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A MDEBE RE BELVIDERg, IL14 THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1914. SIX PAGES PRICE TWO CENTS. VOL.22, NO. 2. WEATHER FORECAST QUEEN OF BAVARIA MRS.

FLORENCE A. DONNELLY "Unsettled weather tonight and wlihprobabl occasional rain; somewhat colder Friday; lowest temperature tonight above the freezing point; -moderate southwest winda tonight, changing to northwest Friday," is the official weather forecast today. Ij)C CALL SHOOTING ACCIDENT BEL TThirTlPh Ti A "1 ATflRC 11 COIITRQL HOWS SEEMS ASSURED niiiini rrrT till S1SL 1 r'Ls BY OFFICER of in un (Special by United Press.) Danville, 111., Jan. 8. Orville Wil iT IS POSSIBLE FOR GOVERNOR DUNNE TO GIVE HIS PARTY MAJORITY ON BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES FOR LONG TIME AF-TER HIS TERM EXPIRES.

SUBMIT LONG STATEMENT TO GOVERNOR FERRIS GIVING THE OTHER SIDE. CHIEF OF POLICE OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, ARRIVES SAFELY WITH $3,000,000 IN CASH SENT TO ONE OF CHICAGO'S BANKS-NO GUARD WITH HIM. Chicago. Jan. 8 Carrying in cash from a bank in Houston, Texas, to a Chicago trust, company, B.

F. Davidson, Houston's chief of police, arrived today, struck a match to a five cent cigar and was whirled away In a taxicab. Throughout the trip Davidson's state room was locked but no other precaution was taken. No bank in Chicago would admit that the sum was for it. ON GROUND CI.

BACK Mrs. Donnelly, clsrfc to Representative J. R. Mann of Illinois. Is given credit by the minority leader for being the one who furnishes him with most of the Information he imparts to the house.

She has, been Mr. Mann's clerk for 22 years arid he says she Is the most efficient (office woman he KILLS THREE SECRETARY OF STATE .1 -v WHEN REFERRING TO RE-'' PUBLICAN DIVISION. i EASY VICTORY BY OEMS In Next Congressional Campaign aa. Result of Split In Republican Part Bryan Reaches Chicago Where" Hf Will Deliver Two Addresses. (Special by Press.) I Chicago, Jan.

of State Bryan believes that the split! in the Republican ranks will never be healed. He said so here today with broad smile. "This division insures-Demo cratic said Bryan. fThe Democratic party approaches tbe eon gresslonal election with supreme confidence." i I No "Loose" Interview, i i Bryan is through with "loose" inter views. He said so today when he step ped from the Chicago, Burlington tb Quincy train at 8:35 and was surrounded by a group of newspaper reporters.

Mr. Bryan's famoua smile was working, but the well known all ver tongue was hushed. "Mr. Secreatry," began ones of the reporters, "We would like to ak Mr. Bryan shook his head.

"Not a word, boys," he said: "Not a word until we get to my hotel, where we can be undisturbed and where you can take notes. I am going there now. if you will follow me right oyer 111 be pleased to see you all.1 A brace of photographers asked for a picture. 1 "You'll have to hurry said Mr, Bryan. "I have Just a few 'minutes waa taken in a group With Albert H.

Wetten. Fred 8. Oliver and Edward H. Wiloughby. They m4i him as a committee from the Chicago rea estate board.

In the picture also was Special Officer HIggings of the station who claims acquaintance with every notable that has passed through his post in a decade. Mr. Bryan walked up the steps to a waiting motor. Again the newspaper reporters met him. "Mr.

Secretary, we- are somewhat pressed for time," said tbe spokesman. "Would you mind answering Just one ques "No, I am through with loose interviews," said Mr. Bryan quite flhnly. "You must take notes later." To Deliver Two Addresses. The secretary of state is to deliver two addresses tonight, one at the dinner of the Chicago real estate board in the Congress hotel and the other at the University club, where alumni of Northwestern university are to dine in honor of Dean Wlgmore of the law school.

More than 700 tickets already have been disposed of for the dinner of the Chicago real estate board. Other speakers will be Mayor Harrison, Cal-listus S. Ennls and Senator Lawrence Y. Sherman. BE FOR U.

