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OZARK REG ON GRIP OF ICY BLAST: CHANGEIS SUDDEH Mercury Bests About Zero Mark Accompanied by Stiff 'y. traffic MUCH HURT HV ON RTPTTTTR 7 33' JrainJ Are Delayed Reports Point to Much Suffering Among Poor. A A big assignment of weather ''straight from th north polo coldest which has been known In BurtnaVld within the lout, two year arrived to the accompaniment Jt snow laden wind a falling temperature. It waa the real thins in arotlo weather. The air waa laden with sparkling pin points of Ice, and tiny serpent of fine, dry anow were blown alone to slippery sidewalk.

The Mid iMnmt more Intense a evening came on, mercury dropplna' from elfc hr to aero. Streeta Are Durlnir tho day the streeta were swept clear of people, only a few venturesom spirits with the blond of polar explorers attempted to brave the chilly blasts. The day was ee pecially hard on horses. Tho cold spell rams so suddenly and wni pre ceded by so many warm days that In many cases teamsters were not pre pared to meet the emergency of slip perjri sidewalks. Many horses which ware smooth shod fell ontheJcy leaded teams crept along" at a slow pace, the horses being burely able to keep their tooting.

I Stock Is Suffering. from the country brought of considerable suffering to stock throughout the Ozark region. Hecause of the warm weather, the owners have not made adequate prep orations for shelter for cattle pastured in. the fields on growing grains. I ton soconnt of the dry last jsummor which caused a.

shortage of 4cd winter, thoosands of cattle I ttvasCAen nut out to mature which y.j'U i would Jiav been kept vaster at oik at large In the pas lyroslhsri evr.bfure Btnak In I 'rlieas nnd Texas has suffered much from ths icoltl wave, scoordlng to the b.rpatt'hes. Poor Are Distreeeed. The cold wave, hus caused distress among tha poor tho city. and the humane offlcers, and social woYkers of the city have "been busy assisting unfortunate people. Many complaints of kick of food and fuel have been relieved, The cold weather Is net considered unusual, although It Is the worst which has occurred tor two yoars In Springfield.

Ths 'drop In temperature Is general throughout the West, especially low temperatures having been reported In Kansaa Montana and Texas. PliINCEIS FREED Jury Decides He Was Not Ac; cessory to Jordan Murder. Lebanon. Feb. g.

'WIlllam "Bud" Prince charged With' being an accessory to the death of Charley Jordan at Pease, on May It last. was acquitted oy a Jury in the Laclede county circuit court here today. Joe Prince. a brother 18 years old, who Is alleged to. have done the shooting, was convicted and given a life sentence at the October term of the court.

Arthur Prince, the father of tha two youths Is also charged with being an accessory to the crime end Is aj. present out on bond. Uls Vial has been 'continued until the next 'term of the court In August. Joa Prince Is being beld In jail here pending the action of the supreme court on his ap PJ COLLECTIONS ARE SMALL January Proves Unusual in Amount ef Money Received by City. Smaller collections than usual for the month of January were reported yesterday from the office of City Collector Roy McKee, whose monthly re port has Just been completed.

JTh sum of tia.HS.x. was added to the city treasury by the January collee tlons, the revenue being apportioned to the various funds, The money has already advanced to the city treasurer for the payment of bills allowed at the last session of the city coun clL funds were dlntrlbuted aa follows: Current expense, Ore department,) tm.l; street Improvement. M3.1; bond interest end sinking 7 J.St special public sewer, l6ia.Hl; public parks, (7HS.f; Ore depart atsnt maintenance, nroiAUS JOIN REBELS, Sevan Thousand More Armed. Troops Coon. Dduglas.

Arts, Keb. thou sand auatuonai troops, armud with, rifles; and am un! Hon now comtnr in from the United KtaWMt. will be ready to tahe the field in Huaora and Chlr huahua February aomrding to statements today by Kliaa Calles. 1 commander of tho hor der mllltury sore. A mujorlty of these i win ne Tanui intiMns.

nw bo In it re orutted in tlie unul end iy.i rivers. Cillcs a'i i i Ibu rporl from' HermliMllo nn.t"' that Car ranzn arranKvij Aa purctiusa armored vowels for oprrntion asainnt the coa rltks etttt hell bTrTtrff(r erala. CaJlrs said two cruisers, would A bs. onmnnseloned In l'acflo waters, 1 PAVINa CASE CONCLUDED Judge Sklnker Will Hear Attorneys' Arguments Next Week. Judge Neville, Judge Williams end K.

