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THE DAILY FREE PRESS. VOLUME 6 CARBONDALE. ILLINOIS. SATURDAY. MAY 22.

1909 NUMBER 190 TNBWORUD BY TELEGRAPH CLARK MONUMENT URVEILEII TODAY ACCEPTED BY GOV. DENEEN ON BEHALF OF PEOPLE OF ILLINOIS. SECURED By SEN liEAfll Statue of Soldier arid Explorer, Erected by the State of Illinois, Is Dedicated at Suggested Monument. Quincy, 111., May tribute to Gen. George Rogers Clark, the revolutionary soldier and explorer, an heroic statue, was unveiled today in the presence of an immense CQncourBO of people.

Gov. Dune-en accepted the monument on behalf of the people of the mate. The statue, which Is nine feet high, is the work of CliarleB J. Mulligan of the Chicago Art hiHtiUit.c, and is pronounced by critics to be one of the best in the middle west. The base of tho monument, designed by AV.

Carbys Statue of George Rogers Clark. Zimmerman of I lie suite architect, is Rra.y grantie on a ee- inunt fournkiliiin and 18 feet liijjl)- Mr. Mulligan anil Mr. Win merman -were lioia prosi'iil at l.lu- unveiling. Slamling on the brow of a bill friuii lie seen t.be expanse ol tin Mississippi, the depicts me American leader in a pose which is thoughtful, gentle- and yet heroic.

represents him as clad in tho uniform of a continental general, as ho was ho captured Kasltaskla in 1778. Tho monument was obtained at tho Instance of Senator Campbell S. Hearc of tie Thirty-sixth district. Several ago "when Senator Hearn, who a conledsrftte soldier, was eating at the Planters hotel in Bt. Col.

Henry Watlerson of Louis. ville, came and took a seat opposite him. Col. WaHereon soon began to tell of vjtiorge Rogers Clark and bin work. He expressed the opirtion that Ullinois Buonld build a monument to hifi memory.

Senator Hearn at once declared that it should be done, and lit the next of the legislature introduced the bill tliat provided for the memorial. OCEAN RECORD LOWERED Cunard Line Steamer Makes Westbound Trip in 4 Days, 16 and 53 Minutes. New York, May westbound records were established by the Cunard Line Steamer Mauretania, which arrivefJ 5r quarantine from Liverpool and Queenstown. The steamer according to her commander, cut thirteen Miinutes from her best previous record and made an average hourly speed of 25:62 knots as against her former record of 25:55. Captain Pritchard reported that the Mauretania covered the course between Daunt'et Rock and Ambross Channel lighthouse in four days, sixteen hours and fifty-three minutes, as her previous record of four day, seventeen hours and six on February STRIKE LOOEB HCCU5EB ARBKftTID )M NEW YORK ATTEMPT MURDER.

FOB Stabs Womun in a Dozen Places With Pocket Indulged In Other Escapadee. New York, May P. Shea, who the police say came to this city from Chicago several months ago to assist iu directing of the local teamsters strike was arrested charged with fatally stabbing a woman xameti Alice Shaw at his home in West Thirteenth street. The woman was etauhod In a dozen places and both she iind Shea were covered with Wood. SnoR cioc.llned to make any state- intat.

The is IE critical conditions. Chicago, May P. who wan arrested in New York lor stabbing and killing a woman, was formerly president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. He engineered the great teamsters' strike in this city four years ago, as a 'result of that strike, he was tried with some of bis associates, a charge of conspiracy, but was acquitted. While leader of the strikers Shea indulged in several escapades in this city which brought him into much notoriety.

The woman who is said to have been stabbed lo-night is sup! posed to be one whom he met here several ago. Bankrupt Brokers Indicted. Newburgti, N. May the issuance of bench warrants for the arrest of Thomas A. Ennls and Chas.

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AT ALL DRUG STORES panl It was announced that the two had -teen inflicted by the Orange county grand jury. The complaint charges the larceny of money given to agents of the firm lor the purchate of stocks. TEDDY'S PHOTO NETS $3.06 Photographer Sells Picture of Late President for $3 and Gets 6 Cente Additional by Court. New York, May hearing the story of the sale of photograph of Theodore Roosevelt, "sitting at his home at Oyster an action brought by Peter A. Juley, a photographer against the Town Topics Publishing company, Justice Bowling directed a verdict of six cen.ts for the plaintiff.

