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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-10
CROPS SHRINK; ILLINOIS PAYS.
High Cost of Living Explained by
study of Statistics.

High Cost OF Living ExplRincd by
study of statistics.
High cost of living in Illinois is ex-
planned by casual study of the sta
tistics OF crops to be found in the of
iice of the State Board of Agriculture.
With the number of consumers OF
earth.grown products In this and adj
Joining States increasing rapidly. IT.
is found that Illinois is planting no
more corn. raising no more cattle or
hogs. while the lesser crops have
Jagged. Meanwhile the value of land
has been rising, the cost of labor on
the farm has been increasing. and the
prices Of everything that enters into
the cultivation and production OF
grain and vegetables are higher. iii.
nois will enter upon new crop year
with Its supply Of old grain almost en-.
tirely exhausted. May II had on
hand only per cent Of its winter
wheat crop Of 1908 and only ~ per
cent Of It's corn crop Of that year. and
this vas fast disappearing for seed or
In response to the 20 and 75 cents
per bushel that the market offers. For
this crop year no extra preparations
have been made. Ten per cent Of the
winter wheat sown for harvest. this
year was destroyed by cold weather
last winter. and the new crop. under
The most favorable circumstances, will
be less than last years. Spring wheat
acreage this year In the same as last
year and Its condition May I was set
at DO per cent OF normal. Two per
cent Of the j4.492 acres sown In win.
ter rye has been winter.killed. Mead.
ows May were only So per cent OF the
area OF last year. There has been .
loss OF 4 per cent In horses. OF II per
cent In cattle and 20 per cent in hogs.
Sheep have lost per cent. The pros.
pect for fruit Is better than II was at
this time last year. According to the
statistics OF the State Board of Agricul.
sure farm hands are not increasing In
numbers. while the demand for them
IL. Their wages are on the increased
The average wage paid farm hands
during the last thirty years has been
10 cents per day with board, $l.15 per
day without board, $3.50 per month
with board and 1886 per month with.
out board.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-10
Baldwin il the Chicago agent for this
big company.

Baldwin IL the Chicago agent for this
big company.
The Riensi 10 the place to 20 for an
enjoyable afternoon or evening. Excel.
lent music. nne cuisine. splendid aerv.
Ice and beautiful garden and hail. Has
no peer Of its kind In Chicago. Clark
street. Evanston avenue and DIversey
boulevard.
~
The business men who want the best
desks and once 0ttings 90 to Reveil's.
II you can't b suited at Revelrs you
can't be suited anywhere.
Remember the only dramshop in.
demnity company doing business In
Illinois Is the Reisch Indemnity Com.
pany. The big company has assets Of
100000 and defends at their own
expense all dramshop civil suits and
pays all judgments, attorneys fees and
court costs. Annual premium. cover.
ing all indemnity. $50. Chicgo once
Is at $50 Corn Exchange Building.
Cyrus A. Potts IL the manager Of the
Chicago agency.
~SA
The Beer with a Snap to tod
Style Lager.
40
The Paragon Boiler Compound is
the peer Of all others now on the mar.
ket. Sidney McCloud, Manager. 1851
Cornell avenue.
~6
The safest department store 10 the
ity to-day h The Fair. II has road
isles and ever convenience for the
public.
<>
The NJ. P. Byrne Construction Co.
. one Of the greatest. most successful
md most reputable nrms Of its kind
n this or any other city In the conn.
~.
~
John p. KnafY, formerly OF the
Rienzi. will be found this year at the
Kaiser Garten. Addison and Halsted
streets. one Of the finest fitted M
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-10
AMONG OUR NrIoHsoRs,

