Journal Gazette from Mattoon, Illinois • Page 1

National Preos Service. Two Editions Daily i it mi Pr)ee I Cents. Thirty-Seventh Year. No. S3.

MATTOON, ILLINOIS, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 27. 191 T. MEMORIAL SERVICES 1 TAFT'S SISTER-IN-LAW SAYS. SHE'S NOT ENGAGED MIST- OBEY DEPARTMENT ESTABLISH met wmmj? bloomln luck, If our parents had only named ua George ve could have ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON "The memorial Services of 'the (I. A.

R. and the, Woman's Belief corps will be held on Sunday afternoon at 2:30 in." the First Congregational church." It is held "by them at that lime to make it possible for the peo ple of all churches to attend, 'he sermon will be preached Iby the pas tor of the First Congregational churchy Other pastor of the local churches also will participate in the services of memorial. The choir, the leadership of Mrs. Tillotson will sing "A Song of Victory," with a duet. "My Faith Ijooke Up to Thee," by Miss Etta Or-cutt and Mrs.

TlUotson. i WHEEL TO TUSCOLA. Dossle riace and Paul Kelly: were In Tuscola Friday, making the trip awheel, i CONEY ISLAND FIRE SWEPT FLAMES DO PROPERTY DAMAGE TO EXTENT OF SEVERAL MIL LIONS. FIRE UNDER CONTROL Several Persona Reported Missing- Dreamland Park Virtually Destroyed, With Other Smaller Places. National Telegraph Service." New Tork, May 27.

Coney Island, the moat famous amusement resort In America, was swept by fire early this morning, doing a property damage to the extent of over f3.0OA.000. Several persons are reported to be missing, and it is not now known whether any fatalities have resulted from the conflagration. A half dozen of the largest of the establishments have been' reduced ashes, as have; many of the smaller amusement places. 4 -y The flames were gotten under con trol at six o'clock, with little danger of the flames breaking out afresh. Lion A panic was 'treated whena'lion, from one of the animal' allows, made it escape and dashed, through the throngs." It was luter.

corralled an'i captured, without injury' to anyone. Incubator Babies Saved. Five incuSator babies, which were at first reported to have been burned to death, were rescued and taken to Coney hospital. Dreamland park virtually has been reduced to It required the efforts of 800 police men, to handle the throngs which per sisted In Interfering with" the work men. Fully 150,000 people saw the Are.

The cause of the blaze is a mystery. Because of the blaze, 8,000 people have toeen thrown out of employment on the island. J. ARREST FOURTEEN -LABOR SLUGGERS National' Telegraph Service. -Chicago, May 27y--Fourteen alleged labor sluggers were arrested tolay as a result of-, many raids by the police to find If possible the slay1 era of "Dutrh'' Gentleman, who him self was a labor-slugger and.

who waft slain several nlghta ago in a saloon In the loop district. T. STOCK MARKET DULL. National Telegraph Service. New York, May 27.

With' the. ex ception of which- opened at an advance of half a point, the stock market this morning was dull and featureless. "ABSOLUTE LIFE" HEAD NAMED III DIVORCE SUIT National Telegraph Service. -Chicago," May "ST.JSvelyn Arthtir See, hfad of the "Absolute Life" cult, whose "temple" was raided when it Vas found that he was living there with two girls, was named, today co-respondept in a divorce jBUlt filed be Stephen Bridges, husband of "one of See's followers and father of one of the irfe with" whom he was' living when his place was raided. NEW TRILLA.

LODGE. bpecial to Journal-Gazette. Trllla, Ill, May is to have a hew Odd Fellow lodge, the institution to take place soon under the djrertion of J. M. Reed and degree ataff of this city.

Application for a charter will be mud next Monday to the grand master of tbe order. National Telegraph Service. New York, May Mrs. Lucy Hayes Herron Laugh in. President ITaft's sister-tn-law and a resident of Pittsburg, denied today that she is I engaged to marry Captain.

Archie Butt, military aide to the president SOCIETIES GET INVITATION. The local post of the O. R. and the Woman's Relief corps have received an invitation to worship as a (body at the patriotic service to be I held at Trinity Slplscopal church on Bunday evening at 7:30, -in commemo ration of Memorial day. DIPHTHERIA.

Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Prentiss, 816 Marshall avenue, have two children which are III with diphtheria, YOUTH GIVEN j' i HIS LIBERTY VERNON ABRAMS DISCHARGED WHEN PROSECUTING WITNESS FAILS TO LAD IS A DEGENERATE "Lays Out" Fine In Shelby Jail for Attempting to Assault Daughter of a Farmer.

Vernon Abrams, the young man who waa sought two'inonths ago by offl cers of Shelby county ou a charge of attempted rape, was brought to the Charleston jail Friday night Iby Sher iff Aye and this morning he was ar raigned in Mattoon on- a 'charge ot larceny. Owing to the-absence of the prosecuting witness, he "was re- leased. Abrams is a study in juvenile crim inology. Apparently not more than sixteen or seventeen years olif, he is in appearance a stamped by the marks of demoralizlng'envlrbn- ments and hopeless as a citizen when maturity comes upon The 4oy waa to. attempt --a crime on a seven year, old daughter of a farmer living northwest 'of byville.

-The pursuit led -to where he was -He pleaded guifty In the Shelby County Circuit court and was 1 fined 1100. This amount he passed over in the county tail. Complaint Is Made. Meantime, in Mattoon a "complaint tor his arrest wbb made. J.

B. West, a Big Four brakeraan, left his coat in a catboose in the east yards. It whs stolen. Iater one T. V.

Butler, another trainman, bought a pocketbook containing a Y. M. C. A. card, train mens receipts, eta, from young Abrams for tea cents, then notified Detective J.

W. Brim. Another railroad man told ot Abrams giving him a coat too large for him, 'The articles were traced backward to West, and identified almost positively as his property. By this time Abrams was in the Shelby county jail. West leift the service of the Big Four Railroad company, and- his present whereabouts are unknown.

West Dlaappeara. When the-boyk sentence7 was up in the Shelby jalL he was brought here to face the charge. The prose cuting witness could not, he located. and a two day continuance was granted to wait for him- "West could not be located, and despite much, incrim inating evidence, there was nothing for the court to da but release the lad. The.

grand jury in act, however, should West return to Mattoon for service. According to the special agents of the Big Four, Abrams is ono of a gang, that has infested the yards for months. He and his stepfather, who is John Scarberry, were warned of trespassing in the yards, i Special Agent James, who wors under Detective Brim, once found young Abrams picking -up coal in the At that time he said that he was forced to do it or take a whip ping from- his The- boy exhibited great welte en bis foody and legs' to prove the assertion. The step father denfedlhelaccusation but the detectives IbeTfevedf Tt. TWO 8UITS FOR DIVORCE.

Mrsr fjouelia Crowley Olena and Mrs, Lena Eaton have filed suits in ther -Mattoon city court for divorces Cronst their husbands, Albert, Olena and1 Fred Eaton. Mrs. Olena barges desertion and on support and Mrs. Baton cruelty. The attorneys are Andrew Chezem and J.

J. Ashworth. SPECIAL SCHEDULE. The Central Illinois public Service company will run a special two car lnterurban servlre Saturday and Sunday afternoons. May 27 and 28.

Commencing at 1 p. cars will leave Mattoon and Charleston every 40 minuses uaUl 10:30 p. uu "5 27 SPEED LAWS HENCEFORTH, AUTQIST TO BE PICKED UP WHEN OROI-' MANCES ARE VIOLATED. LIVES ARE ENDANGERED One Speeder, When, Timed, Unknow- Innly, Pound to Be Traveling Foiv ty.Three-Miles an Hour. i Arrests are.

to made at once to' prevent further violations of the automobile ppeed laws. This sten has been determined upon fully by the, city authorities, and the first of- fender caught will be prosecuted In the police courts. 's A short time ago Mayor Guthrie published announcements that the or dinances governing the speed of au tomobiles niust be observed. This proclamation apparently has had no effect whatever, and the police have gone further to the extent of cau tioning certain persons who are be lieved to the etrongast violators. iPrlday, a man living in North Twenty-second street made this re port: "i saw a car travel a measured distance of 230 yards in eleven seconds in Twenty-second street This Is at a rate of about forty-three miles an hour.

It is too fast. It endangers the lives of our children, and of our old people who cannot get out of the way quickly. It is against the law, and wo want the laws enforced." There are said to be in the city about seven persons who are continuous violators of the speed regulations. Of course, there are many more who occasionally exceed the limit, hut there are at least seven drivers who apparently pay no attention, whatever to i the law or to common sense In motoring 'ton' pavements. Physicians Offenders.

