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VOLUME 8 ILLINOIS. THUKSDY. JANUARY 1 9 NUMBER 84 CLARK NAMED SPEAKER OF HOUSE DEMOCRATS ELECT OF CONGRESS CAUCUS AND HONOR MISSOURI REPRESENTATIVE. DALZELLBSLL Y03 ID Republican Ways snri Means Members of House Favor Permanent Tariff Bill Comes Out Second Best. Washington, Jan.

ire son! s- iive Champ Clark of Missouri in' the of Democrats elect 'let-day imniina.ted by ac'olanuiliorr "for the of the next house or representatives. Mr. Clark's colleague and close James I j'oyd. made the sp-eecn of nomination, and seooiid- ing speeches were made-toy Demo- cratic'leaders from various sect ions. The nomination of a candidate Cor in this instance is etjyivafent to election.

'For the majority party of an incoin- ing congress to select the speaker this early is an unusual proceeding. The practice has been to hold a caucus for this purpose just before the session convenes. Thin yt it is argued that Clark already had been chosen by his party the election of lasl fall was in borne respects a contest, between Mr. Clark, as the leader of the Dernjo- and Mr. Cannon, as the leader the that, action taken hy the caucus to-day is merely out the expressed wishes of HON.

CHAMP CLARK. FLItS FROM LflNG AVIATOR MAKES SAFE LANDING CN U. CRUISER AT ANCHOR IN HARBOR. STAYS AN HOUR, RETURNS "Jt Was I Could Do It Every fay," Daring Blrdman Wife Wse First to Greet Him Upon Reaching Battleship. -t Ban Frmcisco, Jan.

Eugene Ely of the Curtise team of avi- flew from Selfridge aviation dteld wjd landed safely on the deck of tbo battleship Pennsylvanm. This is first tame in the history of avia- tjon thttt suoh a ixtcom- Ely's landing place oo the battle- was a. platform 132 feet TrJtJi tarpaulins around the prevent him from falling he UeW to stop SttftSplSnl in time, but they not needed. Ely's flight was a perfect demon- of control, and the aviator kttfl no (HXficulty at -any stage. Wore Life Preserver.

"When he ascended Bly put the in- BUJT of an automobile tire around Us nefck, to se-rve as a life preserver, if needed. Two 70-fsot pontoons were attached to the aeroplane, which also carried a hydroplane to prevent upset-ting if the machine struck the As soon as he ascended, Ely smarted a.t great speed straight toward the Tsattleship, 14 miles away. He'did not check his s'peed until he was almost orer the Pennsylvania, when he shut his eingrine and dropped easily to warship's deck. Special the machine enabled the aviator the aeroplane quickly, and he IwJted it on the warship's platform Within. 20 feet from the point where first touched.

He was 15 minutes night. Witness Feat. crowds lined the, shores the of war- tfi'e Uemoeratlc; voters. Dalzell Bill Is Favored. A permanent, tariff board' along the lines of 'the Dalzell bill ngreec' upon between Hie twelve Republieai members of (he house' committee or ways and means by a vote of to 4 The, atvlion followed a series of noir ferenr.es along the plans for a perma.

nerit. tariff body, M'hich Ihe'presiden has been urging wmgress to provide for at this session. This action was taken after a long discii'ssion of Hie two leading; plans (he bill, favored by the minlHtralion, raid the bill. The. Long worth bill for live com missioners -at $7,500 annually, and the Dalzell bill three members, the I'li drawing and the others $7,000 each.

Massachusetts Senator Is Re-EIectecf to HENRY CABOT LODGE; snips in me narbor to witness lanilinif. After remaining an htuir on the bab- tleship. Ely ascended from, the deck oX the vessel, circled the bay and flew back to Selfridge- field, Jfinding the.re 20 minutes later. Ely's wife was the first ixjrson to greet him. when he on the Battleship, throwing her arms about him and kissing 1 him.

'Ely said, when he landed at. Self- rldge 1 field: "It was easy. I could it every day." 1 tLESS BILL 10.1 tORIMER BURROWS DENIES PROOF OF BRIBE Years of Suffering Catarrh and Blood Disease Doctors Failed to Cure. Miss Mabel Dfiwkins, 1214 Lafayette Fort Wayne, "For years 1 was troubled catarrh and blood disease. I tried sev- doctors and a doxen dtfL'erent rem- but none of them did me nny good.

