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The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1914-04-11
SATURDAY, APRIL II, 1914
Workers in the Field

The General Overseer, after several con-
ferences with the Workers, has assigned
them as follows:
Elder Frank Robinson and Wife to-.
MONMOUTH, Illinois.
Evangelist Frank Cunningham and Wife
GALESBURG, Illinois.
Evangelist V. B. Shurnaker, ROCK IS
LAND AND MOLINE, Illinois.
Evangelist Guy K. Neal and Evangelist
Michael J. Mintern, Elgin, Illinois.
Elder Fred Richert and Mr. Isaac Bit
tie, ROCKFORD, Illinois,.
Deaconess Helen Buhmann and Miss
Belle Shelhorn, WINNIPEG, Canada.
Deaconess May Mitchell and Deaconess
Rosa Taylor, VANCOUVER, British Col
umbia
Deacon Gus Hammock, CINCINNATI,
Ohio.
Evangelist Fiddes, Theodore Dreyer,
and Mrs. Seys, who have been selected for
the field, have not yet been assigned,
The next assignment will in clu d e
SEATTLE, PORTLAND, LOS AN
GELES and NEW ORLEANS.
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THE VICTORY OF CLEAN CAR adj
vocates at the polls Tuesday stands out as
one Of Chicago's record-breaking votes
Foes of clean cars were defeated in each of
the wards in which the measure was made a
vital issue Advocates of the measure scor-
ed some of the largest pluralities accorded
to any of the candidates. The full import
of the victory, however, is best revealed III
the light of another extremely pertinent
fact, that every aldermanic foe of clean cars
who was opposed by an active candidate
pledged to the support of the measure went
to defeat.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1914-04-11

PROHIBITION will be extended to the
entire naval service, under an order issued
this week by Secretary Daniels, which will
60 into effect on July next.
The diplomatic and consular services, and
the life saving service are other branches
of the Government which, it is predicted,
will follow the navy rule.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1914-04-11

THE FIRST SHOVELFUL OF EARTH
for the 100000 North Shore sewer was
turned last Saturday by Governor Dunno in
Kenilworth. The canal will carry the
sewage of the North Shore to the drainage
canal, ending the present pollution of the
lake waters north of the Chicago limits. 1t
will take about two years to build. Machin-
cry is on the ground to begin the work
in earnest at once.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1914-04-11
DOMESTIC

WOMEN SHUT 1000 SALOONS in
Illinois by their votes Tuesday. Three
hundred and fifteen townships voted direct
ly on the liquor question, and the returns
show that the women's vote was responsible
for the result. On the face of incomplete
returns, fifteen counties had been added
to the list Of thirty counties already totally
dry under the Local Option act. The most
intense interest was manifested throughout
the State in the elections.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1914-04-11
THE COST PER PUPIL in the .

THE COST PER PUPIL in the public
schools of Illinois is $27.7O, according to
figures compiled by F. G. Blair, State Super
intendent of schools The total number of
teachers in the public schools in 1913 was
so, SOS. The average length of school term
was 7. months, and the annual salary of
teachers averaged $66207.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1914-04-11

EACH DAY REVEALS some further
depth to which the apostasy of the church
has sunk. This is forcibly shown in the
announcement made by the pastor of lead
ing Methodist church of Cleveland, Ohio,
that he intends to install pool tables in the
Sunday School rooms of his church, and
smoking room for his men members.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1914-04-11

A MILLION CHILDREN, during the
last fourteen years, have been deprived of
proper parentage and care because of the
nearly 100000 divorces granted in the
United States during that period. Because
of these and other related facts, move
ment for uniform marriage and divorce
laws has been started.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1914-04-11

IN CHICAGO, women aided in defeat
ing unfit candidates for the city council,
but failed to elect members Of their own
sex to the city law-rnaking body. The vote
fell below expectations Tt is estimated at
332, 500 including both men and women,
Only 43 per cent of the registered women
went to the polls, as against So per cent.
of the men on the books. There was lack
of interest on the part of both men and
women.
Mayor Harrison's comprehensive subway
proposition, which had first place in the little
ballot, met with an overwhelming defeat, as
did the 100000 county bond issue.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1914-04-11

THE NEW CHINESE MINISTER, K.
F. Shah, has arrived in this country, and
will take up his new duties at once. Mr..
Shah is the first minister under the new Re-
public of China, recently recognized by the
American government.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1914-04-11
LIQUOR ADVERTISEMENTS will

longer appear in the Chicago Record Her
ald," after existing contracts expire, is the
announcement made this week by that paper
in stirring editorial. This action by a
metropolitan paper has occasoned much
favorable comment, and resolutions COM
mending the step have been adopted by the
various organizations.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1914-04-11

