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,v w.zlm&m -' '•. '., "•- t W^%X1 - # ̂ ̂« in McHRintY PLAINDEAI/EB, McHENUT, FLL. •afe ^Vj^rn' f ^ ,v' " * ' ' ' ARE A PROBLEM Charities Commission Calls Con- |lp:fh ference for Discussion ap*? "Ji^\ Chicago Dec. 5. IMPORTANT SOCIAL QUESTION __________ .- -j. - ^ urge Number of Crimes and Mia- demeanors Are Charged to Person* . •*; Mentally Defective--Legislature , /Will Ponder Question. Springfield.--The problem of the of the feeble-minded will be prominent before the legislature which t; (Convenes ia January. The large number of crimes and mls- ! idemeanors charged to feeble-minded Imakes It one of the most important social questions of the day. In order that all who have studied 'this problem and have ideas as to its solution may get together to discuss ja program of legislation, the state jcharities commission has called a (meeting to be held at Hotel La Salle, jGhicago, Tuesday afternoon, Decern* Iber 5. At this time an effort will be 'made to reach an agreement upon (what B£lll be asked of the assembly in idle way of appropriations and laws. A similar course 'Was pursued in 11915, when a conference of this kind agreed upon a commitment law, which was adopted by the assembly without ta dissenting vote. This law has brought into the state lecbool at Lincoln a number of new types. Prior to its enactment admis­ sion was voluntary and inmates could leave at will. None under sis were taken. The new laW hasbrought ih the following: 1 The delinquent feeble-minded boy iwho is a crime repeater. Formerly he (was sent either to Pontiac or Joliet. The delinquent feeble-minded girl •Who Is a mother of one or more chil­ dren. / Babies under one year who must be admitted because they are too young ILLINOISHOUSE H. BRTNXWAN, CBteakS.tll#. 1--BENJ. H. LUCAS,, * Chicago .Rep. fl~"JOHN GRIFFIN, Chicago Dem. !*-'ROGER J. MARCY, Chicago Rep. :4-*FRANK RYAN, Chicago Dem. E. MARSHALL, Chicago Dem. 3--*ROBT. R. JACKSON. Chicago....Rep. 4-HERMAN E. SCHULTZ, Chicago.Rep. J--"JOHN P. WALSH, Chicago Dem. •--•THOMAS A. BOYER, Chicago:.-Rep. 4--"HUBERT KILENS, Chicago....Dem. 4--TIMOTHY MURPHY, Chicago...Dem. GUY GUERNSEY, Chicago.......Rep. £--SIDNEY LYON, Chicago Rep. 5--*MICHAEL L. IGOE. Chicago....Dem. •--ALLAN J. CARTER, Chicago... .Rep .•-RALPH E. CHURCH, Chicago....Rep. '•-•JOSEPH A. WEBER, Chicago..Dem. 7--*F. R. DE YOUNG, Harvey Rep. 7--A. F. VOLZ, Arlington Heights..Rep. 7--J. W. M'CARTHY, Lernofit ..Dem. 3--1»E. D. SHURTLEFF, Marengo....Rep. 8--»J. H. VICKERS, Harvard Rep 8--•THOS. E. GRAHAM, Ingleside. .Dem. •-•DAVID E. SHANAHAN. CliicagoRep. 9--*ROBT J. MULCAHY, Chicago..Dem. •--•JOSEPH rtiACEK, Chicago....Dem. |10--O. W. BAKER, Monroe Center.. .Rep. Sfr-*E A<> FESTERLING, RockfOrd..Rep. 0--»H. S. HICKS, Rockford..(Rep.) Ind. ftl--'JOHN H. LYLE, Chicago Rep. Hi--ALFRED VAN DUSER, Chicago.Rep. S--'HENRY F. SCHUBERTH, Chgo...D. 12--ROBT. IRWIN, Pleasant Valley.Rep. M--JOS. L. MEYERS, Scioto Mills..Rep. 94--»CHAfl. F FRANZ, Free port Dem. 12--D. O. FINKENBINDER, W. Grove.D. IS--*GOT. A. DAHLBERG, Chicago. .Rep. -•C. A. YOUNG, Chicago Rep- _ -•JAMES W. RYAN. Chicago Dem. 14--*DE GOY B. ELLIS. Elgin Rep. --WILLIAM J. TYERS, Aurora....Rep. 14--R A. MILROY, Batavla Dem. -•THOMAS C1TRRAN, Chicago....Rep. -•PETER F. SMITH, Chicago ...... Dem.' _ JOSEPH O. HRUBY, Chicago..Dem. 1«--CHARLES H. CARMON, Forrest.Dem. 1®--CHARLES M. TURNER, Weuona.Rep. ,15--FRANK