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v.'f •Mi* Plaindcalcr * }-f- '•) Published by F. <1. SCHKEINER. ItcHENRY, ILLINOIS. u • i 1 :. !' * ": LOBBIES" ARE HIT %ILSON DENOUNCES OPPOSITION TARIFF BILL jM IN­ SIDIOUS. PIER FULLS, 35 DIE SCORES ARE INJURED AS MUNICI­ PAL AUDITORIUM AT LO«<* BEACH, CAL, FALLS. MARY WOMEN ARE VICTIMS tEOMl MUST BE AROUSED PmidMtt Asserts That Money Is Be- •' tug Used to Create Unfavorable r • " Opinion Agalnet the Ui»v dtrwMd MNMIN. Washington. May 28.--President Wilson Monday assailed the tariff lob­ byists working In Washington for the defeat of the salient principles in- 'j solved in the Underwood tariff bill. ^ Including free wool and free sugar. . The president made it plain that he • 'anttrely disapproved the methods %6ed to swervo congress from support V. •' :* ,of the hill. At the same titaa he ex- ; pressed confidence that the Under­ wood bill will be 'passed by the sen- . «te in substantially the same form In which it come from the house. The president issued the following Statement: "I think that the public ought to know the extraordinary exertion be­ ing made by the lebby in Washington to gain Yecdfcnitlon Tor certain alter­ ations of the tariff bill. Washington seldom has seen so numerous, so in- t dusirious or so insidious a lobby. The newspapers are being filled with paid advertisements ^calculated to mislead the Judgment of public men, but also the public opinion of the country It- . «elf. "There is every evidence that * money without limit is being spent to sustain this lobby and to create an appearance of a pressure of public Opinion antagnostic to some of the chief items of the tariff bill. It is of serious interest to the country that the people at large have no lobby, and be voiceless in these matters while great bodies of astute men seek to ereate an artificial opinion and over*, come the interest of the public for their private property. It is worth ; fbe while of the people of this coun- try to take knowledge of this matter. I.i "The government lr. all its branches «ught to be relieved from this intol- ,j'. arable burden, and this constant in­ terruption to the calm progress of de­ bate. I know that In this I am speak­ ing for the members of the two ' V bouseB, who would rejoice as much as I would to be released from this un­ bearable situation." f, The president made it clear that, for as he is concerned, the lettef , ,, "Writing propaganda conducted at the behest of the sugar and wool inter­ nets particularly Tict only met his dia- Approval, but was having the oppoa- x.. •: lte effect from that intended upon • bim and upon the Democratic leaders. ^ f lie Indicated that letters are being received from thousands of persons 'frfv? Who know nothing about the subject ;. •* upon which they write, indicating be- yl ' ijrond all doubt a concentrated effort T' by interested persons to influence pnen in office who are responsible for :. the proposed legislation. On the oth- £" :' ar hand, the president admitted f4j. ' frankly that there were certain busi- Hess men who had a legitimate inter- #st in the wool and sugar items and "who should not be classed in the cate- i'.\ • gory of lobbyists. ' Pf • [£**• - HOLD "CUT RATES" LEGAL v' 4J. 9* Supreme Court Decides Prices HiV- * IQannot Be Controlled by Patentee of Articles. Disaster Occurs During Celebration ay English Subjects--Hundred# Are Plunged on Top of Others on Lower Peek of Structure. Long Beach, Cal., May 2T.-*Whila 10,000 persons were assembled on the land end of the big doubled decked municipal pier In front of the city auditorium in attendance on the cele­ bration of British Empire day that suddenly collapsed Saturday with awful results. Hundreds of persons were plunged down on 'the heads of other hundreds crowded on the second deck. The lower deck then gave way, and all were dropped down a chute of shat­ tered woodwork to the tide washed sands twenty-five feet below. Thirty-five persons--mostly women --were killed by the shivered timbers, Impaled on big splinters or crushed to death by the falling bodies of com­ panions and friends. Fifty more were seriously injured, while hysteria and paralyzing fright disabled score of others. The platform crumbled