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IS COMPLETED GOVERNOR DUNNE APP0INT8 FIFTH MEMBER OF ILLINOIS 18810 OWEN P. THOMPSON IS NAMED Jacksonville Man Resigns' a* Circuit Judge--J. E. Quan, W. A. Shaw, F. H. Funk and Richard Yatea Are the Other Member*. Springfield --Judge Owen P. Thomp­ son of Jacksonville is the fifth mem­ ber of the new state public utilities commission, completing the board. Governor Dunne held to the laat his big surprise in selecting this board, considered all important to the dee- fciniss of the administration. Judge Thompson Is a close personal and political friend; of Secretary of State William J. Bryan. Both lived In . Jacksonville In the old days. He is , presiding justice of the fourth appal- *fr- late district, sitting at Mount Vernon. He Is sixty-two years old and had 'Mi been mentioned for a foreign post un- der the Wilson administration. || The four other members of the new if commission are: James E. Quan of jj|.- Chicago, selected as chairman by Gov- t- emor Dunne, and Walter A. Shaw of Chicago, engineer, both Democrats, p' and who, with Judge Thompson, | make up the majority of Democratic members of the commission; Richard | Yates of Springfield, former Repub- I? llcan governor, and Prank H. Punk of Ik . Bloomington, Progressive. !" Judge Thompson resigned as circuit ^ jtdge. The new commissioner haa been art \ active factor In Illinois Democratic ^jpolitlcs. ' ' VA1 * Tn^ettng of the new commls- s goners In the office of Governor • fymne the preliminary organization ' -jras perfected. The appointments all lead that the members of the board -•./•••'"ire to hold office until the "next meet- lug of, the senate of Illinois." Undel the new law the appointmhents must confirmed by the senate. It has Ijeen questioned whether the governor lad authority to name the commis­ sioners without confirmation. This $oint will be raised, it is asserted, in the test case of the validity of the aew law to be brought by the city Council of Chicago. Under the law Governor Dunne was to name ' two VflommisBionera for one year, two for fwo years and one for three years. *Fhe terms will not be designated un- til the general assembly meets. After the original terms they will all run for six years. The salary la $10,000 a ;:tpear. v _ Thompson is considered by political ' ^calculators one of the strongest men '•'; v»n the new board. Governor Dunne ^ did not attempt to conceal the fact he believes he made a ten Btrlke In t&duclng him to leave the bench. ; "We took Judge Thompson from the jfeencn," was the comment of Governor Dwne when he made the announce- Btifent. "He hesitated when I offered «h* appointment to him. He was -not .iure his duty to his constituents tlijrould permit him to resign from the -feench. I pointed, out to him it was a «all to duty and lie finally told me he «rould accept." "There is nothing more importailt tMo that this new law be enforced,' Convention of Live Stock Men. Arrangements have been completed for the nineteenth annual meeting of the Illinois Live Stock Breeders' as­ sociation in Peoria Tuesday to Thurs­ day, January 13-16. The general association Includes the Illinois Horse Breeders, Cattle Breed­ ers, Swine Breeders, Sheep Breeders and Cattle Feeders' associations, And the officers are: President--Phil S. Haner, Taylor* rille. First Vice-President--J. W. Gar- vev, Thayer, ~ Second Vice-President--Frank Springer, Springfield. " Third Vlcq-Preaident--R, J. Stone, Stonington. Secretary--B. T. Abbott, Mbtttoon. Assistant Secretary--Dr. A. T. Peters, Springfield. Treasurer--Charles Taylor, Wil- Uattisville. v Executive Committal--J. Y. Cald­ well, Willlamaville; E. C. Stone, Peo­ ria; Hon. A. J. Lovejoy, Rockford; W. S. Handschin, Urbana; Eugene Funk, Shirley. Horse Breeders^--President, Theo­ dore M. Smith, Auburn; secretary, I. A. Sinclair, Cornell. • Swine Breeders--President, O, L. Burgess, Bement; first vice-president, Chjtrles Marker, TolonO; secretary- treasurer, J. Young Caldwell, Wiiliams- •llle. Nheep