S. SENATOR Lawrence B. Stringer Will Make Formal Announcement of Candidacy at Pontiac No Alliance With Any Faction He Declares. (Special by United Press.) Lincoln, 111., Jan. 8.

Congressman-at Large Lawrence Stringer left today for Pontiac where this evening he will make formal announcement of hla candidacy for the United States' senate to succeed Lawrence Y. Sherman. His support of the direct election of senators, his allegiance to Woodrow Wilson in the last presidential campaign, and h.s down state residence, he said today were the claims he will urge upon the voters. He declared that he would make no alliances with any faction in state politics. WASHINGTON HAS FIRE CANDIDATE liam Cannon, nephew of "Uncle Joe" Cannon, former speaker of the house, who was slightly injured when he shot himself yesterday, dcelared today that the shooting was accidental.

The Bhooting occurred in his home. The bullet caused a wound in the side of his bead. MISSISSIPPI DELEGATIONS PLEAD WITH PRESIDENT TO PROLONG HIS STAY IN SOUTH TO ADDRESS LEGISLATURE AND TO VISIT FLOOD DISTRICT. (Special by United Press.) Pass, Christian, Jan. 8.

Two delegations of Misslssipplans pleaded with President Wilson today to change his program for his return to Washington. The first came from the state legislature, asking him to delay In order that he might address that body. The second came from Mississippi Valley improvement societies wiio want the president to change his route in Order to see what damage Qoods have done to the valley. They hope uUiub interest him in the plan to have Col. Ooethals assigned to map out a scheme of flood prevention.

GETS CAIEfilE CIFT Develops That Little Iron Master Has Recently Turned Over $10,000,000 in United States Steel Bonds. New York, Jan. 8. Andrew Carnegie recently reduced his fortune by $10,000,000, it became known today, in making a gift of that amount to the Carnegie United Kingdom Trust in Dunfermine, Scotland. At a recent meeting of the trustees of the trust the fact was disclosed that Mr.

Carnegie's gift of $10,000,000 in bonds of the United States Steel corporation, designed for the fund, had been registered in the name of the Carnegie Dunfermine Trust, which is d'stributlng Mr. Carnegie's bneefac-tions in his old home town. Steps were taken to have the bonds transferred to the United Kingdom Trust. This means Mr. Carnegie further curtailed his personal fortune to the eitent of $10,000,000 instead of calling upon the Carnegie corporation of New Cork, In which he has set apart millions to supply benevolent funds.

Mr. Carnegie last night said he felt the gift would be appreciated more if it came from his own pocket than from the New Yoik corporation. CLINGING TO A SIGN WEN ARE RESCUED (Special by United Press.) Chicago, Jan. 8 Three women were rescued by firemen who found them clinging to a sign on the second floor of a burning building at 1806 South State street early today, and several other women and children were carried from the place overcome by smoke. The women who were asleep on the third floor, had been trapped by the tire which started on the second floor, and were unable to reach the street.

They were found clinging to the Bign by their hands and were saved in the nick of time. DIVORCE FROM FLYER San Francisco, Jan. 8, Mrs. May Beachey was granted a final decree of divorce by Judge Graham from Lincoln Beachy, "topsy-turvy" aviator. Beacney will said for Australia on January 16.

Mrs. Beachy obtained her lnterolocutory decree on grounds of desertion and cruelty, the latt Ann(nl In tv nf a A-stnCT MWOV trTkYTX AtYlA r- ASK Kill TO mm UNITED K1D0M FUND RANTED BEACHEY (Special by United Press.) Springfield, 111., Jan. 8.. Even though Governor Dunne should serve but 6ne term as chief executive, and the Democratic party should go out of power at the next state election, that party, through appointment of Governor Dunne, may control one of the biggest state departments, the Public Utilities Commission, for I in nut ypurn, and assure at least two Democrats on the board for nine years, or even until March 1, 1922. Whether the governor takes advantage of this plan will not be known until after the next regular session of the legislature, in 1915, when two terms of members will expire, and their successors will be appointed.

At present all tive members of the utilities commission are serving only temporary terms, until the "next" session of the state senate. Whether that w'll be a special session or the next regular session remains to be seen. There Is a great clamor for a special session, although Governor Dunne has given no indication of approval of tbe move. The utilities law provides that two members shall be appointed to serve until March 1, 1915, two to serve until March 1, 1916; and one to serve until March 1. 1917.

