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12 PAGES THE BAIJCf REVIEW News tot investors of either "timid" or "brave" money in today's ads-business chances for men of many moods. Thirty-Fourth Year. DECATUR, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 1, 1912. PRICE TWO CENTS. No.

122. TAFT CARRIES MASSACHUSETTS Colonel 3,600 Votes--Divide Evenly, T. R. Getting All Delegates at Large--Clark is Democratic Choice. jtsoston, Mar 1-- Massachusetts emerged today from her first presidential primary to find that Republican voters had expressed a preference for the renomination ot Taft, but not withstanding, had given Roosevelt eighteen of tte thirty-six delegates to the national convention.

Democratic voters expressed a preference for Clark, although the majority of delegates were pledged to Governor Foss. NEAR COMPLETE RETURNS. Practically complete returns give Republicans, presidential preference, LaFollette, 1750. Roosevelt, 71,200. Taft, 74,800.

Delegates at large: Baxter, heading Roosevelt grrmp, 74,100. Crane, heading Taft group. 65,900. Democratic presidential preference: Clark, 33,491. Wilson, 14,170.

Delegates at large, Cousrhliu. pledged to Foss, 000. HOW IT HAPPENED. Just how Massachusetts could send an evenly divided delegation to Chicago while on preference vote Taft had a plurality of 3.600 over Roosevelt is partly explained by the primary law which enabled hundreds of voters to mark eight names on the by Baxter and style "for Theodore Roosevelt" and then express a for Taft on another part of the ballot. Magdalena Bay Report I Unfounded.

Washington. May In response to a resolution calling Cor Information regarding the purchase of land by the Japanese on Magdalena Bay. Mexico, tlie president today Informed the senate that the state department has no evidence, directly or indirectly, of any such purchase by the Japanese. WHAT KNOX SAID Secretary Knox In his report said that the rumors evidently arose from efforts made by an American syndicate to dispose of certain lands In the vicinity of Magdalena bay to a Japanese syndicate. The department plain that such of state transfer made It of lands would be Interpreted in some quarters In a manner to cause a great outcry.

The American syndicate then sought to ascertain the attitude of the government toward a company composed in part of Japanese investors, Americans retaining control ot tlie property To this proposition the department replied that it could add nothing to its former statement. NO PROJECT ON FOOT. Since i reply theie has no further communication with Americans interested in lands Under these circumstances Knox declared the "department cannot assume 'hat there is any project on foot calling for action on the art of the United Stales" LIVELY DEBATE. The message precipitated a lively de- ate In the senate. Rayne-r said a if apan established a base of supply or oallng station in Mexico he would regard the act as a declaration of war.

Lodge said a the time had come tlie United States should take the position that no foreign government otild obtain control of Und In this lemlsphere that i constitute a nenace to the United States DELEGATES EVENLY DIVIDED At noon toda the indications were that Roosevelt can led onb of the state districts giving him ten additional delegates or eighteen In all President Taft carried the remaining nine districts. on the face of the returns now available and this will' give him eighteen delegates to Chicago, the state delegation thus being divided. The Taft followers were insistent that as the president carried the piefer- entiai primaries he was entitled to the vote of the Roosevelt delegates, at large but this claim was laughed at by the Roosevelt men. T. K.

MAY GET -MORE. Roosevelt carri-d the fourth, fifth, ninth and fourteenth congressional Taft Is known to have tarried the second, third, sixth. eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth. At LATEST REPORT. Boston.

May 1. With three towns which cannot change the result, the state vote on the Republican contest thlfc afternoon was: Taft, 87,117 Roosevelt, 83,144 LaKollette. 2,063. So far as the Democratic primaries are concerned, Clark snowed Wilson under, the complete vute being: Clark, 33,491. 14,4.70.

More Than That Many Are Wounded at Tepic. dent received his first information about Massachusetts, when he reached here. The information that he was Taft headquarters, there was some i leading In the preferential vote pleased to whether the president ndd he president greatly. T. R.

