­ culosis, the Consumers' league, the state board of health, the American Association for the Conservation of "Vision, / the American Federation of Sex Hygiene, the Illinois State Pycho- pathic institute, are among those which will exhibit, in addition to which there will be a large number of screens from the Chicago and New York Child Welfare exhibits. Another new feature will be the «esslon. on the afternoon of October 19, under the auspices of the Spring­ field Woman's club, the object being to interest the women's clubs through­ out the state in the social needs of Illinois. The Illinois Federation of Women's clubs has postponed its an­ nual meeting, so that there may be no conflict with this gathering. Alexander Johnson of Fort Wayne, secretary of the National Conference of Charities, will speak on "Social Causes of Distress." of the board of agriculture for each of you personally, and we do not hesitate to state that the fanners, and all interested in our farming in­ dustry, join me in thanking you for your good work. You will receive a cordial welcome at the hands of the exhibitors and visitors, and we hope that you will have a most enjoyable time during your visit to the fifty- eighth annual Illinois state fair, which in number of high class entries in every department, has never been equaled. The hope is entertained that you may long be spared to at­ tend the Illinois state fair which you so successfully conducted for more than half a century." The following gentlemen were eject­ ed officers of the cx-memben) of the board of agriculture for the ensuing year: President--LaFayette Funk, Shir­ ley. Vice-President--A. D. Barber, Haji- ilton. Secretary--Charles F. Mills, Sprta;- field. Treasurer--J. W. Judy, Tallula. Appoint Marion Man. The state board of mine rescue commissioners appointed Oscar Cart- lidge of Marlon to the position of manager of mine rescue stations. Out of eleven applicants the exam- Inatlng board passed three, Mr. Cart- lidge, Evan D. John of Carbondale and John Dunlop of Peoria. The board yhlch handled this ex­ amination for the state civil service commission was composed of W. T. Morris of DuQuoin, Carl Scholz of the RocK Island Coal Mining com­ pany, and J. J. Rutledge of the fed­ eral bureau of mines of Pittsburg. Postmasters Elect Officers. Springfield was chosen for the 1913 convention of the Illinois Postmasters association. The following officers were re-elected: President, D. A. Campbell, Chicago; secretary, D. A. Hemmens, Elgifi; treasurer, J. P. Messick, East St. Louis. C. P. Gran- field, first assistant postmaster gen­ eral, mads the principal address at today's session, discussing problems related to parcels post, rural delivery, Sunday closing and the promotion of clerks and carriers. State Incorporations. Secretary of State Doyle issued cer­ tificates of incorporation to the fol­ lowing: Charles Kraut Academy of Decora­ tive Art, Chicago; capital, $200,000. Incorporators--Charles Kraut, G. A. Wibergh and Charles W. Mlerke. Wholesalers and Retailers' Safety Deposit Vaults, Chicago; capital, $5,- 000. Incorporators--Frank P. Page, .lames E. Hauronic and ' Frederick Julian. * Chicago Job Press company, Chica­ go; dissolved Schools In Good Standing. In a report Issued by 'State Super­ intendent of Public Instruction Fran­ cis G. Blair, showing the ni.rr'jer of standard schools in the state uu July 1, it Is shown that the schools of San­ gamon county have excellent stand­ ing. During the year six schools have been added, bringing the total number of standard schools in the county up to 37. Sangamon county is exceeded In the number of standard schools In the state by only two counties. McLean, with 51, and Whltesides* with 50. The 630 schools throughout the state which have met the requirements are distributed as follows: Bureau county, 7; Boone. 2; Car­ roll, 18; Coles. 12; Christian, 1; De- Kalb, 19; DeWitt, 3; Douglas. IS; Du Page, 1; Edgar, 4; Fulton, 19; Ford, 7; Gallatin, 3; Greene, 3; Grundy, 3; Hancock, 6; Henry, 1; Iroquois, 33; Jo Daviess, 4; Kane, 27; Knox, 17; Lake, 18; Lawrence, 19; Lee, 13; Livingston, 8; Logan. 27; McDonough, 17; McLean. 