Two residences on South MIL street,
Harrisburg. belonging to James Cum.
lnins were destroyed by fire. Loss.
$4,000.
I, Rlackf0rd Barker. OF Dorrisville.
was taken to Chicago to the Pasteur
Institute. having been bitten by pet
dog. which suddenly became mad.
Roger the little son OF DIR. 8. n.
Williams. of New Bedford. died In
twenty minutes after eating poisonous
tablets found In his fathers Office.
While using quantity Of gasoline
for cleaning clothing Frank G. Dodge,
a tailor, was burned to death In Jack.
sonville. Dodge was present at the
lord Theater when President Lincoln
vas shot.
The seven.year.old daughter Of ]. ID.
:hOrne, OF Onarga, became paralyzed
with fear when she saw fast train
on the Illinois Central approaching.
She held her hands In the air and per.
mitted the engine to kill her, although
she had time to escape
Returning to his home after having
left for work, Edward Holland, 1l5
North Second street, Rockford. heard
a mans voice. Securing a butcher
knife. he rushed into the room and
found George Garman, a business man,
with his wife. He gave him several
deep cuts across his face. Mrs. Hol.
land escaped from the house as her
husband tried to stab her.
Jared Rogers. a wealthy Plano bust.
ness man, was indicted by De Kalb
County grand jury on a charge Of
bribing a juror. 1t was asserted that
he gave S. to Samuel Henderson, OF
De Kalb, to influence him In his yer.
dict In a suit against II. N. Woodward,
Of Sandwich. Henderson says he &C.
cepted the money, turned 1t over to
county officials, and told them Of the
alleged bribery.
Secretary william G. Graves of the
State Board of Charities has begun
an investigation at the Illinois East.
ern Hospital for Insane In Kankakee
into the alleged abuse by attendants
June 81 Of Dwight Casey. of Joliet. a
patient. There being no representa-.
tives Of tho Casey family present when
the investigation opened at 1890
o'clock, as previously announced, the
State 'bfIicial expressed his willingness
to adjourn until the relatives could be
reached
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-10

Shot with Fourth Of July Pistol.
While several boys were playing
ball In Kewanee. one Of them pro.
duced his Fourth of July pistol
and lust for fun" pulled the trigger
when the weapon was few inches
from the face, of Louis NARROW, a son
Of Alderman Henry NARROW. Many
pieces Of burned powder were taken
from the lads eyes and face by the
doctors. Loss of his vision was fear
ed, but the physicians now are hope
full that 1t may be saved.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-10
Items from All Oyer the State o.
Matters Of Interest to Our
Readers.
Happenings Of the Week from Cairo to
Chicago Carefully Compiled for
Busy Men.
CLEARS ELa1N OFFICIALS.
Secretary of state hoard Declares
ASyIuus's Record satisfactory.

Secretary Of state Hoard Declares
Asylmm's Record satisfactory.
William G. Graves, executive secre.
tary of the State Board of Charities,
has Investigated charges that Mat
thew German. of Chicago an inmate
of the Illinois Northern Insane Hos
pital In Elgin, had been mstreated by
attendants. lie has issued a state.
ment generating officials and employ.
es of the hospital from blame for the
injuries sustained by German. Mr..
Graves inspected the records Of the
south infirmary and found every un.
usual act of the patient had been
noted in detail. With Superintendent
v. II. Podstata he visited the patient.
In part his statement reads: THE
records In the German case show that
from May -, when he was received
and placed in the south inhrmary, un'
til to-day he has received, especially
at night. the same care that good
nurse would give an infant. The at'
tendants are recorded hour by hour
never saw q more complete or more
satisfactory record. Mr. German Is a
paretic in the third stage and he pre-
sents the various manifestations that
are characteristic Of that disease dur
Ing that period. He IL up. dressed
out on the grounds and told me he
was happy and had no recollection OIL
any injuries"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-10
Pleasant Hill Youth Ends Life.