I HIGH FEATHEH. New York, May ia in nigh feather todaj He said that he was greatly pleased i the result In Massachusetts which. In the light of ncomplete returns, is declared a great ictorj. DEIEGITJSJO TUFT Oj ster Bay, N. May a statement issued this afternoon, Roosevelt announced that he will insist on the delegates at large from Massachusetts i tor him.

He stated that inasmuch as President Taft secured the majoritj or votes in the preferential primaries, ho will i a from the contest in a state so far ab the delegates at large are concerned. This will give Roosevelt only tei. of the Massacusetts delegates. doubt as to whether the president ndd he president greatly. gotten two delegates In the eighth district.

He is known to a gotten one hut the other is in doubt If Roosevelt gets this one It will eive him 19 to 17 for Taft. HOW MIXUP OCCURRE. General Champlln, head of the Taft announced at 10:30 that Taft delegates at large would demand that they be seated at Chicago as the regular delegates at large from the B.iy utate. He based this statement on the fact that the president won at the pres- idenlal prii and on the contention that the Taft delegates at large received a majority of the cast as many Taft votes were thrown out because the voters voted for nine instead of eight candidates. REPUBLICAN RACE FEATURE.

Interest in the primary centered in the Republican race, as early returns ehowed that Republicans went tu the polls for i Democrat. President Taft carried Boston, exclusive of Hjde Park, by more than 500 Although Senator Lodge was silent In the campaign, his town spoke for him In tones that could not be mistaken. Nabant gave a 2 to 1 vote against the Senator's old-time friend, Mr. Roosevelt The "Back Bay silk stockings of Eleven saved Boston for the president, his majority In that ward being larger than his majority In the entire city. Many Boston Democrats, who had not been enrolled since the passage of the new primary laws, voted for the candidates Out of a Republican enrollment of 27,000, 22,000 cast their ballots.

AS TO GOVERNOR FOSS. Thomas P. RHey. chairman of the Democratic state committee said: "There can be no doubt that Governor Foss is the i choice ot Massachusetts Democrats But they had no opportunity to express their preference. Consequently though most of the elected delegates, are pledged to Foss they cannot vote for him.

They must abide by the preference vote. "The district delegates don't count at all. The preference vote Is a unit vote so their pledges are the lesult of the preference vote. "I believe the Democratic convention committee at Baltimore will credit the entire vote of Massachusetts to the candidate who has received the larges' preference vote no matter whom th delegates vote tor. If they don't vote for the preference candidate, their votes will be thrown The primaries were held under lowei.

Ing clouds, with a chilly, moist breeze from the sea. In this city every effort was made to bring out a full vote DIXOJV BREAKS OUT AGAIN. Washington. was claimed for Roosevelt by 7.000 majority at the Roosevelt headquarters here at midnight Senator Dixon. Colonel Roosevelt's manager, Issued the following statement: "The result in Massachusetts settled the Taft candidacy beyound and to the exclusion of every reasonable doubt.

The revolt of the rank and file of the Republican party against Taft's leadership is overwhelmingly and complete. Roosevelt will be nominated at Chicago on the first ballot and will be elected- In November by the biggest majority ever given a presidential candidate." TAFT TICKLEB. Savannah. Ga, May presi- So-Called Possibility for President as Last Resort. Chlcagn, May the adjournment of a conference of the Jill nols delegates at the Republcan nation al convention at the Hotel LaSalie yesterday, the following telegram was sent to Colonel Roosevelt at Oyster Bay.

"The Illinois Roosevelt delgatlon to the national convention. fifty-six strong, met today and organized for active work In your behalf, to continu until you are nominated. M'CORMICK. Chairman. "FRED E.