Breeders--President, R. J. Stone, Stonington; secretary, Grant Fowler, Armstrong. Cattle Feeders--President, Clyde Ford, Geneseo; secretary, H. P. Rusk, Urbana. Cattle Breeders--President, R. C. Forbes, Henry; secretary, D. J; Hickey, Bradford. Some of the best talent of this state, as well as speakers of national reputation from out of the state, will appear on the program. One of the features of special Inter­ est 1b a visit to Robert Clarke's fa­ mous hog and cattle plant and the In­ spection of his stock and the discuB- slon of his methods. The trip will be made Wednesday afternoon, January 14, leaving the Jefferson hotel, which will be headquarters, about 2:30 o'clock. The Judgirig contest will be held on Thursday, at which time any member of the association may compete, and all those passing will receive judging certificates from the association. A special feature will be the award­ ing of a silk banner of beautiful work­ manship, 3x4 feet, to the county hav­ ing the largest attendance at this meeting outside of Peoria. m - . •'/••' ' 11" ft. t 'tit Mid when asked how Governor Xtamne persuaded him to retire from bo^ch. "It Is a great work and a Wtite field of new endeavor. I am not CHMnlndful of the honor the people of district have conferred upon me. this a call to larger service. If ider it well I think I will be serv­ ing the people of my district. Judge Thompson's term expires next December. He was liorn in 1&52 and has lived practically all Ms lire in Morgan county. His son, Paui Thomp^ son, is city attorney of Jacksonville. In selecting Judge Thompson Gov­ ernor Dunne put another lawyer on the board. Mr.. Yates is a lawyer. Mr. Quan, who haa been in the whole- % * sale grocery business, is designated i- ® -t>y the governor as the business man on the commission, Mr. Shaw, the engineer, and Mr. Funk the farmer The latter served a term as state sen- a tor as a Republican and was the jp|; new Progressive party nominee for governor against Donne in the election f/S )ast year. ' p^/punne Names Flag Board.' V, The following delegates were ap- i pointed by Governor Dunne to attend ^tn^Jst^tlonail Star-Spangled Banner centennial In Baltimore, Md., Septem­ ber 6: Ben Caldwell, Chatham; Bruce Campbell, East St Louis; Charleg N "Wheeler, Chicago; Dr. Graham Taylor, Chicago; Raymond Robins, Chicy-yy). name;:-- mm BTHENBY PLAIND OUGHT HURRY a*., •. t .v. k** •- .in- The Dreadnought New York, now in the Brooklyn navy yard. New York, which is being rushed to readiness for any possible trouble with Mexico. The New York -4as launched October 20, 1912. The 14-inch guns which she carries are the largest guns carried by any of our fighting fifeet. Her dimensions are 56S feet length on water line, 96 feet Inches her extreme breadth, and her displacement Is *7,000 tons. She has a speed of 2T knots, and >5 officers and a crew of 1,000 men are necessary to man her. SEVEN DEAD IN STORM GALE 18 8T1LL RAGING ON ATLAN­ TIC COAST. j Tmlninan Elect New Hsada. • • ^ I A. D. Burbank of Springfield was re-elected chairman of the legislative ' board of the Illinois organization of Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen at the closing session of the general leg- ijf! gfj islative board. Others elected includ- ed N, R. Jones of Bloomington, vlce- ^*^\5fiairi^an, and W. A. Robinson of Chl- ( cago, secretary. Special resolutions ' were adopted, directed to Springfield i f f : city officials, the Springfield Commer­ cial association, Vice-President T. R. Dodge of the national association, and * to Chairman Burbank. One of the election features was the nomination of Secretary J. s. Bubanks of East St. Louis for the position of vice-chairman. Eubanks is one of the foremost' members of < the order, but because of other work was obliged to decline the nomination. Beginning with this year, a new or- ' dor will prevail in the tenure of office of the officers. They are elected now ; for three years instead of two years, as formerly. A proposition to put the office of chairman on a Balary basis *lso was referred to the