Pleasant Huu HOuuh EnOs Ahte'
Irwin b. Venable, Of Pleasant Hill,
ended his life by drinking a potion.
He was only l6 years OF age and had
been melancholy for several months.
A few months ago he had a fight with
a companion and short time after
his antagonist died. but not as q re-
suit OF the combat. The fact Of the
death of his antagonist preyed on the
mind Of the youth SO 1t Is believed he
became insane.
BOY POstoslice Robbers Sentenced.
Three years sentences In the feder
al prison at Leavenworth. Kan. were
imposed ON Arthur Barrett and Thorn
as Delahanty, both less than 20 years
of age. by Judge lands In the United
States District Court In Chicago. The
boys were convicted of breaking into
two postal substations, stealing stamps
and other postal supplies.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-10

Our genuine Poeahontas smokelsss
excsis al others for steam purposes.
Hundreds Of families have kept
warm burning our coal. So can you.
Try ~.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-10

John p. Knaff, formerly Of the
Rienzi. will be found this year at the
Kaiser Garten, Addison and Halsted
streets. one Of the finest fitted up
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-10

A Kansas legislator proposes to tax
all bachelors over Is $25 a year. des.
pite the fact that any man who has
had the sand to resist the wiles OF wo.
men for that length of time is entitled
to a pension.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-10

places Of entertainment in the city.
The management will b under an old
and we'll known caterer. Joseph Fail.
bacher. The Kaiser Oarten will be o
popular resort for North Siders this
season.
A wedding trip which Is appropri.
ate. enjoyable and gives the desired
seclusion at the least possible cost Is
via the d. Z c. Lake Lines between
Detroit. Buffalo and Niagara Falls and
Cleveland. Detroit and Mackinac.
The steamers are elegantly fur.
nished and staterooms or parlors can
be reserved in advance. Send 2 cent
stamp for illustrated pamphlet.
Address:
u. Z G. NAVIGATION co.
Passenger Department. Detroit. Mich.
w. Kolacek Z Co. at $50. SCI. 500
and 565 Blue Island avenue. is one
Of the foremost department stores In
the city. Everything in the line Of
merchandise at the lowest prices. West
Siders should remember Kolacek's
when looking for real bargains.
~6A
Old Style Lager IL now one OF Chi.
Cages most popular beers and the
business Of the G. Heileman Brewing
Company. which In Chicago Is under
the able and popular management Of
W. J. Welbaskey. Is increasing at a
rapid rate.
~6
Otto 0rlesbach II the proprietor OF
the restaurant and buffet at 1873 South
Water street. which IL patronIxed by
the hest business men. Mr.. Griesbach
deserves their patronage. for he treats
them well.
~dA
STEAMSHIP CITY OF SOUTH ia.
VEN AT NEW DOCKS.
The Beautiful White Flyer. City OF
South Haven. along with the other
fine boats running to South Haven.
can now be reached at the most con.
Pvenient dock In Chicago-the north
end OF Clark street bridge.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-10

When the Sultan of Turkey dies
twenty.three guns will be fired. Amer.
lean slang must have penetrated the
Moslem Empire.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-10

II the sleeping sickness microbe
tries to prey on our only living OK.
President, 1t will find that the weather
in British East Africa is pretty hot
for the brand OF exercise 1t has in
voked.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-10
Hangs Himself To Bedpost.

Orvin Borten. aged 81. of Abingdon.
committed suicide by fastening q
string around his neck and the other
end over the bedp0st.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-10
puNN1No PATIENT ENDS LIFE.
Dcmemted MaM Takes NnsOr from
Attendant and Cuts Throat.