STERLING Secretary." The delegates turned their attention toward the possibility of a presldentia candidate other than Colonel Roosevel or President Taft In the event that cir cumstanees become such before th convention which would proven the nomination of either one. This proposition was not discussed In the conference, but entirely In an Informal way. DENEEN MENTIONED. That Illinois might have a candidate of Its own under such circumstancer was diagnosed as a distinct possibility the names of Governor Deneen and Judge Sherman being mentioned ac tivelv in this connection. One of th delegates who spoke strongly along thii line was J.

E. Miller, one of the dele gates from the East St. Louis district who was the manager of the Taft cam palgn in the four southern Illinois con gressicnal districts The (onversatlon in the hotel corri dors following the adjournment of tlv conference demonstrated that there i to be a real fight for the membership of the national committee when th issue is settled finally, Tepic, April 26 by courier to El Paso, May 22U dead and lore than that numbei wounded, many whom were unable even to crawl rom the field of battle, a band of 2,000 ebeln.und.er command of Manuel Cluer- ero, have been completely routed by he garrison of this city, aided by the ollce of the local commandery. The attack began Wednesday, April 4, the rebels opetating In the hills urroundlng Tcpic on the day previous nd demanding tho aurrendei ot the garrison, which was under command of Jolonel' Martin Esplnosa. REBELS ARE BiEAHINU FEDERALS.

loutbern Advance of Oroxco'n Arm; on Well Under Way. At Rebel Front, Escalon, Mexico. Maj --The southetn advance by the rebel a i is now well under way and tlie nditations, are that within three 01 our days Oroaco's forces will be vvith- striking distance ot the federals, in he neighborhood of Torreon. Scoutb epott that Huerta's men appear to be preparing only for defense, althougl he possibility of a conflict with the government force on the road remains U. 8.

SHOULU SK.VU RELIEF. Are Insulting to American Men ami Women. Mobile. A a May which American women and men been subjected In Mexico and the dan ger surrounding them should impel til Jnlted States to senfl lellef." This statement, accredited to Mrs Bernard Sweyer, is printed in the Mo Mle Item yesterday Mrs. Swejor a for three ears a resident of Chihuahua '1 have witnessed terrible scenes, says Mrs.

Sweyer. "In the mining country, where many Ainet leans ngagecl, the greatest suffering anc danger exists." SEIZURE: EXPLAINED. Mexico City, Mexico, May 1 --Th seizure Monday by the Mexican police of thirty of the one thousand rlflos shipped to the American ambassador for the use of the American colony Is explained today by the governor of the federal district to be pursuant to an order of the secret police Intended to prevent the traffic in arms with the revolutionaries Great Methodist'Conference at Minneapolis-to Continue a Month. Minneapolis, Minn May housand representing ractlcally country In the world, tood and sung "All Hail the Power Jesus' Name 1 this morning an the pening feature of confer- nce of the Methodist Episcopal church. The opening session of the confer- nce was ot a formal aharacter Includ- ng prayers by Bishops Burt and Warne and scripture reading 'by Rev.

Andrew Gllles of Minneapolis and W. E. Car- lenter of Brazil. Ind. Bishop Henry Varren presided 860 DELEGATES Eight hundred anOh; i delegates, ncludlng from domestic, and seven fiom.

txrelgn fields, who are said to constitute the largest assemblage of church notables of their denomination held, Imii arrived ast night to attend tomorrow the wenty-flfth quadrennial general con erence of the Methodist Episcopal church. CONTINUE FOR MONTH. The conference will continue for month. As the oldest active leader, Jishop Henry W. Warren of Denver.

Colo, who was consecrated bishop in .880. opened the' conference Three delegates frotn Korea, led by Sang M. Yl of native dregs, wo delegates from India, and one from Java, also in native dresa, added to tlie unlversal.charaoter of the assemblage. Among the twenty-five women dele gates is Miss Italia Garibaldi ot Rome, granddaughter of the- Italian liber ator, PUBLIC WELCOME T.O DELEGATES. Last night the delegates were wel oomed at a public demonstration, pr6' sided over by Professor George Via- cent of tho University of Minnesota and addressed by Governor Eberhart.