without warning like a paper box and In an­ other moment there was a writhing mass of humanity crushed beneath the tons of splintered lumber. A panic among the other 7,000 specta­ tors followed and in the wild rush of safety many persons were trampled on and seriously injured. A thousand or more persons had crowded into the building close to the stage and officers of the various cele­ bration committees and English so­ cieties, which had participated in a parade, had just ascended the rostrum when the crash came. Shrieks and cries from the. specta­ tors inside started a rush to see by those' outside the building. For some time all efforts at rescue were futile.. The carious people were jammed so closely about the dead and Injured un­ der the pier that the police could not get to those who needed succor, and flying wedges were organized. A section of the auditorium which w«nt down In the crash and the debris from it was added to the wreckage that fell on top of the injured and the dead. The victims were subjects or for­ mer subjects of Great Britain, resi­ dent in southern California. HE0RGE P. NEWETT M'CARTY KILLED \H BATTLE ' Washington, May 28.--Patented ar­ ticles sold under price restrictions by manufacturers may be resold by retail­ ors at cut rates. The Supreme court Monday so held in the case of a newly patented nerve tonic. Safety razors, " talking machines and thousands of other patented articles are affected by the decision. The court's decision was five to four, with Justices McKenna, Holmes, Lurton and Van D^vanter dissenting. ; Justice Day announced the majority decision, which held that while the patent laws gave the owner exclusive right to "vend" articles, that was not • .the same as a right to "keep up the price." That, the court held, was not granted by the patent law. Many manufacturers had joined the manufacturer of the nerve tonic In his •\ Sight to Bustaln the contention that his patent gave him a right to sell or use 'his patented article under any condi- ' tions as to resale price he might see fit to impose. Oflciais of the department of jus­ tice regard the decision of tremendous importance, putting an end to existing '^widespread extensions of patent mo­ nopolies, and sharply drawing a line of ' "demarcation between the Sherman anti-^rtlst law and the patent laws. Mother and Bsby Perish. Chicago, May 28.--Mrs. Martha Leib- .erman and her adopted daughter, Lil­ lian Jacobs, aged nineteen- months, were burned to death Monday in a -lire that destroyed the Leibttrman home In Cicero, west of here. World's White Champion Heavyweight Dies When Arthur Pelkey Hit* Him Over Heart. • Calgary, Alberta, May 27.--Luther McCarty, white heavyweight cham­ pion of the world, took the county of ten from Referee Edward Smith of Chicago which marked him the loser in the scheduled ten round fight Sat­ urday with Arthur Pelkey and eight minutes later died from the effects of the blow. His death was caused by a chance blow delivered somewhere in the re­ gion of the heart after exactly one minute and forty-five seconds of fight­ ing time had elapsed* Pelkey was arrested on the charge of manslaughter by the Northwestern mounted police and released a short time afterwards on $10,000 bail. The fight was short and bitterly contested. McCarty, outweighed heav­ ily by his giant antagonist, suddenly landed a blow in Pelkey's face and then missed. McCarty again landed a right on Pelkey's head and Pelkey feinted. McCarty was drawn into the "trap and opened his guard. Quick as a tiger the giant Pelkey rushed the champion landing a ter­ rific right hand blow just below the heart.. McCarty was dazed and sway­ ing. /Pelkey was about to strike him again when he saw thet McCarty's eyes were closed. He stepped back. McCarty still Bwaying. The thousands who began cheering Pelkey's rush became silent as they watched Mc­ Carty. Suddenly the champion rained his hands in the attitude of self-defense^ but they dropped again, hlB arms limp. He made a feeble effort to strike a blow and before Pelkey could rush* him the champion's body stiff­ ened, his heels clicking together, his frame becoming rigid. He fell with his head bent forward, his fore­ head striking the canvas a glancing blow. Doctors, hurriedly summoned, worked over the stricken man for eight minutes, when they pronounced him dead. E TL C. FLANAGAN George P. Newett Is the editor snd publisher of Iron Ore,1 of Ishpemlng, Mich., who is being sued for libel by Colonel Roosevelt The case Is set for trial this week.' - JAPAN'S RULER IS 111 SLIGHT <5OLD DEVELOPS' I*NTO PNEUMONIA--FEVER HIGH. Doctors Tell of Increased Tempera­ ture, but Insist There Is No Csuse for Alarm. Tokyo, May 24.