Should the present member serve in a temporary capacity until the next legislature meets in January 1915, two of the members will serve only short terms, until March 1 of that year, when the'r term will expire and new members will be appointed and confirmed by the legislature, which will, in all probability, still be in session. By appointing one Democrat and one minority member for these short terms, expiring March 1. 1915, the governor will then haw the right to appoint members to six years term, expiring March 1, 1921. The terms of the the two members to be appointed to terms expiring March 1, 1916, will also expire during Governor Dunne's administration, and he can then reappoint two members to serve until March 1, 1922. By making these two appointments Democrats, he can thus assure two Democratic memberships on the board until 1922, and the one serving until March 1, 1921, he can assure a Democratic majority until March 1, 1921.

By the time the term of the member drawing the term expiring March 1, 1917 expires, a state election will have been held, and appointment of his successor will be up to what ever governor is then in power. Thus by making two Democratic appointments to expire March 1, 1916, and one Democratic appointment to expire March 1, 1915, the governor can give the Democrats assurance of long power in the state, control of public utilities. IN CAUSE OF COLLISIONS (Special by United Press.) Chicago, Jan. 8. Collision on the Metropolitan and Northwestern Elevated Railroads today endangered hundreds of passengers and caused minor injuries to more than a score.

Tie-ups of the service on each road followed the collisions, which were caused by the heavy fog. (Special by United Press. New York, Jan. 8. Secretary Mc-Adoo and Houston planned to leave this afternoon for Boston where hearings as to the establishment of the federal reserve banks will be resumed In a public statement Secretary Mc-Adoo said that he and his colleagues had refrained and would refrain from expressing any opinion in the investigation until they bad concluded the hearings.

Former Bandit for Governor. Oklahoma City, Jan. 8. Al Jennings, former bandit, has decided definitely to run for the Democratic nomination for governor of Oklahoma, and will make formal announcement of candidacy upon return to his home here next week. His friends have started a movement to raise a campaign fund which they believe will reach $100,000.

CHICAGO EXPRESS OPINION II HEARINGS Wounded Federation Chief Returns to Copper Country and is Closely Buarded No Demonstration Greets His Return Ferris plans to Bring Peace. Calumet, Jan. 8 Refusing to trust Charles H. Moyer to the care of county officials, nilnnrs formed a body Kuard from their ranks to care for the Federation president when he arrived thin afternoon. Tne announcement of Ills to confer with Governor Ferris created a big stir but there was no indication of a demonstration, friendly or otherwise.

Governor Ferris today held a short conference with mine operators. It was learned that the operators denied the story told by Federation officials and submitted a Ioiir statement telling why they refused to. arbitrate. -Moyer is Protected. Hancock.

Jan. 8 On the verge of collapse due to his Ions journey from Chicago, Charles H. Moyer arrived shortly after "twelve o'clock this afternoon. He was received by an escort of deputy sheriffs who accompanied him to his apartment in the Scott Hotel. Chicago, 8.

Charles H. Moyer wounded and deported president or the Western Federation of Miners, left Chicago, bound for the field of bat tie In tbe Michigan copper country He is accompanied "by C. IT Tanner, greneral auditor of the union. Han cock Is their destination. States Terms of Strikers.

"The strikers are ready to go back to work on condition there shall be no discrimination against any man be cause he went on strike or because of affliliatlon ith, an organization. We submit (hat this ifl fair. It is a prin clple of collective bargaining so well established that tne wonder la that It should be questioned by the Michigan mine owners at this late day. "We are willing to Bumbltthe entire question at issue to arbitration. If the mine operators wll agree to It." Houghton, Jan.

8. The strike of copper miners called July 23 was opposed by the officials of the West ern Federation of Miners. This was eraphaslied before Governor Ferris on Wednesday by representatives of the union. While the hearing was in progress in Houghton Adjt. Gen.

R. C. Vander-cook announced in Lansing that all the state troops in the strike district will be withdrawn January 12. Prior to this came the news that a stick of dynamite had been found at L'Anse in the building where the prosecuting attorney of this county has his office. Scent Plot to Kill Lucas.