MAY CHANGE The overshadowing question to cutne before the conference will be the modi ficatlon of the Episcopal form of gov eminent Within the last two years question has been debated at the annual conferences and by the lay- nen'f. associations Briefly stated, the 'Insurgents" ask for four radical changes, the abolition of the office of distik't superintendent, formerly presiding elder, as now constituted; the election of bishops In sufficient num- jer to allow each bishop to have a of resident office, about four years, in a district, restoration of the pastoral time limit, and rules for regu- atine the tiansfer of members. WILL SUPREME COURT. Another -if width-' tlwre Is a diversity of sentiment is whether there shall be a supreme court of Meihodlim is pointed out that it is Incongruous the conference to be both a legislative and judicial body. A com- nlssion has been working on the constitution of the proposed, judicial tribunal since the general Conference 'our years ago.

The church rule against dancing, -at- theaters, playing cards and indulging In oilier forms of anuiscmen will again be brought up and wil doubtless precipitate the usual spirited discussion. MAY ELECT FOUR BISHOPS. There are to be piobably four bishops elected to fill vacancies, although In this the general conference has the power to increase the number of new bishops as circumstances may require Among those talked of most promin ently are President Francis J. McCon nell of DePauw university; Rev. Dr David G.

Downey, head of the Sunday school board; Rev. Dr. Homer C. Stuntz co-ordinate secretary of the home'mis sion board; Rev. Dr.

Matthew Hughe of Pasadena, Rev. Andrew Glllo of Minneapolis and William tihephard, district superintendent Chicago. Tho bishops who may retire ar Bishop Henry W. Warren of Denver who Is eighty years old, and Bishop David Moore of Cincinnati and Ear Cranston of Washington, both of whon are more than seventy years of age The question of their retii sment, now ever, depends wholly upon the actlo of tho general conference. Jacksonville, May the from the Interior and the soul-hern part of the statn coming In slowly, It waa apparent today that the Democratic delegates to the Baltimore convention will cast their vote tor Un- Jlerwood at least on the first ballot.

MORRESSEY CHOSEN BY RAILROAD MEN New York, May Morressey of the railway employers and investors' association, was selected today by the locomotive engineers to act as their arbiter a'nd representative on the board which Is to the demands for Increased wages made by the engineers. TOBACCO COMPANY TO PAY DIVIDENDS New York. May of the American Tobacco company voted today to pay June 1, quarterly flivi- dent of percent stock This Is the first dtvldeiM declaration since the reorganisation of the com- Was Known in Latin-Amer ica as "Great Washington, May Cleve land Dawson. forty-six years of ag resident diplomatic officer of the stat department, Is dead. Dawson was famous for his skill I handling difficult Latin-America problems.

He was regarded in Latin America as the "great pacificator." From to '89 Dawson practiced la In Iowa. In '91 he was elected assls tant attorney general of Iowa, whlc position he held until '94. He began diplomatic career In '97. BEGIN ALLEN TRIAL AT END OF WEEK Wytherllle, May a ne venire on hand and seven Jurors tenta tlvely seated, subject to a later "wee Ing out process," the Indications we today that the actual examination witnesses against Floyd Allen for part in the Hillsvllle murders would begun by the end of the week The only bar to extradition In th trial Is the difficulty of securing i the 200 witnessed from Carroll count the seat of the crime. being tried for the murder ai- pros cutor Foster, although he waa-tadicte for the killing of the five men In Judg Maasle's court room on senate Quiz Ends Abruptly --Startling News to be Investigated.

