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MATTOON AR THREE O'CLOCK 4. M. ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE THREE O'CLOCK A. M. FORTY-FOURTH YEAR MATTOON, WEDNESDAY MORNING OCTOBER 27, 1915 -EIGHT PAGES TODAY PRICE 2 CENTE NEWFACTS KNOWN REGARDING MURDER JOE COX AS HAD STINE FIGHT SEVERAL WITH THOM: YEARS AGO KNOW BOOTLEGGER Man who Sold Liquor to Dallas and Cox Identified by Both of the MenPrisoners Started Row in Hotel on Sunday Night and Dared Proprietor to Go into Street-Will Be Tried this Term of Court.

Charleston, Oct, the investigation into the murder of William Hood, the man who was killed while on duty at the Clover Leaf shops Sunday night, continued today, the grand jury did not include its findings in the case when that body made its report today. Several new facts concerning the case. became known today. It became known here that Thomas Stine, the man for whom Hood was mistaken, became involved in a street fight with Joe Cox, one of the suspects, several years ago. It is said that a knife played an important part in the fight.

41 Dallas and Cox, both highly intoxicated, visited the lunch room of the Maple hotel about 6:30 Sunday night where they raised a disturbance. Mr. McClelland, the proprietor, ordered them to leave the place. When they reached the sidewalk in front of the restaurant they' invited and. dared Mr.

McClelland to come out. The man who sold Cox and Dallas the liquor which fired them to do the horrible tragedy, if they are responsible for Hood's death, is known. He is said to have left town immediately after the shooting, Both Cox and Dallas are said to have given the man's name to "the officials. Under the law he can be held partially responsible for Hood's death, It is highly probable that the accused men will be indicted in a report by the grand jury tomorrow morning. If so, the hearing will be had this term of court that the court will order a special venire of 150 men to be called from which to choose a Joe Cox has been moved to the county jail but both prisoners are kept in solitary confinement.

Cox has been allowed a short consultation with his attorney Judge Harrah, but Dallas has not been allowed to talk to any one. The body of Hood was buried today a large numbers of persons from every walk of life being present. Temporary aid has been given the family. BRYAN TALKS FOR DRYS. Columbus, 0., Oct.

J. Bryan, former secretary of state, speaking at Steubenville, Ohio, Monday morning began a six-day campaign for the adontion of a proposed state- wide prohibition amendment to Ohio constitution, which will be voted on in the election of Nov. 2. Touring on a special train, the former secretary of state will visit 41 counties and deliver 46 speeches during the week. While the dry forces are conducting their campaign, the wets also will be busy.

Several speakers are to be sent out from their headquarters here to argue against prohibitions, and an extensive advertising campaign has been planned. REPUBLICAN SITE FOR POSTOFFICE DEEP UNDER WATER (Associated Press.) Seattle, Oct. feet of salt water washed over the site bought some years ago for Seattle's new post office when Secretary William G. M. McAdoo tried to look at it today.

It was explained to him that the tide was in. The site, for which the government paid $170,000 has been rejected by the treasury department as unavailable and will he sold for what it will bring. A drier site will be sought, Secretary McAdoo left tonight for the east. POSTMASTERS ORDERED TO GUARD STAMPS CLOSELY Washington, Oct. burglaries have been so, numerous of late that an order went forth today to all postmasters except of the first class to keep on hand a smaller number of stamps and other paper of commercial value and to gu.rd them more carefully than heretofore.

Reports to the postoffice department accounting for last year's business show that 1,400 claims aggregating a loss of $190,000 resulted from burglary of postoffices. They were received from nearly every section of the country. DEWITT ELWOOD TO. SPEAK AT SOUTH SCHOOL Dewitt Elwood, superintendent of the Charleston schools, will deliver the principal address at the meeting of the North school association, which will be held Thursday afternoon beginning at 3 o'clock. The following is the program: Game, "Merry-go-round" Room Three.

Business. Song--Mrs. W. T. Avey.

Piano duet--Misses Phelan and Mansfield. Song-Mrs. Robert Laden. Piano solo -Vera Vanlaningham. Address--Dewitt Elwood, superintendent of Charleston schools.