brotherhood at large over the state, or will be, for fa referendum vote. County Superlntendenta Meet. In the county superintendents' tion, held In the senate chamber at the state house the following officers were elected: President, Francis G. Blair, Springfield, by virtue of his of­ fice as state superintendent of public instruction; vice-president, A. L. Odenweiler, Henry county; secretary, Mrs. Eva B. Steiner, Adams county; Henry Fowkes, Christian county, and Mrs. Fannie D. Merwin, Mason county. Five men were elected to compose the Teachers' Reading circle board, as follows: W. W. Coultas, DeKalb county; W. F. Boyes, Knox, county; R. O. Clarida, Williamson county; W. G. Cisne, Wayne county, and J. A. Hayes, Peoria county. The committee on revision of state course 'of study, chosen by vote, waa as follows: Dr. . Livingston C. Lord, president of the state normal at Charleston; Dr. W. C. Bagley, depart­ ment of psychology, University of Illi­ nois; W. A. Hough, Belleville, and Charles Mcintosh, Monticello. Three members were chosen to form the examing board to grade teachers' examination papers for state certifi­ cates, as follows: Elmer Van Arsdall, Olney, for three years; Cyrus Groves, Freeport, for twp years, and B. C. Moore of Bloomington, for one year. Superintendent Blair stated his im­ pression that the meetings of the county superintendents would be much more helpful if there were fewer sub­ jects on the program and more time for discussion. In treating the subject, "The Next Ettjep in County Supervision," Edward 3. Tobin of Chicago declared that at present there Is no supervision of county schools by the county super­ intendents because of the mass of work imposed upon these officials. "The county superintendents are merely inspectors," declared Tobin. "They visit their schools for ten min­ utes once a year and call that supervi­ sion. The only way to remedy this defect is to have a man's Interest re­ stricted to four townships. The coun­ ty superintendent's territory is too large for effective guidance." Addresses were also made by B. C. Moore of Bloomington on "County Certificating of Teachers Under the New Law;" by C. H. Root of Morris, on "The New High School and Tui­ tion Act," with discussion by H. L. Fowkes of Taylorville; by Mra. Eva B. Batterton of Petersburg, on "The School Sanitation Bill," with discus­ sion, by D. F. Nlckols of Lincoln. W. E. Herbert of Pxmtiac discussed the county superlntendency question as presented by Edward J. Tobin, . Manufacturers Drop Opposition^ -' The Illinois Manufacturers' aMtittltt' tion decided to drop its opposition to an increase 1 in freight rates. In a resolution to the interstate commerce commission it recommended that a five per cent. Increase be permitted in the official classification territory. The action was the result of a report by a special committee which has in­ vestigated railroad conditions and announced that shippers might better stand the Increase in rates than suf­ fer an impairment of service that might follow a refusal to raise rates. In citing reasons for the change of opinion, the resolution stated: "The increase in wages granted through ar­ bitration, the increase In taxes, the Increased expenditure to insure great­ er safety to both the men and the pub­ lic, and the increase caused by legis­ lation of the full-crew type, have so increased the operating expenses of the railroads' in general that the net revenues $re insufficient to proTide for that degree of rehabilitation and extension of facllltiea which prompt tand efficient service to the shipiwr to­ man ds." 8ftlp Is Wrecked Off Dataware Breast- water and Lifeboats Are N Smashed to Pieces.. New York, Jan. 6.