Washington, May lifeboats Trans-Atlantic liners and equipment rafts that automatically would float ear a sinking vessel, and the conduction of gieat passengei steamers Ith double hulls ind extended water- gilt compartments--all these reforms, wan indicated yesterday before the enate Investigating committee Invei gating the Titanic disaster would, fol- In the immediate future. Bruce Ismay, president and man glng director of the International iercantlle Marine company, told ommutee that, in ills opinion, this hould be done. He promised to take the question with (he the big liners as soon as he returned England. DUNN ON STAND The head uf the most powerful ship- Ing combination In the world shared nterest In yesterday's healing with Dunn, a New York importer. Mr.

proved a recalcitrant witness for, fter telling ot information he had re elved to the effect that the White tar line officials had received posl- Ive information of the Titanic disaster welve hours before they had given It ut, he refused to give tho name of his nformant. WAS INFORMATION WITHHELD' Senator Smith insisted upon know ng the name of the person or the statement. Dunn said he had ecelved it In confidence had ledged himself not to divulge the Hnie Summarily dlstnised from the tatid in Ihe charge of an assistant srgeant at arms of the senate, the itness spent most of the morning on lie long distance telephone endeavor- ng to be absolved from his pledge As a result of Dunn's testimony. Sentor Smith dltpatched two officers to Sew York to Interrogate the officials the Western Union Telegraph corn- any, by whom was employed the man who nas said to have originally made he statement. Late In the day be earned that the officers were having rouble In getting the facts.

As a rc- ult lie announced that he possibly would go to' New York today and con- uct the Investigation himself, COMMITTEE TAKES RECESS The hearing yesterday came to an ab- upt end when Senator Smith suddenly nnounced that tlie committee would oceas until Friday, This, he said, was because the erence committee, to which the ntem- ere of the Titanic investigating com- nittee belong, was completing its work on the rivers and harbors approbation bill. It was desired, he said, hut all- members uf the committee be resent. In the course of his testimony todaj E. Henry Stengel of Newark, N. J.

a manufacturer and a survivor of the Titanic, testified that ho had watched he speed of the ship particularly. TOO MUCH SPEED. "When I went to bod Sunday nigh Lbout 10 o'clock I told my wife thai engines were going at an awfu! he said. "Being a manufacturer a general knowledge of englnei nd it seemed to me that the Tltanic'i engines were being The remainder of Mr Stengel's tes related to the launching ifchoats. the escape of himself and wife arid Incidents on the Carpathla.

STORY IS RELATED. Colonel Archibald Grade told of th crash. He told of the efforts to Induce Mr. and Mrs. Isidore Straus to get int a lifeboat.

Mrs. Straus refused to leave ler husband. "Wo waived the rule against men en terlng the boats," he said, "and urge Mr. Straus tu go. He said: I thai stay here and share the fate of th Then we abandoned our efforts.

The witness told of abeUtlng Mrs John Jacob Astor into a lifeboat an of Colonel Astor's request that he allowed to accompany her. "Why did Colonel Astor make th request?" inquired Senator Smith. 'I think because of the condition Mrs. Astor," said the colonel, addln thaf he believed the officer who pre vented Astor from going probabl would have permitted It had. he known Colonel Oracle praised the braver and discipline of the officers and crew He also declared that the behavior the men and women passengers wa heroic.

ISM.1V NOT TO TESTIFY. lm, will not be present The fiw Mrs. probably will go at oncn 10 Hotel otham and will stay there until after funeral, Muriel Astor. who IB com In it from Europe with her mother, expected 10 seen at the funeral of her father he plans contemplate the conveying Aitor's body to Fern Cliff, Astor stale at Rhlnebeck, N. after ent Actor nls son, and Nicholas Bidle, the Alter estate trustee, have latmed the body at Halifax yesterday The little heiress probably will go In harie of a maid und under' the wing of ne of the Astor trustees.

After the uneral at Rhlnebrck will be taken ack to her mother Because ot the de. ly In the arrival of the Mackay-Ben- lett at Halifax It Is itkely the funeral ervlce will be held Thursday after- oon. HOPE FOR BUTT'S Halifax, May Thirty embaimers forked all night at the Improvised norgue preparing for the Inspection of he unidentified Titanic dead. Major Wlnshlp. U.