PEORIA TO AGAIN TRY. BOXING Chicago, Oct. first attempt to hold a boxing bout in Peoria this fall will be made Tuesday evening, Nov. 9, when "Kid" Herman of Pekin, and Johnny Ritchie of Chicago, are signed to meet in a ten round, no decision bout. The fighters are bantamweights.

All previous attempts to hold down state boxing bouts, have met with restraining orders from. the governor's office. WILL OF THE LATE VAL SCHLICHER FILED IN COURT Gus Schlicher, has been named as executor and trustee of the estate of the late Valentine Schlicher who passed away in this city last week, The will of the decedent has been filed in the probate court at Charleston. C. W.

Hughes and W. H. Ownby of this city were the witnesses to the instrument. Mrs. Magdalena Schlicher, the widow is to receive all the rents and profits from the estate her life.

The money is to be paid her regularly each month. At the death of Mrs. Schlicher, all of the property is to be sold at a public sale, according to the law governing partition proceedings. Gus Schlicher, a son, is to receive one-third of the property at the death of Mrs. Schlicher.

One-third is to be equally divided among the three heirs of the late John Schlicher. The remaining third is to be divided as follows: Voltine Campbell, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. S.

Campbell, Marion daughter of Mr. and Mra. D. S. Campbell, and the remainder of the third to Mrs.

Campbell. Mr. Schlicher stated in his will that he had signed a number of notes for Mr. and Mrs. D.

S. Campbell and if it is necessary to pay any of these from the estate, the amount is to be deducted frfom Mrs. Campbell's portion. Vause, Hughes and Kiger are attorneys for the estate. CAPTURE "'LIFER" WHO TOOK BRIDE Chicago, Oct.

a bride of three days, Geo. Omerton, an escaped convict, was returned to Joliet penitentiary today to remain the rest of his life. Oberton escaped from the prison honor. farm on July 30, obtained employment under an assumed name and fell in love with Miss Lydia Frank, who worked at an adjoining desk, They were married here on Friday, the bride ignorant of the fact that her husband was an escaped convict, sentenced to life imprisonment in connection with the murder of a Chicago policeman fourteen years ago. Parole agents have searched the country for Oberton without success.

Yesterday they received an anorymous note signed "Jealousy" conveying the information of Oberton's whereabouts. His arrest resulted last night. 1 IT SEEMS AS THOUGH WE'D, TRIED ENOUGH I DIFFERENT NOTES TO STRIKE SOME SORT OF INTERNATIONAL HARMONY. 00 "Zimmie" The Weather -Fair today, slightly warmer Thursday in north portion. STOCK OF GOODS SOLD TO SETTLE HUMPHREY ESTATE TOLEDO FOLKS TRY TO RAISE MONEY TO IMPROVE ROAD Toledo Getting Ready to Install Municipal Water System Marriage Licenses Issued to Cumberland county Couples County Clerk Takes Auto with Armless Driver.

(By Special Correspondent.) Toledo, Oct. Cox, administrator of the estate of Charles W. Humphrey, deceased, sold the stock of general merchandise here Saturday at auction to Herbert Croy of this place for $3,700. The stock of goods invoiced $8,700 and was valued by the appraisers at Mr. Croy sold his restaurant to Everett Woollen who will take charge in a few days and Mr.

Croy will open the store for business in the same stand. Both of these men are experienced in their respective lines of business and a bright future is predicted for them, Would Gravel Road. A paper is being circulated here to raise money by donations to grade the road north from here to Bradbury a distance of four miles. This is a level stretch of road bui very flat and always is covered with water in a rainy time. It is proposed to grade this road according to the directions of the state highway department, and it is hoped make an example of this road and show the people that good earth roads can be made and maintained.

Messrs. George Barton "and W. H. Niccum, editors of the Toledo Democrat, were in St. Louis and East St.

