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05 Two Editions Daily. International News Service DAILY JOURNAL-GAZETTE. hiety Ninth Year. No. 151, MATTOON, ILLINOIS, MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 22, 1913.

1 Price 5 Cente LATE MAYOR NOW ATREST BODY OF NEW YORK'8 MAYOR PLACED IN FAMILY PLOT IN GREENWOOD CEMETERY. BUSINESS SUSPENDED Former President Taft One of the Honorary Pall Bearers at Services Held in Trinity. of International News Service. Now York, Sept. While thousands were held in check by the police, the funeral cortege with the body of the late Mayor William J.

Gaynor passed today down Broadway lined with bareheaded throngs to Trinity church, where. Bishop David H. Greer officiated at services that were as simpie as they were impressive. All morning the body of the late mayor lay in state in the main corridor of the city hall, while a steady stream of visitors passed through. When time for the removal of the body to Trinity church came, city hall park was crowded.

Police reserves held back the crowds while the funeral procession formed. In the cortege there were scores of civic or ganizations, and virtually, all were men who only a few days ago marched to City ball and cheered William J. Gaynor as he. from the steps of the old building, accepted an independent nomination for mayor. Business Suspended.

All business virtually was suspended for an hour while the services were in progress in the famous old church. Assisting Bishop Greer was Rev. L. E. Holden, pastor of the Episcopal church at St.

James, La. L. in which town Mayor Gaynor made his summer home. The Rev. Dr, Frank Page of Culpepper, Va.

an intimate friend of the late mayor, also aided in the services. Dr. Page, who is a brother of Thomas Nelson Page, the author, was one of the last of Mayor Gaynor's friends to talk to him before he salled. DE. Page was formerly pastor of St.

John's Episcopal church, Brooklyn, which Mayer Gaynor frequently had attended The funeral procession was solemn and impressive. Eight active pallbearers chosen. four from the police department and four from the rank and Ale of the fire department, bore the casket. They were followed by the twelve honorary pallbearers, William H. Taft, Mayor Audolph L.

Kline; Supreme Court Justice Martin Keogh, Herman Ridder, Ir cob Schiff, Robert Adamson, R. A. C. Smith, James Creelman, Archibald R. Watson, Edward M.

Grout. Police Commissioner Rhineland Waldo and John D. Crimmins, Lieutenant William Kennel, who acted as police guard of all mayora since Mayor Strong, walked be fore the casket, Wall Street Quiet. Outside the church at Wall street and Broadway a vast throng had gathered. The financial district, in the very heart of which is located famous old Trinity church, had suspended all activity.

Instead of the usual ing crowds it seemed that every man, woman and boy, gathered about Trinity church. Mounted policemen made way for the cortege as it approached Every das on every skyscraper was at half mast and every man and boy in the great crowd was bareheaded. There was no military escort, only the mounted and foot police, Majorgeneral Barry, U.S. and General John F. O'Ryan: of.

the state militia, bad offered military escorts, but Mrs. Gaynor had politely declined, with the statement that she knew her late husband would have preferred as simple ceremony and as simple of cortege possible. Offers of music from Nahon Franko and musical organizations were also declined by Mrs. Gaynor, who asserted that she considerad the choir and organ of the church quite sufficient, her only request in connection with the services being that Gounod's "Ave be played. This was one of Mayor Gaynor'a favorites, and was frequently sung to him by his wife.

Not only was business throughout the city suspended for an hour, as a last mark of respect of the late mayor, but every city department was closed for the day. This was done at the instance of Mayor Ardolph L. Kline, who had also requested that business come to a standstill during the services. Trinity church held about 800 people when the services began. All of the histices of the supreme court of Man-hattan and Brooklyn, all the members of the board of estimate, board of aldermen, the Heads of the various city departments and the members of the citizens' committee of 100 on tuneral arrangements were present.

Attend In a Body The members of the public service commission and members of all publie commissions appointed -by the late mayor attended in a body, There was a delegation of public school children, delegation from the Interborough Women Teachers' association, a delecation from every national guard regiment of Greater New York and a committen representing the New York stock exchange appointed, by the board of ore. consisting of Mahon, president of the change; Charles M. Newcombe, Henry C. Swords, R. T.

H. Halsey and Wit liam. Remick. The women teachers. appointed committee because of the fact that Mayor Gaynor signed bill.