p. Mann returned from Bolivar but evening where they hud appeared ss attorneys In the suit brought by property owners on Louis street against the ickllfTe Otlisnrt paving company to annul the paving; contract A number of witnesses who appeared In the ease which was i on trtal Thursday and yesterday, also returned. Judge C. 11. Sklnker, atttta close of the evidence yesterday' afternoon.

adjourned the hearing of the arguments of. the attorneys until next week wh the case will again be tnkn vp for final determination. The plaintiffs have attacked ths validity of the contract a'hd also the constitutionality of the law governing paring ta cities of the third ASK STEEIe DIVISION IN SUIT Tract of 560 Acres Owned by Murdered Man in Partition ESTATE IS VERT VALUABLE ParUtloa and sale tha S( or farm owned by Wm. Steel prior to us murder in his noma near Wilson Creek last May were filed in the circuit court pf Oreene county yesterday upon a change of venue from Christian county. Two other suits upon notes given by W.

E. Btoele to bis father were also filed upon changes of venue. i. W. ruy, administrator of the appears as plaintiff In the actions for collections upon notes and In the partition suit W.

K. Steele, the elder son, Appears as plalntlff agalnst the younger son, John A. Steele, and the two, daughters, Savllltr Bos and Lena, Young. It Is stated, In the action to sell ths land snd divide the proceeds Into one fourth Interests, that there "are sufficient assets to pay the debts, with remainder over. It has been estimated that the total estate, which car ries considerable money "and notes amount's to almost The land la.

estimated to he worth ITS an acre. A large part, of It lies on the west bnnej of Wilson creek, the residence etaatdisut moon high bluff up ttllt and beyond a ford In the creek leading from the single store and poat omce tiuudlng in the village. In on of the suits upon notes It Is claimed that the elder son. W. IS.

IHtwele, borrowed 11.10 on 1 October S. tm and 1900 April 4, 1M7 and that no payments have been made upon them. The Second suit la bromrht upon a note gtven April l.Hlt. for $900. The last note beers per cent Interest but the others bear per cent Interest.

Judgment Is asked upon the with Interest and costs. 1 The suits are filed for ths May term nf court by the lsw firm of Barrett of Osark. DOOTOITpRESENTS BILL Texas County Phyeolen Cared for Destitute Green County Msn, Payment of telep1 ire hotel, restaurant, livery, drug, nurse and other bills, and' even II for the notarial acknowledgment of the truth of the statements, are astred of the Qreene county court, by Dr. C. R.

Ferrlll, of 8ummersvllle, in Texas county. In an account "incurred by Robert Reeves, during sickness st that place. Th. doctor states that he stood respon sible for the bills. Reeves claiming that he was a citizen of Oreene county, and waa In destitute circumstances, not able to pay his bills.

Th Items include medical aid. 120; hotel nnd restaurant bills, $11.65: nurse. 14 15; livery, notary, drug bill. phone message, $1.50. The nnim was nieo yenargny un ine oi flce of County Clerk Yf.

B. Cloud. STO ANmRIJPT Attorney Gormen Will Represent i Springfield Firms at Sale. Attorney. O.

K. Gorman will go to Monett today, where he will attend tha sal of th Itankrupt stock of good, rormerly, owned by C. 8. Cark, representing wholesale firms nf Springfield who have claims against Clark. Clark nled voluntary bankruptcy In th federal court at Joplln.

His stock of notions Invoiced 11.004, but wss appraised at $500. Debts were owing to wholesale firms amounting to 13,000. 4 Dallas Peversl days ago Mr, 3. C. Weafon of the leaders of th opposition to th commission form of go very men t.

published a long communication Jn th Springfield Republican. He took pains to sayUsat the Dallas, Texas, government waa a failure and that certain revenues were obtained from th occupation tax. Hi communication waa nailed to a former RpringMeld man now living In Dallaa. That gentleman referred It th mayor of Dallas, with th request that the mayor make reply to it Th reply cam In the shape 'of telegram, as follows: Oslla. Texas, Feby.

6th, i c. Bstes, Manufacturer Aseeoletlon, Springfield, Misur. Dallas hss msds mr prgrs government than in any fifteen dee Commission government hu with modern filter. Inoreassd aaaHs polioemafi, fireman, nd 'laborer in street and ether desartm snts. Improved effiffieney in sll ds K7.Tr?;...