Louis the latter part of last week on business, County Clerk Mont McConnell and wife, Artie G. White and Virgil Armer made an automobile trip into Marion county, fifteen miles south of Vandalia Sunday, to be present at a surprise birthday dinner given for Mrs. Margaret McConnell, an aunt of the county clerk, who was 74 years old. 'They found her busily engaged in preparing dinner for a few of the "children" whom she said she thought might come. The entire distance of 175 miles was driven by Mr.

White of whom mention has been made before in these columns, who drives an auto without hands. Both arms being off, he drives with the aid of one artificial hand. On their return trip they report a man came up behind them driving a "Ford" and evidently not being satisfied with the speed all were going he undertook to go around, but instead, ran his car into the ditch; luckily no one was injured nog, the car damaged. Marriage Licenses. Marriage licenses were issued here Saturday to William J.

Gibson, 24 of Saugatuck, and Della M. Barker, 20, of Neoga; also Horace M. Hubbart, 29 of Sumpter township and Miss Myrtle L. Sperry, 29 of Greenup township. The ceremony was ed in Greenup yesterday by Rev.

J. L. Ryan, Mr. Hubbart is a prosperous young farmer living east of Toledo and Miss Sperry has been a very successful school teacher of this county, having taught one of the grades in the Toledo school last winter. Work of installing in the well at the southwest corner of the square a large pump for testing the capacity of this well, with a view to using its supply for the water workers system which is expected to be laid here in a short time was begun here RUSSIA FACES FOOD PROBLEM London, Oct.

extraordinary meeting of the Russian council of ministers has empowered Alexei Khvostoff, minister of the interior to take urgent measures to cope with the food problem, says a dispatch to the Times from Petrogram. During his tour south the minister ascertained that as many as 6,000 cars of foodstuffs were being detained in the freight sheds at Moscow. To a' representative of the Novo Vreyma, M. Khvosstoff explained that the main cause for the unprecedented rise in prices lies in the congestion of freight at Raizan, Tula, Orel and other places and the extortionate wage demands of teamsters, together with the failure of municipalities to adopt measures to facilitate delivery of freight. He proposes to organize military companies of teamsters, consisting of refugees and soldiers, to discharge freight and also requisition drays and horses, EASTERN STAR NOTICE, All officers and members of the Eastern Star will meet in the Masonic hall at 1 o'clock this afternoon to attend the funeral of Miss.

Louise Horn. 11t MRS, ELLA BENNETT, Sec. ST. LOUIS LAWYER IS FEUD VICTIM St. Louis, Oct, police today pushed their investigation to Vienna, in an effort to solve the slaying of Robert L.

Rowden, well known attorney, who was hacked to death in his apartments and whose death was discovered by his bride, Dr. Elizabeth Smith Rowden. Rowden's friends told the police he had inherited a feud, which two years ago caused the death of two of his relatives in a daylight street battle in Vienna, and Rowden himself only a few days ago, visited Vienna, with a view his friends to bringing punishment to the slayers of his relatives. SUFFRAGISTS MEET IN PEORIA. Peoria, Oct.

vanguard of delegates to the 27th annual convention of the Illinois Equal Suffrage association will begin arriving here tomorrow. A special train will bring Chicago and Northern Illinois suffragists to Peoria for the opening of the three day convention Thursday. "What suffrage has done and doing for Illinois," is to be the keynote of the convention with many prominent women of the state reporting on progress in their respective cities. INSTALLATION OF NEW THURSDAY NIGHT The following is the program for the ordination services which will be held at the First Congregational church on Thursday evening beginning at 7:30 o'clock at which time, Rev. Thomas Yeoman Williams will be formally ordained as pastor of the church: Prelude--March from Reading of the minutes of the council the scribe.

Invocation--By the moderator. Scripture lesson--By Rev. W. H. Ziegler, pastor of the Congregational church, Marshall.

of Our W. Faber. Sermon--By Rev. Frank G. Smith, D.

pastor of the First Congregational church, Kansas City, Mo. Praise Thee, Lord" -E. S. Lorenz, Prayer of -Rev. James Hayes, register of the Central East Association of Congregational churches.

Charge to the pastor--Rev. W. B. Milne, pastor of the Congregational church, Clifton. Charge.

the people- -Rev. John A. Holme D. pastor of the Congregational church, Right hand of fellowship--Rev. Campbell MacKay, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, Mattoon.