Which helped them in their fight for equal pay. The Chamber of Commerce was represented by a committee of five members. Inspector Max Semittberger had charge of police arrangements. Under his command there were 1,700 DO licemen, drawn from precincts in all parts of the city. This force consisted of 40 captains, 150 lieutenant 300 sergeants and 1200 patrolmen.

Burial la Private. After. the ceremony the procession reformed and crossed Brooklyn bridge to the Borough Hall, where it diebanded. Burial was made in the family plot at Greenwood cemetery Brooklyn, and was attended only by members of the family. Arrangements for the funeral were made by Mra.

Gaynor, Dock Commissioner R. A. C. Smith, Mayor Ardolph L. Kline, Robert Adamson, the late mayor's secretary; Norman Gaynor, Mayor Gaynor's youngest son, and for mer Mayor Seth Low, chairman of the citizens committee of one hundred.

The body on its arrival lay in the Brooklyn home of the Gaynors until Saturday afternoon, when It was brought to the city hall, placed in the main corridor and a guard mounted over it. The doors of the city hall were opened to the public at eight o'clock Sunday morning, and from that time until the hour of the re moval to Trinity church there was steady stream of visitors ot the elty hall to obtain a last glimpse of the dead mayor. PAUL HENLEY IS DEAD FROM WOUND'SEFFECTS Son of John Henley Passes Away Saturday Evening, Following Ac cident Earlier In Day, Paul Allison Henley, who was accl dentally shot in the left leg by a com: panion early on Saturday morning while shooting blackbirds in the vicinity of the Henley. home, five miles south of Mattoon, succumbed to his Injuries at 7:30 o'clock on Saturday evening at the family residence. The accident occurred about nine o'clock in the morning, the entire charge of the gun entering the boy's left the knee Physicians were at once called.

However, the young victim was so weak from loss of blood that an operation to amputate the member was not performed until three o'clock in the afternoon, the leg being taken off at a point just below the hip -Paul rallied somewhat later, but the shock was too great and death soon ensued. Funeral services will be held from the Dry Grove church at two o'clock on Tuesday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Balch. Burial will be made in Zion cemetery, not far distant. No inquest was conducted.

but Coroner Cook made a personal Inquiry of the Incidents leading up to and immediately following the accident. The accident is said to have been due to Paul's stepping in front of the gun held in the hands of a companion at the moment it unexpectedly exploded. It la stated that the weapon was being loaded, and when the shells falled to fall into place properly, the gun was broken and then shut suddenly several times. This action caused one of the shells to explode, and at the Instant Paul walked In front of the gun's: muzzle, receiving the charge In his leg. Besides the parents, Mr.

and Mrs. John L. Henley, there survive three sisters, Dorothy, Mary and Frances, and two brothers, Thomas: and Williams F. N. Henley of this city 18 an uncle of Paul.

DIES FROM ATTACK OF STOMACH TROUBLE Mrs. W. J. Stevens of Humbolt Passes Away In This City Saturday Night. Mrs.

C. Stevens, wife of W. J. rens, for years a resident of Humbolt, died in this city on Saturday evening at 912. North Twelfth street, where she had been living but a few days.

Death was due to an attack of stomach troubles and complications, from which she had suffered for some time Mrs. Stevens was fifty two years old and had lived virtually all her lite in Humbolt. Surviving are the husband and seven children -William Stevens, Humbolt Dr. Albert Stevens, San An. tonio.

Chester Stevens, at home: Mrs. Chester Bean, Dorans, and Misse8 Nellie, Grace and Clara, at home. CHICAGO MILLIONAIRE SUES HIS ACTRESS WIFE International News Service. Chicago, Sept: 22. -Fritz von Frantztus, a millionaire broker, brought suit for divorce today against his wife, Saharet Rose, vaudeville headliner Desertion is Alleged, as well as charge Ing his spouse with, being intimate with another man.

Von Frantalus was recently divorced from his frat wife that he might wed Saharet. AT THE DECEMBER CONCERT GO RIGHT AHEAD AND SINS SISTER DONT LET EN RATTLE YOU! GOVERNMENT GUARANTEE OF BANK DEPOSITS SE BANKING will advocate a regular law session of congress beginning in December the banking committee of At the guaranteeing deposits of national RICE YET IN SANITARIUM MEMBERS OF FAMILY GET BUSY AND KEEP FORMER BROKER FROM JAIL. EFFORTS TO GET BAIL Report Is That Accused Man Will Be Liberated on Bond Withir -Few -Days. U. T.