MCR IS TAX ON LABOR IS HI DICULOU6. During last twelve month finished plan for seweraa disposal aystam. Are eenatruotinfl. three brick fir stations, bsirt tw magnificent heapltal for indigent eick, ens being for Masumptive. snd strrted work on hslf million dollar municipal building, this being in addition fa street paving, laying, of sanitsry sowars, t.

Our building permits increased T)a nin. pr osnt ever prior yesr. WM. HOLLAND, Mayor. Tho atHTv' tlirrarrr irrT Trwnnea if th' Western Union Office it autneniicity i aouDtea.

Ail the: News Last Edition Hveathcr. Fair Saturday, proceeded by anow In early morning; fair and warmer Sunday. GREAT DAILY OP TIIE.bZARirs BEST BOOSTER OP MISSOURI VOLUME XXIHNb. springfield: Saturday, February 7, 1914 RAILROAD RATE CASE Attorney fr Fourteen Roads V.0S jT With efudl cPberson. SB OBJECTIONS ARE INCLUDED ,0 Lawyer' Confident McPhenon Will Sign Order for Ap peal Kansas City.

Mo, Feb. Th Missouri railroad rat oases In litigation many years were started on as other journey to the Supreme court of. Um United States tonight, when Eugene B. Ball, a partner of rrank Hagermatt. attorney for th thirteen roads Involved, departed for Red Oak, Iowa, the horn of Judge Smith Mcpherson of th federal court, to obtain th Judge's signature to an apt peal to th SuprCme Court from Judg McPbereon's decision today in which th Judg held he had ua power to retain Jurisdiction of the Suit to recover alleged overcharges from th railroad.

Th railroad seek an order, from th higher court compelling Judg McPherson to take Jurisdiction over th claims of shippers and passengers who paid tha higher rates during the Ufa of th injunction Judg Mcpherson granted, against ths enforcement of the rat laws. Th claims announced amount to approximately 124.000,00a. their "assignment" of errors in which th appeal is baaen. the railroads alleged th court erred in Ooore that it refused jurisdiction to settle and determine all liability, if any, for alleged overcharges between shipper and passenger and complainants, alao Is charged th court trai'ln error in holding it wawithout "any dlacretlph In auch. Jurisdiction a4 had no power under.

th mandate and the opinion ot ths supreme court to ou so." The appointment of a master to talc jurisdiction oyer auch claims as might be filed. In th federal court Is objected to, the railroads alleging Ibey had never consented to such eui Mr. Ball said tonight he expected Judge MoPherson to sign th order for an appeal tomorrow: John Barker, attorney general of Missouri, then wllUhav thirty days to file an answer to Ch aupreina court The cases pron ably wld not be reached for decision by the higher court before Its summer adjournment MAHAN FACES TRIAL Oxark County Man Is Aeeuaeel ef Mur. daring Justice of Peace. Gainesville, Feb Circuit court ot Oxark county will begin in regular session next Monday with Judge John T.

Moore upon the bench The trail of Henry Mahan' upon the charge of murdering George W. Mc Collough will carry sensational features. McCollough was a Justice of th peace and was well respected In the community. He was shot to death it Is alleged, by Maban during a quarrel between a son of Mahan and another youth In which ths men were Involved. McCollough had picked up a rock during the altercation when a shot was tired which killed him Instantly.

Bud feeling had existed between the men for some time. It is alleged tha! McCollough had accused the Mahan youth and other boys of having testified before a grand Jury, some months before the tragedy, relative having seen McCollough intoxicated at a picnic A pk. it self defense will be made by tha defendant. Answers" in ix year under is year undr menieelen. OF WISCONSIN TAKES START TO HIGH COURT yar period ef hi history.

Under Built' new and sdaouats wila. nlant lit new and adeaust water plant i i MERCURY ALLS. Chicago, III Feb. A cold wsvs that hold virtually th entire country west of the Atten. tie state la lis grasp was felt' her todiky and by th end of the week will Include th states along th eastern seaboard, accordin to the official forecasts.