Master, Let Me Walk With Gladden. Benediction--Rev. T. Yeoman Williams. Postlude "March Solennele" E.

Kelterer. CORN SHUCKING COMES NEXT WEEK Corn shucking will begin next week. Here and there may be found a farmer who is already shucking corn but the real game will not start till next week and corn shucking will not be in full swing till the first of Nevember, In a trip of forty miles in three counties. only two wagons were seen in the corn fields, In numerous barnyards wagons with knock-boards on and others equipped for corn shucking could be seen. From the road the corn stalks look dry and dead but much of the corn is said still to be sappy.

It is reported by the experts that the corn shucks easy this year, which is to. say that the shucks are loose and the cars, easily removed. The fear that corn shuckers would a have to strain themselves reaching for the lofty ears has been dispelled. But without doubt they will have to bend their backs a good many times reaching for ears that are on the ground. The farmers also say that the damage to down corn is not so great as was feared, although in the aggregate it will no doubt amount to a very large sum.

Whenever an ear was in contact with the ground just so much of the ear is blighted and rotten. Farmers who would keep their corn up to the high grade will have to watch for damaged ears and keep them separate from sound corn. SAVAGE ARRESTED ON CHARGE OF SELLING BOOZE John A. Savage will be given a hearing on Tuesday at 9 o'clock before Judge Branan on a charge of liquor in anti-saloon territory. The complaint was filed in the police court against Savage by Chief of Police Lawson, He called Savage and asked him to appear in court.

The defendant entered a plea of not guilty to the charge and gave bond for his appearance. It is thought that Savage is charged with selling liquor at his home. At one time when the officers visited his home they stated that they saw a large number of liquor cases in the basement. Savage, was indicted by the federal court grand jury at its last session but was granted a continuance. 'AUL PORTER IS SENTENCED TO THE REFORM SCHOOL BOY WHO GAVE WORTHLESS CHECK FOR AUTOMOBILE PLEADS GUILTY END LIQUOR CASE Jury Which Heard Trial' of Garfield Roberts, Charged with Bootlegging At Fair Grange, Returns Sealed Verdict-Six More Indictments Returned by Grand Jury--Burrows and Andrews get Continuance, Paul Porter who purchased the large roadster automobile from Harry Sny- der of this city and gave him a worthless draft, on Tuesday morning in the circuit court at Charleston entered a dr plea of guilty to forgery and was sentenced to the reform school.

Porter purchased the roadster of Snyder giving a sight draft on J. B. Porter at Aurora. Later it was learned that the draft was worthless. In the meantime Porter had gone to Charleston where he had passed two worthless checks.

The car was driven to near Ashmore where it was abandoned and found by an employe of the local telephone company. The father of the young man was in Charleston Monday but left before the boy was sentenced. The jury which heard the evidence in the case against Garfield Roberts charged with selling liquor in antisaloon territory returned verdict late last night. It is believed that the verdict of the jury was guilty. Robert, who resides in Seven Hickory township, is said to have furnished booze to all who had the cash.

Judge Harrah defended Roberts and Assistant State's Attorney Moran prosecuted the case. James Collins and Flora Perkins who were arrested in this city and later indicted by the' circuit court grand jury on charges of fornication, entered pleas of not guilty. An attorwas appointed to defend them. Other disposed of were as follows: Fred Coleman, burglary and larceny, jury returned a verdict of guilty of petit larceny. The court sentenced Coleman to the county jail for 25 days and ordered him to pay a fine of $25 and costs.

Frank Smith, larceny, jury returned a verdict in which they found the de. fendant not guilty. The court ordered the defendant discharged from custoday. Mancil Bollar, selling liquor in antisaloon territory. Continued, to fendant Charles discharged Fritchley, as kidnaping.

no true De- bill was found against him. Joe Burrows and Bud Andrews burglary and larceny. Continued. Seven more indictments were returned Tuesday by the grand jury who reported to Judge Marshall that they had more business to transact. The men returned to their rooms to continue their inquiry into the murder of William Hood.