S. Rice, the indicted loan broker of this city, still, occupies a room in the Charleston sanitarium, due to the efforts put forth on Saturday afternoon and evening by the members of his family, after they had been served with notice by Sheriff Aye that the patient would have to be taken to the Coles county jail unless the sum of six dollars was guaranteed for each day's maintenance of the accused man. Sheriff Aye was moved to take this course because of the nature of the order of the county board, which di-1 rected that Rice should be kept at the sanitarium at the expense of the county only for a period of ten days, at the end of which time he should be taken to jail unless the family came forward with the necessary funds for his support outside the jail's walls. Trying to Get Bondsmen. The wife and sons of the loan broker are making strenuous efforts today to induce former friends of Rice to sign his bond in the amount now demanded by the court since the return of the eleven indictments.

Whether they will be successful in their misston remains to be seen, but it is reported that a satisfactory bond will be forthcoming some time this week. Condition About Same. The physical condition of Rice said to be about the same as it has been for the last week. While he is tar from being a well man, it is statthat his life would not be endanger ed by removing him to a cell in the county jail, provided an attendant were furnished. This is the course which Sheriff Aye would have taken had not the guarantee of maintenance been forthcoming.

WISCONSIN VISITED BYHEAVY SNOW STORM International News Service, Milwaukee. Wis. Sept. The weather all over Wisconsin is cold today, From Antigo to the north from two to four inches of snow fell during the night. CHICAGO MARKETS.

CHICAGO MARKETS. International News Service. Chicago. Sept. 29.

-December wheat opened this morning at corn at 724 and oats at Hogs. 32,000, ten higher. Cattle, 22,000, steady. Sheep. 65,000, steady.

YOUNG COUPLE OF NEOGA ENTER MARRIED STATE Special to Journal-Gazette. Neoga, Sept. Fred Wood of Toledo and Miss Zella Kirkpatrick, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Kirkpatrick of Neoga, were married at the home of the bride's parents on Friday evening at eight clock by.

Rev. S. N. Wakefield of Maroar Mr. Wood for several years has been foreman of the Neoga News oftice and the bride has been employed in the same She has been prominent in Methodist church circles and has been actively engaged in Sunday school, league and choir work.

A few of the intimate friends of the bride witnessed the ceremony, after which there were congratulations and best wishes and a wedding supper. They will be at home to their friends after October 1, at their home in the northwest part of town. Mr. Wood formerly worked at the printing business In Mattoon and has number of friends there. Other News Notes.

Willard the twelve year old son of Mr. and Mrs. George Cutlum, is quite sick. Mrs. Sarah Greene of Charleston, who has been visiting Mrs.

S. M. Richmond, returned to her home Saturday. Mr. and Mrs.

Louis Frizelle are moving to Knox Ind. TUBERCULOSIS FATAL TO MISSROSELLASTIFF Young Woman Succumbs to Dread Disease After Having Suffered for Thirteen Years. Miss Rosella Stiff, aged nineteen years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Stiff.

620 Marshall avenue, died at eleven o'clock on Saturday night. Death was due to consumption. from which she had been a sufferer. for thirteen years. During the last six weeks of her iliness Miss Stiff was confined to her bed.

Funeral services were conducted from the family residence this afternoon at. 12:30 o'clock. The remains were shipped to Ellingham, where burlal was made. Surviving. in addition to the parents, are several brothers and sisters, all of whom accompanied the remains to Elingham.

PROMOTE WINDSOR MAN TO POSITION AT Windsor. 111. Sept. 22. Ernest Small, who has been resident manager for the Public Service company since that corporation invaded the local field, has been promoted and will remove to Oakland, where the company has an electric light plant and employs a trouble man and two engineers in addition to the manager, Mr.

Small will have supervision of the company's interests in two or three, adjacent towns. He will be succeeded at Windsot by H. T. Davis of Rockford, who will have charge of the Windsor and Gays branches. THREE PERSONS DIE IN A R.

R. CRASH International News Service. New York, Sept. Three persons were killed and thirty others were Injured today, when two passenger trains on the Long Island railroad crashed together headon at College Point, Long Island. The accident was due to a thick fog, which hid the signals from the motormen, both of whom were among those killed.

