The Clinton Register from Clinton, Illinois • 4

REGISTER HUGHES BROS. Editors PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY Entered at the Postoffice at Illinois, as Second Class mail mat' Telephone Number Seven FRIDAY, JANUAYR 16, 1914 PRINTERS GLAD TO HEAR IT Do you know that in the new tariff bill the following are subject to a duty of ten per cent cumidin, binitrotoluol, binitrobenzol, benzidin, tolidin, dianisidin, napthylamin, diphenylamin, benzaldehyde, benzyl, chloride, nitrobenzol, nitrolnol, naphtylaminsulfoacids, amidonaphtolsulfoacids, amidoalicyclic acid, binitrochlorbenzol, diamidotilbendisulfo acid, metanilic acid, baraniranilin and dimethylanilin. 00- THAT ARGENTINE CORN Much has been heard about corn being shipped to this country from Argentine, South America, recently, and some Republicans have pointed their finger at the farmers and said: "I told you so; the Democrats have ruined the corn price by fooling with the tariff." This has made some farmers wish they hadn't voted for Wilson, but they are beginning to learn they need have no fear of competition from the farmers of Argen-1 tine. There are two reasons: The corn raised in that country is inferior to that of this country, and there is too little of it to make competition enough to worry about. H.

I. Baldwin Co. in their weekly report of the crop news and grain markets say: hears a great deal these days regarding competition we are having from the Argentine Republic on corn. The total corn crop of Argentina about equals the average yield of filinois, and most of its exports go to Europe. When you consider that the United States alone consumed three billion bushels of corn from the 1912 crop, and that if you were to add the entire crop of the United States and that of the Argentine Republic for 1913 together, the total would lack two hundred millions of equaling the number of bushels consumed in our country within the past year.

One remembers the prophecy of James A. Patten made two years ago that we would soon 1 become importers instead of exporters of corn. Surely our great need is to follow the plans of our state university for growing more and better corn as the demand for same increases. In the face of importations from Argentina, corn is bringing 10 to 15 cents more per bushel than at this time last year and, in our judgment, would be now bringing a better price were it of such quality that it could be safely stored in elevators. Argentina raises no white corn and cannot compete with Ilinois in her great specialty of milling white corn." -00 A BAD ROADS LAW Good roads is a misnomer for a law, which is, in every sense, a bad roads law.

The hard roads law of Illinois forces a long succession of heavy assessments on the county to form a big state aid fund for a purely political machine of three men at Springfield to spread around over the small rich and the immense poor sections of the state as they wish. It does not allow the cities, towns and villages, though many of them are miles across, an, inch of the hard roads, notwithstanding their heavy tax for it. The declaration of independence is thus violated, as to taxation without representation, also the constitution which decrees that all taxes shall be uniform. The law provides that a small fraction of the county's mileage be made into costly stretches of stone vards that can benefit only about two per cent of the people, the tourists, and reaches only by rare accident, the homes, the granaries, the churches, the schools, or even the shipping stations. The mail man's patrons and the doctor's patients do not live on these designated boulevards, but on the crying and unimproved farm road whose substance is sapped to pay the syndicate banker his reward and interest for lobbying this bill through and to pay for the crushing upkeep of the hard road after its building fallen on the tax-ridden country towns and farms.

The law concentrates a czar-like control in political hands, reaching every precinct in Illinois and dethrones local self-government by assuming the despotic power to reverse the choice of supervisors in their own roads, and compels townships to beg consent of the central machine before they can use their own officers on their own roads. What has been subtle and diabolical method in the piratic interests, who, for their own gain are trying to force these roads, is folly among people who by mere imitation shriek for them. The crying want of our country is roads that carry loads to our our our stations. We need the ditcher, the grader and the drag, and not armies of salaried engineers nor car loads of imported stone. The people are indignantly awakening to the atrocious discrimination made by the law in favor of Cook county as against every other county in the state.

After our good central counties have sent their heavy. contributions for the state-aid fund to Springfield, they must. each year, pay one-fourth of Cook county's state-aid tax, also onefourth of its auto license fund. If a five-million dollar appropriation be levied on the counties by the next assembly, the down state counties must make up nearly $500,000 for Cook county, and this sum, widening each year, will cause the machine guns of Chicago to turn on every effort. to repeal the law, should the present court contest make it needful to repeal it.