A. I1AHK, Lacon Dem. ST--1'EDW. J. SMEJKAL, Chicago--Rep. £17--'"JACOB W. EPSTEIN, Chicago..Dem. H7--'JOHN S. BURNS, Chicago Dem. Si--*JOHN F. LYNCH. Chillicothe Rep. 5--J AMES D. PUTNAM. Kimwood. .Rep. M-THOMA8 N. GORMAN, Peoria.Dem. Uf--»S P. RODERICK, Chicago Rep. t|»_»J T PRENDERGAST, Chicago.Dem. r'JAMES C. M'GLOON, Chicago. .Dem. •ISRAEL DUDGEON, Morris..... .Rep. 50--'RICH R. MEENTS, Ashkum...Rep. 55--»DAN'L O'CONNELL, Kinsman..Dem. 31_»T P. DEVF.RKUX, Chicago......Rep. »BENJ. M. MITCHELL. Chicago.Dem. 21--MICHAEL F. MAHER, Chicago.Dem. SB--• WM. p. HOLADAY, Georget'n...Rep. 5-j»A L STANFIELD, Paris Rep. Wt--P J "BREEN. Metcalf Dem. 5t-» WILLI AM G. THON, Chicago.. ..Rep. -EDW M. OVERLAND, Chicago-.Rep. -•GEORGE R. BRUCE, Chicago..Dem. -•C A. GREGORY. Lovington....Rep. -WM H. H. MILLER, Champaign.Rep. -FRED K. COLE, Bement ...Dem. -FRANK P. CAVIEZEL, Chicago.Rep. -•C L. FIELDSTACK, Chicago..Rep. -•JOHN G. JACOBSON, Chicago.. Dem. jsa--'WILLIAM ROWE, Say brook... .Rep. M--W A. CAMERON, Elliott Rep. 2#--*D D DONAHUE Dem. 87--EDWARD WALZ, Chicago........Rep. 37--JOSEPH PETLAK, Chicago Dem. 27--J A. G. TRANDEL, Chicago... .Dem. {»--*E C. PERKINS, Lincoln Rep. 38--HORACE W. M'DAVID. Decatur.Dem. J2R--PETER MUR.PHY. Lincoln Dem. 0--B F. CLETTENBERG, Chicago..Rep. 2#--*B. J CONIiON, Chicago Dem. ,*l_t n n'gBTKN PhicaKO Dem. *»>--ELMER O. NE'EF, Pekin Rep. 30--WM. H. DIETRICH. Beardstown.Dem. 30--JAMES H. K1RBY. Petersburg..Dem. 51-'HARRY HAMIilN, Chicago Rep. H--CARL MUELLER, Chicago Rep. $1--'FRANK J. SEIF. JR Dem. «-• JAMES M. PACE. Macomb. .Rep. .32--ROLLO R. ROBBINS, Augusta. .Rep. 82--ERNEST O. REAUGH. Carthage.Dem. ,-SJ--FRANK E. ABBEY. BiggBville....Rep. 83--JAMES A. WKLLS. Aledo Rep. . 85--*W C. MADCKF.R, Rock Island.Dem. 84--"H. W. DRAKE. West Union Rep \ i84--*ROBt. HOwakd, Mattoon Dem. ,84--*c. A. PURDTTNN, Marshall Dem. ®-*F. A.J3REWER, Tampico Rep. • Jfr-GEO. L. CARPENTER. Amboy..Rep, 88--*JOHN P. DE VINE, Dixon.. Dem. | Ntw Incorporations. I Douglas Cut Stone company; Chica­ go; capital. $2,500; incorporators, Jo­ seph w) SchUIman, John B. Calo, ^ Charles C. Williams. Wabash Furniture company, Chica­ go; capital, $5.000; Incorporators, Ber­ nard Stenge, Henry L. Kane and Frank u Albert. Chicago Glass Products company, \ Chicago; capital. $20,000; Incorpora­ tors, Sylvanus George Levy, Ida Miller, "Thomas M. Whitson. Metropolitan Amusement company, Chicago ; capital $2,500; incorporators, Ma* Meyer, Alexander Flowfer, Harry Meyerson. The Nierman Manufacturing com- pany. Chicago; capital, $2,500; incor­ porators, Oscar D. Stern, Henry K. Hjftoo. Ernest R. Reichmann. Richard Hellmann, Inc« Chicago; imfiM $5,000; Incorporators, Richard Waiimann Mrs. Margaret Hellmann, George ^. Carr. , TFrvtnk Wendroth A Co., Chicago; ctpltal, $2,500; incorporators, Law- A /VJiaii. Pamtr fflPiltaW.,; ' V; • V;' to he sei»arated from their mothers. Married couples, both of whoaa are feeble-minded. 