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SIUS BUSBY PASSED AWAY 11 GREAT DAY HEAR STORY BY HOLD MEN Father of I. "Busby IMml Evening Near Anderson. (U P. Special Service 1 Chicago, June 2 1 Polleemau Charles Johnson was shot twice 'and seriously bounded by two hold-up Was Predicted For Shell Crews Silas age 90 years, father jplifAnonl Tp 4 of I. V.

Busby, a former i superln- I JUllBll- men," who had Just ben Identified tendent of the Alexandria public Unless Weather Interfered Tale of Tall by their victim. schools, died last evening at 6:30 o'clock at. the home of bis son, eight miles' west of Anderson In Jack Jonnspiv wag searching two auspicious looking men when William victim ot a- hold-uD ono hour ennlier, drovo up Id his automobile and 1 1dentified suspects son township. Silas Busby was a SIX CREWS RACE STRONG WlfluGOSf resident of Madison county tor eighty-three years and during the residence of his son In this city he an bis The men broke away from the po llcaman fled -firing as they ran visited here on several occasions, JUST.ARRl.VED I He was well known throughout tli? county and for the past six months One of: the shots, struck Johnson in the abdomen. One of the men 'who gave his name as Frank Wilson Was SUDDENLY STRUCK AEROPLANE FROM BE ASTERN COLLEGES HAVE, STAUNCH PORTERS ON THE -n had been -an invalid.

For twelve years he was a Justice of the Peace of Jackson Mrs. Margaret Wilson, residing near Andersson, is LOW WITH GREAT FORCE captured after the shooting. a sister of the deceased. GROUNDED IN FOG The funeral will be held Sunday at 1 p. m.

at the Hamilton church Two Government Aviators, Experimenting 'p Champions if Atlantic and Pacific Coasts in charge of Rev. H. E. Taylor, of Burial will take place ins Ml Hall II CUM III IBIl NOTHING DKPIMTE IIEARU Will Row for Honors This Afternoon In Maplewood cemetery, CurrentsJFill The Atmosphere FROM STRANDED REVENUE C1TTTER. A SUDDEN DEATH it, Bow of filovernirint Boat.

Smnsheil (U. P. Special Service.) (U. P. Special Seniee.) on Viilnl Slioals.

Poughkoepsie, N. June 21 Al Annapolis, June 21 After a ISAAC W. LEE DROPPED DEAD fall such as no man ever before mado and lived to tell the tale Lieutenant though the weather was threatening one of, the greatest crowds that ever r. AT HIS HOME THIS MORNING. (U.

Special fumed out to witness the. annual rV J. H. Towers today bad recovered sufficiently to describe how he dropped 1,026 feet. -His nerves are Milwaukee, June 21 Fol gtftta here was expected to line Veteran Toll Gate Keeper Answered the Hudson today when the four-oav ICuvyrlglll.

shattered and the death of his passenger, Ensign Wm. D. Billlngsly ed crews Cornell, Colum Last Call Today. lowing the receipt of a wireless message lato' last' night from Cnptaln John Berry, nothing additional- hns been heard up to 9 a. m.

today frpw the revenue fc'utter Tusca'rora, strand Pennsylvania. Wisconsin and whose body has not been recovered. -r Washington, are sent away this aft- only adds to his serious condition. UP WORK OUT OF JAIL Apparently In the best of health, ernoon in tho first" of the thrg race Towers story of his 1,626 foot drop-, Is: 'rJ'Ai' tho county hoHjiitnl, solely for lui-manltarlnn reasons, beculise tlicy did not want to delay the completion bf the hnspltu, 0 ed on Vldal IJakB Huron. 'The -n.

scneauien. tub utmost nonunence but. complaining of feeling slightly Marcoulgramr addressed lo Mrsrf 5 -prevailed In eamp and thougli "Just before theaccident.I I look dizzy, Isaac W. Lee, age 77 years, Cornell was tho favorlto in the biff ed at the altitude dial and It showed dropped dead this morning at nine the 'varsity eight was also o'clock at the home, corner Lincoln that we were running at a height of Berry said all handa were safe but that the cutter's bow Was Hmrwhnrt and there was' In the forward hold. It is believed the Tuscaroi a 1,626 feet.