A mercenary section of the law wipes out the need of a petition by twenty-five land owners to call an election to bond a township, but allows two highway commissioners to call such election when they wish. This makes bonding subtle, quick and easy. This law should be repealed and one enacted in which the people and their conditions would be consulted, not Cook county's and its big bankers who are anxious to place money on county and township -00 SCHOOL LAW Boards of education in cities having a population exceeding 100,000 inhabitants are authorized to issue war rants upon the credit of the city, a- gainst and in anticipation of taxes levied for educational or building purposes, or both, as the case may require, which warrants draw interest at the legal rate of 5 per centum, per annum, until paid or notice given, unless a lower rate of interest shall be specifiled. In school districts having a population of 100,000 inhabitants, or fewer, orders issued for the wages of teachers, when presented and not paid for want of funds, bear interest at the legal rate of 5 per centum, per annum, until I paid or notice given, as provided by section 81 of the general school law. An order issued for the wages of a teacher, and not paid for want of funds, is the only school paper that draws interest in school districts of the first and second class.

When there are no funds in the hands of the treasurer, school districts of the first and second class may issue anticipation warrants to defray the cost of. tuition and all other neccessary incidental expenses, according to section 117 of the general school law. Such warrants do not draw interest. But they enable a school board to settle with its creditors, each creditor receiving a separate warrant for the amount due him. Each order or warrant must show upon its face for, what purpose such order or warrant has been issued.

This requirement is mandatory. For, there is no innocent holder of school paper. HE WENT THE LIMIT Roy Baker, substitute city mail carrier, is the first of the federal employes of the Clinton post office to go the limit under the new parcels post rate of fifty pounds. Roy was given a package containing four fullsize paving bricks, and the was to one of the most remote. parts of the city.

Roy bravely made the trip, delivered the road and reported on time. This was a demonstration of the fact that the carriers can deliver a fifty-pound joad- -provided they have nothing else to carry. DIED AT ROCHESTER On Monday of this week relatives of Wm. Perry received a telegram at Weldon stating that the latter had died at Rochester, where he went some time ago to take treatment for cancer. He died in the hospital of the world-renowned Mayo Bros.

Mr. Perry's case was hopeless when he entered the hospital. Death 00- curred last Sunday. For fifteen years Mr. Perry was a resident of the Shiloh neighborhood, where the family has many sympathizers in their bereavement.

PHARES STILL IN NAVY Mrs. Mary I. Phares has received word from her son Hugh, who recently completed a four year term in Uncle Sam's navy, that he had reenlisted. Hugh recently returned with the Asiatic fleet from the Philippines, and had intended to quit the but as he found that he would be stationed in United States waters he decided to re-enlist. He will now be with the Iris at SanDiego, Cal.

INCIPIENT BLAZE About 1:30 Wednesday afternoon the fire whistle sounded and the fire boys made a run. The blaze. was 1 small affair at the home of Edward Bowman on West White street, was caused by a defective flue and the damage was slight. 0. W.

MACY FOUND DEAD IN GALLERY HIS HOME WAS IN NORMAL Had Been Dead About Five HoursNo One Had Seen Him the Day of His Death. Oliver W. Macy was found dead In his photograph gallery 011 Warner Court soon after 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon by 0. L. Beck, a young man who lives near Latham, Ill.

Mr. Beck, another young man and two young ladies came to Clinton on the train from Springfield that arrives here at one o'clock. An hour later they went to the Macy gallery, and Mr. Beck entered first. He saw no one and walked toward the rear of the reception room, thinking someone was in the rear room.

When the open door leading to the work room was reached, he saw a man lying on the floor in the room. He at once went to Warner's bank and told what he had seen. John Warner at once telephoned Dr. G. S.

Edmonson and they, with M. J. Hallihan of Birkbeck, hurried to the gallery. Dr. Edmonson said he had probably been dead four or five hours.

Coroner Moore was notified and arrived in a few minutes. Until his arrival the body, which was lying on the right side, had not been moved. It was evident he had been retouching a negative, and fallen to the right off the chair, which is higher than an ordinary chair. The legs and arms were stiffened and the flesh on the cheek had become flattened. When the face was seen there was an unnatural look.