Dortors are said lobe underthe eyes of "the" police especially. A realization that doctors, if anyone. Should ibe allowed to lidf rapidly is brought home 'by remembrance of the nature of their business, but some of tb professional men. too fast. Pleasure ears are the worst, however, though garages and agencies a.re guilty in.

that their demonstrators -forget thaftUcy cannot lawfully exhibit or test the. speed capacities of an automobile in the city limits. The police have no'speclal grudge against any one driver. They are simply watching and will arrest the next offender they see nd they will see someone, too. The ordinance governing the speed of motorcycles, in Mattoon is as follows; Previsions of Ordinance.

"The maximum limit of speed of tBe vehicles hereinafter described in the Btreets of the city shall foe as follow): 'automobiles, motorvebicleg or motor-bicycles, when driven within the business streets of the city, to-wit: Broadway avenue, between (Fourteenth street and South Nineteenth treet; Western avenue, between North Nineteenth street and Twenty-second street; Charleston avenue, between Sixteenth and Nineteenth 'North and South Fourteenth. Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets, (between Charleston avenue and Richmond and South Seventeenth street, between Broadway and Wabash avenue, shall be at the rate of not more than one mile In six minutes. all other highways, streets or avenues of the city, it Khali be at the rate of not more than one mile in four minuter providing that when turning a corner of Intersecting; streets, highways or crossroads, speed shalt be reduced to not more than at the rate of one mile in ten minutes, and further provided that nothing herein contained permit any person to drive any molor vehicle, au tomobile or motor-bicycle at a speed greater than is reasonable," etc. Autelsts Not the Only Ones. "And you, may say for me," said Chief Lyons, whl'e talking over this matter, are two pacing horse owner that are- using North Twenty-second street anrtj Western avenue for race tracks, We know Who they are, and last night had two men watching these streets for It happened they were not out or.

they would -have Aeen arrested. Complaints have been registered about them, and we have their names. We are after them Just as much as after the automoblllsts who break the laws." FROM EIK CONVENTION. Dr. I.

A. Lumpkin, John B. Pape, W. R. Herron, II.

EJ. Brown and Jake Stump. have returned from Alton, whore they attended the state gathering of the Elks. KKSifcSiHiSWKBISiSiiSK! 9 WEATHER. -9 tfi Sfi 9 lllnols Fslr and continued Sfi 9 warm tonight.

Sunday unsettled, 5B 9 with cooler In afternoon or night. 9 9 9 9 9 99 PRESIDENT MARKHAM ISSUES BULLETIN REGARDING HOSPI TAL' PROJECT. SOME OF THE BENEFITS Treatment to Cover Six Months ani Year, With Payment of But Fifty. Cents Monthly Under date of May 23, from thai ofiice of President Mark ham of the Illinois Central Railroad company ia Chicago, the following official announcement to all Illinois Cen-tral employes "The employes of the Illinois Central Railroad the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad company and the Indianapolis Southern Railroad company, having voted by a very large majority to avail themselves of a hospital department, the 'Illinois Central Hospital department' is es tablished, effective July 1, mi." This formal decision follows a vote taken during the-past few months on all the railroad system, and over ninety per cent of ine employes fell la with the plan. The folder issued by the scheme.

Oetaila of the Plan, "In accordance with a desire on the part ot the Illinois Central better to safeguard the health and safely of their employes," says President Mark ham, "there is established a hospital department, the purpose and object of which Is to provide tor the care of sick and injured employes, but without gain or profit to the railroad companies. "The hospital department is In the nature ot a cooperative benefit and trust fund raised monthly by contributions of the employes and by con: trlbutlons from the Jllinoia eutral, Yazoo and Mississippi Valley and the Indianapolis Southern Railroad-companies, In accordance with the benefits derived, and will be the control and management of these companies, wun uie cniei amgeun tu executive officer In charge. ot the hospital department, after applying all contributions of the employes, -will be provided" by ihecompaniev cither by" contributions or by temporary advances as the companies may elect. "The company will at its own cost collect and disburse all funds raised for the hospital department, and In behalf of the department will procure the services ot -competent physicians and surgeons In ell cities and towns on their lines and provide accommodations In modern hospitals for the use ot sick and Injured employes, so as to afford them the best treatment and care obtainable." Fifty Cent Each Month. All employee of the Central system who favor the department will pay "fifty cents each month.