Just then a gust of Came After Unfair Treatment considered strong In the four-oared events, the other avenue and Cleveland street. The sjidden death of the aged toll gate To Testify Against His Wif wind apAmpH in nnmA nn frnm It. went aground In a fog. t-. keeper, who guarded the northern low.

It struck the aeroplane un From Employers The wireless, which was sent early In Divorce Suit crews, were well supported, Cornell men, were still: offered 5 to 1 that they would not sweep, the. river, but entrance to the city yeaca ago, came Q. NATION-WIDE EWSPAPKR PUBLICITY. i From Malno to California, from tho Cunadlun Horthwent to sunny Florida, every morning, Friday, was relayed by way of "The as a distinct shock to the invalid wife derneath the rear planes and the ma- chine lurched violently and, took; -uncertain dive forward. This threw' Billlngsly across the streerlng fear-' Soo" owing to atmosnherlc there few such bots made.

For and many relatives in this city. Mrs dlfflcultles, did not reach Milwaukee Lee has been an Invalid for three the 'Varsity eight' a majority of the until late last night. It gave no de years and had been cared for in wagers were mada at even money -en and the lateral rudder planes went out of business. With another for tails of the accident. WANTEOHIS MONEY Cornell aaginnt Columbia and Wesh more patient tolls by the elderly Mr, DECLAREUNION MEN Lee.

ward plunge the biplane, dropped ington. and ,10 to 8 on Cornell down at fkpfess train speed. against-Wisconsin and Syracuse Toll Gate Keeper. every evening, every the newa of word is told in the newspapers Which dot the land from ocean to ocean. 1 It.

is almost Impossible to con- Ol ceive fhn tremendous power of RIJRIFI) TOD'IV. funeral of Mrs. Mary Mng- Isaac Lee succeeded Mrs. Sarah Saw Companion Fall. "It all happened in a minute, Bll- Hamilton as toll gate keeper for the Cornell, Washington and vanla are the.

favorites for the four tussle with the freshman eights attracting about the same odds dellne Ouyer occurred this afternoon at. 1 o'clock at the home four miles MAYOR HARRISON AND. COUNTY BOARD northern entrance to the city In WOMAN WAS ACQUAINT WIIH CROOKED 1886 and until the township pur lingsly went out of his seat and clear. ot tlie plane. When the ship started to fall I had one hand around the up southwest of the city near Dundee.

ASKED TO INTERVENE as the 'Varisty on Cornell. Washing. DEALINGS OF BROKER chased the taxable roads, Mr. Lec Rev, Hoover, of Mlddletown, had ton Is not entered In tho freshman collected a fee of ten cents from Informing the public which is 'O thus combined In these dally () purveyors of the day's news. In no way dissociuted from () tills great, national force for spreading news lg an equally right, between the planes, and I charge of the service and burial took race.

every traveler entering the city. locked It there. I knew It was my place In the El wood cemetery. 'It (a generally conceded that the Mr. and Mrs.

Lee have resided at the only hope. race today will be -one of the most old toll gate for a number of years Employers Association Stands Its Ground 'I was thrown across from the Beat "Swell'! Posters Convicted Real Estate Dealer Believes hotly contented, in the history of the strong force for disseminating and they are probably known by but held on to the upright. I swuug- The big posters announcing the every farmer in this community. I clear Of the planes and the Fourth of July Celebration at Air regatta. Tremendous power has been ri'shown In tho Washington'- shell.

The- western oarsmen are tho giants and Refuses to Arbitrate Matter Until Marble Workers Return Jury Will Return Verdict Refusing Decree of Separation The old toll gate site la owned by The strain on my arm and fingers oxandrla camo from the press today, was awful but I clenched my teeth the contesting crews. All ot their and they are some "swell" believe us. They are printed on a Jaclf Brunt. Mr. Lee tended a small garden patch close to the house and most any time in the day he could and held on.

I tried to kick the rivals adm(t they apparently could white back-ground in red and blue. not be in better condition, and steering gear back Into working order, but I couldn't make It go. be seen with a boe in hand working advertising Information. Those manufacturers who want to create a widespread demand, and who want a larger distribution for their products recognize the influence of the newspaper and tell their story constantly in a dozen, a hun- or. a thousand dtles and towns simultaneously.

Makers of nationally sold 6 goods are realizing more and D. P. Special Service) The Art" Printing company of -this fight Is expected from them 'from In the garden. He was very indus Chicago, June 21 Peter Van (U. P.