3 Children under six years. The Lincoln institution IWas not equipped to care for these' new types, but has done the best it could. Many social workers want the state to provide a second institution to be located near Chicago. The Democrat­ ic platform indorsed the plan and it will have strong support in the legis­ lature. Meanwhile liberal appropriations must be made to relieve the crowding at Lincoln to provide accommoda­ tions suitable to these new types. The state charities commission hopes to be able to lead the way to the formation of a definite policy for the development of institutional care for the feeble-minded, and this meet­ ing will be a step in that direction. To Probe Coal Situation. ^ The Illinois public utlUtie«**&hrai»- sion has moved to put a stop tojthe ever-increasing coal prices and to pre­ vent a threatened famine as the nrst real cold weather of the year is pre­ paring to make its bow. Investigators for the commission were ordered to' visit every coal-mine district of tfce state, check up on the production, ob­ tain figured on the number, of coal cars available and estimate bow many more will be required to keep a sufficient supply moving. Evidence of collusion among the railroads to hold up cars also witt be sought. f Farrington Denies Charges. Peoria.--"This is the most damnable' Indignity ever forced upon an official of the United States Mine Workers of Illinois," said President Frank Far­ rington In opening his defense to charges of improper conduct brought before the special convention. ,He was charged with having accepted $1,000 from Frank L. Smith in the primary campaign. He charged Joseph Sum­ mers and T. J. McDonald, both of Christopher, 'with receiving money from Frank* O. Lowden. He offered as proof a letter written by Attorney William Sieber of Christopher. John H. Walken, president of the Illinois State Federation of Labor, took the floor to deny charges printed in the Decatur Labor World that he had been unfriendly to miners. 36--SAML. H. THOMPSON, Paloma..Rep. 36--*E. T. STRUBINGER, El Dora..Dem. 36-- R. M. WAGNER, Quincy Dem. 37--'RANDOLPH BOYD. Galva Rep. 37--JOHN W. WALTERS. Wyoming.Rep. 37--*P. W. MORRASY, Sheffield Dem. 38--*0. C. SONNEMANN, Carlinville..Rep. 38--»H. A. SHEPHARD, Jerseyville..Dem. 3S--TRUMAN A. SNELL, Carlinville.Dem. 33--• WILLI AM M. SCANLAN, Peru..Rep. 39--*0. E. BENSON, Ottawa Rep. 33--*L. O'NEIL BROWN, Ottawa....Dem. 40--LINCOLN BANCROFT, Greenup.Rep. 40--'ARTHUR ROE, Vandalia Dem. 40--J. J. BULLINGTON, Taylorville.Dem. 41--"WM. R. M'CAJBE, Lockport Rep. 41--J. R. BENTLEY, New Lenox....Rep. 41--R. F. HKNNEBRY, Wilmington.Dem. 42--CHAS. L. M'MACICIN, Salem. ...Rep. 42--»J. W. THOMASON, Louisville..Dem. 42-ALOIS B. LAGER. Breese Dem. 43--'OWEN B. WEST, Yates City....Rep. 43--»JAMES E. DAVIS, Galesburg....Rep. 43--PAT. W. GALLAGHER, Canton.Dem. 44--»H. WILSON. Pinckneyville Rep. 44--W. C. FRIDRICHS. Waterloo....Rep. 44--J. M. ETHERTON, Carbondale.. .Dem. 45--*T. E. LYON, Springfield Rep. 45--JACOB FRISCH, Springfield Hep. 45--'EDW. L. MERRITT, Springfield.Dem. 45--FRANK VICE, JR., 01ney..„ Rep. 4(1--*JOHN KASSERMAN. Newton..Dem. 46--»JOHN L. COOPER, Fairfield....Dem. 47--»NORMAN G. FLAGG, Moro Rep. 47--*C. BETHMEIER, Edwardsville..Rep. 47--«F. A. GARE8CHE, Madiaon Dem. 4&--«J. A. WATSON, Elizabethtown,.Rep. r*CARL GREEN. Robinson pem. RENE HAVILL, Mount Carmel..Dem. 49--J. W. RENTCHLER, Belleville....Rep. 49--R. M. SMITH, East St."Louie Rep. 49--F. HOLTEN, East St.