--Five lives were lost Jn the hurricane that swept the coasts from Portland, Me., to Norfolk, Va., Saturday. One million dollars' damage was done. A steamship, the name of which Is not known, sank Off the Delaware breakwater, according to wireless mes­ sages received. The steamer Manuel Calvo of the Spanish trans-Atlantic line went to the assistance of the disabled steamer, but the last message received from thte Manuel Calvo said the latter vessel had low­ ered lifeboats, but these had been swamped. Many smaller teasels are in danger and several are believed to be lost. The New Jersey coast has suffered the greatest damage, but with the shifting of the wind the high water, which threatened to wash away thou­ sands of houaeB on the New Jersey coast, was partially removed. At Atlantic City a 600-foot exten­ sion of the million-dollar pier haa been carried away and nearly a mile of the board walk at Chelsea, adjoining At­ lantic City, has been washed away. The sea has undermined a number of costly homes in Chelsea and a large portion of the sea Wall there has been washed away. The board walk of At­ lantic City was damaged. pearly all of the streets at Atlantic City are flooded and the electric light plant there, as well as nearly every town along the New Jersey coast, has been put out of commission and the cltlea and two towns are in total dark- nesa. k man died of exhaustion at Sea- bright, N. J., and two women were killed In Brooklyn as a result erf the storm. Two other women who left Coney Island in a small boat to flah were blown to sea and drowned. Nearly 200 persons are homeless. STATE BANKS LOSE OUT Csnnot Take Advantage of Federal Re­ serve Act, According to Attorney General Grant Fellowa. Lansing, Mich., Jan. 5.--Attorney General Grant Fellows gave B. H. Doyle, Btate banking commissioner, an opinion that state banks cannot take advantage of the federal reserve act. The attorney general bases hla opinion on the following grounds: First-- State banks can't hold stock In other corporations. 8econd--State banks can't loan their credit to other banks. 'Phlrd--Permission given In the fed­ eral reserve act to Btate banks does not supersede the state law which doea not permit state banks to hold stock In bther banks. DIRECTORSHIPS MORGAN FIRM DROPS New York, Jan. 6.--The withdrawal Friday of J. P. Morgan ft Co. from more than a score of great corportations, and the statement shortly afterward by George F. Baker, an almost equally dominant figure in Amer­ ican finance, that he soon would take similar action, gave Wall street gen­ erally a thrill which almost brought trading on the stock exchange to a halt. While it Is probably true that many of the prominent bankers had In­ formation foreshadowing this momentous move toward ending interlocking directorates, the public antf brokers had no adyance knowledge of what was taking place in the inner councils of the greatest of all American houBea of finance. Wherever telephone and ticker flashed the news about the street groups of men gathered to discuss what was the all-absorbing topic. i Following is list of directorates dropped by J. P. Morgan & Co.fr*. ; J. P. MORGAN A CO; New York Central and Hudson Riv­ er Railroad company. ^ West Shore Railroad company. Lake more and Michigan Southern railway. j Michigan Central Railroad company. New York, Chicago and St. Louis railroad. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago wid 8t. Louis railway. New York, New Haven and Hart* ford railroad. Central New England rallvmy. New York, West Cheater and Bos* ton railway. Harlem River and PortChester rail­ road, Mlllbrook company. New England Navigation company. New England 8teamshlp company. Rhode Island company. Rutland Railway company. Hartford and Connecticut Western. New York, Ontario and Western railway. Western Union Telegraph company (Henry P. Davldaon still Is a direc­ tor). ' : CHARLE8 8TEELE. , Jersey • Central Railroad company (Edward'Ti 8totesbury remains on board). , United States Steel Corporation (J. P. Morgan still Is a director). H. P. DAVI8ON. American Telephone and Telegraph company. Astor Trust company (W. H. Porter is a director). . Guaranty Trust company of Now York (T. W. Lamont is on board). Chemical National bank. % W. H. PORTER. Bankers Trust company (M. P. Davison Ira director). Guaranty Trust company of New York (T. W. Lamont remains on board). THOMA8 W. LAMONT. Westlnghouse Electric,. snd:.M§nU- facturlng company. Utah. Copper company. ^ ^ 1* Astor Trust company (W/H.' F^ftir remains on board). Bankers Trust company (H. P. Davi­ son la on board). .