These cototrt. butlons are collectable only while the employe Is on duty. Members are entitled to care for sickness, Kor medicines and surgical dressings, artificial limbs, eyes, appliances, when coming as a result of Injury at work, spectacles for same reason, a burial allowance-of thirty doltrs In medical cases and fifty dollars in surgical cases, hos pital attendants, when necessary, etc. But benefits will not be given to employes afflicted with such diseases aa smallpox, yellow fever, contagious or infectious diseases subject to quar-' antine. Nor will persons afflicted with venereat diseases, intemperance, vicious habits, injuries received in fights or brawls, or chronic diseases incurred before working for the companies, Ibe allowed to draw the bene- fits.

Free vaccination will he given employes. Consumptives will be given treatment outside ot hospitals. Treatment will not exceed six months eon tlnuously In a hospital or one year la residence. $1,500,000 WORTH IU MR DESTROYED Ml National-Telegraph--Service. Dubuque, Iowa, May 27.

Lumber to the value of was destroyed by lire this morning when the Standard Timber company was swept by flames. The Ore started at midnight, and besides the lumber, a number of dwellings were destroyed. The flames were gotten under con-' trol at eleven o'clock today. ii waa discovered that toe names. had started simultaneously in alt places -where a lot ot cotton wast had been piled.

TO VISIT PARENTS. Miss Marr Delay, an instructor la the Mattoon Business college, depart- ed today for Wheaton for an extended visit with her parents, IQs. anil Mrs, David DeLsyA Adolphe -Algernon, bean In en this. LORirER CASE IS AGREED ON DEMOCRATS OF THE SENATE WILL SUPPORT THE MARTIN RESOLUTION. BAILEY MAY CHANGE Speech' of the-Texan jndjcates Jtha He -May Take different Attitude -ThaBLaeiYearv National Telegraph Service, May 27--By a rote ot 24 to 1 the senate Democrats have de cided to support the "Martin resolution authorizing and directing the commit tee on privilege and elections to forth with make a new Investigation of the election of Senator William Lorlraer.

Read of Missouri, Kern of Indiana and Pomerene of Ohio expressed a desire that' the Martin resolution be amended so as to limit the time within which the committee must report to the- senate. The latest gossip is that a sub-corn- mtttee of nine members, 'hacked by the authority of the full committee, will" be selected. "The -perennnel this rommlrtee tg ai follows. Dillingham of Vermont," chairman; Kenyon of Iowa, Hcytaurn of Idaho, Clapp of Minnesota or Sutherland of Utah, Kern of Indiana, Johnson of Alabama, Fletcher of "Florida and Lea ot Ten- flwsee fmi Republicans and four Dernocfata, two of the Republicans be ing Insurgents and two of the Demo crats "toeing associated with the anti- t-iorlmer senators' This would provide a strictly nonpartisan oommlttee. 'The surprising feature of the Democratic conference Is the speech of Senator Bailey, which indicates that he may change completely from the strong pro-Lorimer stand which' he took on the floor of the senate and la the committee on privilege and elections last session.

HORSE. 'CASE APPEALED, Special to Journal-Gazette BtrSEflrarg, 111., May 27. The Pat-terson'Ruesking horse ease has been appealed from a local justice court to the circuit court at Shelbyvllle. In the Justice court a- judgment for 50 -was given to the plaintiff. JOHNW.

GATES A WITNESS. National Telegraph Service. Washington, May -2L-rJohnW Gates, the famous waa.the chief witness toWay before the, special house committee In its investigations of the fSteel Gates related the details of the absorption -of the' Tennessee Coal and Iron company by the steel corporation. 'WARSHIPS COLLIDE. National-Telegraph Service.

May 7. -The British war-chip Inflexible rollided today during a -fog with another war- vessel in Portland harbor. Both boats were badly damaged, hut no one was' hurt. eolse de DIAZ TRAIN IS ATTACKED DOZEN SOLDIERS KILLED WHEN REBELS SEEK LIFE OFTLEE-INQ EX-PRESIDENT. REYES IS CANDIDATE General, aNow in Havana.

Seeks- Presidency of the Mexican Republic to Succeed Diar. National Telegraph Service. City of Mexico, "May 27. A dozen or more soldiers were killed today when the rebels attacked the pilot -of the train wbih was bearing former President Diaz from the capital city to Vera to which city he is fleeing to avoid possible assassina i The attack was made at Topeca- hualco. The former preiident is now at the residence of an intimate friend in Vera Cruz, where be will remain un til next -Wednesday, when be will set sail for "Europe.