< LqMb Dem 50--*C. CURREN, Mound "City... Ren. 50--ERNEST J. ODUM. Benton Rep. 50--*JAMES H. FELTS, Marion....Dem. 51--*ORAL P. TUTTLE, Harrisburg.Rep. 51--CLAUDE F. LACY, Boa*. Rep. 51--AUSTIN HlL.Lt, McLeanaboro....Dem. »fte-«l«Qted. ILLINOIS-SENATE (Nwnci of holdover senator* at1*. Indi­ cated by lower case letters.) Diet. 1--George F. Harding, Chicago Rep. 2--JOHN M. POWELL, Chicago....Dem. 3--Samuel A. Ettelson, Chicago Rep. 4--*AL F. GORMAN. Chicago Dem. 6--Morton D. Hull, Chicago Rep. fc--JAMES J. BARBOUR. Chicago..Rep. 7--Frederick B. Roos, Forest Park..Rep. 8--RODNEY B. SWIFT Libertyvllle.Rep. 9--Patrick J. Carroll, Chicago Dem. lfr-J. A. ATWOOD, Stillman Valley.Rep. 11--Percival G. Baldwin, Chicago..;..Rep. 12--J. D. TURNBAUGH, Mt. Carroll..R^p. 14--John A. Swanson. Chicago Rep. 14--HAROLD C. KESSINGER, Aurora.R. 15--John J.'Boeluh, Chicago--........Dem. 16--SIMON E. LANTZ, Congervllle....Rep. 17--Edward J. Glackin Chicago......Dem. 18--*JOHN DAILEY, Peoria Rep. 19--John T. Denvir, Chicago Dem. 2ft--*EDW. C. CURTIS, Grant Park.-Rep. 21--Edward J. Hushes, Chicago Dem. 22--'MARTIN B. BAILEY, Danville..Rep. 23--Henry W. Austin, Oak Park Rep. 24--HENRY M. DUNLAP, Savoy Rep. 25--Daniel Herlihy, Chicago .Dfem. 26--WM. H. WRIGHT, Mt. Hope....Rep. 27--John Broderlck. Chicago Dem. 28--JAMES A. HENSON. Decatur....Rep. 29-- Patrick J. Sullivan. Chicago Dem 30--"WALTER I. MANNY. Mt. 6erllng..D. 31--Wlllett H. Cornwell, Chicago Rep. 32--CLARENCE F. BUCK, Monmouth.R. 33--Frank A. Landee, Mollne Rep. 34--"JOHN R. HAMILTON. Mattoon..Rep. 35-- Adam C. Cllffe. Sycamore ..Rep. 36--•CHARLES R. M'NAY, Ursa....Bern. 37--Clayton C. Pervier; Sheffield Rep. 38_»S. D. CANADAY. Hlllsboro...».,Dem. 39--Peter E. Coleman, La Salle ,..Dem. 40--F. B. WENDLING. Shelbyvlll«..Dem. 41--Richard J. Barr, Joliet Rep. 42_»F. C. CAMPBELL, Xenia ...Dem. 43_W. C. Jewell, Lewlstown Rep 44--F M. HEWITT, Carbondale Rep. 45-- Elbert S. Smith. Spring?,eld. Rep. 46--CHARLES L. WOOD, Keenes...,Rep 47--J G. Bardill, Highland Rep. 48_R. M. SHAW. Lawrencevllle Dem. 49--Paul W.' Abt. East Si. Louis. Rep. 50--SIDNEY B MILLFR. Cairo ,Rep 51--Sam W. Latham,^ Eldorado. Rep •Re-elected. SHORT STATE NEWS. Chicago.--Trapped in the uppeir story of a burning rooming house, the frantic parents of a little baby wrapped itjn a sheet, tied the bundle with a clothesline and lowered it to firemen on the ground, two stories below. Then the parents, overcome by fright, were carried down ladders on the shoulders of firemen, who rescued four other women, two of them unconscious from smoke. Fifteen other occupants of the house escaped by a rear stairway. Breckenridge.--Mrs. Mary Blanken- ship, sixty-five, died a flaming torch of her own creation near here. 'After pouring the contents of a can of gaso­ line over her clothing she applied a lighted match. No cause Is known for the act. Chic»go.--You may not believe It, but It Is a ffcct that there are ripe strawberries on the' plants in the gar­ den at 2952 Fulton street. Homer F. Guffin, seventeen, the grower of the berries, is proud of the hardiness of his plants, which grow in the open air and J#"*-:-' ^ ••It, " --V. NEWS OF ILLINOIS ITEMS OF GENERAL STATE IN* TEREST FRESH FROM THE teleqraA - ' s f r y \ > W - WILL ACT WITH GOVERNOR Republioan Senators Promise Their Hearty Co-operation <n Putting Through the Legislative Pro­ gram of the Administration. Springfield.--Gov.-Elec^Frwik a Lowden will have the co-operation at Republican senators in putting through the administration's legislative pro­ gram. This was the unanimous opin­ ion expressed at a conference attended by 24 of the Republican senators at Chicago. Senator Willett H. Cornwall of Chi­ cago, who was chairman, was author­ ized to appoint a committee of seven to consult with Colonel Lowden rela­ tive to proposed legislation. Senator Cornwell will be chairman of the com­ mittee. - . • . Stwittg^sentlment for private bank legislation was manifested at the meet­ ing. Upon motion of Senator Henry W. Austin of Oak Park the appoint­ ment of a committee of ftve to inves­ tigate legislation along this line was authorized. : , - The senators refused to start on slate making. Suggestions that a com­ mittee be appointed to frame a slate of officers were rejected, Champaign.