Dcmemted MaM Takes NnsOr from
Attendant and Cuts Throat.
A verdict OF suicide was returned
by a coroner's jury In the case OF
John Doe" an inmate OF the Dunnins
asylum. who seized a razor from an
attendant In the morning and cut his
own throat. II do not attach any
blame to either John Houlehan or j.
l.. Cress. the two attendants who were
shaving patients when the man seized
the razor" said DR.. white, suberin'
tendent Of the hospital. The man sim
ply had a sudden impulse to commit
suicide. We never have known his
name. He was picked up by the po
lice In q demented state at the iii
nois Central station and was brough,
to the hospital on April 20. He re
fused to talk except to ask for tobac
co or something that he wanted"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-11-15
HE ALOTON

Healdton, Okla. Nov. Ia Clouds.
wind. mis-, and rain with weather
very warm, has made the past week
more unpleasant thah o'h''Wl9'' J.
looks more "N' 'P''"I INA" '"'' ''''
WI '''' ''' '''
''''''
very H'''' COTTON De'hE ''ouE"' ""
GIN
Mr.. Taylor, the postmaster OF Goa
nish was ou our streets the hrst oil
The week.
Mr.. Davis and brother from Snced
were ON our streets the 9Th.
\l. n,rvaIl of Nrdmor. gave A SO.
cioIi., .paocb herr, ON the night of tha
lntb
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-11-15

VIM Upchurch of Glen Oak, Okla.
was an exile from home. Mountain
air he thought, would cure a fright
ful lngracklng cough that had defied
all remedies for two years. After
six months he returned, death dogging
his steps. Then | began to use Dr.
Kings New Discovery he writes,
and after taking six bottles | am as
well as ever" 1t saves thousands
yearly from desperate lung diseases.
Iufallible for Coughs and Colds, 1t dis
pels Hoarsencss and Sore Throat.
Cures Grip. Bronchitis, Hemorrhage3, 3,
Asthma, Group, Whooping Cough. SOC
and 81 90, trial bottle free, guaranteed
by Ardmore Pharmacy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-11-15
Kills Her Foe Of 20 Years.

The most mericlcss enemy ! Ia i
for 20 years declares Mrs. James
Duncan of Hayuesvlle. Ne "dns Dys-
pepsia | suffered intensely after ea,-
ing or drinking and could scarcely
sleep. After many remedies had failed
and several doctors gave me up !
tried Electric H'tcrs. which cured me
completely Now | can eat anything
| am ~ years old and am oyerioyed
to get my health and strength back
again" For Indigestion, Loss of Ap
Lctitc. Kidney Trouble, Lame Back
Female Complaints. it's uncqualcd. On
~ soc at Ardmorc Pharmacy
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-11-15

with non-union men. This is the first
time in 20 years that they will insist
upon the enforcement of the closed
shop.
Upon recommendation OF the labor
organizations Of Oklahoma, the state
Board of Public Affairs has adopted
rule that hereafter no contractor VINO
is not willing to stlpulate that only
union labor shall be employed and
union rates paid for such labor will
be permitted to bid on state work
The general run of wages in Buda-
pest, Hungary, may be Inferred from
these rates: Bricklayers, paid by the
hour and losing even part day time
through bad weather, and with four
or five months loss in winter, To-
ceive 81 to Sl5O day; carpenters
working under the same conditions,
.~O~O~I~~~~~-~-~~~>~~~~~-~-
Continued on Page Seven
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-11-15

hoW's This7
We offer one Hundred Dollars Re.
ward for any case of Catarrh tha-
can not be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
F, ], CHENEY & CO, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known
+. J. Cheney for the last Is years
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions and fl.
nancially able TO carry out any obli.
cation made by his firm
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin.
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. o.
Halls Catarrh Cnre is taken inter.
nally, acting directly upon the blooG
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price 10 cents
per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for con.
| stipation. d&w
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-11-15

Continued on Page Seven.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-11-15
WORLD Of INDUSTRY
REVIEW OF THE WEEK WITH Me.
CHANlCS AND ARTISANS IN
EVERY LAND.