1 Zero weather today extended far souhC aa Texas, and In the northwestern states the mercury wnt below. The cold wave waa central over the Ohio alley'. All part of the Country except the Atlantic states reverted auddon low temperatures. Observations in th eastern state 'war to the effect that th cold' war was moving eouhtoast. whilo the trans Mississippi region another Cold center seemed to on its.

way la th aam Extreme temperature wrr Havre, Montana, 4S below: St Joaeph. Denver, If below; Am arUlo, Texas, I above; Biamarm, K. and Winnipeg, SO below Spokane, Waah. 4 below; Hens ingsford, NeK, It below; Chcy enne. It Jurors Tell of Manner Investigations Were Conducted Against Florida Land Cq.

ASKED LEADING QUESTIONS Kansas City. Fb. of th grand Jdry room declared George Kumps, an Insurance agent testifying in 'the federal court today, during a hearing to quash indictments against eight of fleers and agents of the' Florida Fruit Lands compsny charged with misuse ot th malls. Attorneys for the Indicted men alleged government officials, who conducted the grand Jury deliberations, exercised "Judlolal tyranny." Kump was member of th grand Jury until excused by to court bee us ot business reasons. 11 was excused "before th Indict ment were returned.

He charged that Sylvester Bush, ef Omaha, who conducted the grand Jury Investigation for the government asked "leading questions" of witnesses and sought in other ways to influence the Jurors against th Land company official. Mr. Rush and th witnesses engaged In a lively tilt near the close of the dsy in which Federal Judge A. B. Van Valkenhurg' Joined.

"Tou say 1 ask leading queatlona," said Mr. Rush, "what are leading questions?" Kump explained that they were questions that practically told the witness what answer to make. Kump testified that he told Judge Van Valkenburg after he was excused from the Jury, of conditions In the Jury room. He said he informed the Judgs conditions were so bad he wss going to write a letter to a newspaper exposing them. Judge Van Valkenburg made the witness admit that he bad not mentioned these conditions before he had heen excused from the jury duty.

"1 excused Knmp. from Jury service aim pi because he declared liia business needed his attention," declared the Judge. During the day alx other grand Jurors test I (led. All declared they saw no misconduct In the Jury room. The hearing will continue tomorrow.

TEAM LEFT IN COLD Farmer Arrested for Cruelty Dog Tries to Stop Officers. J. R. Campbell, a fsrmer living near Ilrookllne, was arrested Ihs night at 10 o'clock by Officer Ellin Mlta'hrll and Robert l'Hrmenter charged with cruelty to animals, t'nmp bell la alleged left a mule team' standing In the storm without shelter or covering for six hour: He was arrested, in a saloon and locked In the city In 1 1 for th night While taking the, team to a wagon yard and livery stahls the officers encountered the dog belonging to Campbell. As' soon as th officers started to lead the animal away, ths dog.

who was lying In th doorway of tha saloon waiting for his master, Jumped toward them and for some time It appeared as though It would be necoMary for the officer to kill the animal In order to 4Bqv th Vang eared animate. THREE COLD RIDES Fire Department Called Out Last Night When Flues Are Ignited. Members of Hhe four stations of the fir department "enjoyed" three cold tides In response to Ou fir alarms No damag resulted, Tho first tlarm was received from th horn of I. a Unit at litis North Orant street at. I o'clock.

Htatlon No. 1 nnd tb chemical from No. 1 responded. The second alarm cam, from the Ic block on Klmhroagn street shortly before o'clock, rotations No 1 and rSixjicVd. A third alarm re colvadvttt 10:30 o'clook called the apparatus from ths station Krt.t and Nm snd the ehemiral front the Central station to th old Frisco building at th corner of llanton nnd Commer cial.

HINT AT MISCONDUCT BORAH DENOUNCES NEW HAVEN LEADERS AS RANK CRIMINALS Intimations Rife That Government Expects to Begin Criminal Action. DECLARES PERFORMERS SHOULD BE CAGED IN PEN enactors Urge Rigid Investigation by Interstate Commerce Commission. Washington, D. Feb. Involved in some of the past performance of the New York, New Haven Hartford were denounced as criminal.

in th senate today. Senator Borah said they should be occupying penitentiary ceils if charges relating to the corporation affairs were auu stsntlated. There war Intimation that the fed eral government attll contemplates Instituting criminal' action against certain inaiviaunia ensageu in trans action of New Haven which have been Investigated by the Interstate commerce commission. The discus slon arose when Senator Norrte of Nebraska called op his resolution. which would direct the commission to extend Its Inquiry into th New Haven affaire, particularly with a view to ascertaining what became of millions ot dollars of the new Haven's fun.