Among the indictment returned were: Mr. and Mrs. Will P. Goodwin, selling unwholesome food. It is believed the case grows out of the alleged sale of milk.

Robert Burrell, colored, petit larceny; entered a plea of guilty and was sentenced to ten days in jail and to pay a fine of $10 and costa. OFFICIALS DOUBT CONFESSION BY GERMAN AGENT New York, Oct. part, if any, the delaying of vessels ladened with copper for the allies was to have taken in the alleged conspiracy of German agents to prevent war munitions from reaching Europe from this country, was under investigation by federal authorities today following an confession made to secret service officials by Robert Fay. said to be a former lieutenant in the German army. Fay, who is one of the five men charged with conspiracy to delay or prevent the sailing of war munition ships from this country, is said to have made a detailed confession to William J.

Flynn of the secret service. In it, according to the federal authorities, he stated that his mission, besides placing bombs on the propellors or rudders of ships was to endeavor to bribe the commanders of Russian vessels to run a cargo of copper into a German port at which place a large sum of money was to he paid to the Russians. Government officials said they were inclined to give little credence to this phase of the Fay's story. Four of the men charged with the conspiracy were locked up under federal custody tonight. They are Fay, and Walter L.

Scholz, his brother-in-law. Paul Daeche, and Dr. Herbert Kienzle. Chief Flynn said that so far he had been unable to locate Max Breitung, the fifth man charged with complicity the conspiracy, RETURNS FROM FUNERAL 'TO FIND HOME BURNED Springfield, Oct. Frank Fromme, and family returned from the funeral attendinte of Addison Hodgerson near New Berlin, to their home at New Berlin yesterday they found nothing but a mass of smouldering ruins where the residence stood.

Fromme is a prominent citizen of New Berlin. The fire broke out at 11 o'clock yesterday morning. Neighbor went to the house and discovered that the family was away, formed a bucket brigade and attempted to save the edifice, but were not successful. The cause of the blaze could not be ascertained. Only a small part of the furniture was saved, The loss is estimated at $5,000.

HORN FUNERAL TODAY. The funeral of Miss Louise Horn will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the family home, 3321 Western avenue, Rev. Campbell MacKay will have charge of the services at the home and the members the local chapter of the Eastern Star will have charge at the graveside. Burial will be made in the Dodge Grove cemetery. MARRIED MAN IS ARRESTED ON SERIOUS CHARGE Calvin Fuller, a young married man of this city, was arrested on Tuesday morning by Chief of Polie Lawson on a state warrant charging him with criminal assault, The specific charge against Fuller is that he assaulted Iva Stiff, the eight-year-old daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. George Stiff, The young girl is a sister-in-law of the accused. The case against Fuller will be investigated by the circuit court grand jury which is at present in session. Fuller will likely be arrigned before al justice of peace at Charleston, in case a preliminary is asked. It is alleged that last Friday night Miss Stiff went to the Fuller home to spend the night with her sister and it was at this time the assault curred.

Mrs. Stiff noticed that the child was suffering and called a physician who reported the cause of her illness. The report of the physician and the story from the little girl is said to have caused the arrest of Fuller, JANES POOL ROOM CLOSED BY POLICE When Wint Janes was notified on Tuesday morning by, Chief of Police Lawson that his pool room license at 1900 Western avenue had been revoked. Janes refused to surrender it. He stated that attorney had instructed him not to give it up.

Chief Lawson further notified Janes that his license was no good and that in case he operated the pool room would be arrested. Janes, it is said, covered up his pool tables and did not business yesterday. LITTLESON DROWNS WHILE MOTHER IS VISITING HERE Tuesday morning Harry, the threeyear-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Osborne of Mason, was drowned in the well at their home in Mason.

A new concerete curb had been built around the well and as a safeguard while the concrete was drying, heavy planks were laid over the top. It is supposed that the little fellow while. playing about the yard raised one of the planks and was trying to look into the well when the accident happened, When discovered the little fellow was dead. The mother was visiting at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.

Marvin Henderson, 905 South Fourteenth street of this city when the news was telephoned to Mr. and Mrs. Henderson. The mother was not told of the accident until she reached home as the relatives feared the suspense of reachling home would be more than she could bear. Mrs.