• 'V, w COULO QIVE EDITOR Interview With Mother-ln-Lavr •My Would Have Made Thl Warm for Mr. Jonsa. REFUSAL OF OWNERS7TO ftECOO. NIZE MINERS' UNION A8 PARTY tO PEACE 18 CAUSE. SPARKS FROM THE WIRE SIX BIG FIRMS FAIL SIEGEL 8TORE8 CORPORATION HANDS OF RECEIVERS. IN BIG / MIL DELIVERY FAILS Convicts at Tourah, Egypt, Secretly Arm and Attack Wardens--Fifty- Four Killed and Wounded. Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 6.--Fifty-four convicts were killed and wounded in a desperate battle between prisoners and wardens in Tourah prison. The convicts had secretly armed them- selves and made a concerted attack la an effort to force a delivery. . Tomah, Wis., Jan. 2.--Overcome by religious emotion, Mrs. August Heas, aged seventy, resident of Clifton, poured the contents of a Jug of kero­ sene over herself, applied a match and burned to death before help arrived. San Francisco, Jan. 3.--There were no knockdowns in the Gunboat Smith- Arthur Pelkey fight of the heavy­ weight championship title until the fifteenth round, and then two in suc­ cession brought victory to Smith. Salt Lake, Utah., Jan. 6.--Judge Or­ lando W. Powers, prominent in the Democratic party, many times candi­ date for the senate from Utah, for years a noted lawyer, died here of pneumonia at the age of sixty-three. New York, Jan. 2.--The Jury which held In its hands the fate of Hans Schmidt, who has been on trial for the murder of Anna Aumuller, after deliberating for more than 82 hours, waa discharged on Tuesday by Judge Foster after Lawrence Ottinger, the foreman, had informed the court' that the 12 men were unable to agree upon a verdict. When the Jury was discharged they stood ten for convic­ tion of murder In the first degree. Washington, Jan. 6.--The Progres­ sive party, in line with the action of the Democratic national committee and the Republican congressional c6m^ mlttee haa established campaign headquarters in Washington and pre­ liminary work will soon be in full swing. New York, Jan. 6.--That Sir Ernest Shackleton intends to visit America before starting on his antarctic expe­ dition Is stated In cable advlcea from London. Weir Mitchell , Dr. 8. Weir Dies. Or. 8. Philadelphia, Jan. 6. Mitchell, famous as a neurologist and anthor, is dead. Doctor Mitchell suf­ fered from grip in its most malignant form and his age, he waa eighty-three, w e a k e n e d h i m t o o m u c h . . New Haven Road Cuta Wage*. New Haven, Conn., Jan. 6.--In the car shops of the New York. New Ha­ ven & Hartford railroad a reduction of ten per cent in the wages of several hundred employes became effective. All car workers were included. Ex-8hah Hldee In Berlin. Berlin, Jan. 3.--The former Shah, Mohammed All of Persia, has been in hiding in Berlin for the laat nine months. This became known when the shah requested a physician to ad- dress him as his majesty. Lynch Negro Taken From Jail. Jefferson, Tex., Jan. 6.--Fifteen masked men took Dave Lee, a negro, 'from the Madison county jail here, where he was held charged with wounding Matt Taylor, a constable, jupd hanged him to a bridge. Ralph Lopes Haa EacapSd. "Bingham, Utah, Jan. 6.--All hopes of finding Ralph Lopei, slayer of six men, dead or alive, in the Utah-Apex mine were abandoned. 8herlff Smith left the mine unwatched for the first time since November 27. Nordlca Suffers Shook. Brisbane, Australia, Jan. 8.--The steamer Tasman, which went aground off Bramble bay, arrived at Thursday taland. Mme. Nordlca, who . waa 0 passenger on board the ateamer, la suffering from shock. Mltohel Inducted In Oflto*.. W*»w York, Jan. 3.--John Purrey Mitchel was inducted into the office of mayor of Greater New York. ' The ceremony was simple. Only a few of IiIb friends were present. A public re­ ception in Mitchel's honor was held. New York Death Rate Lower. Naw York, Jan. 8.