--The mikado is seri­ ously 111 from an attack of pneumonia. It had been known for several days that the emperor was ill but It was not until Thursday that the Illness was known to be serious. The court physicians Issued the following bulletin: "The emperor, Who has been suffer­ ing from a slight cold for several days, has developed inflammation of thp lungs. We do not consider that his condition justifies anxiety, but his temperature is high." Washington, May 24,--Secretary of State Bryan and Ambassador Chinda will resume the active discussion of the California land law situation next week, according to information avail­ able the state department Thursday. • Official dispatches from Tokyo in­ dicated that the Japanese government is far from being satisfied with the American reply to the original protest against the enactment of the Webb law. President Wilson sent a message to the emperor of Japan. Offering his> hope that the latter have a speedy re­ covery from the illness from which he is suffering. The cable follows: "His Imperial Majesty Joshi Hito, Emperor of Japan, Tokyo. "Reports received through press agencies are current to the effect that your majesty is indisposed. I have heard these reports with sorrow and with great concern. Should they prove .to be true I desire to offer to your majesty for myself and for the gov­ ernment and people of the United States the assurance of my sympathy and to express the ardent hope that your illness may prove to be of brief duration and your recovery rapid and complete. "WOODROW WILSON." TWO KILLED IN FEUD FIGHT Appeals to 8upreme Court. Washington, May 27.--The contempt ease of Samuel Qctopers, president of the American Federation of Labor, and John Mitchell, vice-president and sec­ retary. was Saturday appealed to the United States Supreme court. m • Bank Robber Is Caught. Toledo, O., May 28.--With a bent umbrella rib a man giving his name as James Evans of Chicago Monday robbed the Northern National bank of two rolls of bills, each containing frtO- iQvans was captured. French Soldiers Start Riots. Paris, May 26--Hundreds of French soldiers engaged in rioting at various points Friday in protest against the new military law, which extends the term of enlistment to three years. A. great many arrests were made. Bfl^mb KlHi Chinese General. Shanbhai. May 28.--Gen. Hsu Pa® ®*n was kHted by -a bomb Monday Wif '•< % *hile opening a box in the belief that * " : - " contained porcelain, of which he Vrt.l w** *** s^ttn* collector, A servant '0fm* <?&¥>•• Jastantly killed. :>?$<&'• V- 4 ' . , T*" •••«*.' • Ex-8enator Scott Improving, Washington, May 28.--Former Sena- . tor Nathan B. Scott of West Virginia * has so much improved from the re- «• cent operation for catarrh of the ey« F as to be able to go to lt'.s home Moiv v, - \ • ,i Woman Faces Bigamy Charge. Cleveland, O., May 26.--Margaret Tylicki, twenty, who six weeks ago had the police searching the morgues and Cleveland medical schools for her body, was arraigned in police court Friday on a bigamy charge. Editor Dies in South. Chattanooga, Tenn., May 26,--W. L Watherby, the aged editor of the Re­ form Press of Dunnville, Ont., died on a Queen and Crescent train at Glenn- ary, Tenn., Friday, while ea rouie. to the Confederate reunion. . A \, One Killed, One Dying From Accident. Cleveland, O., May 26.--Harry Bent- kar, twenty-one, was killed Friday and Andrew Beneter is dying in a hospital as the result of the break of a boom oh the breakwater conatryptipp at Edgewater park bam, :' Four Others# Seriously Wounded Brother Kills Brother, Son 8hoota His Father. Merlgold, Miss:, May 26.