8. said today hat he had seen the unidentified dead and given up all hope of i i Mn- or Butt's body. FIND PURSER'S BODY. A wireless from the cable ship Mlnla ys It has found the body of Purser lng ThU body was picked up miles (rom where one was found showing the wide area over which the bodies are scattered Ice bergs are still numerous. rUNBHAt, BEGIKS.

Halifax, May the fu neral procession which will extend the entire continent started at 8:45 today when the Illinois Central express left for the west. Relatives and friends of Titanic victims arrived it the depot more than an hour before he time of departure and waited Impatiently to begin the Journey home. The body of John Jacob Astor was placed In the private, car of the Oceanic ast nlglit. Isador Straus' body placed In an express car along with several 1 In charge of Morris Rothschild of Philadelphia. Other bodies on the train were those of Robert F.

White of Boson and J. Allison of Chestcrvllle, Ont. The work of embalming proceeded rapidly during the night and today. Arrangements have been completed to un a number of special CHIB out of Halifax tonight It Is believed that by omorrow nlglit nearly all the Identl led bodies would be ready for bhlp mont. DANIEL 6.

IS THE Decatur Man Chosen to Lead Christian Patriots. Rock Island, May annual national convention of the Christian Patriots, formerly the United Christian party, was held hciu lodaj. The party will present as their stan dard bearers at the forthcoming mi tlonal convention, Daniel B. Turnoy. Ue'catur and Samuel G.

Carter of How ard Lake, Minn an candidates for Ident and vice president. BEEF OUT House Would Cut Salary of President's Secretary. Washington, May Bruce Isnwj managing director of the Internationa Mercantile Marine, and C. H. Llghtol ler and J.

G. Boxhall, officers of th Titanic, are immune from subpoenaes requiring them to testify In tho civil action brought by Mrs. George Robins of New York. Contempt will not be Instituted against them, It was declared today. The three men were summoned yesterday.

FILE TITANIC VICTIM'S WILL. Rothnhllil to Pro- Mle HmbBBd'a Estate. New York, May Llsile B. Rothschild of New York j-esterday offered for probate the will of her hui- band, Martin Rothschild, who perished In the Titanic dlBtmter. Mrs Rothschild tells in her affidavit how her husband placed her In Ufa- boat, how she saw htm still on the deck when 'he boat was lowered away; that ihe liter saw the Titanic link and she all the survivors on the Car- pathla, and lias learned that no others wefe rescued.

The will, which beam date ot June 1898, leavi-s everything to Mra. Rothschild. The amount of the estate is stated at more than 120,000. It la the first a Titanic victim offered for this country. MRS.

AiStOR OUT OF FUNERAL Washington. May falling to report the appropriation operation for the recently created common court, the house committee In appropriations today sought to that tilbunRl. The general supply hill for the legislative, Judicial and executive bt auction of the government Is the whole a at the reduction of i cx- The bill proposes a reduction In the salary of tho secretary to the fromf7.500 to Jfi.OOO, the old figure, and tlie abolition in the department of commerce and labor of the buivaus on manufactuiera and stntlsttcs. Wholesale and Retail Prices Reach Highest Poiqt Today in Twenty Years. New York.

May I and tall prices ot beef today reached ighest point In yean to city. Packers say that with corn xt 81 cents a bushel, farnwi not ng cattle. Potatoes, oo. are selling at record prices. SITUATION IN Another In prices announced terday In Chicago generally recognized UK the center controlling the meat market of America, puts the cost of fable meate higher today than it has bam within twenty jears, say meat It Is (he retail prices which are affected by the latest manipulations ot the Chicago meat barons--wholesale and hoof prices showing far from proportionate I ncrease The retail prices of 1910 were responsible for congressional Investigation Into much talked of "high cost ot living" arc easily distanced bv the placed on mcaln at the present time.