Both the trains were crowded, one of which was coming to New York. loaded with commuters. One of the dead men was George Boerckel, a con. ductor who was off duty at the time. This branch of the Long Island road was recently equipped with third rail and.

motor driven engines, in place of steam locomotives, CURRENCY BILL TOO GENEROUS TO BANKS International News Service, Washington. Sept. -Samuel Untermeyer, the well known New York lawyer, before the senate committee banking and currency today, statthat the spending currency bill is too generous to the banks in freeing them from competition in giving them representation on the regional reserve boards. AGREE ON DISPUTED ITEMS OF TARIFF BILL International News Service. Washington.

Sept. 22 At a conference, today between the president and Chairman Simmons of the senate committee on banking and currency, an agreement was reached on the number of disputed items in the tariff bill. It is expected that the bill will be ready to place before the president on Thursday, MOULTRIE CO. PIONEER DIES WILLIAM ARMANTROUT, NEARLY NINETY, PASSES AWAY SUNDAY NIGHT. FUNERAL ON TUESDAY "Uncle Billy" Had Resided on Same Farm in WHitley Township Ever Since Boyhood.

THREE MORE FACING INDICTMENT ARRESTED John Perkins, Claud Morrow and thur Quinn Taken Into Custody by Deputy Sheriff. The list of names of those who are to be arraigned before Judge McNutt on Tuesday in the Mattoon city court on grand jury indictments has been increased by three. The last three who were placed under arrest are John Perkins, charged with disorderly conduct; Arthur Quinn, charged with petit larceny, and Claud Morrow, charged with burglary and larceny. Perkins and Morrow gave bond. Quinn was committed to jail, Perkins was placed under arrest on Saturday night.

Morrow and Quinn were arrested this morning. Perkins and Roy Neft are alleged to have assaulted- one Oscar Rowe with a brick. The affray occurred at the rear of a Broadway saloon. Quinn is charged with the theft of pair of trousers belonging to N. Stein.

Morrow is ac cused of having stolen copper wire from the Public Service company. Deputy Sheriff Slover stated this morning that only a few of those who were indicted by the grand jury are still to be arrested. These will likely be taken into custody before Tuesday, which has been designated as arraignment day, DEATH OF ONLY SISTER. Charles H. Meachem was called to Lake Forest Sunday by a telegram announcing the death of his only sister, who had been serlously ill for several weeks.

The sister's husband is a professor of languages in -Lake Forest university, In addition there survive her father and several young children. 5 45 45 95 "THE YOUNG LADY 95 ACROSS THE 9 195 95 95 95 9 The young lady across the way hav. Ing Invited us to go for ride in her new electric limousine, we asked her If it was fully charged and the said we'd think so to hear her father talk and he paid over 85000 for It. DIES FROM PARALYSIS DANIEL W. SUTHERLAND PASSES AWAY SUDDENLY ON SUNDAY MORNING.

FUNERAL ON TUESDAY Services at Schilling Campbell Chapel Two O'Clock, With Burial in Dodge Grove. Daniel W. Sutherland, a veteran of the civil war dnd all his life a resident of Coles county until seven years ago, when he went to Texas county, Oklahoma, to make his home on a tract of land which he had homesteaded. passed suddenly away at 10:30 o'clock on Sunday morning at the home of his brother, A. H.

Sutherland, 900 North Twelfth street. Mr. Sutherland has been suffering from paralysis since May 6, last, when he was thrown from a horse while riding about his farm in Oklahoma. Six weeks ago he brought to this city by his brother to be cared. for.

Apparently he was daily improving and on the road at least to partial recovery. On Sunday morning after he had been given his breakfast and bath. he suddenly swooned and was dead within half an hour. He did not regain consciousness after what was either the ending of the first paralytic stroke, or the effects of second stroke. Funeral on Tuesday.

The funeral services will be held at 1:30 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon in the chapel of the Schilling Campbell establishment. Rev. W. A. Cannon will preach the sermon, after which burial will be made -in Dodge Grove cemetery.

Born in Charleston. Mr. Sutherland was born in Charleston on July 1, 1844, being a son of Ariek A. Sutherland, one of the earllest of the pioneers of that section of the county, a man who helped to cut away the trees so that a site might be selected for what city. of Charleston, Mr.