--Five min­ utes after a trivial fight between Mar­ lon Henry and a man named John Law had started Saturday, in which both were hurt, two men were dead and four seriously wounded, a brother had killed a brother and a son had seriously wounded his father,- With the exception of Law, all parties to the tragedy were well-known, SIX UE IN TRAIN WRECK Cars Are Swept 300 Feet Down Moun* tain Side by Landellde Caused by Cloudburst Huntington, W. Va* May 2l--Six persons were killed and a number in­ jured Tuesday night when a mixed train on the Sew ell branch of the Ches­ apeake St. Ohio railroad was swept 300 feet down a steep mountain side by a landslide sad . completely swal­ lowed up. Pope Has Fully Recovered. Rome, May 27.--Pope Pius X. has now fully recovered from his recent illness and Is in normal health. An­ nouncement to this effect was made at the Vatican. The pope holding audiences Saturday. Ball Kills School Player. Cozard, Neb., May 2?.--Vance Faught, nineteen years old, a member of the local high school baseball team, died here Saturday as the result of being struck behind the ear. with a baseball during a game. Wealthy Msn Drowned. Jacksonville, Fla., May 24.--K. O. Painter, wealthy, president of the Painter Fertilizer company of this city was drowned here Thursday whec he fell from the ferryboat Duval while crossing the river. KING GEORGE SOUNDS FltttT PO­ LITICAL NOTE OF ROVAL f ^ VISITS TO BERLIN. . 4 KAISEB'S DAUGHTER A BRIDE Appraise Letter Eetafe. Washington, May 24.--The estate of the late Mrs. Levi Z. Letter was ap­ praised Thursday at, >3,672,726, not In* eluding the household effe.ts in the Lelter mansion here or personal prop- «tf ta Chlcageu Princess'Victoria Loulaele Wedded f» Prince Ernest August, Who oemes Ruler of New 8tate Created by Emperor William. Berlin^ May 26.--"The preservation of peace is my 'ervent desire, as it was the chief aim and object of my dear father's life," declared „Klng George of England Saturday at A luncheon given by the British ambas­ sador to the members of royalty, who were assembled here to attend the wedding of Princess Victoria Louis, Emperor William's only daughter, and Prince Erne/it of Cumberland. This is the first political note sounded during the wedding ceremo­ nies of Emperor William's only daugh­ ter, for which three emperors and many princes are gathered. The king's words seem, according to the opinion expressed in influential cir­ cles, to epitomize the chief signifi­ cance of the royal visits as a demon­ stration of the peaceful and friendly relations among the three powerful dynasties. Love and diplomacy entered into the marriage Saturday of Princess Victoria Louise and Prince Ernst Au­ gust In brilliancy and in point of the great number of royal personages present the nuptials far outshone any similar event during the past decade. Kings, monarchs of lesser rank and crown princes and princesses saw the fair-haired* blue-eyed twenty-one-year- old daughter of the German kaiser become the wife of the strapping twenty-six-year-old prince, and with the ceremony was healed a breach between the houseB of Hohenzollern and (ruftlph which had existed for about half a century. The ceremonies really began Thursday, with the mar­ riage ceremonies Saturday as the cli­ max. The civil ceremony took place in the new marble palace at Potsdam; the religious rites were celebrated in this city. Princess Victoria Louise had tof her attendants three of the prettiest girls of her own caste in Europe. They were Princess Mary, daughter of King Charles of Roumania; Grand Duchess Olga, eldest daughter of the czar of Russia, and Princess Yolanda of Italy. As would be Imagined, the wedding gifts are almost fabulous. Their value is estimated at .close to ' $3,900,000. The kaiser was so glad that the old quarrel with the house of Guelph was settled that, after the marriage had been arranged, he. promised to create a new German state and make the groom the ruler of it. Accordingly Prince Ernst became the duke of Brunswick and the grand duke Luneburg. of Progressive Conelllstors Appointed by Senator Sherman, Will Meet / Cummins. Washington, May 24.