THE PRINCIPLES" OF FREEDOM
OF LABOR are at issue in the industrial
strife which has kept the coal fields of
Southern Colorado in turmoil for six
months, was declared by John D. Rockefe1-
Ter, Jr., testifying before the House Mines
committee. He said that he and three other
directors represented his fathers interest
of about 40 per cent. in the Colorado Fuel
and Iron Company the central figure in the
big coal strike, and that, though favoring
arbitration in industrial disputes. generally,
in the present instance he supported the
officers of the company in their refusal to
submit the question of unionizing the mines
to arbitration.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1914-04-11

THE SANITARY DISTRICT project
of the North Shore will soon become real
ity, through the votes of the people Of Lake
county The purpose is to open sewer ex-
tensions to stop lake pollution. Seventeen
square miles in Lake county lying along the
lake front, including Lake Forest, Lake
Bluff, Waukegan and other towns, will be
included in the district. AS soon as the in
tercepting sewer is finished from the North
Shore channel in Winnetka, north to the
county 1ine,the Lake county connection will
be made.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1914-04-11

SMOKING AND INTOXICATING
LIQUOR were barred at the annual BAN
quet of the Hamilton club of Chicago Gone
of the most influential commercial clubs of
the country last Thursday.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1914-04-11
TOWNS VOTED DRY

TOWNS VOTED DRY
Annawa Lockport
Antioch KeWanee
Belvidere Mount Sterling
Bushnell Minooka
Canton NATION
Carmi Oswego
Christopher Oquawka
Clinton Pana
Cortland Pecatonica
Crystal Lake Peotone
Decatur Plainfeld
De Kalb Pontiac
Elburn Presumption
Elgin Rockford
Pennington Rushville
Freeport Sterling
Galesburg St. David
Galva Syracuse
Geneva Tiskilwa
Harvard West Chicago
Harrisburg Woodstock
F1errin Yorkville
TOWNS VOTED WET
Auora Moline
Bartonville Nauvoo
Buckner Pocahontas
Dixon Quincy
Galena Rock Island
Gray's Lake Savanna
Havel Springfield
Joliet Tonica
Litchfeld Union
Libertyville Utica
Malta Wauconda
McHenry
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1914-04-11
RESIGNATION OR INDICTMENTS

RESIGNATION OR INDICTMENTS
is the order for number of Cook county
justices of the peace, according to States
Attorney. It is said every one of the $50
justices, knowingly or unknowingly, have
been guilty of malfeasance in office,and that
some of them have laid themselves open to
indictment on serious charges. The fines they
collect should be returned annually under the
law, to Edward J. Tobin, County Super
intendent of schools According to Mr..
Tobin, only $40 was returned by the 80
justices.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1914-04-11

THE BIGGEST WHEAT CROP ever
raised in this country is predicted Of
fically for this year. The total indicated
is o62,o24,O00 bushels, or 139, $685. 900 bus
hels more than that of last year, which was
the largest crop produced up ito that time.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1914-04-11

OVERWHELMING DEFEAT of the
revised Municipal court act, submitted by
referendum to the people of Chicago, was
the result of As 900 votes last Tuesday. The
vote, both friends and enemies of the act
say, is an indication of lack of confidence
in the caliber of some of the judges now
sitting in the Municipal court. The friends
of the measure declare this lack of con
fidence the chief reason for its defeat.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1914-04-11

A BUMPER FRUIT CROP for Illinois
is the prediction of H. A. M Keene,
Secretary of the Illinois Farmers Institute.
He has made several trips about the State,
and he bases his belief on his observations.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1914-04-11

MRS. LILLIAN M. N. STEVENS,
President of the National Woman's Chris
tan Temperance Union, passed away at
Portland, Maine, April 9th. Mrs. Stevens
succeeded Miss Frances Willard upon the
latter's DEATH She was seventy years old.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1914-04-11

SOCIALISM GOT A BLACK EYE in
Milwaukee this week when Mayor c. A.
Bading, nonpartisan, was elected over Emil
Seidel, ex-rnayor and late Socialist candidate
for vice president, by majority Of from
10000 to 10000 The aldermen at large
and city attorney take the places of Socialists
elected four years ago, when the Socialists
defeated the Democratic and Republican
tickets.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1914-04-11
RESERVE BANKS, provided by the re

RESERVE BANKS, provided by the re-
Gently enacted currency law, will be located
in the following twelve cities:
Chicago San Francisco
Minneapolis New York
St. Louis Boston
Kansas City Philadelphia
Cleveland Richmond Va
Dallas Atlanta
Including the subscriptions of state
banks which so far have indicated their de-
sire to join the federal reserve system, the
total capitalization of these twelve banks
will be S1Oo,So9,oO2.
SMOKING AND IMHOyIcATIN1c
Evening star., 1914-09-27
COTTON GOVERNORS COMING.
Executives of Four States Expected
at Conference Tomorrow.