Sutherland, the father, died in 1864, during the civil war. Mr. Sutherland was a farmer by 0C- cupation, tilling the soil in Charleston, Humbolt. Land. North.

Okaw. townships all his life until he went to Oklahoma seven years ago. His wife died twenty three years ago in Lovington. To the union was born but one child. Charles Sutherland, now living in St.

Louis, but who all probability will remain in to make his home from now on. A. H. Sutherland of this city is a brother and Mrs. Polly Horn of Appleton.

Minn. Is a sister. The only other near relative is Mrs. R. M.

Frisbey of this city, who is a niece. Veteran of Civil War. Mr. Sutherland was a veteran of the civil war, having enlisted in company G. Fifty-fourth volunteer infantry.

He served three years and was then honTorably, discharged. William Armantrout, one of the pioneers of Whitley Creek, died Sunday night at eight o' cock at his home two miles northwest of Gays. Better known to a younger generation as "Uncle Billy', the aged man had lived through the times when the whole district was wild end unbroken prairie down to a ripe old age, when the lands on which he, tolled brought him bounteous recompense. "Uncle Billy" Armantrout was almost ninety years old, yet until a few weeks ago he was as spry and nimble as many a younger man. He began to fail with the hot weather of the sum mer, but he conitnued to reside on his farm, delegating some of the arduous tasks to servants, but supervising actively the operations of his large Interests.

Eight weeks ago he was forced much against his will to take to bed. Last Friday, when left alone for a few minutes, he gratified his desire: to arise. but his strength had departed and be fell to the floor after few steps. The fall fractured a leg just below the hip Joint: and thereafter his ebbed slowly but surely, Death came peacefully Sunday night. Funeral Service Tuesday, The funeral services will be conducted in the Christian church of Gays on Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock.

Rev J. S. Rose of Mount Vernon, a long time friend of the family, is expected to arrive to give the discourse. Inter ment will be made in Branch Side cemetery at Gays. William Armantrout was one of twelve children of Mr.

and Mrs. Philly Armantrout, who came from Mount Vernon, 0. In 1881, and settled on Whitley Point, even before Ebenezer Noyes or the Cunningham or other Several hundred acres of the prairie land were entered at Vandalia, the state capital, and the pioneer family resided on It. At the time, William. was very young, for he was born on November 26, 1825.

buy he soon learned to follow the blow, and during his entire long Hire he was active and energetic. At the time of death, "Uncle Billy" owned about 450 acres of land near Gays, Resides on One Farm. In early manhood he married Melis8a Vaughn, a daughter of early settlers. To them were born three chitdren: then the wife passed away in 1899. During all his married years, Mr.

Armantrout continued to reside on the home place two miles from the village, where he died. The three children were Mrs. Eliza Clem, who died about thirty years ago, leaving no children: Mrs. Nancy Langston, who died in 1899, leaving two daughtersMrs. Edith Robys and Mrs.

Jennie Robys, both residing near Gays, who married brothers- and P.M. Armantrout, residing west of Gays. There are eight grandchildren, being Glen and Lois Robys, children of Mrs. Edith Robys, and Earl E. Opal F.

Don, Carl, Glen. Maud Armantrout, the last six children of P. M. Armantrout. All reside near Gays.

Of the twelve children in the tamily of Philip Armantrout, all save three are now dead. These survivors are Mrs. Melissa Garrett and Mrs. Amanda Garrison, living in Gays, and Mrs. Emily Neal, living in Tower Hill.

Brothers who have died recently are Robert, Green and Jeese, all well known throughout Guys, Mattoon and surrounding country. J. C. Armantrout of Mattoon is nephew of the deceased, MUNICIPAL BUILDING IN YORK, ENGLAND, IS BURNED International News Service. York, England, Sept.

32. The municipal building and surrounding shops were burned today, causing a loss of $125,000. The suffragettes are blamed for the flames, as precautions had been taken lock doors of the fire stations and take the keys, this situation being met with when the firemen endeavor ed to get into the station for the fire fighting apparatus. TWO SAFES DYNAMITED IN CHICAGO LOOP DISTRICT International News Service. Chicago, Sept.

22. Two safes in the loop district were blown open with dynamite, by robbers. About $1600 was taken from the two places, The explosions were heard by no one. and the crimes were not discovered until the places were opened up for business this morning. 95 95 5 WEATHER.

5 Fair and. warmer to In morrow..