I declared to have ben fraudulently withheld from the railroad stook holders. Senator Norrls Insisted thst further investigation at leant might furnish a basis for proceedings by the preeent management to recover something for the widows and orphans who have been "plundered. Reciting clrcum stances disclosed In the Interstate commerce commission report on New England, railroad conditions, the sen ator declared that th commission had not completed Its investigation aa to the New Haven because it feared It might be compelled to extend immu aJtv to efffuissaw It was of sections ef tneir report that prompted (senator 1 1 rah to assort that men if proven guilty of the financial transictlnna de scribed "should be In the penitentiary." Senator Borah declared hie faith. In th" attorney general to push prosecution on pertain men Involved In. alleged crooked New Haven deals.

For him not to proceed on dlsclo sure made. If around for the revela tlons should prove would lay the attorney general open to Impeach ment. REQuremW TO BE GIVEN BY MAJOR But Fredman Will Fight Case on Grounds of Writ of Habeas Corpus. Having reached Jefferson "Mty Friday, where requisition papers Hre to he secured for rreedmnn. who was I orested last Monday hy Chief of Pn lice II R.

Patterson, upon a telegram from the rhlef of pollcs at Detroit. I Deputy Sheriff F. I. IMIiUe I wired Patlcraon from Jefferson I yesterday for Instructions. He I nsked If I'reedmun lind been arrest ed declaring that Oovernor F.

W. I Malor would not Issue requisition pa pers until he was assured thst the arrest had heen made. Ofllrar nuld he would arrive In rtprtiiRneld thla morning and that the case upon the application for a writ of hnlieaa corpus cuuld be set for trlnl on Monday. A wire was sent hy Chief Paltersoi stating that Kreedmiin waa under arrest, and lie jvas waliThg for the official papers from Oovernor Major. Kroedmnit, a former merchant of Hotith Campbell steet.

has retnlnert the law firm nf Hamlin a Seawcll. anil tbroush the medium of.ah np plIi Mtloii for writ of hnl.eas corpus will contest the rlMht of the Mirhimn olflrtul take him out of Missouri. Ills arrest was dua lo a distant relative filing charges of eniliecxlement nf 11.500 In an estate or which Kreed niHii had charge as administrator. GUILTY OF MURDER Mrs. Ross Qiven Ten Year at Second Trial.

Fulton. Feb. 'Mrs. Huaan Ross was found guilty for the socond toil.iy of the murder of her hua bund, J. Haywood It.

an, ana was sen fenced to ten vears In the penttsn tlury. Hhc was i 'inlctd of murder In the second Hcitrfe. The Jury was out "twenty three hours. Attorneys fur Mrs Komi will auk for a new trial and If thla la denied they will appeal to the supreme cout. Ths sentence Imposed by the Jury Is the same aa thit Imposed at ths first, trlnl.

J. H. Ross waa found In bed. ASK HILL REDUCED Claim It la So Stoop That Loaded Wagon Cannot Bo Drawn. Under representation that a hill on a highway near Ash Grove Is so strep that nothing heavier than an empty wagon can rc pulled to the top of It C.

M. Harrison of Aih Orove filed yesterday with th rounty court a request for aid In red.i. Ing the hill, and placing It In negotlulile condition. Heretofore a rlxht of way has been given around it by R. Johns, but a tenant who waa i r.

ent ly placed ta possession of the bind refuses to grant this concession. Tho mailer will be considered St next week's meeting of th court TOO COLD TOO MARRY? Msrrisgo License Clnrk Spent Idle Dsy When Snow Fall. Notwithstanding the heat of the burning parelon of iie which possesses rnnnv y.unu opl, in lircrne CVountv not one tu l.iahful swulns nnd the fortitude i kii nlay to hrovs the freealag woulhci un.i apply lo County Roe irder Mas.er a marriage license. like the ft oil old time of my youth." rml one oil resident, he gaseil through the window at the falling hake of nn watched the wind drive ih'm ahout In a game ot hide and scek. "Wpy, when 1 got my lltense hack In lsSO 1 rode a ire in the teeth of bllar.y wind with the temperature somewhere helow aero, twenty miles into HprlngSold.