--Falling with tons of steel, concrete and wood? J. P. McEn­ roe was pulled from the debris suffer­ ing nothing' more serious than a broken collar-bone. Savanna.--Because, she charges, her husband became a drunkard which ne­ cessitated her getting a divorce, Mrs. Louise Schrelner brought suit against live saloonkeepers for .$5,000 each. The saloon men -- Edward Hendricks, Thomas Cane, John Acker, Frank Draska and William Taylor--were di­ rectly responsible for her husband's downfall, she charges In her suit. Springfield.--A record number of delegates were on hand for the open­ ing session of the annual meeting of the Illinois State Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis aud all were jubilant. For the voters In eight counties of the state at the election on Tuesdffy Indorsed the establishment of sanatoria in their counties. The dele­ gates at the annual session immediate­ ly took up the question of the best methods of erecting the institutions. The counties voting in favor of estab­ lishing the institutions were Adams, Morgan, Livingston, Ogle. Kane, La Salle, Champaign and McLean. Rock Island and (Ireene counties voteu against the plan.' Plans will also be laid for the campaign to distribute th« lied Cross Christmas seals. Chicago.--Egg dealers clamored for an . investigation following the state­ ment that eggs at 6 cents a do»en are being shipped In from China and sold in Chicago at liianj,' times over the cost. C. S. Borden of the S. S. Borden company, said to be one of the eight dealers declared to have a corner on 8,000,000 dozens of eggs, denied there is such a comer. "We welcome a fed­ eral investigation," he said. "We bought eggs early in the year and we have been selling them light along. We want the people to know just where we stand." Henry Burliop, a commis­ sion mail, declared in favor of an ex­ port tax. He said too much food Is going abroad. A government bulletin in the rooms of the butter and egg board shbws that on November 1 there were 892,238 fewer cases of eggs on hand than a year ago. Miss Florence King, president of the Chicago Wom­ an's Association of Commerce, who made the statement concerning 6-cent Chinese eggs, says she will go to Wash­ ington to further an Investigation. Springfield.--Spurred by Chairman William L. O'Connell, Inspectors for the state utilities commission are work­ ing to hasten a report on their Inves­ tigation of the car shortage that is threatening the state with a coal fam­ ine. "We are trying to get at a solu­ tion of the problem as soon as pos­ sible," said Mr. O'Connell, "so steps may be taken to Increase the coal movement and aver^j»osslble hardships that would follow a serious shortage." The American Coal Journal says: "That the conditions at present are trying there is no denying, since colder weather cannot be far off, when a fur­ ther increase in the demand would give the market a greater teudency up­ ward. The future appears to depend chiefly, if not almost entirely, upon a solution of the car shortage problem. The public appears to be at last fully awakened to the possibility of a seri­ ous scarcity." In spite of a reported decrease in price of anthracite varie­ ties in »\v York, the figures in Chica­ go--which are considerably under those of the eastern states--remain un­ changed at $10.50 a ton maximum for nut Oregon.