On the floor was blood that came from the nose or mouth. In the pockets were found a watch, three knives, 55 cents, a return ticket to Bloomington, a few. papers and other small articles. So far as learned no one had seen Mr. Macy in his gallery that day.

His home was in Normal, and he usually returned home at night, sometimes staying in Clinton at the home of his son-in-law, Attorney Grover C. Hoff. He came to Clinton Monday on the 8:32 interurban, and had since been here. S. T.

Jones, who is in the room below the gallery, heard someone in it during the morning Wednesday, which he thinks was about 9 o'clock. F. H. Hinckley was at the gallery about 10 o'clock or later, but saw no one, but he did not look in the work room. He telephoned Mr.

Hoff at noon to learn whether Mr. Macy was in Clinton. As he found the gallery open and no one there he thought someone else had opened it. Mr. Hoff had not seen him that day, but told Mr.

Hinckley he was perhaps out for a short time and would soon return. If others. went there before Mr. Beck, they had seen no one and left, thinking nothing strange about it. Coroner Moore held an inquest in the county court room at 3 o'clock, the following being the jury: W.

H. Turnipseed, foreman; B. F. Wasson, Melvin Ledden, J. A.

Fruit, William Field, G. W. Hughes. The witnesses were 0. L.

Beck, Grover C. Hoff, M. J. Hallihan and Dr. G.

S. Edmonson. The verdict was that death was caused by organic heart disease. Deceased had been afflicted with heart trouble and stomach trouble and had frequently become unconscious for a time. He bought the gallery in Clinton several years ago, and conducted it until about three years ago when his health him to retire from business, nephew Roy Tinker, conducting the gallery until a few months ago, when he left Clinton and Mr.

Macy took charge of it again. He and his son Robert also conducted a gallery. in Bloomington. Deceased was born on a farm near Dayton, Ohio, July 15, 1850 and when four years old moved with his parents to Marshall county, Iowa, and -then to Iowa county. He began the photographer's trade when a young man, and this has occupied his time during his life.

He was married the first time in 1876, his wife dying in 1883. He was married June 25, 1885, to Miss Lillian Wengert, who survives him.Although not a member of any church he had led a Christian life and was a firm believer in all church work. The family has been in Normal for the past ten years, coming here from Vinton, Iowa. Besides the widow, he is survived by five daughters: Mrs. Grover Hoff, Clinton; Miss Lucile, of Hooppole, and Frayda and Cecil, at home; Mrs.

Eva Hathaway, Junction City, the latter being a daughter of his first wife; four sons, Cecil, Roland, Wiljiam and Robert, the latter being a son of his first wife; sisters: Mrs. Sadie Tinker, Belleplaine, Mrs. Mary Yocum, San Jose, and Mrs. Emaline Dorman, Boulder, and brothers, Ira, of Norfolk, and Horace of North Dakota. Funeral services were held at the home in Normal today at 10 o'clock, conducted by Rev.

Frank Brown, and the body was taken to Vinton, lowa. where relatives are buried for inter. ment. MAKES ANOTHER DONATION Wednesday morning, through the Warner bank. Mrs.

Eleanor presented a check of $20.000 ag an endowment fund for the main nance of the Y. M. C. A. of this city.

Including the lot which the donor gave outright as a site for the building, and $15,000 donated some time ago, Mrs. Magill's gifts to this building and its maintenance amount to $37.500. The latest contrbution is to be loaned on real estate, at a reasonable rate of interest, the income from the same to go toward the up-keep of the building and general expenses incurred. Mrs. Magill has contributed in many ways to the uplift of the people of Clinton.

Aside from the money she subscribed when the new Presbyterian church was erected, she recently presented that congregation with a $4,000 pipe organ, one of the finest in this part of the state. The iron fence surrounding Woodlawn cemetery is also one of her donations. Many people in private life have been recipients of her philonthropy, and of which public mention has never been made. FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH Rev. Ralph V.

Callaway, minister; residence 506 S. Jackson phone 240. Next Sunday is Education Day throughout our entire brotherhood, and our local church will observe the "Day." Miss Luceba E. Miner, Field Secretary of Eureka College, will be present at the morning service and make an adress in the interest of our college. She- needs no introduction to Clinton Disciples and we bespeak for her an effective hearing Sunday morning.