51; McHen- ry 3; Macon, 18; Macoupin, 4; Mar­ shall, 6; Mason, 26; Moultrie, 7; Ogle, 30; Peoria, 9; Piatt, lH^Pulaskl, 1: Rock Island, 3; Sangamon, 37; Schuyler, 7; St. Clair, 16; Stark, 9; Scott, 2; Tazewell, 3; Vermillion, 2, Farm Boys' School. Farm boys of Illinois camped on the Illinois state fair grounds have accustomed themselves to tent life. Chicago Is represented at the camp for the first time in the history of the organization. Ten members from the metropolis have been enrolled. "Prin clples of Health" will be the subject of an address by Dr. John Dill Rob ertson, chairman of the commission, In charge of the school. The total enrollment of the school Is 235, representing every district in the state. New Name in Hall of Fame. The commission In charge of the Illinois Farmers' Hall of Fame met In the office of the president of the Illi­ nois state fair on the Exposition grounds. In the city of Springfield The names of a number of distin­ guished men recommended for admis­ sion to the Illinois Farmers' Hall of Fame were considered. The rules of the commission provide that only one name be accepted and Installed In the Memorial hall at the University of II linols each year. W. C. T. U. Elects Officer*. •At the close of the annual oonven* tion of the Illinois W. C. T. U. in Car­ bondale the following officers were cilected: President--Helen L. Hood, Chicago. Vice-President---Mrs. Efta R. jm- wards, Pickneyville. Corresponding Secretary -- Miss Epiia Marshall, Chicago. Recording Secretary -- Miss Btta Trabue, Jerseyville. Treasurer -- Mrs. Lingram Mac* Bloocriagton. IL-1.., IN OIS II ERE the camera caught Yerkes of the Boston Red Sox Just after hitting the ball In the seventh inning when " his single brought home Wood and Hooper, making the score 4 to 3 aid filling with gloom the hearts of the Gotham fans. ARCHBOLD ON STAND II OIL MAGNATE ADMITS WRITING FORAKER-HANNA LETTERS. Witness In 8enate Inquiry Says Mon- ey Was Sent for Counsel Fees for Services Rendered. Washington, Oct. 11.--John D. Arch- bold "has no doubt" that he wrote them all. This was the burden of the Standard Oil magnate's answers when, as a witness before the senate com­ mittee investigating campaign funds, he was called on to identify a large number of published letters to public men containing checks and discussing political matters. Among Mr. Archbold's correspond­ ents were former Senators Foraker, Quay and Hanna and former Repre­ sentatives Grosvenor and Sibley. Certificates of deposit sent to Mr. Foraker, he said, were for payment of legal services to the Standard Oil company of Ohio. Some of the letters, said to have been written to him by the meh named Mr. Archbold could not remember having received, but was not prepared to say he had not. Mr. Archbold did not deny the author­ ship of any of the letters attributed to him. Mr. Archbold testified that a receipt Cornelius N. Bliss gave him far the company's $100,000 contribution to the Roosevelt campaign fund of 1904 had been destroyed Just before the death of H. H. Rogers. "It was not a thing of pleasure to look at," said Archbold. VICTORIOUS NORTHERN MONTE- NEGRIN ARMY CAPTURES BYELOPOLYE. CHILDREN DIE IN FLAMES Constantinople Gets Report of Trag­ edy Among Moslems at Krania-- Terrific Battles Rage on Servian Frontier and Elsewhere in Balkans. HOCKIN INVOLVED IN PLOTS Government Produces Evidence In Dy­ namite Conspiracy Trial Tending to Support Confession of Clark. Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 14.--At the "dynamite conspiracy" trial E. L. Shipp, a hotel clerk at Cincinnati, told of the arrival in Cincinnati on May 1, 1908, of Herbert S. Hockin. Edward Clark, who has pleaded guil­ ty, said he was induced, on that date by Hockin to dynamite a bridge at Dayton, O. The explosion occurred three days after Hockin's visit. William H. Stunner, assistant mana­ ger of a Chicago hotel, testified that Eugene A. Clancy, San Francisco, was in Chicago Oct. 14, 1910. two weeks after the Los Angeles Times explo­ sion. The government contends that Clancy took part in hiding J. B. McNa- mara. DIAZ'S KIN JOINS REBELS Vera Cruz Reports Mexican General Is Now Fighting Against Pres­ ident Madero. City of Mexico, Oct. 14--Gen. Felix Diaz has joined the rebellion against Madero, who forced his uncle, Porfiri6 Diaz, out of the presidency. This is the news sent from Vera Cruz. President Madero is reluctant to believe the report. Diaz Is supposed to be In the state of Vera Cruz near the southeastern boundary of Puebla. where he is ex­ pected to join the forces of General Aguilar. who is said to be depending largely on Indians for soldiers. Lives With Body Cut in Two. Chicago. Oct. 15--Richard Rolland, who was ten years# old, died at St. Anthony's hospital Sunday. He re­ tained consciousness an hour after his body had been ^ut in two Just above the hips by a Burlington train. James J. Hill Buys St. Paul Bank. St Paul, Minn., Oct 12.