--An Inheritance tax of $20,- 000 must be paid liy the heirs to the estate of D. LL Wilson, who died in 1912, and whose wealth was approxi­ mately $1.<KX),000. Alton.--B. B. Bowler was awarded a fat 'possum as a prize for raising the best vegetable garden. The county overseer distributed the seed last spring and announced the prize. Bloomington.--John Godby, a Havana fisherman, was badly injured by a giant catfish in the Sangamon river, about ten miles south of Havana- Mr, Godby was walking in the witter searching for fish. Taylorville.--Stolen app»es proved the undoing of Charles and Fritz Eg- gersman, held here for the shooting o< John H. Lowe, a farmer. He was. wounded when he ordered two hunt­ ers from his farm. The brothers were seen taking apples a short time before, the shooting and, the same kind wera found «t the scene. Pwria.--Burglars blew open the safe of Jobst Betliard company, wholesale grocers, and obtained $800 In cash). Mt. Sterling.--The new M. E. church was dedicated Sunday. Bishop Wil­ liam A. Quayte bad charge of «*" erdsea. NIAGARA FALLS ILLUMINATED AT NIGHT Niagara Falls in all Its beauty illuminated at . night. The picture was taken from Goat Island, and shows the brink of the American falls. The picture is considered tf remarkable photographic achievement. About 50 feet be­ hind the ik>sition of the camera Is a bank of 30 arc lights, and to the left of the picture, directly at the foot of the falls, there are two banks of lights. MRS. THOMAS A. EDISON DESTRUCTION OF ZEPPELIN OVER BELGIUM New and hitherto unpublished photo­ graph of Mrs. Thomas A. Edison, wife of the "wizard of electricity," taken at her home at Llewellen Park, N. J. IN THE NEUILLY HOSPITAL This picture shows how Lieut. L. J. Richards of the Royal Flying corps la alleged to have destroyed a huge Zeppelin over Belgium. While doing scout duty, Richards discovered the Zeppelin over the German lines, and, ris­ ing high In the air, he gave chase to it and managed to explode the petrol tank of his victim. The picture is alleged to have been made from an airship belonging to the allies that witnessed the great battle in the air. PREMIER HUGHES AND HIS FAMILY JS3SL*. jeiL .... »•" * ' Witl A scene in the American ambulance hospital at Neuilly-sur-Seine. France, showing a wounded French soldier tak- ing his first steps after a long con­ valescence, under the'direc tion of one of the many charming American nurses who are performing their mis­ sion of mercy in the French hospitals. There is a crying demand for more American girls In these hospitals. Unforeseen Accidents. Two true types of near accidents are mentioned in a recent Issue of the National Safety council. One can be made harmless by proper safeguards; the other type is seemingly unforesee­ able, and unpreventable. The first is the bursting grinding wheel, which in­ jures no one because of the use of safety flanges. The Second was bii actual accident In a manufacturing plant, in which the head of a sledge hammer, long in use, broke in two lengthwise and flew off violently, nar­ rowly missing a man's head. In this instance there was no flaw visible on the outside of the hammer head, and although