A fuse and cap were found a few feet from the dynamite. It was the theory of officers investigating' the Incident that the persons responsible for the "plant" lost the fuse and cap and thus were unable to blow up the building or cause the death of Lucas, If that was the object of the plot. Mr. Lucas left the building a few minutes before the discovery to keep an appointment with Governor Ferris. Ferris Favors Union Cause.

Governor Ferris told the union men that he expected to talk with the mine managers, and asked them to give him what they considered the crux of the situation. A reply came from James R. Roaclt, personal representative of Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor. "The companies are planning continuation of their fight against trades unionism In concert," he Bald. "Yet they ask the to deal singly with a combination of corporations.

It strikes me that It Is time for the companies to wake up." "No man ia more anxious for a settlement than said the governor. "I-believe that corporations generally must come to the point where they will recognize organisations of their employes. There is no question of the right of men to Join such organizations. Che only question confronting me 'is whether as governor, can flncUa settlement that will be of the right sort and permanent." The Union men stood on their proposition to John B. Densmore of the department of labor, so far as a settlement of the Btrlke was concerned.

It was revealed at the hearing that, the federation had proposed that the hours of labor and rates of pay posted bjr he mining companies Pecember 1 This Is a recent photograph of the new queen of Bavaria, wife of Ludwig who recently depoaed the mad King Otto and declared himself king. be allowed to the one-man drill grievance was not mentioned, and that the question of union recognition was to be uDviated by a non-discrimination clause. Chiefs Unable to End Strike. In addition the union delegation emphasized that since the strike was called only after a referendum vote had shown a big majority of the rank and flic Insistent on it. any proposal for a settlement must be passed on by the general membership.

O. N. Hilton, chief of counsel of the federation, told the governor' that neither he nor President Charles Meyer nor any other official of the federation had any authority to stop the strike. He Indicated, however, that the officers of tbe union were willing to recommend to the men any basis of settlement that would tarry an afflrnttY-tlon of some kind of the right of the men to Join any society, union, church or other 'organization that suited their fancy Miners Heard by Governor. In furtherance of their contention that the miners' federation opposed the calling of the strike the union's representatives in the inquiry asked Governor Ferris to listen to miners and trammers who had worked underground for years.

Ten of these men then related the conditions under which they had labored and told of the pay they had received. Dan Sullivan, president of the district council of the federation; Car) E. Hletala, secretary of that body, and William Rlckard and John Anttala, president and secretary of the Calumet local, went on record as having been opposed to the calling of the Btrtke. SHIP GOES THROUGH CANAL First Steamer Uses Waterway Between the Two Oceans. Panama, Jan.

8. The first vessel to go through the Panama canal under Its own steam made the trip yesterday. It was the crane boat Alexander Lavalley, which was brought from the Atlantic entrance to Culebra cut early In December and has been working at Culebra since. It was taken through the Pedro Miguel and Mlraflores locks to the Pacific entrance, thus making the first trans-isthmian voyage. The Alexander Lavalley is an old French ship equipped with three cranes.

It has a single screw and tonnage of 1,200. PENSACOLA BANK SUSPENDS First National to Close Cash Reserve Sufficient to Pay Depositors. PenBacola, Jan. Jan. Announcement was made that the First National babk here would not open ttii doors today.

It is capitalized at and is believed to carry deposits slljjhtly In excess of $1,000,000. It was said that the bank's cash reserve was well above government requirements and that creditors probably will be paid In full. D. H. BUELL BANISHES SELF Left Jesuits and Married, Joins Trap-plst Monastry.

Washington, Jan. 8. Father David HUlhouse Buell, the former president of Georgetown university, who left the Jesuits a little more than a year ago and married, has sent his wife to a Catholic home and he has se cluded himself in the TrappUt monastery at Gethsemane, near Beardstown, Ky. The Trappists maintain among themselves a silence that is broken only by religious chants and the morning greeting, "Memento mori," meaning, "remember death." Each day they remove a little of the dirt from the hole that ia to thalr grave. ever saw.

UNION PACIFIC DIRECTORS APPROVE PLAN FOR DISTRIBUTION OF B. O. STOCK, ALSO MAKE DIVIDEND RATE ON LOWER BASIS. (Special by United Press.) New York, Jaa. 8.