The place is constantly guarded by federal soldiers to see that no harm comos to the aged ex-chlefttn. Reyee Seek Presidency. Havana, "Cuba, May 27. General Bernardo Reyes, now in this city, an nounced today his candidacy for the presidency of the Mexicaa republic. to succeed Porfirio- TJeneral Reyes will leave soon for the Mex ican capital.

Rebels Surround Durango. City of Mexico, May 27. Ambassador representing the United States government here, today re ceived a telegram from Durango, stating that" the rebels had surround- and. would make, an at tack- upon it jeome -time today. WESTERN.

UNION OPERATOR, R. Deckross is a new operator at the Western Vnlon offices, succeeding John who has been transferred," to 'Sullivan, Tnd. Mr. Deckross haa (brought his family to thla city and will go to housekeeping. SEVEN CHICAGOANS" DIE FROM THE HEAT National Telegraph Service, Chicago, May '27.

fleven residents of" this city died today as a result of the excessive Two ot the victims were over seventy and" two others were over the fifty mark. Thousands-have been seekinjr relief In the Icy waters of Lake Michigan. RECEIVER DISCHARGED. A report for Receiver J. Stump- Jr.

waa filed in the old case of George 6. i Bartlett versus Katharine Harris and others, in the city court this- morning through Attorney Henley Hughes. The matter was received by the court approved jnecorUrti land the business transactions of the lawsuit closed permanently. The Keener rss isharfisd. WELSH A VAGRANT City te Be' Ridded ot Number of Un-deslrablts Unless Wholesale Clear-," Ing 'Comes.

Maurice Welsh, a man about town, waa found guilty of "vagrancy thla morning by Judge Branan on complaint of Chief of Felice 'Lyons and was fine! $25 and costs. WelBh, unable to liquidate went to the county Jail, was morning by" Patrolman Fioytt uuder TlfrerTKfl of his He and Patrolman Law-son" "test jfled "In "support "of Chref Ly-onscompTalnt, and no one ever knew ot Welsh ever being at work for a month. That he: a constant drinker of intoxicants was not even denied by The county jail Is not particularly desirable as a summer resort, hut to that locality Chief Lyons promises to send several undesirable citizens unless, there is a wholesale cleaning. DEATH OF THEIR AUNT. Alice Markwell, an aunt of John and Dave Kizer of this city, died-at her home in Decatur on Friday.

BAND CONCERTS AT PARK SUNDAY Program of free band concerts to be given at Urban park Sunday afternoon and evening, 2 to 4.30 o'clock and 7:3 to 10 o'clock, May 28, by the GIbler band of Mattoon. 2 to SAfternoon to 4:30 March With Trumpets and Drums" Weldon. Cornet solo "Since You Called Me Dearie" Dura nd; Phil Cole, soloist. Selection Chef Jerome. Bulley Rag White.

Roses Waltz Ballon. Intermezzo "Sliver Star" John son. Kerry" MHIb Nantucket March- Mills.f-. Intermission. March "Hampton Roads" Ale ander.

Clarinet solo "The wold John GIbler, soloist. Rag "Sweethearts" Wendrick. Seleuflon "Time, Place" and Girl" -Howard." March "Olympic" Alexander. SelectionThe -Sunny South" Mah "Oruill Mix TJp V. S.

Allen, i 7r30 to 8r30 Evening 9 Xo'VS, March Carnival Maids" Snyder. Cornet solo "Nobody Nobody Cares" 'Harris. Dixie Land, I Love You Ayr. Waltz "You Can't Make Me Stop Loving You" Mills. Remtck'a flits No.

7 Lampke. Intermezzo "Glow Lampke. March "Washington March" Crafallon. Intermission. Stars and Stripes Souea.

Cotton Bsibies Rag Wendrick. Selection from "The Blue Mouse" Howard. Mexican Beauties, aerinata Tan- gey. Lover Dovey Waltz Song "Mills. The Honolula Rag Alstyne.

S-MJS jjt' tfe Katlon-JLampket VI8ITING IN CITY. Miss Ruth Bartlett. and Master Wendell of Oakland are in the city visiting Mr, tfiA iSxt J4. XremWe..