--Reorganisa­ tion Of the Republican congressional committee to Include eenatora as well as representatives was planned at a conference of 81 regular and progres­ sive Republican senators who met and selected a committee of five to bring about a Joint caucus with Republicans of the house on the new plan. The Democratic congressional committee Is already - reorganizing on similar lines, at the suggestion of President Wilson. The conciliators, appointed by Sen­ ator Sherman of Jllinois, who was em­ powered to dp so by the progressive Republicans who met, in Chicago, with Senator Cummins to plan for a presentation of their scheme to the executive committee of the Re­ publican national committee, which Chairman Charles D. Hllles has call­ ed for a sessiqn here. ' The piembers of the conciliation committee are Senators Cummins, Crawford and Jones, Representatives Crampton of Michigan, Rogers of Mas­ sachusetts and Anderson of Minneso­ ta, and ex-Governor Hadley of Mis­ souri. v The members of the committee of five selected by the senators to ar­ range for a joint conference with the ^ou£# Republicans are Senators Gal- linger, Townsend, Clark qi Wxpinlng, Norris and Jones. j „- Edinburgh, May 23.--A bomb was exploded in the Royal observatory here Wednesday, making a big hole in the second floor and destroying £ large quantity of valuable instru­ ments. Suffragettes are suspected. Baltimore, Md., May 23.--One person is known to have been drowned and several men, women and children are reported missing as a result of a col­ lision between the Bay freight steam­ er Avalon and the Bugeye Elijah, with about 40 berry pickers aboard in the harbor here. Penn Tan, N. Y., May 26.--Isaac Bassett of this county is a man of nerve. Fearing he would die from gan­ grene which originated in his large toe, Bassett amputated the diseased member a week ago with his pocket knife. This, however, did not arrest the progress of the disease, so he cut off his foot Saturday with the same surgical instrument. Bassett is sev- enty-five years old. He lives in the, extreme western part of the county, many miles from a physician. Cleveland, O., May 26.--Thomas F. McMahon, head, of the McMahon 4k Trough ton Candy company, was se­ verely beaten and robbed Friday by two thugs. Police captured one man. who gave the name of James Reed. New York, May 26.--Stephen J. 8UI- well, state senator from the Bronx, re­ cently exonerated by the New York state senate of charges of bribery, was found guilty of bribery by a Jury. The maximum penalty for the crime is ten years' Imprisonment and $6,000 fine. He will be sentenced Wednes­ day. Chattanooga, Tank, May 26.--The advance guard of Confederate veter­ ans, their sons, families and friends, have reached Chattanooga for the na­ tional reunion to be hefd here this week. The olty is elaborately deco­ rated and the final details of tl^e re­ union program have been completed. Acquit Texan of Murder. Dallas, Tex., May 27.--Because l.A. Clopton, a wealthy capitalist, "thought" J. L. White, an official of 'a trust company, was about to attack him, Clopton was acquitted here Saturday of the letter's murder. v * ; 8oup Supplied to Amundsen. Grand Forks, N. D., May 27.--Capt Roald Amundsen, explorer, on his next expedition to the arctio circle will carry 4,500 cans of soup. An eastern soup Manufacturing concern m&kes the gift to Amundsen. Judge Richard C, FlannSyan of ish- peming, Mich., Is the magistrate be­ fore whom the Rooeevek-Newett libel case Is on hearing this week. PUN PARTY CHANGES REPUBLICANS WANT SENATORS ON CONGRESSIONAL BODY. INSANE PATIENT KILLS FIVE Roommates Slain Without Struggle as They Sleep--Guards Across the Hall Hear Nothing. Blackfoot, Idaho, May 23.--Peter Bradovitch, an insane Austrian con­ fined in the southern Idaho insane asylum here, killed, his five roommates by beating them over the head with a table as they lay asleep Wednesday. Thre was no evidence of a struggle between the maniac an^ his victims except on the body of Peterson. Two bruises on his arm showed that he had tried to ward off the blows. So quietly did Bradovitch accomplish the kllliag that guards sleeping across the hall were not awakened. Bradovitch was committed to the in­ sane asylum two years ̂ ago from the state penitentiary. THREE GUNNERS ARE KILLED Rifle Bursts In Practice In Fort Moul­ trie Shaking Entire City of Charleston, 3. C. Charleston, 8. C., May 24.