Speolal Service.) Chicago, June 21 Mayor Harrl looked down and saw Billlngsly turn over and over In the air, start to finish, They are tho cham trious despite his old age and from Vllssliigen, former real estate broker city performed the which re-11 uiHsv gHxtt ered pen bat ent ar-. prising firm. Read the posters carefully. Him produce on his small gurden be son and "the" CTtoTPcounty hmird" of plons of the Pacific constrfmt fritl -meet tho best crews of the East. In was able to lay aside considerable Force of Pall "When the aeroplane had dropped commlusiohei's were asked today by the race toda.

Cornel) has tri and liroiiilnEfif Jlutl "ffiSftr Who' WSB convicted ot forgeries totalling more than $1,000,000, will learn today whether his wife and former stenog cash. union representatives to force umphed over Harvard, (he victor over about 900 feet the front planes Children Survive. Tale yesterday. Columbia has beat more every day that the daily Must Wea Clothes -ROCHESTER, fbe Morals rapher, Mrs. Jessie Bland Vnn Vli.f lie is smvlvd by the following en Princeton and broke oven with newspaper offers a more econ- went down and under until the ship had turned a complete somersault.

When It was half way over It siigen, 1h successful in her second children: Mrs. Ida Chrlstenson, the Navy in their rase while ftvra omlcal and more efficient. Rflletency cdmmlttee of city council han placed the ban on fish-net sTbck- attempt to get a divorce over his pro Mrs. Dlca Knotts both of this city ings, silt skirts and peek-a-boo test. The jury Is expected to return a verdict before night.

and Ora Lee, of Charleston, West Virginia, employed with the Kelly steadied tor a moment and the force of the fall was broken a little, but It gathered momentum again and builil i.g contractors to arblrato the dispute that caused the employers to issue order locking out approximately 30,000 men' employod In the building trades In Chicago. A committee from the building trudes council informed tho mayor that work on city buildings was being' hpld up by the refusal of iho building construction employers it- waists. Several young women have enflo and WIsconHln have equ.il claims to recognition. Wisconsin -will go into Che race with Bohnstedt at stroke In place of Evret who will row- No'. 2r This combination has means of creating actual de- mand than any other advertls- Ing medium.

O.O Van Vllssingen, who was brought been sent home to get more clothes. when It bit the water there was a Axe Company. By a former marriage Mr. Lee Is survived by the fol to Chicago from the Joliet peniten terrific crash. But I kept clear of th tiary to testify said he felt confident lowing children: Mrs.

Mary Lee of been in force but a few days, but Muncle, Marcus Lee, of Oklahoma, engine and plane and managed to come to the surface safely." Coach Vail is satisfied that he has thnt the decree would be refused. His Opinion of Divorces. ELWOOD BOOSTS THE FOURTH Joseph Lee and William Lee, of this BIG LOCKOUT IN gotten more speed by the shift! At the hospital Lieutenant Towers soelr.Kon to Bin rnlt to aroirrat'on. "All the courts In the world can't city. He Is a brother of Thomas is listed as "slightly Injured intern-.

Another committee pointed out to is areo suffering from bolls, but it was declared be would be In of this city. alter our relations before flod," he snld. "She Is my wlfo and nothing Half of Tin Plate City Coming 1t THE WINDY CITY Funeral arrangements have not good condition for the- race, despite ally" but the surgeons were In doubt as to the exact extent of his Injuries. He suffered terlbly from shock. can ehnnge that.

I have no religion Alexandria July I. been made pending communications this ailment.1 to speak of, but I velleve that divorce from relatives living outside the city. Is worse than the crime I WILL RKPTmY TO JAPAN LATER the county hoard that work on the new county hospital had been halted. Employers are Cold. Members of employers association have refused all offer of 'arbitration.

They will meet with the men, they said, only after striking I Half the population of EI won (U. P. Special Bervlttt.) DEAD FROM BLOOD POISOjl will come to Alexandria on July 4th Chicago, Juno 21 With botweeii STORK VISITS Van Vllssingen combatted his wife's plea for separation with the allegation that she knew about bis as guests of the Alexandria Business 25,000 and 30,000 building workers Fatal for Injury to Men's Association. The Elwood Call locked out by the Building Construc Foot Prove Aged Woman. forgerlea before she married him and QUEEN OF SPAIN tion Employers' Association today Leader published a front page and work on $80,000,000 worth of TJ.