Osborne was accompanied to! Mason by Mr. and Mrs. Henderson and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Osborne of this city and Mr.

and Mrs. Erastes Osborne of Cooks Mills. THE WAR A YEAR AGO TODAY Oct. 27, 1914. Allies captured Thourout and claimed Germans were driven across border near Nancy.

Fierce battles between La Bassee and the Somme. New Russian army crossed the Vistula north of Ivangorod. Russians drove Germans from Rawa. British dreadnaught Audacious sunk off Ireland by mine or torpedo. Germans laid mines off Irish coast.

COLES STATION MISS DISAPPEARS FROM HER HOME HIRED MAN EITHER KIDNAPS OR ELOPES WITH FREDA WEAVER USED AUTOMOBILE Neighborhing Man Believed to Have Car in Which Fifteenyear -old Girl is Taken from Hame, Probably Against her will- -Father Comes to Mattoon in Search of His Daughter Without Stopping to, don Shoes. Whether Miss Freda Weaver, 3 handsome young miss about fifteen years of age eloped or was kidnaped from her home at Coles Station' last night, is the mystery which baffles her parents as well as the numerous officials who are working on the case. The father vows that in case of 'an elopement and marriage, she will return to his home. The father last night appeared at the police station and asked that every effort be made to stop his daughter and a fellow named Lee Jackson. Police departments within a radius of fifty miles were notified and unless an unforeseen hole in the net, which was thrown about them develops, they will likely be apprehended.

Harry Weaver the father of the girl stated last night that Jackson had been employed at his farm near Coles Station for the past seven months and ('that he did not believe a love affair existed. Freda went to church at Coles last night, together with other young girls. While there she is said to have met and talked with Jackson. Nothing was thought of this as he was employed at the Weaver farm. When the church services were dismissed the young girl and Jackson went to the depot.

Here Miss Weaver is said to have told some girls that she was leaving. They begged her to stay to which she is said to have replied, "I don't want to. go." The girls noticed that there was an unhappy tone and this caused them to call Mr. Weaver and apprise him of what was about to occur. It is supposed that this caused Jackson to grow suspicious and he caused the girl to walk down the railroad track and meet an automobile in which they left, going in an easterly direction.

No sooner was Mr. Weaver apprised of the fact that Jackson was leaving with his daughter, than he cranked up his automobile and came to this city. When he arrived here he did not have on a pair of shoes, having neglected this part of his dress in the excitement. "I wanted to bring my rifle along," Mr. Weaver last night, "but my folles would not let for me.

I would have gotten some one, it's a sixteen shooter." When asked about the departure of his daughter, he stated that he thought she had been hauled away againat her wishes as she did not seem to care for the man in the least. He stated that he would do everything that he could for the girl and that there was no reason for her being dissatisfied. at home. Mr. Weaver was of the opinion that Jackson would force Miss Weaver to marry him and then return to Kentucky, where he originally came from.

Excitement was at the top notch in the village of Coles last night and. all sympathized with the father and mother of the girl who had gone, they knew not where. The man who is said to have A8- sisted them in getting away furnished his own automobile, Just why he was so willing to do this causes the peoinle to think that it was a case of kidnapping. FALL ELECTIONS IN EIGHT STATES New York, Oct. states, New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, Kentucky, and Mississippi will hold elections Tuesday, Nov.

2. In four of these states, Massachusetts, Maryland, Kentucky and Mississippi, governors are to be elected; in six states, New York, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, Kentucky, and Mississippi, the state legislatures, in whole or in part, to be elected, and in five other states, New York, Massachusetts, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Ohio, important constitutional issues are to be decided, With a few local exceptions, in fact these constitutional questions will be the dominant issues on election day, including as they do such fundamental matters as woman suffrage, municipal home rule, prohibition, state income taxes, referendum plans and some lesser reforms. Mrs. J. V.

Fitch has returned from a several days' visit with her son Harry Fitch and family in Indianapolis. Mr. Fitch, is conductor on the C. out of that, city..