the surface of the break showed the rust of time, all along its edges was a narrow margin of dean gray metal. GATHERED INFORMATION An English railroad supplies toy 16- comotives and cars to children taking long journeys to relieve the monotony of riding. The construction of a pipeline 220 miles long has enabled oil to replace wood for fuel for navigation and other purposes In the Interior of Kongo. If harnessed. It is estimated that the Victoria falls of the Zambezi river. In Africa, would provide 35,000,000-horse powar, or more than derived fron coal ud <*l In the world today. II a STEAMER SUM GERMAN SUBMARINE SPARl STEAMER COLUMBIAN UNTIL, VIOLENT 8TORM,- ENDED. •4- WANTED TO SAVE THE CftE* .J. 1 dommamfer of U-Boat*That TefretfolrtF" ;; the fiowartmore Says Vessel At-; tempted to Escape After BeinffJ Warned--Americana Escape.":- Paris, Nov. 14.--A wireless from Madrid tells how a German sub­ marine waited two days before sink­ ing the American steamship Coluctt-t bian in order to save the crew. According to this information, t|Mi| Columbian encountered the subma-t? rine on November 6, in a violent temjH est. The submarine compelled the Co-; iumbian to interrupt Its voyage and lie to under surveillance until Novem­ ber 8. When the storm subsided, th©; dispatch says, the submarine ordered, the crew to abandon the ship, and the%* . - sank iL'. •• A Havas ^lspatch „ from' Madrl0'. ̂ > quotes the newspapers of Comma,, Spain, where the crew Is reported to* ^ • have landed, to the effect that wheat the Columbian was held Up the sub­ marine ordered the crew to dlsen»* bark, but that the storm was so se- * vere this was Impossible until < days later. • ' *' - This dispatch also says the Norwe- r gian steamships Balto and Fordalen* were destroyed In the some manner on November 9. (A report on the sinking . of these steamships was received » * from London). Berlin, Nov. 14, via wireless.--The report of the commander of the Get* j man submarine which sank the Brit­ ish steamship Rowanmore, on which there were several Americans, ha« been received by the admiralty. s The report says the Rowanmore dl»* f regarded the submarine's signal t®1 halt and endeavored to escape at full speed, making it necessary for the sub-^ ? marine to fire a few shots in order to bring it to. The crew showed its opihlou of th® captain's Course, the report says, by piling into the boats, leaving the n1?."- ter alone on the steamer. He was j forced to lower a boat unaided fl?Ml was paddling around alone wh*Sl picked up by the submarine. The Americans on board, as far M can be learned, consisted of several negro firemen. ' fs No report has been received on tl» ; . base of the British steamship Marina, which, with 52 Americans in th$ crew; | was sunk by a submarine off the Irish f coast.. . ' .7® ..a AID PEACE AFTER Chancellor Hollweg Telia Nation Will Co-Operate to Form - ; , International League. Berlin, Nov. 11.--Germany, after tb» end of the war, will co-operate with other powers in seeking a practical means for obtaining an enduring world peace through an international tf$-' bunal. Chancellor von Bethmana-Holl- weg told the reichstag's main commit­ tee. ' The chancellor, discussing .the te- fiuenece of the origin of the war 0& future peace, added: "Gentlemen, w» have nothing to fear from any tri­ bunal." The chancellor replied to the speech made by Lord Grey, British foreign secretary, to foreign newspaper men, in which he