The governors Of four Of the cotton
growing states have signided their in
tention of attending in person the con-
ference with members Of Congress from
the south to discuss the cotton situa-
tion. which ds scheduled for tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock. Two other gov
ernors will send delegates to represent
them. Senator Morris Sheppard, sec
retary of the cotton conference, said
last night that possibly other gov
ernors would come to Washington also.
The governors of Oklahoma, Louis
lana, Florida and Alabama are expected
here. and the governors of Tennessee
and South Carolina will be represented
at the conference. The meeting will
be held in the rooms of the Senate
finance committee in the Senate Office
building. The entire situation regard
ing cotton and cotton production. which
has arisen on account of the war in
Europe. will be discussed, and recon-
mendations for meeting the situation
will be formulated.
Evening star., 1914-09-27
sTRIcTER WIRELESS RULES.
Ships to Be Required to Leave Port
With Sealed Apparatus.

Instructions have been sent to COL
lectors of customs stationed at sea and
lake ports requiring them to compel
all steamers. before leaving ports OF
the United States, to be equipped with
efficient radio apparatus in good work
ing order. with certain limitations as
to size, etc.
The instructions issued by Assistant
Secretary Andrew ]. Peters of the
Treasury Department. in charge of Gus
toms, ob!igates collectors to seal up
such radio apparatus. the seal not to be
broken by the ships master until the
steamer leaves port. The ships master
must apply, when obtaining clearance
papers, for a written permit to break
the seal after departure from port.
Evening star., 1914-09-27
BANKER BEATEN BY MOB.
New Yorker Escapes in Automobile
After Hot Demonstration.

NEW YORK, September 26.-Police
reserves were called out late today to
disperse several hundred angry de-
positors of the defunct bank of NJ. & L.
Jarmulowsky, who stormed the home
OF Mayer Jarmulowsky, a member Of
the firm. and beat him badly before he
escaped in an automobile. Mrs. Jar
mulowsky also was pursued by the
crowd. but was not injured. The Jar
mulowsky bank was one of several
East Side institutions closed by order
of the state banking department two
months ago.
Since demonstration last week. when
many depositors gathered before the
apartment house on Fort Washington
avenue where Mr.. Jarmulowsky lives.
three patrolmen have been constantly
on duty there. Today. however, the
crowd rushed the policemen and at
tempted to force the doors of the build
ing, which were closed against them.
The banker fled across the roofs to
another apartment house and down to
the street, where touring car awaited
Evening star., 1914-09-27
Go to Assistance of Dis
tressed Vessels on Lakes
and Sea.
FORMER SHIP OF SERVICE
SENDS A CALL FOR HELP
Corwin Goes Ashore on Coast of
Alaska and Is Pulled OFF
by the Bear.

Four reports of assistance rendered
vessels in trouble were received in the
past week at the headquarters of the
revenue cutter service, three from the
little cutter Patrol, employed in harbor
work on the lake front at Chicago, and
the other from the cutter Snohomish. on
duty in Neah bay. Washington. The
Patrol assisted in extinguishing fire
aboard a pleasure yacht at anchor. and
brought to safety two disabled power
boats with passengers aboard.
Early one morning, in the beginning
of the week, the schooner yacht Foam
was seen to be on fire. A crew with fire
extinguishing appliances was sent to the
vessel. and with the Chicago fireboats
fought the fire for nearly an hour before
It was extinguished. The yacht was
saved, but much damage was done her.
Power Boat Adrift.
An unnamed power boat belonging to
Norman Taylor of Evanston, Ill, was
found with disabled engine drifting
helplessly about the lake off Chicago. Al
the request of Mr.. Taylor the launch
was towed to a sheltered anchorage.
where repairs could be made. The
motor boat Arapahoe was also found by
the Patrol with disabled motor, and
in danger of drifting on a new. pier in
process of construction. She was taken
to a yacht club anchorage and made
fast to her mooring. -.s-
AS the cutter Snohomfsh, under the
command of First Lieut.. Leon Covell.
was on her way to Swiftsure lightship,
on the north coast Of Washington, a
drifting boat was seen on the rolling
waters of Neah bay. Running down to
her. it was found she was the schooner
Sea Rover, a power fishing craft, that
had run out of gasoline and had been
drifting for two days Her crew was
Evening star., 1914-09-27
WILL PUSH TAX MEASURE.
Finance Committee to Take Up
Work on Bill Tomorrow