The average price ot beefstakea 4 cents higher thsn It was year; pork Is '2 und 3 cents higher, and lamb 4 cents In advance. On special cuts the prices vary. The of a general ralae from Chicago yesterday puts round Nteak ut 21 cents; sirloin, tenderloin, 36; leg of lamb, 24; lamb loin rib. und pork tenderloin, 23 cents. CIMI CONTEST PHD II DAY Wet Roads Make Third Delay Necessary.

Clinton May 1. Owing to wet the roail machinery contest to have been held today at Clinton was jioncd i tomorrow. It will be taken up at Thuritda morning. 11I5LD EAST OK The will take place on road of town about one and one- half miles It bus been Intended to have the contest on the Bloomington road I It decided to use the dryest road a could be found and the east road was choHcti on that account. The io.nl ItKClf IB pretty wet but If It does not rain before tomorrow It In thought I i lie i i for the contest.

I'OfcT IS HEAVY. This IK llic i postponement of the contest and for MIUIO of the machines It Is really the i Aliout forty or ilfl.i loud men are lien- ami anxious to get Theli Ma: here Is cost- Ing them great deul of money. The. i-oKl to tin- eiiglnvmrn will probably be fl.OOti. i companies arc represented.

I I I I I nix cnglncF. liarh company has fori'c ot i or MX men; besides those there arc Icvelcrs, drag men ami jlhcr fond machinery men. The pofclpniKMnont nmVi) Pn? i for the hotels, however, ur- they are kept cronilcil. The Iminiui I tomorrow i will bo held nl tin- I i I church. One of the i i i i mxletloH i xetvc It.

A lOti 01 espcilcd at the A Initnlreil people are ex- It i i other if the wen ther tomorrow. People ate. liiB from a i nn.l Icinlty. Mt. PnlHKkl.

i i Blrnimlngton and i i Flr.1 Wife Victim Will Dnchter. New York. May that complications at the funeral of John Jacob may be avoided. Mm. Ava Willing jUtor, JUtcr'i tint TODAY'S CONVENTION BE THE LAST Harrlabiirg, MH.V Republican state convention hvrf today Is der control of Roosevelt forces.

Before the convention adjourns I Is planned to put through a program that will be progressive from lop to bottom MAT BE LAST. If the Roosevelt forces work (heir will out In the next session of the leg- iKlature, today's convention will be the last. One plank of the adopted today demands that all candidates for all public, offices, whether or local, be nominated In the future by direct vote of tho people nt primary election. FORMER ALDERMEN SUE THE TRIBUNE Jacksonville. May DrGo- vila and Slemeon Fernandea, former ul- dermen, today filed suit for libel against the Chicago Tribune, each seeking $25,000 damages.

The suits are the result of a story In the Chicago Tribune on tho waterworks system here hi which It was charged that the aldermen had appropriated the waterworks funds and bought automo- TAFT GUEST OF HIBERNIAN SOCIETY a Us 1-- President Taft ni lived hen- i i will be I hi- guest i clety ut Its centennial Hibernian so- THE WEATHER. Wnnhlnltton May 1 Following are wcatlior Indications for Itllnola until 7 o'clock p. Thursday: irealh- rr nltb (onlftkt or 4nrt IniwrtBBt (enpera- urECIAI, REPORT AD FORECAST. Springfield. May I weather It tmsettlnO th- although the shower area thus far covern only Illinois, Iowa and Ihe northern border and the Pacific It It Knowing In Alberta Rain fallen during the twenty-four i along the Atlantic coast, heavy fall of 2.10 Inches being reported Jacksonville.

Nearly normal 1 conditions oMnln In nil actions Heavy to killing frost In In New England. Unsettled weather, with occasional showers IK predicted for the next i i hourK. Loral Obnerrallimi Following it tti" nnfv nf recorded by H. Coonradt, Sun SUB Ixntrst HM ((Standard MU I.