The pastor will preach at night on to Saintship." Mr. Asa Phelps will lead the Endeavor at 6:30 p. subject, "Ambitious Endeavorers." Sunday school last Sunday had 275 5 present. We confidently expect more than this number next Sunday. GIVEN A SHOWER Tuesday evening a handkerchief shower was given for Miss Caroline Sypher at the home of Mrs.

John Winegardner, the shower being given by the G. T. C. club, of which Miss Sypher is a member. A most pleasant evening was spent.

Miss Sypher has been acting as stenographer for Fuller Williams for several months. and it is understood that she will go to her home in Lincoln and take a much needed rest before resuming her work as a stenographer. During her short residence in Clinton Miss Sypher has made many friends, who are sorry to see her leave Clinton. BIG DEAL AT DECATUR W. H.

Back has traded to Robert I. Hunt 550 acres of Champaign county land for Mr. Hunt's interests in the Morehouse Wells Company, wholesale and retail hardware, business. The total of the consideration named in the deal for the Champaign county land is $112,000 and this is all that is known at this time of the valuations placed on the property involved. Mr.

Hunt's shares in the Morehouse Wells Company were known to be about 45 per cent of the total, the full capitalization of the company being $200,000. NO PROSECUTION Reason Trigg, the man who last week confessed to assisting in the lynching of Henry Wildman at Monticello twenty-seven years ago, will probably not be prosecuted. Trigg is now 72 yeare of age, and very feeble. Most of the men who participated in the lynching are dead, and by most of the citizens are forgotten. In addition to this, Trigg states that he has suffered from remorse of conscience all these years, and the people in general think he has been amply punished for his assistance in the commission of the crime.

TO HELP DEFEND PERSON According to the Bloomington Bulletin there are a large number of union labor men in the McLean county seat who will aid financially in the defense of Carl E. Person, who is now in the DeWitt county jail, charged with the murder of Tony Musser. Most of the men who have stated that they were ready to subscribe to the fund are strikers- former employes of the Illinois Central and other Harriman lines. Just when the fund will be started, or how far it will go, has not been stated. COUNTY MEETING A county convention of the AntiSaloon league will be held in the Methodist church Jan.

19. At 10 0'- clock the organization meeting will be addressed by F. Scott McBride, state superintendent anti-saloon league. The woman's meeting at 3 o'clock p. m.

will be addressed by Dr. Howard Russell, founder of the league. At 7:30 song service, Alvin Thatcher will sing. At 8 o'clock the rally will be held. Address by J.

G. Wooley. All the meetlags are open to the public. ONLY TWO WEEKS MORE OF THE AUTO PONY RING CONTEST The Register will give 200 votes for each dollar paid in cash for subscriptions, advertising or job work before February 1, 1914. Pay your subscription now and get the votes.

Ask for them when you pay. FARMERS Bring your produce to the farmers' store We pay top-notch prices in trade for good country butter, eggs, fresh sausage, back bones, spareribs, side meat, hog's heads, lard, etc. So long as the weather is favorable you can't over stock us on fresh meat. Bring all you have to the old reliable headquarters for farmers' trade. T.

A. Hull 205-207 E. Washington Phones 74-91 Poultry Raisers, Attention Do not be misled by the traveling buyers or neighbor competitors. They often tell you that we pay less for poultry than we actually do pay. They always misrepresent our prices.

There are various kinds of poultry and we pay various prices. We are always willing to pay TOP MARKET CASH Price for all kinds of poultry and a SPECIAL PRICE for good, fat poultry. When you are ready to sell write or phone us, or call and see us and get our prices before selling elsewhere. Remember we furnish coops free of charge to parties that wish to ship to us. We pay the express charges 100 miles distance and we charge no commission.

We are always in the market for Hides, Furs, and Junk of all kinds. JACOB TICK CLINTON AND FARMER CITY 20 years at the same old stand RAYO LAMPS We have just received a quantity of the new Rayo lamps with ribbed domes We also have some nice glass sewing lamps C. N. Hammond Son Phone 68 504 W. Side.