The Senate finance committee will
take up in earnest tomorrow the con
sideration Of the war tax bill, which
was referred to the committee yester-
day. Senator Simmons said he ex-
pected to have the bill ready to re-
port as soon as the Clayton antitrust
bill conference report has been dis
posed of, within three or four days.
The democrats of the committee al
ready have had several informal con-
ferences regarding the bill, and num-
Der OF amendments have been suggest
ed, but no attempt has yet been made
to pass finally upon these suggestions
One of the proposed amendments which
is receiving considerable support is to
place a direct tax on automobiles as a
substitutes for the tax of 2 cents a gal
lon on gasoline.
Evening star., 1914-09-27
PROCEEDS Of SUPPER
TO AID WAR VICTIMS
Widows and Orphans in Europe to
Get Benefit of Church
Entertainment.

Arrangements for the German supper,
entertainment and dance to be given for
the benefit of the widows and orphans
of Europe, by st. Mary's Catholic Church.
October and Z, were made at a meet
ing of the committee in charge, held
Friday night.
The committee received reports OF the
various subcommittee
Anton Auth reported that he had made
arrangements for the delivery of 1000
pounds of beef, which will be made into
a real German dish-"sour feisch. u
Nicholas Auth informed the committee
that he would donate for the supper 800
pounds of Frankfort sausage.
Additions to Program.
The committee on entertainment re-
ported that it had made several tenta-
tive additions to the entertainment pro-
gram.
The committee on arrangements re-
ported the appointment Of the follow
ing subcemmittees:
To serve on floor: H. Nolte, P. EIauf-
man. George Nolte. NJ. Rosinski. J.
FGeibel. Frank Bosse, H. ]. Auth, ].
On si door: @ charies spreeht, II. Nau,
John Kunlo.
Reception Rev. John Roth. John B.
Geier. Albert Schuiteis, Nicholas Auth
John G. Weinberg. DR.. Carl Ness, DIR
William Mess, Prof. H.; Hall, Robert
On stein Writ: William Neuland
Joseph Dauhahel, B. Bussick, G.
hTdInl1.
Volunteer Mattresses.
The committee of women appointed at
the last meeting Of the committee. re-
ported that it had secured the help of
more than 100 young. ladies' to assist as
mattresses.
Mr.. zegowitz, chairman Of the general
committee. commended the results OBJ
tanned and asked every member to
exert himself during the short time re-
naming to make the supper, devoted
to such worthy cause" a financial
success. -
The committee formally indorsed all
actions and arrangements made by the
various subcommittee.
Evening star., 1914-09-27

was the lowly and unwarlike appearing
raft that took the heart out Of the Ger
man feet. Manned by a devoted crew, all
volunteers and all picked for conspicu-
Gus bravery in the past. the raft had
on board vast quantities of high explo-
sives. in the form of moderate-sized
cannon cracker brought back surrepti-
tiously in the personal effects of one of
the directing geniuses from a July 4
celebration in an unsafe and unsane
, state. With fuse lighted. the raft put out
from the southern shore, where it had
been concealed in the shadow Of a laurel
bush.
Drifting on favorable current, it bore
down directly to the spot where the
flower and main strength Of the Teu-
tonic war fleet lay, with clockwork
engines stopped. Hoarse commands as
well as electric bell signals sounded as
an endeavor was made to get under way.
But it was too late. Current and fuse
had been timed perfectly, and the charge,
bearing death and destruction, exploded
just as the raft brushed the side of the
gartenhaus." The steel of her armor
plate withstood the explosion well. in
that it was not pierced, but the force
of the explosion was so tremendous that
she turned turtle and sank The leaden
seamen and marines went to a watery
grave, but those Of cardboard were en-
abled to float until humanely picked up
either by their own ships or those of the
enemy.
Heroic Men on Raft,
But the raft-what of her? Did Hob.
son care what became Of the Merrimac? :?
Did Gushing in the civil war care what
happened to his own boat when he tor
pedoed the Albemarle? No. and neither
did the crew and commander of this
dread engine of devastation. Every one
Of then-bluejacketed sailor. white-hel-
meted Royal Marine Light Infantryman-
went down unfiinchingly and gladly with
her blackened remnants.
The two sailing schooners, one on each
side, did yeoman service in the battle,
which now. it is stated. became almost
a rout on the part of the Germans Load
ed with infantrymen and hurriedly
they paired off. and participants in the
engagement report that they furnished
a fine example of good old-fashioned
''yard-arm to yard-arm'' sea fight, with
boarding parties, scruppers running
blood, and all the rest of it,,
The German fleet is scattered, but it
is not destroyed by. any means, and the
public must not for moment imagine
a goodNaccount of itself. II might have
done So in this engagement. but it was
getting pretty late and the rival admirals
had long bicycle ride home.
A bulletin issued by. the. Germans
some hours after the battle SCOTS at
the idea of any serious losses. THE
Schoengartenhaus." it reads. was,
sci, manned by a small crew purchased
in toy stores number of years ago.
The main strength of our navy is still
intact"
Evening star., 1914-09-27