--James J. Hill has completed the purchase of the Second National bank of this city, which haa been pending for some days. He gave his personal check for $1,240,000 for the property Thursday. Man Long Treasurer Embezzler. Marysville, Cal , Oct 12 --George E. Pine, twenty three years treasurer of Yuba county, was Jailed here Thurs­ day, under sentence to five years' Im­ prisonment for embezzling 18.40© of the county funds. Astor Estate Pays $3,150/X)0 Tax. Albany, N Y , Oct 14.--A check lor $3,150,000 «as received by State Comptroller Sohmer Friday in pay ment of the advanced inheritai <-;e tax on the estate of Col John Jacoo As tor who perished on the Titanic. F a m o u s War Raider Dies. Lexington. Ky.. Oct 14 -- Capt Charles R Morgan, brother of the famous Confederate general, John Morgan, and himself a former United States consul to Sicily, died here Frl day. He was seventy four London, Oct. 15.--A Podgorltza dis­ patch to the Daily Mall on Sunday says the town of Schicerlk was de­ molished by Montenegrin guns and 250 Turks taken prisoners. The final charge of the Montenegrins was so fu­ rious that the retreating Turks were actually fired at with their abandoned guns. The noted Macedonian leader, Toder Lataroff, committed suicide be­ cause he could not go to war. He had tuberculosis. The Montenegrins at­ tacked the Turks at Shroka moun­ tain, routing them with a loss of 300 men. The Montenegrins lost 100 killed or wounded. Podgorltza, Montenegro, Oct. 15.-- The northern Montenegrin army, un­ der General Vukotitch, which recently crossed the border into the Sanjak of Novlbazar, gained a firm foothold by capturing Byelopolye, one of the chief towns of the province. Byelopolye fell after prolonged fight­ ing, but no information has been re­ ceived regarding the losses on both sides. The Montenegrins have set up there a provisional government Montenegrins are now on their way to Slenltza, thirty miles to the north­ east of Byelopolye and close to the Servian frontier, against which they will direct a Becond attack. It is in this direction that thef Montenegrins expect to join hands with the Servian army when it advances from the north. According to a Constantinople dis­ patch to the Standard, Essad Pasha has arrived at Scutari with reinforce­ ments, raising the garrison from 12,- 000 to 20,000 men. If this news is true the Montenegrins will have a difficult task in capturing Scutari. Montenegrins have burned the Mus­ sulman village of Krania, several chil­ dren perishing in the flames. The fighting in that neighborhood is vis­ ible from Scutari. Late advices say fighting continues around Berana. The Montenegrins ad­ vancing toward Gusinje, Plava and Ar- ona, on the southeastern frontier, are encountering much resistance and los­ ing heavily. Some fighting has occurred at Tu- shi, where the TurkB are displaying great bravery It Is further reported that the Turkish forces In the country between Lake Scutari and the sea have stopped the advance of the Mon­ tenegrins. SAID, KILL ROSENTHAL ROSE ASSERTS BECKER DEMAND­ ED GAMBLER BE "CROAKED." Declares He Procured Gunmen at Re­ quest of Ex-Lieutenant Who Advised Murder. New York, Oct. 15.--"Bald Jack" Rose told the jury In Supreme Court Justice GofT's court his whole story Saturday of the plot leading up to and the events following the murder of Herman Rosenthal, the gambler. He swore that Police Lieut. Beck­ er ordered and contrived the murder to prevent exposure as a blackmailer; that Becker gloated over the body ot. Rosenthal as It lay in the West Forty- seventh street station, and that Beck­ er paid the gunmen and tried for a tinre to protect them. The climax was Rose's recital of Becker's reply to Rose's question as to whether or not he had seen the body: "it was a pleasing sight to me to look and see that squealing there and, If It had not been for the presence of the district attorney, I would have reached down and cut his tongue out as a warning to future squealers." IMPORTANT NEWS AUTO BANDITS GET $3,000 Robbers Waylay St. Louis Saloon­ keeper--Hold Pursuers at Bay and Escape. St. Louis, Oct 11.