--The death rata here for 1913 was }3.76 per 1,000 of population, a decrease of .35 from the rate in 1912 and lowest in the history of the city. Dr. Ernest J. Lederle, health commissioner, announced. Chicago Company Not Affected--Con* corns Did an Annual Gross Bual- neaa Estimated at $40,000,000. boston, Jan. 2.--Ancillary receiv­ ers were appointed* on Tuesday In the United States district court for six corporations in which Henry Siege! of New York is a large owner, on the petition of the Siegel Stores corpora­ tion. The concerns did an annual gross business estimated at $40,000,000, but it is understood that their Christmaa business did not come up to expecta­ tions and they found th^mselveB hard pressed by curtailment of banking credit. The failure had been dia- counted in the financial district and had no effect on the stock market. The companies for which receivers were named are: Fourteenth street store. New York. Simpson-Crawford company, New York, a department 'store. Henry Siegel company, Boston, a do- partment store. Henry Sieger ft Co* bankers, Naw York. Henry Siegel ft Co., wholesalers, New York. * Merchants' Express company. New York. Efforts will be made to reorganise the chain of stores. •attleship Goes to Mexico. Philadelphia, Jan. 3.;--The battleahlp Minnesota left the Philadelphia navy yard for Vera Crus, Mex. • Man Gives Self Hydrophobia. Syracuse, N. Y., Jan. 6.--James E. Hubbell died as the result of being bit­ ten November 20 by a pet dog. It waa announced that hydrophobia, induced by auto-suggestion, undoubtedly caused death. Probate Will Giving Maid $100,00& Philadelphia, Jan. 6.--The will of John G. Watmough, which left $100,- 000 to a maid and $400,000 to a man and wife, who were frienda, ignoring all heirs-at-law, waa admitted to pro­ bate. Nina Men to Hunt Bandit. 1 Salt Lake. Utah, Jan. 3.--Sheriff Smith and eight men will enter the Utah-Apex mine at Bingham to find If Rafael Lopes Is dead or alive. Lopei has been a fugitive $8 days and killed six men. MEDIATOR QUITS TASK Orand Jury Starta Investigation of ; Kidnaping and 8hootlng of Charles ' Moyer WtiU* Ha Was at Hanooek. v -Mich. . Hough tow. Mich.. Jon. t.--John B. Densmore of the department of labor announced on Saturday that his ef­ forts to end the strike of copper mi­ ners by conciliation had failed after he had made a final effort to bring the warring factions together. He did not hesitate to blame hla failure upon the uncompromising at* tltude of the mine owners, who re­ fused to recognise the Western Fed­ eration of Miners as a party to nrbi- traiion proceedings or other peace projects. "la a nutshell, the question was whether the union men should go back to work with or without discrimiuar tion. The companies refused to do anything but discriminate against members of the union," said Mr. Dene- more. 'It means a struggle to the bitter end," said 0. N. Hilton, chief of coun­ sel of the Western Federation of Miners, who has represented Presi­ dent C. H. Moyer here since the tat­ ter's deportation. '$The outcome ia due entirely to the attitude of the companies. They wanted everything and would concede nothing." The union's last' word was an offer to withdraw the ,Western federation from the field, Its place to be taken by a union affiliated with the Michigan Federation of Labor, the United Mine Workers, with which the Western Fed­ eration of Miners is affiliated, or some similar body. This was rejected - ab­ solutely by the companies. Word of the negotiations was telegraphed to the secretary of labor by Mr. Dens­ more. He said that a full report of the efforts made would be made by m after his return to Washington, he Houghton county grand Jury was specifically charged by Judge H. H. O'Brien of the circuit court to in­ vestigate the kidnaping of Moyer. Moyer waa forcibly deported, beaten and shot. "If the Jury believes there ia reaaon- able amount of evidehce pointing to­ ward persons connected with the kid­ naping, they are to be investigated and indicted," Judge O'Brien charged. The grand Jury is made up of James MacNaughton's chauffeur, Edgar Bye, several mine superintendents and two Socialists. The evidence" is being placed before the grand Jury by George Nichols, a special prosecutor appointed by Governor Ferris to con­ duct. the Investigation. Calumet, Mich., Jan. 6.