'A friend told me of Hood's Sar- 1 took two bottles of this medicine and was as well and strong as Rver. 1 feel like a different person, and recommend Hood's to any one suffering: frflm catarih." Get it todny in form or Chocolated called Sarsatabs. Chairman oif Senate Committee Which Rejected Charges Defends His Report in Speech. Washington, Jan. is no'proof, direct or indirect, from, which la legitimate inference be: drawn that a of the general assembly was corrupt' ly influenced to vote for Lorimer." This was the eon.irJusion-.of Senator Julius Caesar Burrows of Michigan in a 'speech 'in se'nate defending the majority, report of the committee on privileges and elections, of which he is chairman, confirming the right at Senaitor William Lorime'r 1111- nois to his seat in the senate.

Senator Burrows reviewed the whole case and cited much of the -evidence wWch induced the. committee to arrive at its conclusion. After summarizing the testimony of witnesses White, Link, Beclcemeyer and Holtslaiw, Senator declared that "it is obvimi9 ytheres is nothing in the statements of any one of them ox in the statements of all of them taken together, whtyh would justify a conclusion that' thiir testimony as to: bribery Is or could be relied upon in a matter of eren minor importance. "Tie labors ot the committee grea.tly lightened a'fifl tlie scope bfffie investigation materially curtailed by the of the counsel for the prosecution that it was not expectec to' connect Senator anj acts of J. 15 INSURREQTOS KILLED Reports of Battles, in Mexico Are Driven to Mountains.

Mexico. City, Jan. re of several small between revolutionists and fed era troops in Chihuahua have 'reachet Mexico City. They that in a fight at Ba quirichlc, the southern part of the state, 1.5 revolutionists, two oC whon were leaders in the rebellion, killed, while the federals did not lose a0nian. Three soldiers were slightly wounded.

to.the reports, the 'insur rectos were routed after a short en gagenient and fled 'to the hills. The soldiers six horses, se.ven saddles; and four: TWO SENATORS NOMINATEP West Virginia Democrats Name E. Chilton and Cl.arenct W. Watson In Caucus. Charleston, W.

Jan. Chilton of Wheeling and Clarence Watson of Fairmont were nominated caucus of the bers of the AVest Virginia legislature here, to succeed to thei-teiunsfiii, the United States senate, one of is now held by Senator Natham Scott, the other made vacant by the death of Stephen B. Elktae. Chilton was selected for the term, while 'Watson was tp serve out the two remaining yeais Elkins' term. iy ILBBICH PUII EHBflBSEII MACVEAGH TIONAL BOARtp p'fJ TRADE.

Deplores Variout Acknowledged Faults of. Present in Washjng'toii, Jan. in- feature ol the Aldr.ich,i)lan of revision and highiipraiee for submitting public basis of monetary 'were Conspicuous in the 'addresses of the Monetary congress, held undler the auspices of the convention of. the National- oi Trade'. Secretary of the Treasury MacVeagh, speaking at the banquet of the conference, declared that a or' (jhild in the whole nation, i-jrjch or poor, who is not involved ill, the question whether oi'ifdff we sh.a.li^ha,ve proper, adequate and safe monetary' He outlined the defects in the present monetary system, and-reterred to the Aldrich plan, characterizing j.t and the final report of the commission yet to come'as worthy of a "friendly and cordial consideration of whatever they may either or finally propose." GOVERNOR IS OVERRULED Arkansas House Appropriates (200,000 for Experse.s—Bill Had Been Sent Back by Executive, Little Rock, senate and house the overnoi's veto senate bill pi o- viding an appropriation of $2,00,000 pay the expenses of the general, assembly The bill was passed, in the sena.te a week an.d was sent to -he house, where it was amended so a.s 'to cut down the appropriation to The senate rejected the amendment, whereupon the.

house 're- its amendment and the bill was- sent'to'-the governor returned it to the senate with bis disapproval on ground that he appropriation was excessive. HtRO MEDALJTO EDWARDS New York Street Commissioner Gets Carnegie Award for Grappling Mayor's Assailant. Jan. of the recipients of a. silver medal from iarnegie heio fund New York's street cleaning comir riioner7 William I Edwaids.