'Pvara like me some ot thee young fellows nowadays are not as active aa ua youiiv folks used to be." MILD WINTER HAS HELPED FARMERS Up Until Yesterday Pastures Good Enough to Feed Stock. HAS AIDED MANY POOR "This open winter, prior to yesterday's cold wave, has been a godsend to the farmers of Ureene county and this part nf the state." said one of the bankers of prlngneld yesterday. "The drouth of last season caused a heavy shortage In hay and feeds, and with the' grass and fall wheat green until February s. and warm temperature, the farmers have been enabled to carry their stock through a large part of the winter without heavy feeding. "Hay has ranrrd from tlfl to 110 per ton snd purchase of It at this price In the larne quantities, which would have been nereeeary In an or dinsry winter, would have been a.

great burden. "In the avenues of busln ss In Rpringfleld the winter has been of advantage. Merchants, owing to' mild weather, bought lightly on winter goods, and will not have great surplus to carry over. The mild weather has mads possible the employment o. men.

almost wttbjuut cessation, on building Improvements and sewer construction. This has bee i of advantage to both the Iniinrtng men and the merchants of whom they buy goods. "Business conditions In Springfield after the present cold wave, will undoubtedly sssume sn optimistic besr Ing." continued tho banker. "Money rates In the east are easing up, anil It Is generally believed In financial circles of Hprlngfleld that ths men who are contemplating large building Improvements will be enabled to secure nil the money they wish from the eastern loan companies at per cent. One deal Is now In prospect where It Is hoped fo secure funds fo a iMtildlng Improvement at 4 per cent.

"A spirit of conservatism will marh the business enterprises In Springfield this rnr. to a certain degree, aa thla usually follows a hoom period, but even with the enterprises now In sight, the year 1I4 will undoulitedly he a busy and prosperous one." WAIVES PRELIMINARY Watts Dsoldos Agsinst Hearing and Awaits Crlrninal Court Action. Oeorxo Watts, the nemo who wns restart In the grocery store of James B. Smith Hcvorwl days 4o after hcln held llm rlerks until the arrival of. the officers, yesterday Wal.e.l prelim Inary bearing on throe roiititB for l.ii gery before I'ollce Judge John New I.

111. Won i mh miui.leii to th. Oreene county Jail when 'tr failed t. furnish honil In the imi'ii on frocli count. Watts In churned with cashing a check for til.

no fit the grocery store nf W. II. I.leiil.inee a' Kiel, Center Hlrx't. lie li allig il (,. lime' forged the name of linry Cooper to the heck lie ail.

mi tl'ii; pi, i one of the all moiri iu, eh 'it, when w.i a h'ld olll hv I clerks In the initli itoie ami nriested: later l.y noiice. I GETS FINE PROMOTION O. VV. Waller Will bs In Charge of Swift Interests in Canada. News of a hlK husiness promotion for a former HprliiKflehl man became, known In this city yesterday when It waa learned i hut o.

w. Waller, formerly In flu hardware business here, has been promot to the vice presidency of the Cubadlun I. ranch of Bwlft A Com puny and will hnvo charge of all the. coinpanya plants tn Van CtYilvsr. F.tniontoM, Winnipeg Calgary and Vancouver.

Mr. Waller will go to Canada from Ml. Joseph, where he has beii with Hwlfi A Company sini ls7. He left HprlngQeld In lS'Jt 1 During his residence In tics tv Mr. Waller was Identified with mam movements for tho upbuilding of he cmiimurtlly nad mads many frl.

who will 'ongralulate him upon li auceess. Mr. Waller la now ronto. where his gvuerul ht Iq.i.u inr wlll be located. JAIL DELIVERY AVERTED.

Ilenton, Feb. (. Headed I'at Powers, tho dynamiter, who blew up the Aucell saloon, four prisoner in the Scott county Jail were caught escaping last night. They Unl arMst ance from the outside. MEDICINE MANUFACTURER DEAD Huffalo.

N. Feb lr Ray V. Pierce of MufToJu. widely known as a manufacturer of died at his winner home on St. V'Vn rut's Island, Florida, last night.

I PRICE FIVE CENTS, ANSWER AWAITED BY PARK BOARD ON Forty Acre Kay. Be Purchased at Rate of $1,000 Per' Acre. TEN ACRE TRACT NEAR DOLING PARK GOTTEN Believe That Company Will Reply Favorably on Board Proposition. The acquisition of forty three sere of the beautiful and historic Phelps drove property southeast of Spring field will proliably Iki the next step in the development of the park and boulevard system of the city. I pon the motion of O.