--Governoi Ferris, Labor Commissioner Cunning­ ham and Secretary Nesbit will arrive In the copper country tonight. The governor will prosecute a vigorous In­ vestigation of the strike In the hopes of bringing about a settlement. He Is accompanied by eavesa^: laws* Michigan labor leaders. r x UNO BACK TO WATCH HUERT* Parley of Preaident and Envoy Bring* No Change--Gen. Villa to Com- Aland Troops at Ojlnaga. . TaSB Christian, Miss., Jan. 6.--Wlti! the departure of the scout cruiser Chester, bearing John Lind back to Mexico, the myetexy which enveloped his visit to President Wilson was only partly cleared on Saturday. Deter­ mination to cling to his policy aa an­ nounced in the past was voiced by the president. PreBidio, Tex., Jan. Fighting con­ tinues at Ojlnaga with the federals somewhat more aggressive than at any time since the fighting began. Gen­ eral Villa will take personal connnand of the operations againat Ojinagp £. BUILDING FALLS; THREE DEAD Three-Story Structure at 8outh Bend* Ind., Collapses and Buriee Vlo- tima in Debrla.. v • • ' .V ̂ .. _ South Bond, Ind., Jan. • Itf^-Wlth three dead and four injured removed from the wreck of the three-Btory Shively and Honor buildings which collapsed on Saturday, the city offi­ cials began to probe into the cause of the disaster. The dead--Wilbur Churchill, Delbert Hibberd, Nile#, Mich.; Long Hong, Chicago. Dlvoree Record Showe Drop. Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 6.--One di­ vorce for every four and a half mar­ riages waa Kansas City'B ratio tor 1913, according to the compilation of records made by the divorce proctor. Last year 890 divorcee were graafcpd, Caatro Alda Die In Feud. ^ Coro, Veneiuela, Jan. 6.--A family tragedy resulted in the death of the leaderB of Cipriano Castro's unsuc­ cessful revolutionary army. General Urbina killed General Gonsales. Senora killed General Urbina. Girl Loopa Loop lit-Air, V London, Jan. 5.--The honor oflttfafc the first woman aviator to loop the loop In an aeroplane falls to Miss Tra- hawkB Davis. She was a passenger with Gu8tave Hamel when the pilot done a series of somersaults. George F. Baker Expected to Quit New York, Jan. 5.--George F. Baker, chairman of the First National bank of New York, and one of the dominant figures in the financial world of Amer­ ica, la expected soon to withdraw 4rom the board of corporations. Says Father Stole Hla Wife. La Crosse, Wis., Jan. 8.--That Al­ bert Rockwell, Nelson, Wis., eloped with his young daughter-in-law, de­ serting his wife. Is the claim of his son, Bert Rockwell, who caused hla arrest ** Seeks Four Vice-Admirals. Waahlngton, Jan. 5.--Secretary , Ol the Navy Daniels announced Friday that he would advocate the appoint­ ment of four vice-admirals of the United States navy m greas reconvenes. At a recent bftnQftet made to the recalled to Gov. Vrapk M, South Dakota, an Incident that pened In a western town. One morning a rather looking woman entered & ne ?®C", and to see <*h* The editor was promptly "In your paper this morning,' the woman, in a cold, hard voice, say that Mr. Jones is a bribe swindler, & mud slinger and a "It Is a matter of pollt! said the editor, apologeticalliy. very sorry that we were compell make statements of that kind account, for I take It that you relative." "I am his wife's mother," aa: the visitor, "and I want to you haven't told more than the truth. The next time yon w publish his biography I wish you send a reporter to sea me."