--Bandits who used an automobile waylaid Thomas J O'Meara a saloonkeeper, and look from him a grip containing $3,000 iu cash. They held off a crowd of pur­ suers with revolvers and escaped The number of the automobile was ob­ tained by the police O'Meara had drawn the money trom a bank to cash workers' checks in his saloon. Wlster, Okla., Oct. 11.--Mail and ex­ press train No. 41, west bound on the Rock Island railroad, was held up Wednesday near Howe, Okla., by four masked bandits who are believed to be hiding near Wister. Pontiac, 111., Oct. 12.--Typhoid fever Is epidemic among the inmates of the Illinois state reformatory here, twenty-five cases being In the hospital. One death, an Inmate, George Yeager, twenty-one, of Portland, Ore., has oc­ curred. New York, Oct. 12.--The jury which will try ex-Police Lieutenant Charles A. Becker, charged with murdering Herman Rosenthal, gambler, was completed Thursday. The twelfth man was the eighth talesman of the Bec­ ond panel. Berlin, N. J , Oct. 11.--The arniies of the Balkan states will be augments ed by an American aeroplane If An- gelo Stergies of this town can get his machine through to Athens safely. The biplane will leave New York on the next steamship sailing for Greece, and Angelo will accompany it, to offer his services to the Greek army, in which he formerly served. Bloomington.--Lucy Grunden Say lor, the central figure In the Iro­ quois county murder case of three years ago, has served allotted time of her Imprisonment in the peniten­ tiary at Joliet and walked from Its portals a free woman. Mrs. Saylor received a sentence of three years at hard labor at the close of one of the most sensational trials that the middle west has ever known in April, 1910, and began serving her sentence at the same time that Dr. W. R. Mil­ ler, the other leading factor, began to make reparation for his part In the crime by serving twelve years. Good behavior reduced her sentence six months. The «crlme was com­ mitted on July 11, 1909, the woman's husband being murdered. The crime was fastened upon the wife and para­ mour, Doctor Miller. BABY ELEPHANT HAS FUN WITH "COPPERS" PRIEST FLIES TO DYING MAN Jules Lumbard at Rest. Omaha, Neb., Oct. 16.--Jules Lum­ bard, Civil war singer, who died in Chicago last Thursday, was buried here Sunday afternoon after an im­ pressive and largely attended funeral service. Men Outnumber the Women. Washington, Oct. 15.--There are nearly 3,000.000 more men than wom­ en In the United States, according to figures made public in Washington on last Saturday by the census bu- •reau Crushed to Death in a Tower. Saybrook, Conn., Oct 11.--William Wilcox, telegraph operator In a signal tower at Saybrook on the New Ha­ ven railroad, was crushed to death Wednesday wtyen a freight train crashed into the tower. Former Chicago Alderman Drops Dead Florence. Oct. 11.--Walter Merritt Pond of Evanston. ill., formerly a Chi­ cago alderman and prominent in pell- tics, dropped in front of his hotel en­ trance here Wednesday and died a few minutes later. Travels 125 Miles With French Army Aviator in Morocco and Adminis­ ters Extreme Unction. Paris, Oct. 14.--Extreme unction was administered to a dying man for the first time by a priest rushed to the scene in an aeroplane according to a dispatch received from Morocqo. Col­ onel I^argeot, commanding some French troops, was mortally wounded In a brush with the Tuaregs Just be­ fore they were repulsed and fled. Lar- geot was a devout Catholic and ex­ pressed a dying wish to receive the laBt sacrament, but the nearest priest was 125 miles away. Bregard, aviator, begged his superiors for permission to make the trip through the air and was permitted to do so. He brought back the priest. Unalga Arrives at Gibraltar. Washington, Oct. 15--The new Uni­ ted States revenue cutter Unalga. on her way from Newport News around the world, to reach her station on the Pacific ooast, arrived at Gibraltar on Sunday last. Orders 30,000 Scales. Washington, Oct IS.--Postmaster General Hitchcock placed the largest single order for scales ever made here Saturday--30,OOO.They are to be used in post offices for the parcels post service. ' Kills Policeman by Mistake. Pottsville, Pa., Oct 11.