Eau Claire, wis, is nov said to b, F.
practically q closed shop town for
carpenters
The cloak makers Of Baltimore,
Md, have won their strike after a
long contest.
International Longshoremen have
increased their membership in -.
years from 5000 to 10000
The Illinois State Federation oi
Labor has taken decisive stand in
opposition to local prohibition.
The France railway men are taking
the first steps in a movement for an
all round increase in wages
The long standing differences be-
tween the New York local and the
International Theatrical Stage En-
ployers' Union have been adjusted to
their mutual benefit
The Wages Board, Of the Cleveland
district, Eng, at its meeting recently
/ advanced the wages of blast.furnace.
men / per cent for the current three
months.
/ December Is is the date set for the
/ election of a treasurer and secretary
/ for the Journeymen Tailors' Union of
/ America, the election to be by refer
! endum vote.
The National Federation of Cotton
/ Weavers at its recent annual conyen-
ton adopted resolution to change
: the name of their organization 10
/ National Federation OF Cloth WeaN.
/ ers.
At the request of the California
/ State Federation OF Labor the san
/ Francisco labor council named com
mittcc OF four TO meet with the feder-
alton in the matter Of organizing
migratory labor.
The plumbers employed on the
/ Fitchburg division OF the Boston X
/ Mine Railroad system have been
granted an increase OF 10 cents a day
in wages. which will make the new
minimum wage $3.50 PEI day
The Federation OF Labor of tue
State Of New York has declared its
belief in woman suffrage as neces.
sary step toward the better protec-
ton OF the Industrial interests, nOt
OF woman wage workers only, but OF
men as well.
The Union Label Bulletin, issued
under the auspices OF the Allied Print
! ing Trades Council Is doing great
service in the cause OF health and de
cency in its illustrated articles show
l ing the conditions OF certain las.
Side bakeries in New York,
UUnions from Seattle to San Diego
were represented at the recent CON
yentlon of representatives of brew
cry workers, bottlerS and drivers or
brewery wagons in session at San
Francisco. The principal matter be
fore the body was proposition to eS-
tabish uniform wage scale in ali
places on the coast.
The arbitrator appointed by the
London, Eng, Board OF Trade has
given an award in respect OF the Lon
don watermens apprentices in their
favor, having decided on a II hour
working day The matters are to ar
range at what hour work shall begin,
6 :, or S 4. m, unless there Is a
special agreement otherwise, or FIX
ed custom.
Members Of the Western Federation
OF Miners working in and around the
Homestead mines, near Lead ). d..
have perfected an organization among
seven-eights of the men, and after
November 20 they will refuse TO work
~~O-~~~~~~~~-~~~~~
HoW's This7
We offer one Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case of Catarrh tina,
can not be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
f. j. CHENEY & CO, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known
The Detroit times., 1909-07-14

Lemoa--caIifornia. ss.toQs7s Per
M.Ion.-watermeion 10000 each:
Rockyfords. CALIFORNIA;. s3.S09 asO:
Georgias. ss.7Sgs per box
Mushrooms-5oc box.
Omions-Southern, 81 per sack.
Orunges--California navei-. ys.i5 box.
OiI.-RawN nnseed. Gle. boiled linz
seed, zee gal. less 1 per cent Ter cash
In 10 days. diamond headlight kero-
sene. sac, turpentins.Ain- barrsI-Iots.
pcache.-ss.s5qs per s-basket crate.
Pinenpples-Elorida 81 crata
Pop Cora--Ears, l a u &c IL.
Potatoes-Southern, s2.'59S per Dbl
poui,ry-Iiens. is0isMc h.: stag
ROSTERS. &c, broilers. n age; geese.
u sc. ducks. lSci springs. l5c. turkeys.
young l54lec 10
Provt.ion.-Mess pork sal: family
pork. s22g23. light. clear. SCI: heavy.
sac so: smoked hams. lac: dry saited
briskets. l2S.c, shoulders, ltc; picnic
hams, lie; bacon. Is " Ql6lsc. lard. In
tierces. sae; kettle rendered. 1874 10.
Raspberrie>-Red. s6@f bu: black,
ssQSsS per bu, 81. 20 per i6-qt case.
tablets ss;se; cut loaf. ss;so' cubes aDs,
lated. extra coarse. s6.4o: granuiated.
ine, In bulk. $3.50. granulatet In rs
Id. cotton bags. $3.50: Michigan granu-
lated. $3.50, diamond A. $40: confec
TONERS A. s5.e5; No. l. 40: No. 2.
sssiss No. No. Z. ss siS: No. No. ssS ss: 40 no s.
So. No. .. s4.s5; No. 10. $3.50; No. II.
sass; No IL. $3.50. No. Is. S4.7s No.
Ia si.7s No. Is. s475 per 100 lbs:
Taliow-No. 1. 5hc; No. 2. 4hc 10.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-14