T. Hamlin. at a called meeting of the park board at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon, tha purchase of forty three acree of thla piece of ground waa authorised conditionally by the commissioners. Th members of the hoard are unanimous in believing that the purchase ot the tract for 140.000 will be one of th l.cst Investments that th city vr made. With the growth i'f Bprlngflfeld.

which may reasonably be expected, the beautiful tract will probably be fore many decades lie In the heart of the city and be of priceless value. Th rising land values caused by th growth of the community, the benefit of which usually enrich private Individuals will, sn fur as this tract 1 ooncernrd. hvrome a public asset and as the years go by may be expected to pay for the land many times over. Tho purchase of well sUuated tracts of land to utilise for pnrk purposes la recommended by rlty planners aa wise business policy, sines the rising land values In any growing community are sure In time to grow to more than the original cost of the property. Is Much Visited.

Phelps Orove has already been utilised aa a iark by Wprlnitflrld people. theusanOi whom vie I led It Inst rear. It la an easy walk from the Elm or Monroe street car lines nnd the broad 'roads furnish excellent drives, It has been since Its Improvement favorltw children's playground. From the esrly Kprlng when the wild flowers are In blossom to siitnmn when nuts are dropping and the woods are a Max of glory, crowds of school children hnv vlsltel every part of the tract. PHELPS GROVE LAND It has alwnys heen an objective point for plcnlck' rs and kodak parties, and has heen pointed out to strangers as one of tb principal lieauty spnts of th ejty.

The grounds have heen attractively InndsCBped hy W. II Johnson and the iffeot of wlndl ng automobile roads, stone hrldares and artistic gateways has ho the admiration of every landscape architect who hna ever visited the rllv. The drainage of the tract Is perfect. A rlream of eleir water hordefil hv treee and graceful shnihe nnd over arched hy stone itnd Htucco bridge Is one of lu features of the tract. In early spi Ing the grove O'ONTIM'KH ON PAUK.

KHIMT) ASKPROTECTION Spaniards in Torroon Fear Threat of Villa. Paso. Tex. Feh. Fearful that tieii.

ral Villa would curry nut bis thi, at to fU Niiininai lly with Span I irdn fthouM thv he captor: hi the rel'i'l iiti.uk on Torre oii, agent of. Spain today telegraphed to Hie ISpan ihi iiunlHler of WuHhlnKt.ni recom that their coutili men "he i.lg il Iilie In fore tin h.itlUi tiO )n th.l.' I i.iler an order from i li a ii ua' le h. of cit.Iiii io rebel I. t. d.n U.ol thai million I iniM ii 1 ii nid I to I lo in ir.i.

i milium i li I l. In turned ver ik 1 l'MU'Ou aeven 'Moii f. tlllea of .1 iiiil. uliicil with th matiufacl nr. in the I'ttlled Ktales.

Tlr. relicts t.l.i le 'del to buy guns those ue.i i'i federal army, they (T. y. ih. urn ut.l'Ke auiunl llon c.ii'tiirc.l fr 'in the federals.

POSSES ON TIIAIL Countryside Furious at Work of Bandit Maximo Costillo. I'tb II Atoimeil lo a high I'M. ii ef mul "Aa'bK i.iiiiure of Aiiieiic.ui iilio.id HWi.m rod iraln l. C.i.. till h.indi.t.

the ii. i uo'igei i the train and the ui'ikim if the lug Cuinhre tun l.el. iiii hi, i.e.ng formed ill the Ci. ii.i.i diKtrict ti no i( the rebelj luiii.lnu ilowii tlu baud, I. The la irportrd to consist cow fioin the lieu, lunch.

I'nllroad in pbl er. aid oi 'ii friuii the Madera. I.otiiber co.i.i.i.iy plant ait auid to amoiiK iIiiiit volunteered to. in tin huiit. 'From MiiI.i.i anie ruuior, which waa K'ouerally ill i ledltf J.

that when the pMHHetiKcr Ir.tln was mal crash ing into the burning tunnel the pas sengers. Imludlng the Americoa, war' lucked Inside the cars and perished. ATTACKER Of GIRL SENTENCED. Chliiigo, 111.. Ki b.

Joscpri Mo Iinoritli. charge I hy his couiln, KM J. Walsh, an (lection Juuge, with attack Ing tier while she was pursuing her election duties, today waa sentenced to six months In JatL He was rsloas sd on bond and glvsn on week to fll an appeal. 4 7.