--Mistaking Night Patrolman Morgan for a bur­ glar, Miss Jennie Thomas, the six- teen-year-old daughter of a hotel mac at Lansford, Pa., shot and killed him Wednesday. City Invaded by Dukhobors. Brandon, Man., Oct 11.--This city was infested Wednesday by a band of 3,000 dukhobors, who have come here to seek the release of some of their members In the provincial in­ sane asylum. Chicago.--Frank Martin, flfty-sev- en. years old, 2206 North Western avenue, was killed ancl Mrs. Rose Johnson, fifty-five years old, was seri­ ously injured when the two fell from a porch on the third floor of the wom­ an's residence at 2208 North Western avenue. Martin and Mrs. Johnson were leaning over the railing when it gave way. Both plunged to the pavement, a distance of forty feet. They were taken, unconscious, to St. Elizabeth's hospital, where Martin died. His body was removed to 2537 Fullerton avenue. Martin, who was a carpenter contractor, had been asked by Mrs. Johnson to make an estimate on repairing the porch. "Freeport.--"Spell it again, please," said Deputy County Clerk Steffen when Mike Papatheodorekuwomdro- polos, a Greek, gave his name as an applicant for citizenship papers. Mike condescended to repeat the let­ ters slowly and the deputy, after la­ borious efforts, managed to get the entire name recorded. "You're not going to stick to that name when you're an American citizen, are you?" queried StefTen. "No, I think not," replied Mike. " 'Papa' or 'Papatheo- dore' will be sufficient when I'm naturalized." Highland.--The Illinois branch of the Ocean-to-Ocean Good Roads as­ sociation was addressed by Jesse Taylor of Ohio and State En­ gineer Johnson of Springfield. Reso­ lutions were passed indorsing the re­ building of the old national road by the general government, and demand­ ing state aid Iti the construction of the lntercounty roads. The next meet­ ing will be held in Troy December 6. Mollne.--Former Judge John M. Gould, one of the earliest resi­ dents of Mollne, and former business associate of the late John Deere, multl-mlllionalre plow manufacturer, died of apoplexy. He was ninety years old. Mr. Gould came to Mollne in 1848 and retired from business 13 years ago. He organized the first bank in Mollne and for 37 years was president Pontiac.--Everett L. Monroe was killed when he attempted to take out an electric fuse plu« in his home. He was standing on the con­ crete floor In the basement of his home and as he touched the fuse plug a short circuit was formed, killing him. He feared the wires would set fire to his residence. Peoria.--Chewing tobacco killed Charles, the two-yearold Son of Joseph Dunbar of Virginia City. The child found a quantity of finecut when lying on the floor of his home and became seized with convulsions soon after eating It. Sterling. -- Mrs. Seretca Palmer, aged one hundred years, died at her home In Grand Detour. She came to Illinois from Vermont In 1838, and was said to be the oldest women in the northern part of the state. Dixon.--Rev. Father D. J. Con- Bldlne, who has for some years been assistant priest at St. Paul's Roman Catholic church in this city, has been appointed by Bishop Mul- doon pastor at Durand. Pontiac.--There is an epidemic of typhoid fever among the In­ mates of the Illinois state reforma tory here. Twenty-five patients are in the hospital here. George Yeager, twenty-one, of Portland, Ore., died. Kewanfie.--Father Lewis C. I^and ruth of Streator was appointed assist ant rector of the Visitation Roman Catholic church in this city by Bishop Dunne of Peoria. Pontiac.--Thomas O'Fallon of Pe­ oria, a traveling man representing Bonnie Bros of Louisville, Ky.. died at the St. James hospital here of uraemic poisoning. He was ill but thirty-six hours. Aurora.--When an lnterurban car struck an automobile. Miss Edaa \Vinans was pitched headlong, her feet caught and she hung head downward, until rescued Champaign--Edward Weeks, color­ ed, was decapitated by an Illinois Central engine. Morris.--Judge Plain of Aurora has ruled that residents of Grundy coun­ ty must vote upon a proposition to remove the county seat from Morris to Mazon Shirley--Eugene B. Nathers was arrested for stealing a horse and bug­ gy from John Quinn of Heyworth. Au­ gust 28. Decatur -- W. II. Leiby. missing five days, was found in a crab apple thick­ et by children gathering nuts. He had not eaten in that time. Edwardsvllle.