1 in the inci- denis in connect? with the shooting of on the deck of the Kaiser dei Giosse at on August 9 Twenty six awards- in lecogniUon acts of heroism were made by the Carnegie hero fund commission, 16 and 30 silvei medals beside" ash awards, being 'authorized. Aldrieh Bank Plan Indorsed. Chicago, Jan. ba.iL.vA> d'members of twp Illinois ItonKoiE' association, in session heie. 4 oS.

tlie Aldrich bank plau, Kentuiihy. Governor! Who Believes Henry "foutsey Is GoeBel's Assassin AUGUSTUS B. WILLSON. TWO WORKERS' INJURED, Af-ID TWO OTHERS ARE ED MISSING. BIS MAGAZINE BLOWS UP Concussion From RadershufQ Explo- Felt for Work- Ins Below the Blow-Up 'Arel Rescued.

Jan. a. result of an explosion in the Keating mine at Raderaburg. '40 miles from here, six -iuJners. are dead; two badly injured iand theie MB an unconnimed.

rumpr that two moie'men aie somewhere in the woi kings Pending an investigation, officials of the Keating Gold Mining company said six- men had been Wiled and two of he-i had been injui ed that ilo one below the 300-foot level was hurt', that all of the bodies had. been re- and that the ipgj) woiking below the- 300-foot level were taken' cut through other the main'shaft. The impression around Kadersburg is that the powder magazine- in mine exploded. This mag-aijme, which was said to have contained- between BOO 800 poumrs olflynaraito, WAS tin, thte Then men weie tolled ibyi the cqncusbion The foice of the fcivplosion felt miles' aiolindu The 'coroner of. county in which the Keating mine is located, will hold an inquest LEWIS DENOUNCES STRIKE TONIGHT THEATORIJM MOTION PICTURES; The Doctor's Carriage You Wives The Taming oi Buck The Taming of Jane Song- "Dear Heart" THREE REELS OF PICTURES Admission 5 and ib cents.

Head of Mine Workers Also Hits An- Law, 'Holding it Ha.rms Wage Earners. Columbus, report of President tewisf contained denunciation of strikes 'as; means WE Organising nonunion mining districts and a plea foi a continuation of the jotat movement policy In the lepoit he JlbO del the Sherman anti-trufci law, declaung that it is like' other laws enacted for the protection of the" people, being in. reaJiity used to deprive'the' wage earners of to organize. He indorsed -the, proposed employers' liability law, urged that a charter be granted Western Federation of American Federation of'Labor, and that it be amalgamated the. United Mine Workers of America.

MIXING BUSINESS AND FUN Nebraska Lumber Dealers Open at Omaha What Promises to Be Very Lively Convention. Omaha, Mebv, Jan. dealers from all over Nebraska are jere numbers' to inimsd convention of their state association, bogan this morning- in he auditoilum of the Rome hotel, 'resident William Hrotter of Stuart ppt the memBeis down to business of the session, but humorous editions by I Noland of Minneapolis were a of the fun that ho lumber dealers jnopose to have convention closes In the afternoon the chief addresses were made by Arthur L. Holmes of De- roit and A Good of Cowles, ind Mr Noland was heard again. Having disposed of my interest in, the Carbondale Ice ,1 am now opening a new grain, hay and feed store, the Carbondale Feed' the tTegdal one door north of store.

I shall try at'all 'times to keep the Biggest, best and most to be ioand in Carbondale, and in additipn shall handle the very best grade of 11 C-L JL at that will interest you if you are in the market. No matter, what you may want in my line, or how. much, I have it if it can be found in Carbondale, and I I it will 1 pay yo'd tp see rhe and get prices before ordering ehewhere. SPILLKR A GOOD STORY goes -juiSfc as wellSvitb a glass of our root beer, lemon soda, gln- fjes' ale other carbonated drinks as it does with something stronger. And no matter' how many glasses of our beverr, ages take, you don't wake up with a headache the next; morning.

Have a case of it on hand eo you can treat your friends without having anything on your conscience. Delivered to any part of fclie city in assortad or straight case lots at 70c per case. Both phones. Call us tip and place ail order. CARBONDALE BOTTLING AND ICE CREAM CO, eod E.

B. TBRPINITZ, RIANAGER Commission Dixon, 111. Dixon, 111, Jan. city adopted the, commission form of ment by a majority of 129, Xwith only about EO'per cent of the total vote cast. ROOFING, GUTTERING TIN WORK FURNACE WORK We now have in our employ iVIr.

Baunlgartner, an expert tinner and furnace man, and prepared to do all kinds of TIN-'WORK, ROOFING, GUTTERING, FURNACE WORK and all kinds repair work on short notice. Let us figure on your tin work. can save you money. J. C.

SPENCE Flr.st Was, Vvon. lost it first Elizabeth BrowniilB. AlWays HonMt WIW Him. A man's coiiscieuco tit hiffl.".