--Three men were instantly killed and nine others badly injured by the explosion of one of the three-inch rlfleB In Fort Moultrie In the harbor off thia city Thursday evening. The explosion which occurred, blew off the breech block of the gun and almost annihilated the force that was working it. The roar of the explosion was dis­ tinctly heard throughout the city and the resulting shock houses tremble. * ' t Boiler Makers' Strike Growing. , Grand Rapids, Mich., May 24.--The strike of the Pere Marquette boiler makers of the Wyoming yards as­ sumed more serioas aspects Thursday when 200 machinists and helpers walked out In a sympathetic strike. made ) all .the ; • > s. .1 Sends Wilson Annoying Lettef. Philadelphia, May 27.--Charged with sending annoying letters to President Wilson, Richard Lindsay, said to be a resident of Chicago, was arrested here Saturday by secrgt serv­ ice operatives. , Panama Canal Cut Throtf&fc. v Panama, May 27.--When two steam shovels met Saturday in Culebjp Cut. one working from the west and the other from tbe east, the Panama canal was cut at grade from the Atlantic to Pacific ocean. . Blease Assails Administration. ! Anderson, S. C., May 24.--Governor Blease in an Interview referred to the government at Washington as "a grape Juice administration" and bitterly as­ sailed Secretary Daniels for criticising; the blind tlgerism of Port Royal . ' Lecturee on Antarctic Traged^. London, May 24. -- Commander Evans, who was Captain Scott's lieu­ tenant in the antarctic expedition, lec­ tured before the Royal Geographical society here Thursday. He retold the story oC the south pole trlpt Dtsgutfte Savee Negro's LWW. Ft Worth, Tex., May 24.--Tom Lee, the negro who shot and killed Patrol­ man Ogletree, a negro and two white men, was brought to Ft. Wayne from Denton Thursday in an auto disguieed as a woman. ILL INOIS Peoria.--Workmen engaged In tear­ ing down an old house at 708 South Adams street, which at one time was the home of Governor Edward Dunne, found $250 in gold hidden In a secret panel. C. F. Messer of East Peoria, a foreman employed by John S. Fos­ ter, a local contractor and house wrecker, discovered the coins wrap­ ped in an old piece of paper while attempting to dislodge one of the solid oak rafters used in the construction of the house over half a century ago. The destruction of the state execu­ tive's boyhood home marks the pas* Anjt of one of tbe most historical land" ^ ylftarks in Peoria. It was erected in 1855 and at that time was one of the most pretentious dwellings in this part of Illinois. It was sold a num­ ber of years later to P; W. Dunne, this father of Governor Dunne, now resid­ ing in Chicago. §pftngfield>--Miss Tort* of Palestine,, convicted of the mur­ der of her new-born child •' by strangling and sentenced May 16 to fourteen years' Imprisonment in Ches­ ter, will be released pending the de­ cision of the supreme court on her appeal. Her bond Is $10,000, with Everett York, Willis R. York and Lew­ i s E „ S t e p h e n s a s s u r e t t a i . u ; * ~ % Rockford.--Lost for twenty years tad supposed to have " beelr stolen by a Chicago fresh air child, who was being cared for in their home, the diamond engagement ring of Mrs. C. J. Warren, wife of a cler­ gyman, was found in a garden on the premises formerly occupied by the Warrens. The ring con­ dition. • • .. Danville.--Cfearles W. Onsen of Shelbyville has asked Danville police tp seek his mother, whom he doeB not recall nor has any idea of what she looks like, having been separated from her thirty-five years ago. He recently heard that she was in Dan­ ville. " The police and newspapers are endeavoring to comply With hit de­ sires. • Crescent City.--Stricken with small­ pox while a guest at a hotel here, Charles Floriant has been sued by Mrs. Rose Demarse, proprietress, who asserts her hotel was placed under quarantine while Floriant waB ill and that she lost a large amount of money as a result of the action of the health authorities. .,f 'r ; • • .'r- ' 'w--r Bloomlngton.-^ad^ kitfibrotttifh In the Vermilion county circuit court, handed down a decision that the real estate and personal property of the Vermilion academy, an institution sup­ ported by " the Holiness church, was taxable, but that the endowment of the institution was exempt. An ap­ peal was taken. BlQomington.