--Two hundred pupils of Madison county will hold their an­ nual spelling match here the last Sat- i-fday la January. Fences, Sheds and Porches Smashed When Animal Takes Morning Stroll. Chicago.--One playful baby ele­ phant slipped out of the nursery of ft wild west show early the other morn­ ing and with the most Innocent of In­ tentions wrecked half of Englewood before It discovered that It was muss­ ing up that part of the map of Chi­ cago. The fun-loving creature snapped the chain that held It to a post at Fifty- ninth and Justine streets early the other morning, lifted the canvas of the tent and started away. A show­ man barred Its path, however. So. just for fun, the elephant tossed him over a wagon and romped ofT. Then it ran up a narrow alley. As the alley was built tor thin wagona. and the elephant was constructed for broad jungles, it so happened that several fences and sheds were brushed over. The animal trumpeted joyously at a passing milk wagon, whereupon the foolish horse kicked over the wagon, spilled thei milk and ran frantically down the street By this time the playful runaway was tired and missed its nurse and morning bottle. It sat down on the front step of a house to rest, and. per* It Ran Playfully Toward the Police- fnen. haps, shed an elephantine tear, when the porch, unaccustomed to such vis­ itors. toppled down upon the head of the elephant Just then a patrol wagon and two policemen, summoned from the Engle­ wood station, arrived upon the scene to cope with the animal. The animal, attracted by the bright uniforms, probably imagined that the policemen had been sent to the spot for the sole purpose of entertaining It At any rate. It ran playfully toward the po­ licemen, trumpeting and throwing out Its trunk in token of its pleasure. But the guardians of the law did apt correctly Interpret these advances. In' fact, they were so suspicious of the elephant that they took to a tree and concealed themselves beyond the reach of that outstretched trunk. After the policemen had entertained the elephant and a crowd of pedee- trians for half an hour, a diminutive showman arrived with a hook and a bag of peanuts. |Ie gave the elephant one peanut, then jabbed it with the book and addressed it in a stern voice. The elephant saw that the playhour was up, bade the policemen a tearful farewell, and returned to the business of being part of a wild west show. STUNG BY CRITICS; DIES Banker Morrison, Rsce Track Man, Depressed by Charges, Commits 8uicide. Baltimore.--George C. Morrison, president of the Tit le Guarantee f t Trust company of this city, committed suicide at the Baltimore Athletic club. The report of the police says Mr. MOr rison ended his life with gas. which he inhaled through a tube. Mr. Mor­ rison occupied a conspicuous position in the business and political affairs of Baltimore, and also was prominently Interested In horse racing. He left a note In which he referred to tlia news­ paper publicity given to his Interest tA the race track at Havre de Grace qp one reason for his action. The sui­ cide came within a few days of accu­ sations made by Governor Goldstar- ough that Mr: Morrison and other leaders of the business and social Ufe of Harford county had made misrepre­ sentations concerning the Harford county racing bill. Mr. Morrison was chairman of the Democratic advisory committee for Maryland and was con­ ducting the campaign for Wilson. Saved by 8ilver Watch. Mount Vernon, N. Y.--A silver watch in his pocket saved the life of Adolph Hendrickson. a painter, who was shocked by 38,000 volts of eleo^ tricity. Hendrickson. who is nineteen years old, was painting the wires of the elec­ tric power system of a railroad. His brush touched the feed wire, carrying 32,000 volts. His body was against the pier on which he Was standing, and the current that entered his body passed through his watch Into the pier. The works of the watch were fused and there Is a mark on the pier , where the electricity jumped Into tt from the watch. Giggling Girls Arrested. Rome. Ga--Rev. Mr. Curtis had Sadie and Anua Walters arrested be- eanse they giggled while he was preaching. The justice discharged them. Heroic Act. Auburn, N. Y--John Y. Walts, la a leaking boat with his friends. Jumped overboard that the others might h» saved- He was drowned.