Jnley claimed $6,000 damage's on tKe ground that the publishing company failed to keep an agreeeram. with him to publish the picture in "Fads and Fancies" With his name attached to it. He the picture to the Town Topics company, for three dollars. This is the suit in -which Mr. Roosevelt's deposition was taken at Oyster Bay shortly before he left for Africa.

It. was at first denied In at the use of the picture was authorized by the president, but it subsequently ciwne out that his then secretary, William A. junior, had consented. Mr. boeb, at present, collector of the port of New York, was a witness IB the suit to-day.

Hawalia Secures Porto Rico Labor. San Juan, May representative of Hawaiian planters is here endeavoring to Interest Porto Ricari in the Sandwich Islands. He is offering laborers $35 monthly us -wages and. passage to the isla.ndB and in addition a house in which to live 1s guaranteed thorn. Sixty Porto Weans sailed on the steamer Coame for New York May 19 destined for Pinned Under Automobile.

Indianapolis, May women, a girl and two men narrowly esca.ped death to-night when an automobile in which they were riding rolled down an embankment Bt Riverside Boulevard and the bride over White river. The occupants -were pinned beneath the machine until released. Mies Katherine Pfafflin was cruBhed about the chest and one arm broken. Shoot Tournament Burlington, May armnal trap shooting tournament of the Iowa sportsmans association ended with John Peterson of Randall, winner of the Iowa amateur championship. William Wheatley, of Nicholas, Iowa, the L.

C. Smith cup. Fred Gilbert, of Spirit Lake, Iowa, scored the highest professional average. Women's Club Convention Ende. Davenport, Iowa, May Iowa Federation of Women' clubs closed a four clays session of the biennial convention.

Three hundred and eighty- four delegates were in attendance. It ivas decided to vole special attention to civic betterment of Iowa cities during the next two years. Mrs. Julia. Richards, of Waterloo, was elected president.

Claims Contracts Were Illegal. Havana, May Fuentes announced that be would introduce a bill to re-open the question ol the purchase of twenty-four cannon in France and fifteen thousand rifles in Germany for the army, contending that the cont.ra.cts are iHegal because they excluded from compellon American and other factories. Grand Rapids Store Destroyed. Grand Rapids, May Gilbert, block, seven stories high, containing the Ira M. Smith department stores and scores of office suites, was practically by fire early today.

The loss is estimated at $400,000. -The south wall of the structure fell crushing beneath it two frame residences. Cuba Conspirators Rearrested. Havana, May MBSBO Para and Colonel Gabriel Guerra, who were convicted of conspiracy against the provisional government last year and sentenced to three years' who were released under the recent amnesty decree, have been arrested charged with petty swindling. Delegates Sail for Convention.

New York, May members of the International League of Press Club sailed on the steamer Bermudian to attend the 18th annual convention which is to be held at Bermuda from May 22 to 27. Gone to Happly Hunting Ground. Carson City, May Stoically indifferent to his late Chas. Kaiser, a bull-bloded Warhoe Indian was hanged here this morning for the murder of his wife. Kaiser is the first known Indian who made his defense the "unwritten law." JIT SiLEiiT RITE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD BIG TRUST STOPS WORK IN HIS HONOR.

EDL1GIZE1 BY PflSTOR FRIEND 8imple Rites of Unitarian Church Were Followed in Accordance With the Wishes of Mr, Rogers. New York, May unit ol the Industrial and commercial machinery ol the Standard Oil Co. throughout the world hailed in reverence while eulogies were being spoken and the la.st rites pronounced in the Church of the Messiah over the body of Henry H. Rogers, master of a half hundred millions. Rarely in the history of a commonwealth have so many men prominent in the big affairs of every walk of life at the obsequies, of a departed friend.

While the 60,000 employes of the Sigaiitic oil corporation in every quarter of the globe paused with bared heuclu, Rev. Robert Collyer, pastor of the church and lifelong friend the departed man, uttered his eulogy in a vuice choked with emotion. Pastor Pronounces a Eulogy. "An the years roll by," he said, "Bweeter and sweeter will grow the memory of Henry H. Rogers.

It, has been given to but few men to know many, many kind and good things our 'friend has done in his modest, tiulet wuy. There is no time for a sermon, and I can but speak of a few of the deeds inspired 'by his great, tender heart." No less tenderly Rev. John Haines spoke of the departed member of congregation. Chosing his text from the twenty-third Psalm, the associate pastor gave words of comfort to the bereaved family. The coffin was escorted from the home to the church by 16 pallbearers, and when the cortege arrived every available seat was ailed and the respectful crowd outside testified to the uyiripathy of the city.