--Central Illinois cler­ gymen have indorsed the colonization bureau decided upon by the German Evangelical church ' of Illinois and which is fathered by Rev. John Bait- ser of St. Louis, chairman of the home mission board. * Danville.--Northoott Thomas, Dan­ ville high school graduate 1912, who waB given the unusual honor of gold medal and purse by faculty for his perfect studies and deportment at h(s graduation last June, died of consump­ tion contracted last winter from ex­ posure walking in' blizzard to small country school, which he had ob­ tained.- *. • Rockferd.--Mayor Bennett: signed an ordinance granting moving picture shows the right to open on Sunday on and after, June 8. • Duquoin.--Philip Bergman, a >oung farmer, was bitten by a dog which showed symptoms of hydro­ phobia and which he later killed. Bergman has gone to Chicago for treatment The dog also bit two oows.on the Bergman farm. Can trail.--Two fractions have split the Christian church in Cantrafl, one remaining loyal to the pastor. Rev. Louis P. Fisher, while the other threatens his arrest as a trespasser. The trouble commenced when Rev. Mr. Fisher married Miss Edith Lake. Many supposed he intended to marry Miss Flo Grant, also a member of his congregation. K1 Paso.--Business meiv of .SI Paso have designated Wednesday, June 11, as "play day," in which everybody is supposed to take a day off and enjoy themselves. There will be a varied program ^pf amusements. Bloomington.--College professors and students Interested In antiquarian subjects will conduct an exploring party on May 30 to the traditional site of Fort Creve Coeur on the Taze­ well county side of the Illinois river. Mount Vernon.--J. A. Van Win­ kle, farmer, living south of Mount Vernon, was struck by lightning and made unconscious. His body was stripped of all clothing and all the hair burned from his head. He crawled quite a distance, when con­ sciousness returned. His condition is serious, but he will recover. Champaign.--E. B. Hopkins, 1438 &ain street, Racine, Wis., was elected president of the Illinois Athletic as­ sociation He has charge of all varsity ^athletics next year. V Olney.--Charles HetUS^ Mild for killtnf his bit>ther-in-law 8am Hedriok, a year ago, was found guilty. Punishment fas fixed at four­ teen years in prison. This is the fifth week since the trial began. The case -Will be appealed. Caruso's Son Bears Father Stag, - London, May 24.--Mlmi Caruso, the eirfht-year-old son of the famous tenor, heard his father sing for the first time here Thursday in Covent Garden. The boy is a pupil in an English Mfcoot. <. : ? f Champaign.--Two-year-old »«n~ Tom Branch of Bondville swal­ lowed an eight penny nail eight days ago and Is alive apparently not at all injured. Physicians -examined the child and found the nail lodged in its stomach butnot hurting tha.chijkl. NT BE TOO CA! Ma<prn Method by Which Prudea* Father Guards His Da'ughtSVs Future Happiness. "Your habits are good?" The prominent millioaalra looks! keenly at ths yosav man who had af^ plied .for til* oC'l^s daughter. ^ #tji)6..ti«'»rm reply. rarely play bridge after midnighjg never gamble in wall street, and matea* a point of staying home at least night a week." "Have you a good disposition?" "Fine. I can live with my slstsr hours at% time." .r^V "You are in good health?** "Excellent." 4 "You love my daughter!* '% "Passionately." "What are your assets?" The young msn handed him a pip- per on which appeared a list of h|^" properties. The prominent mililonaii||; looked It over carefully. "You aie prepare*} to this?" "Certaiirty; sir." ••• • |\ t The prominent millionaire reached' forward and shook hands cordially. . "My dear boy," he paid, "I am pe|^ fectly satisfied and only hope you will; pardon me for being so particular. But you soe, 1 want to J>s quite sure thqfc when you have married my little girj^ after her divorce, you will be able t» support her in the same style in whlclit < she Is now Ilvlng'with her present hut>*' band."