certain testimony had Deen wrongly
through the question. paragraph by
paragraph, pointing ou.. passages
which, in his opinion. should be re-
yised. and the court agreed with him
on several points. Practically the en-
tire morning was taken up with the
revision OF the question.
This task finished. Attorney Bumps
asked DR.. Clark TO step aside and put
on Louis Smith. who was ,ormerly- An
elevator operator in the Hammond
building to testify 10 an alleged
brain Storm as ttorney Bartlett
characterized II. DR.. Boyajian's broth
err. Mardiros, had in the attorney )
Office during the month OF May. The
witness was well along with the story
when II developed that the incident
bad occurred after the shooting and
Judge Connolly ruled ont all Of his
testimony as having no bearing on the
case.
Attorney Bumps then took up the
reading OF the hypothetical question
in It's amended form, and 20 the prom
osition was he rational or rational
DR.. Clark replied
"In my judgment he was irrational.
"ln your opinion was the act ono
over which the defendant had contro'
and was he capable of controlling him
self"
I'm my judgment he was unable to
control himself
"WiH YOU state whether. In your
opinion. ne was sane or insane"
Saws Boyajian Was Insane.
I'm my Judgment he was insane.
Asked how he arrived at these con
illusions. DR.. Clark went over DR.. Boy
aiian's history since infancy. dwelling
on the Incidents Of his boyhood, his
sick spells. accidents, etc, from the
standpoint OF the medical man. Whe-
Their the Oriental boil his mother had
on her nose affected the son or not
depended, he said on whether the al
Fiction occurred just previous to the
latter's birth, but he had been unable
TO learn anything definite with refer.
ence TO the boil.
The deetor-gaxe- a-ratheF- remark
able analysis OF DR.. Boyajian which
was highly interesting from a medi.
cal standpoint
The Detroit times., 1909-07-14
|UPPRESS Fierce
RELIGIOUS RIOT
three Hundred Policemen Battle
With Squads of Disturbers-six
Persons May Die From Injuries.

LONDON. July 13.-Aii the hospi'
tails at Belfast and Liverpool are r!led
With victims OF yesterdays rioting De.
Tween the Roman Catholics ana
Orxngemen which followed the annual
celebration of the Orangemen.
The rioting was continued all day
Yesterday and grew 10 its most SER
1ous stage last night In Belfast where
khc rioters repeatedly turned on the
police and routed them. AS soon as
the police were driven back. the riot
ers separated into clans again ana
began fighting among themselves.
Finally force OF 300 policemen
were massed against the principal
squad OF rioters and pitched battle
which lasted for more than an hour,
followed. The police were compelled
TO swing right and left with their
clubs and cracked many a skull be-
fore the rioters were finally dispers-
ed. The seriousness OF the fight Is In
dicated by the fact that eight POI
iicemen have been sent 10 the ncspi-
tails, while every hospital in the city
Is filled with riot victims, six OF whom
are so seriously injured that the ply
sicians declare they will die.
The streets OF Belfast are being pa
trolled by all the reserves. while the
troops there are under arms, ready
to aid the police in suppressing an
other riot. should 1t occur.
Many stores in Belfast where the
riots grew most serious were sacked.
The losses are said TO be heavy
Nearly all the windows in one section
of the CITY were smashed out by flying
rocks thrown by the combatants.