Close Friends the Pallbearers. The pallbearers were Rogers' intimate friends and Rockefeller, John D. Archbold, E. T. Bedford, James A.

Moffett, Samuel L. Clemens, E. H. Harrinmn, Raymond Ottpuy, Hlbert H. Gary, 'Melville B.

Stone, John D. Ryan, James M. Beck, Charles A. Peabody, Dr. C.

C. Rice, George W. Perkins, Col. A. G.

Payne and Gen. James Gordon. In accordance with the wishes of Mr. Rogers, the services followed the simple rites of the Unitarian church. The floral offerings, consisting principally of American Beauty roses and lilies of the valley, were banked in ox- cjuisite profusion across tiie chancel to the height of 20 feet.

Among those who attended'the funeral In a body were the intimates of Mr. Rogers in the Lotus club, the department heads from the general offices of the Standard Oil Co. and other financiers who have been identified with him. After the funeral, which began at 10 o'clock, ttre family and about 25 friends accompanied the body to the Grand Central station, whence the funeral party proceeded to the ancestral home at Falrhaven, where the body will He in state until the interment. Bicycle Trip Abandoned.

N. May Wylie and Earnest Higgins of the Twelfth Regiment National guard, who left New York this week, expecting to reach San Francisco on July 4, traveling by bicycle abandoned their trip here Thursday. Wylie had a bad fall a few miles from this city and fractured his arm. The two were carrying messages from superior officers. Editors of Weeklies Meet.

Indianapolis, May annual meeting of the Indiana Associated Weeklies was held here to-day. Mayor Bookwalter welcomed the editors, and among the speakers were W. E. Groves of the Milford Mail, R. B.

Wood of the Wolf Lake Trolley, A. J. Heuring of the Winslow Dispatch, and H. F. Harris of the Pierceton Record, president of the association.

Union Pacific Cuts Time. Denver, May development in the fight between the Hill and Harriman systems became known, when the Union Pacific announced a cut of two hours In running from St. Louts to Denver, in the schedule of their overland limited train. The Union Pacific an- nounced" a cut cK "thirty mlnlrtes running time on all through trains from Chicago to Denver, to take May 30. DRAWING LINE New York Justice Holds Negro and White Man Do Not Suffer Equal Humiliation.

New York, May negro and a while man do not suffer equal humiliation in the eyes of law for false arrest, according to the appellate division of the supreme court, which sustained an order of Justice Dugro, reducing the amount of damages awarded George Griffin, a Pullman porter from $2,500 to $300. The negro was arrested in Montreal charged with stealing a pocket book, hut the charge was not substantiated. He brought suit against Daniel H. Beady, a new York manufacturer, who caused his arrest. In his order, Justice Dugro said: "While in some senses the negro under the law is just as good a man as the president of the United States it -would be argument to say be is just as good in some respects.

The dam-, in a case of this kind depend on a man's standing and circumstances. If he is colored, that fact should be considered." "MIKES" SUE TO RECOVER "SWINDLE SYNDICATE" ASKBD TO RETURN MONEY. J. J. Hollister of Minneapolis, Who Lost on Fake Wrestling Match, First to Act.

Council Bluffs, Iowa, May Claims for tin- recovery of a. large share of the $250.000 which it is alleged was taken from "Mikes" by J. C. Maybray and liiK ansociates In the so- called "swindle syndicate" during 1907 and 190S, In the hands of attorneys in this city and suits are to be insli- tilted in the district court here to recover on them from Maybray and the other men who, it is claimed were connected with the various swindles. The first ol such suits was commenced in the case of J.

J. Ho-llister of Minneapolis agains't J. C. Maybray, Dobbins, Max Boyle, W. H.

Graham and Benjamin Marks, Marks is the only one of the defendants residing here. Hollister is a grain dealer and claims to have been decoyed to this city by representations that a profitable investment could be found in the purchase of a large amount, of wheat damaged inan elevator fire in Kansas. After his arrival in Council Bluffs the usual fake, wrestlig match, was sprung and Hollister was separated from $10,000. KILLED IN FRiSCO WRECK Four Others Are Injured When Frisco Train is Derailed Near Chelsea, Okla. Vinita.

May man was killed and lour were injured in tin; wreck of a passenger train on the Frisco railroad, two miles Fouth of Chelsea. The engine and five ear? were turned over. The man killed was a tramp. Another tramp was badly injured. The other injured are .1.