P. Special Servic. I 1 June 21 Secretary -ef State Bryan "was unable yesterday to present to President Wilson and the cabinet the administration replying to Japan's, second protest against the California antl-allon bill. Bryan said he hoped to deliver the iioteeariy nflxt week to Ambassador Cblnda. S-V thnt Bhe used that knowledge as club to get.

money from him. column yesterday giving the program construction work suspended, Chi Following a two months illness cago today faced tho most serious arranged'Tor the day. The Elwood papor had tho following to say In (U. P. Special Service.) from the effects of an Injury to her strike since MEETING AT M.

E. CHURCH Madrid, June 21 Queen Victoria regard to tho Fourth of July celebra Twenty thousand workmen wore foot which gradually developed Into blood poison, Mrs. Lolusa Flacu, of Spain, at sunrise yesterday, be came the mother ot a baby boy at age 81, expired this morning at nine paid off when they reported for work yesterday morning and told that they All Sunday Schools Id Township Have Invitations. the LaGranJa palace. The Infant is I o'clock at the home in Scott addition; Albert Prosser, of Vlncennes, ere no longer needed'.

Join said to be In excellent health and I marble workers return- to work on the Continental and Commercial bank building. The men are anxious to arbitrate," said Simon R. O'Donnoll, president of the Building Trades Council. "The lockout was ordered In violation ot our contract. The employers treated us unfairly.

They sent us an ultimatum demanding that wefo the marble workers to return to Work within 48 hours when they knew It was Impossible to get action In that time." Hospital Work Oases. leaders today denounced the employers for tying up work on She was the widow of the late Wll- naa returned to nis pome, after a tbe Queen Is doing well. ed the 4,000, Who were ordered to quit by the contractors, Ham Flscus and Is survived by five, visit with John Rock. This is the sixth child born to children, seven grandchildren and The annual convention of Monroe Townsbip Sunday Schools-will be held at the First Methodist church In this city tomorrow afternoon King Alfonso. XIII and Queen Vic two great-grandchildren.

The chil OUR; DOG SA IS Big Building Stopped. Erection of tho $3,000,000 Con-ay' Building' Across from- tho city toria, formerly Princess Victoria Ena. of Battenberg, who was married in I dren surviving are: Mrs. Ransom Rltter, Bffle McCan, F. H.

Flscns, tion In Alexandria: "Learning thnt Elwood had no plans for a celebration hero on July 4, the Business Men's Association of Alexandria have decided to make some extra additions to their program for that day In which they hope to pull off the biggest stunt in the history of that place, and they will seek to entertain half the population of Elwood at that time. The Elwood ball Icfltll is booked for a game there In tho afternoon, the City Band will assist with the musical program during both the morning afternoon, evening and In many ways the days events will be of a nature to appeal to Jocal people." 1906, The fifth child died at birth. George W. Flscus and Charles Fls commencing at 2:45 o'colck. An Invitation has been extended to every Sunday School class in the township fill, the skyscraper of the Cbntlnort-al and Commercial Nations! Bank, cus.

Pull for the Fourth nry celebration. Dynamite wtoe. I The funeral will be held from the and a large delegation Is expected wo Mg' additions to Marnhnl Field NEW YORK -Many pedestrians home Monday afternoon at-1 SO the new County Hospital. The old! to attend. DIns'moro of the Anderson Baptist church, will deliver were soaked, streets were turned' In-1 o'clock and the body will be taken A Co.

storoa, work on the county honpltal, on a dosen smaller bulld-lnptl In, 'the loop district and on Mi Sunday cloudy ind hospital over crowded and there has been a demand that work on to rivers and hundreds of cellars I to the Forestvllle cemetery, ien mile an address before the meeting and floodea' whan a blast of dynamite north of the city for burial. the new building be The caused, a 40-foot water spout from I TITS) WBATHEH Mrs. L. M. Heasley and Miss Hut-ledge, ot this city will give abort Ulka befor the assembly.

scores' 'of apartment houses and buildings in the suburbs Was stopped and may be halted for aovoral weeks. Unions declare that they called off a strike that had beea planned on bis; water mala. I Result, Timea-Trtbnna want ads. oooler..

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