-- delphia Telegraph. ECZEMA BURNED AND , 203 Walnut St.. HillBboro II?. Child had a breaking out on the limbs which developed into The eczema began with pimples contained yellow corruption the child's clothing they were Irritated. They seemed to burn, made the child scratch them, rev ia a mass of open places. They her so cross and fretful that ii Impossible to keep her quiet. caused her to lose much sleep an was constantly tormented by Itching and burning. "I tried several well-known dies, but got no relief until I sample of Cuticnra Soap' and ment, which did so much good got a large quantity that cured ten days after she had been for two months." (Signed) Mrs. Schwartz, Feb. 28, 19l8. Cuticura Soap and Ointment throughout the world. Sample o tree,with 32-p. Skin Book. Address] card "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston.' Why Willie Waa Left. Mayor Hunt of Cincinnati said of % disgruntled politician: • "His hands are tied. He can do nothing. He is like Willie in the Christmas game of snapdragon. "Willie, at a Christmas party given* by his sister, was allowed to partici­ pate In the snapdragon game, and aat amid a band of beautiful girls of nine­ teen or so. "The lights went out, the usual grabbing fo:- favors began, and then, when the lights were up again, Willie waa to be seen crying bitterly. " 'What's the matter Willie? you get anything?' a lady asked. "'No,' sobbed Willie,spitefully. soon as it got dark that consarned man with the brown whiskers--boo, hoo!-- he grabbed my hands and didn't stop kissing them till the lights waat op mgalnl' ** ; : .".'.•i1, Zanzibar.. ;.V Zanzibar, now figuring as a possi­ ble pawn in an Anglo-German deal, has not come into the British empire without paying a heavy price In blood and treasure. The Island of clovea was visted for the first time by the British fleet during the Napoleonic scare era, but since then we have kept the upper hand. Very uncompli­ mentary things have been said about the people of Zanzibar. Professor Drummond found the island In 1888, "Oriental in appearance, Mohamme­ dan in religion, Arabic in morals--a cesspool of wickedness, fit capital for a dark continent." But the British residents appear to have a good time --big dinners, golf, tennis and cricket. The local cricket team indeed can !>• beaten only by the combined strength of the BriUBh fleet, "once a year, and sometimes not even then." ••• ': y- • ?£*rS> c &! • How They Love Each Other, il- , ,5 , Maud--The man I marry must 4#' it--Boston well off. Kate--And not know Evening Transcript The Test She--Women can fight as well as men. He--Certainly, If tt comes to tto scratdL .V •Elf DELUSIOffc" Many Poeple Deceived by We like to defend our indulgencui and habits even though we may be convinced of their actual harmfulness. A man can convince himself, that whiskey is good for him on a cold morning, or beer on a hot summer day --when he want! the whiskey or beer. It's the same with, coffee. Thou­ sands of people suffer headache and nervousness year after year but try to persuade themselves the cause is not coffee--because they like coffee. "While yet a child I commenced using coffee and continued it," writes a Wis. man, "until I was a regular coffee fiend. I drank it every morning and in consequence had a blinding headache nearly every afternoon. "My folks thought it was coffee that ailed me, but I liked it and would not admit it was the cause of my trouble, so I stuck to coffee and the headaches stuck to me. "Finally, the folks stopped buying coffee and brought homo some Postum. They made It right (directions ou ok;) •»<! tnM tqa to Bee what differ­ ence It would make with my head, and during that first week on Postum my old affliction did not bother me once. From that day to this we have used nothing but Postum in place of coffee --headaches are a thing of the past and the whole family is in fine health." "Postum looks good, smells good, tastes good, Is good, and doea good to the whole body." Name given by Postum Co., Battla Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to WeO> ville," In pkgs. Postum now comes In two fornas: Regular Postum--must ba wall boiled. Inatant Postum- 1b a soluble pow­ der. A teaspoonful dissolves quickly In a cup of hot water and, with cream and sugar, makes a delicious beverago Instantly. Grocers sell both kinds. "There's a Reaaon" for Postum, t • .Off*