--Life. \ HANDS BURNING, ITCHING 905 Lowell Plaoe, Chicago, I1L-- "The trouble began by my hands bun>» ing and itching and I rubbed anil-i scratched them till one day I saw llWr tie red sores coming out. My handja were disfigured and swollen, and trot^ > bled me so that I could not sleep* •• They were cracked and when th£ " •mall sores broke a white mattdf would come out I could not do anf hard work; if I did the sores woulC come out worse. For two years n<£ % body could cure my eczema, until oni day I thought I would try the Cutlcurfi Soap and Ointment. I used warm wa» ter with the Cuticura Soap and aftsjf that I put the Cuticura Ointment o|| my hands twice a day for about or 6ix months when I was cured.'*' v (Signed) Sam Marcus^ Nov. 28, 1M| > - Cuticura Soap and Ointment Sol# v throughout the world. Sample of eacfc x free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post-card "Cuticura, Dspt h, Boston." Adv. - r „ The Main Question. "J. Pierpont Morgan," said a clergy­ man, "hated the dissension that'some­ times springs up between high churc^ snd low. Apropos of all such relfc gious dissension, he used to tell a story about a wise old colored man, Calhoun Clay. - ' * "'Cal,' a gentleman once inquire^ 'what denomination do you belong t6f- I thing I see you sometimes makin| for the chapei but don't you you'd do better -to come to us?' " 'Bress yo* heart, sonny,' chuckleS j' old Calhoun Clay, "hit's dis-awajfcA* Dar's free roads leadln' from here tAv, Nola Chucky. , Dar's a straight road; to de right, and dar's a level road tflr de left. But when Ah goes to Nola Chucky wlf a load o' grain, do yott» think they asks me, "Uncle Cal, what road you come by?" No, suh! What they asks is, "Uflde, Is yoh itheat good?'" Profiting by Superstition. < After having sat on many juriss the observant man is of the opinion tha& the whole human race Is still stronglf tarred with the brush of superstitio%,- "I am confirmed in that belief bjr. the amount of damages invariably voted to plaintiffs, whose injuries • smack of superstitious origin," ha ssld. "If a load of bricks should fa&w from a fifth story window on to ths head of a man who happened to bp walking under a ladder he would gefc twice as much damages as if the la<J» der were not there. The element qf bad luck that attaches to a ladde* would insensibly influence everjr juror, and the sum awarded would rs» fleet their prejudices and sympathies * His Future Assured. "How on earth did you gain aR your popularityV inquired the ne^f senator. • "Why, you see, It was this way,* replied the older statesman. "Whe|vT men asked me for my candid oplniofc., about themselves I gave them mf candid opinion, and when they askelf, / me for my candid opinion about their ^ friends, I gave them my pickled oplns^ ' ion. Popularity followed as a inattepp of eounie." . "LIKE MAOICff i . Nsw Food Makes Wonderful Change^, v When a man has suffered from dyi pepsia so many years that he can't member when he had a natural tlte, and then hits on. a way out ! l trouble he may be excused for saying / "it acts like magic." •• When It Is a simple, wholesom|j ' food instead of any one of a large nunK ; her of so called remedies in the fordfc ; of drugs, he is more than ever likelf' - to feel as though a sort of miracle hap^. been performed. i/fs? A Chicago man, in the delight of r%:;,;' stored digestion, puts It in this waytyf "Like magic, fittingly describes ths' " manner in which Grape-Nuts relievei| me of poor digestion, coated tougu%,, and loss of appetite, of many yeaii|^ s t a n d i n g . V . "I tried about every medicine tlujl^J. was recommended to me, without rs*" lief. Then I tried Grape-Nuts on thiv. suggestion of a friend. By the tlmp I had finished the fourth package, mjr v stomach was aff right, and for the parf.'( two months I have been eating with a relish anything set before me. Tha| ¥ ' is something I had been unable to dd ~ previously for years. "I am stronger than ever and I «o%;S aider the effects of Grape-Nuts on a" '1"" weak stomach as something really , wonderful. It builds up the entirj f body as well as the brain and nerves.**' c Name given by the Postum Co., Battl# tHareek, Mich. "There's a reason," and it is e*.\;' ; r p l a i n e d I n t h e l i t t l e b o o k , " T h e R o a f £ to Wellville." in pkgs Ever read the abort letter? A «e*H'^"* ' Me appears from tint* to ttaa*. Tfce# %•••'. » are genuine, Init, u| full •( V!h'». r {"I*