said that the origin of the present war must Influence peace' conditions and that Germany would be entitled to ask for guaranties against future attacks If the presetot war really were forced upon Germany. Of course Lord Grey at once added that Germany's interpretation of the origin of the war was incorrect and that the war was not forced upon Ger­ many, but was forced by, Germany upon Europe. B U. S. ATTORNEY FOUND DEAD -- • John A. Aylward Succumbs in Milwai^ kee--Was One of Leaders of Demo- , ' k cratic Party in Wisconsin. 4? •• " • v'CpS ' ft" Madison, Wis., Nov, 14.--John A» t Aylward, United States district attar- 1 ; ney for the western district of Wiscojfc* J sin and a law partner of Joseph Davies of the federal trade commission, was found dead in bed in his home here on Sunday. Death was due to a hem- orrhage. For years Mr. Aylward, wto? 4 was fifty-four years old, was one of the-i^ leaders iu the Democratic party in Wis- eonsin, and only recently his name was * mentioned'for a federal judgeship. Ha has been Democratic candidate for v| ernor and for congress. V^' vV Born in Dane county. Wisconsin, graduated from the University of WUh , i eonsin in 1884. He was captain of the 4 first University of Wisconsin team. ""Mi* An attempt was made recently to assassinate William M. Hughes, the Australian premier, at Ms home In New Victoria. While the premier and his family slept It Is said a man forced the window of the bedroom and fired a shot. The bullet did not take cffect. The assassin escaped. ~ Salted whale meat is regarded as a delicacy by the Japanese. John Calvin Lewis of Louisville, Ky., is said to be the nearest living relative of George Washington. There was a time when the Turkish government Imposed the death penalty on persons caught trying to smuggle out of the empire the best breeds of Angora goats. To lessen the cost of engraved sta­ tionery interchangeable blocks, oach bearing a letter, that can be clamped together tightly, have been Invented. A patent has been granted to a Philadelphia Inventor for an observa­ tion car • to be suspended by cable! from two aeroplanes, the Idea being that It would be more steady than an aeroplane. A tiny electric motor In thy handle, taking current from a light 5*>cket, re­ volves a blade at high speed behind a guard In a new form of safety raxor. The greatest crater known is thai of the Japanese mountain, Aso-an. XI ranges froia 20 ta M aCea hi dlasft eter. . " St# Meeting of Women. London. Nov. 14.--A demonstration ^ arranged at Trafalgar square by tW Women's Social and Political society, rhe organization of the militant suffm* ^ a itfsts, was prevented by the police. Mrv V I'ankhurst was to have been a speaker* • Carranza Retakes Towna. Eagle Pass. Tex.. Nov. 14.--De fadii 5 ifovernment troops under General Mw* n gia have recaptured Parral and Santu, Rosalia, according to a report from the border. A message signed "Murgia*,: said thes towns were recaptured. - Gets Sentence for Life. San Antonio. Tex.. Nov. 13.--A safe* tenee of life imprisonment, imposed ett Private Robert Dyer of the Sixth cav­ alry, who was convicted of tdlUng Private Michael Wanamy. proved by General Funstoo. ' Shoot Down Seventeen Aeroplane*, • Berlin. Nov. IS.--In a series of spetS tacular sir fights on the wester* front German flyers shot down IT al­ lied aeroplanes, the war office a*> nouaced. German aviators during hours carried out awaeroas raMtk. ^ - 'r *• -- ̂