Directors of. the Union Pacific today approved tbe plan recommended by the executive committee for tbe distribution of tbe Bal timore Ohio stock held by the road among the common shareholders at an extra dividend together with a dividend of $3.00 in cash. This repre sents a melon cutting of about The recommendation to reduce dvi idend rates from ten to eight per cent, was also approved. "Melon" Starts Trouble. The expected conflict as a result of the decision to distribute the Baltimore Ohio stock among the common stockholders of the Union Pacific started a few hours after the announcement of the board of director of the Union Pacific that the shares would be so distributee.

OF Pottawatomie Redmen Start Legal Proceedings to Gain Possession of Lands Now Valued at More Than $100,000,000. (Special by United Press.) Chicago, Jan. 8 The suit of 190 survivors of(the Pottawatomie tribe of Indians to gain possession of land now valued at $100,000,000 and embracing the heart of Chicago, went to trial today before Judge Carpenter, with a dozen wrinkled faced warriors in the court room. Attorneys argued that the Indians' rights to the land was deeded away in the three deeds of 1832 and through their failure to use the land for twenty-seven years. HAVE NOVEL PLAN FOR PROTECTING GAME Proposed to Fay Nominal Rental for Land for Came and Furnish Farm ers With Free Sled for Raising Necessary Grain.

(Special by United Press.) Springfield, 111., Jan. 8 Plans for establishing game preserves in every county in Illinois were announced to day by Fish and Game Commissioner C. J. Dittmar. Land will be leased, the commissioner said, at the nominal price of one Cent per acre for five years.

Hunting will be forbidden on these preserves even to owners and tenants. Farmers will be provided with" free seed for raisin grain to feed the game and BIG Mill; RICE INDIANS IA1 CHICAGO BOILER AT BRIDGEPORT EXPLODES HURLING MEN 150 FEET FOUR ARE BADLY HURT IN ACCIDENT. (Special by United Press.) Bridgeport, 111., Jan. 8. Three men were hurled 150 feet and killed and four were seriously injured, when a new boiler In the power house of the Ohio Oil company exploded here today (Special by United Press.) Astoria, Jan.

8. That the Steamer Battle Abbey burned at sea December 31, was the word brought here today by tbe captain and crew who re rescued by another vessel. 10 REFUSED TO ELOPE (Special by United Press.) Wautoma, Jan. 8. Because Mrs.

Charles Freeberg refused to elope with him. Fred Hannan, super intendent of a stone quarry at Lhor- vlile, last night shot and fatally wounded the woman and then ended his own life w' Ue being pursued by an angry mob. Mrs Freeberg recently separated from her husband. ARE IN HARMONY (Special by United Press Indianapolis, Jan. 8.

Barnard Korbly of Indianapolis was reelected chairman of Democratic state com mittee today without opposition. Senators Kern and Shiveley and othre state leaders will take a leading part in the love feast scheduled for tonight. The state convention probably will be fixed for late in March. FORBIDDEN TO WED; KILLS 2 New York Youth Shoota Girl and Then Himself. New York, Jan.

8. Jac Petersen, and Miss Rose A. Smith, neither of them yet twenty years old, whose love affair came to a sudden end on New Year's day when the girl's father forbade the boy the house, went to the Hotel Bel more and there aomo time in the night died in each other's arms, tbe girl shot by the boy, who then fired his pistol against his own temple. The couple lay on the floor. They were fully dreeaed.

The girt waa shot througl the left eye, the boy througn tne right temple, his rignt hand still clutched a revolver. Son of Oscar Wilde Weds. London, Jan. Vyvvan Holland, the younger son of Oscar Wilde, waa married at SL Mary's church, Cadogan square to Violet Cragle, daughter of an officer of the royal dragoons, now dead. Robert Baldwin Ross, executor and administrator of the literary es- Ute ot Osc Wild.

w. pest. man. STEAMER BURNS; CREV RESCUED SHOOTS OMAN INDIA DEMOCRATS (Special by United Press.) Washington, Jan. 8.

A spectacular fire believed by the police to have been of incendiary origin, gutted the -hay and grain ware house of William Gough early today Af- ter eleven hours of fighting, Bremen had the blaze under' control, The' 1 damage will reafch $100,000. Three orenum were Injured..