P. Brown and Dim of Clujlwa, a mail clerk, and S. B. Wilson. An investigation is being made to discover the cause of the wreck.

RITES SUSHED, ROADS IN FIGHT RAILROAD CUTS FARE TO WEST COMPETITION OF TRACTION LINES AND STARTS WAR. ST, FIRES FIRST GUN Price Cut Between Springfield and Peoria to $1.95 for Round Trip, Drop of 65 Cents Under i Peoria, May first gun, in the real war of the of Illinois on the trHotlon coinpanine of the those building Into and those already constructed for the St. Louis gateway, WAH fired by the Chicago, Peorln St. railroad, when telegraphic tlons were received by tho tlvcs of the line here to publish now schedule of passengw tween Springfield and Peoria, to into effect next Monday. Round Trip or Two Way.

This fixes rate between points at for the round trip the tlcke-U will be only for trips. At the same tha will be good fur tvro one way. The cut is C5c under the existing road onarge and 56c what Is generally tha traction rate. When the general officers of Bluff Line were here a few days it given out privately that, tha installation of dining car and sleeper service on the traction lino Between Peoria and Bt. Louis was the final aot that forced the railroad into a competition it does not expect to from, but which it expects to make equally profitable to the traction line.

Alton to Join War. It Is understood here that the Alton will join in the war of rates, and that the steam roads will cut every made by the traction company until the travel is carried by the line makes the lowest rate. Admits Killing Planter. Memphis, May T. Bishop, arrested on the charge of being the man who assassinated Joseph Hiitchinson, a wealthy planter of head, who was shot as he sat at his dining table a few days ago, says he is sorry he did not kill tlio whole family.

He says he is Balistied now and is willing to hang. His divorced wife lives at the Hulchinson. home. Foundry Men Adjourn. Cincinnati, Ohio.

May tour allied national foundryux-n's thai lielcl thdr joint ronyivlioiia intliis city (his i-k cloci-ii, after l-eromill' IlllilIJi 111 ill' 1 vvculive committees that next convention onlioix Cuba Celebrates Independence Day. Havana, May seventh anniversary of the establishment of the Cuban Republic, in 1902. was celebrated with more than the usual enthusiasm. The -principal event of ttn- day was the review at Columbia, by President Gomel', of the new army. Four thousand infantry and cavalry paraded under command of General Pino Guerrero.

They passed 3 fine appearance and were applauded by several thousand spectators. Sorenten. of St. Olaf's, Wins. Appieum.

T. Sort-risen, of Kt. Oiiif's college. North- Held. Minn, won lirsi place in the internal ioiial oratorical eoinest lash nip.ht.

in wliieli rcprcKciitativcK of tt-u stales contested. C. Bruce. McClelland, of College. Illinois, worn second plaee.

Miss Taft to Unveil Monument. Washington, May Miss Helen Taft, daughters of the president, has accepted an invitation to unveil the monument erected at Gettysburg, in memory of the soldiers of the Union army, who participated in the Gettysburg campaign. Russia Has Income Tax. St. Petersburg.

May bill arranging for a progressive inheritance tax In Russia, has been announced the finance committee of the It provides for a graduated tax varying from one-half tc two-thirds of one per cent. Kansas Man Heads R. P. C. Philadelphia, May the annual meeting of the General Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian cUurtli cl North America the Rev.

A. L. Benson, Clay Center, was elected moderator. Would United Church Factions. Ciinron, Obio.

May effort is to be made to unite the two factions- of the United Hretliren cliurrh. -At today's session of tlie t'nited Brethren, conference a (It-legation was sent to to prevail upon I ho scot-dins failion again to join, witb "regulars." "Avenger Bill' Acquitted. Washington, known as "avenger Hill" JotK'K be- t-ause of his attempt to shoot the assassin of Garfield, while the former was being removed from tho court hor.se to the Jail hern declared not guilty by a jury here of the murder of John O. McPherson who was killed by Jones in October Self di-Iense wan his plea. Big Liner Escapes Ice.

Johns, N. May big liner Mongolian broken a way through the fields in which Hlie has ben cauyht for Ft-veral clays and IB now uialiiiiK for bay of Bulb, where she will take reluce jl bc ico blockade Is clear. Weather Forecast. Mir-soiiri: Partly loiidy Saturday and Sunday. Iowa: Partly cloudy, Saturday night or 'llinois: Partly cloudy and warmer Saturday; Sunday fair; moderate east winds..