to revenue cutter Academy.
Third Lieut.. ]. F. Farley, to Itasca
September 80, and resume duty on
Seminole upon arrival OF Itasco at de-
pot.
Capt. G. L. Garden. ordered to COM
mand Mohawk.
Second Lieut. W. P. wishaar. ordered
to Morrill, for temporary duty.
Evening star., 1914-09-27

mighty glad when the Snohomish hove
| in sight and offered assistance. At the
request Of the master of the vessel she
| was towed to a safe harbor In Neah
Clearing Away Wreck.
For several days past the cutter
Yamacraw. on the south Atlantic sta
| tion. has been employed in removing
the spars from the wreck Of the
| schooner Frederick W. Day. which re-
Gently sank on the South Carolina
coast, about seven miles south-south-
east of Charleston harbor entrance. 80
that she will not be menace to navi-
cation. Last reports received from the
that from twenty-seven to thirty feet
of water now exists over the wreck.
Later the hull may be destroyed with
high explosives to give a greater depth
Of water where the sunken vessel lies;
After a cruise of several thousand
miles and a visit to most of the larger
settlements on the Alaskan coast, with
the United States district court for
Alaska aboard. the cutter McCulloch
has returned to San Francisco and will
take up her regular duties at that
point. On the trip the oil fuel burning
equipment of the cutter. which was put
in shortly before she left for Alaska,
was given a thorough trial and demon
strated its efficiency.
Under the original orders Of the prac-
tice cutter 1tasca, her cruise with the
cadets from the service academy aboard
was to have terminated September IA,
but was extended ten days. The cutter
completed the cruise and arrived at
New London Thursday. The cadets
then disembarked, took up their quar-
ters at Fort Trumbull and began their
placed out of commission about, Octo-
ber l.
Old Cutter Gets Aid.
The old revenue cutter Corwin, which
often aided vessels in trouble when
under the r. c. s. flag. had to call upon
the cutter Bear in the past week to
help her of the rocks of the Alaskan
coast. 1t looked as if the Corwin was
in a mighty bad way. but with hard
work and good judgment the men of
the Bear succeeded in floating her
last Friday, and escorted her into har-
Dor, where she could repair damages.
Having been relieved by the cutter
Onondaga from neutrality-enforcing
duty at Cape Henry, the cutter Apache
has gone to the repair depot at Arun-
del Cove. Nd, to have repaired dam
ages she sustained when the Boston,
owned collier transportation ran into
her while the Apache was on patrol
duty off the Tail-of-the-Horsesho in
the lower bay. The damage done, the
cutter consisted mainly of broken rail,
and she will be ready in a few days to
resume service.
Orders for the week are as follows:
First Lieutenant of Engineers C. s.
Root, ordered to Washington. D. c.,
for medical survey.
Second Lieut.. w F. Towle, detached
Itasca September 80. to revenue cutter
Academy.
Second Lieut.. E. D. Jones, detached
Itasca September 80. to revenue cutter
Academy.
Capt. F. C. Billiard, detached Itasca,
Evening star., 1914-09-27

him. He was seized and pummeled by
men in the crowd, but finally. aided by
the chauffeur and two battered police
men, entered the car, which dashed
away. Later the machine returned for
Mrs. Jarmulowsky, and quickly out
distanced it's pursuers. Then the police
reserves arrived and scattered the mob.
Evening star., 1914-09-27

in length over all and carried bat
terry of four one-quarter and four one
eighth inch guns. She also carried a
pow erful mortar, which DISCHARGED
buckshot, but it. would hardly ever
work.